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Rudolph Cartier (1904–1994) was an Austrian television director who worked predominantly in British television, exclusively for the BBC. He is best known for his 1950s collaborations with screenwriter Nigel Kneale, most notably the Quatermass serials and their 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. After studying architecture and then drama, Cartier's initial career was as a screenwriter and then film director in Berlin, working for UFA Studios. After a brief spell in the United States he moved to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, and began working for BBC Television in 1952. He went on to produce and direct over 120 productions in the next 24 years, ending his television career with the play Loyalties in 1976. Active in both dramatic programming and opera, Cartier won the equivalent of a BAFTA in 1957 for his work in the former, and one of his operatic productions was given an award at the 1962 Salzburg Festival. (more...) Recently featured: Northern Bald Ibis – HMAS Australia – The Political Cesspool Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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October 27 1838 – Governor of Missouri Lilburn Boggs issued the Mormon Extermination Order, ordering all Mormons to leave the state or be killed. 1916 – Supporters of deposed Ethiopian Emperor-designate Lij Iyasu were defeated at the Battle of Segale, ending their attempt to restore him to the throne. 1944 – World War II: German forces captured Banská Bystrica, the center of anti-Nazi opposition in Slovakia, bringing the Slovak National Uprising to an end. 1958 – General Ayub Khan (pictured) deposed Iskander Mirza in a bloodless coup d'état to become the second President of Pakistan, less than three weeks after Mirza had appointed him the enforcer of martial law. 1981 – Cold War: Soviet Whiskey-class submarine U137 ran aground near Sweden's Karlskrona naval base, sparking an international incident termed "Whiskey on the rocks". More anniversaries: October 26 – October 27 – October 28 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now October 27, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Big (right) and Small are the two main characters of Big & Small, a British puppet-based children's television series aimed at preschool children. Both characters are voiced by comedian Lenny Henry in the UK version. In total, over 40 channels worldwide feature the show.

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