Deletion log
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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 12:24, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Bill Oddie (content was: "{{Short description|English entertainer, ornithologist, and conservationist}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Bill Oddie | honorific_suffix = OBE | image = Bill Oddie (383148953).jpg | caption = Oddie in February 2007 | image_size = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|07|07|df=yes}} | birth_place = Rochdale, Lancashire, England | occupation = {{hli...")
- 09:22, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page EMI Studios (content was: "#REDIRECT Abbey Road Studios")
- 09:21, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Cretonne (content was: "'''Cretonne''' was originally a strong, white fabric with a hempen warp and linen weft. The word is sometimes said to be derived from Creton, a village in Normandy where the manufacture of linen was carried on;<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Upholsterer and Interior Decorator|publisher=Clifford and Lawton|year=1917|pages=41}}</ref><ref name=":1911"/> some other serious sources mention that the cretonne was invented by Paul Creton, an inhabitan...")
- 09:20, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Index of Africa-related articles (content was: "{{For outline|Outline of Africa}} {{Short description|none}} This is an index of articles related to Africa, by country: #Index of Algeria-related articles #Index of Angola-related articles #Index of Benin-related articles #Index of Botswana-related articles #Index of Burkina Faso-related articles #Index of Burundi-related articles #Index of Cameroon-related articles #Index of Cape Verde–related articles #Index of Central African Republi...")
- 09:19, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Radio program (content was: "{{Short description|Segment of content intended for broadcast on radio}} {{Use American English|date=May 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} A '''radio program''', '''radio programme''', or '''radio show''' is a segment of content intended for broadcast on radio.<ref name="nyt" /> It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series. A single program in a series is called an episode. ==Radio networks== {{Expand section|details|date=November 20...")
- 09:18, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page John Baker (Radiophonic musician) (content was: "{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = John Baker | image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = John William Baker | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1937|10|12}} | birth_place = Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1997|2|7|1937|10|12}} | death_place = Freshwater, Isle of Wigh...")
- 09:18, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Top Gear (radio programme) (content was: "{{Distinguish|Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear (2002 TV series)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{italic title}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2018}} '''''Top Gear''''' is a BBC Radio programme broadcast between 1964 and 1975. It was known for its specially recorded sessions in addition to playing records. ''Top Gear'' began life in 1964 on the BBC Light Programme and was revived with a progressive rock focus in 1967...")
- 09:18, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Maddalena Fagandini (content was: "{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Maddalena Fagandini | image = | caption = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = Madeleine Margaret Anne Fagandini | birth_date = 30 August 1929 | birth_place= Hendon, London, United Kingdom | death_date = 29 November 2012 (aged 83)<ref name="guardian"/><ref name =madda>{{cite news| url =...")
- 09:17, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Polly James (content was: "{{short description|British actress}} {{for|the American screenwriter|Polly James (screenwriter)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use British English|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Polly James | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1941|7|8}} | birth_place = Blackburn, Lancashire, England | death_date = | death_place = | birth_name = | othername = | website = | yearsactive = 1966–2001 | spouse = Cliv...")
- 09:17, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Workers' Playtime (radio programme) (content was: "{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox radio show | name = Workers' Playtime | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | other_names = | format = Variety show | runtime = 30 minutes | start_time = | end_time = | runtime_note = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | home_station = {{ubl|...")
- 09:16, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Peruvian migration to the United Kingdom (content was: "{{Infobox ethnic group |group = Peruvians in the United Kingdom |image= |caption = |population = '''Peruvian-born residents'''<br>7,246 (2011 census)<br>'''Other population estimates'''<br> |popplace = Greater London and South East England |langs = English (British English), Spanish (Peruvian Spanish) |rels = Predominantly Christianity (including Roman Catholic and Evangelica...")
- 09:16, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Captain (Royal Navy) (content was: "{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{short description|Senior officer rank of the Royal Navy}} {{for|other versions of this naval rank|Captain (naval)}} {{Infobox military rank | name = Captain | image = | image_size = 100px | caption = Flag of a Lieutenant commander, Royal Navy | image2 = UK-Navy-OF-5-collected.svg | image_size2 = 100px | caption2 = A Royal Navy captain's rank insignia | image3 = HMS Vanguard's Port shi...")
- 09:15, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Index of Tibet-related articles (content was: "{{Short description|none}} This is a '''list of topics related to Tibet'''. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on ''Related changes'' in the sidebar. __NOTOC__ {{compact ToC|side=yes|top=yes|num=yes}} ==A== *Amban *Amdo *Araniko *Architecture in Tibet *Arunachal Pradesh ==B== *Balti people *Battle of Chamdo *Battle of the Salween River *Bhrikuti *Bhutan *British expedition to Tibet *...")
- 09:15, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Vice-admiral (Royal Navy) (content was: "{{Short description|Military rank in the Royal Navy}} {{distinguish|Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom}} {{for|other nations that use the rank|vice admiral}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox military rank | name = Vice-Admiral | image = Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg | image_size = 100px | caption = Flag of a vice-admiral, Royal Navy | image2 = British Royal Navy OF-8-collected.svg | image_size2 = 100px | caption2...")
- 09:15, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Sports Report (content was: "{{Short description|British sports radio programme}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Use British English|date=October 2013}} {{italictitle}} {{Infobox radio show | name = Sports Report | format = Sports news and results | runtime = 60 mins | country = United Kingdom | language = English | home_station = {{ubl|class=nowrap|BBC Light Programme (1948{{endash}}1964)|Network Three (1964{{endash}}1967)||BBC Rad...")
- 09:14, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Variophone (content was: "{{About|the optical synthesizer|the electronic wind instrument|Variophon}} {{No footnotes|date=March 2011}} The '''Variophone''' was developed by Evgeny Sholpo in 1930 at Lenfilm Studio Productions, in Leningrad, the Soviet Union, during his experiments with graphical sound techniques, also known as ''ornamental'', ''drawn'', ''paper'', ''artificial'' or ''synthetic'' sound. In his research Sholpo was assisted by the composer Georgy...")
- 09:14, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Housewives' Choice (content was: "{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox radio show | name = Housewive's Choice | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | other_names = | format = Record requests | runtime = | start_time = 09:00 | end_time = 09:55 | runtime_note = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | home_station = BBC Light Programme | presenter...")
- 09:14, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Sketch comedy (content was: "thumb|The actors of ''Nightmare on Overwhelmed Street'' performing in 2018.|alt=A white man holds the neck of another grimacing white man while two white women talk. '''Sketch comedy''' comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely...")
- 09:13, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Diplomatic corps (content was: "{{Short description|Body of foreign diplomats accredited to one country or body}} thumb|right|alt=Plaque of Diplomatic Corps Logo|Diplomatic corps plaque used on some embassies and diplomatic missions The '''diplomatic corps''' ({{lang-fr|corps diplomatique}}) is the collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body. The diplomatic corps may, in certain contexts,...")
- 09:13, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Sobriquet (content was: "{{short description|Assumed or given nickname}} {{More footnotes|date=September 2020}} A '''sobriquet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|oʊ|b|r|ᵻ|k|eɪ}} {{respell|SOH|bri-kay}}), or '''soubriquet''', is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another, that is descriptive. A sobriquet is distinct from a pseudonym, as it is typically a familiar name used in place of a real name, without the need of explanation, and it often becomes more familiar than the original name. The...")
- 09:12, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Music While You Work (content was: "{{short description|Radio programme}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox radio show | name = Music While You Work | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | other_names = | format = {{ubl|Popular music|Light music}} | runtime = 30 mins | start_time = 10:30 | end_time = 11:00 | runtime_note = | country = United Kingdom | langua...")
- 09:12, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Radio Newsreel (content was: "{{Use British English|date=April 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox radio show | other_names = ''The News and Radio Newsreel'' | format = News magazine | runtime = 15 mins | country = United Kingdom | language = English | home_station = {{ubl|BBC General Forces Programme|BBC Light Programme|BBC Home Service|BBC Radio 4|BBC World Service|}} | syndicates = {{ubl|Mutual Broadcasting System|Canadian Broadca...")
- 09:10, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Liquorice (confectionery) (content was: "{{Short description|Type of candy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox food | name = Liquorice | image = Liquorice wheels.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Liquorice wheels | alternate_name = Black liquorice | country = | region = | creator = | course = | type = Confectionery | served = | main_ingredient = Extract of the roots of the liquorice plant, suga...")
- 09:10, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War (content was: "{{short description|Demobilisation of British Armed Forces after Second World War}} thumbnail|Mr C Stilwell returns to his home in [[Farnham Common|Farnham, Surrey, after being demobbed and is greeted by his wife.]] At the end of the Second World War, there were approximately five million servicemembers in the British Armed Forces.<ref>Allport (2009), p. 3</ref> The demobilisation and reassimilation of this vast...")
- 09:09, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Graphical sound (content was: "{{About-distinguish2|recording technique|Visual music, that is related to music visualization}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2008}} '''Graphical sound''' or '''drawn sound''' (Fr. ''son dessiné'', Ger. ''graphische Tonerzeugung'',; It. ''suono disegnato'') is a sound recording created from images drawn directly onto film or paper that were then played back using a sound system. There are several different techniques depending on the technology employed, but all are a...")
- 09:09, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Mr Majeika (content was: "{{Short description|Fantasy series by Humphrey Carpenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=April 2009}} {{Tone|date=April 2009}} }} '''''Mr Majeika''''' is the title of a series of children's books, written by Humphrey Carpenter and published between 1984 and 2006. It was adapted into a children's television series of the same title and produced for the ITV n...")
- 09:08, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Shangri-La (content was: "{{short description|Synonym of an earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia}} {{about|the legendary fictional location|the city in Yunnan, China|Shangri-La City|other uses|}} {{distinguish|Sangria}} {{Infobox fictional location |name = Shangri-La |colour = #C0C0C0 |image = |imagesize = |caption = |source = Lost Horizon |genre = Novel |type = Valley |locations = }} '''Shangri-La''' is a fictional place in the ...")
- 09:08, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Eccentricity (behavior) (content was: "{{short description|Unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual}} {{Redirect-multi|2|Quirky|Wacky}} thumb|upright|[[Louise Elisabeth de Meuron|Madame de Meuron, a Swiss eccentric, with her characteristic ear trumpet and hat]] thumb|upright|[[Saparmurat Niyazov, who served as the President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006, was known for imposing his personal eccentr...")
- 09:07, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Portal:Africa (content was: "test", and the only contributor was "Kurt" (talk))
- 09:07, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Gaumont-British (content was: "{{EngvarB|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{short description|British film company}} The '''Gaumont-British Picture Corporation''' produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It was established as an offshoot of the Gaumont Film Company of France. ==Film production== thumb|Title screen for ''There Goes the Bride'' (1932) Gaumont-British was founded in 1898 as th...")
- 09:06, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Wartime Broadcasting Service (content was: "{{EngvarB|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2013}} thumb|BBC Radio recording studio at the [[Cultybraggan Camp#Cold War|Cultybraggan nuclear bunker, Perthshire, shortly before it was dismantled in 2014]] The '''Wartime Broadcasting Service''' is a service of the BBC that is intended to broadcast in the United Kingdom either after a nuclear attack or...")
- 09:06, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Outline of Tibet (content was: "{{See also|Index of Tibet-related articles}} {{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Tibet}} <!--... Attention: THIS IS AN OUTLINE part of the set of 740+ outlines listed at Portal:Contents/Outlines. Wikipedia outlines are a special type of list article. They make up one of Wikipedia's content navigation systems See Wikipedia:Outlines...")
- 09:05, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Revolutions per minute (content was: "{{Short description|Number of rotations around a fixed axis in one minute}} {{Other uses}} {{redirect|rpm|other uses|rpm (disambiguation)}} {{refimprove|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox unit | bgcolor = | name = Revolutions per minute | image = | caption = | standard = | quantity = Rotational speed | symbol = rpm | symbol2 = r/min | namedafter = | extralabel = | extradata = | units1 = SI angular speed | inunits1 = {{sfrac|2π|60}} rad/s ≈ 0.1047198 rad/s | units2 =...")
- 09:05, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (content was: "{{Multiple issues| {{Refimprove | date = September 2016 }} {{nofootnotes|date=December 2017}} }} thumb|250px|Two [[Australian Army soldiers enjoy some recreation time at a sandbagged Navy Army Air Force Institute (NAAFI) in Korea, 1952]]The '''Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes''' ('''NAAFI''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|æ|f|iː}}) is a company created by the British government on 9 December 1920 to run recreational establishment...")
- 09:04, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Women's Royal Naval Service (content was: "{{Short description|Women's branch of the British Royal Navy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|right|250px|upright=1.0|A WRNS rating during the Second World War The '''Women's Royal Naval Service''' ('''WRNS'''; popularly and officially known as the '''Wrens''') was the women's branch of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. First formed in 1917 for the First World War, it w...")
- 09:03, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Emma Thompson on screen and stage (content was: "{{Short description|none}} {{Use British English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} thumb|Thompson at the [[2022 Berlin International Film Festival]] British actress Dame Emma Thompson has appeared in many films, television programmes and stage productions. She has won and been nominated for many awards during her career, including five Academy Award nominations (winning two), nine Golden G...")
- 09:02, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Indian bread (content was: "{{about|Indian cuisine|the Native American bread|Frybread}} {{short description|Wide variety of flatbreads and crêpes which are an integral part of Indian cuisine}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2016}} {{Indian cuisine}} '''Indian breads''' are a wide variety of flatbreads and crêpes which are an integral part of Indian cuisine. Their variation reflects the diversity of Indian culture and food habits. ==Ingredients== Most flat breads from northern Indi...")
- 09:01, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Geography of Tibet (content was: "{{Short description|Geographical aspects of historical Tibet}} {{about|the geography of Historic Tibet, which includes, but is not the same as the present-day Tibet Autonomous Region|the non-political geographical region|Tibetan Plateau}} thumb|[[Yamdrok Lake]] '''The geography of Tibet''' consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Traditionally, Western...")
- 09:01, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Revue (content was: "{{short description|Theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches}} {{For|similar terms|Revue (album)|Revue (magazine)}} {{More footnotes|date=September 2009}} thumb|275px|View of the revue ''Maipo Super Star'', presented at the [[Teatro Maipo in Buenos Aires in 1973.]] A '''revue''' is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The...")
- 09:01, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Television comedy (content was: "{{short description|Television genre}} '''Television comedy''' is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle - from 1948 to...")
- 09:00, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page James Hilton (novelist) (content was: "{{short description|British writer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = James Hilton | image = James Hilton 7.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1900|9|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Leigh, Lancashire, UK | death_date = {{death date and age|1954|12|20|1900|9|9|df=y}} | death_place = Long Beach, California, US | alma_mater = Christ's College, C...")
- 09:00, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Your Hundred Best Tunes (content was: "{{short description|Radio programme}} {{Use British English|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox radio show | show_name = Your Hundred Best Tunes | image = Your Hundred Best Tunes.jpg | imagesize = | caption = 1975 album of music from the show selected by Alan Keith (pictured) | format = Music | runtime = 60 minutes | start_time = 21:00 | end_time = 22:00 | presenter = {{ubl|Alan Keith {{small|(1959–2...")
- 08:59, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page James Bolam (content was: "{{Short description|English actor (born 1935)}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = James Bolam | honorific_suffix = MBE | imagesize = 200px | caption = As Terry Collier in ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads'' | birth_name = James Christopher Bolam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1935|6|16}} | birth_place = Sunderland, County Durham, En...")
- 08:58, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Stéphane Grappelli (content was: "{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{short description|French jazz violinist (1908–1997)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Stéphane Grappelli | image = Stephane Grappelli Allan Warren.jpg | caption = Grappelli in 1976, by Allan Warren | birth_name = Stefano Grappelli | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1908|1|26}} | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = {{death dat...")
- 08:57, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Zsa Zsa Gabor (content was: "{{short description|Hungarian-American socialite and actress (1917–2016)}} {{pp-blp|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Eastern name order|Gábor Sári}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Zsa Zsa Gabor - 1959.jpg | caption = Gabor in 1959 | birth_name = Sári Gábor | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|2|06}}<!--(NOTE: Various sources have cited 1918, not 1917, as Gabor's year of birth, including her Petition for Naturalization as a United...")
- 08:48, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Terry Gilliam (content was: "{{Short description|American-born British filmmaker, animator and actor}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Terry Gilliam | image = Terry Gilliam (32703418337) CROPPED.jpg | image_size = | caption = Gilliam in 2019 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|11|22}} | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | birth_name = Terrence Vance Gi...")
- 08:19, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Rolf Harris (content was: "{{Short description|Australian entertainer and sex offender}} {{pp-pc1}} {{Pp-blp|small=yes}} {{Pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Rolf Harris | image = Rolf Harris.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Harris in November 2010 | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1930|03|30}} | birth_place = Bassendean, Wes...")
- 08:04, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page Herbert Smith (content was: "{{About|the international law firm|individuals named Herbert Smith|Herbert Smith (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox law firm | name = Herbert Smith LLP | logo = frameless | headquarters = London, United Kingdom | num_offices = 13 | num_lawyers = 1,300 | practice_areas = General practice | revenue = US$1.26 billion/£800 million (2013/14)<ref name=thelaw25612>{{cite news|title=Herbert Smith Fr...")
- 08:01, 19 August 2022 Kurt talk contribs deleted page File:National Film Theatre (post-1957 logo).jpg
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