Template:Did you know nominations/1988–94 British broadcasting voice restrictions

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:09, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

1988–94 British broadcasting voice restrictions

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... that in the UK actors were employed to speak the words of certain people whose voices were banned from the airwaves because of broadcasting restrictions introduced in 1988?

Reviewed: North Antelope Rochelle Mine

Created by Paul MacDermott (talk). Self nominated at 11:48, 24 June 2013 (UTC).

ALT1: "... that broadcasting restrictions introduced in 1988 by the British government led to the censoring of a complaint about the size of sausage rolls?"

Other alts welcome. This may also be suitable for a future OTD entry. Paul MacDermott (talk) 12:00, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

A copy of the Irish Times article is available if needed. Paul MacDermott (talk) 12:57, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

This one too. Paul MacDermott (talk) 12:36, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

I remember the Gerry Adams ones quite vividly. Never understood what was trying to be achieved. The article meets the referencing requirements as well as the minimum article size. The article is good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 12:44, 30 June 2013 (UTC)