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1968 Day by Day Omnibus - Week ending 3rd August 1968

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Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa. Mick Jagger previews the new Rolling Stones album Beggars Banquet. Preliminary peace talks between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra end inconclusively. The Archbishop of Canterbury disagrees with the Pope's recent ruling against artificial means of contraception. The first ever episode of Dads' Army is aired on BBC TV. Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan calls for an honourable peace in Vietnam.