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London Public Advertiser: Monday May 13, 1765 [30min]

Peter Snow returns with a series that brings alive stories found in individual newspapers from history. Child star Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart nears the end of a 14-month stay in London - so what did we make of him? What did he compose while he was here? The mighty little racehorse Gimcrack still a legendary name - risks a long unbeaten record at Newmarket. Has he nibbled off more than he can chew? And does the newspaper hold a clue to the origins of the French Revolution as it reports life in the Bastille prison?
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