The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.
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“The House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.”
—Tony Benn (b. 1925)
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—Dorothy Allison (b. 1949)
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