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BBC is accused of 'classic overkill' as it cuts Mitchell and Webb sketches over 'racism fears'
Among the vanished scenes are a blacked-up war re-enactment, a 'tribe' living in a garden centre, and a burqa-wearing contestant in a makeover show.
- Among the vanished scenes are a blacked-up war re-enactment, a 'tribe' living in a garden centre, and a burqa-wearing contestant in a makeover show.
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- BBC is accused of 'classic overkill' as it cuts Mitchell and Webb sketches over 'racism fears'
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