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Bob Harris: The Bomber bales out

Michael Watts, Melody Maker, 2 December 1978

Carved up by the critics since his tube debut in 1972, Bob Harris is blowing the whistle on his TV career. It wasn't just the insults, either: why should a man live with the constant threat of physical violence just because he grins a lot and likes AOR music?

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