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TV stations in double trouble over Thatcher photo gaffes TV stations in double trouble over Thatcher photo gaffes
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Thai TV viewers unfamiliar with Lady Thatcher's face would be forgiven for thinking Meryl Streep had died on Monday. The country's Channel 5 had to apologise to viewers after mistakenly showing images of Streep in character as Maggie for 2011 movie The Iron Lady to illustrate the news, report the Sun and Daily Telegraph. They weren't the only ones. Over in Taiwan a similar mistake was committed, this time featuring pictures of the Queen. Thatcher fans should be more alarmed that the Wizard of Oz classic Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead is now one of the most popular downloads on iTunes.Thai TV viewers unfamiliar with Lady Thatcher's face would be forgiven for thinking Meryl Streep had died on Monday. The country's Channel 5 had to apologise to viewers after mistakenly showing images of Streep in character as Maggie for 2011 movie The Iron Lady to illustrate the news, report the Sun and Daily Telegraph. They weren't the only ones. Over in Taiwan a similar mistake was committed, this time featuring pictures of the Queen. Thatcher fans should be more alarmed that the Wizard of Oz classic Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead is now one of the most popular downloads on iTunes.
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