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Notes Chapter 1: Nissen hut – A cylindrical tin hut used predominantly on military bases Chapter 2: Tom Otter – A murderer from Saxilby - http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/ynnad/tomo.htm, Captain Jack Sparrow – A fictional pirate film character played by Jonny Depp Chapter 3: Sting – A contemporary pop musician famous for songs like Roxanne, Mike Oldfield – A contemporary pop musician famous for his album Tubular Bells Chapter 4: The Doors – A 1960s rock band famously fronted by Jim Morrison, The Band – A 1960s rock band fronted by Robbie Robertson Chapter 5: Bjorn Borg – A champion tennis player (rival of Ilie Nastase), Ilie Nastase – A champion tennis player (rival of Bjorn Borg), Andy Murray – A champion tennis player, Chantecaille – A manufacturer of lip screen Chapter 6: Buffalo Bill – A nineteenth century American showman Chapter 7: Zmist – A metamorphic computer virus created by the Russian virus writer known as Z0mbie Chapter 9: Liam Gallagher – Lead singer with 1990s rock band Oasis, Ursonate – Epic sound poem by Kurt Schwitters Chapter 10: Beryl Cook – Twentieth Century British painter, Botticelli – Fifteenth Century Italian painter, Captain Cook – British Eighteenth Century explorer, Captain Scarlet – Eponymous character from the 1960s puppet TV series Captain Scarlet, Dr Watson – The sidekick of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes Chapter 11: Tristram Shandy or The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman – Eighteenth Century novel by Laurence Sterne recounting the life of its eponymous hero, Other Side of Love – Song by contemporary pop singer Sean Paul Chapter 12: John Boy – Principle character in the TV show The Waltons, Jon Pertwee – British TV actor most famous for his role as scarecrow Worzel Gummidge Chapter 15: Neoprene – specialist material used in the manufacture of wetsuits Chapter 18: Queen – 1980s rock band famous for their song We are the Champions, Crazy Frog – 2000s chipmunk style pop act, We are the World – Charity song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, Who wants the World? – Song by the punk group The Stranglers , ‘We want the World’ – Lyric from The Doors song When the Music’s Over, Petmix – A manufacturer of pet food, Belinda Carlisle – 1980s US pop singer Chapter 19: Joe Pesci – US film actor famous for his role as Tommy in Goodfellas Chapter 20: Danilo Dolci – Italian historian and documenter of Sicilian life, Enoch Powell – Tory Politician, Merz – One-man art movement invented by Kurt Schwitters, Justin Vitiello – Translator of Danilo Dolci Chapter 21: Boundary Road – Road that passes through Essex University, Ted Berrigan – 1950s New York School poet who taught at Essex University, Liquid – Nightclub in Colchester, Essex Chapter 24: KFC – A fashionable chain of fried chicken takeaways, Jim Morrison – Lead singer with The Doors, Quasimodo – Protagonist from Victor Hugo’s Nineteenth Century novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Chapter 27: Fredrikson mobile – Imaginary mobile as if designed by Patrick Fredrikson and Ian Stallard (contemporary designers), New Road and Paul Church – Two locations in Land’s End, A Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fall – Song by US folk singer Bob Dylan Chapter 28: Sandbourne – Thomas Hardy’s fictional name for Bournemouth, Plantarium – A tank for growing plants and animal life - http://www.theartofscience.eu/en/plantarium.htm, PIL (Pubic Image Limited) – 1980s post-punk band fronted by John Lydon, FSOL (Future Sound of London) – Contemporary electronic musicians Chapter 29: Michael Gove – A fashionable piece of chicken, Grantley Dee – 1960s rockabilly musician, Kevin Lin – Contemporary ultra-marathon runner and star of Running the Sahara Chapter 30: IED – Improvised explosive device, Chuck Berry – 1950s rock and roll musician, Abba – 1970s pop group, Ultimate Abba – UK-based Abba cover band, Ozzy Osbourne – Lead singer with heavy metal band Black Sabbath Chapter 31: Camels – A famous brand of cigarettes Chapter 32: Captain Sensible – bass player and later lead guitarist with 1970s punk group The Damned, Captain Beefheart – Twentieth Century rock musician, Help – Album by the rock group The Beatles, TLC – 1990s R and B pop group
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