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An elderly woman, Naseeban Bibi, who is currently living in a village in Multan district of Pakistan, still has vivid memories of her childhood days at her birthplace in Jewara village of Hisar district.

IRAM RAMZAN: TV shows such as Love Thy Neighbour, It Aint Half Hot Mum and Till Death Do Us Part had racist characters, but like other 1970s shows the racist was the butt of the joke.

The show is often deemed too offensive for todays more woke sensibilities - particularly because white actor Michael Bates darkened his skin to play Indian character Rangi Ram (pictured, right).

This competition is now closed Dad’s Army, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi writer Jimmy Perry has died aged 93. In this interview with Radio Times, first published in March 2014, he recalls first working on Dad’s Army with co-creator David Croft, and explains the enduring popularity of the BBC comedy classic. Advertisement You may not know it, but a minor TV miracle takes place on BBC2 most Saturday nights. While much of the nation divides its attention between all-screaming, all-danc...