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David Koresh and Reverend Jim Jones
An FBI raid on David Koresh's religious camp in Mount Carmel reminds Alistair Cooke of the cult leader Reverend Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple, and their mass suicide in 1978.
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Fri 12 Mar 1993
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Fri 12 Mar 1993 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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