Burton diary is stolen

London - A diary penned by the late actor Richard Burton at the height of his fame has been stolen from the BBC, it was revealed…

London - A diary penned by the late actor Richard Burton at the height of his fame has been stolen from the BBC, it was revealed yesterday.

The diary had been kept in a cupboard in a production office at the station's west London offices. It had been lent to the BBC by the Hollywood star's widow Sally Burton and was used in the making of a recent Reputations programme.

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