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'''''Metro''''' was a [[Britain|British]] newspaper. In [[December]] of [[1996]], it published an article about twin boys named [[Jack (baby)|Jack]] and [[Tom (baby)|Tom]], who lived despite being born simultaneously, as a bundle. [[Dave Monk]] was a reporter for ''Metro''.
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'''''Metro''''' was a [[Britain|British]] newspaper. On [[12 August]], [[1995]], it published an article about twin boys named [[Jack Monk|Jack]] and [[Tom Monk]], who lived despite being born prematurely. Their father, [[Dave Monk]], was a reporter for the paper.
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*The newspaper's appearance in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' is anachronistic as the newspaper was not founded until [[1999]]<ref name="WIKIPEDIA">''[[Wikipedia:Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]</ref>.
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*The newspaper's appearance in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' is anachronistic as the real-life newspaper was not founded until [[1999]].<ref name="Wikipedia">''[[Wikipedia:Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]</ref> Even so, the date featured in the masthead is wrong for the scene in which the newspaper prop appears: while the prop bears "''Friday, December 1, 2006''", the scene is set in the [[Underground|London Underground]] on the day of [[Harry Potter]]'s disciplinary hearing at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], Saturday, 12 August, 1995.<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department''</ref>
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]''
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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[[Category:Periodicals]]

Revision as of 09:43, 26 February 2014

Metro was a British newspaper. On 12 August, 1995, it published an article about twin boys named Jack and Tom Monk, who lived despite being born prematurely. Their father, Dave Monk, was a reporter for the paper.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Metro at Wikipedia
  2. Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department