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Hoskins' challenge; THE LOST WORLD BBC1/Christmas Day.(Media)

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From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date: 20011222
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Byline: Wil Marlow

Bob Hoskins is the latest actor to take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great adventure story, The Lost World. Wil Marlow found out how he felt about the story

THROUGHOUT his long acting career, Bob Hoskins has taken on many challenges. And this Christmas he's taking on a challenge even more taxing than meeting the Spice Girls in Spice World.

For the intrepid actor will be entering thick Amazonian jungle to battle with dinosaurs in the BBC's remake of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World.

Hoskins plays the pivotal role of Professor Challenger, a ...

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