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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Channel 4 defends new show Jimmy Carr Destroys Art which could see painting by Hitler shredded

Comedian and presenter Jimmy Carr

(Picture: PA)

Channel 4 has defended a new programme set to air this month which could see Jimmy Carr shred artwork by the likes of Adolf Hitler and Rolf Harris.

Jimmy Carr Destroys Art aims to examine the question of whether “problematic, or controversial art can have a place in public life”.

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