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==Media== *An edition of [[The Rank Organisation]] film series [[Look at Life (film series)|''Look at Life'']] - "Shape of a Ship". Featured the SS ''Canberra'' whilst she was still being constructed. The programme also described the changes in ship design that were being implemented at the time. *British singer/songwriter [[John Paul Young]] emigrated to [[Sydney, NSW]], [[Australia]] on this ship on [[Australia Day]], 26 January 1962 at age 11. *SS ''Canberra'' is the liner where, in the ''[[Production of the James Bond films|James Bond]]'' film ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'', [[Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd]] try to kill [[James Bond (literary character)|Bond]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.poheritage.com/the-collection/galleries/Posters/Cruising/CANBERRA---The-James-Bond-Ship|title=CANBERRA - The James Bond Ship - Cruising - Posters - P&O Collection|website=www.poheritage.com}}</ref><ref name=Bond>{{cite news|title=When Diamonds are Forever, starring Sir Sean Connery, was filmed in Southampton|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18837192.diamonds-forever-starring-sirsean-connery-filmed-southampton|newspaper=[[Southern Daily Echo]]|last=Crump|first=Ian|date=31 October 2020|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> *The singer/songwriter [[Gerard Kenny]] released "Farewell Canberra" in 1997, which was written especially for the last voyage and a tribute to SS ''Canberra''. The song mentions the ship giving a home and comfort to the Falklands soldiers who were "so brave and alone" and that for the many people who travelled on ''Canberra'', she remains "always in our memory" and "our wonderful home on the sea".{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} *Part of the TV mini-series [[Melissa (1997 TV series)|''Melissa'']] by [[Alan Bleasdale]] starring [[Tim Dutton]], [[Jennifer Ehle]], and [[Julie Walters]] was filmed on board during the ship's last voyage from [[Madeira]].{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
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