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The Fifties

BBC One
on BBC One London

In tonight's programme Robert Robinson looks at the events, politics, sport, and entertainment of the month of April 1951 when:
Hugh Gaitskell presented the Budget; Aneurin Bevan and Harold Wilson resigned from the Government; Blackpool with Stanley Matthews were beaten in the F.A. Cup Final by Newcastle United.
Also in this programme Rene Cutforth considers General McArthur recalled by President Truman from his command in Korea in April 1951.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Speaker:
Rene Cutforth
Director:
Will Wyatt
Producer:
Iain Johnstone
Source: Radio Times

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