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The Fifties

BBC One
on BBC One London

Robert Robinson recalls the events of August 1950.
Princess Anne was born, the BRM wouldn't start, corned whale was on sale, and the pay of an army private was raised from 4s to 7s a day.
Lionel Crane, one of the first war correspondents in Korea, tells of the first setbacks to UN troops there.
On film, the Duke of Edinburgh took up his first command, King Farouk attempted to play golf, The Argylls went into Korea, and a bathing beauty competition was won by Violet Pretty, later to be metamorphosed into Anne Heywood.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Speaker:
Lionel Crane
Director:
Will Wyatt
Producer:
Iain Johnstone
Source: Radio Times

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