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The Festival of Britain

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This year is the 40th anniversary of the Festival of Britain.
In the first of two programmes Dave Gelly sets the scene at London's
South Bank and also describes the Britain of 1951. With archive recordings of Brian Johnstone and Audrey Russell plus calypso music on record by Lord Kitchener.
Producer Barbara Page

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Gelly
Unknown:
Brian Johnstone
Unknown:
Audrey Russell
Producer:
Barbara Page
Source: Radio Times

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