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The Fifties

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Robert Robinson recalls the events of November 1950.

Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arrived with seven chefs and 31 waiters to give a state banquet; someone tried to assassinate President Truman; George Bernard Shaw died; and the Commons decreed that the Festival fun-fair should not open on a Sunday.
Anne Scott-James reviews the fashions of the year.
On film Terry Thomas exhorted people to use less electricity. Princess Elizabeth drove a train; General Wu arrived at the UN; and the GI brides came home.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Speaker:
Anne Scott-James
Director:
Will Wyatt
Producer:
Iain Johnstone
Source: Radio Times

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