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1956: The Year the Illusions Ended: Tuesday's Documentary

BBC One
on BBC One London

Two illusions died in 1956. One was that Britain could wield her power without interference; the other was that the end of Stalinism would mean a slow liberation behind the Iron Curtain. Suez and Hungary were to prick those balloons.
But 1956 was also the year that saw the arrival of The Angry Young Men, the wedding of Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco, the rise of Rock and Roll and the personal tragedy of a British Prime Minister.
Preview by William Hardcastle : page 5

Contributors

Written and narrated by:
William Hardcastle
Contributor:
Noel Barber
Contributor:
James Cameron
Contributor:
Marjorie Proops
Contributor:
Jocelyn Stevens
Contributor:
Olivier Todd
Cameraman:
Peter Middleton
Cameraman:
John Hayes
Sound:
David Simpson
Film editor:
Ron Freeman
Producer:
Therese Denny
Source: Radio Times

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