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The Fifties

on BBC One London

Robert Robinson looks back on April 1952.
'Sailor' Malan leads demonstration against the South African government; Geoff Duke is 'Sportsman of the Year'; Identity Cards have just been abolished; and President Truman decides not to stand again. William Hardcastle assesses Truman whose own verdict on his presidency was 'we have prevented a third world war.'

6.0-6.15 Local News and Weather
(Rowridge, Brighton, Oxford, Peterborough, Manningtree, Cambridge)

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Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Director:
Will Wyatt
Producer:
Iain Johnstone

BBC One London

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