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Sounds of the 20th Century: Episode 2: 1952

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Episode 2: 1952

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 20th Century, 1952

Jeremy Vine introduces the music, news, radio, TV and movies of 1952.

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1952 featured the Queen's accession; the Great Smog; the Helsinki Olympics and Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain.

Sounds of the 20th Century is an audio journey through five decades of triumph, tragedy and trivia in 50 hour-long episodes.

Each programme is dedicated to one year from 1951 to 2000 and features nothing that wasn't heard, seen or read at the time. There's no hindsight, no "I-heart-the-80s"-style reminiscences; just the music, the news, the radio, the TV and the movies as they were first experienced.

Jeremy Vine introduces part two of Sounds of the 20th Century: 1952. It features the death of a king and the accession of a new queen; chaos in London as the Great Smog kills thousands; the UK's first pop chart and number one single (Al Martino's Here in My Heart); the Helsinki Olympics, Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain and much more.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

Jeremy Vine introduces Radio 2's audio journey through the years

Jeremy Vine introduces Radio 2's audio journey through the years from 1951 to 2000, helping listeners to relive the music, news, radio, TV and movies of the times

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