Sounds of 1952

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Remembering the year of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.

Music, news and media from 1952, the year of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.

Sounds of 1952: Remembering the year of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne

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Remembering the year of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of 1952, Remembering the year of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne

At Heathrow King George VI waves off his daughter and her husband on their royal tour. Within days she is back home, following his sudden death and her elevation to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. 

Jeremy Vine introduces a collection of newsreels, popular songs, cinema trails and radio shows from that pivotal year including High Noon, Life With The Lions, Singin' In The Rain, Thumbelina and the first British pop chart. Names in the news include Churchill, Eisenhower, Zatopek, Little Mo Connolly and Gracie Fields.

Based on episode two of the Radio 2 series 'Sounds of the 20th Century' - the programme has no narration, no commentary, no celebrity recollections, just the sounds of 1952 as they were heard at the time.

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