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THIS IS MY 1950s from Transdiffusion

THIS IS MY 1950s from Transdiffusion

We grew up in the 1950s… and loved every minute of it!

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THIS IS MY 1950s from Transdiffusion

  • Media
  • Stars
  • Spending
  • Time Flight
  • Features
    • British Railways
How we spent money
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  • What we bought

Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate

Cadbury's 8 March 2023 0

Print adverts for Cadbury's drinking chocolate

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  • What we bought

Mr Therm

The Gas Council 15 February 2023 0

Mr Therm burns to serve you!

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  • What we bought

What will the ad spots be like?

Geoffrey Kino 18 January 2023 1

A sneak peek at what ITV commercial breaks will look like

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  • What we bought

Food

Russ J Graham 7 October 2021 0

On and off the ration

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  • What we bought

Banking

Russ J Graham 7 October 2021 0

Cheques and saving

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  • What we bought

Flying

Russ J Graham 7 October 2021 0

We'll take good care of you

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TV, radio and film
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  • What we watched and listened to

The Fifties – fearful and fabulous

Gwilym Lloyd-George 24 July 2024 0

Lord Tenby gives his impression of the 50s as the decade draws to a close

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  • What we watched and listened to

“Sauce for the Gander”

H J Heinz Company 4 October 2023 0

Mary Malcolm defends British Housewives in a special advertising magazine on ITV

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  • What we watched and listened to

Television for younger viewers

Cecil Madden 18 May 2022 1

A look at BBCtv programmes for children in 1951

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  • What we watched and listened to

Best selling music of the 1950s in the UK

Russ J Graham 10 October 2021 0

The top ten best selling singles of the 1950s

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  • What we watched and listened to

Emergency … Ward 10

Girl Film & Television Annual 1958 8 October 2021 0

a T.V. series that has helped to conquer a fear of hospitals

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  • What we watched and listened to

Junior Criss-Cross Quiz

Girl Film & Television Annual 1958 8 October 2021 1

Prizes galore for the children who know the answers

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HE Cooper's Time Flight
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  • Time Flight

Time flight: 1952

H E Cooper 7 February 2022 1

A journey around the media of 1952

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  • Time Flight

Time flight: 1951

H E Cooper 7 February 2022 0

A journey around the media of 1951

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  • Time Flight

Time flight: 1950

H E Cooper 7 February 2022 1

A journey around the media of 1950

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Stars and pin-ups
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  • Your friends the stars

Ursula Howells

The Television Annual for 1955 20 December 2022 0

Meet actress Ursula Howells

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  • Your friends the stars

Shirley Abicair

The Television Annual for 1955 13 December 2022 0

Meet Centre Show star Shirley Abicair

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  • Your friends the stars

Sally Barnes

The Television Annual for 1955 6 December 2022 0

Meet Face the Music star Sally Barnes

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  • Your friends the stars

Reg Dixon

The Television Annual for 1955 29 November 2022 0

Meet farmer and variety star Reg Dixon

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  • Your friends the stars

Joan Turner

The Television Annual for 1955 22 November 2022 0

Meet comedienne Joan Turner

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  • Your friends the stars

Joan Regan

The Television Annual for 1955 15 November 2022 0

Meet Irish singer Joan Regan

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PDF source material
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  • Features

Expo 58

Russ J Graham 29 June 2022 0

A gallery of publicity and posters for the Brussels Expo 1958

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  • British Railways

Facts and figures about British Railways 1959

British Railways 8 June 2022 0

British Railways takes us through the facts about the network in 1959

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  • British Railways

Facts and figures about British Railways 1958

British Railways 1 June 2022 0

British Railways takes us through the facts about the network in 1958

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  • British Railways

Facts and figures about British Railways 1957

British Railways 25 May 2022 0

British Railways takes us through the facts about the network in 1957

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  • Features

The Way to Go Round

Lionel Birch 7 April 2022 0

Your guide to the Festival of Britain in 1951

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  • British Railways

Your Personal Safety

British Railways 11 February 2022 0

British Railways seeks to reduce the number of staff accidents

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Subjects

Alexandra Palace Anthony Steel Anton Kara Associated TeleVision BBC BBC Home Service BBC Light Programme BBC Television Service Bill Haley and His Comets British Railways British Transport Commission coronation Debra Paget Dorothy Tutin Gas Council Gene Nelson Gilbert Harding gimmick shows Glynis Johns Granada TV Network Henry Hall Henry Moore Hungary ITV Jack Hawkins Jerry Desmonde Jo Stafford Judy Holliday Lime Grove Mitzi Gaynor Mr Therm Nat King Cole Peter Cockburn quiz shows quizzes Radio Luxembourg rationing Rhonda Fleming Richard Afton Sunday Night at the London Palladium Teresa Brewer Tommy Trinder TV Mirror Val Parnell What's My Line

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