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Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Life in Post War Britain was very different from that of the 1920s and 1930s. The 1950s and 1960s saw many scientific advances, the rise of the teenager and teen culture, rock music, foreign food…. Welcome to our new section of articles about Post War Britain; everyday life and events in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Bonfire Night Celebrations in The 1950S and 1960S
Not so in the 1950s and 1960s. Bonfire Night was a hands-on...
- The 1950S Housewife
The life of the average married woman in the 1950s and 60s...
- The 1960S, The Decade That Shook Britain
The Secretary for War John Profumo was discovered to be...
- Schooldays in The 1950S and 1960S
Class sizes in the 1950s and early 1960s were large, often...
- A 1960S Christmas
Christmas in the 1960s was in many respects quite similar to...
- The Year That Was 1953
Coronation Year 1953 – how we lived in the early 1950s…...
- Bonfire Night Celebrations in The 1950S and 1960S
In the UK recycling was a way of life in the 1950s and 1960s. The years of wartime austerity had taught people to ‘make do and mend’ and not to waste a thing. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. In 1957 the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the nation, “Most of our people have never had it so good”. For many ordinary people though ...
Class sizes in the 1950s and early 1960s were large, often over 30 children to a class, as these were the ‘baby boomers’, children born after the Second World War. There were no classroom assistants, just the class teacher and so discipline was strict. It was quite common for a disruptive child to be rapped over the knuckles, on the ...
- The Birth of The Teenager
- Fashion
- Music
- 1950s - A Revolutionary Decade
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Perhaps the most striking difference within the family itself was the 'birth of the teenager'. A phase of life that is taken for granted today, it is easy to forget that just a few decades ago, young people simply went from being children to adults with nothing in-between. Before the 1950s, young people did not have their own music or fashions - th...
Fashion was not simply a revolution born from a generation that started to speak its own mind. The clothing industry was set alive by the invention of several fabrics that gave style a new lease of life. Stretchy fabrics, like nylon, allowed clothes to keep their shape and at the same time feel comfortable - a feat that was unattainable prior to th...
If we could sum up the revolution of the fifties in just two words, perhaps those words would be 'fashion' and 'music'. We have already covered the subject of fashion - the expression of the new teenage subculture made possible by the invention of manmade fibres. Music, however, plays just as big a part in the social change that began with this dec...
There is no doubt that the 1950s has gone down in history as a period of great change. It marks the beginnings of many aspects that we consider to be a part of modern Britain. The term 'teenager' was invented, and young people sought individuality for the first time. It was an exciting time to be young - and a fun time as well. Optimism was high, u...
?on January 13, 2014: great article Polly C (author)from UK on March 27, 2013: Hi Silkekarina, so glad this hub brought back great memories for you! It sounds such fun, a real turning point for society. Living in London at that time must really have meant you were in the epicentre of it all! I think every other generation has really missed somethin...
- Henry Moore (1951) Director John Read. The earliest title in the BFI’s Visions of Change project is also one of the most significant. The first filmed portrait of a living British artist, it is also a landmark moment in the development of the arts documentary in particular, the television documentary generally, and the use of film in programme-making at the BBC.
- Eye to Eye: The Man at Dover (1957) Directors Richard Cawston and Pamela Wilcox Bower. Looking at life in Britain as it strikes a refugee, this brilliant film is by turns dramatic, comic and devastatingly sad.
- Song of the Valley (1957) Director John Schlesinger. A short film made for the BBC’s topical magazine Tonight, Song of the Valley is not strictly a documentary.
- The Cradocks (1959) Director Rollo Gamble. One of several short series made by Daniel Farson for Associated-Rediffusion, this episode of Success Story shows early ITV at its brash and inquisitive best.
Nov 1, 2013 · 1st November 2013 by Malcolm Oakley. The 1950s was a decade of significant social and economic change in London, especially in the East End. The area had suffered heavy bombing during the Second World War and was undergoing reconstruction and redevelopment. The population also changed as new immigrants arrived from the Commonwealth countries ...
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Oct 13, 2023 · The reason that black people were powerless to protect themselves at that time was because during the 1950s and 1960s, the UK lacked specific anti-discrimination legislation, which allowed systemic racism to persist. Discriminatory practices and policies were deeply entrenched in various areas, including employment, public services and housing ...
