Tag: 1950s AudioWhen a woman is not a woman: how the Ministry of Pensions constructed gender in the 1950sFriday 13 January 2012During the 1950s, the Ministry of Pensions was suddenly faced with a substantial number...AudioThe Festival of BritainWednesday 13 April 2011The Festival of Britain opened on 3 May 1951. It was a summer-long, nationwide...AudioI’m All Right Jack! Britain in 1959Friday 12 March 2010The famous Boulting Brothers film ‘I’m All Right Jack!’ was released just over 50...AudioKapow! Fifties Britain versus the comics menaceTuesday 17 February 2009In the mid 1950s Britain woke up to the threat of an invasion: “American...