Tag: 1950s Britain VideoThey Stand ReadyMonday 16 April 2012They Stand Ready was a film produced for the British government looking at the...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...VideoFestival in LondonTuesday 22 July 2008A documentary re-creation of the 1951 Festival of Britain South Bank Exhibition Context Despite...VideoThe H BombTuesday 5 February 2008The film opens with images and description of the terrible power of the H...VideoAtomic AchievementWednesday 10 May 2006In the 1950s nuclear power stations were seen as the future, providing a clean...