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Gems of information about TV and Radio in
the '50s. Most of them sent in by our visitors.
The following Snippets
pages hold information which is not always specific to a
particular programme but is of general interest, or perhaps
anecdotes from those involved in broadcasting during the '50s. So
if you have anything to contribute, please send them to us!
| Snippet Contributor | Subject / Programme |
| Hilary Stout (February 2022) | Memories of The Coronation |
| Geoff Margetts (January 2021) | Advert Memories |
| Joan Westwood (November 2017) | Childhood Memories of 1940s/1950s |
| Keith (December 2016) | The way Christmas once was! |
| Max Gibson (August 2016) | Take It From Here - The Keynotes |
| Naidia Woolf (January 2016) | Listening to BBC |
| Derek Slater (January 2014) | Whirligig Art Competition Entry |
| Ian Moody (April 2013) | The Windmill Family |
| Chris Green (April 2013) | Garry Halliday |
| William Brown (October 2012) | The Fifties Cinema Experience |
| Allen Warrender (March 2012) | Childhood Memories |
| David Mitchell (October 2011) | Memories of Tony Mercer and The Minstrels |
| Brian Cooke (September 2011) | Tim and Bengo |
| Peter Starr (September 2011) | Memories of 'Tonight' and 'Here Today' |
| Barbara G (September 2011) | Listen with Mother |
| TG (July 2010) | Windy blows himself to the top |
| Chris Duff (August 2009) | 1950s Theatre - John Osborne |
| Pam Germundson (June 2009) | Wartime memories of Richard Hearne |
| Anthony A. (November 2008) | Sawdust in my Veins |
| Calvin Watson (November 2008) | Stanley Watson & Diane - Magic's Royal Couple |
| Kevin Flynn (July 2008) | Programme Parade of 1948 |
| Alex Balmforth (June 2008) | A Background to the Fifties |
| William Brown (May 2008) | The Halls of Montezuma |
| Bernard Keeffe (April 2008) | Bernard Keeffe's Amusing Anecdotes |
| Mike Plant (January 2008) | Memories of Jerry Allen |
| TG (June 2007) | Meet the Thompsons |
| Brian Moseley (February 2007) | BBC Children's Television Caravan |
| Alex Balmforth (August 2006) | Bill Bramwell - An appreciation |
| Noel Kent (May 2006) | Resurrection of a Bush DAC 90 wireless set |
| Alex Balmforth (April 2006) | Skiffle |
| Alex Balmforth (March 2006) | Design and the 1951 'Festival of Britain' |
| Barry Lorimer (March 2006) | Storytime |
| Alex Balmforth (March 2006) | The Fifties - A very British decade |
| Mrs. Sam Pease (February 2006) | The Woman's Hour House |
| Ian Payne / Gary Morgan (January 2006) | Richard Wattis Biography |
| Margaret Hawthorn (December 2005) | Memories of 'Top of the Form' |
| Jeff Wilkins (September 2005) | I Remember.... |
| Gordon Butler (June 2005) | The First Commercial |
| Rob Catt (May 2005) | A visit to 6:5 Special |
| Alan Thompson (February 2005) | "The Broadcasting Files" |
| Ray Flight (January 2005) | Endless Summers and Trolleybuses - Personal Memories |
| TG (November 2004) | Man of Properties |
| SDD (October 2004) | Christmas 1950 Childrens' TV Highlights |
| TG (August 2004) | The Background to Operation X |
| Alex Balmforth (July 2004) | Popular Music |
| A.J. (July 2004) | Soap Opera? |
| William Brown (May 2004) | Fifties Drama Serials |
| John Rees (March 2004) | Television Top of the Form |
| Ossie Dales (February 2004) | The Night of the 27th. |
| William Brown (December 2003) | "A good decade to bury!" |
| TG (November 2003) | Spot the Fault |
| Tony Taylor (August 2003) | The Listeners' Brains Trust |
| TG (June 2003) | Jennifer Gay, Children's TV announcer, leaves the BBC |
| Marcus Lidell (June 2003) | Memories of Alvar Lidell |
| Michael Storey (June 2003) | Steve Race on Whirligig |
| Jim Wall (January 2003) | EC Peasy |
| Michael Storey (January 2003) | Horace Batchelor |
| Various Message
Board contributors (December 2002) |
A Question of Christmas |
| Robin (November 2002) | Growing up in the Fifties. I Can't believe we made it! |
| Jim Wall (November 2002) | Fings ain't what they used to be! |
| TG (October 2002) | Big Ben overhaul 1956 |
| TG (October 2002) | Pictures from a helicopter |
| Anon (May 2002) | '50s Poem |
| Alan Giles (April 2002) | A Life of Bliss |
| Alan Giles (February 2002) | The Worst Programme Ever! |
| TG (December 2001) | Watch out for TV Teeth! |
| TG (December 2001) | Something you'll be looking at tonight |
| TG (December 2001) | Dick Barton faces a fight for survival |
| Jangle1 (November 2001) | Philip Harben |
| TG (October 2001) | Hail and Farewell |
| Jon Dudley (October 2001) | Away from it all |
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