The 1948 Olympics | Behind the scenes at the Austerity Games
A television camera films the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
TAKEN
IN
1948
Royal Park to provide accommodation for Olympic competitors.
'May the weather be fine, the events well contested and may records be broken.'
TV announces a new era of comfort for crews and better pictures for viewers
Robert Jackson Robinson meets the Royal Family.
The indomitable cycling champion recalls the 1948 Olympics.
Stuart MacPherson recalls the 'Austerity Games' of 1948.
Exciting times for the new BBC television service.
The faces behind the voices commentating on the Olympic Games.

Photographs taken at the opening ceremony of the Austerity Games.
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