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THE LOST DECADE PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS 4
Week 4: Saturday 22 October - Tuesday 1 November
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Saturday 22 October
CENSORED AT THE SEASIDE: DONALD MCGILL
9.10pm-10.10pm; 1.25am-2.25am
In his heyday in the 1920s and 30s Donald McGill was the 'King of the Saucy Postcard', selling up to 16 million copies a year on the nation's sea fronts. Yet in 1951, the government's 'moral crusade' saw McGill, nearing 80, prosecuted for obscenity.
 Watch a preview
FILM: DOCTOR AT SEA
10.10pm-11.45pm
In the second of the 'Doctor' film series, Dirk Bogarde plays a young medic who runs away to sea to avoid marriage. On board, Sparrow attracts the attention of beautiful French chanteuse Helene Colbert (Brigitte Bardot in her first English-language film).
Sunday 23 October
THOROUGHLY MODERN ANTIQUES: FASHION
7.35pm-8.05pm; 10.50pm-11.20pm; 2.50am-3.20am
After the war the British home underwent an apocalyptic make-over. Designers modernised everything from curtains to carpets but when it came to the style of domestic gadgets little changed. It took more than 20 years before hoovers and food mixers got the modern touch and kitchens became palaces of hygienic Formica. This final episode examines how the seeds of consumerism sewn in the 1950s still have consequences today.
A VERY BRITISH OLYMPICS
8.05pm-9.05pm; 11.30pm-12.30am; 3.20am-4.20am
The 1948 Olympics brought hope to a world emerging from the darkness of war, but the 'Blitz Spirit' was still required to ensure their success, as athletes stayed in POW camps and were forced to bring their own sandwiches.
Watch an account of the opening ceremony
Monday 24 October
SPIVS
9pm-10pm; 2.50am-3.50am
Cinema, documentaries and public information films bring alive the world of the spiv - the odious profiteer turned working-class rebel who thrived amid the austerity of the 1940s and 50s.
Tuesday 25 October
THOROUGHLY MODERN ANTIQUES: FASHION
8.30pm-9pm; 2.35am-3.05am
After the war the British home underwent an apocalyptic make-over. Designers modernised everything from curtains to carpets but when it came to the style of domestic gadgets little changed. It took more than 20 years before hoovers and food mixers got the modern touch and kitchens became palaces of hygienic Formica. This final episode examines how the seeds of consumerism sewn in the 1950s still have consequences today.
SOHO BOHO
9pm-10pm; 12.55am-1.55am; 3.05am-4.05am
Much of London was quiet and subdued after the war. Soho, in contrast, was a vibrant, buzzing magnet for artists, writers, poets, prostitutes, philosophers, crooks and misfits. Soho Boho brings to life this moment in Soho's glorious history with testimonies from those who were there.
THE THIRD PROGRMME: HIGH CULTURE FOR ALL
10.40pm-11.20pm
The BBC's Third Programme launched in 1946, promising high-culture that was available to all. Yet within years it was in crisis. This documentary explores how The Third Programme's successes and failures reflected profound changes in British culture.
FILM: NOOSE
11.20pm-12.55am
Classy post-war British crime movie about a feisty young American fashion reporter whose life is threatened when she attempts to expose a ruthless Soho racketeer.
Thursday 27 October
SPIVS
7pm-8pm; 11.30pm-12.30am
Cinema, documentaries and public information films bring alive the world of the spiv - the odious profiteer turned working-class rebel who thrived amid the austerity of the 1940s and 50s.
Saturday 29 October
DENNIS WHEATLEY: A LETTER TO POSTERITY
Adaptation of the Dennis Wheatley novel, with Christopher Lee as the Duc de Richleau, a French aristocrat who must fight for the soul of a friend in battle against Satan.
Watch an interview
FILM: THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
Dennis Wheatley adaptation with Christopher Lee as the Duc de Richleau, a French aristocrat who must fight for the soul of a friend in battle against Satan.
Sunday 30 October
FILM: SEVENTH VEIL
A concert pianist, suffering from amnesia and depression visits a psychiatrist (James Mason) in a hope to strip away the seven 'veils' concealing her traumatic private life.
Watch a preview
Tuesday 1 November
DEMOB HAPPY
After the nation let its hair down during the VE Day celebrations Britain went demob happy. This is the story of how entertainment changed in the post-war years as TV fought radio for prominence and American popular culture outshone our own.
You will need RealPlayer to access the clips and many of them can only be watched if you are in the UK. Visit
WebWise for help downloading RealPlayer
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