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1950s (10 programmes)

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  1. Book of the Week Family Britain, A Pretty Mess

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    Available since Friday from Radio 4 with 4 days left.

    5/5. An increasingly affluent and confident Britain is rocked by the Suez crisis.

  2. Book of the Week Family Britain, Brisk Buying and Selling

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    Available since Thursday from Radio 4 with 2 days left.

    4/5. A new era of affluence is fuelled by an advertising boom and the arrival of commercial TV.

  3. Ballylenon Series 7, Episode 1

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    Available since Wednesday from Radio 4.

    1/6. When Muriel sees a 'miraculous apparition', Phonsie is quick to seize on its potential.

  4. Book of the Week Family Britain, God Save Our Queen

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    Available since Wednesday from Radio 4 with 2 days left.

    3/5. While Britain is spellbound by the Coronation, another royal soap opera is about to unfold

  5. Book of the Week Family Britain, Family Favourites

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    Available since last Tuesday from Radio 4 with 7 hours left.

    2/5. The core values of family and society begin to fray at the edges.

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