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1950s (9 programmes)

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

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

  5. Iran: A Revolutionary State Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 30 Jun 2009.

    2/3. The oil crisis of the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected government.

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