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1950s Childhood Spangles, Tiddlywinks and The Clitheroe Kid: Spangles, Tiddlywinks and the Clitheroe Kid
Derek Tait
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Description for 1950s Childhood Spangles, Tiddlywinks and The Clitheroe Kid: Spangles, Tiddlywinks and the Clitheroe Kid
Paperback. A book recalling what it was like to be a child in the 1950s, including home life, school days, music and fashions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
With few TVs, children in the 1950s made their own entertainment: they played conkers, built dens and go-karts, climbed trees and re-enacted fights from the latest cinema blockbuster. Food was, for many years, still rationed and bought from the local corner shop. There was no pre-packed food, frozen food or many of the other luxuries that we take for granted today. Families would gather around the radio to hear the latest dramatizations such as the incredibly popular show Dan Dare, which was sponsored by Horlicks and was first broadcast in 1951. A trip to the cinema included a Pathe News ... Read more
With few TVs, children in the 1950s made their own entertainment: they played conkers, built dens and go-karts, climbed trees and re-enacted fights from the latest cinema blockbuster. Food was, for many years, still rationed and bought from the local corner shop. There was no pre-packed food, frozen food or many of the other luxuries that we take for granted today. Families would gather around the radio to hear the latest dramatizations such as the incredibly popular show Dan Dare, which was sponsored by Horlicks and was first broadcast in 1951. A trip to the cinema included a Pathe News ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445609775
SKU
V9781445609775
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99-2
About Derek Tait
Derek Tait has written numerous on subjects including social history, nostalgia, childhood, the First and Second World Wars, Houdini, Singapore and local history. He was born in Plymouth in 1961 and spent his early years in Singapore and Malaysia, writing several books about his time there. His past jobs have included working as a photographer and as a cartoonist. He ... Read more
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