20th Century Wrap: 4: 1950s: Britain – A Time of Change? | History File

Duration: 23'57''

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Schools history programme looking at 1950's, a period of great change. How did British people react and did their values change? Includes visits to Bradford Industrial Museum and Avoncroft Museum of Buildings.

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