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The 1950s sees the Festival of Britain and the dawning of the TV age, while over on radio, Hancock’s Half Hour receives its first broadcast. The UK mourns a king and ushers in a new Elizabethan age with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Politics remains turbulent - there's war in Korea and a crisis in the Suez Canal. We're introduced to the 'Teddy Boy' and hear the voices of Igor Stravinsky and Salvador Dalí. There's contemporary music by Shostakovich, Richard Strauss, Leonard Bernstein and Elizabeth Maconchy, and the unforgettable voice of Paul Robeson. For more information about what you’re hearing, visit bbc.co.uk/soundscapeofacentury Archive: 1951 King George VI opens the Festival of Britain; BBC news archive from the Festival of Britain 1954 Zoo Quest with David Attenborough 1952 Watch with Mother (BBC) 1951 BBC Newsreel – the TV age 1954 BBC newsreel Roger Bannister runs a sub 4 minute mile 1952 News announcement of death of King George VI 1953 Newsreel as Queen Elizabeth II is crowned 1959 Monitor: Leonard Bernstein interview 1954 Hancock’s Half Hour begins 1955 Special Enquiry - The Teddy Boys 1958 Monitor: Igor Stravinsky interview 1955 BBC newsreel on Vietnam War 1950 BBC newsreel President Eisenhower on Korean War 1956 PM Anthony Eden address to nation on Suez crisis; news reports on Suez protests 1954 BBC newsreel celebrates the end of Rationing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwJZDRlzNiA