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British Social History: Blog and Media Archive

An archive of links to blog posts and media featuring aspects of the social history of twentieth century Britain, including politics, housing, industry and trade unions, social change, entertainment, sport and culture, war and foreign affairs. These images and articles are inspired in part by the research behind George Fairbrother's novels, The Armstrong and Burton Series, and Lost in Solway.
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Life in the Royal Navy during WW1. Narrated by David Hayman. #Dreadnought #Jutland #RoyalNavy #GrandFleet
George Fairbrother — Image and verbatim text courtesy of Veterans'...
George Fairbrother — Two of the Great War’s most brutally honest poets,...

War and Foreign Affairs

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George Fairbrother — Porn Yesterday was a 1974 episode of Steptoe and...
George Fairbrother — BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Kenneth...
George Fairbrother — BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Kenneth...

Cinema, Television, Culture and Entertainment

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George Fairbrother — robbielewis: Christopher Cockerell And The...
George Fairbrother — robbielewis: Christopher Cockerell And The...
The Fairy Rotodyne was a brilliant concept, it was indeed not a helicopter, nor was it a plane, but instead it combined the essential design of an autogyro with a plane to produce what maker Fairey decided to call a Rotodyne... (Images and background courtesy of Robbie Lewis on Tumblr) #aviation

Industrial and Trade Union

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Not even a wardrobe malfunction could stop Clement Attlee on campaign in 1959. (Source; Tides of History) #history #politics #ClementAttlee
George Fairbrother — The bill that suspended and ultimately abolished...
George Fairbrother — A newsreel of the time said this about the mood...

Political, Social and General

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George Fairbrother — Remembering Liz Gebhardt, born April 12th, 1945,...
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George Fairbrother — Remembering Liz Gebhardt, born April 12th, 1945,...
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Steptoe And Son
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George Fairbrother — Porn Yesterday was a 1974 episode of Steptoe and...
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George Fairbrother — Remembering Liz Gebhardt, born April 12th, 1945,...
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George Fairbrother — Remembering Liz Gebhardt, born April 12th, 1945,...
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Dreadnoughts of Scapa Flow (BBC)
Life in the Royal Navy during WW1. Narrated by David Hayman. #Dreadnought #Jutland #RoyalNavy #GrandFleet
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The Fairey Rotodyne
The Fairy Rotodyne was a brilliant concept, it was indeed not a helicopter, nor was it a plane, but instead it combined the essential design of an autogyro with a plane to produce what maker Fairey decided to call a Rotodyne... (Images and background courtesy of Robbie Lewis on Tumblr) #aviation
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BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Kenneth Williams
George Fairbrother — BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Kenneth...
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Remembering Patsy Rowlands (1931-2005)
Remembering British actress and comedienne, Patsy Rowlands, who passed away January 22nd, 2005, aged 74. Having won a scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, her career spanned more than fifty years. She appeared in nine Carry On films, including the most profitable of all, Carry on Loving, and left an impressive body of work in British television and on stage, in comedy, musicals and quality drama...
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Clement Attlee on Campaign 1959
Not even a wardrobe malfunction could stop Clement Attlee on campaign in 1959. (Source; Tides of History) #history #politics #ClementAttlee