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Showing posts with label British nostalgia blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British nostalgia blog. Show all posts
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: Daily Life Before Mobile and Smartphones - The Red Phone Box Era

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  We made arrangements; “I’ll meet you there” was a firm commitment — and that was that. It’s almost impossible now to imagine daily life wi...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: A Time When Missing a Programme Could Mean Missing Out Forever

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No repeats, no recording — and the pain of missing an episode. In 1960s and 70s Britain , television was often an event, but it was also unf...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: Kids Could Buy X-Ray Specs from the Back of a Comic?

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  “See-through clothes!” promised the ads in Whizzer and Chips , The Beano , and just about every comic a kid could get their hands on. Enti...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: Until 1987, You Needed a Licence to Own a Dog in The UK?

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    So yes, did you know that until 1987 , you needed a licence to own a dog  — and it cost 7 shillings ? Another small detail from a time...
Friday, July 14, 2023

That Friday Feeling… A Journey back in time to 1966, 1968 and 1970

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Here are three things that we may never see again. 1) A pay packet with actual money in it (but not much money). So low, that they paid no i...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Son of My Father - An Extract - “They Think It's All Over, It Is Now...”

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                                            They think it’s all over…it is now. The famous last words remembered from England's 4-2 vict...
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