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Showing posts with label Did You Know. Show all posts
Monday, March 23, 2026

Did You Know… Life In 1960s/70s Britain: You Could Only Watch Three Television Channels?

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  BBC1, BBC2 and ITV  — and sometimes nothing at all. In 1960s and ’70s Britain , television was a very different experience. Today, there a...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Did You Know… Life In 1960s/70s Britain: You Had to Put Money Into a Coin Meter for Electricity?

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For many households in Britain there was a time when paying for electricity did not involve monthly bills, online accounts, or direct debits...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: You Once Needed a Radio Licence To Listen To The Radio?

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When tuning in legally required a licence. It was a paper licence that came in a variety of colours over the years, including light blue and...
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...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: The Winter of 1963 Was Known as The Big Freeze - One of the Coldest in Britain Ever?

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  The Big Freeze that was the biggest freeze, bringing the country to a standstill.   The winter of 1962–63 is remembered simply as the Big...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: From Domestic Goddess to Women's Liberation - The Changing Role of Women

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  Changing expectations and the quiet revolution inside British homes. In the 1960s and 70s Britain , housework was seen as " women’s w...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Did You Know… Life In 1960s/70s Britain : When Cigarettes Were Everywhere: Britain Before the Smoking Ban

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  Ashtrays, blue haze, and the smell of cigarette smoke were woven into everyday life. In the 1960s and 70s, smoking was a common activity i...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: The British Staycation - The Nostalgic Charm of Holidaying at Home in a Bygone Era.

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  Caravans, B&Bs, and seaside towns — before travel overseas became routine. In the sixties and seventies, for the majority of ‘Brits’, ...
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, January 14, 2026

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: A Time When You Got Paid To Return Fizzy Pop Glass Bottles

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Pop bottle returns and the excitement of reclaiming a few pennies. Long before plastic bottles, ring-pull cans and multipack deals, fizzy ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

The Twelve Posts of Christmas — Day Nine: Did You Know… A Christmas Carol Is the Most Remade Movie of All Time?

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  The many faces of Ebenezer Scrooge and a timeless tale of redemption. It’s that time of year. Christmas television in the UK would hardl...
Friday, December 5, 2025

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: A Time When The UK Top 40 Music Chart Was Only Announced Once a Week.

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  No streaming stats — just the suspense of Sunday evening on Radio 1 .   A long, long time ago, before Spotify charts , YouTube views or m...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Did You Know… Life in 1960s/70s Britain: When People collected 'Green Shield Stamps' to Get Their First Toaster or TV

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  Collected from supermarkets and petrol stations , saved in books, then traded in for household goods. Another journey, back in time to the...