Tony's latest podcast looks at the Festival of Britain in 1951. On the anniversary of the Great Exhibition in 1851, the Festival aimed to showcase the best of Britain.
The Festival of Britain emblem, designed by Abram Games, from the cover of the South Bank Exhibition Guide, 1951
1951 South Bank Exhibition. Taken from The Victoria Embankment and shows the Skylon and Dome of Discovery
Visitors to the Festival of Britain in front of the Dome of Discovery. (Southbank Centre Archive/Mrs Holland)
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