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' I remember the whole family huddled around the wireless one night listening to the play 'Rebecca '
Television came about 1954 and we had black and white 12 inch screen. There was one channel only (BBC) and you watched it regardless of content. I can remember Charley Drake, a comedian, whose joke seemed to be falling out of doors. £_amonn…
Tags: BBC, Red Indians, Silver, Television, The Lone Ranger, Tonto, wireless
'In the cinema the films came by rail in large metal boxes and changed every 2 days.'
In the house Paul (eldest) and myself always shared bed, sisters still in cots and maid had own room. Large brown blankets/cloths were draped over windows to make room dark and make us sleep. Entertainment was the wireless that farted more than…