1952

Sounds of the 20th Century is an audio journey through five decades of triumph, tragedy and trivia in 50 hour-long episodes.

Each programme is dedicated to one year from 1951 to 2000 and features nothing that wasn't heard, seen or read at the time. There's no hindsight, no "I-heart-the-80s"-style reminiscences; just the music, the news, the radio, the TV and the movies as they were first experienced.

Jeremy Vine introduces part two of Sounds of the 20th Century: 1952. It features the death of a king and the accession of a new queen; chaos in London as the Great Smog kills thousands; the UK's first pop chart and number one single (Al Martino's Here in My Heart); the Helsinki Olympics, Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain and much more.