Male fashion in the 1950s

The 1950s saw the rise of rock and roll music, and with it came a new trend of Teddy boys in long jackets, Brylcreemed hair, drainpipe trousers and winkle-picker shoes.

15 November 2012

1 minute

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Primary History—Britain Since 1948, Never Had It So Good?

An interview with a West Indian migrant
Duration: 02:34
Rock and roll in the 1950s
Duration: 02:32
Popular music in the 1960s
Duration: 01:50
What television programmes did children watch in the 1950s?
Duration: 02:05

A tour around an Anglo-Saxon settlement—Saxons and Vikings, Signs of the Saxons
Duration: 03:23
Saxon life at West Stowe—Saxons and Vikings, Saxon Settlers
Duration: 02:56
Building the pyramids accurately (pt 2/2)—Pyramid - The Great Pyramid of Khufu
Duration: 02:53
Building the pyramids accurately (pt 1/2)—Pyramid - The Great Pyramid of Khufu
Duration: 01:58