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World Service,04 May 2011,10 mins

Festival of Britain

Witness History

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It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain. A grand event which aimed to lift post-war Britain out of its age of austerity. A stretch of London riverbank was completely rebuilt with futuristic buildings and sculptures.

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