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Off to the flicks!

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
The 1940s were a golden time for cinema, with some of today’s most loved films and revered actors emanating from that decade. Just look at this for a snapshot of what 1940s cinema goers could choose to see… Rebecca, directed by Alfred Hitchock, starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier and…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 26, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on Off to the flicks!

Listen while you work

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
In 1940s Britain the wireless was one of the key sources of home entertainment and news. Since the 1920s – when the first musical broadcast was aired from the Marconi Research Centre in Chelmsford – the wireless radio provided the backdrop to family life. Once the BBC received its Royal…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 23, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on Listen while you work

Hooligan, vandal or just plain bored?

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
Before we look at what youngsters were getting up to during the 1940s let’s consider some of terminology that we are so familiar with today – words that we tend to associate with young people… Hooligan Origin late 19th century, first found in British newspaper police-court reports in the summer…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 20, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on Hooligan, vandal or just plain bored?

Books that shaped a decade

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
For the first half of the 1940s Britain was in the grip of war, followed, once the war ended, by years of austerity and hardship. So what about reading habits during those years? Was there still an attraction in the escapism offered by a good book? It seems the answer…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 17, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on Books that shaped a decade

A victory for the workers

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
When Britain entered the Second World War in September 1939 the country was governed by a National Government, a coalition of all the political parties, as well as a number of individuals who belonged to none of the parties. Conservative politician, Neville Chamberlain, was Prime Minister but by spring 1940…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 15, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on A victory for the workers

A ticket to ride

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
Ever since the first steam locomotives of the early 19th century, the UK railway network benefitted from extensive expansion. By 1923 most of the railways were grouped together to form the ‘Big Four’ – namely, the Great Western, the London and North Eastern, the London, Midland and Scottish, and the…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 12, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on A ticket to ride

The air we breathe

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
When we think of city smog, we might think of the days when the new Victorian factories choked city air with thick smoke. Many times during the 1800s in the East End of London, in particular, it was barely possible to see from one side of the street to the…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 9, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on The air we breathe

75 years of gardening know-how!

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
If you tune in to BBC Radio 4 this afternoon at 3pm you will have the chance to listen to a panel of experts answering gardening questions as diverse as whether it’s possible to plant a tea plant in the UK from which to make a cuppa, through to tips…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 8, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on 75 years of gardening know-how!

More than a day out

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
Nowadays, for many people, an annual holiday – or even several annual holidays – are not just welcomed, they are accepted as the norm. Indeed, when the Covid pandemic meant that we were restricted to our home territory, at times even to our home town, then we felt hard done…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 6, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on More than a day out

A newcomer in the family

Originally posted on Outset Publishing:
From the 1920s onwards the wireless set provided an increasing number of families with an opportunity to listen to music, drama and news broadcasts. Around half of the British population were able to settle down in the evening and enjoy a musical variety show, a comedy, or a play, while…

Posted byIsabella MuirApril 5, 2022Posted inwritingLeave a comment on A newcomer in the family

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