Entries from March 1956
A ‘SALUTE TO LANCASHIRE’ will be one of the first programmes on the Granada Network’s first night of commercial tv, which begins this coming Thursday.
Produced by Val Parnell, the programme will include Pat Kirkwood, Lena Horne, Bob Monkhouse, Denis Goodwin, Sid Millward and his Nitwits and the Tiller Girls.
The opening night surprise item also features […]
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Tags: Eye On Manchester · Manchester 50 years ago
Sir Albert Richardson, architect, teacher, writer and President of the Royal Academy, has paid a visit to Manchester and expressed strong views on the city, its architectural features, and how it should be developed in the future.
Sir Albert had travelled from London to give an address at the B.B.C.’s 51 Society. The distinguished septuagenarian was […]
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Tags: Manchester 50 years ago · Manchester local history · architecture · urban regeneration