Britains great postwar party

Published: April 30, 2021, 11 a.m.

Harriet Atkinson takes us back to 1951\u2019s Festival of Britain, a celebration of a nation rising from the ashes of war\n\xa0\nThe Festival of Britain of 1951 was a nation\u2019s attempt to show off its best side to the world \u2013 a great celebration of a people rising from the ashes of conflict. Harriet Atkinson reveals how this four-month-long carnival of patriotism was in fact, to a large extent, built around the genius of foreign-born designers.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices