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Gerald Holtom\u2019s CND symbol, known internationally as the \u2018peace\u2019 symbol, made its debut at a protest march by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament on 4th April, 1958.\xa0\nThe march went from London to Aldermaston, where Britain\u2019s nuclear weapons were and still are manufactured. Five hundred cardboard \u2018lollipop sticks\u2019 displaying the logo were produced - and it\u2019s since scarcely been out of circulation as an anti-establishment plea for peace around the world.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly question whether Goya helped influence Holton\u2019s iconic design; reveal how author J.B. Priestley had fermented the protests on this day; and consider the International Shoe Corporation\u2019s dubious claim to the patent \u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Peace Symbol: Beginnings and Evolution\u2019 (ThoughtCo, 2019): https://www.thoughtco.com/the-peace-symbol-1779351#\n\u2022 \u2018He gave his unforgettable work for nothing. Shouldn't the designer of the peace symbol be commemorated?\u2019 (The Guardian, 2015): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/28/shouldnt-british-designer-gerard-holtom-of-peace-symbol-be-commemorated-paris-attacks\n\u2022 \u2018Walter Wolfgang: 'why I marched to Aldermaston in 1958' (CND, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLqBUws7R8E\n#50s #UK #War #Design\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices