1952: What's the BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT this year? | Television Newsreel | Christmas | BBC Archive
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- With a month to go before Christmas, many shops in London have already put out their festive displays. Women's Hour presenter Jean Metcalfe takes a look at some of the toys and gifts that are likely to find their way into the nation's stockings in 1952.
Take your choice from 'The Doodler' (an endless game of cat's cradle), a jumping dog, sponge animals, 'Hank the Cowboy', mannequins you can make clothes for, a range of clockwork figurines, toy trains aplenty, a miniature Coronation procession (complete with the Queen's golden coach), a Christmas table decoration, a magnetic rack for kitchen utensils, low-priced wine and Christmas crackers filled with champagne.
If you're thinking of buying for BBC Archive, we'll have the low-priced wine - thanks very much!
Clip taken from BBC Television Newsreel, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 25 November 1952.
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I do not know if anyone has realised this, but the audio of the reporter and other sounds is as crisp and clear as it could be. I did not expect someone from the 1950s to sound so clear that you can even discern her accent, her ‘s’ sounds, and other consonants so vividly and clearly. It’s amazing that I’m hearing somebody from the 20th century, considering I was born in 1999, which marks the final chapter of the 20th century. Amazing.
I believe Jean Metcalfe was married to Cliff Michelore, of 'Tonight' fame.
It's AI 😂
probably because when these were made, there weren't news programs to begin with and so most of these films were made with higher budgets and better quality than their later ones that were not only more budget restricted but also not as precise as these
It's called ( or was ) an British accent .... Today in the year 2025 Britain is finished for good .... apart from those movie tone type films ... Yes I was born in the early 50s so can remember right down to the firework Christmas crackers with magnesium strips and little smoking Indians etc
Some of the toys l would like for my self 😊
I want a doodler
Christmas starts in September these days
I saw advent calendars in some places in August 🤣🤣🤣
That knife magnet looks like a great way to lose a toe.
Not only were those children able to get a Doodler for Christmas if they were lucky but sweet and chocolate rationing would end in February 1953.
Explaining paperchains to my son, lol
Most people wouldn’t have been able to afford any of that!
I was thinking the same when looking at the faces of some of those kids. The commercialisation of Christmas has gone way out of hand. Even back then
Brit Kitsch.