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5 November – The BBC Light Programme first airs Life with the Lyons, the UK's first sitcom, featuring British-domiciled American couple Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. 28 November – James Corbitt is hanged at Strangeways Prison, Manchester, for the premeditated murder in August of his mistress at Ashton-under-Lyne.
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles .
The NME's chart is considered by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to be the canonical UK Singles Chart during the 1950s; [2] it was expanded to a Top 20 on 1 October 1954. [3] Sales of records significantly increased in the mid-fifties, following the birth of rock and roll.
Lee–Enfield [1] – Main service rifle until the 1950s and afterwards adapted for a variety of specialist roles. EM-2 rifle [2] – Experimental rifle adopted very briefly in 1951. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle [3] – Main Cold War service rifle from 1954 to 1994. SA80 L85 rifle [4] – Adopted right at the end of the Cold War in 1987.
Pages in category "1950s in the United Kingdom" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
From the late 1950s British "modern jazz", highly influenced by American bebop, began to emerge, led by figures such as John Dankworth and Ronnie Scott, while Ken Colyer, George Webb and Humphrey Lyttelton emphasised New Orleans, trad jazz. [1] Scott's Soho club became a focal point of British jazz, seeing the best of British and international ...
5 November – the BBC Light Programme first broadcasts Life with the Lyons, the UK's first sitcom, featuring British-domiciled American couple Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels. 3 December – the BBC Light Programme first broadcasts the magazine and variety programme Calling All Forces featuring Ted Ray ; his catchphrase "You should use stronger ...
Best-selling albums of the 1950s in the UK No. [citation needed] Album Artist Record label [a] Year [a] Chart peak [a] 1 South Pacific: Original soundtrack RCA Victor: 1958 1 2 My Fair Lady: Original Broadway cast Philips: 1958 1 3 Oklahoma! Original soundtrack Capitol: 1956 1 4 Songs for Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra: Capitol: 1956 1 5 West ...