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1952

Episode 2 of 50

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1952 featured the Queen's accession; the Great Smog; the Helsinki Olympics and Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain.

Sounds of the 20th Century is an audio journey through five decades of triumph, tragedy and trivia in 50 hour-long episodes.

Each programme is dedicated to one year from 1951 to 2000 and features nothing that wasn't heard, seen or read at the time. There's no hindsight, no "I-heart-the-80s"-style reminiscences; just the music, the news, the radio, the TV and the movies as they were first experienced.

Jeremy Vine introduces part two of Sounds of the 20th Century: 1952. It features the death of a king and the accession of a new queen; chaos in London as the Great Smog kills thousands; the UK's first pop chart and number one single (Al Martino's Here in My Heart); the Helsinki Olympics, Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain and much more.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 Jan 2015 23:00

Music Played

  • Tracklisting

    • Nat King Cole

      Unforgettable

  • Les Paul & Mary Ford

    I'm Confessin'

  • Teresa Brewer

    Till I Waltz Again With You

  • Bill Haley

    Rock This Joint

  • Tex Ritter

    Ballad Of High Noon

  • Frankie Laine

    Ballad Of High Noon

  • Vera Lynn

    Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart

  • Hank Williams

    Jambalaya

  • The Mills Brothers

    Glow Worm

  • Jo Stafford

    You Belong To Me

  • Doris Day

    When I Fall In Love

  • Ruth Brown

    Daddy Daddy

  • Leroy Anderson

    Blue Tango

  • Winifred Atwell

    Black & White Rag

  • Percy Faith

    Delicado

  • Danny Kaye

    Thumbelina

  • Kay Starr

    The Wheel Of Fortune

  • Al Martino

    Here In My Heart

  • Big Mama Thornton

    Hound Dog

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singer: Gene Kelly.

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Trevor Dann

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 Apr 2011 22:00
  • Tue 13 Jan 2015 23:00