8 Strange Tales from the 1940s and 1950s

The Second World War and the Festival of Britain were not the only events to commemorate the 1940s and 1950s. Kelly Fitzroy takes us back more than half a century, to a time when electronics had hardly ventured beyond the secret laboratory and the weapons arsenal, and relates how it was - what life felt like between the South Downs and the Channel Coast.

The Bubble of Fame.
The soldiers were ready to release France, and indeed Europe, from under the Nazi boot - but they met their match in a contest with the local fire fighters, when they went for the biggest fish they’d never caught.

The Key.
Clark knew he’s planned the perfect way to rid himself from his tiresome bully of a boss, but the key that let him in - let him down.

The Unusual Courtship of Miss Matilda Batton.
What would a soldier want with the spinster’s suitcase - the Police Superintendent made it his duty to find out before the deeds were discovered.

A Portrait of its Victim.
They worshipped the memory of their Mother - or was it her portrait they prefrrred?

Just a Dream.
A voyage to the Sun - in a deckchair.

The Weird Case of Mr Pursey.
Could your thoughts destroy you?

The Blessed lamp.
The old lady took the Lamp with her - to Heaven -

Old Drudo and The Thing.
Flying saucers - in the mud.