4 Culture, Entertainment, leisure and travel Flashcards
development of mass tourism
tourism for the wealthy before 1918
- only very wealthy people went on holidays, mostly sailing ones
- italy, greece or france
- exclusive locations
- tourism geared for the wealthy during this time
development of mass tourism
caravanning: interwar
1934 there was 90 new models of caravan
development of mass tourism
caravanning post war
very popular among families as an alternative to butlins, they could have freedom and independence as opposed to following a regime
development of mass tourism
Butlins
- holiday camp
- 3 meals a day
- activities and entertainment provided whatever the weather
development of mass tourism
Butlins camps
skegness and clacton camps had 100,000 holidays a year
development of mass tourism
Butlins decline
in the 1970s because people could afford to go abroad
cinema 1918-1939
1914 - 1925, british filming industry?
1914: 1/4 of films were british
1925 only 5% were due to the rise of hollywood
cinema 1918-1939
1935
‘talkies’ (movies with spoken words) created
cinema 1918-1939
1920s-1930s
cinema became more respected
cinema 1918-1939
what did cinema reflect?
often social issues. Romance, thrillers, crime dramas and historical pictures were the favourites.
cinema 1918-1939
social issues eg.
1925 the pleasure garden by Alfred Hitchcock presented everyday life in Britain
cinema 1918-1939
1930s cinema
long term unemployed + miners
important to long-term unemplyed people. They went to the cinema on average 2.6 times per week.
- improvised dramas were created in the miners institutes.
cinema during ww2
how many films produced during war years? what was the attitude towards it?
500
- film was very important to people as a form of escapism
cinema during ww2
which films were the most popular during world war 2?
comedis
cinema during ww2
ministry of information
used films to play newsreels before, or important social messages.
bbc radio 1918-1939
bbc 1922
the bbc obtained a license from the government, by the government, and therefore broadcasted values of the government rather than genuine ones.
bbc radio 1918-1939
BBC radio 1927
became publicly owned under John Reith as director general.
bbc radio 1918-1939
Guglielmo marconi
inventor of modern radio
bbc radio 1918-1939
post ww2 radio
government suspicious of radio transmitting messages. eg. revolution/strike
spectator sports 1918-1939
1920s/30s races
free horse races — 200,000-500,000 crowds
spectator sports 1918-1939
late 1920s
greyhound racing popular
spectator sports 1918-1939
which sports were popular? eg.?
tennis, show jumping and golf
eg. the 50,000 people payed to see the ryder cup in 1933.
spectator sports 1918-1939
1936 BBC
broadcasted football matches. It was thought this would make sport less popular, but it actually boosted its popularity and therefore increased funding.
interwar car industry
By 1934 there were…
2.5m cars on British roads
interwar car industry
1920s cars were
very expensive. eg. £250 for an Rover 10
interwar car industry
1930s prices
had fallen. A minor sv. was £100
interwar car industry
who bought cars?
the interwar car industry was dominated by the middle class. The working class SOMETIMES shared a car.
road building
Road Traffic Act 1930
- enforced the highway code
- got rid of speed limits
road building
interwar roads
very few major ones.
- mersey tunnel
- great north road
these were the only major roads rlly…
road building
what were the other effects of road building?
countryside was lostl
road deaths
motorists deaths
80% of deaths 1926-1930 caused by motorists
road deaths
road traffic act 1934
- tests before obtaining a license
- 30mph speed limits
new industries
new industries/hobbies bc of driving :D
- driving for leisure
- day trips
- 1930s cars were preferred over public transport.
