growth in leisure activities/ scientific developments

Question 1

describe how television changed:

Answer 1

-telstar was launched in 1962 which allowed international television transmission
-by 1961 75% of the pop. had a TV
-BBC was transformed when Hugh Greene became director general e.g. swearing guidelines revised
-in 1967 the BBC became the first channel to launch regular colour programmes
-by 1969 TV accounted for 23% of leisure time

Question 2

describe how radio changed:

Answer 2

-easier to listen to radio in private through long life battery and earphones which meant the youth didn’t have to listen to what their parents listened to
-birth of pirate radio stations e.g. radio caroline
-radio 1 started after pirate stations were banned in 1967

Question 3

describe how newspapers changed:

Answer 3

-the sun launched in 1964 and it became very popular
-it was then bought in the late 60s by media tycoon rupert murdoch, which led to it becoming right-leaning and distorted the national balance of newspapers
-2/3rds of the adult pop. read a daily newspaper, proving it to be a powerful medium for public information

Question 4

describe how public transport changed:

Answer 4

-1st stretch of the M1 opened in 1959
-but no major improvements to roads
-beeching report recommended cuts to railways lines which led to the railway lines being cut from 13,000km to 9,000km
-bus, coach and rail declined in popularity

Question 5

describe how car ownership changed:

Answer 5

-accelerated rapidly in the 60s
-use of the car account for 77% of journeys by 1974
-car ownership was more affordable due to technological advances, increase in real wages and increased mass production
-it led to an increase in leisure activities too
-in 1959 the austin mini was launched and it cost £495 meaning it was affordable for most families

Question 6

describe how leisure and holidays changed:

Answer 6

-by 1955, 90% of british workers took an annual 2 week holiday
-butlins became popular
-travel companies offering package holidays brought domestic and foreign travel within the range of ordinary families
-shopping became a leisure activity
- in 1951 there were 27mil holidays but by 1971 there were 41 million
-however foreign travel was mainly for the rich

Question 7

describe some technological developments of the 1960s:

Answer 7

-anglo french partnership developed the concorde
-post office tower opened in 1965 to improve telecommunications
-imperial chemical industries made many scientific developments e.g. new forms of anaesthetics
-many new domestic appliances e.g. constallation model of hoover