UK - 20th Century

Question 1

Prime Ministers of the 1950s:

Answer 1

All Conservative from 1951:

Clement Atlee (L): -1951
Winston Churchill: 1951 - 1955
Anthony Eden: 1955 - 1957
Harold Macmillan: 1957 - 1963

Question 2

Prime Ministers of the 1960s:

Answer 2

First half Con, second half Lab:

Harold Macmillan (C): to 1963
Alec Douglas-Home (C): 1963-64
Harold Wilson (L): 1964 - 1970

Question 3

Prime Ministers of the 1970s:

Answer 3

First half Con, second half Lab:

Edward Heath (C): 1970 - 74
Harold Wilson (L) (2nd): 1974 - 76
James Callaghan (L): 1976 - 79

Thatcher in May 1979

Question 4

Margaret Thatcher: dates of PM

Answer 4

May 1979 - Nov 1990

Question 5

When did commercial television begin in the UK?

Answer 5

1955

This followed the Conservatives’ Television Act 1954 - previously it had been a BBC monopoly

Question 6

When did regular BBC Television Service broadcasts begin?

Answer 6

Nov 1936

This followed John Logie Baird’s first broadcasts from Sep 1929 and into the early 30s