Wet and windy Whitsun gave Hampstead Heath fairmen plenty to grumble about, the third bank holiday in a row that it has rained, but hundreds turned out anyway to enjoy all the fun of the fair. Where is the X in sex?
14 June 1957: Where is the X in sex?
Wet and windy Whitsun gave Hampstead Heath fairmen plenty to grumble about, the third bank holiday in a row that it has rained, but hundreds turned out anyway to enjoy all the fun of the fair.
Where is the X in sex? This is the problem facing local cinema managers (and parents) for months to come. The LCC decided that the controversial nudist camp film The Garden of Eden - naked men, women and children in colour - can be shown in Hampstead with a U certificate.
troversial nudist camp film The Garden of Eden - naked men, women and children in colour - can be shown in Hampstead with a U certificate. Next door in Middlesex the film will be X.
The first lakeside concert at Kenwood - five instead of four this year - features the London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
Most popular author with boys is WE Johns, author of the Biggles books. With girls it is Enid Blyton, who is high In popularity with boys too.
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