Nostalgia and History

American hero Reis Leming, who saved many lives, being brought round after collapsing form his exertions.

An American in the 1953 flood

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 20th May 13

Let’s Talk reader and former US serviceman Jewel M Smart got in touch with us from Bossier City, Louisiana, with vivid and poignant memories of

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Romance on the blue bus

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 10th May 13

Who says bus journeys can’t be exciting? BBC Radio Norfolk’s David Clayton recalls early adventures. I feel we’ve known each other long enough to share

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Island identities

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 09th May 13

Our expert Derek Palgrave answers readers’ queries on the origins of their surnames. The four countries of the British Isles have each given rise to

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Princess Margaret inspects airmen at RAF Coltishall in May, 1963.

It happened then

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 25th April 13

Historical highlights from the month of May. Compiled by Peter Sargent. 70 years ago 1943 More than 30 German U-boats attacked a convoy of

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The Beatles meet young fans at The Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, in 1963.

The year we started to swing

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 22nd April 13

It was a strange year. Frozen to start but by the end of it life was never quite the same again. So much had happened

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Coronation street party in Norwich, 1953.

Where were you on the big day?

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 15th April 13

Those who were there will never forget it. Now we’re looking for your memories of the Coronation of 1953. On June 2, it will be

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Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise rehearse at ABC, Great Yarmouth, with Pamela Devis Dancers in 1967.

The golden age of telly?

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 12th April 13

A look at the current television schedules convinces Terry Redhead that the 1960s and 1970s was TV’s finest hour. Out of the blue I was

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Major appeal of the Minor

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 02nd April 13

Solid, enduring and so very British. BBC Radio Norfolk’s David Clayton considers our love for the Morris Minor. There’s something strangely comforting about the Morris

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The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol with fashion models at Ickworth in April, 1963.

It happened then

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 22nd March 13

Historical highlights from the month of April. Compiled by Peter Sargent. 70 years ago 1943 The Nazis finally crushed the Jewish Ghetto uprising in

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Labour of love

Lets Talk Magazine, posted on 21st March 13

Good afternoon, good evening and sometimes it was just “behave yourself this time.” Derek James continues his stories of the cinemas in Norfolk and Suffolk

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