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1949 Lights return to London after WW2
“All over the country, lettering is being brightened, bulbs replaced, wiring renewed and soon our big cities will be as bright as they were in 1939."
Bomb-scarred London switches the lights on again after 10 years of darkness that began with the outbreak of war.
Originally broadcast 29 March 1949
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Bomb-scarred London switches the lights on again after 10 years of darkness that began with the outbreak of war.
Originally broadcast 29 March 1949
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k3v5hQPAmQ
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