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1952 Gets a Noisy Welcome

First broadcast: 2 January 1952

In the years before New Year's Day became a bank holiday, great appreciation was felt when New Year's Eve fell on a weekend. Just how much can be seen in this short news report on the Chelsea Arts Fancy Dress Ball at the Royal Albert Hall.

The theme is Huntin', Shootin', and Fishin' and a huge crowd of elaborately (and sometimes scantily) dressed young men and women take to the dance floor with great enthusiasm.

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Television Newsreel02/01/1952

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