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8 Still crazy after all these years…TOP TEN GOODIES EPISODES As voted for by readers of goodygoodyyumyum.com 1. Up, Up and Away The Goodies’ three-seat, three-wheel ‘trandem’ cycle gets [...]	9	10 The sweet smell of successThe first Pie In The Sky shop opened in Brighton on this day in 1973. Owner Francesca Katz had been reading Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to her son Leo, and decided to create a ‘magical factory for grown-up children’.	11 The Queen of QuipsTEN REASONS NOT TO EAT OUT WITH A MAN 1. They think broccoli is a foreign exam. 2. They think aperitif is [...]	12 Remembrance parade controversy	13	14
15 Curly Horley banned	16 Boys’ comic apologises for error	17 TV transmitter sparks jail riot	18	19	20	21
22 Roll out the barrel!ROLL OUT THE BARREL! Leyton’s very own Harry Hurricane is all set to become one of the brightest new stars in [...]	23	24 Air ace wins VCGroup Captain Henry Morton was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1942 for an incident that would later inspire a classic film.	25 Hangman’s last laughMaurice Welby, Britain’s most famous executioner, performed his final hanging on this day in 1954 at HMP Winson Green. Known as the ‘Laughing Hangman’ owing to his fondness for practical jokes, he soon became a national celebrity.	26	27	28
29 Stunning StonesThe Rolling Stones' last album of the 1960s is widely regarded as their best, with songs like the ominous 'Gimme Shelter' bidding farewell to the idealism of the 'underground' culture.	30

23 December 1948

‘Truman pegs’ bring relief – and anxiety…

Christmas came early in 1948, with the arrival in austerity Britain of a consignment of ‘Truman pegs’ from the United States. Read on...

Washday could be a social minefield for housewives

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