1-192-263 - © Henry Grant Collection/London Museum/Heritage Images

BBC Children's Programmes display, Festival of Britain, London, 1951. A woman painting a wall display for the BBC. Between May and September 1951 a grand exhibition was held throughout Great Britain. A Festival Council brought together a team of designers, architects and builders to mastermind this exhibition, whose intention was to demonstrate all that was best about Britain at the time. The central focus was a purpose built exhibition constructed on the South Bank of the Thames in London.