David Nixon; Isobel Morag (née Marshall), Lady Barnet; Barbara Kelly; Gilbert Charles Harding
8 of 19 portraits of Gilbert Charles Harding
David Nixon; Isobel Morag (née Marshall), Lady Barnet; Barbara Kelly; Gilbert Charles Harding
by BBC
vintage print, 28 November 1954
6 in. x 8 1/4 in. (152 mm x 208 mm) image size
Bequeathed by David Dean, 1976
Photographs Collection
NPG x184362
Sittersback to top
- Isobel Morag (née Marshall), Lady Barnet (1918-1980), Radio and television personality; wife of Sir Geoffrey Barnett. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Gilbert Charles Harding (1907-1960), Broadcaster. Sitter in 19 portraits. Identify
- Barbara Kelly (1924-2007), Television personality. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- David Nixon (1919-1978), Magician and entertainer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Events of 1954back to top
Current affairs
Roger Bannister runs the four-minute mile. Bannister was the first man to achieve the 'miracle mile', a feat that was thought by some to be impossible, beating his rival, the Australian John Landy, to the record. Bannister went on to a career as a distinguished neurologist.Food rationing ends in Britain.
Art and science
J.R.R. Tolkien publishes the first two parts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Tolkien was an Oxford professor of Anglo-Saxon language and literature and drew on his scholarly interests in history, language and mythology to create the fictional land of Middle Earth where the books are set.Williams Golding publishes, Lord of the Flies.
International
The South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) is established in Bangkok. This international defence organisation was established as part of the 'containment' policy of limiting the influence of communism. SEATO was, however, found to be ineffective as the member organisations failed to agree on combined action; it was disbanded in 1977.Comments back to top
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