“Did you know, there are in fact no laws prohibiting the sale of dangerous toys in this country?”
In December 1966, ITN’s Richard Wakeley festively ventured where British legislation had yet to go; highlighting major gaps in child safeguarding and toy safety to bemused, toy-laden parents across London’s festive markets. Comically balanced with expertise of the time, this vintage Christmas report offers a timely window into the childhood of yesteryear and introduction to the mid-century work of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
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