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Yes, I'm afraid that 'child centred' education is still alive and well!

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1962: Essential information

The husband has been working late so he will have missed the family’s evening meal. On his return he receives information on a ‘need to know’ basis. The Archers were (and still are) broadcast at 6.45 p.m. The wife has gone out perhaps to an evening class on pottery. The oven looks like the famous Aga.

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1962: Shared Paddling Pool

The dog’s fur has absorbed almost all the water in the miniature paddling pool.

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1962: Politically incorrect display tea party


Animals are treated with much more respect in modern zoos.

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1978: Sponsorship

The major has accepted sponsorship! The world was changing fast and by 1978 Punch was itself facing obsolescence. I doubt that this type of joke would have appeared much earlier.

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That's a belter

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1962: Italian food consumption

The two staples of an Italian meal have been combined. The Italian diner is consuming his wine while eating his spaghetti.

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1962: Just on a whim

What does the artist mean by this cartoon? Is it because this is highly unlikely? Or, perhaps, to highlight that this service does not need to be paid for? I can’t identify any other reasons.

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yes probably because it was free, getting something for nothing on a evening out .
Those were the days when you could just drop in with out an appointment ,I remember them ,,going as a 8yr old with my brother ,looking round the room to see who was going before me .