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Festival of Britain 'was a revelation'

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The Festival of Britain opened almost 60 years ago at London's South Bank, on 3 May 1951.

Jude Kelly, artistic director at the South Bank Centre, explains her vision for the four-month festival being held to commemorate it.


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