WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 1958?

IN THE NEWS The old order slips away, the new order is defined: the last debutante is presented to HM the Queen at Holyrood House shortly after an act is passed creating Life Peers to sit alongside hereditary peers in the House of Lords. Philosopher Bertrand Russell launches CND, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Britain’s first parking meters are installed and work begins on the M1. AT THE FLICKS Horror and sci-fi melded nicely in both The Blob and The Fly, Hitchcock made us uneasy with Vertigo while Gary Cooper showed he was still a Man of the West. One of the greatest achievements was the oftforgotten A Night to

Remember, the film story of the Titanic told with great technical accuracy – the ship’s Fourth Officer worked as an adviser. IN THE CHARTS There was nothing too threatening on Shipston-on-stour’s record shelves in ’58. The Everly Brothers had the year’s bestseller with All I Have To Do Is Dream while Perry Como offered us a few Magic Moments and that cheeky Elvis fellow got some hips swinging with Jailhouse Rock.