Incredible Flu Remedies from 1959 — BBC Voice of the People
BBC street interviews asking people to share their home remedies for the flu (United Kingdom, 1959).
1950s
1959: What Worries the People of Sheffield? — BBC Voice of the People
BBC street interviews asking Sheffield residents what worries them most (Sheffield, England, 1959).
1950s Special Report: Central High School Students Speak Out on Integration
1957 news special report interviewing white students about the integration of their school following the Little Rock crisis (Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957).
The First Street Interviews (1950)
Some of the earliest man-on-the-street television interviews ever recorded, from 1950 (United States, 1950).
What Makes a REAL Man According to a 1950s Cabbie?
Extended interview with a 1950s cab driver philosophizing about what it means to be a real man (New York City, 1950s).
1950s Lifelong Criminal Reveals WHY He Did It
Rare street-style interview with a lifelong criminal explaining why he chose a life of crime (United States, 1950s).
1950s Parents Reveal Their Feelings About Their Baby Boomer Children
Street interviews with parents reflecting on their children’s generation and the changes coming (United States, 1950s).
What Middle-Class High School Kids Were Like In The 1950s
Street interviews with middle-class teenagers about their lives, values, and the future (United States, 1950s).
1950s — He Remembers The First Time A Black Man Talked Back
Street interview recounting the first time a man witnessed a Black man refuse to be deferential (United States, 1950s).
Racism in America — Small Town 1950s Case Study Documentary
Documentary interviews examining racism in a typical small American town in the 1950s (United States, 1950s).
Racism in America: Small Town 1950s Case Study (Full Documentary)
Full documentary with street-level interviews examining racial attitudes and experiences in 1950s small-town America (United States, 1950s).