MPX5076252: Entertainment actors Rex Harrison with his wife Rachael Roberts (left) and Rita Hayworth leaves the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury-avenue, London after the first night of the new stage comedy by George Hulme - 'The Lionel Touch' in which Rex Harrison plays the leading role of Lionel Fairleigh. his wife and Rita Hayworth were in the audience. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074159: Muslim Religious Service. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074165: Bathing Girl: Glamour on the Clacton Beach: L. to R. Peggy Palmer, 16, Waitress Clacton; Maureen Kenn, 21, Waitress Clacton; Barbara Jollies, 21, Red Coat Ilford; Sherral Mason, 19, Red Coat Blackpool pushing the boat out. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074216: Bathing Girl: Glamour on the Clacton Beach: The cheeky smile belongs to Maureen Kenn, 21, a Waitress from Clacton. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074231: Grandstand goes into colour on the first day of the full BBC 1 colour service, 15th November, so the team of girls seen on screen typing lists, tending teleprinters and helping bring the latest sports news to Grandstand's millions of viewers are to get special mini dresses. (left to right) Wendy Roberts (19), Jeanne Bethell (25), Frank Bough the Grandstand commentator, Jane Heyner (18), Diana Watson (23) and Adrienne Salonika (19). November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074246: Bathing Girl: Glamour on the Clacton Beach: Jacqueline Wood, 16, Waitress Clacton is cluttering up the Gang Way from the Sky Lark. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074258: Bathing Girl: Glamour on the Clacton Beach: Who will go rowing with Christine Reynolds glamour girl. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074291: Two teenage sisters playing together on a swing in the local park. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074357: Pictures of Christine Smith in Holland Park, modelling a pattened mini -dress. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5074435: Two children washing up. c. 1945 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076279: Firemens Agility display team giving demonstration. June 1942 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076297: Industry: Factories: Flowers: Pictures taken at poppy factory in Petersham Road, Richmond. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076300: Industry: Factories: Flowers: Pictures taken at poppy factory in Petersham Road, Richmond. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076400: Entertainment. Military Navy: Twenty ships divers from H.M.S. Hermes joined in with 14 year old Janet Abercombie the English and Welsh Diving Champion, making a forbidding 45 ft dive into Portsmouth Harbour from the top deck of H.M.S. Hermes. It was all in aid of promotion shots for a special edition of Thames Television's "Opportunity Knocks" to be screened on 10th November. Janet in the water being picked up by divers. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076439: Yoko Ono launches her new book "Grapefruit" accompanied by her husband, former Beatle John Lennon July 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076448: Native American Echohawk, seen here in a snowy Hyde Park. The warrior who found peace with a sketch book is in London for an exhibtion of his work. January 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076458: Young boy Robert playing on his bicycle in the snow. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076512: The singing Karlins Evelyn, Elaine, and Linda have just helped make a new record for the manager of the Langham branch of Abbey Life Insurance. They have just taken out a policy for £70,000 which has given Mr. Clive Holmes a total of over £1,000,000 of business for the month. L-R (girls) Evelyn, Elaine and Linda with Mr. Clive Holmes in his office in Margaret Street, W1. This morning. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076528: John Lennon and Yoko Ono in charity concert in New York. August 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5076549: John Lennon and Yoko Ono in charity concert in New York. August 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079934: On a murky foggy December day between five to seven thousand Muslims of many nationalities assembled at a Islamic Cultural Centre in Regents Park to celebrate the Id-Ul-Fitr. Many marquees were put up for people to play in while the overspill knelt outside on prayer carpets, blankets and newspapers. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079946: Four year old girl learning how to be a clown like her daddy. Blackpool clown Ernie. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080009: A boy's best friend is his dog, they say, but how about when that dog is mechanical? That's a problem being faced by many British parents now that mechanical toys are appearing on the market again - for the first time in six years. British kids of six, or under, have never known what it is to have a regular, brand- new toy, and you can never be quite sure how they'll take to innovations! Here you see one youngster's typical reaction. The mechanical dog is "Wakouwa", who can obey all commands just as soon as asked. He's made by Lines Bros., whose Merton, London, toy factory is the largest in the world. Circa 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080061: 58 year old Charlie Roberts of Eastbourne, Sussex is proud of his pumpkin growing prowess. He challenges any amateur gardener to better his record of over 500lbs weight of pumpkins grown from 6 plants. He was helped to grow this weight by a freak second crop, the first normal crop of 11 pumpkins from his 6 plants weighted in at 400lbs. When he returned from a fortnight's holiday, the second crop had started growing due to the Indian summer. Early in November he cut 8 more pumpkins which brought the total to over 500lbs - and Charlie Reckons a record. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080133: Blog, the mongrel, complete with Christmas-hat, is last to arrive at the party held at an RSPCA home and last to leave December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080151: Sport Rugby Union. East Midlands v South Africa. Demonstration against the Springbok visit and apartheid policy. For this demonstrator the game is over. He reached the pitch, but his appearance was brief. Now the waiting Springbok can carry on playing. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080154: Electric Car/Hybrid Car: New car invention. Mr. John de Grunchy. He has developed a car which he claims gives upwards of 150 miles to the gallon by combining petrol and battery power. His prototype. His Petelec, based on a fiat 500, uses four heavy duty 12-volt car batteries in conjunction with a 3-h.p. garden rotorvator engine. December 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5081400: A slice of mining history ended in the North when five hundred men filed out of the Netherton colliery, Northumberland's oldest pit for the last time. C. 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077788: Two auto gyros left Ashford Airport at noon to cross channel en route for Paris Air Show. The pilots are Jeremy Metcalfe (Light Overalls) and Monny Curzon (Dark Overalls) of Campbell Aircraft, Memberry Airfield Newbury. May 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5081487: Anti-Apartheid Demonstration at Twickenham. Demonstrators at the Springbok rugby match at Twickenham. Protesting against the visit of the South Africa rugby team. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077889: The Plane the King and Queen chose. A plane very much in production news, is the Vickers-Viking, chosen for the King and Queen to user during their South African tour. Viking fuselage nearing completion in the jig. February 1947 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077901: The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta was named Amalthea. August, 1932 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075716: Swimming costume. Model Marion Proffitt wearing a Turquoise Lycra one-piece swimsuit cut low at the sides, by Trend. This suit will be in the shops in the new year (1970) and will retail for approx. 145 shillings. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5081614: Two attractive caps by Jantzen. On the left Christa wears a stretch fabric swimturban. Michele's swim cloche is inspired by the trendy headgear worn by Ali McGraw in the film "Love Story." September 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075734: Wedding of Sgt John Evan Leary and Hilda Donaldson-1904 Brown and Jones car used at wedding at Egham. March 1946 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077994: Mike Yarwood, 27, the impressionist and comedian married Sandra Burville aged 23, at the Church of St. Thomas Moore, Swiss Cottage, London. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images