MPX5091348: Christmas Humour: 75 year old Samuel Johnson the Father Christmas of Gamages, spent his lunch break today, across the road in Holborn, browsing through Summer brochures in a travel agent - dreaming of the sunshine. Shortly after, he was back giving out presents to the Children. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5091660: Singer Rolf Harris who lives in Sydenham, Kent, has bought the house adjoining his own modern terrace. He decided he would like to enlarge the three bedroomed house and knocked down the brick wall between the houses, himself. Rolf and his sculptress wife Alwen live their with their five year old daughter Bindi. Rolf Harris, with his wife Alwen in the background in her old kitchen he is in the new part. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5091672: Singer Rolf Harris who lives in Sydenham, Kent, has bought the house adjoining his own modern terrace. He decided he would like to enlarge the three bedroomed house and knocked down the brick wall between the houses, himself. Rolf and his sculptress wife Alwen live their with their five year old daughter Bindi. Rolf with his wife Alwen sitting in the new house. In background is the old house. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5093799: Play closes after one night. A new play that had its first night last night called "Thirteen for Dinner" at the Duke of York's Theatre last night received overwhelmingly bad notices from the critics this morning that Mr. Emile Littler decided to close the show immediately. Today at the Theatre two stars as seen in our photograph. Miss Margareta Scott is holding a bunch of telegrams that wished her well. December 1953 / Bridgeman Images