MEV5050056: Tancredi and Erminia / Bridgeman Images

MEV5050031: Woman Wrapped in a Cloth / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069669: Opening at the Jeanette Cochrane theatre is a new ballet called "Living Space". The dancers are Sandra Craig, and choreographer Christopher Bruce who are members of the Ballet Rambert. December 1969 Z11581 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069675: World War II: Mascots: Dogs. Jags the bulldog seen here with soldiers before the preparation to leave for France. October 1939 P011575 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069693: Entertainment Television Cartoons Humour. Walt Disney characters who are travelling round the country, today left their van at Watford Junction and travelled to Euston by train. As Winnie the Pooh was too fat to enter the normal passenger carriage, they has to make the journey in the guards van. On arrival at Euston they were met by the station manager's shorthand typists, 19 year old twins, Diana and her sister Susan Wheatley, / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069756: Sad looking dog posing on a wooden chair. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069762: Women at the Strand Palace Hotel. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069810: Girl holding a cute poodle dog. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069879: Entertainment dance. The Dutch National Ballet is giving it's first London season from the 1-6 December 1969 at Sadler's Wells theatre. Rudolf Nureyev is the guest artist in the company's performance in George Balanchine's "Apollon Musagete" where he interprets the part of Apollon (God Apollo) opposite the leading ballerinas Olga De Haas (Muse of Dance) Sonja Marchiolli (Muse of Drama) and Helene Pex (Muse of Musec) rehearsing them is John Taras the Director of the Paris Opera Ballet and stages Apollon for the Dutch National Ballet specially for the London performance. Nureyev rehearsing for Apollo. November 1969 Z11494-001 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069637: World War II: Shipping A Oil tanker a blaze after being torpedoed by a German U-boat in the North Atlantic. July 1940 P011673 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069676: Variety Club's Christmas Gift Luncheon: After the Variety Club's Christmas lunch in London today, Christmas trees and hundreds of toys were taken to four hospitals and two orphanages. Receiving the toys and gifts were several stars dress in Father Christmas outfits. Ronnie Corbett was put into the toy sack by the Savoy Dancing Girls dressed as Miss Christmas's, and hoisted on the back of Harry Secombe who was dressed as Father Christmas. December 1969 Z11608 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069715: Baby and Lolly. Derorah Ann Clowes 13 months from Stoke on treat enjoys herself in the beach with her lolly. June 1960 M4270-008 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069727: Leigh v. Oldham. Oldham centre Beverley is tackled by Leigh forward Lyon and stand-off Eckersley. November 1969 Z11533-009 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069730: Rhyl bathing pool. Pauline Jones, 23, of Rhyl in the arms of her brother-in-law John Williams of Prestatyn splashing about in the Rhyl bathing pool. June 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069787: A woman belly dancing for men at The Turks Head Pub in Birmingham. November 1969 Z11189-007 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069835: Wrestler Jackie Pallo is due to star in the pantomime "Goldilocks" at Norwich this Christmas. Today he had his first costume fitting for the role of Heinkel the bad circus owner. He is photographed having an impromptu rehearsal outside the Albert Hall where he is due to fight on Wednesday night. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069668: World War II: Mascots. Dogs. Balloon barrage men who are so keen to have pets that one unit wrote to the RSPCA to find a dog for them. One that was condemned to death was presented to them. Rover stays with the sentry. July 1940 P011576 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069683: World War II: Hospital. Divining for Radium among the wreckage of what was the Marie Curie Hospital, Hampstead. Mr. E.E. Smith of the N.P.L. using an instrument known as the "Clucking Hen". One of the containers was to-day recovered intact from near this point. Febuary 1944 P011563 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069889: 23 year old Sarah MacDonald of Yateley, Hampshire, gave up her job as Personal Assistant secretary to the Foreign Minister to take up a modelling career. Posing for pictures at her home wearing a mini dress. November 1969 Z11483 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069695: Variety Club's Christmas Gift Luncheon: After the Variety Club's Christmas lunch in London today, Christmas trees and hundreds of toys were taken to four hospitals and two orphanages. Receiving the toys and gifts were several stars dress in Father Christmas outfits. Ronnie Corbett was put into the toy sack by the Savoy Dancing Girls dressed as Miss Christmas's, and hoisted on the back of Harry Secombe who was dressed as Father Christmas. December 1969 . December 1969 Z11608-005 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069904: A VC10 plane on fire after leaving Heathrow Airport today. The largest piece of the aircraft. thought to be the rear assembly in a field only half a mile from a residential area of Reading, Berkshire. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069773: Festive Scenes. In South Molton street, Mayfair, it was snowing but it was only plastic snow that was falling. Singer Clodagh Rogers was present with Father and Mother Christmas, to open the street's Christmas display of lights. Clodagh Rogers throws a snowball. December 1969 Z11515-002 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069797: Glamour Orrena Elder, 22 TV. Topper, Dancing Show. M4470-014 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069857: Families on the beach at Plymouth / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069893: Donkey and young foal at the Richmond Horse Show. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069902: Young donkey foal at the Richmond Horse Show. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070009: Swimsuit Fashion: Fashion show of Spirella foundation garments and new made-to-measure Swimsuits, was held today at Spirella House, Oxford Circus, Angela Lane and Souilla Glass-Hooper, wearing made-to-measure corrset. June 1960 M4240-005 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070030: Romania's determination to pursue the development of relations with non-communist countries is seen in this week's official visit to Britain of the Romania Prime Minister Mr. Ion Gheorghe Maurer and Foreign Minister Mr. Corneliu Manescu. Before dinner at 10 Downing Street, the Romanian Prime Minister, Mr. Ion Maurer, with Mr. Harold Wilson. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070087: Dancing from the 19th to 29th November at the Sadlers Wells Theatre. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070168: Woman with pet squirrel called John Willy on her head. June 1960 M4257-007 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5069998: Twins Jullette and Gillian King are fussy about the modelling assignments they take. The first stipulation is there must be room for two, for the 17 year old twins insist on working together. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070028: A week of magic for Christmas. The Magic Circle show will be at the Collegiate Theatre in Gordon Street, London. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070043: The "Miss World" contestants arriving at Heathrow Airport to take part in the "Miss World" competition. "Miss Mexico", Gloria Hernandez (tartan skirt) pictured at Heathrow. November 1969 Z11163-003 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070052: Family on the beach during a hot summer day / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070100: Young Tony Hubbard aged five years old, licking a block of ice to keep cool in the heat. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5070109: Young Prudence Ford age three years old playing outside in the garden sitting in a bowl of water / Bridgeman Images