The 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London, in pictures – The Telegraph

Dreaming of a Spire: The Festival of Britain – The Telegraph, 19 Jan 2011

Festival of Britain 1951: ‘A tonic for the nation’ – The Telegraph, 20 Jan 2011

Festival of Britain: divers to search for missing Skylon – The Telegraph, 20 Jan 2011

Festival of Britain to be revived for 60th anniversary – The Telegraph, 20 January 2011

Festival of Britain: fun that forged the future – Telegraph, 23 April 2011

Festival of Britain – Gillian Whiteley

Skylon’s the limit for Festival of Britain rerun – The Guardian, 19 Jan 2011

The Festival of Britain, 60 years on – The Guardian, 22 April 2011

1951: ‘The exhibits were out of this world’ – BBC

1951: Festival closes to applause – BBC

Festival of delight: Decades before the Dome fiasco and Olympics row, Britain showed how to celebrate this country with pride – Daily Mail 21 April 2011

The year Britain learned to party – Daily Mail, 19 May 2011

Unlike today, the 1951 Festival of Britain reflected a nation eager to look to the future – The Times, 21 Jan 2011