Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In 1959, Clacton-on-Sea displayed inappropriate postcards that were seemingly approved by the British Boards of Postcard Censors. The question on all the minds of residents were... were they too rude? Nick Barker reported from Clacton.

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