The 1950s

All 6 Business Baron scenarios that start in the 1950s, 1951–1959: The Festival on the South Bank, sets for the Coronation, sweets off the ration, ITV's first…

The Festival on the South Bank, sets for the Coronation, sweets off the ration, ITV's first night, Suez and the first motorway.

• Festival of Britain, May 1951: A tonic to the nation. And a pot of tea for two.
• Coronation Sets, January 1953: Two million sets in the country. Everybody wants one by June.
• Sweets Off the Ration, February 1953: No coupons for sweets. The queue starts at seven.
• ITV's First Night, September 1955: The first advertisement goes out at 8.12. You need sixty more by Christmas.
• Suez, November 1956: The canal is blocked. The tanks are nearly empty.
• The M1 Opens, November 1959: Seventy-two miles of motorway. One place to stop.

Decades

• The 1930s
• The 1940s
• The 1950s
• The 1960s
• The 1970s
• The 1980s
• The 1990s
• The 2000s
• The 2010s
• The 2020s