• The dazzling world of Chinese tabloids in 1950s Singapore

  • Dec 30 2023
  • Length: 19 mins
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The dazzling world of Chinese tabloids in 1950s Singapore

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  • Copies of unwanted old tabloids chronicle the ebb and flow of bygone eras.

    For his study of local culture and entertainment, pop culture researcher Su Zhangkai amassed – and pored through – an extensive collection of newspapers and magazines from the 1950s and 60s. The vibrant Chinese tabloids of the 1950s reflected the lives and interests of ordinary citizens of the time, and also recorded grimier chapters of history in the development of our city state.

    To vie for more readers, many newspapers and magazines stooped to sensationalism, crossing the lines of social morals. Even by today’s standards, they were pretty shocking.

    In this episode of The Objects that Made Us, Su Zhangkai uncovers the forgotten footprints of time found in yellowed newspapers.


    This podcast is produced by Amy Sim and Yap Seow Choong.
    Music and Sound Design by Mandric Tan
    Translation by Lim Hui Sin
    Voice Over by Lim Fong Wei

    This podcast is made possible with the support of the National Heritage Board of Singapore.
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