Yes I would have got a slap for bad manners too (and still would from my mum if I overstepped the mark). We did have radio and a dark wood radiogram and lucky to have a black and white television set with 2 channels only. But we were told when we could watch it which only could be at tea time through the week or Saturday until 12 in the afternoon. Programmes finished for the night there was no round the clock broadcasting or breakfast tv then. The happiest times was making toast or toasting crumpets on the fire and at Christmas chestnuts. Us children entertained ourselves with board games, reading books and listen with Mother. My parents had only the fire no radiators, once the tank of hot water was gone the next person had to wait until it was hot enough again.

Back to phones it amused me when my son had not long had a phone even took it to the bathroom! For goodness sake he couldn't even take timeout for that!