Re: Power socket on the lighting circuit?
"Amazing peoples' houses didn't burn down."
They did! That's why the government put out Public Information Films on TV warning people about using multiple adaptors and extensions.
I can't find the one I remember, but hours of fun and education can be found at the BFI and National Archive sites :-)
Nostalgia for us oldies and some WTF? Really? moments for the younger readers :-)