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I Love the 60s
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Your trusted guide to the decade of short skirts and flower power.
1960
JFK got himself elected President of the US, Elvis hit the UK, and
Norman Bates went into the hotel business.
Your host: Jukebox Jury's David Jacobs
1961
Russia won the space
race, Audrey ate breakfast at Tiffany's, and a dirty great
wall went up in Berlin.
Your host: Rita Tushingham
1962
Peter Parker got bitten by a radioactive spider, Telstar went up,
and Marilyn's candle blew
out.
Your host: Summer Holiday's Una Stubbs
1963
JFK got shot, MLK had a dream, the Beatles hit the
big time, and Dr Who's TARDIS
broke down.
Your host: Merseybeat hero Gerry Marsden
1964
Clay knocked out Sonny, women went topless,
Play School started, and Lenny Bruce was
in court.
Your host: The original DJ, Jimmy Saville
1965
Churchill died, Vietnam exploded, Thunderbirds were go, and the
hills were alive with the sound of Julie Andrews.
Your host: Puppet master Gerry Anderson
1966
Skirts shrank, the Cultural Revolution began, England won the cup,
and Alfie wondered what it was all about.
Your host: Football commentator Stuart Hall
1967
Ali refused the draft, flower children flocked to Los Angeles, and
Patrick McGoohan was Number Six.
Your host: Trumpton's Brian Cant
1968
Bobby K and Martin Luther were killed, Dad's Army was set up, and
the apes took control.
Your host: Adrian
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' Hall
1969
Men walked on the moon, Concorde took off, Barbara Windsor went
camping, and Rolf sang out the decade.
Your host: Patrick 'The Sky at Night' Moore
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1960s
Quiz
Test you knowledge of 1960s trivia here with our super quiz.
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Which Dad's Army character said "Don't Panic!"?
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