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Selling the Sixties
Documentary about Madison Avenue, home of the American advertising business, a semi-mythical place where the dreams of a new, affluent society were spun in the early 1960s.
Documentary about Madison Avenue, home of the American advertising business, a semi-mythical place where the dreams of a new, affluent society were spun in the early 1960s. These were the 'days of heaven', when the country felt to many like a land of plenty and a land of hope - politics was reinvigorated thanks to a product known as new, improved JFK, consumerism was on the up and the challenges of Vietnam, feminism and the counter-culture still lay in the future.
Includes contributions from advertising legend George Lois and writer Gay Talese.
Last on
Wed 23 Nov 2011
20:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Denis Lawson |
| Director | Tim Kirby |
| Writer | Tim Kirby |
| Executive Producer | Janet Lee |
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Mar 2008 21:00
- Sun 2 Mar 2008 23:20
- Thu 6 Mar 2008 23:50
- Sat 8 Mar 2008 22:00
- Sun 9 Mar 2008 01:45
- Sun 9 Mar 2008 03:15
- Thu 1 May 2008 00:50
- Sun 9 Nov 2008 00:15
- Mon 23 Aug 2010 23:35
- Tue 24 Aug 2010 02:05
- Wed 8 Sep 2010 22:45
- Wed 23 Nov 2011 20:00