1963
Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1963 was the year of US president JFK's assassination, the great train robbery, the Mersey boom and That Was the Week That Was.
Radio 2's audio journey through five decades reaches 1963. Jeremy Vine introduces a collage of the music, news, people and programmes - as they were heard at the time - without any commentary, analysis, or hindsight.
The year opens with the big freeze and ends with the world mourning a young President shot dead in Dallas Texas. In between, Lord Beeching wields his axe on Britain's railways and it's the year of the Great Train Robbery. In music, there's a Mersey boom and chart domination for the new beat groups from Liverpool. And there's a revolution underway in television too, led by the young David Frost and That Was the Week That Was.
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Music Played
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The Beatles
Please Please Me
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The Beach Boys
Surfin' USA
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The Rolling Stones
Come On
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Stevie Wonder
Fingertips
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The Shadows - Atlantis
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The Chiffons
He's So Fine
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Bob Dylan
Only A Pawn In Their Game
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Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome
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Pacemakers
You'll Never Walk Alone
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Pacemakers
I Like It
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Jan & Dean
Surf City
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Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas
Do You Want To Know A Secret?
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Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Summer Holiday
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Lesley Gore
It's My Party
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The Surfaris
Wipe Out
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The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron
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The Four Seasons
Big Girls Don't Cry
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The Beatles
From Me To You
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The Beatles
She Loves You
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Bob Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind
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The Ronettes
Be My Baby
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The Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Trevor Dann |
Broadcasts
- Thu 30 Jun 2011 22:00大象传媒 Radio 2
- Tue 31 Mar 2015 23:00大象传媒 Radio 2