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1966

Episode 16 of 50

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1966 was the year of England's World Cup triumph, psychedelia and Harold Wilson's wage freeze. Meanwhile, the war dragged on in south east Asia.

Radio 2's audio journey through five decades reaches 1966. 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.

1966 is the year of England's World Cup triumph. The word "trip" takes on a new meaning as The Byrds go 8 Miles High and the Beach Boys celebrate Good Vibrations. But it's also the year of Harold Wilson's prices and wages freeze and the gritty realism of Alfie, Till Death Us Do Part and Z Cars. For James Brown It's A Man's Man's Man's World, on the catwalks there's a battle between mini and maxi skirts and in south-east Asia, The War Drags On.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Apr 2015 23:00

Music Played

  • Dusty Springfield

    Goin' Back

  • The Kinks

    Sunny Afternoon

  • The Shadows - A Place In The Sun

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In The Night

  • The Rolling Stones

    Paint It, Black

  • Los Bravos

    Black Is Black

  • Johnny Keating

    Johnny Keating - Z Cars Theme

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    River Deep - Mountain High

  • James Brown

    It's A Man's Man's Man's World

  • James Brown

    It's A Man's Man's Man's World

  • The Shadows - A Place In The Sun

  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Summer In The City

  • The Byrds

    8 Miles High

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

  • The Beatles

    Eleanor Rigby

  • Donovan

    And The War Drags On

  • Barry Sadler

    Ballad Of The Green Berets

  • Donovan

    And The War Drags On

  • The Beatles

    Taxman

  • Bob Dylan

    I Want You

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Trevor Dann

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Jul 2011 22:00
  • Tue 21 Apr 2015 23:00