1961
Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1961 was the year of Chubby Checker and Checkpoint Charlie, Beyond the Fringe and Ban the Bomb - and Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Jeremy Vine introduces Sounds of the 20th Century, a fifty-part audio journey through the years 1951 to 2000. There's no commentary, analysis, or hindsight. Just the music, the news, the people and the programmes as they were heard at the time.
This week, we reach 1961, the year of Chubby Checker and Checkpoint Charlie, Beyond the Fringe and Ban the Bomb. Britain gets its first legal betting shops and Horace Batchelor promises guaranteed success on the football pools. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space, there's a rare British triumph at Wimbledon and 16 year-old Helen Shapiro tops the chart.
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Music Played
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
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Del Shannon
Runaway
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Chubby Checker
The Twist
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The Shadows
F.B.I
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Ricky Nelson
Hello Mary Lou
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The Marcels
Blue Moon
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Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame
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The Tokens
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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Dion
Runaround Sue
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Helen Shapiro
Please Don't Treat Me Like A Child
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John Leyton
Wild Wind
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Bobby Vee
Take Good Care Of My Baby
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Eden Kane
Well I Ask You
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Helen Shapiro
You Don't Know
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The Allisons
Are You Sure
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Ray Charles
Hit The Road Jack
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The Everly Brothers
Ebony Eyes
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Acker Bilk
Stranger On The Shore
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Barry Mann
Who Put The Bomp?
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The Temperance Seven
You're Driving Me Crazy
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Neil Sedaka
Calendar Girl
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Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
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Cliff Richard & The Shadows
The Young Ones
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Producer | Trevor Dann |
Broadcasts
- Thu 16 Jun 2011 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Tue 17 Mar 2015 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2