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1964

Episode 14 of 50

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. In 1964, mods and rockers battled on the beaches as Harold Wilson ended 13 years of Tory rule and the USA went all the way with LBJ.

Radio 2's audio journey through five decades reaches 1964. 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.

In 1964, British teenagers get their first taste of all-day pop radio as the pirate ships sail onto the medium wave. America goes all the way with LBJ, and while the Mods and Rockers are fighting on the beaches, Harold Wilson ends 13 years of Tory rule.

Meanwhile, The Beatles are busy conquering America and Tamla Motown's doing the same in the UK. People are Dancin' In The Street but it's A Hard Day's Night.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Apr 2015 23:00

Music Played

  • The Beach Boys

    I Get Around

  • The Beatles

    Can't Buy Me Love

  • The Rolling Stones

    Not Fade Away

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

  • The Kinks

    All Day And All Of The Night

  • The Searchers

    Needles & Pins

  • The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

  • The Supremes

    Baby Love

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

  • The Shangri‐Las

    Leader Of The Pack

  • Millie Small

    My Boy Lollipop

  • Marianne Faithfull

    As Tears Go By

  • The Dave Clark Five

    Bits & Pieces

  • Helmut Zacharias

    Tokyo Melody

    • Olympics Theme.
  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

  • Sandie Shaw

    (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

  • The Rolling Stones

    It's All Over Now

  • The Animals

    House Of The Rising Sun

  • Bob Dylan

    The Times They Are A-Changin'

  • Manfred Mann

    5-4-3-2-1

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

  • The Beatles

    I Feel Fine

  • The Beatles

    Eight Days A Week

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Trevor Dann

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Jul 2011 22:00
  • Tue 7 Apr 2015 23:00