1964
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.
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Music Played
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The Beach Boys
I Get Around
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The Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love
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The Rolling Stones
Not Fade Away
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The Kinks
You Really Got Me
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The Kinks
All Day And All Of The Night
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The Searchers
Needles & Pins
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The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
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The Supremes
Baby Love
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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Dancing In The Street
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The ShangriβLas
Leader Of The Pack
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Millie Small
My Boy Lollipop
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Marianne Faithfull
As Tears Go By
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The Dave Clark Five
Bits & Pieces
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Helmut Zacharias
Tokyo Melody
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Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
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Sandie Shaw
(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
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The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
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The Rolling Stones
It's All Over Now
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The Animals
House Of The Rising Sun
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Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin'
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Manfred Mann
5-4-3-2-1
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Manfred Mann
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
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The Beatles
I Feel Fine
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The Beatles
Eight Days A Week
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Trevor Dann |
Broadcasts
- Thu 7 Jul 2011 22:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Tue 7 Apr 2015 23:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2