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Sounds of the 20th Century

Episode 16: 1966

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

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. Show less

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