1958
In Britain, working women still call a BBC interviewer 'sir'. In America, it is said of Mike Todd 's fatal air crash, 'the drama of the showman reaches fini'. But the times are gradually changing.
The news - Fuchs and Hillary reach the South Pole,
Manchester United's plane crashes at Munich, de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France, Elvis goes into the army, and race riots grip Notting Hill.
The music - Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Danny and the Juniors, Chuck Berry The Kalin Twins and Cliff Richard.
Research SUE GAGAN
Producer ANNE FREER (R)