Includes a 24 Hours from April 1964 on the state of race relations in Britain against the background of the publication of the Race Relations Act. Show more
Permissive Night
Late Night Line-Up
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
The iconic discussion programme returns to the BBC. Joan Bakewell and her guests consider the impact of the social reforms of the 1960s.
Joan Bakewell presents an evening of programmes commemorating the major social changes of the Sixties, featuring documentaries, discussion programmes and news footage from the time. Show more
Includes the Panorama from the night in December 1964 when MPs debated the abolition of the death penalty. Show more
Includes a Talkback from 1968 in which viewers discuss a recent Panorama on censorship and a 2001 discussion with the last surviving theatre censor. Show more
Includes a July 1965 edition of Gallery, talking to women who have undergone abortions and to doctors, lawyers and churchmen. Show more
Includes a BBC schools' programme from 1964 discussing attitudes to sex, marriage and divorce. Show more
Permissive Night
Homosexual Rights
1 hour, 45 minutes
Includes the two-part documentary 'Man Alive: Consenting Adults' broadcast in June 1967, in which gay men and lesbians talk about their lives. Show more