Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1952 featured the Queen's accession; the Great Smog; the Helsinki Olympics and Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1969 was the year of the moon landing, John and Yoko's bed-in and Woodstock. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1968 was a turbulent year of assassination in America, protest in Paris and invasion in Prague. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. In 1962, the Beatles and Elvis Presley burst into the public consciousness. Plus the Cuban missile crisis and the death of film icon Marilyn Monroe. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1961 was the year of Chubby Checker and Checkpoint Charlie, Beyond the Fringe and Ban the Bomb - and Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1954 was the year of Roger Bannister's amazing four-minute mile, Tony Hancock and the Goons, mambo and the Teddy Boys. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1958: the year of the hula hoop, the Munich air disaster and Eddie Cochran's Summertime Blues. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1963 was the year of US president JFK's assassination, the great train robbery, the Mersey boom and That Was the Week That Was. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1966 was the year of England's World Cup triumph, psychedelia and Harold Wilson's wage freeze. Meanwhile, the war dragged on in south east Asia. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1953 saw the Coronation; the ascent of Everest; sporting success for England; silver-tongued crooners and comedy gold. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. ITV was launched, James Dean died, Third Man Kim Philby is unmasked, rock 'n' roll dominates and Elvis Presley emerges. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1960 was the year of the Lady Chatterley obscenity trial, the movie Psycho and the U2 spy plane affair. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1956 was the year of Rock Around the Clock, the Hungarian Revolution, the Suez Crisis and Teddy Boys. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1957 saw a new prime minister for Britain, the first Sputnik and April Fool's Day mischief from Panorama. Show more

Jeremy Vine introduces an audio journey through five decades. 1959 was the year of Fidel Castro, General de Gaulle and 'Mac the Knife'. Show more

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. Show more

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. In 1965, Britain mourned Winston Churchill and Richard Dimbleby, while America experienced riots at home and war in Vietnam. Show more