Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8472 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-06-07
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 53 minutes

Synopsis
A look at Britain in the 1960's.

Customer Reviews

A trip into the past.
This bought back some great memories of carefree times.something that can be watched over and over again. the commercials set in between the clips, is a really nice idea.

Basic synopsis
The 1960's promised great things for Britiain and the world. It was a period of optimism, idealism and limitless possibilities.

Newsreels captured the development of a new kind of culture and lifestyle during the decade. Some of the optimism of the early 60's had faded by the end of the decade, but the period still saw remarkable progress in medicine, science and industry - as well as music, fashion and civil liberties.

Those were the days - Britain in The 1960's tells the story of a decade of massive change in Britain. From Beatlemania to the violent anti-war protests in Grosvenor Square, the major news stories of the period are placed in their social context by the use of rarely seen material that shows the way we lived and the way we were four decades ago.

The result is a unique glimpse of the history of Britain during the 'Swinging Sixties' - when Britain was at the centre of so much that was new and exciting, from the boutiques of Carnaby Street to the launch of Concorde. The archive footage is interspersed with contemporary adverts to create a nostalgia-filled programme that will be watched over and over again.

Britain in the Sixties
This DVD was bought as part of a Christmas present. The recipient really loved the DVD which is full of the fashion, music, personalities and activities of the 1960's - exactly what you would hope for from the title of the DVD. It brought back lots of memories for him and he believes anyone too young to have lived through the sixties would enjoy it as much as anyone who did.