Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings, some never previously broadcast, is interwoven with an illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Bourke. Published in ten volumes, Eyewitness examines the role and the life of the British people in each decade of the century. The Sixties is one of the landmark decades of the 20th Century. An era of profound social revolution, it created, for good or ill, the permissive society. A repressive, paternalistic culture gave way to greater individual freedom and it was a good time to be young. But although London was swinging, economic crises, cold war fears, industrial strife and an emerging drug culture dampened the optimism. By the end of the decade, man may have reached the moon, but in Northern Ireland discrimination and the revival of ancient hatreds had erupted into sectarian violence. The voices of Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Ian Paisley, Bernadette Devlin and Richard Ingrams; as well as students, feminists, Beatles fans and hippies; combine to throw light on this iconic decade. Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.
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Good quality, but ideologically biased,
By J. Michael (Now Born) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewitness 1960-1969 (BBC Audio Crime) (Hardcover)
As a big fan of the previous BBC entries in this series, I found this chapter on the 1960s of equal quality and great interest. From the Beatles' early success, to the Sexual Revolution, to the Irish troubles, it was fascinating to hear the first-hand accounts of the actors in that revolutionary decade's great events. However, because the 60s are so close to us...because its ideology still retains its grip over the carcass of Western civilization even now...and because the BBC leadership is infested with people who embrace that ideology with all the fanaticism of true believers, this particular chapter was infected with blatant left-wing bias. It was rather revolting. The narrator made snide remarks about people like Enoch Powell, anti-immigration workers, and anyone else who expressed opposition to the nascent multicultural Britain. I suppose it's what one should expect from the BBC, but it was nevertheless still disgusting.
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