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1966 And All That - by Craig Brown - BBC Radio Satirical History - cheops

Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain.

1966 and All That is a radio adaptation of the book of the same name in four episodes, broadcast between 8 September and 29 September 2006.

In 2007, it won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award.

Four episodes of approximately thirty minutes each.

Episode 1: 1920s And 1930s
King George utters some unmemorable last words; DH Lawrence of Arabia writes Lady Chatterbox's Llama; and John Yogi Bear discovers the BBC, but finds there's not much on.

Episode 2: 1940s
The French Resistance triumph under General de Girl, Hitler gets stuck in a bunker and John Humphrys interviews Churchill.

Episode 3: 1950s
Albert Einstein discovers The Beatles, while for the first time, the nation discovers sex. We take a look at the era of Flour Power; the World Cup is won by a team of men all called Bobby; and the Royal Family attempts to stay with-it by barbecuing.

Episode 4: 1960s
Neil Knock-Knock, an after-dinner joke, becomes leader of the Labour Party; Jeffrey Archer reveals he's won the Nobel Prize; Lloads of London goes pear-shaped; and John Minor stands against himself, and loses.

With:
Joss Ackland
Eleanor Bron
Rory Bremner
John Humphrys
Ewan Bailey
Margaret Cabourn-Smith

First broadcast in 2006 on BBC Radio 4.
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