The Swinging Sixties
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit the decade that transformed Britain鈥檚 image around the world, exploring how film and TV captured the Swinging Sixties.
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit the decade that transformed Britain鈥檚 image around the world, exploring how film and TV captured - and helped shape - the spirit of the Swinging Sixties, from A Hard Day鈥檚 Night to Blow-Up.
Interviews with Matthew Sweet and Twiggy.
Producer: Jane Long
A Prospect Street production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
On radio
Broadcast
- Fri 17 Jul 2026 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image
