TV season

Season 4 - 1960's

2004-09-10

The fourth series focused on the 1960s (1962 to 1969 only) and first aired on Friday nights from 10 September to 29 October 2004. It features neither 1960 nor 1961 as these pre-date the official launch of Telefís Éireann, the television arm of the national broadcaster. It was felt, presumably, that there would be too little archive material from which to make an engaging programme about these years. Indeed, the episodes covering the first half of the 1960s are characterised by extensive use of photographs and posters, as opposed to film and video footage, to represent various historical events.

Episodes

Episode 1

1962

2004-09-10 • 25 min

In the first programme of the new series, a look back at 1962 when the Beatles had their first hit, Sean Connery played James Bond, and the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to nuclear war. Music: Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do The Beatles - Love Me Do Ketty Lester - Love Letters The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight Chubby Checker - The Twist Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Young Ones Patsy Cline - Crazy Dion - The Wanderer Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof The Ronnie Drew Group - McAlpine's Fusiliers Roy Orbison - Dream Baby

Episode 2

1963

2004-09-17 • 25 min

A look back at 1963 when President Kennedy visited Ireland, Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and President Kennedy was assassinated. Music: The Beatles - She Loves You Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Gerry and the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It? Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Summer Holiday Gerry and the Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

Episode 3

1964

2004-09-24 • 25 min

In this edition, a look back at 1964 when Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory in the US, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and World Champion, and fighting in Vietnam began in earnest. Closer to home, in the UK a series of riots broke out in southern England and in Ireland the stars for the 1964 Jacob's TV awards were announced and Gay Byrne and Kathleen Watkins marry. Music: The Beatles - I Feel Fine Petula Clark - Downtown The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun Millie - My Boy Lollipop Gerry and the Pacemakers - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Mary Wells - My Guy The Beach Boys - I Get Around Dionne Warwick - Walk on By The Supremes - Baby Love The Bachelors - Diane

Episode 4

1965

2004-10-01 • 25 min

In 1965, Taoiseach Sean Lemass travelled to Belfast to meet Northern Ireland's Prime Minister Terence O'Neill and O'Neill made a return visit to Dublin. The Russians carried out a successful space walk, and in Alabama civil rights demonstrators were attacked when they staged a Freedom March. Music: Brendan Bowyer with the Royal Showband - The Hucklebuck The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Donovan - Catch the Wind The Temptations - My Girl The Hollies - I'm Alive Otis Redding - Ole Man Trouble Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe Butch Moore - Walking the Streets in the Rain Val Doonican - Walk Tall

Episode 5

1966

2004-10-08 • 25 min

This week, a look at 1966. England won the World Cup, Indira Gandhi became prime minister of India, and Eamon de Valera was president of Ireland for a second term. Music: The Rolling Stones - Get off of My Cloud Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home Dickie Rock - Come Back to Stay The Who - My Generation Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Fontella Bass - Rescue Me The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love Chris Farlowe - Out of Time

Episode 6

1967

2004-10-15 • 25 min

A look back to 1967 when Elvis got hitched, Mick Jagger was caught for drug offences, and the Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan was fought. Music: Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl The Dubliners -Seven Drunken Nights The Monkees - I'm a Believer The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower Simon and Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday Seán Dunphy - If I Could Choose Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String

Episode 7

1968

2004-10-22 • 25 min

A look back at 1968 when the Ballymun development was completed, Apollo 8 orbited the moon, and the Beatles released Yellow Submarine. Music: The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup Cliff Richard - Congratulations Pat McGeegan - Chance of a Lifetime Massiel - La, La, La The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin Bob Dylan - Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second That Emotion The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil Marvin Gaye - I Heard It through the Grapevine Joe Dolan - You're Such a Good Looking Woman

Episode 8

1969

2004-10-29 • 25 min

In the last of the series, a look at 1969 when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Concorde took to the skies, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a 'bed-in' for peace.