The Sixties: The Beatles Decade

Documentary series drawing a parallel between events of the 1960s and the Beatles' career

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The Sixties; The Beatles Decade
The Sixties: The Beatles Decade

Series 1 | Episode 1

Taking a close look at how the Beatles personified the huge changes that the 1960s witnessed. The Beatles decade began with a chance encounter in Liverpool.

The Sixties; The Beatles Decade
The Sixties: The Beatles Decade

Series 1 | Episode 3

How the Beatles personified the 1960s. Fashion labels like Biba, faces like Twiggy, and hairdressers like Vidal Sassoon were all part of Swinging London.

The Sixties; The Beatles Decade
The Sixties: The Beatles Decade

Series 1 | Episode 4

How the Beatles personified the 1960s. The Beatles produced the drug-fuelled Sergeant Pepper, which would have far-reaching cultural influences.

The Sixties; The Beatles Decade
The Sixties: The Beatles Decade

Series 1 | Episode 2

How the Beatles reflected the 1960s. In Liverpool, the Fab Four rocked the Cavern Club. Soon the Profumo sex scandal would usher in a new age.

The Sixties; The Beatles Decade
The Sixties: The Beatles Decade

Series 1 | Episode 5

How the Beatles personified the 1960s. The education system and attitudes to feminism had changed enormously by the decade's end.