Sounds of the Sixties
Sounds of the Sixties is a TV show on BBC4. The long-running program has been available since 2015. A total of 98 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2023.
Last broadcast:28/10/2023 at 23:30
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Sounds of the Sixties
Series featuring rock, pop and R'n'B performances from the BBC archives, with Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Long John Baldry, Tom Jones and Cliff Richard.
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A trawl through the BBC's archives for 60s music with an acoustic bent. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley feature.
Episodes 2022
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Music from the vaults. This edition spotlights psychedelia and counter-culture, with far out performances by the Who, Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Episodes 2021
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Archive hits from the height of the flower-power era, featuring the music - and clothes - of Manfred Mann, Herman's Hermits and the Alan Price Set.
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Relive the mid-1960s folk rock boom with these timeless performances from seminal artists such as Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley.
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Archive pop performances from the decade of miniskirts and free love. Music comes from the Springfields, the Rolling Stones and, of course, the Beatles.
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Top performances from the artists who helped usher in a new era of music in the 1960s, including Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Peter Sarstedt.
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Groovy hits. A rare chance to see vintage performances from the likes of Tom Jones, the Kinks and John Lee Hooker on the long-defunct music show The Beat Room.
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Archive hits. Back in the 1960s, Top of the Pops could make a band's career. Catch the Foundations, Procul Harum and the Bee Gees appearing on the show here.
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The BBC's flagship music show Top of the Pops debuted in 1964 - catch the Supremes, the Dave Clark Five, Roy Orbison and others appearing on stage here.
Episodes 2020
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Vintage music. The focus here is on the late 1960s, a time of supergroups and guitar heroes including Cream, Pink Floyd, Donovan and Fleetwood Mac.
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Rare clips from the pioneering 60s music show Colour Me Pop. Acts featured in glorious technicolour include the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Small Faces and the Kinks.
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Archive hits. Back in the 1960s, Top of the Pops could make a band's career. Catch the Foundations, Procul Harum and the Bee Gees appearing on the show here.
30:00
Archive hits. Back in the 1960s, Top of the Pops could make a band's career. Catch the Foundations, Procul Harum and the Bee Gees appearing on the show here.
30:00
Relive the mid-1960s folk rock boom with these timeless performances from seminal artists such as Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley.
30:00
Relive the mid-1960s folk rock boom with these timeless performances from seminal artists such as Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley.
30:00
The BBC's flagship music show Top of the Pops debuted in 1964 - catch the Supremes, the Dave Clark Five, Roy Orbison and others appearing on stage here.
30:00
The BBC's flagship music show Top of the Pops debuted in 1964 - catch the Supremes, the Dave Clark Five, Roy Orbison and others appearing on stage here.
30:00
Groovy hits. A rare chance to see vintage performances from the likes of Tom Jones, the Kinks and John Lee Hooker on the long-defunct music show The Beat Room.
30:00
Groovy hits. A rare chance to see vintage performances from the likes of Tom Jones, the Kinks and John Lee Hooker on the long-defunct music show The Beat Room.