Born in the 1960s?
Here's what shaped your world.
SWINGING SIXTIES AND BEATLEMANIA
The 1960s belonged to Britain — Beatlemania swept the world, Mary Quant invented the miniskirt, and Carnaby Street was the centre of cool. Football came home with the 1966 World Cup, and a young, confident generation rewrote the cultural rulebook.
Life in the 1960s
Pint of Beer
13p
Average House
£3,800
Prime Minister
Macmillan / Douglas-Home / Wilson
#1 Songs of the 1960s
“It's Now or Never”
Elvis Presley
“Ticket to Ride”
The Beatles
“Get Back”
The Beatles
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Top UK TV Shows of the 1960s
Sunday Night at the London Palladium
ITV
Till Death Us Do Part
BBC One
Coronation Street
ITV
Famous People Born in the 1960s
You're in good company.
Princess Diana
Princess of Wales
1 July 1961
David Beckham
Footballer
2 May 1975
Hugh Grant
Actor
9 September 1960
Daniel Craig
Actor
2 March 1968
Kate Bush
Singer
30 July 1958
Boy George
Singer
14 June 1961
Helena Bonham Carter
Actress
26 May 1966
Naomi Campbell
Model
22 May 1970
Ricky Gervais
Comedian
25 June 1961
Best Selling Car of the 1960s
Mini Cooper
Swinging Sixties icon
Favourite Sweets of the 1960s
Spangles
Toffos
Curly Wurly
Bazooka Joe Gum
Refreshers
Sweet Cigarettes
Top Toys & Games of the 1960s
Action Man
Spirograph
Sindy
Etch A Sketch
Scalextric
Your Generation
Baby Boomer
Born into post-war Britain — rationing, free NHS, the welfare state, and the slow rise of pop culture. The Beatles, kitchen-sink dramas, and the moon landing defined a confident new Britain.
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