A Look Back At

Born in 1968

What Was Life Like in 1968?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Harold Wilson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Pint of Beer

15p

Loaf of Bread

9p

Petrol (per litre)

7p

Average House

£4,640

Weekly Wage

£23.00

Value of Money

£1 in 1968 would be worth approximately £25.10 in today's money.

Events of 1968 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1968 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 January – Gardeners' World debuts on BBC1 television, featuring Percy Thrower.
  • 1 March – First performance of an Andrew Lloyd Webber–Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in its original form as a "pop cantata", by pupils of Colet Court preparatory school in Hammersmith.
  • 12 March – The island of Mauritius achieves independence from the UK.
  • 20 April – Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood Speech on immigration, in Birmingham.
  • 17 July – The Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine is premiered in London.
  • 31 July – BBC television sitcom Dad's Army is broadcast for the first time in the UK.
  • 31 August – First Isle of Wight Festival is held.
  • 22 November – The Beatles ("The White Album") and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society are released.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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UK No. 1 on 1 January 1968

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