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1966 and All That (radio)

1966 and All That
Genre Satirical history
Running time 35:00
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Written by Craig Brown
Narrated by
Original release 8 September 2006 (2006-09-08) – 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 4
Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0100q3l

1966 and All That is a radio adaptation of the book of the same name in four episodes, broadcast between 8 September and 29 September 2006. Written by Craig Brown, the series was narrated by Eleanor Bron, Joss Ackland, Ewan Bailey and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. In 2007, it won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award.

The book and series are a comic reworking of the history of Britain in the 20th century, and therefore an homage and sequel to 1066 and All That, published in the 1930s and originally serialised in Punch.

Four episodes of approximately thirty minutes each.

Episode 1: 1920s ("An Irresponsible Decade") And 1930s ("An Anxious Decade")

Episode 2: 1940s

Episode 3: 1960s

Episode 4: 1970s


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