1966 and All That: BBC Radio Comedy Drama
BBC Radio 4
A BBC Radio dramatisation of Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain in the 20th Century. The 1920s and 30s King George utters some unmemorable last words. DH Lawrence of Arabia writes Lady Chatterbox's Llama. And John Yogi Bear discovers the BBC, but finds there's not much on... The 1940s The French Resistance struggle to victory under General de Girl. Hitler gets stuck in a bunker with his Gerbil. And John Humphrys interviews Winston Churchill. The 1960s Albert Einstein discovers the Beatles, while for the first time, the nation discovers sex. Plus a look at the era of "Flour Power"; the World Cup is won by a team of men all called Bobby; and the with-it Royals try barbecuing. The 1980s and 90s Neil Knock-Knock becomes leader of the Labour Party; Jeffrey Archer reveals he's won the Nobel Prize - and John Minor stands against himself... and loses. With Joss Ackland, Eleanor Bron, Rory Bremner, Ewan Bailey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and John Humphrys Written and Directed by Craig Brown Producer Victoria Lloyd First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.