0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Meet the Ashby Hawkins family. - Oh...Daisy!
0:00:04 > 0:00:07For one summer, they're giving up the trappings of their modern lives
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and travelling back in time
0:00:10 > 0:00:12to live through 50 years of British weekends.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Steph, Rob, Daisy and Seth
0:00:17 > 0:00:20will experience a radical transformation
0:00:20 > 0:00:22in how we spend our leisure time.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I'm free!
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- From the formal... - I feel like I'm going to a wedding.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..to the frivolous.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Going on holiday!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31From do-it-yourself...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33to doing almost nothing.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36You've turned into Wham!
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Starting in 1950...
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- Oh, my...- ..their own home will be their time machine...
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Ooh!
0:00:42 > 0:00:47- 1961!- ..fast-forwarding them through a new year each day...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49What on earth are you doing?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51We're making a massive dartboard.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53It's beige.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Oh, there's a telly up there in the corner, as well, look.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..as they discover how a social...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- ..technological...- What's that?
0:01:02 > 0:01:04..and spending revolution...
0:01:04 > 0:01:07ALL: Oh, my God!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..has transformed our free time for ever.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- Are you ready?- Yes!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Last time, they lived through the frugal '50s,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16when their spare time was dominated by work, not play...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Oh, my God, it's revolting!
0:01:20 > 0:01:21SHE COUGHS
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- HORN BEEPS - There she goes!
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Will the 1960s offer up more fun for the family?
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Gin and gambling.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- I messed up the fold... - No, you didn't.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Look, the corners aren't going into the right place.- That's fine.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49It's 1960 and the family's functional '50s house...
0:01:49 > 0:01:51# When you move in right up close to me... #
0:01:51 > 0:01:54..has been replaced with a more modern, colourful design,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57reflecting the confidence of the new decade.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01# That's when I get the shakes all over me. #
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I'm here to see what the changes to their home
0:02:04 > 0:02:07could mean for the Ashby Hawkins' leisure time.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Look at this.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14This house is not about make do and mend,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16this is about showing off.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19It's all about creating an immaculate, much more modern living space,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21ornamented, lots of knick-knacks everywhere,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24a bit more fancy, for a family that has now got a lot of leisure time
0:02:24 > 0:02:27and wants to hang out in its groovy new space.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32'60s Britain was looking to the future.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35New high-speed motorways connected the country.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Modernist tower blocks climbed into the sky.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42With full employment and higher wages,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45most families were better off than ever before.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48And the proof was all over our homes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51It's much more colourful and much brighter,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54much more thoughtful furniture and this is truly the electrical age.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56We've come from a point ten years ago,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58when all we had was a mangle and a larder.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Now there's a hostess trolley for keeping the supper warm,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04there is this extraordinary thing that we've given them
0:03:04 > 0:03:07which blows hot air or just normal air - basically completely useless.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10There's an electric vacuum cleaner which is very exciting
0:03:10 > 0:03:14and, really, most exciting of all for Steph, there is an electric floor polisher,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17because what you really need is a shiny, shiny floor.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20It's very '60s. I'm sure she'll be delighted.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Throughout this experiment, everything the Ashby Hawkins do
0:03:24 > 0:03:27will be guided by the Family Expenditure Survey.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Over 10,000 families a year took part in this government study,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34recording their spending on everything
0:03:34 > 0:03:35from an ice cream to a new sofa.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41The survey gives us the best clue into how real British families were spending their leisure time.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45So, already I can see that around half the family's income
0:03:45 > 0:03:46is still going on the essentials,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50on rent, on bills, on food, but there is more cash around.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52There are luxuries here.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55There's a family in Belfast who have got a television on HP,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57so they're using money to express themselves
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and to have a bit of fun,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01but they are not rolling in it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04This survey reveals a new group of consumers emerging.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Anyone 15 or over who was filling in this survey,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08so we've got a good picture of teenage life.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12There's a 19-year-old here who's a cinema projectionist in the Lake District,
0:04:12 > 0:04:13which sounds lovely,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and he's spending his money on beer, obviously - being a teenager,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20but also on dancing, haircuts, batteries for his transistor radio.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22So this is clearly the age of the teenager.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I think the Ashby Hawkins are going to be noticeably better off in the 1960s.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29This is the start of the you-are-what-you-buy mentality,
0:04:29 > 0:04:30which governs how we live today.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32MUSIC: Apache by The Shadows
0:04:36 > 0:04:40I hope that the '60s is going to be freer, lots of stuff going on.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I'm really hoping that Steph and I
0:04:42 > 0:04:45and kids spend a lot more time together.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49'I want to have actual leisure time,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51'rather than stuck in the kitchen and cleaning.'
0:04:54 > 0:04:57It's time for the family to see their remodelled '60s home.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Ooh!- That's fabulous!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- I'm loving the wallpaper. - It's fabulous!
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- It's zingy! It's all...- Oh, the wallpaper's brilliant, isn't it?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15It just feels groovy.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Where's the TV?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18STEPH LAUGHS
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Get rid of that and get a TV.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- My piano!- Sell that and get a TV. - Sell that! Burn it!- Yeah. Please.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29The '50s house was very brown and very shabby and this feels like
0:05:29 > 0:05:32it's fresher and newer and more modern.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38- Deep breath, deep breath!- Oh, my goodness! Ooh!- That's cool.- Ooh!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Actually, it's not that bad.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Everything's plugged in. Everything's wired.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- And a Hoover! - Hoover!- Not just a Hoover.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54There's a floor polisher! My domestic cup runneth over!
0:05:55 > 0:06:01- Ooh! Yes, we have a fridge! - Got a fridge!- An electric kettle.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Old-school kettle.- Electric! It feels so much bigger.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It almost feels twice the size.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- A-ha! You look fabulous! - Thank you, Charles.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- How are you enjoying your '60s house?- It's groovy.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- That's good because you've got more leisure time.- Yay!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Here's your manual for the '60s - a very groovy manual.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Thank you very much.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Life is changing at a different pace for different members of the family.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30So, Rob, you've still got your job.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35The essentials are getting a little bit cheaper, though, so you're finding, at the end of the month,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37you've got a bit more money spare for things that are a bit fun.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Steph, no fantastically good news for you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's more housework, more domestic drudgery.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Seth, you'll be free to run around and get into trouble outdoors
0:06:47 > 0:06:49and have a lot of fun, but you will be expected to pick up
0:06:49 > 0:06:53certain skills from your father to prepare you for becoming a man.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- And Daisy, obviously, the '60s is the decade of the teenager.- Yay!
0:06:56 > 0:06:58And according to the Family Expenditure Survey,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01teenagers did have some spare money, so who knows?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03You might be in a position to have some fun,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- spend some money on yourself. - Oh, yay, fun!- Yeah.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07So you have a bit of spare money so, in fact,
0:07:07 > 0:07:12you will be able to rent the really must-have item of the 1960s,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14which I've arranged to have delivered for you.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16GASPS
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Oh, yeah!
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- That's huge! We've got a TV now! - Amazing.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25So, we love it, it's going to stay. Where's it going to go?
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Get rid of the piano.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Bye-bye, piano! - Get rid of the piano?!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Did you hear your daughter? What do you think?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Although, yes, it's old-fashioned and it's not groovy, I think
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- there's room for both.- Modernise! Come on, Mum! Move with the times!
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You're dragging me into the 1960s.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44But also, that is the only '50s thing in this room.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46SHE PLAYS PIANO
0:07:46 > 0:07:50In the '50s, the piano was the main source of family entertainment
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and one of Steph's few escapes from domestic drudgery.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00But by 1960, the television had taken over British living rooms.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Mass production had pushed down prices
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and 70% of households had one.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07We owned more tellies than the rest of Europe put together.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11And with brands like Perdio Portarama and Dynatron,
0:08:11 > 0:08:12you could even buy British.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16There were 20 home-grown brands compared to just one today.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Yeah, we should get rid of the piano. Piano's got to go.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20It's probably a good choice. That is, you know...
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Getting rid of the piano - that's what people did.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31In 1960, Britain was in the midst of a massive programme
0:08:31 > 0:08:35of modernisation that would change the face of the country for ever.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Old houses were being demolished in their thousands
0:08:39 > 0:08:42to make way for shiny new ones.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- ARCHIVE:- Down with the old. Up with the new.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50The idea that heritage should be treasured was deeply out of fashion.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51EXPLOSION
0:08:53 > 0:08:56'This quest for the modern continued inside the home.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58'Thousands of people threw out their pianos to make room for
0:08:58 > 0:09:01'newer forms of entertainment.'
0:09:01 > 0:09:03God!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05And once on the scrapheap,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10'60s Britain came up with a shocking new way of getting rid of them.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- ARCHIVE:- Now let's get back and see how that piano recycle's going.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15When do these students break up for the holidays?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Presumably, when they've finished this piano-breaking race!
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Smashing, isn't it?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- It is not going anywhere. - It's staying here.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- We're going to smash it up! You must be up for that?- No.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29Are you going to...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I think that's a wicked thing to do to a beautiful instrument.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- It's what they did!- I know, but I don't think it's right!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39We tried to find some 1960s-style safety goggles,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43but they didn't care in those days. You don't want to get a splinter of old technology in your eye.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- I'm going to take my glasses off. - Here we go.- Don't say that!
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I don't trust Dad with that big...
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Oh! Oh!
0:09:52 > 0:09:54You don't like that piano, do you?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Seen as relics of the past, these old instruments were smashed up
0:09:59 > 0:10:02for fun at events across the country.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03I was never musical.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11SHE PLAYS PIANO
0:10:11 > 0:10:16'It's my piano in the 1950s, and now it's the '60s,
0:10:16 > 0:10:17'and they want to move on.'
0:10:17 > 0:10:19So I've got to get with the times, really.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I'm feeling really old! Makes me feel really old cos I'm, like...
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I don't know. I'm not with the kids, am I?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26I want us to keep the old things
0:10:26 > 0:10:30and they want to keep the new things and... God, some tension there!
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Do it!- Go on, Mum!- This feels wrong. This feels all kinds of wrong.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Oh, that's a good one.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Oh, that's just wrong. That's bang out of order, that is!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42My work here is done.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45MUSIC: Wild One by Bobby Rydell
0:10:45 > 0:10:47# Oh, wild one
0:10:47 > 0:10:51# I'm-a going to tame you down... #
0:10:51 > 0:10:53'Guilty about smashing up the piano.'
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I think, no, I am smashing up the old to bring in the new.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00# Come on, wild one
0:11:00 > 0:11:03# Be wild about me. #
0:11:09 > 0:11:11That was just simply the most awesome fun.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12I will see you later in the decade.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Carry on smashing and then watch a bit of TV.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Yay!- See you, Charles. Bye.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Having put the past behind them,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30the Ashby Hawkins can now spend their free time enjoying
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'60s entertainment beamed into their own living room.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- Tea and cake. Tea and cake.- Oh, yay!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Shift yourselves off the table.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48And do not eat the teacakes in one mouthful.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I was just reading about what's on the telly tonight.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Ooh, what is on the telly tonight? - Er...- Because we've got a telly now.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Well, it is Wednesday. Blue Peter.- Wow!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00The children's television has finished.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- That started at five and finished at six. David Attenborough.- Really?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Yes.- Wow.- That's how old David Attenborough is!
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- You've given up my piano playing for this?- Yup.- Yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Yeah, it still beats your piano. - And it was worth it.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Yeah, totally worth it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22In 1960, British audiences only had two channels to choose from,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26BBC and ITV, compared to around 60 channels today.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31And before On Demand, you could only watch what was on at the time.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33These days, we're finding ourselves with much more leisure time
0:12:33 > 0:12:35on our hands. What to do with it all?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Well, there are lots and lots of things we can do.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41One thing is the increasingly popular sport of shark fishing.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Television would come to dominate British leisure time over
0:12:43 > 0:12:46the decades ahead, with the average viewer now
0:12:46 > 0:12:48tuning in for 28 hours each week.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49# Timing
0:12:49 > 0:12:51# A tock, a tock, a tock, a tock
0:12:51 > 0:12:53# A timing is the thing... #
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Seth, sit back!
0:12:56 > 0:12:58His hat's on fire.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00'Candid Camera!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02'Secretly recording you in unexpected situations,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06'presented by television's comedy host, Bob Monkhouse!'
0:13:06 > 0:13:08APPLAUSE
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Speaker sound was a bit...
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Welcome to Candid Camera, ladies and gentlemen,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16the show that puts you in the picture.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- There's a pitch, isn't there? - Ssh!- Sorry.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Cos we're out to prove that there's
0:13:21 > 0:13:24no public like the British public for laughing at itself.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Turn it over?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Shut up! You're complaining about the sound.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31The reason why you can't hear it is cos you're talking!
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- What should we do? - I came in with the shoe...
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I don't know what's going on, really.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40They're taking one of her shoes away
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- and she thinks perhaps someone's walked out with it.- This is like...
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- Oh, it's like an old version of pranking.- Yes. Yes.- Oh, OK.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49APPLAUSE
0:13:49 > 0:13:50HE LAUGHS
0:13:52 > 0:13:56That's just sewn-together junk!
0:13:56 > 0:14:00You always have to start somewhere and I think that's a pretty good start.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- It's a start, but it's a pretty bad one!- I think it's really well done.- It's a really bad one!
0:14:03 > 0:14:08But it still beats your piano playing, by miles.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- WHISPERS:- Thank you, darling. - You're welcome.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18To watch a Bob Monkhouse Candid Camera episode was a real treat.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19There's no remote.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Even though there are only two channels,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23you still have to get up and change the channel.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25The TV kind of just shuts everyone up,
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and sometimes, that's what you need, rather than
0:14:27 > 0:14:30constant conversation, like it was in the '50s.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36It's 1961! Yay!
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Seth, you'll be delighted to know that, as it's 1961, we have...
0:14:42 > 0:14:43..sliced bread!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I have Weetabix.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46MUSIC: Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee
0:14:46 > 0:14:49# Rubber ball I come bouncing back to you
0:14:49 > 0:14:51# Rubber ball I come bouncing back... #
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- In the 21st century, Rob usually makes the breakfast.- Ooh!
0:14:55 > 0:14:59But in this era, all the household chores fall to Steph.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01# Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy
0:15:01 > 0:15:03# Just a rubber ball... #
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Seriously, if I had to do this every day of my life,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- I would be on Valium, like most of the '60s housewives.- What's Valium?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Valium is a tranquiliser that takes you to a happy place.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13And millions and millions of '60s...
0:15:13 > 0:15:16particularly '60s housewives got addicted to it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19# Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy... #
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Ten years earlier,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23the average housewife spent 75 hours every week doing housework.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29By the '60s, thanks to a host of new electrical gadgets,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32this had finally fallen to a mere 44 hours.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37And what better use of all that free time than
0:15:37 > 0:15:40a bit of self-improvement, '60s-style?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- ARCHIVE:- A girl can't be too careful.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44She must try to be exactly right everywhere.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46As the French say - they said a lot of things -
0:15:46 > 0:15:49it's necessary to suffer in order to be beautiful.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52In fact, it may be torture, but it'll be worth it in the end.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Putting false eyelashes on.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00I have never, ever done that in my life before. I haven't got a clue.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Seth?- Yeah?- Come here a sec.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05As women spent more of their spare time
0:16:05 > 0:16:09and money on their appearance, between 1959 and 1966,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13the value of Britain's beauty market nearly doubled.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Hold it still.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- That's not right, is it?- Actually... - There's glue everywhere!- It's OK.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It looks like it's sort of crawled onto your eye!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34The Financial Expenditure Survey reflects this growing trend,
0:16:34 > 0:16:35like this housewife from Norwich,
0:16:35 > 0:16:39who spends five shillings on a tin of creme puff make-up.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44I know what I look like. I look like a drag queen! Marvellous!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50As well as looking good,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54'60s women were also expected to be the perfect wife and mother.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56# Men say they know just what would go
0:16:56 > 0:16:58# To make up an ideal woman
0:16:58 > 0:17:01# They talk about hair The clothes that you wear
0:17:01 > 0:17:04# As part of the ideal woman
0:17:04 > 0:17:06# I've got to find a man
0:17:06 > 0:17:13# Who loves me as I am. #
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Women and Home.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26"Tips to keep your kitchen sparkling."
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Lovely, just what I need.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30The top-selling women's magazines were full of other useful advice.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36"Don't forget to look attractive
0:17:36 > 0:17:38"and bright as possible for him.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40"No rollers in your hair.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42"Be interested in his day,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45"but don't be hurt if he doesn't ask about yours.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47"If there is something wrong,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49"look inside YOURSELF for the cause
0:17:49 > 0:17:52"before you decide if it's your partner who's wrong."
0:17:52 > 0:17:55This is about glamour whilst being subservient.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58There's a whole new layer of expectation here.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00VACUUM WHIRS
0:18:01 > 0:18:06I think that if it were me living in the '60s in this situation,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I might have actually resented the people around me a lot.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Lift your feet up! Lift your feet up!
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Sorry.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Put bluntly, what's in it for me?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I just don't really think there's much in this life for me, really.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22But I've sent the Ashby Hawkins something from the '60s
0:18:22 > 0:18:24to put a smile on all their faces.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27HE CHUCKLES
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Oh, my God!
0:18:31 > 0:18:33That is fabulous.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35This is like my very first car.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39By 1961, 30% of households owned their own vehicle,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42opening up a world of possibilities for family days out.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43That's the best thing ever!
0:18:45 > 0:18:47# Hit the Road, Jack
0:18:47 > 0:18:51# And don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more... #
0:18:51 > 0:18:54The Ashby Hawkins are now the proud owners of a Mini,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58the '60s icon that would become the most successful British car of all time.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00# Don't you come back no more... #
0:19:00 > 0:19:04During this decade, Britain was the fourth biggest car producer in the world.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Today we're 11th, just behind Russia.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12The Family Expenditure Survey reflects the rise in car ownership during the '60s
0:19:12 > 0:19:15like this family of five from Chorley,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17putting a down payment of £9 and ten shillings
0:19:17 > 0:19:19on the loan for their new car.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24You look like you've just won it in a quiz. "Well done, madam. Off you go!"
0:19:24 > 0:19:27But it's not Steph who'll be in the driving seat.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Only one in ten women... HORN BEEPS
0:19:29 > 0:19:30..had their licence in 1961.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32It's beautiful.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Look at that, look!
0:19:34 > 0:19:36SHE CHEERS
0:19:36 > 0:19:37I love it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39"Dear Rob, this is a manual for your newest purchase..."
0:19:39 > 0:19:42My newest purchase, thank you very much.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44"..your first family car, a Morris Mini.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- "The car would have originally cost you £497."- Wow!
0:19:47 > 0:19:50"That's over ten grand in today's money.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52"Today you'll have to perform some basic maintenance..."
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Oh, no! I've got to perform basic maintenance checks!
0:19:55 > 0:19:56"Good luck."
0:19:56 > 0:19:59This is as easy as putting on a pair of false eyelashes, trust me.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- You reckon?- Yeah..
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- TELEVISION:- 'These days, garage costs are so high,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06'you just have to do the work yourself.'
0:20:08 > 0:20:10On Saturday mornings across the country,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14men could be found tinkering beneath car bonnets.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Unlike today, when you need a computer to fix your car engine,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20in the 1960s, if you didn't mind getting your hands dirty,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22car maintenance was something almost any man could do.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Check oil level and top up if necessary.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29So, where do you think the engine is?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Bonnet.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32There we go, that's it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36An important part of being a '60s dad was teaching your son practical skills.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It's called a dipstick.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- What?- A dipstick.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It's like a stick that you pull out.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44So today, Seth is Rob's apprentice.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48What about that thing there?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Dad, that thing there.- Yeah, yeah.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54It's exactly like it. Oh, it's that, by the way. I was just testing.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- "Check coolant in radiator." - Coolant.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58That's the radiator,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01we need to see the water going into the radiator, which is this thing.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03"Check coolant in radiator."
0:21:03 > 0:21:05When you say that, I know what the radiator is!
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Are you ready?- Yes, turn it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Yes, that's good.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12That'll do.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Check that one off your list.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16HORN BEEPS, ROB LAUGHS
0:21:20 > 0:21:23We've got a car, which is pretty cool.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I really like it.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27You maintain your own car.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30There are experiences and bonding to get out it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33You can bond with people if you do it yourself.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49It's 1962 and the Ashby Hawkins are making them most of their new motor
0:21:49 > 0:21:51and taking a trip to the seaside.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55And Rob's mother, Jennifer, has come along for the ride.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Are we ready?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59# We're all going on a summer holiday
0:21:59 > 0:22:02# No more working for a week or two
0:22:02 > 0:22:04# Fun and laughter... #
0:22:04 > 0:22:07By 1962, the average worker was enjoying four bank holidays
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and two weeks' paid annual leave,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12fuelling a boom in the British holiday industry...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Oh, this is smashing.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17# We're going where the sun shines brightly... #
0:22:17 > 0:22:19..and more than half of all holiday-makers travelled by car.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24# We've seen it in the movies... #
0:22:24 > 0:22:28But the increase in road traffic created a new problem for '60s families -
0:22:28 > 0:22:30the bank holiday traffic jam.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33By the middle of the decade,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35seven-mile tailbacks weren't uncommon.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41In 1966, the AA recorded 1,500 cars leaving London before 5am
0:22:41 > 0:22:43in an attempt to avoid the jams.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46# ..For me and you. #
0:22:46 > 0:22:48To get a taste of a '60s seaside resort,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51the Ashby Hawkins have come to an amusement park from the era.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54There's a helter-skelter!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Great. It's a beautiful day, we're in Margate,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58what's not to like?
0:22:58 > 0:22:59It's going to be nice.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Urgh!- Lovely.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Don't do that in public. It's disgusting!
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Pedal faster, mum! Pedal faster!
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- There we go.- This is so much fun.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13It's so cool.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14That's brilliant.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Rob's even brought his new Super 8 camera along
0:23:17 > 0:23:18to capture the day.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21The Family Expenditure Survey reflects increased spending
0:23:21 > 0:23:23on days out and holidays,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25like this family of three from Birmingham,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28who in 1961 splashed out three shillings on the funfair
0:23:28 > 0:23:30and thruppence on ice creams.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34It's nice to see everyone out of the kitchen and out of the shed
0:23:34 > 0:23:37and actually communicating and having a conversation.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38It's really, really enjoyable.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41For once, I'm not miserable about doing something
0:23:41 > 0:23:44with my mum and my dad and my whole family.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I'm out and the sun's shining
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- and I'm with my family... - # Sunshine! #
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- ..and it's great.- Yeah.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- It's good. It's good.- It's lovely.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53I feel free.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57# Come on, let's twist again
0:23:57 > 0:24:00# Like we did last summer
0:24:00 > 0:24:03# Yeah, let's twist again
0:24:03 > 0:24:05# Like we did last year
0:24:05 > 0:24:07# Do you remember... #
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Ha-ha!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11No! No!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14# Yeah, let's twist again
0:24:14 > 0:24:17# Twisting time is here. #
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Good fun. You just forget who you are and you just scream out!
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- All I could hear was my mother in the back just laughing.- Cackling!
0:24:27 > 0:24:28She was, wasn't she?
0:24:28 > 0:24:29STEPH CACKLES LOUDLY
0:24:29 > 0:24:31It's like being on a ride with Sid James.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33It was brilliant, it was really good.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35SHE LAUGHS
0:24:35 > 0:24:37This is what leisure time is.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- This is fun.- Proper leisure.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Proper leisure, pleasure and leisure. All in one, isn't it?- More!
0:24:45 > 0:24:47That's it, I'm here.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Oh, Mum! - STEPH:- Take my handbag.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53And for Steph, it's a real holiday.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Takeaway fish and chips on the beach means no dinner to prepare.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59My day is complete.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Can I just say, here's to your mum not cooking for the first time.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Yay!
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- I would say cheers.- Cheers! - There we go.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Here's to other people catering, yay! Woohoo!
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I'm free! I'm free!
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Oh, God, it feels so good.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23It must be the thing that you looked forward to every day of your life.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Thinking, when am I going away next?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29In the modern day, I wouldn't normally spend this length of time with my family,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31unless we were all forced to go out
0:25:31 > 0:25:35and then we'd probably all be on our phones if we had the chance.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39The only option is to have fun with your family.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46# Do you love me? #
0:25:46 > 0:25:49In 1963, with full employment and high wages,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53most families were enjoying a better standard of living than ever before.
0:25:55 > 0:25:5880% of teenagers left school at 15
0:25:58 > 0:26:00and most had full-time jobs.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04They had money to burn and splashed out on clothes, magazines
0:26:04 > 0:26:05and, in particular, music.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- TELEVISION:- 'Groups of youngsters like these had teamed together
0:26:12 > 0:26:15'with one ambition - to top the hit parade.'
0:26:15 > 0:26:18In 1955, four million singles were sold.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21By 1963, it was 61 million.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26The Family Expenditure Survey is full of teen spending,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28like this 17-year-old from Birmingham
0:26:28 > 0:26:30who buys a record and music magazine
0:26:30 > 0:26:33for eight shillings and thruppence.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35# For goodness' sake
0:26:35 > 0:26:38# I got the hippy, hippy shake... #
0:26:38 > 0:26:41To understand how teenagers spent their leisure,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45historian Polly Russell has come to meet legendary DJ Tony Blackburn,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48who began his radio career in the 1960s.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Tony, what was life like for teenagers in the '60s?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53It was all based around music.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54That's all we were interested in.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57It was, what's going to be number one in the charts,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59what are we going to go out and buy next week?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01That is all geared around that.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03The record business was enormous, you know.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05And this is the first time,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09really, that there's a definable identity of teenagers, isn't there?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Yes.- There's a market for them, there's things for them to do,
0:27:12 > 0:27:14there's things for them to buy.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17We didn't have quite so much from the point of view of technology,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and what we had, we were enjoying,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22like these record players and going out.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Have you got the latest Beatles or Rolling Stones records?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Or Drifters or Jackie Wilson?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29That's what the conversation was about.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31You'd go round to somebody's house
0:27:31 > 0:27:33and listen to their record collection.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- They'd come round to yours, that was it, really.- Fantastic.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Yes, it was great.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39It as the start of the teenage revolution,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42but at the same time, it was quite innocent.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Shall we play?- Yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46There we are.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49That should drop down. There we are.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50# Sweets for my sweet
0:27:50 > 0:27:52# Sugar for my honey... #
0:27:52 > 0:27:54There's the tone.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56# Her sweet kiss thrills me so
0:27:56 > 0:27:58# Sweets for my sweet
0:27:58 > 0:28:00# Sugar for my honey
0:28:00 > 0:28:03# I'll never, ever let you go. #
0:28:05 > 0:28:08To give Daisy a taste of a leisure pursuit enjoyed by '60s teenagers,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I've sent her her own portable record player.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16It's perfect for sharing her music collection with her friend Ella,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18up in her bedroom and away from the old folks.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Wow, that plays...
0:28:23 > 0:28:26That's really good!
0:28:26 > 0:28:28# I like it
0:28:28 > 0:28:31# I like the words you say. #
0:28:31 > 0:28:34OK, so...
0:28:34 > 0:28:35- Clap.- Wait.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Then clap.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Cross your hands...
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Oh, yes, this is so easy.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44THEY CLAP IN TIME
0:28:44 > 0:28:45And then what's this?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Machines like this Dansette gave teenagers the freedom
0:28:48 > 0:28:52to enjoy their music when and where they wanted.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54The same way, then you do this.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56'Having my own space and being able to go upstairs and get out
0:28:56 > 0:28:58'and listen to this awesome music
0:28:58 > 0:29:01'that's just so happy and fast.'
0:29:01 > 0:29:03I feel more like a teenager more than a mini-mum.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05It's really nice, cos it separates me from my parents,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08cos obviously, my parents don't listen to this music,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10so it's really lovely.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12# I like it, I like it... #
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Daisy! Daisy!
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Daisy!
0:29:17 > 0:29:19'Yes?'
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Can you turn up, please? Cos... # I like it! I like it! #
0:29:22 > 0:29:26I think as '60s parents, we probably wouldn't have liked it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27But I like it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29# I like it... #
0:29:29 > 0:29:30So does he!
0:29:30 > 0:29:31# I like it
0:29:31 > 0:29:36# I like the funny feeling being here with you... #
0:29:36 > 0:29:38I am really enjoying the 1960s.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I've got new stuff,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I've actually changed, Mum has stayed the same.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I think change is always good.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I'm still not getting the leisure vibe.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49I know we went out yesterday and we had a lovely time...
0:29:50 > 0:29:52..but today it's Saturday night...
0:29:54 > 0:29:57..and I'm in without any wine,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00having had a most revolting Vesta curry.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02And I'm washing it down with a cup of tea and a Tunnock's teacake
0:30:02 > 0:30:06and that's as exciting as it gets on a Saturday night.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08SHE SIGHS
0:30:08 > 0:30:12# What a kooky little paradise
0:30:12 > 0:30:15# What a kooky little paradise... #
0:30:15 > 0:30:161964.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18DOORBELL RINGS
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I've sent Rob one of the more popular men's mags of the decade.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23HE CHUCKLES
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Wow!
0:30:25 > 0:30:28That's fabulous.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33By the mid-60s, DIY was not just for functional repair work any more.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35It's now about aspiration and modernisation.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Leading the way was TV's Barry Bucknell,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48whose series had an estimated five million viewers tuning in for advice every week.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Hello, I want to talk about pelmets this week.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57And it's surprising, you know,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00what a difference a pelmet does make to a room.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03As thousands of people turned dated old properties
0:31:03 > 0:31:05into contemporary modern homes,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08weekends were spent getting rid of the period fixtures and fittings
0:31:08 > 0:31:10we now pay a premium for.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14"Dear Rob, here are some instructions
0:31:14 > 0:31:16"for transforming your fireplace to make a..."
0:31:16 > 0:31:18SETH SIGHS, STEPH LAUGHS
0:31:18 > 0:31:21"..to make a very modern living room."
0:31:21 > 0:31:22I'm really thrilled.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24There's two of them.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26There's covering the door and boxing in a fireplace.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29It's going to be finished with an electric fire in front.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- Wow!- You mean instant heat?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Out of this world!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- We love a bit more electricity. - Are you going to help me with it?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- Yes, OK. Why not.- I need someone to blame in case it goes wrong!
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Unlike the majority of '60s men,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44DIY isn't something Rob usually chooses to do at the weekend.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46That way.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Yes!
0:31:49 > 0:31:50- There we go.- I know what I'm doing.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56They've boxed everything up in the '60s and come the '80s and '90s,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58we unbox it all again. It's like a little Christmas present.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I suppose it was the fashion of the time.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Wallpaper first, Seth. What do you think?
0:32:07 > 0:32:12This could be awkward if your walls aren't square.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14If we have real trouble cutting a fine edge,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17we'll just push the rug closer to the fireplace...
0:32:19 > 0:32:23What we're trying to achieve is a nice, smooth, buckle-free finish.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24What do you think? Stand back.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- That looks... - It's actually not that bad.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32When it's cut off,
0:32:32 > 0:32:35you can then use the gauge to square off the edges.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Now when your glue's thoroughly dry,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44you can then trim around the edge
0:32:44 > 0:32:46to remove the extra eighth of an inch.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49BANGING
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- STEPH:- Cor, noisy!
0:32:51 > 0:32:53I'm coming in to see how you're getting on... Wow!
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Hello!- Hello! I've got a new lamp, as well.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Fantastic.- Ready?
0:33:00 > 0:33:01Oh, yeah.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- That just...yeah. Are you happy with your lamp?- I love it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06What about your fireplace surround?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I've never, ever wallpapered in my life.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13I think it's really ugly.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18You've done a...a thorough job of it...
0:33:18 > 0:33:20but I just think it's really ugly.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24You looked really hurt, actually, when I said that.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26You looked... You're threatening me with a hammer!
0:33:26 > 0:33:29You looked really, genuinely hurt
0:33:29 > 0:33:32when I said that I thought it looked horrible.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33# Right, said Fred
0:33:33 > 0:33:35# Both of us together
0:33:35 > 0:33:37# One each end and steady as we go... #
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- BANGING - Oh, yes.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41# Tried to shift it
0:33:41 > 0:33:42# Couldn't even lift it
0:33:42 > 0:33:44# We was getting nowhere
0:33:44 > 0:33:47# And so we had a cup of tea and
0:33:47 > 0:33:48# Right, said Fred
0:33:48 > 0:33:50# Give a shove to Charlie
0:33:50 > 0:33:52# Up comes Charlie from the floor below... #
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Seamless.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56# After straining, heaving and complaining
0:33:56 > 0:33:58# We was getting nowhere
0:33:58 > 0:34:00# And so we had a cup of tea
0:34:00 > 0:34:02# And Charlie had a think... #
0:34:02 > 0:34:06- You can have one or the other, you can have cabbage or sweetcorn. Which one?- Cabbage.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11But in 1964, it wasn't just our houses that we were modernising.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- RADIO:- 'This afternoon, Her Majesty the Queen
0:34:13 > 0:34:17'invited me to form a government, which I'm now in the process of doing.'
0:34:17 > 0:34:21New Prime Minister Harold Wilson had seized on this zest for the new in his election campaign,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25urging Britain to embrace "the white heat of technology".
0:34:28 > 0:34:31No building reflected this change more than London's Post Office Tower...
0:34:33 > 0:34:34..which opened in 1965.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- TELEVISION:- 'In ultramodern works like the Post Office Tower,
0:34:42 > 0:34:44'now reaching up over Central London,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47'many skills combine as the engineers climb upwards
0:34:47 > 0:34:49'into the world of tomorrow.'
0:34:53 > 0:34:56At 600 feet, it towered above London.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- TELEVISION:- 'First, the high-speed lift to the 35th floor and the cocktail bar.'
0:35:02 > 0:35:06'The lift is now travelling at 1,400 feet a minute.'
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Oh, ear pop!
0:35:08 > 0:35:10That is quite fast.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I'm meeting Nicola Millard, innovation specialist for BT,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17to find out what this amazing building actually did.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Well, basically, the BT Tower is a very big antenna.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24It was the heart of the microwave radio network.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26So, that was the principal transmission means
0:35:26 > 0:35:29for the telecoms network in the 1960s.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32In the days before satellites and fibre-optic cables,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34the tower was at the heart of a network
0:35:34 > 0:35:38that beamed phone and television signals around the country.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Microwave radio was really one huge solution
0:35:41 > 0:35:45to actually making sure that we could route both television calls and TV broadcasts.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49And the tower was absolutely critical to that.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51It's amazing that it actually did stuff.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'm sure people just looked at it and thought, "Yes, nice building,"
0:35:54 > 0:35:55and then didn't give it another thought.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Absolutely, and I will say, you know,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01it's symptomatic of how absolutely critical it was
0:36:01 > 0:36:04that it was an official secret almost as soon as it opened.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07It didn't actually stop being an official secret until 1994.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10What, you mean people weren't allowed to know that it was here?
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- It was not on any Ordnance Survey maps.- You're kidding!
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I'm boggled by that.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18You were supposed to walk past it, sort of...shading your eyes?
0:36:18 > 0:36:19What was the secret?
0:36:19 > 0:36:23It was so core both to the telecoms network and the broadcast network
0:36:23 > 0:36:26that work that it was regarded as a very critical piece of UK property.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Despite the huge expansion of the telephone network,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33few people in the mid-'60s had their own phones.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37The Ashby Hawkins are among the vast majority of the population
0:36:37 > 0:36:39who still have to leave home to make a call.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Now...- Wow. Look at that, that's so cool.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Are we going to be calling some people?
0:36:47 > 0:36:48I hope so.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51I'm surprised and a little disappointed that you knew what it was.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Well, it says at the top. - So it does.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55So you need that information.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- This is a thing with which you're familiar?- Yes. Yes, yes.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01They have them on the street. It's where people wee in when they get drunk.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04But once upon a time, people used them for making telephone calls.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Have you ever used a telephone box?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08No. I've got a mobile.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Are you aware that at this time in the '60s,
0:37:11 > 0:37:1375% of people didn't have a telephone?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15What, really?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18They had to use this. A telephone call at that time cost sixpence.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- It's worth about 50p now.- Really?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22You got about a minute for that.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- So...- I spend, like, an hour on the phone.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26So, that would be...
0:37:26 > 0:37:28ten minutes is five pounds, so an hour would be £30.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- Have you got £30 worth of stuff to say to your friends?- Nope.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Right.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34- Who's going in first...- Seth.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36..to this terrifying piece of technology?
0:37:36 > 0:37:39It is a bit cramped.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42It's quite disgusting. Your phone is your phone and you do what you want.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45But this is everyone... everyone touching it.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Why don't we make a phone call? Dial your own phone number.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52That's not how you make a telephone call!
0:37:52 > 0:37:54You've got to lift the receiver.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58DIAL WHIRS
0:37:58 > 0:38:02That is the sound of the '60s.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Quite slow.- This is very long.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07It's a world away from their smartphones,
0:38:07 > 0:38:11but in the '60s, a public phone box was the closest thing to social media.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17I use my phone for about four hours in the evening.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18What do you say to them?!
0:38:18 > 0:38:20We just talk about stuff.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- So you just phone up and talk rubbish because it's free?- Yes.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25In those days it was expensive, so you had to think about what you wanted to say
0:38:25 > 0:38:28to make it worthwhile to make a phone call.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32I did kind of miss my actual mobile
0:38:32 > 0:38:35because I just felt like it would be a lot easier.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I didn't actually have to remember people's numbers off by heart
0:38:38 > 0:38:40or look them up in the GIANT phone book.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48MUSIC: Match of the Day Theme
0:38:48 > 0:38:53It's 1966, a year fixed in the mind of England fans across the country.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Sir Trevor Brooking, one of the era's sporting heroes,
0:38:56 > 0:39:01is bringing a game that capitalised on the nation's obsession with football.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Hi, Rob.- Hello, Sir. - Nice to see you.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- Thought I'd bring my Subbuteo along. Is that OK?- Oh, wow. Come on in.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09You are most welcome to my house. Come on in, please.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Gentlemen, I give you Sir Trevor Brooking.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13- This is Seth, is it?- Yes.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- My son, Seth.- Very good.- And...
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Harvey.- Yes.- There we are.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19I've got my Subbuteo here, do you fancy a game?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21BOTH: OK.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I'm not very good at it, but, er...
0:39:23 > 0:39:24Well, it should be a good match, then.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26It will be us versus you, then.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27THEY LAUGH
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Subbuteo was the Fifa 16 of its day.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33The new 3D figures introduced in the '60s
0:39:33 > 0:39:36sent sales rocketing with 300,000 sets sold each year.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40With miniature versions of all the teams,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44'60s boys could play football indoors with their heroes.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Let's think about this strategically.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Where are you going to play it? - (Let's get some of these guys...)
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I'd like to point out, lads,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53that you can't have a 30-second discussion during the match
0:39:53 > 0:39:55about what you're going to do!
0:39:55 > 0:39:58You've got to do this instinctively.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02In the '60s, a million people attended live matches every Saturday.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- TV:- 'Saturday afternoon is the peak of this boy's week he'd never miss.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11'He's the first and, behind him, there's a whole army.'
0:40:11 > 0:40:12And, at just 20p a ticket,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16it was an affordable way for fathers and sons across the country
0:40:16 > 0:40:18to enjoy quality time together.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- TV:- 'Everyone forgets their own worries.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23'If their team wins, they too will feel the achievement of victory.'
0:40:23 > 0:40:24REFEREE'S WHISTLE
0:40:24 > 0:40:26From the terraces to the dining room table,
0:40:26 > 0:40:28it was a golden age of football.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Sir Trevor began his career in 1965, signing for local team West Ham.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Well saved!
0:40:33 > 0:40:36'64, won the FA Cup, '65, the Cup Winners' Cup.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39And then, all biased West Ham fans will tell you, of course,
0:40:39 > 0:40:41West Ham won the World Cup in 1956!
0:40:41 > 0:40:42I've actually heard that, yeah.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Because we had three players in the team.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- TV:- 'Reaching to beat the whistle,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48'Geoff Hurst saw an opening in the defence
0:40:48 > 0:40:50'and achieved a hat-trick.'
0:40:50 > 0:40:53The game's popularity reached a high point in 1966
0:40:53 > 0:40:55when England triumphed at the World Cup.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- CROWD:- We won the Cup!
0:40:57 > 0:40:59CHEERING AND WHISTLING
0:41:03 > 0:41:09The success of '66, the whole country was buzzing about football.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Then, of course, in the East End, the actual parties, street parties,
0:41:13 > 0:41:15went on for days, really.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17But, of course, as years gone by,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19the significance of it grows even greater because,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I've got to say, in 1966, we thought England
0:41:22 > 0:41:23would always be in contention,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25and there were other World Cups to follow.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Come on, come on, come on! - Unlucky, Harvey.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31And they think it's all over...
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- ALL:- Oh!
0:41:33 > 0:41:34What a save.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38# It's not unusual to be loved by anyone... #
0:41:38 > 0:41:40With the house overrun by football obsessed men,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Daisy and friend Ella are heading off to try the teenage craze
0:41:43 > 0:41:46available in phone boxes across the country.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52# But when I see you hanging about with anyone
0:41:52 > 0:41:56# It's not unusual to see me cry
0:41:56 > 0:41:58# I wanna die... #
0:41:58 > 0:41:59GIRLS GIGGLE
0:41:59 > 0:42:01# It's not unusual to go out... #
0:42:01 > 0:42:04On a modern smartphone, you can stream music
0:42:04 > 0:42:06and store thousands of songs.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10In 1966, phones started playing pop music on demand too.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12If you didn't mind calling Dial-a-Disc on 160,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15and listening to the track playing that day.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16- BOTH:- # It's not unusual... #
0:42:16 > 0:42:18THEY MUMBLE THE LYRICS
0:42:19 > 0:42:22# No matter what you say... #
0:42:22 > 0:42:24'60s teenagers loved it.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Within a decade, it was receiving 70 million calls a year.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Do you love it? I do love the whole dancing in a phone box.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34It's a good way to get away from your parents.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36You can storm out of the house, call a number, and dance.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39And that's quite fun, I think that's a really good thing.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43OK, OK, yeah, yeah.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- Yes! Yes!- You're good at just touching it. All right.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49THEY SCREAM AND LAUGH
0:42:49 > 0:42:52Harvey took the glory, he should have left it to Seth.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59That's a good shot, that's good,
0:42:59 > 0:43:01because you've got a player in the 18-yard box.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02Yeah!
0:43:02 > 0:43:04TREVOR LAUGHS
0:43:04 > 0:43:07I was thinking, shall I be gentle? Then I thought, no, be ruthless.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I'm sure they'd have been exactly the same.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11It's all part of the learning curve.
0:43:12 > 0:43:17# But when I see you hanging about with anyone
0:43:17 > 0:43:21# It's not unusual to see me cry
0:43:21 > 0:43:24# I wanna die... #
0:43:29 > 0:43:30It was amazing.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33To play Subbuteo with the fabulous Sir Trevor Brooking.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37And it has inspired me to take Seth to a match.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39After today, I think it would be really nice if I took Seth
0:43:39 > 0:43:42to go and watch West Ham, to see what Trevor was talking about.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44To see the Hammers in action.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52It'll be good seeing you mow the lawn.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- It's normally me who mows the lawn. - I'm not hearing drum rolls!
0:43:54 > 0:43:56SHE SINGS A FANFARE
0:43:56 > 0:43:58As the man of the house,
0:43:58 > 0:44:01it's Rob's responsibility to maintain the garden.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04MOWER ENGINE STARTS
0:44:04 > 0:44:07Ooh, it purrs like a...kitten.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12In the '60s, the back yard transformed from a place to grow veg
0:44:12 > 0:44:16into an area that was as stylish and modern as the rest of the house.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19- TV ARCHIVE:- 'The lawn is an essential and dominant feature
0:44:19 > 0:44:23'of any good garden. A good lawn is not difficult to maintain.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25'But it does need careful and regular attention
0:44:25 > 0:44:27'throughout the year.'
0:44:29 > 0:44:31In the quest for the perfect striped lawn,
0:44:31 > 0:44:35the 1960s gardener harnessed the new technology of the day.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38From highly poisonous chemicals to keep the weeds under control,
0:44:38 > 0:44:40to a state-of-the-art petrol mower
0:44:40 > 0:44:42to produce those beautiful, straight lines.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45- TV ARCHIVE:- 'The direction in which the machine is used
0:44:45 > 0:44:47'should vary from cut to cut.'
0:44:47 > 0:44:49The Financial Expenditure Survey
0:44:49 > 0:44:51reflects this growing passion for gardening.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54Like this family in Lincoln, who spent nine shillings threepence
0:44:54 > 0:44:57on liquid manure, grass seed and pest control powder.
0:44:59 > 0:45:05# Down the road I look and there runs Mary
0:45:05 > 0:45:10# Hair of gold and lips like cherries
0:45:10 > 0:45:17# It's good to touch the green, green grass of home. #
0:45:17 > 0:45:20Loving it, absolutely loving it. Now I can see the lines coming through,
0:45:20 > 0:45:22it's worth doing.
0:45:22 > 0:45:31# Beneath the green, green grass of home. #
0:45:31 > 0:45:33What do you think, what do you think?
0:45:33 > 0:45:36Steph, if you could just walk down on that path, that way.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38And when you come up, just walk up on the left.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40Now, the light colour is down.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42You didn't do it clear enough, Dad.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Hour-and-a-half I was out here doing it.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46- It's nice, huh?- Looks lovely.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47It's neat and tidy, thanks to Rob
0:45:47 > 0:45:50and his meticulous efforts with the grass!
0:45:50 > 0:45:55And this, now, is a nice, big room added to the house, so, it's lovely.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58A very different feel than '50s, very different.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01It is about leisure, isn't it?
0:46:03 > 0:46:05With the lawn beautifully maintained,
0:46:05 > 0:46:07it's back to the washing-up for Steph
0:46:07 > 0:46:10as the men of the house settle down for some must-see viewing.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14With only three channels to choose from in 1957,
0:46:14 > 0:46:18a series on origami became appointment to view.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20ORIENTAL-THEMED MUSIC INTRODUCTION
0:46:20 > 0:46:23And a very big welcome to the inner sanctum.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26Now, you can't do origami without paper.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30- White side up, and fold this corner to that corner...- OK.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Make a little cross in the middle.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34Now, having done that corner, do this corner.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38- It's going too quickly.- Now, fold all the corners to the middle.
0:46:38 > 0:46:39- Oh, God, I messed... - You haven't, quick.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- Hold those into the corner.- I messed up the folding.- You didn't.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45I did, the corners aren't going into the right place.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47If you're not catching up, well, never mind,
0:46:47 > 0:46:50perhaps you will next time. I think you will if you try.
0:46:50 > 0:46:51No, I can do it again.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53No, you won't, you're going to miss it.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Fold the whole thing in half like that.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58- It doesn't work.- Done it. Oh, I messed up what he did then.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02Fold that side the middle. Like the door of a long cupboard.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07- What?- Now, hold it like that, please.
0:47:07 > 0:47:08SETH GASPS
0:47:08 > 0:47:12And fold it in half diagonally across there.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16Put it round the other way and you'll find it stands up like that,
0:47:16 > 0:47:18- and really looks jolly good. - SETH LAUGHS
0:47:18 > 0:47:21There is a water lily.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23A beautiful decoration.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24Whoo!
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Huh? Not bad, is it, first time?
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Today was great because me and Seth have spent some time together.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37We've always had a really good relationship,
0:47:37 > 0:47:40but he's coming to that age now
0:47:40 > 0:47:43where he's just off out with his mates now.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46So, a lovely day, really nice, love being with my son.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Ladies, it's 1968.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55Ooh!
0:47:55 > 0:47:59In 1968, Swinging London was setting trends around the world.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03Today, Daisy and Steph are going to meet a '60s icon
0:48:03 > 0:48:05who was at the heart of it all, Sandie Shaw.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09# Like a puppet on a string... #
0:48:09 > 0:48:14Best known for her pop hits, Sandie also ran her own fashion label.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16- Daisy and Steph.- Yes. Hello!
0:48:16 > 0:48:20- Hi.- Good to meet you. Hello.- Hi.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23- Oh, I love your hair. - Thank you.- It's amazing.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25She's going to show Daisy how '60s teenagers
0:48:25 > 0:48:28kept up with the latest styles.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31So, the '60s was an amazing time,
0:48:31 > 0:48:34because it was the time of the teenager.
0:48:34 > 0:48:35We started doing our own fashions,
0:48:35 > 0:48:37as they weren't in the shops straight away.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41These are the kind of colours that remind me of that time.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44They're kind of a bit ugly.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46There were no pretty-pretty colours,
0:48:46 > 0:48:47no pastels or anything like that.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49I'll show you some pictures.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51This is like the first, the beginning of the '60s.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54- You see the length of the dress. - Mm. It's really nice.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57This is the middle of the '60s, where it crept higher.
0:48:57 > 0:49:01- Your famous, famous dress.- Yes.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03And this one is how it reached by '68,
0:49:03 > 0:49:05that was in my own dress range.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08It's really short, isn't it?
0:49:08 > 0:49:10- Very short.- Did you have to wear really big knickers?
0:49:11 > 0:49:14No, you didn't wear knickers, you wore tights.
0:49:14 > 0:49:15STEPH GASPS
0:49:15 > 0:49:16- And no pants? - No.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19- Whoa!- I'm sorry, is that a bit rude?
0:49:19 > 0:49:22The main thing about it is that we didn't look like our mums.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Whatever it was you wanted to do, you'd have to make yourself.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29That was the fun of it, because you were making this whole new world
0:49:29 > 0:49:31and they didn't know what it was about.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33We thought we could change the world.
0:49:33 > 0:49:34We thought we could change politics.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Do you know, we didn't just stop,
0:49:37 > 0:49:40we started going outwards by '68 to see how we could
0:49:40 > 0:49:45- change how things were, to make it more suitable for us.- Yeah.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49It was the freedom to say and do, think and feel, as you thought fit.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51It was that.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55MUSIC: All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
0:49:55 > 0:49:56By the end of the '60s,
0:49:56 > 0:49:59teenagers had become a powerful cultural force.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03One in 20 teens were now going to university.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05The availability of the pill was shaking things up.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12And the young took to the streets to make their voices heard.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16This generation's coming-of-age marked a shift
0:50:16 > 0:50:17from the old, conservative values,
0:50:17 > 0:50:20to the more liberal, progressive Britain of today.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Even if they weren't marching, '60s teens could still demonstrate
0:50:25 > 0:50:29their independence with what they wore.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32# Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends
0:50:32 > 0:50:38# Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion. #
0:50:38 > 0:50:43Inspired by Sandie, Daisy's having a go at some do-it-yourself fashion,
0:50:43 > 0:50:45with mum Steph's help.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Beautiful, straight stitching, and you'll be done.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50The Family Expenditure Survey shows this family in Watford
0:50:50 > 0:50:52splashed out double their monthly mortgage payment
0:50:52 > 0:50:55on a new sewing machine for their daughter's birthday.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59DAISY SINGS A FANFARE
0:50:59 > 0:51:00The mod skirt.
0:51:00 > 0:51:01Wow!
0:51:03 > 0:51:05The '60s must have felt like this exciting time,
0:51:05 > 0:51:09because everything's changing. And it's more targeted at teenagers.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Especially for a 16-year-old girl,
0:51:11 > 0:51:13it must have been really, really exciting
0:51:13 > 0:51:14because it's all about you.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18# Five, four, three, two, one... #
0:51:18 > 0:51:21While teenagers were busy trying to change the world,
0:51:21 > 0:51:23there was a glimmer of hope for their housebound mums.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25They finally had a hobby of their own.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27# Five, four, three, two, one. #
0:51:27 > 0:51:28Bingo.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32Leaving behind her domestic duties for the night,
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Steph's trying her luck at this popular pastime.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39I'm out of the kitchen.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41I can't tell you how much it means to me to be out.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43- It's just so great. - Scrubbing the floor?
0:51:43 > 0:51:45With all my mates, I love it, cheers, ladies!
0:51:45 > 0:51:47- ALL:- Cheers.
0:51:47 > 0:51:48Gin and gambling.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51It doesn't get any better than that, does it, surely?
0:51:53 > 0:51:55The loosening of gambling laws earlier in the decade
0:51:55 > 0:51:59had the unexpected consequence of creating a bingo mania.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03At a time when pubs were still a male domain,
0:52:03 > 0:52:06bingo halls became a popular place for '60s housewives
0:52:06 > 0:52:07to have a bit of fun
0:52:07 > 0:52:10and forget about the ironing for an hour or two.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12Red nine.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16- Blue 48.- Oh, my God, it's really fast!- White 79.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19White 68. Blue 58.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Yellow 38. Yellow 40.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24White 64.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26I'm so stressed!
0:52:26 > 0:52:28White 74.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31The Expenditure Survey shows a housewife in Newcastle
0:52:31 > 0:52:33spending four shillings on the game.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38- Oh, I've got a line, I've got a line!- Shout!
0:52:38 > 0:52:40- Bingo! - THEY GIGGLE
0:52:40 > 0:52:42BINGO CALLER CONTINUES
0:52:42 > 0:52:44Red 12. Yellow 25.
0:52:44 > 0:52:45He's still going.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47I'm really stressed.
0:52:48 > 0:52:49I don't...
0:52:49 > 0:52:51This will be good for your mind.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54It's the only thing in the '60s that would be good for your mind
0:52:54 > 0:52:55- as a housewife, trust me. - And the gin.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58And the gin, actually, yeah. Here's to gin again.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01- ALL:- Gin again. - Thank goodness for the gin.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04I can understand why people did it in their droves, frankly.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Because, you know, it's just out and about having fun.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09No men, no-one telling you what to do.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11Relaxing. Drinking gin.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14And maybe this was the start of actually women escaping,
0:53:14 > 0:53:16and this was the thin end of the wedge in terms of saying,
0:53:16 > 0:53:19"Well, I'm doing something for me, get used to it."
0:53:19 > 0:53:21And, hopefully, this galvanised women into
0:53:21 > 0:53:23pushing for a bit more freedom.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Once you get a taste of it, you don't want to let it go.
0:53:27 > 0:53:32..42. Red 18. White 72...
0:53:37 > 0:53:41# Ground control to Major Tom
0:53:44 > 0:53:49# Ground control to Major Tom... #
0:53:49 > 0:53:53It's 1969, and the family have invited friends round
0:53:53 > 0:53:56to mark the end of the decade, and witness a very special event.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00It's a space party. This is the landing on the moon.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04This is, like, one of the key points in history.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06It's quite extraordinary, we've gone from mangles
0:54:06 > 0:54:08to landing on the moon in a handful of years.
0:54:08 > 0:54:09This just extraordinary.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13And if that's not worth making an Angel Delight flan for,
0:54:13 > 0:54:15I don't know what is!
0:54:15 > 0:54:19# This is ground control to Major Tom... #
0:54:19 > 0:54:23I'm back to experience this decade's defining moment with the family.
0:54:24 > 0:54:25THEY CHEER
0:54:27 > 0:54:29- 1969.- July 21.- Yep.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32Eight days later, an even more significant thing will happen.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33- You were born.- Spot on.
0:54:33 > 0:54:34THEY CHEER
0:54:34 > 0:54:36She knows, because it was big news at the time.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38THEY GIGGLE
0:54:39 > 0:54:42- TV ARCHIVE:- 'Astronauts Neil A Armstrong, Edwin E Aldrin
0:54:42 > 0:54:45'and Michael Collins, the three men who will make
0:54:45 > 0:54:48'the next and most historic round-trip to the moon.'
0:54:50 > 0:54:52On 21 July 1969,
0:54:52 > 0:54:57one billion people tuned in to watch man's first step on the moon.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02Even to beam the pictures from the moon to here was pretty special,
0:55:02 > 0:55:06- let alone actually landing on it. - This is absolutely amazing.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08I'm getting goose bumps.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10- TV:- 'If you stand on the ladder facing forward,
0:55:10 > 0:55:14'the minus-Y strip is the landing gear to your left.'
0:55:14 > 0:55:16INDISTINCT REPLY FROM ASTRONAUT
0:55:18 > 0:55:20'Roger, we copy.'
0:55:20 > 0:55:22'It's one small step for man...'
0:55:22 > 0:55:24Wow.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28'..one giant leap for mankind.'
0:55:28 > 0:55:29THEY ALL GASP
0:55:29 > 0:55:32That's amazing.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35'Columbia, this is Houston, reading you loud and clear.'
0:55:35 > 0:55:39That was... My heart just went, whoa!
0:55:39 > 0:55:43The moon landing brought the decade to a close in spectacular style.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47No party would be complete without the sausage and prawn ring.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49THEY GASP
0:55:49 > 0:55:52- Daisy, rude! Guests.- No!- Guests.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55But did the '60s swing for the family?
0:55:55 > 0:55:58So, how was the '60s for you, was it liberating?
0:55:58 > 0:56:00Not for me, it wasn't.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03Why not? You had exciting new utensils.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07I had exciting new utensils, but I was still stuck in the kitchen.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09All the liberation and the Swinging Sixties
0:56:09 > 0:56:12was going on without me, I'm afraid. Because I'm too old.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14I'm too old. I'm not 16.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17# People try to put us down... #
0:56:17 > 0:56:21I'm still chained to the kitchen sink. It's a slightly shinier sink.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25The Swinging Sixties passed me by completely.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29And here I am, just doing the same old thing in a different dress.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32I think it's been quite nice, because I have
0:56:32 > 0:56:35spent quite a lot of time with my dad through the '60s.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37'You sort of drift away in modern day.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40'You don't even know you're doing it because it happens so slowly.'
0:56:40 > 0:56:44But then you suddenly realise you no longer spend any time
0:56:44 > 0:56:46with your dad, which is kind of a bit sad.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50# Talking about my generation... #
0:56:50 > 0:56:54I do feel the sense that I have my own voice now, I can speak out loud.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57I think there's a massive gateway for teenagers now
0:56:57 > 0:56:59to just make this their own.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03# My generation
0:57:03 > 0:57:04# It's my generation... #
0:57:04 > 0:57:08The '60s for me has been togetherness as a family,
0:57:08 > 0:57:11and that's been lovely. It's been a coming together of the four of us.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14We've done a lot more smiling and laughing together in the '60s.
0:57:14 > 0:57:18And I got to play football in the lounge with Trevor Brooking.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20HE LAUGHS
0:57:21 > 0:57:23Compared to the '50s, they clearly cheered up.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25Compared with the 21st century, yes,
0:57:25 > 0:57:27they're still lacking in a few departments.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30Steph is disappointed. She thought she was going to be freer.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32But things will change, but slower than she imagined.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35But they all acknowledge that things have looked up from the '50s
0:57:35 > 0:57:39and, frankly, today, a man landed on the moon. So, anything could happen.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41# Wait a minute!
0:57:41 > 0:57:45# It isn't silly No, it isn't silly,
0:57:45 > 0:57:51# Love isn't silly at all. #
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Next time...
0:57:55 > 0:57:57the family have even more time together.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00- Who's looking forward to going camping?- Yay!- Yay!
0:58:00 > 0:58:03I was not born to stand in a muddy field trying to put together
0:58:03 > 0:58:06a stupid tent with no proper instructions.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08And even more stuff to play with.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10I've brought you a new car.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12Like the conveyor belt stuff on The Generation Game,
0:58:12 > 0:58:14there's this, this and a cuddly toy.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16It's just, there's so much stuff.
0:58:22 > 0:58:29# How can I tell you about my loved one?
0:58:29 > 0:58:37# How can I tell you about my loved one?
0:58:37 > 0:58:41- # I love you - How can I tell you
0:58:41 > 0:58:44# About my loved one? #