BBC - Why I Hate The Sixties (2004) [part 1 of 6]

BBC documentary featuring the dark reality of the "iconic" 1960s which is rarely mentioned. It was a disastrous decade in Britain in terms of art, architecture, the commercialisation of culture, race relations, education and transport among many other things. Contributors include David Aaronovitch, Mike Phillips, Christine Odone, Terry Eagleton, Peter Hitchens and Peter Obourne.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• 60s
• sixties
• Warhol
• art
• Eagleton
• Aaronovitch
• Hitchens
• bbc
• rolling stones
• beatles
• architecture
• anti-establishment
• commercialism

[Zendout1]

What a hoot

Look at Britain now--what a shame

Not to worry though

I'm confident Britain will revive itself bigger and better than ever before

[cheesehoven]

@Zendout1 I hope you are right but I fear things will get worse before they get better.

[AchillesShield]

Some sanity at last!

The 60s was a disaster, destroying the last remnants of decency and culture in favour of a gaudy tasteless facade. The sexual revolution has been a catastrophe, and kitsch has led to shrivelling of the human spirit. As someone born in mid-80s, I'm saddened that my generation hasn't woken up to the fact that it's living a dead existence.

We've become Eliot's Hollow Men!

[cheesehoven]

@AchillesShield Well said.

[samthelima]

Every piece of architecture built in the 60s was rubbish

[TheThrillseeker01]

Where I lived in Devon the sixties began around 1972 and are mostly still there

[Unbihexium]

Distinguishing is the sign of the loss of Eden... and the beginning of civilization. And there are times when differences are messed up. Then the whole process starts again. Sometimes "values/norms" are questioned not because they are not any more important but because their backhand shows up. Therefore it is never nihilism but strictly consistent insistance on the importance of "values" which leads to this. When values become common sense and not exaggerated they start simply working smoothly.

[veraellen1924]

I would have liked to live through the early years of the 60s up to the end but still at the beginning of the 60s the 50s were still there but by 1963 the Beatles made their way to the spotlight the 60s were great accept the JFK assassination

[boffinme80]

@veraellen1924 In both Britain and America, the mid 50s and 60s were possibly the best times.

[veraellen1924]

@boffinme80

I will prefer the 60s the 50s were great too since then young people had their own identity different to their parents but the 60s had the music revolution and I mean Motown garage rock the twist the Beatles all sorts variety of music as the 50s had only rock n roll and the typical rock n roll American artists like Elvis and Bill Haley

[boffinme80]

@veraellen1924 The 50s were also the great change in British cinema as well.

[boffinme80]

@veraellen1924 To my mistake, the 1940s introduced the Ford Anglia but the Mini was introduced in 1958. It's true, the 60s were the decade of social changes and sexual revolution but the 50s introduced the rebel society and the music revolution. What do you think the 50s in America were like? If you lived in America would you have preffered to live in the 50s or 60s??

[veraellen1924]

@boffinme80

I never knew that the 50s introduced the Ford Anglia and the Mini they always say it was the 60s cars and every documentary that you see always say that the 60s introduced social changes and sexual revolution the only thing that I am hearing from the 50s is the teen culture and rock and roll music if I were to choose a decade I will say the 1960s and I would like to live from 1961 to 1969 this are the best years of the 60s

[boffinme80]

@veraellen1924 The 50s introduced the Ford Anglia and the Mini.More people had cars and television. The 60s were great too but the 50s were also great and the changes in the 60s actually started in the 50s. People tend to forget that. If it wasn't for the changes in the 50s the 60s would have got nowhere. You can't say the 50s were boring if you never lived in it.

[boffinme80]

@veraellen1924 The 50s introduced those changes as well. The Mods began in the late 50s but became popular in the 60s. Don't listen to your teacher. Seriously, get a book or dvd about the Fifties. The eary 50s were a bit bleak but after 1953, when rationing ended, it was looking almost like the 60s.