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  1. The Spirit of the Sixties

    10/10The emergence of youth cultures and a flourishing creativity in the music industry.

  2. This Sporting Life

    9/101960s short films reflecting the national preoccupation with competitive sports.

  3. Worlds Apart

    8/10Footage captured by Rank's film-makers during their foreign excursions in the 1960s.

  4. The Home Front

    7/10How 1960s Britain tried to solve housing shortages and rebuild shattered cities.

  5. Messing About in Boats

    6/10Documenting Britain's fondness for boats using short films from the 1960s.

  6. Road, Rail and Runways

    5/10Documenting the unprecedented upheavals in Britain's transport systems during the 1960s.

  7. The World of Work

    4/10How workers faced challenges in Britain's fragile industrial economy of the 1960s.

  8. Island Nation

    3/10A look at films that examine the implications of Britain's identity as an island nation.

  9. Kids Today

    2/10How childhood was transformed by changes to the British educational system in the 1960s.

  10. Times of Change

    1/10The changing face of Britain's political, economic and cultural landscapes in the 1960s.