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1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the US and London witnesses anti-Vietnam protests.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the US and London witnesses anti-Vietnam protests.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Robert Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States, the UK is in the midst of a financial crisis and London witnesses anti-Vietnam protests.
Starts 2008-03-17 16:56:00, Ends 2008-03-17 17:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Duke of Edinburgh becomes the first member of the royal family to allow himself to be interviewed live on TV.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Duke of Edinburgh becomes the first member of the royal family to allow himself to be interviewed live on TV.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
The Duke of Edinburgh becomes the first member of the Royal family to allow himself to be interviewed live on television. Retired US general David Shoup tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a military victory cannot be won in South Vietnam alone.
Starts 2008-03-20 16:56:00, Ends 2008-03-20 17:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces student protests and heavy fighting continues in Biafra.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces student protests and heavy fighting continues in Biafra.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces student protests, the March 22nd Movement is formed in France and heavy fighting continues in Biafra.
Starts 2008-03-22 16:56:00, Ends 2008-03-22 17:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Alistair Cooke broadcasts his 1,000th Letter from America and London sees a fresh wave of anti-war protests.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Alistair Cooke broadcasts his 1,000th Letter from America and London sees a fresh wave of anti-war protests.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Alistair Cooke broadcasts his 1,000th Letter from America, Harlem senator Adam Clayton Powell warns of racial civil war in the US, the Roman Catholic Church challenges the suppression of students in Poland and London sees a fresh wave of anti-war protests.
Starts 2008-03-24 16:56:00, Ends 2008-03-24 17:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Paul McCartney returns from meditating in the Himalayas and Czechoslovakia reveals new democratic reforms.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Paul McCartney returns from meditating in the Himalayas and Czechoslovakia reveals new democratic reforms.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Paul McCartney returns from meditating in the Himalayas, Joan Baez marries draft resistance leader David Harris, the Americans unleash the F111 plane in Vietnam and Czechoslovakia reveals new democratic reforms.
Starts 2008-03-26 16:56:00, Ends 2008-03-26 17:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Lyndon Johnson signals the end to his presidency and riots break out in Japan.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Lyndon Johnson signals the end to his presidency and riots break out in Japan.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Lyndon Johnson signals the end to his presidency, riots break out in Japan and newspaper magnate Cecil King criticises the Wilson government.
Starts 2008-03-31 15:56:00, Ends 2008-03-31 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Riots rage in America following the death of Martin Luther King. Barbara Castle becomes Minister of Labour.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Riots rage in America following the death of Martin Luther King. Barbara Castle becomes Minister of Labour.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Riots rage in America following the death of Dr Martin Luther King, Barbara Castle becomes Minister of Labour and the BBC is accused of television fakery.
Starts 2008-04-05 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-05 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Cliff Richard aims for the top spot in the Eurovision Song Contest. Sammy Davis Jnr pleads for the rioting to stop.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Cliff Richard aims for the top spot in the Eurovision Song Contest. Sammy Davis Jnr pleads for the rioting to stop.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Cliff Richard aims for the top spot in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sammy Davis Jnr pleads for the rioting to stop in America and the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is sold.
Followed by News.
Starts 2008-04-06 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-06 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Palm Sunday is declared a day of mourning for Martin Luther King as rioting continues in America.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Palm Sunday is declared a day of mourning for Martin Luther King as rioting continues in America.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Palm Sunday is declared a day of mourning for Martin Luther King as rioting continues in America. Motor racing hero Jim Clark dies.
Starts 2008-04-07 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-07 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Hanoi and Washington enter into talks. A Boeing 707 plane crashes at Heathrow.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Hanoi and Washington enter into talks. A Boeing 707 plane crashes at Heathrow.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Hanoi and Washington enter into talks, a Boeing 707 plane crashes at Heathrow and archaeological excavations at Silbury Hill commence.
Starts 2008-04-08 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-08 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The first of a series of Mafia trials begins in Sicily, German students riot and Julie Felix sings at the CND march.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The first of a series of Mafia trials begins in Sicily, German students riot and Julie Felix sings at the CND march.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
The first of a series of major Mafia trials begins in Sicily, German students riot after Rudi Dutschke survives an assassination attempt, and Julie Felix sings at the CND march.
Followed by News.
Starts 2008-04-13 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-13 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Further rioting in Germany follows the shooting of Rudi Dutschke and the Pope condemns the war in Vietnam.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Further rioting in Germany follows the shooting of Rudi Dutschke and the Pope condemns the war in Vietnam.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
On Easter Sunday, further rioting in Germany follows the shooting of Rudi Dutschke, the Pope condemns the war in Vietnam and the BBC go behind the scenes at London's Playboy club.
Starts 2008-04-14 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-14 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Aldermaston marchers reach London, conflict in Israel escalates and the FBI close in on Martin Luther King's killer.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Aldermaston marchers reach London, conflict in Israel escalates and the FBI close in on Martin Luther King's killer.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Aldermaston marchers reach Trafalgar Square, conflict in Israel escalates and the FBI close in on Martin Luther King's killer.
Starts 2008-04-15 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-15 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. PM Harold Wilson takes a tough line with the unions and London Bridge is sold to an American company.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. PM Harold Wilson takes a tough line with the unions and London Bridge is sold to an American company.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
PM Harold Wilson takes a tough line with the unions, school children protest and present petitions to Parliament, and London Bridge is sold to an American company.
Starts 2008-04-19 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-19 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Enoch Powell delivers his Rivers of Blood speech and Chicago's Mayor Daley defends his shoot-to-kill policy.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Enoch Powell delivers his Rivers of Blood speech and Chicago's Mayor Daley defends his shoot-to-kill policy.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Race is the issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Enoch Powell delivers his notorious Rivers of Blood speech and Chicago's Mayor Daley defends his shoot-to kill-policy.
Followed by News.
Starts 2008-04-20 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-20 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. In Trafalgar Square, 5,000 protest against the military junta in Greece. It is the hottest April day since 1949.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. In Trafalgar Square, 5,000 protest against the military junta in Greece. It is the hottest April day since 1949.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
In Trafalgar Square, 5,000 people protest against the military junta in Greece. Despite snow earlier in the month, it is the hottest April day since 1949.
Starts 2008-04-21 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-21 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Steel workers strike in support of Enoch Powell.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Steel workers strike in support of Enoch Powell.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Steel workers strike in support of Enoch Powell.
Starts 2008-04-22 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-22 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Dockers march on Parliament in support of Enoch Powell. Decimal coins are introduced.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Dockers march on Parliament in support of Enoch Powell. Decimal coins are introduced.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Dockers march on Parliament in support of Enoch Powell. Decimal coins are introduced.
Starts 2008-04-23 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-23 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Starts 2008-04-25 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-25 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-04-24 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-24 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The American base at Khe Sanh in Vietnam is shown not to be as safe as previously thought.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The American base at Khe Sanh in Vietnam is shown not to be as safe as previously thought.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Divisions at the Columbia University protest begin to show. The American base at Khe Sanh in Vietnam is shown not to be as safe as previously thought.
Starts 2008-04-26 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-26 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Thousands march in protest against Enoch Powell. New York students continue their occupation of Columbia University.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Thousands march in protest against Enoch Powell. New York students continue their occupation of Columbia University.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Thousands march through London to protest against Enoch Powell, students in New York continue their occupation of Columbia University and a piano is dropped from a great height in Washington State.
Starts 2008-04-28 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-28 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ralph Abernathy makes his first speech since replacing Martin Luther King. The show Hair makes its Broadway debut.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ralph Abernathy makes his first speech since replacing Martin Luther King. The show Hair makes its Broadway debut.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Ralph Abernathy delivers his first speech since taking over from Martin Luther King, Enoch Powell returns from Canada and the musical Hair makes its debut on Broadway.
Starts 2008-04-29 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-29 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Police break up the student uprising at Columbia University. The first European heart transplant patient dies.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Police break up the student uprising at Columbia University. The first European heart transplant patient dies.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Police break up the student uprising at Columbia University, the first European heart transplant patient dies and more than 40 members of the Sherlock Holmes Society head for Switzerland.
Starts 2008-04-30 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-30 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell.
Starts 2008-04-25 15:56:00, Ends 2008-04-25 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Britain's first heart transplant patient comes round and people in Beirut take to the streets.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Britain's first heart transplant patient comes round and people in Beirut take to the streets.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Britain's first heart transplant patient comes round, shocking images emerge from Vietnam and people in Beirut take to the streets.
Followed by News.
Starts 2008-05-04 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-04 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Parisian students take to the streets. Harold Wilson talks about race relations in Birmingham.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Parisian students take to the streets. Harold Wilson talks about race relations in Birmingham.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Parisian students take to the streets. Buffalo Springfield play their last ever gig. Harold Wilson talks about race relations in Birmingham.
Starts 2008-05-05 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-05 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Spain closes its border with Gibraltar. The Virgin Mary is seen by thousands in Cairo. The Viet Cong attack Saigon.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Spain closes its border with Gibraltar. The Virgin Mary is seen by thousands in Cairo. The Viet Cong attack Saigon.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Spain closes its border with Gibraltar. The Virgin Mary is seen by thousands in Cairo. The Viet Cong attack Saigon.
Starts 2008-05-06 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-06 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Sikh candidates from both Labour and Conservative parties canvass in local elections for the first time.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Sikh candidates from both Labour and Conservative parties canvass in local elections for the first time.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Sikh candidates from both Labour and Conservative parties canvass in local elections for the first time. Robert Kennedy wins the Indiana primary. Rome holds the first European International Festival of Pop Music.
Starts 2008-05-07 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-07 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Krays are arrested. SNP trounce Labour in Scottish council elections.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Krays are arrested. SNP trounce Labour in Scottish council elections.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
The Krays are arrested. SNP trounce Labour in Scottish council elections. England defeat Spain in the European Championship qualifier.
Starts 2008-05-08 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-08 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Labour suffers heavy losses in local elections. Sir John Barbirolli announces his last performance.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Labour suffers heavy losses in local elections. Sir John Barbirolli announces his last performance.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Labour suffers heavy losses in local elections. Sir John Barbirolli announces his last performance.
Starts 2008-05-09 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-09 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Poor People's March reaches Washington. Noele Gordon quits Crossroads. The TV show The Railway Children begins.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Poor People's March reaches Washington. Noele Gordon quits Crossroads. The TV show The Railway Children begins.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
In the US, the Poor People's March reaches Washington. Noele Gordon quits Crossroads. The hit TV series The Railway Children begins.
Starts 2008-05-12 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-12 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A general strike brings Paris to a halt. American football coaches come to England looking for kickers.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A general strike brings Paris to a halt. American football coaches come to England looking for kickers.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
A general strike brings Paris to a halt. Crucial Vietnam peace talks begin. American football coaches come to England looking for kickers.
Starts 2008-05-13 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-13 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. US presidential candidates try to woo farmers. Bob Hope tries to work out how much he is worth.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. US presidential candidates try to woo farmers. Bob Hope tries to work out how much he is worth.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
US presidential candidates try to woo farmers. A newspaper strike hits the UK. Bob Hope tries to work out how much he is worth.
Starts 2008-05-14 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-14 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Four die as part of a high-rise block collapses at Ronan Point. Prince Philip apologises for offending Australians.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Four die as part of a high-rise block collapses at Ronan Point. Prince Philip apologises for offending Australians.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Four die when part of a high-rise block collapses at Ronan Point in London. A TV documentary tries to work out why everyone is always going on strike. Prince Philip apologises for offending Australians.
Starts 2008-05-16 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-16 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The clear-up begins after the Ronan Point disaster.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The clear-up begins after the Ronan Point disaster.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
The clear-up begins after the Ronan Point disaster.
Starts 2008-05-17 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-17 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Forged tickets cause havoc at the FA Cup Final.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Forged tickets cause havoc at the FA Cup Final.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Forged tickets cause havoc at the FA Cup Final.
Starts 2008-05-18 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-18 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Strikes spread across France. No public transport is running and tourists are heading home.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Strikes spread across France. No public transport is running and tourists are heading home.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Strikes spread across France. No public transport is running and tourists are heading home.
Starts 2008-05-20 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-20 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Reporters witness bitter fighting as the Nigerian army captures the Biafran stronghold of Port Harcourt.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Reporters witness bitter fighting as the Nigerian army captures the Biafran stronghold of Port Harcourt.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Reporters witness bitter fighting as the Nigerian army captures the Biafran stronghold of Port Harcourt.
Starts 2008-05-21 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-21 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Half of all French workers are on strike, with violence erupting between Nationalists and Communists.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Half of all French workers are on strike, with violence erupting between Nationalists and Communists.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Half of all French workers are on strike, with violence erupting between Nationalists and Communists.
Starts 2008-05-22 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-22 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. French student leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is sent back to his native Germany.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. French student leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is sent back to his native Germany.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
French student leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is sent back to his native Germany.
Starts 2008-05-23 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-23 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Anarchists in London try to storm the French embassy.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Anarchists in London try to storm the French embassy.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Anarchists in London try to storm the French embassy.
Starts 2008-05-26 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-26 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. There is student unrest in Germany, but French protest leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is the star attraction.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. There is student unrest in Germany, but French protest leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is the star attraction.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
There is student unrest in Germany, but French protest leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is the star attraction. Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb.
Starts 2008-05-27 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-27 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Douglas Bader returns to Bomber Command. Students take over Hornsey College of Art.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Douglas Bader returns to Bomber Command. Students take over Hornsey College of Art.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Douglas Bader returns to Bomber Command. Students take over Hornsey College of Art
Starts 2008-05-28 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-28 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A Kennedy loses for the first time. Daniel Cohn-Bendit sneaks back into France.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A Kennedy loses for the first time. Daniel Cohn-Bendit sneaks back into France.
Starts 2008-05-29 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-29 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married. Thirty-four men, one woman and a dog get ready to set sail from Plymouth.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married. Thirty-four men, one woman and a dog get ready to set sail from Plymouth.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married. Thirty-four men, one woman and a dog get ready to set sail from Plymouth.
Starts 2008-05-31 15:56:00, Ends 2008-05-31 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Anti-Vietnam War protests erupt in Delhi. Andy Williams performs in the UK for the first time.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Anti-Vietnam War protests erupt in Delhi. Andy Williams performs in the UK for the first time.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Anti-Vietnam War protests erupt in Delhi. British diplomats plead with Yugoslavia for the freedom of coach driver Philip Dobson. Andy Williams performs in the UK for the first time.
Starts 2008-06-02 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-02 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Andy Warhol is shot. Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland split up.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Andy Warhol is shot. Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland split up.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Andy Warhol is shot. Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland split up.
Starts 2008-06-03 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-03 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Scientologists are turned away from the UK. De Gaulle is forced to borrow 310 million dollars from the IMF.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Scientologists are turned away from the UK. De Gaulle is forced to borrow 310 million dollars from the IMF.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Scientologists are turned away from the UK. Teachers start supporting the protest by Hornsey students. De Gaulle is forced to borrow 310 million dollars from the IMF.
Starts 2008-06-04 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-04 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy is shot. Police hold gunman Sirhan Sirhan.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy is shot. Police hold gunman Sirhan Sirhan.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Robert Kennedy is shot. Police hold gunman Sirhan Sirhan.
Starts 2008-06-05 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-05 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy dies. The Rolling Stones rewrite a line in Sympathy for the Devil to reflect the assassination.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy dies. The Rolling Stones rewrite a line in Sympathy for the Devil to reflect the assassination.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Robert Kennedy dies. The Rolling Stones re-write a line in Sympathy for the Devil to reflect the assassination. Chay Blyth embarks upon a circumnavigation of the world.
Starts 2008-06-06 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-06 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. ETA carry out their first assassination.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. ETA carry out their first assassination.
Starts 2008-06-07 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-07 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow. Convicted driver Philip Dobson is pardoned by President Tito.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow. Convicted driver Philip Dobson is pardoned by President Tito.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow. Convicted coach driver Philip Dobson is pardoned by President Tito. Edward Kennedy delivers Bobby's eulogy.
Starts 2008-06-08 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-08 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Daniel Cohn-Bendit arrives in London. The UN approves the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Daniel Cohn-Bendit arrives in London. The UN approves the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Daniel Cohn-Bendit arrives in London. The UN approves the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The French government bans demonstrations.
Starts 2008-06-12 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-12 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Dr Spock is tried for helping evade conscription. The BBC airs its controversial Students In Revolt programme.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Dr Spock is tried for helping evade conscription. The BBC airs its controversial Students In Revolt programme.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Dr Spock is tried for helping evade conscription. The BBC airs its controversial Students In Revolt programme. Johnny Cash releases his seminal album Live at Folsom Prison.
Starts 2008-06-13 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-13 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Hubert Humphrey launches his campaign for the US presidency. James Earl Ray's defence lawyer arrives in London.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Hubert Humphrey launches his campaign for the US presidency. James Earl Ray's defence lawyer arrives in London.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey launches his campaign for the US presidency. James Earl Ray's defence lawyer arrives in London. Industrial unrest deepens in the UK.
Starts 2008-06-20 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-20 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A work-to-rule by unions brings chaos to the railways. In Washington, Resurrection City is shut down by police.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A work-to-rule by unions brings chaos to the railways. In Washington, Resurrection City is shut down by police.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.
A work-to-rule by unions brings chaos to Britain's railways. In Washington, Resurrection City is shut down by police.
Starts 2008-06-24 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-24 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Foot and mouth restrictions are lifted in the UK. Violence erupts on the streets of Glasgow.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Foot and mouth restrictions are lifted in the UK. Violence erupts on the streets of Glasgow.
Starts 2008-06-25 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-25 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Welsh extremists strike again.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Welsh extremists strike again.
Starts 2008-06-28 15:56:00, Ends 2008-06-28 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Red rain falls over much of Britain.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Red rain falls over much of Britain.
Starts 2008-07-01 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-01 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Yorkshire County Cricket club beat the touring Australians by an innings and 69 runs.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Yorkshire County Cricket club beat the touring Australians by an innings and 69 runs.
Starts 2008-07-02 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-02 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Mixed marriages come under the spotlight.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Mixed marriages come under the spotlight.
Starts 2008-07-03 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-03 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The round-the-world yachtsman Alec Rose returns from his 354-day journey.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The round-the-world yachtsman Alec Rose returns from his 354-day journey.
Starts 2008-07-04 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-04 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Rod Laver beats Tony Roche to win Wimbledon in straight sets.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Rod Laver beats Tony Roche to win Wimbledon in straight sets.
Starts 2008-07-05 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-05 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Australian police continue to lay siege to Sydney gunman Wally Mellish.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Australian police continue to lay siege to Sydney gunman Wally Mellish.
Starts 2008-07-09 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-09 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Singer Frankie Vaughan becomes an unlikely mediator between violent Glasgow youth gangs.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Singer Frankie Vaughan becomes an unlikely mediator between violent Glasgow youth gangs.
Starts 2008-07-11 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-11 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Southampton busmen protest against pay freezes with a go-slow campaign.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Southampton busmen protest against pay freezes with a go-slow campaign.
Starts 2008-07-12 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-12 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Sir Hugh Greene announces his retirement as the BBC's Director General.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Sir Hugh Greene announces his retirement as the BBC's Director General.
Starts 2008-07-15 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-15 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. President Abdel-Rahman Aref of Iraq is overthrown in a coup that brings Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party to power.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. President Abdel-Rahman Aref of Iraq is overthrown in a coup that brings Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party to power.
Starts 2008-07-17 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-17 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Vietnam peace talks take place in Honolulu.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Vietnam peace talks take place in Honolulu.
Starts 2008-07-19 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-19 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Jane Asher announces that she has split from Paul McCartney.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Jane Asher announces that she has split from Paul McCartney.
Starts 2008-07-20 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-20 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. An El Al flight en route to Tel Aviv is hijacked by three Palestinian militants.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. An El Al flight en route to Tel Aviv is hijacked by three Palestinian militants.
Starts 2008-07-23 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-23 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A man is found crucified on a seven-foot cross on Hampstead Heath. Strangely, there is no bleeding.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. A man is found crucified on a seven-foot cross on Hampstead Heath. Strangely, there is no bleeding.
Starts 2008-07-25 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-25 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Preliminary peace talks between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra end inconclusively.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Preliminary peace talks between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra end inconclusively.
Starts 2008-07-27 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-27 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Eldridge Cleaver, civil rights activist, Black Panther and US presidential candidate, makes a speech.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Eldridge Cleaver, civil rights activist, Black Panther and US presidential candidate, makes a speech.
Starts 2008-07-28 15:56:00, Ends 2008-07-28 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. US sprinter Tommy Smith backs a proposed boycott of the Mexico Olympics by black American athletes.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. US sprinter Tommy Smith backs a proposed boycott of the Mexico Olympics by black American athletes.
Starts 2008-08-04 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-04 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Peace talks commence in Addis Ababa between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Peace talks commence in Addis Ababa between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra.
Starts 2008-08-05 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-05 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Canning Town Residents Associations fight attempts to rehouse victims of the Ronan Point disaster in tower blocks.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Canning Town Residents Associations fight attempts to rehouse victims of the Ronan Point disaster in tower blocks.
Starts 2008-08-06 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-06 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ukranian students demonstrate against political arrests in the USSR outside the Soviet embassy in London.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ukranian students demonstrate against political arrests in the USSR outside the Soviet embassy in London.
Starts 2008-08-07 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-07 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Richard Nixon wins the Republican Party's nomination for the presidential election.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Richard Nixon wins the Republican Party's nomination for the presidential election.
Starts 2008-08-08 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-08 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Leonard Cohen appears on the BBC's Top Gear radio programme.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Leonard Cohen appears on the BBC's Top Gear radio programme.
Starts 2008-08-11 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-11 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Sixty Roman Catholic Priests join a revolt against the Pope's ban on the pill.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Sixty Roman Catholic Priests join a revolt against the Pope's ban on the pill.
Starts 2008-08-16 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-16 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Czechoslovakia wakes to the news that Soviet troops are occupying its major cities.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Czechoslovakia wakes to the news that Soviet troops are occupying its major cities.
Starts 2008-08-21 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-21 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Czechoslovak workers strike in protest against the Soviet invasion.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Czechoslovak workers strike in protest against the Soviet invasion.
Starts 2008-08-23 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-23 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Concern grows over the whereabouts of Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Concern grows over the whereabouts of Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek.John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Concern grows over the whereabouts of Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek.
Followed by News.
Starts 2008-08-24 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-24 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Democratic Party convention opens in Chicago.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Democratic Party convention opens in Chicago.
Starts 2008-08-26 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-26 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Cricketer Basil D'Oliveira is controversially left out of the squad to tour South Africa.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Cricketer Basil D'Oliveira is controversially left out of the squad to tour South Africa.
Starts 2008-08-28 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-28 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
1968: Day by Day
Summary : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon signals that the Biafran conflict could soon be over.
Details : John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon signals that the Biafran conflict could soon be over.
Starts 2008-08-31 15:56:00, Ends 2008-08-31 16:00:00 and is on for 4 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
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