On the Cusp: Days of '62
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Summary
The 'real' Sixties began on 5 October 1962。 On that remarkable Friday， the Beatles hit the world with their first single， 'Love Me Do'， and the first James Bond film， Dr No， had its world premiere in London: two icons of the future heralding a social and cultural revolution。
On the Cusp， continuing David Kynaston's groundbreaking history of post-war Britain， takes place during the summer and early autumn of 1962， in the charged months leading up to the moment that a country changed。 The Rolling Stones' debut at the Marquee Club， the last Gentlemen versus Players match at Lord's， the issue of Britain's relationship with Europe starting to divide the country， Telstar the satellite beaming live TV pictures across the world， 'Telstar' the record a siren call to a techno future – these were months thick with incident， all woven together here with an array of fresh contemporary sources， including diarists both famous and obscure。
Britain would never be the same again after these months。 Sometimes indignant， sometimes admiring， always empathetic， On the Cusp evokes a world of seaside holidays， of church fetes， of Steptoe and Son – a world still of seemingly settled social and economic certainties， but in fact on the edge of fundamental change。
On the Cusp， continuing David Kynaston's groundbreaking history of post-war Britain， takes place during the summer and early autumn of 1962， in the charged months leading up to the moment that a country changed。 The Rolling Stones' debut at the Marquee Club， the last Gentlemen versus Players match at Lord's， the issue of Britain's relationship with Europe starting to divide the country， Telstar the satellite beaming live TV pictures across the world， 'Telstar' the record a siren call to a techno future – these were months thick with incident， all woven together here with an array of fresh contemporary sources， including diarists both famous and obscure。
Britain would never be the same again after these months。 Sometimes indignant， sometimes admiring， always empathetic， On the Cusp evokes a world of seaside holidays， of church fetes， of Steptoe and Son – a world still of seemingly settled social and economic certainties， but in fact on the edge of fundamental change。
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A remarkably detailed account of life in Britain in 1962。 The author， David Kynaston， covers an astonishingly wide range of topics from agriculture and architecture through economics， culture and education to immigration and its attendant racism， politics and urban renewal。Along the way， there are details of TV shows and plays， sport and music - pop and folk， as well as classical。 It was a time when television was impacting more and more on people's lives - from soap operas such as "Coronation S A remarkably detailed account of life in Britain in 1962。 The author， David Kynaston， covers an astonishingly wide range of topics from agriculture and architecture through economics， culture and education to immigration and its attendant racism， politics and urban renewal。Along the way， there are details of TV shows and plays， sport and music - pop and folk， as well as classical。 It was a time when television was impacting more and more on people's lives - from soap operas such as "Coronation Street"， comedies such as the groundbreaking "Steptoe & Son" to political satire in the shape of "That Was The Week That Was"。 According to Kynaston， the "real" 1960's began on Friday， October 5th 1962 when simultaneously The Beatles released their first single - "Love Me Do" - and "Dr No" - the first James Bond film - premiered in London。 Throughout there are detailed snapshots of post-war Britain with the country's politicians debating capital punishment， the legalisation of homosexuality and Britain's proposed entry to the Common Market with the Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and most of his party in favour while Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell and the Labour Left strongly against。 As with Brexit， the country's voters were divided on the subject。 Using articles from newspapers and magazines and excerpts from diaries of the famous and not so famous， Kynaston builds up a picture of a nation seemingly set in its social conservative ways， but soon to be subjected to important changes。 My thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for an advance copy of this book in return for an unbiased review。 。。。more
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