Ysenda Maxtone Graham

In the dark early 1960s, at least we had the Beatles

The first half of the decade saw towns bulldozed, the Beeching cuts, everyday racism, political scandal and the threat of Armageddon. But there was also Beatlemania…

Harold Wilson with the Beatles at the Variety Club Awards ceremony, March 1964 [Getty Images]
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  • A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65

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    Bloomsbury, pp. 704, £30

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