Episode 018 - The Making Of Cleopatra (1963)
Rainbow Valley
Episode 018 of The Rainbow Valley podcast – telling the stories that made the swinging decade.
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Episode 016 - The Hammersmith Nude Murders (1964 - 1965)
Rainbow Valley
The story of the Sixties answer to Jack the Ripper in the west of London. Six, possibly seven victims – all prostitutes…murdered in a chilling reign of terror in the early years of the swinging decade.
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Episode 015 - Matt Monro
Rainbow Valley
Matt Monro was described as the UK’s answer to Frank Sinatra, a label he detested. For Matt Monro was not an answer to anything. Matt Monro was unique, he was his own entity, had his own marvellous style, and was possibly the finest male popular music singer the UK has ever produced.
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Episode 019 - Dusty Springfield
Rainbow Valley
Join me as I tell the story of one of the finest singers Britain has ever produced.
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Episode 017 - Hits and Headlines of 1963
Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the hits and headlines from 1963.
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Episode 020 - David Frost, Emil Savundra, and the trial by television (1967)
Rainbow Valley
Episode 020 of the Rainbow Valley podcast – telling the stories that made the swinging decade.
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Episode 029 - The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart (1960)
Rainbow Valley
On August 1st 1960, an album on the Warner Brothers label reached number one in the Billboard Mono Action Albums Chart. It was the debut album for this particular artist and would remain at the top for fourteen weeks. The album would stay in the chart for two years selling over 600,000 copies near release and ranking as the 20th best selling album of all time on the Billboard charts. Its total running time was just short of thirty two minutes, it consisted of just six tracks, and was a recording of a live performance It won album of the year at the 1961 Grammy awards as well as best new...
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Episode 027 - 1966: The Year We Won...And Lost The World Cup
Rainbow Valley
1966: The Year We Won...And Lost The World Cup As we head rapidly towards the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, you may be forgiven for thinking that this episode must surely recount the tale of how England won the world cup in the summer of 1966. You wouldn’t be far off though as this episode of Rainbow Valley is the story of not how we won the World Cup that summer, but how we lost it. Three months before the World Cup finals were due to take place, the much coveted solid gold Jules Rimet trophy sat proudly on display in central London only to be stolen in what could only be...
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Episode 025 - The Making Of Zulu (1964)
Rainbow Valley
WE’RE BACK!! Our first episode in two years is finally with you – and it’s a cracker. Join Scott as he tells the story of the making of the movie Zulu. RAINBOW VALLEY – THE MAKING OF ZULU Rainbow Valley is a monthly podcast where your host, Scott takes a look at key events and personalities that shaped one the most influential, vibrant, tumultuous and swinging decades in history. Join us as we celebrate the 1960’s with the stories surrounding the music and news events of the decade that shook the world. 22nd January 1879, Rorkes Drift, Natal, South Africa. A remote mission station,...
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Episode 023 - The Theft Of The Duke Of Wellington (1961)
Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley - the sixties podcast - telling the stories from the decade that shook the world:
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Episode 023 The Theft Of The Duke Of Wellington
Dr No, the first big screen outing for Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Its 1962, and the movie would start to lay out a successful formula for most of the other movies that would follow in the series.
Of course when we speak about Dr No, most of us will remember Bonds introduction at the casino, Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder emerging from the sea in ‘that’ bikini or the scene where the spider crawls up Sean Connery’s arm. But what about this scene….and in particular, one specific moment.
James Bond and Honey Ryder have just met the evil Dr No in his underground lair. Before crushing an ornament with his metal hand and telling the pair of SPECTRE’s dastardly plan to hold the world to ransom, they are led away. As they walk up a small set of steps, Bond stops, noticing an oil painting on an easel to his right ….
The painting was a portrait of Arthur Wellesly the first Duke of Wellington, painted by Francisco de Goya - and only several months before the release of Dr No it had been hanging on display in London’s National Gallery. When it was stolen however, one early August morning, it made national and international headlines. The story would develop with an unlikely villain, who like Dr No, would hold the British government to ransom. A story that would span many decades and involve a high profile court case, the introduction of a new criminal offence, and, of all things….the British tv license!
Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the theft of the Duke of Wellington.
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