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Episode 017 - Hits and Headlines of 1963

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Release Date: 05/19/2026

Episode 018 - The Making Of Cleopatra (1963) show art Episode 018 - The Making Of Cleopatra (1963)

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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) show art Episode 016 - The Hammersmith Nude Murders (1964 - 1965)

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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 show art Episode 015 - Matt Monro

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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 show art Episode 019 - Dusty Springfield

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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 show art Episode 017 - Hits and Headlines of 1963

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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) show art Episode 020 - David Frost, Emil Savundra, and the trial by television (1967)

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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) show art Episode 029 - The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart (1960)

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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 show art Episode 027 - 1966: The Year We Won...And Lost The World Cup

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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) show art Episode 025 - The Making Of Zulu (1964)

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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) show art Episode 023 - The Theft Of The Duke Of Wellington (1961)

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Rainbow Valley - the sixties podcast - telling the stories from the decade that shook the world:

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1963 - a massive year in terms of news events. 

 

A year that would see an increase in tensions in America as the battle for racial equality raged on. It would be the year in which a scandal in the UK involving call girls, Russian spies and MPs , would eventually bring down the government.  The Beatles would begin their dominance of the UK chart signalling the beginning of the British invasion, the Russians would make history as the first woman blasts off into space and Martin Luther King would declare to the world that he had a dream.  Along with the Great Train Robbery, the beginning of what would become known as the Moors Murders, the death of the Pope, and the assassination of the US president it truly was one of the most remarkable twelve months in the swinging decade.


Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the hits and headlines from 1963.