Episode 030 - The Apollo One Disaster (1967)
Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley - The Sixties Podcast. Telling the stories from the decade that shook the world. The Apollo One Disaster January 27th 1967, US astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee way made their way into a brand new spacecraft perched atop a large powerful Saturn Five rocket at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. A routine dress rehearsal, and one of many, for their approaching launch into orbit less than a month away. All three astronauts were experienced pilots, all harbouring dreams of one day setting foot on the moon. But little did they know, nor did...
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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 028 - The Aberfan Disaster
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The Aberfan Disaster 9:13am on October 21st 1966, Pantglas School in the small Welsh mining village of Aberfan Inside the school, more than 200 children and nine teachers were waiting for their first lesson of the day to begin when the air was filled with the sound of a distant rumble. A massive coal tip - a mountain of waste generated by the town's mines that employed 8000 people had collapsed and a landslide of mud and debris flooded into the classroom, burying the school and engufing everyone inside 116 children and 28 adults were killed It was one of the worst industrial...
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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 026 - The Big Freeze
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The Big Freeze Boxing Day evening 1962 The Christmas Number One at the top of the hit parade was Return to Sender by Elvis Presley All around the country, families were settling down after a busy two days of eating, drinking and making merry. Small screen entertainment on the tv that evening included a hilarious variety show from the London Palladium featuring Bruce Forsyth and Norman Wisdom and the BBCs big Boxing Day movie was Moulin Rouge starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor And then, it began to snow. A day late and tantalisingly close to giving the country a proper White Christmas, but...
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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 024 - Hits and Headlines of 1964
Rainbow Valley
Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the Hits and Headlines of 1964.
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Episode 023 - The Theft Of The Duke Of Wellington
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Rainbow Valley - the sixties podcast - telling the stories from the decade that shook the world:
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Episode 022 - Tammi Terrell
Rainbow Valley
Join us as we tell the story of one of Motown's greatest stars. The story of a life cut tragically short, but thankfully a life that brought us one of the greatest soul singers of all time.
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Episode 021 - The Zapruder Film
Rainbow Valley
Join me as I tell the story of the most famous home movie ever…22 seconds of film that captured the death of the most powerful man on the planet in November 1963.
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THE MAKING OF SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
On June 1st 1967, The Beatles released what was and is still considered by many the greatest album of all time. It was an album of firsts. It featured the first gatefold sleeve, the first time lyrics had ever appeared on a record cover and it was the first album the band would release following their decision to stop touring. It was the most expensive sleeve design in record distribution history featuring a host of celebrities past and present and arguably it can be considered the first album by a musical artist to be discussed in terms of art.
Within hours of its release it went multi-platinum and topped the charts around the world. The album spent 27 weeks at the top of the UK album chart and 15 weeks at number one in the USA.
The album is regarded by some as an early concept album that advanced the use of extended form in popular music while continuing the artistic maturity seen on the Beatles previous two albums Rubber Soul and Revolver. One of the first art rock LPs it aided the development of progressive rock and is credited with marking the beginning of the album era
The Beatles heralded in what would become known as the summer of love with a soundtrack that featured songs influenced by music hall, circus western and Indian music. We were asked to turn on tune in and drop out in a year that proved be a remarkable watershed in the social history of western youth.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of the making of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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