Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20080328 | Martin Luther King leads a protest in Memphis that ends in disaster. | |
| 20080329 | The UK sees a landslide Tory victory in the by-elections. | |
| 20080330 | Yuri Gagarin is buried and Czechoslovakia's new president is sworn in. | |
| 20080331 | Lyndon Johnson signals the end to his presidency and riots break out in Japan. | |
| 10th April 1968 | 20080410 | The TUC ignores the government pay ceilings and London Transport is accused of racism. |
| 10th August 1968 | 20080810 | A stand collapses at the National Jazz and Blues Festival in Kempton Park, injuring dozens |
| 10th July 1968 | 20080710 | Guitarist Eric Clapton announces the break-up of Cream because of a loss of direction. |
| 10th June 1968 | 20080610 | General Westmoreland leaves Vietnam with a bleak prediction for the war's future. |
| 10th May 1968 | 20080510 | Press baron Cecil King attacks Harold Wilson. 2001: A Space Odyssey is released in the UK. |
| 11th April 1968 | 20080411 | America's Civil Rights Bill is signed by President Lyndon B Johnson. |
| 11th August 1968 | 20080811 | Leonard Cohen appears on the BBC's Top Gear radio programme. |
| 11th July 1968 | 20080711 | Singer Frankie Vaughan becomes an unlikely mediator between violent Glasgow youth gangs. |
| 11th June 1968 | 20080611 | Henry Cooper is involved in controversy at Eton. The Beatles show tensions in the studio. |
| 11th May 1968 | 20080511 | The Sorbonne is reopened in Paris. Students riot in Bonn. |
| 12th April 1968 | 20080412 | A human rights pilgrimage to Canterbury continues and Blackpool holidays are under threat. |
| 12th August 1968 | 20080812 | Riots in Los Angeles leave three dead. |
| 12th July 1968 | 20080712 | Southampton busmen protest against pay freezes with a go-slow campaign. |
| 12th June 1968 | 20080612 | Daniel Cohn-Bendit arrives in London. The UN approves the nuclear non-proliferation treaty |
| 12th May 1968 | 20080512 | In the US, the Poor People's March reaches Washington. Noele Gordon quits Crossroads. |
| 13th April 1968 | 20080413 | The first of a series of major Mafia trials begins in Sicily. |
| 13th August 1968 | 20080813 | Georgios Papadopoulos, leader of the Greek junta, survives an assassination attempt. |
| 13th July 1968 | 20080713 | Seatbelt laws come into effect, leaving 100,000 car owners driving illegally. |
| 13th June 1968 | 20080613 | The BBC airs its controversial Students In Revolt programme. |
| 13th May 1968 | 20080513 | A general strike brings Paris to a halt. Crucial Vietnam peace talks begin. |
| 14th April 1968 | 20080414 | On Easter Sunday, the pope condemns the war in Vietnam. |
| 14th August 1968 | 20080814 | Two deputy editors of the Czech Communist party newspaper are suspended. |
| 14th July 1968 | 20080714 | Bastille Day sees protestors returning to the streets of Paris. |
| 14th June 1968 | 20080614 | Women at Ford's Dagenham plant go on strike. |
| 14th May 1968 | 20080514 | US presidential candidates try to woo farmers. A newspaper strike hits the UK. |
| 15th April 1968 | 20080415 | Aldermaston marchers reach London and the FBI close in on Martin Luther King's killer. |
| 15th August 1968 | 20080815 | Record producer Mickie Most explains the secret of his success. |
| 15th July 1968 | 20080715 | Sir Hugh Greene announces his retirement as the BBC's Director General. |
| 15th June 1968 | 20080615 | Roy Jenkins warns the House of Lords not to oppose the Commons. |
| 15th May 1968 | 20080515 | Reporters witness the aftermath of the Battle of Saigon. Trouble continues in Paris. |
| 16th April 1968 | 20080416 | America announces the beginning of the slow process of returning Vietnam to the Vietnamese |
| 16th August 1968 | 20080816 | Sixty Roman Catholic Priests join a revolt against the Pope's ban on the pill. |
| 16th July 1968 | 20080716 | Americans reinvent football. |
| 16th June 1968 | 20080616 | French police retake the Sorbonne from the students. Edward Kennedy speaks to the nation. |
| 16th May 1968 | 20080516 | Four die when part of a high-rise block collapses at Ronan Point in London. |
| 17th April 1968 | 20080417 | Decimalisation of the UK's currency begins and conductor Sir John Barbirolli retires. |
| 17th August 1968 | 20080817 | A BBC programme examines democracy in America. |
| 17th July 1968 | 20080717 | President Abdel-Rahman Aref of Iraq is overthrown in Saddam Hussein's coup. |
| 17th June 1968 | 20080617 | Fred West, Britain's first heart transplant patient, is critical. |
| 17th March 1968 | 20080317 | Robert Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States. |
| 17th May 1968 | 20080517 | The clear-up begins after the Ronan Point disaster. |
| 18th April 1968 | 20080418 | Greeks protest at the ruling junta as the first anniversary of their coup approaches. |
| 18th August 1968 | 20080818 | Opposition to the Pope's ruling against artificial birth control mounts. |
| 18th July 1968 | 20080718 | Labour narrowly defeat Plaid Cymru's Phil Williams in the Caerphilly by-election. |
| 18th June 1968 | 20080618 | Three British protestors are released from a Moscow jail. |
| 18th March 1968 | 20080318 | Central London cleans up after Sunday's anti-Vietnam riots. |
| 18th May 1968 | 20080518 | Forged tickets cause havoc at the FA Cup Final. |
| 19th April 1968 | 20080419 | PM Harold Wilson takes a tough line with the unions. |
| 19th August 1968 | 20080819 | Two planes collide over the Norfolk town of Holt. |
| 19th July 1968 | 20080719 | Vietnam peace talks take place in Honolulu. |
| 19th June 1968 | 20080619 | Nelson Rockefeller joins the Republican race for the US Presidency. |
| 19th March 1968 | 20080319 | The Chancellor raises taxes by almost a billion pounds. |
| 19th May 1968 | 20080519 | The Cannes Film Festival is abandoned due to protests. |
| 1st April 1968 | 20080401 | Robert Kennedy reacts to Lyndon Johnson's decision not to seek another term as president. |
| 1st August 1968 | 20080801 | Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan calls for an honourable peace in Vietnam. |
| 1st July 1968 | 20080701 | Red rain falls over much of Britain. |
| 1st June 1968 | 20080601 | One of the last public executioners shows his sensitive side. Biafran peace talks collapse |
| 1st May 1968 | 20080501 | On its fortieth anniversary, the Flying Scotsman runs non-stop from London to Edinburgh. |
| 20th April 1968 | 20080420 | Enoch Powell delivers his notorious Rivers of Blood speech. |
| 20th August 1968 | 20080820 | Soviet troops begin their invasion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 20th July 1968 | 20080720 | Jane Asher announces that she has split from Paul McCartney. |
| 20th June 1968 | 20080620 | Vice President Hubert Humphrey launches his campaign for the US presidency. |
| 20th March 1968 | 20080320 | John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Duke of Edinburgh becomes the first member of the Royal family to allow himself to be interviewed live on television. Retired US general David Shoup tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a military victory cannot be won in South Vietnam alone. The Duke of Edinburgh allows himself to be interviewed live on television. |
| 20th May 1968 | 20080520 | Strikes spread across France. No public transport is running and tourists are heading home |
| 21st April 1968 | 20080421 | In Trafalgar Square, 5,000 people protest against the military junta in Greece. |
| 21st August 1968 | 20080821 | Czechoslovakia wakes to the news that Soviet troops are occupying its major cities. |
| 21st July 1968 | 20080721 | A protest against the Vietnam war erupts into violence in London's Grosvenor Square. |
| 21st June 1968 | 20080621 | French election campaigns draw to a close. Yehudi Menuhin bows out of the Bath festival. |
| 21st March 1968 | 20080321 | Trouble flares in the Middle East and troop numbers in Vietnam are dramatically increased. |
| 21st May 1968 | 20080521 | The Nigerian army captures the Biafran stronghold of Port Harcourt. |
| 22nd April 1968 | 20080422 | Steel workers strike in support of Enoch Powell. |
| 22nd August 1968 | 20080822 | Demonstrations take place as opposition to the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia mounts. |
| 22nd July 1968 | 20080722 | An inquiry by Sir John Newsome into the education system publishes its recommendations. |
| 22nd June 1968 | 20080622 | Barbara Cartland proposes a novel solution to the UK's productivity crisis. |
| 22nd March 1968 | 20080322 | Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces student protests and heavy fighting continues in Biafra |
| 22nd May 1968 | 20080522 | French workers are on strike, with violence erupting between Nationalists and Communists. |
| 23rd April 1968 | 20080423 | Dockers march on Parliament in support of Enoch Powell. Decimal coins are introduced. |
| 23rd August 1968 | 20080823 | Czechoslovak workers strike in protest against the Soviet invasion. |
| 23rd July 1968 | 20080723 | An El Al flight en route to Tel Aviv is hijacked by three Palestinian militants. |
| 23rd June 1968 | 20080623 | The first round of elections takes place in France. |
| 23rd March 1968 | 20080323 | Yippies take over Grand Central Station in New York. |
| 23rd May 1968 | 20080523 | French student leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is sent back to his native Germany. |
| 24th April 1968 | 20080424 | The International Olympic Committee withdraws South Africa's invitation to Mexico City. |
| 24th August 1968 | 20080824 | Concern grows over the whereabouts of Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek. |
| 24th July 1968 | 20080724 | Widespread rioting erupts in Cleveland, Ohio, after two unarmed police officers are shot. |
| 24th June 1968 | 20080624 | A work-to-rule by unions brings chaos to Britain's railways. |
| 24th June 1968 | 20080627 | Labour loses the Nelson and Colne by-election. |
| 24th March 1968 | 20080324 | John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Alistair Cooke broadcasts his 1,000th Letter from America, Harlem senator Adam Clayton Powell warns of racial civil war in the US, the Roman Catholic Church challenges the suppression of students in Poland and London sees a fresh wave of anti-war protests. Harlem senator Adam Clayton Powell warns of racial civil war in the US. |
| 24th May 1968 | 20080524 | The Kray brothers are charged with conspiracy to murder. The Liverpool bus strike ends. |
| 25th April 1968 | 20080425 | Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell. |
| 25th August 1968 | 20080825 | Thousands attend a rally for Czechoslovakian freedom in London's Hyde Park. |
| 25th July 1968 | 20080725 | A man is found crucified on Hampstead Heath. Strangely, there is no bleeding. |
| 25th June 1968 | 20080625 | Foot and mouth restrictions are lifted in the UK. Violence erupts on Glasgow's streets. |
| 25th March 1968 | 20080325 | Aer Lingus flight 712 crashes in the Irish Sea killing 61 people. |
| 25th May 1968 | 20080525 | Reporters witness the aftermath of violent street battles across France. |
| 26th April 1968 | 20080426 | The American base at Khe Sanh in Vietnam is shown not to be as safe as previously thought. |
| 26th August 1968 | 20080826 | The Democratic Party convention opens in Chicago. |
| 26th July 1968 | 20080726 | Mick Jagger celebrates his 25th birthday with a preview of the new Rolling Stones album. |
| 26th June 1968 | 20080626 | Civil service reforms are announced. |
| 26th March 1968 | 20080326 | Paul McCartney returns from meditating in the Himalayas. |
| 26th May 1968 | 20080526 | Anarchists in London try to storm the French embassy. |
| 27th April 1968 | 20080427 | Martin Luther King's widow delivers his 10 Commandments on Vietnam. |
| 27th August 1968 | 20080827 | Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek returns from Moscow and broadcasts an emotional plea. |
| 27th July 1968 | 20080727 | Preliminary peace talks between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra end inconclusively. |
| 27th March 1968 | 20080327 | Celebrations and protests mark 50 years of female suffrage in the UK. |
| 27th May 1968 | 20080527 | There is student unrest in Germany. Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb. |
| 28th April 1968 | 20080428 | Thousands march through London to protest against Enoch Powell. |
| 28th August 1968 | 20080828 | The Democrats choose Hubert Humphrey as their candidate for the White House. |
| 28th July 1968 | 20080728 | Eldridge Cleaver, civil rights activist and US presidential candidate, makes a speech. |
| 28th June 1968 | 20080628 | John Tusa looks back at the news 40 years ago. Welsh extremists strike again. |
| 28th May 1968 | 20080528 | Douglas Bader returns to Bomber Command. Students take over Hornsey College of Art. |
| 29th April 1968 | 20080429 | Ralph Abernathy delivers his first speech since taking over from Martin Luther King. |
| 29th August 1968 | 20080829 | The former ambassador to Czechoslovakia tells of his lucky escape from a Russian tank. |
| 29th July 1968 | 20080729 | The BBC screens the futuristic drama The Year of the Sex Olympics. |
| 29th June 1968 | 20080629 | Missing round-the-world yachtsman Alec Rose comes back into radio contact. |
| 29th May 1968 | 20080529 | A Kennedy loses for the first time. Daniel Cohn-Bendit sneaks back into France. |
| 2nd April 1968 | 20080402 | Snow covers Britain and two bombs placed by the Baader-Meinhof group explode in Frankfurt. |
| 2nd August 1968 | 20080802 | As talks continue, demonstrators in Prague call for greater Czech sovereignty. |
| 2nd July 1968 | 20080702 | Yorkshire County Cricket club beat the touring Australians by an innings and 69 runs. |
| 2nd June 1968 | 20080602 | Anti-Vietnam War protests erupt in Delhi. Andy Williams makes his UK debut. |
| 2nd May 1968 | 20080502 | In France, Nanterre University is closed. Israel celebrates its 20th anniversary. |
| 30th April 1968 | 20080430 | Police break up the student uprising at Columbia University. |
| 30th August 1968 | 20080830 | Several of Eugene McCarthy's staff are beaten after Chicago police raid their headquarters |
| 30th July 1968 | 20080730 | The Archbishop of Canterbury disagrees with the Pope's recent ruling on contraception. |
| 30th June 1968 | 20080630 | A victory for President de Gaulle's party in the second round of the French elections. |
| 30th May 1968 | 20080530 | General De Gaulle is in a defiant mood. Manchester United win the European Cup. |
| 31st August 1968 | 20080831 | Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon signals that the Biafran conflict could soon be over. |
| 31st July 1968 | 20080731 | The first ever episode of Dad's Army is aired on BBC TV. |
| 31st May 1968 | 20080531 | Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married. |
| 3rd April 1968 | 20080403 | Dr Martin Luther King delivers a speech in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 3rd August 1968 | 20080803 | Sirhan Sirhan appears in court, accused of the murder of Senator Bobby Kennedy. |
| 3rd July 1968 | 20080703 | Mixed marriages come under the spotlight. |
| 3rd June 1968 | 20080603 | Andy Warhol is shot. Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland split up. |
| 3rd May 1968 | 20080503 | The US and North Vietnam finally agree where to hold peace talks. |
| 4th April 1968 | 20080404 | The assassination of Dr Martin Luther King in Memphis marks a dark day in American history |
| 4th August 1968 | 20080804 | US sprinter Tommy Smith backs a boycott of the Mexico Olympics by black American athletes. |
| 4th July 1968 | 20080704 | The round-the-world yachtsman Alec Rose returns from his 354-day journey. |
| 4th June 1968 | 20080604 | Scientologists are turned away from the UK. De Gaulle borrows millions from the IMF. |
| 4th May 1968 | 20080504 | Britain's first heart transplant patient wakes and people in Beirut take to the streets. |
| 5th April 1968 | 20080405 | Riots rage in America following the death of Dr Martin Luther King. |
| 5th August 1968 | 20080805 | Peace talks commence in Addis Ababa between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra. |
| 5th July 1968 | 20080705 | With John Tusa. Rod Laver beats Tony Roche to win Wimbledon in straight sets. |
| 5th June 1968 | 20080605 | Robert Kennedy is shot. Police hold gunman Sirhan Sirhan. |
| 5th May 1968 | 20080505 | Parisian students take to the streets. Harold Wilson talks about race relations. |
| 6th April 1968 | 20080406 | Sammy Davis Jnr pleads for the rioting to stop in America. |
| 6th August 1968 | 20080806 | Residents Associations fight attempts to rehouse Ronan Point victims in tower blocks. |
| 6th July 1968 | 20080706 | As 150,000 face starvation, ten tons of relief supplies are airlifted into Biafra. |
| 6th June 1968 | 20080606 | Robert Kennedy dies. Chay Blyth embarks upon a circumnavigation of the world. |
| 6th May 1968 | 20080506 | Spain closes its border with Gibraltar. The Virgin Mary is seen by thousands in Cairo. |
| 7th April 1968 | 20080407 | Palm Sunday is declared a day of mourning for Martin Luther King as rioting continues. |
| 7th August 1968 | 20080807 | Ukranian students in London demonstrate against political arrests in the USSR. |
| 7th July 1968 | 20080707 | Anti-racism marchers clash with Enoch Powell supporters in Whitehall. |
| 7th June 1968 | 20080607 | ETA carry out their first assassination. |
| 7th May 1968 | 20080507 | Sikh candidates from both Labour and Conservative parties canvass in local elections. |
| 8th April 1968 | 20080408 | Hanoi and Washington enter into talks. A Boeing 707 plane crashes at Heathrow. |
| 8th August 1968 | 20080808 | Richard Nixon wins the Republican Party's nomination for the presidential election. |
| 8th July 1968 | 20080708 | The Bank of England announces a large international loan to stave off financial problems. |
| 8th June 1968 | 20080608 | Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow. Edward Kennedy delivers Bobby's eulogy. |
| 8th May 1968 | 20080508 | The Krays are arrested. SNP trounce Labour in Scottish council elections. |
| 9th April 1968 | 20080409 | Martin Luther King's funeral takes place. Labour details the Race Relations Bill. |
| 9th August 1968 | 20080809 | 48 passengers die as a British airliner carrying holiday-makers to Austria crashes. |
| 9th July 1968 | 20080709 | Australian police continue to lay siege to Sydney gunman Wally Mellish. |
| 9th June 1968 | 20080609 | President Tito concedes to angry students. Jimmy Savile improves Anglo-French relations. |
| 9th May 1968 | 20080509 | Labour suffers losses in local elections. John Barbirolli announces his last performance. |