If there's one thing I like more than present day Great Britain, it's Great Britain in the 1960s. Not that I ever got there in the Sixties, mind you. However, I've always found it intriguing that England went from being a drab, gray nation to the vibrant center of a pop culture revolution seemingly overnight. Britain had won WWII militarily, but paid a big price in the ensuing years, having to rebuild the bombed out infrastructure and deal with economic shortages that left population demoralized. All of that was reflected in the films that were produced there. They were remarkably well made, but were often "kitchen sink" dramas that made it possible for an exciting new generation of "angry young men" to emerge with names like Richard Harris, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Albert Finney, Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. Beginning in 1962 with release of the first James Bond movie followed by The Beatles taking the world by storm, England suddenly became the epicenter of the most exciting cultural revolution of modern times. Suddenly, the nation wasn't known primarily for producing great people with bad teeth. We all wanted to be British now that the country had its mojo back.
Now there's a remarkable web site called www.reminiscethis.co.uk that revels in everything British from the 1960s. There is outstanding coverage of the politics, music and social conditions. After a brief visit through the site, you'll be as enthused as Austin Powers about the glory days of the British pop culture. To visit the site click here- Lee Pfeiffer