SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES

The First Steps - Episode 1 (61-63 Mersey Beat)(30 mins.) The rock and pop series kicks off with the very birth of the decade, when pop was consigned to Crackerjack and rebellious singers still wore cardigans. But then Beatlemania came along. Features the fabulous Freddie and the Dreamers on Blue Peter and Pinky & Perky doing the Twist. Getting in on the Act - Episode 2 (64-65 Top Of The Pops)(30 mins.) More pop, rock and rhythm and blues from the archive as Sounds of the Sixties shifts up a gear with the great and lamentable from 1964 to 1965. It features the Seekers, the Byrds, the Rolling Stones and many more.   The Beat Room - Episode 3 (30 mins.) Things get cool and serious in the archive rock show as it highlights the BBC's cutting-edge pop programme The Beat Room amongst others, with great performances from John Lee Hooker, the Pretty Things and Tom Jones.   The Folk Revival - Episode 4 (30 mins.) A trawl through the BBC's archives for 60s music with an acoustic bent. Bo