generation, they could rule the world. yeah, yeah, yeah this is beetle land, formerly known as britain. an epidemic called beetle manaea seized the teenage population, especially female. cbs does a story on what they think is a goofy band from england doing quite well. these four boys from liverpool with their hairstyles are britain s latest musical and in fact sociological phenomenon. they symbolize the century as they make nonmusic and nonhaircuts give nonmercy. some little girl heard a hint of what the beatles were about and started calling her local dj. the local dj asked his friend to bring over a beatles record from england and has the vision to put it on and hear that there is something happening. so marcia albert of dublin drive of sul ver spring has the honor of introducing something brand new and exclusive here at wwdc. marcia, the microphone on the carol james show is yours. ladies and gentlemen, for the first time on the aur in the united states, her
a peaceful planet. we re not thinking of anything else. they re trying to do what no one else has ever done before, find a new way for humanity. america in the early 60s, it was a real good time of prosperity, but it was also kind of a stagnant time in terms of spiritual growth. things were kind of at a standstill. the baseline culture was materialism, and also the feeling that the culture itself didn t honor the human spirit and didn t honor creativity. [ applause ] in the early 1950s, the nation recognized in its midst the social movement called beat generation. a novel titled on the road became a best-seller. when kerouac s book comes out, it became a revolution, defined a new generation of what being beat means, and it defined it as a spiritual revolution. that if we re living in an age of conformity, if everybody s trying to work for the corporation, that you re losing a sense of self. i was traveling west one time at the junction of the state line
what we re thinking about is a peaceful planet. we re not thinking of anything else. they re trying to do what no one else has ever done before, find a new way for humanity. america in the early 60s, it was a real good time of prosperity, but it was also kind of a stagnant time in terms of spiritual growth. things were kind of at a standstill. the baseline culture was materialism, and also the feeling that the culture itself didn t honor the human spirit and didn t honor creativity. the early 1950s, the nation recognized in its midst the social movement called beat generation. a novel titled on the road became a best-seller. when kerouac s book comes out, it became a revolution, defined a new generation of what being beat means, and it defined it as a spiritual revolution. that if we re living in an age of conformity, if everybody s trying to work for the corporation, that you re losing a sense of self. i was traveling west one time at the junction of t
rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. janis joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. the early years of the 70s are sad in music. because you lose people. and you lose the beatles. the small gathering on saville row is only the beginning. the event is so momentous that historians may one day view it as a landmark in the decline of the british empire. the beatles are breaking up. it was like a death for a lot of people. rock n roll as we understood it in the 1960s was no longer with us. i ve never been without the beatles. never. and i wonder what i m doing here with no drummers and no nothing like that. well, you might know i lost my old band, or i left it. imagine there s no heaven it s easy if you try for so long, you kind of waited for th
hello. last month, in the midst of a steep third wave of coronavirus, austria took a step, that would previously have been unthinkable in a western democracy: they announced that vaccinations would become compulsory for the entire population. until that point most governments had rejected the idea of a vaccine mandate. not any more. today germany signalled it would follow suit, and that vaccinations will become mandatory next year. the outgoing chancellor, angela merkel, says she favours the measure,the german parliament will vote on it in february. fortunately, here in britain the vaccination programme is going much better. and today the government confirmed it has ordered 114 million more doses from pfizer and moderna, to be delivered over the next two years. the vaccines could later be modified when further variants emerge. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. booster after booster after booster. the uk just ordered booster after booster after booster. the ukjust ordere