It didn’t last long on the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service and if you lived outside the UK, you probably couldn’t see it at all. But thanks to YouTube, everyone can watch Timeshift – Mods, Rockers and Bank Holiday Mayhem either for the first time or again and again.
Features
Watch: The Soul Rider documentary on an original 1960s mod
Just spotted this in the inbox, The Soul Rider documentary, which focuses on a 1960s mod in the present era, but looking back at the past. It’s a short watch, but worth the effort.
Feature: Mod 1979 by Neale Hobday
Neale Hobday looks back at his formative years as a mod in Essex.
Feature: Technicolor Dream – sixties fashion and graphics at the V&A
Liz Powner checks out the Swinging London and Sixties Graphics exhibitions at the V&A. You can also browse some photos taken by Liz by here.
Feature: Modculture turns 10
The Modculture website passes the 10-year mark, where do we go from here?
The Real Quadrophenia by Harry Ward
Rallies? Pills? Scooters? Soul? Chucking your job in? It wasn’t just in the films as Harry Ward looking back explains…
From Skinhead to Mod by Carl Spiers
Carl Spiers outlines his gradual shift towards the mod scene from earlier skinhead years.
Saturday Night Out by John Waters
Ever wondered what a typical night out was like in sixties London? John Waters was there, and gives you the lowdown.