BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.


Accessibility help
Text only
BBC Homepage
BBC Radio
TodayBBC Radio 4

Today
Listen Again
Latest Reports
Interview of the Week
About Today
Today at 50
Message Board
Contact Today

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

 
Weekdays 6-9am and Saturdays 7-9am How to listen to Today
Commemorating 50 years of Today

Today - 1957 - 2007 

Today is 50 on 28th October 2007. So too are over a dozen people who we've come to know as the Today Generation. Join them on a journey through the ages and see how their memories combine with the great moments in history, as reported by Today.

Today Generation blogger Ian Denyer
Today at 50

Our reporter Nicola Stanbridge looks back at the changes of the last 50 years with the help of the Today Generation. Listen again:

50 years of work
50 years of leisure
50 years of family

Through The Ages

John F Kennedy

1957 - 1963

Kennedy assassinated; Sputnik launched; Churchill's funeral; Profumo resigns.
 
More ...

Moon Landing

1966-1974

Armstrong on the moon; World Cup victory; the Aberfan disaster; the Three Day Week.
 
More...

Margret Thatcher

1975-1980

Strikes and the Silver Jubilee; the winter of discontent; the first woman Prime Minister.
 
More...

Charles and Diana

1981-1987

The Royal Wedding; a nuclear disaster; the Miners' Strike; war in the Falklands.
 
More ...

Labour Election Victory

1988-1997

The Berlin Wall; the Lockerbie disaster; elections in South Africa; the rise of Tony Blair.
 
More ...

September 11

1998 - 2007

9/11 Ground Zero; the Good Friday agreement; the Millennium Bug; July 7 London bombings.

More ...

The Today Generation

People who share their birthday with Today have been writing online about their lives, sharing their memories and photos and talking us through the last 50 years.

Meet the Today Generation

Other sites - archives, memories, history

Today | Listen Again | Latest Reports | Interview of the Week | About Today | Today at 50 | Have Your Say | Contact Today



About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy