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A history of 1960s British cinema in 10 songs

From pounding rockers to haunting laments... As hit-single-launching teen musical The Young Ones arrives on Blu-ray, we select a key film song from each year of the swinging 60s.

By David Parkinson

A history of 1960s British cinema in 10 songs
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