Do You Agree With Our 10 Defining TV Shows of the 1960s?
Ten shows, countless memories, and we want to know if you agree with our 1960s TV top 10.
Ten shows, countless memories, and we want to know if you agree with our 1960s TV top 10.
The studio lights glow, the monitors flicker, and a giant spiral of colour opens across the screen. The Time Tunnel still feels like a thrilling late-night broadcast from television’s most imaginative control room.
The biggest sci-fi classics get the applause, but these 1960s American shows still know how to light up a screen.
Saturday night television in 1965 had a wonderful rhythm: family adventure, big-name variety, western drama, and a touch of late-night intrigue. As the medium kept evolving through the mid-1960s, these lineups captured both the comfort of old favourites and the first flashes of something more modern.
On a soundstage filled with giant teacups, oversized telephones, and towering furniture, Land of the Giants turned television into a playground of pure imagination. Irwin Allen’s adventure series still feels big-hearted, inventive, and wonderfully fun.
What makes a 1960s science-fiction series still feel electric today? The Invaders remains a wonderfully tense, stylish watch, with Roy Thinnes leading a smart thriller that still sends out a powerful late-night signal.