A YEAR TO REMEMBER: 1930s – 1980s.

Now available from Strike Force Entertainment – history and nostalgia DVD specialist – are six piercing and poignant DVD titles containing rare British Pathé footage and interviews, from over six decades between 1930 and 1980.

Presented as a collectable series of six DVDs, each comprising a three disc set and featuring an hour long programme on each year, A YEAR TO REMEMBER contains nearly 60 hours of unprecedented depth with fascinating and groundbreaking footage, offering an incredible insight into the global conflicts of yesteryear that still shape the world we live in today.

A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1930s offers a definitive insight into the decade leading up to World War II.  Other more light hearted events of the decade include Fred Perry winning Wimbledon, the first indoor ski slope and the introduction of the first driving test in 1935.

Following on, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1940s takes us back to the decade of World War II, Allied Victory, post-war austerity and the newly created tensions of the Cold War world.  In a decade when Princess Elizabeth married, we also get the opportunity to re-live the inauguration of the Welfare State and the NHS and witness the nationalisation of core public utilities and industries.

In a period that took us from post-war austerity to consumer boom, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1950s looks at a decade which was mainly dominated by the Conservatives, with Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Howard Macmillan at the helm leading us through events as diverse as the Suez Canal crisis, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, H-Bomb tests, the Harrow train disaster, the death of King George VI and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.  Witnessing much scientific and technological progress, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1950s, takes us back to the introduction of the first Sputnik satellite, the last London tram, Polio vaccinations and the introduction of the parking meter.  A YEAR TO REMEMBER: The 1950s also gives us the opportunity to re-live many incredible events such as the 100th Varsity Boat Race and Bing Crosby playing golf in Scotland.

At a time when renewed optimism arose, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1960s takes us through the election and untimely assassination of John F. Kennedy.  Featuring coverage of the murder of Martin Luther King, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ongoing bloodshed of the Vietnam War and the erection of the Berlin Wall, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1960s also reminds us of one of mankind’s greatest triumphs, the Apollo 11 moon landing, alongside England’s Victory in the World Cup, the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and Mary Quant.

Released on DVD for the first time, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1970s looks at a decade of great transition for the UK.  Featuring the political and social unrest in Northern Ireland, the rise of Margaret Thatcher, the ‘three day week’ and the ‘Winter of Discontent’ in 1979, A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1970s also takes us on a journey back through time to the rise of rock music, the breakup of the Beatles and the passing of Elvis Presley.

A YEAR TO REMEMBER: THE 1980s looks at what was making the news in this most colourful decade.  The result is an amazing insight into the decade of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Regan, the famous Brixton riots, Chernobyl, the Falklands War, Yuppies, big hair, New Romantics, the death of John Lennon and the Royal Wedding.

A must for history enthusiasts and lovers of archive footage, A YEAR TO REMEMBER is an extraordinary series which provides a unique year by year account of what has been making the news over the last sixty years.

Each YEAR TO REMEMBER series is available from all good retailers, priced at £19.99 each.  For more information visit www.strikeforcetv.com or follow Strike Force Entertainment on www.fbook.me/SFE.