1963 is a compendium of milestone stories that in many ways were watershed events in all areas of popular culture, national and international politics. This one year alone saw: The Beatles' first No 1 * Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech * The BBC launch Dr Who * The Great Train Robbery * Ian Brady and Myra Hindley begin operating * The Profumo Affair rocks politics * Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in Space * Coldest winter since 1740 * James Bond becomes an international phenomenon * 70,000 protest against nuclear weapons in London * Harold Wilson is elected, onset of 'new politics' and satire * Assassination of President Kennedy * Arranged in a chronological, month-by-month format, 1963: The Year That Was pieces together these happenings, exploring their immediate and long-term effects and implications.