David Kynaston | Deep into the Sixties

Sun 22 Nov 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Sian Kevill

Our greatest social historian David Kynaston continues to revolutionise how we see post-war Britain. The new instalment of his Tales of a New Jerusalem series is Deep into the Sixties, which covers the short but intense period from after Churchill’s death in 1965 to England’s Wembley triumph in July 1966. Join David as he uses a plethora of contemporary sources, including diaries of ordinary people, to paint a richly nuanced picture of this time of optimism and patriotism, immense change and unexpected stasis.

In conversation with Sian Kevill.

Venue: Old Divinity School

Duration: 1 hour

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Author Biography

David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. He has been a professional historian since 1973 and has written nineteen critically acclaimed books. His continuing history of post-war Britain, Tales of a New Jerusalem, has so far comprised Austerity Britain, Family Britain, Modernity Britain, On the Cusp and A Northern Wind. He has also written several books on aspects of cricket history including the award-winning Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (with Stephen Fay) and Richie Benaud’s Blue Suede Shoes (with Harry Ricketts). 

Chair Biography

Sian Kevill has had a prestigious career as a topflight journalist, editor and programme maker at the BBC where she was Editor of BBC2’s award winning late night current affairs show, Newsnight; before running BBC World News, the BBC’s international news channel. Founder Director of Make Waves, an independent production company specialising in investigative films and international content which has worked with BBC, C4, C5, HBO, A&E, Bloomberg, Channel News Asia, Al Jazeera. During her career, Sian has overseen programmes and documentaries that have won awards from BAFTA, RTS, Monte Carlo, IDFA, ATA as well as a personal award from WITF for her services to UK current affairs