A compendium of milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture, national and international politics from 1963, including: The Beatles` first No 1 The coldest winter since 1740 Martin Luther King`s `I Have a Dream` speech The Great Train Robbery The Profumo Affair Ian Brady and Myra Hindley`s killings The first woman in Space, Valentina Tereshkova James Bond becomes an international phenomenon 70,000 protest against nuclear weapons in London Harold Wilson`s election, and the onset of `new politics` and satire The assassination of JFK The BBC launch of Doctor Who