I remember it well ...at least part of it Can't believe it's half a century though !

 

I was not born  (and it's not often I get to say that these days).

 

But interesting factoids above.

I think many people remember where they were when they heard about the assassination. I and my brother were told by our parents when we came down stairs for breakfast on the following morning. As it was a Saturday, we didn't go to school and it was rather a subdued day. Later that day our parents let us watch some television on BBC at 5.15, it was a new drama series for children which became rather popular and still is.

I was only 3, so I don't remember anything about the day. 

 

I had started work a couple of months earlier , and heard about it when I came home

It was 3 days after my 7th birthday. I had been to a friends birthday party and tasted peanut butter forthe first time. When I got home from the party the news was all over the telly. I was more excited that my Dad had taken my new Timex (that I'd got for my birthday) and had it engraved with my name on the back.

 

I remember sombre musicc being played by a pianist all night instead of the scheduled TV programmes.

I wasn't born either 

Its interesting to hear these accounts. 

 

George Clooney [his father was a newsman] is narrating a documentary on the JFK news tonight, on More 4 at 9pm. It clashes with the Jungle but its repeated tomorrow at 10.55 pm - when I'll watch it.

 

Link with pic of George:

http://www.radiotimes.com/epis...k-news-of-a-shooting

 

 

What an interesting coincidence El Loro. The Narnia books were my favourite as a child. I should get around to reading Aldous Huxley, you hear Brave New World mentioned a lot.

 

Anyone seen Shadowlands  about C S Lewis's great love? What a film.

 

It was required reading at my school.

i wasnt born then either

but Mom & sis told me where they were at the time of news

sis saw it from outside tv shop (i think a lot of people did)

and think Mom said she heard on the radio

dunno where my dad was

probably in a pub hiding from Mom & sis 

EC I saw the 1993 film version of Shadowlands (Anthony Hopkins & Debra Winger), but there was a 1985 television version (Joss Ackland & Claire Bloom)

Is it any good? 

I'd like to have seen that. Shadowlands was incredible and I'm quite interested in CS Lewis generally. He briefly went to my brother's school in Belfast.

I was 3 too. I remember seeing the live broadcast. I don't think I normally watched the news at that age. I was probably there because of the Magic Roundabout or Watch with Mother.

As a nine year old I returned home from Friday choir practice to find his picture on the tellybox. It was obvious something serious had occurred.
Years later listening to Sheryl Crow, "she was born in November 1963 the day Aldous Huxley died!" Eventually I put two and two together! I had enjoyed Brave New World, and the Devils of Loudon. The film based on the latter was quite unusual. CS Lewis passed me by. I have met many people who seemed to know his Narnia stuff but it wasn't part of my childhood. I did have to sit with m'wife and SIL through the dreary film mentioned above mind.

anyone watched 'parkland' yet?

No, but I read about it Pirate. There was a tug of war between doctors and the secret service over JFK's body 

Also read about the plane journey on the way back. Felt so sorry for Jackie  

Blimey ! Just noticed that today's crossword was on an assassination theme. Not sure if that was in the best of taste like, but I've knocked off the top left.

I wasn't born.  But my gorgeous brother in law who sadly died aged 22, celebrated his 1st birthday on this day. 

I remember the day so vividly. I was at school and my best friend and me came out to find our mothers in tears when they collected us and told us what had happened. I was obsessed, trying to understand what had happened and how it had affected my parents and their friends so much. 

Happy birthday to your bro-in-law passed. These things matter. 

I was 11 and remember getting ready for bed when my mother came into my room in tears and told me. We didn't have a television in those days (My pesterpower wasn't sucessful until I was 14), so we hung at every word coming from the wireless.