This joyous retro picture gallery is an antidote to the constant barrage of bad news that feels like it’s coming at us from all angles today.
It’s sure to bring a smile to the face of anyone with half a heart, but it will strike home particularly hard for those who grew up back then.
They will recognise the famous faces who dominated popular culture in the 60s and 70s, and understand the simple delights being enjoyed by ordinary folk in the days before streaming and social media.
Falling leaves in the autumn, donkey rides on the beach in summer, and sponge and custard for school dinner are just some of the timeless pleasures pictured.
They feature alongside photos of celebrities like Sammy Davis Jr, Cilla Black, Ronnie Barker and child stars Jenny Agutter and Bonnie Langford seemingly having the time of their lives.
In many cases, it is their children bringing them great joy, from singer Sandie Shaw and fashion designer Jeff Banks celebrating the birth of their baby girl, to dancer Lionel Blair and his wife Susan swinging their delighted son between them.
The 60s and 70s were happier times for the royal family, too, with a carefree Prince Charles seen messing around on stage and workers welcoming the news of the latest royal baby.
Beatlemania, the two millionth Mini rolling off the production line, and a teacher striking it lucky in the Littlewoods Football Pools are among the other photos capturing the happy side of life in the 60s and 70s.
What are your happiest memories of the 60s and 70s?
9. Helping hand
Mary Bradley solves the problem of being a working mother by bringing her son Jeffrey to work with her at a dress factory in September 1962. The Carnegie Dress factory provided a nursery for children of employees, and occasionally allowed the little ones onto the shop floor | Getty Images Photo: John Drysdale/Keystone Features
10. Child star
British actress Jenny Agutter jumping for joy in March 1968 | Getty Images Photo: Dove/Daily Express
11. Hanging around
Eight-year-old Lucy de Lisle hangs upside down from a garden swing, watched by her mother, Lady de Lisle, and sister Anne, in July 1961. The family were about to move from their home in Kent to Australia, where Lord de Lisle was to take up his post as Governor-General of Australia. | Getty Images Photo: Chris Ware/Keystone Features
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12. Blackpool beach
Holidaymakers riding donkeys on a busy beach in Blackpool, in August 1965 | Getty Images Photo: George Freston/Fox Photos