And yet the biggest single of the year was a love song for an authority figure. Lulu had never had a real American hit before “To Sir With Love,” but she was a known quantity in the UK.

The ‘Songs For Lulu’ part of the album title relates to Wainwright’s fascination with the Lulu character in the 1929 German silent film, Pandora’s Box. A trifle esoteric, but once you know ...

Lulu presents a nostalgic look back at the 1960s, with personal stories and celebrity guests with a connection to the decade. Show more It is now fifty years since the start of the 1960s – ten ...