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Who could forget Neil Armstrong's shot of Buzz Aldrin on the moon, The Beatles on the crossing outside Abbey Road or the Pullitzer prize winning picture of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald?
There are many classic images that sum up the sixties, but for me the one that's become a modern icon is the picture which features an item of furniture and the nude Christine Keeler, the woman at the heart of the .
Over the years it's been parodied by everyone ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖr Simpson to Dame Edna, from David Frost to...er...me!
When I was offered the chance to pose for a photo to launch our 'summer in the sixties' series, I leapt at the chance. Budgets prevented us from flying me to the moon to recreate Armstrong's famous snap, so Christine Keeler it had to be.
The story behind the her photo shoot is fascinating and you can read about it . Seemingly leaning against the back to front chair hails from the early days of photography when the long exposures required models to remain still for a long time. I certainly felt very exposed when I did mine!
It was shot in the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's aptly named viewing theatre which actually looks out on to the Bell's Bridge on the River Clyde. I made sure the curtains remained firmly closed behind me as this was one view from a bridge I wasn't keen to share!!!