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The 70s in brief: If you don’t want it pinched, don’t flaunt it so.
The 70s. WTF. The Channel 4 documentary series It Was Alright In the 70s that aired over the last 2 Saturdays drew on the extremes. Rape jokes galore, and X-rated child safety information films that terrified us. For those interested … Continue reading
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Tagged 70s, culture, feminism, goodies, it was alright in the 70s, media, satire, tessa wyatt, tim brooke taylor, tv
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Didn’t we do well? Gameshows & the Iron Curtain
The Generation Game 1974: The conveyor belt (start at 6.30″) You’ve won a crystal decanter and glasses! (Big ooh from the audience). Back in the 1970s and 80s when the Independent Broadcasting Authority capped the value of commercial tv … Continue reading
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Tagged 70s, Blankety Blank, Blue Peter, Crackerjack, Dragon's Den, Eurovision, gameshows, IBA, Intervision, it was alright in the 70s, Matt Potter, Scouts, Take Hart, The Apprentice, The Generation Game, The Krypton Factor, Time Bandits
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