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Series exploring a year through the archives with a look back at key moments in the media.
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Season 1

  • 1976
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    1976

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2023

    Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1983
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    1983

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2023

    A deep dive into '83 when two 007s vied for box office success, pop star Boy George made a splash, Diana, Princess of Wales upstaged her husband, and Shergar was seized.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1979
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    1979

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2023

    Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics, including Monty Python causing a storm of protest with Biblical parody The Life of Brian, while The Kenny Everett Video Show upset moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1974
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    1974

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/9/2024

    A look back at outrageous events of 1974, replaying the most controversial moments in TV, cinema, music, showbiz and politics, including film The Exorcist, TV's Tiswas and the three-day working week.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1984
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    1984

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/13/2024

    The year of 'video nasties', Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, PM Margaret Thatcher's year-long battle with striking coal miners, and US President Reagan's misguided joke about bombing Russia.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1986
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    1986

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/20/2024

    Shockingly moments in 1986 - from celebrity scandal and sporting skulduggery to bare bottoms on TV - featuring Grange Hill's drugs storyline, Maradona's 'Hand of God' and EastEnders' gay couple.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1988
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    1988

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/2024

    Jan Leeming narrates the multiple headlines of 1988, when NWA created the blueprint for gangsta rap, Edwina Curry caused a storm in an egg-cup, and anti-gay Section 28 became UK law.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1972
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    1972

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/2024

    A look at the shocking news, showbiz and politics of 1972: the year of Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling, the film A Clockwork Orange, TV's Love Thy Neighbour and an ever-vigilant Mary Whitehouse.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1990
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    1990

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/2024

    We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - including Madonna's bondage fest ban on MTV, Poll Tax riots and Milli Vanilli's mime act.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • 1968
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    1968

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/18/2024

    Archive highlights of the year the assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy stunned a disbelieving world, the Beatles dabbled in mysticism, and musical Hair let it all hang out.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown