the 1970s

[????]

...anyone been watching this on Monday nights? I've quite enjoyed it. Sh1t old times in many ways but all that decay and despondency created some great creativity.

[katie1997]

There was a programme about the 1970s on a few saturdays ago which was funny it featured space hoppers, the banana splits and toys called clackers.

Also some show rider who stuck two fingers up at the crowd after competing and he lost the prize money. Lots of women in hot pants and high boots dancing, can't remember much else to be honest.

[Atticus]

there are 2 separate progs on 70s. One is the usual cheap tat, talking heads knitting together old clich?d archive, whilst the other, (the one you are referring to quids, I think) is slightly more considered with much more focus on the political landscape. can't help but think the presenter/ writer could do with a little more charisma/spark though.

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katie1997 Wrote:

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> There was a programme about the 1970s on a few

> saturdays ago which was funny it featured space

> hoppers, the banana splits and toys called

> clackers.

>

> Also some show rider who stuck two fingers up at

> the crowd after competing and he lost the prize

> money. Lots of women in hot pants and high boots

> dancing, can't remember much else to be honest.

Throw in a power-cut or two and that pretty much covers it - though I would like to see a return of the Harvey Smith as opposed to the transatlantic method or 'giving the finger'... maybe we could start a campaign to bring back 'flicking the Vs'?

ETA: Although being in Norfolk is as close to the 70s as one can get nowadays...

[Otta]

It looks a good series. Only seen the first one so far, but have the second one recorded.

I wasn't born til '78, so it's interesting for me to see the world my parents decided to bring their kids in to.

[red devil]

???? Wrote:

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> ...anyone been watching this on Monday nights?

> I've quite enjoyed it. Sh1t old times in many ways

> but all that decay and despondency created some

> great creativity.

As a kid you weren't really that aware of how grim it was...I think my Mum secretly liked the power cuts, as we couldn't see and therefore complain about her cooking :)

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[Annette Curtain]

I remember 6th August 1977

I was swinging back and forward on the gate of my parents house

"Elvis is dead" said my Mum

I carried on swinging on the gate

(did you know his autopsy report is sealed until 2027)

Netts

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Annette Curtain Wrote:

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> "Elvis is dead" said my Mum

>

> (did you know his autopsy report is sealed until

> 2027)

I know it will contain the phrase "impacted fecal matter..."

[Salsaboy]

Elvis who?

[????]

"Elvis is dead, long live punk"

[Ann]

I remember Elvis dying. I was upstairs in my room and my brother walked in to announce " The King is dead". It took a while to sink in, it was a huge shock at the time.

I haven't seen the programme but remember the '70's well. The three day week; playing cards with my three siblings around the dining room table with Radio Caroline on in the background. Was that the right station? The illegal one?

I think we were possibly more politically aware then that most of today's teenagers, even if we didn't really understand it all.

I remember an incident where a boy at school was mucking about at school during PE in our swimming pool.

"Heath out!" he barked,( the boy's surname).

Seconds later the whole class joined in the chant, HEATH OUT! HEATH OUT! HEATH!