The Seventies
Mel Giedroyc narrates as The Seventies trawls the archives to show how ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two has been a guide to lifestyle trends.
Keeping track of lifestyle trends in the decade that style forgot was one of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two's bigger challenges, as the deliciously arch narration of Bake Off's Mel Giedroyc reminds us in this amusing romp through the channel's archive.
This, after all, was an era of dodgy fashion, stodgy food and bodged politics that had us running to escape into a world of stripped pine, country kitchens and Laura Ashley. But the programme shows that the 1970s also resemble our own times - from house price inflation and soaring energy costs through to worries about the threat to 'real' food and environmental sustainability.
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                                            ![]()  The great lawnmower questionDuration: 01:46 
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                                            ![]()  The Seventies: The most fragmented decade of recent timesDuration: 01:47 
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                                            ![]()  Delia SmithDuration: 03:17 
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                                            ![]()  Back to the futureDuration: 02:44 
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    ![]()  Lou ReedWalk On The Wild Side 
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    ![]()  ChicagoStreet Player 
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    ![]()  Stealers WheelStuck in the Middle 
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    ![]()  Jimmy SmithMain Title From "The Carpetbaggers" 
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    ![]()  CommodoresMachine Gun 
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    ![]()  Highly LikelyWhatever Happened to the Likely Lads 
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    ![]()  Wayne HillLeft Bank Two ('Vision On Gallery' Theme Tune) Performer: The Noveltones.
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    ![]()  BedlamHarvest Moon 
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    ![]()  Herb AlpertRise 
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    ![]()  Incredible Bongo BandApache 
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    ![]()  The Doobie BrothersLong Train Running 
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    ![]()  MFSBTSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (feat. The Three Degrees) 
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    ![]()  Freddie KingSugar Sweet 
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    ![]()  Eumir DeodatoAlso sprach Zarathustra 
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    ![]()  Creedence Clearwater RevivalI Heard It Through The Grapevine 
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    ![]()  Lynyrd SkynyrdSimple Man 
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    ![]()  Led ZeppelinTangerine 
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    ![]()  The Temperance SevenMy Blue Heaven 
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    ![]()  Canned HeatGoing Up The Country 
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    ![]()  Frank MillsMusic Box Dancer 
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    ![]()  Brighouse and Rastrick BandThe Floral Dance 
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    ![]()  Eric ClaptonCocaine 
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    ![]()  Roxy MusicLove Is The Drug 
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    ![]()  MadnessOur House 
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    ![]()  BadfingerCome and Get It 
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    ![]()  Mr. BloeGroovin' With Mr. Bloe 
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    ![]()  Lou ReedWalk On The Wild Side 
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    ![]()  The NoveltonesLeft Bank 
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    ![]()  Incredible Bongo BandApache 
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    ![]()  The Doobie BrothersLong Train Runnin' 
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    ![]()  Eumir DeodatoAlso Sprach Zarathustra 
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    ![]()  The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass BandThe Floral Dance 
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    ![]()  Roxy MusicLove Is the Drug 
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sweet ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
 
                Credits
| Role | Contributor | 
|---|---|
| Narrator | Mel Giedroyc | 
| Producer | Gerry Dawson | 
| Director | Gerry Dawson | 
| Series Producer | William Naylor | 
| Participant | Eve Pollard | 
| Participant | Gyles Brandreth | 
| Participant | Wayne Hemingway | 
| Participant | Peter York | 
| Participant | Prue Leith | 
| Participant | Loyd Grossman | 
| Participant | Oz Clarke | 
| Participant | Peter Seabrook | 
| Participant | Alan Titchmarsh | 
Broadcasts
- Fri 21 Nov 2014 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two England & HD only
- Sat 22 Nov 2014 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Sat 22 Nov 2014 21:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales
- Sun 23 Nov 2014 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland
- Wed 17 Jun 2020 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland
- Wed 26 Oct 2022 13:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland
- Tue 16 Apr 2024 15:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland & Wales
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