The Decade That Invented the Future: The 1970s Episodes Available now
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1975-1979
How crucial developments from this remarkable decade shaped the world we live in now.
1979: Iran
Writer Narguess Farzad explores the impact of the 1979 revolution in Iran.
1978: IVF
Ruth Deech on IVF, the developments it made possible and what the future may hold.
1977: Apple
The story of the Apple II personal computer, launched in 1977, and its legacy.
1976: Borrowing into the future
Peter Jay on the financial crisis that led Britain to borrow billions from the IMF.
1975: Europe referendum
Stephen Wall on Britain's referendum on membership of the European Economic Community.
1970-1974
How crucial developments from this remarkable decade shaped the world we live in now.
1974: Nixon resigns
Elizabeth Drew on the impact of Watergate and Richard Nixon's resignation on America.
1973: Oil shock
The story of the 1973 oil shock, a turning point in 20th-century economics and geopolitics
1972: Pride
Sociologist Jeffrey Weeks on the legacy of the first British Gay Pride Rally, held in 1972
