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Episode 16: 1970

A series looking back at the events and music of each year from 1955 - 1979. Tonight part 16: 1970. First broadcast in 1980.

A 25-part series first broadcast in 1980 covering the years 1955-1979. The most significant records of each year are set against Pathe and Movietone newsreels, as well as extracts from Billboard magazine, archive recordings and newspaper clippings read by Bill Bingham. Tonight Stuart Grundy introduces part 16, which looks back at 1970.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 13 Jun 2020 03:00

Music Played

  • Neil Young

    AFTER THE GOLD RUSH

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Reprise.
    • 9362-489352.
  • Free

    All Right Now

    • THE FREE STORY.
    • ISLAND.
    • IMCD-226.
  • The Temptations

    Ball of Confusion

    • MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS VOLUME 5 - VARIOUS ARTISTS.
    • MOTOWN.
    • WD-72675.
  • Neil Young

    OHIO

    • DECADE.
    • REPRISE.
    • 7599 27233-2.
  • James Taylor

    FIRE AND RAIN

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.
    • 241089-2.
  • Deep Purple

    Black Night

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various.
    • Premier.
    • CDGH-1970.
  • The Beatles

    LET IT BE

    • LET IT BE - NAKED.
    • WHITE LABEL.
    • CDREF-001.
  • The Jacksons

    I WANT YOU BACK

    • The No.1 Motown Album in the World.
    • Polygram TV.
    • 530-7642.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Conversation.
    • Old Dog Pup 3.
    • Na-na.
  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime

    • The Best Of Mungo Jerry.
    • Marble Arch.
    • CMACD-112.
  • The Band

    RAG MAMA RAG

    • THE COLLECTION.
    • CASTLE.
    • CCSCD-333.
  • The Moody Blues

    Question

    • Hits Of ... 69 & 70 (Vol.3).
    • Polydor.
    • 515 003-2.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    Voodoo Child

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.
    • 170 322-2.
  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • MARC.
    • A AND M.
    • 541-0082.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    • SIMON & GARFUNKEL GREATEST HITS.
    • CBS.
    • CDCBS-69003.
  • The Flaming Lips

    When You Smile

    • Warner Bros.
  • Renegade Soundwave

    Probably A Robbery

    • Single.
    • MUTE.
  • John Foxx

    Underpass

    • Virgin Universal.
  • The Futureheads

    Radio Heart

    • CD SINGLE.
    • NUL.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 17 Dec 2014 01:00
  • Sun 13 Dec 2015 04:00
  • Sat 10 Dec 2016 04:00
  • Wed 12 Dec 2018 01:00
  • Sun 1 Dec 2019 04:00
  • Sat 13 Jun 2020 03:00