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1979 Unwrapped: A Pivotal Year in British History
As the tumultuous 1970s ended, Britain stood at the cusp of a new era. This was the year 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became the UK’s first female Prime Minister
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The Survival Strategies of Your Grandparents in the Dangerous Playgrounds of the 1970s
The playgrounds of the 70s were forged in the hellfire of good old-fashioned childhood Darwinism. The survivors have the scars and gruesome stories to prove it.
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James Bolam
From the Stages of Sunderland to the Screens of Britain: The Life and Legend of James Bolam On an...
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British Women Singers Revolutionised Music in the Breakthrough 1980s
The 1980s represented an earthquake in the British music industry as courageous, gifted women...
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1983 in Review: Optimism Returns
Britain in flux under Thatcher. Economy overhauling painfully as traditional industries decline, driving North-South divide & racial tensions. But UK retains global cultural clout through rock music & blockbusters. Royal baby William sparks optimism, as does unlikely FA Cup winners Blackpool.
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Rock’s Own Soap Opera: Fleetwood Mac, Love Music & Turmoil
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you tossed a handful of insanely talented musicians into a romantic blender, hit ‘puree’, and then asked them to make some tunes, well, you’d get something pretty close to Fleetwood Mac. This isn’t just a band; it’s a full-blown rock and roll saga with more twists and turns than a pretzel factory.
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The Pioneering 70s Progressive Rock Bands that Broke Down Boundaries
In the early 1970s, a wave of extraordinarily ambitious British rock groups emerged to take the...
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Motown Greatest Hits
2019 marks the 60th year of MOTOWN, widely regarded as the greatest, most successful and best-loved record label in music and to commemorate this landmark anniversary Motown will be issuing a brand new Greatest Hits compilation featuring 60 tracks from across their enormously influential and remarkable history.
The 3CD version of the album features legendary Motown artists including The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, The Jackson 5 and Lionel Richie.
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