REGRESSION MIX 035 - February 1974
LISTEN HERE Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to February 1974, when Britons went to the polls in an election that produced a hung Parliament — a striking conclusion to a month in which everyday life had already been disrupted by industrial action, power restrictions and the three-day week. The month also saw the 16th Winter Olympics take place in Sapporo, Japan, attracting international attention. At the cinema, ‘ The Exorcist’ continued to generate enormous interest and controversy in Britain, while ‘ The Sting’ , starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was another major international success. On television, the films were as always, reviewed on a show hosted by Barry Norman called ‘Film 74’, while programmes such as ‘ The Two Ronnies’ provided a reassuringly British form of Saturday-night entertainment. Children’s TV was covered with cute, furry creatures such as ‘Bagpuss’ and ‘The Wombles’...
