REGRESSION MIX 034 - January 1973
LISTEN HERE Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to January 197 3 , when the UK officially joined the European Economic Community (EEC) , and when the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, announced that businesses would only be allowed to use electricity three days a week, in attempt to alleviate the problems caused by the coal miners strike . The Vietnam War finally came to an official end, with the ‘official draft’ ending in the US. Elvis Presley’s ‘Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite’ was broadcast globally to dozens of countries, watched by over a billion people, it became one of the most famous music broadcasts in history. On TV, ‘ Dr Who celebrated it’s 10 th anniversary with ‘The Three Doctors ’ story, whilst ‘Last Of The Summer Wine’ began it’s 37 year run on British TV with a ‘Comedy Playhouse’ pilot at the beginning of the year. Also returning to the TV screen was Rodney Bewes and James Bolan in a follow up series to the 60’s success ‘Th...
