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    LISTEN HERE        Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to Novem ber 197 1 , when caning in schools was finally banned (although not enforced until 1973) , and when The US SR landed the first man-made spacecraft on Mars. In Rome, 10 European bankers began talks for the alignment of all their currencies , and the first UNIX programmer’s Manual was published. Walt’s brother, Roy, oversaw his last film before his death with ‘Aristocats’, and the highly acclaimed film ‘Walkabout’ was released. The first film directed solely by Nicholas Roeg, it featured his son Luc, who later became a film director, and a young Jenny Agutter . On TV, ‘Braden’s Week’ continued it’s run with Jake Thackray appearing as a regular guest on each show, and a spin-off show from children’s programme ‘Play School’, ‘Play Away’ begins for slightly older children . Other new shows this month include ‘Cilla’, t he sit-com ‘Father Dear Father’ and the new review ...

  LISTEN HERE        Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to October 1970, when Fiji became an independent nation, and when The USA, Russia and China all launched nuclear missile tests on the same day! The World Trade Centre became the World’s tallest building, J anis Joplin died of a drugs overdose and t he ‘Blue Flame’ broke the land speed record of 622mph. 'The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop (with the Ant-Hill Mob)’ and ‘Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines’, both spin-offs from Hanna-Barbera’s ‘Wacky Races’, made their debuts on British Saturday Morning TV, whilst the children’s time-travel drama, ‘Timeslip', first appeared on ITV. Freda Payne continued her 6 week run at the top of the singles charts with 'Band Of Gold', whilst Simon and Garfunkel returned to the top spot of the album chart for the 23 rd time with their ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ album. All those memories, feelings and long past moments which made you wh...