Controversially: That Was the Year That Was
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Play S1 E1Series exploring a year through the archives with a look back at key moments in the media.
Cast: Penny Smith, Jan Leeming
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1. 1976Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.CCSep 23, 2023
2. 1983A deep dive into '83 when two 007s vied for box office success, pop star Boy George made a splash, Diana, Princess of Wales upstaged her husband, and Shergar was seized.CCSep 30, 2023
3. 1979Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics, including Monty Python causing a storm of protest with Biblical parody The Life of Brian, while The Kenny Everett Video Show upset moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse.CCOct 7, 2023- 4. 1974A look back at outrageous events of 1974, replaying the most controversial moments in TV, cinema, music, showbiz and politics, including film The Exorcist, TV's Tiswas and the three-day working week.CCJan 9, 2024
- 5. 1984The year of 'video nasties', Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, PM Margaret Thatcher's year-long battle with striking coal miners, and US President Reagan's misguided joke about bombing Russia.CCJan 13, 2024
- 6. 1986Shockingly moments in 1986 - from celebrity scandal and sporting skulduggery to bare bottoms on TV - featuring Grange Hill's drugs storyline, Maradona's 'Hand of God' and EastEnders' gay couple.CCJan 20, 2024
- 7. 1988Jan Leeming narrates the multiple headlines of 1988, when NWA created the blueprint for gangsta rap, Edwina Curry caused a storm in an egg-cup, and anti-gay Section 28 became UK law.CCJan 28, 2024
- 8. 1972A look at the shocking news, showbiz and politics of 1972: the year of Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling, the film A Clockwork Orange, TV's Love Thy Neighbour and an ever-vigilant Mary Whitehouse.CCFeb 4, 2024
- 9. 1990We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - including Madonna's bondage fest ban on MTV, Poll Tax riots and Milli Vanilli's mime act.CCFeb 11, 2024
- 10. 1968Archive highlights of the year the assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy stunned a disbelieving world, the Beatles dabbled in mysticism, and musical Hair let it all hang out.CCFeb 18, 2024
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Controversially: That Was the Year That Was
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Series exploring a year through the archives with a look back at key moments in the media.
Creators and cast
- Cast
- Penny Smith, Jan Leeming
- Studio
- BBC Studios
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Audio languages
English
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