1967 – when abortion became legal in the UK
From the 1960s to the 1990s, abortion became a culture war issue that is hugely divisive down to the present day as TV historian Tony McMahon reports
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Tragic end to the Miners Strike 1984/85
The 1984/85 miners strike ended with defeat for organised labour and a victory for neo-liberalism as TV historian Tony McMahon explains
How 1970s parents rescued their children from cults
In the 1970s, parents increasingly tried to rescue their children from cults but ACLU objected on civil liberties grounds
Accidental explosion of the Titan II nuclear missile
When a nuclear missile explodes once, that’s bad. But the Titan II nuclear missile exploded twice on American soil as Tony McMahon reports
When the BBC refused to screen Dallas
In 1985 the BBC lost the rights to screen the TV series Dallas to ITV and refused to screen the remaining episodes
1970s mystery: The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst
The kidnapping of Patty Heart by the Symbionese Liberation Army was dubbed a classic case of Stockholm Syndrome – but was it? Tony McMahon reports.
Can we avoid a recession by looking at the 1990s?
The next recession will very likely resemble the early 1990s when suicide rates soared as TV historian Tony McMahon recalls and reports
Horror at Attica Prison in 1971 – Riot and Massacre
The 1971 Attica prison riot resulted in a massacre of inmates and guards and drew in the Black Panthers and President Nixon
True Crime insight: Truck hijacking in the 1970s
The start of the 1970s saw a huge surge in truck hijacking with billions of dollars worth of cargo stolen by organised crime
Munich Olympics massacre of 1972 – the facts
The Munich 1972 Olympics saw the murder of Israeli athletes and a row over the Palestinian group being termed guerrillas and not terrorists