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
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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
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
Yuppie TV ads of the 1980s
In the 1980s, the yuppie phenomenon was latched on to by the advertising industry creating a slew of yuppie TV ads as Tony McMahon discovers
Kojak – 1970s police drama game changer
Kojak was one of the great true crime police series of the 1970s with Telly Savalas as the lollipop sucking detective
1970s feminism – the fight for women’s liberation
Women’s Lib burst on to the scene in the 1970s but the fight for sexual equality was fierce as Tony McMahon discovers
Non-stop political scandals of the 1990s
The John Major government in the UK faced an avalanche of political scandals in the 1990s that undermined belief in parliamentary politics
Why did Margaret Thatcher support Apartheid South Africa?
Why was Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister soft on the racist Apartheid regime in South Africa? Tony McMahon investigates.