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Five most evil brainwashing cults

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 month ago4 weeks ago041 mins

Five evil brainwashing cults are examined by TV historian Tony McMahon including the Branch Davidians and Heaven’s Gate

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Yuppie TV ads of the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago26 mins

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

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Kojak – 1970s police drama game changer

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

Kojak was one of the great true crime police series of the 1970s with Telly Savalas as the lollipop sucking detective

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Women’s Lib – hostility to equality in the 1970s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Women’s Lib burst on to the scene in the 1970s but the fight for sexual equality was fierce as Tony McMahon discovers

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I Claudius – best historical TV drama ever?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 months ago2 months ago313 mins

In 1976, the BBC broadcast the Roman drama series I Claudius but as Tony McMahon discovers, some TV critics savaged this TV gem

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Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

1980s night clubs operated a high degree of racism when it came to their door policy excluding black youth from entering as Tony McMahon discovers

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Milton Friedman falls out with Thatcher

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession

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Strike action today compared with the past

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 months ago5 months ago09 mins

2022 has seen an increase in strike action but how does it compare to previous decades especially the Thatcher era in the 1980s

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UK inflation in the 1970s and 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 months ago11 months ago015 mins

Inflation is on the rise again but will it ever be as bad as the 1970s? Tony McMahon compares that decade to the situation now.

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The 1970s sweet shop experience

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago3 months ago47 mins

The 1970s sweet shop was a magical experience for kids swept away by the supermarkets in subsequent decades

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