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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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
Most evil cults – from Branch Davidians to Aum Shinrikyo
Five evil brainwashing cults are examined by TV historian Tony McMahon including the Branch Davidians and Heaven’s Gate
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
I Claudius – best historical TV drama ever?
In 1976, the BBC broadcast the Roman drama series I Claudius but as Tony McMahon discovers, some TV critics savaged this TV gem
Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!
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
Milton Friedman falls out with Thatcher
In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession
Will trade union strike action ever revive?
2022 has seen an increase in strike action but how does it compare to previous decades especially the Thatcher era in the 1980s