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School gym horror in the 1970s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 years ago10 months ago07 mins

In the 1970s, the school gym was a torture chamber as TV historian Tony McMahon recalls less than fondly from his time at grammar school

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It’s a Sin – LGBT in the Thatcher era

The 70s 80s 90s Blog2 years ago2 years ago011 mins

The Russell T Davies series It’s a Sin shows what it was like to be young and gay in the 1980s under Margaret Thatcher and with AIDS

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