1979: Those Were the Days
1979: Most Shocking Moments
Season 1 Episode 3 of 10
Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics in 1979, including Monty Python causing a storm of protest with Biblical parody The Life of Brian, while The Kenny Everett Video Show upset moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse. It was a year dominated by industrial disputes and the so-called Winter of Discontent, with the upshot that Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister
1979: Those Were the Days airs on Channel 5 at 9:00 PM, Friday 18 October. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
John Piper
Series Director
Alison Howe
Executive Producer