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Wonder Woman
In the 1970’s Wonder Woman hit US television in the shape of Lynda Carter. The series started with Major Steve Trevor crash landing in the Bermuda Triangle onto Paradise Island. He finds a society of Amazon women who compete for the opportunity to take him back to the US. Wonder Woman wins and dresses up [...]
The Brady Bunch
Mike Brady (Robert Reed), has three sons; Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher Knight) and Bobby (Mike Lookinland).
He marries Carol Martin (Florence Henderson), who has daughters; Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb) and Cindy (Susan Olsen).
Carols daughters take the Brady surname like their mum. Mike brings a live-in housekeeper Alice (Ann B. Davis) to the mix [...]
Martha and the Vandelles – Dancing in the Street
The sound quality isn’t the best on this video, but I chose it because it showcases the best of sixties and seventies style. How did she get her hair so big? And check out the guy twisting around in the stripy tank top. Are those chops I spot? The flares and the silly dancing are [...]
Abba
Abba hit the international scene at the Eurovision song contest in 1974 with ‘ Waterloo’. At the finals in Brighton, England, on April 6, they won over the international juriesand went on to the Number One spot all over Europe, and even reached the US Top Ten.
Being winners of the Eurovision Song Contest made it [...]
Queen and Freddie Mercury
When you think of Queen, you most probably think of Bohemian Rhapsody. The longest radio played song (five minutes and fifty five seconds!!), the first pop video ever and using ground-breaking multi-layered vocals, Queen were to change pop and rock for ever and to stay at number one for nine weeks with this fantastic and [...]
Monty Python
The pythons were: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin and they broadcast on the BBC from 1969 to 1974. Their madcap approach to comedy broke all the boundaries and they were as controversial as they were successful.
If I could, I would play every Python episode and film in [...]
Flower Power
Flower Power was all about peace and the hippy movement. When the Vietnam war was on, hippies protested by burning their draft cards, placing flowers in the barrels of guns and by wearing flowery clothes. Small circular glasses and headbands were also popular amongst hippies. The 1960’s saw the civil rights movement in America and [...]
Enter the Dragon -Bruce Lee
Enter the Dragon was almost as life-changing for 70’s kids as James Bond. Dangerous, exotic and full of epic fight scenes, Bruce Lee’s films marked a new era for the West -martial arts had arrived. Everyone wanted to learn Kung-Fu or Karate. Kids all over Europe and America sought the secrets and mastery of Chinese [...]
Long Hair and Moustaches
The events of Mouvember have brought back a funny 70’s style to the public’s awareness. Take a gander at these:
Got any of those hilarious long hair and moustache pictures? Let us know in the comments box below.
Dad’s Army
A hapless bunch of Home Guard “soldiers” attempt to defend their homeland to little effect. Dad’s Army has a brilliant start sequence with song that was specially written for the show and military progress arrows fighting each other.
Lyrics to Dad’s Army Theme Tune: “Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?”
Who do you think [...]
Sinbad
I remember watching the Sinbad films on a weekend. I always thought the creatures were really funny because they didn’t move properly and the special effects were always shaky, when in fact they were ground breaking in their time -created by the same man who did special effects for Jason and the Argonauts.
The Sinbad films [...]
The Tomorrow People
Obviously deserving of “The Best Title Sequence Ever”. I especially like the part where half a capsicum flies towards the camera -in black and white! This series was aired in the 1970’s, 1990’s and as recently as 2007 (in radio format). It featured a group of humans who had progressed to the next stage [...]
Slade -Merry Xmas Everybody
Every Christmas party, every year. There’s no getting away from this anthem -even if you want to. This song is twice my age and yet I’ll probably be telling my kids one day that “it was dead cool at the time”. For those who wish to sing along:
Lyrics
“Are you hanging up your stocking on your [...]
