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contents

INTRO Seventies: ‘This is the modern world'

PART ONE: HANG ON TO YOURSELF (1970-74)
01 The Heath Years: ‘The party on the left is now the party on the right’
02 Rivals: ‘This town ain’t big enough for both of us’
03 Environment: ‘All I need is the air that I breathe’
04 Violence: ‘It’s the only thing that’ll make you see sense’
05 Unions: ‘I can ruin the government’s plan’

PART TWO: GOLDEN YEARS (1974-76)
06 The Wilson Years: ‘Did you miss me?’
07 Opposition: ‘I think I got something to say to you’
08 Obscenity: ‘I wanna take dirty pictures of you’
09 Nostalgia: ‘Driving me backwards’
10 Europe: ‘This year we’re off to sunny Spain’

PART THREE: SENSE OF DOUBT (1976-79)
11 The Callaghan Years: ‘Falling apart at the seams’
12 Race: ‘I was born here just like you’
13 Fringes: ‘It’s coming sometime, so maybe…’
14 Sexualities: ‘The buggers are legal now’
15 Crisis: ‘Sending out an SOS’

OUTRO Falklands: ‘Dignity is valuable’