Controversially: That Was the Year That Was (2023)
Synopsis
Series exploring a year through the archives with a look back at key moments in the media.
First Air Date: 2023-09-23
Last Air Date: 2024-02-18
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Networks: 5
Top Cast
- Penny Smith as Guest
- Jan Leeming as Self - Narrator (voice)
Seasons
Series 1 (2023)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 1976
Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.
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Ep. 2: 1983
A deep dive into '83 when two 007s vied for box office success, pop star Boy George made a splash, Diana, Princess of Wales upstaged her husband, and Shergar was seized.
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Ep. 3: 1979
Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics, 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.
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Ep. 4: 1974
A look back at outrageous events of 1974, replaying the most controversial moments in TV, cinema, music, showbiz and politics, including film The Exorcist, TV's Tiswas and the three-day working week.
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Ep. 5: 1984
The year of 'video nasties', Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, PM Margaret Thatcher's year-long battle with striking coal miners, and US President Reagan's misguided joke about bombing Russia.
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Ep. 6: 1986
Shockingly moments in 1986 - from celebrity scandal and sporting skulduggery to bare bottoms on TV - featuring Grange Hill's drugs storyline, Maradona's 'Hand of God' and EastEnders' gay couple.
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Ep. 7: 1988
Jan Leeming narrates the multiple headlines of 1988, when NWA created the blueprint for gangsta rap, Edwina Curry caused a storm in an egg-cup, and anti-gay Section 28 became UK law.
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Ep. 8: 1972
A look at the shocking news, showbiz and politics of 1972: the year of Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling, the film A Clockwork Orange, TV's Love Thy Neighbour and an ever-vigilant Mary Whitehouse.
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Ep. 9: 1990
We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - including Madonna's bondage fest ban on MTV, Poll Tax riots and Milli Vanilli's mime act.
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Ep. 10: 1968
Archive highlights of the year the assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy stunned a disbelieving world, the Beatles dabbled in mysticism, and musical Hair let it all hang out.
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