1974
Lord Lucan disappears;
Richard Nixon is deposed following Watergate. At
Number 10, Ted Heath moves out, while Harold Wilson moves in. In sport, Scotland are the only home country to reach the World Cup finals.
New Zealand hosts the Commonwealth Games where Alan Pascoe is an 'embarrassed' star, while Mary Peters bows out of athletics.
Harry Carpenter talks to some of the year's headline-makers.
Researcher MICHAEL PENSON Videotape editor ROSS ARCHER Producer JEFF GODDARD