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25 Years of Rock: Part 16: 1970

BBC Radio 1
on BBC Radio 1 England

The events, personalities and music of 1955-79 seen through the broadcasts. newsreels and records of the time.

Ball of Confusion. Sky-jacking in the Middle East, petrol bombs in Londonderry, and Apollo XIII's 'problem'. Ted Heath becomes PM and The Beatles 'Let it Be'
'Deep Purple In Rock', 'All Right Now' at the Isle of Wight Festival and Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'.

(Repeated: Thursday 6.32)
(In association with Billboard Magazine)
(Next week: 1971)

Contributors

Devised by:
Stuart Grundy
Researcher:
Pete Frame
Researcher:
John Tobler
Producer:
Trevor Dann
Source: Radio Times

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