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Episode 21: 1971

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 20th Century, 1971

Jeremy Vine introduces 1971 - goodbye Beatles, hello Margaret Thatcher.

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1971 was the year of Butch Cassidy and T Rex, hotpants and Women's Lib, Maggie Thatcher and Maggie May. Goodbye Beatles, hello decimal currency.

Radio 2's audio journey through five decades reaches 1971: the year of Butch Cassidy and T.Rex, hot pants and Women's Lib, Maggie Thatcher and Maggie May. There's trouble for OZ magazine and A Clockwork Orange, Led Zeppelin are on a Stairway To Heaven and it's goodbye to the Beatles, hello to decimal currency.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

Jeremy Vine introduces Radio 2's audio journey through the years

Jeremy Vine introduces Radio 2's audio journey through the years from 1951 to 2000, helping listeners to relive the music, news, radio, TV and movies of the times

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