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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. French police retake the Sorbonne from the students. Planes are grounded as a pilots' strike begins at Heathrow. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Fred West, Britain's first heart transplant patient, is critical. Louis Armstrong begins a residency in Yorkshire. Show more
John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Three British protestors are released from a Moscow jail. France counts the cost of months of unrest. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Nelson Rockefeller joins the Republican race for the US Presidency. Enoch Powell faces more student protests. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Hubert Humphrey launches his campaign for the US presidency. James Earl Ray's defence lawyer arrives in London. Show more
John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow. Convicted driver Philip Dobson is pardoned by President Tito.
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Robert Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the US and London witnesses anti-Vietnam protests. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. London cleans up after Sunday's anti-Vietnam riots and the London stock market opens amidst a financial crisis. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. The Chancellor raises taxes by almost a billion pounds and Andy Warhol's first UK exhibition opens in London. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Yippies take over Grand Central Station, Leeds United beat Manchester City and France win Rugby's Grand Slam. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Paul McCartney returns from meditating in the Himalayas and Czechoslovakia reveals new democratic reforms. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Celebrations and protests mark 50 years of female suffrage in the UK and Yuri Gagarin dies. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces student protests and heavy fighting continues in Biafra. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Alistair Cooke broadcasts his 1,000th Letter from America and London sees a fresh wave of anti-war protests. Show more
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John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Aer Lingus flight 712 crashes in the Irish Sea killing 61 people and bubonic plague breaks out in Vietnam. Show more