Tom Baker as Doctor Who. Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo November 24, 2023 Doctor Who 60: show has always tapped into political issues – but never more so than in the 1970s Jamie Medhurst, Aberystwyth University Set firmly within the BBC’s public service broadcasting ethos of informing, educating and entertaining, Doctor Who quickly became a mainstay of Saturday evening viewing
A row of 1970s terraced houses in Bristol. Paul D Smith December 28, 2022 In defence of the 1970s, the ‘decade that taste forgot’ Ben Highmore, University of Sussex Often sneered at for its avocado bathrooms and flared trousers, the styles and tastes of the 1970s are worth reconsidering for other reasons.
Controversial film directors Nic Roeg, left, and Bernardo Bertolucci. EPA-EFE/Eduardo Abad, Claudio Onorati November 27, 2018 Nic Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci: giants of the 70s cinema trod dark new ground in sexual revolution Sheldon Hall, Sheffield Hallam University The pair never worked together, but their controversial depiction of sex links them in the minds of movie historians.