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1976
Controversially: That Was the Year That Was - S1 - E1
Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.
Controversially: That Was the Year That Was: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - 1976
September 23, 2023
Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.
1x2 - 1983
September 30, 2023
A deep dive into '83 when two 007s vied for box office success, pop star Boy George made a splash, Diana, Princess of Wales upstaged her husband, and Shergar was seized.
1x3 - 1979
October 7, 2023
Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics, including Monty Python causing a storm of protest with Biblical parody The Life of Brian, while The Kenny Everett Video Show upset moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse.
1x4 - 1974
January 9, 2024
A look back at outrageous events of 1974, replaying the most controversial moments in TV, cinema, music, showbiz and politics, including film The Exorcist, TV's Tiswas and the three-day working week.
1x5 - 1984
January 13, 2024
The year of 'video nasties', Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, PM Margaret Thatcher's year-long battle with striking coal miners, and US President Reagan's misguided joke about bombing Russia.
1x6 - 1986
January 20, 2024
Shockingly moments in 1986 - from celebrity scandal and sporting skulduggery to bare bottoms on TV - featuring Grange Hill's drugs storyline, Maradona's 'Hand of God' and EastEnders' gay couple.
1x7 - 1988
January 28, 2024
Jan Leeming narrates the multiple headlines of 1988, when NWA created the blueprint for gangsta rap, Edwina Curry caused a storm in an egg-cup, and anti-gay Section 28 became UK law.
1x8 - 1972
February 4, 2024
A look at the shocking news, showbiz and politics of 1972: the year of Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling, the film A Clockwork Orange, TV's Love Thy Neighbour and an ever-vigilant Mary Whitehouse.
1x9 - 1990
February 11, 2024
We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - including Madonna's bondage fest ban on MTV, Poll Tax riots and Milli Vanilli's mime act.
1x10 - 1968
February 18, 2024
Archive highlights of the year the assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy stunned a disbelieving world, the Beatles dabbled in mysticism, and musical Hair let it all hang out.