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1975

Episode 25 of 50

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1975, the year of Bohemian Rhapsody, Kraftwerk and the Wailers. Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Ashe had success, and America pulled out of Vietnam.

Radio 2's audio journey through five decades reaches 1975. Jeremy Vine introduces a collage of the music, news, people and programmes - as they were heard at the time - without any commentary, analysis, or hindsight.

1975 is the year of Bohemian Rhapsody and Born To Run, Cockney Rebel and Kraftwerk, the Rollers and the Wailers. There are successes for Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Ashe, America pulls out of Vietnam and Rod Stewart's Sailing provides the soundtrack to an unlikely war over cod.

57 minutes

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Tue 23 Jun 2015 23:00
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Music Played

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Tammy Wynette

    Stand By Your Man

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

  • Labelle

    Lady Marmalade

  • ABBA

    S.O.S

  • Bay City Rollers

    Bye Bye Baby

  • Bay City Rollers

    Give A Little Love

  • Van McCoy

    The Hustle

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • Come Up And See Me.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    No Woman No Cry

  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

  • Kraftwerk

    Autobahn

  • Eagles

    One Of These Nights

  • Typically Tropical

    Barbados

  • 10cc

    I'm Not In Love

  • Supertramp

    Dreamer

  • Judge Dread

    Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus

  • Jasper Carrott

    Magic Roundabout

  • The Goodies

    Funky Gibbon

  • The Vee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

  • Rod Stewart

    Sailing

Broadcasts

  • Thu 22 Sep 2011 22:00
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  • Tue 23 Jun 2015 23:00
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