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1970

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Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1970 through archive footage and the year's chart hits.

Sealladh air na sgeulachdan a bh' anns na naidheachdan ann an 1970 cuide ri taghadh de cheòl na bliadhna. Am measg na thachair: tubaist èiginneach bàta-teasairginn A' Bhruaich, club-òigridh an cunnart dùnadh ann an sgìre Easterhouse agus saighdearan Albannach ann an Èirinn a Tuath. Am measg nan taghaidhean ciùil tha Fire and Rain le James Taylor, Crosstown Traffic le Jimi Hendrix agus ABC le The Jackson Five.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1970 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: the Fraserburgh lifeboat disaster, a popular youth club under threat of closure in Easterhouse and Scottish soldiers in Northern Ireland. The year's chart hits include Fire and Rain by James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix's Crosstown Traffic and ABC by The Jackson Five.

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Fri 9 Aug 2019 19:30

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Music Played

  • Free

    All Right Now

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Fantasy

  • Edwin Starr

    War

  • Eric Clapton

    After Midnight

  • Vanity Fare

    Hitchin' a Ride

  • The Jacksons

    ABC

  • Rare Earth

    Born to Wander

  • Nick Drake

    Northern Sky

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

  • James Taylor

    Fire and Rain

  • Norman Greenbaum

    Spirit In The Sky

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Role Contributor
Director Annie Cheape

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