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1978

Episode 9 of 10

Relive some of the stories in the headlines during 1978 through archive footage and chart hits. There was a controversial seal cull in Orkney and ambulance drivers went on strike.

Sealladh air na sgeulachdan a bh' anns na naidheachdan ann an 1978 cuide ri taghadh de cheòl na bliadhna. Am measg na thachair: sealgairean Lochlannach air am fasdadh airson na mìltean de ròin a spadadh ann an Arcaibh, fianais an aghaidh obair togail stèisean cumhachd niùclasach ann an Lodainn an Ear agus dràibhearan nan carbadan-eiridinn air stailc. Am measg nan taghaidhean ciùil tha Ever Fallen In Love? le The Buzzcocks, One Way Or Another le Blondie agus Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick le Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1978 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: a controversial seal cull was instigated in Orkney, demonstrations against the building of a nuclear power plant in East Lothian and ambulance drivers came out on strike. The year's chart hits include Ever Fallen In Love? by The Buzzcocks, One Way Or Another by Blondie and Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

28 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Oct 2019 19:30

Music Played

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

  • The Police

    Can't stand losing you

  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

  • Blondie

    One Way Or Another

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John

    You're The One That I Want

  • Jeff Wayne

    Forever Autumn (feat. Justin Hayward)

  • The Boomtown Rats

    Rat Trap

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

  • Boney M.

    Rivers of Babylon

  • The Clash

    I Fought The Law

  • Althea & Donna

    Up Town Top Ranking

  • Ramones

    I Wanna Be Sedated

Credit

Role Contributor
Director Annie Cheape

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