I watched the BBC’s 1977 Christmas line-up. It puts this year’s flimsy shows to shame

The Christmas TV schedules have been confirmed, and with it, the recurring lamentation that BBC One’s Christmas line-up isn’t ...
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Graham's Gang (1977)

Graham's Gang is a British children's comedy first broadcast by the BBC in 1977 and 1979. The gang consisted of five boys - Graham, William, Lux, Robert and Keith - and one girl, Mildred. Plots often ...
Rolling Stone

BBC Sessions 1964-1977

God bless the BBC for dusting off its rock archives and releasing them all on CD. This latest batch of goodies is a collection of performances by the Kinks, which were recorded for various BBC radio ...
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Porridge (1974-1977)

Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La ...
BBC

1977: Ceefax hits TV screens

David Seymour and Bob Langley look at the exciting, multifaceted future of the humble television set, heralded by Ceefax - the BBC's newfangled interactive information service. They also get to play a ...
BBC

1977: Rowland Emett's Lunar Cycle

Rowland Emett, who is behind some of the many contraptions that featured in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, demonstrates his Lunar Cycle in front of three "mock scientists". This clip is from ...