The growth of the BBC Television and ITV after the Second World War encouraged more folk to want TV sets. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, broadcast live on 2 June 1953, was the event that did ...

EXCLUSIVE: Call the Midwife star Linda Bassett - who plays Nurse Phyllis Crane in the period drama - has been a staple on BBC show since 2016.

Essex had 19 Top 40 hits there, a couple at number one, not to mention his 16 Top 40 albums, TV ... 1970s when it was released in March 1979. It was also a big hit, reaching number two in the UK ...

In the 1970s Britain was a fast-changing society ... Raleigh bicycles released the 'Chopper' bicycle, which became very popular. TV was in colour and there were many children’s programmes ...

The play features many of the beloved characters from the original 1970s TV sitcom including Basil, Sybil, Manuel, Polly and ...