We kissed goodbye to the swinging sixties and entered a new era. The reported breakup of The Beatles in April 1970 arguably put a seal on this, though pop culture remained vibrant.
In this illustrated talk, Mark Dunton takes you through the year 1970, fifty years on, a year which saw the election of Edward Heath’s Conservative Government, a bizarre episode involving Bobby Moore, and a dramatic aircraft hijacking.

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