Born in the 1970s?
Here's what shaped your world.
DISCO BALLS AND THREE-DAY WEEKS
The 1970s in Britain meant power cuts, strikes, and the Winter of Discontent — but also punk rock, Bowie, glam, and the Queen's Silver Jubilee. ABBA conquered the charts, the Sex Pistols shocked the nation, and disco lit up Saturday nights.
Life in the 1970s
Pint of Beer
34p
Average House
£11,000
Prime Minister
Heath / Wilson / Callaghan / Thatcher
#1 Songs of the 1970s
“Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Simon & Garfunkel
“Maggie May”
Rod Stewart
“Sailing”
Rod Stewart
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Top UK TV Shows of the 1970s
Coronation Street
ITV
Porridge
BBC One
The Generation Game
BBC One
Famous People Born in the 1970s
You're in good company.
David Beckham
Footballer
2 May 1975
Kate Winslet
Actress
5 October 1975
Robbie Williams
Singer
13 February 1974
Victoria Beckham
Singer & designer
17 April 1974
Idris Elba
Actor
6 September 1972
Jude Law
Actor
29 December 1972
Christian Bale
Actor
30 January 1974
Kate Moss
Model
16 January 1974
Liam Gallagher
Musician
21 September 1972
Best Selling Car of the 1970s
Ford Cortina Mk3
British best-seller
Favourite Sweets of the 1970s
Wham Bars
Pacers
Texan Bar
Spangles
Cadbury Aztec
Fizzy Cola Bottles
Top Toys & Games of the 1970s
Star Wars Figures
Spacehopper
Stretch Armstrong
Slime
Big Trak
Your Generation
Generation X
Raised as latchkey kids during Thatcher's Britain — miners' strikes, ZX Spectrums, Top of the Pops, Brookside, and the first acid house raves. Cynical, capable, and culturally sharp.
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