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I Love the '70s is a television nostalgia series produced by the BBC that examines the pop culture of the 1970s. It was broadcast in ten hour-long episodes, one dedicated to each year, with the first episode, I Love 1970, premiering on BBC Two on 22 July 2000, and the last, I Love 1979, premiering on 23 September 2000. On the original broadcasts, each episode was followed by the host introducing a film from that particular year. Repeat editions have often been edited down in length by featuring less items, typically to half an hour runtime.
| I Love the '70s | |
|---|---|
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | BBC |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 22 July – 23 September 2000 |
| Related | |
| I Love the '80s I Love the '90s | |
The series proved successful and thus was followed by two similar series, I Love the '80s and I Love the '90s, both of which aired during 2001.
The "I Love..."-series spawned a U.S. version, aired by VH1. Part of the series was repeated in the spring of 2012 on BBC Two as part of a special season dedicated to the 1970s.
The episode 'I Love 1975" is the only episode that was interrupted due to a power failure on 30 June 2001, and as concluded as part of the years that BBC Two suffered problems (2000, 2001, and 2003).
Host: Jimmy Savile. Opening titles: "Band of Gold" by Freda Payne. Introduction to show: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. Ending credits: "The Liquidator" by The Harry J Allstars.
PIF of 1970: Joe and Petunia
Flashback Commercials of 1970: Cresta – Singing Polar Bear (actually aired in 1972) and
Notes:
- Subsequent repeats of this episode did not feature Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, due to clearance rights only covering the original transmission of the episode.
- As a result of the 2012 revelations about Jimmy Savile's history of sexual abuse, this edition is very seldom repeated.
Host: Britt Ekland. Opening titles and ending credits: "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield. Introduction to show: "Get Down and Get With It" by Slade.
Host: David Cassidy. Opening titles: "Family Affair" by Sly and the Family Stone. Introduction to show: "Children of the Revolution" by T. Rex. Ending credits: "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople.
PIF of 1972: Learn to Swim
Host: Noddy Holder. Opening titles: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. Introduction to show: "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" by Cilla Black and "Rock and Roll" by Gary Glitter. Ending credits: "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade.
Flashback Commercial of 1973: Vymura Wallpaper
Note: This edition acted as the original pilot for the series, originally serving as an in-house demonstration of how a typical episode would run, and as such features Noddy Holder in a 'typical 1973 home'. Although the idea of each edition reflecting a different household in each year was dropped in favour of a different relevant scenario for each year, the house setting was later revived for BBC Two's Back in Time for... series.
Host: Roobarb & Custard. Opening titles: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive. Ending credits: "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" by Mott the Hoople.
Host: Dennis Waterman. Opening titles: "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band. Introduction to show: "Shang-A-Lang" by Bay City Rollers. Ending credits: "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel.
Host: Kermit the Frog. Opening titles: "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. Introduction to show: "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees. Ending credits: "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton.
Host: Carrie Fisher. Opening titles: "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco. Ending credits: "Peaches" by The Stranglers.
Host: Lynda Carter. Opening credits: "Blame It on the Boogie" by The Jacksons. Introduction to show: "No More Heroes" by The Stranglers. Ending credits: "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones.
Flashback Commercial of 1978: Glenryck Pilchards
Host: Bo Derek. Opening credits: "Pop Muzik" by M. Introduction to show: "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. Ending credits: After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind and Fire.
Flashback Commercial of 1979: Barbie
In 2023, the BBC made a new version of the series for Channel 5, again featuring a number of 'talking heads' analysing footage from the BBC archives on a single year. Unlike the original series, ten random years from 1968 to 1990 were picked as they were deemed to be the most controversial, while instead of having a different in-screen presenter each week, a voice over by Jan Leeming was used throughout the series. Debuting as Totally 1976: That Was The Year That Was on 23 September 2023 with contributions from John Thomson, Claire Sweeney and Penny Smith,[1] the programme was retitled as Controversially...That Was The Year That Was and Most Shocking Moments during its outings on the channel.[2]
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