The horrific Guildford Pub Bombings of Saturday 5th October 1974 sent shockwaves through Britain, worsening the sense of crisis sweeping through the nation. It cast a dark shadow over the election campaign due to take place five days later. The future had rarely seemed grimmer, with a general sense of moral and economic panic, weariness and depression. For the fourth time, Labour’s Harold Wilson and the Conservative’s Edward Heath faced off, with Wilson able to scrape a three-seat majority. But could Wilson really revive the nation? Or would it be up to the new figure emerging from the Conservative Party, a certain Margaret Thatcher…
Join Dominic and Tom for the conclusion to their series on one of the maddest years in British history, 1974. With dysfunctional governments, dark conspiracies, economic meltdown and ongoing terrorist attacks, can Britain survive the year?
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399. The Savage Storm: World War II and The Battle for Italy
398. JFK: The Mystery is Solved (Part 7)
397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)
396. JFK: The Second Assassin Strikes (Part 5)
395. JFK: Hunt for a Killer (Part 4)
394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)
393. JFK: Cuba, Camelot and the Cold War (Part 2)
392. JFK: The Road to the White House (Part 1)
391. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Last Emperor (Part 8)
390. The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7)
389. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Night of Tears (Part 6)
388. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Festival of Blood (Part 5)
387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)
386. The Fall of the Aztecs: The City of Gold (Part 3)
385. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Woman Who Changed The World (Part 2)
384. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
383. Young Napoleon: The Shadow of the Guillotine
382. Young Napoleon: Teenage Revolutionary
381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth
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