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1971

Episode 21 of 50

Introduced by Jeremy Vine. 1971 was the year of Butch Cassidy and T Rex, hotpants and Women's Lib, Maggie Thatcher and Maggie May. Goodbye Beatles, hello decimal currency.

Radio 2's audio journey through five decades reaches 1971: the year of Butch Cassidy and T.Rex, hot pants and Women's Lib, Maggie Thatcher and Maggie May. There's trouble for OZ magazine and A Clockwork Orange, Led Zeppelin are on a Stairway To Heaven and it's goodbye to the Beatles, hello to decimal currency.

57 minutes

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Tue 26 May 201523:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

  • Elton John

    Your Song

  • Yes

    Yours Is No Disgrace

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

  • Arsenal FC and Friends

    Good Old Arsenal

  • T. Rex

    Hot Love

  • The Doors

    Riders On The Storm

  • Carole King

    It's Too Late

  • The Who

    Won't Get Fooled Again

  • Marvin Gaye

    What'S Goin' On?

  • Isaac Hayes

    Theme From Shaft

  • Ashton, Gardner & Dyke

    Resurrection Shuffle

  • T. Rex

    Get It On

  • Slade

    Get Down & Get With It

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

  • George Harrison

    Bangla Desh

  • Led Zeppelin

    Stairway To Heaven

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 Aug 201122:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Tue 26 May 201523:00
    BBC Radio 2