1970-1974

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How crucial developments from this remarkable decade shaped the world we live in now. Five essayists each tackle a single story from each year of the first half of the 1970s. Sheila Rowbotham describes Britain's first Women's Liberation Conference in 1970: Henry Marsh explains how in 1971 the CT Scanner was invented: Jeffery Weeks recalls taking part in Britain's first Gay Pride march in 1972: John Browne remembers how the oil crisis of 1973 affected his own life: while Elizabeth Drew outlines the dramatic events that led to President Nixon's resignation. Producer: Neil Koenig