1970

1970

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 * FA Cup Winners: Chelsea (beat Leeds Utd. 2-1 in replay on [[29 April 1970])
 * Christmas Number One: Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking.
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Amsterdam, 21 March 1970
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock, Who's There? (position: 2nd)
 * Contest Winner: Dana - All Kinds of Everything (Eire)
 * Blue Peter Team: Val, John and Pete
 * Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Tony Blackburn
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Charade

Main events

 * Mexico 70 World Cup
 * UK General Election

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows

 * The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC2, 01 January)
 * It's Cliff Richard! (BBC1, 03 January 1970)
 * Holiday 70 (BBC1, 04 January)
 * A Question of Sport (BBC1, 05 January 1970)
 * The Goodies (BBC2, 08 November 1970),
 * UFO (ATV Midlands, 16 September 1970),
 * Play For Today (BBC1, 15 October 1970 - superseded The Wednesday Play).

full list
 * Timeslip (ITV, 28 September 1970)
 * The Lovers (ITV, 27 October 1970)

Shows ending
full list
 * The Wednesday Play
 * Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (ITV, 28 March 1970)

Other TV events

 * Dr Who - new season begins with a new Doctor in John Pertwee (BBC1 Colour, 03 January 1970)
 * The Nine O'Clock News begins (brought forward from 8.50 pm). (BBC1, 14 September 1970 - until 13 October 2000)
 * Coronation Street - 1,000th episode and 10th anniversary year.
 * Steptoe & Son returns after going off air in 1965. (BBC1, 06 March 1970)

Radio
New shows (see also here)
 * Start The Week, Thought for the Day, PM (BBC R4, 06 April)
 * John Peel's Sunday Show (BBC R1, 04 January)

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: ? (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (full list)


 * Debut albums:
 * Other events: End of The Beatles formally announced by Paul McCartney on 10 April; Isle of Wight Festival.

Births

 * Rachel Weisz (07 March), John Simm (10 July), Zoe Ball (23 November), Jamie Theakston (21 December).

Deaths

 * Name Surname (day)