1971

1971

MCMLXXI

''This is a draft model/template of what a Year page could look like. ''This idea partly courtesy of TV Cream:


 * FA Cup Winners: Arsenal
 * Christmas Number One: Benny Hill - Ernie The Fastest Milkman In The West
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Clodagh Rogers - Jack In The Box
 * Blue Peter Team: Val, John and Peter
 * Doctor Who: John Pertwee
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show Jock: Tony Blackburn
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Arabesque

Main events

 * Look-In first issued.
 * 20 January: UK postal workers strike begins, with workers resuming on 07 March.
 * 15 February, Decimalisation Day.

New series
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)
 * Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game, BBC 1, (02 October)

New seasons

 * This Is Your Life (ITV, 17 November)

Films

 * A Clockwork Orange (UK release, Jan 1972)