As I’m writing this, I don’t yet know what I’m going to be looking at in the way of 1972 films, I can’t specifically think of any 1972...

What Was on TV Today in 1972 Today, 26th November, in 2017 it is a Sunday, and it was on this day in 1972 as well. So shall we see what...

Computer Games 1972 Magnavox Odyssey – The First Home Games Console 1972 was a landmark year in the history of computer games, because it...

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach – Richard Bach is an American writer who was very popular in the 1970s. Jonathan Livingston...

Amazon Music – Playing Different Songs on Different Echo Devices at the same time I decided to try Amazon Music Family (£14.99 per month,...

As I’m writing this it is 6th November. I could go on and choose from any one of hundreds of channels and thousands of TV shows and films...

There were a few good films in 1970, so what will 1971 have in store? To start off with, here’s the top 10 films at the box office in...

If you thought there was a lot of good TV shows that first aired in 1970, there’s a lot more in 1971 including a few long lasting shows...

While you are reading this article, why not listen to my 1971 playlist which includes all the songs mentioned on this page as well as a...

I started out by looking at the most popular books published in 1971, as voted for by Goodreads.com readers. I thought this would be a...

The first computer games sprung up in the 1950s and 1960s, not long after the inception of the computer. Early computer games were very...

There was a lot of good music in 1970 (I suspect in reality there was a lot of good music coming out in just about any year you could...

So what were the bestselling books of 1970? Well number one will be familiar to anyone who has read my 1970 at the Movies article – Love...

Following on from a look at what was on TV on a particular day – 6th August 1970 – in this post I’m looking at some popular television...

Following on from my look at 1970 in the movies, it’s now time to see what was on TV in 1970. I’ll take a look at popular TV series that...

In 1970, there were only 3 television channels in the UK, and consumer video players/recorders had yet to put in an appearance so to...

“How can you govern a country that has two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?” – Charles de Gaulle Along with wine, cheese is one...

When you think of France, where are you thinking of? Paris? Calais? A childhood holiday in Brittany? Maybe the picture you conjure up is...

Meat play a prominent role in Finnish cuisine, if anything more so than in other countries. This could be because historically fresh...

Did you know that the only Finnish word that is commonly used in English is “sauna”? The Sauna is a big thing in Finland, in a country...