I Love the '70s (British TV series)

I Love the '70s is a television nostalgia series produced by the BBC that examines the pop culture of the 1970s. It was broadcast in ten hour-long episodes, one dedicated to each year, with the first episode, I Love 1970, premiering on BBC Two on 22 July 2000, and the last, I Love 1979, premiering on 23 September 2000. On the original broadcasts, each episode was followed by the host introducing a film from that particular year. Repeat editions have often been edited down in length by featuring less items, typically to half an hour runtime.

I Love the '70s
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerBBC
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release22 July (2000-07-22) –
23 September 2000 (2000-09-23)
Related
I Love the '80s
I Love the '90s

The series proved successful and thus was followed by two similar series, I Love the '80s and I Love the '90s, both of which aired during 2001.

The "I Love..."-series spawned a U.S. version, aired by VH1. Part of the series was repeated in the spring of 2012 on BBC Two as part of a special season dedicated to the 1970s.

The episode 'I Love 1975" is the only episode that was interrupted due to a power failure on 30 June 2001, and as concluded as part of the years that BBC Two suffered problems (2000, 2001, and 2003).

Topics covered by year

1970

Host: Jimmy Savile. Opening titles: "Band of Gold" by Freda Payne. Introduction to show: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. Ending credits: The Liquidator" by The Harry J Allstars.

PIF of 1970: Joe and Petunia

Flashback Commercials of 1970: Cresta – Singing Polar Bear (actually aired in 1972) and

Notes:

- Subsequent repeats of this episode did not feature Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, due to clearance rights only covering the original transmission of the episode.

- As a result of the 2012 revelations about Jimmy Savile's history of sexual abuse, this edition is very seldom repeated.

1971

Host: Britt Ekland. Opening titles and ending credits: "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield. Introduction to show: "Get Down and Get With It by Slade.

1972

Host: David Cassidy. Opening titles: "Family Affair" by Sly and the Family Stone. Introduction to show: "Children of the Revolution" by T. Rex. Ending credits: "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople.

PIF of 1972: Learn to Swim

1973

Host: Noddy Holder. Opening titles: Superstition by Stevie Wonder. Introduction to show: "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" by Cilla Black and "Rock and Roll" by Gary Glitter. Ending credits: "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade.

Flashback Commercial of 1973: Vymura Wallpaper

Note: This edition acted as the original pilot for the series, originally serving as an in-house demonstration of how a typical episode would run, and as such features Noddy Holder in a 'typical 1973 home'. Although the idea of each edition reflecting a different household in each year was dropped in favour of a different relevant scenario for each year, the house setting was later revived for BBC Two's Back in Time for... series.

1974

Host: Roobarb & Custard. Opening titles: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive. Ending credits: "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" by Mott the Hoople.

1975

Host: Dennis Waterman. Opening titles: "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band. Introduction to show: "Shang-A-Lang" by Bay City Rollers. Ending credits: "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel.

1976

Host: Kermit the Frog. Opening titles: "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. Introduction to show: "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees. Ending credits: "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton.

1977

Host: Carrie Fisher. Opening titles: "Star Wars Theme" by Meco. Ending credits: Peaches by The Stranglers.

1978

Host: Lynda Carter. Opening credits: "Blame It On the Boogie" by The Jacksons. Introduction to show: "No More Heroes" by The Stranglers. Ending credits: "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones.

Flashback Commercial of 1978: Glenryck Pilchards

1979

Host: Bo Derek. Opening credits: Pop Muzik by M. Introduction to show: "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. Ending credits: After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind and Fire.

Flashback Commercial of 1979: Barbie

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