Controversially: That Was the Year That Was

Storyline

Series exploring a year through the archives with a look back at key moments in the media.

First Aired

2023-09-23
Last Aired

2024-02-18
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

10
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

Channel 5

Keywords:

current affairs social change music

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Season 1

1. 1976

Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.

Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.Less

2023-09-23

2. 1983

A deep dive into '83 when two 007s vied for box office success, pop star Boy George made a splash, Dia...More

A deep dive into '83 when two 007s vied for box office success, pop star Boy George made a splash, Diana, Princess of Wales upstaged her husband, and Shergar was seized.Less

2023-09-30

3. 1979

Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics, including Monty...More

Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics, including Monty Python causing a storm of protest with Biblical parody The Life of Brian, while The Kenny Everett Video Show upset moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse.Less

2023-10-07

4. 1974

A look back at outrageous events of 1974, replaying the most controversial moments in TV, cinema, musi...More

A look back at outrageous events of 1974, replaying the most controversial moments in TV, cinema, music, showbiz and politics, including film The Exorcist, TV's Tiswas and the three-day working week.Less

2024-01-09

5. 1984

The year of 'video nasties', Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, PM Margaret Thatcher's year-l...More

The year of 'video nasties', Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, PM Margaret Thatcher's year-long battle with striking coal miners, and US President Reagan's misguided joke about bombing Russia.Less

2024-01-13

6. 1986

Shockingly moments in 1986 - from celebrity scandal and sporting skulduggery to bare bottoms on TV - f...More

Shockingly moments in 1986 - from celebrity scandal and sporting skulduggery to bare bottoms on TV - featuring Grange Hill's drugs storyline, Maradona's 'Hand of God' and EastEnders' gay couple.Less

2024-01-20

7. 1988

Jan Leeming narrates the multiple headlines of 1988, when NWA created the blueprint for gangsta rap, E...More

Jan Leeming narrates the multiple headlines of 1988, when NWA created the blueprint for gangsta rap, Edwina Curry caused a storm in an egg-cup, and anti-gay Section 28 became UK law.Less

2024-01-28

8. 1972

A look at the shocking news, showbiz and politics of 1972: the year of Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling, t...More

A look at the shocking news, showbiz and politics of 1972: the year of Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling, the film A Clockwork Orange, TV's Love Thy Neighbour and an ever-vigilant Mary Whitehouse.Less

2024-02-04

9. 1990

We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - i...More

We rewind to 1990 to replay shocking and controversial moments in TV, music, showbiz, and politics - including Madonna's bondage fest ban on MTV, Poll Tax riots and Milli Vanilli's mime act.Less

2024-02-11

10. 1968

Archive highlights of the year the assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy stunned a disb...More

Archive highlights of the year the assassination of Presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy stunned a disbelieving world, the Beatles dabbled in mysticism, and musical Hair let it all hang out.Less