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A look back at some dangerous 1970s TV, including Tony Blackburn in a cage of lions, and a Spike Milligan sitcom so out there it was taken off screens. With Bill Oddie, Jennie Bond and Samira Ahmed.

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Narrator Matt Lucas looks back at some jaw-dropping television from the 80s, when there was a lot of fear onscreen, from nuclear armageddon to glue-sniffing, video nasties and AIDS
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Matt Lucas narrates a look back at the wild TV of the 60s, with extraordinary clips, and also contributions from Joan Bakewell, Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton
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Matt Lucas narrates another set of eye-popping clips, this time from the era of cool Britannia, where boundaries were pushed by the likes of The Word and TFI Friday
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Matt Lucas narrates this trawl through 80s TV, a time of revolution, big hair, aggressive poets and monkeys playing tennis - on ice. With Chris Tarrant and Rustie Lee.
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More jaw-dropping clips from the naughty, risky 1970s, from a fire on Blue Peter to scary public safety films, St Trinian's and the Confessions movies
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Episode one offers a 70s-style education, revealing the toe-curling lessons that TV taught us about society and sex
Episodes 2017
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Matt Lucas narrates another review of classic comedy viewing, with jaw-dropping clips from the politically incorrect 70s including Monty Python, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise
Episodes 2016
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Matt Lucas narrates a look at some classic TV paranoia, with the comedies and documentaries that made people anxious 40 years ago, from punk to pot, to free love, gay and women's rights
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