The Rock And Poll Years

Top marks to whoever came up with the idea of recalling recent history by using a combination of the music and politics of the time.

This week it's 1974, when the miners were on strike and there was a worldwide fuel shortage. Suzi Quatro, Mud, Status Quo... Ah, those were the days. It brings a nostalgic tear to my eye, remembering the candlelit baths I shared with my sister during the frequent power cuts.

But it seems life was even more fun for the grown-ups - the birth rate shot up nine months later.