In 1976, Bill Grundy met the sweary Sex Pistols, Bob Marley survived an attempt on his life, and a pile of bricks outraged the art world.
1983: when two 007s vied for box office supremacy, pop star Boy George made a splash, Diana, Princess of Wales upstaged her husband, Brink's-Mat burglars pulled off their heist; and Shergar was seized.
Monty Python caused a storm with The Life of Brian, Margaret Thatcher became the UK's first female Prime Minister, and a David Bowie video stunned audiences.
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.
The year of "video nasties", Frankie Goes to Hollywood's outrageous hit, the PM's battle with striking coal miners, and the US President Reagan's misguided joke.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
