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TV 1973: The Defining Shows

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Mark Lawson looks back at the most popular programmes of 1973 including The Burke Specials, The Generation Game and The Onedin Line to consider what what their success tells us about life in Britain at the time. Contributors include former BBC1 Controller Bill Cotton, Likely Lads writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, drama producer Verity Lambert and critic Chris Dunkley.