The world’s first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, weighing five pounds twelve ounces, was delivered by a Caesarean operation at Oldham District General Hospital, Greater Manchester, on 26 July 1978.
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Glitter Band, The
The Glitter Band (originally - though briefly - called The Glittermen) were formed by producer Mike Leander in 1972 as backing and session musicians...
Vice Versa
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7 x 30 minute episodes
This seven-part series from ATV was set in the Victorian era and based on a story published in...
Cowboys, The (1972)
John Wayne plays Will Andersen, a 60-year-old cowboy who laments the passing of the "old" west when a man's handshake was his bond.
Will needs...
Casuals, The
Lincolnshire band The Casuals formed in 1961. They were the outright winners of Opportunity Knocks for three consecutive weeks in 1965 and were immediately signed...
Tube, The
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Channel 4's live Friday night music show with edge and attitude debuted on Bonfire Night in...
