Blogs in January 1970

Kydd (1) 1st January 1970

It’s 1793, and England is on the brink of war with the French. In what seems almost a day-by-day account, we follow Kydd from his nightmarish introduction to naval life to his promotion to ordinary seaman. Befriended first by...

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Good Women 1st January 1970

In ‘Light My Fire’ a passionate relationship cannot withstand a clash of tastes and an ancient Aga: a housewife’s life is transformed when she starts to see angels in ‘Walking with Angels’: and ‘Garden Guerillas’ follows a widow plotting...

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The Business of Dying 1st January 1970

DS Dennis Milne kills three innocent people, initiating an investigation. A few hours later Milne is on the streets again investigating the death of a woman found by Regent’s Canal. As his investigation grows, he discovers a level of...

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The Repentent Morning 1st January 1970

Fitzrovia, Soho in London, 1930s. Meredith Kerr is spending another evening of inebriation with three men. Harry Bowden, billy boyle and Arthur Lawler all want her for themselves. But Meredith has forgotten how to understand what it is she...

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Absolute Beginners 1st January 1970

‘I swore by Elvis and all the saints that this last teenage year of mine was going to be a real rave. Yes, man, come whatever, this last year of the teenage dream I was out for kicks and...

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