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Episodes | Britain In The 70s | Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)

Ep. 664 | Sunday 19 April 2026 | 1h 8m 21s

Britain In The 70s | Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)

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With Britain heading towards financial meltdown and paranoia in the air, could its exhausted Prime Minister, Harold Wilson survive? Why were bombs going off in London every few days in the winter of 1975? And, with inflation reaching unprecedented heights, would the government finally act?


Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss one of the greatest crisis points in modern British history.


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Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton

Social Producer: Harry Balden

Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude 

Senior Producer: Callum Hill

Executive Producer: Dom Johnson

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