Thirty things from a British childhood in the 1970s, taken one at a time and followed through to what happened to them afterwards.

The Raleigh Chopper and the gear lever down between your knees. Being out from breakfast until the streetlights came on. Three channels and a rented set. The candles in the drawer by the sink in 1972, and again in 1974, and again in the winter of 1979. Green Shield stamps and the catalogue page turned down. A quarter of sweets weighed in front of you. Decimal Day. Top of the Pops on a Thursday. Tiswas and Swap Shop. The third of a pint by the radiator. The summer of 1976. The street party in 1977. The fortnight at the coast, and the white dot in the middle of the screen at closedown.


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