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ARTICLES RELATED TO 1979 in television - 1970s | | | |  1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - 1970s - Social movements
1970s - Environmentalism.
The seventies touched off a mainstream affirmation of the environmental issues early activists from the '60s, such as Rachel Carson, warned about. The moon landing that had occurred at the end of the previous decade transmitted back concrete images of the earth as an integrated, life-supporting system and shaped a public willingness to preserve nature. On April 22, 1970, the United States celebrated its first Earth Day in which over two thousand colleges and universities and roughly ten thousand p ...
See also:1970s, 1970s - Worldwide trends in the Seventies, 1970s - Economy of the Seventies, 1970s - Oil crisis, 1970s - Social movements, 1970s - Environmentalism, 1970s - Feminism, 1970s - Gay rights, 1970s - Culture during the Seventies, 1970s - Emerging social perspectives in the Seventies, 1970s - The Seventies in music, 1970s - The Seventies in cinema, 1970s - The Seventies in television, 1970s - The Seventies in literature, 1970s - The Seventies in architecture, 1970s - The Seventies in science and philosophy, 1970s - The Seventies in sports, 1970s - The Seventies in technology, 1970s - National issues, 1970s - In the Middle East, 1970s - In Africa, 1970s - In India and Pakistan, 1970s - In Southeast Asia, 1970s - In Japan, 1970s - In the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, 1970s - In the United States, 1970s - In the United Kingdom Read more here: » 1970s: Encyclopedia II - 1970s - Social movements |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Doctor Who spin-offs - Comics Comic strip adventures of the Doctor appeared almost from the beginning of the television series, first in the 1960s publication TV Comic, and during the 1970s in the mainly Gerry Anderson related comic Countdown. The two comics later merged to become TV Action plus Countdown, where the strip continued to be featured.
A comic strip also regularly appeared in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine. This began in its first issue in 1979, and the magazine continued to be published despite the programme ceasing produ ...
See also:Doctor Who spin-offs, Doctor Who spin-offs - Overview, Doctor Who spin-offs - Novelisations, Doctor Who spin-offs - Original fiction, Doctor Who spin-offs - Novellas, Doctor Who spin-offs - Comics, Doctor Who spin-offs - Television, Doctor Who spin-offs - Video, Doctor Who spin-offs - Audio, Doctor Who spin-offs - Webcasts, Doctor Who spin-offs - Merchandise Read more here: » Doctor Who spin-offs: Encyclopedia II - Doctor Who spin-offs - Comics |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Doctor Who - Viewership Doctor Who has always appeared on the BBC's mainstream BBC One channel, drawing audiences of many millions of viewers. It was most popular in the late 1970s, when audiences frequently averaged as high as 12 million viewers per airing. During the ITV network strike of 1979, viewership peaked at 16 million. No first-run episode of Doctor Who has ever drawn fewer than three million viewers on BBC One, although its late 1980s performance of three to five million regular viewers was seen as being poor at the time, and was, according ...
See also:Doctor Who, Doctor Who - History, Doctor Who - Format, Doctor Who - The Doctor, Doctor Who - Companions, Doctor Who - Adversaries, Doctor Who - Music, Doctor Who - Viewership, Doctor Who - Missing episodes, Doctor Who - Adaptations and other appearances, Doctor Who - Charity episodes, Doctor Who - Other programmes Read more here: » Doctor Who: Encyclopedia II - Doctor Who - Viewership |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Captain America - Appearances in other media
Captain America - Movies.
A 1944 movie serial called Captain America portrayed the hero as a district attorney named Grant Gardner and arbitrarily removed many other important elements of the character, such as his shield and his sidekick, Bucky. The 1966 syndicated animated TV series Marvel Super-Heroes included "Captain America" segments. The primitive animation was largely composed of stills photostatted from Jack Kirby art. There were two unexceptional 1979 TV movies, Captain America and ...
See also:Captain America, Captain America - Publication history, Captain America - Character biography, Captain America - Powers and abilities, Captain America - Weapons and Equipment, Captain America - Alternate Captain Americas, Captain America - Ultimate Captain America, Captain America - Others, Captain America - Appearances in other media, Captain America - Movies, Captain America - Television, Captain America - Novels, Captain America - Computer games, Captain America - Pop culture references, Captain America - Bibliography, Captain America - List of titles Read more here: » Captain America: Encyclopedia II - Captain America - Appearances in other media |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Alice Cooper - 1970s In 1970, the band teamed up with fledgling producer Bob Ezrin on their album entitled Love It to Death. This was the first of more than 10 Alice Cooper group and solo albums done with Ezrin who is credited with having helped to create their definitive sound. A hit single soon followed in 1971's 'I'm Eighteen'. The band's trailblazing mix of shock and glam theatrics stood out amongst bearded, denim-clad hippy bands by sporting sequined costumes by the prominent rock fashion designer Cindy Dunaway (Pink Floyd, The Who) and stage shows t ...
See also:Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper - 1970s, Alice Cooper - 1980s, Alice Cooper - 1990s, Alice Cooper - 2000s, Alice Cooper - Discography, Alice Cooper - Hits, Alice Cooper - Line ups, Alice Cooper - 1963-1972, Alice Cooper - 1973, Alice Cooper - 1974-1976, Alice Cooper - 1977-1979, Alice Cooper - 1980-1983, Alice Cooper - 1984-1988, Alice Cooper - 1989-1993, Alice Cooper - 1994-2002, Alice Cooper - 2003-2005, Alice Cooper - Fans, Alice Cooper - Golf, Alice Cooper - Politics, Alice Cooper - Other, Alice Cooper - Popularity, Alice Cooper - Enough Rope interview Read more here: » Alice Cooper: Encyclopedia II - Alice Cooper - 1970s |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Paris Hilton - Background Hilton was born in New York City, the eldest of four children of Richard Hilton and Kathy Richards. Her younger sister is Nicky Hilton, and her younger brothers are Barron Hilton and Conrad Hilton.
On the maternal side of her family, Hilton is a niece of two popular child stars of the 1970s, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, who appeared in the motion picture Escape to Witch Mountain and TV shows like Nanny and the Professor, Little House on the Prairie, and later, ER. By marriage, she also is related to Zsa ...
See also:Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton - Background, Paris Hilton - Model actress entrepreneur, Paris Hilton - Celebrity, Paris Hilton - Sex Symbol, Paris Hilton - Hacked address book, Paris Hilton - That's hot!, Paris Hilton - Advertisement controversy, Paris Hilton - Perfume and Cologne, Paris Hilton - Engagements, Paris Hilton - Discography, Paris Hilton - Filmography, Paris Hilton - Selected TV appearances, Paris Hilton - Notes, Paris Hilton - Parodies, Paris Hilton - Sources Read more here: » Paris Hilton: Encyclopedia II - Paris Hilton - Background |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - TV-FM DX - Meteor scatter propagation Meteor scatter occurs when a signal bounces off a meteor's ionised trail.
When a meteor strikes the Earth's atmosphere, a cylindrical region of free electrons is formed at the height of the E layer. This slender, ionised column is relatively long, and when first formed is sufficiently dense to reflect and scatter television and radio signals, generally from 25 MHz upwards through UHF TV, back to Earth. Consequently an incident television or radio signal is capable of being reflected up to distances approaching that of conventiona ...
See also:TV-FM DX, TV-FM DX - History, TV-FM DX - Tropospheric propagation, TV-FM DX - Tropospheric ducting, TV-FM DX - Notable tropospheric DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Sporadic E propagation E-skip, TV-FM DX - Equatorial E-skip, TV-FM DX - Notable Sporadic E DX receptions, TV-FM DX - F2 propagation F2-skip, TV-FM DX - Notable F2 DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Transequatorial propagation TEP, TV-FM DX - Afternoon TEP, TV-FM DX - Evening TEP, TV-FM DX - Earth–Moon–Earth EME propagation Moonbounce, TV-FM DX - Notable Earth-Moon-Earth EME DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Auroral propagation, TV-FM DX - Meteor scatter propagation, TV-FM DX - Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX, TV-FM DX - Notable Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX receptions Read more here: » TV-FM DX: Encyclopedia II - TV-FM DX - Meteor scatter propagation |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Cotten - Biography and Career
Joseph Cotten - Early Life and Career.
Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Washington, D.C., Hickman School, where he studied acting. His work as a journalist, specifically a theatre critic, inspired him to become more involved in theatre productions, first in Virginia, and later in New York. Cotten made his Broadway debut in 1930, and soon became friends with up-and-coming actor/director/producer Orson Welles. In 1937 he joined Welles' Mercury Theater Company, with which he starred in productions o ...
See also:Joseph Cotten, Joseph Cotten - Biography and Career, Joseph Cotten - Early Life and Career, Joseph Cotten - Citizen Kane, Joseph Cotten - Collaborations with Welles, Joseph Cotten - The Forties and Fifties, Joseph Cotten - The Sixties and Seventies, Joseph Cotten - Heaven's Gate, Joseph Cotten - Legacy, Joseph Cotten - Filmography Read more here: » Joseph Cotten: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Cotten - Biography and Career |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Discography For a full listing of albums and singles, see Jackson 5 discography.
The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles.
The following singles reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Chart, or #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart:
(all Motown releases)
(all CBS releases)
The Jackson 5 - Albums.
(all Motown releases)
1969: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson ...
See also:The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - History, The Jackson 5 - Early career, The Jackson 5 - Influences, The Jackson 5 - Joining Motown, The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 discovery credit discrepancy, The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - Popularization and franchise expansion, The Jackson 5 - Relationships and marriages, The Jackson 5 - Decline, The Jackson 5 - The move to CBS Records, The Jackson 5 - The 1980s and Michael's solo career, The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers, The Jackson 5 - Miniseries, The Jackson 5 - Personnel, The Jackson 5 - Members, The Jackson 5 - Band personnel, The Jackson 5 - Discography, The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles, The Jackson 5 - Albums, The Jackson 5 - Notes Read more here: » The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia II - The Jackson 5 - Discography |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Tangerine Dream - History Edgar Froese arrived in West Berlin in the mid-1960s to study art. He worked as a sculptor and studied under Salvador Dalí, among others. His first band, the R&B-styled The Ones, was gradually dismantled after releasing only one single, and Froese turned to experimentation, playing minor gigs with a variety of musicians. Most of these gigs were in the famous Zodiac nightclub, although Froese's band was also invited to play for his former teacher Dalí. Music was mixed with literature, painting, early forms of multimedia, and more ...
See also:Tangerine Dream, Tangerine Dream - History, Tangerine Dream - Discography, Tangerine Dream - Studio albums, Tangerine Dream - Soundtrack albums, Tangerine Dream - Live recordings, Tangerine Dream - The Bootmoon Series, Tangerine Dream - Compilations remixes Read more here: » Tangerine Dream: Encyclopedia II - Tangerine Dream - History |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Guiding Light - Cast
Guiding Light - Current cast members.
Scott Bailey (Sandy Foster) (2003-present)
Neal Bledsoe (Quinn Matthews) (2005-present)
Rob Bogue (A.C. Mallet #2) (2005-present)
Mandy Bruno (Marina Cooper #6) (2003-present)
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer Lewis Spaulding Spaulding Lewis) (1999-present)
Bradley Cole (Jeffrey O'Neill) (2003-present)
Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper) (1993-present)
Michael Dempsey (Alan-Michael Spaulding #4) (2005-present)
See also:Guiding Light, Guiding Light - Radio, Guiding Light - Major characters, Guiding Light - Plot development, Guiding Light - 1950s, Guiding Light - Major characters, Guiding Light - Plot development, Guiding Light - 1960s, Guiding Light - Major characters, Guiding Light - Plot development, Guiding Light - 1970s, Guiding Light - Major characters, Guiding Light - Plot development, Guiding Light - 1980s, Guiding Light - Major characters, Guiding Light - Plot development, Guiding Light - 1990s, Guiding Light - 2000s, Guiding Light - Trivia, Guiding Light - Day-Behind airings, Guiding Light - Cast, Guiding Light - Current cast members, Guiding Light - Recurring cast members, Guiding Light - Coming and going cast members, Guiding Light - Head writers and executive producers Read more here: » Guiding Light: Encyclopedia II - Guiding Light - Cast |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Peter Mandelson - Early life Mandelson was born in London in 1953 and educated at Hendon County Grammar School (now Hendon School). He is the grandson of Herbert Morrison, the London County Council leader and Labour cabinet minister. In his youth, he briefly rebelled against his family's Labour tradition and in 1971 left the Labour Party Young Socialists (LPYS) to join the Young Communist League, then the youth wing of the Communist Party of Great Britain. This move was partly a result of disagreements with the Trotskyist Militant Tendency that had just won a majority i ...
See also:Peter Mandelson, Peter Mandelson - Early life, Peter Mandelson - Work with Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson - Cabinet post, Peter Mandelson - First resignation, Peter Mandelson - Second resignation, Peter Mandelson - European Commission, Peter Mandelson - See Also Read more here: » Peter Mandelson: Encyclopedia II - Peter Mandelson - Early life |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Bee Gees - 1960s in England Very soon after their arrival in January 1967, the Bee Gees were signed by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney (guitar) and former child actor Colin Petersen (drums). Their first single recorded in England was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967), a surreal, haunting and macabre song that made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Their album "Bee Gees' First" scored well with critics and the public, offering an innovative blend of rock and orchestral ballads such as the classics ...
See also:Bee Gees, Bee Gees - Early history, Bee Gees - 1960s in England, Bee Gees - 1970s: Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees - 1980s and 1990s, Bee Gees - Later years, Bee Gees - Current news, Bee Gees - Awards and success, Bee Gees - Original Albums, Bee Gees - Compilations, Bee Gees - International Hit Singles, Bee Gees - Band, Bee Gees - Parodies of the Bee Gees Read more here: » Bee Gees: Encyclopedia II - Bee Gees - 1960s in England |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - British sitcom - Characteristics Unlike American sitcoms, which employ teams of writers and attempt to cram as many jokes into half an hour as possible, the traditional British situation comedy is produced by just one or two writers. Although it may be argued that a sitcom's raison d'être is to pack as many gags as possible into a half hour, the more measured approach engendered by a single writer or a close writing partnership permits greater control over the programme's direction and a more structured approach to character and plot development. A need for rapid-fi ...
See also:British sitcom, British sitcom - Characteristics, British sitcom - History, British sitcom - British sitcoms overseas, British sitcom - United States, British sitcom - Australia, British sitcom - Canada, British sitcom - Some popular British sitcoms Read more here: » British sitcom: Encyclopedia II - British sitcom - Characteristics |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Richard Littlejohn - Opinions Littlejohn frequently denounces asylum seekers, homosexuals and single parents, whom he sees as part of a "politically correct" elite, and is also against closer ties between Britain and the European Union, both these standpoints being in keeping with the viewpoint of his most recent employers, the Daily Mail and Sun. He was also very much in favour of the Iraq war in 2003, as was The Sun ...
See also:Richard Littlejohn, Richard Littlejohn - Career, Richard Littlejohn - Journalism, Richard Littlejohn - Radio, Richard Littlejohn - Television, Richard Littlejohn - Books, Richard Littlejohn - Opinions, Richard Littlejohn - Controversy and criticism, Richard Littlejohn - LBC radio programme, Richard Littlejohn - The Michael Winner incident, Richard Littlejohn - The Will Self incident, Richard Littlejohn - Attitudes to homosexuality, Richard Littlejohn - Johann Hari, Richard Littlejohn - Viz Magazine Read more here: » Richard Littlejohn: Encyclopedia II - Richard Littlejohn - Opinions |
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| | | | 1979 in television - 1970s: Encyclopedia II - Hulk Hogan - Career Hogan was born to Italian-American Pete Bollea and Ruth Bollea, who is of French, Italian and Panamanian descent. Early in life, Terry Bollea was a standout in minor league baseball and also spent ten years playing bass guitar in several Florida-based rock bands, including Ruckus and Infinity's End. Many of the wrestlers who competed in the Florida territory at that time would visit the bars in which Bollea was performing. Bollea's impressive physical stature soon caught the attention of former top-drawing wrestler Jack Brisco and his brothe ...
See also:Hulk Hogan, Hulk Hogan - Career, Hulk Hogan - World Wrestling Federation: the first run, Hulk Hogan - American Wrestling Association, Hulk Hogan - New Japan Pro Wrestling, Hulk Hogan - Hulkamania, Hulk Hogan - World Championship Wrestling, Hulk Hogan - World Wrestling Entertainment: the comeback, Hulk Hogan - Mr. America, Hulk Hogan - Hall of Famer, Hulk Hogan - The Icon versus The Legend, Hulk Hogan - Legacy, Hulk Hogan - Controversy, Hulk Hogan - In wrestling, Hulk Hogan - Previous managers, Hulk Hogan - Quotes, Hulk Hogan - Finishing and signature moves, Hulk Hogan - Trivia, Hulk Hogan - Theme songs/entrance music, Hulk Hogan - Title history, Hulk Hogan - Pre-World Wrestling Federation era, Hulk Hogan - Awards Read more here: » Hulk Hogan: Encyclopedia II - Hulk Hogan - Career |
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