Kings of 70s Romance
Lesley Joseph narrates a documentary about the unlikely pin-ups of the 1970s music scene, from Gilbert O'Sullivan and Barry White to Leo Sayer and Demis Roussos.
While teenage girls in the 1970s were screaming for Donny Osmond and David Cassidy, the more mature woman had fantasy figures of her own setting her heart a-flutter. Kings of 70s Romance tells the story of these - some might say unlikely - pin-ups. Whether it was Gilbert O'Sullivan or Barry White, Leo Sayer or David Soul - or for those with more exotic tastes, Demis Roussos - these were men whose lyrics conjured up images of candle-lit dinners, red roses, and cosy nights in with the man of your dreams. For millions of female fans their romantic music was the perfect soundtrack for dreams of escape from the day-to-day drudgery of life in 70s Britain. As well as our main contributors we feature comments form Gloria Hunniford and Martha Kearney.
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Donny Osmond
Puppy Love
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Love Unlimited Orchestra
Love's Theme
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Demis Roussos
Forever and Ever
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Aphrodite鈥檚 Child
Rain and Tears
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Demis Roussos
Goodbye My Love
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Demis Roussos
Happy To Be An Island
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Demis Roussos & Nana Mouskouri
Happy To Be An Island
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Bobby Davro
Forever and Ever
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The Grumbleweeds
Forever and Ever
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Demis Roussos
When Forever Has Gone
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Leo Sayer
How Much Love
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Leo Sayer
The Bells of St Mary's
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Roger Daltrey
Giving It All Away
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Leo Sayer
I Won't Let The Show Go On
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Leo Sayer
Moonlighting
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Leo Sayer
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
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Leo Sayer
When I Need You
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Leo Sayer
I Can't Stop Loving You
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Leo Sayer
When The Money Runs Out
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Leo Sayer
More Than I Can Say
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Leo Sayer & Gary Numan
On Broadway
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Leo Sayer
Thunder in My Heart
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Leo Sayer
Lean On Me
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David Soul
Going In With My Eyes Open
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National Gallery Orchestra
The Conquered Banner
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David Soul
The Covered Man
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David Soul
Don't Give Up On Us Baby
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David Soul
Silver Lady
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David Soul
It Sure Brings Out the Love in Your Eyes
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David Soul
You Can't Change My Heart
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
What's It All Supposed To Mean
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Underneath the Blanket Go
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Tom Jones
It's Not Unusual
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
We Will
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Nothing Rhymed
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Alone Again, Naturally
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Clair
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Why Oh Why Oh Why
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Miss My Love Today
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Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan
Make My Day
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Barry White
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More Baby
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Barry White
Just The Way You Are
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Barry White
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe
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Barry White
You See The Trouble With Me
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Barry White
You're the First, the Last, My Everything
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Love Unlimited Orchestra
Walking in the Rain
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Barry White
What Am I Gonna Do With You
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Barry White
Secret Garden
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Barry White
Let the Music Play
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Donny Osmond
Puppy Love
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Tom Jones
It's Not Unusual
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Lesley Joseph |
| Producer | Will Bryant |
| Producer | Andrew Morgan |
Broadcasts
Sun 7 Jan 2007 22:15麻豆社 One North West, South East, South, West, Wales & 3 more only
Sat 11 Oct 2008 23:25麻豆社 Two except East & Yorkshire- Fri 26 Aug 2011 22:45
- Fri 9 Mar 2012 22:45
- Mon 22 Apr 2013 01:30
- Fri 26 Apr 2013 23:30
- Sat 27 Apr 2013 03:00
- Sat 23 Nov 2013 23:00
- Wed 9 Apr 2014 23:50
- Sun 8 Feb 2015 22:30
- Sun 12 Jul 2015 23:00
- Wed 15 Jul 2015 00:00
- Sat 28 Nov 2015 00:00
- Sun 18 Dec 2016 01:00
- Sun 19 Mar 2017 01:45
- Fri 15 Jun 2018 23:00
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