00:00 The Guilford pub bombing in 1974, carried out by the provisional IRA, resulted in the death of five people and caused shockwaves throughout Britain, particularly due to the subsequent wrongful imprisonment of four innocent individuals.

05:31 The Guilford pub bombing in 1974, carried out by the provisional IRA, resulted in the death of five people and caused shockwaves throughout Britain, particularly due to the subsequent wrongful imprisonment of four innocent individuals, creating a sense of extreme polarization and awareness of the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland, leading to a mood of public uncertainty, depression, and impotence in dealing with major geopolitical developments and domestic issues such as inflation and deindustrialization, as well as a sense of boredom and lack of inspiration from the two main leaders, Harold Wilson and Ted Heath.

09:50 In the 1974 election campaign, Tony Ben is targeted by the tabloids with false accusations, while Ted Heath attempts to rebrand himself as a centrist dad and advocate for a national unity coalition government.

13:59 Margaret Thatcher emerges as a breakout star in the 1974 election campaign, featuring more often than any other Tory front-bencher and offering a bribe to homeowners by capping mortgage rates at 9.5%.

18:25 The 1974 election campaign is marked by a sense of panic among the propertied classes, with the Tories offering a bribe but knowing they won't win, while the Liberals, led by Jeremy Thorpe, attempt a disastrous hovercraft campaign.

22:36 Wilson wins the election with a small majority, despite a potential scandal involving his finances that is ultimately not published by the Daily Mail.

26:48 A bomb goes off in a pub in Birmingham, killing 21 people and injuring almost 200, just weeks after the Guildford bombing and the general election.

31:44 The IRA bombing in Birmingham, along with the Guildford bombing, caused shock and trauma, but did not lead to widespread backlash or anti-Irish sentiment in Britain, although the government did pass a Prevention of Terrorism Act; meanwhile, the wrongful conviction of the Birmingham Six further added to the grim background of Wilson's fourth term.

36:20 The economy in Britain in 1974 is in a dire state, with inflation skyrocketing, borrowing increasing, and the government becoming increasingly pessimistic about the future, leading to a significant emigration of British citizens and eventually a run on the pound and a bailout from the international monetary fund.

40:33 The economy in the 1970s was worse than it is now, with high inflation and deindustrialization leading to a sense that something needed to change, and the Benite solution of isolating from the world economy would have resulted in high inflation and a drop in living standards.

44:49 Keith Joseph, a proponent of neoliberalism, was set to challenge Ted Heath for the Tory leadership with Margaret Thatcher as his campaign manager, but Joseph's disastrous speech on birth control led to his withdrawal from the race, leaving Thatcher to ultimately become the leader of the Conservative Party.