The Best of the 70s

The Best of the 70s is a programme that revisits ITV’s sports broadcasting from the decade. It showcases selected highlights of events such as horse racing, Formula One and darts, capturing the era’s excitement and offering a nostalgic look at the network’s coverage.

The programme titled is presented as an episode‑style broadcast. It falls within the broader category of television programmes and is classified as an episode, offering viewers a concise, self‑contained segment of content. In this installment the focus turns to a retrospective of sport coverage that ITV delivered during the 1970s. The episode revisits a curated mix of events, spotlighting three particular disciplines: horse racing, Formula One motor racing and the game of darts. Each sport is featured as part of the wider look back at ITV’s historic sporting output. The presentation is essentially a nostalgic review, assembling these three sports to illustrate the range of programmes that ITV aired in that decade. By concentrating on horse racing, Formula One and darts, the episode gives a snapshot of the variety and popularity of the sporting content that characterised ITV’s coverage in the 1970s.