1975: Fyfe Robertson Wonders: Is LIFE Getting WORSE? | Robbie | BBC Archive

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The quality of life -how do you rate it? Better or worse than it was for earlier generations? Curmudgeonly journalist Fyfe Robertson considers whether - in spite all of the myriad technological and material advancements made over the course of his 73 years - people's quality of life might not actually be any better. He considers the rise of commuter culture, the increase in the pace of life, the incessant and expanding news cycle, the decline of public transport, the birth of new towns, vandalism, football hooliganism, the rise in homelessness and the falling standards of rented accomodation, the lack of imagination in urban planning, financial strain forcing families to send their children to daycare centres, and the proliferation of chain stores in town centres. Of course, the opinions of Fyfe Robertson do not necessarily reflect those of the BBC Archive, much as we dearly love ol' Robbie. Clip taken from Robbie, originally broadcast on BBC One, Thursday 28 August, 1975. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive