Why is 1960s and 1980s pop culture so often claimed to be "70s"? Culprits include the BBC, the UK Press Association, Wikipedia and the BFI Film and Television Database. Other organisations and individuals are also anxious to falsely attribute various items or their origins to the 1970s - toys, books, TV programmes, fashions... you name it! The game is to make the 1970s seem more important than they actually were. The 70s have become a black hole, sucking in pop culture from the 60s and 80s...