Grace Dent explores how well the televisual fare of Christmas 1979 compares to what we enjoy today, 40 years on. Show more Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time to Christmas 1979 as ...

Getty Images / Roberto Machado Noa / Contributor On the verge of bankruptcy, Chrysler was in desperate need of a $1.5 billion loan from the federal government in 1979. The fear of millions of ...