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A Look Back at the 80s

1986

1984

Frankie told us to Relax and we saw gold with Torvill and Dean

1987

The year of the big storm as we said tara chuck to Hilda

1988

All day drinking, acid house music and we said goodbye to Crossroads and the £1 note

1982

A Royal birth, a lovable alien and Renee and Renato, what more could you want in this year.

1989

Alan Bradley gets run over by a tram. Stock, Aitken and Waterman dominate the charts and in movies the kids get shrunk.

1980

The big question of this year was 'Who Shot JR?'. We rode the Corkscrew for the first time and wore Kickers

1981

Royal and Corrie weddings, Only Fools and Horses and Bucks Fizz

1983

A Thriller year with CITV and we woke up to breakfast television

1985

The year of Band Aid a Christmas with Shakin' Stevens and the C5.