"The 80s" with Dominic Sandbrook

[JohnH]

Don't know whether anyone else saw this on Thursday night on BBC2, but it was rather good.

The BBC's usual strategy when making a programme about the 1980s is to moan about Margaret Thatcher for an hour. So I wasn't expecting much. But in fact, this was balanced, thoughtful and had a cracking soundtrack of early eighties numbers.

There are 3 parts in total, so the first is now on iPlayer and there are still 2 left to be broadcast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07n7gtn

Worth a watch, even if it's only for glimpses of Ford Cortinas and Woolworth's.

 

[xerxes]

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I enjoyed his series of programs on the 70s and this continues in a similar vein. Good stuff.

Also, I think I have nearly every track used in the soundtrack somewhere.

 

[mattbrown]

I watched it, but it is scary to see labour now are almost a carbon copy of what they where then.

 

[JohnH]

Episode 2 is on BBC2 in 22 minutes...

 

[azaro]

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Yeah, enjoyed it
Reminded me of a lot of things I'd forgotten!