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Paul Weller justifiably tortures a terrible TV presenter

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Paul Weller justifiably tortures a terrible TV presenter

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How Paul Weller reacted to Thatcher being re-elected in 1983

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

How Paul Weller reacted to Thatcher being re-elected in 1983

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A poem by a striking miner’s wife in the 80s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago8 years ago01 mins

A poem by a striking miner’s wife in the 80s

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Racism in 1980s Coventry night clubs

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Night clubs still operating a race bar in the 70s and 80s

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Bigoted judges in the 1970s and 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago213 mins

The 1970s and 1980s saw some bigoted judges make outrageous comments on homosexuality, race and trades unions as Tony McMahon reports

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Looking sharp in 1979 – clothes styles

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Looking sharp in 1979 – New Wave clobber

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The day the 1970s died

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago29 mins

The 1970s were a stormy decade in politics and music and Tony McMahon sets out to find how the 1970s died

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The Warriors – the best cult movie of 1979

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago07 mins

The 1979 movie The Warriors was hated by critics at the time but has deservedly acquired cult status as Tony McMahon discovers

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Steel Pulse – Buzzcocks- China Street – against the Nazis

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Steel Pulse – Buzzcocks- China Street – against the Nazis

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The Beat – Too Nice To Talk to

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago8 years ago01 mins

The Beat – Too Nice To Talk to

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