Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits
Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits
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Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials
Backstage passes for gigs by The Specials from 1979 to 1981
Monotony – unemployment in the eighties
Unemployment in the eighties was endemic in the United Kingdom with millions out of work and an underground dole culture emerged
Best five movies of 1981
1981 was a great year for movies and TV historian Tony McMahon picks out the best five and why he thinks you should view them
Did your T-shirt have these band logos in the early 80s
The world’s first talking watch in 1980
Coventry – the Locarno and Tiffany’s
Coventry night life in the 1970s was dominated by a night club called the Locarno later renamed Tiffany’s as Tony McMahon discovers
Mobile phone – in 1979!
Mobile phone – in 1979! Featured on the BBC programme Tomorrow’s World.