Reactolite Rapide – the glasses that darken in 30 seconds!
Reactolite Rapide – the glasses that darken in 30 seconds!
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July 1981: when Britain went a bit mad
July 1981 was a month of riots in Britain but it was also a time when the country seemed to go a little mad with some very unusual incidents
Jangles – ITV drama in a rock club
Jangles was an HTV drama series made in 1982 and set in a rock club starring Hazel O’Connor and only lasted seven episodes
Happy Days and the Rockabilly Revival
American sitcom Happy Days sparked a revival of interest in Rockabilly and Rock’n’Roll during the 1970s
Syd Strong – 80s Camden barber
Syd Strong was a barber in Camden who administered flat tops to 1980s fashion victims like Tony McMahon who recalls his haircut
Tiswas versus Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
In the late 1970s, two very different Saturday morning kids programmes squared up against each other – Tiswas and the BBC’s Swap Shop
Pop stars who played for Ronald Reagan
Several pop stars played at the inauguration of Ronald Reagan in 1980 including the Beach Boys and Donny Osmond plus Frank Sinatra
Pen pals – making friends pre-digital
In an age before social media, dating apps and mass travel, Pen Pals was how we found out about far off exotic parts of the world
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