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Reactolite Rapide – the glasses that darken in 30 seconds!

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Reactolite Rapide – the glasses that darken in 30 seconds!

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Richard Jobson – from singer to presenter

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Richard Jobson – from singer to presenter

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July 1981: when Britain went a bit mad

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago3 years ago03 mins

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

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Jangles – ITV drama in a rock club

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago1 year ago23 mins

Jangles was an HTV drama series made in 1982 and set in a rock club starring Hazel O’Connor and only lasted seven episodes

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NME at its most pretentious – 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago1 year ago14 mins

NME at its most pretentious – 1981

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Happy Days and the Rockabilly Revival

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago1 year ago17 mins

American sitcom Happy Days sparked a revival of interest in Rockabilly and Rock’n’Roll during the 1970s

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Syd Strong – 80s Camden barber

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago1 year ago03 mins

Syd Strong was a barber in Camden who administered flat tops to 1980s fashion victims like Tony McMahon who recalls his haircut

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Tiswas versus Multi-Coloured Swap Shop

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago1 year ago16 mins

In the late 1970s, two very different Saturday morning kids programmes squared up against each other – Tiswas and the BBC’s Swap Shop

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Pop stars who played for Ronald Reagan

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago1 year ago03 mins

Several pop stars played at the inauguration of Ronald Reagan in 1980 including the Beach Boys and Donny Osmond plus Frank Sinatra

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Pen pals – making friends pre-digital

The 70s 80s 90s Blog12 years ago3 years ago03 mins

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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