Kojak advertises Bacardi Rum in the 1980s
An advert from 1983 – the late Telly Savalas advertising Bacardi Rum. Best known for his starring role as the tough New York detective, Kojak. That police series was big in the 70s.
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The look of new technology in 1983!
New technology in 1983 involved TVs with text services, washing machines with computer chips and a new generation of microwave ovens
The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election
The disastrous lead up to the 1983 general election. Michael Foot interviewed by ITV.
Queen’s Speech for a nuclear war
In 2003, it was revealed that in the event of a nuclear war the Queen would deliver a special speech before being bundled to safety as Tony McMahon discovers
Peter Tatchell runs for Labour in 1983
In 1983 Peter Tatchell ran as the Labour candidate in the Bermondsey by-election facing a barrage of homophobia
How Paul Weller reacted to Thatcher being re-elected in 1983
How Paul Weller reacted to Thatcher being re-elected in 1983
In the 80s – did we really wear swimwear like this?!!
In the 80s – did we really wear swimwear like this?!!
Pop groups that crashed in 1983
1983 was the year that many pop groups bit the dust with Yazoo, Roxy Music and Scritti Politti calling it a day and hanging up their microphone