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Being told to stand still. The lights going up. The police entering in large numbers. Frisking. Individuals led away. Court...
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In the mid-1970s, British TV viewers tuned in for a weekly fix of murder and intrigue such as had never...
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In these blog posts I'm getting into my time machine and zooming back to 1981. That was the year I...
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In these blog posts, I'm casting my mind back to my first year at university in Liverpool. I arrived in...
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This is a fascinating interview below (see video) with a group of young people on Irish TV in 1983. They...
1980 is often seen as the high point of the late 70s skinhead revival and there were plenty of Irish...
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Veteran screenwriter Russell T Davies has just penned a new TV drama - It's a Sin - that takes us...
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2021 will be the anniversary of three outbreaks of riots in the UK. Back in 1981, the Thatcher government faced...
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80s popstar draws himself Dave Wakeling was front man of ska combo The Beat alongside the late and great Ranking...
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The idea of gay police officers was hilarious to Private Eye in 1981 In the 1980s, attitudes towards LGBT people...
