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Ashes To Ashes - 1982 Blast From The Past

1982 - BLAST FROM THE PAST

NEWS

Royal story – Prince William was born (21 June 1982)

Broadcast News - Channel 4 went on air for the first time on 2nd November and began broadcasting with Countdown. The Government gave the go-ahead for Satellite TV

Scandal - Actress Sophia Loren was imprisoned for a month in her native Italy for tax evasion

Landmark - The Barbican Arts Centre in London was opened by the Queen and Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit Britain in 450 years

Technology

Video laser discs began a short lived existence and the Sony Pocket Television or ‘Watchman’ was introduced.

Style

Bad hair - The mullet - short and spiky on the top, longer at the back of the head and then long down the back. This look was favoured by many sports stars including Chris Waddle and Glen Hoddle.

Hair spray! Hairspray! Hairspray!

Deelyboppers! – In the school disco, walking down the street, shopping – they were every ware!

Leg Warmers – everyone went crazy for them after Fame was released - usually worn scrunched around the calf over leggings

Ra Ra Skirts – The Good Time skirt of the 80’s!

TV

FAME! – The TV series ran between 1982 – 1987 and was hugely popular

Cheers –The sitcom debuts on NBC and lasted for 11 seasons! It can sometimes still be found on our screens today through endless repeated episodes

Brookside – The British soap opera set in Liverpool came onto our screens in November and lasted for 21 years!

Knight Rider – The Hoff is launched! The TV series ran from 1982 - 1986

The Young Ones – Everybody’s favourite students who lived in squalor together! Hilarious comedy from the 80’s!

Films

ET - Drew Barrymore bursts onto our screens in this Steven Spielberg classic that still warms the hearts of millions! It was the highest earning Box Office success until Jurassic Park in 1990

Blade Runner, the Sci-Fi action thriller starring Harrison Ford and directed by Ridley Scott

Lookin’ to Get Out – Angelina Jolie makes her film debut as a child star in her father Jon Voight’s film

Poltergeist – Another Steven Spielberg classic and it turned out to be the first and most successful of the Poltergeist film trilogy and was nominated for three Academy Awards

Movie Star Births

Kirsten Dunst, Thora Birch and Ann Hathaway – all grew to be very successful American actresses

Movie Star Deaths

Grace Kelly

Music

Boy George burst onto the scene with Culture Club surprising the nation in a dress, perfect make up and hair and out there accessories!

Top of the Pops Number Ones included: Madness ‘House of Fun’, Dexy’s Midnight Runners ‘Come on Eileen’, Survivor ‘Eye of The Tiger’, Culture Club ‘Do You Really Want To Hurt Me’ and Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder ‘Ebony and Ivory’

Toys

BMX Bikes – Particularly those with personalized number plates on the front! Their first appearance in ET made these bikes even cooler – the must have ride for any kid, although they rarely flew like Elliot’s did!