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Clive James on the 80s

on BBC One London

From Brezhnev to the Berlin Wall, from Cecil Parkinson to the Big Bang, Clive James squeezes ten years into two hours, reviewing the events of the decade: Irangate,
Westland, Dynasty and Dallas; Michael Jackson 's first face-lift; John McEnroe 's first tantrum; the marriages of Charles and Di, Andy and Sarah, Kylie and Jason; the birth of the Filofax.... Also featuring: George Bush , Boy George , Gorbachev, Gadhafi, Geldof, Neil Kinnock ,
Madonna, Maradonna, Dan Quayle , Ronald Reagan ,
Sylvester Stallone ,
Arthur Scargill , Margaret Thatcher , Torvill and Dean and Walesa and Waldheim. Clive's special guest Jerry Hall presents the awards of the decade. Plus a surprise guest at midnight. Script consultant
COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH
Director DOMINIC BRIGSTOCKE Producer ELAINE BEDELL Editor RICHARD DREWETT
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Contributors

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Cecil Parkinson
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Clive James
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Michael Jackson
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John McEnroe
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George Bush
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Boy George
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Neil Kinnock
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Dan Quayle
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Ronald Reagan
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Sylvester Stallone
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Arthur Scargill
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Margaret Thatcher
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Jerry Hall
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Colin Bostock-Smith
Director:
Dominic Brigstocke
Producer:
Elaine Bedell
Editor:
Richard Drewett

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