Another chance to review what was making the news and dominating the charts in a particular year of the decade when, for some, greed was good.

Among the headlines is the kidnapping of Terry Waite and the capsizing of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Michael Ryan brings tragedy to Hungerford, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wins a third term in office and there is a spending boom. The combined effect of the hurricane and Black Monday make it an extraordinary October. There is music from the Mission, Whitney Houston, the Pet Shop Boys, Bananarama, New Order, U2 and the Proclaimers.