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The Rock 'n' Roll Years - the 80s: 1984

on BBC One London

The news and music of a year in the past.
This week: 1984.
The year's events include the miners' strike, the Libyan Embassy siege, Mrs Gandhi's assassination, the Brighton bomb, famine in Ethiopia, Torvill and Dean win an Olympic Gold, and Los Angeles hosts the Olympics.
The music comes from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Madonna, Queen, Wham!, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Talking Heads and Band Aid.

Contributors

Series Producer:
Sue Mallinson

BBC One London

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