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Alba: Alba 1980s

Alba: Alba 1980s: Episode 6: 1985

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Episode 6: 1985

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Scottish teachers strike and the chart hits include Dire Straits's 'Money for Nothing'.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1985 through archive footage and the year's chart hits, including Tina Turner's 'We Don't Need Another Hero'.

Sealladh air na sgeulachdan a bh' anns na naidheachdan ann an 1985 cuide ri taghadh de cheòl na bliadhna. Nam measg: tidsearan na dùthcha air stailc, am Prionnsa Tearlach agus a' Bhana-phrionnsa Diana air chuairt anns na h-Eileanan an Iar agus Daibhidh Bellamy an sàs ann an obair glèidhteachais an Ìle. Am measg na taghaidhean ciùil tha 'Money for Nothing' bho Dire Straits,
The Cars le 'Drive' agus 'We Don't Need Another Hero' bho Tina Turner.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1985 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. Scottish teachers strike, Charles and Diana visit the Western Isles and David Bellamy arrives in Islay to lead a conservation project. The year's chart hits include Dire Strait's 'Money for Nothing', 'Drive' by The Cars and Tina Turner's 'We Don't Need Another Hero'.

Revisiting the stories in the headlines in the 1980s with archive footage and chart hits

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in the 1980s through archive footage and chart hits

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