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Alba: Alba 1980s: Episode 4: 1983

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CND protests in Glasgow and Faslane, and Margaret Thatcher wins a second term as PM.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1983 through archive footage and the year's chart hits, including Bananarama's Cruel Summer.

Sealladh air na sgeulachdan a bh' anns na naidheachdan ann an 1983 cuide ri taghadh de cheòl na bliadhna. Nam measg: luchd-obrach factaraidh Timex air stailc, iomairtean CND ann an Glaschu agus Faslane, a' Bhanrigh a' fosgladh Cruinneachadh Burrell agus Mairead Thatcher a' buannachadh an taghadh nàiseanta. Am measg na taghaidhean ciùil tha War Baby bho Tom Robinson, Karma Chameleon bho Culture Club agus Cruel Summer bho Bananarama.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1983 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: staff at the Timex factory in Dundee strike, CND protests in Glasgow and Faslane, the Queen officially opens the Burrell Collection and Margaret Thatcher wins a second term as Prime Minister. The year's chart hits include Tom Robinson's War Baby, Culture Club's Karma Chameleon and Bananarama's Cruel Summer.

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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