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A new four-part series recalling the decade that popularised synthesiser pop, Madonna, acid house, and Stock-Aitken-Waterman, not to mention mobile phones, Thatcherism, name-brand trainers and Perestroika.
1: We Are the World
A look at the decade's politics and sport.with input from Richard Curtis ,
Gary Lineker , Roy Hattersley and many others. Plus music by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Talking Heads, the Smiths and more. Producer Simon Barnett

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Curtis
Unknown:
Gary Lineker
Unknown:
Roy Hattersley
Music By:
Frankie Goes
Producer:
Simon Barnett

Series in which New Orleans jazz aficionado Chris Barber spins classic recordings from the past 80 years, with music from today's active traditional jazz scene. This edition features Jelly Roll Morton, Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong and tenor saxophonist Lester Young.

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Barber
Unknown:
Louis Armstrong
Unknown:
Lester Young.

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