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Your history of Britain - 1980s

Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman and Gary Kemp with girlfriends in 1984
Fashion and music
It was the decade of Thatcher, yuppies and BMX bikes. But for many of you, it was all about big hair, bright socks and New Romantics.
The 'Me, me, me' decade
'On yer bike' to find a job
Key events of the decade

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
Andrew Marr
You've seen Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
That's his take. In parallel with that, your written memories, pictures and videos of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s have been published every Friday in the Magazine
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YOUR PICTURES


Your 1980s pictures

YOUR VIDEOS


Your 1980s home videos

ANDREW MARR'S HISTORY

Mobile phone The defeat of grit, smoke, soot and clank
Andrew Marr on how the 80s consumer and property boom moulded modern Britain.

Goodbye to monochrome
A swansong to 'olde Britain'
Chaos, rubbish and revolution
When history gets personal
Watch Marr on YouTube

VOTE - YOUR HISTORY OF THE UK
VOTE RESULTS
What's your verdict on the 80s?
Good
 70.26% 
Bad
 24.27% 
Don't know
 5.47% 
19640 Votes Cast
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MORE MEMORIES

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BMXs and ZX Spectrums
The nuclear threat
More 80s memories
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Image that defined a decade
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Skinhead culture revisited

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