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Your history of Britain - 1980s
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?
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 memories from other decades:
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1990s
YOUR PICTURES
Your 1980s pictures
YOUR VIDEOS
Your 1980s home videos
ANDREW MARR'S HISTORY
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
Results are indicative and may not reflect public opinion
Which decade was the best?
MORE MEMORIES
More fashion and music
BMXs and ZX Spectrums
The nuclear threat
More 80s memories
FROM AROUND THE BBC
Special report: Miners' strike
Image that defined a decade
Is 80s architecture coming back?
Skinhead culture revisited
FROM AROUND THE WEB
World of Spectrum
The Thatcher Era
Falklands War
Nostalgia Central
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