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1983

Episode 4 of 10

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.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • U2

    New Year's Day

  • Culture Club

    Karma Chameleon

  • Eddy Grant

    Electric Avenue

  • Michael Jackson

    Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

  • The Stranglers

    European Female

  • Tom Robinson

    War Baby

  • Bananarama

    Cruel Summer

  • Spandau Ballet

    True

  • Big Country

    Fields of Fire

  • New Order

    Blue Monday

  • Ryan Paris

    Dolce Vita

  • Michael Jackson

    Thriller

  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

  • Flash and the Pan

    Waiting for A Train

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

  • Phil Collins

    You Can't Hurry Love

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