Originally a sometimes windswept-looking woman with slightly wonky teeth, in the 1980s Margaret Thatcher changed. Her outfits grew smarter....

The first commercially available handheld cellular phone ever was unveiled in 1983 (although, according to Motorola, they weren't avail...

If you associate the 1980s CHOOSE LIFE T-shirt solely with Wham! prancing about on stage, then think again. Launched in 1983, it was part o...

Favourite fat cat Garfield , creation of American cartoonist Jim Davis, first appeared as a comic strip, syndicated in 41 US newspapers, ...

Early days - above and below, a two page advertisement featured in "Look-In" magazine, 13/12/1980. THE RACE IS ON BMX i...

One of my favourite TV celebrities of the 1980s, Wincey (real name Winsome) emerged into the limelight as TV-am weather girl in May 19...

First came Dallas . These were rich folks, yet somehow gritty. A ranch. Cattle. Offices that looked vaguely 1960s. Clothes... well, the odd ...

Fiona Thompson (Pat McDonald) struggles with a Rubik's Cube and the arrival of John Palmer (Peter Phelps), a man wanted for murder... So...

The Sun , July 1 1982: Records are about to shrink to less than half-size. New Compact Discs will be on sale before the end of the year. Th...

1982 was a surprising year for police officer Michael Long - he became Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff), field operative for FLAG, and gain...

Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) reflects on life at Emmerdale Farm in the 1980s. I 've just been transported back to 1983 to spend some time ...