Today is my birthday - and thanks to my sister, her partner, and my two wonderful nephews for coming up with this home made surprise cake ...

    New Order, of course, formed after Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division, committed suicide in 1980. In 1983, I had never even hear...

Eurythmics - Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox - formed in 1980 and were one of the most fascinating and innovative contributors to the pop cha...

Remember some posts ago when I wrote about the Now That's What I Call Music pig and posted a pic of my bedroom in 1985? Well, lookin...

  Perishers, 1987: poor orphan Wellington is sad that all his friends are getting Filofaxes. But why on earth should Maisie have one? Mais...

The Rubik's Cube was released in May 1980 but did not arrive in England until just before Christmas. It was declared Toy of the Year by ...

This is the front of an historic document - the very first script of the Australian soap opera Neighbours , written in 1984 by none other ...

Mrs Mangel, all ready for another day as housekeeper at Lassiters. Claire writes: I think Mrs Mangel in Neighbours was fabulous, and I...

The Barclays Connect card - the original late 1980s design. Credit cards had, of course, been available in the UK since the 1960s. These...

  Clare writes: I recently saw an interview with Simon Toulson-Clarke, singer of Red Box, a two-hit wonder band of the mid-1980's. He ...

Keith writes:  Just had my birthday (I was born in 1979) and a Clinton cards "Year You Were Born" '79 card, which states: ...

A young Kylie Minogue as Charlene Mitchell in her very first on-screen "Neighbours" appearance. The road to Ramsay Street bega...

Charlie writes: I love 80's Actual and would like to ask you something. What on earth was New Wave? I've read reams about it, and ...

Les has written: I'm having an 80s fashion revival, and am seeking inspiration for autumn/winter wear. I know jackets with pushed...

Madonna was definitely one of the biggest "movers and shakers" of mid-to-late 1980s pop music. I went to see her in "Despera...

A-ha's Take On Me was a great song which was accompanied by a very innovative video, linking animation with live action. In retrospect...

Born in a sewer at King's Cross (some say that he was actually created, voiced and operated by one David Claridge, so believe what you ...