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So who had a trim phone? Actually, we never had one of these as we weren't posh enough - just a plain old, standard cream dial telephone for us! Also on this page, I have written about my own experiences with old technology including VHS tapes, an Amstrad TV, CB Radio and a whole lot more. Also visit the Retro Toys and Gadgets page to relive many more memories from your childhood.  
You'll find an ever-increasing range of nostalgic photos from the eighties (like the one above featuring the 80s Grange Hill Annual) and other decades, at my Retro Heaven page at Pinterest. This is a fast-growing social media site that involves pinning your own, or other people's photos onto boards - you can follow my boards at
Whatever age you are, you're sure to find something of interest on this site. Younger ones among you will be able to discover something that you have never come across before. If you're a bit older (like me!), you'll be able to relive those golden moments from the eighties. You may also discover things that you have completely forgotten about, or maybe didn't know about in the first place! Whatever your reasons for being here, please enjoy your experience!
From the Amstrad CPC to the ZX Spectrum - which computer or games console did you own? As well as reviews and video clips of the best and worst 80s video games, there is also a great selection of free online games that you can play, too!
A look back at some outrageous fashion moments from the great decade. Inc. Acid Wash Jeans, New Romanticism and more! Going to an 80s party or theme night? Here is a great selection of costumes, wigs and other accessories with a retro or eighties theme. Who remembers the ghastly mullet? Have a gander at these videos and photos. We all remember those iconic T-shirts from the eighties don't we? From Choose Life to Frankie Say Relax - now you can buy them again! Shutter Shades, Aviators and Ray Bans - they're all back in fashion again!
The best and worst American and British TV Shows, Adverts and Cartoons. Who remembers Captain Caveman? An ever-growing number of reviews of your favourite movies featuring video trailers and posters. Inc. classics such as Superman II, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, An American Werewolf In London and many more.
Select and play your favourite music videos. Three pages of classic songs from a-ha to ZZ Top. Are you brave enough to listen to this lot again? When soap stars decide to start a music career, you know it's time to block your ears! Those artists that came and went in the blink of any eye!
Did you have one of these? From Trim Phones to Paul Daniels Magic Sets - they're all here! Packed with brilliant memories using videos and photos. Don't miss this! Where are they now and what are they up to? I have hand-picked the very best stations that are easy to use and play only classic tunes! A nostalgic look back at your favourite confectionary from your childhood. Remember Fruit Salads and Caramac? Which of these 70s and 80s classics (?) do you have fond or bad memories of? Take a trip down memory lane - in a Ford Cortina!
This website is dedicated entirely to the 80's, Eighties and 1980's - or whatever you want to call them! Read on to discover what was hot, and what was not so hot in this amazing decade.
Apart from Thatcherism, yuppies, miner's strikes, recession, shoulder pads, the mullet, multi-coloured leg warmers, puffball skirts, cabbage patch dolls, the ZX81 computer, Sinclair C5 and mobile phones the size of a brick, the Eighties were really rather good! The intention of this site is to show people just what people were really up to in this brilliant decade, using videos wherever possible. Although aimed mainly at a British audience, visitors from other countries should find plenty to keep them amused, too. I have very fond memories of the 80s. I was at school until 1984, and the music and fashions of the time were just incredibly exciting. Unlike today, you knew virtually every song in the pop charts. Every week kids up and down the country would eagerly await the new Top 40 on Radio 1, with a blank cassette in hand ready to tape each song off the radio. Of course, the tricky part was editing out the DJ's voice and joining the songs together!
Sometimes when reminiscing about the past we do tend to look at things through rose-tinted spectacles. So what was my real experience of the eighties? During the first half of the 1980s I was still at secondary school. Like many local kids, I used to walk to and from school every day. Sometimes I used to cycle to school, but then you had the worry that some moron would try to vandalise your bike. However, I didn't have that worry at primary school during the seventies, probably because it was a catholic school run partly by Nuns, and nobody would dare to upset the head Sister! Despite the strictness, the nuns had a softer side and also a sense of humour. Everyone seemed very happy there, but also very well disciplined. I truly believe that when you have better control of children from an early age, society as a whole will benefit. Could this be the reason why so many teenagers are out binge drinking and causing trouble on the streets these days? Of course, it's not all of them as the media would have you believe, but the problem has definitely increased in Britain since the eighties. Anyway, that's most definitely not a subject that an 80s site should be dealing with!
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the UK, under the Tories there were plenty of problems to deal with.
Just like today, there were periods of high unemployment and recession -
and many people had a pretty tough time dealing with this. Leaving school was pretty difficult for me as I was very unsure about which career path to take, and unemployment figures were over 3 million at the time. My useless career advisor wanted me to become a chef, but that was about the last thing I wanted to become - I can even burn water, why would I want to become a chef? They even tried to put me on the blasted Youth Training Scheme (YTS). If
you signed up for the YTS you were expected to pay for all of your own
equipment and work for around £25 per week. Like most teenagers, at the
time I just wanted to earn some money to buy a car and have a nice time,
and so I decided to work at a vegetable packhouse where I could earn a
pretty decent wage. In fact, with no responsibilities, at 17 years old I
ended up with drawers full of unopened pay packets. Yes, you were paid
in cash in those days and I really miss those times as you had more
control over what you spent. I believe that actually seeing the cash in
your hands makes you much more careful about how you spend it. Of
course, those care-free times wouldn't last very long and the 90s were
very much different for me. So, for me the 80s were a wonderful time,
but if I was the same age now would I be having had the same wonderful
experience? That's a question that I will never be able to answer. 
.jpg) Oh yes! The very first "Now That's What I Call Music" compilation from 1983 was still the best one ever, and featured no fewer than 11 number ones!  Let's Get Physical - Not Half!  Cheer up, you're in Bananarama! 
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