Watch movie trailers and read reviews of old films from the 1980s. From An American Werewolf in London to WarGames, rediscover the imaginative films from your younger days.
Watch clips of old UK and U.S. TV shows, adverts and cartoons. Plus, facts, photos and reviews. From Airwolf to Wonder Woman, here you can relive the golden days of TV from two decades.
From ABBA to ZZ Top, here you can watch hundreds of videos with extra info and pictures about each artist and song. Plus, one hit wonders and best and worst songs of the 80s.
Using photos and video
clips, here you will find the car that your parents used to drive, or
maybe you drove yourself. Including many 70s and 80s rust buckets!
You may no longer own a joystick, but you can still have fun playing free old school 8-bit games online. Plus, retro games for Android and reviews of old games, with video clips from Airwolf to Zaxxon.
A real trip down memory lane! Here we look back at the best and worst toys from the 70s and 80s, including video clips and photos. How many of these do you remember?
Remember when there was less traffic on the roads and there were bobbies on the beat? See if you agree with our 10 reasons life was better back in the day.
An amusing look back at school life in the 70s and 80s with subjects including teachers, the tuck shop, the lunchbox, school dinners, P.E. lessons, the pencil case and more.
Take a trip down memory
lane with all the posts from my Tumblr blog, which can be accessed
without leaving the Simply Eighties site. The 80s Heaven blog features photos of everything 80s, including magazine front covers,
music, gadgets, movie posters and more!
Of course, there were no apps around in the eighties, but here you can download lots of retro themed apps - many are free. Includes old games, tv game shows, 80s trivia and more.
There are lots of photos of old calculators to enjoy on this page including Hewlett Packard, Sharp, Sinclair and Commodore - yes, they made calculators, too!
A
look back at TV, Film and Music stars from the 80s. Are they still
alive, and if so, what are they up to now? Do you know what happened to
Living In A Box?
On this page you'll find old TV ads and photos featuring many retro favourities such as Topic, Milky Bar, Yorkie, Fry's Plain Sandwich, Cadbury's Picnic etc.
You're sure to remember
some of these sweets and chocolate bars from the eighties. Includes picture, video
clips and the opportunity to buy these classic sweets once again.
Potato Waffles, Smith's Salt 'n' Shake, Top Deck Shandy, Space 1999 Ice Lolly and many more snacks from the eighties features on this page. You'll find lots of videos, pics and info to help bring the memories flooding back.
Nearly everyone sported a mullet back in the 80s didn't they? Well, maybe not, but those who did are regretting it now! Check out the ghastly hair style photos and video clips!
At its peak during the late 80s, this leading British pop music magazine had an audience of over 1 million, and was essential reading for teens who loved mainstream pop.
70s and 80s toys that are still going strong. There are two pages featuring lots of photos of the original toys including Mousetrap, Barbie, Meccano, Ker-Plunk and oodles more!
It's interesting to see that the prices of many of these items are roughly the same as they are today. However, although electrical items are cheaper to buy today with our higher wages, it's the cost of everything else that is now a problem - it used to cost me around £1 to fill my moped up with fuel back then and that would last me the week!
Now this clip is packed with nostalgia - how I miss Woolworths! I suppose this ad seems a bit cheesy now, but Bill Oddie and Tim-Brooke Taylor are not taking themselves too seriously. I'd completely forgotten about the Pickwick records that they used to sell, and watch out for the hi-fi unit, carriage clock, and Bontempi organ - great memories!
Bontempi Organ - Creative Commons photo by rchappo2002 on flickr
