TV & Media Studies

For anyone growing up in or living through the 1980s there were plenty of series on TV to watch, despite the limited numbers of channels available at the time. From comedy classics such as Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, and The Young Ones, to crime dramas such as The Professionals, Bergerac, Minder, Inspector Morse and Lovejoy, to sitcoms like Terry and June, To the Manor Born, ‘Allo,’Allo! and Sorry, as well as comedy dramas such as Yes Minister and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, alongside science fiction dramas such as the long-running Doctor Who, the 80s was a rich decade in terms of UK television production. But who could forget the popular US series of the decade too, shows such as Dallas, Dynasty, Knots Landing, Hart to Hart and a whole host of others that achieved significant viewing figures among UK audiences.

So, if you want to forget Thatcherism, poll tax riots, and the miners’ strike, but remember the New Romantics, Acid House and a whole host of what are now seen as ‘cult’ TV programmes, then put on your Vivienne Westwood pirate jacket and your baggy trousers and join me for four weeks of 80s nostalgia.