ESTABLISHED 1980 BROADCASTING LIVE
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I SURVIVED
THE 80S
> A DECADE TOO RADICAL TO FORGET_
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GHOSTBUSTERS
RUBIK'S CUBE
COMMODORE 64
TRANSFORMERS
THE A-TEAM
LEG WARMERS
ATARI
MIAMI VICE
CARE BEARS
TOP GUN
SHOULDER PADS
BACK TO THE FUTURE
GHOSTBUSTERS
RUBIK'S CUBE
COMMODORE 64
TRANSFORMERS
THE A-TEAM
LEG WARMERS
ATARI
MIAMI VICE
TOTALLY RADICAL
Icons of a Decade
Rubik's Cube
1980
IBM PC 5150
1981
Sony Walkman
1979–89
Atari 2600
1977–92
Pac-Man Arcade
1980
VHS Tape
1976–2000
Commodore 64
1982
Boombox
1980s
HISTORY BLOG
On This Day
Reliving the moments that defined a generation
APRIL 3, 1983
The Day the Mobile Phone Was Born
Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first ever mobile phone call on a prototype DynaTAC — it weighed 2.5 pounds and cost $3,995...
TECH
1983
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JULY 13, 1985
Live Aid: The Concert That Rocked the World
Freddie Mercury, Bowie, Queen and legends of rock converged on Wembley Stadium for the biggest concert in history...
MUSIC
1985
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
Back to the Future: We Hit 88 MPH
Great Scott! The DeLorean time machine arrived in cinemas and became the most iconic car of the decade overnight...
FILM
1985
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SATURDAY MORNING
Favourite Cartoons
The shows that had us glued to the TV every weekend
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Transformers
1984–87
★★★★★
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He-Man
1983–85
★★★★★
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Care Bears
1985–88
★★★★☆
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Thundercats
1985–89
★★★★★
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DuckTales
1987–90
★★★★★
🌈
My Little Pony
1984–87
★★★★☆
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The Real Ghostbusters
1986–91
★★★★★
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Danger Mouse
1981–92
★★★★★
VHS VAULT
Watch & Rewind
Our latest YouTube videos — hit play and rewind back to the 80s
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Top 10 Toys That Defined the 80s
12.4K views 3 days ago
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We Tried Every 80s Snack Still Available Today
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The Day Pac-Man Changed Gaming Forever
21.7K views 2 weeks ago