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The first day of 2015, but I’m still loving the 80’s tunes!! This week I looked at the TOP 5 COMEDY PROGRAMMES
1 Allo! Allo!
2 Blackadder
3 Only Fools and Horses
4 ChuckleVision
5 A Bit of Fry and Laurie

and the TOP 5 ANIMATIONS
1 The Wombles
2 Bertha
3 The Adventures of Spot
4 PC Pinkerton
5 Paddington Bear

News this week in 1980 included:
Steel workers staged their first national strike for more than fifty years.
The shutdown at British Steel Corporation plants across the country is in support of the steelmen’s demand for a 20% pay rise. The steel strike lasted nearly 14 weeks.

and in 1985: The Internet’s Domain Name System is created (look it up, I read lots about it and STILL couldn’t understand what I was reading!!)

SONGS PLAYED
Abba – Happy New Year
The Pretenders – 2000 Miles
Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart
Bananarama Venus
Voice of the Beehive – Don’t Call Me Baby
Debbie Gibson – Only In My Dreams
Trio – Da Da Da
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dear Prudence
Eurythmics – Here Comes the Rain Again
Chas & Dave – Aint No Pleasing You
O.M.D. – Locomotion
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
Talking Heads – And She Was
Deacon Blue – Wages Day
Pepsi & Shirlie – Heartache
Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero
Billy Joel – An Innocent Man
Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery
Hue & Cry – Looking For Linda
Bros – I Owe You Nothing
Madonna – Into The Groove
Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time
Bee Gees – You Win Again
Johnny Hates Jazz – Shattered Dreams
Flying Pickets – Only You
Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite
Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind

Join me next Thursday for more GR8 80’S tunes and trivia!