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[riaz]

The only things I remember from the early 80s were (in no particular order):

I remember the eighties too. Let me see, there was 1983, '87, '84, '81 ....

Seriously though, I can't recall a single one of the things you all are talking about. I would claim youth as an excuse, but my age was recently outed, so I'll probably have to own up to amnesia.

Now, the 70's I remember. (Let me see, there was....)

 

[DonkeyOte]

Riaz, the 70s superior to the 80s for one simple reason, the D-I-S-C-O...

I believe the 80s offered us little other than the odd gem of a cartoon... the rest was dire... shiny suits & leather ties... (not to mention the odd recession) best left behind I'd say

 

[riaz]

70's superior to 80's for another reason - I woz there (or should it be I wuz there? - I forget). Moved out in 1981 and had no access to anything Brit for a few years except for Radio 4 long wave in winter (reception tended to fade in summer on transistor radios).

 

[cornflakegirl]

Do you need anything except Radio 4?

 

[riaz]

I don't even need all of Radio 4. I'm too young for the Archers. All I need is Test Match Special. The others are a bonus.

Oh, and some tarts - of the Bakewell variety please.

 

[cornflakegirl]

I'm too young for the Archers

I've been listening to the Archers since I was 20...

 

[DonkeyOte]

CG, thus far today you've outed yourself as follows:

a) you live in Peterborough
b) you have unsavoury disposables in your garden
c) you listen to the archers.

Hmm... it's not been a good one thus far has it ?

Riaz, TMS -- I often have that on the radio whilst watching on TV... Aggers vs Nasser... not t a tought call to make.

 

[cornflakegirl]

DON'T DISS THE ARCHERS!

 

[cornflakegirl]

(Hmm... the board automatically changes shouting to a nice indoor voice... I'd never noticed that...)

 

[DonkeyOte]

I'm not quite ready for R4 as yet... still clinging to Radio 2 for now... gave up on Radio 1 a long time ago... increasingly getting like my father who whilst in a "trendy" bar in London a couple of years ago asked me on the sly if we should given the fire alarm was going off, it was of course "young peoples music"... true story.