Born in the 1980s?
Here's what shaped your world.
SHOULDER PADS AND SYNTH POP
The 1980s were defined by big hair, bigger ambition and synthesisers. Thatcher's Britain was polarised and passionate — Live Aid filled Wembley, the miners struck, and the ZX Spectrum introduced a generation to home computing. Pop music had never been so colourful.
Life in the 1980s
Pint of Beer
70p
Average House
£31,000
Prime Minister
Thatcher / Major
#1 Songs of the 1980s
“Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2)”
Pink Floyd
“Relax”
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
“Do They Know It's Christmas?”
Band Aid
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Top UK TV Shows of the 1980s
Coronation Street
ITV
Only Fools and Horses
BBC One
EastEnders
BBC One
Famous People Born in the 1980s
You're in good company.
Prince William
Prince of Wales
21 June 1982
Prince Harry
Duke of Sussex
15 September 1984
Keira Knightley
Actress
26 March 1985
Adele
Singer
5 May 1988
Daniel Radcliffe
Actor
23 July 1989
Emma Watson
Actress
15 April 1990
Andy Murray
Tennis player
15 May 1987
Lewis Hamilton
F1 driver
7 January 1985
Wayne Rooney
Footballer
24 October 1985
Best Selling Car of the 1980s
Ford Escort
Top-selling UK car of the 80s
Favourite Sweets of the 1980s
Mars Bar
Wispa
Twirl
Freddo
Toffee Crisp
Drumstick Lollies
Top Toys & Games of the 1980s
Care Bears
My Little Pony
Transformers
Game Boy
Cabbage Patch Kids
Your Generation
Millennial
Came of age with Tony Blair's Britain — Cool Britannia, Britpop, dial-up internet, university for everyone, the 7/7 attacks, and the 2008 financial crisis that crushed early careers.
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