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Born in the...
Pick your decade and discover the music, TV, prices and people that defined it.
Covering 
UK, 
US, 
Australia & 
Ireland
1950 ā 1959
1950s
The age of rock and roll
Bill Haley, Elvis, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and the birth of a brand new culture.
1960 ā 1969
1960s
The swinging sixties
Beatlemania, the moon landing, Carnaby Street fashion and a world that dared to reinvent itself.
1970 ā 1979
1970s
Glam rock, flares and power cuts
David Bowie, the three-day week, disco fever, and an era that somehow made everything larger than life.
1980 ā 1989
1980s
Shoulder pads and synth pop
Thatcher, the Miners' Strike, Live Aid, the Commodore 64 and a decade that never did anything quietly.
1990 ā 1999
1990s
Britpop, dial-up and Cool Britannia
Oasis vs Blur, the World Wide Web, a pint for under two quid, and the last decade before smartphones changed everything.
2000 ā 2009
2000s
iPods, reality TV and a new millennium
Big Brother, the iPod, the Iraq War, and a generation who grew up watching Pop Idol on a Saturday night.
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