A Look Back At

Born in 1983

What Was Life Like in 1983?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

60p

Loaf of Bread

42p

Petrol (per litre)

38p

Average House

£26,473

Weekly Wage

£155.00

£1 in 1983 would be worth approximately £4.20 in today's money.

A selection from Wikipedia's '1983 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

1 February – TV-am launches on ITV.
11 April – Richard Attenborough's 1982 film Gandhi wins eight Academy Awards.
21 April – The one pound coin introduced in England and Wales.
6 June – The thirteenth James Bond film – Octopussy – is released in UK cinemas. It is the sixth of seven films to star Roger Moore as James Bond.
15 June – The first episode of the historical sitcom Blackadder, is broadcast on BBC One.
29 August – ITV launches Blockbusters, a gameshow hosted by Bob Holness and featuring sixth formers as its contestants.
26 November – Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are taken from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport. Only a fraction of the gold is ever recovered, and only two men are convicted of the crime.
15 December – The second of two James Bond films not produced by Eon Productions – Never Say Never Again – is released in UK cinemas.