The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook
2. Under Pressure
Dominic Sandbrook looks at technological change, the microchip and Margaret Thatcher's Nation of Young Programmers of the 1980s. Contains language which may offend.
Clips from this programme
The 80s: Introduction: The early 1980 and a Tide of Change, Invasion of streets, hearts & minds + Japanese Space Invaders in Video Games' Arcades, Morals of the young and State of the Nation, AIDS, racism, Falkland's, The shock of the new
Duration: 03:25
The 80s: Argentina, The Falkland's
Duration: 07:14
The 80s: Mary Whitehouse, The VCR, Video Cassettes (1982), Go Video, Cannibal Holocaust, Video Recorders, choice of viewing, video nasties
Duration: 07:34
The 80s: The Miner's Strike, the Coal Board, Arthur Scargill, Margaret Thatcher
Duration: 05:46
The 80s: Technological Change, the microchip, Margaret Thatcher's Nation of Young Programmers, Sir Keith Joseph memo, the computer industry-a special case, computers into schools-Acorn Computing & BBC Micro as an educational tool, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, games or programming, GTA, Grand Theft Auto, Home Computers, Hugo, then the UK boom fades to American models
Duration: 05:38
The 80s: USA Products, MacDonald's, Regan & Thatcher's special relationship, The Metro Centre, the American consumerist dream
Duration: 06:06
The 80s: AIDS, (Horizon), Norman Fowler (Health Secretary), Dianna, Princess of Wales
Duration: 07:54
The 80s: Gay Men & Women, sexual tolerance, Ethnic Minorities, The Looney Left, The GLC, Ken Livingstone, Baa Baa Black Sheep, diversity, sporting heroes (Daley Thompson) (Tessa Sanderson) (Frank Bruno)
Duration: 08:42
The 80s: Margaret Thatcher- The Brighton bombing, 'democracy will prevail'
Duration: 03:52
The 80s: Conclusions, Margaret Thatcher- The Brighton bombing; What if, isolation was over
Duration: 01:23
The 80's: Next time
Duration: 00:14
End Titles & Credits
Duration: 00:30