Today I watched an episode of the great series, “The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook”. At school I have been studying Britain during the 80s, so watching this was a fun way to learn more about the time period I’m studying at the moment.
The episode I just watched was episode 2, “Under Pressure”. This episode was about some of the different pressures that Britain faced during the 80s such as the invasion of the Falkland Islands, the introduction of the home computer, the controversy surrounding “video nasties”, the threat of Aids, the threat of the IRA and the Americanisation of British popular culture.
I decided to watch the documentary with my parents which was funny because they actually grew up in the 80s! There also seems to be a lot 80’s references in popular culture right now.
The show can be seen at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07p0f9y
