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Chris Kane looks at some of the key trends in 1980s humour, including the arrival of alternative comedy and the boom in satire.

Join Chris Kane for a trip down comedy memory lane to mark Radio Scotland's 80s Day.
Arnold Brown remembers the delights and horrors of London's Comedy Store, and we look at the stand-out satirical programmes of the 80s.
A great decade for film comedies or not? Movie critic Siobhan Synnot gives us her thoughts.
And - big hair, big shoulder pads and big phones: we laugh at the fashions and fads of the 80s.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Jul 201000:00

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  • Fri 23 Jul 201013:15
  • Sat 24 Jul 201000:00