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1984

Episode 34 of 50

Jeremy Vine introduces 1984, a year of Frankie Goes To Hollywood and the miners' strike. Privatisation is the big word in politics, yuppies and break-dancing arrive from the USA and, inspired by some remarkable TV reporting from Ethiopia, Bob Geldof organises Band Aid.

57 minutes

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Tue 25 Aug 201523:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Relax

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

  • Ray Parker Jr.

    Ghostbusters

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Two Tribes

    • Annihilation Mix.

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Two Tribes

    • Annihilation Mix.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn'T It Be Good

  • Madonna

    Like A Virgin

  • Grandmaster Flash

    White Lines (Don'T Do It) 12" Mix

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

  • Tina Turner

    What'S Love Got To Do With It

  • Elton John

    Sad Songs Mean So Much

  • Sade

    Smooth Operator

  • Neil

    Hole In My Shoe

  • Prince

    When Doves Cry

  • Eurythmics

    Here Comes The Rain Again

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    The Killing Moon

  • The Special A.K.A.

    Free Nelson Mandela

  • George Michael

    Careless Whisper

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Just Called To Say I Love You

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

  • Paul Young

    Everything Must Change

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    The Power Of Love

  • Band Aid

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

Broadcasts

  • Thu 24 Nov 201122:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Tue 25 Aug 201523:00
    BBC Radio 2