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1980

Episode 30 of 50

Jeremy Vine reaches the 1980s in Radio 2's audio journey through five decades of triumph, tragedy and trivia.

1980 is the year of Coe vs Ovett, JR and Jona Lewie, new jobs for senior citizens Michael Foot and Ronald Reagan, and the tragic loss of John Lennon.

57 minutes

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Tue 28 Jul 2015 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

  • The Jam

    Going Underground

  • UB40

    Food For Thought

  • [no artist]

    Who Shot JR?

  • Madness

    Baggy Trousers

  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

  • Blondie

    Atomic

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Redemption Song

  • Stevie Wonder

    Master Blaster (Jammin')

    • Jammin'.

  • The Police

    So Lonely

  • The Police

    Don't Stand So Close To Me

  • Randy Crawford

    One Day I'll Fly Away

  • Splodgenessabounds

    Two Pints Of Lager

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

  • ABBA

    Winner Takes It All

  • Pink Floyd

    Comfortably Numb

  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

  • Peter Gabriel

    Games Without Frontiers

  • The Vapors

    Turning Japanese

  • The Beat

    Whine and Grine / Stand Down Margaret

  • John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    (Just Like) Starting Over

  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono

    Watching The Wheels

  • Jona Lewie

    Stop The Cavalry

Broadcasts

  • Thu 27 Oct 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Tue 28 Jul 2015 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2