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The 80s - Music’s Greatest Decade? Series 1
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In this music compilation, Dylan Jones celebrates some of the stars who created the timeless legacy of the 1980s, from Prince to Madonna and Duran Duran to Sade.

Dylan Jones has written books about many musical eras - their shining stars and defining moments - but the time that fascinates him most is the 1980s. It was an exciting, explosive super-decade, in which a dazzling array of new genres emerged while video really did kill the radio star.

It was also an age of innovators and icons, of style and substance. Here, Dylan celebrates some of the stars who created the timeless legacy of the 1980s. From stellar Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive performances from the likes of Madonna, Depeche Mode, Sade, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys and Tina Turner to iconic MTV-era gems from Billy Idol, Eurythmics, U2, Janet Jackson, Prince and many more.

It also features rarely seen archive television footage from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ vaults, including Terry Wogan interviewing Grace Jones, Bruce Springsteen on the Old Grey Whistle Test and Adam Ant performing his own stunts in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Prince Charming video.

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Music Played

  • Billy Idol

    White Wedding

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

  • Adam and the Ants

    Prince Charming

  • Tina Turner

    Better Be Good To Me

  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

  • Pet Shop Boys

    It's A Sin

  • Culture Club

    Church Of The Poison Mind

  • Sade

    Smooth Operator

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Relax

  • Grace Jones

    Slave To The Rhythm

  • Billy Idol

    Eyes Without A Face

  • Billy Idol

    White Wedding - Part 1 (2001- Remaster)

  • The Human League

    Love Action (I Believe In Love)

  • Wham!

    Freedom

  • Janet Jackson

    What Have You Done For Me Lately

  • Prince

    Scandalous

  • Prince

    1999

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

  • Depeche Mode

    Stripped

  • Madonna

    Like A Virgin

Credits

Writer Dylan Jones
Producer Nick Neads
Editor Jessie Clayton
Executive Producer Siobhan Logue
Production Company Plimsoll Productions

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