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The Eighties
In the 1980s, more money was spent on homes than ever before, and at the heart of this was a changing role for women.
The series tracking 50 years of lifestyle and homemaking programmes on ±«Óãtv Two heads into the 1980s. This was the decade when more people would own their homes, when more money was spent on them and more time in them than ever before.
And at the heart of this was a changing role for women, who were joining the workforce in greater numbers, throwing off the shackles of being traditional housewives. It was a time of dizzying domestic change: Ken Hom caused a culinary revolution through his time-saving wok; Jilly Goolden got us drinking wine around the kitchen table; and Keith Floyd took the drudgery out of cooking by making it into entertainment - and as a result got men at the stove for the first time. Not for nothing was no-nonsense dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse, who brought men and dogs alike to heel, one of the icons of the decade.
Narrated by Bake Off's very own no-nonsense Mel Giedroyc.
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The 1980s: When Britain went home crazy
Duration: 01:12
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The 1981 royal wedding
Duration: 01:54
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Gardeners' World: The ±«Óãtv’s very own hardy perennial
Duration: 02:22
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±«Óãtv Two broadens our culinary horizons
Duration: 03:15
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:06
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Maneater
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00:10
George Frideric Handel
Allegro From Water Music Suite No. 2Â
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00:14
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams
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00:19
Katrina and the Waves
Walking On Sunshine
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00:24
Olivia Newtonâ€John
Physical
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00:30
AC/DC
Have a Drink on Me
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00:34
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Take On Me
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00:36
UB40
Red Red Wine
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00:37
Yazz & The Plastic Population
The Only Way Is Up
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00:41
Madness
House Of Fun
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00:42
The Stranglers
Waltzinblack
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00:43
The Stranglers
Peaches
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00:45
ZZ Top
Sharp Dressed Man
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00:53
Wayne Hill
Left Bank Two ('Vision On Gallery' Theme Tune)
Performer: The Noveltones. -
00:53
The Specials
Ghost Town
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00:54
Shakin’ Stevens
This Ole House (Single Version - Re-Mastered 2004)
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00:57
Spice Girls
Spice Up Your Life
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Mel Giedroyc |
Producer | Steve O'Hagan |
Director | Steve O'Hagan |
Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
Participant | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen |
Participant | Eamonn Holmes |
Participant | Esther Rantzen |
Participant | Gyles Brandreth |
Participant | Peter York |
Participant | Peter Bazalgette |
Participant | Sophie Robinson |
Participant | Alan Titchmarsh |
Participant | Gay Search |
Participant | Ken Hom |
Participant | Jilly Goolden |
Participant | Oz Clarke |
Participant | Lord Sugar |
Participant | Antony Worrall Thompson |
Broadcasts
- Fri 28 Nov 2014 19:00±«Óãtv Two England & HD only
- Sat 29 Nov 2014 18:15±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 29 Nov 2014 18:30±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 29 Nov 2014 19:00±«Óãtv Two Wales
- Thu 18 Jun 2020 09:00±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
- Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:45±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
- Wed 17 Apr 2024 15:45±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
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