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Monday, 28 October 2013

Tabloid press expose Cecil Parkinson's affair with secretary

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A major scandal involving a leading member of Margaret Thatcher's Government erupted in the autumn of 1983 when it emerged that Conserva...
Friday, 25 October 2013

US invade Grenada and infuriate UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

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Operation Urgent Fury, or the United States-led intervention on the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, caused a diplomatic rift between (us...
Thursday, 10 October 2013

1983 in music: Megastars Jackson and McCartney join forces

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The pairing of former Beatle Paul McCartney and megastar Michael Jackson was one of the biggest collaborations of the decade, never mind the...
Monday, 7 October 2013

1983 in rock: Paul Rodgers goes solo with 'Cut Loose'

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Paul Rodgers was a veteran singer already by 1983, having fronted two legendary bands by then. First of all he came to fame as lead singer o...
Wednesday, 2 October 2013

The tide sweeps up Neil Kinnock in view of the TV cameras

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A hilarious moment in politics happened in the autumn of 1983, when the Labour party, which was still licking its wounds after a thumping de...
Tuesday, 1 October 2013

1983 in rock: Brian May's Star Fleet Project

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In the spring of 1983, Queen's guitarist Brian May found himself in Los Angeles with some musician friends. Those friends included hotsh...
Monday, 30 September 2013

1983 in television: Gerry Anderson returns with Terrahawks

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Fans of cult television, this one included, were delighted to learn that Gerry Anderson, producer of such puppet classics as 'Thunderbir...