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The 1980s
Head back 40 years (yes, 40) to explore Thatcher's Britain through telly from the decade.
Actor and writer Michael Palin takes up the challenge to emulate Phileas Fogg's adventure.
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Jim Hacker has to balance conflicting moral demands when he travels to Qumran.
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Audrey's hopes of regaining her position as lady of the manor look like being dashed.
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Errant cousin Shifty is released from prison and comes to stay with Grandad.
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18 Sep 1988
Paul and girlfriend Sarah join Hilda, Howard, Ann and Martin on a weekend away.
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08 Nov 1987
Penny bumps into former fiance Vince, who abandoned her at the altar five years earlier.
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22 Sep 1983
An edition of Lenny's character sketch show, introducing boxer Joe 'Bomber' Baxter.
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02 Oct 1984
Comic chaos ensues when Edmund accidentally kills King Richard III.
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15 Jun 1983
Everyone has a plan to finish off General von Klinkerhoffen, but will anyone succeed?
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26 Dec 1985
Sketches include the face of pop music in 1984 and a visit to Antiques Roadshow.
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28 Feb 1984
Granville invites the milkwoman over for dinner when Arkwright goes to a hotel.
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08 Mar 1981
Wogan talks to Victoria Principal, Freddie Starr, Kiri Te Kanawa and Elton John. (1984)
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A demolition order from the council prompts Vyvyan to destroy the house himself.
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Ken Hom visits a Hong Kong fishing village, and cooks steamed fish. (1984)
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Groundbreaking series following Julia Grant through her life as a transgender person.
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Keith Floyd celebrates the great gastronomic regions of France. (1987)
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A celebration of Roy Plomley's radio favourite with some celebrity castaways' help.
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The Two Ronnies star in a Christmas programme of sketches, jokes and songs from 1987.
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Documentary from 1989. The world's most famous small car celebrates its 30th birthday.
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A full replay of the final, dramatic frame of the 1985 World Snooker Championship.
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Chelsea Hotel in New York, a haven for some of the 20th century's greatest talent. (1981)
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Professor Richard Feynman of Caltech talks about his life and career.
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Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around London's St Pancras, where he grew up.
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Nell Mullarkey meets the highly successful comedy writer Carla Lane. (1989)
