80s rewind. Take a nostalgic look back at the people and places that defined the decade
Forty-eight hours in the life of Angel tube station in the days before its refurbishment.
Meet characters who live near the No. 31 bus route from Camden Town to Chelsea. (1985)
Chelsea Hotel in New York, a haven for some of the 20th Century's greatest talent. (1981)
John Pitman talks to people who live and work in Soho. (1985)
Is conservation at all costs inhibiting contemporary architecture? (1986)
Where did post-war public housing go wrong? (1986)
Beatrix Campbell looks at the Byker Wall housing estate in Newcastle. (1988)
John Pitman presents a profile of a day in the Tower of London. (1985)
A celebration of Roy Plomley's radio favourite with some celebrity castaways' help.
Documentary about Bette Davis, including an interview with the Hollywood star herself.
Success and failure among the famous and not so famous figures of Hollywood. (1982)
A focus on abstract artists, including William Hayter and Patrick Heron.
The Carters meet the Leaveys to battle it out in a game of memory and wit. (1982)
Nell Mullarkey meets the highly successful comedy writer Carla Lane. (1989)
Actor and writer Michael Palin takes up the challenge to emulate Phileas Fogg's adventure.
Keith Floyd celebrates the great gastronomic regions of France. (1987)
Ken Hom advises on choosing and using a wok. (1984)
There are more exciting prizes to be won on Bob Monkhouse's bingo quiz show. (1987)
A group of 20 nurses from the NHS join Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. (1985)
The Outcasts biker club are seen as a menace to respectable folk of East Anglia. (1985)
Millions of Americans are prepared for nuclear war, earthquake or social collapse. (1982)
Sir Nicholas gets a heartwarming surprise as he is reunited with the children he saved.
Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around St Pancras where he grew up.
Barbara Woodhouse talks to Joan Bakewell about some of the highlights of her life.
