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The Rock 'n' Roll Years

1979 (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, Music

Terrible news, great music. The Jam, the Ruts and the Clash play out the decade, as the Soviets sweep into Afghanistan and the Winter of Discontent helps Thatcher sweep into Downing Street.
Producer
Editor
David Rixon (as Dave Rixon)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 24, 1987

Release date
Aug 24, 1987 (United Kingdom)

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34 cast members
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Bryan Allen
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Idi Amin
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James Anderton
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Anthony Blunt
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James Callaghan
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Jimmy Carter
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King Charles III
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Tommy Cliff
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Elvis Costello
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Simon Dring
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Earth Wind & Fire
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Trevor Francis
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Edward Heath
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Michael Heseltine
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Geoffrey Howe
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Elton John
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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William Healey Martin
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C.R. Milne
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Mother Teresa
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George Oldfield
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The Police
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Pope John Paul II
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Prince Philip
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Angela Rippon
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Derek Robinson
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Anastasio Somoza Debayle
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The Specials
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Denis Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
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Jeremy Thorpe
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The Tourists
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Tubeway Army
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