This year we are celebrating our 40 year anniversary and we are looking forward to many more. casting our minds back here are some other events that turn 40 this year:
- E.T (Movie)
- Blade Runner (Movie)
- Tottenham Hotspur win the FA Cup beating Queens Park Rangers 1–0 in a replay
- Aston Villa F.C beats Bayern Munich 1-0 in the European Cup
- Italy beats Germany 3-1 in the Fifa World Cup
- Sony launches the first consumer compact disc (CD) player the CDP-101
- Ciabatta bread is invented by a baker in Verona, Italy.
- After well over 100 years, the UK Inland Telegram service closed
- The Ford Sierra was Launched in the uk
- Channel 4 begins broadcasting
Also some of the Hits from this great year include:
- Don’t You Want Me – Human League
- Rock ‘n’ Roll – Status Quo
- Get Down On It – Cool and the Gang
- A Town Called Malace – The Jam
- You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
- Our House – Madness
- I Don’t Wanna Dance – Eddie Grant
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me – Culture Club
- Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
- Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners