1988: Those Were the Days
1988: Those Were the Days
Jan Leeming narrates a look at controversies, scandals and surprises in TV, film, music and politics in 1988, including Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses igniting a literary and religious firestorm and Ian Paisley daring to heckle the Pope. On the global stage, US president Ronald Reagan and USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev reshaped geopolitics, while a soundbite from Tory MP Edwina Currie dented the UK's confidence in eggs, leading to a nationwide salmonella scare
1988: Those Were the Days airs on 5 at 10:30 PM, Saturday 21 June. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
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John Piper
Series Producer
Alison Howe
Executive Producer