2025 marks the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, one of the biggest gigs in pop music history. Aimed at raising funds for Ethiopian famine relief, a star-studded line-up including Queen, Madonna, Paul ...

Eleven-year-old Jeff Cohen, AKA Chunk from The Goonies, gets Terry Wogan in a flap. This clip from Wogan was originally broadcast 29 November 1985. BBC Archive 1985: Jeff Cohen on auditioning for The ...

The Sex Discrimination Code of Practice was released in April 1985. The code was published by the Equal Opportunities Commission, which advised employers on areas to help eliminate discrimination ...

BBC Factual has ordered a new documentary on the 1985 Bradford City stadium fire, which left dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured. Commissioned to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragedy, ...

An electric tricycle, capable of a top speed of 15 mph, has driven into a safety row on its first day on the road. The Sinclair C5 - launched by the computer millionaire, Sir Clive Sinclair - is ...

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