Best Year Ever - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
1978
Contributors including Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair, John Thomson, Sarah Cawood, Stuart Maconie, Angela Barnes, Terry Christian, Robert Elms, Shazia Mirza, Kojo Anim and Patrick Monahan look back on the pop culture of 1978. From SodaStreams to Simon Says. Box office number one Grease and chart topping number one Wuthering Heights.
1982
A look back on the songs, stories and trends of 1982, a year that saw the birth of Channel 4 and the birth of a future king. ET was big at the box office, big hair and legwarmers were everywhere and Boy George and Culture Club were top of the pops.
1994
Documentary delving into the songs, stories and trends of 1994 when Blur and Oasis divided the country, the Wonderbra billboard campaign caused traffic accidents and Liz Hurley wore a dress that shook the country. Four Weddings and a Funeral topped the box office and Wet Wet Wet's Love is All Around could not be knocked off the charts. Craig Charles narrates with contributions from Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair, John Thomson and Robert Elms.
2000
A look back on the pop culture trends of the year 2000 including Furbies, visable G-strings, Nokia mobiles and the head-to-head chart battle of Victoria Beckham and Sophie Ellis Bextor dubbed `posh versus posher". 2000 also saw the launch of Big Brother and the beginning of the reality TV craze. Featuring contributions from Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair, John Thomson, Sarah Cawood, Stuart Maconie, Angela Barnes, Terry Christian, Robert Elms, Shazia Mirza, Kojo Anim and Patrick Monahan.
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