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1984: was the year quite as awful as George Orwell predicted?

Big Brother wasn’t watching you, but there was the IRA Brighton bombing, famine in Africa and the miners’ strike to think about ....

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Boxer Barry McGuigan shows his softer side, 1986

The world featherweight champ appeared on the front cover cradling his baby daughter in the style of an Athena poster. By Chris Hall ....

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The most memorable moments in film, as picked by readers in 2000

The shower scene in Psycho featured on the Observer readers’ list, but only in second place. By Chris Hall ....

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'The characters have stepped out of comic strips': wrestling's new megastars, 1992 | Wrestling

There was Hulk Hogan, Animal and Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, who wore a python as neckwear. By Chris Hall ....

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'It's just glorified plumbing': incisive interviews with Britain's surgeons, 1988 | Life and style

Revealing, sometimes alarming insights from the people holding the knife. By Chris Hall ....

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