Alba 1980s

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1980 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: Scottish teachers strike for more money, Hercules the Bear goes missing and the Island of Eriskay is up for sale. The year's chart hits include Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, Blondie's Atomic and Cliff Richard's We Don't Talk Any More.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1981 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: the closure of Linwood, Charles and Diana's wedding and Michael Foot leading a protest march against unemployment through the streets of Glasgow. The year's chart hits include Duran Duran's Girls on Film. Genesis with In the Air Tonight and Dire Straits with Romeo and Juliet.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1982 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: the start of the Falklands War, a by-election in Glasgow Hillhead, Pope John Paul II visits Scotland and the first Glasgow Marathon takes place. The year's chart hits include Abracadabra from The Steve Miller Band, Love Plus One from Haircut 100 and the Scotland World Cup Squad singing We Have a Dream.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1983 through archive footage and the year's chart hits: staff at the Timex factory in Dundee strike, CND protests in Glasgow and Faslane, the Queen officially opens the Burrell Collection and Margaret Thatcher wins a second term as Prime Minister. The year's chart hits include Tom Robinson's War Baby, Culture Club's Karma Chameleon and Bananarama's Cruel Summer.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1984 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. The effects of the miners' strike are felt across the country, Robert Mugabe is honoured by Edinburgh University for his services to education in Africa and a steam train is introduced on the Fort William to Mallaig railway line in an attempt to attract more tourists to the Highlands. The year's chart hits include Prince's 'Purple Rain', 'Young at Heart' from The Bluebells and Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1985 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. Scottish teachers strike, Charles and Diana visit the Western Isles and David Bellamy arrives in Islay to lead a conservation project. The year's chart hits include Dire Strait's 'Money for Nothing', 'Drive' by The Cars and Tina Turner's 'We Don't Need Another Hero'.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1986 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. The Commonwealth Games are held in Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Diana visit Shetland and a book about the Glaswegian dialect, 'The Patter', becomes a hit. The year's chart hits include Europe's The Final Countdown, Berlin's Take my Breath Away and Falco's Rock Me Amadeus.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1987 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. There are mass riots in Scotland's prisons, workers at the Caterpillar factory stage a sit-in and the village of Crawton in Aberdeenshire is put up for sale. The year's chart hits include Michael Jackson's 'Bad', Kiss with 'Crazy, Crazy Nights' and 'You Win Again' by The Bee Gees.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1988 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. Includes the Lockerbie disaster, Piper Alpha and gold discovered in Tyndrum. The year's chart hits include Kylie Minogue's I Should Be So Lucky, Yazz's The Only Way Is Up and Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses.

Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1989 through archive footage and the year's chart hits. Featuring stories on the Poll Tax, a Sunday ferry for North Uist and Nairn is inundated with gulls. The year's chart hits include Tina Turner's Simply the Best, Cher's If I Could Turn Back Time and Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire.