TV as we know it was born in the 1980s. The broad availability of cable introduced the thrilling concept of multiple channels — where once ... Read More ...

The year is 1984. It’s Super Bowl Sunday and you turn on the TV to see a procession of stern men marching through a tunnel.

The special was an instance of “docutainment,” a 1980s TV trend for shows on topics with historic value and intrigue that weren’t necessarily particularly groundbreaking. Return to the ...

In new 1980s-set Irish comedy-drama Video Nasty on ... to how wide this video nasty influence had spread. Newspapers and TV channels leapt on the findings and reported that children as young ...