An interview with Michael A Johnson, author of "A 1980s Childhood" - BBC Radio Manchester

Описание: A radio interview with the author Michael A Johnson about his new book "A 1980s Childhood". The book is available at Amazon in Paperback and eBook formats: http://amzn.to/O4PJfm

About the book:
Do you remember trying to solve the Rubik's cube whilst dressed in your He-Man picture pyjamas? Did you try to make 'cool' sound effects with your mouth like Jones from Police Academy? Or maybe you sang along to 'Pass the Dutchie' by Musical Youth in a fake Jamaican accent? If that sounds like you, there's no mistaking you were a child of the eighties.

Rev up your DeLorean, switch on the Flux Capacitor and take a cruise back through the decade that made you the person you are today. This amusing and entertaining slice of eighties life will jog the memories of all who grew up in the same decade where greed was good, mullets were cool and white dog poo littered the streets.

The chapters of the book are as follows:
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Fashion
Chapter 3 -- Music
Chapter 4 - TV and Movies
Chapter 5 - Toys and games
Chapter 6 -- Technology
Chapter 7 -- Famous People
Chapter 8 - World events
Chapter 9 -- Street Life
Chapter 10 - Skool daze

Subjects covered in the book include:

Yazz
Musical Youth
Duran Duran
Falco
Kajagoogoo
Wham!
A-Ha
Spandau Ballet
Beastie Boys
Prince
Back to the Future
Police Academy
Ghost Busters
Big
Dirty Dancing
Ferris Bueller
National Lampoon's Xmas
Top Gun
Neverending Story
War Games
E.T.
Huey Lewis
Guns n Roses
The Police
Black Lace
Button Moon
The Flumps
The Moomins
Fraggle Rock
Jim'll Fix It
Treasure Hunt
The Krypton Factor
Blockbusters
Open All Hours
Lovejoy
Spitting Image
The A-Team
Newsround
The Two Ronnies

Mullets
Big hair
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Batwings
Rara
Rolled up sleeves
Espadrilles
Shoulder pads
New romantics
Power dressing
Shell suit
Jump suits
Puffball
Slap bracelets
Big Trak
Rubik's Cube
Paul Daniel's Magic
Simon
Hungry Hungry Hippos
View-Master
Madballs
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Domino Rally
Trivial Pursuit
castle Grayskull
Teenage Mutant Ninja
Top Trumps
Walkman
Pac-Man
VCRs
Camcorders
Microwave oven
Macintosh
CD player
Cordless phone
ZX Spectrum
Commodore 64
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
Torvill and Dean
Barbara Woodhouse
Rod Hull and Emu
Roly Polys
Big Daddy G. Haystacks
DLT
John Candy
Ronald Reagan
Princess Diana
Cannon and Ball
Nigel Mansell
Margaret Thatcher
Kenny Everett
Storm of 87
Black Monday
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Live Aid
Blue Peter Garden Vandalised
1984 Olympics
88 Winter Olympics
Mardona Hand of God
Zeebrugge
Chernobyl
Christmas
Cars - Capri / beige
Sinclair C5
Bejam / Ratners / Rumbelow
Arndale Centre
Microwave meals
Pot Noodle
Smash
TAB Cola
Corona
Hedgehog flavour
Skateboarding
Raleigh Grifter
White dog poo

Biog:
Michael Johnson is curator of the popular eighties memorabilia website www.DoYouRemember.co.uk and can occasionally be heard on BBC Radio as guest eighties expert. Michael also runs a website design agency, Freshleaf Media Ltd, and lives in Wimborne, Dorset with his wife and two daughters.