I Love the '80s (British TV series)

I Love the '80s is a BBC television mini-series that examines the pop culture of the 1980s. It was commissioned following the success of I Love the '70s and is part of the I Love... series. I Love 1980 premiered on BBC Two on 13 January 2001 and the last, I Love 1989, on 24 March 2001. Unlike with I Love the '70s, episodes were increased to 90 minutes long. The series was followed later in 2001 by I Love the '90s. The success of the series led to VH1 remaking the show for the US market: I Love the '80s USA, which is known simply as "I Love the '80s" in the US itself. The following repeat version in 2001 was cut down to an hour per year, then in 2019, the series was repeated again, this time cut down into a 30 minutes per year "highlights" version removing certain pop-culture and/or contributors.

I Love the '80s
opening title
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1 (BBC2)
No. of episodes10 (BBC2)
Production
ProducerBBC
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC2
Picture format4:3
Original release13 January (2001-01-13) –
24 March 2001 (2001-03-24)

Contributors

The series used many regular contributors, which included Peter Kay, Clare Grogan, Dee Hepburn, Kate Thornton, Stuart Maconie, Emma B, Ice-T, Toyah Willcox, Tommy Vance, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Ross Noble, Jamie Theakston, and many others.

Episode guide

I Love 1980 - broadcast: 13 January 2001

Presented by Larry Hagman. Opening titles: "Call Me" by Blondie. Ending credits: "Jump to the Beat" by Stacy Lattisaw.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

Flashback commercial of 1980: Monster Munch - Three Monsters (actually aired in 1978).

I Love 1981 - broadcast: 20 January 2001

Presented by Adam Ant. Opening titles: "Prince Charming" by Adam and the Ants. Ending credits: "Swords of a Thousand Men" by Tenpole Tudor.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

Flashback commercial of 1981: Kit Kat - Pop Band (actually aired in 1984).

I Love 1982 - broadcast: 3 February 2001

Presented by Dave Lee Travis, Mike Read and Tommy Vance in TOTP set. Opening titles: "Fantastic Day" by Haircut 100. Ending credits: "Poison Arrow" by ABC.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1983 - broadcast: 10 February 2001

Presented by Roland Rat. Opening titles: "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club. Ending credits: "Calling Your Name" by Marilyn.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1984 - broadcast: 17 February 2001

Presented by Holly Johnson. Opening titles: "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Ending credits: "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" by Scritti Politti.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1985 - broadcast: 24 February 2001

Presented by Grace Jones. Opening titles: "Take On Me" by A-ha. Ending credits: "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince and the Revolution.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1986 - broadcast: 3 March 2001

Presented by Patsy Kensit. Opening titles: "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles. Ending credits: "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" by Gwen Guthrie.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1987 - broadcast: 10 March 2001

Presented by Richard E. Grant. Opening titles: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston. Ending credits: "Respectable" by Mel and Kim.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1988 - broadcast: 17 March 2001

Presented by Raphael and Leonardo of The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. Opening titles: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean. Ending credits: "Tell It to My Heart" by Taylor Dayne.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

I Love 1989 - broadcast: 24 March 2001

Presented by Jason Donovan. Opening titles: "All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield. Ending credits: "Days" by Kirsty MacColl.
The episode features (in the order shown in episode):

Flashback commercial of 1989: Carling Black Label - Mission Impossible Squirrel.

Repeats

The series was repeated on BBC Two in 2002.[1] In 2019, the same channel broadcast edited episodes lasting thirty minutes.[2]

See also

References
  1. "BBC2 - 2002 - December". BBC Genome. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "I Love the 1980s". BBC Two. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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