Made in the 80s: The Decade That Shaped Our World

Part 1: Cold War

With the threat of nuclear Armageddon dominating politics and seeping into the country’s psyche, a handful of Brits influence the Cold War in ways no-one could have imagined.

From the ad men who shaped the tastes of the nation before triumphing in Hollywood, to the women who face down the American military and a spy who saves us from oblivion, Part One pieces together the story of how Britain’s internal divisions influenced the course of world history.