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That Was The Year

Paul Gambaccini selects a year and looks at its news and musical highlights

World Service,4 episodes

Episodes

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1982: Pavarotti's Year
The tenor had two of the year's bestselling classical recordings
02 Mar 1995,28 mins
1976: the Baader-Meinhof Gang On Trial
Germany was on high alert for the proceedings
02 Mar 1995,28 mins
1988: The Cold War Ends
Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Internmediate Nuclear Forces Treaty
09 Mar 1995,28 mins
1991: Gorbachev Left in the Cold
The Soviet Union begins to vote itself apart
09 Mar 1995,27 mins