1984

S2.E1 ∙ Episode #2.1

Sat, Jan 05, 1985

Ronald Reagan loses out in a debate with a cheese sandwich, Boy George sings a song about how war is naughty, Saint and Greavsie discuss the hostage crisis, the Royal Family attempt to come up with a name for the new arrival and there is a look back over the changing political views of David Owen in a special edition of 28Up.

7.6 /10

S2.E2 ∙ Episode #2.2

Sat, Jan 12, 1985

In this episode Prince William continues in his plot to usurp his father, there's a lesson on Italian football and in Film '85 Barry Norman looks at the new Dustin Hoffman film The Lettuce.

8.1 /10

S2.E3 ∙ Episode #2.3

Sat, Jan 19, 1985

Margaret Thatcher is woken by the dawn chorus, Liz Taylor gorges herself with her new cookery class, Donald Sinden advertises his preferred brand of coffee and Sir John Gielgud reads an excerpt from The A-Team in the original Latin.

8.3 /10

S2.E4 ∙ Episode #2.4

Sat, Jan 26, 1985

Prince William attempts to sell his baby brother to a surrogacy agency, Steve Davis bemoans his lack of a nickname, there is the latest chart-topper from Wham! and Margaret Thatcher plans to do something about the sick and elderly - by abolishing the House of Lords!.

8.5 /10

S2.E5 ∙ Episode #2.5

Sat, Feb 02, 1985

Nigel Lawson attempts to save the pound, the Royal Family play a game of charades and Lester Piggott's horse has something to say about his rider.

8.1 /10

S2.E6 ∙ Episode #2.6

Sat, Feb 09, 1985

Mikhail Gorbachev throws a groovy party at the Kremlin. Lady Di tells a bedtime story. Sir Alistair Burnett and Sooty present Rubber News. Melvyn Bragg is investigated on Roger Cook's Checkpoint. Roger Moore shows off his emotional range. Leon Britton presents the Price is Right. Status Quo performs their latest hit from the album "Unavailable".

8.2 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Episode #2.7

Sat, Feb 16, 1985

In this episode it is the day before Parliament closes and the cabinet are allowed to bring board games in to play, Chancellor Nigel Lawson is put on the spot when asked to explain the FT Index and the Queen forgets to Troop the Colour.

8.3 /10

S2.E8 ∙ Episode #2.8

Sat, Feb 23, 1985

In this episode Claire Rayner's post bag is fit to burst, Heseltine is busy shredding secret papers and in "Game for a Naff" Jeremy Beadle seeks to expose Denis Norden.

8.3 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Episode #2.9

Sat, Mar 02, 1985

Some portions are presented in glorious Upside Down-O-Vision. The 1985 Academy Award for Over-Acting are awarded. Death goes to the pub. Vincent Price as invited a group of celebrity to an old sinister house. Mark Thatcher and the Invisible Man read Rubber News. Princess Diana insist on rewrites for her real life soap opera "Pallas". Bruce Springsteen performs "Born to Teach Woodwork".

8.3 /10

S2.E10 ∙ Episode #2.10

Sat, Mar 09, 1985

Prince Charles has a problem eating his greens whilst Nigel Lawson is worried that he may go down in history as the Chancellor who couldn't even look after a red suitcase.

8 /10