The Zeroes
By Niall Bakewell
We all have an idea of what the fashion, art, music, cinema and TV of different decades was like, but what about those awkward years that end in zero?
Do these years belong to the decade to come - or the one just gone?
This podcast series takes a deep dive into the popular culture of the 20th and 21st Centuries through the lens of the years that kick off the decades, or as we call them, The Zeroes.
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1990 - The Release of Nelson Mandela
If one event in 1990 was a watershed that would define a new decade it was the release of Nelson Mandela after 27 years as a political prisoner of the Apartheid regime. -
1990 - Music
In Episode 4 Conor takes a normal teenager from the pop heaven of his 1986 club to the Big Beat hell of the same club in 1994 before we join Sinead O'Connor, Shaun Ryder, Seal and Madonna at the dawn of the 90s. -
1990 Television
In Episode 3 Susie takes us from the cosy sitcoms of 1986 to the moral minefield of teen drama in 1994, before landing us back to 1990, and guides us from the safety of Saved by the Bell to Dale Cooper's trip into the Black Lodge. -
1990 - The Foundation of OutRage!, with Peter Tatchell
Human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, reflects on the late 80s and early 90s in the struggle for LGBTI liberation. -
1990 Cinema
In Episode 2 Mik takes us on a journey from earnest 'Nam movies in 1986 to the hyper-irony of 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and guides us month by month through the cinema of that year, as the 90s emerged on the big screen. -
1990 - The Fall of Thatcher with Alwyn Turner
A look at the 1990 Conservative leadership battle that saw the replacement of Margaret Thatcher with John Major -
1990 Fashion and Art
In Episode 1 Muireann takes us on a journey from 1986 to 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and helps us understand where the art and fashion that would define our memories of the 90s comes from.Some links to accomp… -
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