Absolute 80s

The real life filming locations for 'Home Alone' in Chicago.

America in 1982 was tough, there was a recession and unemployment was over 10%. But Hey, the commodore 64 arrived for us 80s kids.

The difficulties we faced living in the 1980s. 1. We had to get up to change the TV channel. 2. We only had 3 or 4 TV channels to choose from anyway. 3. Wait a week for your photos only to find out they are rubbish and out of focus. 4. We had to wind down the car window ourselves using a handle. 5. Try to tape a song off the radio and try to miss the bit with the DJ talking.

These were our word processors back in the 80s, but just don't make any mistakes!

Back in the 80s this was our internet. It took a lot of work and a lot of time.

These are the real life filming locations of 'Back To The Future', mostly in California. I am sure you will recognize many of them.

Back in the 80s we had TVs with these rabbit-ear television antennas. They often needed to be moved around several times in order to get decent reception.

This is what us 80s kids did before Spotify, and it was a lot more fun.

Today we know we grew up in the greatest decade of all time, the 1980s.

This song came out in December 1984 and it is still a Christmas favorite today, as are many 80s classics. In fact it would be fair to say there hasn't been a good Christmas song since Mariah Carey's 'All I want for Christmas is you' in 1994. 80s music really is the best.

Do you remember shopping at K-mart in the 1980s? The aroma of popcorn from the cafe, the Icees, the bluelight specials. Shopping at K-mart in the 80s was an experience.

Do you remember getting the Sears catalogue at Christmas (or the Argos catalogue in the UK) to spend hours checking out the toy section before Christmas.

Nothing sums up the great music and the amazing atmosphere of 80s, better than Miami Vice. A ground breaking show that defined the decade. Enjoy what has become known as the 'In The Air Tonight' scene.

Palm Springs California, during the 1980s.

Let's re-live Halloween 1989 again.

This woman lives in the actual house used in the 1982 movie 'Poltergeist'. She allows fans of the movie to come and stay in this piece of Hollywood history. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

The original 'Halloween' is always worth another watch. 'Halloween' is seen as largely responsible for the popularization and development of slasher films such as 'Friday the 13th' and 'A Nightmare on Elm Street', during the 1980s, as they followed the blueprint 'Halloween' had established.

High school in 1986.

Actor Patrick Stewart who appeared in 80s movies 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' and 'Dune' has died from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, at the age of 86.