Heaven 17 and heavy industry: a tribute

The BBC documentary about the 80s pop group doubled as a poignant paean to a particular part of Britain's heritageIt's been a dangerous week for television watching, particularly if you were young in the 80s. If some actor isn't playing Boy George, then some producer is chucking together a documentary about the new romantics, and there you are, slumped in front of the box, thinking "those were the days" – even though when those were the days, being on Top of the Pops was "selling out".But the ...

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