Memories of 1970-1991

1989 (Season 1, Episode 20)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

Tienanmen Square massacre. Russia withdraws from Afghanistan. Berlin Wall is opened. Ceaucescu overthrown in Romania. Thatcher longest-serving PM.

Writers

Dominic Allan (scripts) | Ian Davis (scripts) | Chris Holker (scripts) | Jane Van Knijff (scripts)

Producer

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Powell Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
King Charles III Self (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Dustin Hoffman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Nigel Lawson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993)
Pope John Paul II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jeweller's Shop (1988)
Princess Diana Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Charles & Diana: Never Meant to Be
Queen Elizabeth II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Nancy Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Salman Rushdie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Margaret Thatcher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	SDI Star Wars (1991)