We’ve been writing a lot this month about visions of America in the Cold War ‘80s, so here’s
reading his piece about visions of America in the TV and cinema of 1985, including Doctor Who: The Loved/Hated OneThe Loved/Hated One
1985 ‘Morning in America’, and bedtime for Britain. The ‘80s felt like a time of increasing American dominance in the UK. What had once been exotic wonders glimpsed in the backgrounds of Hollywood movies were becoming commonplace. There were mall-like shopping centres, people wore running shoes for doing things other than exercise, pizza was a thing you …
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