The group fronted by gender-bending Boy George achieved huge chart success worldwide in the late eighties. Now back together, all four members talk about the glamour, the success, the drugs and the love affair that split the band.
Members past and present talk about the three distinct groups that have existed under the banner of The Human League, the Sheffield synthesiser band that enjoyed huge commercial success.
In the aftermath of the punk era, three girls decided on a career in pop music - they called themselves Bananarama and became one of the most successful British girl groups ever. Original members Siobhan Fahey, Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward, plus Pete Waterman, Malcolm McLaren and Terry Hall reflect on how the girls became stars and how they almost lost their friendships in the process.
With their saturnine vocalist Morrissey and radical lead guitarist Johnny Marr, the Smiths were a sharp contrast to the glossy, synthesised sounds that dominated the eighties. In this final programme ex-members Marr, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke help trace the Mancunian quartet's complicated story.
From New Romantics to stars to EastEnders, this is the story of Spandau Ballet. After the hits and starring roles for the Kemp brothers, how did they all end up in court?
Dexy's Midnight Runners brought cheerfulness to the charts with Come On Eileen, but their leader Kevin Rowland ran the band like a military organisation. He and former band colleagues look back on their stormy days of stardom.
United by a love of ska music and skinhead style, seven mates from London's Camden Town became the 1980s most distinctively English pop band - Madness. Members of the band reflect on brushes with the National Front, hits, splits and their earth-rumbling reunion concert.
Soft Cell star in this programme about Eighties pop. Drink, drugs, break-ups and breakdowns rewarded Marc Almond and Dave Ball after they conquered the world with Tainted Love. The duo remember the hits and splits.
