This autumn sees the launch of a major new book and exhibition devoted to examining the multiplicities of photography during 1980s Britain. Peter Dench finds out more 1980s Britain. A payload of ...

In the 1980s, buyers got a brief glimpse of a sturdy British V8 import. It was a car that attempted to take on the world but ...

Watching a football match in Russia often carries echoes of the grim era of hooliganism in 1980s Britain. There are crumbling stadiums, sparse crowds, clashes between hardcore fans and police, and ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the classic 1980s British TV cop drama Dempsey and Makepeace. The series starred South African-born actress Glynis Barber as the aristocratic, ...

The title character in Blue Jean, the debut feature by writer-director Georgia Oakley, is a lesbian gym teacher on a journey of self acceptance in Margaret Thatcher's England. A teacher faces ...

A debut trailer has arrived for I Swear, a new British film set for cinema screens this October. It tells the true story of a Tourette’s sufferer growing up in 1980s Britain. Diagnosed with Tourette’s ...

The cover of "Jamaica Road" beside author Lisa Smith. (Courtesy of Alfred A. Knopf) Deborah Becker speaks with British Jamaican author Lisa Smith about her debut novel "Jamaica Road." It centers ...

* Health authorities say vigilance needed as TB cases rise * Most casts in urban city areas, 39 percent in London LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Cases of tuberculosis rose in Britain last year and the ...

A teacher faces difficult choices in "Blue Jean," the first feature from filmmaker Georgia Oakley. The story takes place in 1980s England, but our critic Bob Mondello says it could easily be set in ...