BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page was last updated in November 2008We've left it here for reference.More information

7 February 2011
Accessibility help
Text only
I Love 1979

BBC Homepage
Entertainment
Cult homepage
I Love...
The 1970s

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

 

I Love 1979
Toys

It was hip to be square, trendy to be trivial, and music was on the move.


Trivial PursuitTrivial Pursuit
Were they cheeses or wheels? Either way 1979 heralded the start of a phenomenal success story. In 1984 it was the British Association of Toy Retailers 'Game of the Year'.

WalkmanWalkman
An invention heralds a death blow for the ghetto blaster... and casual conversation.



1979 Toys: Trivial Pursuit | Walkman






About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy