1984: Taping Casey Cason Top 40 on a blank cassette; Commodore 64 gaming; BBC Micro Computers; Benson & Hedges World Series Cricket; Calculator watches; LA Summer Olmpics
I can remember one of the big prize winners didn't think much of the fact that the BMW had a warning for ice on the road. Not something that is a common problem in Australia.
Wow! Our next door neighbour, Ted King, is on this episode!! How random. I remember when that trampoline arrived next door!!! Tough night - Barry Jones. Wow. Had no idea who he was up against at the time. The ads were also great. Thanks!!
Love seeing peoples mind getting blown... great story :) and here you are watching it nearly 40 years later on devices and platforms that weren't even conceived at the original time of filming, and one of only a few episodes picked out of the hundreds that were ever made that is still available to view today. I'm curious how you came around to finding this episode to watch in the first place? Was it accidental nostalgic browsing?
Correct. I met Barry Jones MP several times during the eighties. This is definitely not him. His quiz days largely involved Pick a Box during the sixties. Barry Jones from Western Australia really reminds me of Avon from the UK sci-fi series Blakes 7.
A Cabbage for .20c is now $5.60, according to the RBA inflation calculator it should be .65 c. Same goes for Lettuce which used to be .19c ea, now they are $4.50. Total change in cost is 225.0 per cent, over 37 years, at an average annual inflation rate of 3.2 per cent. So the real inflation rate is far greater than the RBA website admits.
