If you were cruising in your car, you couldn’t avoid hearing “Tainted Love” blaring on the radio. This synth-driven ... Soft Cell didn’t have another hit quite like this, but they left ...

For Red Nose Day this year, BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s host Sara Cox has followed ... to Madonna via Frankie Goes to Hollywood, these are the songs that helped her get into the groove as ...

Later, Desert Songs was another contender ... BBC Four will also screen a weekend of documentaries dedicated to 80s music, while Radio 2, 6 Music and the Asian Network will be playing tracks ...