Established in 1998, Nostalgia Central is your one stop reference guide through five decades of music, movies, television, pop culture and social history. 

You can use this website like a travel guide, a library, or - if you want to do yourself some permanent damage -  it can be read end-to-end like a long, bizarre story.

The 1950s WWII was over, the drudgery of everyday life gave way to a new world of mod cons in the home, and Rock & Roll - the music of choice for a young generation - fuelled the first youth explosion. 
Pop Culture Television Music Movies Year by Year

 

The 1960s Known retrospectively as The "Swinging" Sixties, this decade is to many a time of childhood memories. A sunny optimism permeated everything and the possibilities seemed endless. 
Pop Culture Television Music Movies Year by Year

 

The 1970s This wonderful synthetic decade brought us Glam Rock, Pet Rocks and Punk Rock . . . The decade that bridged Flower Power, Disco, Watergate and Thatcherism. Far out, Man! 
Pop Culture Television Music Movies Year by Year

 

The 1980s Greed Is Good! The "me" decade not only gave us Thatcher, Reagan and Wall Street - it also gave us the Rubiks Cube, Space Invaders, CD's, Dallas and Duran Duran!
Pop Culture Television Music Movies Year by Year

 

The 1990s The dawn of the Internet, cloned sheep, BritPop, The Spice Girls, The Macarena and war in the Gulf. Nelson Mandela was freed in South Africa and Princess Diana died in Paris. 
Pop Culture Television Music Movies Year by Year
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