July 1983

 

That's the destination in the 20 20 Retro Countdown - back to the week when adventurer Dick Smith completed his record breaking solo flight around the world in a helicopter.... you might remember that iconic picture of the kangaroo on the side of the chopper that he made that flight in...

 

Now, you might have heard that there is a new "Vacation" movie hitting the cinemas soon... looks very funny! Rusty Griswald is all grown up and taking his family on a trip to Wally World....

Well - it was during this week in 1983 that the original premiered...

 

And Michael Jackson's hit "Beat It" was in the top 10 - while the album "Thriller" was high up on the album chart and well on the way to becoming the biggest selling album of all time... check out this rare interview with Michael from 1983.