Join us on a trip back to mid July 1993... the week when Kieren Perkins proved he was king of the pool - smashing his 1500 metre world record by more than 5 seconds..

While Kieren was stamping his authority on the pool... an Aussie TV show was slipping away.. it was around this time in 1993 that it was announced that this popular Drama was coming to an end..

There was still a little bit of practise to come.. the final episode didn't air until November - and then channel 7 picked it up for a short time..

From tele to the big screen... this movie premiered during mid July 1993..

And finally - as we wait for the Absolutely Fabulous movie to hit the cinemas.. the 20 20 takes us back to the week when the tv show started in Australia..

Don't miss the top 20 from this week in 1993...on the 20 20 Retro Countdown.

 

In the next 20 20 Retro Countdown - we're heading back to mid July 1986..

When the sequel to the 1979 Sci Fi Horror "Alien" hit the cinemas..

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Mid July '86 was also a time when athletes put the turmoil of 80's olympic games behind them... After the US led boycott of the Moscow games... and the reduced comp at LA in 1984... there was a new international competition that everyone was invited to...

While athletes battled it out at the 1986 Goodwill Games... a singer and his former band battled it out on the charts..

   

 

And it was during mid July 1986 that we were left hanging following the final episode of this TV series..

All that and more on the next 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

Got the top 20 from mid July 1981 in the next 20 20 Retro Countdown..

It was the week when we met Arthur...

Yep, "Arthur" starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli was released during in July 1981 and was one of the biggest movies of the year...

& we'll remember when Ninetendo released the charcter who would go on to become the first computer game superstar!

It's Donkey Kong.... and maybe you or the kids played Donkey Kong on one of these..

There's a TV ad flashback from July 1981 on the way too... I promised I would put it up on this site.. if just so you could see the uniform...

 

Don't miss the top 20 from mid July 1981 on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!

Join us as we turn the 20 20 Retro Countdown Clock back to early July 1984..

The week when "Happy Days" finished after 10 years and more than 250 episodes -

do you remember watching this final scene.....

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It was during July 1984 that our Olympians were packing their bags and jetting off to LA..

 

And the muppets were back on the big screen...

They're some of the things that were going on during early July 1984 - for the top 20 from that week - you'll have to join us on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!