Adapted factual or fictional themes and Hollywood glamour were popular choices for the New Romantics who would dress up in luxurious and extravagant fabrics in reference to historical periods.

This colourful film traces the New Romantic movement from its origins as a David Bowie club night in Soho, run by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan, 'the Hinge and Bracket of New Romanticism'.

For a special programme on Radio 2, Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp guides us on a three-hour musical journey through the New Romantic era of the 80s and beyond, joined by legends from the scene ...