Poltugal FM - 1980

1980 in Poland:

August 1980 - one of the few months that have left the biggest mark on the history of the People's Republic.
August 7–August 31 – Lech Wałęsa leads the first of many strikes at the Gdańsk Shipyard. (Lech Walesa - won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland)
August 31 – Victory of the strike in Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland. The Gdańsk Agreement is signed, opening a way to start the first in the communist bloc free organization (not controlled by regime) "Solidarność" in english Solidarity.

In Zakopane was held the first ever World Cup in ski jumping. Polish ski jumper Stanislaw Bobak won first place.

First Jarocin’s Festival. It was generally based in its organization and atmosphere on famous American Woodstock Festival, thus it sometimes was called the Polish Woodstock.
Anna Jantar died - 25th March 1980 in plane crash near Warsaw Airport, her last song was with predictive words: "nothing can last forever"

Polish playlist:
  - "Sto lat" (polish `happy birthday` because o birthday of mum of Martyna)
  - Maanam - "Boskie Buenos"
  - Anna Jantar: "Nic nie może wiecznie trwać"
  - Czeslaw Niemen "Dziwny jest ten świat"

1980 in Portugal:
In music, the album know as the first rock album was released, by Rui Veloso.
The prime-minister of Portugal, Sá Carneiro dies in a plane crash, that is suspected to be provoked.

Portuguese playlist:

  - "Parabéns a você"(portuguese `happy birthday` because o birthday of mum of Martyna)
  - Rui Veloso - "Chico Fininho"
  - José Cid - "Um grande, grande amor"
  - Herman José - "Canção do Bejinho"

English playlist: (We had a guest from England, Ben Morris, that entered the spirit of the program)
  - Buggles - "Video killed the radio star"
  - Pink Floyd - "Another brick in the wall"
  - Dexy's Midnight runners - "Geno"

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