Jeffrey the hungry seal was a headline hitter in 1984.
So was The South Bank Show which came to Monkwearmouth and the Billy Graham fans who gathered at Roker Park.
They all shared the Sunderland Echo headlines 40 years ago along with plenty of other faces and places.
Join us for a journey back in time to revisit them all.
2. Jeffrey gets a snack
Jeffrey the seal was washed up at Roker early that year and took up residence on a patio. Here's Martin Meling feeding some donated fish to Jeffrey.
3. Hard at work at Luxdons
Workers in the finishing room at Luxdon Laundry in February 1984.
4. A rattling reminder
Sunderland Drama Club performed a play called Rattle Of A Simple Man in April that year.
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