Watch: what was going on in Sunderland and across the world in 1986

Some of us will remember it well – others will have only seen it in Stranger Things.

It was the year Halley’s Comet last came around – something that won’t happen again until 2062.

Just as much of a once-in-a-lifetime event was the opening of Sunderland’s Nissan plant, by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

We’ve gathered a selection of archive pictures from Sunderland and the world at large. It’s a real snapshot of a time.