Events making the headlines in 1982 included the Falklands War, the Mary Rose ship successfully being raised from the Solent, and singer Ozzy Osbourne eating a bat live on stage.
On television viewers were tuning into ‘The Young Ones’, cinemas saw film fans queuing to see ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’, and Michael Jackson released ‘Thriller’.
Channel 4 was also launched, with the first Next stores opening their doors on the High Street.
And there was plenty going on in Edinburgh, including a fair bit of showbiz sparkle, a Papal visit and anti-war demonstrations.
Here are 24 pictures to take you back to Scotland’s Capital in 1982.
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17. Papal procession
The Popemobile carrying Pope John Paul II makes its way down the Mound from the Assembly Hall in June 1982. Photo: Allan Milligan
18. Swap Shop
Presenter Keith Chegwin chats to some children from Edinburgh Theatre Workshop when the Swap Shop television programme was filmed on Calton Hill in February 1982. Photo: Bill Stout
19. Fandabidosy!
The Krankies (Janette Tough and Ian Tough) with a group of children at the King's Theatre in May 1982. Photo: Stan Warburton
20. Church visit
His Holiness the Pope walks through the congregation in St Mary's RC Cathedral in Broughton Place, with Cardinal Gordon Joseph Gray in the background. Photo: ALLAN MILLIGAN