Did this album choice stop Big Country from being as big as U2?
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson from ABBA watched the band recording the Steeltown album 40 years ago.
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Daley Thompson credits Dundonian mum for work ethic that shot him into history books
The two-time Olympic decathlon champ has never been slow to talk about his Dundee roots.
The rise of the Tay Road Bridge seen in colour for the first time
Take a look at the Tay Road Bridge taking shape like never before - in colour.
How many of these Dundee bars did you drink in?
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Billy Bremner was Scottish football royalty and trip home showed he was king of Stirling
Billy Bremner was very loyal to his home town and there was only one destination in mind for his testimonial match in October 1973.
Why Dundee was often the last stop for London buses
The history of buses being moved between Dundee and London dates back to 1940.
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Dundee gave the ZX Spectrum to the world – and magical memories to a generation of 80s kids
Meerkats help writers turn pages of history in book on Tayside and Fife mercat crosses
Broughty Ferry in 1999 captured in gallery of nostalgic images
Pictures of Arbroath darts across the decades with amazing amateurs and tungsten titans
Paul Hegarty signed a blank contract for Jim McLean – then wrote himself into the record books as Dundee United’s greatest captain
Nuclear shelters, the Stasi and David Hasselhoff – Dundee during the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall
Why Dundee was often the last stop for London buses
Fintry Clubbie pictures show Dundee centre was ‘home’ of the community
Dundee’s Magdalen Green Station brought Buffalo Bill from the Wild West to the west end
Pictures of Bonfire Night in Dundee show fireworks displays always went with a bang
Forfar player saw football career snatched away by devastating crash – and became beacon of hope for others
15 photos show life in Lochee across four decades
Billy Bremner was Scottish football royalty and trip home showed he was king of Stirling
Pictures of Dundee trains in 1990s capture end of British Rail era
Gallery: Darts in Dundee through the years starring famous faces and local heroes
Postcards from the past show how Valentines became the Dundee firm ‘famous throughout the world’
Broughty Ferry writer Neil Forsyth shares memories and behind-the-scenes photos as Guilt turns 5
Did this album choice stop Big Country from being as big as U2?
The countess, the council house and the jelly babies – the story of The Beatles’ last Dundee show
The Pleasance Bar in Lochee became the Two Brewers – then rubble
Take ‘the Fifies’ and sail back in time to see pictures of Newport-on-Tay
When Billy met Dundee – how the city by the Tay fell in love with the Big Yin
From local star Paddy to national icon Red Rum – pictures of horses in Dundee
Fife College is the gift from Andrew Carnegie that’s still giving students a start 125 years on
