Alan Tarney in the mid-1980s when he teamed up with Norwegian pop band A-ha. Producing the second version (after Tony Mansfield) of their first single "Take on Me" (1984), the song went on to become a worldwide hit. He worked on the band's biggest selling first three albums, being a co-Producer of "Hunting High and Low" (1985), and Producer of "Scoundrel Days" (1986) and "Stay on These Roads" (1988). He renewed his working relationship with the band in the production of their album release "Cast in Steel" (2015). He produced David Cassidy's comeback 1985 album "Romance," which included the top ten hit
Our Top Ten Treasures Our Top Ten Treasures Our Top Ten Treasures was a 2003 special episode of the BBC Television series "Meet the Ancestors" which profiled the ten most important treasures unearthed in Britain, as voted for by a panel of experts from the British Museum. The programme was commissioned for broadcast on New Year’s Day 2003 to tie in with an exhibition at the British Museum as part of new director Neil MacGregor’s attempts to popularise the museum. Following the broadcast viewers were invited to vote for their favourites in a poll that was won by the Vindolanda Tablets, with the Sutton