Alex Kadis: 1973

Ilona Bannister: 1995

Ilona Bannister talks about the summer of 1995, when she was preparing to leave her New York City home for university in Nashville, Tennessee.

Anthony Kavanagh: 1994

Anthony Kavanagh talks about the summer of 1994, when he stayed with his sister in St Ives and tried to work out how he was going to become a pop star.

Julie Cohen: 1990

Julie Cohen talks about the summer of 1990, when she waitressed at a seafood restaurant in Maine and used her tips to go on a road trip to Graceland.

Mark Edwards: 1989

Mark Edwards talks about the summer of 1989, when he worked in a food packaging factory, was in a band and saw The Cure four times in five days.

Alex Kadis: 1973

Alex Kadis talks about the summer of 1973, when she found herself separated from her friends and started learning to play guitar.