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The Body Shop: A look back at the retailer's heyday in the 1980s

The Body Shop's UK business entered administration on Tuesday, potentially putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk.

BBC News archive footage shows Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, talking about her company's success, in a 1984 interview.

Back then, The Body Shop was phenomenally popular and listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange, valuing a company that was started for £4,000 at £80m.

For children of the 1980s and 1990s, The Body Shop was a Willy Wonka-esque treat.

Read more: Body Shop UK jobs at risk in scramble to save firm

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