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Charles III

**Charles III** (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other countries of the Commonwealth. He was Prince of Wales between 1958 and 2022.

Born in Buckingham Palace, to Elizabeth (then Princess Elizabeth) and Philip (then Duke of Edinburgh), he was three years old when his mother, Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952, making him the heir apparent.

Charles, formerly Prince Charles, became king upon his mother's death on 08 September 2022, at the age of 73.

## Significant dates

* 01 July 1969 - investiture as Prince of Wales
* 24 February 1981 - engagement to Diana Spencer announced
* 29 July 1981 - wedding of Charles & Diana
* 21 June 1982 - first son William born
* 15 September 1984 - second son Henry (Harry) born
* December 1992 - John Major announces the couple's legal separation in the House of Commons.
* 28 August 1996 - Charles & Diana are divorced
* 31 August 1997 - Diana dies in car crash
* 10 February 2005 - engagement to Camilla Parker-Bowles announced
* 09 April 2005 - civil wedding of Charles & Camilla
* 08 September 2022 - death of Elizabeth II, Charles ascends to the throne
* 06 May 2023 - Charles III is crowned King in Westminster Abbey
31 May 2008

Saturday

2008-05-31

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 12.10 pm Football Focus
	+ 6.00 pm *I'd Do Anything* - The Final. Graham Norton hosts the dramatic final as the remaining three Nancys battle it out live to win that dream West End role of a lifetime.
	+ 7.00 pm *Doctor Who* - Silence in the Library (S04, E08/13). The Doctor meets River Song for the first time as he and Donna face the Vashta Nerada! [1] [2]
Chelsea FC

**Chelsea Football Club** (also Chelsea FC or just CFC) are an English professional football club based in London. Their home ground is Stamford Bridge, located between the Chelsea and Fulham areas if the capital. The club was founded in 1905, and currently competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football.

Chelsea are among England's best known and most successful clubs, having won over thirty competitive honours, including six English league titles and six European trophies.

The players' standard home colours are blue (jersey and shorts) and white (socks).
A Different Beat

**A Different Beat** is the title of the second studio album by Irish boy band Boyzone released on 28 October 1996 on Polydor records.

The follow-up to their no.1 debut *Said and Done* (1995), *A Different Beat* also went straight to no.1 in the UK.

The album was preceded by the no.1 single Words (originally written and released by the Bee Gees) and also spawned a second no.1 with the title track, released the following December. A third track, Isn't It a Wonder, was released as a single in 1997 and reached no.2 in the UK.

*A Different Beat* became the 18th best-selling album of 1996.

A new version of *A Different Beat*, including the hit single Picture of You as the opening track, was released in 1997. The song would also later feature on the group's third album *Where We Belong* released in 1998.

## Tracklisting

* original UK release

1. Paradise (3:33)
2. A Different Beat (4:17)
3. Melting Pot (3:53)
4. Ben (2:50)
5. Don't Stop Looking for Love (4:22)
6. Isn't It a Wonder (3:47)
7. Words (4:06)
8. It's Time (3:36)
9. Games of Love (3:46)
10. Strong Enough (3:39)
11. Heaven Knows (4:06)
12. Crying in the Night (3:08)
13. Give a Little (3:23)
14. She Moves Through the Fair (4:26)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify - 15 track 'new version' (1997)
A Song For Europe (2003)

**A Song For Europe** (2003) was the name of the competition to select the song to represent the UK at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Riga, Latvia later that year.

Six songs were initially selected and then voted for listeners to Radio 2 during January 2003. The final four songs were announced by Ken Bruce on his show on 31 January 2003. The final was held on Sunday 02 March 2003 and shown live on BBC One, hosted by Wogan. (*see full show here*)

## Finalists

 2
 3
 4

Songs were voted for by a regional voting system.

Cry Baby went on to gain the worst placing ever for the United Kingdom in the ESC, last place with no points.
A Song for Europe (1974)

Competition to choose the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest (1974).

Competing songs were all song by Olivia Newton-John and presented on *Clunk-Click* on Saturday 23 February 1974:

* No 1: Have Love Will Travel
* No 2: Lovin' You Ain't Easy
* No 3: **Long Live Love**
* No 4: Someday
* No 5: Angel Eyes
* No 6: Hands Across the Sea
BBC Radio 6 Music

**BBC Radio 6 Music** (also known as 6 Music or BBC 6 Music) is a digital-only radio station dedicated mostly to 'alternative' music, both recorded and live. It was launched by the BBC on 11 March 2002.

The station describes itself as bringing together "*...the cutting edge music of today, the iconic and groundbreaking music of the past 40 years and unlimited access to the BBC's wonderful music archive".*

## Presenters

### Current

* The Blessed Madonna
* Craig Charles
* Gideon Coe
* Guy Garvey
* Chris Hawkins
* Jamz Supernova
* Liz Kershaw
* Steve Lamacq
* Amy Lamé
* Lauren Laverne
* Nemone
* Radcliffe & Maconie
* Marc Riley
* Tom Ravenscroft
* Tom Robinson
* Huw Stephens

### Past

* Janice Long (until 2004)
* Natasha Desborough (until 2008)
* Bruce Dickinson (2002 - 2010)
* George Lamb (2007-2010)
* Adam and Joe (until 2011)
* Shaun Keaveny (until Sept. 2021)

## Further reading

* "*Best of BBC 6Music – the station's six essential shows*", theguardian.com, 2015-02-05

## External links

* BBC 6 Music home page
* Schedules (start 15 September 2007)
* Wikipedia
April 1979

Generic page for April 1979 for events which do not have a definite day / date.

## Events

* UK General Election campaign is underway.

## Playlist

1. Sex Pistols - Silly Thing.
	* HNE at no.24 on Top 40 on 03 April, eventually goes Top 10.
2. Supertramp - Logical Song.
	* Another NE at no.37, gets to Top 10 in April.
3. Generation X - Valley of the Dolls.
	* NE at no.40, eventually get to 23.
4. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes.
	* Knocks Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive off the top spot and stays there for six weeks.
5. Wings - Goodnight Tonight.
	* New track from Macca & co.enters charts at no.25 and reaches no.5 in May. Also on 12" extended version.
6. M - Pop Musik.
	* Brand new sounds enter the charts at no.28 and reaches no.2 in May, kept off the top by abovementioned Art.
7. Members - Offshore Banking Business.
	* More Virgin punks in at no.37 on 10 April, peaking at no.31 a week later.
8. Milk and Honey - Hallelujah.
	* Eurovision winner jumps from 35 to peak no.5 on 17 April.
9. Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out.
	* Follow up to Tragedy spends 6 weeks in the Top 40, peaking at no.13.
10. Mike Oldfield - Guilty.
	* Surprise disco single enters the Top 40 at the end of the month, peaking at 22 in May.
11. The Dickies - Banana Splits.
	* Novelty single enters the charts in April, peaking at no.7 in May.
12. Boney M - Hooray Hooray..
	* Early holiday mood for the German band HNE on 24 April, peaking at no.3 in May (held off the top by abovementioned M & Art).
13. ABBA - As Good As New.
	* opening track from Swede's new album released on 23 April.
14. Tubeway Army - Me! I Disconnect from You
	* groundbreaking album *Replicas* released this month, eventually charts in June.
15. Simple Minds - Life in a Day
	* debut album released this month together with title track as single.

## Record releases

* Tubeway Army - *Replicas*
* ABBA - Voulez-Vous
* Simple Minds - Life in a Day

## Connections

* Travelled to West Germany for the first time. Stayed in Bad Dürrheim.
Bohemian Rhapsody

**Bohemian Rhapsody** is the tile of a a song recorded by Queen, initially released in October 1975 as the lead single from their fourth studio album *A Night at the Opera* released the following month. It was written by the group's lead singer Freddie Mercury, and is a six-minute suite, with several parts of different musical styles including a ballad segment (featuring Mercury on piano), an operatic passage (featuring vocal harmonies by band members), a hard rock instrumental segment and a slow reflective coda to finish it off.

Despite its unorthodox format, and apparently non 'radio-friendly' length, the single became a big hit in the group's native Britain and around the world. It went to no.1 in the UK Singles charts relatively quickly, reaching the top spot during the last week of November 1975 remaining at the top for nine weeks, also becoming the Christmas Number 1 for 1975. It was eventually knocked off the top by ABBA's Mamma Mia (the Italian exclamation "*Mamma mia!*" also features in the lyrics to the Queen song). The song allegedly got its big break after Kenny Everett played it on his Capital Radio show in fragments to tease the listeners. The song hadn’t been technically released at that point, as Everett was playing it from a reel to reel tape, however this plan worked as people descended onto record shops to get a copy when it was released, thus building up demand.

## Chronology

### Next single

5 Live EP with George Michael

Bohemian Rhapsody was re-released in December 1991 as a double A-side with a new Queen song These Are the Days of Our Lives, further to the death of Mercury in late November. This single also went to no.1, remaining at the top for five weeks, and again becoming the Christmas no.1 for that year.

In recent years, in the downloading and streaming age, the track has entered the lower reaches of the Top 100 (most notably during late 2018 into 2019 after the release of the eponymous film, based on the life on Freddie Mercury), and to date has spent a total of 50 weeks in the UK charts. In 2022 in a special chart listing the UK's Official Top 200 most-streamed songs, Bohemian Rhapsody was the most-streamed of the 1970s, at no. 56, followed by the group's Don't Stop Me Now, at no.88).
Billy Currie

**Billy Currie** (William Lee Currie, b. 01 April 1950) is a British musician and songwriter, best known as an original member of Ultravox. He has also released solo material under his own name.

## See also

* Tubeway Army
* Visage (group)
	+ Visage (album): Mind of a Toy / Visage (song)
* *Rage In Eden* (Ultravox album)
* *Riverside* (BBC Two) - 01 November 1982
* Do They Know It's Christmas?

### Related artists

* John Foxx
* Gary Numan
* Midge Ure

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Musicbrainz
Apollo 15

**Apollo 15** was the ninth manned mission in the US Apollo program, the fourth to land on the Moon, and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first to carry the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

There were three crew members aboard: David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin. The purpose of the mission was to observe the moon surface, collect samples, conduct experiments, and test new equipment.

The mission began on 26 July 1971, and ended on 07 August.

## Main dates

* 26 July 1971 launch from Kennedy Space Center
* 30 July 1971 lands on the Moon
* 31 July 1971 Scott and Irwin unload the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, and drove it to Elbow Crater along the Hadley Rille.
* 02 August 1971 leaves the Moon
* 07 August 1971 mission was completed and lands back on Earth.

## Scrapbook

*scans GraemeWood*

*Countdown*, Oct. 1975
## External links

* Apollo 15 timeline NASA history
* Apollo 15 timeline blogspot (in Italian, with excellent pictures)
* Apollo 15 timeline timetoast.com
31 May 2021

Bank Holiday Monday 31 May

2021-05-31

## Events

* Prof Ravi Gupta, from the University of Cambridge, a scientist advising the government, says there are signs that the UK is in the early stages of a third wave of coronavirus infections as the Indian variant fuels an "exponential growth". He said ending COVID restrictions in England on 21 June should be postponed.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 2
	+ 9.30 am *All Day PopMaster* [1] Ken Bruce hosts an All Day PopMaster on this Bank Holiday Monday special. Every hour, on the half hour today from 0730 onwards the nation stops for PopMaster, culminating in the Grand Final in Sara Cox's show at 5.30pm. In this very special event, some of the UK’s most loved celebrity quiz brains go up against listeners in the nation’s favourite pop quiz, with everyone fighting to be crowned only the second ever All Day PopMaster Champion.
31 March 1980

Monday 31 March

1980-03-31

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

* BBC Two
	+ 7.40 pm *Rock Goes To College* This week: Steve Forbert from Lancaster University
	+ 8.15 pm *Marti Caine*. Joining Marti tonight are The Shadows, singer/songwriter Labi Siffre and The Geoffrey Richer Dancers.
	+ 9.00 pm *Not The Nine O'Clock News* The return of the comedy programme that won more awards than other programmes that haven't won any awards at all have won. Featuring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel, with sessions from Pauline Murray and Any Trouble.
		- Peel reads out his colleagues' records of the week. *"DLT has chosen 'You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties' by Jonah Lewie, Simon Beast has chosen 'Silver Dream Machine' by David Essex - he can pick 'em eh? - Peter Powell, who's standing in for Paul Burnett for 3 weeks has chosen Karel Fialka and 'The Eyes Have It'. Andy Peebles has chosen, and rightly so, 'My Perfect Cousin' by the Undertones and Kid's selection is Slinky & the Ephs and it's called 'Temporary Thing'."*
31 October 2010

Sunday 31 October

2010-10-31

## Charts

* Top 40: HNE/NN1 Cheryl Cole - Promise This (-), NE/N2 Rihanna - The Only Girl (In the World) (-) N3 Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (1).

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.00 pm *Single Father* (4/4) Matt begs Sarah for another chance to make their relationship work, whilst Sarah anxiously waits to see if Dave will go ahead with the paternity tests. With David Tennant.
Baccara

**Baccara** were a Spanish female vocalist duo, Mayte Mateos (b.07 February 1951) and María Mendiola (04 April 1952 – 11 September 2021), who had hits in the UK and in Europe in 1977 and 1978 with the disco tracks Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and Sorry I'm a Lady.

In 1978 they represented Luxemburg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Parlez-Vous Francais? Out of the 20 competing songs, they arrived in 7th place.

The duo split in 1981.[1]

TV
--

### Top of the Pops

* 22 September 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (50)
* 06 October 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (14)
* 27 October 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (1)
* 26 January 1978 - Sorry I'm a Lady (22)
* 09 February 1978 - Sorry I'm a Lady (8)
* also 1977 Christmas Special - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
* feature on *Big Hits 1977* (2012)

### Other shows

* 18 July 1978 - *Cabaret Showtime* (BBC1)
* 19 August 1978 - *Seaside Special* (BBC1)
* 06 / 13 / 20 / 27 February 1979 - *Sacha Distel and Guests* (BBC2)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Official charts archive
Adam Ant

**Adam Ant** (real name Stuart Leslie Goddard, b. 03 November 1954) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as frontman of the post-punk and pop group Adam and The Ants, active between 1977 and 1982. "Adam Ant" embarked on a solo career immediately after the band split up and scored a number of hits.

His first solo single Goody Two Shoes went to to no.1 in the UK, with parent debut album *Friend or Foe* going top 5. Subsequent releases were less successful although he continued to record and release new material up to 1995.

He released his latest album, his sixth solo effort, entitled *Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter* in January 2013.

## Scrapbook

Look-In, Oct. 1982Smash Hits, Oct. 1983Record Mirror, July 1985
## External links

* Wikipedia
* UK chart archive
City to City

**City to City** is the title of the second studio album by singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. The album was released on 20 January 1978, his first solo release in six years.

It reached no.6 in the UK album charts in April, fuelled by the success of the single Baker Street lifted as the second single from the album. The title track had been released as a single in 1977 although was not a UK hit.

*City to City* also went to no.1 in the US, achieving platinum status. Baker Street went to no.2 in the Billboard Hot 100, kept off the top for six weeks by Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing.

The album contains all Rafferty original compositions and was produced by Hugh Murphy and Rafferty.

## Tracklisting

original UK LP

Side One

1. The Ark
2. Baker Street
3. Right Down the Line
4. City to City
5. Stealin' Time

Side Two

1. Mattie's Rag
2. Whatever's Written In Your Heart
3. Home and Dry
4. Island
5. Waiting for the Day

## Singles

UK releases only

UK rel. date 1977 - did not chart in UK
* City to City (edit) b/w Mattie's Rag
UK rel. date 03 February 1978, UK chart peak 03
* Baker Street (edit) b/w Big Change in the Weather
UK rel. date Aug. 1978, did not chart
* Right Down The Line (edit) b/w Island (edit)
Actually

**Actually** is the title of the second studio album by British duo Pet Shop Boys.

* From PSB official site:

>  The title was simply a word they say an awful lot. “We were thinking of calling it ‘Jollysight’, actually,” said Chris at the time, “which was the name of a hotel we saw in Italy – so that, when people asked why, we could say because ‘it’s a jolly sight better then the last one’…”
>
>

The album entered the UK charts at no.2, one place higher than their debut's peak, and remained in the Top 40 for a total of 42 weeks. *Actually* features four hit singles, two of which went to no.1 and one to no.2 (see *Singles* section below).

The duo's no.1 single Always On My Mind was released a few months after the release of *Actually* although does not feature on the album itself.

## Tracklisting

### Original release

* LP / MC

A1. One More Chance (5:31)

A2. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (4:23)

A3. Shopping (3:37)

A4. Rent (5:08)

A5. Hit Music (4:45)

B1. It Couldn’t Happen Here (5:22)

B2. It’s a Sin (4:59)

B3. I Want to Wake Up (5:11)

B4. Heart (3:58)

B5. King’s Cross (5:12)

* CD

10 tracks as above

### Further Listening 1987/1988

rel. (04 June 2001)
CD One as above, CD Two:

1. I Want to Wake Up (Breakdown mix) (6:00)

2. Heart (Shep Pettibone version) (4:13)

3. You Know Where You Went Wrong (5:52)

4. One More Chance (7″ mix) (3:50)

5. It’s a Sin (disco mix) (7:41)

6. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (extended mix) (6:51)

7. Heart (disco mix) (8:40)

8. A New Life (4:57)

9. Always on My Mind (demo version) (4:04)

10. Rent (7″ mix) (3:37)

11. I Want a Dog (4:59)

12. Always On My Mind (extended dance mix) (8:13)

13. Do I Have To? (5:17)

14. Always on My Mind (dub mix) (2:04)

## Singles

see page
see page

## External links

* Official discography

* track by track with Tennant/Lowe in Smash Hits 09 September 1987 [1] [2]
A Song For Europe (1982)

**A Song For Europe 82** was the name of the competition to select the song to represent the UK at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest in Harrogate that year. The show was broadcast on BBC One on 24 March 1982 at 8.05 pm. The show was hosted by Terry Wogan.

## Songs

1. Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-bop) - Q Feel
2. No matter how I try - Paul Curtis
3. Every step of the way - The Touring Company
4. Different worlds and different people - Lovin' Feeling
5. **Every Day of My Life - Good Looks**
6. You're the only good thing in my life - Rich Gypsy
7. One Step further - Bardo
8. How Long - The Weltons

After voting by regional juries the winning song was **One Step Further performed by Bardo**.

## External links

* Natfinals

*Radio Times scans GraemeWood*
BBC Radio 2

**BBC Radio 2** is a radio service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began broadcasting on 30 September 1967, replacing The Light Programme.

## Presenters

*A-Z*

* Ken Bruce
* Gary Davies
* Zoe Ball ‎
* Tony Blackburn
* Janice Long
* Scott Mills
* Ed Stewart
* Terry Wogan

## Programmes

* In Concert
* Late Night Extra ‎

## See also

### Radio

* BBC Radio 1
* BBC Radio 6 Music

### Dates

* 30 September 1967 - first transmission date
* 03 April 1972 - Terry Wogan's first Breakfast Show
* 30 September 1977 - 10th anniversary
* 07 January 1985 - Ken Bruce's first Breakfast Show
* 18 December 2009 - Terry Wogan's final Breakfast Show
* 03 September 2018 - Chris Evans announcement
* 22 October 2018 ‎- shake-up announcement
* 14 January 2019 ‎- new schedule
* 15 September 2019 - live in Hyde Park

### Recordings

* Something Is Squeezing My Skull - incl. Morrissey live tracks
Boy George

**Boy George** is the professional and stage name of **George Alan O'Dowd** (b. 14 June 1961), a British singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer, mixed media artist, photographer and record producer. He is the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club and has also pursued a solo career as a recording artist.

## Scrapbook

early features as George O'Dowd, in *Record Mirror*, Nov. 1981
As It Was

***6,100th page***

**As It Was** is the title of a a song recorded by British artist Harry Styles, released 01 April 2022 as the lead single from his third studio album, *Harry's House* released in May. The song was co-written by Styles with the track's producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson.

As It Was went straight into the UK chart at no.1 on 08 April, remaining at the top for ten consecutive weeks, and going on to become the longest running no.1 and biggest selling single of 2022.
Beat Again

**Beat Again** is the debut single by British boy band JLS, released on 12 July 2009 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album *JLS* (2009).

The single went to no.1 in the UK the week after its release, remaining at the top for two weeks. It became the 16th best-selling single of 2009.
Claudia Winkleman

**Claudia Winkleman**

TV
--

*as regular presenter*

* Holiday / Holiday on a Shoestring / Summer Holiday / Holiday Guide / Holiday Snaps (1999-2001)
* Danger: Celeb at Work (2001)
* Toilets (2002)
* Liquid News (2003)
* Fame Academy on Three (2003)
* Three's a Crowd (2004)
* Headjam (2004) - *regular guest/contestant*
* End of Story (2004)
* Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two (2004, 2005, 2006)
* The House of Tiny Tearaways (2005)

*tbc from 2007 (go to p.20)*
Cicero Park

**Cicero Park** is the tile of the debut album by British band Hot Chocolate released on the RAK label in June 1974.

Although the album featured the top 3 single Emma (no.3 in March 1974) the album itself failed to chart in the UK as did the follow-up single Changing World. A third track Disco Queen was also released as a single and reached no.11 a year later.

*Cicero Par*k was re-released in 2009 with a bonus 15-track disc.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
David Webb

**David Webb** (b. 09 April 1946) is an English former professional footballer who made 555 appearances in the Football League playing for Leyton Orient, Southampton, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Derby County, AFC Bournemouth and Torquay United. He later became a manager, taking charge of Bournemouth, Torquay United, Southend United, Chelsea, Brentford and Yeovil Town.

Born on the same day as Les Gray of Mud.
Compact

**Compact** is the title of a TV soap opera produced and broadcast by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. the show it was set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.

Shown twice weekly on BBC One it was designed as competitor to ITV's *Coronation Street* although was shown on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus avoiding a clash with its competitor, broadcast on Mondays and Wednesdays. It was first broadcast on 2 January 1962 and the final episode went out on 30 July 1965.

The series was written by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling who would later go on to write the long-running soap opera *Crossroads*, shown on ITV. Compact starred, among other, Ronald Allen who would go on to play David Hunter in *Crossroads*.
31 March 1978

Friday 31 March

1978-03-31

## Events

* The Boomtown Rats release new single She's So Modern.
	+ It was the group's first new material of the year and the lead single from the forthcoming album *Tonic For The Troops*. It was commercially successful, becoming the band's third single to reach the UK Top 20 (no.12) and the second to reach the Irish Top 10.
Beat Surrender

**Beat Surrender** is the title of a song recorded by British group The Jam and released ad their final single on 22 November 1982.

The song was written by Paul Weller and produced by Peter Wilson, who also played piano on the track.

Beat Surrender was previewed live on the first episode of *The Tube*on 05 November. They appeared for a mimed performance on Top of the Pops on 02 December 1982. The line-up also featured Tracie Young who would go on to work with Weller as part of The Style Council.

## Single release

The single went straight into the UK Top 40 at number one the week after its release and remained at the top for one further week before being replaced by Renée and Renato's Save Your Love in the run-up to Christmas. Beat Surrender was The Jam's fourth and final no.1 (see also Going Underground, Start and Town Called Malice). It also kept The Human League's Mirror Man at no.2.

The last single to go straight in at No.1 had been The Jam's double A-side Town Called Malice/Precious.

Aside form the two original Weller compositions, Beat Surrender and Shopping, the 2x7" and 12" issues featured three cover versions.

*UK releases only*

7" Polydor POSP 540
A. Beat Surrender

B. Shopping

2x7" Polydor POSPJ 540
A. Beat Surrender

B. Shopping

C. Move On Up

D. Stoned Out Of My Mind / War

12" Polydor POSPX 540
A1 Beat Surrender

A2 Shopping

B1 Move On Up

B2 Shopping

B3 Stoned Out of My Mind

## Availability

* Beat Surrender was not included on any original studio album although later featured on the singles collection *Snap!* (1983) and on the deluxe re-issue of *The Gift* (2012), which also includes all the B sides. A 'super-deluxe' edition also includes a demo and a live version of Beat Surrender.
ABBA scrapbook 1977-1979

see also: ABBA scrapbook 1974-1976, ABBA scrapbook 1980-1982

*scans: Look-In - GraemeWood / BRAVO - BRAVO Posters / Record Mirror worldradiohistory.com*

*Look-In*, 8 Jan. 1977*BRAVO*, 13 Jan. 1977*Look-In*, 5 March 1977*BRAVO*, 25 Aug 1977*Look-In*, 22 Oct. 1977*Look-In*, 17 Dec. 1977*Look-In*, 31 Dec. 1977*Look-In*, 11 Feb. **1978***Look-In*, 1 April 1978*BRAVO*, 13 July 1977*Look-In*, w/e 4 November 1978*BRAVO*, 28 June 1979*BRAVO*, 13 Dec. 1979
Blue Lines

**Blue Lines** is the title of the debut album by British group Massive Attack released on 08 April 1991 on Wild Bunch / Virgin Records. The album was an immediate commercial success establishing the group and their style of making electronic music in pop culture.

It went straight into the charts at no.13 the week after its release, initially spending just four weeks in the Top 40, although in the period up to 1999 it had spent a total of twenty-seven weeks in the charts.

*Blue Lines* spawned three singles, the most successful of which was Unfinished Sympathy, released under the name Massive.

A remastered version of the album, known as *Blue Lines (2012 Mix/Master)*, was released on 19 November 2012 in various formats including a super-deluxe 2xLP, CD & DVD edition. The same basic original nine tracks featured on all formats, with the DVD featuring a 96K/24 bit remaster.

## Personnel

* Massive Attack: Robert "3D" Del Naja, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall.

## Tracklisting

2. One Love
3. Blue Lines
4. Be Thankful For What You've Got
5. Five Man Army
6. Unfinished Sympathy
7. Daydreaming
8. Lately
9. Hymn of the Big Wheel

Guests (selected): Shara Nelson – vocals (tracks 1, 6–8), Horace Andy – vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9), Tony Bryan – vocals (track 4), Wil Malone – string arrangement, conducting (track 6).

## Singles

*UK releases only*

UK rel. date 15 October 1990, UK chart peak 81
* Daydreaming / Daydreaming (instrumental) / Any Love / various mixes
UK rel. date 11 February 1991, UK chart peak 13
* Unfinished Sympathy (Nelle Hooper 7" Mix) / Unfinished Sympathy / Unfinished Sympathy (instrumental) / various mixes.

see also *Top of the Pops* 28 February 1991.
UK rel. 27 May 1991, UK chart peak 25
* Safe From Harm - 7" Version / Original / 12" Version / instrumental / various mixes

see also *Top of the Pops* 13 June 1991
UK rel. date 1992
* Hymn Of The Big Wheel (Nellee Hooper Mix) / Home Of The Whale / Be Thankful (Paul Oakenfold Mix) / Any Love (Larry Heard Mix)

## Blue Lines - The Remixes

A remix album was released in 2006. [2] *(digital only?)*

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify 2012 Mix/Master
* Spotify The Remixes (2006)
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

**Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)** is the title of a song recorded and released by Swedish group ABBA.

The track was a brand new song which had not featured on the group's Voulez Vous album released earlier in the year, although Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! carries on with the disco style explored by the group on the album. As a disco track, the song is longer than most standard 7" singles of the time, with an overall timing of 4:45. A long instrumental section in the song creates a kind of 'extended version' which were becoming popular as dance tracks.

## Single release

The track was released as single a few weeks prior to the group's *Greatest Hits Vol. 2* compilation album, launched for the lucrative Christmas market.

The single reached no.3 in the UK, kept off the top spot by One Day at a Time by Lena Martell and Doctor Hook's When You're In Love With a Beautiful Woman. It spent a total of 8 weeks in the Top 40. The promo video was featured twice on Top of the Pops.

### Tracklisting

UK 7" , EPIC S EPC 7914

A. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (4:45)

B. The King Has Lost His Crown (3:30)

US 7" ATLANTIC 3652

A. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (3:35)

B. The King Has Lost His Crown (3:30)

### Promo video

The promo video for the single shows the group performing and recording the song at Polar Studios in Stockholm.

## Other versions

* a live version of the song recorded on the 1979 tour appears on *Live* (1986) and *Live at Wembley Arena* (2014).
* the song features in the *Mamma Mia!* musical and film and was the first to be released from the movie OST.
* notable cover versions have been recorded by Erasure, Sisters of Mercy, The Leather Nun and A-Teens.

## Samples

* The song's characteristic synthesiser riff and baisc rhythm were sampled by Madonna for her 2005 hit Hung Up.

## External links

* Song on musicbrainz.com
* Single on discogs.com
Blue

Blue (2002)

**Blue** is a British pop group that gained prominence in the early 2000s. The boy band was formed in 2000 and originally consisted of four vocalist members Lee Ryan (b. 1983), Simon Webbe (b. 1978), Duncan James (b. 1978), and Antony Costa (b. 1981).

Blue achieved success with their debut album, *All Rise*, released in 2001. The album featured hit singles like All Rise, Too Close and If You Come Back. Their sound blended pop, R&B, and dance elements, and their polished harmonies contributed to their popularity.

The group continued to release several albums, including *One Love* (2002), *Guilty* (2003), and come-back album Roulette (2013). Among their hit singles are Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (a collaboration with Elton John), Breathe Easy, Bubblin' and Curtain Falls.

Blue also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 with the song I Can, finishing in 11th place. The group has undergone some line-up changes over the years, and they occasionally reunite for performances and new projects. Each member has also pursued individual endeavours in music, acting, and other fields. A tour is scheduled for 2024.

## Scrapbook

Smash Hits, April 2002Lee RyanAnthony CostaSimon WebbDuncan JamesSmash Hits, Oct. 2002
## See also

* 27 May 2001 - All Rise (rel. 21 May) , chart entry & Top 40 debut
* 17 April 2002 - *Smash Hits* cover & feature (see Scrapbook)
* 02 October 2002 - *Smash Hits* cover & feature (see Scrapbook)
* 20 December 2002 - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word at N1 (footage From TOTP Awards)
* 26 October 2003 - Guilty new Singles chart entry at N2
* 19 March 2004 - Breathe Easy, TOTP
* 14 May 2011 - Eurovision Song Contest
* 01 January 2022 - *The Hit List* Celebrity Special
* 28 October 2022 - *Heart & Soul* album released
31 October 2020

Saturday 31 October

2020-10-31

## Events

* Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown for England due to the spread of the coronavirus.
* Scottish actor Sean Connery dies at his home in the Bahamas, aged 90. Connery’s wife and two sons said he “died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family”. Son Jason Connery said his father had been “unwell for some time.”
August No.1s

Singles which reached No.1 in the UK during the month of August (up to 2005 incl.)

### 1960s

* Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964)
* Honeycombs - Have I The Right? (1964)
* The Beatles - Help! (1965)
* Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe (1965)
* The Troggs - With A Girl Like You (1966)
* The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (1966)
* Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)  (1967)

### 1970s

* Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting (1971)
* Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well (1972)
* Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (1974)
* The Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason (1974)
* Typically Tropical - Barbados (1975)
* The Stylistics - I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) (1975)
* ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976)
* Brotherhood of Man - Angelo (1977)
* Elvis Presley - Way Down (1977)
* The Floaters - Float On (1977)
* Commodores - Three Times A Lady (1978)

### 1980s

* ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (1980)
* David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (1980)
* Aneka - Japanese Boy (1981)
* Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982)
* Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
* KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up (1983)
* UB40 - Red Red Wine (1983)
* UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe (1985)
* Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You (1986)
* Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (1987)
* Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (1987)

### 1990s

* Bomablurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny... (1990)
* Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (1992)
* Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (1993)
* Culture Beat - Mr Vain (1993)
* Blur - Country House (1995)
* Will Smith - Men in Black (1997)
* Boyzone - No Matter What (1998)
* Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This... (1998)
* Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All (1999)
* Lou Bega - Mambo No.5 (1999)
* Westlife - If I Let You Go (1999)
* Geri Halliwell - Mi Chico Latino (1999)

### 2000s

* Robbie Williams - Rock DJ (2000)
* Mel C - I Turn To You (2000)
* Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (2000)
* Madonna - Music (2000)
* So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds (2001)
* Five - Let's Dance (2001)
* Sugababes - Round Round (2002)
* Blue Cantrell ft Sean Paul - Breathe (2003)
* Elton John - Are You Ready For Love (2003)
* Busted - Thunderbirds/3AM(2004)
* 3 of a Kind - Babycakes (2004)
* Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (2004)
31 October 1964

Saturday 31 October

1964-10-31

## Events

* Future Dutch national footballer and club manager Marco Van Basten born in Utrecht, Netherlands.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.15 pm: *Doctor Who*: Planet of Giants ep. 1 (new series) [1]

* + 5.40 pm *Juke Box Jury* This week's panel: Petula Clark, Marianne Faithfull, Stubby Kaye, Don Wardell. In the chair, David Jacobs
	+ 7.05 pm Dixon of Dock Green
	+ 10.30 pm The International Ballroom Championships of 1964 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Master of Ceremonies, David Jacobs. Commentator: Michael Aspel

* ITV/ABC

*scans via transdiffusion.org (click for full article)*
Celebrity Squares

**Celebrity Squares** was a British TV quiz show which first ran on ITV for four seasons from 20 July 1975 to 07 July 1979, hosted by Bob Monkhouse. It was also revived in the nineties and ran for three seasons from 08 January 1993 to 03 January 1997, again hosted by Monkhouse.

A further revival in 2014 began in 10 September but was cancelled after a second season which ended on 07 June 2015.

The game was based on the American TV format Hollywood Squares.

## Scrapbook

*scans GraemeWood*

TV Times feature, April 1978
Boys and Girls (song)

7" cover

7" back cover

**Boys and Girls** is the title of a song recorded and released by the British group The Human League. It was written by band members Adrian Wright and Philip Oakey and released as a single in February 1981. It was the group's first single after the band had split in late 1980. The cover shows a photograph of Oakey and Wright together with newly recruited members Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall who had joined the group for live touring in late 1980, although do not feature on the recording of the song itself.

## Single release

The single was released as a 7" disc on Virgin records In February 1981, with initial limited copies packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

The B side was another new track, an instrumental entitled Tom Baker, a homage to the actor and to his best known role of Doctor Who. The track is in the style of the kind of incidental music used in the show at the time.

The single release was much publicised, and advertised although it failed to make the Top 40 in the UK, reaching only no.48 [1], although would be The Human League's last single not to do so until 1986.

John Peel previewed the single on his show the week before its release and Smash Hits printed the lyrics to Boys and Girls with a full colour photo in early March.

**Boys and Girls**

* 7" single Virgin VS395

A. Boys and Girls

B. Tom Baker

### Re-releases

The two tracks remained exclusive to the single release until being included on a remastered expanded version of the 1980 album *Travelogue* in 2003.[2]

Boys and Girls was not included on any Human League singles collection until 2016 when it featured on the comprehensive *A Very British Synthesizer Group* anthology.

## Scrapbook

ad in *Record Mirror*, 21-02-1981gatefold sleeve inner pic*Smash Hits* lyrics page, 05 March 1981*Smash Hits* review by David Hepworth

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify - *Travelogue* expanded ed. tracks 14 & 15
31 May 2019

Friday 31 May

2019-05-31

## Events

* New releases: Katie Perry - Never Really Over [1], Depeche Mode - *Music For The Masses - The Singles* (Box set), VV AA - *NOW 100 Hits Forgotten 80s,* Gary Daly - *Gone From Here.*

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (1)
* Albums: N1 Lewis Capaldi - *Divinely Uninspired...*
	+ Vinyl: HNE/N1 Morrissey - *California Sun*
Blue Peter

**Blue Peter** is the name of a BBC TV children's programme. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958.

The programme is a magazine show format for children featuring three or four regular presenters. There have been 40 different presenters throughout the show's history. The programme has also featured a number of pets including dogs, tortoises, cats, and parrots. The longevity of Blue Peter has established it as a significant part of British pop-culture.

In December 2012, *Blue Peter* ended its 54-year run on BBC One and now airs only on CBBC and on-line. From 28 September 1964 until 1995 it was shown twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays, although a third show was added in 1995, broadcasting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It returned to two shows a week in 2006. Since January 2012, it has returned to one programme per week, as it had originally started in 1958.

* See also: What links here
African and White

**African and White** is the title of a song by China Crisis, released as their debut single in 1981, successively remixed and re-released in 1982, both on Inevitable records. The song was written by group members Lundon, Daley and Reilly and was produced by Jeremy Lewis. The remixed version was later included on the group's debut album *Difficult Shapes..* .

The B side to the original issue was a track entitled Be Suspicious. This was replaced on the re-issue by a new track Red Sails, recorded on 8 track at Amazon studios on 15 June 1982, produced and mixed by Gil Norton. Be Suspicious was remixed and re-instated as bonus a track for the 12" release which featured a remixed and extended version of African and White. The re-issue reached no.45 in the UK singles charts in August 1982.[1]

 An early 'home demo' of African and White from 1979-80 is included on the CD collection *Fine and Also Rare China.* [2]

African and White made no.22 in John Peel's 1982 Festive Fifty.[3]

## Track-listing

* original 7" issue, 1981 INEV 011

A. African and White

B. Be Suspicious

* re-issue 7", 1982 INEV 011

A. African and White (remixed version)

B. Red Sails

* 12" 1982, INEV 011-12

A. African and White (remixed and extended version)

B1. Red Sails

B2. Be Suspicious
Blue Monday

**Blue Monday** is a song written, recorded and released by British group New Order in 1983.

## Re-releases

The track was re-mixed and re-released in 1988 and again in 1995.

## Cover versions

* Nouvelle Vague on *Band à Part* (2006)
* Trevor Horn feat The Sharm Orchestra and Rev. Jimmie Wood on *Trevor Horn Reimagines the Eighties* (2019)

## Other versions

* 2011 *Total* version
* Writing Session recording / 1982 Writing Session Recording / Instrumental Outtake - on *Power, Corruption & Lies* Definitive edition (2022)
* Officially released live recordings:
	+ *316* (DVD video, 2001): Reading Festival 1998
	+ *511* (DVD video, 2002): Finsbury Park 2002
	+ *Live at Bestival 2012* (CD, 2013)
	+ *NOMC15* (CD, digital 2017): O2 Academy, 2015
	+ *Education Entertainment Recreation* (CD, 2021) Alexandra Palace, 2018
	+ *Power, Corruption & Lies* Definitive edition (2022): Rosehill Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland 1983 / Alabamahalle, Munich / The Haçienda, Manchester 1983 / Top of the pops 1983 / Switch 1983

## See also

* 14 February 1983 - first known play by John Peel on R1
* 15 March 1983 - Top 40 new entry at N37
* 31 March 1983 - live performance on *Top of the Pops*

* *Low-life* (1985)
Bananarama

**Bananarama** are a female vocal group founded in London in 1979. The group originally consisted of three members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Fahey, married to Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, left the group in 1988 and would later resurface as part of the pop duo Shakespears Sister. She was replaced by new member Jacquie O'Sullivan.

The original trio had their first two hits in 1982 together with male trio Fun Boy Three, firstly with It Ain't What You Do.. followed-up by Really Saying Something. Their first hit as a stand-alone group, Shy Boy, followed the same year with more hits coming in 1983 and 1984. Their career was revived somewhat in 1986 with the Top 10 cover version of Venus, a remake of Shocking Blue's song from 1969, produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman. A *Greatest Hits* collection effectively closed the first part of the trio's career in 1988. The new formation with O'Sullivan was less successful although the chart hits continued in the 1990s, when Bananarama were also reduced to a duo with just Dallin and Woodward.

Their latest album *In Stereo* was released in 2019.

## Top of the Pops appearances

* all studio appearances unless otherwise stated.

* video links given next to dates where available

## Smash Hits

* 08 August 1990 - front cover, full colour feature with poster "It's hard not to be grumpy-.." (Keren, Sarah, Jacqui) [12]

## Scrapbook

*Smash Hits*, 07 October 1987 (1/3)(2/3)(3/3)*Record Mirror*, Jan. 1988
31 October 1983

Monday 31 October

1983-10-31

## Events

* The Smiths release their second single This Charming Man b/w Jeane. The 7" would soon become their first UK chart success reaching no.25 in late November.
	+ This Charming Man had been previewed in the group's second session for John Peel, first broadcast on 21 September 1983.
* Paul McCartney releases *Pipes of Peace* album, China Crisis release second album *Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two.*
31 October

## Birthdays

* Johnny Marr (b.1963), Marco van Basten (b.1964), Annabella Lwin (b.1966), Vanilla Ice (b.1967),

## Events

* 1964: *Dr Who* Season 2 begins.
* 1975: Queen release new single Bohemian Rhapsody.
* 1969: The Beatles release Something/Come Together single.
* 1983: The Smiths release This Charming Man.
* 2017: Terrorist attack in NYC
* 2021: COP20 opens in Glasgow; *Doctor Who* (S13, 01/06)

## Charts

as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.

* 1971: Rod Stewart - Maggie May (5/5)
* 1978: John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights (6/7)
* 1993: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (3/7)
* 1999: **Five - Keep On Movin'** (1/1)
* 2004: **Ja Rule ft R Kelly & Ashanti - Wonderful** (1/1)
* 2010: **Cheryl Cole - Promise This** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details

* 1968: Stuart Henry. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days.
* 1974: Tony Blackburn. Ken Boothe - Everything I Own.
* 1985: Simon Bates & Janice Long. Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love.
* 1991: Tony Dortie & Mark Franklin. U2 – The Fly.
* 1997: Mary Ann Hobbs. Aqua - Barbie Girl.
* 2003: Margherita Taylor & Reggie Yates. Fatman Scoop & Crooklyn Clan – Be Faithful.

## Publications

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Apollo 10

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The **Apollo 10** mission was the fourth crewed mission in NASA's Apollo program and was conducted in May 1969, just two months before the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Its primary objective was to perform a "dress rehearsal" for the lunar landing by testing all aspects of the mission except for the actual touchdown.

The crew of Apollo 10 consisted of Commander Thomas Stafford, Command Module Pilot John Young, and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan. They flew the Command/Service Module (CSM) named "Charlie Brown" and the Lunar Module (LM) called "Snoopy."

Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It entered lunar orbit after a few days and performed several critical tasks. The LM separated from the CSM and descended within about 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) of the lunar surface, coming tantalizingly close to actually landing. This allowed the crew to assess the lunar module's performance and evaluate potential landing sites.

During their lunar orbit, the crew took detailed photographs, collected data on the Moon's gravitational field, and scouted potential landing locations. They also tested the LM's ascent engine and rendezvoused and docked with the CSM, simulating the return journey from the Moon.

After completing their objectives, Apollo 10 departed the Moon and returned to Earth, splashing down safely in the Pacific Ocean on May 26, 1969. The mission was considered a complete success and provided crucial data and experience for the upcoming Apollo 11 mission, which achieved the first human landing on the Moon.

Overall, Apollo 10 demonstrated that all the necessary hardware and procedures were in place for a successful lunar landing. It played a crucial role in paving the way for Apollo 11 and the historic moment when humans first set foot on the lunar surface.