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16 May 2019

Thursday

2019-05-16

## Events

* New Order drummer and keyboard player Stephen Morris issues autobiography *Record Play Pause Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist Volume 1*. The book follows Stephen’s life during the days of Joy Division. Coming early next year will be the next instalment, featuring his time in New Order up to the current day.[1]
* TV: Richie Driss makes debut as *Blue Peter* presenter.[2]
11 February 1991

Monday 11 February

1991-02-11

## Events

* Massive Attack release new single Unfinished Sympathy under the name "Massive" to avoid a radio ban as its release coincided with the Gulf War.
	+ The single reached no.13 on 10 March[1] making it their highest Top 40 placing in the UK after Rising Son (N11 in 1997) and Teardrop (N10 in 1998).

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 7.30 pm *The Brits 1991* The British Record Industry Awards from the Dominion Theatre, London. One record in four sold across the world has a British connection - so it could be claimed that, in music, Britain rules the globe. Almost 150 British record companies have polled their employees to discover the best in music. Tonight's star-studded gathering will include appearances from George Michael, Betty Boo, the Beautiful South, Lisa Stansfield, Elton John and the Cure, together with dozens of surprises.
18 December

## Birthdays

* Keith Richards (b.1943), Steven Spielberg (b.1946), Bill Nelson (b.1948), Brad Pitt (b.1963), Katie Holmes (b.1978), Christina Aguilera (b.1980), Billie Eilish (b.2001)

## Events

* 1978: *Blue Peter* disco dance and Christmas Tree switch-on
* 1979: *World Disco Dancing Championship* (ITV)
* 2009: Terry Wogan's final Breakfast Show
* 1993: *Arena Radio Night*
* 2019: Donald Trump impeached by House of Representatives.
* 2022: World Cup final.

## Charts

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

* 1968: The Scaffold - Lily The Pink (2/4 n.c.)
* 1973: Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (2/5)
* 1979: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2 (2/5)
* 1984: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2/5) (no.2 Wham! - Last Christmas)
* 1988: Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine (3/4)
* 1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day (3/5)
* 2005: **Nizlopi - JCB Song** (1/1)
* 2011: **Little Mix - Cannonball** (1/1)
* 2015: Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (3/6 n.c.)
* 2020: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2/ )

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Tony Blackburn. Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys
* 1975: DLT. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
* 1980: Simon Bates. John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over.
* 1986: Mike Smith. The Housemartins - Caravan of Love.
* 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. B\*WITCHED – To You I Belong.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Rufus Hound. Nizlopi – The J.C.B. Song.

## Publications

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18 December 2015

Sunday

2015-12-18

## UK charts

* Singles: Justin Bieber stays at N1 & N2 with Love Yourself and Sorry. Former N1 Adele - Hello is back up to N3. Bieber is also at N5 with What Do You Mean. NE N9 this year's X Factor winner Louisa Johnson with a cover of Bob Dylan song Forever Young. [1]
* Albums: N1 Adele - 25 (fourth consecutive week). Compilations: N1 - NOW That's What i Call Music 92.

TV
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* BBC Four, 10.00 pm: *Queen: from Rags to Rhapsody*. To mark the 40th anniversary of Bohemian Rhapsody, this documentary digs deep into archive to tell the story of Queen.
* BBC One 10.35 pm. The Graham Norton Show. On Graham's festive sofa are: football legend David Beckham; from *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*, Princess Leia herself Carrie Fisher and new stars Daisy Ridley and John Boyega; and pop superstar Kylie Minogue, who chats and sings.
17 April 2019

Wednesday

2019-04-17

## Events

* Sports: UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals.
	+ Manchester City 4 - Tottenham Hotspur 3 (aggregate 4-4, Tottenham win on away goals).[1]
	+ Porto 1 - Liverpool 4 (aggregate 1-6)
* Beyoncé releases live album *Homecoming.* A concet film of the same name is also released on Netflix.
15 April

## Birthdays

* Elizabeth Montgomery (b.1933, dec.), Claudia Cardinale (b.1938), Marty Wilde (b.1939), Dave Edmunds (b.1944), Dodi Fayed (b.1955, dec.), Emma Thompson (b.1959), Samantha Fox (b.1966), Katy Hill (b.1971), Emma Watson (b.1990).

## Events

* 1966: The Rolling Stones release *Aftermath*
* 1980: OGWT
* 1986: George Michael's second consecutive solo no.1.
* 1988: RIP Kenneth Williams
* 1989: Hillsborough disaster.
* 2006: *Doctor Who* returns with New Earth
* 2016: Drake begins 15-week run at no.1
* 2017: *Doctor Who* returns with The Pilot.
* 2019: Notre Dame cathedral fire.

## Charts

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

* 1965: **Cliff Richard - The Minute You're Gone** (1/1)
* 1975: Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (5/6)
* 1980: Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (2/2)
* 1986: **George Michael - A Different Corner** (1/3)
* 1990: Madonna - Vogue (2/4)
* 2001: Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long? (2/2)
* 2007: **Tim Balland - Give It To Me** (1/1)
* 2012: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me Maybe (2/4)
* 2016: **Drake ft. Wizkid & Zyla - One Dance** (1/15)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs & Jimmy Savile. Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love.
* 1965: Alan Freeman. The Beatles - Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is (both featured).
* 1971: Ed Stewart. T-Rex – Hot Love
* 1976: DLT. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me.
* 1982: David Jensen. Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies.
* 1993: Mark Franklin. The Bluebells - Young At Heart.
* 2005: Richard Bacon & Margherita Taylor. Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay – (Is This The Way To) Amarillo .

## Publications

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16 July 1989

Sunday 16 July

1989-07-16

## Events

* Future Welsh national footballer **Gareth Bale** born in Cardiff.

## Charts

* Top 40 announced on Radio 1 at 5.00 pm by Bruno Brookes. Full top 40 here.
* You'll Never Stop Me Loving You by Sonia is the new no.1 in the UK. It was the singer's debut single and was produced by Written and produced by the Stock, Aitken and Waterman partnership.
* HNE is future no.1 is Swing The Mood by Jive Bunny & The Master Mixers.[1]
* N1 album Simply Red - *A New Flame* (sixth n.c. week)
16 September 1982

Thursday 16 September

1982-06-16

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 5.05 pm *Blue Peter* with Simon Groom, Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan. Expedition Canada: Firefighter Duncan! Beating just one forest fire in Canada takes a team of up to 360 men and women using helicopters, amphibious planes and giant caterpillar tractors for fire-engines. Peter had a narrow escape when he joined the crew trying to control a massive 160,000 acres of charred and blazing timber.
	+ 7.25 pm *Top of the Pops* Simon Bates presents the weekly chart show. Includes appearances from Mari Wilson, Simple Minds, Shakatak, The Jam, Adam Ant and Survivor. Plus a dance performance from Zoo.*(see below)*
	+ 10.15 pm *Police: Operation Carter* (new series) In the first of five episodes, BBC cameras - allowed in on an RCS operation for the first time ever -follow Detective Chief Inspector Brian Ward and his men from the Reading Office as they re-investigate armed robberies of the 70s, with the help of Roger Dennhardt and Geoffrey Simms , armed robbers turned supergrass.

## Top of the Pops

Simon Bates

1. (36) Mari Wilson – Just What I Always Wanted
2. (5) The Jam – The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)  (Video)
3. (28) Simple Minds – Glittering Prize
4. (27) UB40 – So Here I Am  (rpt.)
5. (24) Shakatak – Invitations
6. (6) ABC – All Of My Heart  (Video)
7. (14) Talk Talk – Today
8. (22) Adam Ant – Friend Or Foe  (Video)
9. (17) Carly Simon – Why  (Danced To By Zoo)
10. (1) Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger  (Video)
11. (8) Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message  (dancing and credits)

## Smash Hits

*scans Like Punk Never Happened*

Full issue

The JamNew Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)Depeche Mode
17 December 1986

Wednesday 17 December

1986-12-17

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 12.45 Gary Davies presents the Christmas Bit in the Middle from the Woodruffe School Hall, Lyme Regis , Dorset. A special Christmas Party edition for the end of term.
	+ 7.30 pm Janice Long Plug Ugly Swell Heads in session
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel - The Smiths in session (*fourth and final Peel session, and sixth and final R1 session overall*)

## Smash Hits

*scans Like Punk Never Happened*

Full issue

*7th Annual Smash Hits Readers' Poll*

Paul McCartneySpandau BalletDuran Duran
17 January 1991

Thursday 17 January

1991-01-17

## Events

* Operation 'Desert Storm' begins as the Allies - the US, UK, France, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait - send hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq. Their bombs were aimed at military and strategic targets, including an oil refinery and Baghdad airport. Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein remained defiant. He said the "Mother of all Battles had begun". He urged the Iraqi people to "stand up to evil".[1]
16 October 2005

Sunday

## Top of the Pops

Presenters:  Fearne Cotton & Phill Jupitus

1. (New) Girls Aloud – Biology
2. (11) Feeder – Shatter
3. (-) The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight  (Clip Of Totp 19-10-78)
4. (10) Lee Ryan – Turn Your Car Around
5. (New) Jack Johnson – Sitting, Waiting, Wishing  (Video)
6. (30) Simply Red – Perfect Love
7. (New) 50 Cent – Window Shopper
8. (-) Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U  (Clip Of Totp 22-2-90)
9. (1) Sugababes – Push The Button  (Video)
17 March 1969

Monday 17 March

1969-03-17

## Events

* The Longhope RNLI station in Orkney, Scotland suffers one of the worst tragedies in British lifeboat history when its 47-ft wooden lifeboat, T.G.B., capsizes with the loss of all eight crew after answering a mayday call from the Liberian cargo vessel Irene during a gale of Force 9. (See *A Year Ago Tonight..*, BBC1 - 17 March 1970)
17 June 1982

Thursday 17 June

1982-06-17

## Top of the Pops

Host: Simon Bates

* (24) Natasha – Iko Iko
* (4) ABC – The Look Of Love  (Video)
* (33) Roxy Music – Avalon
* (14) Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy  (Video)
* (32) Queen – Las Palabras De Amor
* (3) Charlene – I’ve Never Been To Me
* European Chart Toppers:
	+ (Swedish 1) Nicole – A Little Peace  (Video)
	+ (Finnish 1) The Human League – Don’t You Want Me  (Video)
	+ (Swiss 1) Trio – Da Da Da  (Video)
	+ (Italian 1) Phoebe Cates – The Theme From Paradise  (Video)
	+ (Dutch 1) Boystown Gang – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You  (Video)
* (9) Gary Numan – We Take Mystery (To Bed)  (Video)
* (6) Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf  rpt.
* (21) Toyah – Brave New World  (Video)
* (19) Echo & The Bunnymen – The Back Of Love
* (1) Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes  (Video)  (And Credits)
14 November 1991

Thursday 14 November

1991-11-14

## Top of the Pops

Presenters: Tony Dortie & Claudia Simon

* Playlist: (22) Rozalla – Faith (In The Power Of Love) (14) Seal – Killer (NEW) Tina Turner – The Way Of The World (11) Altern-8 – Activ-8 (Come With Me) (NEW) **Michael Jackson – Black Or White** (video) (1) Vic Reeves & The Wonderstuff – Dizzy (video)
	+ TV premiere in 27 countries for Jackson's new ground-breaking video featuring morphing effects.
17 February 1980

Sunday

1980-02-17

## Events

* BBC Two 9.30 pm: 15th Cambridge Folk Festival [1]
	+ Introduced by Colin Irwin
	+ This Wide World of Entertainment programme is a cross between a Mardi Gras and a village carnival: Cambridge is an annual rediscovery of hippiedom. Thirty thousand pilgrims trek east to live in tents for three days - all in the cause of the biggest folk music festival in Europe. It features some of the world's best folk acts. Recorded at the Cherry Hinton Hall , Cambridge
	+ Festival organiser KEN WOOLLARD

Lighting JOHN STERLING. Sound ALAN FOX Producer DON SAYER
17 September 1985

Tuesday 17 September

1985-09-17

## Charts

   BBC Radio One - 12.00 Paul Jordan. Beginning at 12.45 Paul gives a run-down of this week's Top 40 discs - your first chance to hear the new chart including at 12.30 pm Newsbeat with Frank Partridge.

* Top 40 N1 David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street (1) HNE: **Madonna** **- Angel (10)**

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 2.00 pm - Liberal Assembly 1985. Live coverage of the opening from Dundee.
	+ 4.40 pm *Saturday Superstore News* On 28 September Mike Read, Sarah Greene and the Superstore team open the doors for another season of Saturday morning entertainment. Tune in for a sneak preview of what's in store, plus details of how to enter the Search for a SuperStar competition.
	+ 10.10 pm *Film 85* - *Cocoon, Desperately Seeking Susan, Rambo: First Blood Part II*
17 August

## Charts

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

* 1969: Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
* 1976: Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking my Heart (5/6)
* 1982: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (3/4)
* 1986: **Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You** (1/3)
* 1997: Will Smith - Men in Black (2/4)
* 2003: Blue Cantrell ft Sean Paul - Breathe (3/4)
* 2008: Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (2/5)
* 2014: **Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong** (1/2)
* 2018: **George Ezra - Shotgun** (2/3 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1972: JS. Alice Cooper - School's Out.
* 1973: JS. Gary Glitter – I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
* 1978: Noel Edmonds. Commodores - Three Times a Lady
* 1989: Nicky Campbell & Anthea Turner. Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Swing The Mood
* 1995: Wendy Lloyd. Take That - Never Forget.
* 2001: Jayne Middlemiss. So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds.

## Publications

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15 January 1983

Saturday 15 January

1983-01-15

## Events

* Concert: Echo and the Bunnymen begin new tour at the Great Hall, Lancaster University. (*Setlist here*)
* China Crisis record their second session for John Peel at Maida Vale Studios, London.

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

*Wogan*Les DawsonMari WilsonRick Wakeman
* 6.50 pm *Sight and Sound In Concert* returns to BBC2/Radio 1. This week: Mari Wilson and the Wilsations on stage at the Regal Theatre, Hitchin. For the best effect, viewers with stereo Radio 1 should turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones are an alternative.
18 January 1968

Thursday

1968-01-18

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.05 pm. *Towards Tomorrow: The World In A Box*. Tonight "Towards Tomorrow" looks at what may happen to our television sets; how they will not simply dispense programmes but may also give us any information we want, when we want it. Anthony Smith presents the programme.

## Top of the Pops

Presenters: Jimmy Savile & David Symonds

1. (1) Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde (and charts)
2. (18) Plastic Penny – Everything I Am
3. (30) Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn
4. (2) The Four Tops – Walk Away Renée (video)
5. (14) John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)
6. (New) Herman’S Hermits – I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
7. (7) Engelbert Humperdinck – Am I That Easy To Forget rpt.
8. (6) Love Affair – Everlasting Love rpt.
9. (1) Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde rpt.
15 June 2018

Friday 15 June

2018-06-15

## Events

* *EastEnders* actor Leslie Grantham (Den Watts) dies aged 71.[1]
* FIFA World Cup 2018 second day: Egypt 0 - Uruguay 1, Morocco 0 - Iran 1, **Portugal 3 - Spain 3**.

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 **Jesse Glynne - I'll Be There** (2), N2 Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato - Solo (6), N3 Anne-Marie - 2002 (3).
* Albums
18 December 1984

Tuesday 18 December

1984-12-18

## Charts

BBC Radio 1 Gary Davies - Beginning at 12.45 Gary gives a run-down of this week's Top 40 discs - your first chance to hear the new chart .

* Top 40: N1 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1), N2 Wham! - Last Christmas (2), N3 Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together (4), HC/N13 **Tears For Fears** **- Shout** (32) HNE/N6 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is.

TV
--

* ITV
17 February 1983

Thursday 17 February

1983-02-17

## Smash Hits

Features: OMD 'The Young Ones?'(M. Ellen), Thompson Twins, China Crisis (N. Tennant), portable devices,
Bitz: Pete Shelley, OMD dates, Eurythmics dates, David Bowie, The Style Council, new Kraftwerk album,
Lyrics: Genetic Engineering, Love On Your Side, Africa,
Singles: Genetic Engineering, Waves, The Safety Dance, Rip It Up,
Albums: -
Live: Stranglers, A Certain Ratio
Centrespread: Spandau Ballet
Back cover: Free badges
Ads: Genetic Engineering, Waves,

## Top of the Pops

hosted by Gary Davies & Peter Powell

1. Wham! – Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (8)
2. Tears For Fears – Change (4) (video)
3. Icehouse – Hey Little Girl (34)
4. Musical Youth – Never Gonna Give You Up (16) (video)
5. Jonathan King – US chart rundown:
	1. Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang (video clip)
	2. Lionel Richie – You Are (video clip)
	3. Christopher Cross – All Right (video clip)
	4. The Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut (video clip)
6. Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby Come To Me (35)
7. Madness – Tomorrow’s (Just Another Day) (24) (video)
8. Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny (23)
9. Fun Boy Three – Tunnel Of Love (14)
10. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy (1) (+ credits)

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel - China Crisis in session (rpt.) [1]

*scans GraemeWood*
17 June

## Birthdays

* Ken Loach (b.1936), Barry Manilow (b.1943), Ken Livingstone (b.1945)

## Events

* 1970: World Cup 70 semi-finals
* 1981: Carl Sagan's Cosmos on BBC1
* 1985: 'Aromavision' on ITV
* 2020: Premier League resumes

## Charts

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

* 1965: **Elvis Presley - Crying in the Chapel** (1/2 n.c.)
* 1975: Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass (3/3)
* 1980: **Don McLean - Crying** (1/3)
* 1986: Doctor & The Medics - Spirit in the Sky (3/3)
* 1990: **Elton John - Sacrifice** (1/5)
* 2001: Shaggy ft Rayvon - Angel (3/3)
* 2007: Rihanna ft Jay-Z - Umbrella (5/10)
* 2012: **Cheryl - Call My Name** (1/1)
* 2016: Drake ft. Wizkid & Zyla - One Dance (10/15)
* 2022: **Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)** (1/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: JS & Pete Murray. Roy Orbison - It's Over
* 1965: Pete Murray. Elvis Presley - Crying in the Chapel.
* 1971: JS. Middle Of The Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
* 1976: DLT. The Wurzels – Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)
* 1982: Simon Bates. Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
* 1993: Tony Dortie. UB40 – (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yate. Axel F. - Crazy Frog.
* 2016: - The Story of 1982 / Big Hits 1982

## Publications

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17 March 1991

Sunday 17 March

1991-03-17

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.15 pm The British Academy Wards. Lunch in Los Angeles, tea in New York and dinner in London. For the first time, simultaneous live ceremonies across the world promise the most star-studded awards ever. Will *Only Fools and Horses*.... achieve more success? How would you choose between Inspector Morse and Monsieur Poirot, Shirley MacLaine and Whoopi Goldberg, or Sean Connery and Tom Cruise? Presented by Noel Edmonds in London and Billy Connolly in Los Angeles.
		- Best film: *Goodfellas* – dir. Irwin Winkler and Martin Scorsese
		- Best leading actor: Philippe Noiret – *Cinema Paradiso* as Alfredo
		- Best leading actress: Jessica Tandy – *Driving Miss Daisy* as Daisy Werthan
		- Best original music: *Cinema Paradiso* – Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone
		- *Cinema Paradiso had 11 nominations and received 5 awards*

## Charts

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 4.30 pm The Complete UK Top 40. Presented by Mark Goodier.
		- Singles. NN1 Hale and Pace and The Stonkers - The Stonk (2), N2 The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (1), N3 Rod Stewart - The Rhythm of My Heart (20). HNE/N7 **Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name/Can't Take My Eyes Off You/How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?**
	+ 11.00 pm John Peel - *see Wiki page*
17 April 2022

Easter Sunday 17 April

2022-04-17

## Events

* In the second FA Cup semi-final of the weekend Chelsea FC beat Crystal Palace at Wembley. Goals scored by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (65'), Mason Mount (76'). Chelsea will play Liverpool FC in the final on Saturday 14 May.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 10.00 am *Easter Day Service* A traditional celebration for Easter, live from Leeds Minster, led by the bishop of Leeds, the Rt Rev Nick Baines. With favourite seasonal hymns and choral music.
	+ 7.00 pm Doctor Who - the Legend of the Sea Devils. The Doctor, Yaz and Dan come face to fin with some of the Doctor’s oldest adversaries, the Sea Devils. What terrifying forces lurk beneath the oceans of the 19th century?
17 March 1997

Monday 17 March

1997-03-17

## Events

* Prime Minister John Major names May 1st as the date for next General Election. The Sun newspaper declares it will be supporting the Labour Party leader Tony Blair.
* Pet Shop Boys release new single A red letter day b/w The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on.[1] The seven-inch version is a new mix of the track taken from the *Bilingual* album, using elements from a Motiv 8 remix of the song.[2] The single entered the UK Top 40 at no.9 on 23 March, dropping out the week after.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 11.40 pm *Film 97* with Barry Norman. Films under review include George Lucas's futuristic epic *Star Wars*, enhanced and digitised for re-release later this month. Plus *Romeo and Juliet*, a contemporary version starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, *Dante's Peak*, starring Pierce Brosnan, and *Space Jam*, about an intergalactic basketball match where Bugs Bunny and friends battle evil aliens, combining live action with animation.
15 January

15/365-366

## Events

* 1964: The Beatles in Paris, *Watch With Mother*,
* 1965: I Can't Explain released, *Gardening Club*, *Compact*.
* 1966: Coup d'état in Nigeria, TV: *Doctor Who*, *Dixon of Dock Green*, *Not Only..But Also*
* 1967: Concerts: Donovan, Jimi Hendrix
* 1981: Vienna and In the Air Tonight on TOTP.
* 1982: *Miss Great Britain 1982*; Maid of Orleans.
* 1983: Echo & the Bunnymen live, China Crisis session
* 1985: Radio: Charts, The Beloved in session. TV: Whistle Test
* 1997: Princess Diana in landmines row.
* 2006: *Johnny and the Bomb*, *Child of Our Time*
* 2012: *Call The Midwife* (ns)
* 2018: RIP Dolores O'Riordan, Peter Wyngarde.

## Charts

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

* 1969: **Marmalade - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da** (2/3 n.c.)
* 1974: **The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me** (1/1).
* 1980: **The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket** (1/2)
* 1985: **Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is** (1/3)
* 1989: Kylie & Jason - Especially For You (3/3)
* 1995: Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (2/3)
* 2006: Shayne Ward - That's My Goal (4/4)
* 2012: **Jessie J - Domino** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs & Pete Murray. Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over
* 1970: JS. Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys.
* 1976: DLT. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.
* 1981: DLT. John Lennon - Imagine.
* 1987: Mike Smith. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
* 1999: Kate Thornton. Fatboy Slim - Praise You.

## Publications

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17 April 1980

Thursday

1980-04-17

TV
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* BBC One 8.30 pm: *James Burke**: The Real Thing* - The View from Within
	+ If you have a moment - think about your brain. OK? Now - if you usually think with your brain, what did you just use to think with, when you thought about your brain? This week, in the search for reality James Burke looks inside your head to see where the ' I ' is and ends up at a party. You may enjoy it - wherever ' You ' is.

*video recording from rpt 29 November 1983 (BBC2).*

## Top of the Pops

* presented by JS (full show on Vimeo)
* my review at TOTP 80

1. (14) Leon Haywood – Don’t Push It, Don’T Force It (And Charts)
2. (37) Phil Lynott – Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
3. (11) Barbara Dickson – January February rpt.
4. (50) Girl – Hollywood Tease
5. (2) Blondie – Call Me (Legs & Co)
6. (19) B.A. Robertson – Kool In The Kaftan rpt.
7. (26) The Selecter – Missing Words rpt.
8. (51) The Ruts – Staring At The Rude Boys
9. (8) The Pretenders – Talk Of The Town (Video)
10. (12) Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno
11. (34) The Nolans – Don’t Make Waves
12. (4) UB40 – Food For Thought
13. (47) Sham 69 – Tell The Children
14. (1) The Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back To You – Forgive Me Girl (Medley) (Video)
15. (30) Bobby Thurston – Check Out The Groove (over credits)

## Smash Hits

Features: Davy Jones (The Monkees), Madness, B A Robertson,
Lyrics: Daydream Believer, Clean Clean, Modern Girl, Silver Dream Machine, High Fidelity, Food for Thought, Geno, Living After Midnight
Bitz: Pink Floyd The Wall show, Sex Pistols, Sheena Easton, UB40.
Independent Bitz: Orange Juice, Fad Gadget, Boots For Dancing, Orior
Singles reviewed by David Hepworth: Call Me, Coming Up, Eurovision, A Forest,
Albums: Duke, Hypnotised,
Live:
Centrespread: The Vapors
Back cover: Siouxsie & the Banshees
Ads: 10cc - Look Hear, The Face, *Hypnotised*, Saigon,
17 September 1987

Thursday 17 September

1987-09-17

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.30 pm - new series, **Black Adder The Third**. Ep. 1: Dish and Dishonesty. The House of Commons, now led by William Pitt the Younger, sets out to bankrupt the Prince Regent. Blackadder has a plan to stop them, but it'll involve a rigged by-election and new MP - there's only one man for the job. [1]

## Top of the Pops

Gary Davies & Mike Smith *(full episode here)*

1. Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me (31)
2. Luther Vandross – Stop To Love (24) (video)
3. House Master Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House – House Nation (12)
4. Cliff Richard – Some People (6)
5. The Communards – Tomorrow (25)
6. Karel Fialka – Hey Matthew (20)
7. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (1)
8. M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume (2) (video/credits)
17 December

## Birthdays

* Ray Wilson (b.1934, dec.), Pope Francis (b.1936), Simon Bates (b.1946),

## Events

* 1964: *Goldfinger* premiere in London.
* 1979: *Kramer Vs. Kramer* premiere in USA
* 1980: *The Goodies and The Beanstalk* (BBC1)*, The Merchant of Venice* (BBC2)
* 1986: *Smash Hits* Readers' Poll
* 1989: *The Simpsons* premieres on Fox TV, Band Aid II at no.1
* 2015: *The Force Awakens* goes on UK general release.
* 2022: *Strictly Come Dancing* (S20) final: World Cup third place match.

## Charts

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

* 1964: The Beatles - I Feel Fine/She's A Woman (2/5)
* 1972: **Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool** (1/5)
* 1974: **Mud - Lonely This Christmas** (1/4)
* 1985: Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You (2/2)
* 1989: **Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?** (1/3)
* 1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song (3/6)
* 2000: **Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?** (1/3)
* 2006: Take That - Patience (4/4)
* 2021: Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas (2/3 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: Pete Murray. The Beatles – I Feel Fine/She's a Woman
* 1981: Simon Bates. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me.
* 1987: Gary Davies & Mike Read. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind.
* 1992: Tony Dortie & Mr. Blobby. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You.
* 1999: Jamie Theakston. Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer.
* 2004: Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates & Chris Moyles. Band Aid 20 - Do they Know It's Christmas? (Top Of The Pops/Radio 1 Christmas Party[1])

## Publications

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17 March

## Birthdays

* Nat King Cole (b.1919, dec.), Rudolf Nureyev (b.1938, dec.), Giovanni Trapattoni (b.1939), Kurt Russell (b.1951), Clare Grogan (b.1962), Rob Lowe (b.1964).

## Events

* 1969: Longhope lifeboat disaster
* 1973: new London bridge opened.
* 1974: *Ask Aspel* (ns, BBC1)
* 1976: BAFTA Awards
* 1991: 44th BAFTA awards
* 1997: UK general Election date announced
* 1999: RIP Rod Hull
* 2016: RIP  Paul Daniels
* 2017: *Beauty & The Beast* on UK general release
* 2018: Cambridge Analytica data breach reported

## Charts

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

* 1966: **Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore** (1/4)
* 1981: Roxy Music - Jealous Guy (2/2)
* 1987: Boy George - Everything I Own (2/2)
* 1991: **Hale And Pace And The Stonkers - The Stonk** (1/1)
* 1996: Take That - How Deep Is Your Love (3/3)
* 2002: Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen (3/3)
* 2013: Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (3/3)
* 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (10/14 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: David Jacobs. The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore.
* 1977: Tony Blackburn. Manhattan Transfer – Chanson D’Amour
* 1983: Tony Blackburn & Gary Davies. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart.
* 1988: Gary Davies & Mike Read. Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky.
* 1994: Robbie Williams & Mark Owen. Doop – Doop.
* 2000: Gail Porter. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams – Don’t Give Up.

## Publications

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15 July 1972

Saturday

1972-07-15

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 10.45 am *Grandstand* Featuring the outstanding events on the greatest day of British sport this summer: Open Golf, AAA Championships, ASA Championships Cricket: 3rd Test, British Grand Prix, Show Jumping. Introduced by Frank Bough
	+ 8.30 pm *It's Lulu* *Not to Mention Dudley Moore*
	+ 10.20 pm *Parkinson*

*scans GraemeWood*

Lulu
## Charts

* US Billboard Hot 100: Elton John peaks at no.6 with Rocket Man and Gilbert O'Sullivan at 8 with Alone Again (Naturally)
17 April 1968

Wednesday

1968-04-17

TV
--

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 1.00 pm *Parade of the Pops* Introduced by Denny Piercy. this week's guests Herman's Hermits.
	+ 0.05 *Night Ride* John Peel exploring the world of words and music in his own special way and Robin Boyle with the usual Night Ride. (*Peel featured Fleetwood Mac in session - see Peel Wiki page* )
17 May 2008

Saturday 17 May

2008-05-17

## Events

* Eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Phillips (30) marries management consultant Autumn Kelly (30) at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
* The 127th FA Cup Final between Cardiff and Portsmouth is played at Wrmbley Stadium. The English side won the match with a single goal scored by Nwankwo Kanu. [1]

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 12.40 Match of the Day Live: FA Cup Final
	+ 7.00 pm *Doctor Who* - The Unicorn and The Wasp (S04, E7/13) The Doctor and Donna call on the help of Agatha Christie.
17 April 1971

Saturday

1971-04-17

## Events

* TV: BBC 2 is 7 years old this week.

*Radio Times scans GraemeWood*

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 12.10 pm *Banana Splits*.
	+ 12.45 pm *Grandstand* featuring International Rugby Union
	+ 6.10 pm *Doctor Who* Colony in Space Pt. 2 Starring Jon Pertwee.[1]
	+ 8.15 pm *The Two Ronnies*
	+ 10.05 pm *Match of the Day*. Match No 1 comes from a famous First Division ground where the locals have cause to look back on the 1970-71 season with pride. Match No 2 also reflects a top-of-the-table clash.
* BBC Two
	+ 7.15 pm *The Lonely Sea and the Sky*. A filmed biography of Sir Francis Chichester , KBE-
	+ 8.15 pm 20.15 *Elizabeth R* Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I in Horrible Conspiracies
17 June 1986

Tuesday 17 June

1986-06-17

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 6.00 pm *Whistle Test*. This week Mark Ellen joins The Cure on a mystery trip. Laurie Anderson chats about her new film to Ro Newton and demonstrates some bizarre methods of making music. Andy Kershaw introduces live studio music from The Pogues and Paul Brady , while an enthusiastic audience welcomes Blue In Heaven and Fountainhead to the University of Ulster. Plus Richard Skinner with today's new chart.

*scans GraemeWood*

*Whistle Test*
## Charts

* Singles: N1 Doctor & The Medics - Spirit in the Sky (3/3), HNE/N2 **Wham! - The Edge of Heaven**, N3 No Shooz - I Can't Wait.
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Genesis - *Invisible Touch*.
17 May 1981

Sunday 17 May

1981-05-17

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.00 am *Birdwatch* At first light this morning, outside broadcast cameras on the Suffolk coast began a day-long watch over the lagoons of this RSPB Reserve.
	+ 9.45 am *Managing the Micro*. A series of five programmes Brian Redhead examines some of the implications of the new technological revolution for people in industry today.[1]

### Notes

1. ↑ see BBC Computer Literacy project page
15 February

## Birthdays

* Gerald Harper (b.1929), Hugh Padgham (b.1955), Alistar "Ali" Campbell (b.1959), Mikey Craig (b.1960)

## Events

* 1973: *Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em* (ns, BBC One); Queen debut session
* 1983: Terry and June (ns, BB1), Great Little Railways (ns, BBC1)
* 2020: Storm Dennis hits the UK

## Charts

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

* 1970: Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (4/5)
* 1977: **Leo Sayer - When I Need You** (1/3)
* 1983: **Kajagoogoo - Too Shy** (1/2)
* 1998: Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (1/2 n.c.)
* 2004: **Sam & Mark - With a Little Help From My Friends** (1/1)
* 2009: Lily Allen - The Fear (3/4)
* 2015: Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (2/4)
* 2019: **Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend I'm Bored** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: Jimmy Savile & Dave Cash. Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn.
* 1973: JS. The Sweet – Blockbuster
* 1979: Peter Powell. Blondie – Heart Of Glass
* 1990: Anthea Turner. Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
* 1996: Justine Frischman. Babylon Zoo – Spaceman.
* 2002: Jamie Theakston. Enrique Iglesias – Hero.

## Publications

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16 November

## Birthdays

* Griff Rhys Jones (b.1953), Frank Bruno (b.1961),

## Events

* 1969: *Clangers* first broadcast on BBC1
* 1971: *Casanova* (BBC 1)
* 1978: *Toycraft* (ns, ITV), *Miss World 1978* (BBC1)
* 1979: Raquel Welch on *The Muppet Show* (ITV)
* 1999: Jon Pertwee era Doctor Who repeats begin on BBC2
* 2003: *Charles II - The Power and the Passion*(ns, BBC1)
* 2007: *Children in Need* (BBC1), *Later With Jools Holland* (BBC2)
* 2009: RIP Edward Woodward

## Charts

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

* 1969: The Archies - Sugar Sugar (5/8)
* 1976: Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (2/3)
* 1982: Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance (2/3)
* 1997: Aqua - Barbie Girl (4/4)
* 2003: **Busted - Crashed the Wedding** (1/1)
* 2008: X Factor Finalists - Hero (3/3)
* 2014: **Gareth Malone's All Star Choir - Wake Me Up** (1/1)
* 2018: Ariana Grande - (2/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Pete Murray & Emperor Rosko. The Foundations – Baby Now That I’ve Found You.
* 1972: JS. Gilbert O’Sullivan – Clair .
* 1978: Kid Jensen. Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap.
* 1989: Simon Mayo. Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World.
* 1995: Louise. Robson & Jerome – I Believe.
* 2001: Vernon Kay. Westlife - Queen Of My Heart

## Publications

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Sunday

1999-01-17

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 **911 - A Little Bit More**, N2/NE Another Level/Ghostface Killah - I Want You For Myself, N3 Steps - Heartbeat/Tragedy.
* Albums: NN1 Fatboy Slim - *You've Come A Long Way Baby*, N2 Robbie Williams - *I've Been Expecting You*, N3 Boyzone - *Where We Belong*. NE/N24 Lloyd Cole - *The Collection.*
16 October 2023

Monday 16 October

2023-10-16

TV
--

* C4
	+ 8.00 pm *Jamie's 5 Ingredient Meals* It's goodbye long shopping lists and hello all-new easy, clever recipes, as Jamie Oliver shows us how to create deliciously flavoursome dishes using just five hero ingredients.
		- Review: *Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Meals review – his shows get bleaker by the second* - theguardian.com
16 March 1984

Friday 16 March

1984-03-16

## Events

* TV: The Fifth Doctor Who played by Peter Davison makes his final appearance in the series as he regenerates into the Sixth Doctor played by Colin Baker. [1]
* The Style Council release debut album *Café Bleu.*

TV
--

* C4 *The Tube*. Live: The Smiths, Howard Jones, Madness.
* BBC Two
	+ 7.05 pm ORS 84 Live: The Psychedelic Furs
	+ 11.40 pm *Whistle Test* Swansway, Marillion, exclusive studio interview with Mark Knopfler and filmed performance from Dire Straits.
17 October

## Birthdays

* Robert 'Evel' Knievel (b.1938, dec.), Peter Stringfellow (b.1940, dec.), Mark Gatiss (b.1966), Ziggy Marley (b.1968), Eminem (b.1972).

## Events

1963: The Beatles record I Want To Hold Your Hand

* 1967: Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue
* 1968: Black athletes protest
* 1988: *Playbus* (ns, BBC1)
* 2005: *Playing the Angel* released.
* 2012: *Emmerdale* 40th anniversary live episode
* 2018: BBC i-player Radio is re-branded to BBC Sounds

## Charts

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

* 1971: Rod Stewart - Maggie May (3/5)
* 1978: John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights (4/7)
* 1993: **Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)** (1/7)
* 1999: Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (2/2)
* 2004: Eric Prydz - Call On Me (4/5 n.c.)
* 2010: Cee-Lo Green - Forget You (2/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: JS. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days.
* 1974: Noel Edmonds. Sweet Sensation – Sad Sweet Dreamer
* 1985: Peter Powell & Mike Read. Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love.
* 1991: Tony Dortie & Mark Franklin. Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.
* 1997: Jayne Middlemiss. Elton John - Something About The Way You Look Tonight.
* 2003: Richard Bacon & Margherita Taylor. Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?

## Publications

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14 October 1983

Friday 14 October

1983-10-14

## Events

* Ultravox release live album *Monument*, while The Jam release greatest hits album *Snap!*, a year after splitting up. Depeche Mode release special edition 12" of their latest single Love In Itself, featuring four tracks recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon.
* Concert: Paul Young, Great Hall, Lancaster University.
18 August

## Birthdays

* Patrick Swayze (b.1952, dec.), Frances Cobain (b.1992)

## Charts

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

* 1966: **The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby**(1/4)
* 1981: Shakin' Stevens - Green Door (4/4)
* 1987: Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (2/2)
* 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (7/16)
* 1996: Spice Girls - Wannabe (5/7)
* 2002: **Sugababes - Round Round** (1/1)
* 2013: **Ellie Goulding - Burn** (1/3)
* 2017: **Dua Lipa - New Rules** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: Pete Murray. The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (both songs played).
* 1977: DLT. Brotherhood of Man - Angelo.
* 1983: Gary Davies & DLT. KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up.
* 1988: Simon Mayo & Mike Read. Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up.
* 1994: Bruno Brookes. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around.
* 2000: Gail Porter. Mel C - I Turn To You.

## Publications

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16 July 1983

Saturday 16 July

1983-07-16

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 10.05 am *Get Set For Summer* The summertime Saturday show Introduced by Mark Curry and Deborah Appleby with, live in the studio, the chart sounds of Depeche Mode and featuring the final round of the Supersleuth Competition, presented by Shaw Taylor. Also 'Pop Around' with Peter Powell looking at the latest in recording techniques and talking to Boy George of Culture Club.
	+ 8.40 pm *The Main Attraction* A new sparkle comes to Saturday with the first in a new series of seven programmes presenting the very best in entertainment. This week starring Warren Mitchell and Roger Whittaker Sarah Brightman David Copperfield The Rios, Wall Street Crash Denny Willis & Co with special guest appearance by Andrew Lloyd Webber and featuring The Super Troupers.

## No.1

*scans worldradiohistory.com*

Roxy Music - Love is the DrugKim Wilde - John FoxxDavid Sylvian - Thompson TwinsLimahlEcho & The BunnymenMike Oldfield - Moonlight ShadowSingles incl. Depeche Mode - Everything CountsSingles - Shakin’ StevensThe Cure / The CreaturesChartsMidge Ure & Mick Karn
14 June

## Birthdays

* Che Guevara (b.1926, dec.), Donald Trump (b.1946), "Boy"George O'Dowd (b.1961), Shaun Keaveny (b.1972).

## Events

* 1982: Argentina surrenders to Great Britain, ending the 74-day Falklands Islands conflict.
* 1996: Top of the Pops moved to new regular Friday spot.
* 2017: a fire in the Grenfell Tower block in London kills 79 and injures 37.
* 2018: the 2018 FIFA World Cup opens in Moscow.
* 2024: UEFA Euro 2024 begins

## Charts

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

* 1970: Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime (2/7)
* \*1977: Kenny Rogers - Lucille (1/1)
* 1983: The Police - Every Breath You Take (3/4)
* 1992: Erasure - ABBA-esque (2/5)
* 1998: **Lightning Seeds - Three Lions '98** (1/3)
* 2009: Pixie Lot - Mama Do
* 2015: Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me (3/4)
* 2019: Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (5/8)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and umber one single.

* 1979: Mike Read. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell.
* 1984: Peter Powell & Mike Read. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes.
* 1990: Bruno Brookes. England/NewOrder - World In Motion.
* 1996: Mark Owen. Fugees - Killing Me Softly.
* 2002: Jamie Theakston. Will Young - Ain't No Sunshine

## Publications

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Thursday 16 September

1971-09-16

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

*Bachelor Father*
## Top of the Pops

Host: Tony Blackburn

1. (5) The Supremes – Nathan Jones  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Charts)
2. (New) Autumn – My Little Girl
3. (3) Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood – Did You Ever  (Video)
4. (11) Rod Stewart – Maggie May  rpt.
5. (48) Mungo Jerry – You Don’t Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War
6. (New) Clodagh Rodgers – Lady Luv Bug
7. (18) CCS – Tap Turns On The Water  (Danced To By Pan’s People)
8. (21) Daniel Boone – Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast
9. (8) Hot Chocolate – I Believe (In Love)
10. (1) The Tams – Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me  (Crowd Dancing)
11. (17) Marmalade – Cousin Norman  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)
17 January 1996

Wednesday

1996-01-17

## Smash Hits

* Ads: Enjoy the Silence

TV
--

* BBC One 10.20 pm *Sportsnight* Presented by Desmond Lynam with Alan Hansen and Gary Lineker. Football highlights of tonight's FA Cup third round replays:
	+ Wimbledon 1 - Watford 0 / Manchester City 5 - Leicester City 0 / Stocport County 2 - Everton 3 / Newcastle 2 - Chelsea 2 (Chelsea won 4-2 on penalties) / Sheffield Utd 1 - Arsenal 0 / Tottenham Hotspur 5 - Hereford 1 / Nottingham forest 2 - Stoke City 0.
* BBC Two 7.00 pm *Video Nation*. First in a four-part series of camcorder documentaries recorded by the public. N Is for Neighbours. Tonight's programme looks at the state of the nation's local communities
18 December 2022

Sunday 18 December

2022-12-18

## Events

* 2022 World Cup final played in Qatar between Argentina and holders France.
	+ After a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time Argentina eventually win the game on penalties 4-2. Argentina were 2-0 up until 80' when Kylian Mbappé scored a penalty for France and followed up with another goal less than two minutes later. Argentina were ahead again with a second goal by Messi at 108'. Just when the South Americans thought they had clinched it, France were awarded another penalty scored again by Mbappé at 118'.
	+ Despite scoring another penalty for France in the shoot-out, Mbappé and his team failed to match Argentina's precision and were beaten 4-2.
16 September

## Birthdays

* Lauren Bacall (b.1924, dec.), B B King (b.1925, dec.), Russ Abbot (b.1947), Mickey Rourke (b.1952), Janet Ellis (b.1955), David Copperfield (b.1956),

## Events

* 1970: *UFO* begins, ATV
* 1977: Marc Bolan killed in car crash
* 1982: *Police: Operation Carter* (ns, BBC1)
* 1993: *Eastenders* ep.900, *Ab Fab* on BBC1
* 2004: *25 Years of Question Time* (BBC1)*, Mapman* (ns, BBC2)
* 2010: Pope Benedict XVI begins State visit

## Charts

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

* 1965: The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (2/2)
* 1975: Rod Stewart - Sailing (3/4)
* 1980: Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love (2/2)
* 1986: The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (2/4)
* 1990: The Steve Miller Band - The Joker (2/2)
* 2001: **DJ Otzi - hey Baby** (1/1)
* 2007: Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls (3/4)
* 2012: **Script ft. Will.I.Am - Hall of Fame** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: JS & Alan Freeman. The Kinks - You Really Got Me.
* 1965: JS. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.
* 1971: Tony Blackburn. The Tams - Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me
* 1976: Noel Edmonds. ABBA - Dancing Queen.
* 1982: Simon Bates. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger.
* 1993: Mark Franklin. Culture Beat - Mr Vain.

## Publications

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16 March

## Birthdays

* Jerry Lewis (b.1926, dec.), Bernardo Bertolucci (b.1941, dec.), Jimmy Nail (b.1954),

## Events

* 1976: Harold Wilson resigns; Beatles back in the charts
* 1978: Aldo Moro kidnapped; 500th *Tomorrow's World*
* 1984: Doctor Who regenerates
* 1995: Blue Peter explains the internet
* 1996: Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno

## Charts

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

* 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (3/6)
* 1976: Tina Charles - I Love To Love (3/3)
* 1982: Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (3/3)
* 1997: Spice Girls - Mama/Who Do You Think You Are (2/3)
* 2003: **Gareth Gates ft. The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky** (1/2)
* 2008: Duffy - Mercy (5/5)
* 2014: **Dvbbs & Borgeous/Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump)** (1/1)
* 2018: Drake - God's Plan (8/9)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Alan Freeman. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
* 1972: Ed Stewart. Nilsson - Without You.
* 1978: Peter Powell. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights.
* 1989: Simon Mayo, Sybil Ruscoe & Rod McKenzie. Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts.
* 1995: Lenny Henry. Celine Dion - Think Twice.
* 2001: Jamie Theakston. Shaggy feat. Rikrok – It Wasn’t Me .

## Publications

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