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14 April 1983

Thursday

1983-04-14

## Smash Hits

* Features: Thompson Twins 'Threes Company', Robert Palmer, Twisted Sister, Jonathan King, Hip-hop in The Bronx, The Belle Stars,
* Bitz: David Van Day, Stuart Adamson, Duran Duran, Sweet Dreams, David Bellamy
* Lyrics: Telegraph, Rosanna, Muck It Out, True, Snot Rap, I'm Never Giving Up, Nightmares, Words, Let's Dance, Temptation, We Are Detective, She's In Parties,
* Singles: SOTW The VAlentine Brothers - Money's Too Tight.
* Albums: *Let's Dance**,*  *High Land, Hard Rain*
* Nightsout: Kevin Turvey & The Young Ones, Culture Club, Orange Juice
* Dates
* Centrespread: Big Country
* Back cover: JoBoxers
* Ads: Hall & Oates - Family Man, Miss The Girl, Temptation, Yesterday, True, (Keep Feeling) Fascination

## Top of the Pops

Gary Davies & Andy Peebles

1. Sweet Dreams – “I’m Never Giving Up” (41)
2. Eurythmics – “Love Is A Stranger” (23) (video)
3. Bauhaus – “She’s In Parties” (35)
4. Jonathan King – US chart rundown:
	1. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Change Of Heart” (live clip)
	2. Thomas Dolby – “She Blinded Me With Science” (video clip)
	3. Daryl Hall & John Oates – interview + “One On One” (video clip)
	4. Dexys Midnight Runners – “Come On Eileen” (video clip)
5. Kissing The Pink – “The Last Film” (32)
6. Sunfire – “Young, Free & Single” (28)
7. Kajagoogoo – “Ooh To Be Ah” (7) (video)
8. David Bowie – “Let’s Dance” (1) (video)
9. New Order – “Blue Monday” (14) (audience dancing/credits)
14 December

## Birthdays

* Janet Brown (b.1923, dec.), Chris Waddle (b.1960)

## Events

* 1967: Sports Review & Personality of 1967.
* 1972: Apollo 17 leaves the Moon.
* 1979: The Clash release *London Calling.*
* 1983: *Never Say Never Again* UK premiere
* 2018: BBC Radio 6 Music All Day Christmas Party

## Charts

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

* 1969: **Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys** (1/6)
* 1976: Showaddywaddy - Under the Moon of Love (3/3)
* 1982: **Renee & Renato - Save Your Love** (1/4)
* 1997: Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (2/2)
* 2003: **Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes** (1/1)
* 2008: Leona Lewis - Run (2/2)
* 2014: **Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk** (1/7 n.c.)
* 2018: Ariana Grande - Thank U Next (6/6 )

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Alan Freeman & Mike Lennox. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye.
* 1972: Ed Stewart. Chuck Berry – My Ding-A-Ling.
* 1978: Tony Blackburn. Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child
* 1989: Nicky Campbell. Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Let’s Party.
* 1995: John Peel. Michael Jackson – Earth Song.
	+ *As John Peel closes the show, Michael Aspel surprises him with the Big Red Book for This Is Your Life - see 24 January 1996.*
* 2001: Jamie Theakston. Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This.

## Publications

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## Stamps

1999: Millennium Series. 'Millennium Timekeeper'
12 March 1981

Thursday 12 March

1981-03-12

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 8.30 pm *Sorry!* A comedy series in six parts starring Ronnie Corbett with Barbara Lott and William Moore
	+ 9.25 pm *Brave New World* A two-part American television adaptation of the novel by Aldous Huxley

* BBC Two
	+ 8.10 pm *Sky at Westminster Abbey* Last month, the first-ever contemporary rock concert to be held in Westminster Abbey took place to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding in Britain of Amnesty International. This was a unique occasion also for television, as this was the first time any concert has been televised from the magnificent Abbey. Featuring John Williams, Herbie Flowers, Tristan Fry Kevin Peek , Steve Gray.

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1ITV*Sorry!*

## Top of the Pops

Host: Tommy Vance (no audience and promo video or repeat performances only)

Full programme here (when available). Repeated 05 Feb 2016 & 16 January 2018

1. The Teardrop Explodes – Reward (13) (rpt from 19/02/81)
2. Kim Wilde – Kids In America (6) (video)
3. Linx – Intuition (41) (video)
4. Kelly Marie – Hot Love (22) (rpt from 26/02/81)
5. Freeez – Southern Freeez (8) (rpt from 12/02/81)
6. Status Quo – Something ‘Bout You Baby I Like (9) (video)
7. Beggar & Co – (Somebody) Help Me Out (15) (rpt from 12/02/81)
8. Landscape – Einstein A Go-Go (38) (video)
9. Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime (Legs & Co) (14) (rpt from 19/02/81)
10. Sharon Redd – Can You Handle It? (37) (background)
11. Kiki Dee – Star (17) (rpt from 26/02/81)
12. Coast To Coast – (Do) The Hucklebuck (5) (rpt from 12/02/81)
13. Roxy Music – Jealous Guy (1) (video/credits)
12 September 2022

Monday 12 September

2022-09-12

## Events

* This morning, King Charles III visits Westminster Hall, where both the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet to express their condolences
* The King and Camilla, Queen Consort, then flies to Edinburgh, to walk behind the Queen's coffin from Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral
* A service to celebrate the Queen's life takes place at 15:00, after which members of the public can view the coffin which will lie at rest for 24 hours.
* King Charles meets with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who both then attend the Scottish Parliament.
* In the evening, King Charles holds a vigil with other members of the Royal Family at St Giles' Cathedral
14 April 1980

Monday

1980-04-14

## Events

* Kate Bush releases new single Breathing, her first new material since 1978. The song causes some controversy as the lyrics were written from the point of view of an unborn baby, still in the womb, fearing the effects of both its mother's cigarette smoking and the danger of nuclear fallout in the outside world. The single, the lead track from Bush's album *Never For Ever* released later in the year, entered the charts at the end of April and reached a peak position of no.16 in May.[1]
12 October 1968

Saturday 12 October

1968-10-12

## Events

* **MEXICO 68**: opening ceremony of the Olympic Games (Games of the XIX Olympiad) is held in Mexico City, Mexico, the first Olympic Games in a Spanish-speaking country and the first in Latin America.
	+ BBC 1, 5.50 pm - The Opening Ceremony direct by satellite from Mexico City. David Coleman describes the whole of this unique occasion as it happens in Mexico's Olympic Stadium.

* Future actor Hugh Jackman born in Sydney, Australia.

*scans GraemeWood*

*TV Times*
14 December 1997

Sunday

1997-12-14

## UK charts

* Singles: Top 3 all non-movers. N1 Teletubbies - Teletubbies say Eh-oh!; VV AA - Perfect Day (2), Aqua - Barbie Girl (3); HNE Celine Deon - The Reason (11); NE U2 - If God Will Send His Angels (12), The Police - Roxanne '97 (18). [1]
* Albums: NN1 Celine Delon - *Let's Talk About Love*, replaces Spice Girls - *Spiceworld* (2). Verve - *Urban Hymns* (3), Wham! - *Best of Wham!* (4), All Saints - *All Saints* (5). [2]

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.10 pm. Songs of Praise. A Christmas gospel special from New York. Diane-Louise Jordan is out and about in the city that celebrates Christmas in its own unique way.
	+ 8.00 pm. Sports Review of the Year 1997. Introduced by Desmond Lynam , Steve Rider and Sue Barker. (*Sports Personality of the year won by Gregory Rusedski*).
13 August 2018

Monday

2018-08-13

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 4.00 pm *Steve Lamacq* Lammo launches Steve Lamacq’s 25 at 25, as he celebrates 25 years at the BBC. Each Monday, we’ll listen back to the seminal tracks, which have shaped Steve’s musical landscape over the last two and a half decades. Today, we mark the moment is all began, as Steve explores 1993 to 1997.[1]
12 March 2023

Sunday 12 March

2023-03-12

## Events

* 95th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, honouring films released in 2022.
	+ Best movie: ***Everything Everywhere All at Once***
	+ Best actor: Brendan Fraser – *The Whale*
	+ Best actress: Michelle Yeoh – *Everything Everywhere All at Once*
	+ Best International Feature Film - *All Quiet on the Western Front* (Germany)
14 June 1996

Friday 14 June

1996-06-14

## Events

* Euro 96, group matches
	+ Portugal 1-0 Turkey (Nottingham, live BBC1)
	+ Czech Rep. 2-1 Italy (Liverpool)

## Top of the Pops

* **programme moved to new regular Friday slot for the first time since August 1973.**

Host: Mark Owen

1. (3) Peter Andre Feat. Bubbler Ranx – Mysterious Girl
2. (5) Livin’ Joy – Don’t Stop Movin’
3. (7) Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Mission: Impossible (Video) (And Charts)
4. (4) Ocean Colour Scene – The Day We Caught The Train
5. (8) Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me (Via Satellite)
6. (6) Pianoman – Blurred
7. (1) Fugees – Killing Me Softly (And Credits) ®
8. (Album Track) Paul Weller – The Changingman
9. (Album Track) Paul Weller – Peacock Suit
12 October

## Birthdays

* Magnús Magnússon (b.1929, dec.), Luciano Pavarotti (b.1935, dec.), Angela Rippon (b.1944), Rick Parfitt (b.1948, dec.), Robin Askwith (b.1950), Hugh Jackman (b.1968), Calum Scott (b.1988)

## Events

* 1968: XIX Olympiad opens in Mexico City.
* 1981: *Brideshead Revisted* begins on ITV
* 1984: IRA bombs the Grand Hotel, Brighton
* 1986: HRH Queen Elizabeth visits China
* 1988: Number One magazine now out on Wednesdays.
* 2017: Weinstein accusations.
* 2019: *The X Factor: Celebrity*

## Charts

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

* 1969: **Bobbie Gentry - I'm Never Gonna Fall In Love Again** (1/1)
* 1976: **Pussycat - Mississippi** (1/4)
* 1982: Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchy (3/3)
* 1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (5/5)
* 2003: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (6/6)
* 2008: Pink - So What (2/3)
* 2014: Meghan Trainor - All About the Bass (2/4)
* 2018: **Dave ft Fredo - Funky Friday** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Pete Murray. Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
* 1972: Noel Edmonds. Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough.
* 1978: JS. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights .
* 1989: Gary Davies. Black Box - Ride On Time.
* 1995: Nicky Campbell. Simply Red – Fairground.
* 2001: Gail Hipgrave. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

## Publications

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## Stamps

* click stamp for full issue details.

Stamps
13 January 1973

Saturday 13 January

1973-01-13

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 12.30 pm *Grandstand* incl. 12.35 FA Cup Preview - Today the big clubs of the First and Second Divisions join the survivors from the opening rounds in the FA Cup third round, one of the most exciting days of the football season. Sam Leitch introduces action, personalities and latest news of the day's most intriguing ties. (*see Third Round proper here*)
	+ 5.50 pm *Doctor Who* - The Three Doctors Pt.3. starring Jon Pertwee with Patrick Troughton and William Hartnell.
	+ 8.15 pm *Cilla*. A live show starring Cilla Black. Guest star Stephen Lewis with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard who tonight sings Song No 1 ' Come Back Billie Jo '
	+ 10.05 pm *Match of the Day*. featuring The FA Cup. Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup third round ties.

*scans GraemeWood*

*Doctor Who**Cilla* with Cliff Richard and *A Song for Europe**TV Times*ITV
## Radio

* BBC Radio 4
	+ 7.00 pm *Desert Island Discs* Mike Yarwood, impersonator, discusses with Roy Plomley (in a recorded programme devised by him) the records he would take to a desert island. *(available on-line here)*
12 September 2018

Wednesday

2018-09-12

## Events

* Jean Michel Jarre announces new album *Equinoxe Infinity* during a live Instagram feed from Hamburg Planetarium. The album, a re-visitation of his 1978 work *Equinoxe*, will be released in November.

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 10.00 am *Lauren Laverne*. Huw Stephens sits in. Maribou State are live in session plus Huw has this week's Memory Tapes, Just Added playlist, a Headphones Moment and as much great music as we can pack in.[1]
13 November 2023

Monday 13 November

2023-11-13

## Events

* Suella Braverman is sacked as UK government Home Secretary, after she defied No 10 over an article accusing the Metropolitan Police of bias in the policing of protests. James Cleverly is her replacement at the Home Office, with former prime minister David Cameron unexpectedly replacing him as foreign secretary.
* David Cameron has been out of Parliament since he stood down as Prime Minister in 2016 and has been given a seat in the House of Lords to enable him to take up his new position.

TV
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12 June 2020

Friday 12 June

2020-06-12

## Events

* The UK economy slumped by 20.4% in April in the biggest monthly decline since records began, as the coronavirus lockdown paralysed the country.[1]
* The British government is expected to backtrack on its Brexit plan to introduce full border checks with the EU from 1 January 2021 over fears of the economic impact of coronavirus.[2]
* New releases: Foals - *Collected Reworks Vol.I* (digital)*,* Jack Garratt - Love, Death and Dancing, Peter Gabriel - *Rated PG* (CD)

## Charts

* Singles
* Albums
14 July 1979

Saturday 14 July

1979-07-14

## Events

* French electronic music composer and performer Jean-Michel Jarre holds a live concert in front of an estimated 1 million people in Place de la Concorde, Paris. (*full TV broadcast here)*

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.15 pm *Juke Box Jury* .. with Noel Edmonds who asks... will these new records be a hit or a miss?
		- Jury: Lorraine Chase, Amii Stewart, Billy Idol, Jimmy Savile. Hot seat guest: Sparks
	+ 8.15 pm *Seaside Special* Starring Little and Large. A new series of nine programmes recorded in the Seaside Special Big Top. Tonight from the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, with guests Peters and Lee and Showaddywaddy, Chas and Dave, Mick Miller. Introduced by Peter Powell With Geoff Richer's First Edition Ronnie Hazlehurst and his Orchestra.

*scans GraemeWood*
14 July 1983

Thursday 14 July

1983-07-14

## Top of the Pops

Presenters: Andy Peebles & Peter Powell

* (32) Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Everyday I Write The Book
* (10) Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch  (video)
* (2) Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
* Jonathan King - US chart rundown:
	+ Elton John - I'm Still Standing (video clip)
	+ Madness - Our House (video clip)
	+ The Kinks - Come Dancing (video clip)
	+ The Police - Every Breath You Take (video clip)
* (6) Heaven 17 – Come Live With Me
* (30) Echo & The Bunnymen – Never Stop
* (21) Bananarama – Cruel Summer
* (18) Sylvian & Sakamoto – Forbidden Colours  (video)
* (1) Rod Stewart – Baby Jane  (video)
* (29) Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money  (audience dancing/credits)
14 April

104th day of the year (105th in leap year)

## Birthdays

* Julie Christie (b.1940), Ritchie Blackmore (b.1945), Julian Lloyd Webber (b.1951), Peter Capaldi (b.1958), Robert Carlyle (b.1961), Adrien Brody (b.1973)

## Events

* 1964: The Budget
* 1967: David Bowie releases The Laughing Gnome
* 1968: *Frankie & Bruce's Show* (ITV)
* 1969: *The Liver Birds* (pilot, BBC1)
* 1980: Kate Bush releases new single Breathing.
* 1986: Ronald Reagan addresses the nation.
* 1990: *You've Been Framed* (ns, ITV)
* 2003: Blur release new single Out Of Time.
* 2007: *Doctor Who*: Gridlock

## Charts

year (click for date), with no.1 single (new in bold)

* 1966: **Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me** (1/2)
* 1981: **Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up** (1/3)
* 1982: **Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies** (1/1) *\*announced on Wed due to Easter Monday BH*
* 1987: Ferry Aid - Let It Be (3/3)
* 1991: Chesney Hawkes - The One and Only (5/5)
* 1996: **Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack**  (1/2)
* 2002: Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody (4/4)
* 2013: Duke Dumont ft. Ame - Need U (100 Percent) (2/2)
* 2017: **Harry Styles - Sign of the Times**. (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: David Jacobs. Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me.
* 1977: JS. ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You.
* 1983: Gary Davies & Andy Peebles. David Bowie - Let's Dance.
* 1988: Bruno Brookes & Steve Wright. Pet Shop Boys - Heart.
* 1994: Meat Loaf. Take That - Everything Changes.
* 2000: Sara Cox (**debut**). Craig David – Fill Me In.

## Publications

Radio & TV Times scans GraemeWood

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## Stamps

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13 January 1976

Tuesday 13 January

1976-01-13

## Charts

* Singles: Queen remain at the top for 8th consecutive week with Bohemian Rhapsody. Sailor at no.2 with Glass of Champagne and two new Top 5 entries: ABBA with Mamma Mia and Mike Oldfield with In Dulci Jubilo. HNE The Miracles with Love Machine (16). Other NE include ELO Evil Woman (27), Walker Brothers - No Regrets (33), Donna Summer Love To Love You Baby (37) and new teen sensation Slik with Forever and Ever (39).

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

ITV - *Runaround* with Mike Reid
14 September 1982

Tuesday 14 September

1982-09-14

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 9.25 pm *The Tuesday Documentary* Barry Norman in Celebrity City *(watch here)*

* ITV
	+ *Razzmattazz*, new series with Suzanne Dando

## Charts

* Top 40: N1 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1), N2 Dire Straits - Private Investigations (4), N3 Duran Duran - Save a Prayer (2). HNE/N5 **The Jam - The Bitterest Pill** (1)
14 July 2023

Friday 14 July

2023-07-14

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 12.30 *Wimbledon 2023* - men's semi-finals
	+ 7.00 pm *First Night of the Proms* Clive Myrie presents live from the Royal Albert Hall as the annual music festival is launched with Sibelius, Grieg, Britten and a world premiere from Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak.
* BBC Scotland
	+ 11.00 pm *TRNSMT* Edith Bowman presents highlights from across the weekend of TRNSMT 2023 including Niall Horan, Becky Hill, George Ezra, Cat Burns, Royal Blood and The 1975.
14 July 1977

Thursday

1977-07-14

## Events

* British punk rock group Sex Pistols appear on Top of the Pops for the first time as their single Pretty Vacant has entered the charts at no.7. The weekly music programme based on the UK charts shows a video of the group performing the song live. Pretty Vacant is the only song in the Top 20 to be featured on the show (save for Fanfare for the Common Man in fade out), a sign of a somewhat stagnating chart.

## Top of the Pops

introduced by Kid Jensen

1. The Real Thing – Love’s Such A Wonderful Thing (-)
2. Rita Coolidge – We’re All Alone (Video) (24)
3. The Saints – This Perfect Day (41)
4. The Commodores – Easy (21) (Danced To By Legs & Co)
5. Dave Edmunds – I Knew The Bride (30)
6. Jigsaw – If I Have To Go Away (-)
7. Supertramp – Give A Little Bit (29) (Video)
8. Cilla Black – I Wanted To Call It Off (-)
9. **Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant** (video) (7)
10. Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again (1) rpt.
11. Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man (2) (And Credits)
13 February 2012

Monday 13 February

2012-02-13

## Events

* British vocalist Adele wins six Grammy Awards, out of six nominations, at the annual ceremony in Los Angeles.
* First launch of ESA's VEGA from Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. [1]
* Attacks on Iaraeli diplomats are carried out in New Delhi, India and Tbilisi, Georgia.[2]
* Emeli Sandé's debut album *Our Version of Events* released.

TV
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* BBC One [3]
	+ 5.15 pm *Pointless* (S06 E1)
	+ 9.00 pm *The Diamond Queen* (E2/3) Andrew Marr looks at the life and reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II. [4]
14 March 1986

Friday

1986-03-14

## Events

* Actor Jamie Bell born.

TV
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* BBC 2 7.00 pm *Micro Live* [1] How many languages do you speak? Most home micros come with only one - BASIC. It's fashionable to knock BASIC, so Fred Harris considers learning some other languages, like PASCAL, LOGO and C. And a music teacher in Reading explains how a computer has revolutionised her lessons ...

(pt 1 *here*)
14 February 2020

Friday 14 February

2020-02-14

## Events

* New releases (*albums in italics*): Billie Eilish - No Time To Die, Tame Impala - *The Slow Rush*, Justin Bieber - *Changes*, David Bowie - *Is It Any Wonder?* EP, Simon & Garfunkel - *Bridge Over Troubled Water*, gold vinyl re-issue, David Gray - *White Ladder*, 20th anniversary re-issue, Erasure - *Chorus* 3CD deluxe edition.

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Weeknd - Blinding Lights, HNE/N14 Justin Bieber ft. Quavo - Intentions
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Green Day - *Father of All..*
	+ Vinyl:
14 January 2018

Sunday

2018-01-14

## Events

* Former England international footballer Cyrille Regis MBE dies aged 59. [1]

TV
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* BBC One 8.00 pm *The Coronation*. Marking the 65th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen's coronation, the Queen shares her memories of the ceremony, as well as that of her father, King George VI, in 1937.[2]
* Sky Arts 10.00 pm *The South Bank Show 40th Anniversary Special.* [3]
12 November 1964

Thursday 12 November

1964-11-12

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.55 pm *Tonight* introduced by Cliff Michelmore
		- A young David Jones (later David Bowie) appears in his role as creator of 'The Society Of The Prevention Of Cruelty To Long-Haired Men'.[1]
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops* A new look at Britain's best-sellers. Discs-Stars-News from this week's Top Twenty. Introduced tonight by Jimmy Savile.
	+ 9.25 pm *Miss World 1964* From North, South, East, and West, the world's most beautiful girls compete tonight at the Lyceum in London for this much-coveted title. Peter West and Michael Aspel introduce them

## Top of the Pops

1. (20) Dusty Springfield – Losing You
2. (17) Jim Reeves – There’s A Heartache Following Me  (Crowd Dancing)
3. (New) Herman’s Hermits – Show Me Girl
4. (28) The Four Pennies – Black Girl
5. (4) Manfred Mann – Sha La La  rpt.
6. (3) Sandie Shaw – (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me  rpt.
7. (10) Helmut Zacharias Orchestra – Tokyo Melody  (Crowd Dancing)
8. (6) The Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night
9. (2) Roy Orbison – Oh Pretty Woman  (Video)
10. (1) The Supremes – Baby Love  rpt.
13 June

164/365 - 165/366

## Birthdays

* Malcolm McDowell (b.1943), Stellan Skarsgård (b.1951), David Gray (b.1968), Chris Evans (b.1981), Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen (b.1986).

## Events

* 1970: Beatles US no.1 double.
* 1981: New Life released.
* 1982: FIFA World Cup begins in Spain
* 1995: *Jagged Little Pill* released*.*

## Charts

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

* 1971: **Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep** (1/5)
* 1978: **John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want** (1/9)
* 1993: UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You (2/2)
* 1999: **S Club 7 - Bring It All Back** (1/1)
* 2004: Mario Winans ft Enya & P.Diddy - I Don't Wanna Know (2/2)
* 2010: **Shout ft Dizzee & James Cordon - Shout** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: Pete Murray. The Union Gap Feat. Gary Puckett – Young Girl.
* 1974: DLT. Ray Stevens - The Streak.
* 1985: Dixie Peach & Mike Read. The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone.
* 1991: Jakki Brambles. Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up
* 1992: Erasure - ABBA-esque (Voulez-Vous) - *special Saturday ed. due to EUROS on Thursday*
* 1997: Jo Whiley. Hanson – MMMBop.
* 2003: Lisa Snowdon & Sarah Cawood. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life. *(Snowdon's last appearance after fourteen editions)*

## Publications

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13 January 1983

Thursday 13 January

1983-01-13

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

## Top of the Pops

Introduced by David Jensen & John Peel

1. Incantation – “Cacharpaya (Andes Pumpsa Desi)” (14)
2. Men At Work – “Down Under” (7) (video)
3. Sharon Redd – “In The Name Of Love” (53)
4. Keith Harris & Orville – “Orville’s Song” (4) (rpt from 23/12/82)
5. The Belle Stars – “Sign Of The Times” (51)
6. John Williams – “Theme From E.T.” (17) (film clips)
7. Eddy Grant – “Electric Avenue” (22) (video)
8. The Maisonettes – “Heartache Avenue” (15)
9. Phil Collins – “You Can’t Hurry Love” (1) (video)
10. Donna Summer – “I Feel Love” (21) (audience dancing/credits)
14 December 1967

Thursday

1967-12-14

## Events

* Sports: Sports Personality of the Year Award won by Henry Cooper (1934-2011).

TV
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Radio Times *scans GraemeWood*

ITV
## Top of the Pops

Host: Alan Freeman & Mike Lennox

1. (1) The Beatles – Hello Goodbye  (And Charts)
2. (10) Scaffold – Thank U Very Much
3. (New) The Herd – Paradise Lost
4. (11) The Monkees – Daydream Believer  (Video)
5. (8) The Bee Gees – World  ®  \*
6. (19) Diana Ross & The Supremes – In And Out Of Love  (Crowd Dancing)
7. (New) Cat Stevens – Kitty
8. (7) Tom Jones – I’m Coming Home
9. (1) The Beatles – Hello Goodbye  (Video)
12 May 1981

Tuesday 12 May

1981-05-12

## Charts

* Singles Top 40: N1 Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver (1), N2 Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy (5), N3 Starsound - Stars on 45 (2). HNE/N8 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Squad - Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way to Wembley) (-). NE/N20 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (-)

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*scans GraemeWood*
14 February 2003

Friday

2003-02-14

## Top of the Pops

Host: Fearne Cotton (TOTP debut)

1. (3) Oasis – Songbird
2. (5) Sean Paul – Gimme The Light
3. (New) Gareth Gates Feat. The Kumars – Spirit In The Sky
4. (13) Good Charlotte – Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
5. (7) Big Brovaz – O.K.
6. (16) Counting Crows – Big Yellow Taxi
7. (2) Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
8. (1) Tatu – All The Things She Said (Via Satellite) (And Credits)
14 February 1970

Saturday - Valentine's Day

1970-02-14

## Events

* Future actor Simon Pegg born.

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

* BBC One [1]
	+ 5.15 pm *Doctor Who* Doctor Who and The Silurians Pt.3 starring Jon Pertwee with Caroline John and Nicholas Courtney. [2]
	+ 6.15 pm *It's Cliff Richard* with Una Stubbs, Hank Marvin featuring Daliah Lavi and A Song for Europe starring Mary Hopkin
	+ 8.15 *The Val Doonican Show* Val Doonican with special guests Dave Allen, Sacha Distel, Moira Anderson
	+ 10.05 *Match of the Day* David Coleman presents one hour of football.
13 May 1986

Tuesday 13 May

1986-05-13

## Events

* British actor Robert Pattison born in London.
	+ After obtaining a minor role in *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005) he later obtained the lead role of Edward Cullen in the *Twilight* film series (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). He is set to play the lead role in *The Batman* (2021).

## Charts

*as announced by Gary Davies, BBC Radio 1 12.45 pm* [1]

* Top 40: NN1 **Spitting Image - The Chicken Song**, HNE/N5 Status Quo - Rollin' Home

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12 November 1990

Monday 12 November

1990-11-12

## Events

* The Human League release new single Soundtrack to a Generation, the second and final track to be taken from their album *Romantic?*
	+ It would be the group's final release for Virgin records which had been their label since 1979. The single only reached no.77 in the UK singles chart, their worst ever chart placing. The 12"/CDS release featured a remix by producer William Orbit. [1]
* Pet Shop Boys release Being Boring, an edited version of the opening track of current chart album *Behaviour**.*
13 March 2008

Thursday 13 March

2008-03-13

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 08.00 pm *Waterloo Road* (last in series) When the last day of term turns into a terrifying ordeal for the staff and students at Waterloo Road, the exposure of Rachel's secret and the cheating ring revelations are the least of their problems.
	+ 09.00 pm *Ashes to Ashes* (S1, E06) Alex thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving the case: a raid at a Post Office. Gene believes the culprit is Chas Cale, a blagger he once crossed.
13 November 1980

Thursday 13 November

1980-11-13

TV
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* ITV
	+ 8.00 pm *Miss World*

## Top of the Pops

Host: Simon Bates (blog post here)

1. (35) Iron Maiden – Women In Uniform
2. (6) David Bowie – Fashion  (Video)
3. (33) Gladys Knight & The Pips – Bourgie Bourgie  Watch
4. (20) John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over  (Danced To By Legs & Co)
5. (32) Liquid Gold – The Night The Wine And The Roses
6. (43) Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short
7. (13) ABBA – Super Trouper  (Video)
8. (10) Odyssey – If You’Re Looking For A Way Out  (Video)
9. Top 10 rundown
	1. (9) Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before  (Video)
	2. (8) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay  (Video)
	3. (7) Adam & The Ants – Dog Eat Dog  (Still Picture)
	4. (6) David Bowie – Fashion  (Video)
	5. (5) Status Quo – What You’re Proposing  (Video)
	6. (4) Dennis Waterman With The Dennis Waterman Band – I Could Be So Good For You  (Still Picture)
	7. (3) Bad Manners – Special Brew  (Still Picture)
	8. (2) Barbra Streisand – Woman In Love  (Video)
10. (1) Blondie – The Tide Is High  (Video)
11. (30) Young & Company – I Like (What You’Re Doing To Me)  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)  Watch
14 August

## Birthdays

* Trevor Bannister (b.1936, dec.), Steve Martin (b.1945), Wim Wenders (b.1945), Maddy Prior (b.1947), Magic Johnson (b.1959), Sarah Brightman (b.1960), Halle Berry (b.1966), Nick Grimshaw (b.1984)

## Events

* 1965: I Got You Babe US no.1
* 1985: Michael Jackson buys ATV Music
* 1995: 'Battle of Brit-pop' begins
* 2016: Olympic gold
* 2018: Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, Italy

## Charts

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

* 1968: **Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire** (1/1)
* 1973: Gary Glitter - I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) (4/4)
* 1979: The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (4/4)
* 1984: **George Michael - Careless Whisper** (1/3)
* 1988: Yaz - the Only Way Is Up. (3/5)
* 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (12/15)
* 2005: James Blunt - You're Beautiful (5/5)
* 2011: **Nero - Promises** (1/1)
* 2015: **Charlie Puth ft Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Tony Blackburn. Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
* 1975: DLT. The Stylistics - I Can't Give You Anything
* 1980: ommy Vance & Roger Daltrey. Abba - The Winner Takes it All (first show after strike).
* 1986: Simon Bates. Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red
* 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Boyzone - No Matter What.

* 2005: moved to Monday 15 August for Proms night.

## Publications

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15 August 1974

Thursday 15 August

1974-08-15

## Top of the Pops

Host: Noel Edmonds

1. (15) The Glitter Band – Just For You
2. (14) Donny & Marie Osmond – I’M Leaving It All Up To You
3. (29) Cozy Powell – Na Na Na
4. (3) The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New  (Danced To By Pan’S People)
5. (23) Cockney Rebel – Mr. Soft
6. (19) Sweet Dreams – Honey Honey
7. (4) Bay City Rollers – Summerlove Sensation
8. (28) Sylvia – Y Viva Espana
9. (New) The Osmonds – Love Me For A Reason \*
10. (1) The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again
11. (New) The Osmonds – Having A Party  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)

\*The Osmonds were in the UK on a promotional TV tour (see 12 August).

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16 February 1984

Thursday

1984-02-16

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 1.00 pm, 6.40 pm & 10.20 pm *Olympic Grandstand*. The latest outstanding action from the XIV Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo introduced by David Coleman.
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops* Introduced by Simon Bates and Peter Powell. (*Matt Bianco* *debut*)
	+ 8.05 pm The Living Planet. 5: Seas of Grass. David Attenborough explores the grasslands of the Americas, Eurasia and Africa.
* BBC Two
	+ 9.30 pm *Forty Minutes* ... of documentary. Skiffle [2]

## Top of the Pops

1. Slade – Run Runaway (34)
2. Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor (3) (video)
3. The Style Council – My Ever Changing Moods (8)
4. Jonathan King – US chart rundown:
	1. Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me (video clip + interview)
	2. Van Halen – Jump (video clip)
	3. The Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep (video clip)
	4. Duran Duran – interview + New Moon On Monday (video clip)
	5. Kool & The Gang – Joanna (video clip)
5. Shannon – Let The Music Play (19) (video)
6. Matt Bianco – Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed (36)
7. Nena – 99 Red Balloons (11)
8. Break Machine – Street Dance (27) (+ credits)

## Smash Hits

* Features: Madonna, Re-Flex, Tracey Ullman, Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri, Queen, The Smiths
* Bitz: Tom Bailey, Radio 1 (John Peel), Cocteau Twins, Susann Sulley, The Style Council tour,
* Personal File: Nik Kershaw
* Lyrics: Hide and Seek, The Politics of Dancing, My Ever Changing Moods, Let the Music Play, One Small Day, Wouldn't It Be Good, Help! (Tina Turner), 99 Red Balloons
* Singles (reviewed by Limahl): The Lion's Mouth, Your Love Is King,
* Albums: Into The Gap, The Flat Earth
* Nights Out: China Crisis, The Alarm
* Centrespread: Kajagoogoo The Lion's Mouth lyrics
* Back cover: Midge Ure
* Ads: Robert De Niro's Waiting, Hide & Seek (plus tour dates), Illegal Alien, Down In The Subway, It's My Life (album)
14 July 2019

Sunday 14 July

2019-07-04

## Events

* Wimbledon: After a record 4 hours & 57 minute match, Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3), to become the Men's Singles Champion for the fifth time. The incredible fifth set lasted for over two hours.[1]
* Cricket. England beat New Zealand to win the men's World Cup for the first time.[2]

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 9.00 pm *Poldark* (S5, E1) The Poldarks' peaceful lives are disrupted when an old friend’s plea leads them into a world of duplicity.[3]
14 January 1975

Tuesday 14 January

1975-01-14

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Status Quo - Down Down (3), N2 Ralph McTell - Streets of London (2), N3 Kenny - The Bump (4). HNE Elvis Presley - Promised Land (-). NE/N7 Pilot - January (-)
	+ Down Down is Quo's first no.1 although it remained at the top for just one week. the band never made it to the top again.
14 January 1971

Thursday 14 January

1971-01-14

TV
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BBC1BBC2
## Top of the Pops

Host: JS

1. (30) John Paul Joans – The Man From Nazareth
2. (New) Elton John – Your Song  rpt.
3. (24) The Mixtures – The Pushbike Song  (Crowd Dancing)  (over charts)
4. (21) Frank Sinatra – My Way  (Live From The Royal Festival Hall 4-1-71)
5. (37) The Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun  (Danced To By Pan’s People)
6. (New) Lulu – You’Ve Got To Believe In Love
7. (19) Judy Collins – Amazing Grace  (Video)
8. (42) Tom Jones – She’s A Lady
9. (Album Track) Badfinger – Believe Me
10. (Album Track) Badfinger – Better Days]
11. (34) Badfinger – No Matter What
12. (1) Clive Dunn – Grandad  (And Credits)
13 July 1978

Thursday 13 July

1978-07-13

(400th page)

## Top of the Pops

introduced by Tony Blackburn

1. Saturday Night Band – Come On Dance Dance (And Charts) (26)
2. The Boomtown Rats – Like Clockwork  (6) rpt.
3. Suzi Quatro – The Race Is On (new)
4. Andrew Gold – How Can This Be Love (video) (29)
5. The O’Jays – Used Ta Be My Girl (Danced To By Legs & Co) (13)
6. Steve Voice – On The Shelf (new)
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Satisfy My Soul (23) rpt.
8. Renaissance – Northern Lights (63)
9. Father Abraham & The Smurfs – The Smurf Song (Danced To By Legs & Co) (2) rpt.
10. Lindisfarne – Run For Home (12) rpt.
11. Voyage – From East To West (Video) (30)
12. Racey – Baby It’s You (new)
13. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want (Video) (1)
14. Blue Öyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (And Credits) (16)
14 September 2008

Sunday 14 September

2008-09-14

## Charts

* Singles: HNE/NN1 Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire (1), N2 Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl (1), N3 **Cliff Richard - Thank You for a Lifetime** (-)
	+ *With this single, Richard was celebrating 50 years in the music business. Peaking at no.3, it remains his last UK Top 10 hit to date.*
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Metallica - *Death Magnetic* (-), NE/N2 Glasvegas - *Glasvegas* (-), N3 Rihanna - *Good Girl Gone Bad* (5)
12 March 1995

Sunday

1995-03-12

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 2.50 pm *Match of the Day: the Road to Wembley*. Live from Goodison Park, the FA Cup sixth-round clash between Everton and Newcastle United. Plus highlights from Old Trafford where defending champions Manchester United face QPR. Followed by the semi-final draw.
	+ 6.25 pm *Songs of Praise* American evangelist Billy Graham launches his ambitious Global Mission by talking frankly with Steve Chalk about his lifetime's work and how, afflicted with Parkinson's Disease, he is facing up to the prospect of death. Also featuring Cliff Richard, whose first public declaration of his faith was made at a Billy Graham crusade.

## Charts

announced by Mark Goodier  on BBC Radio 1, 4.00 pm

* Singles: N1 Celine Dion - Think Twice (7/7), N2 Alex Party - Don't Give Me Your Life, HNE/N3 **Freakpower - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out**.
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Annie Lennox - *Medusa*

## Notes

1. ↑ Everton beat Newcastle 1-0, Man Utd beat QPR 2-0.
2. ↑ Graham died on 21 February 2018 aged 99.
16 January 1972

Sunday

1972-01-16

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 5.20 pm *The Moonstone* by Wilkie Collins.(*new series*) Dramatised in five parts by Hugh Leonard. Once the crowning glory of an Indian temple god, the fabulous Moonstone diamond is said to bring disaster to all who possess it. [2]
	+ 7.25 pm *Englebert with the Young Generation* and The Goodies. (E02/13) Lulu.

BBC1BBC2*The Servant* Wendy Craig

* ITV

*scans GraemeWood*

*Man About A Dog* Richard Johnson
13 July 1995

Thursday

1995-07-13

TV
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* C4
	+ *The Big Breakfast* - Live Aid 10th anniversary.

## Top of the Pops

Host: Dale Winton

1. (11) Jinny – Keep Warm
2. (8) Mn8 – Happy
3. (14) Seal – Kiss From A Rose  (Video)  (And Charts)
4. (17) Cast – Finetime
5. (16) Brownstone – Grapevyne
6. (New) Hole – Violet  (Video)
7. (9) Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You  rpt.
8. (2) Supergrass – Alright
9. (1) The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom
10. (New) Soul II Soul – Love Enuff  (Video)  (And Credits)
14 August 1980

Thursday

1980-08-14

## Top of the Pops

introduced by Tommy Vance with guest Roger Daltrey

1. (29) Ultravox – Sleepwalk
2. (4) David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes (video)
3. (18) Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World (danced to by Legs & Co)
4. (22) Mike Berry – The Sunshine Of Your Smile
5. (24) Grace Jones – Private Life
6. (27) Village People – Can’t Stop The Music (video)
7. (30) Sue Wilkinson – You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On

* (10) Tom Browne – Funkin’ For Jamaica (clip of Legs & Co TOTP 7-8-80)
* (9) Odyssey – Use It Up And Wear It Out (clip of Legs & Co TOTP 7-8-80)
* (8) Leo Sayer – More Than I Can Say (video)
* (7) George Benson – Give Me The Night (video)
* (6) The Gap Band – Oops Upside Your Head (video)
* (5) Roxy Music – Oh Yeah (On The Radio) (clip of TOTP 7-8-80)
* (4) David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes (video)
* (3) Sheena Easton – 9 To 5 (clip of TOTP 7-8-80)
* (2) Diana Ross – Upside Down (video clip)
* **(1) ABBA – The Winner Takes It All (video)**
* (2) Diana Ross – Upside Down (crowd dancing) (and credits)
14 October 1980

Tuesday 14 October

1980-10-14

## Charts

* Top 40: Top 3 all unchanged. N1 The Police - Don't Stand SO Close To Me, N2 Ottowan - D.I.S.C.O., N3 Madness - Baggy Trousers, N4 **Sweet People - Et Les Oiseaux Chantaient**

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 9.00 pm: *Butterflies* [1]
	+ 9.30 pm: *Man Alive* - Phantom [2]
	+ 10.20 pm: *Boom Boom..Out Go the Lights* - alternative comedy revue. With Keith Allen, Tony Allen, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and the music of Paul Jones and the Blues Band. [3]

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 12.45 pm Paul Burnett including this week's new Top 40 discs and Select-a-Disc.

* + 6.61 pm *Talkabout* Adrian Love chairs Radio 1's open discussion. This week: Has Uncle Sam Moved In! What with you-know-who's fried chicken, the great American hamburger, and now telethons. Britain is beginning to look and sound more and more like America's 52nd state.
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel. All records show. [4]
15 June 1972

Thursday

1972-06-15

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 7.25 pm *Top of the Pops*
	+ 8.00 pm *The Goodies* Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
	+ 8.30 pm *The Burke Special* with James Burke Are you tired, rundown, fed up with the pressures of day to day life? So is Burke. Do you wish you could understand just what's it's all about? So does Burke. The first of seven programmes in which James Burke takes an oblique look at what modern living can do for you - and to you.

## Top of the Pops

Host: JS

1. (30) B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker (Crowd Dancing) (And Charts)
2. (3) Slade – Take Me Bak ’Ome
3. (17) The Kinks – Supersonic Rocket Ship
4. (5) Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin (Danced To By Pan’s People)
5. (25) The Chi-Lites – Oh Girl (Video)
6. (40) Gilbert O’Sullivan – Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day
7. (32) The New Seekers – Circles
8. (23) The Sweet – Little Willy
9. (1) Don Mclean – Vincent (rpt.)
10. (21) Gary Glitter – Rock And Roll (Part 2) (Crowd Dancing) (And Credits)
15 July 1982

Thursday 15 July

1982-07-15

## Top of the Pops

Host: Peter Powell

1. (12) Hot Chocolate – It Started With A Kiss
2. (30) Paul McCartney – Take It Away  (Video)
3. (35) Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out
4. (24) Yazoo – Don’t Go
5. (28) David Essex – Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing)
6. (20) Japan – I Second That Emotion  (Video)
7. (31) Dexy’s Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen
8. (23) Leo Sayer – Heart (Stop Beating In Time)  rpt.
9. (14) Visage – Night Train  (Video)
10. (1) Irene Cara – Fame  (Video)
11. (26) Dollar – Videotheque  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)

TV
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16 August 1984

Wednesday 16 August

1984-08-16

## Events

* Concert: New Order, Hull.
* from No.1 Magazine:

## Top of the Pops

* Presenters: Andy Peebles & Steve Wright
	+ Playlist: (38) Tears For Fears – Mothers Talk, (10) Howard Jones – Like To Get To Know You Well (video), (2) Black Lace – Agadoo (27) Iron Maiden – 2 Minutes To Midnight (video), (29) A Flock Of Seagulls – The More You Live The More You Love (15), Trevor Walters – Stuck On You, (1) George Michael – Careless Whisper (video) (34) The Pointer Sisters – I Need You (audience dancing/credits)
15 January 1980

Tuesday 15 January

1980-01-15

## Charts

as announced by Paul Burnett [1] (last week's placing in brackets)

* Singles: NN1 (N3) The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket (first new no.1 of the 1980s), N2 (N11) Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again), N3 (7) KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go, N4 (14) Madness - My Girl HNE/N5 (-) **Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now.**

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 10.50 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test* Introduced by Anne Nightingale In the studio this week: Sore Throat, The Ramones, with films, album tracks, interviews, news and reviews.

* ITV (*scans GraemeWood)*
15 January 1981

Thursday 15 January

1981-01-15

## Top of the Pops

Host: DLT

1. Susan Fassbender – Twilight Café (63)
2. Gary Numan – This Wreckage (20) (rpt from 18/12/80)
3. Light Of The World – I Shot The Sheriff (68)
4. Dire Straits – Romeo & Juliet (49)
5. Stevie Wonder – I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It (17) (Legs & Co)
6. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight (36) **debut solo**
7. UFO – Lonely Heart (61)
8. Mac Davis – It’s Hard To Be Humble (27) (US TV clip)
9. Ultravox – Vienna (52)
10. Queen – Flash (10) (video)
11. John Lennon – Imagine (1) (video)
12. Yarbrough & Peoples – Don’t Stop The Music (19) (credits)

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel* The Cure in session *(see also Faith)*
15 November 2013

Friday 15 November

2013-11-15

## Radio

* BBC Radio 2
	+ 6.30 am *Chris Evans Breakfast Show* - It is Appeal Day, so Chris and the gang launch the Radio 2 Jukebox for BBC Children in Need.

TV
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* BBC Four
	+ 9.30 pm *Paul McCartney in Concert* At BBC Maida Vale studios, Paul McCartney performs Beatles and Wings songs including Eight Days a Week, Hey Jude and Jet, plus tracks from his solo career and his album, *New*.
	+ 10.30 pm *Wings Over the World* Film of Wings' tour of 1975/1976 as the band visited England, Australia and America, featuring fifteen of Wings' greatest songs and home movies of Paul McCartney and his family.
13 January 2017

Friday 13 January

2017-01-13

TV
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* ITV
	+ *Tina and Bobby* (E1/3) Based on Tina Moore's autobiography, 'Bobby Moore: By the Person Who Knew Him Best'. (IMDb)

## Charts

* Top 40 singles: HNE/NN1 Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (-) N2 Ed Sheeran - Castle On the Hill (-) N3 Rag 'n' Bone Man - Human (2)
* Top 100 albums: N1 Little Mix - *Glory Days* (1). HNE/N3 You Me At Six - *Night People* (-)
15 May 1979

Tuesday

1979-05-15

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 9.30 pm *Bothwell*. The Earl of Bothwell flees from Scotland in an effort to gather together an army to support his wife Mary Queen of Scots, in her fight for the Scottish crown.
	+ 10.45 pm *Top Gear*. Introduced by Angela Rippon. Judith Jackson investigates child seat safety.
	+ 11.30 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test* a look at the contemporary rock scene with Anne Nightingale. In the studio this week: Ted Nugent, Kate Bush with films, album tracks, interviews, news and reviews.
13 November

## Birthdays

* Whoopi Goldberg (b.1955), Jimmy Kimmel (b.1967), Steve Zahn (b.1967), Emma Raducanu (b.2002)

## Events

* 1980: *Miss World*, Spandau Ballet TOTP debut
* 1986: NASA launches space vehicle S-199
* 1999: *Doctor Who Night*
* 2005: Madonna's 11th UK no.1
* 2015: Terrorist attacks in Paris
* 2022: King Charles' first Remembrance Sunday as monarch

## Charts

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

* 1968: **Hugo Montenegro - The Good The Bad & The Ugly** (1/4)
* 1973: **Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love** (1/4)
* 1979: **Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman** (1/3)
* 1984: Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (2/3)
* 1988: **Robin Beck - First Time** (1/3)
* 1994: Pato Banton - Baby Come Back (4/4)
* 2005: **Madonna - Hung Up** (1/3)
* 2011: **Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love** (4/6 n.c.)
* 2015: Adele - Hello (3/3)
* 2020: Ariane Grande - Positions (3/ )

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Alan Freeman. The Archies - Sugar Sugar.
* 1975: Noel Edmonds. David Bowie - Space Oddity.
* 1980: Simon Bates. Blondie – The Tide Is High.
* 1986: Mike Smith. Berlin - Take My Breath Away.
* 1998: Katy Hill. Cher - Believe.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Sharon Osbourne. Madonna - Hung Up.

## Publications

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## Stamps

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13 April 1987

Monday

1987-04-13

## Events

* Depeche Mode release new single Strangelove, their first new material since the previous year's *Black Celebration* album and associated singles.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 week in Abedeen.[1] incl:
	+ 7.30 pm *Janice Long*. Radio 1 Survey of Young Voters Politicians, elections, manifestos.... Who needs them? - and how much notice do they take of us? As a General Election approaches, Radio 1 has been asking young people from all over the UK 'What issues really concern you?' Four million 18- to 22-year-olds could be voting for the first time, so what really matters?
09 March 1997

Sunday

1997-03-09

## Charts

* The Spice Girls go to No.1 on the UK singles chart with **Mama**, making them the first act ever to have their first four singles reach No.1 on the UK chart. (*full chart*)
* Meanwhile in the albums chart U2 knock the Spice Girls' debut *Spice* off the top spot with their new album *Pop,* where it stayed for just one week. Spice was top again the week after going on to total 15 weeks at no.1. (*full chart*)