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04 September 1980

Thursday

1980-09-04

## Events

* Gary Numan's Teletour opens at the Birmingham Odeon.[1]

## Top of the Pops

Presented by DLT with Kevin Keegan. Not a great TOTP. Among the most notable acts were two 'new mod' groups book-ending the show. Read my review on TOTP 80.

1. (45) SECRET AFFAIR – Sound Of Confusion
2. (3) KELLY MARIE – Feels Like I’m In Love
3. (22) NICK STRAKER BAND – A Walk In The Park
4. (5) HAZEL O’CONNOR – Eighth Day (repeat)
5. (20) BILLY JOEL – It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me (danced to by Legs & Co)
6. (10) Cliff Richard – Dreamin’
7. (13) Sheena Easton – Modern Girl (repeat)
8. (27) The Beat – Best Friend (video)
9. (26) RANDY CRAWFORD – One Day I’ll Fly Away
10. (1) The Jam – Start (video)
11. (12) THE CLASH – Bankrobber (crowd dancing) (and credits)

## Smash Hits

* Features: Ian Dury, Grace Jones, D. Hepworth on the charts.
* Bitz: Pauline Murray / JCC, McCluskey / Humphreys (OMITD) All Time Top 10s, Gary Numan/Robert Palmer, John Lennon, Jools Holland quits Squeeze,
* Independent Bitz: Orange Juice, Josef K, Swell Maps.
* Singles reviews: Generals and Majors, Are Everything,
* Album reviews: Associates - *The Affectionate Punch*
* Lyrics: Circus Games, Biko,
* Centrefold: Dexy's Midnight Runners
* Gigz: Gary Numan
* Adverts: Numan *Telekon* album and Teletour 80 dates (pic. right).
06 February 1998

Friday 06 February

1998-02-06

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 6.00 pm *Nagano - the Grandstand Guide to the Winter Olympics*. With only a few hours left before the start of the 18th Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, Sue Barker and Steve Rider take a look ahead to the next two weeks. Live coverage of the opening ceremony is on BBC1 at 1.50am.
	+ 10.05 pm *Game On* The comedy series ends with the dawning of Mandy's wedding day and fraught nerves all round. Written by Bernadette Davis

## Top of the Pops

Presenter: Zoë Ball

Playlist:

* (2) Usher – You Make Me Wanna…
* (24) Carleen Anderson – Maybe I’m Amazed
* (12) Saint Etienne – Sylvie
* (3) Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It (video)
* (23) The Freestylers – B-Boy Stance
* (26) The Rolling Stones – Saint Of Me (video)3
* (19) OTT – Story Of Love
* (1) Aqua – Doctor Jones (and credits)
04 January

## Birthdays

* Rick Stein (b.1947), Mark Hollis (b.1955, dec.), Bernard Sumner (b.1956), Julian Sands (b.1958), Michael Stipe (b.1960),

## Events

* 1970: *Holiday 70, Ivanhoe* (ns, BBC1)
* 1973: *Last of the Summer Wine* (BBC1)
* 1981: Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", arrested
* 1990: *One Foot in the Grave* (ns, BBC1)
* 1993: *TV-AM* launches on ITV; Terry Wogan returns to radio with *Wake Up To Wogan* on BBC Radio 2.
* 1994: *Top of the Pops* 30th anniversary
* 1997: *Bowie a 50* (BBC Two)
* 2020: *The Masked Singer,* UK debut (ITV)
* 2021: Boris Johnson announces new lockdown

## Charts

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

* 1970: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (4/6)
* 1977 - see 05 January
* 1978: Wings - Mull of Kyntre/Girls School (6/9)
* 1983 - see 05 January
* 1984: Flying Pickets - Only You (4/4)
* 1998: VV AA - Perfect Day (3/3 n.c.)
* 2004: Michael Andrews ft. Garry Jules - Mad World (3/3)
* 2009: Alexandra Burke - Allelujah (3/3)
* 2015: Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (3/7 n.c.)
* 2019: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (2/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: Jimmy Savile & Peter Tork. The Beatles – Hello Goodbye.
* 1973: JS. Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
* 1979: Mike Read. Village People – Y.M.C.A.
* 1990: Gary Davies. Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
* 1994: 30th Anniversary Special. Mike Smash & Dave Nice.
* 1996: Nicky Campbell. Michael Jackson - Earth Song
* 2013: The Story of 1978 / Big Hits of 1978
* 2019: The Story of 1987 / Big Hits of 1987

## Publications

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05 January 1983

Wednesday 05 January

1983-01-05

## Charts

* ***First GALLUP chart** revealed by DLT on Radio 1:* Beginning at 12.45 Dave gives a rundown of this week's Top 40 discs - your first chance to hear the new chart.
	+ Singles: N1 (4/4) Renee and Renato - Save Your Love, N2 (N6) Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love, N3 (N7) David Essex - A Winter's Tale. HNE/N34 - Wah! - The Story of the Blues.
	+ Albums

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 5.10 pm ***Captain Zep - Space Detective*** (1/6) Death on Delos written by Dick Hills
	+ 6.45 pm *Doctor Who* - Arc of Infinity pt. 2 [2]
03 February

## Events

* 1967: RIP Joe Meek
* 1968: *Dr. Who*: The Web of Fear
* 1974: *The Brothers* (ns),

## Charts

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

* 1966: The Overlanders - Michelle (3/3)
* 1976: ABBA - Mamma Mia (2/2)
* 1981: **John Lennon - Woman** (1/2)
* 1987: **George Michael & Arteha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting** (1/2)
* 1991: KLF ft. The Children of The Revolution - 3AM Eternal (2/2)
* 2002: Enrique Iglesias - Hero (2/4)
* 2008: Basshunter - Now You're Gone (3/5)
* 2013: Bingo Players - Get Up (Rattle) (2/2)
* 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (4/14 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: JS. The Overlanders - Michelle.
* 1972: JS. The T-rex - Telegram Sam.
* 1977: David Jensen. David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us.
* 1983: David Jensen & John Peel. Men At Work - Down Under.
* 1994: Simon Mayo. D:REAM – Things Can Only Get Better. *Radio 1 D.J.’s make a return to TOTP after a 2½ year absence.*

## Publications

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05 January 1978

Thursday

1978-01-05

## Top of the Pops

* introduced by Peter Powell. First show of 1978.

1. (22) Odyssey – Native New Yorker (over charts)
2. (New) Eddie & The Hotrods – Quit This Town
3. (19) Julie Covington – Only Women Bleed (video)
4. (New) Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers – Do You Remember
5. (13) David Soul – Let’S Have A Quiet Night In (Legs & Co)
6. (New) The Babys – Isn’t It Time
7. (2) Terry Wogan – The Floral Dance
8. (New) Tonight – Drummer Man
9. (23) Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming (video)
10. (New) Brotherhood Of Man – Figaro
11. (1) Wings – Mull Of Kintyre (video)
12. (18) Althia & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking (over credits)
03 July

184/365 - 185/366

## Events

* 1967: First *News at Ten* (ITV)
* 1969: RIP Brian Jones
* 1973: David Bowie announces retirement.
* 1982: Human League US no.1
* 1984: FGTH at nos.1 & 2
* 2018: World Cup England v. Colombia
* 2021: Euro 2020. England v. Ukraine
* 2023: Wimbledon begins

## Charts

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

* 1968: **Equals - Baby Come Back** (1/3)
* 1973: Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me (2/3)
* 1979: Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? (2/4)
* 1984: FGTH - Two Tribes. (4/9) (*Relax at N2*)
* 1988: **Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You** (1/4)
* 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (6/15)
* 2005: 2Pac ft Elton John - Ghetto Gospel (2/3)
* 2011: Jason Derulo - Don't Wanna Go Home

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air.
* 1975: Noel Edmonds. 10cc – I’m Not In Love
* 1980: *no programme due to strike*.
* 1986: Janice Long. Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?
* 1998: Kate Thornton. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions ’98

## Publications

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## Stamps

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03 March 1983

Thursday

1983-03-03

## Top of the Pops

Introduced by Kid Jensen and John Peel

1. Icehouse – Hey Little Girl (17)
2. Forrest – Rock The Boat (12) (video)
3. OMD – Genetic Engineering (25)
4. Bananarama – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (21)
5. Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby Come To Me (18) (rpt from 17/02/83)
6. Top 10 Video Show:
	1. The Fun Boy Three - Tunnel Of Love (10) (video clip)
	2. Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side (9) (video clip)
	3. Madness - Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) (8) (video clip)
	4. Tears For Fears - Change (7) (video clip)
	5. Musical Youth - Never Gonna Give You Up (6) (video clip)
	6. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (5) (video clip)
	7. Toto - Africa (4) (video clip)
	8. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (3) (video clip)
	9. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (2) (video clip)
7. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1) (video/credits)

## Smash Hits

* Features: Eurythmics, Depeche Mode 'Almost There'
* Lyrics: Rip It Up, Sweet Dreams, Waves,
* Albums: OMD - *Dazzle Ships*, U2 - *War*,
* Adverts: *The Hurting*, Human League video single, China Crisis -*Difficult Shapes* LP, Dazzle Ships (WH Smith)

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 5.05 pm *Blue Peter* with with Simon Groom, Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan Back from the Falklands!
	+ 7.25 pm *Top of the Pops*. Introduced by David Jensen and John Peel.
	+ 8.00 pm *The Kenny Everett Television Show* Tonight marks the second show in a series of eight which means it contains one sixth of the total laughs of the series. If you feel that the show had more than its allotted quota of laughs, please send the extra laughs, in a plain brown envelope, to the BBC Television Centre where they will be distributed to less fortunate shows.
	+ 8.30 pm *The Paras* Written and presented by Glyn Worsnip. Part 1: 480 Platoon. A peculiar kind of élite is how Prince Charles, Colonel-in-Chief of the Parachute Regiment, describes the Paras in the introduction to the series. The films follow 41 recruits - 480 Recruit Platoon - through 22 weeks of arguably the world's toughest military training. (*watch here*)

*scans GraemeWood*

Nanette Newman
04 January 1987

Sunday 04 January

1987-01-04

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (3/4 wks N1), N2 The Housemartins - Caravan of Love, N3 Alison Moyet - is This Love?. HNE N18 **Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body**. NE N38 Swing Out Sister - Surrender. [1]
* Albums: N1 VV AA - *NOW That's What I Call Music 8* (6/6 wks N1) N2 Kate Bush - *The Whole Story* N3 Madonna - *True Blue.*

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 3.00 pm *Match of the Day Live*. Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal. Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Tottenham and Arsenal meet for the 100th time in the Football League. They kick off with the record exactly level: 39 wins a piece, followed by a draw for the 21st time when they clashed at Highbury in September.
	+ 5.10 pm *The Diary of Ann Frank* (1/4)

* BBC Two [2]
	+ 10.55 am *Blue Peter Review of the Year*. Your very last chance to say goodbye to 1986 with the highlights of over 80 programmes!
	+ 7.15 pm ***Seventy Summers. The Story of a Farm.*** A personal history in five parts by Tony Harman 1: The Grove.
	+ 10.15 *Screen Two: Coast To Coast* (film) starring Lenny Henry and John Shea. One black Englishman who's always wished he was American, and one white American who wishes he wasn't, team up to run a mobile disco. A spot of bother in Liverpool obliges them to hit the road with both sides of the law in pursuit. (*part 1, part 2*)

*RT clippings by GraemeWood*
06 March 1964

Friday

1964-03-06

## Events

* US boxer Cassius Clay publicly announces his conversion to Islam, changing his name to "Muhammad Ali" calling his former title a "slave name".

TV
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* BBC Television
	+ 8.50 pm *Your Life In Their Hands*. Diagnostic radiology. This programme shows how x-rays let doctors see within the body and lead them to accurate diagnosis.
	+ 9.25 *The Good Old Days* Chairman, Leonard Sachs
	+ 10.20 pm *Teletale*: The Beautiful Summer. by Christopher Williams from a story by Cesare Pavese.
03 May 1979

Thursday

1979-05-03

## Events

* UK General Election.
* TV: BBC One 10.55 - **Decision '79:** Callaghan or Thatcher?
	+ The polling booths have closed. The count is under way. The candidates prepare themselves for victory, or defeat. In the Results Studio, David Dimbleby and Robin Day welcome you to a night of political drama as your votes add up to the kind of government you have chosen for the eighties.
* Magazine with Simple Minds and University of Kent in Canterbury Students Union.

## Top of the Pops

*presented by JS*

1. **(15)** GONZALEZ – I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet (and charts)
2. **(28)** The Undertones– Jimmy Jimmy
3. **(19)** ABBA – Does Your Mother Know (footage from Snowtime Special: Abba In Switzerland 16-4-79)
4. **(3) M – Pop Muzik**
5. **(22)** THE DICKIES – Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)
6. **(21)** PEACHES & HERB – Reunited (danced to by Legs & Co)
7. **(27)** The Police– Roxanne
8. **(30) Mike Oldfield – Guilty**
9. **(1)** ART GARFUNKEL – Bright Eyes (video)
10. **(5)** WINGS – Goodnight Tonight (and credits)

## Smash Hits

* Features: Gimmicks, Mickie Most (by D. Hepworth),
* Lyrics: Knock On Wood, Pop Muzik, Does Your Mother Know, I'm an Upstart,
* Bitz: Billy Idol, Amii Stewart, M, The Damned, Bowie, JJ Burnel (Stranglers),
* Singles: Say When, Boys Keep Swingin', Jimmy Jimmy, Does Your Mother Know?
* Albums: *Second Hand Daylight, Music For Airports, Manifesto*.
* Live: Roxy Music, XTC, Undertones, Mike Oldfield, The Jam, members, Status Quo
* Centrespread: Village People.
* Back cover: Squeeze
* Ads: -
03 November 2023

Friday 03 November

2023-11-03

## Charts

* Top 40 singles: HNE/NN1 Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now (Taylor's Version) (-), NN2 Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's version) (-), N3 Casso/Ray - Prada (2)
	+ Singles Sales Charts: HNE/NN1 The Beatles - Now and Then (-), NE/N2 OMD - Bauhaus Staircase (-)
* Top 100 albums: HNE/NN1 Taylor Swift - *1989 (Taylor's Version)*, NE/N2 OMD -*Bauhaus Staircase* (-), N3 Rolling Stones - *Hackney Diamonds* (1), NE/N4 Duran Duran - *Danse Macabre* (-)
05 June 1975

Thursday

1975-06-05

## Events

* A referendum was held in the United Kingdom to gauge support for the country's continued membership of the European Communities (EC)—often known at the time as the "Common Market"—which it had entered on 1 January 1973. The electorate expressed significant support for EC membership, with 67% in favour on a national turnout of 64%.
05 June 1980

Thursday 05 June

1980-06-05

## Events

* No *Top of the Pops* tonight because of industrial action by BBC musicians.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 11.31 Paul Burnett continues his contribution to the pop scene by revealing the latest happenings in the LP chart, providing us with something to laugh at in the Fun at One spot, and by adding yet another hostelry to his extensive Pub of the Day catalogue.
		- N1 album was AC/DC - *Back in Black*, straight in at no.1

* 10.00 pm John Peel - (*see JP Wiki*)
05 April 2015

Easter Sunday, 05 April

2015-04-05

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 10.00 am Live Easter Sunday from Manchester Cathedral A live service from the magnificent setting of Manchester Cathedral. Uplifting hymns and inspiring music combine with traditional readings and prayers to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
	+ 9.00 pm *Poldark* (S01, E05/10) Demelza gives birth and resolves to help Verity reconcile with Captain Blamey. Ross welcomes old friend Dr Dwight Enys to Cornwall, and Francis's persistent gambling threatens the security of all he holds dear.
* BBC Two
	+ 9.00 pm *Louis Theroux Specials* Transgender Kids. Louis travels to San Francisco where medical professionals are helping children with gender dysphoria transition from boy to girl or girl to boy.
05 October 1984

Friday 05 October

1984-10-05

## Events

* Film: *Electric Dreams* opens across London.
* Actor Leonard Rossiter dies while waiting to go onstage at the Lyric Theatre, London, where he was performing in Joe Orton's play, *Loot.* He was 57.

TV
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* C4 *The Tube* new series. Jools Holland & Paula Yates present Big Country, Sting, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions.

ad in Number One magazine dtd 06 October
03 September 1984

Monday

1984-09-03

## Events

* U2 release new single Pride (In The Name of Love)
	+ The single entered the charts at no.8, going on to peak at no.3 and become the group's biggest hit until 1988.
* TV: BBC One launches new format *Six O'Clock News* with Sue Lawley.[1]

*scans GraemeWood*

* Radio: Janice Long begins begins regular weekdays show on R1 (Mon-Thur) in the 7.00 pm slot.

TV
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* BBC One [2]
	+ 2.00 pm *Trades Union Congress 1984*. This week the trades unions meet in Brighton for their 116th Congress.
	+ 4.35 pm *Blue Peter Silver Jubilee*. Part 1. At the end of "Blue Peter"'s Silver Jubilee year a last chance to step back in time as Valerie Singleton takes an affectionate look at the highlights and landmarks from some 50,000 minutes of television.
	+ 6.00 pm *The Six O'Clock News* Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell present the first edition of The Six O'Clock News - 30 minutes of the latest pictures, stories and events of the day from Britain and the world.
04 October 1999

Monday 04 October

1999-10-04

## Events

* David Bowie releases his twenty-first studio album *Hours* (or *'hours...'*). It is also the first complete album by a major artist available to download over the Internet, preceding the physical release by two weeks. The album entered the UK charts at no.5. [1]
* S Club 7 release their debut album *S Club*. The album entered the UK charts at no.2 and remained in the Top 40 for 35 weeks.[2]
04 April 2018

Wednesday **04 April 2018**

2018-04-04

## Events

* Former England and Chelsea FC captain Ray Wilkins dies, aged 61.[1]
* A man dies after being stabbed in north-east London, bringing the number of killings in the capital this year to more than 50. [2]
* Sport: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals: Liverpool 3 -Man City 0. Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid also qualify. [3]

TV
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* BBC Four from 00.45 (Thursday) *Top of the Pops* 10 February 1983 & 17 February 1983.[4]
05 October

## Birthdays

* Jock Stein (b.1922. dec.), Glynis Johns (b.1923), Steve Miller (b.1943), Brian Connolly (b.1945, dec.), Russell Mael (b.1948), Bob Geldof (b.1951), Kate Winslet (b.1975), Nicola Roberts (b.1985).

## Events

**1962**: The Beatles - Love Me Do released

* 1969: *Monty Python's Flying Circus* first show; Anne Nightingale R1 debut
* 1974: *Second House*, new series.
* 1975: *Poldark* (new series)
* 1978: Rat Trap on TOTP
* 1981: *Speak & Spell* released.
* 1984: *The Tube* (Channel 4, S3)
* 1988: *Dr Who*, S25 begins.
* 2017: Nobel prize for literature

## Charts

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

* 1969: **Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus** (1/1)
* 1976: ABBA - Dancing Queen (6/6)
* 1982: Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchy (2/3)
* 1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (4/5)
* 2003: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (5/6)
* 2008: **Pink - So What** (1/3)
* 2014: **Meghan Trainor - All About the Bass** (1/4)
* 2018: Clavin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises. (5/5)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Alan Freeman. Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
* 1972: JS. David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
* 1978: David Jensen. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights .
* 1989: Jakki Brambles & Steve Wright. Black Box Ride On Time.
* 1995: Hale & Pace. Simply Red – Fairground.
* 2001: Josie D'Arby. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

## Publications

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## Stamps

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05 September 1985

Thursday

1985-09-05

TV
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* New earlier time slot of 7.00 pm for *Top of the Pops.*

*scans GraemeWood*

Lenny Henry - new season
## Top of the Pops

Presenters: Peter Powell & Mike Smith

1. Baltimora – Tarzan Boy (3)
2. Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (26) (Montreux clip)
3. Rebecca Storm – The Show (28)
4. Madness – Yesterday’s Men (21)
5. Huey Lewis & The News – The Power Of Love (31) (breaker)
6. Marillion – Lavender (23) (breaker)
7. Top 10
	1. Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero (10)
	2. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (9) (video clip)
	3. King - Alone Without You (8) (video clip)
	4. Princess - Say I'm Your Number One (7) (video clip)
	5. The Cars - Drive (6) (video clip)
	6. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (5) (video clip)
	7. Madonna - Into The Groove (4) (video clip)
	8. Baltimora – Tarzan Boy (3) (video clip)
	9. UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe (2) (video clip)
8. David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street (1) (video)
9. Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover (20) (audience dancing/credits)
04 November 2023

Saturday 04 November

2023-11-04

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 8.30 pm *The Beatles and the BBC* A look back at some key moments that saw the BBC document The Beatles’ journey, including such songs as She Loves You and All You Need Is Love.
	+ 9.35 pm *Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC* A look into the BBC’s archives for a selection of performances from some of Merseyside’s biggest and best-loved musical stars.
	+ 10.25 pm *Later... With Jools Holland* Jools welcomes to the show singer-singwriter Sampha, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, powerhouse vocalist Izo Fitzroy, blues guitarist and singer Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, and Willie J Healey.
05 March 1983

Saturday 05 March

1983-03-05

TV
--

* BBC Two/BBC Radio 1, 6.50 pm ***Sight and Sound In Concert*: Level 42.**
* BBC One [1]
	+ 9.15 pm. *Saturday Superstore* - with Mike Read, Keith Chegwin, John Craven, Maggie Philbin. Guests Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet.[2]
	+ 6.50 pm. *The Saturday Film: Dad's Army* - The stalwarts of one of television's most popular comedy series reunited in this feature film.
	+ 10.45 pm *The Martian Chronicles* (2/3)

## Record Mirror

*scans worldradiohistory.com*

Orange JuiceKim Wilde
05 October 1989

Thursday 05 October

1989-10-05

## Top of the Pops

* presented by Jakki Brambles and Steve Wright (last TOTP)

1. Rebel MC & Double Trouble –  Street Tuff (12)
2. Cher –  If I Could Turn Back Time (18) (video)
3. Curiosity Killed The Cat –  Name & Number  (14)
4. Billy Joel –  We Didn’t Start The Fire (11) (video)
5. Sonia –  Can’t Forget You (27)
6. Living In A Box –  Room In Your Heart (31) (breaker)
7. Belinda Carlisle –  Leave A Light On (28) (breaker)
8. Milli Vanilli –  Girl I’m Gonna Miss You (24) (breaker)
9. Bros –  Chocolate Box (9) (video)
10. Black Box –  Ride On Time (1) (rpt)
11. S’Express –  Mantra For A State Of Mind (21) (video/credits)
06 January 2018

Saturday

2018-06-01

TV
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* BBC One 9.35 pm ***Hard Sun*** (1/6) - pre-apocalyptic crime show set in contemporary London, written by internationally-acclaimed, BAFTA and Emmy-nominated Neil Cross, creator of *Luther*.
* BBC Two 6.15 pm Hugh's Wild West. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores the wildlife of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. [1]
05 February 2008

Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday.

2008-02-05

## Events

* Royal Mail Special Stamps issue: Working Dogs [1]

TV
--

* BBC One [2]
	+ 5.00 pm *Blue Peter* It's Pancake Day and the presenters take part in a blind taste test.
	+ 11.05 pm *Film 2008* with Jonathan Ross.The latest film news and reviews. Daniel Day-Lewis discusses his role in There Will Be Blood, plus reviews and a look ahead to Sunday's British Academy Film Awards.
06 December 1987

Sunday

1987-12-06

## UK charts

* Singles: T'Pau - China In Your Hands N1 for the 5th and final week. Hot on their heels: HNE Rick Astley - When I Fall In Love (2); NEs Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (4), Madonna - The Look of Love (15), Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (32).
* Albums: *NOW That's what I Call Music 10* remains at N1 (2/6 wks)
06 March 1994

Sunday 06 March

1994-03-06

## Charts

* Top 40 singles: N1 Mariah Carey - Without You (1), N2 Ace of Base - The Sign , HNE/N3 Doop - Doop (-). NE/N5 M People - Renaissance (-). NE/N7 **Primal Scream - Rocks/Funky Jam** (-), NE/N8 Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (-)
* Albums: N1 Mariah Carey - *Music Box* (1). HNE/N2 The Cranberries - *Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?* (-). NE/N8 St Etienne - *Tiger Bay* (-)
	+ The Cranberries album had originally been released in March 1993 and had only reached no.63, disappearing from the charts after one week. Today's N2 position was effectively a 're-entry'. It would eventually reach N1 in June 1994, becoming the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release.
06 June 2020

Saturday 06 June

2020-06-06

## Events

* Anti-racism protests in major Uk cities.
* The World Health Organization (WHO) changes its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus.[1]
* NHS trusts in England claim they were not consulted before the government announced changes to the use of face coverings in hospitals.[2]
* Tens of thousands of people begin protesting across Australia in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.[3]

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music - Stay Home, Rave Safe Saturday [4]
05 October 1980

Sunday 05 October

1980-10-05

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.02 pm *Top 40* with Tony Blackburn (*listen here, chart here*)
	+ 7.02 pm *25 Years of Rock.* Part 16: 1970. Ball of Confusion. Sky-jacking in the Middle East, petrol bombs in Londonderry, and Apollo XIII's 'problem'. Ted Heath becomes PM and The Beatles 'Let it Be', 'Deep Purple In Rock', 'All Right Now' at the Isle of Wight Festival and Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'.

TV
--

* Three new series on BBC One for a Sunday night: *To The Manor Born* (S2), *Shoestring* (S2), *Claire Rayner's Casebook* (S1).

*scans GraemeWood*

*To The Manor Born**Shoestring**Claire Rayner's Casebook*
05 March 1978

Sunday

1978-03-05

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 7.15 pm *Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii* (first time on British television) Elvis Presley's remarkable outdoor concert originally broadcast by satellite from Hawaii - generally regarded as the most spectacular of his rare television appearances. [1]
* BBC Two
	+ 8.15 pm The Mayor of Casterbridge (7/7) by Thomas Hardy. The Classic Serial dramatised by Dennis Potter.
	+ 9.15 *James Last and His Orchestra* A special gala dance recorded at the Royal Albert Hall , London, last year.

* ITV

*scans GraemeWood*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.30 pm *Quiz Kid 78* The seventh round of the series features contestants from Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside
	+ 6.00 pm *Tom Browne* with the Top 20.
04 April 1984

Wednesday 04 April

1984-04-04

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.10 pm *Break Point* (1/6). Barry plays tennis well -and he knows it.
	+ 8.00 pm *A Song For Europe 84*. A programme to choose the song which will represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg on 5 May. Introduced by Terry Wogan.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 4.00 pm Janice Long Beginning at 6.5 Janice reviews the new Top 30 album chart
* BBC Radio 2
	+ 7.30 pm *International Soccer Special* Presented by Mike Ingham At Wembley tonight, England face Northern Ireland in the British Championship for the last time. The result, pride apart, may not be important but as a guide for the World Cup in Mexico in 1986 it is a match of much significance because they meet twice in the qualifying competition for Mexico. Tonight Ron Greenwood and George Best look for those pointers,
* Radio 1/2 VHF
	+ 8.00 *Space Force* stereo

*scans GraemeWood*
05 February 1981

Thursday 05 February

1981-02-05

## Top of the Pops

Host: Simon Bates

1. Stray Cats – Rock This Town (35)
2. Blondie – Rapture (5) (video)
3. Spandau Ballet – The Freeze (17) (rpt from 22/01/81)
4. Fred Wedlock – The Oldest Swinger In Town (19)
5. Rainbow – I Surrender (12) (video)
6. Dire Straits – Romeo & Juliet (11) (rpt from 15/01/81)
7. XTC – Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) (28) (rpt from 22/01/81)
8. Cliff Richard – A Little In Love (15) (video)
9. The Passions – I’m In Love With A German Film Star (34)
10. Joe Dolce Music Theatre – Shaddap You Face (30)
11. John Lennon – Woman (1) (video/credits)
05 January 2024

Friday 05 January

2024-01-05

## Charts

*Christmas songs disappear and some old favourites from 2023 bounce back...plus a surprise Top 10 re-entry*

* Top 100 singles: NN1 Noah Kahan - Stick Season (10), N2 Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (27), N3 CASSO/RAYE/D-BLOCK EUROPE - Prada (73). N8 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On the Dancefloor (see below)
	+ \* Last Top 40 postion 03 March 2002. The track is back in the charts thanks to its inclusion in the soundtrack and the final scene of hit Netflix movie *Saltburn* (2023) - see *The Saltburn Effect! Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Murder on the Dancefloor's Top 10 return*, officialcharts.com.
06 June 1996

Thursday

1996-06-06

## Events

* Last *Top of the Pops* on Thursday evening slot before being moved to Fridays (starting 14 June)

## Top of the Pops

Presenter: Nicky Campbell

1. (5) Louise – Naked [1]
2. (7) Robert Miles – Fable
3. (13) Tina Turner – On Silent Wings (via Satellite)
4. (17) Darren Day – Summer Holiday
5. (15) Space – Female Of The Species
6. (New) Simply Red – We’re In This Together (video)
7. (12) Dodgy – In A Room [2]
8. (New) Shakespear’s Sister – I Can Drive
9. (1) Fugees – Killing Me Softly
10. (Album Track) Paul Weller – The Changingman (video) (and credits)

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*
05 June 1988

Sunday

1988-06-05

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 4.50 pm *Superman's 50th Anniversary* A Celebration of the Man of Steel.
	+ 5.40 pm *The Animals Roadshow* with Desmond Morris and Sarah Kennedy.
	+ 6.40 pm *Songs of Praise* from Moscow.
	+ 8.35 pm *Mastermind*. The Final with Magnus Magnusson After months of intense competition, the five finalists out of the original 64 contenders now compete for the coveted title of Mastermind 1988.

## Charts

* BBC Radio 1 5.00 pm *Top 40.* Presented by Bruno Brookes
* Singles: N1 Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends (4/4), N2 Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain, N3 Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart. HNE/N12 **Morrissey - Everyday is Like Sunday.**
05 July 1993

Monday 05 July

1993-07-05

## Events

* Take That release new single **Pray**.
* Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark release new single Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme) taken from their album *Liberator*.
* U2 release eighth studio album *Zooropa*, a continuation of the groups experimental period with electronic music and alternative rock which began with 1991's *Achtung Baby*. The new album went to no.1 in several countries, including the UK (straight in) and the USA, although its success was shorter lived than its predecessor and it failed to produce any hit singles.
* Björk releases debut album, appropriately entitled *Debut*. The album entered the charts at no.3 (behind U2) and spawned five Top 40 singles.[1]
05 May 1981

Tuesday 05 May

1981-05-05

## Events

Future singer and recording artists Craig David born in Southampton, UK.

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

*The Man of Destiny*Simon Callow

* BBC 2
	+ 11.35 pm The Old Grey Whistle Test takes a look at the contemporary rock scene with Anne Nightingale and David Hepworth. In the studio this week Paul Brady Jim Capaldi and the Contenders with films, album tracks, interviews, news and reviews.
05 July 2015

Sunday 05 July

2015-07-05

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 4.00 pm *The Official Chart* - By Bye, Sundays! Clara presents the last Official Chart on a Sunday before it heads to its new home on Friday afternoons.[1] (see 10 July)

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me HNE/N3 Rita Ora - Poison
* Albums: NN1/RE Lionel Richie & The Commodores - *The Definitive Collection* (first charted 16 November 2003)
05 November 1982

Friday

1982-11-05

TV
--

* Channel 4
	+ 5.15 pm - first episode of new series **The Tube**, introduced by Jools Holland, Paula Yates, and one of five newcomers Muriel Grey. The first Tube show was also the final live appearance by British group The Jam.
* BBC Two
	+ 7.00 pm - **Something Else** - last in the series - a random dip into three years of Something Else and comes up with just some of the wide range of styles and subjects explored by the series young programme makers.
	+ 0.25 am **Old Grey Whistle Test**, introduced by David Hepworth and Mark Ellen - Talk Talk, Ultravox.

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

*The Tube*
05 February

## Birthdays

* Frank Muir (1920, d.1988), Charlotte Rampling (b.1946)

## Events

* 1971: Apollo 14 moon landing
* 1973: *The Wombles* first shown (BBC1)
* 1988: *Robocop* opens in London
* 1990: Enjoy the Silence
* 2019: HMV rescued

## Charts

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

* 1969: **The Move - Blackberry Way** (1/1)
* 1974: Mud - Tiger Feet (3/4)
* 1980: The Specials - Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP) (2/2)
* 1985: **Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well** (1/4)
* 1989: Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart (3/4)
* 1995: Celine Dion - Think Twice (2/7)
* 2006: Notorious Big / Diddy / Nelly - Nasty Girl (2/2)
* 2012: **David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium** (1/1)
* 2016: **Zayn - Pillowtalk** (1/1)
* 2021: Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License (4/9)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: Alan Freeman & David Jacobs. The Searchers – Needles And Pins
* 1970: Tony Blackburn. Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).
* 1976: JS. ABBA - Mamma Mia.
* 1981: Simon Bates. John Lennon - Woman.
* 1987: Janice Long & John Peel. Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me).
* 1999: Jamie Theakston. Armand Van Helden Feat. Duane Harden – You Don’t Know Me
* 2006: Fearne Cotton & Richard Bacon. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. P. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm – Nasty Girl.

## Publications

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## Stamps

2008 - Working Dogs (click for issue details)
04 November 1966

Friday 04 November

1966-11-04

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.05 pm *Crackerjack!* Introduced by Leslie Crowther. With Peter Glaze, Christine Holmes, Jillian Comber. Guests, Manfred Mann, Cat Stevens. Music by Bert Hayes and his Octet
	+ 8.00 pm *Vendetta* The Sugar Man by Brian Degas and Tudor Gates. Starring Stelio Candelli as Danny Scipio. Guest star Max Adrian
05 January 1982

Tuesday

1982-01-05

## Charts

* BBC Radio 1: Beginning at 12.45 DLT gives a rundown on this week's **Top 40** discs.
	+ **Singles**: N1 The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (5/5 wks) N2 Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe N3 Adam & The Ants - Ant Rap. HNE/N21 **Kraftwerk - The Model/Computer Love**. (*full chart here*)

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 6.55 pm *Doctor Who* Castrovalva Pt.2. [2]
	+ 7.25 pm *A Question of Sport*. (1/13) The return of the popular quiz show with new captains. Willie Carson and Bill Beaumont. Questionmaster David Coleman.
	+ 7.55 pm *Terry and June* (1/6)
	+ 8.30 pm *Solo* (1/6).
04 October 1988

Tuesday 04 October

1988-10-04

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 7.00 am Simon Mayo with The Breakfast Crew.
		- first mention of "The Breakfast Crew" in Radio Times. The "crew" were Mayo, Carol Dooley and Rod McKenzie (right).
	+ 5.45 pm Bruno Brookes looks at the new entries and climbers in this week's Top 40 from the Radio Show, Earls Court, London.
	+ 7.30 pm *21 years of Radio 1*
	+ 8.30 pm John Peel. Shalawambe in session.[1]
	+ 10.30 pm Nicky Campbell goes Into the Night with his own brand of off-beat humour accompanied by great music.
06 March 2020

Friday 06 March

2020-03-06

## Events

* New releases (*albums in italics*): Katy Perry - Never Worn White, Cornershop - *England Is A Garden,* Moby *- All Visible Objects,* The Human League - *Octopus* (Special edition), Simple Minds - *Street Fighting Years* (Super Deluxe edition).

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Weeknd - Blinding Lights, HNE/N5 **Lady Gaga** **- Stupid Love**
* Albums: NN1 Lewis Capaldi - *Divinely Uninspired..* HNE/N6 Lil Baby - *My Turn*
	+ Vinyl: HNE/NN1 Orielles - *Disco Volador* NE/N2 Caribou - *Suddenly*
05 January

## Birthdays

* Robert Duval (b.1931), Umberto Eco (b.1932, dec.), Juan Carlos I (b.1938), Jan Leeming (b.1942), Diane Keaton (b.1946), Chris Stein (b.1950), Marilyn Manson (b.1969), Bradley Cooper (b.1975), Max Baldry (b.1996)

## Events

* 1980: Tony Blackburn begins as host of *Junior Choice*
* 1983: first Gallup charts reveal
* 1984: *Doctor Who* (BBC1, ns), *TOTP* 20th anniversary, *Treasure Hunt* (S2, ITV)
* 2001: *Bill Oddie Goes Wild*, *Dan Pearson's Home Farm, The Flying Gardner* (all ns, BBC2)
* 2021: 'Lockdown 3' begins in England

## Charts

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

* 1967: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (6/7)
* 1982: The Human League - Don't You Want Me (5/5)
* 1983: Renee & Renato - Save Your Love (4/4)
* 1990: **NKOTB - Hangin' Tough** (1/2)
* 1992: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/Days of Our Lives (4/5)
* 1997: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (3/3)
* 2003: Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (3/4)
* 2014: **Pitbull ft Kesha - Timber** (1/1)
* 2018: Ed Sheeran - Perfect (5/6)
* 2024: **Noah Kahan - Stick Season** (1/ )

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1967: Pete Murray. Tom Jones – Green, Green Grass Of Home.
* 1978: Peter Powell. Wings – Mull Of Kintyre.
* 1984: 20th Anniversary Show. David Jensen & John Peel plus Alan Freeman. The Flying Pickets - Only You.
* 1989: Andy Crane & Mark Goodier. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You.
* 1995: Jack Dee. East 17 – Stay Another Day
* 2018: The Story of 1985 / Big Hits 1985.

## Publications

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05 December 1967

Tuesday

1967-12-05

## Events

* A launch party is held at The Beatles' Apple Boutique in Baker Street, London, two days ahead of its official opening. Aside from John Lennon and George Harrison several celebrities attended the party and fashion show, including Cilla Black, Eric Clapton and Twiggy. Guests were offered whole apples and apple juice as refreshments. [1] [2]
* TV: BBC One 7.30 pm - British Film Comedy: *Too Many Crooks* (1959), starring Terry Thomas, George Cole, Sid James, Bernard Bresslaw, Vera Day. Directed by Mario Zampi.
03 November 1979

Saturday 03 November

1979-11-03

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

*Multi-Coloured Swap Shop**The Professionals*
* BBC One
	+ 6.00 pm *Doctor Who* Season 17 The Creature from the Pit Part 2. The Doctor has escaped Adrasta's wrath by jumping down the pit into the last remaining metal mine on Chloris. But the pit is also the home of a monstrous creature.
05 October 1985

Saturday 05 October

1985-10-05

## Events

* Future singer and songwriter **Nicola Roberts** born in Stamford, Lincs.
	+ In 2002 she became a member of female vocal group Girls Aloud and in September 2011 released her debut solo album *Cinderella's Eyes**.***

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.00 am *Saturday Superstore*. with Mike Read, Keith Chegwin, Sarah Greene and Vicky Licorish. Join the SuperStore gang for a full morning's 'live' entertainment with their special guests, which include ex-Monty Python man Michael Palin, the Coventry-based chart band King, fashion expert Karen Foster with tips on successful jumble sale technique and Midge Ure with his latest single 'If I was'.
	+ 5.20 pm *The Tripods* (5/12) After the games, Will and Fritz are transported by the Tripods to the City of Gold, leaving Beanpole to wait outside for their return.
	+ 6.15 pm *The Noel Edmonds Late Late Breakfast Show* starring Noel Edmonds with Mike Smith. An intrepid Whirly Wheeler joins the OB cameras at the Lawn Prix circuit for his Give it a Whirl challenge and the finals of the Lawn Mower Prix.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 2.00 pm *30 Years of Rock* 25: 1979. 'Another brick in the wall'. The Shah leaves Iran, Mrs Thatcher arrives at No 10 and Cliff returns to No 1. Russians in Afghanistan, hostages in Tehran, SALT signed and Anthony Blunt exposed.
	+ 6.30 pm *In Concert* Introduced by Pete Drummond featuring Third World recorded at the 1985 Glastonbury Festival.
05 March 1985

Tuesday

1985-03-05

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.35 pm *World Figure Skating Championships* from Tokyo.
	+ 9.25 pm *The British Academy Awards*. Hosted by Terry Wogan in the presence of HRH The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips, President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Live from the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. (*list of winners here*)

* BBC Two
	+ 7.00 pm *Whistle Test*. Mark Ellen introduces live music from John Hiatt and James King and The Lonewolves. Richard Skinner surveys today's new charts.

*scans GraemeWood*

## Charts

* Quite an exciting chart this week with a NN1 in Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Round Like A Record, knocking Paige and Dickson off the top, plus two big movers edging into the top 5 Stephen Tin Tin Duffy up 18 places to N4 with Kiss Me and Madonna up 19 places to N5 with Material Girl. HNE is **Easy Lover by Phil Bailey ft. Phil Collins** followed by Paul Young Every Time You Go Away at N26, another new single ahead of his new album coming in April.
03 May 1965

Monday

1965-05-03

## Events

* The Beatles begin a three-day shoot for *Help!* sequences on Salisbury Plain.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 11.05 am *Television Club* - Ingrid from Sweden. Colin and Shirley write to pen friends in Stockholm and get an invitation to an exciting holiday.
	+ 5.05 pm *Blue Peter* with Christopher Trace and Valerie Singleton.
	+ 8.25 pm *Panorama* Live from New York. Introduced by Richard Dimbleby.
* ITV (scans GraemeWood)
04 April 1981

Saturday 04 April

1981-04-04

## Events

* The 26th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Dublin, Eire. Out of the 20 competing countries, the UK wins with Bucks Fizz singing, and performing, Making Your Mind Up.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 12.00 *Grandstand*: The Grand National and University Boat Race.
	+ 8.00 pm *Eurovision Song Contest 1981* Live from the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland. Commentary by Terry Wogan.
	+ 10.35 pm *Saturday night at The Mill*. Bob Langley is joined by Jenny Hanley for a new series of 15 of these popular programmes of music, conversation and entertainment live from the foyer of Pebble Mill.
06 December 1986

Saturday 06 December

1986-12-06

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 5.45 pm *Doctor Who* - The Trial of a Time Lord pt.14/14 (Season 23 finale). starring Colin Baker with Bonnie Langford. The final part of this epic adventure. The Doctor and the Valeyard have entered the world of the Matrix. Can the Doctor defeat the evil incarnation of himself? [2]
	+ 7.20 pm *The Paul Daniels Magic Show*. In the first of a new series Paul Daniels is joined by special guest star Lionel Jeffries on a magical journey to Sherwood Forest to explore the legend of 'Robin Hoodini '
* ITV:
06 March 1986

Thursday 06 March

1986-03-06

## Top of the Pops

"New look" Top of the Pops with chart rundown over on video.

Hosts: Gary Davies & Dixie Peach

1. Mike & The Mechanics – Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (25)
2. Tavares – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (12) (video/chart)
3. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love (18)
4. Frank Sinatra – Theme From New York New York (10) (live clip)
5. Jim Diamond – Hi Ho Silver (16)
6. Mr Mister – Kyrie (29) (breaker)
7. Prince – Kiss (27) (breaker)
8. Whistle – (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ (14)
9. Diana Ross – Chain Reaction (1) (video)
10. Huey Lewis & The News – Power Of Love (11) (video/audience dancing/credits)
05 May

125/365 - 126/366

## Events

* 1964: *Seven Up!*
* 1973: FA Cup Final. Sunderland v. Leeds Utd.
* 1983: 1,000th *Top of the Pops*
* 1986: Mike Smith takes over the Breakfast Show on R1.
* 1997: Blur at Peel Acres, Bank Holiday special.
* 2012: FA Cup Final. Chelsea v. Liverpool.

## Charts

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

* 1966: **Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo** (1/1)
* *1981 - see 06 May*
* 1982: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony & Ivory (3/3) *\*announced on Wednesday due to BH*
* 1987: **Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now** (1/4)
* 1991: Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (2/5)
* 1996: George Michael - Fastlove *straight in* (2/3)
* 2002: **Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss** (1/1)
* 2013: Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams (2/4)
* 2017: **DJ Khaled - I'm the One** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: *no show*.
* 1977: Noel Edmonds. Denice Williams - Free
* 1983: **1,000th edition**. See page.
* 1988: Bruno Brookes & Adrian John. S'Express - Theme from S'Express.
* 1994: Simon Mayo. Tony Di Bart – The Real Thing
* 2000: Jayne Middlemiss. Oxide & Neutrino – Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)

## Publications

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03 October 1991

Thursday 03 October

1991-10-03

## Top of the Pops

* the show is radically re-vamped by director / producer Stanley Appel. From Radio Times:
> *Throughout its 28-year history, Top of the Pops has seen many changes in presenters, design and theme music, but the basic format has never been altered - until tonight. For the first time, the show may include tracks from the album charts and singles from the US Top 10. Its custom-built studio at BBC Elstree hosts more live bands and exclusive appearances by top stars regardless of whether they are in the charts, while the number of promotional videos is reduced.* [1]
>
>

Presenters: Tony Dortie & Mark Franklin

1. (4) Erasure – Love To Hate You
2. (25) Voice Of The Beehive – I Think I Love You
3. (22) Kenny Thomas – Best Of You
4. (20) Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free
5. (New) Stevie Wonder – Fun Day (Video)
6. (10) Julian Lennon – Saltwater
7. (Album Track) Status Quo – Let’S Work Together
8. (31) D.J. Carl Cox – I Want You (Forever) (Video) (Breakers)
9. (30) Monty Python – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Video) (Breakers)
10. (1) Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Video)
06 November

## Birthdays

* Sally Field (b.1946), Nigel Havers (b.1949), Karl Ove Knausgaard (b.1968), Ethan Hawke (b.1970), Emma Stone (b.1988), Conchita Wurst (b.1988).

## Events

* 1971: *Cilla* (ns, BBC1)
* 1979: *Mainstream* (BBC1)
* 1983: *Mansfield Park* (BBC2)
* 1984: US Senate elections

## Charts

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

* 1968: **Joe Cocker - With A Little Help from My Friends** (1/1)
* 1973: David Cassidy - Day Dreamer/Puppy Song (2/3)
* 1979: Lena Martell - One Day At A Time (3/3)
* 1984: **Chaka Khan - I Feel For You** (1/3)
* 1988: Enya - Orinoco Flow (3/3)
* 1994: Pato Banton - Baby Come Back (3/4)
* 2005: Westlife - You Raise Me Up (2/2)
* 2011: Professor Green ft. Emili Sandé - Read All About It (2/2)
* 2015: Adele - Hello (2/3)
* 2020: Ariana Grande - Positions (2/6)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Pete Murray. The Archies - Sugar Sugar.
* 1975: JS. David Bowie - Space Oddity.
* 1980: JS & Richard Skinner. Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love
* 1986: Peter Powell & Steve Wright. . Berlin - Take My Breath Away.
* 1998: Kate Thornton. Cher - Believe.
* 2005: Reggie Yates & Anastacia. Westlife - You Raise Me Up.

## Publications

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04 October 2019

Friday 04 October

2019-10-04

## Events

* New releases (*albums in italics*): Dermot Kennedy - *Without Fear*, OMD - *Souvenir,* The Darkness - *Easter Is Cancelled*, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - *Ghosteen*, Simple Minds - *Live in the City of Angels*.

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Tones & I - Dance Money, N2 Regard - Ride It, N3 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove
* Albums: NN1/HNE (RE) The Beatles - *Abbey Road*
	+ Vinyl: NN1/HNE The Beatles - *Abbey Road*