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08 September 2023

Friday 08 September

2023-09-08

## Events

* 2023 Rugby World Cup begins in France. The defending champions are South Africa, who defeated England in the 2019 (*in the UK televised on ITV with live commentary also on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app*).
* First anniversary of the death of Elizabeth II. The Prince and Princess of Wales travelled to St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales to mark the occasion.
* New releases: Olivia Rodrigo - *GUTS*, Chemical Brothers - *For That Beautiful Feeling*, Romy - *Mid-Air*

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red (2), N2 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (4), N3 Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (1). HNE/N19 **Kylie Minogue - Tension** (-)
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Royal Blood - *Back to the Water Below* (-) N2 Travis Scott - Utopia (5). NE/N6 Slowdive - *Everything is Alive* (-)
09 September 1980

Tuesday 09 September

1980-09-09

## Charts

* BBC R1 12.45 pm Paul Burnet including this week's new Top 40 discs
	+ NN1 Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love (3), N2 The Jam - Start! (1), David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes (2), N4 Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away (26), HNE/N18 Queen - **Another One Bites the Dust**.
	+ Sheena Easton achieves the rare feat of having two singles in the Top 10 with 9 to 5 at N6 (4) and Modern Girl at N10 (13)
10 January 1983

Monday

1983-01-10

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 10.00 am *You & Me* A series for 4- and 5-year-olds. The new puppets Cosmo and Dibs introduce themselves and we find out about living on a narrow boat. (*new titles and general makeover* BBC Archive)
	+ 3.40 pm *Lyn Marshall's Everyday Yoga*. A sequence of yoga movements that builds up day by day into a routine that will stretch and exercise the entire body. Day 1: The Standing Stretch into Refresher.
	+ 11.35 pm *Making The Most of The Micro*. The second series of The Computer Programme. 1: The Versatile Machine [2]
* BBC Two [3]
	+ 6.30 pm *Riverside*. Model Making - A Riverside Special
	+ 9.00 pm *Pot Black 83*. BBC2's International Snooker Championship enters its 15th series

*scans GraemeWood*
07 May 2019

Tuesday

2019-05-07

## Events

* Liverpool FC make a miraculous comeback in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with a 4-0 win over FC Barcellona at Anfield, therefore winning 4-3 on aggregate and qualifying for the final on 01 June. It will be Liverpool's second successive Champions League final.[1]
10 January

## Events

* 1970 - 1970 World Cup Draw, Disco 2, ITV
* 1971 - Open University begins broadcasts
* 1973 - Radio 1 Club - John Peel
* 1979 - 'No crisis here', Kenny Rogers In Concert
* 1981 - TV: *Swap Shop, Doctor Who, Nanny* (S1)*, OGWT.* 10 years of *Look-In*
* 1982 - *King's Royal* (ns), *Omnibus* (ns) presented by Barry Norman
* 1984 - Charts. TV: *The District Nurse*
* 1985 - Putney explosion, Sinclair C5, *Charters & Caldicott*
* 1986 - *Lovejoy* (ns)
* 1994 - *Brittas Empire* (S04), *Match of the Day - Road To Wembley*
* 2016 - RIP David Bowie, FA Cup, *Countryfile*, Masters Snooker
* 2018 - David Bowie music sales
* 2019: *Death in Paradise* (S8)

## Charts

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

* 1968: The Beatles - Hello Goodbye (6/7)
* 1971: Clive Dunn - Grandad (2/3)
* 1978: Wings - Mull of Kyntre/Girls School (7/9)
* 1984: **Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace** (1/2)
* 1988: Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (1/2)
* 1993: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (7/10)
* 1999: **Fatboy Slim - Praise You** (1/1)
* 2010: **Iyaz - Replay** (1/2)
* 2020: Stormzy/Sheeran/Burna Boy - Own It (2/ )

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1974: Johnnie Walker. Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
* 1980: David Jensen. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2).
* 1985: Mike Read & Mike Smith. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
* 1991: Jakki Brambles. Iron Maiden – Bring Your Daughter… To The Slaughter
* 1997: Nicky Campbell - 41st and final show.Spice Girls – 2 Become 1.
* 2003: Sarah Cawood. Girls Aloud – Stay Another Day.

## Publications

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09 March 1995

Thursday

1995-03-09

## Top of the Pops

1. (9) The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo!
2. (10) Clock – Axel F.
3. (5) Kenny ‘Dope’ Presents The Bucketheads – The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Video) (And Charts)
4. (17) Radiohead – High And Dry
5. (16) Faith No More – Digging The Grave
6. (Album Track) Stevie Wonder – Tomorrow Robins Will Sing
7. (19) Des’Ree – You Gotta Be
8. (New) Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says
9. (1) Celine Dion – Think Twice rpt.
10. (TOTP2) Tubeway Army – Are ‘Friends’ Electric (Clip Of Totp 24-5-79) (And Credits)
08 September 1979

Saturday

1979-09-08

## Events

* First Futurama Festival, Leeds, UK. (Day 1) - PiL, Punishment of Luxury, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire.
* see also:
	+ "Back to Futurama: the gig that changed my life", Simpson., D, 2006-10-25, theguardian.com
	+ "P.I.L. Leeds Queens Hall 1979" theamazingkornyfonelabel.wordpress.com - focuses on PiL but also includes transcription of “Joy Division, Pil et al: Futurama ’79 Festival — Set The Controls For The Squalor Of Leeds", Gill, A. & Penman I., NME, 15 September 1979.
10 December 2006

Sunday 10 December

2006-12-10

## Charts

* Singles: Take That remain at no.1 for a third week with Patience. HNE Lazy Town - Bing Bang (Time to Dance) (4); NEs **Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up** (8), Chris Cornell - You Know My Name (12), Morrissey - I Just Want to See the Boy Happy (16)..[1]
* Albums: Take That stay at the top for a second week with *Beautiful World* fending off the Oasis compilation album *Stop the Clocks*. Former no.1 The Love Album by Westlife is back up to no.3. HNE Gwen Stefani - The Great Escape (26).[2]

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 7.00 pm *Sports Personality of the Year.*
		- Lifetime Achievement Award: Björn Borg
	+ 9.00 pm *Planet Earth* 6/6. Ocean Deep

* BBC Two
	+ 10.10 pm *Match of the Day 2* Action from the London derby at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea clashed with rivals Arsenal.
		- Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal [3]
09 May 1986

Friday 09 May

1986-05-09

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 6.50 am *Breakfast Time*. with Frank Bough and Nick Ross. A special edition brings the results of the local government elections and two vital parliamentary by-elections. On the eve of the FA Cup Final, Emlyn Hughes with Save Our Soccer. [2]
	+ 9.30 pm *Video Jukebox*. David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Micky Dolenz, Ken Russell, Richard Lester, John Landis, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Malcolm McLaren, Mel Brooks, Madness, Julien Temple, Rocky Morton, Annabelle Jankel, Toni Basil, Paul Weller, Siouxie Sioux, Steve Barron, Bob Giraldi, Thomas Dolby, Paul Morley, Midge Ure, Tim Pope and David Byrne tell the story of rock video in this Omnibus history presented by John Peel and John Walters.

* ITV
	+ 10.00 pm *News at Ten*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.45 pm *Singled Out* Janice Long is joined by guests Jools Holland and Jonathan King to cast a critical ear on some of the week's new single releases.
09 June 1990

Saturday 09 June

1990-06-09

## Events

* World Cup Italia 90, group matches:
	+ Italy 1-0 Austria (Rome), Schillaci's first goal for Italy
	+ USSR 0-2 Romania (Bari)
	+ UAE 0-2 Columbia (Bologna)

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.15 am *The 8.15 from Manchester* In today's edition of the children's magazine show American rock band They Might Be Giants build a little birdhouse in your soul. Also joining Ross King and Charlotte Hindle are holiday expert Martin Roberts , who is up to his knees down on the farm, and conservationist Ron Freethy.
	+ 10.55 Grandstand
		- Football: Soviet Union v Romania. World Cup 90 from Italy. Live coverage of this first-round match from Bari. The Soviets were runners-up in the European championships - Romania qualified ahead of Denmark. Argentina and Cameroon make up Group B. Commentators: John Motson and Bobby Charlton.
		- Cricket: England v New Zealand. The third day of the First Test from Trent Bridge. Commentators: Richie Benaud and Jack Bannister.
	+ 11.20 pm *World Cup Report* Match highlights from Italy. Italy v Austria (Group A); Soviet Union v Romania (Group B); and UAE v Colombia (Group D). Tonight marks the start of the host nation's World Cup campaign. Italy's match in Rome is an interesting guide to how the Italian players will handle the pressures of playing in front of their own fanatical supporters. Also an early look at the Soviet Union and at two of the lesser-known competing nations, the United Arab Emirates and Colombia. Introduced by Jim Craig.

* ITV
	+ Saint and Greavsie
* BBC 2
	+ 3.25 pm *Elections 90: Czechoslovakia*. Six months after their historic and peaceful revolution the people of Czechoslovakia vote today in the country's first free elections since 1946.

## Record Mirror

**Italia '90 Special**
*scans Michael Kane*

New Order
10 June 1990

Sunday 10 June

1990-06-10

## Charts

* Singles: N1 EnglandNewOrder - World in Motion, HNE/N2 New Kids on the Block - Step By Step, NE/N13 Snap - Oops Up.
* Albums: N1 Soul II Soul - Vol II, HNE/N4 Paul Young - *Other Voices*, NE/N5 The Hothouse Flowers - *Home*

## Events

* World Cup Italia 90 Day 3, group matches
	+ USA 1-5 Czechoslovakia (Florence)
	+ Brazil 2-1 Sweden (Turin)
	+ W. Germany 4-1 Yugoslavia (Milan)
10 April 1978

Monday 10 April

1978-04-10

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 4.40 pm *Cheggers Plays Pop* starring Keith Chegwin and guests The Jarvis Brothers The Pleasers Suzi Quatro. Top pop fun and games with the irrepressible Cheggers, his twin teams the ' Reds' and the ' Yellows' and this week's hit sounds.
	+ 5.10 pm *Blue Peter* with John Noakes and Lesley Judd

*scans GraemeWood*
08 May 2010

Saturday

2010-05-08

## Events

* The London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition opens at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. (Special stamp issue details here)

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 6.00 pm *Doctor Who*: The Vampires of Venice. (S05/E06) Corpses and terror fill the canals as the Doctor, Amy and Rory visit 16th century Venice. [2]
	+ 8.10 pm *The National Lottery - In It To Win It*. Dale Winton hosts the quiz show where five contestants compete to be in the right place at the right time in a bid to win a big money jackpot. [3]
07 January 2000

Friday 07 January

2000-01-07

## Top of the Pops

*view here and here*

Presenter:  Jamie Theakston

1. (5) Vengaboys – Kiss (When The Sun Don’t Shine)  Rpt.
2. (4) Steps – Say You’ll Be Mine
3. (Album Track) Shania Twain – Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
4. (3) Artful Dodger Feat. Craig David – Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta  Rpt.
5. (2) S Club 7 – Two In A Million
6. (6) Alice Deejay – Back In My Life  Rpt.
7. (7) John Lennon – Imagine  (Video)
8. (1) Westlife – Seasons In The Sun  (And Credits)
09 April 1979

Monday 09 April

1979-04-09

## Events

* 51st Academy Awards (*wikipedia*)
	+ Best Picture: *The Deer Hunter*
	+ Best actor: John Voight (*Coming Home*)
	+ Best Actress: Jane Fonda (*Coming Home*)
	+ Best Original Score: *Midnight Express* - Giorgio Moroder.
	+ Best Original Song: Last Dance [1] (*Thank God It's Friday*)

## Radio

* John Peel begins playing tracks from The Cure's debut album *Three Imaginary Boys*. He will have played the whole album by the end of the week.[2]
08 September

## Events

* 1981: *Only Fools and Horses* (ns, BBC1)
* 1989: *Casualty*, (ns,S04), *Challenge Anneka* (ns, S01),
* 2022: HM Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96
* 2023: 10th Men's Rugby World Cup begins; earthquake in Morocco.

## Charts

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

* 1966: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (4/4)
* 1981: Soft Cell - Tainted Love (2/2)
* 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (10/16)
* 1996: **Peter André - Flava** (1/1)
* 2002: Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling) (2/3)
* 2013: **Katy Perry - Roar** (1/2)
* 2017: Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (2/2)
* 2023: **Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red** (1/ )

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: David Jacobs. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (only)
* 1977: David Jensen. Elvis Presley - Way Down.
* 1983: Andy Peebles & Peter Powell. UB40 - Red Red Wine.
* 1988: Andy Crane & Mike Read. Phil Collins - Groovy kind of Love.
* 1994: Brian Harvey & Tony Mortimer. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around.
* 2000: Jamie Theakston. A1 - Take On Me.

## Publications

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## Stamps

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07 March 1988

Monday

1988-03-07

## Events

* Depeche Mode go through the iron curtain as their Music For The Masses Tour - East Europe 1988 begins at the Werner Seelbinder, East Berlin.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 12.45 pm Johnnie Walker reviews the new Top 30 album chart:
	+ N1 Terence Trent D'Arby - *Introducing the Hardline**..*., N2/HNE The Mission - *Children*, N3 Luther Vandross - *Give Me The Reason* NE/N4 *The Best of OMD*.
09 January 1986

Thursday

1986-01-09

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 7.00 pm *Top of the Pops*. Introduced by Mike Smith and Steve Wright
	+ 8.00 pm *Tomorrow's World.*
	+ 8.30 pm *A Question of Sport*. Bill Beaumont and Emlyn Hughes captain two teams of sporting celebrities.
	+ 9.30 *Blackadder II* (new series) (1/6) - Bells. England 1560. The filthy genes of the Blackadder family have resurfaced in the melting pot of history.
* BBC Two
	+ 9.00 pm *Yes, Prime Minister*: The Grand Design

*scans GraemeWood*

## Top of the Pops

* presented by Mike Smith and Steve Wright

1. Feargal Sharkey – You Little Thief (26)
2. Full Force – Alice I Want You Just For Me (27) (video)
3. Jennifer Rush – Ring Of Ice (23)
4. Mr Mister – Broken Wings (31) (breaker)
5. Dire Straits – Walk Of Life (30) (breaker)
6. King – Torture (34)
7. Sting – Russians (20) (video)
8. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (1)
9. Aretha Franklin – Who’s Zoomin’ Who (25) (audience dancing/credits)
08 June

## Birthdays

* Millicent Martin (b.1934), Colin Baker (b.1943), Tim Berners-Lee (b.1955), Mick Hucknall (b.1960), Kayne West (b.1977)

## Events

* 1968: UEFA European Championship: Italy defeat Yugoslavia 2-0 in Rome.
* 1969:  Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones.
* 1990: World Cup "Italia 90" begins
* 1996: UEFA Euro 1996 begins
* 2007: Adele makes TV debut
* 2017: British General Election results in a hung parliament.

## Charts

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

* 1976: The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (1/2)
* 1982: **Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes** (1/2)
* 1997: Hanson - Mmm Bop (2/3)
* 2003: **Evanescence - Bring Me To Life** (1/4)
* 2008: **Mint Royale - Singing in the Rain** (1/2)
* 2014: **Ed Sheeran - Sing** (1/1)
* 2018: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa (8/8)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: JS.Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
* 1972: Tony Blackburn. T-Rex – Metal Guru.
* 1973: Noel Edmonds. Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
* 1983: David Jensen & John Peel. The Police – Every Breath You Take.
* 1978: Noel Edmonds. Boney M. Rivers of Babylon.
* 1989: Nicky Campbell. Jason Donovan – Sealed With A Kiss.
* 1995: Nicky Campbell. Robson & Jerome – Unchained Melody.
* 2001: Jayne Middlemiss. Shaggy feat. Rayvon – Angel

## Publications

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08 February

## Birthdays

* James Dean (b.1931, dec.), John Williams (composer, b.1932), Nick Nolte (b.1941), John Grisham (b.1955), Gary Coleman (b.1968, dec.

## Events

* 1964: The Beatles in NYC
* 1970: John Peel presents David Bowie In Concert.
* 1975: *Lulu*, *Parkinson* 8BBC1)
* 1978: *Grange Hill* (ns, BBC1)
* 1979: first *Smash Hits* fortnightly issue
* 1982: Echo & The Bunnymen in session (R1); *Riverside* (BBC2).
* 1984: XIV Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, *Doctor Who* - Resurrection of the Daleks
* 1988: British Record Industry Awards
* 2016: *Addicted to Sheep* (ns, BBC4)
* 2023: Pres. Zelensky addresses UK parliament

## Charts

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

* 1970: Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (3/5)
* 1977: **Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina** (1/1)
* 1983: Men At Work - Down Under (3/3)
* 1998: Aqua - Doctor Jones (2/2)
* 2004: LMC vs U2 - Take Me To the Clouds Above (2/2)
* 2009: Lily Allen - The Fear (2/4)
* 2015: **Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do** (1/4)
* 2019: Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (3/4 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: Pete Murray & Stuart Henry. Love Affair – Everlasting Love.
* 1973: JS. The Sweet – Blockbuster
* 1979: David Jensen. Blondie – Heart Of Glass
* 1990: Gary Davies. Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
* 1996: Julian Cope. Babylon Zoo – Spaceman.
* 2002: Dermot O’Leary. Enrique Iglesias – Hero.

## Publications

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08 November

## Birthdays

* Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (b.2003)

## Charts

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

* 1967: **The Foundations - Now That I've Found You** (1/2)
* 1970: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock (3/3)
* 1977: ABBA - The Name of the Game (2/4)
* 1983: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (2/5)
* 1987: **T'Pau - China In Your Hand** (1/5) - *600th no.1 single (see page)*
* 1992: Boyz 2 Men - End of the Road (3/3)
* 1998: Cher - Believe (3/7)
* 2009: **JLS - Everybody In Love** (1/1)
* 2019: Tones & I - Dance Monkey (6/11)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1973: DLT (debut). David Cassidy – Daydreamer.
* 1979: JS. Lena Martell – One Day At A Time .
* 1984: Simon Bates & Richard Skinner. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
* 1990: Gary Davies. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody.
* 1996: Robson & Jerome. Spice Girls - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted.
* 2002: Lisa Snowdon. D.J. Sammy feat. Yanou & Do – Heaven.

## Publications

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09 February

## Birthdays

* Carole King (b.1942), Mia Farrow (b.1945), Tom Hiddleston (b.1981), Alessandro Tripaldelli (b.1999)

## Events

* 1964: IX Winter Olympic Games close in Innsbruck, Austria
* 1971: Apollo 14 returns to Earth
* 1979: Trevor Francis becomes first £1m footballer
* 2002: RIP HRH Princess Margaret
* 2016: *Happy Valley* (S02)
* 2018: XXIII Olympic Winter Games open in PyeongChang, South Korea
* 2020: 92nd Academy Awards ceremony; Storm Ciara hits the UK

## Charts

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

* 1967: The Monkees - I'm A Believer (4/4)
* 1982: **The Jam - A Town Called Malice/Precious** (1/3)
* 1992: Wet Wet Wet - Goodnight Girl (4/4)
* 1997: **U2 - Discotheque** (1/1)
* 2003: Tatu - All The Things She Said (2/4)
* 2014: Clean Bandit ft Jesse Glynne - Rather Be (3/4)
* 2018: Drake - God's Plan (3/9)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1967: JS. The Monkees - I'm A Believer.
* 1978: Peter Powell. Brotherhood Of Man – Figaro.
* 1984: Gary Davies & DLT. (FGTH - Relax, not featured).
* 1989: Mike Read & Sybil Ruscoe. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart.
* 1995: Gary Olsen. Celine Dion – Think Twice.
* 2001: Jayne Middlemiss. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again.

## Publications

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09 August 1969

Saturday

1969-08-09

## Events

* The 1969-1970 Football League season begins.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 1.30 pm *Grandstand* Introduced by Frank Bough on the first day of the new football season Sam Leitch returns with the regular Football Preview: news and views from the day's matches with a nationwide network of reporters.
	+ At 4.50 p.m. Grandstand Results
	+ 10.05 pm *Match of the Day* Action from two leading matches in today's Football League programme plus interviews with the day's personalities..... David Coleman presents the new football format and reports with outside broadcast cameras from a well-known Football League ground on the Match of the Day. ITVFrankie Howerd
09 October 1984

Tuesday 09 October

1984-10-09

## Charts

BBC R1 Gary Davies - Beginning at 12.45 Gary gives a run-down of this week's Top 40 discs - your first chance to hear the new chart.

* Top 40: N1 Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (1), N2 Culture Club - The War Song (3), HNE/N3 **Wham! - Freedom** (-)
	+ see also Sunday, 14 Oct., Radio
10 July 1984

Tuesday

1984-07-10

## Events

* UK Top 40 charts: Frankie Goes To Hollywood are at no.1 with Two Tribes and no.2 with Relax for the second of two weeks running. HNE Neil - Hole in My Shoe (5). Other notable: Echo & the Bunnymen - Seven Seas (NE 26). (OMD and The Human League both down from last week). Full chart [1]
09 May 1999

Sunday

1999-05-09

## Events

* the Battle of the Boy Bands continues as Backstreet Boys knock Westlife's Swear It Again off the top spot with their new single I Want It That Way, new in at no.1.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.00 pm *The British Academy Television Awards* - Michael Parkinson presents this evening's gala awards ceremony from Grosvenor House, London, in the presence of HRH the Princess Royal.
09 January 2005

Friday

2005-01-09

## Charts

* Singles: NN1/HNE Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock. N2 Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds N3/NE Iron Maiden - the Number of the Beast, N4/NE Erasure - Breathe, N5/NE **Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous**.

*Note: Jailhouse Rock becomes the lowest-selling number one in UK history, although the first to enter at number one twice.*
* Albums: NN1 Scissor Sisters - *Scissor Sisters*, N2 Killers - *Hot Fuss*, N3 Green Day - *American Idiot*.

TV
--

* BBC One 10.15 pm *The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice* - The recent release of Brian Wilson 's long-awaited *Smile* album has reawakened interest in the Beach Boys. This revealing film, featuring interviews with surviving band members Wilson, Mike Love , Bruce Johnston and Al Jardine , charts their now all-too-familiar story: a meteoric rise to worldwide fame tainted by drug abuse, mental breakdown, bitter lawsuits and tragic deaths. Director Matt O'Casey, Executive producer Ricky Kelehar.
08 April 1980

Tuesday 08 April

1980-04-08

## Events

* The Cure release their new single **A Forest**. It was the lead single from the group's second studio album *Seventeen Seconds* released later in the month (22). It would also be The Cure's commercial breakthrough, reaching no.31 in the UK charts, although they did not break the Top 20 until 1983.[1] The song had been premiered in a Peel session recorded and broadcast in March 1980.[2] The band appeared on *Top of the Pops* on 24 April for a mimed performance of the song when the single was still outside the Top 40.

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1ITV
10 December 1981

Thursday 10 December

1981-12-10

## Events

* A mysterious epidemic, which has been discovered in homosexual men, is causing increasing concern in the United States. The unknown condition, which consists of a form of pneumonia and skin cancer, has been found in 180 patients in 15 states since last July, claiming 75 lives so far in the US and up to 92% of the victims are homosexual men. [1]

## Top of the Pops

presented by JS

1. Showaddywaddy – Footsteps (35)
2. Madness – It Must Be Love (7) (video)
3. Dollar – Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) (26)
4. Ken Dodd – Hold My Hand (not in chart)
5. Adam & The Ants – Ant Rap (9) (video)
6. Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe (24)
7. The Police – Spirits In The Material World (28)
8. Abba – One Of Us (11) (video)
9. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (1) (video)
10. Philip Lynott – Yellow Pearl (not in chart) (audience dancing/credits)
10 January 1980

Thursday 10 January

1980-01-10

## Top of the Pops

*see also TOTP 80 blog review.*

*rpt. on 22 January 2015*

Host: Kid Jensen

1. (14) Madness – My Girl  (over Charts)
2. (63) UFO – Young Blood
3. (2) ABBA – I Have A Dream  (Video)
4. (13) Rose Royce – Is It Love You’Re After  (Video)
5. (50) Joe Jackson – It’S Different For Girls
6. (28) Sheila B. Devotion – Spacer  (video)
7. (21) The Skids – Working For The Yankee Dollar
8. (7) K.C. & The Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go  (Danced To By Legs & Co)
9. (30) Dollar – I Wanna Hold Your Hand  (rpt.)
10. (20) The Nolans – I’m In The Mood For Dancing
11. (1) Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)  (Video)
12. (26) Booker T. & The M.G.’S – Green Onions  (and Credits)
10 February 1997

Monday 10 February

1997-02-10

## Events

* Blur release eponymous and fifth studio album.
	+ The album represented a change of style for the band, in an attempt to escape the 'Britpop' style and label. preceded by the no.1 single Beetlebum, *Blur* went straight to no.1 in the UK Album charts on its release and stayed in the Top 40 for a total of 36 weeks.
09 July 1999

Friday 09 July

1999-07-09

## Top of the Pops

Presenter: Gail Porter

* Playlist: (5) S Club 7 – Bring It All Back, (11) Blur – Coffee And T.V. (14) Melanie G – Word Up (8) Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much (6) Lolly – Viva La Radio (13) Semisonic – Secret Smile (2) Will Smith – Wild Wild West (video) (1) ATB – 9 p.m. (Till I Come) (and credits)

TV
--

* C4: *Friends* (S05)

*scans GraemeWood*
10 January 1982

Sunday 10 January

1982-01-10

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 7.15 pm *King's Royal* A ten-part serial from the novel by John Quigley. Episode 1 starring Louie Ramsay , Eric Deacon Anne Kristen , Sally Osborn John Vine , Heather Moray. Fergus King's is a rags-to-nches success story: orphaned as a young boy, he has risen to an exalted position in Glasgow society. But now suddenly, his respectability is being threatened from within his own family.
	+ 9.40 pm *Omnibus* with Barry Norman. The weekly magazine programme of the arts and entertainment. La Ronde: When first performed in Vienna in 1921, it started a riot. Playwright Arthur Schnitzler himself banned all further performances. Now it's out of copyright and everybody, even the BBC, seems to be doing it. John Barton. Caspar Wrede and Susan Fleetwood talk about the problems of putting on a classic that nobody has seen.

*scans GraemeWood*

*Omnibus*, Barry Norman
10 January 2018

Wednesday

2018-01-10

## Events

* OfficialCharts.com reveals that 5 million records by David Bowie have been sold in the UK across physical sales, digital downloads and stream-equivalent sales since his death two years ago. Bowie’s 25th and final studio album *Blackstar* has become Bowie’s most popular album since his death, shifting 446,000 copies across all formats, while his 2008 hits collection *Best Of Bowie* is up in second place (335,000)and the more recent retrospective compilation *Legacy*, released in 2016, is third (247,000). "Heroes" remains Bowie's biggest selling single followed by Under Pressure, recorded with Queen in 1981, with the iconic seventies opus Life On Mars in third place. (*source: officialcharts.com*)

TV
--

* Sky Arts 9.00 pm ***Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90***. (review here)
* ITV 8.00 pm *Britain's Brightest Family*. [1] A brand new quiz in which 16 brilliantly bright families take part in a knock out tournament as they attempt to win the holiday of a lifetime and the title of Britain’s Brightest Family.
10 January 1984

Tuesday 10 January

1984-01-10

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace, N2 Howard Jones - What Is Love?, N3 Status Quo - Marguerita Time. N6 (from N35) Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax. HNE/N13 Shaky & Bonnie - A Rockin Good Way. NE/N28 **Icicle Works** **- Love Is A Wonderful Colour**

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 7.10 pm *The District Nurse* (new series) A serial in 12 parts. The district nurse has just arrived in a small South Wales town in the mid-20s ... Megan Roberts is caring, but headstrong. Starring Nerys Hughes.

*scans GraemeWood*
10 March

## Birthdays

* Neneh Cherry (b.1964), Prince Edward (b.1964),

## Events

* 1980: *Marti Caine* (ns, BBC2), *The Kenny Everett Video Show*
* 1981: The Budget
* 1983: *The Kenny Everett Video Show* (BBC1), *Tucker's Luck* (ns. BBC2)
* 2000: Zoe Ball's final R1 Breakfast show

## Charts

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

* 1966: Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking (4/4)
* 1981: **Roxy Music - Jealous Guy** (1/2)
* 1987: **Boy George - Everything I Own** (1/2)
* 1991: The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (2/2)
* 1996: Take That - How Deep Is Your Love (2/3)
* 2002: Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen (2/3)
* 2013: Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (2/3)
* 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (9/14 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: Alan Freeman. The Small Faces – Sha La La La Lee
* 1977: David Jensen. Manhattan Transfer – Chanson D’Amour
* 1983: Mike Smith & Tommy Vance. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart.
* 1988: Mike Smith & Steve Wright. Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky.
* 1994: Mark Goodier. Mariah Carey – Without You.
* 2000: Jamie Theakston. Madonna – American Pie.

## Publications

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10 December 1979

Monday 10 December

1979-12-10

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 11.30 am Paul Burnett Paul introduces his show from a special Variety Club function held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, marking the presentation of the 200th Sunshine Coach.
	+ 7.00 pm Stayin' Alive with Kid Jensen and Dr Alan Maryon-Davis
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel new sessions by Joy Division and Lene Lovich.[1]
		- Peel: *"I think this week it's not actually fashionable to like Joy Division. I rather lose track of these things, but I think that's excellent."*

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 11.05 pm *Film 79* Barry Norman presents a weekly round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the movie world. *The Prisoner of Zenda, The House on Garibaldi Street.*
09 June 1981

Tuesday 09 June

1981-06-09

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 12.45 *Paul Burnett* including this week's Top 40 discs.Who's moved up? Who's dropped out? And most important, who's at number one? The answers to these questions arrive at Radio 1 less than a couple of hours before Paul's first broadcast of the chart. The British Market Research Bureau compile the chart from a sample of about 700 retail outlets - from small record shops to department stores - based' on the previous week's sales of records bought over the counter by customers, This is rapidly prepared for its first public airing on today's show and for distribution throughout the BBC and the music industry.

### Charts:

* Top 40 NN1 Smokey Robinson - Being With You, N2 (13) Kate Robbins and Beyond - More Than In Love, N3 (12) Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life. HNE/N17 Ultravox - All Stood Still.
09 September 1973

Sunday 09 September

1973-09-09

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 7.25 pm *Moonbase 3*: Arrival and Departure. by Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts. 'We're only hanging on to the Moon by an eyebrow. Do you really think we'll survive a scandal like that? Moonbase Three will be done for. And you'll be the one who ended it.' The year is 2003. Men - and women - are at last living on the Moon.

*scans GraemeWood*
08 September 1989

Friday 08 September

1989-09-08

## Events

Tim Bergling, later known as Avicii, born in Stockholm, Sweden.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.20 pm *Challenge Anneka* The programme that tries to make the impossible possible. Each week Anneka Rice is set a challenge by a member of the public and, using only her giant Challenger truck, has to beg, borrow and otherwise persuade people to help her complete the task on time.
	+ 9.30 *Casualty* (S04) 1 - Chain Reaction

*scans GraemeWood*

*Challenge Anneka**Casualty*
08 September 1981

Tuesday 08 September

1981-09-08

## Events

* TV: BBC One 8.30 pm. ***Only Fools and Horses***, new comedy series begins. [1] The show would go on to a run of 64 episodes over 7 series, plus 16 specials, ending with the final show on Christmas Day 2003.

## Charts

as announced on BBC R1 12.45 pm Paul Burnett and 4.30 pm Peter Powell

* Top 40: N1 Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1), **HNE/N2 Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming** (-), N3 Aneka - Japanese Boy (2)
07 July 1990

Saturday 07 July

1990-07-07

## Events

* **Italia 90**: Italy v. England, third place play-off in Bari.
	+ Italy won the match 2-1 with a penalty at 89' scored by striker Schilacci. All three goals were scored within 15 mins of each other. England had the consolation prize of the Fair Play award, having received no red cards and the lowest average number of yellows per match.
		- "*The third-place play-off, contested by two desperately disappointed teams in England and Italy, turned out to be uplifting. After the medals had been doled out, all the players of both squads stood side by side clutching floral bouquets and they took a shared bow. It was an important moment, a bridge-building act of friendship and respect just five years after the nightmare of Heysel*.", Amy Lawrence in theguardian.com, 15 June 2015.
10 March 2023

Friday 10 March

2023-03-10

## Events

* Depeche Mode release new track My Cosmos Is Mine. Miley Cyrus releases new album *Endless Summer Vacation*. Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding release new collaborative single Miracle.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.00 pm *Beyond Paradise* The community of Shipton Abbott is rocked when a beloved painting disappears in a seemingly impossible heist. Humphrey tries his best to find some common ground with Archie. Humphrey Goodman, Martha Lloyd.
* BBC Four
	+ *Top of the Pops*: 28/04/94, 05/05/94, 13/03/80, 07/03/85
09 April 1981

Thursday 09 April

1981-04-09

## Top of the Pops

Presenter: Mike Read

Playlist:

* (7) Linx – Intuition
* (2) Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up
* (27) Saxon – And The Bands Played On
* (39) Keith Marshall – Only Crying
* (32) David Bowie – Up The Hill Backwards (danced to by Legs & Co)
* (12) Graham Bonnet – Night Games
* (31) Public Image Ltd – Flowers Of Romance
* (44) Eddy Grant – Can’t Get Enough Of You
* (24) Gillan – New Orleans
* (9) The Whispers – It’s A Love Thing (video)
* (10) Hazel O’Connor – D-Days
* (1) Shakin’ Stevens – This Ole House (credits)
07 May 1977

Saturday

1977-05-07

## Events

* The 22nd *Eurovision Song Contest* is held at the Wembley Conference Centre, London. Out of the 18 participating countries, France came first with L'oiseau et l'enfant sung by Marie Myriam. The UK entry Rock Bottom sung by Lindsay de Paul and Mike Moran came second, with Ireland coming third.[1]
09 February 1964

Sunday

1964-02-09

## Events

* The Beatles make their record-breaking first live appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, at Studio 50 in New York City. Broadcast from 8-9pm, the show was witnessed by just 728 people in the studio, but seen by an estimated 73,700,000 viewers in 23,240,000 homes in the United States. (*BB**)*
* Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Innsbruck. (BBC TV 10.00 pm [1])
10 December 2000

Sunday 10 December

2000-12-10

## Charts

   BBC R1 4.00 pm The Official UK Top 40 With Mark Goodier.

* Singles. HNE/NN1 **Eminem ft Dido - Stan** (-), NE/N2 - Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It? (-) NE/N7 Britney Spears - Stronger. (-)
* Albums: N1 Take That - *Beautiful World* (1), N2 Oasis - *Stop the Clocks* (3)

TV
--

* BBC One trailer
	+ includes *The Royal Variety at Christmas* (next Sunday), Sports Personality of the Year (7.00 pm tonight), and ident into *Antiques Roadshow* (6.15 pm Michael Aspel returns to Knebworth House)

* [BBC One schedule
	+ 3.00 pm *The Poll Winners' Party* Katy Hill is joined by singer Louise and Richard Blackwood to present this year's Poll Winners' Party. Acts performing on the day include Five, Westlife, Steps, Ronan Keating, Kylie, Sonique, Billie, Al, Samantha Mumba, Savage Garden, All Saints and S Club 7. Among the awards up for grabs are best band in the universe, best TV actor, best male solo and best haircut.
	+ 7.00 pm *Sports Personality of the Year* Live from Television Centre, Steve Rider , Sue Barker and Gary Lineker present the awards ceremony celebrating sporting achievements of the past 12 months.
10 January 1970

Saturday

1970-01-10

TV
--

* **BBC One**
	+ 9.55 *Match of the Day Special* - 1970 World Cup Draw. live by satellite from Mexico City.[1]
		- *England (the holders) were drawn in group 3 with Brazil, Romania and Czechoslovakia.*
* **BBC Two**
	+ 11.05 pm *Disco 2* (new series) Introduced by Tommy Vance. 25 minutes of pop from the past, the present and the future. [2]
* **ITV** (*see below, scans via transdiffusion.org*)
09 September 1986

Tuesday 09 September

1986-09-09

## Charts

BBC R1 12.45 pm Gary Davies begins his show with a rundown of this week's Top 40 singles.

* NN1 The Comunards - Don't Leave Me This Way (2), N2 Boris Gardener - i Wanna Wake Up With you (1), N3 Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (3), HNE/N27 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom, NE/N38 OMD - **(Forever) Live & Die**.
09 March 2020

Monday 09 March

2020-03-09

## Events

* The UK remains in the "containment" stage of its response to the coronavirus following an emergency Cobra meeting.
* Italy extends its coronavirus quarantine measures, which include a ban on public gatherings, to the entire country. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that people would only be permitted to travel for work or family emergencies. He said the measures, which come into effect on Tuesday, were to defend the most fragile members of society. The decision follows a large increase in Italy's coronavirus death toll – which jumped by 97 to 463. It is the worst-hit country in the world after China.[1]
10 January 1981

Saturday 10 January

1981-01-10

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.30 *Multi Coloured Swap Shop*. with Adam Ant. (*see also C3PO [1])*
	+ 5.10 *Doctor Who*. Warriors Gate pt.2. starring Tom Baker.
	+ 7.10 pm *Nanny* (new series). A series in ten parts starring Wendy Craig as Nanny Barbara Gray. Spring 1932. After a broken marriage Nurse Gray has completed her college training and is ready to embark on her first job.

*Radio Times scans GraemeWood*

* BBC Two
	+ 11.10 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test*. Annie Nightingale presents The Skids and John Martyn live in the studio.

## Look-In

* 10th anniversary

*scans GraemeWood*

Joanna LumleyMadnessGraeme Souness
09 March

## Birthdays

* Samuel Barber (b.1910, dec.), Yuri Gagarin (b.1934, dec.), John Cale (b.1942), Ornella Muti (b.1955), Martin Fry (b.1958), Juliette Binoche (b.1964). Khaby Lame (b.2000)

## Events

* 1980: ABBA arrive in Japan
* 1982: Budget '82, *Disappearing World* (ns, ITV)
* 1987: *French & Saunders* (ns, BBC1). *The Joshua Tree* released
* 1989: Soviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World Court
* 1991: FA Cup 6th round
* 2011: Space Shuttle Discovery final landing
* 2020: Italy lockdown

## Charts

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

* 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (2/6)
* 1976: Tina Charles - I Love To Love (2/3)
* 1982: Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2/3)
* 1997: **Spice Girls - Mama/Who Do You Think You Are** (1/3)
* 2003: Chrsitina Aguilera - Beautiful (2/2)
* 2008: Duffy - Mercy (4/5)
* 2014: **Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love** (1/1)
* 2018: Drake - God's Plan (7/9)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: JS Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
* 1972: JS & Ed Stewart. Nilsson - Without You.
* 1978: Tony Blackburn. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights.
* 1989: Nicky Campbell, Lenny Henry and Hale & Pace. Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts.
* 1995: Mark Goodier. Cline Dion - Think Twice.
* 2001: Jamie Theakston. Shaggy feat. Rikrok – It Wasn’t Me .

## Publications

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10 January 1990

Wednesday

1990-01-10

## Smash Hits

***first edition of the 1990s***

* New bands: Inspiral Carpets, Yell, Skid Row, Seven, The Jungle Brothers.
* Jimmy Somerville, Halo James, Martika, Jason,
* Centrespread: Erasure, The Beautiful South, Big Fun.
* Singles reviewed by Matt Goss
* Film reviews: Turner & Hooch, Parenthood, Mystic Pizza, Oliver & Co.
08 May 1982

Saturday 08 May

1982-05-08

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.30 am *Get Set For Summer* Peter Powell and Mark Curry with the Summertime Saturday Show.
	+ 12.15 pm Grandstand
	+ 6.15 pm *Pop Quiz* with Mike Read Tonight's teams: Kevin Godley of Godley and Creme, Simon Kirke, Free and Bad Company drummer, Midge Ure of Ultravox, Alvin Stardust , recently in the charts again with ' Pretend', Toyah, singer and actress.
	+ 8.20 pm *The Val Doonican Music Show*
* BBC Two
	+ 3.10 pm: Saturday Cinema: *Let It Be* [1] starring The Beatles
* ITV (*scans GraemeWood*)

## Record Mirror

Talk TalkAdam AntQueen - *Hot Space*Singles - Duran Duran, ABC, China CrisisKim Wilde
08 May 1975

Thursday

1975-05-08

## Events

* Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is born in Madrid, the third and youngest child of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and wife Isabel Preysler. Enrique will go on to become the 'King of Latin Pop' in the second half of the 1990s.

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 6.55 pm *Tomorrow's World*. Raymond Baxter , William Woollard and Michael Rodd report the latest efforts of scientists and technologists to improve our life style at home and at work
	+ 7.20 pm *Top of the Pops*. Discs, stars and the news from this week's Top Thirty. (*see below*)
	+ 8.00 pm *The Liver Birds* Anyone For Freedom by Carla Lane.
	+ 8.30 pm *Are You Being Served?* Hoorah for the Holidays.

## Top of the Pops

1. (27) Mac & Katie Kissoon – Don’t Do It Baby
2. (New) Hot Chocolate – Disco Queen
3. (17) Stephanie De Sykes – We’ll Find Our Day
4. (40) Desmond Dekker – Israelites
5. (New) Slade – Thanks For The Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)
6. (New) Chips – Love Matters
7. (New) Shirley Bassey – Good, Bad But Beautiful
8. (13) Gary Glitter – Love Like You And Me (rpt.)
9. (25) Betty Wright – Where Is The Love
10. (14) The Carpenters – Only Yesterday (Video)
11. (12) Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Feat. Sir Monti Rock III – I Wanna Dance Wit Choo (Doo Dat Dance) – Part 1 (Danced To By Pan’s People)
12. (1) Mud – Oh Boy
09 April

## Birthdays

* Jean Paul Belmondo (b.1933), Valerie Singleton (b.1937), Hannah Gordon (b.1941), David Webb (b.1946), Les Gray (b.1946, dec.), Dennis Quaid (b.1954), Seve Ballesteros (b.1957), Jacques Villeneuve (b.1971), Kristen Stewart (b.1990),

## Events

* 1965: The Beatles release Ticket to Ride
* 1979: 51st Academy Awards
* 1992: UK General Election
* 2002: Funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
* 2003: Baghdad falls to U.S. forces
* 2021: RIP HRH Prince Philip

## Charts

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

* 1964: The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love (2/3)
* 1969: Marvin Gaye - I Heard It through the Grapevine (3/3)
* 1972: **Royal Scots Dragoon Guard - Amazing Grace** (1/5)
* 1974: Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun (2/4)
* 1980: **Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You** (1/2) *announced on Wed. due to BAnk Holiday.*
* 1985: Philip Bailey with Phil Collins - Easy Lover (4/4)
* 1989: **The Bangles - Eternal Flame** (1/4)
* 1995: Take That - Back For Good (2/4)
* 2000: **Craig David - Fill Me In** (1/1) - *seven new entries in Top 10*
* 2006: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (2/9)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1970: JS. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water.
* 1981: Mike Read. Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House.
* 1987: Mike Smith. Ferry Aid - Let It Be.
* 1992: Femi Oke & Tony Dortie. Shakespear’s Sister – Stay.
* 1999: Jamie Theakston. Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat.
* 2004: Tim Kash. McFly – 5 Colours In Her Hair
* 2006: Fearne Cotton & Rufus Hound. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy.

## Publications

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08 May 1983

Sunday

1983-05-08

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 4.00 pm *My Top 12* Bev Bevan of ELO talks to Andy Peebles
	+ 5.00 pm *Top 40* with Tommy Vance
		- *listen here (pt. 1); full chart here, as announced on Wed 04 May.*
	+ 9.00 pm *From Mento to Lovers' Rock* A History of Jamaican Music Written and presented by Linton Kwesi Johnson
10 January 1985

Thursday

1985-01-10

## Events

* Eight people are killed in an explosion in a prestigious block of flats in Putney, south-west London. It is believed that the accident, which happened at 0715 GMT, was caused by a fractured cast iron main pipe below ground.[1]
* The Sinclair C5 electric vehicle is launched by the computer millionaire, Sir Clive Sinclair among fears over safety.[2]

## Top of the Pops

* presented by Mike Read & Mike Smith

1. Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday (32)
2. ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man (33) (video)
3. Alison Moyet – Invisible (21)
4. Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands On Me (13) (rpt from 20/12/84)
5. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well (34)
6. Bronski Beat – It Ain’t Necessarily So (19)
7. Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is (4) (video)
8. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas (1) (video)
9. Council Collective - "Soul Deep" (26) (audience dancing/credits)

TV
--

* BBC One 9.25 pm *Charters & Caldicott* (new series) by Keith Waterhouse. 1 Petunia Day. Starring Robin Bailey and Michael Aldridge.
08 May 1986

Thursday

1986-05-08

TV
--

Radio Times scans GraemeWood

## Top of the Pops

BBC One 7.00 pm

Introduced by Janice Long & John Peel

1. The Cure –  Boys Don’t Cry (23)
2. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald –  On My Own (4) (video)
3. Matchroom Mob with Chas & Dave –  Snooker Loopy (37) (with video inserts)
4. Force MDs –  Tender Love (34) (breaker)
5. Van Halen –  Why Can’t This Be Love? (22) (breaker)
6. Peter Gabriel –  Sledgehammer (15) (breaker)
7. Spitting Image –  The Chicken Song (11) (video)
8. Billy Ocean –  There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (27)
9. Falco –  Rock Me Amadeus (1) (rpt from 03/04/86)
10. Whitney Houston –  The Greatest Love Of All (10) (video/audience dancing/credits)
08 May 2019

Wednesday

2019-05-08

## Events

* After Liverpool's miraculous comeback in the first Champions League semi-final yesterday, Tottenham make a similar recovery in the second leg of the second semi-final with a 3-3 draw against Ajax in Amsterdam. In a nail biting finish Lucas Moura completed a hat-trick at 96' allowing Spurs to win on away goals and to reach their first Champions League final.[1]
* The Duke and Duchess of Sussex name their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
10 August 2001

Friday 10 August

2001-08-10

TV
--

* BBC One 7.00 pm *EastEnders* - It's Your Party. To coincide with the move to four episodes every week, EastEnders past, present and future join Jonathan Ross for a celebration of the highly popular soap opera.
	+ *Top of the Pops brought forward to Thursday for this one-hour special, then re-instated to Friday slot.*
08 May 1974

Wednesday 08 May

1975-05-08

## Events

* FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan, 2-0 in Rotterdam.
	+ BBC One
		- 9.55 pm *Sportsnight* The European Cup Winners' Cup Final. AC Milan are the holders of this tournament having beaten Leeds United 1-0 in the final last year. Rangers, Chelsea, Manchester City, West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur are previous winners of this 14-year-old competition.
09 June 2019

Sunday

2019-06-09

## Events

* In the UEFA Nations League third and fourth place play-off England beat Switzerland on penalties after a goalless match, inclusing extra time. Hero of the day was goalkeeper **Jordan Pickford** who after scoring a penalty kick himself, saved Switzerland's sixth penalty in the 'sudden death' phase.
* In the final, Portugal beat The Netherlands 1-0.
* In the FIFA Women's World Cup Italy beat Australia 2-1 (winning goal at 95')[1] and England beat Scotland 2-1.[2]