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17 December 1978

Sunday 17 December

1978-12-17

## Radio

* BBC R1
	+ 5.00 pm *Top 40* with Simon Bates
		- listen here & here. Full chart here.

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 8.10 pm The BBC Television Shakespeare *As You Like It* Classic comedy by William Shakespeare about the travails of lovers Rosalind and Orlando, who become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. *scans GraemeWood*
19 May

139/365 - 140/366

## Birthdays

* David Jacobs (b.1926, dec.), Alma Cogan (b.1932, dec.), James Fox (b.1939), Pete Townshend (b.1945), Michele Placido (b.1946), Grace Jones (b.1948), Victoria Wood (b.1953, dec.), Martyn Ware (b.1956), Yazz (b.1960), Sam Smith (b.1992).

## Events

* 1965: European Cup Winner's Cup, West Ham v. 1860 Munich
* 1984: FA Cup Final, Everton v. Watford.
* 1986: Peter Gabriel releases *So*
* 1999: *Star Wars Ep.1 The Phantom Menace* on general release in US
* 2001: Man Utd. win third Premier League
* 2005: *The Thick of It* first shown (BBC Four)
* 2007: FA Cup final at new Wembley Stadium, CFC v. Man Utd
* 2012: Champions League final, Bayern M. v Chelsea

## Charts

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

* 1966: Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo (3/3)
* 1981: Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver (3/5)
* 1987: Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (3/4)
* 1991: Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (4/5)
* 1996: **Gina G - Ooh Ahh Just A Little Bit** (1/1)
* 2002: **Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes** (1/1)
* 2013: Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams (4/4)
* 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (2/11 n.c)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1966: David Jacobs. Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo (new TOTP logo)
* 1977: David Jensen. Rod Stewart - The First Cut..
* 1983: Simon Bates & Gary Davies. Spandau Ballet - True.
* 1988: Simon Bates & Gary Davies. Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends.
* 1994: Bruno Brookes & Alice Cooper. Manchester United FC – Come On You Reds
* 2000: Jamie Theakston. Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby.

## Publications

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19 June 2019

Wednesday

2019-06-19

## Events

* Women's World Cup:
	+ England beat Japan 2-0 and finish top of Group D. Next match in Valenciennes on Sunday to play a best third-placed team, which could be one of China, New Zealand, Cameroon, Chile or Thailand.[1]
	+ Scotland are out of the Women's World Cup after a twice-taken added-time penalty gave Argentina a dramatic 3-3 draw. Scotland had been 3-0 up after 69'[2]
19 February 1981

Thursday

1981-02-19

## Top of the Pops

introduced by DLT

1. The Teardrop Explodes – “Reward” (41)
2. Rainbow – “I Surrender” (4) (video)
3. Fred Wedlock – “The Oldest Swinger In Town” (6) (with Legs & Co)
4. Headgirl (Motorhead & Girlschool) – “Please Don’t Touch” (15)
5. Toyah – “It’s A Mystery” (42)
6. Stray Cats – “Rock This Town” (9)
7. Talking Heads – “Once In A Lifetime” (35) (Legs & Co)
8. Visage – “Fade To Grey” (12) (video)
9. Adam & The Ants – “Kings Of The Wild Frontier” (39)
10. Joe Dolce Music Theatre – “Shaddap You Face” (1) (rpt from 05/02/81)
11. Madness – “The Return Of The Los Palmas 7” (7) (credits)

## Smash Hits

Features: Ultravox 'Eurovision', Passions 'A Passion Play'.
Lyrics: Once in a Lifetime, Give Peace A Chance, Reward, I'm In Love With a German Filmstar, Jealous Guy, Southern Freeez, That's Entertainment
Bitz: 'League Division', first releases from new Human League and Heaven 17/B.E.F., Personal File: Julian Cope.
Independent Bitz: Dead or Alive, A Factory Quartet EP, A Certain Ratio
Centrespread: The Pretenders
Single reviews. Four From Toyah, Boys and Girls, Planet Earth
Album reviews: *Celebrate the Bullet*
Back cover: U2
Ads: Boys and Girls
1966

**1966**

**MCMLXVI**

* FA Cup Winners: Evenrton (beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2, 14 May)
* Christmas Number One: Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home
* Eurovision Song Contest: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 05 March
	+ UK Eurovision Entry: Kenneth McKellar - A Man Without Love (9th)
	+ Contest Winner: Udo Juergens - Merci, Chérie (Austria)

* Blue Peter Team: Christopher Trace, Valerie Singleton, John Noakes
* Doctor Who: William Hartnell (S3, until 29 October) then Patrick Troughton (S4 from 05 November)
* Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: -
* Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: *The Comancheros* (a western starring John Wayne) [1]

## Main events

* UK General Election (31 March), decimalisation announced for 1971
* The Beatles tour Germany, Japan and the Philippines, play last conventional live concert in the UK (01 May)
* England win the FIFA World Cup, with a record UK television audience (30 July),

TV
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(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

### New shows

* *Till Death Us Do Part* (BBC1, 06 June), Cathy Come Home (BBC1, 16 November)

*full list*

### Shows ending

*full list*

## Music

* Biggest selling singles:
	+ Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home, Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby, The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There.[2]
* Biggest selling albums (no list available, popular no.1s include):
	+ The Who - *My Generation*, Rolling Stones - *Aftermath*, The Beach Boys - *Pet Sounds*, The Beatles - *Revolver*,
* Compilation albums: Dusty Springfield - *Golden Hits*, The Beach Boys - *Best of.*., The Animals - *The Most of Animals*,
* Debut albums: Nancy Sinatra - *Boots,* Los Bravos - *Black is Black*, Cream - *Fresh Cream,* The Troggs *- From Nowhere*
	+ Eponymous debuts - Small Faces, The Monkees, Love, Tim Buckley,

## Films

UK premiere or general release

* *Dracula - Prince of Darkness,* *The Glass Bottom Boat, Stagecoach, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Batman, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Doctor Zhivago, Fantastic Voyage, Chelsea Girls (*Andy Warhol*), Fahrenheit 451, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Thunderbirds Are Go, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, One Million Years B.C.*

## Births

* Rick Astley (06 February), Chris Evans (01 April), Lisa Stansfield (11 April), Samantha Fox (16 April), Helena Bonham Carter (26 May), Tamsin Greig (12 July), Davis Cameron (09 October), Gordon Ramsay (08 November)

## Birthdays

* **40**: George Martin, Danny Blanchflower, Kenneth Williams, Jerry Lewis, Ian Paisley, Queen Elizabeth II, David Attenborough, Eric Morecambe, Stanley Baxter, Katie Boyle, Tony Bennett,
* **50**: Harold Wilson, Gregory Peck, Glenn Ford, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Heath, Roald Dahl, Francois Mitterand,
* **60**: Samuel Beckett, Catherine Cookson, Josephine Baker, Sir John Betjeman (poet laureate from 1972)
* **70**:

## Deaths

* Evelyn Waugh (10 April, 62), Alma Cogan (26 October, 34),
19 June 1990

Tuesday 19 June

1990-06-19

## Events

* Italia '90 - Group D & Group A final matches
	+ West Germany 1-1 Colombia (Milan), both W. Germany and Colombia go through
	+ Yugoslavia 4-1 UAE (Bologna), Yugoslavia go through
	+ Austria 2-1 USA (Florence), neither team go through
	+ Italy 2-0 Czechoslovakia (Rome), both teams go through
18 October

## Birthdays

* Chuck Berry (b.1926, dec.), Martina Navratilova (b.1956), Jean-Claude Van Damme (b.1960), Zac Efron (b.1987),

## Events

* 1978: *Morecambe & Wise Show* (ITV)
* 1981: *Bergerac* first shown.
* 1997: *Noel's House Party* (S7, BBC1)

## Charts

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

* 1967: Bee Gees - Massachusetts (2/4)
* 1970: Freda Payne - Band of Gold (6/6)
* 1977: David Soul - Silver Lady (3/3)
* 1983: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (5/6)
* 1987: Bee Gees - You Win Again (2/4)
* 1992: **Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite** (1/1)
* 1998: **Spacedust - Gym & Tonic** (1/1)
* 2009: **Alexandra Burke ft Flo Rida - Bad Boys** (1/1)
* 2019: Tones & I - Dance Monkey (3/ )

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1973: Tony Blackburn. Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level.
* 1979: DLT. Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star .
* 1984: Gary Davies & Janice Long. Wham! - Freedom.
* 1990: Mark Goodier. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven.
* 1996: Nigel Kennedy. Boyzone - Words.
* 2002: Liz Bonnin. Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song (Asereje).

## Publications

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## Stamps

Click on stamp for full issue details

1972 - Christmas1988 - High Value 'Castle' definitives2005 - Trafalgar Bicentenary
18 May 1964

Monday. Whitsun Bank Holiday. 18 May

1964-05-18

## Events

* Scores of youths are given prison sentences following a Whitsun weekend of violent clashes between gangs of Mods and Rockers at a number of resorts on the south coast of England. In Brighton, two youths were jailed for three months and others were fined as more than 1,000 teenagers were involved in skirmishes on the beach and the promenade the previous night. (*BBC News*)
* A riot breaks out at a Rolling Stones concert in Hamilton, Scotland. The cause of the riot was said to be due to 4,000 fake tickets being sold.
16 December 2023

Saturday 16 December

2023-12-16

## Events

* Years & Years' Olly Alexander announced as UK Eurovision representative for 2024. The news broke while Olly appeared live on the *Strictly Come Dancing* final on BBC One.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 7.00 pm *Strictly Come Dancing* The Final It’s the grand final of Strictly Come Dancing 2023. After 12 weeks of competition, we have our finalists, and one of them will lift the Glitterball Trophy tonight.
		- This year's comptetion was won by Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola.
18 June

## Birthdays

* Ian Carmichael (b.1920, dec.), Paul Eddington (b.1927, dec.), Delia Smith (b.1941), Paul McCartney (b.1942), Barry Evans, (b.1943, dec.), Raffaella Carrà (b.1943), Fabio Capello (b.1946), Isabella Rossellini (b.1952), Richard Madden (b.1986

## Events

* 1969: *The Main Chance*
* 1970: UK General Election
* 1980. England v Spain
* 1982: Body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi found hanging under Blackfriar's Bridge.
* 1983: *Get Set, Pop Quiz* (BBC1)
* 2020: RIP Dame Vera Lynn

## Charts

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

* 1964: Cilla Black - You're My World (4/4)
* 1969: The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko (2/3)
* 1972 Don McLean - VIncent (2/2)
* 1974: **Gary Glitter - Always Yours** (1/1)
* 1985: The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone (2/2)
* 1989: **Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)** (1/4)
* 1995: Robson & Gerome - Unchained Melody (6/7)
* 2000: **Black Legens - You See the Trouble With Me** (1/2)
* 2006: Nelly Furtado - Maneater (2/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1970: JS. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime.
* 1981: Peter Powell. Smokey Robinson – Being With You.
* 1987: anice Long & Simon Mayo. The Firm - Star Trekkin.
* 1992: Mark Franklin & Bob Geldof. Erasure – Take A Chance On Me.
* 1999: Jamie Theakston. S. CLUB 7 – Bring It All Back
* 2004: Tim Kash & Reggie Yates. Mario Winans – I Don’t Wanna Know.

## Publications

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1964

**1964**

**MCMLXIV**. Leap Year.

Starts on a Wednesday, ended on a Thursday.

* FA Cup Winners: West Ham United (beat Preston North End 2-3, 02 May)

* Christmas Number One: The Beatles - I Feel Fine/She's A Woman
* Eurovision Song Contest: Copenhagen, 21 March 1964
	+ UK Eurovision Entry: Matt Monro - I Love The Little Things (2nd)[1]
	+ Contest Winner: Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'età (Italy)

* Blue Peter Team: Christopher Trace & Valerie Singleton; Sandra Michaels for two editions as stand-in for Singleton.

* Doctor Who: William Hartnell
* Big Christmas Day entertainment on BBC1: *Christmas Night With The Stars*

## Main events

* Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria (29 January)
* Liverpool FC win Football League First Division title
* The Beatles visit the USA for the first time; first film *A Hard Day's Night* released (06 July)
* The Sun newspaper goes into circulation 15 September
* Olympic Games in Tokyo (from 10 October)
* Harold Wilson becomes PM (16 October)
* Death penalty abolished in the UK

TV
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(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

### New shows

* *Top of the Pops* (BBC, 01 January), *The Likely Lads* (BBC, 04 December), *Play School* (BBC2, 21 April, *Match of the Day* (BBC2, 22 August), *Crossroads* (ITV, 02 November), *Seven Up!* (ITV, 05 May), *Stingray* (ITV, 04 October)

### Shows ending

* *Ghost Squad, This Is Your Life* (BBC, until 1969),

### Other TV events

* BBC Two begins transmissions, BBC TV becomes BBC One

## Radio

* *Workers' Playtime* (Light Programme) ends
* Radio Caroline begins transmissions (28 March)

## Music

* Biggest selling single: The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love (UK), I Want to Hold Your Hand (USA)
* Biggest selling album: The Beatles - *Beatles For Sale*
	+ Compilation albums: Frank Ifield - *Greatest Hits,* Buddy Holly *- showcase,*
* Debut albums: The Hollies - *Stay With The Hollies,* Dusty Springfield - *A Girl Called Dusty*, Manfred Mann - *The Five Faces of Manfred Mann*
	+ Eponymous debut albums: *Kinks*, *The Animals, The Rolling Stones*

## Films

* *Wonderful Life* (Cliff Richard), *A Hard Day's Night* (The Beatles), *Goldfinger* (James Bond), *The Yellow Rolls-Royce, Zulu, Dr. Strangelove, Kissin' Cousins, Viva Las Vegas* (both Elvis Presley), *Mary Poppins,*

## Births

* Jane Horrocks (18 January), Christopher Eccleston (16 February), Prince Edward (10 March), Andy Bell (25 April 1964), Bonnie Langford (22 July), Liza Tarbuck (21 November)

## Birthdays

* **20**: Brenda Lee
* **30**:
* **40**:
* **50**:
* **60**:
* **70**:

## See also

* 1964 Category page
* 1964 Calendar
19 April 1984

Thursday 19 April

1984-04-19

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Gary Davies & Peter Powell (Live)

* (9) The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela
* (2) Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up (video)
* (15) Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me
* (5) Queen – I Want To Break Free (video)
* (26) The Bluebells – I’m Falling
* Jonathan King – US chart rundown: Michael Jackson – Beat It (video clip) Weird Al Yankovic – Eat It (video clip) The Pointer Sisters – Automatic (video clip) Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (video clip)
* (25) Nik Kershaw – Dancing Girls
* (19) OMD – Locomotion
* (1) Lionel Richie – Hello (video)
* (11) Kool & The Gang – (When You Say You Love Somebody) In The Heart (audience dancing/credits)
1991 Calendar

**MCMXCI**

* 365 days, starts and ends on a Tuesday
* Easter Sunday: 31 March
* Bank holidays: 01 January - 01 April - 06 May - 27 May - 26 August - 26 December
* Christmas Day: Wednesday

* See also: 1991 - 1991 category

## See also

* Same calendar pattern: 1963 - 1974 - 1985 - 2002 - 2013 - 2019

* Jump a decade to: 1971 - 1981 - 2001 - 2011 - 2021
19 December 1997

Friday 19 December

1997-12-19

## Top of the Pops

Host: Jayne Middlemiss

*full show here*

1. (8) Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
2. (5) Robbie Williams – Angels
3. (18) Bryan Adams – Coming Back To You
4. (4) All Saints – Never Ever
5. (12) U2 – If God Will Send His Angels  (Video)
6. (New) Chicken Shed – I Am In Love With The World
7. (11) Celine Dion – The Reason
8. (17) Sting & The Police – Roxanne ‘97
9. (1) Teletubbies – Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh”  (Video)  (And Credits)
18 November 1981

Wednesday 18 November

1981-11-18

## Events

* Royal Mail Christmas stamps issued.
* World Cup qualifying match: England v. Hungary at Wembley Stadium.
	+ The future of English football hung in the balance with this match, which the home side needed to win. Paul Mariner scored the only goal after 14 minutes. England were now qualified for their first World Cup in twelve years.[1] (see also *Radio Times* below)

## Radio

* BBC Radio One
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel*
		- first transmission of first Pulp session. Also featured: The Fall, A Flock of Seagulls, DAF, two tracks from New Order debut album *Movement.*[2] Peel laments the failure of Wales to qualify for the World Cup. (*full show - see right*)

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2ITV
19 April 2001

Thursday

2001-04-19

TV
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* BBC One 8.00 pm *Match of the Day Live* Liverpool v Barcelona. Liverpool face perhaps their toughest challenge yet in this season's UEFA Cup as they take on Barcelona in this semi-final second leg at Anfield (kickoff 8.05pm). Presented by Gary Lineker , with Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson.\*
	+ *\*after a 0-0 first leg match, Liverpool won the Anfield return game 1-0 with a penalty by Gary McAllister thus qualifying for the final on 16 May.*[1]
19 February 1982

Friday 19 February

1982-02-19

## Events

* Gary Numan releases new single Music for Chameleons.
	+ the track was Numan's first new material since 1981's *Dance* album. The single entered the charts at no.35 and peaked at no.19 after three weeks, spending a total of six weeks in the Top 40. The parent album *I, Assassin* wasn't released until September. The B side Noise Noise featured Thereza Bazar and David Van Day of Dollar.
* Mike Oldfield releases new single Five Miles Out, the title track from his forthcoming new studio album planned for 19 March.
18 May 1975

Sunday

1975-05-18

## Events

* Radio: Radio 1 Fun Day, from Mallory Park nr. Leicester. Live broadcasts throughout the day and special guests Bay City Rollers and Three Degrees. [1]

## Notes

1. ↑ John Peel also recalls the BCR's arrival on the island during an audio clip featured in the Teenage Dreams radio documentary, 2004.
19 December 2020

Saturday 19 December

2020-12-19

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 5.25 pm *Celebrity Mastermind* (ns) [1]
	+ 6.00 pm *Strictly Come Dancing* S18, The Final After nine sensational weeks of sparkle, glamour and show-stopping performances, the remaining four couples take to television’s most prestigious dance floor for the final time.[2]
		- Winners: Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse
19 July 2019

Friday 19 July

2019-07-19

## Events

* New releases: *Now! That's What I Call Music! 103*, *Now That's What I Call Music! 3* (revised re-issue)
* First Night of The Proms [1]
* Actor Rutger Hauer dies, aged 75.[2]

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 10.30 pm *Newsnight* The Iranians say they’ve seized a British oil tanker. What will happen next if Johnson gets to Number 10. Public Service Broadcasting perform ‘Go!’

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid - Beautiful People HNE/N3 Ed Sheeran ft Stormyz - Take Me Back to London
* Albums: NN1/HNE Ed Sheeran - *No.6 Collaborations Project*
	+ Vinyl: NN1 VV AA - *Tiny Changes: A Celebration Of Frightened Rabbit's 'The Midnight Organ Fight'*
16 January

## Birthdays

* Kate Moss (b.1974)

## Events

* 1977: *Moses - the Lawgiver, Doctor On The Go, Holding On* (all ITV)
* 1978: *Hazell* (ITV), *Americans* (BBC2)
* 1979: *Life On Earth* begins (BBC2)
* 1981: Oxford Road Show (ns, BBC2)

## Charts

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

* 1964: **The Dave Clarke Five - Glad All Over** (1/2)
* 1972: The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (3/4)
* 1979: Village People - YMCA (3/3)
* 1994: **D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better** (1/4)
* 2000: **Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes** (1/1)
* 2005: **Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung** (1/1)
* 2011: **Bruno Mars - Grenade** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: JS. Marmalade – Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da.
* 1975: Noel Edmonds. Status Quo - Down Down.
* 1986: Dixie Peach & Mike Read. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls.
* 1992: Tony Dortie & Adrian Rose. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.
* 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. All Saints – Never Ever.
* 2004: Tim Kash. Michelle McManus – All This Time

## Publications

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18 March 1985

Monday 18 March

1985-03-18

## Events

* Premiere of *A Passage to India* in Leicester Square, London attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and HM The Queen Mother.
* The Smiths release new single Shakespeare's Sister, Tears For Fears release new single Everybody Wants To Rule the World, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood release the title track from the album *Welcome to the Pleasuredome* as a single.
* China Crisis - final BBC session, Janice Long
19 April 1981

Easter Sunday 19 April

1981-04-19

## Events

* Hayden Christensen born, Vancouver Canada. He would become famous for his role as Anakin Skywalker in *Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones* (2002).

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 11.00 am Easter Day Mass from St George's Cathedral, Southwark.
	+ 1.55 pm Film Matinee: *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1972)
	+ 3.30 pm *Grandstand*
	+ 7.45 pm The Sunday Film: *Murder on the Orient Express* (1974)

*scans GraemeWood*
19 August 1964

Wednesday 19 August

1964-08-19

## Events

* More than six months after taking the East Coast by storm, The Beatles travel to California to take the stage at the Cow Palace in San Francisco for the opening night of their first-ever concert tour of North America.

## Top of the Pops

* Presenters: Pete Murray & Alan Freeman
* Playlist: (19) Dave Berry – The Crying Game (2) The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night (crowd dancing) (3) The Honeycombs – Have I The Right? (13) The Kinks – You Really Got Me (23) Dionne Warwick – You’ll Never Get To Heaven (NEW) Brenda Lee – Is It True? (21) The Bachelors – I Wouldn’t Trade You For The World (1) Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy[1]
19 January 2018

Friday

2018-01-19

Albums

* Eden - *Vertigo*
* Fall Out Boy - *Mania*
* Fleetwood Mac - *Fleetwood Mac* (deluxe re-release)
* Gary Numan - *Dance* (vinyl re-release)
* Andrew Ridgeley - *Son of Albert* (re-release)
* They Might Be Giants - I Like Fun

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Eminem ft Ed Sheeran - River, N2 Ramz - Barking, N3 Ed Sheeran - Perfect. HNE/N26 Sigrid - Strangers.

* Albums: N1 *The Greatest Showman OST*, HNE/N2 Camila Cabello - *Camila*, N3 Ed Sheeran - *Divide*. RE/N16 The Cranberries - *Stars The Best Of 1992-2002*.

TV
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* BBC Four
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops* 17/01/1985
	+ 9.00 pm *Hits, Hype & Hustle. An Insider's Guide to the Music Business*. (New series, E01/03) [1]
18 June 1992

Thursday

1992-06-18

## Events

* The Orb appear on Top of the Pops and play chess. Take That also made their second appearance on the show. Years later Robbie Williams and The Orb would collaborate on a cover version recording.[1] Having seen The Orb on the show Williams would later admit "*That Top of the Pops changed my life*". [2]

## Top of the Pops

*full show (except The Orb) here*

* Mark Franklin & Bob Geldof

1. (6) Utah Saints – Something Good
2. (US 5) Sophie B. Hawkins – Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover (via Satellite)
3. (12) The Orb – Blue Room vimeo
4. (10) Elton John – The One (Video)
5. (8) Take That – It Only Takes A Minute
6. (13) U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing (Video) (Breakers)
7. (16) The Beautiful South – Bell Bottomed Tear (Video) (Breakers)
8. (18) TLC – Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg (Video) (Breakers)
9. (20) Diana Ross – One Shining Moment (Video) (Breakers)
10. (New) Def Leppard – Make Love Like A Man
11. (1) Erasure – Take A Chance On Me (Video)
19 July 2021

Monday 19 July

2021-07-19

## Events

* **Most anti-coronavirus legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in England.** There are now no limits on how many people can meet or attend events, nightclubs reopened at midnight, and table service will not be necessary in pubs and restaurants. Face coverings will be recommended in some spaces, but not required by law.
* **Scotland moves to the lowest level of Covid restrictions as it continues on its roadmap out of lockdown.**
16 October

## Birthdays

* Max Bygraves (b.1922, dec.), Peter Bowles (b.1936), Gary Kemp (b.1959), Davina McCall (b.1967)

## Events

* 1958: *Blue Peter* first broadcast.
* 1968: Black Power salute at Mexico Olympics.
* 1972: Afternoon TV on ITV
* 1978: *Blue Peter* 20th anniversary. Karol Wojtyla invested as Pope John Paul II.
* 1979: *Not The Nine O'Clock News* first shown.
* 1980: *Question Time* (ns, BBC One)
* 1981: *Dare* album released
* 1987: *Dirty Dancing* on UK general release.
* 2017: Storm Orphelia.
* 2018: *Blue Peter* 60th anniversary

## Charts

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

* 1968: Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days (4/6)
* 1973: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (4/4)
* 1979: **The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star** (1/1)
* 1984: **Wham! - Freedom** (1/3)
* 1988: Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (2/2)
* 1994: Take That - Sure (2/2)
* 2005: Sugababes - Push the Button (3/3)
* 2011: Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love (2/6 n.c.)
* 2015: Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean (2/5 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Pete Murray. Bobbie Gentry – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
* 1975: Noel Edmonds. David Essex - Hold Me Close.
* 1980: Tommy Vance. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.
* 1986: Simon Bates & Steve Wright. Nick berry - Every Loser Wins
* 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Billie - Girlfriend.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Phill Jupitus. Sugababes - Push the Button.

## Publications

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19 June 2020

Friday 19 June

2020-06-19

## Events

* The UK's Covid-19 alert level is reduced from 4 to 3. The lowered level means the virus is considered to be "in general circulation" and there could be a "gradual relaxation of restrictions".[1]

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Dababy ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar
* Albums: NN1/HNE Liam Gallagher - *MTV Unplugged*
18 January 1979

Thursday

1979-01-18

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.05 pm *Blue Peter* with Lesley Judd , Simon Groom and Christopher Wenner.
	+ 5.35 pm *Ludwig* cartoon series
	+ 6.55 pm *Tomorrow's World* with Judith Hann, Michael Rodd and Kieran Prendiville
	+ 7.20 pm *Top of the Pops* with Peter Powell, Legs & Co. and the TOTP Orchestra.
	+ 7.55 pm ***Blankety Blank*** (new series) Terry Wogan hosts a new comedy quiz game in which contestants attempt to match their 'blanks' with six guest celebrities.
	+ 8.30 pm *Butterflies* by Carla Lane.

## Top of the Pops

* introduced by Peter Powell

1. (30) Shalamar – Take That To The Bank (over charts)
2. (53) Olympic Runners – Sir Dancealot
3. (28) Anne Murray – You Needed Me (video)
4. (3) Racey – Lay Your Love On Me
5. (27) Dan Hartman – This Is It (Danced To By Legs & Co)
6. (54) Frankie Miller – When I’m Away From You
7. (5) Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love ®
8. (2) Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
9. (18) The Three Degrees – Woman In Love
10. (26) Billy Joel – My Life (video)
11. (7) Chic – Le Freak
12. (1) Village People – Y.M.C.A. (video)
13. (11) Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman (credits)
19 February 1998

Thursday

1998-02-19

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 7.00 pm *The Essential Winter Olympics* A roundup of action from day 13 in Nagano
	+ 8.30 pm *Top Gear* The motoring magazine returns after its Christmas break. Jeremy Clarkson looks at the new Volkswagen Beetle.
	+ 9.00 pm *Superstore*. Continuing the six-part series following a year in the life of Tesco and its Banbury store.
19 February 1980

Tuesday 19 February

Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day.

1980-02-19

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 11.30 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test*: Presented by Annie Nightingale. The Flys, The Selecter live in the studio.[1] [2]

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 [3]
	+ 11.31 am *Paul Burnett* including this week's new Top 40 Discs and at 12.30 pm Newsbeat with Peter Mayne
	+ 4.31 pm *Kid Jensen* from The Salford College of Technology at 6.31 Musicology - A contest of rock and pop knowledge between colleges and universities throughout Britain. Today Kid chairs Round 4 Salford College of Technology v Liverpool University.
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel* in session The Damned , Glass Torpedoes [4]

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County, N2 The whispers - And the Beat Goes On, HNE/N3 **Blondie** **- Atomic.** NE/N40 Shakin' Stevens - Hot Dog (debut hit)
* Albums: N1 VV AA - The Last Dance, HNE/N2 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - *Get Happy*.
1975

**1975**

**MCMLXXVVIII**

*This is a draft model/template of what a Year page could look like.* This idea partly courtesy of TV Cream:

* FA Cup Winners: West Ham Utd (2-0 v. Fulham)
* Football League winners: Derby County
* Christmas Number One: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
* UK Eurovision Entry: The Shadows - Let Me Be the One (2nd)
	+ Eurovision Song Contest Winner: Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong (NL)
* Blue Peter Team: John, Pete and Lesley
* Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee (S12 / S13)
* Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Noel Edmonds
* Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: *The Wizard of Oz*

## Main events

* Home: Brian Clough is appointed manager of struggling Nottingham Forest (Jan.), Margaret Thatcher becomes leader of Conservative Party (Feb.), EEC Referendum (05 June), unemployment exceeds 1m., European Space Agency founded, football hooliganism rife on opening day of League season, Spaghetti House siege (Sept.), Sex Discrimination Act, Ray Bradbury's 'The History Man' published.
* Abroad: death of Spanish dictator General Franco, fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War, Altair personal computer launched,

TV
--

### New shows:

* *The Good Life* (BBC1), *Survivors* (BBC1), *Jim'll Fix It* (BBC1), *Seaside Special* (BBC1), *Angels* (BBC1), *Look Alive* (ITV), *Fawlty Towers* (BBC2), *Poldark* (BBC1), *Bod* (BBC1), *The Sweeney* (ITV), *Edward the Seventh* (ITV), *Winner Takes All* (1975), *Celebrity Squares* (ITV), *Space: 1999* (ITV), *The Cuckoo Waltz* (ITV)

### Shows ending

* *The Golden Shot, Top of the Form, Til Death Us Do Part, Upstairs, Downstairs.*

## Music

* Biggest selling singles: Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love, Rod Stewart - Sailing (Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody will become the biggest ever selling single released in 1975).
* Biggest selling albums: *The Best of the Stylistics*, BCR - *Once Upon A Star*, Rod Stewart - *Atlantic Crossing*
* Debut albums: AC/DC - *High Voltage*, Patti Smith - *Horses*, Gloria Gaynor - *Never can Say Goodbye.*
	+ Eponymous debuts: Andrew Gold, Crystal Gale, Fox, Journey, Ian Hunter, The Tubes.
* Alternative/independent albums: Brian Eno - *Another Green World*, Be-Bop Deluxe - *Futurama*, Vangelis - *Heaven & Hell*, Neu! - *Neu! 75,* Kraftwerk - *Radio-Activity*, Tangerine Dream - *Rubycon*, Sparks - *Indiscreet*,

### Other music events:

* Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis, *Slade In Flame (*movie)*, Tommy* (movie),Sex Pistols play first live gig, Bohemian Rhapsody released, David Bowie releases *Young Americans*, John Lennon releases *Rock n Roll,* Wings release *Venus and Mars.*

## Births

* David Beckham (02 May), Jamie Oliver (27 May), Mel B (29 May), Russel Brand (04 June), Chris Hawkins (23 September), Declan Donnelly (25 September) and Anthony McPartlin (18 November) - [Ant & Dec], Kate Winslet (05 October), Sean Ono Lennon (09 October)

## Birthdays

* **20**:
* **30**: Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Bryan Ferry,
* **40**:
* **50**: Margaret Thatcher
* **60**:
* **70**:

## Deaths

* William Hartnell (23 April), Ross McWhirter (27 November),
18 January 1996

Thursday 18 January

1996-01-18

## Events

* Princess Diana launches an emotional appeal for Childline’s 10th birthday at the London Savoy. She stressed the need to support children in peril and help rebuild their shattered lives. [1]

## Top of the Pops

Presenter: Alan Davies

1. (12) The Bucketheads – Got Myself Together
2. (25) Sunscreem – Blue Skies
3. (9) Coolio – Too Hot  (Video)  (And Charts)
4. (21) Lush – Single Girl
5. (23) Nightcrawlers Feat. John Reid – Let’s Push It
6. (7) Cher – One By One
7. (8) Cast – Sandstorm
8. (New) Solo – Heaven
9. (1) George Michael – Jesus To A Child  (Video)
10. (TOTP2) Take That – It Only Takes A Minute  (Clip Of TOTP 04-06-1992)
18 May

138/365 - 139/366

## Birthdays

* Toyah Wilcox (b.1958), Sandra (Cretu) (b.1962), Tina Fey (b.1970),

## Events

* 1969: Apollo 10 launches from Kennedy Space Center
* 1978: Italy legalises abortion.
* 1980: Ian Curtis commits suicide at 23
* 1985: 104th FA Cup Final between Everton and Man Utd.
* 1991: Helen Sharman becomes the first ever Briton to travel into space.
* 1994: 2nd UEFA Champions League Final, AC Milan v. Barcelona
* 1996: 41st Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.
* 1997: 50th Cannes Film Festival
* 1998: 44th British Academy Television Awards: "I'm Alan Partridge" Best Comedy, "Jonathan Creek" Best Drama
* 2013: 58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo.
* 2019: 138th FA Cup Final, 64th Eurovision Song Contest.

## Charts

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

* 1967: **The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden** (1/3)
* 1976: ABBA - Fernando (3/4)
* 1982: Nicole - A Little Peace (2/2)
* 1997: Olive - You're Not Alone (2/2)
* 2003: R Kelly - Ignition Remix (2/4)
* 2008: **The** **Ting Tings - That's Not My Name** (1/1)
* 2014: **Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down** (1/1)
* 2018: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss (5/8)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: JS. The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden
* 1972: JS. T-Rex – Metal Guru.
* 1973: Noel Edmonds. Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
* 1978: Peter Powell. Boney M – Rivers Of Babylon
* 1989: Mark Goodier & Anthea Turner. Various – Ferry Cross The Mersey.
* 1990: Nicky Campbell. Adamski – Killer.
* 1995: Lisa I'Anson. Robson & Jerome – Unchained Melody.
* 2001: Jamie Theakston. Geri Halliwell – It’s Raining Men

## Publications

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## Birthdays

* Dudley Moore (b.1935, dec.), Sue Barker (b.1956), Ashley Taylor Judd (b.1968), James Franco (b.1978), Kate Hudson (b.1979), Hayden Christensen (b.1981), Joe Hart (b.1987).

## Events

* 1967: The Beatles form The Beatles & Co., intended to bind the four controllers together for 10 years. [1]
* 1980: 25th Eurovision Song Contest in The Hague.
* 1986: World Snooker Championship (BBC2), *Heimat* (BBC2)
* 1999: The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
* 2001: Liverpool qualify for the UEFA Cup final, their first European final in 16 years.
* 2005: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI
* 2009: British author J.G. Ballard RIP.
* 2011: Elisabeth Sladen RIP.

## Charts

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

* 1970: Dana - All Kinds of Everything (2/2)
* 1977: ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You (4/5)
* 1983: David Bowie - Let's Dance (3/3)
* 1992. Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy (2/3)
* 1998: Run DMC - It's Like That (6/6)
* 2009: Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (2/2)
* 2015: **Wiz Khalifa - See You Again** (1/2)
* 2019: **Lil Nas X - Old Town Road** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

year (click for show details): Presenter(s). No.1 Artist - Song.

* 1973: *no show due to a BBC strike. (Kenny Everett scheduled)*
* 1979: DLT. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes.
* 1984: Gary Davies & Peter Powell. Lionel Ritchie - Hello.
* 1990: Jakki Brambles. Madonna - Vogue.
* 2002: Mel B. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody.

## Publications

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1981

**1981**

*This is a draft model/template of what a Year page could look like.* This idea partly courtesy of TV Cream:

* FA Cup Winners: Tottenham Hotspur
* Christmas Number One: The Human League - Don't You Want Me
* UK Eurovision Entry: Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
* Blue Peter Team: Simon Groom, Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan
* Doctor Who: Tom Baker (S18, cont.) becoming Peter Davison (21 March)
* Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Mike Read
* Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: *Loophole*, "the new British feature film"

## Main events

* Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (29 July)

TV
--

(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

### New series:

* *Game For A Laugh* (ITV, 26 September), *Russell Harty* (BBC2, 20 October),

## Music

### Singles

* Biggest selling singles: The Human League - Don't You Want Me, Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming, Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House.full list
* Debut no.1 singles: Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddap You Face, Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up, Aneka - Japanese Boy, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party

### Albums

* Biggest selling albums: Adam and The Ants - *Kings of the Wild Frontier* (1980), Queen - *Greatest Hits*, The Human League - *Dare*
* Debut albums:Phil Collins - *Face Value*, Depeche Mode - *Speak & Spell,* New Order - *Movement*,
	+ Eponymous debut albums: *Bucks Fizz*, *Duran Duran*
* Compilation albums: Cliff Richard - *Love Songs*, Blondie - *The Best of Blondie*, Barry Manilow - *Manilow Magic: The Best of Barry Manilow*, VV AA - *The Official BBC Album of the Royal Wedding*

### See also

* 02 January 1982 - Record Mirror Chartfile

## Births

* Calum Best (06 February), Craig David (05 May), Gwenno (23 May), Natalie Portman (09 June), Fearne Cotton (03 September), Anthony Costa (23 June), Natasha Bedingfield (26 November)

## Birthdays

* **20**:
* **30**: Bob Geldof, Andrew Gold, Kevin Keegan, Peter Powell, Richard Skinner, Sting, Selina Scott
* **40**:
* **50**:
* **60**:
* **70**:

## Deaths

* Ron Grainer (21 February, 58), Jack Warner (24 May, 85), Natalie Wood (29 November, 43)
18 January 1975

Saturday

1975-01-18

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 5.30 pm *Doctor Who* : Robot pt.4. The Robot grows to giant size and goes on the rampage. The Doctor finds an answer in the test tube. starring Tom Baker.
	+ 8.20 pm *Lulu* and her special guests Hughie Green Gilbert O'Sullivan with Bernie Clifton.The Shadows singing A Song for Europe
* BBC Two [2]
	+ 7.25 pm *In Concert* (new series) David Essex
	+ 9.45 pm *The Mike Oldfield Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.* Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Leader Erich Gruenberg ) play two compositions by Mike Oldfield arranged for symphony orchestra and conducted by David Bedford, *Hergest Ridge* and *Tubular Bells*. One of the most mature, vital, rich and humorous pieces of music to emerge from the pop idiom (New Musical Express) a rock masterpiece (The Guardian). (also on BBC Radio 3[3])

*scans GraemeWood*
19 December 2009

Saturday

2009-12-19

## Events

* Radio Times Christmas and New year double issue (two covers).

TV
--

* BBC One:
	+ 11.30 am *Nigella's Christmas Kitchen* (Series 1, Ep.1 - first shown 2006). Nigella Lawson lays out her philosophy for not only coping with but actively enjoying Christmas, with plenty of recipes for the festive season.
	+ 6.35 pm Strictly Come Dancing, Series 7, Final.
* BBC Two:
	+ 7.20 pm *Dad's Army*. My Brother and I. (1975 Christmas Special).
	+ 9.00 pm. *Blade Runner* (sci-fi thriller)
18 July 1981

Saturday 18 July

1981-07-18

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.30 am *Get Set For Summer* - Are You Ready? Peter Powell introduces good music, good laughs, and good ideas for the holidays ahead. with guest presenter Toyah Willcox and guest group The Jam.
	+ 6.35 pm *Pop Quiz*

## Record Mirror

Visage (song)Singles AlbumsPeter Powell - Mike Read
19 April 1980

Saturday 19 April

1980-04-19

## Events

* Eurovision Song Contest held in The Hague, Netherlands.
	+ Ireland won the contest with What's Another Year sung by Johnny Logan. In last place was the song Eurovision by Telex of Belgium.[1] Live on BBC 1 from 8.00 pm with commentary by Terry Wogan.[2]

Radio Times *scans GraemeWood*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ *In Concert*. Introduced by John Peel with The Undertones and **A Certain Ratio**. *(This was John Peel's last 'In Concert' after he had begun presenting the show in 1970).*

## Record Mirror

*scans RecordMirror80s*

Singles / 1Singles / 2OMD / 1OMD / 2live reviews - Mike Oldfield / OMDCharts
1987 timeline

***experimental page only***

See also

* 1987 page
* 1987 Calendar
* 1987 Category

* 07, Mon. - *Doctor Who* (ns, BBC1), debut for Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor
* 17, Thurs. - *Black Adder The Third* begins
* 26, Sat. - *Saturday Starts Here/Going Live!* (BBC1)
* 28, Mon - 20 years of Radio 1
* 29, Tues. - final "Tuesday chart" announcement, M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume at no.1

### October

* 04, Sun. - first 'live' Top 40 on Radio 1
* 15/16, Thurs./Fri. - The Big Storm hits UK
* 21, Wed. - *Daytime Live* launched (BBC1)

### November

* 08, Sun. - 600th No.1 single announced
* 23, Mon. - 150th *Doctor Who* story

### December

* 20, Sun. - Pet Shop Boys' Always On my Mind announced as Christmas no.1
1978 Calendar

**MCMLXXVIII**

* 365 days, starts on a Sunday, ends on a Sunday.
* Easter Sunday: 26 March
* Bank holidays: 02 January - 01 May - 29 May - 28 August

* See also: 1978 - 1978 category - 1978 World Cup

## See also

* Same calendar pattern: 1967 - 1989 - 1995- 2006- 2017 - 2023 - 2034

* Jump to: 1968 - 1988 - 1998 - 2008 - 2018
18 September 1986

Thursday

TV
--

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Peter Powell & Steve Wright

1. Timex Social Club – Rumors (20)
2. Eurythmics – Thorn In My Side (10) (Montreux clip)
3. Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom (17)
4. OMD – (Forever) Live & Die (24)
5. Genesis – In Too Deep (22) (breaker)
6. Huey Lewis & The News – Stuck With You (21) (breaker)
7. Cameo – Word Up (6)
8. The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way (1)
9. Five Star – Rain Or Shine (13) (video/credits)
1974 Calendar

**MCMLXXIV**

* 365 days, starts and ends on a Tuesday
* Easter Sunday: 14 April
* Bank holidays: 01 January - 27 May - 26 August - 26 December
* Christmas Day: Wednesday

* See also: 1974 - 1974 category

## See also

* Same calendar pattern: 1963 - 1985 - 1991 - 2002 - 2013 - 2019

* Jump a decade to: 1964 - 1984 - 1994 - 2004 - 2014 - 2024
19 July 2009

Sunday 19 July

2009-07-19

## Charts

2008 *X-Factor* runners-up JLS go straight to no.1 with their debut single.

* Singles: HNE/NN1 JLS - Beat Again (-), N2 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor (1) N3 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (10).
* Albums: N1 Michael Jackson - *The Essential* (1), N2 Florence & The Machine - *Lungs* (2), N3 Michael Jackson - *Thriller* (4)

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 01.00 pm *Music Week* This year's Latitude Festival will see the first full live solo show from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, as well as headline sets from Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys and Nick Cave. The Music Week's Julie Cullen is live at the Latitude site in Suffolk, with the reaction to Thom Yorke's set and other festival news.
* Latitude Festival. Adam Buxton interviews Thom Yorke of Radiohead for BBC Radio 6 Music.
19 May 1983

Thursday 19 May

1983-05-19

## Events

* Concert: China Crisis at Lancaster Sugar House.

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Simon Bates & Gary Davies

1. D Train – Music (27)
2. New Edition – Candy Girl (3) (video)
3. David Grant – Stop & Go (34)
4. Blancmange – Blind Vision (10) (video)
5. The Beat – Can’t Get Used To Losing You (5)
6. Wham! – Bad Boys (12) (video)
7. JoBoxers – Just Got Lucky (38)
8. Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (20)
9. The Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed (7)
10. Spandau Ballet – True (1) (video/credits)

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel - full show available here
19 June 1984

Tuesday 19 June

1984-06-19

## 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

Full Top 40 here

* N1 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (1), N2 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (2), N3 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (4)
* HNE/N24 Pointer Sisters - Jump For My Love,
* NE/N40 - **Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Perfect Skin**
19 July 1982

Monday

1982-07-19

## TV [1]

* BBC One
	+ 7.30 pm Doctor Who and the Monsters The Ice Warriors starring Jon Pertwee as The Doctor in The Curse of Peladon. The last of a two-part adventure
	+ 8.10 pm *Panorama*. Out of Work. Tomorrow the unemployment figures for July will be published. They will tell us how many people have no job. But they will not reveal the most important statistic of all, that one million people in Britain have now been out of work for over a year. One third of the unemployed are no longer just moving from one job to another, they are permanently out of work.
	+ 9.25 *Play of the Month*: *Little Eyolf* by Henrik Ibsen (*see below*)
	+ 11.05 pm *B.A. in Music* with B.A. Robertson.The Scottish singer/songwriter introduces a new late-night show with conversation and music.

*scans GraemeWood*

Diana Rigg, Anthony Hopkins
1976

**1976**

**MCMLXXVI**

* UK prime Minister: Harold Wilson until 05 Apr. then James Callaghan
* FA Cup Winners: Southampton (beat Manchester United 1-0) 01 May

* Christmas Number One: Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born
* UK Eurovision Entry: Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me [1]
* Eurovision Song Contest: The Hague, The Netherlands, 03 April
	+ Contest Winner: Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (UK)

* Blue Peter Team: John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd
* Doctor Who: Tom Baker (Seasons 13/14)
* Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Noel Edmonds
* Big Christmas Day Films On BBC1: *Oliver!* (aft.), *Airport* (eve.)

## Main events

* First commercial Concorde flight, Birmingham NEC opened
* Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Liverpool win the Football League (closely followed by QPR) and the UEFA Cup, summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
* UK heatwave and drought, David Steel new leader of the Liberal Party, inflation stands at 16.5%
* US Bicentennial

TV
--

(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

### New shows

* *When the Boat Comes In* (BBC1, 08 January), *Bouquet of Barbed Wire* (ITV, 09 January), *The Duchess of Duke Street* (BBC One 04 Sept.), *George and Mildred* (ITV, 06 Sept.),*The Muppet Show* (ITV, 13 September), *I, Claudius* (BBC Two 20 Sept.), The Cedar Tree (ITV, 20 Sept.), *Multi-Coloured Swap Shop* (BBC One, 02 October)

### New seasons

* *When the Boat Comes In* (S2, BBC1, 28 October)

### Other TV events

* Sex Pistols appear on *Today* (London) and swear on live television
* *Within These Walls* (S4, ITV)

## Music

* Biggest selling singles: Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me, Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Pussycat - Mississippi, ABBA - Dancing Queen (full list).
* Biggest selling albums: ABBA - *Greatest Hits*, Beach Boys - *20 Golden Greats*, Demis Roussos - *Forever and Ever*, Rod Stewart - *A Night On The Town* (full list)
* Debut albums: *Ramones*, *Blondie*, *Slik*, *Billy Ocean*, *Boston*, *City Boy* (all eponymous)
* Other events: Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band Farewell Tour (March)

   , The Damned release New Rose (October), Sex Pistols release Anarchy in the U.K. (December)

## Films

*UK release*

* *Carry On England, The Cassandra Crossing, Confessions of a Driving Instructor, The Likely Lads, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Omen, Swallows and Amazons*

## Birthdays

* 20: Bernard Sumner,
* 30:
* 40: Glenda Jackson,
## Deaths

* Agatha Christie (12 January 1976, 85), Sid James (26 April 1976, 62), Benjamin Britten (04 December 1976, 63)
18 October 2019

Friday 18 October

2019-10-18

## Events

* New releases (*albums in italics*): Beck - Hyperlife/Uneventful Days, Katy Perry - Harleys in Hawaii, Foals - *Everything Not Saved Will Be lost, Pt.2*, James Arthur - *You*, The Cure - *40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY* (DVD/BR+CD)

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Tones & I - Dance Monkey, HNE/N3 Harry Styles - Lights Up.
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Elbow - *Giants of All Sizes*
	+ Vinyl: HNE/NN1 Elbow - *Giants of All Sizes* N2 Freddie Mercury - *Never Boring*
18 July 2017

Tuesday 18 July

2017-07-18

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.00 pm *In the Dark* (S01, E02/04) Drama series. Helen and Paul are joined by pathologist Phil Hendricks. The clock is ticking, but is Helen too distracted by secrets past and present to act? (BBC page)
* BBC Two
	+ 8.00 pm Inside the Factory (S3, E01/06) Tea Bags Documentary series. Gregg Wallace receives some tea leaves from Kenya and follows them through the factory that produces one quarter of all the tea drunk in Britain.
	+ 9.00 pm *Addicted Parents: Last Chance to Keep My Children* (S1, E01/02) Mums. Following families at Phoenix Futures' Specialist Family Service, the UK's only family rehab. Four mothers who are addicted to drugs must get clean or face losing their kids.