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11 March

## Birthdays

* Harold Wilson (b.1916, dec.), Rupert Murdoch (b.1931), Douglas Adams (b.1952), Emma Chambers (b.1964, dec.)

## Events

* 1979: *Agony* begins (ITV)
* 1981: *A Song For Europe*
* 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader.
* 1986: Simon Mayo's first Top 40.
* 1988: Last episode of *Play School*
* 1990: Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
* 2002: BBC 6 Music begins transmissions.
* 2018: RIP Ken Dodd

## Charts

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

* 1965: **Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual** (1/1)
* 1975: Telly Savalas - If (2/2)
* 1980: **Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful** (1/1)
* 1986: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (2/3)
* 1990: Beats International ft Lady Lynton - Dub Be Good To Me (3/4)
* 2001: **Westlife - Uptown Girl** (1/1)
* 2007: Take That - Shine (2/2)
* 2012: Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I used To Know (4/5 n.c.)
* 2016: Lukas Graham - 7 Years (5/5)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs & Pete Murray. Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart
* 1965: David Jacobs. The Rolling Stones – The Last Time.
* 1971: Ed Stewart. Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump.
* 1976: Noel Edmonds. Tina Charles – I Love To Love.
* 1982: Simon Bates. Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
* 1993: Tony Dortie. 2 Unlimited – No Limit.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton. Stereophonics – Dakota.

## Publications

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12 June 1973

Tuesday 12 June

1973-06-12

TV
--

* ITV
	+ 9.00 pm *Sam* - New series.
* BBC 2
	+ 9.00 pm *The Roses of Eyam*. In 1665 a box of clothes came to the Derbyshire village of Eyam from London. Within hours a rash like a ring of roses was appearing on some of the inhabitants and soon after they were dead. The plague had begun ... [1]
	+ 11.35 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test.* In the studio Rigor Mortis and Kevin Ayers plus album tracks, films and guests

*Radio & TV Times scans GraemeWood*

## Radio

* Radio 1
	+ 12.00 Johnnie Walker Including at 12.0 This week's Top 20 discs.
		- NN1 Suzi Quatro - Can The Can, N2 10cc - Rubber Bullets, N3 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive. HNE/N6 T Rex - Groover
	+ 5.00 pm *Radio 1 Club* with Nicky Horne from Worcester City Youth Centre, Worcs.
	+ 10.00 pm *Sounds of the 70s* with John Peel. Also on VHF.
11 February 1965

Thursday

1965-02-11

## Record Mirror

* issued today, bears date 'Week ending February 13 1965'.

## Top of the Pops

Host: Pete Murray

1. (22) The Hollies – Yes I Will
2. (9) Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders – The Game Of Love
3. (13) The Ivy League – Funny How Love Can Be
4. (25) Tom Jones – It’S Not Unusual
5. (New) Herman’s Hermits – Silhouettes
6. (4) The Seekers – I’ll Never Find Another You
7. (16) Jim Reeves – It Hurts So Much  (Video)
8. (11) The Animals – Don’T Let Me Be Misunderstood
9. (3) Del Shannon – Keep Searchin’ (We’l Follow The Sun)
10. (7) Val Doonican – The Special Years
11. (1) The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You
09 October 1975

Thursday 09 October

1975-10-09

***600th edition***

Host: DLT

1. (30) Sparks – Looks, Looks, Looks
2. (14) Morris Albert – Feelings
3. (New) Hello – New York Groove
4. (3) The Drifters – There Goes My First Love  (rpt.)
5. (44) Chris Farlowe – Out Of Time
6. (27) Bob Marley & The Wailers – No Woman No Cry  (Pan’s People)
7. (New) John Miles – Highfly
8. (24) Smokey – Don’t Play Your Rock ‘N’ Roll To Me
9. (New) Bruce Forsyth – Sandra
10. (12) Band Of The Black Watch – Scotch On The Rocks  (rpt.)
11. (1) David Essex – Hold Me Close  (Video)
12. (4) 5000 Volts – I’m On Fire  (And Credits)
12 February 1977

Saturday 12 February

1977-02-12

TV
--

* New on ITV today, ***All You Need Is Love*** Tony Palmer's history of popular music, from African drum beats to glam and prog, but just missing out on punk (Palmer's financial bankers wouldn't fund a further episode, despite the fact that punk had just broken).

## Record Mirror

*scans American Radio History*

ChartsReaders Poll
12 January

## Birthdays

* Des O'Connor (b.1932, dec.), Michael Aspel (b.1933), Anthony Andrews (b.1948), Jeff Bezos (b.1964), Mark Moore (b.1965), Heather Mills (b.1968), Mel C (b.1974), Zayn Malik (b.1993)

## Events

* 1983: *A Question of Sport, Skorpio* (ns, BBC1); *Holiday 83* (ns, ITV), *London Night Out* (ITV)

## Charts

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

* 1967: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (7/7)
* 1982: **Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe** (1/2)
* 1990: NKOTB - Hangin' Tough (2/2)
* 1992: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody/Days of Our Lives (5/5)
* 1997: **Tori Amos - Professional Widow (It's Got To Be)** (1/1)
* 2003: Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground (4/4)
* 2014: **Pharell Williams - Happy** (2/4 n.c.)
* 2018: Ed Sheeran - Perfect (6/6)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1967: Pete Murray. Tom Jones – Green, Green Grass Of Home.
* 1978: *No show due to a BBC strike.*
* 1984: Mike Read & Steve Wright. Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace.
* 1989: Simon Mayo & Sybil Ruscoe. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You.
* 1995: Mark Goodier. Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
* 2001: Gail Porter. Rui Da Silva & Cassandra – Touch Me.

## Publications

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11 June

## Birthdays

* Gene Wilder (b.1933, dec.), Lynsey de Paul (b.1948, dec.), Hugh Laurie (b.1959).

## Events

* 1973: The Medusa Strain
* 1979: *Decision for Europe*, RIP John Wayne.
* 1982: Pop John Paul II in Argentina.
* 1987: General Election held in the UK
* 1988: Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute
* 2002: McCartney Mills wedding
* 2009: H1N1 swine flu declared global pandemic.
* 2015: RIP Ron Moody

## Charts

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

* 1964: Cilla Black - You're My World (3/4)
* 1969: **The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko** (1/3)
* 1972 **Don McLean - VIncent** (1/2)
* 1974: **Ray Stevens - The Streak** (1/1)
* 1985: **The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone** (1/2)
* 1989: Jason Donovan - Sealed With A Kiss (2/2)
* 1995: Robson & Gerome - Unchained Melody (5/7)
* 2000: Sonique - It Feels So Good (3/3)
* 2006: **Nelly Furtado - Maneater** (1/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1970: Tony Blackburn. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime.
* 1981: JS. Smokey Robinson – Being With You.
* 1986: Mike Smith. Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky.
* 1987: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).
* 1992: see 13 June
* 1999: Jamie Theakston. Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
* 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. Mario Winans – I Don’t Wanna Know.

## Publications

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## Stamps

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1975 - Sailing
11 January 1981

Sunday 11 January

1981-01-11

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 6.05 pm *Holiday* Introduced by Cliff Michelmore. The holiday camp - now called a holiday centre - is designed primarily to cater for families, and the uncertainties of the British climate. Has it adapted to changing holiday tastes? Anne Gregg reports from Pontin's at Torbay.
	+ 9.00 pm *Solo* by Carla Lane. The first of a new comedy series starring **Felicity Kendal**.[1] When Gemma Palmer discovers that her boyfriend, Danny, has slept with one of her friends she - quite understandably - throws him out of the flat they share. She also resigns herself to a perpetually single, independent life, relying on no one and not wanting for anything.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.01 pm *Top 40* with Tony Blackburn (chart here)
11 January 1983

Tuesday 11 January

1983-01-11

## Charts

   BBC R1 Andy Peebles. Beginning at 12.45 Andy gives a rundown of this week's Top 40 discs - your first chance to hear the new chart.

* Singles: NN1 **Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love** (2). N2 David Essex - A Winter's Tale (3) N3 Renee & Renato - Save Your Love (1) HNE/N19 Joe Jackson - Steppin Out (-).
11 March 2022

Friday 11 March

2022-03-11

## Events

* Russian forces have moved 5km closer to Kyiv in the past 24 hours, according to a senior US defence official. The Ukrainian cities of Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk are targeted, as Dnipro struck for the first time since the Russian invasion began. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has now entered its third week.
* New releases: Franz Ferdinand - *Hits to the Head*, Bryan Adams - *So Happy It Hurts*

TV
--

* BBC Four
	+ 9.00 pm *Top of the Pops* - rpt. 23/07/1992 and 30/07/1992.
11 September 1979

Tuesday 11 September

1979-09-11

## Charts

* Top 40 announced by Peter Powell on R1 (full chart)
	+ N1 Cliff Richard -We Don't Talk Anymore (1), N2 Gary Numan - Cars (3), N3 B.A. Robertson - Bang Bang (2), N4 ELO - Don't Bring Me Down (11), HNE/N28 UK Subs - Tomorrow's Girls, NE/N37 Madness - The Prince (Top 40 debut).
11 January 1973

Thursday 11 January

1973-01-11

## Top of the Pops

Host: Noel Edmonds

1. (26) Free – Wishing Well  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Charts)
2. (New) Elton John – Daniel
3. (6) Wizzard – Ball Park Incident
4. (21) Cat Stevens – Can’t Keep It In  (rpt.)
5. (10) Elvis Presley – Always On My Mind  (Video)
6. (31) Chairmen Of The Board – I’M On My Way To A Better Place  (danced To By Pan’s People)
7. (24) The New Seekers feat. Marty Kristian – Come Softly To Me  rpt.
8. (16) The Sweet – Blockbuster
9. (1) Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool  (Video)
10. (2) David Bowie – The Jean Genie  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)
11 February 2009

Wednesday 11 February

2009-02-11

## Radio

* BBC Radio 2
	+ 9.30 am Ken Bruce Including Tracks of My Years, in which neo-R&B superstar Beyonce picks two more of her ten favourite records. Plus further tracks from Candi Staton 's new album Honest Jons.
	+ 8.00 pm Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie. A special edition broadcast from London, where Mark and Stuart chat with ex-Smiths rock-pop solo star Morrissey, who then performs songs from his new album *Years of Refusal*, live at the BBC Radio Theatre. *(full concert here)*
10 May 2022

Tuesday 10 May

2022-05-10

## Events

* The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 begins in Turin, Italy with the first semi-final featuring seventeen countries.
	+ Qualifying countries: Switzerland, Armenia, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Norway, Greece, Ukraine, Moldova, The Netherlands.

TV
--

* BBC Three
	+ 8.00 pm *Eurovision Song Contest* 2022 Semi-Final 1. Scott Mills and Rylan Clark are live from Turin, Italy, for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Seventeen acts battle it out for a place in the grand final.[1]
11 February 1985

Monday 11 February

1985-02-11

## Events

* 1985 BRIT awards. Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Hosted By Noel Edmonds (BBC Radio 1 commentary by Tommy Vance).
	+ This year marked the first presentation of the British Video of the Year (Duran Duran - The Wild Boys) and Soundtrack/Cast Recording (*Purple Rain*) awards, and the last presentation of the International Artist award (Prince and The Revolution).
	+ Best British group: Wham!, British Male Solo Artist: Paul Young, British Female Solo Artist Alison Moyet, British Breakthrough Act Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Special award: Bob Geldof and Midge Ure (Band Aid) *(full details here) and here*

* Feature in *Smash Hits*, 28 Feb 1985 by Neil Tennant

*scans Like Punk Never Happened*
11 December 2020

Friday 11 December

2020-12-11

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2), N2 Wham! - Last Christmas (3), N3 Ariana Grande - Positions (1)
	+ Vinyl: NN1 Coldplay - Christmas Lights (38)
		- The Top 40 has 15 songs with the word 'Christmas' (or Xmas) in the title, plus The Pogues' Fairytale of New York (N4), Santa Tell Me (11), Underneath the Tree (16), Jingle Bell Rock (34) etc.
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Yungblud - *Weird* (-), N2 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - *Together at Christmas* (3), NE/N3 Arctic Monkeys - *Live at the Royal Albert Hall* (-)
	+ Vinyl: HNE/NN1 Arctic Monkeys - *Live at the Royal Albert Hall* (-)
12 February 1981

Thursday

1981-02-12

## Top of the Pops

* hosted by Richard Skinner *(full review here)*

1. Pretenders – Message Of Love (28)
2. Ultravox – Vienna (2) (video)
3. Barbara Jones – Just When I Needed You Most (31)
4. Coast To Coast – (Do) The Hucklebuck (39)
5. Gillan – Mutually Assured Destruction (32)
6. George Benson – What’s On Your Mind (50) (Legs & Co)
7. Freeez – Southern Freeez (34)
8. Slade – We’ll Bring The House Down (17) (rpt from 29/01/81)
9. Beggar & Co – (Somebody) Help Me Out (53)
10. Kelly Marie – Hot Love (54)
11. John Lennon – Woman (1) (video/credits)
11 March 1983

Friday 11 March

1983-03-11

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 7.10 pm *The Return of Captain Nemo*. A spectacular three-part undersea adventure. [2]

* BBC Two
	+ 7.10 pm *Oxford Road Show*. Peter Powell opens another issue of the electronic magazine live from Studio A in Manchester. Music from The Cure and reggae band Black Roots.
	+ 8.35 pm *Gardeners' World*. from Jersey
10 September 1983

Saturday

1983-09-10

## Events

* *Radio Times* Diamond Jubilee

*scans GraemeWood*

## No.1 magazine

*scans shanemarais.net (now defunct).*

David BowieTony HadleyGenesis / Gary Numan
TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 6.15 pm *The Noel Edmonds* *Late Late Breakfast Show* with Noel Edmonds and John Peel.
		- from John Peel's biography:
		> *John was introducing a stunt in which the driver Richard Smith attempted to break the world car-leap record live on air, only to flip the car over. For some bizarre reason, John seemed to get the blame for the incident and was subsequently dropped from the show; possibly he was thought to be a jinx.*
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12 July 1990

Thursday 12 July

1990-07-12

## Top of the Pops

presented by Anthea Turner

1. Gun – Shame On You (35)
2. River City People – California Dreamin’ (27)
3. Blue Pearl – Naked In The Rain (34)
4. Glenn Medeiros Feat. Bobby Brown – She Ain’t Worth It (video) (13)
5. Thunder– Gimme Some Lovin’ (38)
6. The Soup Dragons Feat. Junior Reid – I’m Free (28)
7. The Stone Roses – One Love (video) (4)
8. Elton John – Sacrifice (1) Rpt.
9. Technotronic Feat. Ya Kid K – Rockin’ Over The Beat (Video) (26) (And Credits)
11 July 1964

Saturday 11 July

1964-07-11

## Events

* The Beatles make a live appearance on the summer version of *Thank Your Lucky Stars.*

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.15 pm *Doctor Who* Season 1. The Sensorites - Hidden Danger [1]
	+ 5.40 pm *Juk Box Jury* This week's panel: Lionel Jeffries, Stubby Kaye, Anne Nightingale, Tessie O'Shea. In the chair, David Jacobs

*scans GraemeWood*
11 March 2020

Wednesday 11 March

2020-03-11

## Events

* Three Formula 1 team members are isolated at Australian Grand Prix for the coronavirus, while Indonesia confirms first death.
* UK Health minister Nadine Dorries diagnosed with coronavirus
* UK Budget announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
* COVID-19 classified as global pandemic by WHO. [1]
* Holders Liverpool FC were knocked out of the Champions League with a dramatic extra-time defeat by Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side came back from an aggregate score of 1-1 at full time to score 3 goals in extra time.[2]
11 October 1973

Thursday 11 October

1973-10-11

## Top of the Pops

* introduced by Kenny Everett

1. (8) David Cassidy – The Puppy Song (over charts)
2. (29) Electric Light Orchestra – Showdown
3. (12) Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Video)
4. (24) Michael Ward – Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)
5. (9) Status Quo – Caroline (rpt.)
6. (20) The Detroit Spinners– Ghetto Child (Pan’s People)
7. (New) Engelbert Humperdinck – Love Is All
8. (2) Slade – My Friend Stan (*rpt on TOTP2 13 October 1994)*
9. (New) Limmie & The Family Cookin’ – Dreamboat
10. (1) Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level (Theme From The T.V. Series ‘*Van Der Valk*’)
11. (4) Ike & Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits (crowd dancing over credits)
12 February 1985

Tuesday 12 February

1985-02-12

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 7.30 pm *Whistle Test* Andy Kershaw and David Hepworth introduce live sessions from Alison 'Alf' Moyet, now established as one of Britain's top female singers, and Big Daddy, whose rock'n'roll parody of "Ebony and Ivory" defies description. Mark Ellen visits The Smiths' recording studio for an exclusive preview of their new LP "Meat is Murder". Nils Lofgren from the archives. The Video Vote (call [number removed]), and a look at the new charts. Top 40 on Ceefax page 264.

## Charts

BBC R1 Gary Davies - Beginning at 12.45 Gary gives a run-down of this week's Top 40 discs

* Singles: N1 Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (1), N2 King - Love and Pride (2), N3 Ashford 6 Simpson - Solid (4). HNE/N28 Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind (-)
11 April 1985

Thursday

1985-04-11

## Smash Hits

*NB: last Smash Hits to be issued on a Thursday (next issue wednesday 24 April 1985)*

Features: Nik Kershaw, Billy Bragg, Phil Collins, USA For Africa, Thompson Twins, The Dream Academy, Cocteau Twins,
Bitz: Alphaville, Glenn Gregory,
Lyrics: I Feel Love, Love Is A Battlefield, Look Mama,
Singles: Duel, Nineteen, The Unforgettable Fire, I Feel Love, We Are The World, Look Mama, Don't You (Forget About Me), One More Night, When Love Breaks Down,
Albums: Go West, Love Not Money (EBTG), Flaunt The Imperfection
Live: The Pogues, Frankie Goes To Hollywood; dates: Thompson Twins, Gary Glitter.
Centrespread: Morrisey
Back cover: Depeche Mode
Ads: Look Mama 7" & Extended 12", Strawberry Switchblade debut LP, Don't You (Forget About Me), Take On Me, Would I Lie To You?, I Feel Love,

## Top of the Pops

live show and new regular time slot of 7.55 pm

Hosts: John Peel & Janice Long [2]

1. Tears For Fears –  Everybody Wants To Rule The World (3) [3]
2. USA For Africa –  We Are The World (7) (video)
3. RAH Band –  Clouds Across The Moon (18)
4. BREAKERS
	1. Foreigner –  That Was Yesterday (39) (breaker)
	2. Billy Connolly –  Supergran (34) (breaker)
	3. China Crisis –  Black Man Ray (32) (breaker)
	4. Phil Collins –  One More Night (27) (breaker)
5. The Dream Academy –  Life In A Northern Town (25)
6. King –  Won’t You Hold My Hand Now (24)
7. TOP 10
	1. David Grant & Jaki Graham - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (10) (video clip)
	2. Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away (9) (video clip)
	3. Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer (8) (video clip)
	4. USA For Africa - We Are The World (7) (video clip)
	5. Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love (6) (video clip)
	6. Go West - We Close Our Eyes (5) (video clip)
	7. Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston - Pie Jesu (4) (video clip)
	8. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (3) (video clip)
	9. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome (2) (video clip)
8. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins –  Easy Lover (1) (video)
9. Pat Benatar –  Love Is A Battlefield (23) (audience dancing/credits)
12 April 1981

Sunday

1981-04-12

## Events

* Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-1, is launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The maiden voyage occurs 20 years after Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in his Vostock I spacecraft.

## Radio / charts

* Radio: BBC Radio One, 5 pm - Top 40 introduced by Tony Blackburn [1]. . Featuring:
	+ Ultravox - Slow Motion (40, NE)
	+ Keith Marshall - Only Crying (39, NE)
	+ David Bowie - Up the Hill Backwards (32)
	+ PIL - Flowers of Romance (31, NE)
	+ Spandau Ballet - Musclebound (29, NE)
	+ Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai (19, NE)
	+ Roxy Music - Jealous Guy (18)
	+ Visage - Mind of a Toy (16)
	+ What Becomes of the Broken Hearted - Dave Stewart with Colin Blunstone (13)
	+ The Jacksons - Can You Feel It (11)
	+ Hazel O'Connor - D-Days (10)
	+ Toyah - It's a Mystery (Four from Toyah EP) (8)
	+ Linx - Intuition (7)
	+ Landscape - Einstein a Go Go (5)
	+ Kim Wilde - Kids in America (4)
	+ Shakin' Stevens - This Ol House (1)
11 May 2018

Friday

2018-05-11

## Events

* The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) bans one of China's most popular TV channels from airing the Eurovision Song Contest after it censored LGBT elements of the competition as well as the performance of Ireland's entry Together by Ryan O'Shaughnessy which featured two male dancers enacting a gay love story.
* New releases: Arctic Monkeys release their sixth studio album *Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino,* while Joan Armatrading releases her nineteenth *Not Too Far Away*. All female LA rock band La Luz release their third album *Floating Features*.
* New tracks from Bastille with Quarter Past Midnight, Rita Orr with Girls, Meghan Trainor with Can't Dance and Let You Be Right and Christina Aguilera with Twice.
* GB Special stamp issue: Owls.

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Dua Lipa & Calvin Harris - One Kiss
* Albums: NN1 *The Greatest Showman* *OST* (15th n.c.), NE/N3 Frank Turner - *Be More Kind*
11 May 1967

Thursday 11 May

1967-05-11

## Events

* The Bee Gees made their UK TV show debut on *Top Of The Pops* performing the song "New York Mining Disaster".

## Top of the Pops

* Host: Pete Murray
* Playlist: (1) Sandie Shaw – Puppet On a String (and charts) (5) Lulu – The Boat That I Row (19) The Bee Gees – New York Mining Disaster 1941 (9) The Dubliners – Seven Drunken Nights (video) (NEW) Val Doonican – Two Streets (20) Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music (crowd dancing) (NEW) New Vaudeville Band – Finchley Central (24) The Shadows – Bombay Duck (video) (4) The Tremeloes – Silence Is Golden (1) Sandie Shaw – Puppet On A String
11 November 1978

Saturday 11 November

1978-11-11

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 (*new schedule*)
	+ 7.00 am *Playground* A magazine programme of special interest to young listeners. Introduced by David Rider and including Young Ideas in Action.
	+ 7.30 pm Mike Read plays music for Saturday night (*new - previously Radio 2*)
	+ 10.00 pm *Discovatin*' Live from the Playhouse Club. Turn up the volume for two hours of non-stop dancing action featuring tonight's band Thing. BBC Manchester (*see Radio Times below*)

## TV/Radio

*scans GraemeWood*

Radio 1BBC1Michael Crawford
10 May 2019

Friday 10 May

2019-05-10

## Events

* New releases: Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care, Howard Jones - *Transform*, Malibou State - *Kingdoms In Colour Remixed,* Foals - In Degrees (single with remixes)

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Stormzy - Vossi Bop. HNE/N4 Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait
* Albums: N1 Pink - *Hurts 2B Human* HNE/N2 Vampire Weekend - *Father of the Bride*
	+ Vinyl:
11 January 1979

Thursday 11 January

1979-01-11

## Top of the Pops

*Official site* - programme rpt. 16 January 2014

Host: David Jensen

1. (14) Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman  (And Charts)
2. (24) Rocky Sharpe & The Replays – Rama Lama Ding Dong
3. (30) Sally Oldfield – Mirrors
4. (13) Paul Evans – Hello, This Is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song)  (Video)
5. (New) Bonnie Tyler – Louisiana Rain
6. (21) Leo Sayer – Raining In My Heart
7. (25) Mankind – Dr. Who  rpt.
8. (27) Driver 67 – Car 67
9. (52) The Doll – Desire Me
10. (16) Hot Chocolate – I’ll Put You Together Again  (Video)
11. (35) The Shadows – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
12. (18) Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove  (Danced To By Legs & Co)
13. (New) Steve Allan – Together We Are Beautiful
14. (1) Village People – Y.M.C.A.  (Video)
15. (29) Billy Joel – My Life  (And Credits)
12 January 2024

Friday 12 January

2024-01-12

## Events

* The US and UK carry out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, hitting more than 16 sites. On 03 January the US, UK and 10 other states had issued a joint statement warning the Houthis they would face consequences if they continued attacks. In December the Houthi had announced their support for Hamas, and vowed to target Israeli-linked ships travelling through the Red Sea. (see Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking Red Sea ships? - bbc.com)

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.45 pm *Newsbeat* Annie Nightingale tributes. We're celebrating Annie Nightingale... Radio 1's first female presenter has died at the age of 83.
	+ *The Best of the Annie Nightingale Request Show* A compilation of archive material from Annie Nightingale's Request Shows at Radio 1.

## Charts

* Top 100 singles: N1 Noah Kahan - Stick Season (1), N2 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On the Dancefloor (8) N3 Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (2). N16/NE **Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Just Another Rainbow** (-)
* Top 100 albums: NN1/HNE Shed Seven - *A Matter of Time* (-).
11 May 2023

Thursday 11 May

2023-05-11

## Events

* Eurovision Song Contest 2023 - second semi-final, from the Liverpool Arena. The remaining 16 countries taking to the stage in the hope of securing a place in Saturday’s Grand Final: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, San Marino and Slovenia.
	+ Denmark, Romania, Iceland, Greece, Georgia, San Marino failed to qualify.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.00 pm *Eurovision Song Contest* Semi-Final 2. Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Julia Sanina host the second semi-final, live from Liverpool. Rylan and Scott Mills are on commentary duty, and UK viewers have the opportunity to vote for their favourite from 16 acts competing for the remaining places in Saturday’s grand final. The UK's entry, Mae Muller, will appear with an exclusive preview of her grand final performance. All this plus two amazing interval acts.
12 December 2007

Wednesday 12 December

2007-12-12

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

Pink Floyd
* BBC One
	+ 10.45 pm *The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?* This film features extended archive, some of it rarely or never seen before, alongside original interviews with four members of Pink Floyd - David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and the late Richard Wright - and traces the journey of a band that has only ever had five members, three of whom have led the band at different stages of its evolution.
11 October 1980

Saturday

1980-10-11

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.30 am *Multi-Coloured Swap Shop* Presented by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin , John Craven and Maggie Philbin.
	+ 5.15 pm *Basil Brush* (new series). Introduced by Billy Boyle. Basil and Billy bounce back with the first of a new series
* BBC Two
	+ 11.30 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test*. The Story so Far ... Introduced by Anne Nightingale and Bob Harris. To mark the **350th edition**, the programme looks back at some of the memorable performances featured since it first appeared on 21 September 1971 - nine years ago.

*scans GraemeWood*
10 November 1983

Thursday 10 November

1983-11-10

## Smash Hits

* Features: ABC, The Smiths, Blancmange, Julian Cope, Genesis, [John Lydon]
* Start!: Paul Young, SPK,
* Bitz: Billy Joel, Eurythmics, Pretenders, Style Council, Tears For Fears, Bauhaus, Greatest hits albums, videosingles.
* Lyrics: Hold Me Now, A Solid Bond In Your Heart, Waterfront, That's Love That it Is, Love Of the Common People, [The Eternal] (Robert Smith - Star Choice), Kissing With Confidence,
* Singles: A Solid Bond In Your Heart, Waterfront (SOTW), Hold Me Now, This Charming Man, Never Never, That's All, White Lines (Don't Do It), Owner of a Lonely Heart, Relax
* Albums: *Strip, Pipes of Peace, Head Over Heels, Soul Mining,*
* Live: Musical Youth, King Kurt
* Dates: Toyah, Tears For Fears, The Smiths, Simple Minds (1984), The Police, Wham!, The Fall
* Centrespread: Belle Stars
* Back cover: Nick Heyward
* Ads: The Sun and The Rain, Love Of the Common People, Waterfront,

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: David Jensen & John Peel

1. Musical Youth – 007 (26)
2. Adam Ant – Puss ‘N Boots (5) (video)
3. Marilyn – Calling Your Name (32)
4. Eurythmics – Right By Your Side (27)
5. Limahl – Only For Love (20)
6. The Cure – The Love Cats (10)
7. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl (1) (video)
8. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (30) (audience dancing/credits)
10 May 2013

Friday 10 May

2013-05-10

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 8.30 pm *Gardeners' World* This episode comes from the Malvern Spring Gardening Show at the Three Counties Showground. Monty Don, Joe Swift and Carol Klein go behind the scenes to meet the show garden designers and the nursery men and women who make this event so special. [1]
11 April 1986

Friday

1986-04-11

## Events

* **The Chart Show** is launched on Channel 4 in the UK. Although intended to compete with established chart-based pop shows such as the BBC's Top of the Pops, The Chart Show was unique in that it had no presenters, instead computer-generated displays took their place in between promotional videos of artists. It ran until 30 September 1988. A special review of 1988 was transmitted on 02 January 1989 before the regular series was re-launched on ITV the following week.
	+ Detailed info: (source)

-The following artists appeared in order on the first episode:

INXS - What You Need

#HEAVY METAL CHART (See video)

#NETWORK ALBUM CHART (\* = Video was played)

↕ 1 Hits 4 - Various Artists

↕ 2 Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

↑ 3 Prince - Parade \*

↓ 4 Pet Shop Boys - Please

↑ 5 Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston

↑ 6 A-Ha - Hunting High & Low \*

↕ 7 Culture Club - Luxury to Heartache

↑ 8 Mr Mister - Welcome to the Real World

↓ 9 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

↓ 10 Rolling Stones - Dirty Work

Jean Michel Jarre - Rendezvous

CHART FILE UPDATE (\* = Video was played)

* + DANCE (1 SOS Band - The Finest, \*2 Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers, 3 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World, 4 Real Thing - You to Me, 5 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done, 6 Serious Intention - Serious, 7 Tippa Irie - Hello Darling, 8 Samantha Fox - Touch Me, 9 Mildred Scott - Prisoner of Love, 10 Viola Wills - Dare to Dream)
	+ INDIE (\*1 New Order - Shellshock, 2 Psychic TV - Godstar, 3 Half Man Half Biscuit - The Trumpton Riots EP, 4 We've Got a Fuzzbox - Fuzzbox EP, 5 Shop Assistants - Safety Net, 6 Shop Assistants - All Day Long of Fashion, 7 Sisterhood - Giving Ground, 8 Bodines - Therese, 9 Biff Bang Pow - Love ... Out of Fashion, 10 Wedding Present - Once More)
	+ REGGAE (\*1 Tippa Irie - Hello Darling, 2 Maxi Priest - Strollin On, 3 Beres Hammond - She Loves Me Now, 4 Sandra Cross - Its You, 5 One Blood - Im a Changed Man, 6 King Kong - Legal We Legal, 7 Irie & Banton - Dance Moo Again, 8 The Taxi Gang - Peter Gunn, 9 Audrey Hall - One Dance Wont Go, 10 Toyin - Here I Go Again)

Madonna - Live to Tell

Depeche Mode - A Question of Lust

NETWORK CHART

#39 Gary Numan - This is Love

#10 Big Country - Look Away

#5 Simple Minds - All the Things She Said

THE CHART RACE (The intro involved a car race from the 1920s. The chart race involved viewers predicting the following artists chart positions). The following artists were:

CLIFF RICHARD & THE YOUNG ONES - Living Doll
George Michael - A Different Corner
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
12 February 1976

Thursday

1976-02-12

TV
--

* BBC One 1.00 pm *Today at The Winter Olympics*. Introduced by David Coleman This morning's competition from the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck.

## Top of the Pops

hosted by Noel Edmonds

1. (New) Marmalade – Falling Apart At The Seams
2. (9) Barbara Dickson – Answer Me
3. (7) The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
4. (New) Billy Ocean – Love Really Hurts Without You
5. (8) Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains – Rodrigo’S Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez (Theme From 2nd Movement) (Pan’s People)
6. (11) Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman (rpt.)
7. (New) Guys ‘n’ Dolls – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me Watch
8. (10) David Ruffin – Walk Away From Love (Footage From Soul Train 13-12-75)
9. (New) The Surprise Sisters – La Booga Rooga
10. (1) Slik – Forever And Ever (rpt.)
11. (30) The O’Jays – I Love Music (And Credits)
11 January

## Birthdays

* Arthur Scargill (b.1938), Massimo Lopez (b.1952), Bryan Robson (b.1957), Mary J. Blige (b.1971)

## Events

* 1966 - *The Master* (ns, ITV)
* 1981 - *Solo* (ns, BBC1)
* 1985 - *The Terminator* opens in London
* 2008 - *Friday Night With Jonathan Ross* (S14, BBC1)
* 2010: Chris Evans Breakfast Show launches.
* 2016 - Bowie death news
* 2018 - new environmental measures plan announced
* 2021: *Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema* (S3, BBC4)

## Charts

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

* 1970: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (5/6)
* 1977: **David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us** (1/4)
* 1983: **Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love** (1/2)
* 1998: **All Saints - Never Ever** (1/1)
* 2004: **Michelle - All this Time** (1/3)
* 2009: **Lady Gaga - Just Dance** (1/3)
* 2015: Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (4/7 n.c.)
* 2019: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (3/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: Pete Murray & Dave Cash. The Beatles – Hello Goodbye.
* 1973: Noel Edmonds. Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
* 1979: David Jensen. Village People – Y.M.C.A.
* 1990: Simon Mayo. NKOTB - Hangin' Tough.
* 1994: Tony Dortie. Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist And Shout
* 1996: Lisa I'Anson. Michael Jackson - Earth Song
* 2002: Jamie Theakston. Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This

## Publications

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## Stamps

2005: Farm Animals2011: FAB The Genius of Gerry Anderson
08 July

## Events

* 1971: *The First Churchills* (ns, BBC1), *All in the Family* (ns, BBC1)
* 1978: *Seaside Special* (ns, BBC1)
* 1990: Italia 90 Final in Rome
* 1996: Debut singles by Spice Girls and Gary Barlow released.
* 2006: World Cup 2006, third & fourth place play-off; *Doctor Who* 'Doomsday'; T in the Park 2006.
* 2008: *Bonekickers* (ns, BBC1), *Francesco's Mediterannean Voyage* (ns, BBC2)

## Charts

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

* 1965: **The Hollies - I'm Alive** (2/3 nc.)
* 1975: **Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow** (1/1)
* 1980: **Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu** (1/2)
* 1986: **Madonna - Papa Don't Preach** (1/3)
* 1990: Elton John - Sacrifice (4/5)
* 2001: **Roger Sanchez - Another Chance** (1/1)
* 2007: Rihanna - Umbrella (8/10)
* 2012: **Maroon 5 - Payphone** (2/3 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs & Pete Murray. The Animals – The House Of The Rising Sun.
* 1965: David Jacobs. The Hollies - I'm Alive.
* 1971: Tony Blackburn. Middle Of The Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
* 1976: Tony Blackburn. The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything.
* 1982: David Jensen. Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
* 1993: Mark Franklin. Gabrielle - Dreams.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. 2-PAC feat. Elton John – Ghetto Gospel.

## Publications

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## Stamps

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1965 - Winston Churchill
12 January 2018

Friday

2018-01-12

## Events

* President Trump has cancelled a planned visit to London where he was to open the new American embassy. Trump blamed the Obama administration who sold off the old embassy "for peanuts". [1]

## New releases

### Singles

* Black Eyed Peas - Street Livin'
* David Byrne - Everybody's Comin' to My House
* Franz Ferdinand - Feel the Love Go

### Albums

* Camila Cabello - *Camila*
* Skids - *Burning Cities*

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect, N2 Eminem ft Ed Sheeran - River N3 Rita Ora - Anywhere. HNE **Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Finesse**.

* Albums: NN1 *The Greatest Showman* - Motion Picture Cast Recording, N2 Ed Sheeran - *Divide,* N3 Sam Smith - *The Thrill of It All.*

TV
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* BBC One 8.30 pm *Room 101* (S07 E01/09) Hosted by Frank Skinner. Charlie Brooker, Scarlett Moffatt and Pearl Mackie compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101.[2]
* BBc Two 8.30 pm *A Vicar's Life* (S01 E01/06) [3]
* BBC Four 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops* 03/01/85
10 October 2017

Tuesday 10 October

2017-10-10

## Events

* Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and other female actors claim to have been sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein (NY Times).

## Radio

* BBC Radio 2
	+ 10.00 pm - David Bowie's 'Heroes' 40th anniversary.[1] presented by Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine. (first broadcast on BBC World Service). BBC Sounds
10 December 1964

Thursday 10 December

1964-12-10

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 The Beatles - I Feel Fine, N2 Gene Pitney - I'm Gonna Be Strong (2), N3 The Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster (1)
	+ The Beatles' sixth no.1 single, and third of 1964. The album *A Hard Day's Night* is still at no.1 in the UK album charts with *Beatles For Sale* the highest new entry at no.6. The Rolling Stones are at no.2 with their eponymous debut album.

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

*The Saint*
10 November 2023

Friday 10 November

2023-11-10

## Events

* New releases: *The Beatles 1962-1966* (Red) and *The Beatles 1967-1970* (Blue) remastered editions ("*Celebrating the albums’ 50th anniversaries, the latest issues see the tracks remastered in Dolby Atmos, and include bonus material not available on the LPs’ original 1973 releases across multiple stunning formats")* (link), New Order - *Substance* (re-issue) - Dua Lipa - Houdini, David Guetta and Kim Petras - When We Were Young (The Logical Song), Chase & Status - *2 Ruff.*

## Charts

* Top 40 Singles: HNE/NN1 The Beatles - Now and Then (-), N2 Casso / Raye - Prada (3), N3 Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now (Taylor's version) (1)
	+ The Beatles also N1 in Physical Singles Chart.
* Official Albums Chart: N1 Taylor Swift - *1989 (Taylor's Version)* (1), N2 Oasis - *The Masterplan* (RE), N3 Jung Kook - *Golden* (-)

TV
--

* BBC Four
	+ Top of the Pops, *Agnetha - ABBA and After, ABBA at the BBC, ABBA in Switzerland, The Joy of ABBA*
11 June 1981

Thursday 11 June

1981-06-11

## Top of the Pops

Host: JS.

1. Bucks Fizz –  Piece Of The Action (25)
2. Hazel O’Connor –  Will You? (9) (rpt from 28/05/81)
3. Landscape –  Norman Bates (44)
4. Elaine Paige –  Memory (34) (pre-recorded insert)
5. Coast To Coast –  Let’s Jump The Broomstick (28) (rpt from 28/05/81)
6. Ultravox –  All Stood Still (17)
7. Randy Crawford –  You Might Need Somebody (47)
8. Enigma –  Ain’t No Stopping (11)
9. Smokey Robinson –  Being With You (1) (video/credits)
11 December 1979

Tuesday 11 December

1979-12-11

## Charts

Paul Burnett reveals this week s new Top 40 Discs [1]

* Pink Floyd go to no.01 in the UK with their single Another Brick in the Wall (Pt.2), knocking The Police and Walking On The Moon off the top spot after just one week. The Pink Floyd no.1 is significant as it was the first, and last, single by the group to get to the top and was also the final no.1 of the 1970s.
* The Sugarhill Gang are up to no.3, from no.12, with their 'rap' single Rapper's Delight. New entries include singles by ABBA, Chic, David Bowie, Mike Oldfield and Motorhead.[2]
* Pink Floyd and the Police also battle it out in the Album charts although hits collections by Rod Stewart and ABBA still dominate.[3]

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2ITVITV
12 July 2023

Wednesday 12 July

2023-07-12

## Events

* BBC newsreader Huw Edwards is named by his wife as the presenter The Sun claims paid a young person for sexually explicit images. The announcement follows days of speculation after the tabloid's original claim, and shortly after the police stated that the allegations did not involve criminality. (BBC)
* A heatwave sweeps across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C. A red alert warning has been issued for 10 cities, including Rome, Bologna and Florence. (BBC)
* The *Barbie* movie premieres in London. (*Even. Standard*)
11 December 1970

Friday

1970-12-11

## Events

* The *John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band* LP is released. It is Lennon's first release since the break up of The Beatles ad effectively his debut solo album. Much of the album derives from Lennon's 'primal therapy' sessions in which he confronted many of his deep-rooted psychological traumas such as the separation of his parents and the death of his mother Julia, as well as the whole Beatles experience in the previous decade.
12 January 1982

Tuesday 12 January

1982-01-12

## Charts

BBC R1 Beginning at 12.45 Dave gives a rundown on this week's Top 40 discs - your first chance to hear the new chart

* Singles: NN1 Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe (2), N2 The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1), N3 Kool and the Gang - Get Down On It (7). HNE/N13 Shakin’ Stevens - Oh Julie (-)
11 April 2023

Tuesday 11 April

2023-04-11

## Events

* US President Joe Biden arrives in Belfast at the start of an historic four-day visit to Northern Ireland and the Republic. Mr Biden was greeted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he stepped off Air Force One at Belfast International Airport. Mr Biden is in the city to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
11 March 2023

Saturday 11 March

2023-03-11

## Events

* After 157 days in space, Dragon and Crew-5 NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 9:02 p.m. ET. Falcon 9 launched Dragon and Crew-5 to the orbiting laboratory on Wednesday, 05 October 2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.[1]
12 August 1991

Monday 12 August

1991-08-12

## Radio

* BBC Radio One FM
	+ 9.00 am *Bates Mates*: Pet Shop Boys
		- Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) deputise on Radio 1 FM for Simon Bates. The boys also covered this slot for the rest of this week. (*listen full show here*)
	+ 11.00 am *The Radio 1 Roadshow* with Phillip Schofield , from Paignton Green, Paignton, Devon.
	+ 12.45 pm *Gary Davies: Let's Do Lunch* including the first review of the new album chart.
12 December 2021

Sunday 12 December

2021-12-12

## Events

* In a recorded TV message, UK PM Boris Johnson launches teh GET BOOSTERED NOW campaign, in order to avoid a "tidal wave" of a the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. Johnson states that all adults in th UK will be offere a third or 'booster' vaccination shot within the ned of the year. He also said the UK’s four chief medical officers had raised the Covid threat level to its second highest level “because of the evidence that Omicron is doubling here in the UK every two to three days.”[1]
12 June

## Birthdays

* George W. Bush (b.1924, dec.), Robyn (b.1979), Jodie Prenger (b.1979)

## Events

* 1964: Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment.
* 1965: The Beatles are awarded an MBE
* 1967: *You Only Live Twice* London premiere
* 1972: John Lennon's *Some Time in New York City* released in the US
* 1980: UEFA Euro 1980 - England v. Belgium
* 1981: *Raiders of the Lost Ark* US premiere
* 1984: Two Tribes by FGTH begins 9-week run as UK n.1
* 1988: UEFA Euro 88 - England v. Eire
* 1990: Mariah Carey releases eponymous debut album
* 1997: *Batman and Robin* US premiere
* 2004: UEFA Euro 2004 begins in Porto.
* 2010: *Toy Story 3* premiere in Taormina
* 2014: UEFA World Cup begins in Brazil.
* 2021: UEFA Euro 2020 - England opening game v. Croatia

## Charts

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

* 1968: Union Gap - Young Girl (4/4)
* 1973: **Suzi Quatro - Can the Can** (1/1)
* 1979: **Anita Ward - Ring My Bell** (1/2)
* 1984: **Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes** (1/9) *straight in*
* 1988: **Time Lords - Doctorin' the Tardis** (1/1)
* 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (3/15)
* 2005: Axel F - Crazy Frog (3/4)
* 2011: **Example - Changed the Way You Kissed Me** (1/2)
* 2020: Dababy - Rockstar (4/6 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Pete Murray. The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko.
* 1975: Noel Edmonds. Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass.
* 1980: *no show due to strike*
* 1998: Jo Whiley. B\*witched - C'est la vie.

## Publications

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## Stamps

*click on stamp for more details (external)*

1974 - Universal Postal Union Centenary
12 December 2019

Thursday 12 December

2019-12-12

## Events

* Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland open at 07:00 GMT as the UK goes to the polls for the country's third general election in less than five years. The contest, the first to be held in December in nearly 100 years, follows those in 2015 and 2017.
12 February 1970

Thursday

1970-02-12

## Events

* John Lennon performs 'Instant Karma!' on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops, becoming the first Beatle to have appeared on the show since 1966. Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his new single, all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history

## Top of the Pops

Presenters: JS & Tony Blackburn

1. (1) Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (over charts)
2. (New) Juicy Lucy – Who Do You Love
3. (24) Herman’s Hermits – Years May Come And Years May Go
4. (23) Judy Collins – Both Sides Now (Video)
5. (New) Bobbie Gentry – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
6. (4) Jethro Tull – The Witch’s Promise
7. (39) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – Something’s Burning
8. (3) Canned Heat – Let’S Work Together (crowd dancing)
9. (8) Mary Hopkin – Temma Harbour (Video)
10. (New) Lennon, Ono & The Plastic Ono Band – Instant Karma
11. (12) The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back (Pan’s People)
12. (22) White Plains – My Baby Loves Lovin’
13. (45) Robin Gibb – August October
14. (1) Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
09 October

## Birthdays

* Brian Blessed (b.1936), John Lennon (b.1940, dec.), David Cameron (b.1966), P J Harvey (b.1969), Sean Ono Lennon (b.1975).

## Events

* 1964: The Beatles begin UK tour.
* 1969: David Bowie makes TOTP debut.
* 1980: John Lennon is 40.
* 1986: *Phantom of the Opera* London première
* 1987: *Beverly Hills Cop II* released (UK).
* 2017: Producer Harvey Weinstein fired from The Weinstein Company

## 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 (3/6)
* 1973: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (3/4)
* 1979: The Police - Message In A Bottle (3/3)
* 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (6/6)
* 1988: **Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time** (1/2)
* 1994: **Take That - Sure** (1/2)
* 2005: Sugababes - Push the Button (2/3)
* 2011: **Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love** (1/6 n.c.)
* 2015: **Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean** (1/5 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Pete Murray. Je T’Aime... Moi Non Plus - *the song was featured during the opening charts only with a version performed by the TOTP Orchestra, as the original had been banned by the BBC.*
* 1975: **600th edition**. DLT. David Essex - Hold Me Close.
* 1980: Peter Powell. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.
* 1986: Gary Davies & Simon Mayo. Madonna - True Blue.
* 1998: Kate Thornton. B\*WITCHED – Rollercoaster.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Richard Hammond. Sugababes - Push the Button. (clip of Plastic Ono Band's Instant Karma shown for John Lennon's birthday)

## Publications

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11 July 1988

Monday 11 July

1988-07-11

TV
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RT *scan GraemeWood*

   BBC One [1]

* 9.05 am *But First This!* Andy Crane presents a whole morning of summer entertainment assisted by Siobhan Mayer, Colin Heywood and Sue Devaney.
* 5.05 pm *Blue Peter Flies the World!*: Expedition to the Soviet Union - A Proud People with Mark Curry, Caron Keating and Yvette Fielding. Mark discovers why the Russians are so proud of their history when he visits the beautiful city of Leningrad, and Yvette meets a real live cosmonaut when she reports from the Soviet Spaceflight Control Centre.

## Events

* New album releases: Joy Division - *Substance* (compilation), UB40 - *UB40,* VVAA - *Now That's What I Call Music 12.*[2]