recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
30 March 1972

Thursday

1972-03-30

## Events

* Northern Ireland's Government and Parliament dissolved by the British Government and 'direct rule' from Westminster is introduced. [1]

## Top of the Pops

1. (11) The Partridge Family starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy – It’S One Of Those Nights (Crowd Dancing) (And Charts)
2. (42) Marmalade – Radancer
3. (23) Labi Siffre – Crying Laughing Loving Lying (rpt.)
4. (2) The New Seekers – Beg, Steal Or Borrow (rpt.)
5. (15) The Chiffons – One Fine Day (Crowd Dancing)
6. (19) Tom Jones – The Young New Mexican Puppeteer (rpt.)
7. (New) Anne Murray – Cotton Jenny
8. (29) Jo Jo Gunne – Run Run Run (Crowd Dancing)
9. (New) The Temptations – Take A Look Around
10. (1) Nilsson – Without You (Pan’s People)
11. (18) Ringo Starr – Back Off Boogaloo (Crowd Dancing) (And Credits)
30 October 1995

Monday 30 October

1995-10-30

## Events

* Royal Mail Christmas stamps, "Robins" issued.
* New album releases: Pulp - *Different Class,* The Human League *- Greatest Hits*
* Oasis release Wonderwall, taken from their album *(What's the Story) Morning Glory?.* The single contained three new songs Round Are Way, Swamp Song and The Masterplan.
30 November 1982

Tuesday

1982-11-30

## Events

* Michael Jackson - *Thriller* album released.

## Charts

* Singles: **HNE/NN1 The Jam - Beat Surrender,** N2 The Human League - Mirror Man (2), N3 Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It) (4).

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 7.40 pm *Lena*. New series. The first of three programmes starring Lena Zavaroni with her special guests Frankie Howerd and The Nolans.
* BBC Two
	+ 9.00 pm *The Young Ones*: Bomb. Mark and Samantha decide to have a tea party, and the vicar tries out his new chain-saw with side-splitting results!

*scan GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2TV Choice magazine
30 November 2018

Friday 30 November

2018-11-30

## Events

* New releases: David Bowie - *Glastonbury 2000* (live), The 1975 - *A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships*, Clean Bandit - *What Is Love?*, Kate Bush *12" Mixes, The Other Side 1, The Other Side 2, In Others' Words,* Bryan Ferry - *Bitter-Sweet.*
	+ Re-releases: Kate Bush - *Aerial, 50 Words For Snow, Director's Cut.*

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Ariana Grande - Thank U next (4/ ), N2 Little Mix - Woman Like Me N3 Jess Glynne - Thursday
* Albums: NN1/HNE Take That - *Odyssey* N2 Michael Bublé - *Love*, N4/NE Cliff Richard - Rise Up
	+ Vinyl LPs: NN1 - Queen - Greatest Hits N2 The Beatles *- The Beatles.*
30 January 1973

Tuesday

1973-01-30

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 11.00 am *DLT* including at 12 this week's Top Twenty discs.
	+ Charts: N1 **The Sweet - Blockbuster** (2/4 wks) N2 Gary Glitter - Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!) N3 Carly Simon - You're So Vain. HNE/N17 ELO - Roll Over Beethoven.

## Notes

1. ↑ This is the first mention in RT/BBC Genome that the charts were being announced on a Tuesday lunchtime.
29 July

## Events

* 1965: *Help!* film première
* 1968: Yorkshire TV begins
* 1974: 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon
* 1978 : *3-2-1* (ns, ITV)
* 1981: wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana
* 1983: RIP David Niven
* 1985: Challenger 8 launched (2nd attempt); Radio 2 Railshow
* 1988: *Playing For Real* (ns, BBC1)
* 2007: RIP Mike Reid
* 2015: RIP Peter O'Sullevan; Microsoft launches Windows 10

## Charts

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

* 1965: The Byrds - Hey Mr Tambourine Man (2/2)
* 1975: Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love (3/3)
* 1980: Odyssey - Use It Up Wear It Out (2/2)
* 1986: **Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red** (1/3)
* 1990: Partners in Cryme - Turtle Power (2/4)
* 2001: **Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame** (1/2)
* 2007: **Timbaland - the Way I Are** (1/2)
* 2012: Florence & The Machine - Spectrum (3/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: Alan Freeman & David Jacobs. The Beatles – The Things We Said Today.
* 1965: David Jacobs. The Beatles - Help!.
* 1971: JS. T Rex - Get It On.
* 1976: David Hamilton. Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart .
* 1982: Mike Read. Irene Cara - Fame.
* 1993: Tony Dortie. Take That - Pray.

## Publications

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30 May 2003

Friday 30 May

2003-05-30

## Events

* Final episode of *Crossroads* shown on ITV. (*watch here*). [1]

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops (*Konnie Huq & Liz Bonnin)
	+ 10.35 pm *Friday Night with Jonathan Ross* Hollywood actor Michael Madsen, country pop star Shania Twain and Big Brother fanatic Avid Merrion - aka offbeat comedian Leigh Francis - guest on the irreverent talk show. Plus music from Radiohead, who perform There There.
31 December 2021

Friday 31 December

2021-12-31

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas (2), N2 Wham! - Last Christmas (3), N3 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (4)
* Albums: N1 Ed Sheeran - = (2 - second n.c. week at top), N2 Adele - *30* (1), N3 Michael Bublé - *Christmas* (4).

### End of year charts

* Singles: N1 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits, N2 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U, N3 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License, N4 The Weeknd - Save Your Tears (NB N9 Blinding Lights - N1 end of year 2020)
* Albums: N1 Adele - 30, N2 Ed Sheeran - =, N3 ABBA - Voyage, N4 Olivia Rodrigo - *Sour*, N5 Queen - *Greatest Hits* (1981)

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 4.15 pm *Top of the Pops*. New Year Special 2021/2022 As we all get excited for the arrival of 2022, Radio 1 presenters Clara Amfo and Jordan North guide us through an early celebration on New Year’s Eve with some of the biggest hits of the year alongside rising stars set for the top in 2022. This year’s show features studio performances from Becky Hill, Mabel, Sam Fender, Mahalia ft. AJ Tracey, Dermot Kennedy, Lola Young and more.As well as brand new performances, we look back at the biggest musical stories and moments of 2021 and some very special performances from Billie Eilish, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Arlo Parks, Ed Sheeran and more.
	+ 10.20 pm *The Graham Norton Show* Graham is joined by Jessica Chastain, Claire Foy, Peter Dinklage, Michael Sheen, Cush Jumbo and Joe Lycett. Music comes from The Divine Comedy.
	+ 11.25 pm *The Big New Years & Years Eve Party* with Kylie and Pet Shop Boys. Years & Years singer Olly Alexander throws a spectacular New Year's Eve party as we build up to the midnight moment. Olly performs many of his hits and some surprise cover songs as well as duetting with a special guest, pop superstar Kylie Minogue.
	+ *see 01 January 2022*

## Top of the Pops

Hosts. Clara Amfo and Jordan North

1. (-) Becky Hill - Remember
2. (-) Rag’n’Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted (Footage From Later With Jools Holland 26/2/21)
3. (-) Mabel - Let Them Know
4. (-) Years & Years - Starstruck (Footage From The One Show 20/4/21)
5. (30) Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
6. (-) Lola Young - Fake
7. (-) Billie Eilish - I Didn’t Change My Number (Footage From Radio 1’s Live Lounge 5/8/21)
8. (-) Mahalia Ft. Aj Tracey - Roadside
9. (-) Dermot Kennedy - Better Days
10. (-) Arlo Parks - Too Good (Footage From 2021 Mercury Prize 9/9/21)
11. (33) Arrdee - Flowers (Say My Name)
12. (42) Ed Sheeran - Shivers (footage From The Graham Norton Show 24/9/21)
30 March

## Birthdays

* Warren Beatty (b.1937), Eric Clapton (b.1945), Lene Lovich (b.1949), Robbie Coltrane (b.1950, dec.), Tracy Chapman (b.1964), Piers Morgan (b.1965), Celine Dion (b.1968), Simon Webbe (b.1979)

## Events

* 1967: The Beatles' photo shoot for the Sgt. Pepper
* 1972: Home rule in Northern Ireland
* 1981: Ronald Reagan assassination attempt
* 1997: Channel 5 launched in the UK

## Charts

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

* 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (5/6)
* 1976: Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (2/6)
* 1982: Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (2/3)
* 1997: **Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats** (1/1 - straight in)
* 2003: **Room 5 Ft Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv** (1/4)
* 2008: Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy (2/4)
* 2014: **5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect** (1/1)
* 2018: **Rudimental/Glynne/Macklemore - These Days** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Pete Murray . Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
* 1972: Ed Stewart . Nilsson - Without You.
* 1978: David Jensen. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights.
* 1989: Bruno Brookes & Gary Davies. Madonna - Like A Prayer
* 1995: Ant & Dec. The Outhere Brothers – Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)
* 2001: Gail Porter. Hear’Say – Pure And Simple

## Publications

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## Stamps

* 2011: 50th Anniversary of the E Type Jaguar
29 January

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## Birthdays

* Germaine Greer (b.1939), Tony Blackburn (b.1943), Tom Selleck (b.1945), Oprah Winfrey (b.1954), Roddy Frame (1964),

## Events

* 1964: Winter Olympics, Innsbruck.
* 1972: *A Song For Europe*.
* 1976: IRA bombs in London's West End
* 1979: *Pipkins* (ns, ITV), *The Tomorrow People* (ns, ITV); Radio 2 goes 24-hours a day
* 1980: *Musicology* on R1
* 1981: *Hill Street Blues* (ns, ITV)
* 1984: *Goodbye Mr Chips*, *One By One* (both ns, BBC1), *All the World's a Stage* (ns, BBC2)
* 2020: China flights suspended

## Charts

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

* 1969: **Fleetwood Mac - Albatross** (1/1)
* 1974: Mud - Tiger Feet (2/4)
* 1980: **The Specials - Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP)** (1/2)
* 1985: Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (3/3)
* 1989: Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart (2/4)
* 1995: **Celine Dion - Think Twice** (1/7)
* 2006: **Notorious Big / Diddy / Nelly - Nasty Girl** (1/2)
* 2012: **Cover Drive - Twilight** (1/1)
* 2021: Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License (3/9)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: Jimmy Savile & Alan Freeman. The Searchers – Needles And Pins
* 1970: JS. Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).
* 1976: Tony Blackburn. ABBA - Mamma Mia.
* 1981: Tommy Vance. John Lennon - Imagine.
* 1987: Mike Smith. Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body.
* 1999: Jayne Middlemiss. The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy).
* 2006: Fearne Cotton & James May . The Notorious B.I.G. feat. P. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm – Nasty Girl.

## Publications

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30 December 1982

Thursday 30 December

1982-12-30

## Top of the Pops

Christmas Special Pt.2

Host: Jimmy Savile. Pat Sharp, Janice Long & Gary Davies are introduced as the newcomers.

Playlist:

* ABC – The Look Of Love
* Bardo – One Step Further
* Bananarama & Fun Boy Three – It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It
* The Belle Stars – The Clapping Song
* Imagination – Just An Illusion
* Rocker’s Revenge – Walking On Sunshine (danced to by Zoo)
* The Stranglers – Golden Brown
* Shakatak – Nightbirds
* Pigbag – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag (and credits)

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 7.00 pm *Abbey Road* The story of the world's most famous recording studios in their 50th year. Mike Read traces the history of the studio, with the help of some of the artists, producers and engineers who have made hits there.
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel 1982 Festive Fifty: Numbers 05-01 (All-Time and 1982 only) (JP Wiki)
		- New Order are at no.1 in th '82 only chart with Temptation.
30 August 1979

Thursday 30 August

1979-08-30

## Events

* Sport: Ian Botham passes 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Tests in his 21st match for England.

## Top of the Pops

Host: Kid Jensen

1. (22) The Bellamy Brothers – If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me  (And Charts)
2. (67) Secret Affair – Time For Action
3. (23) Dollar – Love’s Gotta Hold On Me
4. (44) Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind
5. (24) Sister Sledge – Lost In Music  (Danced To By Legs & Co)
6. (10) The Gibson Brothers – Ooh! What A Life  rpt.
7. (20) Gary Numan – Cars
8. (3) B.A. Robertson – Bang Bang
9. (48) The Commodores – Sail On
10. (6) The Special AKA – Gangsters
11. (28) Johnny Mathis – Gone Gone Gone  (With Gill From Legs & Co)
12. (25) The Stranglers – Duchess
13. (1) Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore  rpt.
14. (15) Boney M – Gotta Go Home  (And Credits)
30 December 1980

Tuesday 30 December

1980-12-30

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.45 pm *Kate Bush* Part 1. Kate talks to Paul Gambaccini about her life and influences, playing some of her favourite music. This doctor's daughter from South East London has music in her blood. With two elder brothers to lead the way, she studied violin, became an accomplished self-taught pianist and achieved great success and acclaim in a career that spans a mere three years.
	+ 10.02 pm *John Peel*. includes the Top 10 of listeners' chosen Festive 50.[1]
		- **10**:Joy Division - Transmission
		- **09**:Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
		- **08**:The Damned New Rose
		- **07**:The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
		- **06**:Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
		- **05**:The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
		- **04**:The Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
		- **03**:Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
		- **02**:Joy Division - Atmosphere
		- **01**:Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK ("..*with more than twice the number of votes that "Atmosphere"..)*
30 August 2019

Friday 30 August

2019-08-30

## Events

* American actress Valerie Harper dies, aged 80.[1]

## Radio

* BBC Radio 4
	+ 6.30 pm *The News Quiz* - Series 100, Ep. 1 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Zoe Lyons.[2]

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Ed Sheeran ft Stormyz - Take Me Back To London, N2 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love. HNE/N21 Taylor Swift - The Man.
* Albums: HNE/NN1 Taylor Swift - *Lover*
	+ Vinyl: NN1 - New Model Army - *From Here*
31 August 1997

Sunday

1997-08-31

## Events

* The world awakens to the news that Diana Princess of Wales has been killed in a car crash together with her lover Dodi Fayed. Driver Henri Paul was also killed, although a third passenger Trevor Rees-Jones, Dodi's bodyguard, survived. The accident happened after the couple had left the Ritz Hotel in Paris shortly after midnight while speeding through the Alma road tunnel. The car allegedly clipped another oncoming vehicle before crashing into the thirteenth pillar in the tunnel. The car was travelling at speed while being chased by paparazzi photographers, eager, as ever, for pictures of Diana with Dodi.
* At 4.41am, the Press Association issues a news flash: “Diana, Princess of Wales, has died, according to British sources.” Confirmation from Buckingham Palace swiftly follows.
* BBC newscaster Martyn Lewis announces it to viewers shortly after 5am (inital reports that Diana had been merely "injured").

* During the morning, the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, addresses the nation, famously referring to Diana as “the People’s Princess”.
29 September 1981

Tuesday 29 September

1981-09-29

## Events

* Concert: Depeche Mode - Les Bains Douche, Paris.[1]
* Scottish football player and manager Bill Shankly dies in Liverpool, aged 68.

## Charts

* Top 40: N1 Adam & The Ants - prince Charming (1), N2 The Police - Invisible Sun (9), HC/N17 **Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party** (36).
30 December

## Birthdays

* Gordon Banks (b.1937, dec.), Davy Jones (b.1945, dec.), Patti Smith (b.1946), Jeff Lynne (b.1947), Alessandra Mussolini (b.1962), Tiger Woods (b.1975), Ellie Goulding (b.1986)

## Events

* 1970: The Sweet TV debut
* 1972: *Doctor Who: The Three Doctors* (S10, E1)
* 1984: *Top 40 of 1984* (BBC R1)
* 2020: new Tier 4 areas announced

## Charts

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

* 1965: The Beatles - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (3/5)
* 1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (6/9)
* 1980: St. Winifred's School Choir - There's No-One Quite Like Grandma (2/2)
* 1986: Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (2/4)
* 1990: **Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter** (1/2)
* 2001: Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid (3/3)
* 2007: Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2/3)
* 2012: **James Arthur - Impossible** (2/3 n.c.)
* 2016: Clean Bandit - Rockabye (8/9)
* 2022: **Wham! - Last Christmas** (3/3 n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1965: Pete Murray. The Beatles - Day Tripper (crowd dancing)/We Can Work It Out (video)
* 1971: Ed Stewart. Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West).
* 1976: *no show*
* 1982: JS, Pat Sharp, Janice Long & Gary Davies. Christmas Special Pt.2
* 1993: *no show*
29 June 2018

Friday

2018-06-29

## Events

* New releases: Gorillaz - *The Now Now,* Florence + The Machine - *High As Hope,* Drake - *Scorpion*.

TV
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* BBC Four
	+ 9.00 pm *Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know* With exclusive access, Duran Duran open up about their extraordinary career and talk candidly about the highs and lows they have endured together over four long decades.[1]

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 George Ezra - Shotgun NE/N38 **Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind**

* Albums: N1 The Greatest Showman OST, HNE/N2 Panic At The Disco - *Pray For the Wicked*
29 November 1979

Thursday 29 November

1979-11-29

## Smash Hits

* Features: Madness, Mariane Faithfull, Suzi Quatro,
* Lyrics: Last Train to London, Walking On the Moon, Working for the Yankee Dollar, David Watts, Que Sera Mi Vida, Brass in Pocket, I Only Want To Be With You
* Bitz: Blondie, Police, Matchbox, Clash, Gary Glitter, Sex Beatles, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Mekons.
* Singles reviews (David Hepworth): Jumping Someone Else's Train, Walking On the Moon, It's Different For Girls, Wonderful Christmastime .. [1]
* Album reviews (Red Starr): *Setting Sons, Matchbox, Dawn of The Dickies*
* Centrespread: Lene Lovich Band
* Dates: Cure, Queen, Simple Minds, Police .. [2]
* Back cover: Elvis Costello
* Ads: Fast product, *Setting Sons*, Blue Peter (Mike Oldfield single),

## Top of the Pops

* Strike edition: Due to a BBC strike, this edition of TOTP was made up of repeat performances and videos. Peter Powell appears in voice-over only.

1. (12) The Gibson Brothers – Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) (video)
2. (5) The Police – Walking On The Moon (video)
3. (22) The Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You (rpt.)
4. (36) Status Quo – Living On An Island (video)
5. (21) Blondie – Union City Blue (video)
6. (24) Thin Lizzy – Sarah (rpt.)
7. (34) Rose Royce – Is It Love You’Re After (video)
8. (23) The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin rpt.
9. (32) The Skids – Working For The Yankee Dollar (video)
10. (3) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (Danced To By Legs & Co) (rpt.)
11. (26) Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) (video)
12. (1) Dr. Hook – When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman (video)
13. (14) The Isley Brothers – It’s A Disco Night (Rock Don’t Stop) (over credits)
29 September 1988

Thursday 29 September

1988-09-29

## Radio

*scans GraemeWood*

Radio 1 21st anniversaryTop of the Pops on the radio
## Top of the Pops

Gary Davies & Mark Goodier

1. Sinitta – I Don’t Believe In Miracles (38)
2. U2 – Desire (3) (video)
3. Hazell Dean – Turn It Into Love (29)
4. Alexander O’Neal – Fake ‘88 (24) (breaker)
5. Duran Duran – I Don’t Want Your Love (20) (breaker)
6. Erasure – A Little Respect (19) (breaker)
7. Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time (8) (video)
8. Bananarama – Love, Truth & Honesty (28)
9. The Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother (1)
10. T’Pau – Secret Garden (37) (video/credits)
30 September 1975

Tuesday 30 September

1975-09-30

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 9.00 pm *James Dean - The First American Teenager* The story of the American actor James Dean who, in the mid-50s, became a cult figure - the hero of his contemporaries and succeeding generations of young people.
	+ 10.20 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test* A second chance to see John Lennon filmed in New York performing songs from the 'Rock & Roll' album and talking to Bob Harris.[1]

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 12.00 *Johnnie Walker* including this week's new Top 30 discs.
		- NN1 **David Essex - Hold Me Close** HNE/N16 ABBA - SOS
30 July 1983

Saturday 30 July

1983-07-30

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 7.05 pm *Bucks Fizz* - In the first television show of their own, recorded before an invited audience at Blazers, Windsor, Jay, Bobby, Cheryl and Mike entertain with a selection of their most popular songs, ranging from ' My camera never lies', to 'Run for your life', and are joined by their special guests, Paris.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 7.30 pm *Janice Long* with sessions from Kissing the Pink and It's Immaterial
31 December 2017

Sunday

2017-12-31

## Top of the Pops

***New Year 2017/2018 special***

* presented byFearne Cotton and Clara Amfo [1]

1. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl
2. Anne-Marie – Heavy
3. Sigala & Ella Eyre – Came Here For Love
4. Starley – Call On Me
5. The Vamps – Personal
6. Mabel Feat. Kojo Funds – Finders Keepers
7. Paloma Faith – Guilty
8. Clean Bandit – I Miss You
9. Yungen Feat. Yxng Bane – Bestie
10. Rita Ora – Anywhere
11. Craig David & Bastille – I Know You
12. Dua Lipa – Be The One
13. Ed Sheeran – Perfect (rpt.) (1)

## Events

* Hogmanay concert, Edinburgh, UK: Sacred Paws / The Human League / Niteworks [2]
31 January 1986

Friday

1986-01-31

TV
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* C4 *The Tube* - live sets from **A Certain Ratio**, **Ruefrex**, Belouis Some. Features: Red Wedge

* BBC Two [1]
	+ 7.00 pm *Micro Live*. A weekly look at the world of computers and information technology with Ian McNaught-Davis and Fred Harris.
	+ 7.30 pm *Ebony* Juliet Alexander presents the weekly magazine programme for Britain's black communities.
	+ 8.30 pm *Gardeners' World*. from the Hillier Arboretum with Roy Lancaster and Geoff Hamilton.
29 June

## Birthdays

* Sam Bailey (b.1977), Nicole Scherzinger (b.1978),

## Events

* 1960: BBC Television Centre opens
* 1968: Hyde Park free festival
* 1981: Kim Wilde releases debut album, Duran Duran go on tour
* 1986: FIFA World Cup Final
* 1987: *The Living Daylights*, UK premiere
* 2008: UEFA Euro 2008 Final, Glastonbury final day
* 2020: Global coronavirus deaths pass 10 million

## Charts

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

* 1967: Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (4/6)
* 1976: The Real Thing -You To Me Are Everything (2/3)
* 1982: **Captain Sensible - Happy Talk** (1/2) (up 32 places)
* 1997: Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (2/6 nc)
* 2003: Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (4/4)
* 2008: **Ne Yo - Closer** (1/1)
* 2014: Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive) (1/1)
* 2018: **George Ezra - Shotgun** (1/4 nc)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: JS. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
* 1972: JS. Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome.
* 1973: JS. Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me.
* 1978: DLT. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want.
* 1989: Anthea Turner. Soul II Soul – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me).
* 1995: Mark Goodier. Robson & Jerome – Unchained Melody
* 2001: Jamie Theakston. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink – Lady Marmalade.

## Publications

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## Stamps

* click stamp for full issue details.

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30 March 1981

Monday 30 March

1981-03-30

## Events

* An assassination attempt is made on the US President Ronald Reagan. John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to shoot Reagan outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C., at around 2.27 PM local time, just after the president had addressed the Building and Construction Workers Union of the AFL-CIO. Reagan was subjected to an emergency thoracotomy lasting 105 minutes. Two of his aides were also injured.
* *Chariots of Fire* directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance in London. (see also TV below [1])

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 11.00 pm *Film 81* with Barry Norman. The last programme in the present series offering news, reviews and interviews from the cinema world. *Chariots of Fire*, chosen for tonight's Royal Film Performance, is the story of two British Olympic athletes and their contrasting attitudes to victory. Michael Crawford talks on location about his role in *Condorman* as the cartoonist who tries to live his characters with hilarious results. *La Cage aux Folles II* is a sequel to the enormously successful performance by Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi as the gay couple running a St Tropez night club.

* ITV

*scans GraemeWood*
30 August 2018

Thursday

2018-08-30

## Events

* Broadcaster Kirsty Young is to take a break from presenting *Desert Island Discs* because of illness. Although Young will begin the new series on 16 September, Lauren Laverne will be taking over on 30 September.[1]
* The sixth and final final installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard's *Min Kamp* novel series is published in English under the title *The End*.[2]
31 January 1984

Tuesday 31 January

1984-01-31

## Charts

* Singles: N1 FGTH - Relax N2 Cyndie Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun N3 Joe Fagin - That's Living Alright N4/HNE **Queen - Radio Gaga** NE/N12 Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday, NE/N38 Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (chart debut)

TV
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*Alas Smith & Jones*
## Events

* Concert: China Crisis - Reading University, UK (later broadcast by David Jensen on Radio 1).
30 March 1997

Easter Sunday

1997-03-30

## Events

* Channel 5 launched in the UK.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 10.00 *Christ Is Risen!* Easter Day Communion, live from Rochester Cathedral, Kent.
	+ 11.00 *Urbi et orbi* Live from St Peter 's Square in Rome, Pope John Paul II.
	+ 5.45 pm *Songs of Praise* A special Easter Day celebration from Rome.
	+ 6.25 PM *25 Years of Last Of The Summer Wine* A documentary celebrating the longest-running comedy series in the world.
	+ 11.50 pm Film: *Chariots of Fire* Director Hugh Hudson (1981, U)
* ITV News & Weather:
29 July 1989

Saturday

1989-07-29

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 10.10 pm *Stevie Wonder's Birthday Celebrations* First of two programmes. Join the party as a host of stars celebrate the birthday of one of the world's greatest musicians. Tonight's programme features archive clips and interviews with special guests Paul Young, Tears For Fears and Junior Giscombe. The concert is a musical journey through Stevie's greatest hits, and includes new songs being performed for the first time.
* BBC Two
	+ 6.15 pm *For A Fistful of Francs* It's estimated that 100,000 British people will be buying a home in France in the next three years. Some simply want a holiday home; others, like Colin and Jenny Trayte, are leaving Cornwall for good to start a new life across the Channel.
30 July 1981

Thursday 30 July

1981-07-30

## Events

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TV
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## Top of the Pops

Host: Steve Wright.

1. Duran Duran – Girls On Film (23)
2. Kim Wilde – Water On Glass (35)
3. Depeche Mode – New Life (12)
4. Bill Wyman – (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star (36)
5. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Hooked On Classics (7) (Legs & Co)
6. The Undertones – Julie Ocean (45)
7. Stevie Wonder – Happy Birthday (4) (video)
8. Spandau Ballet – Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (3) (video)
9. Shakin’ Stevens – Green Door (1) (rpt from 23/07/81)
10. The Jacksons - Walk Right Now (15) (audience dancing/credits)
31 December

## Events

* 1964: *Beat in the New! (BBC2)*
* 2016: Tony Blackburn returns to BBC Radio
* 2020: The UK leaves the EU

## Charts

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

* 1989: Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas (3/3)
* 1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song (5/6)
* 2000: Bob the Builder - Can We Fix It (3/3)
* 2006: Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This (2/4)
* 2021: Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas (3/ n.c.)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: Pete Murray. The Beatles - I Feel Fine.
* 1970: No presenter. End of year special.
* 1987: Gary Davies & Peter Powell. Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
* 2020: Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo. New Year Special 2020/2021
* 2021: Clara Amfo and Jordan North. New Year Special 2021/2022
31 January 1985

Thursday

1985-01-31

## Smash Hits

* Features: King, Fink Brothers, Gary Kemp (interviewed by Neil Tennant, Bruce Springsteen, Foreigner,
* Bitz: Marc Almond, The Church, The Limit, TheCommodores, Floy Joy, breakdancing movies, Amii Stewart, Gary Numan with Bill Sharpe (Shakatak), Band Aid - *Video Aid*, Russ Abbott, Jean-Michel Jarre
* Personal File: Leee John
* Lyrics: A New England, Thinking of You, Run To You, Dancing in the Dark, Sussudio, Things Can Only Get Better,
* Singles: Sussudio, Change Your Mind, Midnight Man, Things Can Only Get Better
* Albums: Associates - *Perhaps*, VVAA - *Breakdance 2 is Electriv Boogaloo'*
* Live: Alison Moyet, Concert For The Miners
* Centrespread: Paul Young
* Back cover: Annie Lennox
* Ads: Things Can Only Get Better (plus Howard Jones dates), 1999, This Is Not America, Sussudio,

## Top of the Pops

* hosted by Peter Powell and Janice Long (*repeated BBC Four 25 January 2018*)

1. Big Sound Authority –  This House (Is Where Your Love Stands) (36)
2. Art Of Noise –  Close (To The Edit) (21)
3. Breakers:
	1. Bryan Adams –  Run To You (18) (breaker)
	2. Phil Collins –  Sussudio (19) (breaker)
	3. Pat Benatar –  We Belong (25) (breaker)
	4. The Commodores –  Nightshift (32) (breaker)
4. The Colour Field –  Thinking Of You (31)
5. Top Ten:
	1. Bruce Springsteen –  Dancing In The Dark (10) (video)
	2. Madonna - Like A Virgin (9) (video clip)
	3. Russ Abbot - Atmosphere (8) (video clip)
	4. Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday (7) (video clip)
	5. Ashford & Simpson - Solid (6) (video clip)
	6. Tears For Fears - Shout (5) (video clip)
	7. King - Love & Pride (4) (video clip)
	8. Prince - 1999 (3) (video clip)
	9. Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (2) (video clip)
6. Foreigner –  I Want To Know What Love Is (1) (video/credits)
30 January

## Events

* 1965: State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
* 1969: The Beatles' live rooftop performance
* 1971: 700th *Grandstand*
* 1983: *Last of the Summer Wine* (S02)
* 1989: *Technique*

## Charts

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

* 1964: **The Searchers - Needles & Pins** (1/3)
* 1972: **T. Rex - Telegram Sam** (1/2)
* 1979: **Blondie - Heart Of Glass** (1/4)
* 1994: D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (3/4)
* 2000: **Gabrielle - Rise** (1/2)
* 2005: **Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never** (1/1)
* 2011: **Kesha - We R Who We R** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Stuart Henry. Fleetwood Mac – Albatross .
* 1975: Tony Blackburn. Pilot - January.
* 1986: Gary Davies & Janice Long. A-ha - The Sun Alway Shines On TV.
* 1992: Tony Dortie & Claudia Simon. Wet Wet Wet - Goodnight Girl.
* 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Usher – You Make Me Wanna… .
* 2004: Tim Kash. Michelle McManus – All This Time

## Publications

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30 December 2020

Wednesday 30 December

2020-12-30

## Events

* Millions more people across England are to join the toughest tier of Covid restrictions from 00:01 on Thursday. Tier four includes a "stay at home" order, meaning non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers must close.[1]
* The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday. The UK has ordered 100 million doses of the new vaccine - enough to vaccinate 50 million people.[2]
25 November 1970

Wednesday 25 November

1970-11-25

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 9.30 pm *Sportsnight with Coleman* featuring International Soccer England v East Germany from Wembley Stadium England's first full international appearance since losing 3-2 to West Germany in the World Cup on June 14. East Germany's first-ever full international appearance in this country, although in the one previous meeting of the two countries in Leipzig in 1963 England were 2-1 victors.
		- England won the match 3-1. The friendly was the first of Peter Shilton's record 125 caps for England.[1]

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1 / BBC2ITV
26 May 1977

Thursday

1977-05-26

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 6.55 pm *Tomorrow's World*
	+ 7.20 pm *Top of the Pops*
	+ 8.00 pm *Royal Heritage* The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors in nine films Told by Huw Wheldon 6: George IV
	+ 10.25 pm *Omnibus Italia* Three programmes about the arts in Italy. Introduced by Humphrey Burton Tonight: Florence - After the Flood

## Top of the Pops

Host: DLT

1. (19) Blue – I’m Gonna Capture Your Heart
2. (New) Olivia Newton-John – Sam
3. (8) Piero Umiliani – Mah Na Mah Na (Danced To By Legs & Co) rpt.
4. (New) Frankie Miller’s Full House – Be Good To Yourself
5. (4) Kenny Rogers – Lucille (Video)
6. (New) Liverpool Express – Dreamin’
7. (20) Bryan Ferry – Tokyo Joe (Danced To By Legs & Co)
8. (36) The Stranglers – Go Buddy Go (DEBUT)
9. (New) Marie Miriam – The Bird And The Child
10. (28) Electric Light Orchestra – Telephone Line (Video)
11. (New) Brendon – Rock Me
12. (1) Rod Stewart – The First Cut Is The Deepest rpt.
13. (15) Liverpool FC – We Can Do It (And Credits)
30 August

## Birthdays

* John Peel (b.1939, dec.), Sue MacGregor (b.1941), Paul Oakenfold (b.1963), Cameron Diaz (b.1972),

## Events

* 1968: new Beatles single Hey Jude released in the UK.
* 1972: One on One concert (Lennon/Ono), NYC
* 1980: BBC One - four new series. (*Dr Who* - S18), *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (ns, ITV)
* 1984: Space Shuttle Discovery maiden voyage
* 1997: Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed arrive in Paris
* 1998: New Order play Reading festival.
* 2020: Global cases of COVID-19 pass 25 million.

## Charts

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

* 1967: Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) (4/4)
* 1977: **Elvis Presley - Way Down** (1/5)
* 1978: Commodores - Three Times A Lady (3/5)
* 1992: Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (5/6)
* 1998: **Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This...** (1/1)
* 2009: **Dizzee Rascal - Holiday** (1/1)
* 2019: **Ed Sheeran ft Stormyz - Take Me Back To London** (1/ )

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1979: David Jensen. Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore.
* 1984: Richard Skinner & Mike Smith, with Simon Bates & Jimmy Savile on a train. George Michael - Careless Whisper. (Intercity special in two parts [1])
* 1990: Mark Goodier. Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.
* 1996: Simon Mayo. Spice Girls - Wannabe.
* 2002: Richard Blackwood. Blazin' Squad - Crossroads.

## Publications

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Christine Bleakley

**Christine Bleakley**, now Lampard, (b. 02 February 1979) is a British broadcaster. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as *The One Show* (2007–2010) and *Daybreak* (2010–11), while with Phillip Schofield she has presented *Dancing on Ice* (2012–14) and *This Morning* (2013–16).

In October 2009, she began a relationship with English footballer Frank Lampard and couple got married on 20 December 2015. She became the stepmother to Lampard's two daughters from a previous marriage. On 21 September 2018, they had a baby girl, Patricia, together and on 15 March 2021 a baby boy, Frederick (Freddie) George.
29 March

## Birthdays

* John Major (b.1943), Elle McPherson (b.1964)

## Events

* 1969: Eurovision Song Contest
* 1981: first London Marathon
* 2019: Brexit agreement third vote.

## Charts

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

* 1970: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (2/3)
* 1977: **ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You** (1/5)
* 1983: Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know (2/2)
* 1988: Aswad - Don't Turn Around (2/2)
* 1992: Shakespears Sister - Stay (7/8)
* 1998: Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That (3/6)
* 2009: Lady Gaga - Poker Face (2/3)
* 2015: **Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand** (1/3)
* 2019: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (5/7)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1973: JS. Donny Osmond – The Twelfth Of Never. - Mud **DEBUT**
* 1979: Mike Read. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive.
* 1984: Andy Peebles & Mike Read. Lionel Richie - Hello.
* 1990: Nicky Campbell. Snap! - The Power.
* 2002: Lisa Snowdon (*debut*). Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody .

## Publications

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30 May 2009

Saturday 30 May

2009-05-30

## Events

* Sports: Chelsea play against Everton in the 128th FA Cup finals (2000-2009) at Wembley Stadium, London. Despite Everton scoring the first goal just 25 seconds into the match (beating Chelsea's previous record), Chelsea came back with 2 goals scored by Drogba (21') and Lampard (72') to win the trophy for the fifth time.
29 June 1978

Thursday 29 June

1978-06-29

## Top of the Pops

presented by DLT

* A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie (And Charts) (24)
* J.A.L.N. BAND – Get Up (NEW-61)
* James Galway – Annie’s Song (3)
* The Boomtown Rats – Like Clockwork (13) rpt.
* The Motors – Airport (5)
* Father Abraham & The Smurfs – The Smurf Song (video) (2)
* Lindisfarne – Run For Home (29)
* Patti Boulaye – Memories
* Don’t Leave Like People Do (new)
* Blue Öyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (video) (18)
* Kate Bush – The Man With The Child In His Eyes (7) (danced to by Legs & co)
* AC/DC – Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation  rpt (28)
* Jim Rafferty – Never Let Another Good Day Go By (new)
* John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want (1) (video)
* The O’Jays – Used To Be My Girl (and credits)

TV
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30 May

150/365 - 151/366; St. Joan of Arc.

## Events

* 1964: Love Me Do goes to #1 in the United States.
* 1973: 17th European Cup: Ajax v. Juventus in Belgrade
* 1974: TOTP debut for Paul Burnett
* 1979: 23rd European Cup: Nottingham Forest vs. Malmo in Munich
* 1984: 28th European Cup: Liverpool vs. Roma in Rome; Wham! first no.1
* 2009: FA Cup Final: Chelsea v. Everton.
* 2015: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v. Aston Villa.
* 2019: ICC Cricket World Cup begins at The Oval.

## Charts

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

* 1971: Dawn - Knock Three Times (4/5)
* 1978: announced on Wednesday 31 May due to Bank Holiday.
* 1984: **Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go** (1/2)
* 1993: Ace of Base - All That She Wants (3/3)
* 1999: Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate (2/2)
* 2004: Frankee - F.U.R.B. (3/3)
* 2010: **Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1968: Pete Murray. The Union Gap feat. Gary Puckett – Young Girl.
* 1974: Paul Burnett. The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love.
* 1985: Janice Long. Paul Hardcastle – 19.
* 1991: Anthea Turner. Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss).
* 1996: Jack Dee & Jeremy Hardy. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions.
* 1997: Spice Girls. Eternal feat. Bebe Winans – I Wanna Be The Only One.
* 2003: Liz Bonnin & Konnie HuqR. Kelly – Ignition.

## Publications

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29 January 1964

Wednesday

1964-01-29

## Events

* Scottish vocalist, songwriter and musician Roddy Frame born.
* The 1964 Winter Olympics open in Innsbruck, Austria.[1] (BBC One 2.25 pm[2])
* American actor Alan Ladd is found dead at his home. The cause was a cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs". he was 50 years old.

TV
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31 August 1978

Thursday

1978-08-31

## Top of the Pops

Host: Tony Blackburn

1. (27) Herbie Hancock – I Thought It Was You  (And Charts)
2. (62) The Dooleys – A Rose Has To Die
3. (25) Siouxsie & The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden  (Video)
4. (4) 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday  rpt.
5. (54) Klark Kent – Don’t Care
6. (19) Andy Gibb – Everlasting Love  (Danced To By Legs & Co)
7. (33) Exile – Kiss You All Over
8. (24) The Rezillos – Top Of The Pops
9. (2) Darts – It’S Raining  rpt.
10. (New) Cliff Richard – Please Remember Me
11. (1) The Commodores – Three Times A Lady  (Video)
12. (17) Hi-Tension – British Hustle  (And Credits)
29 November 1986

Saturday 29 November

1986-11-29

## Events

* British born actor Cary Grant dies aged 82.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.00 am *Saturday Superstore*. Doctor Who, in the form of Colin Baker, is calling in to take your calls.
	+ 5.20 pm Doctor Who: *The Trial of a Time Lord* part 13 (of 14), by Robert Holmes. Starring Colin Baker with Bonnie Langford. The Doctor's evidence is complete and he has been charged with genocide. Can friends from his past and future aid the Doctor's cause?[1] [2] (*for more on this DW series see tardis.wiki.com*)
	+ 7.15 pm *Royal Variety Performance* in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by HRH The Duchess of York HRH Princess Alexandra and The Hon Angus Ogilvy (link to full show)

*scans GraemeWood*
29 January 1972

Saturday

1972-01-29

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 5.50 pm *Dr Who*. The Curse of Peladon.
	+ 6.15 pm *It's Cliff Richard* starring Cliff Richard featuring Elton John with Olivia Newton-John. The Flirtations; a special guest appearance of Dandy Nichols and the return of Una Stubbs. A Song for Europe 1972 starring The New Seekers.
		- The show featured *he first performance of the song Beg, Steal or Borrow which would go on to represent the UK at the ESC, coming second.*

*scans GraemeWood*

*Dr Who* (episode guide)
29 January 1995

Sunday 29 January

195-01-29

## Charts

* Singles. N1 Celine Dion - Think Twice N2 Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe N3 N-Trance - Set You Free. HNE/N7 **MN8 - I've Got A Little Something For You**.
* Albums: N1 Celine Dion -*The Colour of My Love* N2 The Beautiful South - Carry On Up The Charts (Best Of) N3 Portishead - Dummy. NE/N6 The Human League - *Octopus.*

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 2.50 pm Match of the Day Live: the Road to Wembley. Sunderland v. Tottenham Hotspur. Live coverage of the fourth round FA Cup tie from Roker Park. Plus the live draw for the fifth round.
	+ 7.05 pm *Last of the Summer Wine*. Once in a Moonlit Junkyard. (S16 E04).

1. ↑ Spurs won the match 1-4. For fifth round draw see here.
30 November 2014

Sunday

2014-11-30

## Charts

* Singles - NN1/HNE **Take That** **- These Days** (1/1); (*Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas drops to no.2 after just one week at No.1*); NE Labrinth - Jealous (7), McBusted - Air Guitar (12).[1]
* Albums - NN1/HNE Olly Murs - *Never Been Better* (1/1); NE David Guetta - *Listen* (8), Susan Boyle - *Hope* (13), Boyzone - *Dublin to Detroit* (14).[2]
30 July 2020

Thursday 30 July

2020-07-30

## Events

* Self-isolation period for those with coronavirus symptoms in the UK is expected to be increased to 10 days after government scientists raised concern about the steady rise in cases.
* In the US the death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 150,000
* NASA rover Perseverance, carrying drone helicopter Ingenuity, launched, destination Mars.
* Royal Mail Special Stamp issue : Palace of Westminster [1]

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 8.30 pm *Celebrity Master Chef* (S15/E15) After five weeks of gruelling challenges, three chefs have reached this year's final.[2]
* FIFATV (YouTube) [3]
	+ *Final Replay '66* - Presenter Gabby Logan is joined by 1966 FIFA World Cup™ hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst, England great Glenn Hoddle and many more to relive an iconic Final that saw the Three Lions lift the Jules Rimet Trophy on home soil.
30 January 1969

Thursday

1969-01-30

## Events

* The Beatles, with Billy Preston, gave their final live performance atop the Apple building at 3 Savile Row, London. (read more here)

## Top of the Pops

Presenter: Stuart Henry

1. (1) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross  (And Charts)
2. (6) Manfred Mann – Fox On The Run
3. (New) The Bandwagon – You
4. (New) Harmony Grass – Move In A Little Closer
5. (12) Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street  (Crowd Dancing)
6. (16) Donald Peers – Please Don’T Go
7. (New) Sandie Shaw – Monsieur Dupont
8. (4) The Move – Blackberry Way
9. (1) Fleetwood Mac – Albatross  (Video)
26 September 1968

Thursday

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 4.55 pm Blue Peter with Valerie Singleton, John Noakes, Peter Purves. (*It is during today's edition that the team break the sad news of the death of Joey the Parrot, the first Blue Peter pet to die.*[2])
	+ 5.20 pm *Tales from Europe.* The Windmill. An adventure in three parts from Bulgaria. Pt.1.
	+ 7.30 pm Top of the Pops. A new look at Britain's best-sellers. Discs-Stars-News from this week's

TOP TWENTY. Introduced tonight by Pete Murray.

## Top of the Pops

Presenter. Pete Murray.

1. (1) The Beatles – Hey Jude  (And Charts)
2. (New) The Hollies – Listen To Me
3. (New) Cliff Richard – Marianne
4. (8) Leapy Lee – Little Arrows
5. (2) Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days
6. (3) The Casuals – Jesamine  rpt.
7. (19) Vanity Fare – I Live For The Sun  rpt.
8. (1) The Beatles – Hey Jude  (Video)
29 January 1980

Tuesday 29 January

1980-01-29

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 11.31 Paul Burnett including this week's new Top 40 Discs.
		- NN1 **The Specials - Too Much Too Young**, N2 The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket, N3 Madness - My Girl. HNE/N14 The Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You.
	+ 6.31 pm - *Musicology* (new series) Kid Jensen presents a contest of rock and pop knowledge between colleges and universities throughout Britain. Today Kid chairs Round 1, between the students of New University of Ulster and Queen's University, Belfast.[1]

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 6.35 pm *The World About Us* The Slaves of Surinam
	+ 9.00 pm *Movie Showcase: The Private Files of J.Edgar Hoover*
	+ 11.30 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test* Introduced by Anne Nightingale In the studio this week; The Tourists The Jags

*scans GraemeWood*
30 March 1975

Easter Sunday

1975-03-30

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 10.45 am *Easter in Rome* - Pope Paul 's Easter Mass celebrated in the open air at an altar in front of St Peter 's, in a vast assembly of Holy Year pilgrims from many lands.
	+ 11.55 *Urbi et Orbi*
	+ 6.15 pm *The Jesus Experience*
	+ 6.45 pm *Songs of Praise* A special Easter celebration from the Church of St Michael-le-Belfrey, York
	+ 7.25 pm *The Osmonds*
31 January

## Birthdays

* Carol Hawkins (b.1949), Phil Manzanera (b.1951), John Lydon (b.1956), Lloyd Cole (b.1961), Minnie Driver (b.1970), Justin Timberlake (b.1981)

## Events

* 1971: Apollo 14 launched.
* 1979: European Figure Skating Championships begin in Zagreb
* 1983: Get the Balance Right!
* 1984: Top 40: Radio Gaga highest new entry, Nik Kershaw debut; *Alas Smith & Jones*
* 1986: *The Tube*
* 2003: *A Song For Europe* (R2)
* 2016: RIP Terry Wogan
* 2020: Brexit begins
* 2023: Eurovision handover ceremony in Liverpool

## Charts

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

* 1968: **Love Affair - Everlasting Love** (1/2)
* 1971: George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (2/5)
* 1978: **Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking** (1/1)
* 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (2/5)
* 1988: Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (2/3)
* 1993: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (10/10)
* 1999: **Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me** (1/1 - one and only week on the Top 40)
* 2010: Owl City - Fireflies (2/3)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1974: DLT. Mud - Tiger Feet.
* 1980: David Jensen. The Specials – Too Much Too Young .
* 1985: Janice Long & Peter Powell. Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is.
* 1991: Anthea Turner. The KLF – 3 a.m. Eternal
* 1997: Noddy Holder. Blur - Beetlebum.
* 2003: Sarah Cawood. David Sneddon – Stop Living The Lie .

## Publications

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