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01 January 2022

Saturday 01 January - New Years Day

2022-01-01

TV
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* BBC 1
	+ 00.00 am *Happy New Year Live!*
	+ 00.10 ... *Party* (Pt.2) The New Year party continues as Years & Years' Olly Alexander returns to the stage to perform more of his hits and collaborates with the legendary Pet Shop Boys on an all-time 80s classic.
	+ 2.20 pm *The Sound of Music* Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in which a novice nun (Julie Andrews) leaves her convent to accept a position as governess to a large family.
	+ 5.30 pm *The Hit List* Celebrity Specials, The Noughties. Atomic Kitten stars Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton, Blue’s Simon Webbe and Duncan James, and Steps members Claire Richards and Lee Latchford-Evans compete to win money for charity.
	+ 7.00 pm *Doctor Who* Eve of the Daleks. On New Year’s Eve, the appearance of an executioner Dalek means Sarah and Nick’s countdown to midnight will be the strangest and deadliest they have ever known. Can the Doctor, Yaz and Dan save them?
	+ 9.00 pm *The Tourist*. (1/6) When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him.
	+ 10.45 pm Match of the Day Gary Lineker introduces all the goals and highlights from Saturday’s three Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal’s clash with Manchester City. Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Watford, and Crystal Palace faced West Ham United.
* BBC 2
03 April 1971

Saturday 03 April

1971-04-03

## Events

* The *Eurovision Song Contest* is held in Dublin, Ireland. Out of the 18 participating countries, Monaco wins the contest with the song "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" sung by French singer Séverine. The UK came in fourth with Clodagh Rogers singing Jack in the Box.[1]

TV
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## Look-In

*scans GraemeWood*

Hughie GreenAnita Harris, Ronnie Barker*Timeslip*Dickie Davies
02 October 1970

Friday 02 October

1970-10-02

## Events

* British rock group Pink Floyd release fifth studio album *Atom Heart Mother*.
	+ the album went straight into the UK album charts at no.1, replacing Simon & Garfunkel's *Bridge Over Troubled Water* which had first entered in February and had been at no.1 for the majority of its 36 weeks on the chart.
02 December 1982

Thursday 02 December

1982-12-02

## Events

* Comedy actor Marty Feldman dies, age 49.

TV
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* ITV
	+ *Royal Premiere of Ghandi*.

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2
## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Peter Powell with Gary Davies, Janice Long & Pat Sharp

1. (35) Kevin Rowland & Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Let’S Get This Straight (From The Start)
2. (2) The Human League – Mirror Man  (rpt.)
3. (34) Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
4. (37) Bucks Fizz – If You Can’t Stand The Heat
5. (17) Madness – Our House  (Video)
6. (18) Modern Romance – Best Years Of Our Lives
7. (10) Duran Duran – Rio  (Video)
8. (1) The Jam – Beat Surrender
9. (3) Wham! – Young Guns (Go For It)  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)
03 July 1985

Wednesday

1985-07-03

## Smash Hits

Features: Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Live Aid, Vince Clarke + Paul Quinn, Max Headroom, Jim Kerr, Simply Red,
Bitz: Talking Heads, John Foxx (new single), Billy Idol, A Flock of Seagulls.
Lyrics: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Singles: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money), There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart), Secret,
Albums: A Secret Wish,
Live: Festivals - Knebworth, Glastonbury (CND), Milton Keynes; Marc Almond
Centrespread: Dead Or Alive (In Too Deep lyrics)
Back cover: Green (Scritti Politti)
Ads: -
03 July 2013

Wednesday 03 July

2013-07-03

TV
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* BBC One
	+ *Breakfast* All cried out: The return of the dance floor diva Alison Moyet. Alison talks about her return to the charts with an album described as a musical resurrection. The single, Love Reign Supreme, is out now and her nationwide tour begins in September.[1]
01 September 1983

Thursday 01 September

1983-09-01

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel* - plays two sessions by Joy Division back to back (rec. available)

## Top of the Pops

Introduced by David Jensen and John Peel

* Modern Romance – “Walking In The Rain” (9)
* Madness – “Wings Of A Dove” (4) (video)

* Gary Numan – “Warriors” (30)

   John Peel – European charts:

* Righeira – “Vamos A La Playa” (video clip)
* Rose Laurens – “Africa The Voodoo Master” (video clip)
* Ryan Paris – interview + “Dolce Vita” (video clip)
* Berdian Stenberg – “Rondo Rosso” (video clip)

* Genesis – “Mama” (20) (video)
* Big Country – “Chance” (22)
* Stray Cats – “(She’s) Sexy & 17” (32)
* UB40 – “Red Red Wine” (1) (rpt from 25/08/83)
* New Order – “Confusion” (17) (audience dancing/credits)

## Smash Hits

Features: Phoenix Park Festival, Dublin, Heaven 17, Robert Plant
Lyrics: Warriors (Gary Numan colour pic), Crushed By the Wheels of Industry, Karma Chameleon, Confusion, Mama, Come Back and Stay
Singles: Come Back and Stay, Karma Chameleon, Your Dress, Warriors, Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, Confusion,
Albums: Construction Time Again ("a brave departure" 7/10)
Live: The Police Neil Tennant; Dates: Gary Numan, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Paul Young, Big Country
Centrespread: Madness
Back cover: The Lotus Eaters
Ads: Come Back and Stay + (Paul Young) tour, Mama, Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, Your Dress
03 March 1984

Saturday 03 March

1984-03-03

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 9.00 am *Saturday Superstore* with Mike Read, Keith Chegwin, Sarah Greene and David Icke.
	+ 6.30 pm *The Laughter Show* The first of four programmes. What can you do in 35 minutes?
	+ 9.05 pm *Driving Ambition* A serial in eight episodes starring with 1: A Little Differential Problem
	+ 9.55 pm *Wogan* Terry Wogan hosts his own talk show.
	+ 10.45 pm *Match of the Day* Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.

*scans GraemeWood*
03 April 2021

Saturday 03 April

2021-04-03

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 1.00 pm Jamz Supernova (*new show*) Jamz gets your weekend party started with an uplifting array of alternative R&B, broken beat, global club sounds and leftfield electronica.
	+ 9.00 /10.00/11.00 pm The Blessed Madonna (*new show*). The Blessed Madonna shares her favourite tracks from all corners of the dance floor.
* BBC Local Radio
	+ 6.00 pm *Stereo Underground* - 300th edition [1]
03 June 1993

Thursday 03 June

1993-06-03

TV
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## Top of the Pops

Host: Tony Dortie

1. (18) HADDAWAY – What Is Love
2. (2) UB40 – (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You  (video)  (and charts)
3. (12) JAMIROQUAI – Blow Your Mind
4. (26) TASMIN ARCHER – Lords Of The New Church  (video)
5. (24) Sade – No Ordinary Love  (video)   (Breakers)
6. (13) Lisa Stansfield – In All The Right Places  (video)   (Breakers)
7. (5) GREEN JELLY – Three Little Pigs  (video)   (Breakers)
8. (22) a-Ha – Dark Is The Night
9. (NEW) P.M. DAWN & BOY GEORGE – More Than Likely  (via satellite)
10. (23) Bryan Ferry – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
11. (1) ACE OF BASE – All That She Wants  (video)
03 December 1981

Thursday 03 December

1981-12-03

TV
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* BBC1
	+ 6.55 pm *Tomorrow's World* The latest news from the world of science and technology, presented by Judith Hann, Michael Rodd, Kieran Prendiville. Including tonight a look at home computers and a new idea for distributing programs for them.

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1BBC2
* BBC2
	+ 11.30 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test* Introduced by Anne Nightingale and David Hepworth.
		- Gary US Bonds - Jole Blon, It's Only Love, This Little Girl. Foreigner - Urgent (live clip). TV21 - This Is Zero, Ideal Way of Life. David Hepworth interviews Roy Carr about his David Bowie book and includes the 1969 Luv lolly TV advert. Stone The Crows - Faces (OGWT 1971). Paul Gambaccini - reviews new rock films *Rust Never Sleeps, Urgh! A Music War.*[1]

## Top of the Pops

Host: David Jensen

1. Bad Manners – Buona Sera (34)
2. Soft Cell – Bedsitter (4)
3. Status Quo – Rock ‘N’ Roll (27)
4. Duran Duran – My Own Way (26)
5. Jonathan King – US chart rundown:
	1. Journey – Don’t Stop Believing (live clip)
	2. Rod Stewart – Young Turks (video clip)
	3. Olivia Newton-John – Physical (video clip)
6. Diana Ross – Why Do Fools Fall In Love? (5) (Zoo)
7. Godley & Crème – Wedding Bells (21) (video)
8. Fun Boy Three – The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) (20)
9. The Human League – Don't You Want Me (9) (video)
10. Julio Iglesias – Begin The Beguine (1) (video/credits)
01 January 2021

Friday 01 January

2021-01-1

New Year's Day

## Events

* New releases: The KLF - *Solid State Logik 1* [1], Jean-Michel Jarre - *Welcome To The Other Side (Concert From Virtual Notre-Dame)*[2]
* Wham's Last Christmas goes to no.1 in the UK for the first time, thirty-six years after it was first released.[3]
* UK's first day outside the European Union.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.45 pm *Doctor Who, Revolution of the Daleks*. The Doctor is imprisoned halfway across the universe. On Earth, the sighting of a Dalek alerts Ryan, Graham and Yaz. Can the return of Captain Jack Harkness help them stop a deadly Dalek takeover?[4]
	+ 9.00 pm *The Serpent* (ns) Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj. [5]

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Wham! - Last Christmas (3), N2 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2), N3 Jess Glynne - This Christmas (4)
* Albums: NN1 Michael Bublé - *Christmas* (5), N2 Taylor Swift - *Evermore* (2), N3 Dua Lipa - *Future Nostalgia* (18)
02 February 2020

Sunday 02 February

**2020-02-02 PALINDROMIC DATE**

## Events

* A man is shot dead by armed officers in a "terrorist-related" incident in Streatham High Road, south London. Sudesh Amman, 20, had been released about a week ago after serving half of his sentence of three years and four months for terror offences. Three people were injured but none are in a life-threatening condition.
03 December 1978

Sunday 03 December

1978-12-03

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.05 pm *Pinocchio* Pt.1 dramatised in four parts by Alec Drysdale
* BBC Two
	+ 8.10 pm The BBC Television Shakespeare *Romeo and Juliet*
		- *See also History of the BBC- Start of The BBC Television Shakespeare*

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2*Romeo and Juliet*ITV
04 January 2019

Friday

2019-01-04

TV
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* BBC Four
	+ 9.00 pm *Top of the Pops: The Story of 1987.* Performances from 1987 - the year of the Great Storm and Black Monday - featuring Terence Trent D'Arby, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Rick Astley, Carol Decker and Belinda Carlisle.[1]
	+ 10.00 pm *Top of the Pops. Big Hits 1987*. Classic Top of the Pops performances from 1987 including Rick Astley, New Order, Wet Wet Wet, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Boy George, The Bee Gees, Pepsi and Shirlie, and Iggy Pop.[2]

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho HNE/N5 Post Malone - Wow
* Albums: N1 *The Greatest Showman OST*
	+ Vinyl: N1 Nirvana - *Nevermind*
03 August 2018

Friday

2018-08-03

## New releases

* James release their 15th studio album *Living In Extraordinary Times*. ELO re-release their 1983 album *Secret Messages* on vinyl and on streaming sites (no CD format). China Crisis also make their *Autumn in the Neighbourhood* album available for the first in streaming. Also available *Countryfile: The Album*.

## Charts

* Singles: Top 3 all non-movers: N1 Drake - In My Feelings, N2 George Ezra - Shotgus, N3 Jonas Blue - Rise HNE/N4 DJ Khaled / Bieber - No Brainer
* Albums: Top 3 all non-movers: N1 OST *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again*
02 September 2021

Thursday 02 September

2021-09-02

## Events

* ABBA announce *Voyage*, their first new album since 1981, and release two brand new songs. The new album will be released on 05 November. The group also confirm the "ABBAtar experience", a live concert featuring computer generated band members, performing with a live band in a custom built arena at the Olympic Park in East London.[1] (*Official site*)
04 December 1985

Wednesday 04 December

1985-12-04

## Smash Hits

* issue 4 - 17 December 1985. A-ha cover (link)

* Main features: Nik Kershaw, Marillion, Prefab Sprout, Cliff Richard "The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll"
	+ "What's gone wrong with Top of the Pops ?"

* Centrespread: Paul Young
* Singles: SOTF Sting - Russians; Bryan Ferry, Sade, Elton John, Propaganda, Swing Out Sister, Thompson Twins
* Album reviews
* Film: *Back to the Future*
* Nights Out: Level 42, Sade
* Back page: Peter Cox Go West
03 February 1983

Thursday

1983-02-03

## Top of the Pops

*Complete-ish show available here*

Hosts David Jensen & John Peel

* (36) Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny
* (15) Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
* (68) The Fun Boy Three – Tunnel Of Love
* (16) Fleetwood Mac – Oh Diane  (US TV clip)
* (5) Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
* (19) Tears For Fears – Change

Top 10 Video Show

* (1) Men At Work – Down Under  (video)
* (17) Billy Griffin – Hold Me Tighter In The Rain  (audience dancing/credits)
02 October

## Birthdays

* Graham Greene (b. 1907, dec.), Anna Ford (b.1943), Don McLean (b.1945), Trevor Brooking (b.1948), Sting (b.1951), Philip Oakey (b.1955), Robbie Nevil (b.1958), Victoria Derbyshire (b.1968), Tiffany (b.1971).

## Events

* 1971: *The Generation Game* first broadcast
* 1972: *Pebble Mill At One* first broadcast.
* 1976: *Swap Shop* begins
* 1979: Pope JP II visits NYC.
* 1982: *Saturday Superstore* first broadcast
* 1983: Neil Kinnock elected leader of the Labour Party. Steve Wright on Sundays.
* 1993: *Live & Kicking* first broadcast.[1]
* 1995: Oasis release *(What's The Story) Morning Glory?*
* 2000: *Kid A* released.
* 2020: *Brave New World* (ns, Sky One), *TOTP: the Story of 1990* (BBCFour)
* 2023: Radio 1 Live Lounge month begins

## 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 (2/6)
* 1973: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (2/4)
* 1979: The Police - Message In A Bottle (2/3)
* 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (5/6)
* 1988: **U2 - Desire** (1/1)
* 1994: Whigfield - Saturday Night (4/4)
* 2005: Sugababes - Push the Button (1/3)
* 2011: **Sak Noel - Loca People** (1/1)
* 2015: **Sam Smith - Writings On The Wall** (1/1)
* 2020: 24KGldn ft Iann Dior - Mood (2/4)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Tony Blackburn. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
* 1975: JS. David Essex - Hold Me Close.
* 1980: DLT. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.
* 1986: Mike Smith. The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
* 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. B\*WITCHED – Rollercoaster.
* 2005: Fearne Cotton & Jeremy Bowen. Sugababes - Push the Button .

## Publications

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03 March 2021

Wednesday 03 March

2021-03-03

## Events

* UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils the contents of his Budget in the House of Commons. The furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of September, with the government continuing paying 80% of employees' wages for hours they cannot work. (Key points here - BBC)
* Actress Nicola Pagett dies, aged 75.
04 May 1982

Tuesday 04 May

1982-05-04

## Events

* The Cure release new album, *Pornography.*

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.50 pm *Looking Good, Feeling Fit* The show that helps you make the best of what you've got, with Richard Stllgoe , Gillian Reynolds and Dr Mike Smith. Singer Anita Harris dances and swashbuckles her way to health. The programme investigates the pleasures and perils of tattooing, demonstrates the video machine that helps fat people achieve a better image of themselves, and finds Gillian undergoing aversion therapy in her effort to give up smoking.
	+ 9.35 pm *Play For Tomorrow* - The Nuclear Family The Nuclear Family consists of Joe (father), Agnes (mother) and two teenage children, Gary and Ann. Joe was made redundant in the mid-1980s, like so many other men, and in 1999 - the year in which the play is set-it is the children who are the breadwinners.
	+ 10.40 *Wogan* The first of eight programmes. Terry Wogan hosts a new late-night show with top stars from home and abroad, people in the headlines, film reports and the very best in music. with Paula Yates and tonight's special guest Bruce Forsyth.
03 May 1986

Saturday

1986-05-03

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 7.30 pm *Simon Mayo* - Saturday sounds and surprises. (*debut slot for Mayo*)

TV
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* BBC One [1]
	+ 8.30 am *The Saturday Picture Show.* Cheryl Baker and Mark Curry present a live, fast-moving and fun-filled package of entertainment for summer Saturdays.
	+ 10.45 am *Grandstand*.
	+ 5.20 pm *The Muppet Show*
	+ 8.00 pm *Eurovision Song Contest 1986*. Live from the Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway. Introduced by Ase Kleveland. Commentary by Terry Wogan. (*also on Radio 2*)
	+ 11.00 pm *Match of the Day*. Introduced by Jimmy Hill After the closest race for years who will win the Canon League First Division Championship?
01 June

152/365 - 153/366

## Events

* 1967: The Beatles' new album *Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* released.
* 1969: John Lennon & Yoko Ono record Give Peace A Chance at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal.
* 1978: Peter Gabriel releases new album entitled *Peter Gabriel**;* World Cup begins.
* 1983: The Smiths' debut Peel session
* 2019: UEFA Champions League final.

## Charts

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

* 1967: The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden (3/3)
* 1976: **JJ Barrie - No Charge** (1/1)
* 1982: Madness - House of Fun (2/2)
* 1983: **The Police - Every Breath You Take** (1/4)
* 1997: **Hanson Brothers - Mmm Bop** (1/3) *straight in*
* 2003: R Kelly - Ignition Remix (4/4) *holds off 6 Top 10 NEs*
* 2008: Rihanna - Take A Bow (2/2)
* 2014: **Secondcity - I Wanna Feel** (1/1)
* 2018: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa (7/8)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1967: Pete Murray. The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden
* 1972: JS. T-Rex – Metal Guru.
* 1973: Kenny Everett. Wizzard – See My Baby Jive
* 1978: *No show due to World Cup 1978*
* 1989: Gary Davies & Anthea Turner. Various – Ferry Cross The Mersey.
* 1995: Mark Goodier. Robson & Jerome – Unchained Melody.
* 2001: Jamie Theakston. D.J. Pied Piper – Do You Really Like It?

## Publications

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## Stamps

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02 December 1972

Saturday 02 December

1972-12-02

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 12.30 pm *Grandstand*
		- 2.15 International Rugby Union direct from Cardiff. Wales v New Zealand. The whole of this great Rugby Union match, played before a capacity crowd in the National Rugby Stadium.
* BBC Two
	+ 9.05 pm *What Did You Learn from School Today?* Introduced by David Dimbleby. What's happening in our schools? And what should be? And should schools happen?

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2ITV
04 March 1966

Friday

1966-03-04

## Events

* The Beatles release the *Yesterday* EP in the United Kingdom. It contained four songs from the *Help!* album: Yesterday, Act Naturally, You Like Me Too Much and It's Only Love. The Beatles' 11th EP was released as Parlophone GEP 8948 in mono only, and the cover photograph was taken by Robert Whitaker. Unusually for 1966, each Beatle took lead vocals on a song. It entered the UK EP chart on 12 March 1966, and from 26 March spent six weeks at number one, remaining on the hit parade for 13 weeks. (*source*: BB)
02 May 1964

Saturday

1964-05-02

## Events

* FA Cup Final at Wembley: West Ham Utd 3 - Preston North End 2.

* The Beatles '*Second Album*' goes to no.1 in the USA.

TV
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* *Horizon* first broadcast on BBC Two. The first episode profiled Richard Buckminster Fuller. [1] (watch on *iplayer*)
	+ Mission statement: "*The aim of Horizon is to provide a platform from which some of the world's greatest scientists and philosophers can communicate their curiosity, observations and reflections and infuse into our common knowledge their changing views of the universe. We shall do this by presenting science not as a series of isolated discoveries but as a continuing growth of thought, a philosophy which is an essential part of twentieth century culture*."
02 September

## Birthdays

* Bill Shankly (b.1913, dec.), Jimmy Connors (b.1952), Keanu Reaves (b.1964).

## Events

* 1968: Morecambe & Wise Show begins on BBC2.
* 1978: Doctor Who - Season 16 begins.
* 1979: Tony Blackburn's first Top 40
* 1981: Soft Cell's Tainted Love announced as new no.1 single.
* 1985: New look *Nine O'Clock News*
* 2018: 50th anniversary of Morecambe & Wise Show on the BBC. [1]

## Charts

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

* 1965: Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe (2/2)
* 1975: **Rod Stewart - Sailing** (1/4)
* 1980: **The Jam - Start!** (1/1)
* 1981: Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1/1)
* 1986: Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You (3/3)
* 1987: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (2/5)
* 1990: Bomablurina - Itsy Bitsy teeny Weeny... (3/3)
* 2001: **Blue - Too Close** (1/1)
* 2007: **Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls** (1/4)
* 2012: **Little Mix - Wings** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs & Pete Murray. The Honeycombs - Have I the Right?
* 1965: David Jacobs. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe.
* 1971: Ed Stewart. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting.
* 1976: David Hamilton. ABBA - Dancing Queen.
* 1982: JS. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger.
* 1993: Mark Franklin. Culture Beat - Mr Vain.

## Publications

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04 April 1972

Tuesday

1972-04-04

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 10.00 pm *Top Gear* with John Peel. Sessions: Stackridge, Chris Hardy, Chris Spedding. [1]

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 4.45 pm Clangers 1: Flying (*first ever episode of the series originally shown on 16 November 1969*)
	+ 7.05 pm *Tomorrow's World* from Australia. Raymond Baxter travels 11,000 miles to the billabongs, iron mountains and coral reefs of Australia which has often been thought of as the land of tomorrow
	+ 9.20 pm *The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule* (13/13) The Setting of the Sun
03 March 2023

Friday 03 March

1983-03-03

TV
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* BBC Four
	+ 7.00 pm *Top of the Pops* Meat Loaf presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 April 1994 and featuring Terrorvision, Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman, Pet Shop Boys, Frances Ruffelle, Loveland vs Darlene Lewis, Garth Brooks, Toni Braxton, Take That and Meat Loaf.7
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops* Mark Goodier presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 April 1994 and featuring Crash Test Dummies, Bitty McLean, C. J. Lewis, The Pretenders, Erasure, Crystal Waters, Deacon Blue, Toni Di Bart and Prince.
	+ 8.00 pm *Top of the Pops* Noel Edmonds presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 March 1978 and featuring Darts, Kate Bush, Nick Lowe, Andy Williams, Samantha Sang, Rita Coolidge, Tom Robinson Band, Abba and Legs & Co*.*
	+ 8.30 pm *Top of the Pops* John Peel and David Jensen present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 March 1983 and featuring OMD, Bananarama, Patti Austin with James Ingram, and Michael Jackson.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 2
	+ Ken Bruce In Ken's final show for Radio 2, Nigel Harman chooses his last two Tracks of My Years, there's the Love Song at 10:15, the final spin of the Record and Album of the Week and we stop for PopMaster one last time at 10:30.
02 March 1989

Thursday 02 March

1989-03-02

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Gary Davies & Anthea Turner

* Living In A Box – Blow The House Down (17)
* Sam Brown – Stop (4) (rpt from 16/02/89)
* Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts (9) (video)
* Tyree featuring Kool Rock Steady – Turn Up The Bass (16)
* Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (live) (23) (breaker)
* Deacon Blue – Wages Day (26) (breaker)
* Donna Summer – This Time I Know It’s For Real (30) (breaker)
* WASP – Mean Man (28) (breaker)
* Gloria Estefan – Can’t Stay Away From You (10) (rpt from 16/02/89)
* Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover (8)
* Simple Minds – Belfast Child (1) (video)
* Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn (14) (video/credits)
02 September 2023

Saturday 02 September

2023-09-02

## Radio

* BBC Hereford & Worcester
	+ *BBC Music Introducing* Bringing you highlights from the Sunshine Festival, which welcomed more than 6,000 people to Upton-upon-Severn last weekend. We'll be chatting to some of the headliners including China Crisis, who've had four top 20 singles and three top 40 albums. Chart-topping glam rock band Dr & The Medics are also on, having played a variety of festivals in our area this summer. Plus Sad Cafe talk about having hits both sides of the Atlantic, during their appearance in Upton.
03 April 1993

Saturday

1993-04-03

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 12.00 noon *Grandstand* incl.
		- 12.30 Football Focus. Semi-final weekend in England FA & Scottish Cups
		- 3.50 pm The Grand National
		- 4.40 pm Final Score [1] [2]
	+ 10.00 *Match of the Day: the Road to Wembley* Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United.
* BBC Two
	+ 6.40 pm *Sounds of the 70s* Last in the BBC archive series of vintage rock, pop and soul.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1[3]
	+ 2.00 pm *The David Bowie Story* The first of a six- part series presented by Paul Gambaccini.
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel* 7 Year Bitch, Dr Oloh [4]
03 June

154/365 - 155/366

## Birthdays

* Alain Resnais (b.1922, dec.), Allen Ginsberg (d.1926, dec.), Anita Harris (b.1942), Suzi Quatro (b.1950), Jodie Whittaker (b.1982), Rafael Nadal (b.1986).

## Events

* 1964: Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour
* 1965: Gemini 4 launched
* 1966: Gemini 9 launched
* 1969:  final episode of *Star Trek* airs on NBC
* 1978: World Cup Scotland v. Peru
* 1988: *Big* US premiere
* 1989: Beginning of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
* 2002: *Party at the Palace*

## Charts

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

* 1965: Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love (2/3)
* 1975: **Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass** (1/3)
* 1980: MASH - Theme from Mash (Suicide is Painless) (2/3)
* 1986: **Doctor & The Medics - Spirit in the Sky** (1/3)
* 1990: **EnglandNewOrder - World In Motion...** (1/2)
* 2001: **Shaggy ft Rayvon - Angel** (1/3)
* 2007: Rihanna ft Jay-Z - Umbrella (3/10)
* 2012: **Rudimental ft John Newman - Feel the Love** (1/1)
* 2016: Drake ft. Wizkid & Zyla - One Dance (8/15)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs & Pete Murray. Cilla Black - You're My World
* 1965: David Jacobs . Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love
* 1971: JS. Dawn – Knock Three Times
* 1976: Tony Blackburn. JJ Barrie - No Charge.
* 1982: David Jensen. Madness - House of Fun
* 1993: Tony Dortie. Ace Of Base – All That She Wants
* 2005: Reggie Yates. Axel F. - Crazy Frog.

## Publications

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04 August 1984

Saturday 04 August

1984-08-04

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 6.30am *Olympic Breakfast Time* Frank Bough introduces your breakfast-time look at the overnight action from the Olympic Games.
	+ 10.45 pm *Olympic Grandstand* Featuring live athletics from the Los Angeles Olympic Stadium, swimming finals, and gymnastics finals. Introduced by Desmond Lynam

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 6.30 pm *In Concert* Featuring Gary Numan recorded at the Odeon, Hammersmith. Introduced by Pete Drummond (listen on mixcloud.com)
	+ 7.30 pm Janice Long, sessions from Heaven 17 and The Outcasts.
03 May 1975

Saturday 03 May

1975-05-03

## Events

* The FA Cup Final between the two London clubs West Ham and Fulham is held at Wembley Stadium. West Ham won the match 2-0 with both goals being scored by Alan Taylor. Former west Ham and England captain Bobby Moore played for Fulham and this was his last appearance at Wembley. [1]
* TV Times scans G Wood / Record Mirror scan americanradiohistory.com

*Record Mirror*, 17 May
04 December 2011

Sunday

2011-12-04

## Charts

* UK singles: NN1/HNE X Factor Finalists 2011 - Wishing On A Star; NE Emeli Sand - Daddy (21), REs Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (58) , Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (62), Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (63).[1]
* UK albums: NN1/HNE Olly Murs - *In Case You Didn't Know*; NE Il Divo - *Wicked Game* (5), Take That - *Progress Live* (12) [2]
03 March 2013

Sunday 03 March

2013-03-03

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (4), HNE/N2 Bastille - Pompeii (-), N3 One Direction - One Way Or Another/Teenage Kicks (1).
* Albums N1 Emeli Sandé - *Our Version of Events* (1)

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 4.30 pm *Songs of Praise* To celebrate the 25th birthday of Red Nose Day, comedian Tim Vine joins Aled Jones to launch a unique hymn-singing challenge and TV cook Mary Berry discovers how donations are turned into good food for one church-based project. This week's hymns, from around the UK, include I'll Go In The Strength Of The Lord and To God Be The Glory.
	+ 9.00 pm ***Mayday*** (ns) Drama series. When 14-year-old Hattie Sutton disappears, the residents of a small British town must face the realisation that one of them may be responsible.
03 September

## Birthdays

* Pauline Collins (b.1940), Steve Jones (b.1955), Charlie Sheen (b.1965), Gareth Southgate (b.1970), Fearne Cotton (b.1981).

## Events

* 1967: Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road.
* 1968: Ringo Starr returns to The Beatles
* 1969: 30th anniversary of outbreak of WWII
* 1971: John Lennon leaves the UK indefinitely for NYC.
* 1977: *Doctor Who* (ns, S15)
* 1983: The Noel Edmonds Late LAte Breakfast Show (ns), Juliet Bravo (ns, S4), Three of a Kind (ns,
* 1984: *The Six O'Clock News* launches on BBC 1; Janice Long begins regular show on R1
* 1995: eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar.
* 2004: The Beslan school massacre ends

## Charts

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

* 1964: Honeycombs - Have I The Right? (2/2)
* 1972: **Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now** (1/4)
* 1974: The Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason (2/3)
* 1985: **David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street** (1/4) (straight in)
* 1989: **Black Box - Right On Time** (1/6)
* 1995: **Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone** (1/2)
* 2000: **A1 - Take On Me** (1/1)
* 2006: Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1970: Tony Blackburn. Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You
* 1981: Peter Powell. Soft Cell - Tainted Love.
* 1987: Mike Smith. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.
* 1992: Mark Franklin & Femi Oke. Snap! - Rythm is a Dancer.
* 1999: Gail Porter. Lou Bega. LOU BEGA – Mambo No. 5.
* 2004: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Natasha Bedingfield – These Words.

## Publications

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## Stamps

1975: 62nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference1985: Arthurian Legends1996: Children's TV2019: Music Giants - Elton John
04 June 1981

Thursday 04 June

1981-06-04

## Top of the Pops

Host: Richard Skinner

1. Siouxsie & The Banshees –  Spellbound (29)
2. Shakin’ Stevens –  You Drive Me Crazy (2)
3. Kate Robbins & Beyond –  More Than In Love (13)
4. Squeeze –  Is That Love? (40)
5. Imagination –  Body Talk (43)
6. The Jam –  Funeral Pyre (4) (video)
7. Michael Jackson –  One Day In Your Life (12) (Legs & Co)
8. Toyah –  I Want To Be Free (8) (video)
9. Phil Collins –  If Leaving Me Is Easy (44)
10. Adam & The Ants –  Stand & Deliver (1) (video)
11. Odyssey –  Going Back To My Roots (23) (audience dancing/credits)
04 March 2020

Wednesday 04 March

2020-03-04

## Events

* The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus increased in the UK by 34 to a total of 85 - up from 51 on 3rd March.

* A major public health campaign urging people to wash their hands regularly for at least 20 seconds is launched in the UK. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said washing hands regularly was the "single most important thing that an individual can do".
* The Italian government says 107 people have died of the disease, 28 in the past 24 hours. Schools and universities until mid-March.

* Release of the latest James Bond film *No Time To Die* is delayed from April to November amid coronavirus fears.
03 September 1983

Saturday

1983-09-03

## Radio

* BBC Radio One
	+ 7.30 pm: Janice Long - direct from The Leadmill in Sheffield, with special guests The Lotus Eaters.[2] Also featured: Howard Jones, John Foxx, Heaven 17.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 6.15 pm *The Noel Edmonds Late Late Breakfast Show*. Noel Edmonds returns with a new, live series, action-packed with dare devil stunts, star interviews, the best in music and visits to exotic locations from Beverly Hills to just west of Bournemouth.
	+ 7.00 pm *Blankety Blank* hosts the comedy quiz game everyone can play at home, in which contestants attempt to match their blanks with six star guests.
	+ 7.35 pm *Juliet Bravo* 1.Teamwork. Kate Longton 's first day as Inspector in charge of Hartley Section starts quietly, but incidents develop.
	+ 8.25 pm *Three of a Kind* The award-winning team return starring Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman, David Copperfield Special guest Bonnie Tyler.
	+ 10.00 pm *Match of the Day* Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews.
04 January 1964

Saturday 04 January

1964-01-04

TV
--

* BBC TV
	+ 1.00 pm *Grandstand*
	+ 5.15 pm *Doctor Who*: The Escape. An adventure in space and time. Starring William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and Carole Ann Ford.[1]
	+ 7.40 pm *Juke Box Jury*. A new disc - a Hit or a Miss? Comment and opinions on the latest pop releases. This week's panel: Dora Bryan, David Gell, Peter Sellers and another guest. In the chair, David Jacobs
	+ 6.15 pm *Dixon of Dock Green*: Night Caller
	+ 9.15 pm *Hugh & I*: New Year Resolutions.A comedy series by John Chapman.Starring Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd
03 September 1968

1968-09-03

## Events

After walking out of the group on 22 August, Ringo Starr returns to The Beatles to continue recording the new album:

*When I got back to the studio I found George had had it decked out with flowers – there were flowers everywhere. I felt good about myself again, we'd got through that little crisis and it was great. And then the 'White' album really took off.*[1]
03 December 1965

Friday 03 December

1965-12-03

## Events

* The Beatles release their sixth British studio album *Rubber Soul* and new double A-side single We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, while The Who release their debut LP *My Generation.*
* The Beatles also begin what would be their final UK concert tour, with two shows in Glasgow.[1]

*Record Mirror scans source*
04 July 1990

Wednesday

1990-07-04

## Events

* **1990 World Cup semi-final:** W. Germany v. England (in Turin). 1-1 after extra time with goals from Brehme (60') and Gary Lineker (80').
* Germany beat England 4-3 on penalties with Stuart Pearce and ultimately Chris Waddle both failing to score.
* The match is famous for scenes of Paul Gascoigne (and others) bursting into tears at the end of the game and Gary Lineker's quote, "*Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win*".
* see also "*England v West Germany at Italia '90 – as it happened*", theguardian.com, 2020-04-12
* Match repeated on BBC online 12 April 2020.

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*
01 September 1988

Thursday

1988-09-01

## Radio

* Radio 1 switch-over to FM from 12:00 noon (*listen*)

## Top of the Pops

* BBC One 7.00 pm. Introduced by Steve Wright and Mark Goodier.
* Note in Radio Times:
	+ BBC One: *A simultaneous broadcast with Radio 1. Viewers served by Radio 1's FM stereo transmitters may wish to turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative.*
	+ Radio 1: *Today, as FM stereo becomes available over large areas of Britain, Radio 1 brings you Top of the Pops sounding like you've never heard it before*.

1. Level 42 – Heaven In My Hands (18)
2. Julio Iglesias & Stevie Wonder – My Love (5) (video)
3. Womack & Womack – Teardrops (7) WATCH
4. Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine (24) (breaker)
5. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You (19) (breaker)
6. Yello – The Race (14) (breaker)
7. A-ha – Touchy (12)
8. Bomb The Bass – Don’t Make Me Wait (6) WATCH
9. Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up (1) (video)
10. Phil Collins – Groovy Kind Of Love (9) (video/credits)

TV
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03 May 2019

Friday

2019-05-03

## Events

* New releases: Shawn Mendes - If I Can’t Have You, Bastille - Joy, Vampire Weekend - *Father of the Bride*

## Charts

* Singles: NN1/HNE **Stormzy - Vossi Bop** NE/N3 Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - Me
* Albums: NN1/HNE - Pink - *Hurts To Be Human* NE/N2 Catfish & The Bottlemen - *The Balance*
	+ Vinyl: NN1 Catfish & The Bottlemen - *The Balance* (9 NEs in Top 10)
04 April 1999

Easter Sunday 04 April

1999-04-04

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 1.00 pm *Jamie Theakston* Radio 1's newest signing gets underway with a rundown of the Most Wanted of the Week. The show marks a homecoming for Theakston, who began broadcasting on radio in his final year at college, reading traffic bulletins during the morning rush hour.
	+ 3.00 pm *Top of the Pops*. With Jayne Middlemiss.
	+ 4.00 pm *The Official Charts* with Mark Goodier.

## Charts

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

* Singles: N1 Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (1), HNE/N2 **Eminem - My Name Is** (-), NE/N3 Phats & Small - Turn Around (-) NE/N4 VV AA - Thank ABBA For The Music (-).
* Albums: NN1 Corrs - *Talk On Corners* (2), N2 Corrs - *Forgiven But Not Forgotten* (5), N3 Stereophonics - *Performance and Cocktails* (3)
04 January 2024

Thursday 04 January

2023-01-04

## Events

* Heavy snowfall and travel chaos in Sweden leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on main E22 road. (BBC)
* Widespread flooding hits England as heavy rain continues. Hundreds of flood alerts and warnings are in place across England and Wales, with some areas already hit by flooding. (BBC)
04 January 1981

Sunday 04 January

1981-01-04

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 4.15 pm *Match of the Day* Featuring highlights of three matches from the third round of the FA Cup.
	+ 9.30 pm *That's Life* The first of 26 programmes.
	+ 10.55 pm *Kate* Kate Bush is the star of tonight's programme and she sings some new songs written specially for the occasion. With special guest Peter Gabriel

*scans GraemeWood*

*That's Life*BBC1 / BBC2
* BBC Two [1]
	+ 7.15 pm The BBC Television Shakespeare: All's Well that Ends Well
	+ 10.20 pm ***The History Man*** (new series) A four-part screenplay by Christopher Hampton from the novel by Malcolm Bradbury. 1: October 2nd 1972

*scans GraemeWood*
03 November 1977

Thursday 03 November

1977-11-03

## Top of the Pops

Host: Peter Powell (debut)

* (27) Electric Light Orchestra – Turn To Stone (over charts)
* (38) The Jam – The Modern World
* (10) The Carpenters – Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (video)
* (23) The Barron Knights – Live In Trouble
* (6) Queen – We Are The Champions (video)
* (21) Dorothy Moore – I Believe You (danced to by Legs & Co)
* (5) Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World (video)
* (24) David Bowie – Heroes (rpt.)
* (41) Showaddywaddy – Dancin’ Party
* (1) ABBA – The Name Of The Game (video)
* (13) Smokie – Needles And Pins (and credits)

This edition was repeated on BBC Four on Thursday 22 November 2012 (BBC)
04 April 1974

Thursday 04 April

1974-04-04

## Top of the Pops

1. (28) The Chi-Lites – Homely Girl (Crowd Dancing) (And Charts)
2. (New) Mud – The Cat Crept In
3. (5) The Glitter Band – Angel Face
4. (21) Mott The Hoople – The Golden Age Of Rock ‘N’ Roll
5. (29) The Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music (Crowd Dancing)
6. (25) Little Jimmy Osmond – I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door
7. (38) Limmie & The Family Cookin’ – A Walkin’ Miracle
8. (23) Sunny – Doctor’s Orders
9. (4) Gary Glitter – Remember Me This Way  (rpt.)
10. (1) Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun  (Crowd Dancing)  (And Credits)

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*
03 November 1981

Tuesday 03 November

1981-11-03

## Charts

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

* Top 40: N1 D. Stewart & B. Gaskin - It's My Party (1), N2 Altered Images - Happy Birthday (2), N3 The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (6). N7 OMD - Joan of Arc (21). HNE/N32 Kool & the Gang - Steppin Out (-), NE/N33 **Genesis - Keep It Dark** (-)
03 April 1982

Saturday 03 April

1982-04-03

## Events

* The United Kingdom's United Nations ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons puts a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council demanding the immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Falkland Islands. The resolution was adopted by the council the following day as United Nations Security Council Resolution 502. Panama voted against this resolution, with China, Poland, Spain and the Soviet Union abstaining.

* The Prince & Princess of Wales are at Aintree for The Grand National.[1]

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1/BBC2Lesley-Anne Down

## Look-In

*scans GraemeWood*

Bucks FizzSally James
04 April 1978

Tuesday 04 April

1978-04-04

## Charts

BBC Radio 1 11.30 am Paul Burnett including this week's new Top 30 discs.

* Singles: NN1 Brian & Michael (Burke & Jerk) - Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs (Lowry's Song) N2 Blondie - Denis N3 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights. HNE/N13 Wings - With A Little Luck.

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 10.55 pm *The Old Grey Whistle Test*. Patti Smith and **The Vibrators**. Introduced by Bob Harris.

* ITV
	+ 8.00 pm *Rising Damp* (S4 - final series)
04 June 1992

Thursday

1992-06-04

## Events

* Boy band Take That appear on Top of the Pops for the first time with their first top 40 hit It Only Takes A Minute which had gone straight into the UK charts at no.16. The group would appear again two weeks later when the single was at no.8, climbing to its peak position of no. 7 the week after.

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Claudia Simon & Tony Dortie

1. (16) Take That – It Only Takes A Minute
2. (10) Faith No More – Midlife Crisis (video)
3. (Album Track) Lionel Richie – My Destiny
4. (5) Richard Marx – Hazard (video)
5. (9) Utah Saints – Something Good
6. (13) Elton John – The One (video)
7. (New) Erasure – Take A Chance On Me
8. (1) KWS – Please Don’t Go
04 January 1997

Saturday 04 January

1997-01-04

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 10.00 pm *Changes: Bowie at 50*. To mark his 50th birthday on Wednesday, David Bowie talks candidly about his three decades in popular music and his plans for the future with the BBC's director of programmes Alan Yentob.
	+ 10.45 pm *Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence*. Second World War drama based on a novel and stories by Laurens van der Post, who died in December, the first of tonight's two films starring David Bowie. Also starring Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto.
	+ 12.50 *Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.*
02 May 2022

Bank Holiday Monday 02 May

2022-05-02

## Events

* Ronnie O'Sullivan claims record-equalling seventh world title in the World Snooker Championship 2022 in Sheffield. He beat Judd Trump 18-13 to equal Stephen Hendry's record in the modern era.[1]
* Fulham clinched the Championship title in style with a 7-0 win over Luton Town.[2]
01 November 1982

Monday 01 November

1982-11-01

## Events

* Phil Collins releases new single Thru' These Walls c/w Do You Know, Do You Care?, from forthcoming album *Hello, I Must Be Going!*

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 6.10 pm *Riverside* (ns) The Synthesizer, People and Performance - a Riverside special. 1982 has seen an unprecedented number of synthesizer bands reaching high in the pop charts. Presenter Mike Andrews talks to Phil Oakey of The Human League and his producer Martin Rushent, Billy Currie of Ultravox, George Martin, legendary Beatles producer currently working with Ultravox, and Brian Eno, original synthesizer player with Roxy Music, and acknowledged influence behind many of today's bands. With video performance from KRAFTWERK, ULTRAVOX, ROXY MUSIC, HUMAN LEAGUE and DEPECHE MODE.
04 December 1971

Saturday

1971-12-04

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.00 pm - ***Cilla***. A live show starring Cilla Black. Special guest star Des O'Connor who takes on London's Saturday-night traffic in a frantic five-mile dash from the London Palladium to the TV Theatre at Shepherd's Bush and back in time for the second half. With The New Seekers Johnny Hackett and a special film appearance by Frankie Howerd plus a live outside broadcast from somewhere in England.

BBC1/BBC2BBC1ITV
04 March 1967

Saturday 04 March

1967-03-02

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.50 pm *Doctor Who* Season 4 The Moonbase Episode 4 The moonbase is cut off from Earth and under siege. The Cybermen launch an all-out attack and the Doctor formulates a dangerous plan to repel the invaders.
	+ 8.15 pm The Rolf Harris Show Starring Rolf Harris
		- *A Song for Europe*. sung by Special guest star, Sandie Shaw. This week: The Winning Song, selected by viewers as Great Britain's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Vienna on April.
	+ 10.05 *Match of the Day*. The Football League Cup Final: Queen's Park Rangers v. West Bromwich Albion (*QPR won 3-2*)
* ITV
04 March 1978

Saturday

1978-03-04

TV
--

* BBC One [1]
	+ 9.30 am *Multi-Coloured Swap Shop* with **Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin**. Guests Bob Wilson, Bonnie Tyler.
	+ 5.10 pm *The New Adventures of Batman* with Robin and Batgirl in the fantastic cartoon adventures of the Caped Crusaders.
	+ 6.25 pm *Doctor Who*. the Invasion of Time (5/6) starring Tom Baker. The Sontarans rampage through Gallifrey, helped by the traitor Kelner.
	+ 8.30 pm *Les Dawson Show* starring Les Dawson and Lulu
04 March 2018

Sunday

2018-03-04

## Events

* Italy national and Fiorentina captain **Davide Astori** is found dead in his hotel room ahead of the Serie A away match against Udine. He was 31 years old. All Serie A and B matches were suspended for the day. [1]
* General elections in Italy. [2]
* 90th Academy Awards Oscars ceremony held in Hollywood.
* Two people, an elderly man and a younger woman, are found unconscious on a bench in a shopping centre in Salisbury. The pair are later identified as former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia Skripal, 33. Both had been exposed to a poisonous nerve agent and remain critically ill.
* Actress Carmel McSharry (*Beryl's Lot*) dies, aged 91.[3]

## 90th Academy Awards

* Best picture: *The Shape of Water*
* Best actor: Gary Oldman (*Darkest Hour*)
* Best actress: Frances Mcdormand (*Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri*)
* Director: Guillermo del Toro (*The Shape of Water)*
* Visual effects: *Blade Runner 2049*
* Animated feature film: *Coco*
* *full list here*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 4 11.15 am *Desert Island Discs*: Matt Smith. [4]
03 May 1978

Wednesday 03 May

1978-05-03

## Events

* Autumn Patricia Kelly born in Montreal, Canada. At the age of 30 she would marry Peter Phillips, son of Mark and Anne Philips, the eldest grandchild of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 10.10 pm *Sportsnight* Introduced by Harry Carpenter The European Cup-Winners' Cup Final. Anderlecht (Belgium) v. Austria Wien (Austria). Highlights of the first of this season's major European finals, played tonight in the Parc des Princes, Paris.
		- *Anderlecht won the match 4-0.*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 [1] 11.31 *Paul Burnett* including this week's new Top 30 discs and at 12.30 pm Newsbeat with Laurie Mayer

## Charts

*announced on a Wednesday because of bank Holiday 01 May*

* Singles: N1 Bee Gees - Night Fever, N2 Boney M Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring, N3 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men HNE/N24 John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air, NE/N25 **X-Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Day-Glo.**