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26 June 1978

Monday 26 June

1978-06-26

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 1.55 pm *Wimbledon 78*. The Lawn Tennis Championships direct from the All England Club. Bjorn Borg will be bidding to become the first man since Fred Perry to win three times in a row when he opens the defence of his singles title on the Centre Court at 2.0 this afternoon, and BBC outside broadcast cameras provide you with ' the best seat in the house.'
	+ 5.05 pm *Blue Peter* with with John Noakes, Lesley Judd and Simon Groom.
		- *this was John Noakes' final edition after 12 years and 3 months of service*.[1] (*See also John Noakes Special 03 July)*

*scans GraemeWood*
26 December 1984

Boxing Day (Wednesday)

1984-12-26

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 8.00 am *Steve Wright's Boxing Day Party* with Janice Long , direct from the Savoy Hotel, Bournemouth (Organised by the Variety Club of Great Britain)
	+ 2.00 pm Bruno Brookes featuring the top three favourite records of 1984 of his Radio 1 DJ colleagues. (*listen here*)
	+ 4.30 pm *Yoko Ono Special* Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon talk to Andy Peebles in an interview recorded in New York a few weeks ago. Also featured; Yoko's current album Every Man Has a Woman.
	+ 7.00 pm Janice Long
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel's Festive Fifty* (nos. 20-11) (details here)
26 November 2000

Sunday 26 November

2000-11-26

## Events

* UK Singles Charts: NN1/HNE **Destiny's Child - Independent Woman** (-). NEs: Craig David - Walking Away (3); Public Domain - Operation Place (5); Ronan Keaton - The Way You Make Me Feel (6)
* UK albums charts: The Beatles - *1* (1), Westlife - Coast to Coast (2), Texas - *The Greatest Hits* (3); HNE: Enya - *A Day Without Rain* (6).
26 January 1975

Sunday 26 January

1975-01-26

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 10.05 pm *Omnibus: Cracked Actor* A film about David Bowie. A few years ago a rock singer called David Bowie created a spectacularly successful character called Ziggy Stardust, who was both a parody of a famous rock star and an extension of Bowie's own personality - one of a whole repertoire of Bowie characters. Then at the height of his fame Ziggy Stardust 'died' - David Bowie killed him off at the Hammersmith Odeon in the presence of thousands of screaming fans - 'I was never a rock and roll singer. I only played the part of a rock and roll singer.' Two years later *Omnibus* found Bowie in Hollywood. He had discarded the elaborate costumes and make-up, but created a new and even more spectacular show, the Year of the Diamond Dogs. This film sets out to discover what has become of David Bowie, and what remains of Ziggy Stardust and all the other roles.
25 July 1981

Saturday 25 July

1981-07-25

TV
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* BBC1
	+ 9.30 am *Get Set For Summer*. Are You Ready? Peter Powell introduces more music and more ideas for the holidays with guest presenter Pauline Black and guest group Spandau Ballet.
	+ 6.15 pm *Pop Quiz* Introduced by Mike Read Tonight's teams: Jonathan King, singer, producer and Radio 1's Man in New York, Noddy Holder of Slade, Syd Little of Little and Large against Roy Wood of Wizzard, Pauline Black, formerly with the Selecter, now a solo artist, Eddie Large, the larger half of Little and Large.
	+ 8.20 pm *Summertime Special* The first of a series of nine holiday programmes coming from Brighton starring Faith Brown Bucks Fizz Randy Crawford, Victor Ponche and Sylvia Lenny Windsor, Lena Zavaroni with THE ' A ' TEAM.

## Record Mirror

Charts (see 21 July 1981)

Visage
25 June 1979

Monday

1979-06-25

## Events

* BBC Radio One 10.00 pm John Peel Show. First broadcast of second Tubeway Army session, featuring tracks that would later appear on Gary Numan's first solo album *The Pleasure Principle*: Films, Airlane, Cars, Conversation.
	+ As a sign of the imminent dissolution of the group Peel already refers to the group as 'Gary Numan's Tubeway Army' stating that it's "his/their first ever session". He also wrongly predicts that Tubeway Army's "Are 'Friends' Electric?" will not make number one in the BBC Chart. [1] (see 26 June 1979)
* Sport: Wimbledon 79 begins.
* *scans GraemeWood*
26 March 2005

Saturday

2005-03-26

## Events

* Long-running TV series *Doctor Who* returns to BBC One after going off the air in December 1989. Announced in September 2003[1], The highly anticipated return was previewed by a special programme A New Dimension earlier in the day and supplemented by the first part of the brand new *Doctor Who Confidential* series. The role of The Doctor was played by Christopher Eccleston.
* Former British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party James Callaghan dies, one day short of his 93rd birthday.

TV
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* BBC One [2]
	+ 9.00 am *The Saturday Show*. New series.
	+ 11.00 am *Top of the Pops Saturday.*
	+ 5.25 pm *Doctor Who: A New Dimension* A foretaste of the new Who, which starts tonight at 7pm.
	+ 5.55 pm *Strictly Dance Fever: The Auditions* (New series, 1/11)
	+ 7.00 pm ***Doctor Who* - Rose**. (New series 1/13). The Time Lord, who's now had as many lives as a cat, materialises once more for the long-awaited ninth incarnation of the classic sci-fi drama. After meeting a mysterious stranger, Rose Tyler realises her life will never be the same again. *Doctor Who Confidential* follows at 7.45pm on BBC3.

*scans GraemeWood*
26 October 2018

Friday

2018-10-26

## Events

* New releases: Andrea Bocelli - *Sì*, Culture Club - *Life*, John Legend - *A Legendary Christmas*, Jessie J - *This Christmas Day*, Public Service Broadcasting - *White Star Liner*, The Shadows - *Live at the BBC*.
* Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor announces she has converted to Islam. The artist, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, said she had changed her name to Shuhada'.[1]

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 **Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow.**
* Albums: NN1 Motion Picture Cast - *A Star Is Born*

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 10.00 *Tom Ravenscroft* with Jungle live in session.
26 November 1978

Sunday 26 November

1978-11-26

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 3.00 pm *Anne Nightingale's Request Show* Requests, on postcards please
	+ 5.00 pm Simon Bates with the Top 40
		- *listen on Mixcloud here; chart here*
	+ 7.00 pm *Moody Blues Story* 3: Every Good Boy Anne Nightingale talks to Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder
26 September 1987

Saturday 26 September

1987-09-26

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 8.25 am - 12.12 pm ***Saturday Starts Here.*** [1]Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield introduce a bumper package of Saturday morning entertainment. Starting with Corners. Presented by Simon Davies Sophie Aldred with Jo Korna
	+ 8.40 *Chucklevision*
	Laughs and larks with the Chuckle Brothers as they launch their own TV show, featuring Billy Butler 's Armchair Theatre and magic from Simon Lovell.
	+ 9.00 *The Muppet Babies*: Pigerella Scooter and Skeeter steal snacks from the kitchen but when Piggy gets the blame, she imagines herself as the be-you-ti-ful Cinderella.
	Created for television by Jim Henson
	+ 9.30 ***Going Live!***
	There's a buzz of activity in Studio 7 at the BBC TV Centre as Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield go live ...
	Special guests on *Going Live* are pop stars Living In a Box.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 9.30 pm Dixie Peach and The Midnight Runner Show
		- *this was Dixie's final show for Radio 1*
26 September 1997

Friday 26 September

1997-09-26

## Events

* Travis release debut album *Good Feeling*.

## Top of the Pops

Presenter:  Jo Whiley

* (3) Chumbawamba – Tubthumping  rpt.
* (2) Dario G – Sunchyme
* (14) Robbie Williams – South Of The Border
* (9) Tina Moore – Never Gonna Let You Go  rpt.
* (8) Bellini – Samba De Janeiro
* (13) Sly & Robbie Feat. Simply Red – Night Nurse  rpt.
* (15) Blur – M.O.R.
* (New) Janet Jackson Feat. Q-Tip – Got ‘Til It’s Gone  (video)
* (New) Oasis – Stand By Me  (video)
* (1) Elton John – Candle In The Wind  (Video)  (And Credits)
25 June 1967

Sunday

1967-07-25

## Events

* TV:  *Our World*, the first live, international, satellite television production is broadcast. An estimated 400 million watch The Beatles perform their new song All You Need Is Love. [1] (BBC Archive tweet)

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 7.55 pm: **Our World** - The European Broadcasting Union, in association with the television services of eighteen nations, presents Our World / Unsere Welt. [2]

This evening in Europe, this afternoon in America, tomorrow in Japan, Live Television Circles the Globe for the first time ever linking five continents and bringing man face to face with mankind in places as far apart as Canberra and Cape Kennedy, Moscow and Montreal, Samarkand and Soderfors, Takamatsu and Tunis.

The babies who are being born at this moment in time

are joining a hungry and overcrowded human race,

a race responding to the challenge of the physical world,

a race aiming at artistic excellence,

a race striving to widen the frontiers of the mind,

a race reaching out beyond its own planet,

a race building for the world of tomorrow.

* Radio Times *scans GraemeWood*
26 July

207/365 -208/366

## Birthdays

* Stanley Kubrick (b.1928, dec.), Mick Jagger (b.1943), Helen Mirren (b.1945), Roger Taylor (b.1949), Susan George (b.1950), Kevin Spacey (b.1959), Sandra Bullock (b.1964), Jason Statham (b.1967).

## Events

* 1971: Apollo 15 with Lunar Roving Vehicle launched.
* 1983: Club Tropicana enters the charts
* 1994: Terry Scott RIP.
* 2020: Premier League final match day
* 2021: first GB Olympic gold medal.

## Charts

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

* 1967: The Beatles - All You Need Is Love (2/3)
* 1970: **Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You** (1/6)
* 1977: Donna Summer - I Feel Love (2/4)
* 1983: Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (2/3)
* 1992: Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt (3/3)
* 1998: **Spice Girls - Viva Forever** (1/2)
* 2009: JLS - Beat Again (2/2)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1979: JS. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays.
* 1984: Janice Long & Dave Lee Travis. FGTH - Two Tribes.
* 1990: Jakki Brambles.Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power.
* 1996: Lisa I'Anson. Spice Girls - Wannabe.
* 2002:  Liz Bonnin. Gareth Gates – Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)

## Publications

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26 August 1982

Thursday 26 August

1982-08-26

## Events

* Echo & the Bunnymen live at Sefton Park, Liverpool on first day of Larks in the Park Bank Holiday weekend concerts. Concert recorded for BBC Two's Pop Carnival, first shown 12 October 1982 and repeated 21 March 1983. (Full setlist here)

## Top of the Pops

DLT.

* Playlist: (11) Haysi Fantayzee – John Wayne Is Big Leggy (28) Shakin’ Stevens – Give Me Your Heart Tonight (42) David Christie – Saddle Up (4) Boystown Gang – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (30) Sting – Spread A Little Happiness (video) (19) Rocker’s Revenge – Walking On Sunshine (danced to by Zoo) (20) Gary Numan – White Boys And Heroes (video) (9) Toto Coelo – I Eat Cannibals (1) Dexys Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen (video) (14) Kool & The Gang – Big Fun (audience dancing/credits)
27 August 1997

Wednesday 27 August

1997-08-27

## Events

* French newspaper *Le Monde* publishes an interview with Princess Diana of Wales, which stirs up a storm of bad publicity. In the article she is reported to have said that John Major’s Tory government, ousted just months before by Tony Blair’s Labour, had been “hopeless’ in dealing with the issue of ­landmines, a cause close to her heart. Diana denies saying those words and claims she had been stitched up, but the controversy catapults her back on to the front pages and she is the centre of press attention in France. As a result, Diana postpones her return to the UK until Sunday, instead of the following day as planned.
26 December 1967

Tuesday. Boxing Day.

1967-12-26

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 9.15 am *Jackanory* with Mike Hope and Alby Keen Today: The Incredible Saga of Sinbad the Sailor.
	+ 11.15 am. *The Lions of Longleat* featuring the adventurous lion cubs Spotty and Sleepy in search of lunch. A second chance to see the first outside broadcast from Europe's first Big Game Reserve.
	+ 5.25 pm *Top of the Pops* A look at the top pop scene over the last twelve months (Part 2). with Jimmy Savile, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, The Gojos.
	+ 8.10 pm *This Is Petula Clark* The international singing star presents a new series of programmes live from London accompanied by The Breakaways and The Orchestra Leader, Alec Firman.
	+ 8.35 pm *Magical Mystery Tour* - The Beatles present their own film Magical Mystery Tour with songs and music from Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr. Starring The Beatles, with Ivor Cutler, Jessie Robins, Mandy Weet, Nat Jackley, Victor Spinetti.

## Top of the Pops

1. (-) The Bee Gees – Massachusetts
2. (-) The Monkees – I’M A Believer  (Video)
3. (-) The Rolling Stones – Let’s Spend The Night Together  (rpt.)
4. (4) Long John Baldry – Let The Heartaches Begin
5. (27) Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Zabadak!
6. (-) Lulu – Love Loves To Love Love
7. (-) Scott Mckenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)  (Video)
8. (-) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Reflections  (Danced To By The Go-Jo’s)
9. (12) Cliff Richard – All My Love
10. (-) Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
11. (-) The Beatles – All You Need Is Love  (Footage From Our World 25-6-67)
12. (15) Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

ITV
26 July 1984

Thursday 26 July

1984-07-26

## Top of the Pops

1. Phil Fearon & Galaxy – “Everybody’s Laughing” (12)
2. Queen – “It’s A Hard Life” (23) (video)
3. Neil – “Hole In My Shoe” (2)
4. Windjammer – “Tossing & Turning” (33) (video)
5. Hazell Dean – “Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)” (35)
6. Jeffrey Osborne – “On The Wings Of Love” (31)
7. Shakatak – “Down On The Street” (15)
8. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Two Tribes” (1)
9. Echo & The Bunnymen – “Seven Seas” (16) (audience dancing/credits)
26 December 1976

Christmas Sunday

## Top of the Pops

Christmas Special pt.2

Presenters: Tony Blackburn & Jimmy Savile O.B.E.

Playlist:

* Brotherhood of Man – Save Your Kisses For Me
* Billy Ocean – Love Really Hurts Without You
* Sailor – Glass of Champagne
* Wings – Let ‘Em In (danced to by Legs & Co)
* The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything
* Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More (video)
* ABBA – Fernando (video)
* Rod Stewart – The Killing Of Georgie
* Our Kid – You Just Might See Me Cry
* Johnny Mathis – When A Child Is Born (Soleado) (video)
* The Four Seasons – December ’63 (Oh What A Night) (danced to by Legs & Co)
* Chicago – If You Leave Me Now (video)
* Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
27 August 1967

Sunday

1967-08-27

## Events

* The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein dies at his home in London, aged 32. The Beatles themselves were in Bangor, Wales with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Plans were immediately made for a return to London. An inquest found the cause of Epstein's death to be accidental, resulting from 'incautious self-overdoses' of Carbrital, a drug taken to assist sleep.
27 February 1969

Thursday 27 February

1969-02-27

## Top of the Pops

Available on-line here

Host: Stuart Henry

* Playlist:
	+ (1) Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) (and charts)
	+ (36) Cliff Richard – Good Times (Better Times)
	+ (20) Sandie Shaw – Monsieur Dupont
	+ (19) Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine (crowd dancing)
	+ (4) Donald Peers – Please Don’t Go
	+ (NEW) The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne
	+ (9) Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman (video)
	+ (11) Cilla Black – Surround Yourself With Sorrow
	+ (1) Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
27 April 2001

Friday

2001-04-27

## Top of the Pops

Host: Jamie Theakston

1. (8) Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long rpt.
2. (2) Ronan Keating – Lovin’ Each Day
3. (27) The Corrs – Give Me A Reason
4. (3) O-Town – Liquid Dreams
5. (New) Starsailor – Good Souls
6. (4) Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
7. (21) Orbital – Funny Break (One Is Enough)
8. (New) **REM** **– Imitation Of Life**
9. (1) Destiny’s Child – Survivor (And Credits) rpt.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 9.30 pm *Harry Enfield Presents...Guide To Family Values* [1]
25 October 1984

Thursday

1984-10-25

## Events

* American singer and songwriter **Katy Perry** (née Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) born in Santa Barbara, California.
* Culture Club release third studio album *Waking Up With the House On Fire*.

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Peter Powell & Dave Lee Travis

1. Feargal Sharkey (with Madness) – Listen To Your Father (30)
2. Lionel Richie – Penny Lover (22) (video)
3. Alison Moyet – All Cried Out (8)  WATCH
4. ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin’ (34) (video)
5. Limahl – Never Ending Story (40)
6. Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (25) (video)
7. Eugene Wilde – Gotta Get You Home Tonight (32)
8. Status Quo – The Wanderer (23)  WATCH
9. Wham! – Freedom (1) (rpt)
10. Kim Wilde - The Second Time (29) (audience dancing/credits)
26 November

## Birthdays

* Charles Schulz (b.1922, dec.), Tina Turner (b.1939, dec.), Paul Burnett (b.1943), Ilona Staller (b.1951), Natasha Bedingfield (b.1981)

## Events

* 1976: Anarchy in the UK released
* 1977: the Intergalactic Association broadcasts live.
* 1982: *Children in Need* (BBC1); *The Sixties* (C4)
* 1996: RIP Michael Bentine
* 2000: Destiny's Child fist UK No.1
* 2001: *Richard & Judy* (ns, C4)
* 2003: Concorde's final flight
* 2018: RIP Bernardo Bertolucci
* 2019: RIP Gary Rhodes
* 2020: New 3-tier system announced for England

## Charts

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

* 1964: The Supremes - Baby Love (2/2)
* 1972: Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling (2/4)
* 1974: David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star (3/3)
* 1985: **Wham! - I'm Your Man** (1/2)
* 1989: NKOTB - You Got It (The Right Stuff) (2/3)
* 1995: Robson & Genome - I Believe/Up On The Roof (4/4)
* 2000: **Destiny's Child - Independent Women** (1/1)
* 2006: **Take That - Patience** (1/4)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1964: David Jacobs. The Supremes - Baby Love.
* 1970: Tony Blackburn. Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knockin’
* 1981: Mike Read. Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
* 1987: Simon Bates & Gary Davies. T'Pau - China In Your Hand.
* 1992: Mark Franklin. Charles & Eddie – Would I Lie To You?
* 1999: Wamdue Project – King Of My Castle.
* 2004: Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates & Chris Moyles. Girls Aloud – I’ll Stand By You.

## Publications

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## Stamps

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Stamps
26 June 1986

Thursday 26 June

1986-06-26

## Top of the Pops

* presented by Mike Smith & Steve Wright

1. Bananarama – “Venus” (15)
2. David Bowie – “Underground” (21) (video)
3. Queen – “Friends Will Be Friends” (14) (video)
4. Claire & Friends – “It’s ‘Orrible Being In Love When You’re 8 ½” (26) (breaker)
5. Samantha Fox – “Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)” (24) (breaker)
6. Owen Paul – “My Favourite Waste Of Time” (7)
7. Madonna – “Papa Don’t Preach” (13) (video)
8. Wham! – “The Edge Of Heaven” (1)
9. Midge Ure – “Call Of The Wild” (27) (video/credits)

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*
26 June

177/365 - 178/366

* Wimbledon Championships begin: 1967 - 1972 - 1978 - 1989 - 1995 - 2000 - 2006
* Glastonbury weekend begins: 1992, 1998, 2009, 2015

## Birthdays

* Mick Jones (b.1955), Chris Isaak (b.1956), Patty Smyth (b.1957), Paolo Maldini (b.1968), Chris O'Donnell (b.1970), Ryan Tedder (b.1979), Ariana Grande (b.1993).

## Events

* 1973: London premiere of musical *Grease*.
* 1977: Elvis Presley's last live concert, *The Onedin Line* (S05)
* 1979: *Moonraker* London première
* 1982: *David Essex' Showcase* (ns, BBC1), *Saturday Live* (ns, BBC1)
* 1992: EURO 1992 Final in Gothenburg
* 1996: Euro 1996 semi-finals at Old Trafford and Wembley.
* 1997: *Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone* first published.
* 2005: RIP Richard Whiteley, aged 61.

## Charts

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

* 1968: The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (2/2)
* 1973: **Slade** **- Skweeze Me Pleeze Me** (1/3)
* 1979: **Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?** (1/4)
* 1984: FGTH - Two Tribes (3/9)
* 1988: Bros - I Owe You Nothing (2/2)
* 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (5/15)
* 2005: **2PAC ft Elton John - Ghetto Gospel** (1/2)
* 2011: **Jason Derulo - Don't Wanna Go Home** (1/2)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1969: Alan Freeman. The Beatles - the Ballad of John & Yoko.
* 1975: DLT. 10cc – I’m Not In Love
* 1980: *no programme due to strike*.
* 1986: Mike Smith & Steve Wright. Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
* 1998: Jamie Theakston. Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions ’98

## Publications

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## Stamps

1984 - Greenwich Meridian2018 - *Dad's Army*
25 September 2018

Tuesday 25 September

2018-09-25

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music

6 Music's Art School Tour: The Road to BBC Music Day begins with

* 7.00 am. Shaun Keaveny live from the City of Glasgow College[1]

TV
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* BBC Two
	+ 10.00 pm *Later...With Jools Holland* Joining Jools on the first show of the series are five artists all making their own debuts on the show - Jess Glynne, IDLES, Soft Cell, King Princess, Hak Baker and Ralph McTell. [2]
26 June 2000

Monday 26 June

2000-06-26

## Events

* Wimbledon Championships begin.

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 1.45 pm Live coverage on the opening day of the 114th Wimbledon championships.
	+ 8.30 pm *The Syndicate* Nick Ross hosts the first in a new 15-part tactical team quiz, with two four-strong syndicates of players testing their general-knowledge and mental agility.
	+ 10.00 pm *Panorama*: Rubbish The Government aims to double the amount of recycling in the UK - but will householders ever get used to separating and sorting rubbish? Vivian White reports.
	+ 10.40 pm *Stand Up with Alan Davies* Following comedian Alan Davies around the UK during his 1999 tour and exploring the nature of stand-up comedy, with contributions from, among others, Bob Monkhouse.

*scans GraemeWood*

/ BBC Two
26 May 1983

Thursday 26 May

1983-05-26

## Events

* FA Cup Final replay between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at Wembley.
	+ After the draw on Saturday, Brighton were thrashed 4-0 with three goals coming in the first half plus a penalty in the second.[1] It was the first of three times that Bryan Robson captained Manchester United to an FA Cup win.

TV
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* BBC One: *Top of the Pops* (see below)

* BBC Two: *The Young Ones.* Boredom*.*

*scans GraemeWood*

## Top of the Pops

Hosts: Peter Powell & Pat Sharp

1. Big Country –  In A Big Country  (34)
2. Manchester United Football Club - Glory Glory Man United (13) (video clip)
3. The Style Council –  Money-Go-Round  (12) (video clip)
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers –  Buffalo Soldier  (11) (video clip)
5. Hot Chocolate –  What Kinda Boy You’re Lookin’ For (Girl)  (10)
6. The Police –  Every Breath You Take  (7)
7. New Edition –  Candy Girl  (1) (video)
8. Forrest –  Feel The Need In Me  (20) (audience dancing/credits)
26 March 2023

Sunday 26 March

2023-03-26

## Events

* UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers: England 2 - 0 Ukraine (at Wembley). Goals: Harry Kane 37', Bukayo Saka 40' [1]

TV
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* BBC One
	+ 3.30 pm *The Boat Race* The 168th Boat Race. Rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities race along the River Thames.
		- Cambridge's men won the Boat Race to complete a double for the university over rivals Oxford. They held off a late charge from Oxford on choppy waters to win by just over a length for their fourth victory in the past five races. Earlier, Cambridge's women took victory by four-and-a-quarter lengths over Oxford despite a protest from their opponents over potential encroachment. It was a sixth straight win for the women's team.BBC
	+ 9.00 pm ***Great Expectations*** (ns, E01/06) Through a twist of fate, Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, meets the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham, who shows him a dark world of possibilities.
26 April 1979

Thursday
1979-04-26

TV
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*scans GraemeWood*

Ceefax, Oracle
## Top of the Pops

Presenter:  David Jensen

1. (16) Neil Diamond – Forever In Blue Jeans  (And Charts)
2. (23) Generation X – Valley Of The Dolls
3. (7) Supertramp – The Logical Song  (Video)
4. (28) Eruption – One Way Ticket
5. (24) Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Staircase (Mystery)  (Video)
6. (2) Racey – Some Girls
7. (20) Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood  (Footage From Snowtime Special: Disco In The Snow 9-4-79)
8. (18) Sham 69 – Questions And Answers
9. (19) Boney M – Hooray Hooray It’s A Holi-Holiday  (*Footage From Snowtime Special: Disco In The Snow 9-4-79*)
10. (43) Monks – Nice Legs Shame About Her Face
11. (21) The Bee Gees – Love You Inside Out  (Danced To By Legs & Co)
12. (1) Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes  (Video)
13. (17) Showaddywaddy – Remember Then (over credits)

## Events

* Mike Oldfield plays second of three nights at Wembley Arena (see *Exposed* album)
26 November 1983

Saturday 26 November

1983-11-26

## Radio

* BBC Radio One
	+ 1.00 pm *My Top 12*. Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 talks to Andy Peebles and chooses 12 all-time favourite music tracks for an imaginary album.
	+ 6.30 pm: *In Concert* Depeche Mode at Hammersmith Odeon, London.
	+ 7.30 pm *Janice Long* including sessions from Sense and Eyeless in Gaza

## Concerts

* John Peel Roadshow: Sugar House, Lancaster
	+ In his Radio 1 show on Monday 28 November Peel mentions what a good night he had. It was also unusual for him, he says, to have visited the same venue twice in one year.
26 April

116/365, 117/366

## Birthdays

* David Coleman (b.1926, dec.), Duane Eddy (b.1938), Giorgio Moroder (b.1940),  Roger Taylor (of Duran Duran, b.1960), Melania Trump (b.1970).

## Events

* 1969: FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Leicester City is held at Wembley Stadium; Johnnie Walker joins R1.
* 1982: Argentina surrenders to Great Britain on South Georgia Island, near the Falkland Islands.
* 1986: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR explodes. Radioactive contamination reaches much of Western Europe.
* 2015: 35th London Marathon.

## Charts

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

* 1970: **Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky** (1/2)
* 1977: ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You (5/5)
* 1983: **Spandau Ballet - True** (1/4)
* 1992. Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy (3/3)
* 1998: **Boyzone - All That I Need** (1/1)
* 2009: **Tinchy Stryder - Number 1** (1/3)
* 2015: Wiz Khalifa - See You Again (2/2)
* 2019: Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (2/2)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1979: David Jensen. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes.
* 1984: Simon Bates & Janice Long. Lionel Ritchie - Hello.
* 1990: Bruno Brookes. Madonna - Vogue.
* 2002: Sarah Cawood. Oasis - The Hndu Times.

## Publications

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26 February 2012

Sunday

2012-02-26

## Events

* **84th Academy Awards** ceremony takes place in Hollywood, USA. Best picture: *The Artist*. Best male actor: Jean Dujardin (*The Artist*), Best female: Meryl Streep (*The Iron Lady*). (*full list IMDb*)

## Charts

* Singles: NN1 Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody I Used to Know, N2 Emeli Sandé - Next To Me, N3 DJ Fresh Hot Right Now.
25 January 1998

Sunday 25 January

1998-01-25

## Charts

* Singles :HNE/NN1 **Usher - You Make Me Wanna...** N2 All Saints - Never Ever NE/N3 Catatonia - Mulder and Scully.
* Albums: N1 Verve - *Urban Hymns* N2 All Saints - *All Saints* N3 Robbie WIlliams - *Life Thru A Lens* N4 Lighthouse Family - *Postcards From Heaven* (all non-movers). HNE/N6 Air - *Moon Safari*.

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 3.00 pm *Top of the Pops*. Jayne Middlemiss nips behind the scenes of the UK's favourite TV music show and hears all the gossip, plus some exclusive acoustic sets.
	+ 4.00 pm *Top 40* with Mark Goodier.
	+ 7.00 *Dance Anthems.* with Dave Pierce
	+ 9.00 *All Back To Mine*. The occasional series continues with an intimate meeting with one of the UK's most enduring musical icons, Paul Weller.
27 December 1977

Tuesday 27 December

1977-12-27

## Events

* New movie *Star Wars* has its UK premiere in Leicester Square, London.( in pictures BBC news)

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1 [1]
	+ 12.45 pm *ABBA* Tom Browne talks to members of one of the world's most successful pop groups about their lives and music, with interviews specially recorded in Stockholm. (revised repeat)
	+ 10.00 pm *John Peel*. Festive Fifty (4/4). nos. 16-1; The Stranglers live. [2]
26 September 1971

Sunday

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 7.25 pm *The Morecambe & Wise Show*. Starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Eric and Ernie's special guests Keith Michell, Design, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. Captain Michell and Sgt Wise of the French Foreign Legion are holding out against great odds. Relief is on the way - but it turns out to be Pte Eric complete with deck chair and rubber duck in search of a holiday camp.
	+ 8.10 pm *Play of the Month: A Midsummer Night's Dream* by William Shakespeare. Performed in Edwardian costume, the play is set in 1865 and was filmed entirely on location in and around Scotney Castle, a folly set in the Kent countryside outside Tunbridge Wells.

*scans GraemeWood*

Ronnie Barker as Bottom
26 May 1980

Bank Holiday Monday 26 May

1980-05-26

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 1.45 pm *Grandstand*
	+ 6.20 pm *Jim'll Fix It*
	+ 7.00 pm *The 1980 World Superstars* from the Bahamas. Eleven top international sportsmen from seven countries compete in this fourth World Championship. At stake - reputations and $132,000 in prize money.
	+ 8.10 pm *Dallas* The end of the saga? For many people this is the moment they have been waiting for - The Shooting of J.R.
	+ 9.10 pm *Little Big Man* The feature film starring Dustin Hoffman Faye Dunaway.
	+ 11.25 pm *Bellamy's Europe*. At Reggio Calabria , in the toe of Italy, David Bellamy discovers the bergamot orchards and some surprising industries.
26 July 1987

Sunday 26 July

1987-07-26

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.00 pm Top 40 Presented by Bruno Brookes *(listen here, for chart see 21 July)*
	+ 7.00 pm *The Anne Nightingale Request Show*
	+ 9.00 pm Robbie Vincent
	+ 11.00 pm The Ranking Miss P - with Culture Rock for those who like their reggae big, broad, massive and hard - UK lovers to JA rockers
26 February 1983

Saturday 26 February

1983-02-26

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 9.15 am *Saturday Superstore* with Mike Read, Keith Chegwin and John Craven. Superstore strikes gold! Olympic medallist Steve Ovett will be here this morning to take your calls and offer a bargain. Discover how to make sound effects from an expert and also meet the new star from *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*. Meet Bucks Fizz on the SuperStore. They're making a special public appearance today. Join Barry Took and Vicki Klein for the What's It and strain your brain with the Store's three finalists. You've ordered Leo Sayer and he is coming today! Hear his latest single live this morning and chat to him on the phone.
	+ 10.45: The Martian Chronicles 1: The Expeditions (*rpt*.) [1]

## NME

* U2 cover and feature (*War* review [2])

## Record Mirror

full issue here

* Michael Jackson cover & colour feature
* Madonna feature (p.14)
* *War* review (p.18)
* Eurythmics colour feature (p.26)
* Afrika Bambaataa (p.33)
* The Bluebells (p.36
* lyrics: Too Shy, 1999 (p.43)
25 November 1993

Thursday 25 November

1993-11-25

## Top of the Pops

Presenter:  Mark Franklin

* (13) K-Klass – Let Me Show You
* (2) Elton John & Kiki Dee – True Love  (Video)  (And charts)
* (28) The Wonderstuff – Full Of Life (Happy Now)
* (19) Heart – Will You Be There (In The Morning)  (Via Satellite)
* (6) Janet Jackson – Again  (Video)
* (32) Aphex Twin – On  (Video)   (Breakers)
* (26) Kate Bush – Moments Of Pleasure  (Video)   (Breakers)
* (10) The Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’  (Video)   (Breakers)
* (33) Belinda Carlisle – Lay Down Your Arms
* (1) Meat Loaf – I’D Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)  (Video)

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*
26 March 1995

Sunday 26 March

1995-03-26

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 7.00 pm *Interactive Radio Night* Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq host an interactive evening on the Internet. Celebrity net surfers such as Belly and the Beastie Boys reveal why they love it, while Peter Gabriel and the Future Sound of London explain how technology has shaped their work. Throughout the show listeners can take part in an on-line interview with Blur, and exclusive tracks will be available for downloading for one night only. Top DJs Sure Is Pure mix live from Cafe Cyberia in London and the evening culminates with Orbital in concert via ISDN.
26 May 2023

Friday 26 May

2023-05-26

## Events

* 50th anniversary edition of Mike Oldfield's *Tubular Bells* released (vinyl, CD & streaming).
* New releases: Sparks - *The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte*

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 8.00 pm *RHS Chelsea Flower Show* At the end of the week, Monty Don and Joe Swift are celebrating in style the winner of the coveted BBC RHS People’s Choice Award.
	+ 9.00 pm *Hidden Treasures of the National Trust* (S01, E3/6) Paul McCartney’s childhood home is lovingly restored, a unique collection of photos is discovered in Liverpool, and an intriguing modern art installation is saved from collapse.
* BBC Four
	+ 7.00 pm *Top of the Pops* 06/10/1994
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops* 13/10/1994
	+ 8.00 pm *Top of the Pops* 27/05/1982
	+ 8.30 pm *Top of the Pops* 24/05/1979
26 September 1981

Saturday

1981-09-26

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 8.00 pm *The Paul Daniels Magic Show*. Join Paul Daniels for the first of six programmes in which television's top comedy magic star entertains in his own special fashion and introduces his remarkable guests.

* ITV
	+ ?? ?? pm *Game For A Laugh* (brand new series)

## Record Mirror

*scans GraemeWood*

Toyah WilcoxAdam & The Ants*Ghost In the Machine*Singles
## Sounds

Laurie AndersonGenesisDollarAlbums: Ian Dury, John Foxx
25 March 1972

Saturday

1972-03-25

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.00 pm *We Want To Sing* Anita Harris joins 300 children in rousing uninhibited singing of songs they want to sing.
	+ 5.45 pm *Dr Who*: The Sea Devils Part 5. Starring Jon Pertwee. Frustrated by the Master in his attempts to make peace, the Doctor is held prisoner.[1]
	+ 9.30 pm *Eurovision Song Contest 1972. From the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Introduced by Moira Shearer [2]*
	+ 11.10 pm *Match of the Day* David Coleman introduces action, interviews and the Goal of the Month.

*scans GraemeWood*

BBC1BBC2The New Seekers
23 December

## Events

* 1966: final episode of *Ready, Steady, Go!*

## Charts

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

**All Christmas Number 1s.**

* 1965: The Beatles - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (2/5)
* 1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhpsody (5/9)
* 1980: **St. Winifred's School Choir - There's No-One Quite Like Grandma** (1/2)
* 1986: **Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite** (1/4)
* 1990: **Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day** (1/1)
* 2001: Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid (2/3)
* 2007: **Leon Jackson - When You Believe** (1/3)
* 2012: **Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother** (1/1)
* 2022: **Ladbaby - Food Aid** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

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

* 1975: Christmas Special pt.1. JS & DLT. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
* 1971: *no show*.
* 1976: Noel Edmonds. Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born.
* 1982: David Jensen. Renée & Renato - Save Your Love.
* 1993: Mark Franklin. Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby.

## Publications

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26 April 1984

Thursday 26 April

1984-04-26

## Smash Hits

* Features: Pete Burns, Frankie Goes To Hollywood (by Neil Tennant, Psychedelic Furs, Eurovision Song Contest, Helen Terry, Groups' names, Nick Heyward,
* Start: Personal File - Green. Dave Gahan reviews the singles, Mike Read, EBTG.
* Bitz: Sandie Shaw, Andy McCluskey, U2 & Brian Eno, Echo & The Bunnymen, Chaka Khan
* Lyrics: Thieves Like Us, Against All Odds, Hand In Glove, Just Be Good To Me, Locomotion, Silver.
* Singles - reviewed by Dave Gahan: SOTF Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drop, The Lebanon, Hand In Glove, Stay, Thieves Like Us, Silver.
* Albums: *Junk Culture, Ocean Rain, The Top*.
* Films: *Footloose*
* Dates: Blancmange, OMD, Simple Minds.
* Live: Grandmaster Flash, Bad Karma in the UK.
* Centrespread: Duran Duran
* Back cover: Nik Kershaw
* Colour pics.: Annie Lennox
* Ads: The Lebanon, Culture Club video, *Sweet Dreams* video disc, The Reflex,
25 January 1987

Sunday 25 January

1987-01-25

## Charts

* Singles: N1 Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body HNE/N2 George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting For Me N3 Robbie Nevil - C'est la Vie.
* Albums: N1 Paul Simon - *Graceland* N2 Kate Bush - *The Whole Story* N3 the Bangles - *Different Light.*

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 5.00 pm *Top 40* with Tommy Vance (listen to full show on mixcloud)

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*
26 November 1975

Wednesday 26 November

1975-11-26

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 9.30 pm *Moll Flanders* by Daniel Defoe dramatised in two parts starring Julia Foster, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Ogilvy. 1: Mother and Daughter

*scans GraemeWood*

*Moll Flanders*BBC1/BBC2
* ITV
	+ *This Is Your Life* *(*S16/E03 - Mike Hailwood (dec.1981), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. [1]

*scans from this week's TV Times by GraemeWood*
26 May 1984

Saturday 26 May

1984-05-26

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 1.00 pm *Who's That Girl?* Janice Long talks to Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.
	+ 4.00 pm *Saturday Live*, Richard Skinner and Andy Batten-Foster with a lively look at the music scene and beyond. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
	+ 6.30 pm In Concert Fashion and Fiat Lux
	+ 7.30 pm Janice Long Sessions from Interferon and Montage Real

TV
--

*scans GraemeWood*
25 February 1987

Wednesday

1987-02-25

## Smash Hits

* Features: Beastie Boys, *Is This the End of Frankie Goes To Hollywood?*, BPI Awards, Male Stripper, *Neil Tennant: Smash Hits Editor for a day?*, Cutting Crew, Freddie Mercury *The Great Pretender*, The Christians, *The History of Heavy Metal*,
* Singles: SOTW Boy George - Everything I Own.
* Albums: The Smiths - *The World Won't Listen*
* Film: The Style Council, *Jerusalem*
* Centrespread: Madonna, Curiosity Killed The Cat, The Bangles.
* Back cover: Europe
* Ads:
22 November 1968

Friday

1968-11-22

## Events

* The Beatles issue their new album, simply entitled *The Beatles*, also known as 'The White Album' due to its plain white sleeve.[1] It was the first Beatles album to be pressed with the Apple label. The double LP issue coincides with the fifth anniversary of the release of their second album *With The Beatles*.
25 October 1975

Saturday 25 October

1975-10-25

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.45 pm *Doctor Who* Pyramids of Mars (S13 E1/4) A four-part story by Stephen Harris starring Tom Baker. An inexplicable force draws the Tardis to an old Priory in the year 1911. Sarah and the Doctor find a sinister Egyptian summoning the awful power of an ancient god...(see also tardis.wikia.com)
25 September 1975

Thursday 25 September

1975-09-25

## Events

* Declan Donnelly, British television presenter (Ant & Dec), born in Newcastle upon Tyne.

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 6.45 pm *Tomorrow's World* returns with its usual unusual mixture of the newest ideas for improving our lives.
	+ 7.10 pm *Top of the Pops* Introduced by Tony Blackburn
	+ 7.45 pm *The Two Ronnies* starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett and their guest Michel Legrand

## Top of the Pops

1. (New) Sparks – Looks, Looks, Looks
2. (New) Roger Whittaker – The First Hello, The Last Goodbye
3. (7) Showaddywaddy – Heartbeat
4. (25) Band Of The Black Watch – Scotch On The Rocks
5. (2) David Essex – Hold Me Close  rpt.
6. (New) Alvin Stardust – Move It
7. (10) Art Garfunkel – I Only Have Eyes For You  (Danced To By Pan’s People)
8. (New) Smokey – Don’t Play Your Rock ‘n’ Roll To Me
9. (21) George Baker Selection – Una Paloma Blanca
10. (8) The Drifters – There Goes My First Love
11. (1) Rod Stewart – Sailing  (Video)
26 March 1978

Easter Sunday 26 March

1978-03-26

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 4.10 pm *Multi Coloured Swap Shop* presents its Star Awards 1978. Noel Edmonds hosts a star-studded show together with Keith Chegwin and John Craven. (*ABBA won best group award*)
	+ 6.40 pm *Songs of Praise* for Easter Day. Gloucester Cathedral.
	+ 9.55 *Film 78* Barry Norman presents a round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the movie world. *The Goodbye Girl*. *Saturday Night Fever*. *The Hound of the Baskervilles* by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

* BBC Two

*scans GraemeWood*

Glynis Johns
27 August 1979

Bank Holiday Monday 27 August

1979-08-27

## Events

* Final day of the Leigh Festival with the 'Zoo Meets Factory Halfway' line up featuring bands from the Liverpool and Manchester labels (Zoo and Factory respectively). Among the bands featured were Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Teardrop Explodes, A Certain Ratio. The day's poster was designed by Peter Saville and was given the Factory FAC 15 catalogue number.
* A bootleg recording of performances by some of the bands exists and is also available on digital and streaming platforms. [1]
	+ see also cerysmatic.factoryrecords.org
25 June 2010

Friday 25 June

2010-06-25

## Events

* The 40th edition of Glastonbury Festival begins. Among the main acts are **Gorillaz**, Florence + The Machine, Corinne Bailey Rae, La Roux.

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 08.00 pm *Adam and Joe's Glastonbury Sunset Show*. The sun is out, it's the best festival in the world and it's the return of Doctors Buckles and Sexy! What more could you want? Maybe some Text the Nation? Live music from Dizzee Rascal and breaking news of a Thom Yorke gig? Then step this way.
27 December

## Events

* 1974: Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders.
* 1977: *Star Wars* opens in London

## Charts

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

* 1967: The Beatles - Hello Goodbye (4/7) (*Magical Mystery Tour EP* at no.2)
* 1970: Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (6/6)
* 1977: Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls School (5/9) \*announcement date unknown
* 1983: The Flying Pickets - Only You (4/5)
* 1987: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (3/4)
* 1992: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (5/10)
* 1998: **Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You)** (1/1)
* 2009: **Joe McElderry - The Climb** (1/1)

## Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single.

* 1966: Alan Freeman & Simon Dee. *Top of the Pops '66. Part 2 - July to December*. Tom Jones – Green, Green Grass Of Home.
* 1971: Tony Blackburn. *Top of the Pops '71. Part 2* (Bank Holiday Monday, broadcast 4.35 pm)
* 1973: **10th Anniversary Show**. JS. (no.1 not featured).
* 1974: DLT & Noel Edmonds. Christmas Special Pt.2 (broadcast 5.20 pm)
* 1979: DLT & Mike Read. *Top of the Pops 79* (further No 1 and 2 hits of the year).Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2).
* 1984: Lenny Henry. (no.1 not featured).

## Publications

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26 June 1975

Thursday 26 June

1975-06-26

## Events

* Two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams, are killed on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, USA (see *Incident at Oglala* - a documentary first shown on BBC Two on 13 March 1993).[1]

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 4.50 pm *Blue Peter Flies the World* - Ivory Coast
	+ 7.30 pm *Top of the Pops*
	+ 8.10 pm *The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau*: 7: Return of the Sea Elephant
	+ 9.25 pm *War and Peace*, part 1 (of 20). [2] (first shown BBC Two, 28 September 1972)

## Top of the Pops

* presented by DLT

1. (20) Gilbert O’Sullivan – I Don’t Love You But I Think I Like You
2. (12) Kenny – Baby I Love You, O.K.!
3. (44) Pete Wingfield – Eighteen With A Bullet
4. (30) Sister Sledge – Mama Never Told Me
5. (New) The Three Degrees – Long Lost Lover
6. (22) The Chi-Lites – Have You Seen Her (Video)
7. (24) Donny & Marie Osmond – Make The World Go Away
8. (6) Gary Glitter – Doing Alright With The Boys (rpt.)
9. (23) The Rubettes – Foe-Dee-O-Dee
10. (4) Van McCoy – The Hustle (Danced To By Pan’s People)
11. (New) David Cassidy – I Write The Songs (Video)
12. (1) **10cc – I’m Not In Love**
26 February 1973

Monday 26 February

1973-02-26

TV
--

* BBC Two
	+ 10.10 pm *Metro-land* A celebration of suburbia with Sir John Betjeman. ' Live in Metro-land' was the slogan in the 1920s and 1930s. It meant buying a new detached or semi-detached house in the desirable residential suburbs built up alongside the Metropolitan Railway. The Met, the first steam underground in the world, had bought up the farmland as it journeyed out from London's Baker Street, through Middlesex and Herts to farthest Bucks, and the houses and gardens it helped to build set the pattern for suburbia everywhere.
	+ In this film SIR JOHN BETJEMAN takes a journey through Metro-land, in search of the poetry and variety of its architecture and activities. He finds homes of sin and mystery in St John 's Wood, a nature trail in Neasden, and London's answer to the Eiffel Tower in Wembley; a Ladies' Luncheon Club in Harrow, and midsummer revels in Croxley Green; a Georgian palace in Moor Park's Golf Club, and a mighty Wurlitzer in Chorleywood.

*scans GraemeWood*
25 March 2019

Monday

2019-03-25

## Events

* The death of Scott Walker is announced. He was 76.[1]
* Euro 2020 qualifiers: Montenegro v. England. (5-1) [2]
* MPs vote to take control of Commons business in an unprecedented move to try to find a majority for any Brexit option. The government is defeated by 329 votes to 302 on the cross-party amendment setting up a series of votes on Wednesday to find out what kind of Brexit has most support among MPs. [3]
28 August 1985

Wednesday

1985-08-28

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1[1]
	+ 11.00 am *Radio 1 Roadshow* Simon Bates with Steve Wright at Summerleaze Beach, Bude.
	+ 5.00 pm Bruno Brookes. At 6.30 Bruno reviews the Top 30 album chart.
	+ 7.30 pm Janice Long with Ranking Ann in session
	+ 10.00 pm John Peel, including first and only session by Prefab Sprout.
25 June 2011

Saturday 25 June

2011-06-25

TV
--

Glastonbury TV coverage [1]

* 4:00pm Rumer (BBC2)
* 7:00pm Jessie J, Tinie Tempah (BBC3)
* 8:00pm Paolo Nutini, Friendly Fires, Aloe Blacc (BBC3)
* 9:00pm Elbow (BBC3)
* 9:45pm **Coldplay** (BBC2, BBC HD)
* 10:00pm Chemical Brothers, Janelle Monae, Big Boi, Glasvegas (BBC3)
* 1:30am, 4:30am Highlights (BBC3)

## Radio

* BBC 6 Music
	+ 10.00 am *Adam and Joe at Glastonbury* Adam & Joe lark around at Glastonbury with the Fleet Foxes and Metronomy. Plus live music from U2, Eels, Primal Scream, Mumford & Sons, Wu Tan Clan and Morrissey. (*final Adam and Joe show for 6 Music*)
26 September 1983

Monday 26 September

1983-09-26

## Events

* Nuclear early-warning system of the Soviet Union report the launch of multiple USAF Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles from bases in the United States. Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov sensed it was a computer error and made the decision not to retaliate, avoiding nuclear war. [1]

TV
--

* BBC Two 7.00 pm *Riverside* Riverside's special guests this week are Eddie and Sunshine fresh from the successful West End run of their cabaret show. They will be joined in the studio by Mick Karn, Midge Ure and John Foxx.
25 September 1973

Tuesday 25 September

1973-09-25

TV
--

* BBC One
	+ 5.15 pm John Craven's Newsround (new series)
	+ 5.20 pm *Screen Test (new series)* Michael Rodd introduces the first edition of a new series of this popular film quiz game of observation and general knowledge. This week the contestants come from Aberystwyth and Wrexham and will be looking at scenes from "*Live and Let Die*", "*Scramble*" and "*The Living Desert*".
	+ 5.40 pm *Adventures of Parsley*