17 September 1987

Thursday 17 September

1987-09-17

TV

 * BBC One
 * 9.30 pm - new series, Black Adder The Third. Ep. 1: Dish and Dishonesty. The House of Commons, now led by William Pitt the Younger, sets out to bankrupt the Prince Regent. Blackadder has a plan to stop them, but it'll involve a rigged by-election and new MP - there's only one man for the job.

Top of the Pops
Gary Davies & Mike Smith (full episode here)
 * 1) Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me (31)
 * 2) Luther Vandross – Stop To Love (24) (video)
 * 3) House Master Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House – House Nation (12)
 * 4) Cliff Richard – Some People (6)
 * 5) The Communards – Tomorrow (25)
 * 6) Karel Fialka – Hey Matthew (20)
 * 7) Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (1)
 * 8) M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume (2) (video/credits)