1987 timeline

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See also


 * 1987 page
 * 1987 Calendar
 * 1987 Category

January

 * 03, Sat. - Saturday Superstore re-opens
 * 11, Sun - That's Life! back for the 14th year.
 * 17, Sat. - Johnnie Walker returns to R1 with The Stereo Sequence
 * 25, Sun - Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body at N1

February

 * 07, Sat. - Saturday Live begins on Channel 4
 * 13, Fri - Black TV debut on The Tube.
 * 17, Tues. - Eastenders second anniv.
 * 23, Mon - new release: The World Won't Listen

March

 * 04, Wed. - The Clothes Show
 * 09, Mon. - French & Saunders (S1)
 * 21, Sat. - Bob Says Opportunity Knocks (BBC1)

April

 * 04, Sat. - Grand National
 * 19, Sun. - Easter Sunday
 * 24, Fri. - final edition of The Tube

May

 * 07, Thurs. - UK local elections
 * 09, Sat. - Eurovision Song Contest 1987 in Brussels
 * 10, Sun. - London Marathon
 * 16, Sat. - FA Cup Final, won by Coventry City
 * 25, Mon - Bank Holiday
 * 26, Tues. - The Montreux Rock Festival
 * 31, Sun - John Peel at Eurovision, Sgt Pepper 20th anniversary

June

 * 11, Thurs. - UK General Election, won by the Conservative Party
 * 15, Mon. - Pet Shop Boys release It's a Sin
 * 19, Fri. - Glastonbury CND festival opens

July

 * 06, Mon. - Star Cops (new series, BBC2)
 * 16, Thurs. - From Russia With Long (BBC R1)
 * 17, Fri. - First Night of The Proms
 * 18, Sat. - Miami Vice (S2, BBC1)
 * 20, Mon. - New Order release True Faith
 * 21, Tues. - Madonna at no.1 with Who's That Girl

August

 * 24, Mon. - Depeche Mode release Never Let Me Down Again
 * 25, Tues. - Rick Astley at no.1 with Never Gonna Give You Up
 * 28, Fri. - first experiments in overnight broadcasting

September

 * 05, Sat. - Blind Date (S3, ITV), Bob's Full House (S4, BBC1)
 * 07, Mon. - Doctor Who (ns, BBC1), debut for Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor
 * 17, Thurs. - Black Adder The Third begins
 * 26, Sat. - Saturday Starts Here/Going Live! (BBC1)
 * 28, Mon - 20 years of Radio 1
 * 29, Tues. - final "Tuesday chart" announcement, M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume at no.1

October

 * 04, Sun. - first 'live' Top 40 on Radio 1
 * 15/16, Thurs./Fri. - The Big Storm hits UK
 * 21, Wed. - Daytime Live launched (BBC1)

November

 * 08, Sun. - 600th No.1 single announced
 * 23, Mon. - 150th Doctor Who story

December

 * 20, Sun. - Pet Shop Boys' Always On my Mind announced as Christmas no.1