28 July 1981

Tuesday

1981-07-28 (Eve of Royal Wedding)

TV
scans GraemeWood
 * BBC One
 * 9.25 pm The Royal Fireworks A celebration for the Wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer in the presence of HM The Queen The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Charles and their guests. Before an estimated crowd of half-a-million people in Hyde Park, Prince Charles will light the initial beacon to set off a chain of over 100 bonfires throughout the country, organised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
 * 11.00 pm The Queen's Realm: A Prospect of England An aerial anthology - film, poetry, and music of England - with the Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman. A look from the air at England through the seasons of the year.

Charts

 * Radio 1 12.45 pm Paul Burnett
 * Singles: NN1 Shakin' Stevens - Green Door N2 Specials - Ghost Town N3 Spandau Ballet - Chant No.1  N7 (from N33) RPO - Hooked On Classics