1993

1993

MCMXCIII

''This is a draft model/template of what a Year page could look like. ''This idea partly courtesy of TV Cream:
 * FA Cup Winners: Arsenal (beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in replay)
 * Christmas Number One: Mr. Blobby - Mr. Blobby
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Sonia - Better The Devil You Know (2nd place)
 * Eurovision Song Contest Winner: In Your Eyes - Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland)
 * Blue Peter Team: John, Diane and Anthea, with Tim Vincent at the end
 * Doctor Who: Sylvester McCoy for two-part Dimensions in Time for Children In Need ("nominal 30-year anniversary")
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Simon Mayo, then Mark Goodier
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Back To The Future Part III

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows

 * GMTV (ITV, 04 January), Celebrity Squares (revived ITV, 08 January),

Other TV events

 * new ITV franchises and C4 goes independent.
 * John Birt becomes BBC Director General. In April he introduces Producer Choice, giving programme makers the power to buy services from outside the BBC.

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), UB40 - I Can't Help Falling in Love with You 8Elvis Presley cover), Ace of Base - All That She Wants
 * Biggest selling albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, REM - Automatic for the People, Take That - Everything Changes.
 * Alternative music: Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
 * Debut albums: Björk - Debut, Annie Lennox - Diva
 * Eponymous debuts: Suede,

Deaths

 * Les Dawson (10 June)