06 January


 * Fun Fact: this date never occurred on a Saturday during the 1980s

Birthdays

 * Eddie Redmayne (b.1982)

Events

 * 1970: The Borderers (S2, BBC2)
 * 1975: The Changes (ns, BBC1)
 * 1984: ORS 84 (ns, BBC2)
 * 1985: The Pickwick Papers, By the Sword Divided, That's Life (all ns, BBC1)
 * 1992: Brian Hayes begins Radio 2 Breakfast Show
 * 1994: The All New Alexei Sayle Show (BBC2, ns)
 * 2021: Capitol building stormed
 * 2023: Gianluca Vialli RIP

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: The Beatles - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (4/5)
 * 1976: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (7/9)
 * 1981: John Lennon - Imagine (1/4)
 * 1987: Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (3/4)
 * 1991: Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter ... (2/2)
 * 2002: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (3/3 n.c.)
 * 2008: Leon Jackson - When You Believe (3/3)
 * 2013: James Arthur - Impossible (3/3 n.c.)
 * 2017: Clean Bandit - Rockabye (9/9)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1966: JS. The Beatles – Day Tripper.
 * 1972: JS. The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony).
 * 1977: David Jensen. Johnny Mathis – When A Child Is Born.
 * 1983: Mike Smith & Tommy Vance. Renee & Renato – Save Your Love.
 * 1994: Tony Dortie. Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist And Shout
 * 2012: The Story of 1977 / Big Hits 1977.