01 September 1988

Thursday

1988-09-01

Radio

 * Radio 1 switch-over to FM from 12:00 noon (listen)

Top of the Pops

 * BBC One 7.00 pm. Introduced by Steve Wright and Mark Goodier.
 * Note in Radio Times:
 * BBC One: A simultaneous broadcast with Radio 1. Viewers served by Radio 1's FM stereo transmitters may wish to turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative.
 * Radio 1: Today, as FM stereo becomes available over large areas of Britain, Radio 1 brings you Top of the Pops sounding like you've never heard it before.
 * 1) Level 42 – Heaven In My Hands (18)
 * 2) Julio Iglesias & Stevie Wonder – My Love (5) (video)
 * 3) Womack & Womack – Teardrops (7) WATCH
 * 4) Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine (24) (breaker)
 * 5) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You (19) (breaker)
 * 6) Yello – The Race (14) (breaker)
 * 7) A-ha – Touchy (12)
 * 8) Bomb The Bass – Don’t Make Me Wait (6) WATCH
 * 9) Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up (1) (video)
 * 10) Phil Collins – Groovy Kind Of Love (9) (video/credits)