1982

1982

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 * FA Cup Winners: Tottenham Hotspur (beat QPR 1-0 in replay after 1-1 draw)


 * Christmas Number One: Renée and Renato - Save Your Love
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Harrogate, 24 April
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Bardo - One Step Further (position 7th)
 * Contest Winner: Nicole - Ein Bisschen Frieden (A Little Peace) (W. Germany)


 * Blue Peter Team: Simon Groom, Sarah Greene, Peter Duncan.
 * Doctor Who: Peter Davison (S19 from 04 January)
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Mike Read
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: International Velvet (afternoon), Death on the Nile.(evening).

Main events

 * Falklands War; Channel 4 begins

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New series full list

 * Wogan (BBC1, 04 May), Fame (BBC1, 17 June), The Late, Late Breakfast Show (04 September), Saturday Superstore (BBC1, 02 October).  'Allo 'Allo (30 December), Boys from the Blackstuff (BBC2, 10 October), The Young Ones (BBC2, 09 November), The Saturday Show (ITV, 30 October, replacing Tiswas).
 * Channel 4, beginning 02 November: Countdown, Brookside, Channel 4 News; The Tube (05 November).

New seasons

 * This Is Your Life (ITV, 20 October), Crackerjack! (BBC1, 22 October), Grandstand (BBC1), Blue Peter (BBC1), Match of the Day, Call My Bluff, Mr & Mrs., Jackonary, Screen Test (BBC1, 5 October 1982)...

Shows ending

 * The Goodies (BBC2, 13 February), Not the Nine O'Clock News (08 March), Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (27 March), Tiswas (ITV, 03 April), It's a Knockout (30 July, until 1999), Sapphire & Steel (31 August), Something Else (15 October).

Radio

 * Janice Long & Gary Davies Radio 1 debut (December)

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Artist - Title (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Artist - Title  (full list)
 * Compilation albums: Title
 * Debut albums: Artist - Title (full list)
 * Eponymous debuts - Artist, Artist,
 * Alternative/independent: Artist - Title

Births

 * Fearne Cotton (03 September), Billie Piper (22 September), Matt Smith (28 October),

Deaths

 * Harry H Corbett, Arthur Lowe, Kenneth More, Arthur Askey, Marty Feldman.