1981

1981

''This is a draft model/template of what a Year page could look like. ''This idea partly courtesy of TV Cream:
 * FA Cup Winners: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Christmas Number One: The Human League - Don't You Want Me
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
 * Blue Peter Team: Simon Groom, Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan
 * Doctor Who: Tom Baker (S18, cont.) becoming Peter Davison (21 March)
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Mike Read
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Loophole, "the new British feature film"

Main events

 * Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (29 July)

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New series:

 * Game For A Laugh (ITV, 26 September), Russell Harty (BBC2, 20 October),

New seasons

 * Play For Today (20 October)

Other TV events

 * New look Look-In.

Singles

 * Biggest selling singles: The Human League - Don't You Want Me, Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming, Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House.full list
 * Debut no.1 singles: Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddap You Face, Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up, Aneka - Japanese Boy, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party

Albums

 * Biggest selling albums: Adam and The Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980), Queen - Greatest Hits, The Human League - Dare


 * Debut albums:Phil Collins - Face Value, Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell, New Order - Movement,
 * Eponymous debut albums: Bucks Fizz, Duran Duran
 * Compilation albums: Cliff Richard - Love Songs, Blondie - The Best of Blondie, Barry Manilow - Manilow Magic: The Best of Barry Manilow, VV AA - The Official BBC Album of the Royal Wedding

Births

 * Calum Best (06 February), Craig David (05 May), Gwenno (23 May), Natalie Portman (09 June), Fearne Cotton (03 September), Anthony Costa (23 June), Natasha Bedingfield (26 November)

Birthdays

 * 20:
 * 30: Bob Geldof, Andrew Gold, Kevin Keegan, Peter Powell, Richard Skinner, Sting, Selina Scott
 * 40:
 * 50:
 * 60:
 * 70:

Deaths

 * Ron Grainer (21 February, 58), Jack Warner (24 May, 85), Natalie Wood (29 November, 43)