1984

1984

MCMLXXXIV
 * UK Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher
 * FA Cup Winners: Everton FC, beat Watford 2-0
 * Christmas Number One: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Luxembourg, 05 May
 * Contest Winner: Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (Sweden)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Belle and the Devotions - Love Games (6th)
 * Blue Peter Team: Simon, Pete and Janet, then Simon, Janet and Michael
 * Doctor Who: Peter Davison then Colin Baker (S21, 05 January - 30 March)
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Mike Read
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Mary Poppins

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows

 * Spitting Image (ITV, 26 February), Master of the Game (BBC One mini-series, 02 September), The Living Planet (BBC1, 19 January)

Other TV events

 * BBC early evening news moved to 6.00 pm

Radio

 * Janice Long begins weekdays 7.00 pm slot on R1 (03 September)

Music
UK Chart debuts: Alison Moyet, Nik Kershaw, Bronksi Beat, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Madonna, Scritti Politti, Julian Lennon, Cyndie Lauper


 * Biggest selling singles: () Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?, Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You, Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax, Two Tribes.1984 singles in Record-Mirror-1985-03-02-18.jpg


 * Biggest selling albums: (full list) Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down, Hits 1, Bob Marley - Legend, Wham! - Make It Big
 * Overall best selling album artists: Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Wham!, Queen, Ultravox (RM, March 1985)
 * Debut albums: Sade - Diamond Life, FGTH - Welcome To the Pleasuredome, Alison Moyet - Alf, Howard Jones - Human's Lib, Nik Kershaw - Human Racing, Paul Young - No Parlez, The Smiths - The Smiths, Bronski Beat - The Age of Consent.

Films

 * Sahara, Electric Dreams, Purple Rain, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid

Births

 * Calvin Harris, Little Boots, Gareth Gates, Olly Murs, Katie Melua, Katy Perry, Duffy
 * Clara Amfo
 * Henry Charles Albert David (Prince Harry, 15 September)

Birthdays

 * 20: Andy Rourke,
 * 30: Steve Wright, Adam Ant
 * 40: Richard O'Sullivan, Roger Daltrey, Ray Davies, Joe Cocker
 * 50:
 * 60:
 * 70:
 * 80:

Deaths

 * Tommy Cooper (15 April), Eric Morecambe (28 May), Leonard Rossiter (05 October), Diana Dors (04 May), Reginald Bosanquet (27 May)