25 February

Birthdays

 * George Harrison (b.1943), Lee Evans (b.1964)

Events

 * 1964: George Harrison is 21.
 * 1971: Mr Benn (S1, BBC 1)
 * 1973: On the Buses (S7, ITV)
 * 1974: Zodiac (ns, ITV)
 * 1976: Man About The House (S6, ITV)
 * 1977: Raffles (ns, ITV)
 * 1982: The Kenny Everett Television Show (S2, BBC1)
 * 1985: Songs From The Big Chair released
 * 2000: Perfect World (S1)
 * 2019: This Time With Alan Partridge (ns, BBC1)
 * 2020: Coronavirus spreads to Spain, Switzerland
 * 2022: Russian troops close in on Kiev

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: The Seekers – I’ll Never Find Another You (1/2)
 * 1975: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile) (2/2)
 * 1986: Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (4/4)
 * 1990: Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me (1/4)
 * 1996: Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (1/1 - straight in)
 * 2001: Atomic Kitten - Whole Again (4/4)
 * 2007: Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (1/1)
 * 2022: for reference only, single charts no longer considered relevant

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1965: Pete Murray. The Seekers – I’ll Never Find Another You.
 * 1971: JS. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord.
 * 1982: DLT. The Jam - Town Called Malice.
 * 1988: Mark Goodier & Peter Powell. Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky.
 * 1993: Tony Dortie. 2 Unlimited – No Limit
 * 2000: Gail Porter. All Saints – Pure Shores.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Jennifer Lopez – Get Right.