14 March

Birthdays

 * Jona Lewie (b.1947), Jasper Carrott (b.1945), Peter Skellern (b.1947, dec.), Pam Ayres (b.1947)

Events

 * 1968: BBC 1 - Sixth Sense, TOTP Toward Tomorrow. Utopia.
 * 1970: A Song For Europe 1970, Match of the Day FA Cup semi-finals.
 * 1989: Budget '89

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1971: T. Rex - Hot Love (1/6)
 * 1978: Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (2/4)
 * 1993: Shaggy - Oh Carolina (1/2)
 * 1999: Boyzone - When the Going Gets Tough (2/2)
 * 2004: DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide (1/1)
 * 2010: Tinie Tempah - Pass Out (2/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1968: Jimmy Savile & Tom Edwards. Esther & Abi Ofarim – Cinderella Rockefella.
 * 1974: Noel Edmonds. Paper Lace – Billy Don’t Be A Hero.
 * 1985: Gary Davies & Mike Smith. Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record).
 * 1991: Simon Mayo & Lenny Henry. The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go.
 * 1996: MN8. Take That – How Deep Is Your Love.
 * 1997: Ian Broudie. Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are.
 * 2003: Richard Bacon. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful