1996

1996

MCMXCVI

''This is a draft model/template of what a Year page could look like. ''This idea partly courtesy of TV Cream:
 * FA Cup Winners: Manchester United
 * Christmas Number One: Spice Girls - Two Become One
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Gina G - Just A Little Bit
 * Blue Peter Team: Diane, Tim, Stuart and Katy, then Tim, Stuart, Katy and Romana
 * Doctor Who: Paul McGann
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show Jock: Chris Evans
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Jurassic Park

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows:

 * TFI Friday (09 February), Ballykissangel (11 February), Silent Witness (21 February), Dalziel and Pascoe (16 March), Doctor Who (TV movie, 27 May), Changing Rooms (04 September), This Life (18 March), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (12 November),

Shows ending

 * Jackanory, Spitting Image, Going For Gold, Beadle's About!

Other TV events

 * Only Fools and Horses Christmas Trilogy, CBBC on Nickelodeon, Sky 2, Sky Box Office and Sky Sports 3 launched on analogue.

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Fugees - Killing Me Softly, Spice Girls - Wannabe, Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Alanis Morisette - Jagged Little Pil, Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Spice Girls - Spice, (full list)
 * Compilation albums: Now That's What I Call Music! 33, 34, 35, A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing,
 * Debut albums: Spice Girls - Spice, Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys, Olive - Extra Virgin,  (full list), Eminem - Infinite, Republica - Republica,
 * Alternative/independent: Artist - Title

Films

 * Jerry McGuire, The English Patient, Secrets and Lies, Mission: Impossible 

Deaths

 * Leslie Crowther, William Rushton, Michael Bentine, John Pertwee