20 February 1981

Friday 20 February

1981-02-20

Events

 * Upcoming British group Depeche Mode release their first single Dreaming of Me c/w Ice Machine on the independent Mute records label. The debut single would reach a peak position of no.57in the UK charts.
 * The Human League release new single Boys and Girls, their first release since the group split in late 1980.

TV

 * BBC Two
 * 7.25 pm Oxford Road Show - Nash the Slash.
 * 8.00 pm Gardeners' World
 * 9.00 Call My Bluff

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1
 * 5.45 pm Roundtable Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy and guest DJs join Mike Read to review the week's new records.
 * 10.00 pm The Friday Rock Show A two-part programme on the Reading Festival 1980, introduced by Tommy Vance