23 November 1990

Friday 23 November

1990-11-23

Events

 * Pet Shop Boys sign copies of their book Literally at Claude Gill booksop in Oxford Street, London. (as reported by Smash Hits 01 December 1990).
 * Author Roald Dahl dies, aged 74.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 7.00 pm - 2.00 am. Children In Need. Terry Wogan, Sue Cook and top names in entertainment see Pudsey Bear into his second decade. full listing
 * BBC Two
 * 2.15 pm Sport On Friday. Cricket: First Test. The start of England's bid to regain the Ashes. Brief highlights of the first day's play from Brisbane. Plus a review of the week's FA Cup football.
 * 9.00 pm. Pears on a Willow Tree. The first of a two-part documentary about present-day Poland. As Poles prepare to vote in this weekend's presidential election, Pears on a Willow Tree reveals the emotional and psychological turmoil caused by Poland's search for a democratic alternative to communism.