02 October

Birthdays

 * Graham Greene (b. 1907, dec.), Anna Ford (b.1943), Don McLean (b.1945), Trevor Brooking (b.1948), Sting (b.1951), Philip Oakey (b.1955), Robbie Nevil (b.1958), Victoria Derbyshire (b.1968), Tiffany (b.1971).

Events

 * 1971: The Generation Game first broadcast
 * 1972: Pebble Mill At One first broadcast.
 * 1976: Swap Shop begins
 * 1979: Pope JP II visits NYC.
 * 1982: Saturday Superstore first broadcast
 * 1983: Neil Kinnock elected leader of the Labour Party. Steve Wright on Sundays.
 * 1993: Live & Kicking first broadcast.
 * 1995: Oasis release (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
 * 2000: Kid A released.
 * 2020: Brave New World (ns, Sky One), TOTP: the Story of 1990 (BBCFour)
 * 2023: Radio 1 Live Lounge month begins

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days (2/6)
 * 1973: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (2/4)
 * 1979: The Police - Message In A Bottle (2/3)
 * 1984: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (5/6)
 * 1988: U2 - Desire (1/1)
 * 1994: Whigfield - Saturday Night (4/4)
 * 2005: Sugababes - Push the Button (1/3)
 * 2011: Sak Noel - Loca People (1/1)
 * 2015: Sam Smith - Writings On The Wall (1/1)
 * 2020: 24KGldn ft Iann Dior - Mood (2/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Tony Blackburn. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
 * 1975: JS. David Essex - Hold Me Close.
 * 1980: DLT. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.
 * 1986: Mike Smith. The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
 * 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. B*WITCHED – Rollercoaster.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Jeremy Bowen. Sugababes - Push the Button.

Stamps
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