1990

1990

MCMXC
 * FA Cup Winners: Manchester United (beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in replay after 3-3 draw)
 * Christmas Number One: Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Zagreb, Yugoslavia 05 May
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Emma - Give a Little Love Back to the World (6th place)
 * Contest Winner: Toto Cotugno - Insieme: 1992 (Italy)


 * Blue Peter Team: Caron Keating (until 22 January), Yvette Fielding, John Leslie, Diane Louise Jordan (from 25 January).
 * Doctor Who: -
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Simon Mayo
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: ET (world TV premiere), Baby Boom 

New shows
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets) full list
 * Mr. Bean (ITV, 01 January), One Foot in the Grave (BBC1, 04 January), Vic Reeves Big Night Out (25 May), MasterChef (02 July), Stars in Their Eyes (21 July), Drop the Dead Donkey (C4, 09 August), Have I Got News for You (BBC2, 28 September). Twin Peaks (BBC2, 23 October), Keeping Up Appearances (29 October),  House of Cards (BBC1, 18 November),

Shows ending
full list
 * Blankety Blank (BBC1, 12 March - revived 1997),  Opportunity Knocks (02 June), Juke Box Jury (25 November), Howards' Way (25 November), All Creatures Great and Small  (24 December)

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Artist - Title (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Artist - Title  (full list)
 * Compilation albums: Title
 * Debut albums: Artist - Title (full list)
 * Eponymous debuts - Artist, Artist,
 * Alternative/independent: Artist - Title

Films
UK release date * premiered in 1989
 * Driving Miss Daisy* (23 February), Born on the Fourth of July* (02 March), The War of the Roses* (09 March), She-Devil* (11 May), Pretty Woman (01 June), The Phantom of the Opera (15 June), Back to the Future Part III (11 July), Robocop 2 (12 October), The Little Mermaid* (12 October), Ghost (05 October)

Births

 * Giovanni Pernice (05 Sept.)

Birthdays

 * 30: Gary Lineker, Bono Vox, Tony Hadley, Hugh Grant, Kim Wilde
 * 40: Peter Gabriel, Princess Anne,
 * 50: Gloria Hunniford
 * 60:
 * 70:

Deaths

 * Terry Thomas (08 January), Malcolm Muggeridge (14 November)