20 December 1998

Sunday

1998-12-20

UK charts

 * Singles. NN1/HNE Spice Girls - Goodbye, brings an end to Cher's seven-week run at the top with Believe. NEs Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You) (2), Denise and Johnny - Especially For You (3), Jane MacDonald - Cruise Into Christmas (10).
 * Albums: N1 George Michael - Ladies and Gentlemen (6/8 weeks). N2 Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You, N3 The Corrs - Talk On Corners.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 6.20 pm The Antiques Road Show Unwrapped. Jill Dando introduces a special edition to celebrate the programme's 21st anniversary. Antiques experts talk about what it's like to work on the Roadshow, in conversation with a host of celebrity fans.
 * 8.00 pm The Royal Variety Performance at Christmas. The Prince of Wales attends this year's show London's Lyceum theatre. Among the celebrities taking part are Lily Savage, B*Witched, Ulrika Jonsson, cast members from the National Theatre's Oklahoma!, Barry Manilow, Martine McCutcheon, the company of Annie, Boyzone, Ennio Marchetto, the Rambert Dance Company, Jane McDonald, Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna, Stomp and the Spice Girls.