17 March 1997

Monday 17 March

1997-03-17

Events

 * Prime Minister John Major names May 1st as the date for next General Election. The Sun newspaper declares it will be supporting the Labour Party leader Tony Blair.
 * Pet Shop Boys release new single A red letter day b/w The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on. The seven-inch version is a new mix of the track taken from the Bilingual album, using elements from a Motiv 8 remix of the song. The single entered the UK Top 40 at no.9 on 23 March, dropping out the week after.Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day

TV

 * BBC One
 * 11.40 pm Film 97 with Barry Norman. Films under review include George Lucas's futuristic epic Star Wars, enhanced and digitised for re-release later this month. Plus Romeo and Juliet, a contemporary version starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan, and Space Jam, about an intergalactic basketball match where Bugs Bunny and friends battle evil aliens, combining live action with animation.