12 March 1999

Friday

1999-03-12

Events

 * Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 12 noon Call My Bluff A special Comic Relief edition of the word panel game, hosted by Bob Holness.
 * 4.05 pm Comic Relief Red Nose Day 1999: the Record Breaker. Children's BBC goes behind the scenes as excitement builds for this evening's Comic Relief spectacular.
 * 7.00 pm Comic Relief More than seven hours of top comedy, music and documentary footage of Comic Relief in action.
 * incl. Doctor Who and The Curse of the Fatal Death


 * BBC Two
 * 6.55 pm Top of the Pops - Gail Porter introduces the hits from this week's top 40. Plus the chance to hear the winner of last Sunday's Great British Song Contest, who will represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest on 29 May.

Top of the Pops
host: Gail Porter (TOTP debut)
 * 1) (8) Cher – Strong Enough (rpt.)
 * 2) (3) Vengaboys – We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)
 * 3) (17) Skunk Anansie – Charlie Big Potato
 * 4) (5) Whitney Houston – It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (rpt.)
 * 5) (12) East 17 – Betcha Can’t Wait E 17 Betcha Can't Wait TOTP flvAT
 * 6) (9) Stereophonics – Just Looking (rpt.)
 * 7) (6) Blur – Tender (rpt.)
 * 8) (1) Boyzone – When The Going Gets Tough (and credits)