1995

MCMXCV


 * FA Cup Winners: Evertone (beat Man. Utd. 1-0, 20 May)
 * Christmas Number One: Michael Jackson - Earth Song
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Dublin, 13 May
 * UK entry: Love City Groove - Love City Groove (10th)
 * Contest Winner: Secret Garden - Nocturne (Norway)
 * Blue Peter Team: Diane, Tim and Stuart, later with Katy
 * Doctor Who: -
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Steve Wright, then Chris Evans
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Hook; also Indecent Proposal at 10.10 pm.

Main events

 * Britpop

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows:
full list
 * The Private Life of Plants (BBC One, 11 January)
 * They Think It's All Over (BBC One, 14 September)
 * Pride and Prejudice (BBC One, 24 September)


 * Game On (BBC Two, 27 February)
 * Gaytime TV  (BBC Two, 29 June)
 * Dyke TV (C4,
 * Father Ted (C4, 21 April)
 * Friends (C4, 28 April)
 * ER (C4, ?)
 * Hollyoaks (C4, 23 October)

Shows ending
full list
 * Rainbow
 * Mr Bean
 * The Tomorrow People (re-make, ITV [[08 March 1995|08 March)
 * Knowing Me Knowing You  (Christmas Special shown on 29 December)
 * Bullseye (Central, 08 July)

Other TV events

 * Boon returns.
 * BBC World news channel and BBC Prime launched on 26 January at 7.00 pm GMT (both formerly under (BBC World Service Television).
 * Eastenders 10th anniversary.
 * Disney Channel (UK version) launches (01 October)
 * History Channel launches (11 November)
 * Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch) leaves Coronation Street.
 * Jim Davidson takes over The Generation Game.

Radio

 * New stations launched: Talk Radio UK (14 February), Heart 106.2 (London, 05 September)

== Music ==
 * Biggest selling singles: Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover, Coolio featuring L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise, Take That - Back for Good. (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Robson & Jerome - Robson & Jerome, (full list), Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Celine Dion - The Colour of My Love,
 * Compilations: Now 30, Now 31, Now 32.
 * Debut albums: Boyzone - Said and Done, Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters, The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust (full list)
 * Alternative/independent: Björk - Post, Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah, Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill.

See also: 30 Albums That Made 1995 A Vintage Year For Music NME.com - Barker, Emily, 2016-01-25.

Deaths

 * Larry Grayson (07 January), Peter Cook (09 January), Kenny Everett (04 April), Marti Caine (4 November), Marti Caine (04 November).