1994

1994

MCMXCIV
 * FA Cup Winners: Manchester Utd.(beat Chelsea 4-0)


 * Christmas Number One: East 17 - Stay Another Day
 * Eurovision Song Contest: City, Date
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Frances Ruffelle - We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony) (position 10th)
 * Contest Winner: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'n' Roll Kids (Eire)


 * Blue Peter Team: John Leslie (until 20 January), Diane–Louise Jordan, Tim Vincent, Anthea Turner (until 27 June) replaced by Stuart Miles.
 * Doctor Who: -
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Steve Wright (starting 10 January)
 * Big Christmas Day Film on BBC1: Robin Hood,Prince of Thieves

Main events

 * Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway; Channel Tunnel opens; first UK National Lottery (19 November), Tony Blair becomes leader of the Labour Party, LIDL opens first UK supermarkets, Daily Telegraph first on-line daily,

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New series full list

 * Common as Muck (BBC1, 07 September) Monster Café (BBC1, 12 September), The Vicar of Dibley (BBC1, 10 November), Room 101 (BBC2, 04 July), Top of the Pops 2 (BBC2, 17 September), The FAst Show (BBC2, 27 September), Ready, Steady, Cook (BBC2, 24 October 1994), Time Team (C4, 16 January).

New seasons

 * Rainbow, Blockbusters, University Challenge (first since 1987), Later...With Jools Holland (2 series, plus 2nd Annual Hootenanny)

Shows ending
full list
 * That's Life!, Jim'll Fix It, Paul Daniels Magic Show, Fireman Sam (returning in 2003),

Other TV events

 * New channels: Sky Sports 2, Sky Soap, Sky Travel, VH1.

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1 shake-up as from 10 January.

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

 * Clear and Present Danger, Four Weddings and A Funeral,

Births

 * Name Surname (day),

Deaths

 * Sir Matt Busby (20 January)
 * Terry Scott (26 July)
 * Roy Castle (02 September)
 * Doris Speed (16 November)
 * Fanny Craddock (27 December)