1985

1985


 * FA Cup Winners : Manchester United (beat Everton 1-0)
 * CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE : Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
 * UK EUROVISION ENTRY : Vikki - Love Is
 * Eurovision Song Contest Winner:
 * BLUE PETER TEAM : Si, Janet and Michael, then Si, Pete and Janet
 * DOCTOR WHO : Colin Baker
 * RADIO 1 BREAKFAST SHOW JOCK : Mike Read
 * BIG CHRISTMAS DAY FILMS on TV : BBC1 Absence of Malice 10.40pm, ITV Moonraker 3.05 pm, Gregory's Girl 10.50 pm

Main events

 * Live Aid
 * Heysel Stadium disaster

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New series

 * Eastenders (BBC 1, 19 February)Albion Market (ITV, 30 August 1985 - lasted for one year)

Music
Chart debuts: Pet Shop Boys
 * Biggest selling singles: Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love, Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well, Madonna - Into the Groove, Paul Hardcastle - 19 (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms, Phil Collins - No Jacket Required, Madonna - Like A Virgin. (full list).
 * Debut albums: Midge Ure - The Gift, Propaganda - A Secret Wish, (full list)
 * eponymous debut albums: Whitney Houston, Fine Young Cannibals
 * Wham! become the first Western group to perform and sell records in China.

Films
UK general release.
 * Ghostbusters, Starman, The Breakfast Club, The Bride, Letter to Breshnev, St Elmo's Fire, Back to the Future.

Births

 * Lilly Allen (02 May), Bruno Mars (08 October),

Birthdays

 * 20:
 * 30:
 * 40:
 * 50: Margaret Thatcher
 * 60:
 * 70:

Deaths

 * Noele Gordon (14 April), Jock Stein (10 September), Rock Hudson, Orson Welles, Yul Brynner.