22 September

M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
	1964	1965	1966	1967		1968
1969	1970	1971		1972	1973	1974
1975		1976	1977	1978	1979
1980	1981	1982	1983		1984	1985
1986	1987		1988	1989	1990	1991
	1992	1993	1994	1995		1996
1997	1998	1999		2000	2001	2002
2003		2004	2005	2006	2007
2008	2009	2010	2011		2012	2013
2014	2015		2016	2017	2018	2019
	2020	2021	2022	2023		2024
21 September			September		23 September

Birthdays

• Toni Basil (b.1943), Mark A P Phillips (b.1948), Nick Cave (b.1957), Andrea Bocelli (b.1958), Scott Baio (b.1960), Billie Piper (b.1982), Tom Felton (b.1987)

Events

• 1976: TV Times 21st anniversary
• 1978: BBC Two: Rock Goes To College
• 1979: Secret Army
• 1980: Film 80, TV Times 25th anniversary
• 1983: BBC One: Give Us A Break, Just Good Friends.
• 2020: new anti-COVID restrictions announced

Charts

as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.

• 1966: Jim Reeves - Distant Drums (1/5)
• 1981: Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming (2/4)
• 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (12/16)
• 1996: Fugees - Ready Or Not (2/2)
• 2002: Pink - Just Like A Pill (1/1)
• 2013: Katy Perry - Roar (2/2)
• 2017: Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (2/3)
• 2022: Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red (3/ )

Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details

• 1966: JS. Jim Reeves - Distant Drums .
• 1977: DLT. Elvis Presley - Way Down.
• 1983: Simon Bates & Mike Read. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon. (Howard Jones debut)
• 1988: Nicky Campbell & Andy Crane. The Hollies - He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother.
• 1994: Bruno Brookes. Whigfield - Saturday Night.
• 2000: Jamie Theakston. Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight).

Publications

1973

1973

1973 click for full issue

1976

1979

1979

1979 - click for full issue

1980 (click for more TV Times anniversary pictures)

1984- Threads see 23 September 1984

1984

1984

1984 - click for full issue

1984 - click for full issue

1990

2007

2012

2018

2018

Stamps

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