23 November

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	2025
22 November			November		24 November

Birthdays

• Zoë Ball (b.1970), Kelly Brook (b.1979), Miley Ray Cyrus (b.1992),

Events

1963: First ever episode of Dr. Who broadcast.

• 1977: This Is Your Life (S18)
• 1979: Pink Floyd release new single Another Brick in The Wall Pt.2.
• 1978: BBC Radio frequencies changeover day.
• 1980: large earthquake hits Irpinia region in Southern Italy;
• 1981: Cliff!
• 1987: "150th Doctor Who story"
• 1990: Children in Need (BBC1)
• 2013: Dr Who 50th anniversary special
• 2023: Dr Who 60th anniversary begins

Charts

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

• 1969: The Archies - Sugar Sugar (6/8)
• 1976: Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (3/3)
• 1982: Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance (3/3)
• 1997: VV AA - Perfect Day (1/3 n.c.)
• 2003: Westlife - Mandy (1/1)
• 2008: Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (1/1)
• 2014: Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas (1/1)
• 2018: Ariana Grande - Thank U Next (3/6)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1967: Alan Freeman & Mike Raven. Long John Baldry – Let The Heartaches Begin.
• 1972: Noel Edmonds. Chuck Berry – My Ding-A-Ling.
• 1978: Mike Read. Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap.
• 1989: Jakki Brambles & Jenny Powell. New Kids On The Block – You Got It (The Right Stuff).
• 1995: Nicky Campbell. Robson & Jerome – I Believe.
• 2001: Jamie Theakston. Blue - If You Come Back.

Publications

1968

1974

1974 - click for full issue

1985

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1985

1991

1994

2013

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2013

2013

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2013

2013

2019

2019

Stamps

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