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The Eurovision Song Contest came from Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland for the third time in four years.
Teletubbies, produced by Ragdoll Productions, launched on BBC TV in the spring. Although really aimed at pre-school children, it became a cult among university and college students.
The UK General Election was held on 1 May 1997, and Labour swept to power with a landslide victory.
The BBC's 24-hour news channel BBC News 24 launched on 9 November 1997, on analogue cable only. However overnight coverage was available on BBC1 during overnight downtime.
Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
Other UK number one singles of 1997 included:
If you have any more memories of 1997, please air them here.
- This was also Ireland's fourth time of hosting the Contest in five years.
- The UK won with "Love Shine A Light" sung by Katrina and The Waves, scoring a record breaking 227 points.
- Host country Ireland finished a distant second with 157 points: "Mysterious Woman" sung by Marc Roberts.
- Two countries finished joint last with nul points: Norway: "San Francisco" sung by Tor Endresen and Portugal: "Antes Do Adeus" sung by Célia Lawson.
- Televoting was piloted in five countries: UK, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. The remaining countries continued to use Jury voting.
Teletubbies, produced by Ragdoll Productions, launched on BBC TV in the spring. Although really aimed at pre-school children, it became a cult among university and college students.
The UK General Election was held on 1 May 1997, and Labour swept to power with a landslide victory.
The BBC's 24-hour news channel BBC News 24 launched on 9 November 1997, on analogue cable only. However overnight coverage was available on BBC1 during overnight downtime.
Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
- Her funeral took place at Westminster Abbey on 6 September 1997.
- Elton John re-wrote "Candle In The Wind", and sung it at the funeral.
- When Candle In The Wind 97 was released as a tribute single, it went straight to number one and became the best selling single of 1997.
Other UK number one singles of 1997 included:
- Spice Girls - "Who Do You Think You Are?"
- Puff Daddy and Faith Evans - "I'll Be Missing You"
- Will Smith - "Men In Black"
- Spice Girls - "Spice Up Your Life"
- Aqua - "Barbie Girl"
- Various Artists - "Perfect Day"
- Teletubbies - "Teletubbies Say Eh Oh"
If you have any more memories of 1997, please air them here.