1986

[Star Attraction]

The Challenger disaster happened on 28 January.

Cliff Richard re-released "Living Doll" with the Young Ones in aid of Comic Relief, the song spent 3 weeks at number 1.

Other songs included:
Billy Ocean - "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"
Diana Ross - "Chain Reaction"
Stan Ridgway - "Camouflage"

The Eurovision Song Contest came from Bergen, Norway on 3 May.
Belgium achieved its first ever win with "J'aime la vie" sung by Sandra Kim (176 points). It was found out afterwards she was only 13 years old, the youngest winner ever!
The UK's entry "Runner In The Night" sung by Ryder came 7th with 72 points.

[kazboot]

Re: 1986

The first number one of the year was West End Girls by The Pet Shop Boys and the last was Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson.

[Techno]

Re: 1986

The Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded in the Soviet Union.

[darren]

Re: 1986

argentina won the 86 th world cup.
with a 3-2 win over west germany.
it was held in mexico

[Paulos]

Re: 1986

The type of telly we were watching in 1986

BBC One 27 March 1986

0600 Ceefax AM
0650 Breakfast Time
0920 Roland Rat's Easter Extravaganza
Roland Rat links the following programmes: Lassie; Why Don't You...?; Jackanory; Play School.
1050 The Royal Maundy Service
1200 Pages from Ceefax
1215 The Gospel According to St Matthew
1230 News After Noon
1257 Regional News
[London/SE: Financial Report; News Headlines with Subtitles].
1300 Pebble Mill at One
1345 Hokey Cokey
1400 Pages from Ceefax
1552 Regional News
[Except London/SE].
1555-1735 Children's BBC
With Phillip Schofield.
1555 T.T.V.
1610 SuperTed.
1615 Jackanory.
1630 Ulysses 31.
1655 Newsround.
1705 Blue Peter.
1735 The Flintstones
1800 Six O'Clock News
1835 Regional News Magazines
1900 Top of the Pops
1930 EastEnders
2000 Tomorrow's World
2030 A Question of Sport
Hosted by David Coleman.
2100 Nine O'Clock News
Followed by Regional News.
2130 Crimewatch UK
With Nick Ross and Sue Cook.
2210 Question Time
Chaired by Robin Day.
2310 Crimewatch Update
Updating the calls on tonight's featured cases.
2320 Can You Avoid Cancer?
2345 The Gospel According to St Matthew

[darren]

Re: 1986

quality telly there mate.
with a capital Q.

I was glued to that for yrs and yrs.
where did you get these exact listings from paulos.
check this paulos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqAksFdiKzo

[Paulos]

Re: 1986

quality telly there mate.
with a capital Q.

I was glued to that for yrs and yrs.
where did you get these exact listings from paulos.
check this paulos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqAksFdiKzo

Hi Darren
Check this site out as mentioned in one of my older posts
http://tvlistings.thetvroomplus.com/

[branny]

Re: 1986

My favourite ever cinematic experience. ALIENS, opening night at Manchester Odeon.

[Star Attraction]

Re: 1986

Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson one Wednesday in the summer.