Number 1 single: Pink Floyd - "Another Brick In The Wall"
Number 1 single: The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket"
Number 1 album: Abba - "Greatest Hits Volume 2"
Number 1 album: The Pretenders - "Pretenders"

NEWS... Indira Gandhi wins the Indian general election... the British Steel Strike continues... Russia consolidates its position in Afghanistan...

On TV: All Creatures Great & Small, Dallas, Monkey!, Emu's Broadcasting Company, The Superstars, The Waltons, The Book Tower

At the movies: Bo Derek & Dudley Moore in "10", Phil Daniels in "Quadrophenia"

Number 1 single: St Winifred's School Choir - "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma"
Number 1 single:  John Lennon - "Imagine"

Number 1 album:  Adam & the Ants - "Kings of the Wild Frontier"

NEWS... Peter Sutcliffe charged as the Yorkshire Ripper... Tehran frees US hostages after 444 days... Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President of the United States... Rupert Murdoch buys The Times...

On TV: Triangle, Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Dukes of Hazzard, Sapphire & Steel and Grange Hill, in which Duane Orpington was suffering a huge crush on Maths teacher Miss Lexington

At the movies: Sam J Jones in "Flash Gordon"

January 28th, 1981
Very shocked. Mr Walker appeared in Maths today without his moustache. He has shaved it off for his role in Babes in the Wood. Very distracting. I hope he realises that his acting career may risk our chances of passing exams.

Number 1 single: Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
Number 1 single: Bucks Fizz - "Land of Make Believe"

Number 1 album: Human League - "Dare"

NEWS... Widespread flooding and excessive snowfall across Britain... Mark Thatcher is lost in the Sahara desert...

On TV: The Amazing Adventures of Morph, The Rockford Files, Think Again with Johnny Ball, Nanny

Number 1 single: Renee & Renato - "Save Your Love"
Number 1 single: Phil Collins - "You Can't Hurry Love"
Number 1 single: Men At Work - "Down Under"
Number 1 album: Various Artists - "Raiders of the Pop Charts"
Number 1 album: Men At Work - "Business As Usual"

NEWS... Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands... Inflation hits 5.4% - its lowest rate since Spring 1970... George Best is declared bankrupt... Seatbelts are made compulsory for all front-seat passengers...

On TV: Mike Read in Saturday Superstore, BBC Breakfast TV, Dynasty, Hi-De-Hi!, Bergerac, Captain Zep Space Detective... and in Grange Hill Gripper tries to kiss Claire and Roland joins Weightwatchers...

At the Movies: "An Officer & a Gentleman"

January 6th, 1983
A new school uniform is introduced.  Grey, grey or grey...   I was a fool to think that grey legwarmers were ever a good idea.  But we *did* like the sweatshirts.

Number 1 single: The Flying Pickets - "Only You"
Number 1 single: Paul McCartney - "Pipes of Peace"
Number 1 single: Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"
Number 1 album: Paul Young - "No Parlez"
Number 1 album: Various Artists - "Now, That's What I Call Music"
Number 1 album: Michael Jackson - "Thriller"

NEWS... Gales and flooding across England and Scotland... AppleMac introduced... Torvill and Dean win gold with "Bolero" at the European Ice Dance Championships... Michael Jackson's hair catches fire whilst filming a Pepsi commercial...

On TV: The Thorn Birds, The Living Planet, and in Grange Hill Annette enters a beauty contest and Jimmy Mclaren takes a friendly interest in Pogo's chain letters...

At the Movies: Clint Eastwood returns as Dirty Harry  in "Sudden Impact"