Number 1 single: Specials - "Special AKA Live EP"
Number 1 single: Kenny Rogers - "Coward of the County"
Number 1 album: Various Artists - "The Last Dance"

NEWS... a man wins £953,000 on the pools - the biggest ever win in the UK... Robert Runcie is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury... Robin Cousins wins gold at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid...

On TV: Wonder Woman, Dick Turpin, Worzel Gummidge, The Goodies, Old Grey Whistle Test

At the movies: Breaking Glass

Number 1 single:  John Lennon - "Woman"
Number 1 single: Joe Dolce - "Shaddup You Face"

Number 1 album:  John Lennon - "Double Fantasy"
Number 1 album:  Phil Collins - "Face Value"

NEWS... The Pope visits the Phillipines and Japan... The engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer is announced... An attempted coup is foiled in Spain... The UK government approves CB radio...

On TV: Solo, Taxi, Starsky & Hutch, That's Life!, Doctor Who

At the movies: The Jazz Singer, Raging Bull

February 4th, 1981
This morning I got an autographed photo of Peter Davison in post, so go to school feeling very pleased with myself! Jan, Giles Stead and Donna Marshall's birthdays.  Ciaran brings in flour and almost everyone gets covered.  Lara flirts with Theo...

Number 1 single: Shakin' Stevens - "Oh Julie"

Number 1 single: Kraftwerk - "The Model/Computer Love"
Number 1 album: Barbra Streisand - "Love Songs"

NEWS... the Pope visits Africa... UK inflation is 12% for the third consecutive month... budget airliner Laker Airways collapses owing £270 million to banks and other creditors, and Delorean calls in the receivers (Too bad, cos their cars would be considered pretty damn cool in about three years time...)

On TV: Dangermouse, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Not The Nine O'Clock News, Terry & June, and in Grange Hill a sticker epidemic was breaking out...

At the Movies: Dragonslayer

Number 1 single: Men At Work - "Down Under"
Number 1 single: KajaGooGoo - "Too Shy"
Number 1 album: Men At Work - "Business As Usual"

NEWS... TV-AM launches February 1st... a nationwide hunt for 1981 Derby winner Shergar begins in Ireland after the prize stallion is kidnapped... Karen Carpenter dies...

On TV: Jigsaw, Take Hart, The Professionals

Number 1 single: Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"

Number 1 album: Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
Number 1 album: Eurythmics - "Touch"
Number 1 album: Simple Minds - "Sparkle in the Rain"
Number 1 album: The Thompson Twins - "Into the Gap"

NEWS... after 13 years the halfpenny coin is to be phased out by the end of 1984... Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean win gold with 'Bolero' at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo...

On TV: Jimmy Saville fixes it for a Marilyn fan to join her favourite star on the cover of Smash Hits...