1985

Peelenium

 * Broadcast
 * 15 December 1999

Playlist


 * Jesus and Mary Chain: Never Understand
 * Billy Bragg: Between The Wars
 * Fall: Gut Of The Quantifier
 * Vibes: I'm in Pittsburgh & It's Raining

Events
 * Boris Becker is youngest-ever winner of Wimbledon.
 * Live Aid held.
 * Eastenders starts on BBC 1

Festive 50
1985 Festive Fifty
 * 16 December 1985 #50 - 41
 * 17 December 1985 #40 - 31
 * 18 December 1985 #30 - 21
 * 23 December 1985 #20 - 11
 * 25 December 1985 #10 - 1 inc weird session by Elton John

Top Of The Pops appearances

 * 03 January 1985 (TOTP)
 * 07 March 1985 (TOTP)
 * 11 April 1985 (TOTP)
 * 09 May 1985 (TOTP)
 * 11 July 1985 (TOTP)
 * 29 August 1985 (TOTP)
 * 25 December 1985 (TOTP)

Links

 * (BBC) Peel Biography: 1985 - You'll Never Walk Alone
 * Frequency Finder: Radio 1 Schedules 1983-87
 * Wikipedia: 1985
 * Wikipedia: 1985 In Music

Shared

 * Peel was away 27-29 May and his place was taken by Andy Kershaw, who featured records and session repeats.


 * 01 January 1985 / 02 January 1985 / 07 January 1985 / 09 January 1985 / 14 January 1985 / 22 January 1985 / 23 January 1985 / 30 January 1985
 * 05 February 1985 / 12 February 1985 / 25 February 1985
 * 04 March 1985 / 06 March 1985 / 11 March 1985 / 26 March 1985
 * 01 May 1985 / 07 May 1985 / 13 May 1985 / 15 May 1985 / 20 May 1985 / 27 May 1985 (Andy Kershaw) / 28 May 1985 (Andy Kershaw) / 29 May 1985 (Andy Kershaw)
 * 03 June 1985 / 04 June 1985 / 11 June 1985
 * 23 July 1985 / 24 July 1985 / 30 July 1985
 * 12 August 1985 / 14 August 1985
 * 02 September 1985 / 03 September 1985
 * 22 October 1985
 * 16 December 1985 / 17 December 1985 / 18 December 1985 / 23 December 1985 / 25 December 1985
 * Peel January 1985 / Peel February 1985 / Peel March 1985 / Peel April 1985 / Peel Summer 1985