World Events[]
- The Apple Macintosh is introduced.
- The beginning of the UK Coal Miner’s strike.
- WPC Yvonne Fletcher is shot and killed outside the Libyan Embassy in London.
- The Soviet Union boycotts the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
- Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated.
- A leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 8,000 people outright and injures over half a million.
Events In Rock[]
- Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in a car crash.
- Marvin Gaye is shot and killed during an argument with his father.
- Band Aid records the charity single ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’ to raise money to combat the famine in Ethiopia.
Major Rock Releases[]
- Deep Purple: ‘Perfect Strangers’
- Bon Jovi: 'Bon Jovi'
- Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve: ‘Through The Fire’
- Iron Maiden: ‘Powerslave’
- Dio: 'The Last In Line'
- Kiss: ‘Animalize’
- Marillion: 'Fugazi'
- Jethro Tull: 'Under Wraps'
- Judas Priest: 'Defenders Of The Faith'
- Metallica: ‘Ride The Lightning’
- Gary Moore: 'We Want Moore!'
- Prince: ‘Purple Rain’
- Ratt: ‘Out Of The Cellar’
- Rush: ‘Grace Under Pressure’
- Saxon: ‘Crusader’
- Spinal Tap: ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
- Bruce Springsteen: ‘Born In The USA’
- Van Halen: ‘1984’
- Whitesnake: ‘Slide It In’
- Yngwie Malmsteen: ‘Rising Force’
List Of FRS Dates[]
- 09 March 1984 [1], 08 June 1984 (1 hr 50 min only due to Billy Joel concert), 15 June 1984 & 22 June 1984: presented by Andy Batten-Foster
- 29 June 1984: presented by Richard Skinner [2]
- 05 October 1984: FRS returns to two-hour length
- 16 November 1984: 6th birthday show
January |
February |
March |
April |
06 Jan 1984 13 Jan 1984 20 Jan 1984 27 Jan 1984 |
03 Feb 1984 10 Feb 1984 17 Feb 1984 24 Feb 1984 |
02 Mar 1984 09 Mar 1984 16 Mar 1984 23 Mar 1984 30 Mar 1984 |
06 Apr 1984 13 Apr 1984 20 Apr 1984 27 Apr 1984 |
May |
June |
July |
August |
04 May 1984 11 May 1984 18 May 1984 25 May 1984 |
01 June 1984 08 June 1984 15 June 1984 22 June 1984 29 June 1984 |
06 July 1984 13 July 1984 20 July 1984 27 July 1984 |
03 Aug 1984 10 Aug 1984 17 Aug 1984 24 Aug 1984 31 Aug 1984 |
September |
October |
November |
December |
07 Sep 1984 14 Sep 1984 21 Sep 1984 28 Sep 1984 |
05 Oct 1984 12 Oct 1984 19 Oct 1984 26 Oct 1984 |
02 Nov 1984 09 Nov 1984 16 Nov 1984 23 Nov 1984 30 Nov 1984 |
07 Dec 1984 14 Dec 1984 21 Dec 1984 28 Dec 1984 |
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- 06 January 1984 / 13 January 1984 / 20 January 1984 / 27 January 1984
- 03 February 1984 / 10 February 1984 / 24 February 1984
- 02 March 1984 / 09 March 1984 / 16 March 1984 / 30 March 1984
- 13 April 1984 / 20 April 1984 / 27 April 1984
- 04 May 1984 / 25 May 1984
- 01 June 1984 / 08 June 1984 / 22 June 1984 / 29 June 1984
- 06 July 1984 / 13 July 1984 / 20 July 1984 / 27 July 1984
- 03 August 1984 / 10 August 1984 / 17 August 1984 / 31 August 1984
- 14 September 1984 / 21 September 1984
- 05 October 1984 / 12 October 1984 /19 October 1984 / 11 October 1984 (Into The Music) / 19 October 1984 / 26 October 1984
- 09 November 1984 / 16 November 1984 / 23 November 1984 / 30 November 1984
- 07 December 1984 / 14 December 1984 / 21 December 1984
- Footnotes