World News
- Terry Waite, the special representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury, is kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon.
- The Zeebrugge car ferry diaster with over 200 dead.
- Margaret Thatcher elected for a third term as the UK Prime Minister.
- Gunman in Hungerford kills 14 dead and 15 wounded in an English town.
- Hurricane sweeps over south-east England with 110mph winds, which killed 17 people and left a £300 million trail of destruction.
- An IRA bomb blast on Remembrance Day kills 11 people in the Northern Ireland town of Enniskillen.
Events In Rock
- Bon Jovi headlined 1987's Monsters of Rock festival with Dio, Metallica, Anthrax, W.A.S.P. and Cinderella. Dee Snider, Bruce Dickinson and Paul Stanley joined Bon Jovi to perform "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk.
- Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls peaked at No. 2 in the Billboard charts.
- Bon Jovi's album Slippery When Wet topped the Billboard charts for eight weeks.
Major Rock Releases
- Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation
- Anthrax - Among the Living, I'm the Man
- Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol
- Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium
- Def Leppard - Hysteria
- Deep Purple - The House of Blue Light
- Foreigner - Inside Information
- Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
- Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1
- IQ - Nomzamo
- Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
- Kiss - Crazy Nights
- Metallica - The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
- Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls
- Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute
- The Cult - Electric
- W.A.S.P. - Live...In the Raw
- Warlock - Triumph & Agony
- Whitesnake - Whitesnake
- Yes - Big Generator
List Of FRS Dates
- 31 July 1987: presented by Dante Bonutto
- 25 December 1987: Merry Metal Music (festive request show)
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06 February 1987 13 February 1987 20 February 1987 27 February 1987 |
06 March 1987 13 March 1987 20 March 1987 27 March 1987 |
03 April 1987 10 April 1987 17 April 1987 24 April 1987 |
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| 01 May 1987 08 May 1987 15 May 1987 22 May 1987 29 May 1987 |
05 June 1987 12 June 1987 19 June 1987 26 June 1987 |
03 July 1987 10 July 1987 17 July 1987 24 July 1987 31 July 1987 |
07 August 1987 14 August 1987 21 August 1987 28 August 1987 |
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| 04 September 1987 11 September 1987 18 September 1987 25 September 1987 |
02 October 1987 09 October 1987 16 October 1987 23 October 1987 30 October 1987 |
06 November 1987 13 November 1987 20 November 1987 27 November 1987 |
04 December 1987 11 December 1987 18 December 1987 25 December 1987 |
- 30 January 1987
- 13 March 1987 / 20 March 1987 / 27 March 1987
- 10 April 1987
- 15 May 1987
- 12 June 1987 / 19 June 1987 / 26 June 1987
- 03 July 1987 / 10 July 1987 / 17 July 1987 / 24 July 1987 / 31 July 1987
- 07 August 1987 / 14 August 1987 / 21 August 1987 / 28 August 1987
- 11 September 1987 / 18 September 1987 / 25 September 1987
- 02 October 1987 / 09 October 1987 / 16 October 1987 / 23 October 1987
- 06 November 1987 / 13 November 1987 / 20 November 1987 / 27 November 1987
- 04 December 1987 / 11 December 1987 / 18 December 1987 / 25 December 1987