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1980 – Alexandra Palace in London was gutted by fire during a Jazz Festival. The fire started under the organ and quickly spread destroying half the building. The outer walls survived and the eastern parts, including the theatre and the BBC television studios and aerial mast, were saved. Some of the damage to the palace was repaired immediately but Haringey council overspent on the restoration, creating a £30 million deficit. It was then reopened to the public in 1988 under a new management team.

1982 – Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and found his way to the bedroom of the Queen. An alarm sensor had detected his movements inside the palace but police thought the alarm was faulty and silenced it. The Queen woke when he disturbed a curtain, and initial reports said Fagan sat on the edge of her bed. But in a 2012 interview, he said she left the room immediately to seek security

SONGS PLAYED
Gary Newman – We Are Glass
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
Tears for Fears – Mad World
Shalamar – A Night To Remember
Wham! – Club Tropicana
Ultravox – We Came To Dance
Hot Chocolate – No Doubt About It
Prince – U Got the Look
John Mellencamp – Jack & Diane
The Style Council – You’re the Best Thing
Chaka Khan – I Feel For You
Deacon Blue – Circus Lights
Simply Red – It’s Only Love
Tanita Takaram – Twist in My Sobriety
Robbie Robertson – Somewhere Down the Crazy River
Yazz – The Only Way Is Up
D C Lee – See The Day
Sister Sledge – Frankie
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona
Aswad – Give a Little Love
Olivia Newton John & ELO – Xanadu
Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin
Transvision Vamp – Baby I Don’t Care
Donna Summer – She Works Hard for the Money
Latin Quarter – Radio Africa
A-ha – Cry Wolf
Madness – Baggy Trousers