It was a year of royal stories: future heir to the throne, Prince William,
was born. The Queen had a rude awakening when she found a man sitting
on the end of her bed in Buckingham Palace... and it wasn't Prince
Philip.
Channel 4 went on air for the first time on 2nd November and began
broadcasting with Countdown. The government gave the go-ahead for
satellite television.
Actress Sophia Loren was imprisoned for a month in her native Italy
for tax evasion.
The Barbican Arts Centre in London was opened by the Queen and
Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit Britain in 450
years.
Video laser discs began a short lived existence and the Sony Pocket
Television or Watchman was introduced.
Welcome
To 1982
