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Sophia Loren


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.


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