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1992

Episode 3 of 10

Revisit the sounds, sights and significant events of 1992, the year of a new president in the US, a new boy band and the start of a new national stadium.

Rewind to relive the music, TV and news of 1992 - the year of a new US president, a new boy band and the start of a new national stadium: Bill Clinton is elected president, Take That break into the charts, and work begins at Hampden.

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first female Speaker of the House of Commons and the Cold War officially ends when George Bush and Boris Yeltsin meet in the USA.

Twelve states, including the UK, sign the Maastricht Treaty, paving the way for the European Union, and Buckingham Palace announces that the Prince and Princess of Wales are to separate.

Scottish band Del Amitri’s Always the Last to Know is the biggest hit from their album Change Everything, and the Tartan Army are voted the best fans at the tournament when the national football team travel to Sweden for their first ever European Championship finals.

Whitney Houston tops the charts around the world with I Will Always Love You, featured on the soundtrack of the hit movie The Bodyguard.

Black Wednesday strikes, there’s disaster for Windsor Castle, and the very first text message is sent. Find out what it said, along with more TV shows, music and events for the year on Rewind ’92.

28 minutes

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Fri 4 Jun 2021 20:30

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