Off The Chart: 8 April 1981

Off The Chart: 8 April 1981

All the way back to 1981 on this week’s Off The Chart as Steve and Julian play some of the less famous records in the week’s singles chart, three tracks from the album of the week and the top five singles in full. Who almost represented the UK in Eurovision with a song about The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy? Who stormed out of the House of Commons on this day yelling “So much for democracy!”? And what does become of the broken hearted? Click PLAY to find out!

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