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LISTEN HERE   Singles that entered the UK charts in October 1961 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)... (highest UK chart position in brackets) More chart shows HERE!  01 Helen Shapiro - Walking Back To Happiness (1) 02 Frank Sinatra - Granada (15) 03 Eddie Hodges - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (37) 04 Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu (9) 05 Nina & Frederik - Long Time Boy (43) 06 Temperance Seven - Hard Hearted Hannah /  Chili Bom Bom (28) 07 Ping Ping & Al Verlane - Sucu Sucu (41) 08 Matt Monro - Gonna Build A Mountain (44) 09 John Leyton - Wild Wind (2) 10 Everly Brothers - Muskrat /  Don't Blame Me (20) 11 Charlie Drake - My Boomarang Won't Come Back (14) 12 Tony Orlando - Bless You (5) 13 Ben E King - Amor Amor (38) 14 Nina & Frederik - Sucu Sucu (23) 15 Duane Eddy - Caravan (Part 1) (42) 16 Ted Heath - Sucu Sucu (36) 17 Mike Berry - Tribute To Buddy Holly (24) 18 Bobby Darin - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby (10) 19 Cliff ...

  LISTEN HERE               Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to February 1974, when Britons went to the polls in an election that produced a hung Parliament — a striking conclusion to a month in which everyday life had already been disrupted by industrial action, power restrictions and the three-day week. The month also saw the 16th Winter Olympics take place in Sapporo, Japan, attracting international attention. At the cinema, ‘ The Exorcist’ continued to generate enormous interest and controversy in Britain, while ‘ The Sting’ , starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was another major international success. On television, the films were as always, reviewed on a show hosted by Barry Norman called ‘Film 74’, while programmes such as ‘ The Two Ronnies’ provided a reassuringly British form of Saturday-night entertainment. Children’s TV was covered with cute, furry creatures such as ‘Bagpuss’ and ‘The Wombles’...