November 1990 highlights It may be now over a decade ago, but the basic structure of the BBC1 schedule remains largely unchanged from this typical day in 1990. Both channels were still using their 1980s idents - but they were to change in dramatic fashion just three months later... Daytime television had been revamped under the umbrella title of Daytime UK, although this didn't last long. Also short-lived was the quiz show Trivial Pursuit with Rory McGrath. Meanwhile Andi Peters and Edd the Duck had taken charge of CBBC. Over on BBC2 you could see the third part of the cult mystery Twin Peaks. A textbook late 80s/early 90s line-up on Radio 1, featuring Mayo, Bates, Davies and Wright. There was also the half-hour evening round-up News 90, the recently launched Evening Session with Mark Goodier, and a ten-part series marking the tenth anniversary of the death of John Lennon. A few changes on Radio 2 saw Ken Bruce make a brief move from mornings to late night (although Martin Kelner was standing in for him this week), and a new daily slot at 4.00pm in which different celebrities would guest as DJ and present their choice of music for a week. And, taking over Radio 2's old medium wave frequencies, Radio 5 was in its third month on air, featuring a mixture of sport, children's and youth programmes, and rather a lot of Radio 4 on Radio 5, Radio 3 on Radio 5 and Radio 1 on Radio 5.
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RT at this point had suffered several revamps in the past two years, and there were more to come in the next few years. This one, the first all-colour look, was used from June to December 1990, and used a new sans serif typeface which finally banished any resemblance to the 70s-style RT (only the logo remained from 1972). Covers were becoming ever more garish, but the most significant change was just  around the corner - from 1st March 1991 RT was to begin carrying details of commercial channels. Harry Enfield, this week's cover star, revealed the line-up of characters for his new Television Programme on BBC2, including You Don't Want to Do That, the Double Take Brothers, Lawman and Little Brother. There was classic comedy too, with Pete and Dud back together again (left) to choose their favourite sketches for The Best of Not Only...But Also. On the Letters pages, meanwhile, a correspondent from Belgium helpfully reminded us that the singular of 'dice' is 'die'. Thanks... 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1999 Radio Times Covers | 
