random retro-spective
The darling of Aintree wins the Grand National
Red Rum wins the 1973 Grand National in record time
the retro hour: 1992
We've been through the archive and compiled everything we think you need to know about the year. To make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, everything is organised into categories.
the top stories
The collapsed Bank of Credit and Commerce International was put into
liquidation by the High Court
Allison Halford, Britain's most senior policewoman, was suspended for
misconduct
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Duchess of York was seeking a divorce
Euro Disney, the £6.4 million amusement park near Paris, opened
Neil Kinnock resigned as leader of the Labour Party
Plans were announced for a fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport
Mythical movie star Marrlene Dietrich died at her Paris apartment
Mrs Thatcher was introduced into the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher,
meanwhile MPs voted themselves a 40 per cent rise on their expense accounts
The Stock Market suffered its biggest one-day fall in more than a year
Queen Elizabeth described the year as an "annus horribilis"
on the chart
At the Brit Awards, Best Female went to Lisa Stansfield and Best Male
to Seal.
The Best Group went jointly to the KLF and Simply Red
The Blue Room by The Orb became the longest ever single at 39 minutes
Paul Simon married Edie Brickell and Kurt Cobain tied the know with Courtney
Love
The Eurovision Song Contest was won by Linda Martin from Ireland with
Why Me?
on the tv and at the cinema
Absolutely Fabulous was the show of year, The Big Breakfast launched
the career of Chris Evans and Eldorado was tipped as sun, sex and sangria
but was a massive flop
The top TV shows of the year were EastEnders, Coronation Street, Only
Fools and Horses, The Worst of Alright on the Night and You've Been Framed
Silence of the Lambs was awarded Best Picture
at the Oscars. Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster also won Oscars for their
performances in the same movie.
Quentin Tarentino starred in Reservoir Dogs whilst Malcolm X was a biographical
drama of the 1960 militant civil rights leader
Dirk Bogarde was knighted
Other popular films of 1992 were Basic Instinct, Hook, Wayne's World,
My Girl and Beauty And The Beast
sports achievements and milestones
The Winter Olympics were held in Albertville with the Summer event in
Barcelona where Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell won gold medals
British driver Nigel Mansell announced his retirement from Formula One
The England cricket team beat South Africa in their first meeting since
1984, meanwhile Pakistan won the World Cup
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were the Wimbledon champions
Leeds United won the First Division title; Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0
in the FA Cup
David Platt became the most expensive football player: he was sold to
Juventus for £8m
Party Politics won the Grand National
Nigel Mansell won the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship then retired
and finally
The Royal Mint introduced a new, smaller 10p coin
The space shuttle Endeavour was launched in America: carrying the first
married couple to go into space
Laws in Afghanistan prevented women from appearing on television
A 12-year-old boy in Florida divorced his parents
David Mellor resigned in the wake of revelations about his love life
EuroDisney in Paris opened at a cost of £6.4 million