What else were you watching on TV as Sylvester McCoy made his debut? In the 6 years we've moved on since S18, we've gained a fourth national channel and the twice-weekly EastEnders is the most watched show on BBC1. Daytime TV is now well established, including Neighbours although at this time it's not on at teatime, so is becoming a cult, but not yet mainstream, smash.

To jog your memories, here's the Top 20 for September 1987 :

1) EastEnders - 18.4m
2) EastEnders - 17.9m
3) Romancing The Stone - 14.2m
4) Coronation Street - 14.2m
5) Coronation Street - 14.1m
6) Beyond Bermuda Triangle - 13.4m
7) News (ITV) - 12.9m
8) Blind Date - 12.5m
9) Taggart - 11.8m
10) The Last Frontier - 11.8m
11) News (ITV) - 11.3m
12) The Two of Us - 11.2m
13) Bread - 11.1m
14) Sins - 10.9m
15) New Faces of '87 - 10.8m
16) Bust - 10.6m
17) Beadle's About - 10.6m
18) Three Up, Two Down - 10.6m
19) 3-2-1 - 10.0m
20) Russ Abbot Show - 9.9m

ITV is still dominating with 15 of those positions, and I believe EE's figures include the omnibus repeat which always gave it an artificial boost. I ddin't realise 3-2-1 was still going in 87 - what with that, Beadle and Cilla ITV certainly ruled the roost on Saturday evenings!