After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
‘Heart’ is released as a single.
The Boys travel to Berlin and soon begin recording tracks there.
The Fundamental Tour comes to Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Chris and Neil are interviewed on Lauren Levine’s BBC 6 Music radio show.
They’re in Mexico preparing for the following evening’s premier date in Veracruz of their new ‘Electric’ tour show.
Neil pays a visit to the BBC studios to join Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox for the conclusion of her 24-hour eighties-music dance marathon, during which she raised more than £900,000 for the Comic Relief charity.