Chris goes to Liverpool University to study architecture. During 1981 ‑1982 he spends a year gaining practical experience in a London architectural practice, designing a staircase in an industrial development in Milton Keynes. “It’s not a remarkable staircase”, he comments when visiting it in 1988, “It’s just a functional staircase”.
The Pet Shop Boys’ new film It Couldn’t Happen Here is the focus of the first episode of the BBC television show That Was Then… This Is Now.
They play their first full-length U.K. concert gig at the National Exhibition Centre Arena in Birmingham.
Neil records the vocals for ‘Se A Vida E.’
The mastering of the Closer to Heaven original cast album is completed.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Pandemonium Tour show to Liverpool.
They perform this evening at the Empress Ballroom in Chris’s hometown of Blackpool.
Chris and Neil enjoy a ‘day off’ on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como.
They perform at the Byblos International Festival in Lebanon.
Neil adds vocal harmonies to ‘Brick England,’ while Chris begins work on ‘Groovy.’
Still suffering from a cold, Neil continues working with Chris on ‘Hoping for a Miracle.’
To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s groundbreaking single ‘Space Oddity,’ BBC Radio 2 debuts a new documentary on the song, its history, and influence. Chris and Neil are among the commentators.
Pet Shop Boys perform at Barcelona’s Cruïlla Festival.