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 third collection of PSB videos, Promotion, is released.
Neil records what he describes as ‘Arabic flamenco nonsense vocals’ for the track ‘The Day Before Tomorrow,’ which ultimately evolves into ‘God Willing.’
The first of no fewer than eight performances over the course of the next week-and-a-half by the Pet Shop Boys and Take That at the Manchester Stadium.
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In Berlin, they begin work on ‘Omar’s Theme’ for My Beautiful Laundrette.
Neil works on a track that will soon evolve into ‘The Secret of Happiness.’