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 perform in Berlin, Germany.
The Boys are the subject of a full-page article in the London Times, focusing on their upcoming Savoy Theatre shows.
Neil and Chris attend a charity preview of Elton John’s new musical Billy Eliot.
The Homage Show on Arizona radio station KXUA 88.3 devotes two hours each week to the music of a single artist. The Pet Shop Boys are the focus of this week’s show, which airs this morning.