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1993

Episode 4 of 10

Rewind back to the news, TV and music of 1993, when the MV Braer runs aground on Shetland, Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting is first published and The Bluebells were 'Young at Heart'.

It鈥檚 the programme that Rewinds you back to the year Scottish band The Bluebells hit No.1 with 'Young at Heart', Irvine Welsh鈥檚 Trainspotting is published and Anthea Turner shows Blue Peter viewers how to build their own Thunderbirds Tracy Island.

Rewind 鈥93 brings back all those memorable moments plus the news and events that shaped the year. In January a power failure and high winds force oil tanker MV Braer aground on the southern tip of Shetland, under orders from Boris Yeltsin the army storm the Russian parliament building and Nelson Mandela visits Glasgow, acknowledging an emotional association between him and the city.

Millions tuned in around the world to watch The Grand National, however after problems after problems at the start, for the first time in its history the race is declared void.

Scottish Cyclist Graeme Obree becomes a record breaker on a bike he builds himself and becomes known as the 'Flying Scot' and in Inverness, Caledonian FC and Inverness Thistle vote on merging the two clubs.

In the charts Will Smith teams up with DJ Jazzy Jeff for the last time with No1 hit single 鈥楤oom! Shake The Room鈥, Mr Blobby shocks the nation by beating Take That to Christmas No1 and Lenny Kravitz releases his biggest hits ever 鈥楢re You Gonna Go My Way鈥.

It鈥檚 the year Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer鈥檚 'Shooting Stars' lights up our screens for the first time and Jurassic Park is a roaring success at the box office.

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