Jeremy Beadle was at South Leeds Stadium to surprise junior rugby league coach Colin Cooper. This was November 1996, a month which also featured the opening of a music superstore in the city centre and a rebrand and name change for Leeds RL. It was also a which your city was making plans with Christmas and the panto season on the horizon. READ MORE: 21 Leeds cafes you may remember from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds Rhinos
Leeds RL was renamed Leeds Rhinos. Viewing the new name are, from left, Gary Hetherington chief executive, new signing Richie Blackmore, coach Dean Bell and second new signing Paul Sterling. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
2. Leeds city centre
Actor Barry Humphries struggles to open his bottle of champagne as Dame Edna Everidge, a disguised Richard Branson, is spraying bubbles to open the Virgin Megastore.. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd
3. Leeds city centre
Leeds City Varieties was preparing to stage Babes In The Wood. Pictured, from left, are Michael Hobbs (Prince John), David Barry (Nurse Dulcet) and Matthew Crompton (Little John). At the front are Joanne Heywood (Maid Marion) and Brad Clayton (Robin Hood). | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
4. Leeds city centre
Under the director of musical director Michael Williamson, soloists, Alastair Watson and Emma Turner front the Leeds Youth Opera as they rehearse Christmas carols for the group's various appearances around the city. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
5. Leeds city centre
Children, aged from nine to 15, from all over Leeds who were taking part in the production of Peter Pan at the West Yorkshire Playhouse gather for a team picture. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd
6. Leeds city centre
Leeds Grand Theatre was staging Hot Shoe Shuffle. Pictured is the cast, from left, James Doughtfire, Dean Magri, Martyn Herbert, Teddy Green, Louise Plowright, Paul Robinson, Graham Soutar, Paul Nield and Stuart McLeod. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby