TV Pop Diaries
Popular Music on British Television
1979
Monday 1st January 1979
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Manhattan Transfer
BBC1 The Captain And Tennille 11:20 pm -
Thames The Didn’t Quite Make It In Time For Christmas Video Show 5:45 – 6:30 pm
Kenny Everett special
Michael Jackson & Diana Ross – Ease On Down The Road (Hot Gossip)
Dean Friedman -
Leo Sayer – Raining In My Heart
Rod Stewart – sketch, Maggie May
ITV Cinderella At The Palace 10:20 pm -
Paul Anka
Frank Sinatra
Ann Margaret
Sammy Davis Jnr
Andy Williams
Tom Jones
Tuesday 2nd January 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds 7:00 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:05 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Racing Cars -
Turning Point -
Robert Fripp -
Leon Redbone -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
Elvis Costello -
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Friends
Charlie Pride
The Chieftains
Thames Donna’s Disco Party 5:15 -
Donna Summer
Love and Kisses
Paul Jabara
Marathon
The Village People
Granada Words And Music By Randy Newman 11:15 pm -
Live in Britain
Wednesday 3rd January 1979
BBC1 David Essex (repeat 20 September 1977) (Not listed in Daily Mirror)
ATV George Hamilton IV 12:30 -
Channel / Westward Bachman Turner Overdrive 3:20 -
Thursday 4th January 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Paul Davis -
Generation X -
Elton John -
Earth Wind & Fire -
Ian Dury & The Blockheads -
Olivia Newton-
Racey -
Barry White -
Brotherhood Of Man -
Jimmy Savile chats with host about the show's anniversary
Village People -
Hot Chocolate -
BBC1 Elvis 7:40 -
The NBC Comeback Special 1968
Friday 5th January 1979
BBC1 (West) XTC 10:15 – 10:45 pm
BBC2 Jazz from Montreux
The Buddy Rich Big Band, Mary Lou Williams, Xanadu All Stars, Miriam Makeba, Bill Evans Trio with Kenny Burrell
ATV The Muppet Show
Harry Belefonte
Yorkshire The London Rock N Roll Show 11:15 pm -
content unknown
LWT George Hamilton IV
Scottish Sounds of Britain: The Sounds of Britain
Barbara Dickson
Saturday 6th January 1979
BBC1 Multi-
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC1 Petula...And Songs Of Love (repeat 10 February 1978)
Petula Clark
BBC1 Parkinson
Dolly Parton
Oscar Peterson
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:10 -
Bethnal at University of London Union
ATV Tiswas 10:30 am -
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show 10:00 -
The Clash
ATV Celebrity Squares
Sacha Distel
Granada Johnny Cash At San Quentin repeat
Sunday 7th January 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 2:55 -
Anglia The Andy Williams Show 1:00 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
The Spinners
Monday 8th January 1979
BBC2 Marti Caine
Barbara Dickson
Tuesday 9th January 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Judas Priest
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:50 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
National Health -
Terry Reid -
Santana -
Gary Moore (with Phil Lynott) -
Grampian The Entertainers
Peter Skellern
Wednesday 10th January 1979
BBC2 My Kind Of Movie 8:15 -
Petula Clark chooses Ace In The Hole
BBC2 Kenny Rogers In Concert 9:25 -
Dave and Sugar
Granada Deadlier Than The Male movie with The Walker Brothers theme
ITV Celebrity Concert
Jose Feliciano
Thursday 11th January 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by David Jensen
Chaka Khan -
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -
Sally Oldfield -
Paul Evans -
Bonnie Tyler -
Leo Sayer -
Mankind -
Driver 67 -
Doll -
Hot Chocolate -
The Shadows -
Funkadelic -
Steve Allan -
Village People -
Billy Joel -
BBC1 The Good Old Days
Frankie Vaughan
HTV Clannad at the Embankment 10:35 -
Friday 12th January 1979
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 11:40 pm -
Bethnal repeat
LWT George Hamilton IV
Ulster Sounds of Britain
Boys of the Lough
Saturday 13th January 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:50 -
The Cars at University of Sussex
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Bonnie Tyler
LWT The Monkees: Monkees Marooned
ATV David Frost Presents The Gift Of Song 8:00 -
NB The USSR delegation took exception to the inclusion of Rod Stewart’s song
UNICEF special
Rod Stewart Do You Think I’m Sexy
Elton John
Olivia Newton-
Abba
John Denver
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
The Bee Gees
Andy Gibb
Earth Wind and Fire
Sunday 14th January 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 3:05 -
LWT The South Bank Show 10:30 -
The Rhythm of Resistance (the music of black South Africa)
Anglia The Andy Williams Show
Monday 18th January 1979
BBC2 Marti Carne
Peter Skellern
Thames The Eamonn Andrews Show 10:30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 16th January 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Little Acre
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Friends 10:25 -
Billie Jo Spears – ’57 Chevrolet, Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For Us, plus due with Hamilton
Lloyd Green
Nutshell
The Duffy Brothers
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
NB Broadcast from Manchester
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
UFO -
Rod Argent -
The Doors -
Music news
Earth Quake -
Chuck Mangione -
Wednesday 17th January 1979
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records 10:30 -
Neil Innes
Thursday 18th January 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Shalamar -
The Olympic Runners -
Anne Murray -
Racey -
Dan Hartman -
Frankie Miller -
Olivia Newton-
Ian Dury & The Blockheads -
The Three Degrees -
Billy Joel -
Chic -
Village People -
Leif Garrett chats to host
Chaka Khan -
Granada What’s On
Elvis Costello -
Michael and Brian
Roger McGough, John Cooper Clarke and Mike Rooke poetry readings
Friday 19th January 1979
BBC1 (West) Jazz at the Seaside
content unknown
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat
The Cars
Saturday 20th January 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Kate Bush
BBC1 Charro! Elvis Presley movie 6:50 -
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:50 -
The Rubinoos at Reading University
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Leo Sayer
LWT The Monkees: Monkees In A Ghost Town
ATV Connie Stevens In Concert 11:00 -
ITV George Burns 100th Birthday 10:00 -
Dean Martin
Andy Gibb
Helen Reddy
Pat Boone
Debbie Boone
LWT The London Rock N Roll Show (repeat)
Mick Jagger, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley etc
Sunday 21st January 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 2:15 -
LWT The London Weekend Show: Women in rock
Suzi Quatro, Tina Charles, Mickie Most
LWT South Bank Show
Neil Ardley’s Harmony of the Spheres (thirty minutes)
Anglia The Andy Williams Show
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Anita Harris
Monday 22nd January 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
The Osmonds -
BBC2 Arena: Who Is Poly Styrene? 10:20 -
X Ray Spex
Thames The Eamonn Andrews Show
The Osmonds
Joe Brown
Jack Good
Tuesday 23rd January 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Neon Hearts
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC1 Play: Waterloo Sunset (no Kinks connection)
BBC2 Don Williams In Concert 10:25 -
Barbara Fairchild
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
ELP -
in Memphis -
In Montreal -
Wednesday 24th January 1979
BBC2 Tammy 6:30 -
Tammy Wynette
Johnny McEvoy
Rchard Harding
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records
Neil Innes
Thursday 25th January 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Phoebe Snow Every Night
Dr Feelgood Milk and Alcohol
The Doll Desire Me
Leif Garret I Was Made For Dancin’ (promo clip)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (repeat)
Phoebe Snow Every Night
Judas Priest Take On The World
Third World Cool Meditation (Legs & Co)
Donny & Marie Osmond On The Shelf
The Shadows Don't Cry For Me Argentina (repeat)
Barry Manilow Could It Be Magic (repeat)
Barry White Just The Way You Are (promo clip)
Saturday 27th January 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Donny and Marie Osmond
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Rock Goes To College
Rory Gallagher at Middlesex Poly
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Pete Townshend and Alan Love (star of the West-
LWT The Monkees
Granada The Stones In the Park repeat
Sunday 28th January 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test (repeat 23rd January 1979)
Anglia The Andy Williams Show
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
Monday 29th January 1979
BBC2 Marti
Gerard Kenney
Thames The Eamonn Andrews Show
Lulu
Pete Townshend
Tuesday 30th January 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
British Rock N Pop Awards
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Friends
Mary O'Hara, The Hillsiders, Colleen Peterson, The Samuelsons
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Walter Egan -
Bill Nelson's Red Noise -
The Undertones -
Tommy -
Sniff N The Tears -
Wednesday 31st January 1979
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records
Neil Innes
Thursday 1st February 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Edwin Starr -
Nazareth -
Three Degrees -
The Members -
Sally Oldfield -
UFO -
Billy Joel -
Two Man Sound -
Generation X -
The Pointer Sisters -
Driver 67 -
Blondie -
Abba -
Friday 2nd February 1979
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 3rd February 1979
BBC1 Multi-
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC1 Parkinson
The Pointer Sisters
BBC2 Kissin’ Cousins 1964 Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:50 -
Ian Dury and The Blockheads
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show (also Southern) 10:00 -
Joe Brown
Sunday 4th February 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 1:50 -
Tuesday 6th February 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Gaffa
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:55 -
BBC1 Variety Club Awards for 1978 7:25 -
David Essex, Elaine Paige
BBC2 Sacha Distel and Guests 10:25 -
Bacarra
Tyne Tees Alright Now
Dire Straits -
Wednesday 7th February 1979
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records 10:25 -
Neil Innes
ATV The Rolf Harris Show
Val Doonican
Thursday 8th February 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
British Rock N Pop Awards
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Dan Hartman -
Mick Jackson -
Rod Stewart -
Abba -
Mickey Dolenz says hello
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
The Shadows -
Dr Feelgood -
Leif Garrett -
Darts -
Judas Priest -
The Jacksons -
Blondie -
Gene Chandler -
Friday 9th February 1979
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 10th February 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Michael and Randy Jackson
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC1 Parkinson
Val Doonican
BBC2 Rock Goes To College
Cheap Trick at Brighton Poly
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show (and Southern)
Michael Jackson
LWT The Monkees
ATV Celebrity Squares
Lyn Paul (New Seekers)
Granada A Little Night Music
Derek Taylor presents clips from the series
The Kinks
Marion Montgomery
Don McLean
Sunday 11th February 1978
LWT The London Weekend Show
The Skinhead revival with Sham 69
LWT The South Bank Show
John MacLaughlan – a musical journey
Monday 12th February 1979
BBC1 Tonight
David Bowie article
Thames Afternoon Plus
David Bowie interviewed by Mavis Nicholson
Granada Clapperboard
Includes a feature on the movie Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Tuesday 13th February 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Ruby Turner, Special Clinic
BBC2 Sacha Distel and Guests
Barney Kessell
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:25 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Bee Gees -
Earth Wind and Fire -
Eddie Money – Rock n Roll The Place, Maybe I'm A Fool, Two Tickets To Paradise
Stretch -
Rod Argent -
Granada Pop Gospel 4.20 -
Directed by Michael Dolenz, produced by Muriel Young
Hosted by Bernie Flint
Cliff Richard
Bryn Howarth
Nutshell
Thames The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver In Concert 12:00 -
Wednesday 14th February 1979
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records
Neil Innes
Jake Thackray
ATV Bachman Turner Overdrive 11:15 pm -
ITV Streets Of Fear part one
Eartha Kitt (in acting role)
Granada Live from 2
Chris DeBurgh
Thursday 15th February 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
British Rock N Pop Awards
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Bee Gees -
The Dooleys -
Generation X -
Edwin Starr -
Alan Price -
Peaches & Herb -
The Pretenders -
Gloria Gaynor -
Lene Lovich -
Three Degrees -
The Skids -
Blondie -
Third World -
BBC2 Leo Sayer 8:30 -
NB delayed because of the December 1978 blackout
Dave Edmunds’ Rockpile -
Barbara Dickson
ITV Streets Of Fear part two
Eartha Kitt (in acting role)
Friday 16th February 1979
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat 12:05 -
Cheap Trick
ATV The Muppet Show
Roger Miller
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 17th February 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Cliff Richard
Alan Price
BBC2 Rock Goes To College
The Average White Band
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Steve Gibbons Band
Paul Nicholas
LWT The Monkees
ATV In Concert: Roberta Flack 11:35 pm -
Sunday 18th February 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 1.55 -
Monday 19th February 1979
BBC2 Olivia 8:10 -
Abba
Andy Gibb
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show 7:00 -
Directed by David Mallet
Intro features Quantum Jump’s The Lone Ranger
New characters – Marcel Wave, Brother Lee Love, Serge Suit, Angry of Mayfair
David Essex – sketch, Imperial Wizard
Elvis Costello – Oliver’s Army
Donna Summer – I Feel Love (Hot Gossip)
Thames Today
George Harrison interviewed by Nicky Horne
Tuesday 20th February 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Plain Characters
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 Sacha Distel and Guests
Bacarra
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
McGuinn Clark and Hillman -
Joe Jackson -
The Isley Brothers -
Heart -
Horslips -
Granada Pop Gospel
Berni Flint
Nutshell
Bryn Howorth
Adrian Snell
Granada Too Good To Be True?
Profile of Tom Robinson
Thames Fairport Convention In Concert 12:00 -
Wednesday 21st February 1979
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records 10:25 -
Neil Innes
Thursday 22nd February 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Judas Priest -
The Real Thing -
Rod Stewart -
The Bee Gees -
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Gene Chandler -
The Members -
Darts -
Nazareth -
Blondie -
Meat Loaf -
Friday 23rd February 1979
BBC2 Tammy (repeat 14 September 1977)
Tammy Wynette
George Hamilton IV
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 11:30 pm -
LWT George Hamilton IV 12:10 -
Saturday 24th February 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Darts – Get It
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
Regular group Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
BBC2 Hit The Note
Hosted by Kim Goodey
Gerrard Kenney
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:55 -
The Police at Hatfield Poly
BBC2 Seven To One 6:25 -
Bob Geldof interviewed by seven women
BBC2 Stan Tracey Original
documentary
LWT The Monkees
ATV Tiswas 10:30 am -
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Cliff Richard
Elaine Paige
Sunday 25th February 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 2:35 -
Monday 26th February 1979
BBC2 Lennie and Jerry 8:10 -
The Three Degrees
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
Nick Gilder – Hot Child In The City (Hot Gossip)
Dave Edmunds Rockpile -
Cliff Richard – Green Light, sketch
Tuesday 27th February 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Quartz
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 Sacha Distel and Guests
Baccara
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Osibisa -
Bill Nelson’s Red Noise -
David Bowie -
Mick Ralphs -
Pablo Cruise -
Granada Pop Gospel
Berni Flint
Meg Nichol
Garth Hewtitt
LWT Madeline Bell In Concert 11:45 pm -
Wednesday 28th February 1979
BBC2 Frankie Vaughan in Profile
Documentary
Thursday 1st March 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
The Cars -
The Skids -
Gloria Gaynor -
Thin Lizzy -
Gary’s Gang -
Queen -
Chic -
Violinski -
Lene Lovich -
Boney M -
David Essex -
Bee Gees -
The Sex Pistols -
BBC2 Nana’s Journey Into Song
Nana Mouskouri
Saturday 3rd March 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Billy Connolly
BBC1 The Dukes of Hazzard (first in series)
Theme and narration by Waylon Jennings
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:50 -
Herbie Hancock at Chelsea College
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Generation X
Granada Al Martino in Concert
Sunday 4th March 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 2:45 -
Scottish Meal Ticket In Concert 10:00 -
Monday 5th March 1979
BBC2 Lennie & Jerry
Charles Aznavour
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
content unknown
Tuesday 6th March 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:45 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:00 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Undertones -
Gary Numan -
The Gordon Giltrap Band -
Supertramp -
Billy Cobham -
Granada Pop Gospel
Cliff Richard -
Berni Flint -
Parchment -
Nutshell -
Thames In Concert 11:45 pm -
Alexander (BA) Robertson
Wednesday 7th March 1979
BBC2 Musical Chairs 6:55 – 7:25 pm
Sky – Danza
Kate Bush – filming Wow promo clip
Thursday 8th March 1979
NB Top of the Pops moved to Friday for one week
BBC1 A Song For Europe 7:20 -
NB This should have been live from the Royal Albert Hall, however a fight between two BBC technicians leads one of them to be sacked. The Association of Broadcasting Staff then took strike action immediately, blacking out the show. The songs were played on tape to the 14 regional judges.
Black Lace – Mary Ann (the winner)
The Nolan Sisters
BBC2 Nana’s Journey Into Song
Nana Mouskouri
Chuck Mangione
Friday 9th March 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:50 -
Hosted by David Jensen
Herbie Hancock -
Inner Circle -
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
The Sex Pistols -
Buzzcocks -
Dennis Brown -
The Late Show -
The Real Thing -
Cliff Richard -
The Dooleys -
Motorhead -
Gene Chandler -
Leyton Buzzards -
Bee Gees -
Gary’s Gang -
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 10th March 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Mike Batt
Dana
Den Heggarty (ex-
BBC1 Flaming Star Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill
Nana Mouskouri
BBC2 Rock Goes To College
Steve Hillage at the University of Kent at Canterbury
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty 11:00 pm -
Duffo
ATV Celebrity Squares
Tony Blackburn
Sunday 11th March 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 2.30 -
Scottish Bilbo Baggins In Concert 10:00 -
Monday 12th March 1979
BBC2 Arena: My Way 10:20 -
David Bowie clip, Paul Anka, Sid Vicious clip
Thames Horse In The House
Davy Jones (acting role)
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show 7:00 -
Bonnie Tyler
Leo Sayer
Tuesday 13th March 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 The Wide World of Entertainment: The Roy Clark Music Show 10:25 -
at RAF Mildenhall
Barbara Fairchild
Poacher
Buck Trent
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Duffo -
Lene Lovich -
Journey -
Van Morrison -
The Skids -
Granada Pop Gospel
Bernie Flint
Bryn Haworth
Kathy Jones
Nutshell
Thursday 15th March 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
British Rock N Pop Awards
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Players Association -
The Jam -
Lene Lovich -
Toto -
The Cars -
Chic -
Thin Lizzy -
Violinski -
The Skids -
Herbie Hancock -
Black Lace -
Gloria Gaynor -
Queen -
Granada What’s On
The Houghton Weavers -
Friday 16th March 1979
BBC2 Skellern 10:15 -
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat
LWT George Hamilton IV
ATV The Muppet Show
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
Saturday 17th March 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Liverpool Express
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11:00 -
Lonnie Donegan
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 6:55 -
Bruford at Oxford Poly
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Kenny Everett
ATV Celebrity Squares
Kenny Lynch
Sunday 18th March 1979
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two
Monday 19th March 1979
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
Darts
The Pretenders
Bryan Ferry
BBC1 Lennie & Jerry
Smokie
Tuesday 20th March 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Only Ones -
Bram Tchaikovski -
Tubes -
Boston -
David Sancious and Tone -
Granada Pop Gospel
Berni Flint
Nutshell
Garth Hewitt
Parchment
Thames Elaine the Singer of the Song (Elaine Simmons) 12:00 -
Albert Hammond
Carol Bayer-
Wednesday 21st March 1979
BBC2 My Kind of Movie
Kenny Everett talks about It’s A Wonderful Life
Thursday 22nd March 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Buzzcocks Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
Queen Don't Stop Me Now (promo clip)
Sham 69 Questions And Answers
Squeeze Cool For Cats
Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing (promo clip)
Dennis Brown Money In My Pocket
Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive number one (promo clip)
Village People In The Navy (promo clip)
Kate Bush Wow
The Players Association Turn The Music Up (Legs & Co)
The Real Thing Can You Feel The Force
Thames The Star Dust Man 11:35 pm -
The John Otway Story
Granada What’s On
Matt Monro If I never sing another song
Wednesday 21 March 1979
ATV The Rolf Harris Show
Ronee Blakley
Friday 23rd March 1979
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 24th March 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Dead End Kids
Kate Bush
Showaddywaddy
BBC2 Rock Goes To College 7:10 -
George Thorogood and The Destroyers at North East London Poly
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
content unknown
Granada On The Road
Earth, Wind and Fire
LWT Russell Harty
Violinski – Clog Dance
Sunday 25th March 1979
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 1.55 -
ATV In Concert
Wales O’Regan
Monday 26th March 1979
BBC1 Lennie & Jerry
Bonnie Tyler – My Guns are Loaded
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Average White Band
Kiki Dee
David Essex
Tuesday 27th March 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:25 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Simple Minds -
Bruce Springsteen -
Frank Zappa – City of Tiny Lites (Bruce Bickford animation clip)
Granada Pop Gospel
Berni Flint
Thames Elaine the Singer of the Song
Liverpool Express
Ulster Good Evening Ulster
Elton John interview
Thursday 29th March 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Chic -
Racey -
The Three Degrees -
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -
Neil Diamond -
Gonzalez -
Art Garfunkel -
Dana -
Showaddywaddy -
Sister Sledge -
Kandidate -
Black Lace -
Gloria Gaynor -
The Jacksons -
Granada What’s On
John Miles -
Friday 30th March 1979
BBC2 Rock Goes To College repeat
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 31st March 1979
BBC1 Rolf on Saturday OK?
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest 1979
UK entry: Black Lace
Winner Milk and Honey (Israel)
BBC2 Average White Band 6:05 -
Live at Usher Hall, Edinburgh
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV On The Road
David Essex
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
content unknown
Granada On The Road
Tina Turner
Sunday 1st April 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 2.25 -
Monday 2nd April 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 4:20 -
Lindisfarne – Warm Feeling
The Dooleys – Honey I’m Lost
Late Show – The Bristol Stomp
BBC2 Lennie & Jerry
Lonnie Donegan
BBC2 Arena: Tell Us The Truth 10:15 -
Sham 69
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
Squeeze
Frankie Miller
Dean Friedman
Tuesday 3rd April 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:40 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Chris Rea -
Squeeze -
The Rezillos -
Gimmick records article (picture discs, coloured vinyl etc)
Wednesday 4th April 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
Kate Bush on tour article
British Rock N Pop Awards article
Thames Traces Of Love 8:00 -
Musical play with Petula Clark, Paul Jones
A career woman finds her marriage on the rocks
Scottish Andy’s Party (Andy Stewart)
Lulu
ATV The Rolf Harris Show
Melissa Manchester
Thursday 5th April 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
The Sex Pistols -
M -
Village People -
Squeeze -
Dire Straits -
Generation X -
Chic -
The Members -
The Jacksons -
Milk and Honey -
The Jam -
Gloria Gaynor -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Granada What’s On
Tony Christie -
Kate Bush
Thames The Sounds of Britain
content unknown
Friday 6th April 1979
BBC1 On Location…
The British dance move The Music Machine
BBC1 John Denver 7:50 -
BBC2 Rock Goes To College
The Police repeat
Granada The Beatles 11:30 -
Saturday 7th April 1979
BBC1 Rolf On Saturday OK? 6:15 -
The Brotherhood of Man (regulars)
BBC1 Saturday Night at The Mill
Dusty Springfield -
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Nana Mouskouri
BBC2 Dave and Sugar Sing Country 6:45 -
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Helen Shapiro
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada On The Road 10:30 -
David Essex
ATV Celebrity Squares
Anne Shelton, Lyn Paul, Dave Lee Travis, George Melly
Sunday 8th April 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 3.15 -
BBC2 Wings Over The World 8:10 -
Documentary about the 1975-
Scottish Tannahill Weavers In Concert
Monday 9th April 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Bonnie Tyler – My Guns Are Loaded
Racey – Some Girls
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -
BBC1 Snowtime Special: Disco In The Snow 6:55 -
Boney M – Rasputin, Rivers of Babylon, Hooray Hooray, Brown Girl In the Ring
Leo Sayer – I Can’t Stop Loving You, One Man Band
The Jacksons – Blame It On The Boogie, Shake Your Body
Bonnie Tyler – My Guns are Loaded, It’s A Heartache
Erruption – One way Ticket
Patrick Juvet
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
Leif Garrett – I Was Made For Dancing
The Raes
Amii Stewart – I Can’t Stand The Rain, Knock On Wood, Light My Fire
BBC2 The Mathis Collection 8:10 -
Live at The Royal Albert Hall
BBC2 Arena: The King And I
The work of rock star painter David Oxtoby
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
Gerry Raferty
Tina Turner
Justin Hayward
Channel The London Rock N Roll Show 11:20 pm -
content unknown
Granada The Beatles 11:30 -
Yorkshire Bachman Turner-
Tuesday 10th April 1979
BBC1 One More Time! 7:10 -
Paul Curtis, Hazel Dean, Jane Marlow, Elaine Paige, Mike Redway, Carolyn Smyth, Danny Street, Maynard Williams and The Fine Tooth Combs
Granada Get It Together 4:20 -
Dana -
Meal ticket -
Poacher -
Scotch -
Wednesday 11th April 1979
BBC1 Pebble Mill At One
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
BBC1 British Rock N Pop Awards 1978 6:55 -
Hosted by Bob Wellings (Nationwide), Kid Jensen, recorded at the Cafe Royale in London. Presenters: Hank Marvin, Mary Hopkin
Winners: Nick Lowe
ATV Tiswas 10:05 am -
content unknown
ITV Ted On The Spot
The Barron Knights
Thursday 12th April 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Three Degrees -
Light Of The World -
Kate Bush -
Showaddywaddy -
The Sex Pistols -
Neil Diamond -
Racey -
Supertramp -
Sham 69 -
Kandidate -
Sister Sledge -
Art Garfunkel -
Wings -
BBC1 Crystal Gayle Sings Country 11:35 pm -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Thames The Andy Williams Show
Anthony Newley
Saturday 14th April 1979
NB BBC programming was disrupted due to industrial action
BBC1 Rolf On Saturday OK
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Roy Clark
Barbara Fairchild
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
NB This might be the edition where Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen played outside trying to drown out the conversations inside at the request of the Musicians Union
ATV Tiswas
Kate Bush
LWT On The Road (not on ATV)
Tina Turner
Granada The Beatles
Sunday 15th April 1979 Easter Sunday
BBC1 Multi-
Blondie
Showaddywaddy
BBC1 Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 movie of rock opera
Monday 16th April 1979 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 5:10 -
The Dazzlers -
Goldie -
Real Thing -
BBC1 Snowtime Special: Abba In Switzerland 7:45 -
NB The day producer Michael Hurll arrived in Stockholm to discuss the show with the group was the day that Agnetha and Bjorn had decided to publicly announce their separation
Abba
Kate Bush -
Roxy Music – Dance Away
BBC1 Parkinson
Compilation with Olivia Newton-
Thames The Andy Williams Show
content unknown
Tuesday 17th April 1979
BBC1 One More Time!
Paul Curtis, Hazel Dean, Jane Marlow, Elaine Paige, Mike Redway, Robin Sarstedt, Carolyn Smyth, Danny Street and The Fine Tooth Combs
Granada Get It Together
Goldie -
Cliff Richard -
Wednesday 18th April 1979
Thames The Didn’t Quite Make It In Time For Christmas Show 11:50 pm -
NB ITV’s entry for the Montreux Television Festival
Kenny Everett
ATV Tiswas (repeat)
content unknown
Thursday 19th April 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes (clips from movie Watership Down)
M Pop Musik (repeat)
Dusty Springfield I’m Coming Home Again
Gordon Giltrap Band Fear Of The Dark
Three Degrees The Runner (repeat)
Child Only You
Gonzalez I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet (repeat)
Milk & Honey Hallelujah (repeat)
Jacksons Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (Legs & Co)
Wings Goodnight Tonight (promo clip)
Granada What’s On
Toyah Wilcox article
Saturday 21st April 1979
BBC1 Rolf on Saturday OK
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Billie Jo Spears
The Nolan Sisters
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill
The Stylistics
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Squeeze
Justin Hayward
LWT Russell Harty
Mickie Most
Granada Don’t Knock The Rock repeat
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares
Kenny Lynch
ATV Celebrity Concert: Roberta Flack
Granada The Beatles
Sunday 22nd April 1979
LWT The South Bank Show
Darryl Way (violinist with Curved Air)
Monday 23rd April 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Micky Dolenz -
M -
Rikki and the Paramounts -
BBC1 The Osmonds in London
Leif Garrett
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show
David Bowie Boys Keep Swinging
Wings Goodnight Tonight (promo clip)
Rachel Sweet
BBC2 The Mathis Collection 8:10 -
Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Tuesday 24th April 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:40 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Iggy Pop -
Bad Company -
Rickie Lee Jones -
The Tubes -
Tom Waits -
Granada Get It Together
Peter Blake -
Eddie and the Hotrods -
Berni Flint -
Liverpool Express -
Wednesday 25th April 1979
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Helen Shaipiro
ATV Tiswas (repeat)
content unknown
Scottish Andy’s Party (Andy Stewart)
Eve Graham (New Seekers)
Thursday 26th April 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Neil Diamond -
Generation X -
Supertramp -
Eruption -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Racey -
Amii Stewart -
Sham 69 -
Boney M -
The Monks -
Bee Gees Love -
Art Garfunkel -
Showaddywaddy -
Granada What’s On
Wayne Fontana -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Friday 27th April 1979
BBC1 The Ronnie Corbett Special
Clodagh Rodgers
BBC2 Larry Gatlin In Concert 9:10 -
Saturday 28th April 1979
BBC1 Rolf on Saturday OK
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Charlie McCoy
Crystal Gayle
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Patti Boulaye
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
Patti Boulaye
Monday 30th April 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Alan Carvell -
Quint -
Joe Brown -
BBC1 ELO At Wembley 11:10 pm -
Introduced by Tony Curtis
Thames The Kenny Everett Video Show (last in second series)
NB The last with the original line-
M
The Moody Blues
David Essex
Tuesday 1st May 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Johnny Winter in concert, BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London
Hideaway, Messin’ With The Kid, Mississippi Blues, Walking By Myself, Rock 'n' Roll
Granada Get It Together
Showaddywaddy -
Strangeways -
Steve Voice – UFO
Thames The Andy Williams Show
ATV Tuesday Jazz: The Intimate Art
Louis Armstrong
Dave Brubeck
Dizzy Gillespie
Charles Lloyd
Wednesday 2nd May 1979
ATV The Rolf Harris Show
Ian Tyson
Thursday 3rd May 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6:50 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Gonzalez -
The Undertones -
Abba -
M -
The Dickies -
Peaches & Herb -
The Police -
Mike Oldfield -
Art Garfunkel -
Wings -
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show (repeat)
NB The BBC had intended to repeat this show earlier in the year, but after the General Election was called any political references in the show ensured that it would have to be put back until after the polls had closed on Election Day.
Abba
BBC2 The Andy Williams Show
NB shown as an alternative to the election results show on BBC1
Friday 4th May 1979
BBC1 The Ronnie Corbett Special
Lou Rawls
BBC2 Carl Perkins Sings Country 7:45 -
BBC1 Sounds Like Friday: Leo Sayer (repeat 27 October 1978)
BBC2 The Five Penny Piece Show
Saturday 5th May 1979
BBC1 Rolf on Saturday OK
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Anthony Newley
Elkie Brooks
BBC2 Don McLean and Friends In Concert 9:50 -
The Jordanaires
LWT The Saturday Morning Show
Dusty Springfield
Ian Dury
Lene Lovich
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada On The Road
Dean Friedman -
Granada The Beatles
Monday 7th May 1979 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Monks -
Child -
Showaddywaddy -
BBC1 Kid Gallahad Elvis Presley movie
Tuesday 8th May 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:05 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Steve Forbert -
Rachel Sweet – Truckstop Queen, Who Does Lisa Like?
Max Webster -
Kenny Jones -
Ron Wood -
The Roches -
Fee Waybill (The Tubes) -
Granada Get It Together
The Dazzlers -
George Harrison -
Ken Hollow -
ATV Tuesday Jazz
On The Road with Duke Ellington
Thursday 10th May 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
The Bee Gees -
The Damned -
Elkie Brooks with Gallagher & Lyle -
Boney M -
The Shadows -
Eruption -
The Monks -
Roxy Music -
Amii Stewart -
Gary Moore -
Sparks -
Art Garfunkel -
David Bowie -
Granada What’s On
Sad Cafe -
The Spinners -
Burl Ives & Mike Riddoch
Friday 11th May 1979
BBC2 The Hillsiders Sing Country
BBC2 The Five Penny Piece
Saturday 12th May 1979
BBC1 Multi-
David Essex
BBC1 Rolf on Saturday OK
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Floyd Cramer
Teresa Brewer
BBC2 Jazz
Humphrey Littleton introduces acts from the Montreux Jazz Festival
Bill Evans Trio
Miriam Makeba
Xandu All Stars
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada The Beatles (cartoon)
ATV Celebrity Squares
Dave Lee Travis
Granada On The Road
Roxy Music -
LWT Russell Harty
Linda Lewis
Sunday 13th May 1979
NB the Ray Charles special on BBC2 is the white band leader, not the R&B/Jazz singer
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Burn Ives
Monday 14th May 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Rollers (The Bay City Rollers) -
Dollar -
Brotherhood of Man -
BBC2 Sing Country 9:00 -
Tammy Wynette
Sleepy LaBeef
Hank Williams’ Original Drifting Cowboys
Thames Linga Longa Max
Max Bygraves
Tuesday 15th May 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Kate Bush
Ted Nugent -
Sandy McLelland & the Backline -
Aviator -
Ian Dury & The Blockheads -
Steve Hackett -
Rickie Lee Jones -
Granada Get It Together
Mickey Dolenz -
Joe Egan -
The Sports -
ATV Tuesday Jazz
Sonny Rollins
Wednesday 16th May 1979
BBC1 Festival of Entertainment 10:15 -
Outside broadcast clips incl. Crystal Gayle, Roy Clark, Buddy Rich
Thames The Andy Williams Show
content unknown
Thursday 17th May 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Donna Summer -
The Tubes -
Earth Wind & Fire with The Emotions -
Blondie -
The Police -
Peaches & Herb -
XTC -
M -
The Undertones -
Abba -
Judas Priest -
Linda Clifford -
The Max Webster Band -
Art Garfunkel -
Roxy Music -
Granada What’s On
Wilma Reading -
Saturday 19th May 1979
BBC1 Rolf On Saturday OK
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Buddy Rich
Diane Solomon
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
Tim Rice
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
BBC2 Jazz from Montreux
Sonny Rollins Quintet with Esther Phillips
Mary Lou Williams
Waseda High Society Big Band
Mandragore
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares
Mickey Dolenz, Patti Boulaye, Tony Blackburn
LWT On The Road 11:45 pm -
Earth Wind and Fire
Granada The Beatles (cartoon)
Sunday 20th May 1979
LWT The Monkees: Art for Monkees Sake
LWT The London Weekend Show: The Mod Revival
Pete Townshend, The Purple Hearts, The Chords
ITV Come Sunday at Christchurch
Vince Hill
Monday 21st May 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Wurzels -
Half Brother – Hideaway
Mankind -
BBC2 Sing Country
Boxcar Willie
Jana Jane
Gloria
Barbara Fairchild
BBC2 Arena: Rock 10:30 -
The Tubes, Steel Pulse
Thames Linga Longa Max
Max Bygraves
Tuesday 22nd May 1979
BBC1 Leo Sayer (repeat Sounds Like Friday 3 November 1978)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:00 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Tubeway Army – Are ‘Friends’ Electric, Down In The Park
The Scorpions -
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower (Filmfinders clip)
UK -
The Patti Smith Group -
Sky -
Vangelis -
Wednesday 23rd May 1979
BBC1 Lena Zavaroni and Music 7:00 -
Violinski
ITV Showtime
Frankie Vaughan
Thursday 24th May 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
NB Captain Sensible of The Damned had intended to wear a wedding dress during the show but the show's producer had other ideas
Hosted by Dave Jensen
McFadden & Whitehead -
The Skids -
Roxy Music -
Tubeway Army -
Donna Summer -
Liner -
The Damned -
ELO -
Dollar -
David Bowie -
The Shadows -
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Blondie -
Cheap Trick -
Granada What’s On
Fireplace -
ITV Sounds of Britain
Acker Bilk
Friday 25th May 1979
BBC2 The Five Penny Piece
Fred Wedlock
Saturday 26th May 1979
BBC1 Multi-
Kate Bush
Electric Light Orchestra
10CC
Olivia Newton-
Blondie
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
The Frank Jennings Syndicate
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Alan Price
Sky
Patti Boulaye
BBC2 Jazz
Dee Dee Bridgwater
Tommy Banks Big Band
Gilberto Gil
ATV The Muppets Go Hollywood 7:00 -
Johnny Mathis
Granada The Beatles
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Yorkshire Celebrity Concert
Al Martino
Sunday 27th May 1979
LWT The Monkees: The Card Carrying Red Shoes
LWT The South Bank Show 10:15 -
Part one: Rough Trade Records with Stiff Little Fingers, Essential Logic, Robert Rental and The Normal, The Raincoats
Monday 28th May 1979 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Late Show -
The Grumbleweeds -
Bilbo -
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Mike Oldfield
BBC2 Sing Country
Conway Twitty
Lonnie Donegan
Floyd Cramer
Vernon Oxford
Terri Hollowell
Thames Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Greatest Hits 11:35 pm -
ATV Bob Hope at the London palladium
Leif Garrett
Tuesday 29th May 1979
BBC1 Leo Sayer (repeat Sounds Like Friday: 10 November 1978)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Members -
The Tourists -
Elvis Costello -
AC-
Nils Lofgren -
Spyro Gyra -
Wednesday 30th May 1979
BBC1 Lena Zavaroni and Music
Gerard Kenney
Scottish Devine Country
Stella Parton
Sydney Divine
The Chanter Sisters
Thursday 31st May 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Anita Ward -
Quantum Jump -
Peaches & Herb -
Chas & Dave -
McFadden & Whitehead -
Sparks -
Voyager -
Earth Wind & Fire with The Emotions -
Squeeze -
Edwin Starr -
Fischer-
Hot Chocolate -
Blondie -
Linda Clifford -
Friday 1st June 1979
BBC1 (Birmingham) Look! Hear!
Fashion
Saturday 2nd June 1979
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
No guests of interest in this edition
BBC1 Rod Stewart 11:35 pm -
Part one of Belle Vue, Manchester
BBC2 Jazz 9:50 -
The John McLaughlin Band at Montreux
Granada The Mersey Pirate 10:30 am -
Lene Lovich
The Dooleys
ATV Celebrity Squares
Mickey Dolenz
Sunday 3rd June 1979
BBC2 Don Lusher’s World of Music
Nelson Riddle
LWT The Monkees: Hitting The High Seas
ATV Eurogala 7:25 -
NB A promotion for the European elections on June 7
Hosted by Petula Clark
Mary O’Hara
Mirielle Matthieu
Monday 4th June 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Krankies -
Berni Flint -
Dave Edmund's Rock Pile -
Thames Linga Longa Max
Max Bygraves
Tuesday 5th June 1979
BBC1 The New Sound Of Music 10:05 -
Michael Rodd of Tomorrow’s World looks at synthesizers etc with Rick Wakeman, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:15 -
NB The Flamin’ Groovies were scheduled to appear
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Fischer Z -
Paul Gambaccinni -
Nina Hagen -
Joe Jackson -
Dire Straits -
Wednesday 6th June 1979
BBC2 Lena Zavaroni and Music
Gerrard Kenny
Thames Dick Emery Comedy Hour
Lulu
Scottish Devine Country
Sydney Divine
The Chanter Sisters
Thursday 7th June 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
The Tourists Blind Among The Flowers
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Accidents Will Happen
The Skids Masquerade
Linda Lewis I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You
Anita Ward Ring My Bell (Legs & Co)
Roxy Music Dance Away (repeat)
Sister Sledge We Are Family (promo clip)
Nick Lowe Crackin’ Up
ELO Shine A Little Love (promo clip)
Eddie Grant Living On The Front Line
Blondie Sunday Girl (promo clip)
Sutherland Brothers Easy Come & Easy Go
Dollar Who Were You With In The Moonlight
BBC1 Dread Beat N Blood 10:15 -
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Granada What’s On
Fast Cars -
Saturday 9th June 1979
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
Tony Monopoly
BBC1 Rod Stewart 11:20 pm -
BBC2 Jazz
Chicago Blues All Stars
James Booker
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells
Etta James
Granada The Mersey Pirate
Dave Edmunds -
Nick Lowe -
The Real Thing
A look at the biggest selling singles in the British charts of all time
Sunday 10th June 1979
LWT The Monkees: Fairy Tale
Monday 11th June 1979
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Dooleys -
Mud -
Roy Wood Rock Brigade -
BBC2 Sing Country
Freddie Fender
Dottsy
Jan and Jessie
Bobby Bare
Thames Linga Longa Max
Max Bygraves
Tuesday 12th June 1979
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:55 -
BBC2 Barry Manilow 9:25 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 pm -
Thin Lizzy at The Rainbow, London, 29th March 1978
The Boys Are Back In Town, Emerald, Dancing In The Moonlight, Massacre, Still In Love With You, Don't Believe A Word, Are You Ready, Sha La La, Baby Drives Me Crazy, Me And The Boys
Thames Mavis Nicholson...Wanting To Know 11:10 -
The Boomtown Rats
Wednesday 13th 1979
BBC1 Lena Zavaroni and Music
Thames The Andy Williams Show
Thursday 14th June 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Sister Sledge -
Match -
McFadden & Whitehead -
Lene Lovich -
Gerry Rafferty -
Quantum Jump -
Edwin Starr -
Tubeway Army -
Janet Kay -
Earth Wind & Fire with The Emotions -
Chas & Dave -
Squeeze -
Anita Ward -
John Williams -
Thames Afternoon Plus
The Boomtown Rats -
Saturday 16th June 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury 6:20 -
NB Produced by Roger Ordish who had previously worked on the earlier version of the show
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Panel: Pete Murray, Bob Geldof, Linda Lewis, Isla St Clair
Guest: Patti Boulaye
BBC2 Jazz
The Howard Hoeter Trio
Xanadu
The All-
Taj Mahal
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
LWT On The Road
David Essex
Anglia The Stones In The Park
The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull etc
ATV Burt Bacharach In Concert 10:50 -
Sunday 17th June 1979
LWT The South Bank Show
Keith Jarrett
Southern Come Sunday at Christchurch
Vince Hill
Monday 18th June 1979
BBC2 Sing Country
Crystal Gayle
Marty Robbins
Moe Bandy
Billy Armstrong
Thames Linga Longa Max
Max Bygraves
Granada Reports
Public Image Limited Death Disco
Tuesday 19th June 1979
BBC2 Barry Manilow 11:15 pm -
Wednesday 20th June 1979
Scottish Divine Country
Sydney Divine
Nancy Peppers
The Chanter Sisters
Thursday 21st June 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB The Gang Of Four were due to perform At Home He’s A Tourist, but after a dress rehearsal were pulled from the show
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
The Dooleys Wanted
Patrick Hernandez Born To Be Alive (live)
Eddy Grant Living On The Front Line (live vocals)
Sniff N Tears Drivers Seat (possibly replacing The Gang Of Four)
Village People Go West (promo clip)
The Ruts Babylon’s Burning
Ruby Winters Baby Lay Down
Anita Ward Ring My Bell (repeat)
John Williams Cavatina (Legs & Co)
Amii Stewart Light My Fire (promo clip)
Dollar Who Were You With In The Moonlight (repeat)
Dame Edna Everage Waltzing Matilda
Granada What’s On
Echo and the Bunnymen -
Dionne Warwick
Southern The Sounds of Britain
Informal jam session with Acker Bilk, George Chisholm, Humphrey Littleton
Friday 22nd June 1979
BBC1 The Marti Caine Show
Barbara Dickson
Saturday 23rd June 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Flick Colby, Anne Nightingale, Joe Brown, David Wilkie (swimmer)
Guest: Child, Violinski
BBC1 The Natalie Cole Show 11:05 -
Earth Wind and Fire
Stephen Bishop
Johnny Mathis
Granada The Mersey Pirate
The Ruts -
LWT The Stones In The Park
The Rolling Stones
Sunday 24th June 1979
LWT The Monkees: The Montrous Monkee Mash
Wednesday 27th June 1979
BBC1 Lena Zavaroni and Music
Peter Skellern
Thursday 28th June 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Sex Pistols -
Squeeze -
Lene Lovich -
Thom Pace -
Quantum Jump -
Janet Kay -
Thin Lizzy -
UK Subs -
Gerry Rafferty -
Bonnie Tyler -
Chas & Dave -
Tubeway Army -
Slick -
Granada What’s On
Shan Lee Parker and band
Friday 29th June 1979
BBC1 The Marti Caine Show repeat
Peter Skellern
Granada Paul
Paul Nicholas
Wings
The Pleasers
Saturday Night Fver -
The TSDs (dance troupe)
Saturday 30th June 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Alan Freeman, Johnny Rotten, Elaine Paige, Joan Collins
Guests: The Monks, Adrian Munsey
LWT Russell Harty
The Barron Knights
Granada The Mersey Pirate
The Real Thing -
Anglia Celebrity Concert: Al Martino
Sunday 1st July 1979
BBC1 Engelbert 8:05 -
Engelbert Humperdinck
No other guests
BBC1 Everyman: Where Have All The Flowers Gone? repeat 10:25 -
X-
LWT The Monkees: Monkee Chow Mein
LWT Song By Song By Alan J Lerner
Lena Horne
Monday 2nd July 1979
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy! 7:00 -
Producer: Jack Good
Joe Brown
Les Gray
Alvin Stardust
Freddie ‘Fingers’ Lee
Johnny Storm
Shakin’ Stevens
Billy Hartman
Tuesday 3rd July 1979
ITV The Love Boat
Ricky Nelson, Frankie Avalon
Wednesday 4th July 1979
Thames Paul (repeat)
Paul Nicholas
Thursday 5th July 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Chic -
Manfred Mann’s Earthband -
Amii Stewart -
The Korgis -
The Sex Pistols -
Eddy Grant -
Village People -
The Ruts -
The Knack -
The Dooleys -
Patrick Hernandez -
Tubeway Army -
Dave Edmunds -
Granada What’s On
Gerry and the Pacemakers -
The Merseybeats -
Granada Paul (repeat on Anglia)
Paul Nicholas
ABBA -
Jim and Ady -
The Young Ones -
The Scoble Dancers
Saturday 7th July 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Tony Blackburn, Dusty Springfield, Britt Ekland, Jonathan King
Guests: Black Lace
BBC1 Frankie and Johnny Elvis Presley movie
Granada The Mersey Pirate
The Undertones -
LWT George Hamilton IV 12:00 -
Sunday 8th July 1979
BBC1 Still Crazy After All These Years 10:35 -
Follow-
LWT The London Weekend Show: Rock Attitudes
The Clash, Dire Straits, The Police, Joe Jackson, The Sex Pistols
NB The Daily Mirror states this edition is about ‘The American Music Scene’
ITV Come Sunday at Christchurch
Peters & Lee
Monday 9th July 1979
BBC1 The Devil’s Music 11:15 -
Hosted by Alexis Korner
Booker White, Houston Stackhouse, Sonny Blake, Sam Chatman
BBC2 Sing Country
Poacher
Billie Jo Spears
Laney Smallwood
Ronnie Milsap
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy!
Lulu – Personality, Shout!
Shakin’ Stevens
Joe Brown
Alvin Stardust
Les Gray
Billy Hartman
Freddie Fingers Lee
Johnny Storm
Tuesday 10th July 1979
NB An industrial dispute affects some ITV shows
BBC1 Leo Sayer (repeat Sounds Like Friday: 17 November 1978)
Thursday 12th July 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Slick -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Thom Pace -
The Beach Boys -
The Police -
Rickie Lee Jones -
Stonebridge McGuinness -
Janet Kay -
Public Image Ltd -
Supertramp -
Chantal Curtis -
Thin Lizzy -
Judie Tzuke -
Tubeway Army -
Donna Summer -
Granada What’s On
Tony Monopoly
Friday 13th July 1979
BBC1 The Marti Caine Show (repeat)
Gerrard Kenny
Southern Girl On A Motorcycle movie with Marianne Faithfull
Granada Paul (repeated on Anglia)
Paul Nicholas
Marianne Faithfull
Strawbs
The Boys
The TSDs (dance troupe)
Saturday 14th July 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Lorraine Chase, Amii Stewart, Billy Idol, Jimmy Savile
Guest: Sparks
BBC1 Seaside Special
Showaddywaddy
Peters & Lee
Chas & Dave -
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ATV Bonkers! 5:15 -
NB The first of eight compilations shows made up from the twenty-
Hosted by Bob Monkhouse and The Hudson Brothers
Scottish Devine Country (Sidney Devine)
Stella Parton
LWT Celebrity Concert
Cleo Laine
Sunday 15th July 1979
LWT The London Weekend Show (final show)
Rock on Television with clips from Oh Boy, Six Five Special, Juke Box Jury, Top Of The Pops, The Old Grey Whistle Test, The Kenny Everett Show, Revolver, plus interviews with Jack Good and Michael Appleton
Yorkshire Song by Song by Sheldon Harnick
Monday 16th July 1979
BBC1 The Devil’s Music 11:30 -
Laura Dukes, Big Joe Williams
BBC2 Barbara Fairchild Sings Country 9:00 -
Keith Nelson
Roger Brown
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy!
Joe Brown
Alvin Stardust
GBH
Don Lang
Fumble
Freddie Fingers Lee
Shakin' Stevens
Johnny Storm
The Rockin' Shades
Les Gray
Don Lang
Tuesday 17th July 1979
BBC1 Leo Sayer (repeat Sounds Like Friday: 24 November 1978)
Thursday 19th July 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
The Sex Pistols -
The Real Thing -
Dave Edmunds -
Donna Summer -
Darts -
UK Subs -
The Pretenders -
The Knack -
Sparks -
Boomtown Rats -
The Dooleys -
The Korgis -
Abba -
Tubeway Army -
Chic -
BBC1 The Schools Prom
Rick Wakeman
Friday 20th July 1979
Thames Paul (repeat)
Paul Nicholas
Andy Gibb
Jimmy Cliff -
Tonight
The TSDs (dance troupe)
Scottish The Best Disco In Town 5.15 -
Jimmy St John
Mr Super Bad
Grace Kennedy
The McLean Sisters
Jamie Michael Stewart
Fiona Kennedy
Scott Tyler
Susan Childe
Tommy Truesdale
Kristine
Tiger Tim
Megg Nichol
Arty Trucker Dancers
LWT The Space Movie 7:30 -
Music by Mike Oldfield
Saturday 21st July 1979
BBC1 Seaside Special
Amii Stewart
Boney M
Patrick Hernandez
BBC1 The Captain and Tennille Songbook 10:30 -
Ella Fitzgerald
Glen Campbell
BBC2 Marion Montgomery and Richard Rodney Bennett
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ATV Bonkers!
The Hudson Brothers
Thames Celebrity Concert
Roger Whittaker
ATV Devine Country
Sidney Devine
Dottsy
Sunday 22nd July 1979
BBC1 Elkie Brooks 10:15 -
Monday 23rd July 1979
NB An industrial dispute affects some ITV shows
BBC1 Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music part one (repeat)
BBC1 The Devil’s Music part three
Big Joe Williams, Henry Townsend, Victoria Spivey, James Deshay
BBC2 Pete Sayers Sings Country
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy!
Joe Brown
Shakin’ Stevens
Alvin Stardust
GBH
Johnny Storm
Les Gray
Freddie Fingers Lee
Fumble
The Rockin' Shades
Tuesday 24th July 1979
BBC1 Leo Sayer (repeat Sounds Like Friday: 15 February 1979)
Wednesday 25th July 1979
BBC1 Lena’s Music (first in series)
Lena Martell
Gerrard Kenny
The Dooley’s
Flip Colby’s Ruby Flipper
BBC2 Ain’t Misbehavin’
Excerpts from West End stage show about the life and songs of Fats Waller
ITV Alright Now (shown on Yorkshire)
Den Heggarty
The Clash
The Tom Robinson Band
Thursday 26th July 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
NB The 800th show, and Whole Lotta Love returns as the theme for a one-
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme: Whole Lotta Love (chart run down record)
Showaddywaddy -
Judy Tzuke -
Buzzcocks -
ELO -
The Undertones -
Supertramp -
Telex -
Patrick Hernandez -
Cliff Richard -
The Police -
Spyro Gyra -
Boomtown Rats -
Rickie Lee Jones -
BBC2 Tonight In Person 11:20 pm -
Tom Waits
Granada What’s On
Lulu -
Alan Price -
Wilma Reading -
Dean Friedman -
Tyne Tees Alright Now
Penetration
The Showbiz Kids
Thames Quick on the Draw (repeat)
Lynsey De Paul
Friday 27th July 1979
Granada Paul (repeated on Yorkshire)
Paul Nicholas
Andy Forray
Roy Hill
Thin Lizzy
The Terri Scoble Dancers
Saturday 28th July 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Mike Batt, Patti Boulaye, Bob Geldof, Mike Read
Guest: Dollar, Jimmy Pursey
BBC1 Seaside Special
No guests of interest in this edition
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ATV Bonkers!
The Hudon Brothers
Paul Williams
ATV Devine Country
Sidney Devine
Gloria
Sunday 29th July 1979
LWT George Hamilton IV
Monday 30th July 1979
NB Industrial action was likely effect ITV programmes this week
BBC1 Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music part two (repeat)
BBC1 Good Evening Salford
Arlene Phillips’ Hot Gossip
BBC1 The Devil’s Music
Billy Boy Arnold, Fenton Robinson, Joe Carter, Good Rockin’ Charles and The Aces
BBC2 Ronnie Prophet Sings Country
BBC Cymru/Wales Twndish
Adam & The Ants -
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy!
Joe Brown
Shakin’ Stevens
Alvin Stardust
Les Gray
GBH
Freddie Fingers Lee
Johnny Storm
Fumble
The Rockin' Berries
Wednesday 1st August 1979
BBC1 Lena’s Music 9:25 -
Lena Martell
Johnny Nash
Airwaves
plus dance troupe Ruby Flipper
Thursday 2nd August 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Dooleys -
Sham 69 -
The Olympic Runners -
The Korgis -
Abba -
B.A.Robertson -
Dave Edmunds -
Earth Wind & Fire -
Sparks -
The Special A.K.A. -
Darts -
The Gibson Brothers -
The Boomtown Rats -
Patrick Hernadez -
Thames The Andy Williams Show
content unknown
Friday 3rd August 1979
Tyne Tees Alright Now 5:15 -
Dire Straits
The Police
Granada Paul (repeat)
Paul Nicholas
Darts
Bob James
Bonnie Tyler
The Terri Scoble Dancers
Saturday 4th August 1979
BBC1 Juke Box Jury 6:15 -
Panel: Jimmy Pursey, Billy Connolly, Judy Tzuke, Rick Wakeman
Guest: Starjets
BBC1 Seaside Special
Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore, & Cilla Black – Love Is
Cilla Black – I’ll Go Where The Music Takes Me, Bright Eyes, Tomorrow
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ATV Bonkers!
Elaine Paige
Sunday 5th August 1979
LWT Doctors and Nurses
The Pop Star
The staff have to deal with a pop star patient
Monday 6th August 1979
NB Industrial action was likely effect ITV programmes this week.
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy!
NB One of the ‘cats and kittens’ on the show is Dee Anderson, daughter of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
Joe Brown
Shakin’ Stevens
Alvin Stardust
Les Gray
GBH
Freddie Fingers Lee
Brogdan Komminowski
Johnny Storm
Fumble
The Rockin' Shades
Tuesday 7th August 1979
NB Thames, Southern, Ulster did not broadcast at all today, while Harlech went off the air at 6:00 p.m. Andy Williams was turned away from the Elstree Studios as he arrived to record a Muppet Show appearance.
Wednesday 8th August 1979
BBC1 Where Are They Now (first in series)
Ruby Murray
BBC1 Lena’s Music
Lena Martell
Kandidate
Ruby Flipper (dance troupe)
HTV About Britain
"I Thnk We'll Call You Georgie Fame..."
Thames Cilla 8:00 -
Cilla Black -
Thursday 9th August 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Cliff Richard We Don't Talk Anymore (repeat 26th July 1979)
Kandidate Girls Girls Girls
Judy Tzuke Stay With Me Till Dawn
Flying Lizards Money
Joe Jackson Is She Really Going Out With Him
Spyro Gyra Morning Dance (Legs & Co)
Angelic Upstarts Teenage Warning
Boomtown Rats I Don't Like Mondays (promo clip)
Me & You You Never Know What You’ve Got
Showaddywaddy Sweet Little Rock N Roller
Merton Parkas You Need Wheels
ELO The Diary Of Horace Wimp (promo clip)
BBC1 Glen Campbell Back To Basics 10:55 -
Seals and Crofts
Brenda Lee
ATV Charles Aznavour in Concert
Friday 10th August 1979
Tyne Tees Alright Now
The Clash
The Tom Robinson Band
Granada Paul (repeat)
Paul Nicholas
Leo Sayer
Steve Gibbons Band
The Teri Scoble Dancers
Saturday 11th August 1979
BBC1 Seaside Special
Plastic Bertrand
Amanda Lear
Erruption
The Gibson Brothers
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Tina Charles, Kenny Everett, Lesley Judd, Sting
Guest: Chas & Dave
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ATV Bonkers!
Cleo Laine
Granada Rockpile -
Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe and Rockpile
ATV Devine Country
Sidney Devine
Monday 13th August 1979
NB The ITV dispute continues, so it is unlikely that any of the ITV programmes listed until further notice were actually broadcast. The ITV strike did not however effect Channel.
BBC2 Poacher Sings Country
ATV Jack Good’s Oh Boy! 5:15 -
content unknown
HTV Michel Legrand and Friends
Neil Sedaka
Wednesday 15th August 1979
BBC1 Where Are They Now? 7:10 -
Twinkle
BBC1 Lena’s Music
Lena Martell
Racey
Gordon Giltrap
Ruby Flipper (dance troupe)
Thames The Big Top Variety Show
Charles Aznavour
Guys and Dolls
Tyne Tees Alright Now (shown on ATV)
Junco Partners
Eric Burden
Grampian The Entertainers
Georgie Fame
Thursday 16th August 1979
BBC Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
NB broadcast cancelled and replaced with a repeat of 2nd August 1979
BBC1 Roger Whittaker: All My Best 10:55 -
NB Filmed in Canada
David Gates
Friday 17th August 1979
BBC1 Des O’Connor Tonight (repeat)
The Three Degrees
LWT Kill Me Tomorrow movie with Tommy Steele
Tyne Tees Alright Now
Eric Burdon
Thin Lizzy
Junco Partners
Scottish The Best Disco in Town 5.15 -
Tiger Tin, Susan Childe, Celena Duncan, The McLean Sisters, Jimmy St John, Jamie Michael Stewart, Scott Tyler, BT Trucker
ITV The Liberace Show (repeat)
Debbie Reynolds
Saturday 18th August 1979
BBC1 Seaside Special
Bernie Flint
Dollar
The Dooleys
BBC1 Juke Box Jury
Panel: Dave Bartram (Showaddywaddy), Keith Chegwin, Dana, Bonnie Tyler
Guest: Pan’s People
BBC1 Paradise Hawaiian Style Elvis Presley movie
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ITV World Of Sport
George Harrison -
ATV Bonkers!
The Hudson Brothers
Petula Clark
ATV Oh Boy!
Joe Brown
Les Gray
GBH
Freddie Fingers Lee
Bogdan Kominowski
Alvin Stardust
Shakin' Stevens
Johnny Storm
Fumble
The Rockin' Shades
Monday 20th August 1979
NB Channel TV is the only ITV station operating
BBC2 Larry Gatlin Sings Country 9:00 -
BBC2 Best of Brass
Peter Skellern on judging panel
Wednesday 22nd August 1979
BBC1 Lena’s Music
Lena Martell
Dollar
The Shadows
Ruby Flipper (dance troupe)
Thames The Big Top Variety Show
Lulu
Grampian The Entertainers
Patsy Gallant
Thursday 23rd August 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Jam When You’re Young
Racey Boy Oh Boy
Flying Lizards Money
Roxy Music Angel Eyes (promo clip)
Showaddywaddy Sweet Little Rock N Roller (repeat)
The Planets Lines
Bill Lovelady Reggae For It Now
Joe Jackson Is She Really Going Out With Him (repeat)
Spyro Gyra Morning Dance (repeat)
Randy Vanwarmer Just When I Needed You Most (live) with Legs and Co
Boney M Gotta Go Home (promo clip)
Cliff Richard We Don't Talk Anymore number one
Channel The Roger Whittaker Show 7:00 – 7:30 pm
Friday 24th August 1979
Tyne Tees Alright Now
Goldie
Ian Dury
Border The Sound Of...
Vince Hill
Saturday 25th August 1979
BBC1 Seaside Special
Petula Clark
The Wurzels
Granada The Mersey Pirate
content unknown
ATV Bonkers!
The Hudson Brothers
Monday 27th August 1979 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Arena: My Way repeat
BBC2 Joe Ely Sings Country 9:15 -
Wednesday 29th August 1979
BBC1 It’s A Celebrity Knockout
Anita Harris
Thames The Big Top Variety Show
Brotherhood of Man
Grampian The Entertainers
The Wurzels
Thursday 30th August 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
The Bellamy Brothers -
Secret Affair -
Dollar -
Nick Lowe -
Sister Sledge -
The Gibson Brothers -
Gary Numan -
B.A.Robertson -
The Commodores -
The Special A.K.A. -
Johnny Mathis -
The Stranglers -
Cliff Richard -
Boney M -
BBC2 Skellern 10:20 -
Peter Skellern
Kevin Peek
Friday 31st August 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
Kate Bush on Tour feature
BBC1 Des O’Connor Tonight
Val Doonican
Tyne Tees Alright Now
Eric Burdon
Thin Lizzy
Junco Partners
Scottish The Best Disco in Town 5.15 -
Tiger Tin, Susan Childe, Celena Duncan, The McLean Sisters, Jimmy St John, Jamie Michael Stewart, Scott Tyler, BT Trucker
Saturday 1st September 1979
BBC1 Seaside Special
Amii Stewart
Candlewick Green
Sunday 2nd September 1979
BBC2 Fifty Years Of Country Music 8:55 -
Hosted by Glen Campbell
Ray Charles
Tammy Wynette
Crystal Gayle
Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Larry Gatlin
Merle Haggard
Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys
Wednesday 5th September 1979
BBC2 Sing Country Extra 9:25 -
Crystal Gayle
Tammy Wynette
Ronnie Prophet
Conway Twitty
Terri Hollowell (replacing Mickey Newbury)
Thursday 6th September 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Frantique -
The Ruts -
Randy Vanwarmer -
Madness -
Roxy Music -
The Crusaders with Randy Crawford -
ELO -
The Bellamy Brothers -
Racey -
Bill Lovelady -
Boney M -
Cliff Richard -
The Flying Lizards -
Friday 7th September 1979
BBC2 Talking Pictures
The making of The Who Quadrophenia with Sting, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle
Saturday 8th September 1979
BBC1 Seaside Special
Boney M
Ruby Winters
Monday 10th September 1979
BBC1 That’ll Be The Day 1973 movie with David Essex etc
BBC2 The Two Ronnies repeat of the first show in the Manhattan Transfer series
BBC2 Fifty Years Of Country Music
Hosted by Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Larry Gatlin
Merle Haggard
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Tuesday 11th September 1979
BBC1 Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music repeat
Ella Fitzgerald, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Thursday 13th September 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Nick Lowe -
The Commodores -
Frantique -
Gary Numan -
Secret Affair -
Gerry Rafferty -
Dollar -
Squeeze -
Johnny Mathis -
UK Subs -
Cliff Richard -
The Stranglers -
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings 9:20 -
Tin Pan Alley songs
Saturday 15th September 1979
BBC2 Something Else 6:35 -
The Jam
Joy Division
John Cooper-
Tony Wilson & Steven Morris (Joy Division) talk about playlists with Paul Burnett
Monday 17th September 1979
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Fifty Years Of Country Music 9:50 -
Glen Campbell
Dolly Parton
Roy Clark
Johnny Cash
Charlie Rich
Tuesday 18th September 1979
BBC1 Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing 10:50 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm -
Introduced by Anne Nightingale
Nils Lofgren at the Gaumont, Ipswich
Keith Don't Go, A Fool Like Me, Beggars Day, I Came To Dance, I Don't Want To Talk About It, Back It Up
Wednesday 19th September 1979
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Frankie Vaughan
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6:55 -
Thursday 20th September 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Racey -
The Starjets -
Kate Bush -
Madness -
The Bellamy Brothers -
The Jags -
The Tourists -
The Police -
Sad Cafe -
Rainbow -
ELO -
Gary Numan -
Bill Lovelady -
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings
Saloon Songs
BBC2 Something Else repeat 11:30 pm -
Saturday 22nd September 1979
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Show
The Nolans (regulars)
BBC1 Michael Parkinson Meets Tommy Steele
Monday 24th September 1979
BBC1 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Madeline Bell 10:40 -
Tuesday 25th September 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
Introduced by Anne Nightingale
Rickie Lee Jones in concert, Dominion Theatre, London, 9th September 1979
Young Blood, Weasel And The Whiteboys Cool, Easy Money, Chuck E's In Love, Danny's All Star Joint
Wednesday 26th September 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.55 -
Thursday 27th September 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Blondie -
Frantique -
Errol Dunkley -
The Skids -
The Dooleys -
Michael Jackson -
John Du Cann -
Dave Edmunds -
Al Hudson & Partners -
Status Quo -
The Nolans -
The Police -
Buggles -
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings 9:00 -
Songs of Broadway
Friday 28th September 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack (first in new series)
Georgie Fame
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning 11:10 pm -
NB The regular dance troupe Sponooch was led by Carol Fletcher, ex-
Hosted by Ned Sherrin
Linda Lewis – The Moon and I
Saturday 29th September 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Buggles
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8:20 -
The Three Degrees
Dana
Sunday 30th September 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info (first edition)
Linda Lewis
BBC2 The Magic Christian Ringo Starr movie
Monday 1st October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco 11:15 -
Linda Lewis – Save The Last Dance
The Olympic Runners – The Bitch, Disco Smash
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
Tuesday 2nd October 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Specials -
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes -
Joe Jackson -
The Police -
The Pop -
Wednesday 3rd October 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.55 -
Thursday 4th October 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Madness -
XTC -
Blondie -
Mtumbe -
Buggles -
Sad Café -
Squeeze -
Kate Bush -
Rainbow -
The Jags -
Lena Martell -
The Police Message In A Bottle (promo clip)
Dave Jensen introduces Andy Peebles, next weeks' host
Nick Lowe -
BBC2 Blankety Blank
Lulu
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings
Songs from the movies
Friday 5th October 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
Dollar
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Hosted by Ned Sherrin
Secret Affair – Let Your Heart Dance
Gerrard Kenny – Punk
Jimmy Pursey -
Saturday 6th October 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Lindisfarne
Dr Hook – Call of the Wild
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Show
The Nolans (regulars)
BBC1 Parkinson
Kenny Everett
BBC2 Something Else (Birmingham)
The Specials – It’s Up To You, Monkey Man
Linton Kwesi Johnson
George O’Dowd (Boy George), Martin Degville – interview in audience
Sunday 7th October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Lina Lewis
Monday 8th October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Southampton)
Linda Lewis
Love Machine
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
Tuesday 9th October 1979
BBC1 Mainstream 10:20 -
Produced by Tony Palmer
John Peel
Elkie Brooks
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
After the Fire -
Brand X -
Phil Collins -
Yellow Magic Orchestra -
Mick Taylor -
Fleetwood Mac -
Ry Cooder -
Wednesday 10th October 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7.35 -
BBC2 Something Else repeat
Thursday 11th October 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles
Al Hudson & The Partners -
The Dooleys -
The Headboys -
Michael Jackson -
Chic -
Dr Hook -
Viola Wills -
The Charlie Daniels Band -
Errol Dunkley -
Cats UK -
Dave Edmunds -
Dana -
The Police -
Fleetwood Mac -
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Kenny Everett
BBC1 Play For Today: Long Distance Information 9:25 -
Play about an Elvis Presley fan with Freddie Fingers Lee, Carlo Little, Stuart Colman
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings
Song Stories
Friday 12th October 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
Suzi Quatro – She’s In Love With You
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Hosted by Harold Wilson
Sponooch – dance to Kraftwerk Showroom Dummies
Saturday 13th October 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Racey
Dana
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
NB New co-
The Dooleys
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
Tony Monopoly
Freddie Cole
Sunday 14th October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info 6:30 -
Linda Lewis
Monday 15th October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Bradford)
Linda Lewis
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Ray Charles’ World of Music (repeat)
NB The bandleader, not the singer
Tuesday 16th October 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
The Spinners’ 21st anniversary
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Live Wire -
The Motels -
Philip Rambow -
Wednesday 17th October 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7.30 -
BBC1 Parkinson
Sky
Thursday 18th October 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Abba Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) (promo clip)
Fleetwood Mac Tusk (Legs & Co)
Undertones Youve Got My Number
Jags Back Of My Hand (repeat)
Suzi Quatro -
Ramblers The Sparrow
XTC Making Plans For Nigel
Lena Martell One Day At A Time (repeat)
Sad Cafe Everyday Hurts
Selecter On My Radio
Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star (promo clip)
New Musik Straight Lines
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings
Tony’s Songs
Friday 19th October 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Hosted by Harold Wilson
Dean Friedman
Saturday 20th October 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
The Selecter
Tommy Steele
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Show
The Nolans (regulars)
Sunday 21st October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
Monday 22nd October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Paisley)
Linda Lewis – I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You
Liquid Gold – Electricity
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
Tuesday 23rd October 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
NB Producer Tony Palmer only lasted for the first two editions
George Melly
no The Old Grey Whistle Test
Wednesday 24th October 1979
NB ITV returns to a full service from 5:45 pm with the News. For the next few days ITV network will provide the same programming schedule for all companies.
Thursday 25th October 1979
NB ITV begins transmission at 1:00 pm
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Selecter -
The Specials with Rico -
Viola Wills -
Queen -
Cats UK -
Charlie Daniels Band -
Chic -
Dr Hook -
Iris Williams -
The Dooleys -
Janet Brown -
Errol Dunkley -
Lena Martell -
Abba -
Friday 26th October 1979
NB ITV begins transmission at 9:30 am
BBC1 Open House at Pebble Mill
Vera Lynn
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
No guests of interest
ITV Jack Good’s Oh Boy! 5:15 -
Saturday 27th October 1979
NB Some of the ITV regions begin to offer their own programming
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
The Boomtown Rats
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Erroll Dunkley
Clodagh Rodgers
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8:15 -
The Drifters
Lulu
Demis Roussos
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Sunday 28th October 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
BBC2 Pete Seeger On the Hudson 9:30 -
LWT Muhammed Ali's Greatest Hits
Joe Brown, Patti Boulaye in the audience
Monday 29th October 1979
NB The ITV network goes back to regional independence
BBC1 Nationwide
The Moody Blues article
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Brixton)
Linda Lewis – Rock A Doodle Doo
Light Of The World
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 The Mathis Collection repeat 10:25 -
Thames Minder (first episode)
Theme written by Dennis Waterman and Gerrard Kenney
Tuesday 30th October 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
The Charlie Daniels Band – Passing Lane, The Devil Went Down To Georgia
BBC2 The Mike Harding Show
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Landscape -
Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club -
UK Subs -
Tom Verlaine -
The A's -
HTV Georgie Fame and Company 3:45 – 4:15 pm
Wednesday 31st October 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7.30 -
BBC2 The Mathis Collection part two repeat 9:35 -
Thames London Night Out
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Thursday 1st November 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Sad Cafe -
Sparks -
The Ramblers -
Darts -
The Jam -
Lene Lovich -
Earth Wind & Fire -
Thin Lizzy -
Suzi Quatro -
B.A.Robertson -
Lena Martell -
Fleetwood Mac -
BBC2 The Police 6:00 -
Repeat of Rock Goes To College
Friday 2nd November 1979
BC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Hosted by Tim Rice
Elaine Paige
George Martin
ITN News
Mick Jagger divorce
ATV Alright Now
The Who (special edition)
ATV The Muppet Show
Crystal Gayle
Saturday 3rd November 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Petula Clark – I Could Have Given You More
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Show
The Nolans (regulars)
BBC2 Something Else (Plymouth)
Siouxsie and The Banshees -
plus two local bands
ATV Tiswas
Steve Harley – Freedom’s Prisoner
Southern The Saturday Banana
content unknown
ITV Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile -
Sunday 4th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
BBC2 James Galway In Japan
Isao Tomita
LWT Rockpile -
Monday 5th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Swansea)
Linda Lewis
Hi Tension – Shining Bright
BBC2 Dana
In concert performance
BBC2 The Magic of Dance
Including Sammy Davis Jr
Yorkshire Pro-
Joe Brown
Tuesday 6th November 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
Human League – The Path of Least Resistance, Empire State Human
BBC2 The Mike Harding Show
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
NB Recorded at Shepperton Studios
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Damned-
The Cars -
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -
Angletrax -
Screams -
HTV Georgie Fame and Company
Wednesday 7th November 1979
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Star Chef: Lulu
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7.30 -
BBC2 Something Else repeat
Granada Live From Two
Leo Sayer -
Richard and Linda Thompson – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Dusty Springfield
Thames The Andy Williams Show
content unknown
Thursday 8th November 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Specials With Rico A Message To You Rudy
The Selecter On My Radio (repeat)
Lena Martell One Day At A Time
Abba Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) (promo clip)
Matchbox Rockabilly Rebel
Herb Alpert Rise (Legs & Co)
Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love (promo clip)
Sham 69 You’re A Better Man Than I
Dr.Hook When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman (promo clip)
Iris Williams He Was Beautiful
Commodores Still (promo clip)
Dan-
Madness One Step Beyond
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Lulu
BBC1 Just A Boys Game 9:25 -
Play with Frankie Miller
BBC1 Sinatra
Frank Sinatra 1969 special
BBC2 Pete Sayer Sings Country 9:00 -
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe
Barbara Dixon
ITV Top of the Hill 9.00 -
drama with Sonny Bono
Friday 9th November 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
Dana
Rex Smith
BBC2 The Jacksons 8:10 -
Live at The Rainbow, London
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Hosted by Tim Rice
The Blues Band – Boom Boom
ATV Alright Now
content unknown
Saturday 10th November 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Abba)
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Linda Lewis
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8:15 -
Third World
The Nolan Sisters
Southern The Saturday Banana
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT George Hamilton IV
Sunday 11th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
Monday 12th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Birkenhead)
Linda Lewis
BBC2 Rhythm On 2: Humphrey Littleton and his Band
Yorkshire Pro-
Joe Brown
Tuesday 13th November 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
No guests of interest
BBC2 The Mike Harding Show
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
The Skids -
The Police -
Herman Brood and His Wild Romance -
Steve Howe -
HTV Georgie Fame and Company 3:45 -
Tina Charles
Wednesday 14th November 1979
BBC1 Parkinson
Andy Williams
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7.30 -
Granada Live From Two
Judy Tzuke -
Thames London Night Out
Clodagh Rodgers
Thursday 15th November 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Dynasty -
The Jam -
Cliff Richard -
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand -
Thin Lizzy -
The Tourists -
BA Robertson -
Suzi Quatro -
The Moody Blues -
Kool & The Gang -
Secret Affair -
The Ramblers -
Showaddywaddy -
Dr Hook -
The Isley Brothers -
BBC1 Miss World 1979
NB Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent write a new song Who’s It Going To Be? For the occasion to be sung by Sacha Distel
BBC1 Max Boyce In Concert
Telephone Bill and The Smooth Operators
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe
Barbara Dickson
Friday 16th November 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning (Hosted by Peter Cook)
No guests of interest
Tyne Tees Alright Now
content unknown
Saturday 17th November 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5:30 -
Four Tops
Alan Price
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Show
The Nolans (regulars)
BBC1 Parkinson
Bette Midler
ATV Tiswas
Cliff Richard
Southern The Saturday Banana
content unknown
Sunday 18th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
LWT The Mokees: The Monkees Mind Their Manor
Monday 19th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Wolverhampton)
Linda Lewis
BBC2 Rhythm On Two Barbara Dickson and Her Band 10:20 -
Harvey Andrews
Tuesday 20th November 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
UB40
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Sonny’s Letter
BBC2 The Mike Harding Show
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Secret Affair -
Alvin Lee’s Ten Years Later -
April Wine -
Ian Hunter with Mick Ronson -
HTV Georgie Fame and Company
Peter Skellern
Linda Lewis
Thames The United Kingdom Disco Final 7:30 -
Compare: Peter Gordeno from the Empire, Leicester Square, London
Wednesday 21st November 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7:30 -
Granada Live From Two
B A Robertson -
Peter Skellern
Thursday 22nd November 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Due to industrial action the host appears in voice-
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme: Whole Lotta Love re-
Herb Alpert Rise (Legs & Co) (repeat)
Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love (promo clip)
Dynasty I Don't Want To Be A Freak (promo clip)
Boomtown Rats Diamond Smiles (promo clip)
Matchbox Rockabilly Rebel (repeat)
Dr.Hook When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman (promo clip)
Pretenders Brass In Pocket
Gary Numan Complex (promo clip)
Commodores Still (promo clip)
Dan-
ELO Confusion (promo clip)
Madness One Step Beyond (repeat)
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe (includes repeated material from And Now the Good News 1978 due to industrial action)
No guests of any interest
Friday 23rd November 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC1 Lena Martell In Concert
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning (Hosted by Willie Rushton)
content unknown
Tyne Tees Alright Now
content unknown
Saturday 24th November 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop: Rock Garden Party (repeat 29 May 1978)
NB This was scheduled to be a regular live show
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Rex Smith
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8:15 -
Dusty Springfield
Michel Legrand
ATV Tiswas 10:30 am -
content unknown
Southern Saturday Banana 10:30 am -
content unknown
Sunday 25th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
Monday 26th November 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Dundee)
Linda Lewis, Rokotto
BBC2 Rhythm On Two 10:30 -
Tom Paxton
Granada News
Billy Butler interviews Paul & Linda McCartney at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Yorkshire Pro-
Joe Brown
Tuesday 27th November 1979
BBC1 Nationwide
Paul McCartney
BBC1 Mainstream
Randy Newman – It’s Money that I Love
American Blues Legends – two songs
BBC2 The Mike Harding Show
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
Chelsea -
Ellen Foley -
Pink Floyd -
Sting -
Simple Minds -
HTV Georgie Fame and Company
Linda Lewis
Granada Get It Together
The Boomtown Rats -
Chas and Dave -
Garth Hewitt -
The Tourists -
Casino -
ATV Bonkers! (shown on Yorkshire)
Cleo Laine
Wednesday 28th November 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7:30 -
Thames London Night Out
Gerrard Kenny
Granada Live From 2
Richard & Linda Thompson
Thursday 29th November 1979
NB BBC TV shows may be subject to industrial action
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Due to industrial action the host appears in voice-
Hosted by Peter Powell
Michael Jackson -
The Gibson Brothers -
The Police -
The Tourists -
Status Quo -
Blondie -
Thin Lizzy -
Rose Royce -
The Moody Blues -
The Skids -
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand -
Pink Floyd -
Dr Hook -
The Isley Brothers -
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe
Barbara Dickson
Friday 30th November 1979
NB BBC TV shows may be subject to industrial action
BBC1 Crackerjack
Iris Williams
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning (Hosted by Willie Rushton)
content unknown
Tyne Tees Alright Now
The Steve Gibbons Band
John Hedley
ATV The Muppet Show
Kenny Rogers
Saturday 1st December 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Matabaruka
Matchbox
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
The Three Degrees -
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Show
The Nolans (regulars)
BBC1 Parkinson
Petula Clark, Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricuss
BBC2 Something Else (Belfast)
Rudi
The Undertones
P45
Ex-
BBC2 The Year Of The Child Concert 10:30 -
Oxfam / UNICEF concert at Wembley
Cat Stevens – Daytime, Where Do The Children Play, Father and Son, Morning Has Broken, Child For A Day
David Essex – Rock On, World
Gary Numan -
Sky – Where Opposites Meet pt 4 & 5
The Real Thing – Can You Feel the Force
Wishbone Ash – two songs
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Southern Saturday Banana
content unknown
Sunday 2nd December 1979
BBC1 Abba in Switzerland (repeat)
BBC1 Shoestring: Find The Lady
A punk (Toyah Wilcox) hires Eddie Shoestring to search for a missing friend
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
LWT The Monkees: The Monkees Blow Their Minds
LWT The Royal Variety Performance 7:45 -
Boney M
Bill Haley & The Comets
Amii Stewart
LWT Celebrity Concert: Roberta Flack 11:30 pm -
Monday 3rd December 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Plymouth)
Linda Lewis, Kandidate
Tuesday 4th December 1979
BBC2 Mainstream
Matchbox – Rockabilly Rebel, Buzz Buzz A Diddle It
BBC2 The Mike Harding Show
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
UK -
Judie Tzuke -
John Baldrey -
Thames Georgie Fame and Company
Alan Price
Linda Lewis
Granada Get It Together
Electric Light Orchestra -
Inmates -
Leslie McKeown -
Mike Moran and the Band
The Kidda Band -
ATV Bonkers! (shown on Yorkshire)
The Hudson Brothers
Petula Clark
Wednesday 5th December 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7.30 -
Thames Big Top Variety Show
Lulu
Thames Close 12:20 am
Vince Hill
Thursday 6th December 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
The Gibson Brothers -
Darts -
Dollar -
UK Subs -
The Three Degrees -
M -
The Stranglers -
Michael Jackson -
Sugarhill Gang -
The Damned -
Storm -
Motorhead -
Marianne Faithfull -
The Police -
Pink Floyd -
BBC1 Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back 11:15 pm -
Frank Sinatra
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe...and Guests
Barbara Dickson
Dave Swarbick
BBC2 Something Else (repeat)
Friday 7th December 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
Showwaddywaddy
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning (Hosted by Willie Rushton)
The Alberts
Spoonooch (dance troupe)
Andy Williams -
Tyne Tees Alright Now
Lindisfarne
LWT Close 12:20 am
Vince Hill
Saturday 8th December 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
The Haedboys
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Child
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
No other musical guests of interest
BBC1 Parkinson
Charlie Daniels Band -
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Southern Saturday Banana
content unknown
LWT Close 12:30 am
Vince Hill
Sunday 9th December 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
BBC1 Arena: My Way repeat
LWT The Monkees: Mijaceo
LWT Celebrity Concert
Charles Aznavour
Monday 10th December 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco
Linda Lewis
BBC2 Rhythm On Two 10:20 -
Catherine Howe
Judie Tzuke
Tuesday 11th December 1979
BBC1 Mainstream (not listed in Daily Mirror)
Queen – Crazy Little Thing called Love (Bristol Hippodrome rehearsal)
BBC2 Jazz From Montreux
BB King
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale
NB Bob Harris' interview with The Knack would be his last contribution to the show
Madness -
Jayne Aire and The Belvederes -
Eberhard Schoener & Sting -
The Knack -
Gary Numan -
Granada Get It Together
Maria Morgan -
The Police -
The Pretenders -
Secret Affair -
Mike Moran and the Band
Wednesday 12th December 1979
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7:30 -
Thames Big Top Variety Show
Guys and Dolls
Charles Aznavour
Granada Live From Two
Joe Brown and the Bruvvers -
ITV Celebrity Concert
Tom Jones and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 13th December 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Mike Read
David Bowie -
Fiddlers Dram -
Paul McCartney -
The Tourists -
Abba -
The Beat -
Status Quo -
The Inmates -
Blondie -
Barron Knights -
The Pretenders -
Pink Floyd -
Rose Royce -
BBC2 Premier: Story Without A Hero 8:30 -
Directed by Michael Dolenz
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe: And Now The Good News
Barbara Dickson
Friday 14th December 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Kelly 10:20-
Musical about Tyneside, written by Alan Price for the 1977 Silver Jubilee about HMS Kelly
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning (Hosted by Jackie Stewart)
No guests of interest
ATV The Muppet Show
John Denver
Tyne Tees Alright Now (shown on Anglia)
Dire Straits
The Police
Saturday 15th December 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Robin Gibb
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
The New Seekers
BBC1 John Denver and The Muppets 8:10 -
BBC2 Jazz, Rock and Marriage 9:00 -
Barbara Thompson and John Hiseman
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Southern Saturday Banana
content unknown
Sunday 16th December 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Info
Linda Lewis
Monday 17th December 1979
BBC1 Roadshow Disco (Middlesborough)
Linda Lewis
Central Line
BBC2 Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia 11:00 -
Tuesday 18th December 1979
BBC1 Mainstream
No guests of interest
HTV About Britain
‘I Think We’ll Call You Georgie Fame’
Granada Get It Together
Zoot Alors -
Goldie -
Gerard Kenny -
Racey -
The Tigers -
Thames The World Disco Championships 7:30 -
content unknown
Thames The Users TV movie with Michelle Phillips
no The Old Grey Whistle Test
Wednesday 19th December 1979
BBC1 Parkinson
Manhattan Transfer
Thames This Is Your Life: Charles Aznavour
Thames Big Top Variety Show
The Brotherhood of Man
Thames The Andy Williams Show
Jose Feliciano
Thursday 20th December 1979
BBC1 Blue Peter
Legs and Co dance to Mike Oldfield version of the show's theme
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
The Greedies Merry Jingle
Billy Preston & Syreeta With You I’m Born Again
David Bowie John I’m Only Dancing (promo clip)
Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) (promo clip)
Three Degrees My Simple Heart
The Skids Working For The Yankee Dollar
K.C. & The Sunshine Band Please Don't Go (promo clip)
The Regents 7 Teen
Mike Oldfield Blue Peter (Legs & Co)
Rose Royce Is It Love You're After (promo clip)
The Nolans I’m In The Mood For Dancing
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Kenny Everett
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe And Now the Good News
Barbara Dickson
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 pm -
Mike Oldfield Exposed (Wembley Conference Centre)
Thames Tommy Steele’s Quincy’s Quest
Written and performed by Tommy Steele
Thames Late Night Elkie 11:30 pm -
Elkie Brooks
Friday 21st December 1979
BBC1 Crackerjack
Gene Cotton
BBC1 Perry Como Christmas In Austria
BBC2 Christmas With the Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour 6:10 -
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning (Hosted by Ned Sherrin)
Paul Jones (singer?)
ATV The Muppet Show
Arlo Guthrie
LWT George Hamilton IV
Saturday 22nd December 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Debbie Harry
BBC1 Basil’s Christmas In The Country
Sacha Distel
BBC1 Christmas Snowtime Special
NB probably includes clips from Disco In the Snow 9 April 1979
Abba
Boney M
Leo Sayer
Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again
The Jacksons
Bonnie Tyler
BBC2 Something Else (Glasgow) 5:10 -
The Skids
The Rezillos
BBC2 Christmas With The Beatles: Help! 6:35 -
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Southern Saturday Banana last edition
content unknown
LWT The Secret Policeman’s Ball -
Pete Townshend
Tom Robison
Sunday 23rd December 1979
BBC1 Christmas With The Beatles: The Beatles At Shea Stadium 5:30 -
LWT Pam Ayres Canadian Christmas
Peter Skellern
LWT The South Bank Show 11:00 pm -
Talking Heads
Monday 24th December 1979 Christmas Eve
BBC1 Wings Over The World 2:40 -
Paul McCartney & Wings
BBC2 Christmas With The Beatles: Yellow Submarine 5:40 -
BBC2 Alan Price In Concert 10:05 -
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
No guests of interest in this edition
Southern A Christmas Runaround
Barbara Dickson -
Thames London Night Out Christmas Special
Petula Clark
The Nolan Sisters
Tuesday 25th December 1979
BBC1 The Spinners at Christmas
BBC1 Top Of The Pops ‘79 2:00 -
NB There is no audience present
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Hosted by Dave Jensen, Peter Powell
Boney M -
Ian Dury & The Blockheads -
Janet Kay -
Gary Numan -
Roxy Music -
Anita Ward -
Buggles -
B.A.Robertson -
Blondie -
M -
The Bee Gees -
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Lena Martell -
Squeeze -
Dr Hook -
Blondie -
Tubeway Army -
Racey -
Cliff Richard -
Whole Lotta Love (play out)
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Kenny Everett
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show
Johnny Mathis
BBC2 Christmas With The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night 3:00 -
Yorkshire Beautiful Morning
Burl Ives
ATV Christmas Oh Boy! 1:00 -
Rachel Sweet
Joe Brown
Shakin’ Stevens
Alvin Stardust
Billy Hartman
Freddie Fingers Lee
Tim Withnall
Fumble
Thames Star Games
Mickey Dolenz
ITV Cleo’s Christmas
Cleo Laine, Johnny Dankworth
Wednesday 26th December 1979 Boxing day
BBC1 Boxing Night At The Mill
Dana
BBC2 Christmas With The Beatles: Let It Be 5:50 -
Granada Get It Together Christmas Bonanza 9:50 -
Blondie -
Chas and Dave -
Child -
Dave Edmunds & Rockpile -
Sally Oldfield -
Squeeze
Mike Moran and the Band
Thames All-
Anita Harris
Thames The Dick Emery Special
The Three Degrees
Thames Shirley MacLaine at The Lido
Tom Jones
Charles Aznavour
Sacha Distel
Thursday 27th December 1979
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
NB There is no audience present
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Mike Read
The Boomtown Rats -
Abba -
The Police -
Gloria Gaynor -
Art Garfunkel -
Queen -
The Police -
Village People -
Squeeze -
Blondie -
Pink Floyd -
Whole Lotta Love (play out)
BBC2 Leave Him To Heaven
A musical with Brian Protheroe as Conway, a fifties rock and roll star
BBC2 Richard Stilgoe And Now the Good News
No guests of interest
Friday 28th December 1979
BBC1 The Best Of Dean Martin 11:30 pm -
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
BBC2 Kate 8:15 -
Kate Bush special with Peter Gabriel
BBC2 The Bobby Bare Music Show 9:35 -
Wichita, Jana Jac, The Hillsiders
BBC2 Something Else repeat 12:05 -
Granada The Solid Gold Top Twenty Show 5:15 -
The biggest selling singles of the last two decades, hosted by Jimmy Pursey
LWT George Hamilton IV
Southern 21 Years
Part two: Music Music Music
Southern Television 21st anniversary show in two parts
Tony Blackburn interview -
Saturday 29th December 1979
BBC1 Multi Coloured Swap Shop
Child
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Sunday 30th December 1979
Southern A Winchester Christmas
Dana
ITV Won’t Get Fooled Again
The Who special, hosted by Den Hegarty (of Darts)
Monday 31st December 1979 New Year’s Eve
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:00 -
Blondie at The Apollo, Glasgow
Thames The Jim Davidson Special
The Dooleys
Thames Will Kenny Everett Make It To 1980 Show? 11:00 pm -
Roxy Music -
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (Hot Gossip)
The Boomtown Rats – Someone’s Looking At You
Cliff Richard -
Unknown – Sleazy (Hot Gossip)
David Bowie -
The Greedies -
Suzi Quatro – possibly not on
Scottish The Hogmany Show
Lulu
Also This Year
Cliff Richard -
Cliff Richard -
Paul McCartney -
Clash -
Elvis Costello -
Elvis Costello -
Gary Glitter -
George Harrison -
Mike Oldfield -
Pretenders -
PIL -
The Sex Pistols -
Specials -
Squeeze -
Barclay James Harvest Loving Is Easy filmed for TOTP but not shown