July 1979

Starts on a: Sunday

Ends on a: Tuesday

Events

 * Wimbledon 79 (week 2)

TV

 * New series: Mr Smith Propagates Plants,


 * New seasons:


 * Repeats: The Liver Birds, It Ain't Half Hot Mum,
 * Top of the Pops: JS, Mike Read, David Jensen, JS.

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1
 * In Concert: Penetration, The Ruts, Third World, Supercharge Steel Pulse, The Jags, Fischer-Z
 * Top 40: Simon Bates
 * Peel sessions: Yachts, Chords, Gang of Four, The Vapors, The Distributors, Purple Hearts, Nicky & The Dots, The Russians, The Monitors, Scritti Politti, Secret Affair, Piranhas, Psychedelic Furs, The Police.
 * Radio 1 Roadshow: UNICEF Spectacular in aid of the Year of the Child at Wilton House, near Salisbury; Swindon; Oxford; Banbury

Playlist
new releases, new chart entries, indie hits and new album tracks. Listen on Spotify.
 * 1) Chic - Good Times (future US no.1)
 * 2) Public Image Limited - Death Disco
 * 3) Donna Summer - Bad Girls (US no.1 for 5 weeks)
 * 4) Supertramp - Breakfast In America
 * 5) Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk
 * 6) The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
 * 7) The Korgis - If I Had You
 * 8) Siouxsie and The Banshees - Playground Twist
 * 9) The Knack - My Sharona (future US no.1 for 6 weeks)
 * 10) The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
 * 11) ABBA - Angel Eyes
 * 12) Sex Pistols - C'Mon Everybody
 * 13) David Bowie - DJ
 * 14) Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Til Dawn
 * 15) Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
 * 16) The Pretenders - Kid
 * 17) Sparks - Beat the Clock
 * 18) ELO - The Diary of Horace Wimp - second single from no.1 album Discovery
 * 19) Buzzcocks - Harmony in My Head
 * 20) Real Thing - Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)
 * 21) The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer 1979-07-00 ZIG ZAG 1 cover.png
 * 22) Sham 69 - Hersham Boys
 * 23) Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance (from album of the same name)
 * 24) Telex - Rock Around the Clock
 * 25) Diana Ross - The Boss (title track of new album)
 * 26) Queen - Love of My Life (live), from Live Killers album
 * 27) B-52's - Planet Claire (from debut album)
 * 28) The Men - I Don't Depend On You
 * 29) Simple Minds - Chelsea Girl
 * 30) Flying Lizards - Money