27 December 1979

Thursday

1979-12-27

TV

 * BBC One 6.50 pm Tomorrow's World looks back at the 70s. Michael Rodd, Judith Hann and Kieran Prendiville look back on the reality, the successes, the failures, the tragic and the humorous, and the way the programme itself has changed. (BBC Archive)

Top of the Pops
7.20 pm - Top of the Pops 79.

Presenters: Dave Lee Travis & Mike Read
 * 1) (-) The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays (video)
 * 2) (2) Abba – I Have A Dream (video)
 * 3) (3) The Police – Walking On The Moon (video)
 * 4) (-) Village People – In The Navy (video)
 * 5) (-) Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive (Legs & Co)
 * 6) (-) Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes (video)
 * 7) (26) Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love (video)
 * 8) (-) The Police – Message In A Bottle (video)
 * 9) (-) Village People – Y.M.C.A. (Legs & Co)
 * 10) (-) Squeeze – Up The JunctionSqueeze - Up The Junction - Top Of The Pops - 1979
 * 11) (-) Blondie – Heart Of Glass (video)
 * 12) (1) Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) (video)