16 October 1978

Monday

1978-10-16

Events

 * Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła is invested as Pope John Paul II in Rome.

TV
scans GraemeWood
 * BBC One
 * 5.10 pm Blue Peter with Lesley Judd, Simon Groom and Christopher Wenner. The 20th Birthday Celebrations: Join in with guests Leila Williams, Christopher Trace Valerie Singleton, John Noakes and Peter Purves. Watch out for the nationwide Birthday Balloon Launch from Aberdeen, Cardiff, Belfast, Manchester and the roof of Television Centre in London. If a balloon lands near you, put the label in the post and win a special Birthday Badge.