18 January 1973

Thursday

1973-01-18

TV

 * BBC One
 * 6.45 pm Top of the Pops - introduced by Tony Blackburn
 * 7.15 Z-Cars
 * 8.30 Holiday 73 with Cliff Michelmore. Plymouth and cycling in Denmark
 * 9.25 Colditz. Gone Away Part I. The first of a two-part season finale which follows the true story of how Pat Reid and Hank Wardle (characterised as Pat Grant & Phil Carrington) escaped from Colditz.
 * 10.15 Monty Python's Flying Circus

Top of the Pops

 * introduced by Tony Blackburn1973-01-18 Blackburn Daltry Who.jpg
 * 1) (27) The Who – Relay (Crowd Dancing) (And Charts)
 * 2) (24) Status Quo – Paper Plane
 * 3) (17) Lieutenant Pigeon – Desperate Dan
 * 4) (23) Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now (video)
 * 5) (2) The Sweet – Blockbuster
 * 6) (New) Anne Murray – Danny’s Song
 * 7) (15) Free – Wishing Well (Pan’s People)
 * 8) (1) Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (video)
 * 9) (4) Carly Simon – You’Re So Vain (crowd dancing over credits)