19 February 1980

Tuesday 19 February

Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day.

1980-02-19

TV

 * BBC Two
 * 11.30 pm The Old Grey Whistle Test: Presented by Annie Nightingale. The Flys, The Selecter live in the studio.

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1
 * 11.31 am Paul Burnett including this week's new Top 40 Discs and at 12.30 pm Newsbeat with Peter Mayne
 * 4.31 pm Kid Jensen from The Salford College of Technology at 6.31 Musicology - A contest of rock and pop knowledge between colleges and universities throughout Britain. Today Kid chairs Round 4 Salford College of Technology v Liverpool University.
 * 10.00 pm John Peel in session The Damned, Glass Torpedoes

Charts

 * Singles: N1 Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County, N2 The whispers - And the Beat Goes On, HNE/N3 Blondie - Atomic. NE/N40 Shakin' Stevens - Hot Dog (debut hit)
 * Albums: N1 VV AA - The Last Dance, HNE/N2 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Get Happy.