1979

1979

MCMLXXIX
 * FA CUP WINNERS: Arsenal
 * CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
 * UK EUROVISION ENTRY: Black Lace - Mary Ann
 * BLUE PETER TEAM: Lesley, Si and Chris, then Si, Chris and Tina
 * DOCTOR WHO: Tom Baker
 * RADIO 1 BREAKFAST SHOW DJ: Dave Lee Travis
 * BIG CHRISTMAS DAY FILM ON BBC1: The Sting

Main events

 * UK General Election won by the Conservative Party. Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman PM.

New series:
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)
 * Blankety Blank (BBC One, 18 January 1979), Mainstream (BBC One, 09 October 1979)

Shows ending

 * George and Mildred (ITV, 25 December 1979)

Other TV events

 * ITV strike - ten weeks starting August. Programmes began again on 24 October

Music

 * Best selling singles and albums (Record Mirror, Jan 1980)


 * Debut albums:

Births

 * James MacAvoy (21 April)

Deaths

 * Richard Beckinsale (19 March)