20 December 1979

Thursday

1979-12-20

TV

 * BBC One
 * 5.10 pm Blue Peter. This week's your last chance to join in with the Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale before the Oxfam shops take down their posters this Saturday.
 * BBC Two
 * 9.30 pm Still Centre Winchester Cathedral 1079-1979. Nine hundred Christmases ago the building of Winchester Cathedral, as it now stands, had just begun. This documentary celebrates this ancient and beautiful place of worship in its anniversary year.
 * 11.10 pm. The Old Grey Whistle Test presents Mike Oldfield Exposed. On 25 April Mike Oldfield, with a ten-piece band, an orchestra of 50 musicians and 11 members of Queen's College Girls Choir gave a concert at the Wembley Conference Centre. Tonight's programme features highlights of that concert.

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Top of the Pops

 * introduced by JS
 * 1) (29) The Clash – London Calling (over charts)
 * 2) (47) The Greedies – A Merry Jingle The Greedies - A Merry Jingle - Top Of The Pops - Thursday 20 December 1979
 * 3) (9) The Three Degrees – My Simple Heart (footage From The Basil Brush Show 01 December 1979)
 * 4) (24) The Skids – Working For The Yankee Dollar
 * 5) (43) Billy Preston & Syreeta – With You I’m Born Again
 * 6) (28) K.C. & The Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go (Video)
 * 7) (72) The Regents – 7 TeenRegents - 7 Teen - Top of The Pops December 20th 1979
 * 8) (13) David Bowie – John I’m Only Dancing (Again) (Video)
 * 9) (30) Mike Oldfield – Blue Peter (Legs & Co) Mike Oldfield - Blue Peter - Legs & Co. - Top of The Pops December 20th 1979
 * 10) (17) Rose Royce – Is It Love You’Re After (video)
 * 11) (73) The Nolans – I’m In The Mood For Dancing
 * 12) (1) Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) (video)
 * 13) (25) Elvis Presley – Merry Christmas Baby (over credits)