27 March 1977

Sunday

1977-03-27

Events

 * The Tenerife airport disaster in 5 min KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off, crashes into a Pan Am 747 on the Canary Island of Tenerife, killing 583 people in the deadliest aviation accident in history.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 4.00 pm The Eurovision Song Contest Preview Pt 2. Introduced by Terry Wogan
 * 5.00 pm Nicholas Nickleby (new series, 1/6)
 * 7.25 pm Jubilee The first of a series of 13 plays reflecting life in the last 25 years. 1952: ' It's time for a change ... it's time I changed ... I want to move into the 20th century ... even if it is half-over.'
 * 10.10 pm That's Life with Esther Rantzen