28 February 1980

Thursday

1980-02-28

Events

 * Joy Division play The Warehouse, Preston. (live album issued in 1999)

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1. 10.00 pm John Peel - Mike Read stands in as Peel is ill. Psychedelic Furs in session.

TV

 * BBC One
 * 4.40 pm Star Turn Graeme Garden invites Paul Daniels, Toni Arthur, Barry Cryer to compete with Stuart McGugan, Maggie Philbin, Lennie Bennett in a series of peculiar acting games.
 * 5.10 pm Blue Peter with Simon Groom, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath. tell us whether you want Metric or Imperial measures used on the programme.
 * 6.55 Tomorrow's World Presented by Kieran Prendiville Judith Hann, Michael Rodd
 * 7.20 Top of the Pops Introduced by Kid Jensen.

Top of the Pops
Kid Jensen
 * 1) (21) Jefferson Starship – Jane (charts)
 * 2) (5) Elvis Costello & The Attractions – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
 * 3) (6) Marti Webb – Take That Look Off Your Face (rpt.)
 * 4) (34) The Vapors – Turning Japanese  The Vapors - Turning Japanese 1980 Top of The Pops
 * 5) (7) Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Video)
 * 6) (47) Liquid Gold – Dance Yourself Dizzy
 * 7) (40) The Gibson Brothers – Cuba Watch
 * 8) (17) Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers (Video)
 * 9) (25) Stiff Little Fingers – At The Edge
 * 10) (28) Dave Edmunds – Singing The Blues (rpt.)
 * 11) (19) The Police – So Lonely (Legs & Co)
 * 12) (22) Rainbow – All Night Long (video)
 * 13) (12) The Shadows – Riders In The Sky
 * 14) (1) Blondie – Atomic (video)
 * 15) (23) David Bowie – Alabama Song (credits)