Wednesday 27 February
1980-02-27
TV & Radio[]
- BBC One
- 7.00 pm: The British Rock and Pop Awards From The Cafe Royal, London, Sue Lawley and Dave Lee Travis introduce a gala ceremony to present the Oscars of the British record industry to the performers and artists you have voted as your favourites of the past year.
- Best group: The Police
- Best Female singer: Kate Bush
- Best Album: The Police - Regatta de Blanc
- 7.00 pm: The British Rock and Pop Awards From The Cafe Royal, London, Sue Lawley and Dave Lee Travis introduce a gala ceremony to present the Oscars of the British record industry to the performers and artists you have voted as your favourites of the past year.
- BBC Radio 1
- 7.00 pm The British Rock and Pop Awards Sue Lawley and Dave Lee Travis introduce the presentation of the 1979 British Rock and Pop Awards voted by Radio 1 listeners, Nationwide viewers and Daily Mirror readers. Commentary by Mike Read
scans GraemeWood
- See also British Rock & Pop Awards 1979-1981
- BBC Two
- 8.20 pm The BBC Television Shakespeare: The Tempest. William Shakespeare's swansong play about the nature of revenge, reconciliation and forgiveness.