Episode
Top of the Pops: 4th January 1979
Overview
Weekly pop chart programme presented by Mike Read. Featuring Generation X, Elton John, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Olivia Newton-John, Racey, Barry White, Brotherhood of Man, Village People and a dance sequence by Legs & Co.
Details
- Series
- Top of the Pops
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1979-01-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
4th January 1979 is Episode 1 in 1979 of Top of the Pops. It aired on 1979-01-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 6: 8th February 1979
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Episode 8: 22nd February 1979
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Episode 9: 1st March 1979
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Episode 10: 9th March 1979
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Episode 11: 15th March 1979
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Episode 12: 22nd March 1979
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