Episode
Top of the Pops: Christmas 1979
Overview
David 'Kid' Jensen and Peter Powell introduce a special Christmas Day edition, featuring some of the best selling records of 1979. Including performances from Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Gary Numan, Anita Ward, and B.A. Robertson.
Details
- Series
- Top of the Pops
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 51
- Air date
- 1979-12-25
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Christmas 1979 is Episode 51 in 1979 of Top of the Pops. It aired on 1979-12-25. The runtime is 60 min.
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