09/08/1979
Top of the Pops ArchiveA look at Britain's best-selling discs, artists, and news from the Top 40. Including performances from Kandidate, The Flying Lizards, Me & You Feat. We The People Band, and Spyro Gyra. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis.
All Broadcasts
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BBC One
Thu 9th Aug 1979
19:20
Performances Featured
| Performance | archived | performance image preview | YouTube performance | Chart # | |
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Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Ian Dury & The Blockheads Played Over Charts |
6 |
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Girls Girls Girls by Kandidate
Kandidate Mimed |
41 |
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We Don't Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard Mimed repeat performance |
2 |
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Money by The Flying Lizards
The Flying Lizards Mimed |
47 |
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Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller by Showaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy Mimed |
29 |
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You Never Know What You've Got by Me & You Feat. We The People Band
Me & You Feat. We The People Band Mimed |
48 |
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The Diary Of Horace Wimp by Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra Music Video |
8 |
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Morning Dance by Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra Legs & Co. Routine |
23 |
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You Need Wheels by The Merton Parkas
The Merton Parkas Mimed |
43 |
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Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson Mimed |
30 |
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Teenage Warning by Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts Mimed |
44 |
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Stay With Me Till Dawn by Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke Mimed |
18 |
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I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats Music Video |
1 |
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Voulez-vous by ABBA
ABBA Audience Dancing |
3 |
Trivia
This episode has not been repeated on BBC Four since late 2012, as it is presented by Dave Lee Travis.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | presented by Dave Lee Travis |
| Director | Johnny Pearson |
| Producer | Phil Bishop |
| Executive Producer | Robin Nash |
| Sound | Laurie Taylor |
| Lighting | Ron Bristow |
| Design | Malcolm Thornton |
| Choreographer | Flick Colby |
| Featuring | Top of the Pops Orchestra |
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