Monday September 10th
BBC 2 screens the first episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (now available to
watch on Britbox).
Wednesday September 12th
Alan Clarke’s uncompromising film Scum is released in UK cinemas.
Thursday September 13th
Michael Rodd demonstrates a prototype for a mobile telephone on
Tomorrow’s World. It’s not quite as big as you’d imagine, but the bloody great
dial on the front is ginormous.
Star Wars Weekly No 82
Top of the Pops - difficult to find information about this one online, but this
list tells me it was presented by Dave Lee Travis, who was under
investigation as part of Operation Yewtree and has therefore been excised
from history.
Friday September 14th
The first official date in any of my Fairburn books: the beginning of Topic 1.
Carole Hersee, the test card girl, reveals what she looks like all grown-up on
BBC 1’s Points of View.
Saturday September 15th
2000 AD Prog 131 - this week’s Judge Dredd (Sob Story) is set on an aerial
superhighway where a housing shortage has resulted in citizens constantly
driving around the city in their mobile homes. Probably the story that
inspired Russell T Davies to write the 2007 Doctor Who episode Gridlock.
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks, Part Three - in which Davros, creator of
the Daleks, has been resurrected after sitting in a corridor for thousands of
years. This time played by a different actor, but using the original actor’s face
mask. Which doesn’t entirely work. There’s also a scene where the Doctor
violently rips open a woman’s top to have a look at her chest. It’s to check
whether or not she’s a robot - you have to rip their blouses open to do that,
apparently - but pretty disturbing nonetheless. And if that’s not enough to
rouse your interest, this is also the episode in which the Doctor infamously
orders the Daleks to “spack off”.
Over on BBC 2 at roughly the same time, the youth show Something Else (“a
programme for youngsters made by youngsters”) features music from The
Jam and Joy Division, poetry from John Cooper Clarke and, alarmingly, an
interview with Liberal MP Cyril Smith, who earlier in the year had been
accused of child sexual abuse. Many years later, he was indeed
posthumously declared a prolific child sex offender.
Something Else: Full episode
The Jam: Eton Rifles
The Jam: When You’re Young
Joy Division: Transmission
Joy Division: She’s Lost Control
Sunday September 16th
UK SINGLES CHART
No 1: Cars Gary Numan
No 8: Message in a Bottle The Police
No 35: Whatever You Want Status Quo
No 55: Every Day Hurts Sad Cafe
No 56: When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman Dr Hook
No 57: Video Killed the Radio Star Buggles
No 63: Making Plans for Nigel XTC
No 74: The Chosen Few The Dooleys
UK ALBUMS CHART
No 1: The Pleasure Principle Gary Numan
No 13: Join Hands Siouxsie and the Banshees
Monday September 10th - Sunday September 16th, 1979
TERM 1: Week 2
TERM 1 (Sept - Dec 1979)
Week 0 (Aug 25 - Sep 2, 1979)
Week 1 (Sep 3 - Sep 9, 1979)
Week 2 (Sep 10 - Sep 16, 1979)
Week 3 (Sep 17 - Sep 23, 1979)
Week 4 (Sep 24 - Sep 30, 1979)
Week 5 (Oct 1 - Oct 7, 1979)
Week 6 (Oct 8 - Oct 14, 1979)
Week 7 (Oct 15 - Oct 21, 1979)
Half Term (Oct 22 - Oct 28, 1979)
Week 8 (Oct 29 - Nov 4, 1979)
Week 9 (Nov 5 - Nov 11, 1979)
Week 10 (Nov 12 - Nov 18, 1979)
Week 11 (Nov 19 - Nov 25, 1979)
Week 12 (Nov 26 - Dec 2, 1979)
Week 13 (Dec 3 - Dec 9, 1979)
Week 14 (Dec 10 - Dec 16, 1979)
Week 15 (Dec 17 - Dec 23, 1979)
Christmas (Dec 24 - Dec 30, 1979)
New Year’s Eve (Dec 31, 1979)
TERM 1 IN LINK FORM
Cars
Gary Numan
ITV Returns
Oct 24,1979
Monday September 10th
BBC 2 screens the first episode of Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy (now available to
watch on Britbox).
Wednesday September 12th
Alan Clarke’s uncompromising film Scum
is released in UK cinemas.
Thursday September 13th
Michael Rodd demonstrates a prototype
mobile telephone on Tomorrow’s World.
It’s not as big as you’d imagine, but the
bloody great dial on the front is.
Monday September 10th -
Sunday September 16th, 1979
TERM 1: Week 2
Sunday September 16th
UK SINGLES CHART
No 1: Cars Gary Numan
No 8: Message in a Bottle The Police
No 35: Whatever You Want Status Quo
No 55: Every Day Hurts Sad Cafe
No 56: When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman Dr Hook
No 57: Video Killed the Radio Star Buggles
No 63: Making Plans for Nigel XTC
No 74: The Chosen Few The Dooleys
UK ALBUMS CHART
No 1: The Pleasure Principle Gary Numan
No 13: Join Hands Siouxsie and the Banshees
Saturday September 15th
2000 AD Prog 131 - this week’s Judge
Dredd (Sob Story) is set on an aerial
superhighway where a housing shortage
has resulted in citizens constantly driving
around the city in their mobile homes.
Probably the story that inspired Russell T
Davies to write the 2007 Doctor Who
episode Gridlock.
Over on BBC 2 at roughly the same time, the youth show
Something Else (“a programme for youngsters made by
youngsters”) features music from The Jam and Joy Division,
poetry from John Cooper Clarke and, alarmingly, an interview
with Liberal MP Cyril Smith, who earlier in the year had been
accused of child sexual abuse. Many years later, he was indeed
posthumously declared a prolific child sex offender.
Something Else: Full episode
The Jam: Eton Rifles
The Jam: When You’re Young
Joy Division: Transmission
Joy Division: She’s Lost Control
Star Wars Weekly No 82
Top of the Pops - difficult to find information about this one
online, but this list tells me it was presented by Dave Lee Travis,
who was under investigation as part of Operation Yewtree and
has therefore been excised from history.
Friday September 14th
The first official date in any of my Fairburn books: the beginning
of Topic 1.
Carole Hersee, the test card girl, reveals what she looks like all
grown-up on BBC 1’s Points of View.
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks, Part
Three - in which Davros, creator of the
Daleks, has been resurrected after
sitting in a corridor for thousands of
years. This time played by a different
actor, but using the original actor’s face
mask. Which doesn’t entirely work.
There’s also a scene where the Doctor
violently rips open a woman’s top to
have a look at her chest. It’s to check
whether or not she’s a robot - you have
to rip their blouses open to do that,
apparently - but pretty disturbing
nonetheless. And if that’s not enough to
rouse your interest, this is also the
episode in which the Doctor infamously
orders the Daleks to “spack off”.
TERM 1 IN LINK FORM
Cars
Gary Numan
ITV Returns
Oct 24,1979
