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Starring Rod Hull and Emu
with Billy Dainty, Barbara New and Tom Chatto

Emu invades the screen with 25 minutes of fun and action with your favourite shows from the zaniest TV channel in the world.
BBC Manchester

Contributors

Comedian/Writer:
Rod Hull
Comedian:
Billy Dainty
[Actress]:
Barbara New
[Actor]:
Tom Chatto
Designer:
Ray Langhorn
Producer:
Peter Ridsdale Scott

with Lesley Judd , Simon Groom and Christopher Wenner
Producer RENNY RYE
Assistant editor JOHN ADCOCK Editor BIDDY BAXTER

Contributors

Unknown:
Lesley Judd
Unknown:
Simon Groom
Unknown:
Christopher Wenner
Producer:
Renny Rye
Editor:
John Adcock
Editor:
Biddy Baxter

Frank Bough, Sue Lawley, John Stapleton and Bob Wellings provide you with background to the news of the day and present some of the less serious features and stories that make up the scene Nationwide. including The Big Switch.
Nationwide outside broadcast cameras are at Broadcasting House in London, the head-quarters of BBC Radio. On the day when millions of listeners tune in to new wavelengths, Nationwide creates a historic link-up between TV and radio services.

Contributors

Presenter:
Frank Bough
Presenter:
Sue Lawley
Presenter:
John Stapleton
Presenter:
Bob Wellings

Duration: 40 minutes

on BBC One London

Mike Read presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 November 1978 and featuring Racey, Elkie Brooks, Emerson Lake & Palmer, David Essex and The Boomtown Rats. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mike Read
Performer:
Racey
Performer:
Elkie Brooks
Performer:
Hot Gossip
Performer:
David Essex
Performer:
Legs & Co.

Introduced by Mike Read

Legs & Co, Top of the Pops Orchestra

Contributors

Presenter:
Mike Read
Dancers:
Legs & Co
Musicians:
Top of the Pops Orchestra
Musical Director:
Johnny Pearson
Choreography:
Flick Colby
Sound:
Anthony Philpot
Producer:
Brian Whitehouse
Executive producer:
Robin Nash

by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
Starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal and Penelope Keith
with Paul Eddington

Financial solvency finds Tom with a £10 float...
(Repeat)

Contributors

Writer:
John Esmonde
Writer:
Bob Larbey
Music:
Burt Rhodes
Designer:
Paul Munting
Producer:
John Howard Davies
Barbara Good:
Felicity Kendal
Tom Good:
Richard Briers
Margo Leadbeatter:
Penelope Keith
Ernie:
Milton Johns
Jerry Leadbeatter:
Paul Eddington

with Magnus Magnusson
This is the final competition of the first-round heats, and apart from tonight's winner, the four best losers over the 12 heats will become known, moving forward to take their place in the special runners-up semi-final. Contenders: OLGA KEVELOS. licensee Genghis Khan
PAUL BOLITHO , librarian
History of British Methodism ANTHONY TOOHER , teacher
Life and works of Sir Edward Elgar
MICHAEL WALKER civil engineering technician
Alaska and the Yukon Territory
Director PETER MASSEY Producer BILL WRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
Magnus Magnusson
Unknown:
Olga Kevelos.
Unknown:
Genghis Khan
Unknown:
Paul Bolitho
Unknown:
British Methodism
Unknown:
Anthony Tooher
Unknown:
Sir Edward Elgar
Unknown:
Michael Walker
Director:
Peter Massey
Producer:
Bill Wright

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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