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Top Of The Pops 1978 - BBC4 (Part 3)

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    Nick GNick G Posts: 1,099
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    There must have been a second Christmas TOTP with Boomtown Rats, 10CC, Althia and Donna, Blondie, Rod Stewart etc. If not odd that Boney M were on three times.
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    mrbernaymrbernay Posts: 146,060
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    As Mark Radcliffe told us last night. Bobby is miming to the German producer :D:D:D
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    FB1969FB1969 Posts: 1,256
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    Everyone sing along now....................
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    LittleGirlOf7LittleGirlOf7 Posts: 9,344
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    SgtRock wrote: »
    So this is the one time Bob Geldof wasn't available?

    Maybe he was in Africa and didn't know. I've heard that it's questionable whether it's known to be Christmas there.
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    FB1969FB1969 Posts: 1,256
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    Looks like a fifth dose of Sue to me :)
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,461
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    They left the 'Grease' clips credit on again.
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    SgtRockSgtRock Posts: 11,303
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    Credit given for the Grease clips that we didn't see...
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,461
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    FB1969 wrote: »
    Looks like a fifth dose of Sue to me :)

    Blimey Sue, I'll do my best, but I'm only human.
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    Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    That poor feeble looking Christmas tree!

    Annie's Song breaks with the No1's and 2's from 1978. It made No3. They could have done better than this to end on surely? :blush:
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    mrbernaymrbernay Posts: 146,060
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    More Legs & Co. It will be interesting to compare this with tomorrow night's 1977 TOTP at 11.00 pm and after having watched TOTP 2013 at 2.00 (eek)
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,461
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    Nick G wrote: »
    There must have been a second Christmas TOTP with Boomtown Rats, 10CC, Althia and Donna, Blondie, Rod Stewart etc. If not odd that Boney M were on three times.

    I think there might have been. Didn't Channel 5 show both a couple few Xmas' ago?
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    Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,553
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    Not very easy to edit out the caption for the Grease & Night Fever clip courtesy of CIC Paramount without causing a jump edit, I see.
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    mrbernaymrbernay Posts: 146,060
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    They left the 'Grease' clips credit on again.

    Were they ever shown, or is it just now that they can't show them???
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    SgtRockSgtRock Posts: 11,303
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    Nick G wrote: »
    There must have been a second Christmas TOTP with Boomtown Rats, 10CC, Althia and Donna, Blondie, Rod Stewart etc. If not odd that Boney M were on three times.

    If there was, I think all the cool kids would have been at that one, rather than this one!
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    mrbernaymrbernay Posts: 146,060
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    I think there might have been. Didn't Channel 5 show both a couple few Xmas' ago?

    Didn't they start doing an Xmas Day and Boxing Day TOTP in the 90s? Not before?
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    chemical2009bchemical2009b Posts: 5,250
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    mrbernay wrote: »
    Were they ever shown, or is it just now that they can't show them???

    They never were shown >:(
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    Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,553
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    mrbernay wrote: »
    Were they ever shown, or is it just now that they can't show them???

    If you have the previous BBC Four repeat from a few years back, the film clips were present & correct then.
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    Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    Nick G wrote: »
    There must have been a second Christmas TOTP with Boomtown Rats, 10CC, Althia and Donna, Blondie, Rod Stewart etc. If not odd that Boney M were on three times.

    Not sure there was though.

    OK so there was a strike in 1978, but surely despite that they could have managed to convey or create some kind of atmosphere somehow, even in a small "office"?

    1978 definitely deserved a more fitting Christmas edition that was denied it.
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    mrbernaymrbernay Posts: 146,060
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    Are we all watching The Richest Songs in the World?
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,461
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    mrbernay wrote: »
    Were they ever shown, or is it just now that they can't show them???

    They were shown back in the day. Channel 4 hold the film rights to Grease, and they wanted too much money.
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,461
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    Anyway, happy holidays to one and all. Enjoy the other shows, those who are here to watch them. See you in the New Year.
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    mrbernaymrbernay Posts: 146,060
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    Is that Thora Hird's grandson? Good looking lad
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    Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,553
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    They were shown back in the day. Channel 4 hold the film rights to Grease, and they wanted too much money.

    Who holds the rights to Saturday Night Fever thesedays?

    Don't think it's been on telly for some time.
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    Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    mrbernay wrote: »
    More Legs & Co. It will be interesting to compare this with tomorrow night's 1977 TOTP at 11.00 pm and after having watched TOTP 2013 at 2.00 (eek)

    Now that is one TOTP that I will be actively avoiding like the plague. I can't be alone on here by doing that, surely? Last watched it in 2008.
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    SgtRockSgtRock Posts: 11,303
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    Rich Tea. wrote: »
    Not sure there was though.

    OK so there was a strike in 1978, but surely despite that they could have managed to convey or create some kind of atmosphere somehow, even in a small "office"?

    1978 definitely deserved a more fitting Christmas edition that was denied it.

    This edition was the version of 1978 in which New Wave never happened.
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