Top of the Pops: Christmas 1978
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Monday, December 22 on BBC Four HD (106)
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Christmas 1978
Season 1978, Episode 1
Noel Edmonds presents a festive edition of the music show, featuring acts including Darts, Abba, Boney M, Kate Bush, Brotherhood of Man, Father Abraham, Bee Gees, Brian and Michael, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, Wings, Showaddywaddy, Rose Royce and Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
subtitles
Music/Ballet/Dance
Pop
Cast & Crew
Noel Edmonds
(Presenter)
Johnny Pearson
(Director)
David G. Hillier
(Director)
Robin Nash
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Noel Edmonds
(Presenter)
Born:
April 22, 1948
in
Ilford, Essex
Best Known For:
His return from the showbiz wilderness
Early-life:
Born in Ilford, Essex, on April 22, 1948. He attended Brentwood Public School where he was a high achiever, gaining 10 O-Levels and three A-Levels. However, he decided not to go to university, instead trying his hand at radio. He joined Radio Luxembourg in 1968, before being snapped up by BBC Radio 1 the following year, initially to work in the sound trails department and occasionally cover shows.
Career:
In 1970, Edmonds was handed his own slot on Radio 1, which led to a presenting role on Top of the Pops. After proving he had what it took to be a small-screen star, the BBC hired him to host Saturday morning kids programme Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, which ran from 1976 to 1982. He moved into prime-time TV with shows including Top Gear, Telly Addicts and The Noel Edmonds Late Late Breakfast Show, before launching Noel's House Party in 1991. It ran for eight years before losing viewers and being axed. He decided to take a break from broadcasting in 2000, but Channel 4's Deal or No Deal has resurrected his career. He found further success with the Sky One vehicle, Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old?
Quote:
"Gunging someone is not the most sophisticated form of entertainment."
Trivia:
For many years, Edmonds has believed in the spiritual concept of cosmic ordering.
Johnny Pearson
(Director)
David G. Hillier
(Director)
Robin Nash
(Executive producer)
