📺 'Parkinson' Saturday 13 January 1979 -- BBC1: 23:05 As much for his achievements as a player, Ray Reardon will be remembered for being a wonderfully engaging storyteller and communicator,. Aa good example here when he was interviewed by Parky. #parkinson #RayReardon | Bernie Briffa

📺 'Larry Grayson's Generation Game' Saturday 24 November 1979 - BBC1: 18:25 John Laurie is one of Larry's surprise guests. #generationgame #LarryGrayson | Bernie Briffa

📺 'Top of the Pops' Thursday 03 May 1979 - BBC1: 18:50 M ~ Pop Muzik (#3) There's a mechanical sounding drum pounding out a steady, basic. rhythm. A keyboard makes a series of sounds - blips, pings, squirts, hums — that sound strange and spartan and alien while still somehow resolving into catchy melodies. A vocalist deadpans absurdist non-sequiturs, sounding bored but also excited by his own boredom. 'M' had the archetypal one-hit wonder, but “Pop Muzik” left behind one hell of a legacy in its

BBC 1 Closedown on Tuesday 1st August 1989

#OnThisDay in 1995: Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave debuted on BBC1. North West Tonight spoke to Nick Park and those closest to him, following his record third Oscar in 1996, for Short Film (Animated), Watch the Wallace and Gromit collection on @BBCiPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1FF1nttW1vQqgr8VQrhfC9F/wallace-and-gromit-films | BBC Archive