

| Born on this Day | |
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| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
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| UK | |||
| BBC1 | |||
| 1715 | Doctor Who | The Space Pirates | |
| 1750 | Tom and Jerry | Smitten Kitten | |
| 1900 | Dad's Army | The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage | |
| BBC2 | |||
| 2015 | Imperial Palace | Arrivals | |
| ITV | |||
| 2100 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | The Piano Tuner | |
| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | |||
| CBS | |||
| 2030 | My Three Sons | Ernie's Pen Pal | |
| 2100 | Hogan's Heroes | The Big Dish | |
| 2130 | Petticoat Junction | The Organ Fund | |
| 2200 | Mannix | Last Rites for Miss Emma | |
| NBC | |||
| 1930 | Adam-12 | Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help Anyone | |
| 2000 | Get Smart | Leadside | |
| 2030 | Ghost and Mrs. Muir | The Medicine Ball | |
| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbett Follies | Episode #1.9 | ||
| Flashing Blade | La politique de Monsieur de Mazarin | ||
| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | |||
| SVT | |||
| Pippi Långstrump | Pippi får besök av tjuvar | ||
| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| BBC2 | |||
| 8:15 pm | Imperial Palace | ||
| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| Rolf Harris Show | Episode #3.10 | ||
| BBC1 | |||
| 5:15 pm | Doctor Who | The Space Pirates | |
| 5:15 pm | Doctor Who | ||
| 5:50 pm | Tom and Jerry | ||
| 7:00 pm | Dad's Army | The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage | |
| 7:00 pm | Dad's Army | ||
| BBC2 | |||
| 8:15 pm | Imperial Palace | Arrivals | |
| ITV | |||
| 9:00 pm | Saturday Night Theatre | The Piano Tuner | |
| 9:00 pm | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | ||
| Aired on Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | |||
| Jackie Gleason Show | Episode #3.16 | ||
| Assassinations That Changed the World | The Organ Fund | ||
| CBS | |||
| 8:30 pm | My Three Sons | Ernie's Pen Pal | |
| 8:30 pm | My Three Sons | ||
| 9:00 pm | Hogan's Heroes | The Big Dish | |
| 9:00 pm | Hogan's Heroes | ||
| 9:30 pm | Petticoat Junction | The Organ Fund | |
| 9:30 pm | Petticoat Junction | ||
| 10:00 pm | Mannix | Last Rites for Miss Emma | |
| 10:00 pm | Mannix | ||
| NBC | |||
| 7:30 pm | Adam-12 | Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help Anyone | |
| 7:30 pm | Adam-12 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Get Smart | Leadside | |
| 8:00 pm | Get Smart | ||
| 8:30 pm | Ghost and Mrs. Muir | The Medicine Ball | |
| 8:30 pm | Ghost and Mrs. Muir | ||
| UK Chart Wednesday, Mar 5 1969 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) | Peter Sarstedt | 1 |
| (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice | Amen Corner | 2 |
| Please Don't Go | Donald Peers | 3 |
| Surround Yourself With Sorrow | Cilla Black | 4 |
| I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye | 5 |
| I'm Gonna Make You Love Me | Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations | 6 |
| Wichita Lineman | Glen Campbell | 7 |
| Monsieur Dupont | Sandie Shaw | 8 |
| The Way It Used To Be | Engelbert Humperdinck | 9 |
| Gentle On My Mind | Dean Martin | 10 |
| First Of May | The Bee Gees | 11 |
| I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose | Marv Johnson | 12 |
| You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' | The Righteous Brothers | 13 |
| Dancing In The Street | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas | 14 |
| Soul Sister Brown Sugar | Sam & Dave | 15 |
| Good Times (Better Times) | Cliff Richard | 16 |
| If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley | 17 |
| Blackberry Way | The Move | 18 |
| Albatross | Fleetwood Mac | 19 |
| For Once In My Life | Stevie Wonder | 20 |
| US Chart Saturday, Mar 8 1969 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Everyday People | Sly & The Family Stone | 1 |
| Proud Mary | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 |
| Build Me Up Buttercup | The Foundations | 3 |
| Dizzy | Tommy Roe | 4 |
| Crimson And Clover | Tommy James and the Shondells | 5 |
| This Magic Moment | Jay and the Americans | 6 |
| This Girl's In Love With You | Dionne Warwick | 7 |
| Baby, Baby Don't Cry | Smokey Robinson | 8 |
| Touch Me | The Doors | 9 |
| Indian Giver | The 1910 Fruitgum Co. | 10 |
| I've Gotta Be Me | Sammy Davis Jr. | 11 |
| Run Away Child, Running Wild | The Temptations | 12 |
| Games People Play | Joe South | 13 |
| Can I Change My Mind | Tyrone Davis | 14 |
| Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose | James Brown | 15 |
| My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) | David Ruffin | 16 |
| Traces | Classics IV | 17 |
| You Showed Me | The Turtles | 18 |
| But You Know I Love You | First Edition | 19 |
| Time Of The Season | The Zombies | 20 |