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| Aired on Wednesday, Feb 17 1971 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Anglia | |||
| 2000 | UFO | Timelash | |
| BBC1 | |||
| 1640 | Jackanory | Goddess, Mother of the Snow | |
| 1845 | Doctors | Episode #1.125 | |
| 2010 | Softly, Softly | In the Public Gaze | |
| BBC2 | |||
| 2120 | Elizabeth R | The Lion's Cub | |
| ITV | |||
| 1715 | Freewheelers | Zukov | |
| 1830 | Nanny and the Professor | The Humanization of Herbert T. Peabody | |
| 1900 | This is Your Life | Dickie Henderson | |
| 2100 | Family at War | The Straight and Narrow | |
| Midlands | |||
| 2000 | UFO | Timelash | |
| Aired on Wednesday, Feb 17 1971 | |||
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| USA | |||
| ABC | |||
| 2000 | Room 222 | Hip Hip Hooray | |
| NBC | |||
| 1930 | Virginian | Flight from Memory | |
| Aired on Wednesday, Feb 17 1971 | |||
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| Medical Center | Countdown | ||
| Psychiatrist | Such Civil War in My Love and Hate | ||
| Smith Family | All the Good Neighbors | ||
| Aired on Wednesday, Feb 17 1971 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Anglia | |||
| 8:00 pm | UFO | ||
| Aired on Wednesday, Feb 17 1971 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| BBC1 | |||
| 4:40 pm | Jackanory | Goddess, Mother of the Snow | |
| 4:40 pm | Jackanory | ||
| 6:45 pm | Doctors | Episode #1.125 | |
| 6:45 pm | Doctors | ||
| 8:10 pm | Softly, Softly | In the Public Gaze | |
| 8:10 pm | Softly, Softly | ||
| BBC2 | |||
| 9:20 pm | Elizabeth R | The Lion's Cub | |
| 9:20 pm | Elizabeth R | ||
| ITV | |||
| 5:15 pm | Freewheelers | Zukov | |
| 5:15 pm | Freewheelers | ||
| 6:30 pm | Nanny and the Professor | ||
| 7:00 pm | This is Your Life | Dickie Henderson | |
| 7:00 pm | This is Your Life | ||
| 9:00 pm | Family at War | The Straight and Narrow | |
| 9:00 pm | Family at War | ||
| Midlands | |||
| 8:00 pm | UFO | Timelash | |
| 8:00 pm | UFO | ||
| Aired on Wednesday, Feb 17 1971 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | |||
| Courtship of Eddie's Father | The Lonely Weekend | ||
| David Frost Show | Episode #3.100 | ||
| Hawaii Five-O | Dear Enemy | ||
| ABC | |||
| 4:00 pm | Dark Shadows | Episode #1.1213 | |
| 8:00 pm | Room 222 | Hip Hip Hooray | |
| 8:00 pm | Room 222 | ||
| NBC | |||
| 7:30 pm | Virginian | Flight from Memory | |
| 7:30 pm | Virginian | ||
| NET | |||
| Sesame Street | Episode #2.73 | ||
| UK Chart Saturday, Feb 13 1971 | ||
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| My Sweet Lord | George Harrison | 1 |
| The Pushbike Song | The Mixtures | 2 |
| Stoned Love | The Supremes | 3 |
| The Resurrection Shuffle | Ashton, Gardner & Dyke | 4 |
| Amazing Grace | Judy Collins | 5 |
| No Matter What | Badfinger | 6 |
| Your Song | Elton John | 7 |
| Apeman | The Kinks | 8 |
| Grandad | Clive Dunn | 9 |
| Candida | Tony Orlando and Dawn | 10 |
| I'll Be There | The Jackson Five | 11 |
| You're Ready Now | Frankie Valli | 12 |
| It's Impossible | Perry Como | 13 |
| Ride A White Swan | T. Rex | 14 |
| She's A Lady | Tom Jones | 15 |
| Rupert | Jackie Lee | 16 |
| Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys | The Equals | 17 |
| You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | Elvis Presley | 18 |
| It's The Same Old Song | The Weathermen | 19 |
| Cracklin' Rosie | Neil Diamond | 20 |
| US Chart Saturday, Feb 13 1971 | ||
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| One Bad Apple | The Osmonds | 1 |
| Knock Three Times | Tony Orlando and Dawn | 2 |
| Rose Garden | Lynn Anderson | 3 |
| I Hear You Knocking | Dave Edmunds | 4 |
| Lonely Days | The Bee Gees | 5 |
| My Sweet Lord | George Harrison | 6 |
| Groove Me | King Floyd | 7 |
| Your Song | Elton John | 8 |
| If I Were Your Woman | Gladys Knight and the Pips | 9 |
| Mama's Pearl | Jackson 5 | 10 |
| If You Could Read My Mind | Gordon Lightfoot | 11 |
| Watching Scotty Grow | Bobby Goldsboro | 12 |
| One Less Bell To Answer | The 5th Dimension | 13 |
| Mr. Bojangles | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 14 |
| Sweet Mary | Wadsworth Mansion | 15 |
| Remember Me | Diana Ross | 16 |
| Stoney End | Barbra Streisand | 17 |
| Amazing Grace | Judy Collins | 18 |
| It's Impossible | Perry Como | 19 |
| We Gotta Get You A Woman | Runt | 20 |