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| Now Showing Friday, Mar 2 1979 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Centa, London | |||
| Halloween | |||
| Odeon Kensington, London | |||
| Halloween | |||
| A Wedding | |||
| Prince Charles, London | |||
| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | |||
| Screen on the Green, Islington, London | |||
| Halloween | |||
| Aired on Friday, Mar 2 1979 | |||
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| UK | |||
| ATV | |||
| 2330 | Film | I, Monster | |
| BBC1 | |||
| 1630 | Jackanory | The Children of the Waterhorse | |
| 1710 | Grange Hill | Part 18 | |
| 2000 | Dawson Watch | Transport | |
| Aired on Friday, Mar 2 1979 | |||
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| USA | |||
| ABC | |||
| 2000 | What's Happening! | Food Poisoning | |
| CBS | |||
| 2000 | Incredible Hulk | Mystery Man: Part 1 | |
| Aired on Friday, Mar 2 1979 | |||
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| Flambards | The Cold Light of Day | ||
| House of Caradus | Aristocracy in Decline | ||
| Grange Hill | Episode #2.18 | ||
| Aired on Friday, Mar 2 1979 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Other One | Episode #2.2 | ||
| ATV | |||
| 11:30 pm | Film | ||
| BBC1 | |||
| 4:30 pm | Jackanory | The Children of the Waterhorse | |
| 4:30 pm | Jackanory | ||
| 5:10 pm | Grange Hill | ||
| 8:00 pm | Dawson Watch | Transport | |
| 8:00 pm | Dawson Watch | ||
| Aired on Friday, Mar 2 1979 | |||
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| USA | |||
| Diff'rent Strokes | Mrs. Garrett's Crisis | ||
| ABC | |||
| 8:00 pm | What's Happening! | Food Poisoning | |
| 8:00 pm | What's Happening! | ||
| CBS | |||
| 8:00 pm | Incredible Hulk | Mystery Man: Part 1 | |
| 8:00 pm | Incredible Hulk | ||
| UK Chart Saturday, Feb 24 1979 | ||
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| Heart Of Glass | Blondie | 1 |
| Tragedy | The Bee Gees | 2 |
| Chiquitita | ABBA | 3 |
| A Woman In Love | The Three Degrees | 4 |
| Oliver's Army | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 5 |
| I Was Made For Dancin' | Leif Garrett | 6 |
| I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | 7 |
| Contact | Edwin Starr | 8 |
| Don't Cry For Me Argentina | The Shadows | 9 |
| Milk And Alcohol | Dr. Feelgood | 10 |
| Ain't Love A Bitch | Rod Stewart | 11 |
| Get Down | Gene Chandler | 12 |
| The Sound Of The Suburbs | The Members | 13 |
| Take On The World | Judas Priest | 14 |
| Bat Out Of Hell | Meat Loaf | 15 |
| Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | 16 |
| King Rocker | Generation X | 17 |
| Can You Feel The Force | The Real Thing | 18 |
| Cool Meditation | Third World | 19 |
| This Is It | Dan Hartman | 20 |
| US Chart Saturday, Feb 24 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart | 1 |
| Fire | Pointer Sisters | 2 |
| A Little More Love | Olivia Newton-John | 3 |
| I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | 4 |
| Y.M.C.A. | Village People | 5 |
| Tragedy | The Bee Gees | 6 |
| Le Freak | Chic | 7 |
| Lotta Love | Nicolette Larson | 8 |
| Somewhere In The Night | Barry Manilow | 9 |
| I Was Made For Dancin' | Leif Garrett | 10 |
| Heaven Knows | Donna Summer | 11 |
| Got To Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | 12 |
| Shake It | Ian Matthews | 13 |
| Soul Man | Blues Brothers | 14 |
| No Tell Lover | Chicago | 15 |
| Blue Morning, Blue Day | Foreigner | 16 |
| The Gambler | Kenny Rogers | 17 |
| Shake Your Groove Thing | Peaches and Herb | 18 |
| Don't Cry Out Loud | Melissa Manchester | 19 |
| Dancin' Shoes | Nigel Olsson | 20 |