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Prior to joining the New Seekers Lyn Paul had appeared on television as a young girl in early episodes of Coronation Street. In 1967 she had also appeared on Simon Dee's Dee Time (BBC1) with The Nocturnes.
The New Seekers' appearances on Top Of The Pops are included here but are also listed in more detail on the Top Of The Pops page.
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| Broadcast Date | Show / Featured Guests and Songs | Channel |
| Thursday, 3rd January 1974, 7.25pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Dave Lee Travis. Featuring: the New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (played over closing credits). |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 4th January 1974, 8.15pm. |
Frost's Weekly Featuring: Brenda Arnau, David Casey, Roger Kitter, Julia McKenzie, Bill Pertwee, Graham Stark, Alison Steadman and Henry Woolf. Guests: Stephane Grappelli and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Thursday, 10th January 1974, 7.25pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Johnny Walker. Featuring: the New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (repeated clip). |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 11th January 1974, 8.15pm. |
Frost's Weekly Featuring: Brenda Arnau, David Casey, Roger Kitter, Julia McKenzie, Bill Pertwee, Graham Stark, Alison Steadman and Henry Woolf. Guests: Dionne Warwick and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Thursday, 17th January 1974, 7.25pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Noel Edmonds. Featuring: the New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me. |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 18th January 1974, 8.15pm. |
Frost's Weekly Featuring: Brenda Arnau, David Casey, Roger Kitter, Julia McKenzie, Graham Stark, Alison Steadman and Henry Woolf. Guests: the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 25th January 1974, 8.15pm. |
Frost's Weekly Featuring: David Casey, Roger Kitter, Julia McKenzie, Graham Stark, Alison Steadman and Henry Woolf. Guests: Dionne Warwick and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Thursday, 31st January 1974, 9.00pm. Repeated on Saturday, 3rd August 1974, 8.40pm (BBC2). |
Show of the Week: The Vera Lynn Show Featuring the Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra and The Young Generation. Guests: Stuart Gillies and Springfield Revival. |
BBC2 |
| Thursday, 28th February 1974, 7.25pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Dave Lee Travis. Featuring: the New Seekers, I Get A Little Sentimental Over You. |
BBC1
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| Monday, 11th March 1974 Repeated occasionally on HBO in the 1980s. Released on VHS in 1983 and on DVD (Region 1) in 2001. A newly remastered version was released on DVD (Region 1) in 2010. |
Free To Be... You And Me Hosted by: Marlo Thomas. A musical variety hour featuring Roberta Flack, Michael Jackson, Kris Krsitofferson, Rita Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman, and from the LP, Rosey Grier, the New Seekers and Mel Brooks. |
ABC [USA]
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| Thursday, 14th March 1974, 7.25pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Noel Edmonds. Featuring: the New Seekers, I Get A Little Sentimental Over You. |
BBC1 |
| Thursday, 21st March 1974, 7.25pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Tony Blackburn. Featuring: the New Seekers, I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (played over closing credits). |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 17th May 1974, 10.30pm. | The Sun Television Awards Hosted by: Dickie Davies. The New Seekers won the Top Pop Act award for the second year in a row. The award was presented to Peter, Paul, Marty and Lyn by Neil Sedaka. |
LWT
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| Saturday, 18th May 1974, 9.30pm. |
The Wheeltappers and Shunters' Social Club Series 1, Episode 6 Featuring: Bernard Manning as Resident M.C. and Colin Crompton as Concert Chairman. Guests: The Bachelors, Cannon & Ball, the Eric Delaney Band, Julie Rogers, Tina Townsley and Springfield Revival. |
Granada |
| Thursday, 23rd May 1974, 5.15pm. |
45 Series 1, Episode 8 Hosted by: David 'Kid' Jensen. Guests: Allan Clarke (Hollies), 'Emperor' Rosko, Ronnie Laine & Slim Chance, Lyn Paul and Sparks. |
Granada |
| Saturday, 6th July 1974, 8.25pm. Previously shown on Thursday, 22nd November 1973 (BBC1). |
The Two Ronnies Series 3, Episode 5 [repeat] Starring: Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. Guests: Pan's People and the New Seekers, who sang We've Got To Do It Now. |
BBC1
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| Friday, 19th July 1974, 8.30pm. Available on DVD. |
Sez Les Starring: Les Dawson. Featuring: Roy Barraclough, John Cleese, Frank Thornton and the Irving Davies Dancers. Guest: Lyn Paul, Sail The Summer Winds. |
Yorkshire Television
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| Tuesday, 30th July 1974, 7.30pm. | The Jimmy Tarbuck Show Starring: Jimmy Tarbuck. Featuring: Hugh Paddick, The Lionel Blair Dancers and Jack Parnell and his Orchestra. Guests: Norman Chappell, Lesley Goldie and Lyn Paul. |
ATV |
| Tuesday, 30th July 1974, 1.00pm. | The Great Western Musical Thunderbox Series 2, Episode 4 Hosted by: Fred Wedlock. Guests: The Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Peter Skellern, White On Black and Springfield Revival. |
HTV |
| Saturday, 3rd August 1974, 8.40pm. Originally broadcast on Thursday, 31st January 1974, 9.00pm (BBC2). |
The Vera Lynn Show Featuring the Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra and The Young Generation. Guests: Stuart Gillies and Springfield Revival. |
BBC2 |
| Monday, 12th August 1974, 4.25pm. | Lift Off with Ayshea Series 8, Episode 7 Hosted by: Ayshea Brough Featuring resident dancers The Feet. Guests: Glitter Band, Just For You, Charlie James ('New Faces' winner), All Fingers and Thumbs, Paper Lace, The Black-Eyed Boys, Starbuck (Brian Engel) Heartthrob, David & Andy Williams, What's Your Name? |
Granada |
| Saturday, 31st August 1974, 8.15pm. | It's Cliff Richard Starring: Cliff Richard. Featuring: Pearly Gates, The Nolan Sisters and Segment. Guest star: Lyn Paul, who sang her latest single Who's Sorry Now (a cover of the Connie Francis hit). Lyn also sang You Made The Pants Too Long (a duet with Pearly Gates), Lipstick On Your Collar (another Connie Francis song) and Personality (the finale to the show sung with Cliff and Pearly). |
BBC1
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| Sunday, 29th September 1974, 4.00pm. | The Golden Shot Series 6, Episode 12 Hosted by: Bob Monkhouse. Featuring: 'Golden Girls' Anne Aston and Wei Wei Wong. Guests: Dana, Gordon Honeycomb and Lyn Paul. |
ATV |
| Thursday, 3rd October 1974, 5.20pm [ATV] / Saturday, 5th October 1974, 11.30am [Granada / LWT]. |
45 Series 2, Episode 4 Hosted by: David 'Kid' Jensen. Guests: Lyn Paul, Alaska, Sailor and Clifford T. Ward. |
Granada |
| Tuesday, 8th October 1974, 4.25pm. |
Lift Off with Ayshea Series 7, Episode 15 Hosted by: Ayshea Brough Featuring resident dancers The Feet. On this edition Ayshea sang Stephanie de Sykes' hit Born With A Smile On My Face and Drupi's Vado Via. Guests: Bitter Suite, Goodbye America, Daniel Boone, Sunshine City, Hello, Tell Him and Lyn Paul, Who's Sorry Now. |
Granada |
| Tuesday, 5th November 1974, 4.25pm. |
Lift Off with Ayshea Series 7, Episode 19 Hosted by: Ayshea Brough Featuring resident dancers The Feet. On this edition Ayshea sang her latest single Another Without You Day. Guests: Alister Jons, Peter Oliver and Slade. |
Granada |
| Monday, 11th November 1974, 2.00pm - 2.30pm. | Jim's World Guest: Lyn Paul. |
Southern Television |
| Friday, 6th December 1974, 5.10pm. | Val Meets The VIPs Hosted by: Valerie Singleton. Guest star: Lyn Paul. |
BBC1 |
| Wednesday, 25th December 1974, 2.15pm. | Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Tony Blackburn and Jimmy Savile. End-of-year show featuring the biggest hits of 1974 including the New Seekers featuring Lyn Paul, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (danced to by Pan’s People). |
BBC1
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| Tuesday, 31st December 1974, 11.30pm - 12.30am. | Ring In The New Hosted by: Vince Hill. Guests: Bill McCue, Elaine Simmons, Bill Simpson, Allan Stewart and Eve Graham, singing Over The Rainbow. |
STV |
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| Thursday, 12th June 1975, 6.35pm [Granada] / Saturday, 14th June 1975, 11.05am [LWT]. | Rock On With 45 Series 5, Episode 4 Hosted by: David 'Kid' Jensen. Guests: The Arrows, Bunny, Roger Day, Chip Hawkes, Johnny Nash, Peter Oliver, Lyn Paul and Zig Zag. |
Granada |
| Thursday, 19th June 1975, 6.35pm [Granada] / Saturday, 21st June, 11.05am [LWT]. | Rock On With 45 Series 5, Episode 5 Hosted by: David 'Kid' Jensen. Guests: Arthur Brown, Dana, The Hollies, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Lyn Paul and The Three Degrees. |
Granada
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| Sunday, 29th June 1975, 8.15pm. | Sunday Special: Charlie Williams's Burlesque Show Starring: Charlie Williams. Featuring: The Ralph Tobert Dancers, The Ladybirds and Ronnie Hazlehurst and his Orchestra. Guests: Joe Baker, Hope and Keen and Lyn Paul. |
BBC2 |
| Thursday, 10th July 1975, 7.30pm. |
Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Tony Blackburn. Featuring: Lyn Paul, It Oughta Sell A Million. |
BBC1 |
| Saturday, 30th August 1975, 10.45pm. Repeated on 17th and 22nd December 2001 (Granada Plus). Available on DVD. |
The Wheeltappers and Shunters' Social Club Series 4, Episode 7 Featuring: Bernard Manning as Resident M.C. and Colin Crompton as Concert Chairman. Guests: Broken Hearts, Mikey and Griff, Peters & Lee and Lyn Paul, singing Behind Closed Doors and It Oughta Sell A Million. |
Granada
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| Saturday, 14th February 1976, 5.05pm. | The Geordie Scene Series 2, Episode 34 Hosted by: Dave Eager. Guests: Chips (Nicola Kerr), Hallelujah, Love Matters, Because Of You, Twice A Week, I've Got The Music In Me. |
Tyne Tees Television |
| Top Of The Pops Hosted by: David Hamilton. Featuring: New Seekers, It's So Nice (To Have You Home). |
BBC1
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| Wednesday, 30th June 1976, 8.00pm. | Summer Night Out Colin Crompton and Bernard Manning conducted members of the Wheeltappers & Shunters Social Club on a mystery coach tour. Featuring: Derek Hilton and band. Guests: Mike Harding (Rochdale Cowboy), Joe Piano Henderson, Lambert and Ross, Love Machine (dancers), Terri Rogers (ventriloquist), the Willi Schneider Rhineland Band and the New Seekers, who performed It's So Nice (To Have You Home). |
Granada
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| Saturday, 21st August 1976, 11.15pm - 12.15pm. | The New Seekers' Late Night Special The New Seekers peformed Never Ending Song Of Love, The Seeker, It's So Nice (To Have You Home), Hum-drum Song, Music Medley and I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony). |
ITV (selected regions)
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| Wednesday, 17th November 1976, 8.00pm. | Wednesday at Eight Series 1, Episode 2 Described in The Times as "innocuous variety". Hosted by: Tom O'Connor. Featuring: The Lionel Blair Dancers and The Mike Sammes Singers. Guests: Ray Alan and Lord Charles, Diana Darvey, Frankie Howerd and the New Seekers. |
Thames Television |
| Saturday, 27th November 1976, 12.00pm. | Supersonic |
LWT
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| Wednesday, 1st December 1976, 8.00pm. | Wednesday at Eight Series 1, Episode 4 Hosted by: Tom O'Connor. Featuring: the Lionel Blair Dancers and the Mike Sammes Singers. Guests: Peters & Lee, Lyn Paul. |
Thames Television |
| Saturday, 4th December 1976, 5.20pm. | The Basil Brush Show Featuring: Bert Hayes and Roy North as Mr. Roy. Guests: Norman Bird, Rolf Harris and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Monday, 27th December 1976, 7.55pm. | The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show Starring: Mike Yarwood. Guests: the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
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| Saturday, 8th January 1977, 5.50pm. | Jim'll Fix It Starring: Jimmy Savile. Guests: the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Saturday, 15th January 1977, 8.25pm. | Ronnie Corbett's Saturday Special Guests: Little & Large and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Tony Blackburn. Featuring: New Seekers, I Wanna Go Back. |
BBC1
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| Monday, 18th April 1977, 1.00pm. | Pebble Mill At One Guests included: Lyn Paul. |
BBC1 |
| Monday, 2nd May 1977, 6.45pm. | The Little & Large Tellyshow Starring: Eddie Large and Syd Little. Guests: Berni Flint, The Stylistics and Lyn Paul. |
Thames Television |
| Saturday, 7th May 1977, 9.00pm. | Eurovision Song Contest 1977 Live from the Wembley Conference Centre, London. Hosted by: Angela Rippon. Commentary by: Terry Wogan. Artists taking part in order of performance: The Swarbriggs Plus Two, It's Nice To Be In Love Again (Ireland) Michèle Torr, Une Petite Française (Monaco) Heddy Lester, De Mallemolen (Netherlands) Schmetterlinge, Boom Boom Boomerang (Austria) Anita Skorgan, Casanova (Norway) Silver Convention, Telegram (Germany) Anne-Marie B, Frère Jacques (Luxembourg) Os Amigos, Portugal No Coração (Portugal) Lynsey De Paul and Mike Moran, Rock Bottom (United Kingdom) Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy, Mathima Solfege (Greece) Ilanit, Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim (Israel) Pepe Lienhard Band, Swiss Lady (Switzerland) Forbes, Beatles (Sweden) Micky, Enséñame A Cantar (Spain) Mia Martini, Libera (Italy) Monica Aspelund, Lapponia (Finland) Dream Express, A Million In One, Two, Three (Belgium) Marie Myriam, L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant (France). |
BBC1
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| Saturday, 25th June 1977, 10.45pm. | Make The Music Speak A special cabaret performance starring Lena Martell. Featuring: The Tony Mansell Singers, Brian Fahey and the Scottish Radio Orchestra. Guests: the New Seekers. |
BBC1
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| Monday, 11th July 1977, 8.00pm. | A Show Of My Own A sunshine half-hour of humour, impressions and song. Starring: Dave Evans. Featuring: Ken Jones and his Big Band. Guests: Felix Bowness, Norman Chappell, Sister-Matic and Lyn Paul. |
Yorkshire Television |
| Wednesday, 23rd November 1977, 8.00pm. | Wednesday at Eight Series 2, Episode 1 Hosted by: Tom O'Connor. Featuring: The Nigel Lythgoe Dancers and Al Saxon. Guests: Jim Davidson, Roger de Courcey and Nookie Bear, Frankie Vaughan and Lyn Paul. |
Thames Television |
| 1st December 1977, 10.30pm. | Pub Entertainer Of The Year - Midlands Regional Final Guests: Frank Carson and Lyn Paul. |
Thames Television |
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| Broadcast Date | Show / Featured Guests and Songs | Channel |
| Tuesday, 3rd January 1978, 1.00pm. | Pebble Mill At One Guests included Lyn Paul, who went on to make two further appearances on Pebble Mill during 1978. |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 6th January 1978, 1.00pm. | Pebble Mill At One Guests included the New Seekers, singing their new single Flashback. |
BBC1 |
| Friday, 27th January 1978, 4.55pm. | Crackerjack Hosted by: Ed Stewart. Featuring: Bernie Clifton, Peter Glaze and Jan Hunt. Guests: the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Thursday, 9th February 1978, 3.30pm. | Dinah! A daytime variety talk show from Las Vegas hosted by singer and actress Dinah Shore. Dinah's guests on this episode were comedienne Phyllis Diller, singer-actress Florence Henderson, singer Bobby Goldsboro, baseball star Johnny Bench, writer Nancy Austin, the New Seekers and bicycling act The Volantes. Highlights: Florence sang It's A Miracle, Bobby sang He'll Have To Go and the New Seekers performed I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing. |
20th Century Fox Television [USA] |
| 1978 | Pebble Mill At One Guests included the New Seekers, singing Do You Wanna Make Love and In The Summertime. |
BBC1 |
| Saturday, 22nd April 1978, 6.15pm. | Celebrity Squares Series 3, Episode 17. Hosted by: Bob Monkhouse. Featuring the voice of Kenny Everett. Guests: The Bachelors, Joan Collins, Hinge and Bracket, Nerys Hughes, Sarah Leighton, Spike Milligan, Lyn Paul, Willie Rushton and Martin Shaw. |
ATV |
| Saturday, 29th April 1978, 7.30pm. | An Evening With Dave Evans An hour-long show in an intimate cabaret setting. Starring: Dave Evans. Featuring: The Andrea Rutherford Dancers and the Ken Jones Orchestra. Guests: Acker Bilk and Lyn Paul. |
Yorkshire Television
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| Tuesday, 13th June 1978, 10.10pm. | Cabaret Showtime The first episode of a new six-part series. Hosted by: Jimmy Logan. Guests: Andy Cameron, Danny Street, Alex Welsh and His Band, Lena Zavaroni and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
| Wednesday, 19th July 1978, 8.00pm. | London Night Out Hosted by: Tom O'Connor. Featuring: The Ladybirds (vocal backing) and the Nigel Lythgoe Dancers. Guests: Hazell Dean, Larry Grayson, Johnny More, Dennis Plowright and the New Seekers. |
Thames Television |
| Top Of The Pops Hosted by: David 'Kid' Jensen. Featuring: the New Seekers, Anthem (One Day In Every Week). |
BBC1
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| Thursday, 3rd August 1978, 7.25pm. | Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Dave Lee Travis. Featuring: the New Seekers, Anthem (One Day In Every Week). |
BBC1 |
| Thursday, 17th August 1978, 7.35pm. | Top Of The Pops Hosted by: Noel Edmonds. Featuring: the New Seekers, Anthem (One Day In Every Week). |
BBC1
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| Sunday, 10th September 1978, 8.15pm. | The Freddie Starr Experience Starring: Freddie Starr. Featuring: the Brian Rogers Dancers. The show was described in the TV Times listings as "a highly unusual hour of comedy, song and dance presented by frantic Freddie." In an accompanying interview (page 31) Freddie Starr said: "Sunday's show is 100 per cent ad lib, but it didn't start out that way when we got in the studios. A few eyebrows were raised at first, but I went on for three hours and everyone was delighted at the end... Skilfully edited, I think it'll work." Guests: Nicholas Ball, Lewis Collins, Dickie Davies, Lyn Paul, Martin Shaw, Stanley Unwin and Frank Windsor. Lyn Paul sang I Don't Believe You Ever Loved Me. |
London Weekend Television
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| 1978, 5.25pm. | Noel Edmonds' Lucky Numbers Series 1 Hosted by: Noel Edmonds. Guests: the New Seekers, You Needed Me. |
BBC1 |
| 31st December 1978, 11.05pm. | Out With The Old, In With The New Part 1: Some Wonderful Scottish Girls Hosted by: Ian Ogilvy. Guests: Janet Brown, Rikki Fulton, Marie Gordon Price, Anne Lorne Gilles, Lulu, Aimi MacDonald, Una McClean, Colette O'Neil, Beryl Reid Annie Ross, Johnny Vyvyan, Molly Weir and Eve Graham, singing I Wish. |
STV
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| 1979, 5.25pm. | Noel Edmonds' Lucky Numbers Series 2 Hosted by: Noel Edmonds. Guests: the New Seekers, Don't Stop The Music. |
BBC1 |
| Saturday, 10th February 1979, 7.30pm. | Celebrity Squares Series 4, Episode 8. Hosted by: Bob Monkhouse. Featuring the voice of Lance Percival. Guests: Roger Elliot, Keith Harris and Cuddles, Ian Lavender, Don Maclean, Lyn Paul, Jean Rook, Willy Rushton, Vidal Sassoon and Barbara Windsor. |
ATV |
| Friday, 9th March 1979, 6.20pm. | The New Seekers Starring: the New Seekers. The song selection included Circles and Collision Of Love. |
Ulster TV |
| Saturday, 7th April 1979, 7.45pm. | Celebrity Squares Series 4, Episode 15. Hosted by: Bob Monkhouse. Featuring the voice of Lance Percival. Guests: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Michele Dotrice, Clement Freud, Dave Lee Travis, George Melly, Robin Nedwell, Lyn Paul, Willy Rushton and Anne Shelton. |
ATV |
| Monday, 23rd July 1979, 6.45pm. | Sounds Of The New Seekers Starring: the New Seekers. Paul, Marty, Nicola, Kathy and Brian sang Never Ending Song Of Love and Tell Me. |
Border Television / STV |
| Thursday, 13th December 1979, 1.00pm. | Pebble Mill At One Hosted by: Bob Langley. The Thursday edition of Pebble Mill At One included a live report from the deck of the HMS Dreadnoght, a nuclear submarine. The New Seekers provided the music, singing Love Is A Song. |
BBC1 |
| Saturday, 15th December 1979, 5.25pm - 5.55pm. | The Basil Brush Show Featuring: Bert Hayes, Len Lowe and Billy Boyle as Mr. Billy. Guests: Windsor Davies and the New Seekers. |
BBC1 |
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