📺 'Larry Grayson's Generation Game' Saturday 14 October 1978 -- BBC1: 18:45 Larry handles an unexpected appearance from sometime Doctor Who companion K-9. #TheGenerationGame #LarryGrayson | Bernie Briffa

30K views · 274 reactions | #OnThisDay 1978: "If it takes off now it could change the whole way we live" The Money Programme considered what impact the Prestel videotex tv service might have on society. | BBC Archive | Facebook

110K views · 370 reactions | #OnThisDay 1978: BBC Radio frequencies changed. Nationwide explained the changes, with a little help from a giant novelty radio and a scout. | BBC Archive | Facebook

#OnThisDay 1978: David Vine introduced the first ever edition of Ski Sunday. | BBC Archive

📺 'Play for Today' Tuesday 31 October 1978 -- BBC1: 21:25 A man is hailed as a hero when he attacks a would-be burglar. Ray Brooks as Raymond Collis In Memory 🙏 Ray Brooks (20 April 1939 – 09 August 2025) #PlayForToday #RayBrooks | Bernie Briffa

#OnThisDay 1978: "This is Ireland's entire submarine fleet, and it's all his." Bob Wellings reported from Corofin, County Clare, on resident genius James Tierney. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everybody's favourite teletext information service. BBC Archive loves the naturalistic conversations captured in this piece. | BBC Archive