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17/09/1981
Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring performances from Gidea Park, Beggar & Co, Sheena Easton, Godley and Creme, the Pointer Sisters, Bucks Fizz and Adam & the Ants, and a dance performance from Legs & Co.
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