![]() | January 1972
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| Aired on Thursday, Jan 6 1972 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Anglia | |||
| 1610 | Adventures of Rupert Bear | Rupert and the Elephants | |
| 1900 | New Dick Van Dyke Show | The Conductor and the Lady | |
| 1930 | Film | Film | |
| BBC1 | |||
| 1640 | Jackanory | The Four Seasons | |
| 1655 | Blue Peter | Episode | |
| 1720 | Doctor Dolittle | The Bare Bear | |
| 1850 | Tom and Jerry | Sorry Safari | |
| 1900 | Owen M.D. | The Return: Part 2 | |
| 1925 | Top of the Pops | Episode | |
| 2000 | Brighton Belle | The One Day Off | |
| 2120 | Play for Today | Home | |
| BBC2 | |||
| 2030 | Shadow of the Tower | Crown in Jeopardy | |
| 2120 | Show of the Week | Vera Lynn | |
| 2210 | Film | Film | |
| Channel | |||
| 1900 | Film | Film | |
| ITV | |||
| 1855 | Film | Film | |
| 2045 | And Mother Makes Three | All Work and No Play | |
| Midland | |||
| 1900 | Film | Film | |
| Southern | |||
| 1655 | Francis au pays des Grands Fauves | Bush Boy: The Lioness Moves House | |
| 1835 | Junkin | Episode | |
| 1905 | Film | Film | |
| Aired on Thursday, Jan 6 1972 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | |||
| NBC | |||
| 2100 | Ironside | Unreasonable Facsimile | |
| UK Chart Saturday, Jan 1 1972 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) | Benny Hill | 1 |
| Jeepster | T. Rex | 2 |
| Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight) | Cilla Black | 3 |
| I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | The New Seekers | 4 |
| Theme From 'Shaft' | Isaac Hayes | 5 |
| Softly Whispering I Love You | The Congregation | 6 |
| Tokoloshe Man | John Kongos | 7 |
| No Matter How I Try | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 8 |
| Soley Soley | Middle Of The Road | 9 |
| Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves | Cher | 10 |
| Banks Of The Ohio | Olivia Newton-John | 11 |
| Morning | Val Doonican | 12 |
| Sleepy Shores | The Johnny Pearson Orchestra | 13 |
| Coz I Luv You | Slade | 14 |
| It Must Be Love | Labi Siffre | 15 |
| I Just Can't Help Believin' | Elvis Presley | 16 |
| Fireball | Deep Purple | 17 |
| Mother Of Mine | Neil Reid | 18 |
| Till | Tom Jones | 19 |
| (Is This The Way To) Amarillo | Tony Christie | 20 |
| US Chart Saturday, Jan 1 1972 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand New Key | Melanie | 1 |
| American Pie (Parts 1 and 2) | Don McLean | 2 |
| Family Affair | Sly and the Family Stone | 3 |
| An Old Fashioned Love Song | Three Dog Night | 4 |
| Got To Be There | Michael Jackson | 5 |
| Have You Seen Her | The Chi-Lites | 6 |
| Scorpio | Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band | 7 |
| Sunshine | Jonathan Edwards | 8 |
| Cherish | David Cassidy | 9 |
| Hey Girl | Donny Osmond | 10 |
| I Knew You When | Donny Osmond | 10 |
| All I Ever Need Is You | Sonny & Cher | 11 |
| I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | The New Seekers | 12 |
| You Are Everything | The Stylistics | 13 |
| Let's Stay Together | Al Green | 14 |
| Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | 15 |
| I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | The Hillside Singers | 16 |
| Day After Day | Badfinger | 17 |
| Drowning In The Sea Of Love | Joe Simon | 18 |
| Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright | 19 |
| One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Part 1) | The Honey Cone | 20 |