BBC TV's "Swap Shop" 22 12 79

Debbie & Chris from Blondie appear on BBC TV's Swap Shop.
[I always thought they were appearing on the program especially for me as the 22 December is my birthday].

[@spooksy1982]

The kids calling in back then sound more mature and well spoken than 90% of adults today.

[@iamyourfuture808]

the chavs back then were tuning in to Tis Was

[@pjay3028]

That's odd, because the kids back then are the adults of today! 😂

[@Pobotrol]

@@iamyourfuture808 This interview would have been much improved by chucking a bucket of water over them.

[@sexobscura]

... but who are ultimately just calling in to a kids show

[@aotctd]

@@iamyourfuture808 they were outside causing mayhem

[@saran3214]

She was adopted, but never sought her birth parents, she said that would be disrespectful to the Harry's. That takes self assurance, I really admire her attitude.

[@georgebosse9393]

She is so nice to the callers and they are so sweet and childlike sounding....oh I remember being 11 and into Blondie. Now I'm 50 and into Blondie.

[@BacknMetro]

Deborah Harry was always a sweetie. She never had that arrogant snark that some artists believe they should have.

[@IsNow-iy9bs]

Blondie is the greatest.

[@michellelekas211]

Their live shows were really fun. These callers seem so young!

[@thehouseofautumnspells258]

This is wild. The callers are all so nice & polite. Nowadays sucks.

[@danielwatters711]

Debbie would be just great with those beautiful eyes, but she's got those lips, those cheekbones, that hair, that cute nose and she's so nice ... what a bombshell!

[@guyinsf]

It's almost unfair isn't it!

[@johndean4765]

Danielwatt also THE perfect smile and gentle manner .

[@KentDonaldson]

"You'll be getting the Jimmy Saville goodies there". I dread to think what that consisted of.

[@justaman5418]

ONE OF HIS CHAVVY TRACKSUITS LMFAO

[@mightyV444]

I cringed when his name was repeatedly mentioned.

[@CamperVanPersie]

@@mightyV444 "They" ALL knew....."Now then,now then" controlled the BBC.

[@johnsmith-zh1bt]

horrible

[@johnsmith-zh1bt]

@@CamperVanPersie the bbc was totally a part of that

[@paulhargreaves9103]

Debbie is pure class.....

[@MrDiddyDee]

Yup, despite being tired Debbie kept polite and composed, but then she's probably had a lifetime's experience of fending off creeps like Edmonds. Chris also showed he was smarter and funnier than Edmonds, despite being patronised by their host.

[@gaskellr44]

@@MrDiddyDee Fending off? He wasn't leaping on her.

[@NeilMcVeyartmusic]

Noel Edmonds is a right Bell end here. Can’t believe I used to love this program.

[@TedTheTree]

Edmonds has always been a f**king bell end;

[@c.s.4428]

Once a bellend, always a bellend..!!

[@derek3136]

And so weird too

[@myaphextwin807]

he was a full blown prick

[@bmacpher]

"He is a total wazzock and I cannot stand him..." Truer words seldom uttered.

[@guyinsf]

Debbie's beauty is just so sublime, her face isn't just simply pretty but there's a sweetness to it.I don't really know how to explain it. She's ethereal to me.

[@apolloniuslusitanius2408]

I know, right! She's something else! Just her voice, but when you see her, wow! It's a Bright Light!

[@brianmorecombe2726]

In 1979 she was yes,not now.

[@guyinsf]

@@brianmorecombe2726 Well she's almost freakin 80 now bud. Please try to read between the lines a little bit LOL

[@guyinsf]

@@brianmorecombe2726 No harm intended in my comment Brian, it was just a joke as I wrote LOL in the end. The "read between the lines" bit was me referring to the fact that I was clearly talking about Debbie in THIS clip when she was young. I think "most" people would have easily understood that I was talking about Debbie's beauty at her peak and not now. But anyways no need to take this seriously bud.

[@guyinsf]

@@brianmorecombe2726 And yes I indeed and profusely apologize to you for my bad English.

[@sandyrickard6612]

Looking back on Debbie Blondie clips now I realise how ahead of the track she really was. Beauty yes, but so cool, composed and regal and never embarrassing to the teenagers still within us

[@thefurrybastard1964]

Debbie Harry, a woman with beauty, class and a degree of humility. And definitely the woman Madonna desperately wants to be, even today!

[@glamdolly30]

So true! Debbie is a one-off.

[@alphamale1228]

NO MATTER WHAT AGE I SEE HER... SHE PUTS A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE.

[@onlyme219]

She is beautiful

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

It’s her essence.

[@helenmcgillivray2337]

Totally agree with you she is a beautiful legend

[@stephend]

NE: "Any chance of you going to sleep right now?" DH: "Yeah, there is a good chance actually.. ha ha". One-nil to Debbie!! 😄

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

I picked up on that right away too!

[@mrsuperger5429]

Debbie and Chris showed tremendous grace and politeness when enduring that obnoxious oaf Noel Edmonds. I'd forgotten just how hideous he truly is.

[@chris8405]

Chris and Debbie act with such good grace and humour in this clip, faced with so many inane & insensitive comments from a presenter (Noel Edmonds) who I thought at the time was always really annoying. And then the BBC / Jimmy Saville fawning lowers the tone even further. Makes my skin crawl. These two artists together crafted some of the most perfect pop songs in history and this is how we treated them. The UK owes them a huge apology.

[@bhamacuk]

Debbie is so delightful, charming and down to earth. Softly spoken. Meanwhile, Chris is left " hanging on the telephone".

[@arejaycee5484]

😂🤣🤣

[@newtronix]

At least he's not being stalked!

[@philipswan1016]

Never watched this as a kid but never realised how rude Edmonds could be.

[@mihills4168]

this was a more popular techi behind the scenes minded show.audio visual.

[@steaks652]

Yeah, Edmonds made this uncomfortable for no reasons. Obnoxcious man.

[@sabbracadabra8367]

What a cheeky unfunny twat!

[@Joy-qw3wm]

Funny you should say that ,as my mum has a friend who was on Deal or no Deal (she won) .My mum asked her what Noel was like ,and she replied ,if he takes to you ,you`re fine ,if he doesn`t ,he shows it.

[@raborian]

@@Joy-qw3wm Don't think that is the case here though.. Just Edmonds coming off as an obnoxious twat generally without necessarily having it in for either of them at the same time

[@johnnykennedy4669]

God, i could just look at her forever!

[@musicisbrilliant]

Every SINGLE kids voice who called was soooooo incredibly cute. Makes me unbelievably sad for whats happening there today. :/

[@MrChristian]

What a stunning woman! The most beautiful who has ever lived!!

[@Simonito007]

Well, second to Marilyn Monroe!

[@Hydrograd57]

@@Simonito007 I'd put Debbie over Marilyn personally.

[@garethmorgan8768]

Almost certainly true. However hard you think you will not think of anyone who has absolutely everything going for her like this woman has.

[@leedsboy64]

i agree simply the most beautiful woman ever

[@jesterschameleon1862]

Without a doubt.

[@auscomvic9900]

What sweetheart she is

[@runawayushould]

Debbie was stunning beautiful....

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

Is

[@richardm239]

the women in music today look like they spend days in hair and makeup, debbie always looked like she just rolled out of bed, and is more beautiful than any of them ,that said she was and is much more than a beautiful face ,she also wrote lyrics ,and is one of the most charismatic persons to front a group either male or female ,she has the same kind of magic that bowie had , and annie lennox has truly a rare gift

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Aw she is totally lovely she is a icon!!!

[@UOO303T]

God she waz soo gorgeous wen she was younger. She still looks good today

[@alecjefferson6993]

Debbie is so nice and natural 🥰🎶🎶🇬🇧

[@jamara3330]

Both are a lot sweeter to the kids than Noel

[@helenmcgillivray2337]

She is a beautiful legend

[@sjwillis1137]

This. TOTALLY.

[@johnnymossville]

She is just so stunning.

[@timburr4453]

She really is just absolutely magnificent. I could watch Deborah Harry read me the Yellow Pages and just be entranced by her

[@edmundpower1250]

While you're hanging on the telephone boom boom

[@jennyoshea1958]

Chris is cool and very handsome. Seems like a real laugh and a nice, intelligent guy.

[@stevensheldon4655]

Spot on Chris is a wonderful human being!♥️♥️👍

[@Sebastian-lo3hn]

Noel is particularly rude here, and she has him totally sussed. Chris is irritated, but he hasn't sussed his interviewee out yet.. "My relationship to the studio and the engineers was very direct"...Love it

[@ratsinblackjackets]

Thank you so much to Chris Lillyman for uploading this piece of TV Gold !

[@1970dashj]

ms harry is a prime example of beauty personified

[@arejaycee5484]

God What A crush I had on Debbie Harry back in the day.

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

She is mesmerising

[@jpmacco]

She was so lovely after a hard night!

[@ratsinblackjackets]

gorgeous woman !

[@theonlyantony]

Noel Edmunds is actually JEALOUS of Chris Stein's being with Debbie! Obvious.

[@jas22]

i think he was instead rightfully annoyed at chris' inattentiveness and his playing around.

[@Philmoscowitz]

jas22 - I think Noel Edmunds was just a square - another uptight Brit :P

[@gaynor1721]

Edmonds!

[@keithjohnston643]

Debbie is a guy.

[@nigel65deck]

@@keithjohnston643 then say it in public. show your face and upload a video about this. lets all have a look at you

[@dannad123]

Noel edmunds is excruciating, I watched this as a kid , poor debbie and chris!

[@darkbydesign1031]

10:40 "you'll be getting the Jimmy Saville goodies" oh dear

[@securityrobot]

Gary Glitters latest album.

[@sjwillis1137]

This is so sweet . All these babies asking questions. So sweet.

[@simonjames6404]

Fantastic nostalgia. I wish Id hv seen it at the time. Thank you for posting.

[@Lord.two.a.penny.]

Thank you Chris for showing this clip. It was so wonderful to relive this moment. I remember watching this as a kid back in '79. It would of been an exciting time for a kid being so close to Christmas. There is an awkward moment watching it back knowing what we know now about Mr Saville. I think Noel had a little too much self-confidence which did reflect on his interview technic. Still a hero to me though.

[@stevebell9645]

1979 what a great music scene noall Edmonds talking about Bloody Ciff Richard

[@mrindecisive100]

To be fair, 'We Don't Talk Anymore' was the best record he ever made and fully deserved to be number one in '79.

[@louiso.4325]

Why are they both so cool as hell and attractive.

[@kaori_kanzaki]

I've always found Debbie more attractive as a straight female lol no homo

[@chipesh]

Everything about her is stunning. Not just the looks The facial "mannerisms" the intangible little things that it is hard to describe but so enchanting.

[@guyinsf]

I can look at that face all day long! Not the guys' faces.

[@kaori_kanzaki]

Well all straight men would tho.

[@chattingesque372]

That's what it's there for 😉

[@jozegodoi69]

Forever & Always

[@johndean4765]

Debbie could read the Yellow Pages front to back and it would never sound boring.

[@mightyV444]

I was 9 years old then and remember seeing Blondie perform 'Heart Of Glass' on TV, when I suddenly realised there was 'something more' about girls, instead of just being silly and annoying x-))

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

She’s is magic.

[@TheGBs1972]

Yeah I had that moment as well

[@TheGBs1972]

I love how Debbie looks slightly stoned..

[@ManInQuestion98]

0:24 Noel - "Any chance you are going to sleep right now?", Debbie - "Yeah there is a good chance actually." Oooooo. Oh damn. Get some ice for that man.

[@drea4195]

I caught that too 😆. A rare zinger from Debbie.

[@atlan61]

Chris Stien was the FIRST Vloger and he is still at it.

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

Does he have a you tube channel?

[@michellelekas211]

Stein

[@stevensheldon4655]

Chris is a legend!😇👍

[@johnnykennedy4669]

Debbie looks at Edmonds with absolute contempt... and it's totally justified, the guy is a complete tool.

[@dreamyblue44]

Heavens, I can remember watching this interview at the time, when I was eleven, great stuff! :)

[@npc3po301]

In some regards this all happened at a great time for her, well into her 30s, a seasoned vet, beyond the kind of exploitation a girls 20 years her junior might've endured, she'd met a thousand Noels by this point too so these kind of 'gigs' were a breeze, she knew what kids expected of her and delivered with grace

[@apolloniuslusitanius2408]

She started as a Playboy Bunny! That applies to her! And I love Edie Sedwick i.e., who was before her time, and there was no biggest case of Exploitation! Blondie were in the scene with Andy Warhol! He was an exploiter! But Debbie made something Great, what did Edie, but posing, doing drugs and being confused???! with all due respect to Edie! She could have been as great as any other person! The blame is on Andy and her own Family, and the world that works that way! in that case, and you're right, that is wrong! but... Debbie chose to not be exploited! She went through that... you only know her already famous!

[@conorstephenson6397]

“Have a word with Jimmy Saville”... There’s something you don’t hear on tv anymore

[@davidpenman9035]

Nope a no..no..

[@martincotterill2132]

She has the most kissable lips EVER!!!. She's a goddess.

[@peeg09]

I was 7 days old when this aired

[@SlimyboyDave]

I love Debbie!

[@rockrollarc9792]

I love this.... Blondie❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mima8862]

I want the jacket! 😭

[@ScaryMIlan]

Everybody want to talk just with Debbie!!😄

[@butcherbabys]

Debbie looks good when she talks omfg

[@johndean4765]

Debbie apart from her looks has the most beautiful speaking voice so soft and lovely accent.

[@80sandretrogubbins25]

Proper retro TV content. The best kind.

[@MusicLoverMusicLover-es6mi]

For me the late Keith Chegwin made the show watchable with the outside broadcasts. 💯

[@tonywright8294]

Now he was a total twat

[@arejaycee5484]

Maggie Philben 👄

[@SmartCookie2022]

Yes. I especially liked when Cheggers asked ABBA how long it took them to record their Greatest Hits album.

[@ajs41]

Stray Cats were an American band that started off being more successful in the UK than their home country.

[@charleslouden6600]

Chris rea as well.

[@therealgman4321]

Gotta love Richard Selwyn-Barnett, asking the hard-hitting questions. Hahaha!

[@jas22]

haha! the kids just all sounded so cute.

[@ajayjackson7727]

he sounded so cute and polite

[@smartiepancake]

She's real and so unreal, at the same time

[@mistofoles]

LMAO ! That Barnet on Edmonds !

[@NaughtyVampireGod]

I guess the kids didn't realize that Debbie was very close to the age of their Mums.

[@QuadMochaMatti]

Debbie transcends time.

[@miraeja]

This is all so charming and sweet

[@apolloniuslusitanius2408]

(Manah hata!) Thanks Chris, you made me learn something! The place were everybody went to "Grab Wood" for "Bows!" haha! Well as a writer myself in more than one language, I understand the allegories of Chris, it fits in many ways and many descriptions! and the Mauritius Fluvius was your North River that became lastly the Hudson River! So, Mr. "In-Turd-Viewer" who's Sleeping now????

[@Cushed]

Noel Edmonds.....I can't find one likable thing about him...obviously has an inflated opinion of himself, insults Chris, his tone is so irritating and his questions are ridiculous (how many records do you think you need to sell to be number 1...wtf?!)

[@mihills4168]

obviously a guy who hates his job.or popstars think he was more hard rock with hard hiting questions seems to be nice soft spoken and a good journalist interviewer that their thing.gotta keep the ratings up yp.

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that. Chris and Debbie handled it with class IMO. If Stein was like Liam Gallagher maybe Edmond's approach could be justified, but he isn't.

[@1787danrob]

I watched this aged 8 and I thought Noel Edmunds was a C*#! * back then even the word C*#! wasn't in my vocabulary as I was as well spoken as the children calling. Debbie and Chris remain timelessly cool

[@vulcanman64]

How can any man not fall in love with Deborah Harry. This woman still has my heart forever. The most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.

[@markant9534]

Kids were so much more relatable and normal back then, I was 3 years old in `79 and was nuts about Harry.

[@djpaul146]

I used to have there album eat to the beat awsome album

[@spamwagon]

I still have butterflies for this woman 45 years later.

[@jamesbomd3503]

SHE WAS THE MARILYN MONROE OF MUSIC. GROWN MEN WOULD QUIVER AROUND ME WHEN EVER SHE CAME ON TV, I CAN NOW UNDERSTAND WHY

[@MusicLoverMusicLover-es6mi]

Loved Blondie and Debbie Harry!

[@slh950]

she's just luminescent!

[@1970dashj]

chris stein you was the luckiest man in the world

[@jennyoshea1958]

Debbie Harry was the luckiest lady in getting Chris Stein 🙏🌹and of course, she was beautiful too 😊

[@imansfield]

“What’s your favourite song you like to sing in bed” 😂😂😂

[@dontae.dovelll]

I'm dying 😂😂😂

[@Sameoldfitup]

I love Blondie

[@MusicLoverMusicLover-es6mi]

I do too!

[@ata5855]

Beverly Chinnick stole everybody's hearts. Even Debbie Harry

[@tentringer4065]

Could someone digitally erase Edmonds from this clip?

[@philmalley7888]

why not replace his face with savile's + have some one do his impression now then now then.

[@paulhargreaves9103]

Sid Vicious ~ well said Sir, well said indeed....!

[@nivagsmada2854]

Total fuckin prick, out his depths

[@brettkoeshall2325]

A very sexy Debbie Harry who has to deal with Noel Edmunds.

[@richardhelliwell1210]

Still a **** all these years later too. Debbie and Chris are so polite as well, which makes him look even worse. Good on them.

[@simonrandall5471]

This is the THIRD interview I have seen of Debbie and Chris and the interviewer is always rude?! WTF?!

[@ianjones7488]

I think punk and new wave came as a shock to many older people and their way of dealing with it was to get aggressive. Different times. People were more uptight about certain things .

[@GC-dd8it]

Stunning woman, Edmonds is and always was a total w anker

[@scottandrewbrass]

Jimmy Savile came on the show last week?. I'll bet he did.

[@edmundpower1250]

😅😅😅😅😅👍

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

His jizz was probably all over the gear he was giving away. I wouldn't put anything past JS.

[@QuadMochaMatti]

Probably came in the show, as well.

[@manaclepig]

Because of the audio being out of sync, i have uploaded an ammended version at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWK0aJygnKmZsJI

[@paulhargreaves9103]

Edmonds is rude....!

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

He was a bit to Chris . Probably fancies Debbie.

[@memando]

TV swop shop gold!

[@mjh5437]

Debs ticks every box in every possible way.

[@keithwayne4572]

This host is really rude..."didnt know how lazy u are" wow

[@johnfothergill1581]

NOEL EDMONDS,HE WAS NO 1 ON UK TV AT THE TIME....AND A PRICK WITH AN EGO KEITH

[@keithwayne2902]

Yea the host really is rude! Maybe he is jealous?

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

Agree agressive

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

I am Fleetwood sound

[@glennoc8585]

He got screwed over for millions in recent years.

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

I agree

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Definitely jealous that homely Chris Stein landed a girl like Debbie. I got that a lot of the same passive-aggressive comments from men when I married an attractive woman 18 years ago.

[@marcopompeo3603]

Ruba sempre almeno 10 anni in qualsiasi epoca!

[@glenrichardson6396]

I love the kids in this clip. Little Paulette Baker sounds like a 52 year old on 40 fags a day, then there’s the boy who asks about “competitive sports” and especially dear Louise who seems preoccupied by the subject of nerves but is utterly charming. I was 10 and we’d just come to the end of the best year of pop music I’ll ever know, and we all stood on the brink of a new decade that would transform the UK. And then there are little frozen moments like this one to hold up to the light all these years later. 1979, I know you’re out there somewhere and I send greetings from 2024! Wish you were here.❤

[@steaks652]

Bloody heck, what was Edmonds problem that day!!!

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

He wanted to appear cool in front of Debbie.

[@steaks652]

@@Natalie-gb8tt , did you think it worked out for him ?

[@Natalie-gb8tt]

@@steaks652 😃

[@steaks652]

@@Natalie-gb8tt 🤭

[@gwendolynbeecroft512]

Noel was rude and out of touch, mentioning Jimmy Saville like they are great friends didn't impress me.

[@captainnice9698]

Her beauty was the "captain" of their "ship"