Harty was a daily tea-time talkshow which was broadcast on BBC1, UK from 28 October 1980 to 2 April 1983 and consisted of 116 episodes in total.

Frida and British singer-songwriter BA Robertson were briefly interviewed by the late Russell Harty and then they performed (mimed) Time from the UK production of ABBCaDAbRa, the première of which took place in London a couple of weeks later at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith attended by Frida and Stig.

As the end credits rolled, Frida and BA Robertson joined the other guests on the show (which included Status Quo's Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi and American film star Lillian Gish).

Frida would have briefly met Russell Harty in 1978 when he presented ABBA with a TV Times Award.

Russell Harty died in 1988.

Click here for a TV listing from Leidse Courant - 30 November 1983, p.17 (note that the programme timings are in CET so in the UK would be 1 hour earlier).

Just before the second verse, BA Robertson appears unsure whether it’s his turn to sing. Frida confirms it is with a nod of her head.

Harty (Frida - Time), 1983;
Harty (Björn), 1984;

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Title: RUSSELL HARTY - HARTY
Caption: Russell HARTY intros chat prog with guests B.A. ROBERTSON & FRIDA who sing 'Time', also Lillian GISH whom he introduced to lifelong fan Stanley CLARKE, also Status Quo who sing 'Marguerita Time', & Susan CUFF. Studio VT, with film inserts
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Russell HARTY intros chat prog with guests B. A. ROBERTSON & FRIDA who sing 'Time', also Lillian GISH whom he introduced to lifelong fan Stanley CLARKE, also Status Quo who sing 'Marguerita Time', & Susan CUFF. Studio VT, with film inserts
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Russell HARTY intros chat prog with guests B. A. ROBERTSON & FRIDA who sing 'Time', also Lillian GISH whom he introduced to lifelong fan Stanley CLARKE, also Status Quo who sing 'Marguerita Time', & Susan CUFF. Studio VT, with film inserts
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