The national final was held on Friday 31 March 1978 at the Royal Albert Hall, presented by Terry Wogan.

[1] Fourteen regional juries voted on the songs: Bristol, Bangor, Leeds, Norwich, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Plymouth, Glasgow, Southampton, and London.

[1] Both groups Co-Co and Sunshine had participated in A Song for Europe 1976, albeit with different line-ups.

Co-Co's member Cheryl Baker would eventually win the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the group Bucks Fizz.

[6] The BBC appointed Colin Berry as its spokesperson to announce the British jury results.