In 1977 , Rippon hosted the Eurovision Song Contest at the Wembley Conference Centre in London . She was the first presenter of BBC television 's '' Top Gear '' , presenting the motoring programme from 1977 to 1979 . Rippon appeared briefly on TV-am following its launch in 1983 . After a much publicised exit from TV-am ( with most of its other founder presenters ) , she worked as an Arts and Entertainments correspondent for WHDH-TV ( then known as WNEV ) in Boston , Massachusetts for a brief period . Rippon co-presented the BBC 's coverage of the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981 and BBC One 's coverage of the 1979 UK general election results . In the mid-1980s , she hosted the quiz show , '' Masterteam '' on BBC One , and hosted ITV 's revival of the panel game '' What 's My Line ? '' from 1989 to 1990 . In 1990 , she also hosted a game show , '' Matchpoint '' , that was based on tennis format . She also became a regular presenter on BBC Radio 2 , often sitting in for Jimmy Young and presenting a seasonal Friday night show from 1986 to 1989
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Angela Rippon