TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1982
Friday 1st January 1982
NB Central Television replaces ATV, TSW replaces Westward, while TVS replaces Southern
TSW The Opening Show
Classix Nouveux
BBC2 Something Else -
Hosted by Phil Cornwall
The Clash -
The Specials -
The Jam -
Joy Division -
Linx – Thrown Away The Key
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Rudi -
Depeche Mode -
Adam & The Ants -
God’s Toys -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Anna-
Shakin' Stevens -
Bad Manners -
Shock -
Hot Gossip -
Madness -
Adam & The Ants -
Saturday 2nd January 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Includes Adam Ant special
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Duran Duran My Own Way
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Madeline Bell Stormy Weather
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Marty Robbins
BBC1 Parkinson
Jack Jones, Sammy Kahn
Central Tiswas
Chas and Dave
Altered Images
TVS Number 73 11:00 am -
NB TVS opt out of Tiswas for their own show
content unknown
Central OTT (first edition)
NB Although the show is seen as an adult Tiswas the idea for OTT (Over The Top) apparently came from Michael Palin, who would make a few appearances on the show
The Human League -
The Beatles -
LWT Cannon and Ball at Drury Lane
Jack Jones
TVS Presenting Lena Martell
Billy Jo Spears
Monday 4th January 1982
BBC2 Riverside (first edition)
NB Recorded at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London
Hosted by Steve Blacknell, Nicky Picasso, Mike Andrews
New Order -
Bow Wow Wow -
BBC2 Randy Crawford 8:25 -
Part one of concert at The Theatre Royal, London
BBC2 Three Of A Kind (repeat)
Toni Basil
TVS Off The Record 6:30 – 7:00 pm (first edition)
Duran Duran live in Chichester
Granada Johnny Mathis In Concert
Tuesday 5th January 1982
Thames Jim Davidson Show
Chas & Dave
Wednesday 6th January 1982
BBC1 Parkinson
Lulu
Granada Live From two
Jools Holland & The Millionaires
Thursday 7th January 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Philip Lynott -
Foreigner -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Alton Edwards -
Meat Loaf with Cher -
The Mobiles -
Chart run down 30 -
Shakatak -
Chart run down 20 -
Jon & Vangelis -
Chart run down 8 -
Human League -
Madness -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
The Doors -
Thames The Monte Carlo Show
David Essex
Debbie Boone
Tyne Tees Check It Out
Annabella Lewin (Bow Wow Wow) -
Friday 8th January 1982
BBC1 Nationwide
Paul McCartney interviewed by Sue Lawley
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 7:00 -
Nico -
Spandau Ballet
BBC2 Randy Crawford 9:00 -
BBC2 Friday Night…Saturday Morning
Godley and Crème
Saturday 9th January 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
content unknown
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Thin Lizzy (with their 70 year old keyboard playing fan) -
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Elkie Brooks Warm and Tender Love
Central Tiswas
Rick Parfitt of Status Quo
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Central OTT
The Blues Band -
Manfred Mann -
Sunday 10th January 1982
BBC1 Omnibus (first edition with new host Barry Norman)
Rick Wakeman -
Monday 11th January 1982
BBC2 Riverside 6:55 -
Stewart Copeland’s 8mm movies -
Icehouse
Fad Gadget
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Dollar
Peter Skellern
BBC2 Three Of A Kind repeat
content unknown
TVS Off The Record
Altered Images at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Tuesday 12th January 1982
BBC1 Two Of A Kind
John Denver
Thames The Jim Davidson Show
Chas and Dave
Wednesday 13th January 1982
BBC1 Parkinson
George Shearing
BBC2 They’re Playing My Tune
George Melly
Thames London Night Out
Dr Hook
Dana
Thames Minder
Suzi Quatro
Thursday 14th January 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Dollar -
Elkie Brooks -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Altered Images -
The Stranglers -
Kool & The Gang -
Host chats with dance team
Four Tops -
Chart 30 -
Brown Sauce -
Chart 19 -
Kraftwerk -
Chart 9 -
Bucks Fizz -
The Human League -
BBC2 The Nolans 9:00 – 9:30 pm
Friday 15th January 1982
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
content unknown
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Streetwalkers
Granada Live From Two
Hazel O’Connor
TVS The Street Where I Live
Alan J Lerner looks at his career
Saturday 16th January 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Barry Manilow
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Clodagh Rodgers – Heartache
BBC1 Parkinson
Cleo Laine
Central Tiswas
Hazel O’Connor
Gillan
TVS Number 73
Pookiesnackenburger -
Mick Karn & Steve Jansen of Japan
Central OTT
Fashion -
The Who -
Sunday 17th January 1982
LWT The South Bank Show
Harlem documentary with Buster Brown
Monday 18th January 1982
BBC2 Tele-
A tribute to George Bressens with Jake Thackray
BBC2 Three Of A Kind (repeat)
content unknown
BBC2 Riverside
Mari Wilson & The Imaginations
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Chris DeBurgh
Jack Jones
TVS Off The Record
Depeche Mode at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Tuesday 19th January 1982
BBC2 Arena: The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
Tom Robinson
BBC2 Toni Basil 8:30 -
Thames The Jim Davidson Show
Chas and Dave
Wednesday 20th January 1982
BBC2 Gladys Knight & The Pips 11:30 pm -
First part of concert at the New London Theatre
Thames Madabout
Suzi Quatro
Thames London Night Out
The Hollies
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
Thursday 21st January 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by David Jensen (also seen listed as Mike Read)
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Gillan -
Jon & Vangelis -
Philip Lynott -
The Mobiles -
ELO -
Meat Loaf with Cher -
XTC -
OMD -
Chart run down 30 -
Christopher Cross -
Chart run down 17 -
Foreigner -
Chart run down 7 -
Bucks Fizz -
Shakatak -
BBC2 The Nolans
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
The Go Gos -
Alan Warner -
Level 42 -
Curtis Mayfield -
Meat Loaf -
David Hepworth -
Iron Maiden -
Friday 22nd January 1982
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Soft Cell
Pirate Radio article
BBC2 Frank Ifield Sings Country
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
BA Robertson
Saturday 23rd January 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Altered Images
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
The Stray Cats Little Miss Prissy
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Elaine Paige If You Don’t Want My Love
BBC1 Parkinson
Elkie Brooks
Central Tiswas
content unknown
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Central OTT
Gillan -
Simon and Garfunkel -
Monday 25th January 1982
BBC1 Film 82
Sting
BBC2 Riverside
Pauline Black -
Rip Rig and Panic
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Helen Reddy
Sundance (with Mary Hopkin)
BBC2 Three Of A Kind repeat
content unknown
TVS Off The Record
Hazel O’Connor at the TVS Theatre, Gillingham
Tuesday 26th January 1982
BBC2 Gladys Knight & The Pips part two
BBC2 Russell Harty
The Hollies
Thames The Jim Davidson Show
Chas and Dave
Wednesday 27th January 1982
Thames Harry Secombe With Music 8:00 -
Lulu
Thursday 28th January 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
Theme: Yellow Pearl
NB The Daily Mirror has The Human League as appearing
Tight Fit -
Olivia Newton-
Haircut 100 -
The Stranglers -
Stiff Little Fingers -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Elkie Brooks -
Chart run down 30 -
Alton Edwards -
Chart run down 19 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Four Tops -
BBC2 Russell Harty
Demis Roussos
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Foreigner and The Spliff Radio Show live at Rock Pop, Dortmund 9th January 1982
Friday 29th January 1982
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
content unknown
Saturday 30th January 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
content unknown
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Altered Images I Could Be Happy
BBC1 The Les Dawson Show
Helen Shapiro
Central Tiswas
The Nolans
Haircut 100
TVS Number 73 10:30 pm -
content unknown
Central OTT 11:15 pm -
Robert Palmer -
The Rolling Stones -
Yorkshire 321
Neil Innes
Monday 1st February 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Eddie Tenpole Tudor
King Sound and The Israelites
Kraftwerk -
Thomas Dolby -
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Wall Street Crash
TVS Off The Record 6:30 -
Gillan
Tuesday 2nd February 1982
BBC1 Don Williams In Concert (repeat)
Thames The Jim Davidson Show
Chas and Dave
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Wednesday 3rd February 1982
BBC1 Variety Club Awards 7:25 -
content unknown
BBC1 Olivia Newton-
TV Special based around her Physical album
BBC1 Parkinson
Bill Wyman
BBC2 Toyah At The Rainbow repeat 5:10 -
Central Portrait of a Legend: Gladys Knight
Thursday 4th February 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by John Peel
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Theatre Of Hate -
OMD -
The Jets -
Soft Cell -
Album Chart run down 10 -
Gillan -
Shakatak -
AC/DC -
XTC -
Chart run down 30 -
George Benson -
Chart run down 20 -
Christopher Cross -
Chart run down 6 -
Kraftwerk -
Meat Loaf with Cher -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Edgar Winter Band -
Soft Cell -
David Hepworth -
The Little River Band -
Heads Hands and Feet Song for Susie (OGWT 1971)
Bill Wyman -
Friday 5th February 1982
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 7:10 -
XTC
BBC2 Little Ginny Sings Country 9:00 -
Lorne Green
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (first in new series)
Gary Numan
Saturday 6th February 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Sheena Easton
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Toyah does a make-
Central Tiswas 10:30 am -
Iron Maiden
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Central OTT 10:45 -
The Steve Gibbons Band -
The Mobiles -
The Honeycombs -
Central Countdown
Randy Crawford
Sunday 7th February 1982
LWT Star Parade 11:30 pm -
James Last special with Abba
Monday 8th February 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Bauhaus -
Pete Shelley -
Sponooch (dance troupe)
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Rupert Holmes
The Pointer Sisters
TVS Off The Record
Haircut 100
Tuesday 9th February 1982
BBC1 Anne Murray and her Music (repeat)
Ralph McTell
BBC2 Russell Harty
Sacha Distel
Thames The Jim Davidson Show
Chas and Dave
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
Muddy Waters
TVS The Entertainers
Joe Sun and Shotgun (country music)
Wednesday 10th February 1982
BBC1 Oscar Peterson – Words and Music
Joe Pass
Count Basie
Thursday 11th February 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Tommy Vance
Theme: Yellow Pearl
The Fun Boy Three & Bananarama -
The Stranglers -
Bow Wow Wow -
Adrian Gurvitz -
Daryl Hall & John Oates -
Depeche Mode -
J.Geils Band -
Modern Romance -
Chart run down 30 -
Elkie Brooks -
Chart run down 20 -
Haircut 100 -
Chart run down 11 -
The Jam -
Alton Edwards -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
XTC -
David Hepworth -
Aswad -
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Montrose -
Alice Cooper -
Friday 12th February 1982
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Blue Rondo A La Turk
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Techno Twins
Soft Cell
The Nolans
Saturday 13th February 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Lulu
BBC1 The Les Dawson Show
Lena Zavaroni
Central Tiswas
Krokus
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Central OTT
The Fun Boy Three & Bananrama -
The Spencer Davis Group -
Sunday 14th February 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
LWT Star Parade
James Last special with Boney M
Monday 15th February 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Julien Temple interview
Bruce Wooley (promo clip)
The Diagram Brothers
Video jukebox article
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Lulu
Al Jarreau
TVS Off The Record
SLF
Tuesday 16th February 1982
BBC1 Bliile Jo Spears (repeat)
The Hillsiders
BBC2 Russell Harty
Aneka
BBC2 Arena: Chelsea Hotel (repeat)
Nico, Jobraith
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
Johnny Griffin
TVS On Safari
Kenny Everett
TVS The Entertainers
The Nolans in Aberdeen
Wednesday 17th February 1982
BBC1 Oscar Peterson – Words and Music
Toots Thielmans
Thursday 18th February 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Madness -
George Benson -
UB40 -
ABC -
The Jets -
Robert Palmer -
Tight Fit -
Chart run down 30 -
Toni Basil -
Chart run down 20 -
Top Ten Video Show -
10 -
9 -
8 Christopher Cross (promo clip)
7 Shakin' Stevens (promo clip)
6 Tight Fit (promo clip)
5 Kraftwerk (promo clip)
4 OMD (promo clip)
3 Soft Cell (promo clip)
2 The Stranglers (promo clip)
1 The Jam -
BBC1 25 Years Ago -
David Jones / Bowie November 1964 clip
BBC2 Russell Harty
Toni Basil
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
Meat Loaf, Saga live at Rock Pop, Dortmund
Friday 19th February 1982
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Dave Edmunds -
BBC2 Friday Morning Saturday Morning
The Stranglers – La Folie
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Haircut 100 -
Depeche Mode -
Saturday 20th February 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
content unknown
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Haircut 100 Love Plus One
Central Tiswas
Rod from Showaddywaddy
Madness
The Jets
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Central OTT
Maclean and Maclean -
Graham Parker -
The Beatles -
Dave Edmunds -
Central Lots of Luv
Luv (pop group)
Sunday 21st February 1982
LWT The South Bank Show
Leiber & Stoller
LWT Star Parade
James Last special with Manhattan Transfer
Monday 22nd February 1982
BBC2 Riverside 6:55 -
Alice Cooper interview
The Fire Engines
Tuesday 23rd February 1982
BBC2 Russell Harty
Suzi Quatro
BBC2 Arena: Desert Island Discs 10:05 -
Paul McCartney
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
Tom Waits
Wednesday 24th February 1982
BBC1 The British Rock N Pop Awards
Nationwide special with Dave Lee Travis, Sue Lawley from the Lyceum, London
Toyah, David Bowie, Alvin Stardust, Dollar, Bad Manners, Duran Duran
BBC1 Batley
Documentary about Batley Variety Club
Cliff Richard, Lulu, Cilla Black, Vera Lynn, Vince Hill, Alvin Stardust, Shirley Bassey, Frankie Vaughan, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gene Pitney, Neil Sedaka, Johnny Mathis
BBC1 Parkinson
Tony Bennett
Central Starburst 7:20 -
Dollar
Thursday 25th February 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Depeche Mode -
J.Geils Band -
Mike Post With Larry Carlton -
Bow Wow Wow -
Daryl Hall & John Oates -
The Associates -
Haircut 100 -
Adrian Gurvitz -
Chart run down 30 -
Iron Maiden -
Chart run down 18 -
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama -
The Jam -
Starsound -
BBC2 Russell Harty
Bucks Fizz (on an oil rig)
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show 8:00 -
NB The producer of his previous Thames series Philip Jones made it clear to Everett and the BBC that Everett couldn’t use the characters he’d created for his previous shows, to which Everett replied “if Thames want to sue, they know our address”. Everett would later go on to confront Jones at a Television sales showcase
Theme: I Like Electro People by Kenny Young and Noosha Fox
Bill Wyman -
Toyah
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
AC-
Victorian Parents -
David Hepworth -
Tim Buckley -
The Church -
Huang Chung -
Tyne Tees Check It Out
White Heat
Friday 26th February 1982
BBC2 Friday Night Saturday Morning
Oasis
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Godley & Crème
Adam & The Ants
Modern Romance
Chas & Dave
BBC2 Dear Heart (first episode)
Toyah as an agony aunt, B A Robertson in whole series
Saturday 27th February 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Duran Duran
Leo Sayer
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
The Jets Love Makes The World Go Round
Central Tiswas
David James
Depeche Mode -
Central OTT
Classix Nouveaux -
The Beach Boys – Help Me Ronda (Shindig)
Sunday 28th February 1982
LWT The South Bank Show
Laurie Anderson
LWT Video Sounds 12:00 -
Mike Oldfield in Nottingham
Monday 1st March 1982
BBC2 Riverside
J Walter Negro & Jive Junior
Epsilion
Visage -
Granada The Shadows In Concert 12:00 -
Tuesday 2nd March 1982
BBC1 Play For Today: Baal 9:25 -
David Bowie
BBC2 Harty
Emmylou Harris
Wednesday 3rd March 1982
BBC1 Parkinson
Leo Sayer
BBC2 Oscar Peterson
Ella Fitzgerald
Central Starburst
The Dooleys
TVS Jazz and Blues
Muddy Waters
Thursday 4th March 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
A Live edition
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Toni Basil -
Gary Numan -
Madness -
The Goombay Dance Band -
Imagination -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
The Jets -
Abba -
Adam & The Ants -
Chart run down 30 -
ABC -
Chart run down 14 -
Tight Fit -
Robert Palmer -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Toyah – I Want To Be Free
BBC1 Perry Como Bahamas Holiday
Captain & Tenille
BBC2 Rusell Harty
David Essex
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Sting -
Japan with Riuichi Sakamoto -
Ippu Do -
The Thompson Twins -
The Wailers -
David Hepworth -
Klaus Nomi -
Friday 5th March 1982
BBC2 Dear Heart
Toyah Wilcox and B A Robertson
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Buzz
LWT Square One (quiz show)
Suzi Quatro
Saturday 6th March 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Bob Geldof and Johnny Fingers of The Boomtown Rats
BBC1 Parkinson
Kenny Everett
Central Tiswas
Dave Edmunds
Central OTT
Nine Below Zero -
XTC -
The Dave Clark Five -
Sunday 7th March 1982
LWT Video Sounds
Steve Hackett
Central In Concert
Kris Kristofferson
Monday 8th March 1982
BBC1 Donovan In Conversation
Donovan talks to B A Robertson
BBC1 Pete Sayers Entertains
Frank Ifield
BBC2 Riverside
Killing Joke
Jimmy Pursey of Sham 69 dances to The Stranglers
Tony Blackburn at home to Eddie Tenpole Tudor
BBC1 The Blues
Hosted by Alexis Korner
BBC2 Marti Caine
Rupert Holmes
Madeline Bell
Tuesday 9th March 1982
BBC2 Russell Harty
Bob Geldof
TVS The Entertainers
Shakin’ Stevens
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
Dizzy Gillespie
Wednesday 10th March 1982
Central Starburst
Grace Kennedy
The Nolans
Gerard Kenny
TVS Jazz and Blues
B B King
Thursday 11th March 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
A live broadcast
Hosted by Simon Bates
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Bow Wow Wow -
Fun Boy Three -
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama -
Depeche Mode -
Pluto -
Julio Iglesias -
Haircut 100 -
Charts 30 -
The Associates -
Chart run down 20 -
Adrian Gurvitz -
Chart run down 11 -
Tight Fit -
Kenny Everett (as Sid Snot) says hello and plugs his own show which is next on BBC1
Starsound -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Madness – Cardiac Arrest
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth, Paul Gambaccini
The Comsat Angels -
Nine Below Zero -
Black Uhuru -
David Bowie -
Angie Bowie reads two of her poems to music accompanied by Mick Karn on bass
Paul Gambaccini dressed as policeman cycles into studio -
TSW Nazareth In Concert
Friday 12th March 1982
BBC2 Dear Heart
Toyah Wilcox and B A Robertson
BBC2 The Blues (repeat)
Booker White
Stockhouse
Sonny Blake
Sam Chatman
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4:20 -
Dollar
Bucks Fizz
Victoria & Albert Museum Pop Memorabilia exhibition
Shock
Saturday 13th March 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Buzzz
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Chas & Dave There Ain’t No Pleasing You, Rabbit
BBC1 Parkinson
Marti Webb
Central Tiswas
content unknown
Central OTT
content unknown
Central True Luv
Luv (a Dutch pop group)
Monday 15th March 1982
BBC1 Pete Sayers Entertains
Live from The Maltings, Suffolk
Pete Sayers, The Family Brown, Somers & Co
BBC2 Riverside
The Birthday Party -
Steve Strange -
Martin Fry and Paul Weller -
BBC2 Marti Caine
Four Tops
BBC2 The Blues
Big Joe Williams
Little Brother Montgomery
Laura Dukes
Sam Chatman
James de Shay
Tuesday 16th March 1982
BBC2 Toni Basil: Word Of Mouth (repeat)
ITV Thames Max Bygraves Side By Side with Acker Bilk
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Wednesday 17th March 1982
BBC1 Parkinson
Al Jarreau
Central Starburst
Bucks Fizz
Paul Jones
Thursday 18th March 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Richard Skinner
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Classix Nouveau -
ABC -
Leo Sayer -
Imagination -
Derek & The Dominos -
Goombay Dance Band -
Japan -
Chart run down 30 -
Gary Numan -
Chart run down 20 -
Visage -
Chart run down 10 -
Tight Fit -
Kool and The Gang -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Toni Basil
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
NB Barbara Thompson and Rod Argent were scheduled to appear
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Pat Benetar -
Sketch -
The Models -
Brinsley Schawrz -
Sandii & The Sunsets -
The Who -
King Crimson -
Friday 19th March 1982
BBC2 Dear Heart 6:45 – 7:10 pm
Toyah Wilcox and B A Robertson
BBC2 The Blues
Big Joe Williams
Victoria Spivey
James DeShay
Henry Townshend
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
ABC
The Boomtown Rats
Saturday 20th March 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop
Adam Ant
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Gary Numan Music For Chameleons, lets a fan drive his stage car
Central Tiswas (300th edition)
Dollar
Central OTT
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
Central Manhattan Transfer
Sunday 21st March 1982
LWT Video Sounds
Saga in Nottingham
Monday 22nd March 1982
BBC1 Pete Sayers Entertains
Pete Sayers, Graham Cooper, The Mintings
BBC2 Riverside
The Fixx -
Altered Images' Clare Grogan – interview in recording studio with Martin Rushent
Martin Rushent
BBC2 Marti Caine
Chris Rea
BBC2 The Blues
Various acts in Chicago c.1976
Tuesday 23rd March 1982
BBC2 Russell Harty
Don McLean
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Granada Late Night From Two 12.05 -
Tim Rice
Bow Wow Wow -
Wednesday 24th March 1982
BBC1 A Song For Europe 82
Central Starburst
The Stylistics
Thursday 25th March 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Garth Crooks (Tottenham Hotspur player)
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Altered Images -
Julio Iglesias -
Bucks Fizz -
Foster & Allen -
The Boomtown Rats -
The Nolans -
Killing Joke -
Charts 30 -
Pluto Your Honour (repeat 11th March 1982)
Cherts 20 -
Chas & Dave -
Goombay Dance Band -
The Associates -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Imagination
Central Portrait of a Legend: Roy Orbison
Friday 26th March 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Lesley Ash (co-
Altered Images
Saturday 27th March 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop 9:30 pm -
BA Robertson
BBC1 Battle of the Bands 5:45 -
Panel -
Winners: The Crack
Guests: Dollar
BBC1 Parkinson
Chas and Dave
Yorkshire 321
Georgie Fame
Central Tiswas
content unknown
Central OTT
content unknown
Sunday 28th March 1982
BBC1 Pete Sayers Entertains (cancelled)
with Jim Rooney (banjo) Bill Keith (guitar) Pete Rowan (mandolin)
Monday 29th March 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow
Tuesday 30th March 1982
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Wednesday 31st March 1982
BBC1 Parkinson
Billy Eckstein
Thursday 1st April 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hosted by John Peel
Motorhead -
Imagination -
Roxy Music -
Classix Nouveau -
Dollar -
Leo Sayer -
Bardo -
Champagne D'Orange -
Charts 30 -
Status Quo -
Charts 20 -
Japan -
Charts 8 -
Goombay Dance Band -
Shakatak -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
B A Robertson
BBC2 Russell Harty
Gary Glitter – interview
Gary Numan
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Introduced by Anne Nightingale
Teardrop Explodes live at the Riverside Studio, Hammersmith, London
Friday 2nd April 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Mike Oldfield
Hazel O'Connor
Talk Talk
Saturday 3rd April 1982
BBC1 Pop Quiz 6:35 -
Panel -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 pm -
Rockpalast, Essen, West Germany
Van Morrison, Rick James
Central Tiswas last edition
content unknown
Central OTT last edition
Compilation show
Sunday 4th April 1982
BBC1 Pete Sayers Entertains (postponed from 28th March 1982)
BBC2 Peggy Lee Entertains 11:10 pm -
Monday 5th April 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 4:20 -
Altered Images -
Bardo -
Bucks Fizz -
BBC2 Marti Caine
Don McLean
Tuesday 6th April 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Don McLean
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
Vic Vogel and his Big Band
Thursday 8th April 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hosted by Simon Bates
Haircut 100 -
Bucks Fizz -
Chas & Dave -
The Boomtown Rats -
Elton John -
Shalamar -
Charts 30 -
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder -
Charts 18 -
Foster & Allen -
Charts 10 -
The Goombay Dance Band -
Pigbag -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Chas and Dave
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Tygers Of Pan Tang -
David Hepworth -
Gil Scott-
Vangelis -
Kiss -
The Move -
Friday 9th April 1982 Good Friday
ITV Doug Henning’s World of Magic
Marie Osmond
Saturday 10th April 1982
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
Yorkshire 3-
Barbara Dickson
Sunday 11th April 1982 Easter Sunday
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Previews part one
BBC1 Swap Shop Star Awards 4:00 -
content unknown
BBC2 Everyman: The Rock That Doesn’t Roll 9:45 – 10:20 pm (repeat)
Christian rock music with Cliff Richard
Monday 12th April 1982 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Emu’s Magical Easter Show
Bucks Fizz
Dana
BBC1 Perry Como’s Spring In San Francisco 11:00 -
Larry Gatlin
BBC2 An Evening With Julian Lloyd Webber
Suzi Quatro
ITV A Royal Variety Gala
Tony Bennett
Thames The Helen Reddy Special
Central Evening With Ray Charles
Live in Edmonton, Canada
Tuesday 13th April 1982
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Thursday 15th April 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB A live broadcast
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Spandau Ballet -
Roxy Music -
Shakatak -
Dollar -
USA chart -
Simple Minds -
Charts 30 -
Monsoon -
Charts 20 -
Bardo -
Charts 10 -
Bucks Fizz -
Altered Images -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Lulu
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
NB May not have been broadcast
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
The Waitresses -
J Geils Band – (OGWT 1973)
Friday 16th April 1982
BBC2 Something Else (East Lancashire) (first in fourth series)
Squeeze
The Stargazers
BBC2 Mama Don’t Allow 8:50 -
Roy Clark
Pete Sayers
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Squeeze Black Coffee In Bed
Kim Wilde View From A Bridge
LWT Dolly 11:35 pm -
NB The show was sponsored by Holiday Inn so had hotel lobby set design
Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
Saturday 17th April 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer (first edition)
Depeche Mode
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
LWT Oi For England
Play about a skinhead band Ammunition
Central Johnny Mathis In Concert
TVS Star Parade
James Last with
Boney M
Amanda Lear
Leif Garrett
Sunday 18th April 1982
BBC2 Gilbert O’Sullivan 11:20 pm -
Barbara Dickson
LWT Rock Concert
Joe Cocker in Canada
Central Kris Kristofferson and Anne Murray in Concert
Monday 19th April 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
A Flock Of Seagulls -
Alvin Stardust -
Classix Nouveaux -
BBC2 Barry Manilow in Britain 8:10 -
Tuesday 20th April 1982
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Thursday 22nd April 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:55 -
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hosted by Peter Powell
Pigbag -
Bananarama & The Fun Boy Three -
Elton John -
England World Cup Squad -
Kim Wilde -
Haircut 100 -
PHD -
Charts 30 -
David Bowie -
Charts 20 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Charts 10 -
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder -
Shalamar -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Iron Maiden -
Denny Laine -
Clint Eastwood & General Saint -
David Hepworth -
Joan Armatrading -
Friday 23rd April 1982
BBC2 Something Else (Bradford)
The Fun Boy Three
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Jets The Honeydripper
The Stargazers Swingin’ Aye
Shakin’ Stevens clip from 1974
LWT Dolly
Jim Stafford
LWT T J Hooker (not listed in Daily Mirror)
Blind Justice
With The Beach Boys
Saturday 24th April 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Spandau Ballet
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest
UK entry: Bardo -
Winner: West Germany Nicole -
TVS The Entertainers
Johnny Logan
Sunday 25th April 1982
Anglia Tales Of The Unexpected: Blue Marigold
Toyah
LWT The South Bank Show
Miles Davis (half show)
LWT In Concert
The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne
Monday 26th April 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Haircut 100 -
Bananarama (without The Fun Boy Three) -
The Tweets -
Madness -
BBC2 Barry Manilow In Britain part two
Tuesday 27th April 1982
BBC1 Nationwide
Mick Jagger interview by Patti Caldwell
BBC2 Roy Clark Travelling Music Show 9:00 -
Central Tuesday Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Thursday 29th April 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Frankie Laine
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hot Chocolate -
Bardo -
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -
Yazoo -
Simple Minds -
Nicole -
Charts 30 -
Spandau Ballet -
Charts 21 -
Monsoon -
Charts 10 -
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder -
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Michael Schenker Band -
Chris Rea -
Maze -
The Waitresses (pre-
Sandie Shaw -
Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Friday 30th April 1982
BBC2 Something Else
A Tale Of Two Bands: Blue Poland, Dr Fantasy’s Devils
Both bands talk to George Melly
LWT Dolly
Anne Murray
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Paula Yates (co-
Bow Wow Wow I Want Candy
Haircut 100
Saturday 1st May 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer 9:30 -
Toyah
David Essex
BBC1 Pop Quiz 5:45 -
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonocan
Ray Charles
Central Hazel O’Connor (Off The Record special)
Central Portrait Of A Legend: Alice Cooper 12:00 -
Sunday 2nd May 1982
LWT Rock Concert
Steve Gibbons Band in Bremen, West Germany
Monday 3rd May 1982 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Multi Coloured Music Show 1982 part one 5:10 -
J. Geils Band Freeze Frame (promo clip)
The Jam Absolute Beginners (promo clip)
Shakin’ Stevens This ‘Ole House
Sheena Easton Just Another Broken Heart
Bad Manners Bueno Serra
Bucks Fizz The Land of Make Believe
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Souvenir
After The Fire Rich Boys
Tom Tom Club Genius of Love (promo clip)
XTC Ball and Chain (promo clip)
Phil Lynott Yellow Pearl
10cc Don’t Turn Me Away, Don’t Ask
ABC Poison Arrow
The Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
BBC2 Russell Harty
Compilation show with David Essex
Central Jean Michel Jarre -
Tuesday 4th May 1982
BBC1 Wogan 10:40 -
No musical guests
BBC2 Roy Clark’s Travelling Music Show
Suzi Qautro
Wednesday 5th May 1982
Thames Afternoon Plus 2:00 -
The Belle Stars
TVS Jazz and Blues
John Lee Hooker
Thursday 6th May 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB A live broadcast
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hosted by Simon Bates
Host chats to Kevin Keegan
Junior -
Depeche Mode -
England World Cup Squad England -
PHD -
Host chats to Ray Clements and Glen Hoddle who appear on both the England and Tottenham singles
Tight Fit -
Chas & Dave & Tottenham F.C. -
Charts 30 -
Patrice Rushen -
Host chats to Steve Archibald
Charts 20 -
Scotland World Cup Squad & John Gordon Sinclair -
Charts 10 -
Host chats to Joan Jett
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder -
Host chats to Paul & Linda McCartney
Bananarama & The Fun Boy Three -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
NB Gang Of Four may have ben scheduled
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Spandau Ballet -
The Fixx -
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Jubilee -
Kevin Ayres -
Saxon -
Friday 7th May 1982
BBC2 Something Else
Steel Pulse
Clint Eastwood & General Saint
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Toyah
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Saturday 8th May 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
U2
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
Granada Visiting Day play with Graham Fellows
BBC1 Val Doonican
Judy Collins Great Expectations, & Val Doonican Both Sides Now
Jose Feliciano I Second That Emotion
BBC1 Night Music
Rosemary Clooney
Tony Monopoly
BBC2 Let It Be 1970 Beatles movie
NB To date this is the last time the movie has been shown in public in Britain
Central Off The Record: Gillan (the TVS series from January)
TSW/Channel Songs On Tour
Janis Ian
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show (first in series)
Iris Williams
Stutz Bear Cats
Sunday 9th May 1982
LWT Rock Concert
Black Uhuru at the Rainbow
Monday 10th May 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Beat -
Dana -
Rocky Sharpe And The Replays -
Hot Chocolate -
BBC2 The Mathis Magic
Johnny Mathis in concert and talking to Noel Edmonds
Tuesday 11th May 1982
BBC1 Looking Good, Feeling Fit
Petula Clark
BBC1 Wogan
Meat Loaf
Thursday 13th May 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Madeline Bell
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Duran Duran -
Yazoo -
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -
The Fun Boy Three (with the Swinging Laurels Horn Section) -
Simple Minds -
Hot Chocolate -
Chart 30 -
The Associates -
Spandau Ballet -
Nicole A Little Peace -
Blondie -
Friday 14th May 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Status Quo talk about their anniversary show
BBC1 Status Quo – Live On 1 9:25 -
NB A Prince’s Trust fundraiser to celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary
BBC2 Something Else
Sophisticated Boom Boom
Jam Today
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
KC & The Sunshine Band
Saturday 15th May 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Duran Duran
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Night Music
Roger Whittaker
Dana
BBC2 Open Door: The Not The Finger In The Ear Show
Ian A Anderson
LWT Cannon & Ball Show
David Essex
Sunday 16th May 1982
LWT Rock Concert
Bob Marley & The Wailers at the Rainbow
Monday 17th May 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Bow Wow Wow -
Fun Boy Three and The Swinging Laurels -
Tight Fit -
BBC2 The Mathis Magic
Johnny Mathis in concert and talking to Noel Edmonds
Tuesday 18th May 1982
BBC1 Wogan
Debby Harry interview (cancelled)
Elaine Paige (replacement for Debbie Harry)
Thursday 20th May 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays -
Madness -
ABC -
PHD I Won’t Let You Down (promo clip)
Adam Ant -
Junior -
Host introduces audience member who had been presented with a bunch of singles for being the best dancer
Charts 30 -
Iron Maiden -
Charts 20 -
Tight Fit Fantasy Island (promo clip)
Charts 10 -
Nicole -
Patrice Rushen -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 6:35 -
Introduced by Anne Nightingale
Ry Cooder live special recorded at the BBC Television Centre
Friday 21st May 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Kenny Everett
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
BBC2 Something Else (East Midlands)
U2 -
BBC1 Brewster McCloud movie
With John Phillips songs
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers
Scottish Hear Here
Poacher
Saturday 22nd May 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
ABC
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
Central Girl Of The Year
Showaddywaddy Who Out The Bomp
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show
Stutz Bear Cats
Sunday 22nd May 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Kenny Rogers
Andre Crouch
BBC2 George Shearing (repeat)
LWT Rock Concert
Steve Hackett
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Monday 24th May 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Bad Manners -
Yazoo -
BBC2 The Mathis Magic
Johnny Mathis in concert and talking to Noel Edmonds
Tuesday 25th May 1982
BBC1 Lena
Lena Zavaroni
Grace Kennedy
BBC1 Wogan
Screaming Lord Sutch in parliamentary article
Marvin Hamlisch (Wogan confuses him with Stephen Sondheim)
Thursday 27th May 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops due to be broadcast between 7.25 -
Theme: Yellow Pearl
Hosted by John Peel
NB The Daily Mirror has Status Quo as appearing
Genesis -
Host chats to Debbie Harry
Blondie -
Debbie Harry chats to Roger Taylor of Queen
Japan -
Host chats to Bucks Fizz
Duran Duran -
Charts 30 -
Soft Cell -
Charts 10 -
Madness -
The Fun Boy Three -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
The Rolling Stones -
Gang Of Four -
Barnes & Barnes -
David Hepworth -
Simple Minds -
J Geils Band -
BBC2 Rhythm on 2: George Shearing (repeat)
Saturday 29th May 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Yazoo
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Wall Street Crash
BBC1 Music Night
Don McLean
Stutz Bear Cats
LWT Success
Les Reed
Tammy Cline
LWT The Cannon & Ball Show
Adam & Ants -
TVS The Entertainers
Chas and Dave
TSW/Channel Classix Nouveaux
Sunday 30th May 1982
BBC2 Multi Coloured Music Show part two 5:05 -
Altered Images I Could Be Happy
Haircut 100 Love Plus One
Human League Love Action
Adam And The Ants Prince Charming
Spandau Ballet Instinction
The Dots Helen in Your Headphones
Depeche Mode I Just Can’t Get Enough
Chas Jankel Questionnaire (promo clip)
Tight Fit The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Godley and Crème An Englishman In New York (promo clip)
Toyah It’s A Mystery
Bill Wyman New Fashion
Duran Duran Girls On Film
Staus Quo Rock ‘n Roll
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Glen Campbell
LWT Rock Concert 11:45 pm -
The Rolling Stones in London 1974, plus promo clips from It’s Only Rock N Roll
Monday 31st May 1982 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Tight Fit Fantasy Island
Thames Cher In Concert 11:00 pm -
The Sporting Club, Monte Carlo
Tuesday 1st June 1982
BBC1 Looking Good, Feeling Fit
Clare Grogan
BBC1 Wogan
Leo Sayer
Wednesday 2nd June 1982
BBC1 Cliff Richard & The Shadows: Thank You Very Much 11:10 pm -
Thames Secombe With Music
Acker Bilk
Thursday 3rd June 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
NB A live broadcast. Various circus performers are seen throughout the show
ABC -
Adam Ant -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Chart 30 -
The Fun Boy Three (with the Swinging Laurels horn section) -
host with juggler
Chart 20 -
Charlene -
host with fire eater
Chart 10 -
Madness -
Junior -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
Introduced by Anne Nightingale
Todd Rundgren live special recorded at BBC Television Centre, plus Time Heals (promo clip)
Friday 4th June 1982
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
Lynn Anderson
Saturday 5th June 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Altered Images
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Diana Trask
LWT Cannon & Ball
Frankie Laine
TVS Number 73 (first in second series)
Suzi Quatro
Gillan
ITV Success
Tammy Cline
TVS The Entertainers
Darts
Sunday 6th June 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Charlie Daniels Band
BJ Thomas
LWT Rock Concert 11:30 pm -
Rod Stewart
Osibisa
Livingston Taylor
Monday 7th June 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Coast To Coast -
Monsoon -
Kim Wilde -
The Nolans -
BBC2 Marti Webb -
David Essex
Tuesday 8th June 1982
BBC1 Lena
Lena Zavaroni
Gerrard Kenny
BBC1 Wogan
Mike Harding
Wednesday 9th June 1982
ITV The Communicators
Paul Jones and The Blue Band
Thursday 10th June 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 8:00 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Soft Cell -
The Associates -
USA chart with Jonathan King at Shea stadium New York -
Tight Fit -
Diana Ross -
Chart 30 -
Stevie Wonder -
Chart 20 -
Genesis -
Chart 9 -
Adam Ant -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
NB Anne Nightingale's final show
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Def Leppard -
Tom Verlaine -
David Hepworth -
Nazereth -
Little Feat -
Pink Floyd -
Jimi Hendrix -
Friday 11th June 1982
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
Central Portrait of a Legend: Aretha Franklin
Saturday 12th June 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Simple Minds
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Night Music: Elaine Paige
David Essex
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Rosemary Clooney
Kevin Johnson
BBC1 Night Music
Elaine Paige and David Essex
LWT Cannon & Ball
Leo Sayer -
LWT Saturday Action (first in series)
Toyah Wilcox interview
Granada Kid Creole & The Coconuts: In The Jungle 11:15 pm -
TVS Number 73
Sunday 13th June 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Paul Anka
TG Sheppard
LWT Rock Concert
Jethro Tull, and others
Monday 14th June 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pops
Classix Nouveaux -
Anneka -
Dollar -
Toyah -
BBC2 Take Me High Cliff Richard movie
Tuesday 15th June 1982
BBC1 Wogan
Randy Edelman
Wednesday 16th June 1982
BBC1 Diana Ross (repeat 2nd February 1981)
BBC2 Summer Festivals
Red Cloud (reggae band)
Thursday 17th June 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
Natasha -
ABC -
Roxy Music -
Bow Wow Wow -
Queen -
Charlene -
Europe charts with Jonathan King in Madrid -
Gary Numan -
Duran Duran -
Chart 30 -
Toyah -
Chart 20 -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Chart 10 -
Adam Ant Goody -
BBC1 Fame (first in series)
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm -
Friday 18th June 1982
BBC1 South East At Six
Simon & Garfunkel -
BBC2 It’s My Pleasure 10:10 -
Alan Price on George Orwell
Saturday 19th June 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Night Music: Sky
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Randy Edelman
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
Tony Blackburn
ITV Success
Gerard Kenny
Central Portrait of a Legend: James Brown
Sunday 20th June 1982
LWT Rock For Kampuchea 11:40 pm -
Monday 21st June 1982
BBC2 Tony Sings and Buddy Swings
Tony Bennett and Buddy Rich
Tuesday 22nd June 1982
BBC1 Wogan
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
TVS Jazz and Blues
Koko Taylor
Wednesday 23rd June 1982
Granada Coronation Street
Graham Fellows
Thursday 24th June 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Imagination -
host chat with Leee John
Steve Miller Band -
Leo Sayer -
Odyssey -
Status Quo -
Captain Sensible (with Dolly Mixture and Tony Mansfield) -
Bucks Fizz -
Chart 30 -
Shalamar -
Chart 20 -
The Beatles -
Stevie Wonder -
Chart 10 -
Charlene -
Diana Ross -
BBC1 Mississippi Days and Southern Nights (repeat of 14 March 1981)
BBC2 Lulu (repeat of 23 October 1981)
BBC2 Newsnight
Keith Richards interview and The Rolling Stones live in Paris
Saturday 26th June 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 David Essex Showcase 6:30 -
The Belle Stars
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Stockton’s Wing
LWT Saturday Action
Bob Geldof
LWT A Foggy Outlook
Madness -
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Granada Living Legends of Jazz
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Sunday 27th June 1982
LWT Rock Concert
T Rex
Ross
Isis
Tuesday 29th June 1982
Thames Superstar Profiles: Olivia Newton-
Wednesday 30th June 1982
BBC1 Nationwide
Captain Sensible interviewed by Sue Lawley
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Compilation show
BBC1 George Burns in Nashville (repeat)
Larry Gatlin
Loretta Lynn
TVS Jazz and Blues
Spyro Gyra
Thursday 1st July 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.40 -
Hosted by John Peel
Visage -
The Jam -
Queen -
Dollar -
Chart 30 -
Cheri -
Chart 20 -
Midge Ure -
Chart 10 -
Captain Sensible (with Dolly Mixture and Tony Mansfield)-
Natasha -
Friday 2nd July 1982
BBC1 Dean Martin’s Comedy Classics
Frank Sinatra
Saturday 3rd July 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
David Essex
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Afraid Of Mice
BBC1 Sinatra -
Frank Sinatra
LWT Liberace
In Monte Carlo with Cher, Kris Kristofferson, Anne Murray
TVS Number 73
Junior
Sunday 4th July 1982
LWT Rock Concert: Bee Gees Special (repeat 5 April 1980)
Monday 5th July 1982
BBC2 Six Fifty-
Hosted by Sally James, David Soul
The Boomtown Rats
Tuesday 6th July 1982
Granada The Video Entertainers
Lisa Stansfield Only love can break your heart
Thursday 8th July 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Imagination -
Irene Cara -
Shalamar (Jeffrey Daniels) -
AC/DC -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Trio -
Odyssey -
Chart 30 -
Bananarama -
Chart 19 -
Bucks Fizz -
Chart 10 -
Captain Sensible (with Dolly Mixture) -
Steve Miller Band -
BBC1 Night Music: Sky
NB Due to be broadcast three weeks’ before, but cancelled
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
David Essex
Friday 9th July 1982
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Light Of The World
Thomas Dolby
LWT Simon & Garfunkel: Concert In Central Park
Saturday 10th July 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Talk Talk
Toto Coelo
BBC1 Saturday Live
Madness -
BBC2 Dick Deadeye 1975 cartoon with Linda Lewis etc
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 11th July 1982
LWT Rock Concert
Blood Sweat and Tears
Monday 12th July 1982
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Bananarama – Shy Boy
BBC2 Sing Country
Don Williams
Tuesday 13th July 1982
BBC1 Late Night In Concert 11:35 pm -
AC-
BBC2 The Six Fifty Five Special
Alan Price (the Andy Capp theatrical show)
Granada The Video Entertainers
Malcolm Roberts Lovers and Gamblers
Wednesday 14th July 1982
BBC1 The Monkees: Success Story
Thursday 15th July 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Hot Chocolate -
Paul McCartney -
Cliff Richard -
Yazoo -
David Essex -
Japan -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Chart 30 -
Leo Sayer -
Chart 20 -
Visage -
Chart 10 -
The Kids from Fame -
Irene Cara -
Irene Cara -
The Kids from Fame -
Dollar -
BBC2 Newsnight Special: The Rolling Stones 20 Years On 9:00 -
Saturday 17th July 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Aneka
Richard Digence
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Dana
Wall Street Crash
BBC1 Saturday Live
Sheena Easton
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 18th July 1982
LWT Twentieth Century Box
Modern Jazz in Camden clubs
Rip Rig and Panic
LWT A Nation Salutes
Adam Ant -
Kim Wilde -
HTV Jangles
1: Opportunity
Hazel O’Connor stars in drama about nightclub with weekly music guests
Talisman
LWT Rock Concert
Judie Tzuke in Nottingham
Monday 19th July 1982
BBC1 BA In Music 11:05 -
Hosted by B A Robertson
Songwriters Roger Cook, Andy Hill
BBC2 Sing Country
Jerry Lee Lewis
Marty Robbins
Mary Bailey
Tom Bibbin
TVS Jazz and Blues
Ronnie Scott Quartet
Tuesday 20th July 1982
BBC1 Late Night In Concert 11:35 pm -
U2 live in West Germany (WDR, RockPop, Cologne)
Thames The Video Entertainers
Randy Edelman Nobody made me
Mari Wilson and the Wilsations Ecstasy
Wednesday 21st July 1982
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees at the Movies
BBC1 Nationwide
Pete Townshend interview
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Madness
Peter Sarsdedt
Thames The Big Top Variety Show
Dollar
The Dirfters
Thursday 22nd July 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
NB A live broadcast
The Belle Stars -
Madness -
Neville Staples (The Fun Boy Three) with host
Bananarama -
The Brat (comedian Roger Kitter) -
Trio -
Junior -
The Stranglers -
Chart 30 -
Dollar -
Chart 20 -
Irene Cara -
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Friday 23rd July 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
content unknown
Saturday 24th July 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Thomas Dolby
BBC1 Summertime Special
Dollar
Lulu
Nicole
BBC1 Saturday Live
Yazoo
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 25th July 1982
LWT Jangles
2: Confrontation
Hazel O’Connor
LWT The Other Side Of The Wall 12:00 -
The making of Pink Floyd The Wall movie
Monday 26th July 1982
BBC1 BA In Music
David Grant
Junior
Ray Charles (not on?)
BBC2 Sing Country
Roy Orbison
Kris Kristofferson
Ronnie Prophet
Billy Swan
Jimmy C Newman
Lloyd Green
TVS Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Tuesday 27th July 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 9:20 -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Barclay James Harvest, Berlin 1980
Thames The Video Entertainers 7:30 -
Tammy Cline Ooh Las Vegas
The Flying Pickets Not Fade away
The Searchers Love's Melody
Wednesday 28th July 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC2 The Six Fifty Five Special
Mike Oldfield
Thames The Big Top Variety Show
Lulu
Thursday 29th July 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Mike Read
Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
Yazoo Don't Go (promo clip)
Hot Chocolate -
Cliff Richard -
Elkie Brooks -
The Firm -
Chart 30 -
Paul McCartney -
Chart 19 -
David Essex -
Chart 10 -
Irene Cara -
BBC1 Des O’Connor
Mirielle Matthieu
ITV The Paul Squires Show
Wall Street Crash
Friday 30th July 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 9:20 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat)
content unknown
Saturday 31st July 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Dramatis
Transporter
BBC1 Summertime Special
Chas and Dave
BBC1 Saturday Live
Bad Manners
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 1st August 1982
HTV Jangles
3: Whose Side Are You On?
Hazel O'Connor
LWT Pro Celebrity Snooker
Frankie Vaughan
LWT Nightlife 12:05 -
Q Tips
The Beat
Monday 2nd August 1982
BBC1 BA In Music
Buddy Guy
BBC2 Sing Country
Porter Waggoner
Lonnie Donegan
Boxcar Willie
Jeannie C Reilly
TVS Jazz and Blues
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
Tuesday 3rd August 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop (repeat)
Monsoon, The Nolans, Coats To Coast
BBC1 Swap Shop On The Road with 10CC 5:15 -
Thames Video Entertainers
The Drifters You'd better move on
TSW The National Youth Jazz Orchestra In Concert
Wednesday 4th August 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC2 Cheggers Plays Pop (repeat)
NB moved to BBC2 due to cricket on BBC1
Dollar, Toyah, Classix Nouveaux
Thames The Big Top Variety Show
Showaddywaddy Who Out The Bomp, Three Steps To Heaven
Thursday 5th August 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Madness -
Junior -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
The Brat -
host talks to a couple of students making a film about the show
Donna Summer -
The Belle Stars -
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Chart 30 -
Bad Manners -
Chart 20 -
The Stranglers -
Chart 10 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Survivor -
BBC1 Des O’Connor
Lena Zavaroni
Friday 6th August 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat)
content unknown
Saturday 7th August 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 Summertime Special
The Belle Stars
Tight Fit
Lena Zavaroni
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 8th August 1982
HTV Jangles
4: A Home Of Your Own
Hazel O'Connor
Monday 9th August 1982
BBC1 BA In Music
BA Robertson discusses Classical music
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show
Lulu
TVS Jazz and Blues
Stan Tracey
Tuesday 10th August 1982
BBC1 Swap Shop On The Road with Adam Ant 5:05 -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert 11:40 pm -
Journey
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Granada The Video Entertainers
Mike Berry Picture Book Lover
Richard Digance The Liver song
TSW The National Youth Jazz Orchestra In Concert
Wednesday 11th August 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC1 Elvis On Tour Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Toyah
Thursday 12th August 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by John Peel (wearing a bin liner)
Toto Coelo -
Yazoo -
The Boys Town Gang -
The Associates -
Sheena Easton -
Haysi Fantayzee -
Wavelength -
Kool & The Gang -
Chart 30 -
The Fun Boy Three -
Chart 20 -
The Firm -
Chart 10 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen (repeat 29th July 1982 and end credits)
Friday 13th August 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat)
content unknown
TVS The Police Story Movie
David Cassidy (plays a young policeman)
Saturday 14th August 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Mari Wilson
Amazulu
BBC1 Summertime Special
Hot Chocolate
The Nolans
BBC1 Sin On Saturday: Covertness
Gary Glitter
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 15th August 1982
LWT Jangles
5: Have A Drink On Me
Hazel O'Connor
LWT Hoagy -
Georgie Fame
Annie Ross
LWT Nightlife Presents
Teardrop Explodes
Huang Chung
Private Lives
Monday 16th August 1982
BBC1 BA In Music: Producers
Dave Edmunds, Martin Rushent
BBC1 Late Night In Concert 11:35 pm -
OMD at Drury Lane Theatre, London
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show
Stephanie Lawrence
Granada Reports
Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding
TVS Jazz and Blues
Ronnie Scott Quartet
Tuesday 17th August 1982
Granada The Video Entertainers
Barry Mason and Ed Welch
Lisa Stansfield
TSW The National Youth Jazz Orchestra In Concert
Wednesday 18th August 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC1 Kid Galahad Elvis Presley movie
Thursday 19th August 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Modern Romance -
Survivor -
Haircut 100 -
The Kids From Fame -
Captain Sensible (with Dolly Mixture) -
Talk Talk -
Thomas Dolby -
Chart 30 -
Duran Duran -
Chart 20 -
Soft Cell -
Chart 10 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
The Belle Stars -
BBC1 Des O’Connor Tonight
The Nolans
Friday 20th August 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat)
content unknown
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
Saturday 21st August 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Kiki Dee
BBC1 The David Essex Showcase
Philip Jap
BBC1 Summertime Special
Dana
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 22nd August 1982
HTV Jangles
6: Gotcha
Hazel O'Connor
LWT Night Life
The Polecats
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Central Star Parade
James Last
Manhattan Transfer
Les Humphries Singers
Monday 23rd August 1982
BBC1 B A In Music: Women
B A Robertson
Annabella Lewin (walks off the set)
Maggie Bell
Kathy Kirby
TVS Musical Special
Mirielle Mathieu
Sacha Distel
Dionne Warwick
Tuesday 24th August 1982
Central Anthony Newley
The Sporting Club, Monte Carlo
Wednesday 25th August 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC2 George Melly
And John Chilton’s Feetwarmers
ITV Miss United Kingdom 1982
Dollar
Thursday 26th August 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
NB The Daily Mirror lists an appearance by Donna Summer – Love Is In Control
Haysi Fantayzee -
Shakin’ Stevens -
David Christie -
Valerie Landsburg (Doris from Fame) chats to host
The Boys Town Gang -
Sting -
Rockers Revenge -
Chart 30 -
Gary Numan -
Chart 20 -
Toto Coelo -
Chart 8 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Kool & The Gang -
BBC1 The Des O’Connor Show
Cleo Laine
Friday 27th August 1982
BBC1 Take Three Degrees 9:25 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat)
content unknown
Saturday 28th August 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 Summertime Special
NB The backing singers included Vikki and Sam Brown
Shakin’ Stevens
Osibisa
Natasha – The Boom Boom Room
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Minnie Pearl
Andy Gibb
BBC2 Rock Week
G I Blues Elvis movie 3:10 -
Jimi Hendrix -
That’ll Be The Day 1973 movie with David Essex, Ringo Starr, Billy Fury
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
LWT The Children’s Royal Variety Performance
Altered Images
Chas and Dave
Petula Clark
Sunday 29th August 1982
HTV Jangles
7: Getting It Together
Hazel O'Connor
BBC2 Rock Week
Maze -
Tommy movie (simulcast in stereo on Radio One) 10:00 -
Monday 30th August 1982 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Knockout Star Gala
Dana
BBC1 B A In Music
B A Robertson
Hey! Elastica
BBC2 Bank Holiday Rock 1.00 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Jailhouse Rock Elvis movie 1:00 -
The Specials -
Mick Fleetwood -
Genesis -
Joan Armatrading -
Squeeze -
TVS In Concert
Kris Kristofferson
Tuesday 31st August 1982
BBC2 Rock Week
The Jam -
The Band etc -
TVS Star Parade
James Last
Cliff Richard
Abba
Nana Mouskouri
Roger Whittaker
Wednesday 1st September 1982
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees Vs Machines
BBC2 Rock Week
Rock Rock Rock 1956 movie 5:40 -
The Doors -
BBC2 Good Time George
George Melly
Linda Lewis
Thursday 2nd September 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
NB A live broadcast commemorating sixty years of the BBC. The set has a carousel, circus performers and someone dressed as a rabbit.
Modern Romance -
Duran Duran -
Shakatak -
Depeche Mode -
ABC -
Captain Sensible (with Dolly Mixture) -
Simple Minds -
Showaddywaddy -
UB40 -
The Kids From Fame -
Chart 30 -
Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five -
Chart 18 -
Haircut 100 -
Chart 8 -
Survivor -
Tom Tom Club -
BBC2 Rock Week
Jock N Roll 6:25 -
Stardust movie 9:00 -
Friday 3rd September 1982
BBC2 Rock Week
The Police in Monserrat 6:50 -
Yellow Submarine The Beatles movie 8:25 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4:20 -
Toyah, Monsoon
LWT Dolly
Dolly Parton
Ronnie Milsap
Saturday 4th September 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show 6:35 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
John Peel would be a regular for a few months. He remarked that Noel Edmonds was the Simon Dee for the 1980’s
BBC1 Summertime Special
Lulu
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
BBC1 Late Night In Concert 12:00 -
The Doobie Brothers at UCLA, Berkeley
LWT Saturday Action
content unknown
Sunday 5th September 1982
ITV Classix Nouveaux In Concert 12:00 -
Wednesday 8th September 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC2 Good Time George
George Melly
Thames Yarwood’s In Town
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Elaine Paige
Thursday 9th September 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Evelyn King -
Dire Straits -
Wonder Dog (Simon Cowell) -
Natasha -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Coney Island -
Gillan -
Shalamar -
Chart 30 -
David Christie -
Chart 18 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Chart 10 -
Survivor -
Rocker's Revenge -
Saturday 11th September 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Hosted by Noel Edmonds with John Peel
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Kenny Everett
Sunday 12th September 1982
BBC1 That’s Life
Lynsey DePaul
LWT Night Life Presents 11:30 pm -
Rush, Jimi Hendrix, David Essex, The Fania All-
Monday 13th September 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill At One 1:00 -
Elvis Costello -
Sting -
BBC1 The Wonderful World Of Disney: Sultan and the Rock Star
A runaway rock star finds himself in a private safari park and encounters a tiger called Sultan
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Randy Crawford
BBC1 Lady Sings The Blues Diana Ross movie
Granada Hold Tight! 4:20 -
Host Pauline Black
Bad Manners My girl lollipop
Tuesday 14th September 1982
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4:20 -
Hayzee Fantayzee
UB40 So Here I Am
Shakin’ Stevens Give Me Your Heart Tonight
Wednesday 15th September 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
TVS Jazz and Blues
James Cotton Band
Thursday 16th September 1982
BBC1 Nationwide
Scarlet Party -
BBC Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
Mari Wilson -
The Jam -
Simple Minds -
UB40 -
Shakatak -
Frida (Anni-
ABC -
Talk Talk -
Chart 30 -
Adam Ant -
Chart 21 -
Carly Simon -
Chart 10 -
Survivor -
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five -
Friday 17th September 1982
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Recorded in Manchester with no audience
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Tom Tom Club -
Simple Minds -
The Hot Club -
The Rolling Stones -
Kate Bush -
Granada Teach Yourself Gibberish 5:15 -
Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
F for Fantasy
Saturday 18th September 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
content unknown
BBC1 Summertime Special
Junior
Toto Coelo
Vince Hill
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6:35 -
Sunday 19th September 1982
LWT Night Life Presents
Reo Speedwagon at Denver, Colorado, January 1982
Central Reggae Special: The Cimarrons
Monday 20th September 1982
Granada Hold Tight!
Toyah Ieya
Tuesday 21st September 1982
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Show 9:00 -
BBC2 Take Three Woman (first episode)
Music: Pentangle
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Kate Bush
Depeche Mode Leave In Silence
Wednesday 22nd September 1982
BBC1 The Monkees
Central Starburst
The Searchers
Thursday 23rd September 1982
BBC Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB Boy George later claimed that Culture Club were given the chance to appear due to a cancellation by Shakin' Stevens, although their producer Steve Levine recalls that an Elton John promo clip was ditched in favour of that weeks' highest climber, Culture Club.
Hosted by John Peel
David Christie -
Fat Larry's Band -
Dollar -
Shalamar -
Depeche Mode -
Musical Youth -
Culture Club -
Chart 30 -
Chicago -
Chart 21 -
Evelyn King -
Chart 10 -
Survivor -
Rocker's Revenge -
BBC2 Barbara Mandrell
content unknown
Central Folk Festival
Clannad
Friday 24th September 1982
BBC2 Something Else
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:30 -
NB Fashion were scheduled to appear
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Kissing The Pink -
Culture Club -
Kate Bush -
The Rolling Stones -
Grandmaster Flash -
The Europeans -
Fleetwood Mac -
Christine McVie -
The Animals -
Granada Teach Yourself Gibberish
M for Mystery
Albert Y Lost Trio Paranoias
Central Countdown 11:50 pm -
Randy Crawford
Saturday 25th September 1982
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Spandau Ballet
Adam Ant
BBC1 Seaside Special
Shirley Bassey
Stutz Bear Cats
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.35 -
ITV The Bob Hope Classic Cabaret
Lulu
Sunday 26th September 1982
LWT Night Life Presents
Mink DeVille live in NYC
Central Donovan In Concert 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Monday 27th September 1982
BBC1 Yesterday’s Heroes 1979 movie with Adam Faith
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Chas & Dave
Sheena Easton
Granada Hold Tight!
The Three Courgettes
Haysi Fantayzee Shoofly love
Central Something In The Air
The creation of Radio Wyvern
Tuesday 28th September 1982
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Toyah Be Loud Be Proud Be Heard
Dexy's Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said
Martha Davis (Martha & The Muffins)
Wednesday 29th September 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell (repeat)
Charlie Pride
Hoyt Axton
Central Starburst
Sheena Easton
Wall Street Crash
Thursday 30th September 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
A live broadcast to celebrate Radio One's 15th anniversary, despite that the the show is not simulcast in stereo. Large Radio One logos are seen on set.
Hosted by Dave Jensen supported by Radio One DJs past and present
Dexy’s Midnight Runners -
John Peel and Tony Blackburn (The Move's Flowers In The Rain was playing in the background)
Ultravox -
Andy Peebles, Jonathan King, Dave Lee Travis
Imagination -
Jimmy Savile
Adam Ant -
Richard Skinner, Paul Burnett, Peter Powell
The Pinkees -
Paul Gambaccini, Steve Wright, Mike Read
Charts 30 -
Roxy Music -
Anne Nightingale, Tommy Vance, Alexis Korner
Charts 20 -
Mari Wilson -
Adrian Juste, Mike Smith, Adrian John, Simon Bates
Charts 10 -
Musical Youth -
UB40 – So Here I Am (playout record and audience dancing)
Central Folk Festival
content unknown
Friday 1st October 1982
BBC2 Something Else (Brighton) 7:00 -
Birds With Ears
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:45 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Psychedelic Furs -
Captain Beefheart -
Adam Ant -
James White and The Blacks -
The Bluebells -
Marshall Crenshaw -
Granada Teach Yourself Gibberish
Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
A for Arts
Saturday 2nd October 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9:30 am -
Hosted by Mike Read
Kate Bush
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Barry Manilow
Musical Youth
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.35 -
Sunday 3rd October 1982
LWT The Cimarrons 12:00 -
Monday 4th October 1982
BBC1 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Madeline Bell
Granada Hold Tight!
Depeche Mode Leave in silence
Toto Coelo Mucho macho
Tuesday 5th October 1982
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
content unknown
Thames CBTV Channel 14
The Beatles -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Spandau Ballet Lifeline
Jermaine Jackson Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Cava Cava Romeo
Wednesday 6th October 1982
Central Starburst
Shakatak
Tessa Niles
Thursday 7th October 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:45 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
Chicago -
Simple Minds -
Bauhaus -
Fat Larry’s Band -
Spandau Ballet -
Culture Club -
Chart 30 -
The Animals -
Chart 18 -
The Kids From Fame -
Chart 10 -
Musical Youth -
Evelyn King -
BBC2 Play School
Cilla Black
BBC2 Speak Out
Captain Sensible talks about image
Friday 8th October 1982
BBC2 Something Else
“Frank Finds Out” a story about a punk poet
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.45 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Peter Gabriel -
Bauhaus -
Orange Juice -
The Beatles -
Godley & Crème -
Granada Teach Yourself Gibberish
Alberto Y Lost Trio Paranoias
P for Pop
LWT Bunny Lake Is Missing movie with The Zombies
Saturday 9th October 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Mike McCartney -
The Beatles -
Paul McCartney -
Ca Va Ca Va
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Olivia Newton-
Hall and Oates
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.15 -
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
Sunday 10th October 1982
LWT Donovan 12:30 -
Monday 11th October 1982
BBC2 Pop Carnival 5:35 -
Clint Eastwood & General Saint (Fulham)
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Elkie Brooks
Granada Hold Tight!
Shakin Stevens Give me your heart tonight, Boppity bop
Tuesday 12th October 1982
BBC2 Pop Carnival 5:35 -
Echo & The Bunnymen (Sefton Park, Liverpool)
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Bananarama
Dollar Give Me Some Kinda Magic
Musical Youth Pass The Dutchie
Wednesday 13th October 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Acker Bilk
BBC2 Pop Carnival 5:40 -
Junior (Fulham)
Central Starburst
Alvin Stardust
The Goombay Dance Band
ITV British Fashion Awards
Lulu
Thursday 14th October 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by John Peel
Mari Wilson -
Barry Manilow -
Tears For Fears -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
The Pinkees -
Melba Moore -
The Pretenders -
Chart 30 -
Ultravox -
Chart 22 -
The Beatles -
Chart 10 -
Musical Youth -
Carly Simon -
BBC1 Mississippi Days and Southern Nights (repeat 14th March 1981)
BBC2 Pop Carnival 5:40 -
Bow Wow Wow (Sefton Park, Liverpool)
Central Folk Festival
The Fureys and Davey Arthur
Friday 15th October 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill Is Ten Years Old Today!
Glen Campbell
BBC2 Something Else
“Mayhem Machine”
Aswad
Abacush
Proper Little Madams
Barnes & Barnes -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:25 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
John Martyn -
ABC -
Scarlet Party -
Carmel -
UK Subs -
Diamond Head -
Granada Teach Yourself Gibberish
Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
E for Explorers
Saturday 16th October 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Granada Kid Creole: In The Jungle (repeat 18 June 1982)
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Kool & The Gang
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.35 -
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
content unknown
Sunday 17th October 1982
LWT Lene Lovich 11:30 pm -
Studio 54, NYC
Monday 18th October 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Kate Bush
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Elaine Paige
Granada Hold Tight!
Natasha The boom boom room
Tuesday 19th October 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
John Coughlin (ex-
BBC2 Cook Show
Suzi Quatro
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Junior I Can't Help It
Melba Moore Love's Comin' At Ya
John Sykes/Phil Lynott Please Don't Leave Me
Thursday 21st October 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
The Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover -
Kids From Fame -
Imagination -
Toyah -
Kool & The Gang -
Bauhaus -
Spandau Ballet -
Chart 30 -
Sharon Redd -
Chart 20 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
BBC2 Arena: Dire Straits 6:05 -
Friday 22nd October 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Dollar
Chas and Dave
BBC2 Newsnight
The Who -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:20 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Kate Bush -
Tom Tom Club -
Japan -
Allez Allez -
Steven Van Zandt -
Granada Teach Yourself Gibberish
Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
K for Lying
LWT The Chat Show
Marsha Hunt
Saturday 23rd October 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Suzi Quatro
B A Robertson in a recording session
Gilbert O'Sullivan
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Dionne Warwick
Julio Inglesias
BBC2 Something Else
The Joeys
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.16 -
LWT Big Daddy’s Saturday Show 10:30 am -
Chas and Dave
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
content unknown
Sunday 24th October 1982
LWT Night Live Presents
Diamond Head
Tank
Monday 25th October 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Andy Capp musical article with Alan Price
BBC1 Barry Manilow in Britain (repeat)
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Elaine Paige
Granada Hold Tight!
Dexy's Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said
Yorkshire Harry’s Game (first episode)
theme: Clannad
Tuesday 26th October 1982
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
content unknown
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Thompson Twins Lies
Phil Everly Louise
Missing Persons Destination
Wednesday 27th October 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Tennessee Ernie Ford
BBC2 16 Up 6:30 -
John Cooper-
Thursday 28th October 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
NB Halloween special with props and audience dressed up in costumes
Raw Silk -
The Beatles -
Blue Zoo -
Dionne Warwick -
Tears For Fears -
Chart 30 -
Melba Moore -
Chart 20 -
Eddy Grant -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Barry Manilow -
Friday 29th October 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Kate Bush talks to Paul Gamabccini
BBC1 Crackerjack
Modern Romance The Best Years Of Our Life
Saturday 30th October 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Ray Sawyer and Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Sheena Easton
Donna Summer (via satellite)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.15 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Blancmange -
Fashion -
Robert Plant -
Weekend -
Mental as Anything -
LWT Saturday Show
Kim Wilde
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
content unknown
Sunday 31st October 1982
LWT The South Bank Show 10:35 -
Peter Gabriel special
TVS Spirits Of Rock N Roll
Promo and live clips from Grace Slick, Holly Michaels, 10cc, The Doors, Alice Cooper, The Kinks, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones
Monday 1st November 1982
NB S4C begins transmission
BBC1 Barry Manilow In Britain part two (repeat)
BBC2 Riverside (first edition of second series)
The Synthesizer, People and Performance
with Phil Oakey, Billie Currie, Eno, George Martin
BBC2 Des O’Connor Tonight
Precious Wilson
Tuesday 2nd November 1982
NB Channel 4 begins transmission
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Kim Wilde Child Go Away
Toto Coelo Dracula's Tango
Modern Romance
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
Wednesday 3rd November 1982
C4 Sleeve Notes
Thirty minute preview of forthcoming music programmes on Channel Four
Thursday 4th November 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Mike Smith
Wham! -
Diana Ross -
Blancmange -
John Cougar -
Shakin’ Stevens I’ll Be Satisfied (promo clip)
Daryl Hall & John Oates -
Chart 30 -
Piranhas Featuring Boring Bob Grover -
Chart 21 -
Kool & The Gang -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Sharron Redd -
BBC2 Russell Harty
Toto Coelo
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show repeat
C4 The Animals Film, music by Robert Wyatt
Friday 5th November 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Chas and Dave
BBC1 Tom Jones Away From Home
Documentary with Gordon Mills
BBC1 Harold & Maude movie, songs by Cat Stevens
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12.05 -
Talk Talk -
Ultravox -
Grace Jones -
The Roches -
Elvis Presley -
The Eurythmics -
BBC2 Something Else: If You Didn’t See
A compilation of the music acts
The Jam -
Linton Kwesi Johnson
John Cooper-
Steel Pulse
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
The Damned -
C4 The Tube 5:15 -
Hosted by Jools Holland, Paula Yates, and one of five newcomers Muriel Grey
The Toy Dolls -
Pete Townshend -
The Maisonettes -
Paul Weller – interviewed by Muriel Grey (Weller was a sullen and unhelpful interviewee and later sent a note of apology to Grey "I'm sorry for what I done", to which Grey crossed out 'done' and write 'did'.)
Heaven 17 with Beggar & Co -
Sting -
Duran Duran – (promo clip)
Set The Tone – (promo clip)
Bananarama -
Authors Of 'Brum’ Magazine
The Jam -
C4 Deep Roots Music 8:00 -
1: Revival, narrator: Mikey Dread
Jimmy Cliff, Toots & The Maytals etc
C4 Woodstock 1969 movie
Saturday 6th November 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
content unknown
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Abba – interview (where they claimed not to be splitting up)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.15 -
BBC2 West End Stage Awards
Marti Caine Take That Look Off Your Face
Central Saturday Show
Toyah
Sunday 7th November 1982
LWT Sunday Sunday
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Kenny Everett
LWT Night Life Presents
Mike Oldfield
Monday 8th November 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Status Quo
BBC2 Riverside (first in second series)
content unknown
Thames Abba -
Thames The Best Little Special In Texas
Dolly Parton
C4 Whatever You Want 10:00 -
Hosted by Keith Allen
Killing Joke at The Ace, Brixton
Tuesday 9th November 1982
BBC2 The Young Ones: Demolition 9:00 -
Nine Below Zero -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Classix Nouveaux The End Or The Beginning
Bucks Fizz
Light Of The World
Sandi & The Sunsetz Dreams Of Immigrants
C4 Unforgettable 6:00 -
Hosted by Alan Freeman
Acker Bilk
Freddie & The Dreamers
Wednesday 10th November 1982
BBC2 Ebony 8:00 -
Aswad
C4 The Cut-
Roger Ruskin-
Thursday 11th November 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Blue Zoo -
Dionne Warwick -
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney -
Marvin Gaye -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Greenwich Village with -
A Flock Of Seagulls -
Chart 30 -
Donna Summer -
Chart 20 -
Clannad -
Chart 10 -
Eddy Grant -
Raw Silk -
BBC2 The 18th Cambridge Folk Festival 10:10 -
Joan Baez
The Swan Band
WASO
Friday 12th November 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Classix Nouveaux The End Or The Beginning
Suzi Quatro Heart of Stone
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:10 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
The Undertones -
Marshall Crenshaw -
Bow Wow Wow -
Mari Wilson -
The Lords of the New Church -
C4 The Tube
The Go Gos – Our Lips Are Sealed
Alf / Alison Moyet (From Yazoo) and Eric Burdon – The House of the Rising Sun
Duran Duran (promo clip)
Andy Summers (promo clip)
Mark Miwurdz
The Animals -
Strange Days -
Yazoo -
Archive clips Eric Burdon & Dog, plus clips from Shindig, TAMI Show
plus Steve Cram
C4 Deep Roots Music: Ranking Sounds 8:00 -
Count Machouki
Sir Lord Comic
C4 Jazz on Four
New Orleans piano players
Saturday 13th November 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9:30 -
Musical Youth
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show 6:15 -
Fleetwood Mac -
Diana Ross -
BBC2 Frank Delaney 10:00 -
Elkie Brooks
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.50 -
Central Saturday Show
Blue Rondo A La Turk
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
Anne Murray
Sunday 14th November 1982
BBC1 The Royal Variety Show
Bucks Fizz
Vince Hill
Sheena Easton
Peter Skellern
LWT Saga 12:00 -
Monday 15th November 1982
BBC2 Riverside 6:00 -
Bauhaus, New Order, Mari Wilson
BBC2 Des O’Connor
Sheena Easton
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Olivia Newton-
C4 Whatever You Want
Orange Juice
Orchestra Jazira
Tuesday 16th November 1982
BBC2 The Young Ones: Oil
Alexi Sayle and Radical Posture -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Chris De Burgh Don't Pay The Ferryman
Flock Of Seagulls Wishing
Bucks Fizz
C4 Unforgettable
The Troggs
Julie Rogers
Wednesday 17th November 1982
BBC2 Ebony
Gregory Isaacs
Thursday 18th November 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by John Peel
Modern Romance -
Daryl Hall & John Oates -
Human League -
Duran Duran -
Tears For Fears -
Blancmange -
Chart 30 -
Renee & Renato -
Chart 20 -
Wham! -
Chart 9 -
Eddy Grant -
BBC2 The 18th Cambridge Folk Festival
Joan Baez
The Old Swan Band
WASO
Friday 19th November 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Toyah -
Talk Talk -
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 7:00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Bauhaus
Auto DeFe
The The
Article on Compact Disc
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:45 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Passions -
Neil Innes -
Synthesizers article with Mike Andrews from Impulse
Impulse -
Vandenburg -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
David Bowie & Bing Crosby -
Light Of The World -
Catherine Andrews -
LWT The London Programme
Pirate radio
C4 The Tube
Scritti Politti -
Haircut 100 -
X -
Charged GBH -
Whitesnake -
Boy George -
Culture Club -
C4 Deep Roots Music
The Bunny Lee story
C4 Jazz on Four
Punch Miller live in New Orleans 1971
Saturday 20th November 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Duran Duran
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Kid Creole
Elkie Brooks
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 6.15 -
BBC2 Frank Delaney
Elkie Brooks
Central Saturday Show
Captain Sensible
Musical Youth
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
content unknown
Sunday 21st November 1982
LWT Night Life Presents
Dexys Midnight Runners
Monday 22nd November 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Elton John interview
BBC2 Riverside
Shriekback
Atilla the Stockbroker
Psychic TV -
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: The Beach Boys
C4 Whatever You Want
Southern Death Cult
Tuesday 23rd November 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Peter Skellern
BBC2 The Young Ones: Boring
Madness – Our House
BBC2 Arena: Upon Westminster Bridge
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Musical Youth Schoolgirl, Youth Of Today
Jermaine Jackson
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Rick Nelson
C4 Unforgettable
The Nashville Teens
P J Proby
Wednesday 24th November 1982
BBC2 Ebony
Shalamar
Thursday 25th November 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Yazoo -
Musical Youth -
Lionel Richie -
Ultravox -
Culture Club -
Supertramp -
Chart 30 -
Talk Talk -
Chart 20 -
A Flock Of Seagulls -
Chart 10 -
Eddy Grant -
Blue Zoo -
BBC2 Russell Harty
Clannad
Friday 26th November 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Cava Cava -
Candlewick Green
BBC1 Children In Need
Toyah
Kim Wilde
Chas & Dave
Kenny Everett
BBC1 Wales Tom Jones Now 9:35 – 9:55 pm
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 6:45 -
Tears For Fears
The Escape
BBC2 The Vocal Touch
Precious Wilson
C4 The Tube
Simple Minds -
The Kinks -
Glasgow article -
A Flock Of Seagulls -
Simple Minds -
Garfield Kennedy
Bananarama promo clips
Robert Palmer live set
The Beatles home movies (probably a trailer for next week’s show)
C4 Deep Roots Music: Black Ark
Lee Perry, Bob Marley
C4 Jazz on Four
Wild Bill Davison
Saturday 27th November 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Status Quo
Smokie
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Cliff Richard O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Dolly Parton (via satellite from USA) I Will Always Love You
BBC1 Three Of A Kind 8:20 -
Toyah
BBC2 Frank Delaney
Elkie Brooks
Central Saturday Show
Suzi Quatro
Sunday 28th November 1982
LWT Night Life
Steve Hackett
Monday 29th November 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Co-
David Sylvain & Orchestra Jazira
Heaven 17 on tour
BBC2 Des O’Connor Show
Barbara Dickson
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Roy Orbison 12:00 -
C4 Whatever You Want
The Birthday Party
The Virgin Prunes
Tuesday 30th November 1982
BBC1 Lena
Lena Zavroni
The Nolans
BBC2 The Young Ones: Bomb 9:00 – 9:35 pm
Dexys Midnight Runners – Jackie Wilson Said
BBC2 Arena: Three Steps To Heaven 10:05 – 10:55 pm
Eddie Cochran story, with Joe Brown, Adam Faith, Marty Wilde
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Kate Bush There Goes A Tenner
Blue Rondo A La Turk
The Undertones Love Parade
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Stevie Wonder
C4 Unforgettable
The Bachelors
The Fourmost
Wednesday 1st December 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Stutz Bearcats
BBC2 Ebony
Grace Jones
Thursday 2nd December 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
host introduces new Radio One DJ Gary Davies
Human League -
host introduces new Radio One DJ Janice Long
Whitesnake -
host introduces new Radio One DJ Pat Sharp
Bucks Fizz -
Madness -
Chart 30 -
Modern Romance -
Chart 20 -
Duran Duran -
Chart 9 -
The Jam -
Wham! -
BBC2 The 18th Cambridge Folk Festival 10:10 -
lindisfarne
Bully Wee Band
Hank Wangford
Mitch Greenhill and Mayne Smith
BBC2 Forty Minutes: Mister Moonlight
Frankie Vaughan documentary
Friday 3rd December 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Bad Manners Samson & Delilah
Tears for Fears Change
BBC1 Wales Tom Jones Now
Dusty Springfield
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Silent Running
Thomas Dolby
C4 The Tube
Laurel & Hardy -
Robert Plant -
Ray Mazerek -
The Doors -
X -
Tom Petty -
The Beatles -
Gregory Isaacs -
James Brown -
The Jam -
Dexys Midnight Runners -
C4 Deep Roots Music: Money In Your Pocket
Bob Marley, Marcia Griffiths
C4 The Sixties: Cool Cats
The Beatles -
The Rolling Stones -
The Who -
Interviews -
C4 Jazz on Four
Dizzy Gillespie leads a rock band through a version of A Night In Tunisia
Winton Marsalis – The Jazz Life
Saturday 4th December 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Shalamar
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Bintz
BBC2 News
Elton John at Watford Stadium train platform opening
BBC2 Frank Delaney
Elkie Brooks
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
content unknown
Sunday 5th December 1982
LWT Sunday Sunday
Suzi Quatro
LWT Night Life Presents
The Beat 12:00 -
Monday 6th December 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Boy George interview
The Higsons
Cabaret Voltaire -
BBC2 Des O’Connor Tonight
Jack Jones
Thames Portrait of a Legend: Dean Martin
C4 Whatever You Want
The Undertones
Dead Kennedys
Tuesday 7th December 1982
BBC1 Lena
Lena Zavaroni
Randy Crawford
C4 Unforgettable
Lonnie Donegan
Mungo Jerry
BBC2 The Young Ones: Interesting
Rip Rig and Panic
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Punching Holes La Mere
The Eurythmics Love Is A Stranger
C4 Unforgettable
Lonnie Donegan
Mungo Jerry
Wednesday 8th December 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
John Lennon article -
BBC1 Lynda Carter: Encore (repeat)
Tom Jones
Merle Haggard
BBC2 Ebony
content unknown
Thursday 9th December 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
Shalamar -
Renee & Renato -
Yazoo -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Junior chat
Culture Club -
Lionel Richie -
Chart 30 -
Soft Cell -
Chart 20 – 11
David Bowie & Bing Crosby -
Chart 10 -
The Jam -
Blancmange -
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Ray Stevens
BBC2 The 18th Cambridge Folk Festival
David Lindley
Chas & Dave
The Martin Carthy Band
C4 The Rupert The Bear Story -
Paul McCartney
Friday 10th December 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Natasha Pata Pata
Depeche Mode Monument
BBC1 Wales Tom Jones
content unknown
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
UB40
JoBoxers
BBC2 The Vocal Touch
Leo Sayer
Stephanie Lawrence
C4 The Tube
The Rolling Stones -
Wall of Voodoo -
Soft Cell -
Grandmaster Flash -
Video makers article with Don Letts
Bad News -
George Clinton -
Laurel And Hardy -
Clash promo clip
Queen promo clip
Boomtown Rats promo clip
Musical Youth promo clip
Fun Boy Three promo clip
Plus Mark Miwurdz, Graham Fellows, Jon Roseman
C4 Deep Roots Music: Ghetto Riddems
Mighty Diamonds, Dread poets
C4 Jazz on Four
Freddie Hubbard recording session
Saturday 11th December 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
David Essex
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Abba interview,
Barry Manilow interview
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
The Three Degrees
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Toto Coello
BBC2 Frank Delaney
Elkie Brooks
Central Saturday Show
The Snowmen
LWT Cannon & Ball (compilation)
Adam Ant
Leo Sayer
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
content unknown
C4 Double Bill: Great Black Music
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Sunday 12th December 1982
LWT Night Life Presents
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Monday 13th December 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Lonnie Donegan
BBC2 Riverside
Lemmy -
Black Sabbath -
Rock Godess -
BBC2 Arena: Ford Cortina (repeat)
Tom Robinson
BBC2 Des O’Connor
The Shadows
Thames Sheena Easton 8:00 – 8:30 pm
C4 Whatever You Want
SLF
Urban Shakedown
C4 The Comic Strip: Bad News Tour
Tuesday 14th December 1982
BBC1 Lena
Lena Zavaroni
BBC2 Russell Harty Live
Ralph McTell, Bert Jansch
BBC2 The Young Ones: Flood
content unknown
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Precious Wilson
Junior
Shalamar
C4 Unforgettable
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Brotherhood Of Man
Wednesday 15th December 1982
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Ray Davies -
Thursday 16th December 1982
BBC1 Nationwide
The Jam -
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Madness -
Phil Collins -
Santa Claus and The Christmas Trees -
USA chart with Jonathan King in New York -
David Essex -
Malcolm McLaren & The Supreme Team -
Dionne Warwick -
Cliff Richard -
Chart 30 -
Bucks Fizz -
Chart 19 -
Ultravox -
Chart 10 -
Renee & Renato -
Donna Summer -
BBC2 The 18th Cambridge Folk Festival
Taj Mahal
Johnny Silvo
Pentangle
Figgy Duff
Friday 17th December 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
Buck Fizz If You Can't Stand the Heat
Smokie Looking Daggers
BBC1 Wales Tom Jones
Cynefin
BBC2 Looking Good Feeling Fit
Clare Grogan
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Wide Boy Awake
Bamboo
BBC2 The Vocal Touch
Lulu
C4 The Tube
Iggy Pop -
Twisted Sister -
Tygers Of Pan Tang -
AC-
Lemmy and Brian Robertson (Motorhead) -
Mick Jones -
Free (promo clip)
Tygers Of Pan Tang (promo clip)
Plus Rick Ball (Low Tech Furniture), Tony Liddle
C4 Jazz on Four
Miles Davis
Saturday 18th December 1982
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
The Rockcats
BBC2 Squeeze (repeat of 30th August 1982)
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
The Boomtown Rats
Central Saturday Show
David Essex
Modern Romance
LWT Night Life Presents Glastonbury 82 12:30 -
Black Uhuru
Funkapolitan
Aswad
The Blues Band
Sad Café
Sunday 19th December 1982
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
The Blackwood Brothers
Ronnie Milsap
C4 The Weavers: Wasn’t That A Time 7:00 -
Monday 20th December 1982
BBC2 Riverside
Marc Almond
Neil Arthur of Blancmange
Danny & The Nogoodnicks
BBC2 The Vocal Touch
Anita Harris
Thames Portrait Of A legend: Gladys Knight
C4 Whatever You Want: Community radio special 9:30 -
Tuesday 21st December 1982
BBC1 Nationwide
Yoko Ono & Shaun Ono interviewed by Tom Brooks
BBC1 Olivia Newton-
In concert in Weber State College, Utah
C4 Unforgettable
Edison Lighthouse
Christie
Love Affair
Pinkerton Assorted Colours
C4 Alice’s Restaurant movie with Arlo Guthrie
BBC2 18th Cambridge Folk Festival
Dave Bromberg
Stockton’s Wing
Maxi and Mitch
Vin Garbutt
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Showaddywaddy Goody Goody
Thames The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show
The Nolans
Petula Clark
Wednesday 22nd December 1982
BBC1 Young Messiah
With Madeline Bell, Labi Siffre, Vicki Brown
BBC2 Chris Barber and his Jazzband
Thursday 23rd December 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:40 -
NB A live edition
Hosted by Dave Jensen
The Maisonettes -
David Bowie & Bing Crosby -
Incantation -
Shakin' Stevens -
Imagination -
Chart 30 -
Abba -
Chart 20 -
Keith Harris & Orville -
Chart 10 -
Renee & Renato -
Renato dressed as Santa chats to host
Modern Romance -
BBC1 Frank Sinatra -
NB Recorded to celebrate the opening of a new amphitheatre at Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic
BBC2 Triple Bill 11:20 pm -
Ralph McTell
The McCalmans
Therapy
Friday 24th December 1982
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Rockolas featuring Mike Read -
Shakatak -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test Presents Elton John 10:00 -
Stereo simulcast on Radio One
Elton John at the Odeon, Hammersmith (the last of his fourteen nights at the venue)
C4 The Tube
Imagination – live
Brian Johnson (AC/DC) interview, Back In Black (promo clip)
The Bouncing Czechs live set
Alf/Alison Moyet (from Yazoo) live set
Sylvie And The Sapphires live set
Depeche Mode live set
The Police live at Gateshead Stadium
Gary Newman interviewed in the United States
Plus Mark Miwurdz, Foffo Spearjig, Beatles Ladies (Judith Owens, Joan Mclure, Ann Arnold), Old Mother Eilly (Steve King) and Paul Shriek
LWT A Christmas Lantern 7:00 -
Cliff Richard
C4 Norman Gunston at Christmas
The Bee Gees
C4 In The Spirit
Natalie Cole
Saturday 25th December 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops Christmas Party 2:00 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, John Peel, Peter Powell, Mike Read, Andy Peebles, Steve Wright, Tommy Vance, Mike Smith, Richard Skinner
Spandau Ballet -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Excerpts of number ones -
Bucks Fizz -
Duran Duran -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Excerpts of number ones -
Captain Sensible (with Dolly Mixture) -
Steve Miller Band -
Dionne Warwick -
Culture Club -
Excerpts of number ones -
Soft Cell -
Haircut 100 -
Musical Youth -
Cliff Richard -
Phil Lynott -
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Val Doonican
BBC1 The Two Ronnies Christmas Show 7:30 -
David Essex A Winter’s Tale
LWT Andy Williams Christmas Special 2:00 – 3:00 pm
LWT Christmas Knees Up
Chas & Dave with Eric Clapton and Albert Lee
LWT Cleo and Laine
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
Sunday 26th December 1982
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 4:05 -
Modern Romance -
Kevin Rowland and Dexys Midnight Runners -
Madness -
BBC2 Glen Campbell 11:45 pm -
ITV The Krankies Christmas Club
Modern Romance
Granada Pop Goes Christmas 4.45 -
Mari Wilson And The Wilsations -
Musical Youth -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Simon Drake (magician) performs while John and Yoko's Happy Christmas (War is Over) plays
Wah! with Sylvia & The Sapphires -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Toto Coelo -
Toyah -
David Essex -
The Nolans & St. Winifred's Choir -
LWT Rod Stewart: Tonight He’s Yours 10:30 pm -
Tina Turner
Kim Carnes
C4 The Snowman 6.15 -
Song 'Walking In The Air'
ITV Tennents lager advert with jingle sung by Tony Christie
ITV OSL holidays advert with Mike Berry
ITV Sharpe's Extra Strong Mints advert with Tony Blackburn
Monday 27th December 1982
BBC1 Status Quo Perform 12:05 -
BBC2 Marti Caine
Bucks Fizz
Gene Pitney
Thames The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Wall Street Crash
C4 Fifties To The Fore 6:00 -
Hosted by Adam Faith
Oh Boy! Repeat of final edition
C4 Whatever You Want: Tansey Lambert Is Dead?
content unknown
C4 Johnny Cash In Scotland 11:00 pm -
Andy Williams
Tuesday 28th December 1982
BBC1 Pop Quiz 5:25 -
Panel -
Beatles clips
BBC1 Grease 1978 movie
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show 8:45 -
Ultravox – Hymn
Lulu
C4 American Bandstand 30th Anniversary Special 2:40 -
The Beach Boys -
Stevie Wonder -
The Righteous Brothers -
Rod Stewart -
Plus archive clips
Wednesday 29th December 1982
BBC1 Desert Island Discs (repeat BBC2 23rd February 1982)
Paul McCartney
BBC1 Team Disco Dancing Championships 6:25 -
Musical Youth
BBC2 Play School
Cilla Black
BBC2 John Denver: His Guitar and Music 8:10 -
Thames The Jim Davidson Show
Chas and Dave
Thames Manhattan Transfer 11:30 pm -
Anglia The Video Age
Elkie Brooks
C4 (TSW) The Cut Price Comedy Show
Roger Ruskin Spear
Thursday 30th December 1982
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
NB A live edition. Savile wears the same yellow Top Of The Pops T shirt he wore in
the mid-
Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Janice Long, Gary Davies, Pat Sharp
ABC -
Bardo -
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama -
Top ten USA chart of the year with Jonathan King in Chinatown, New York -
The Belle Stars -
Imagination -
Rocker's Revenge -
The Stranglers -
Shakatak -
Pigbag -
BBC2 John Denver: His Guitar and Music part two 9:00 -
Thames They’re Playing My Song
Marvin Hamlisch special
Liza Minelli
Johnny Mathis
Gladys Knight
Carly Simon
Friday 31st December 1982
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 The Big Ben Band Show
Shakatak Easier said Than Done, Invitations
Matt Monro
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test Pick Of the Year 12:10 -
Hosted by Anne Nightingale, David Hepworth
Jaoan -
Ippu Do -
Sting -
The Waitresses -
Klaus Nomi -
The Thompson Twins -
The Doors -
Spandau Ballet -
The GoGo’s -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Altered Images -
King Crimson -
The Church -
Nils Lofgren -
Cline Eastwood & General Saint -
Ry Cooder -
Barnes & Barnes -
Gang Of Four -
Tom Tom Club -
Aswad -
Pat Benetar -
Wang Chung -
The Who -
The Damned -
C4 The Tube
Jools Holland & The Millionaires -
Blancmange -
Gary Glitter – live
Nick Heyward interview
Haircut 100 promo clip
U2 promo clip
Set The Tone live set
Plus James Lebon, Mark Miwurdz
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz Special 4:15 -
Jermaine Jackson
Melba Moore
Little and Large
Thames Kim Wilde -
LWT Grace Jones -
Also This Year
BBC2 Newsnight
Frank Zappa -
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It January 1982
XTC -
ITV Maxell tape ad with Peter Murphy of Bauhaus
BBC2 The 6:55 Special
Fairport Convention -
BBC2 Russell Harty 12-
Billy Fury -
BBC1 Nationwide
Billy Fury -
C4 Unforgettable
Billy Fury -
Southern Putting On the Ritz thirty minute special 12-
Godley & Creme -
BBC1 Swap Shop An Englishman In New York
Godley & Creme -
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Elton John -
BBC1 Wogan 6-
Dave Davies talks about UFOs
BBC2 Something Else
Nick Lowe -
BBC2 The 655 Special
Mike Oldfield -
BBC1 Nationwide
Mike Oldfield -
BBC1 More Than This
Roxy Music -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Slade -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 9-
Slade -
LWT Video Sounds 30 minutes
Slade -
TVS Off The Record
Stranglers -
BBC1 West 1-
Stranglers -
BBC1 Carrott’s Lib 11-
Troggs -
BBC2 Dancers
Rick Wakeman -
BBC2 Newsnight 11-
Rick Wakeman -
BBC2 The 655 Special
Rick Wakeman -
Data Run theme by Yazoo
BBC1 So You Want to Stop Smoking
one edition with Chas and Dave