TV Pop Diaries
Popular Music on British Television
1983
Saturday 1st January 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
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BBC1 Rod and Emu’s Saturday Special
The Drifters
Tight Fit
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Thin Lizzy
BBC1 Val Sings and Rings In The New
Stutz Bearcats
Sylvia
LWT The Best Of Saturday Night Live
Simon and Garfunkel
Randy Newman
C4 Get Knighted 7:15 -
The Barron Knights
C4 It’s George 9:00 -
Lindesfarne
Sunday 2nd January 1983
C4 Ringo 7:00 -
Ringo Starr special with George Harrison
Monday 3rd January 1983 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Modern Romance
BBC2 Roustabout Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 Chris Barber’s Jazz Band 11:15 pm – 12:05 am
ITV Liberace in Copenhagen
C4 Zero Zero 8:00 -
Mike Batt
C4 Whatever You Want
The Damned
Tuesday 4th January 1983
BBC1 The Beatles: The Fab Four Phenomenon 8:10 -
Documentary about their fans in Britain and America
BBC1 Philip Jap 10:45 -
With Kenny Lynch
Wednesday 5th January 1983
BBC2 Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley movie
C4 The Cut Price Comedy Show
Roger Ruskin Spear
Thursday 6th January 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6:50 -
NB The first show to feature the chart provided by Gallup
Hosted by Mike Smith, Tommy Vance
Joe Jackson -
Phil Collins -
Ultravox -
Bucks Fizz -
Malcolm Mclaren & The World Famous Supreme Team -
Wah! -
David Essex -
Chart 30 -
The Stranglers -
Chart 20 -
Dionne Warwick -
Chart 10 -
Renee & Renato -
Madness -
C4 Unforgettable 8:00 -
The Rubettes
Clarence Frogman Henry
C4 Demis Roussos Variety Special 9:30 -
Bonnie Tyler
Friday 7th January 1983
BBC1 Nationwide
Frank Zappa interview
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 7:00 -
Level 42 -
C4 The Tube 5:15 -
Queen at Milton Keynes (live and interview clips)
Elkie Brooks live at Knebworth
C4 No Problem (first episode)
Situation comedy, directed by Michael Dolenz with Janet Kay
C4 Reggae Sunsplash 9:30 -
Toots & The Maytals, Denice Williams, Roy Shirley
C4 Jazz on Four: 4 Up 2 Down
Jimmy Witherspoon
Bobby McFerrin
Saturday 8th January 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
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BBC1 Rod and Emu’s Saturday Special
Modern Romance
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Shalamar Friends
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
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BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
Graham Parker & The Rumour (1977, not simulcast)
Central Saturday Show
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LWT The Best Of Saturday Night Live
The Kinks
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 7:30 -
NB alternates fortnightly with Gastank
Hosted by Paul Gambaccini -
Phil Collins
Kajagoogoo
Sunday 9th January 1983
LWT Night Life Presents
John Miles at Royal Albert Hall 11:35 pm -
Monday 10th January 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Searchers -
BBC1 (London / SE ) Tom Jones Now! 6:55 -
Gladys Knight
BBC2 Riverside
Modelling special
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TVS DJ 6:30 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen, Pauline Black
Isle of Wight Festival 1969 / 1970 film clips with The Who, Joan Baez
John Wetton -
The Stranglers -
C4 Eleventh Hour: Live a Life 11:00 pm -
TUC Benefit show, The Rainbow, London
The Beat
Black Slate
Tom Robinson
OK Jive
C4 Whatever You Want
Killing Joke
Fad Gadget
Urban Shakedown
Dead Kennedys
Talisman
Level 42
The Thompson Twins
Amazulu
Tuesday 11th January 1983
BBC1 Neil Sedaka Says -
Recorded at the BBC in front of members of his fan club
BBC2 Riverside
Possibly a compilation
Thames Live at the Millionaire
Live shows from Manchester’s Millionaires club
Esther Phillips
Wednesday 12th January 1983
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Marty Robbins
BBC2 Duke Ellington 75 minute documentary
Thames London Night Out 8:00 -
Glen Campbell
Dianne Solomon
Thursday 13th January 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by John Peel, Dave Jensen
Incantation -
Men At Work -
Sharon Redd -
Keith Harris & Orville -
The Belle Stars -
LP chart 10 -
John Williams -
Chart 30 -
Eddy Grant -
Chart 21 -
The Maisonettes -
Chart 10 -
Phil Collins -
Donna Summer -
BBC2 The Nolans
C4 Unforgettable 8:00 -
The Swingin’ Blue Jeans
Billy J Kramer
Friday 14th January 1983
C4 The Tube
The Gateshead Pop Festival
The Lords Of The New Church
The Gang Of Four
The Beat
U2
The Police
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Soft Cell
First Priority
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
Aswad
The Twinkle Brothers
Chalice
Eek A Mouse
Michigan & Smiley
C4 Jazz on Four
Bobby McFerrin at the London Canteen
Saturday 15th January 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
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BBC1 Rod & Emu’s Saturday Special
Showaddywaddy -
BBC1 Wogan 10:00 -
Phil Collins -
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert 6:50 -
Mari Wilson & The Wilsations
Central Saturday Show
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C4 Gastank 7:30 -
NB alternates every second week with The Other Side Of The Tracks
Hosted by Rick Wakeman, Tony Ashton
Rick Parfitt
Alvin Lee
The Cimarons
Eric Burdon
C4 The Lady Is A Tramp (first episode of Johnny Speight sitcom)
Theme sung by Matt Monro
Sunday 16th January 1983
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s (first edition)
Rene and Renato
Monday 17th January 1983
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Paul Anka
BBC2 Riverside
Big Country
David Sylvian
BBC2 Leo 8:10 -
Leo Sayer
The Searchers
Judie Tzuke
TVS DJ
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C4 Whatever You Want
The Anti-
The Meteors
Tuesday 18th January 1983
BBC2 Russell Harty
Linda Ronstadt
Wednesday 19th January 1983
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell (repeat)
Andy Gibb
Thursday 20th January 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Gary Davies
Kajagoogoo -
Joe Jackson -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Melba Moore -
U2 -
Chart 30 -
Laura Branigan -
Chart 19 -
The Stranglers -
Chart 9 -
Phil Collins -
Billy Griffin -
C4 Unforgettable
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich
BBC2 The Nolans
Friday 21st January 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 6:55 -
Diamond
Simple Minds
King
Fanzines special with John Peel
C4 The Tube
The Jam -
Steve Strange interview
Kurtis Blow interview
Echo And The Bunnymen (promo clip)
Icehouse (promo clip)
Southern Death Cult (promo clip)
Stranglers (promo clip)
Dance Class live set
Clips from Party Party movie
Bad News live and interviewed by Jools
Mark Miwurdz
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
Burning Spear
Steel Pulse
Matabaruka
Marcia Griffiths
C4 Jazz on Four
Art Blakey
Saturday 22nd January 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
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BBC1 Rod & Emu’s Saturday Special
Haysi Fantasi
BBC1 Wogan
Cilla Black -
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert 6:50 -
Joe Jackson
BBC2 Louis Armstrong Anniversary Concert
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 7:30 -
Joe Jacksom, A Flock Of Seagulls
Central Saturday Show
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Central Luna (first episode)
Sci-
Central Saturday Stayback 11:45 pm -
Theme by Roy Wood
Sunday 23rd January 1983
BBC2 Two-
LWT Sunday Sunday
Lulu
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Dionne Warwick
LWT Maze -
Monday 24th January 1983
BBC2 Riverside
The Danse Society
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Laura Branngian
TVS DJ
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C4 The Comic Strip Presents: Bad News On Tour 9:00 -
C4 Whatever You Want 9:35 -
Wah!
The Higsons
Fad Gadget
The Thompon Twins
Phil Lynott
Tuesday 25th January 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Cilla Black – Liverpool Lullaby
ITV Live at the Millionaires
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Wednesday 26th January 1983
Thames London Night Out
Helen Reddy
Wall Street Crash
Thursday 27th January 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
Level 42 -
The Belle Stars -
Central Line -
The Beatles -
China Crisis -
Wham! -
Bauhaus -
Chart 30 -
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes -
Chart 20 -
Dire Straits -
Chart 10 -
Men At Work -
Eddy Grant -
C4 Unforgettable
The Crystals
Ronnie Hilton
C4 10cc at Wembley 6:00 -
Friday 28th January 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Sky
BBC1 Nationwide
David Bowie -
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
The Undertones -
Kajagoogoo -
Vitamin Z
Granada Friday Special
Mike Batt article on Zero Zero
The Moving Hearts
LWT South Of Watford
Hazel O’Connor
Yorkshire Profiles In Rock ELO 12:15 -
C4 The Tube
Thin Lizzy -
Pat Benetar -
Fanzines article
Jo Boxers -
The Jam -
The Beatles -
Plus Mark Wardell, Hazel O'Connor and Mark Miwurdz
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
Steel Pulse
Chalice
Big Youth
Blue Riddim Band
Eek-
C4 Jazz on Four
Johnny Dankworth
Art Blakey
Saturday 29th January 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Tears for Fears
BBC1 Rod & Emu’s Saturday Special
Randy Edelman
The Nolans
BBC1 Wogan
Sky
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert 6:50 -
UB40
Central Saturday Show
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Central Saturday Stayback
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
C4 Gastank
Godley & Crème
Andy Fairweather-
Maggie Bell -
Sunday 30th January 1983
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Laura Brannigan
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Monday 31st January 1983
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
BBC2 Riverside
Bobby Gee from Bucks Fizz
Mick Karn
Animal Nightlife
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Phil Collins
Linda Ronstadt
TVS DJ
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C4 Whatever You Want
Patrick Fitzgerald
Jah Wobble
Animal Magic
Tuesday 1st February 1983
BBC2 Russell Harty
Randy Crawford
Thames Live at the Millionaire
Mark Murphy
Wednesday 2nd February 1983
C4 The Comedian
Play with Mel Torme
Thursday 3rd February 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel
Hazi Fantazi -
Indeep -
Fun Boy Three -
Fleetwood Mac -
Kajagoogoo -
Chart 30 -
Tears For Fears -
Chart 18 -
U2 -
Chart 10 -
Men At Work -
Billy Griffin -
C4 Unforgettable
Billy Fury tribute show
Friday 4th February 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Madness
One The Juggler
BBC2 Take Three Degrees 9:00 -
LWT South Of Watford
Ian Dury and Humphrey Ocean
C4 The Tube
Madness live (might not have been on)
David Bowie promo clip
Gap Band promo clip
One the Juggler promo clip
Tears for Fears promo clip
Paul Young live set
Aztec Camera live set
Yarborough & Peoples live set
Gap Band live set
Plus Stephen Bradley and Paul Loasby
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
Chalice
Denice Williams
Blue Riddim
Marcia Griffiths
Lloyd Parks
C4 Jazz on Four
Stan Tracey
Saturday 5th February 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
BBC1 Rod & Emu’s Saturday Special
Suzi Quatro
Bardot
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Musical Youth
BBC1 Wogan
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
Thin Lizzy
Central The Saturday Show
The Fun Boy Three
Central Saturday Stayback
Chas and Dave
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Vince Clarke, Lionel Richie
Central Saturday Show
LWT Night Life Presents
Ian Hunter (with members of the E Street Band)
Sunday 6th February 1983
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Wall Street Crash
Marvin Hamlisch
Elaine Page
Monday 7th February 1983
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Tanya Ticker
BBC2 Riverside
The Cure -
The Fun Boy Three
Musical Youth
Don Letts talks about his movies
The Decorators
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Elkie Brooks
Incantation
TVS DJ
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Thames Mike Yarwood In Persons
Dana – If You Really Love Me
Tuesday 8th February 1983
BBC1 The British Rock And Pop Awards 8:10 -
Hosted by Anne Diamond, David Jensen from The Lyceum, London
Bananarama, The Belle Stars, Kim Wilde, Imagination, Junior
Thames Live at the Millionaires
Dave Birelli
C4 Mini-
Directed by Mike Mansfield, this, the first edition of the only series, features young kids miming to pop hits of the day
C4 The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff movie
Wednesday 9th February 1983
Thames London Night Out
Peggy Lee
Thursday 10th February 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Pat Sharp
The Belle Stars -
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes -
Thompson Twins -
Depeche Mode -
Toto -
Level 42 -
Michael Jackson -
Chart 30 -
Central Line -
Chart 20 -
China Crisis -
Chart 10 -
Men At Work -
Elvis Presley -
BBC2 Russell Harty
Modern Romance
BBC2 Newsnight
Randy Newman article
C4 Unforgettable
The Searchers
Susan Maughan
The Bootleg Beatles
Friday 11th February 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show (Glasgow)
Blancmange
Set The Tone
C4 The Tube
Linda McCartney interviewed by Paula Yates
The Beatles -
Paul Young live set, Love Of The Common People promo (new version)
Jerry Lee Lewis article with Myra Lewis
The Belle Stars live set, promo clip
The Fun Boy Three live set
Men at Work promo clip
Fun Boy Three promo clip
Madness promo clip
Archive clips Mary Quant
Plus Jill Firmanovski, Mike Ball, Mark Miwurdz
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
The Twinkle Brothers
Isreal Vibrations
Matabaruka
Chalice
Marcia Griffiths
C4 Jazz On Four
Sam Rivers
Saturday 12th February 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Cilla Black
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Culture Club I’ll Tumble For Ya
BBC1 The Dukes of Hazzard
Mickey Gilley
BBC1 Wogan
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C4 Gastank
Donovan
Chris Farlowe
Alvin Lee
Ian Paice
Phil Lynott
Central Saturday Show
Musical Youth
Spandau Ballet
Central Saturday Stayback
The Rockers featuring Roy Wood, Phil Lynott, Chas & Dave
LWT Night Life Presents 12:00 -
Squeeze, The Q-
Sunday 13th February 1983
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Tony Orlando
Precious Wilson
C4 Performance: Black Wax 8:15 -
Gil Scott-
Monday 14th February 1983
NB ITV Technicians walk out at 7:00 pm to attend a Union meeting
BBC1 (West) RPM
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BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Denice Williams
BBC2 Riverside
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BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Randy Crawford
TVS DJ
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C4 Whatever You Want
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Tuesday 15th February 1983
BBC2 Arena: Juke Box Jazz
Hosted by George Melly, a collection of Soundies from the 1940s
Cab Calloway, Billie Holliday, Meade Lux Lewis, Fats Waller etc
C4 Phantom Of The Paradise movie with Paul Williams
Wednesday 16th February 1983
BBC1 Tim Rice 10:55 -
Bonnie Tyler
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell (repeat)
Conway Twitty
Thames London Night Out
Dionne Warwick
Thursday 17th February 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Gary Davies
Wham! -
Tears For Fears -
Icehouse -
Musical Youth -
USA chart with Jonathan King in New Orleans -
Patti Austin & James Ingram -
Madness -
Chart 30 -
Haysi Fantayzee -
Chart 20 -
Fun Boy Three -
Chart 10 -
Kajagoogoo -
C4 Unforgettable
The Equals
Chris Farlowe
Friday 18th February 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show 6:50 -
Ultravox
Roman Holliday
LWT South Of Watford
Paul Weller
C4 The Tube
Madness – live
Icehouse live set
Madness promo clip
Malcolm McLaren promo clip
Wendy & the Rockettes promo clip
Goanna promo clip
Midnight Oil promo clip
Mental as Anything promo clip
The Models promo clip
Moving Pictures promo clip
Icehouse promo clip
Plus Nicolas Locke and Mark Miwurdz
Frank Ifield clip from Once A Jolly Swagman movie
C4 Jazz on Four
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Saturday 19th February 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Kajagoogoo
Joan Armatrading
Blue Zoo
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Dépêche Mode Get the Balance Right
BBC1 Wogan
Kajagoogoo
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
The Thompson Twins at the Regal Theatre, Hitchen
Central Saturday Show
Rocky Sharpe and The Replays
Central Saturday Stayback
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LWT In Concert: Billy Squire
Central Profiles In Rock: Journey
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Randy Newman
Lene Lovich
Sunday 20th February 1983
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Cilla Black – Sing A Rainbow, You’re My World, hits medley
The Nolans
LWT Star Parade
The Bellamy Brothers
Monday 21st February 1983
BBC1 Tom Jones Now! 6:55 -
BBC1 (West) RPM
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BBC2 Riverside: Seagulls In The Cable
MTV Special with A Flock Of Seagulls, Duran Duran
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Randy Newman
Tony Orlando
Suzi Quatro
C4 Whatever You Want last show
Tuesday 22nd February 1983
BBC2 Arena: William Boroughs
Frank Zappa
Wednesday 23rd February 1983
BBC1 Tim Rice
Joan Armatrading
Thursday 24th February 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Andy Peebles
Spandau Ballet -
Michael Jackson -
Thompson Twins -
Toto -
Phil Everly & Cliff Richard -
Chart 30 -
The Eurythmics -
Chart 20 -
Bonnie Tyler -
Chart 10 -
Kajagoogoo -
Depeche Mode -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show (new series)
Modern Romance
BBC2 Russell Harty
Joe Brown on the Flying Scotsman
C4 Unforgettable
The Fortunes
Craig Douglas
Friday 25th February 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Spandau Ballet
Spyder
Ton Tons Macute
Thames A Plus
Peter Noone talks about his West End stage show
C4 The Tube
London / Newcastle special
Tilbrook & Difford -
Visage -
David Joseph -
The Eurythmics -
Chic film clip
Prince film clip
Kim Wilde interview
C4 Jazz On Four
Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Jordon
Saturday 26th February 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Leo Sayer
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Madness Tomorrow’s Just Another Day
BBC1 Wogan
Bucks Fizz
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert 6:50 -
Randy Newman (The Planet Theatre, Slough)
BBC2 Arena: Brian Ferry & Roxy Music 6:20 -
Documentary about the Frejus show
Central Saturday Show
Chas and Dave
LWT U2 12:00 -
Central Earth Wind and Fire
C4 Louis Armstrong 4:00 – 4:35 pm
Concert footage
C4 Gastank
Suzi Quatro
Alvin Lee
Ian Paice
Sunday 27th February 1983
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Jack Jones
Monday 28th February 1983
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Donny Osmond
BBC1 (West) RPM
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BBC2 Riverside
Sex Gang Children
Record industry article with Linval Golding
BBC2 Roxy Music 8:10 -
Live in Frejus, France
C4 Whatever You Didn’t Get 10:00 -
Depeche Mode
Weekend
Stiff Little Fingers
The Meteors
The Birthday Party
Tuesday 1st March 1983
BBC2 Russell Harty
Eartha Kitt
BBC2 Arena: Catherine Wheel
Twyla Tharp choreography with David Byrne
Wednesday 2nd March 1983
BBC1 Tim Rice
Simon Le Bon
C4 Bones
Taj Mahal
Thursday 3rd March 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill at One
Sacha Distel
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel
Icehouse -
Forrest -
OMD -
Chart 30 -
Bananarama -
Chart 20 -
Patti Austin & James Ingram -
Chart 10 -
Michael Jackson -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Kajagoogoo
BBC2 Grace Kennedy (first in new series)
C4 Unforgettable
The Tremeloes
Dave Berry
Thames Strictly Private 12:00 -
The making of Handmade Film’s Privates On Parade
Friday 4th March 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know
The Thompson Twins
Negatives In Colour
LWT South Of Watford
Difford & Tilbrook’s Labelled With Love musical
C4 The Tube
Martin Rushent interview
Hayzee Fantazee interview and promo clip
Renee and Renato promo clip
Kajagoogoo promo clip
U2 promo clip
Jimmy Gaynor live set
Fatal Charm live set
No's 28 live set
Campfabulous live set
Kajagoogoo live set
C4 Jazz on Four
Sunwind
Saturday 5th March 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Duran Duran
Spandau Ballet
BBC1 Paul Squire Esquire
Musical Youth
BBC1 Wogan
Leo Sayer
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
Level 42 live in Hitchen
Central Saturday Show
Modern Romance
Central Greatest Hits 1974 5:15 -
Hosted by Mike Smith
Suzi Quatro
The Glitter Band
The Three Degrees
LWT Punchlines
Cilla Black
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Joan Armatrading
Rick James
Monday 7th March 1983
BBC1 For Schools, Colleges: The View From The Armchair
Takes a look at the making of The Kenny Everett Television Show
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
BBC2 Riverside
Post War Nudes
It’s Immaterial
C4 Whatever You Didn’t Get 10:00 -
Anti-
The Passions
The Redskins
Southern Death Cult
Aswad
Tuesday 8th March 1983
BBC2 Russell Harty
Toyah
Wednesday 9th March 1983
BBC1 Tim Rice
Difford & Tilbrook and cast of Labelled With Love
ITV Shirley Bassey – A Special Lady 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Thursday 10th March 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Tommy Vance
Modern Romance -
The Eurythmics -
Orange Juice -
Spandau Ballet -
Chart 30 -
Blancmange -
Chart 20 -
David Joseph -
Chart 10 -
Bonnie Tyler -
Thompson Twins -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
U2
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Imagination
Thames Live at the Millionaires
Mark Murphy
C4 Unforgettable
The Caravelles
The Marmalade
Friday 11th March 1983
BBC2 Scene: Ian Dury -
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
The Cure
Ton Ton Macute
Black Roots
C4 The Tube
Nick Heyward -
Freur -
The Style Council -
Wah! Promo clip
Missing Persons -
Tim Pope (promo director)
Plus Mark Miwurdz, Pino Palledino (bass player)
Archive clips of Monterey International Pop Festival, The Isle of Wight Festival and California Jam (Deep Purple)
C4 Jazz on Four
George Adams, John Pullen
Saturday 12th March 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Clare Grogan
BBC1 Paul Squire Esquire
Melba Moore
The Little Foxes
BBC1 Wogan
Helen Reddy
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
A Flock Of Seagulls (Hitchen)
Central Saturday Show
Duran Duran
Nick Heyward
Central Greatest Hits: 1968
Mary Hopkin
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick &Tich
Marmalade
C4 Gastank
John Entwistle
Steve Harley
Strawbs
Monday 14th March 1983
BBC1 (West) RPM
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BBC2 Riverside
23 Skidoo
C4 Whatever You Didn’t Get
Spear Of Destiny
The Cocteau Twins
The Damned
Jah Wobble
Big Country
Moving Hearts
Tuesday 15th March 1983
BBC2 Russell Harty
Peter Paul & Mary
Kenny Everett
Thursday 17th March 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn & Gary Davis
NB Blackburn's first regular show since April 1979
Bananarama -
The Style Council -
Mezzoforte -
European chart with Jonathan King -
Ultravox -
Chart 30 -
Bucks Fizz -
Chart 20 -
Joan Armatrading -
Chart 10 -
Bonnie Tyler -
Forrest -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Duran Duran
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
The Nylons
BBC2 Newsnight
David Bowie at press conference at Claridge’s, London
C4 Unforgettable
Vanity Fair
The Ivy League
Friday 18th March 1983
BBC2 The Oxford Road Show
Orange Juice
China Crisis
The Belle Stars
Photostat
Duran Duran on film
The Style Council -
LWT South of Watford
Michael Moorcock looks at new punk bands Blood and Roses, Brigandage
C4 The Tube (last of first series, also last with Paula Yates for the time being)
Spoonplayer
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Let’s Keep This Precious (December 1982)
Mari Wilson interview
Donald Fagan New frontier promo
Flamingoes – Rock and Roll (Rock Rock Rock movie)
Big Country – Echo Park, Fields of Fire
Paul Young – chat with Jools Holland
Music in Northern Ireland article
Cruella De Vill – Gypsy Girl
The Outcasts – Sex and Glory
Good Vibrations article with Feargal Sharkey and Terri Hooley
Bank Robbers – Jenny (The Pound Club, Belfast)
Perfect Crime
10 Past 7 – Cracking Up
Bono interview
The Undertones – Got To Have You Back, Chain of Love, Luxury
Mark Miwurdz
Yvonne French and Graham Fletcher talking about The Tube’s replacement show ‘Switch’
David Bowie at press conference at Claridge’s, London, Let’s Dance promo
U2 – Gloria, New Year’s Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
Steel Pulse
Big Youth
Sister Nancy
Mighty Diamonds
Toots Hibbert
Border Country Music Jamboree (first edition)
The Hillsiders
Mel Hague
June Brown
The Boothill Boys
Saturday 19th March 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Bonnie Tyler
B A Robertson
BBC1 Paul Squires Esquire
Helen Reddy
BBC1 Wogan
Peter Skellern
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
The Undertones (Hitchen)
Central Saturday Show
Central Greatest Hits: 1964
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Wayne Fontana
The Merseybeats
P J Proby
Gerry & The Pacemakers
LWT Donovan 11:15 pm -
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Hall & Oates
Eddy Grant
Sunday 20th March 1983
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Dottie West, Jim Stafford
Monday 21st March 1983
BBC1 (West) RPM
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BBC2 Pop Carnival: Echo & The Bunnymen (repeat)
Granada Coronation Street
Carol Kaye (ex Kaye Sisters) plays Maureen
C4 Whatever You Didn’t Get
Dead Kennedys
Talisman
Urban Shakedown
Fad Gadget
Level 42 -
Tuesday 22nd March 1983
BBC2 Russell Harty
Gary Glitter
Granada Studio 9:00 -
Drama about a recording studio, co-
Wednesday 23rd March 1983
BBC1 Back To The Egg (repeat)
Paul McCartney and Wings TV special
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
NB a live show, moved to Wednesday because of A Song For Europe
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel
JoBoxers -
David Bowie -
Orange Juice -
Leo Sayer -
USA chart with Jonathan King in New York -
Big Country -
Chart 30 -
Nick Heyward -
Chart 20 -
Altered Images -
Chart 10 -
Duran Duran -
David Joseph -
BBC1 Tim Rice
Dave Edmunds
Thursday 24th March 1983
BBC1 A Song For Europe
Mirror – We’ve Got All The Time In The World
Plus seven others
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Spandau Ballet
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
C4 Unforgettable
The Merseybeats
The Foundations
Friday 25th March 1983
C4 Switch 6:00 -
Hosted by Yvonne French, Graham Fletcher-
The Respond Package Tour -
The Style Council -
The Specials -
Kings Road article
The Fun Boy Three live
C4 Reggae Sunsplash
Bog Youth
Matabaruka
Marcia Griffith, Chalice
C4 Jazz on Four
Chick Corea
Gary Burton
Border Country Music Jamboree
Colorado
Tony Goodacre
Rose-
The Moat Brothers Country Band
Saturday 26th March 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
The Belle Stars
BBC1 Wogan
Dolly Parton
BBC2 Sight & Sound In Concert
Weapon Of Peace
LWT Greatest Hits: 1977
The Drifters
Darts
Brotherhood of Man
Smokie
LWT Joe Cocker 11:15 pm -
C4 Gastank
Roy Wood
The Cimarons
Frankie Miller
Steve Hackett
Howie Casey
Central Saturday Show
Sunday 27th March 1983
LWT Sunday Sunday
Tommy Steele
Monday 28th March 1983
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
BBC2 Pop Carnival: Bow Wow Wow (repeat)
C4 Whatever You Didn’t Get
Orchestra Jazira
Wah!
The Undertones
The Flying Pickets
The Thompson Twins
Eddie & Sunshine
Wednesday 30th March 1983
BBC1 Summer Holiday Cliff Richard movie 10:45 am -
BBC1 Tim Rice
content unknown
BBC2 Billy Cobham’s Drum Clinic 11:10 -
Thursday 31st March 1983
BBC1 The Young Ones movie Cliff Richard and The Shadows
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Steve Wright
NB There is a small carousel in the studio
New Order -
The Style Council -
Mari Wilson -
U2 -
Chart 30 -
Kajagoogoo -
Chart 19 -
Tracey Ullman -
Chart 10 -
Duran Duran -
Kenny Everett as Sid Snot plugging his show which follows on BBC1
Kenny Everett -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Thompson Twins
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Paul Anka
C4 Unforgettable
White Plains
Clodagh Rogers
C4 Tex-
Friday 1st April 1983 Good Friday
BBC1 Musical Youth: Roots (repeat)
C4 Switch
New Order -
Jo Boxers -
Carmel -
C4 Demis Roussos Variety Special
C4 The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington
Live at St Paul’s Cathedral with Tony Bennett
Saturday 2nd April 1983
BBC1 Get Set (first in new series)
Roman Holiday
BBC1 Paul Squire Esquire
Bucks Fizz
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 Wogan
Jerry Lee Lewis
BBC1 Rod Stewart In Concert
BBC2 Russell Harty
Sacha Distel
Central Saturday Show
Dave Edmunds -
LWT Greatest Hits: 1959
Frankie Vaughan
Freddie Fingers Lee
Craig Douglas
LWT The Cannon & Ball Easter Show
Mari Wilson
Renee and Renate
C4 Willie Nelson: In The Spotlight 7:30 -
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London
Sunday 3rd April 1983
BBC2 Brother Sun, Sister Moon movie with Donovan songs
BBC2 All-
Ella Fitzgerald
TVS Jazz and Blues
content unknown
TSW / Channel Leeds Folk Festival
content unknown
Monday 4th April 1983 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Fun In Acapulco Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Disney Time
Hosted by Cilla Black
BBC2 Toni Basil: Word Of Mouth (repeat)
TSW Manhattan Transfer
C4 Get Knighted
The Barron Knights
C4 Mirielle Mathieu Special
Sacha Distel
Dionne Warwick
Tuesday 5th April 1983
BBC1 Cliff! Part one (repeat)
BBC2 The Innes Book of Records (repeat)
Neil Innes
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Resident Hosted by Lisa Stansfield
John Miles The Right To Sing
Dexy's Midnight Runners The Celtic Soul Brothers
Kajagoogoo Oooh To Be Aah
Wednesday 6th April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Marti Webb sings three songs over three days from her forthcoming BBC TV special
BBC1 Speedway Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell (repeat)
content unknown
BBC2 Ebony
Misty In Roots
BBC2 Innes Book Of Records (repeat)
Neil Innes
C4 Elephant Parts The Music 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Mike Nesmith music video special
C4 Tribute to Billie Holliday
Carmen MacRae
Nina Simone
TVS Jazz and Blues
content unknown
Thursday 7th April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Marti Webb sings three songs over three days from her forthcoming BBC TV special
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell and members of the cast of TV series Fame who were touring the UK at the time
NB A Live broadcast
Dexy’s Midnight Runners -
Simon Bates with Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy) from Fame
Culture Club -
Peter Powell with Lori Singer (Julie) from Fame
JoBoxers -
Hosts with Carlo Imperato (Danny) from Fame
Twisted Sister -
Peter Powell with Debbie Allen (Lydia) from Fame
Michael Jackson -
Simon Bates with Lee Curreri (Bruno) from Fame
Tracie -
Chart 30 -
F.R.David -
Chart 20 -
Nick Heyward -
Chart 10 -
David Bowie -
Big Country -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Stranglers
BBC2 Grace Kennedy
Peter Skellern
ITV ITV’s Channel Four Showcase: Father’s Day,
theme sung by Paul Young, written by Difford and Tilbrook
Friday 8th April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Marti Webb sings three songs over three days from her forthcoming BBC TV special
BBC1 Happy Endings (repeat)
Peter Skellern
BBC2 Toni Basil Tape 2
BBC2 The Innes Of Records (repeat)
Neil Innes
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test (first in new series)
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Tom Petty -
A Flock Of Seagulls -
C4 Switch
Bow Wow Wow -
Friends Again -
Grace Jones
C4 The Very Hot Gossip Show (repeat November 1982)
Border Country Music Jamboree
Colorado
Tony Goodacre
June Brown
The Boothill Band
The Moat Brothers Country Band
Saturday 9th April 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Wogan
Barbara Dickson
Central Saturday Show
Central Greatest Hits: 1981
Bucks Fizz,
Kiki Dee
Kate Robbins
Steve Strange
Aneka
C4 American Bandstand 30th Anniversary (repeat)
C4 The Cheryl Ladd Special
Rick Springfield
Sunday 10th April 1983
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview
Monday 11th April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Spandau Ballet
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records (repeat)
Neil Innes
C4 Loose Talk (first edition)
Hosted by Steve Taylor, from the Albany in Deptford
Grace Jones
Sade Adu
Tuesday 12th April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Dr John and Chris Barber
BBC1 Cliff! (repeat of part two)
Cliff Richard
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test (repeat of 8 April 1983)
BBC2 The Innes Book Of Records
Neil Innes
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Chris Rea & Band Let It Loose
The Belle Stars Sweet Memory
Freur Doot Doot
Wednesday 13th April 1983
Thames This Is Your Life: Jimmy Tarbuck
Cilla Black
Thursday 14th April 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Gary Davies (The Daily Mirror and The Times lists the hosts as Dave Lee Travis and Andy Peebles)
Sweet Dreams -
The Eurythmics -
Bauhaus -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Kissing The Pink -
Chart 30 -
Sunfire -
Chart 20 -
Kajagoogoo -
Chart 10 -
David Bowie -
New Order -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Chas and Dave
BBC2 Peter Skellern
NB The title has also been seen as Swingtime With The Nolans
The Nolans
Friday 15th April 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA (first edition)
Host and Producer: Jonathan King
New York
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test
‘Pop-
REO Speedwagon, Gary Moore
C4 Switch
Orange Juice -
Yazoo – live
C4 Jazz on Four
Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia at the Royal Albert Hall
Border Country Music Jamboree
Saturday 16th April 1983
BBC1 Get Set
The Belle Stars
Spandau Ballet
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Wogan
Johnny Mathis
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
LWT The Children’s Variety Performance
Modern Romance
Kim Wilde
Kajagoogoo
Mari Wilson
C4 Square Pegs (first episode of USA series)
Theme: The Waitresses
Sunday 17th April 1983
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview
Sweet Dreams (UK entry)
Monday 18th April 1983
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
BBC2 The Mathis Magic (first of three)
Johnny Mathis
C4 Loose Talk
Diffird & Tilbrook
Morrissey Mullen Band
Tuesday 19th April 1983
BBC1 Cliff! (repeat of part 3)
Cliff Richard
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test (repeat of 15 April 1983)
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Junior Giscombe
Fun Boy Three Our Lips Are Sealed
Peter Tosh Johnny B.Goode
Central All-
content unknown
Wednesday 20th April 1983
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop (first edition)
Two members of Bardo lead the teams
Sweet Dreams
Tracie
BBC2 Ebony
Mikey Dread
Thursday 21st April 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Janice Long
Culture Club -
Human League -
F.R. David -
Twisted Sister -
Toto -
Heaven 17 -
Chart 30 -
Thompson Twins -
Chart 20 -
Spandau Ballet -
Chart 10 -
David Bowie -
Michael Jackson -
ITV Studio (last episode)
NB This had been moved from it’s 9:00 pm slot to a post 10:30 pm slot due to it’s unpopularity
C4 Alter Image
Pookiesnakenburger
Friday 22nd April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Christopher Cross
BBC1 Diary Of A Mad Housewife movie with Alice Cooper
BBC2 Entertainment USA 9:00 -
Laura Brannigan
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12.15 am -
Theme Stone Fox Chase gets an electro-
There is still a seated audience, but the large starkicker logo is still seen at the back of the studio
Hosted by David Hepworh, Mark Ellen
Big Country -
Neil Young -
Hypothetical Prophets -
Guitar instructional video clip
Pink Floyd -
The Pale Fountains -
C4 Switch
The Undertones -
Bourgie Bourgie -
Dexy’s Midnight Runners -
I Level -
Heaven 17 -
Roman Holliday -
Spandau Ballet -
Aztec Camera -
C4 Jazz On Four
Ray Charles at the Capital Jazz Festival at Knebworth
Saturday 23rd April 1983
BBC1 Get Set
A Flock Of Seagulls
The Fun Boy Three
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest
UK Entry -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Steve Strange
Central Saturday Show
Gary Numan
LWT The Leeds Folk Festival
Clannad
Monday 25th April 1983
BBC2 The Mathis Magic (repeat)
Johnny Mathis
C4 Loose Talk
content unknown
Tuesday 26th April 1983
BBC1 Cliff! My Kinda Life (part four, repeat)
Cliff Richard
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell (repeat)
Dolly Parton
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4:20 -
Flock Of Seagulls Nightmare
Spandau Ballet True
Blancmange
Wednesday 27th April 1983
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Val Doonican
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Team leader -
Darts
Tommy J
The Maisonettes
Thursday 28th April 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Phil Everly
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host Dave Jensen & John Peel
NB A live broadcast and the 999th show
Galaxy With Phil Fearon -
Sweet Dreams -
Far East chart with Dave Jensen in Singapore -
The Creatures -
European chart with John Peel in Paris -
Chart 30 -
Tears For Fears -
Chart 21 -
Kissing The Pink -
Chart 10 -
Spandau Ballet -
The Kids from Fame -
BBC2 Dear Heart (first in second series)
BA Robertson ?
Friday 29th April 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA (New Orleans)
Fats Domino, Kiss
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.50 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Spandau Ballet Code of Love, Foundation, Gold
Joni Mitchell Chinese Café (live promo clip)
Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul -
Loudon Wainwright III I Don't Think Your Wife Likes Me (live in Hitchen)
Greg Kihn Jeopardy (promo clip)
Robert Wyatt Shipbuilding (promo clip)
Robert Palmer Pride (promo clip)
MeatLoaf -
C4 Switch
Blancmange
Galaxy
The Appolonaires -
Heaven 17 -
Tears For Fears –
C4 Jazz on Four
Lionel Hampton
Saturday 30th April 1983
BBC1 Get Set
The Fizz
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Sky
Chas and Dave
Nana Mouskouri
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
TSW ELO In Concert 11:05 pm -
LWT Leeds Folk Festival
Granada Dave Edmunds In Concert 12:55 -
Monday 2nd May 1983 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Mike Read’s Replay Selection 5:30 -
JoBoxers Boxer Beat
Altered Images Don’t Talk To Me About Love
Bad Manners Sampson and Delilah
Roger Glover and Freinds Butterfly Ball (promo clip)
Blancmange Living on the Ceiling
Talk Talk Talk Talk
Haysi Fantayzee Shiny Shiny
David Bowie Let’s Dance (promo clip)
Kissing the Pink The Last Film
Kevin Rowland and Dexy’s Midnight Runners Let’s Get This Straight
Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Phil Collins
C4 Loose Talk
content unknown
Tuesday 3rd May 1983
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Phil Everly Sweet Pretender
Modern Romance Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
The Undertones Chain Of Love
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Tina Turner
Wednesday 4th May 1983
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Thereza Bazar & Gary Davies – team leaders
The Belle Stars Sweet Memories
Bad Manners That'll Do Nicely
Hot Chocolate What Kind of Boy Are You Looking For Girl
Thursday 5th May 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 1000th Edition (simulcast in stereo on Radio One)
NB It was revealed this week that Thin Lizzy had turned up late for rehearsals for a recent show and were told to go home
The weekly audience was about eleven million by this time
Introduction by Jimmy Savile
The Kids from Fame -
The Thompson Twins -
Peter Powell with Steve Strange
Simon Bates with Roger Taylor and John Deacon (from Queen)
Human League -
Andy Peebles, Janice Long and Tommy Vance with Imagination
The Beat -
Dave Lee Travis and Noel Edmonds
The 60s -
Dave Lee Travis, Noel Edmonds with Cilla Black
Heaven 17 & Carol Kenyon -
Noel Edmonds, Steve Wright and Tony Blackburn with Chas & Dave, Gary Glitter
The 70s -
The 80s -
Noel Edmonds with Bill Wyman, Gary Numan
New Edition -
Dave Jensen with Jefrey Daniels (Shalamar)
John Peel with Claire Grogan
Jonathan King in New York introducing greetings from The Police, Charlene, Lionel Richie, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart
Paul Gambacinni and Mike Read
Chart 30 -
Blancmange -
Mike Read with Sandie Shaw, Kim Wilde
Chart 20 -
The Fun Boy Three -
Gary Davies, Pat Sharp and Mike Smith with Bucks Fizz
Charts 10 -
Spandau Ballet -
Outro by Jimmy Savile
Men At Work -
Thames Rowan’s Report 4:30 – 4:45 pm
Annabella Lewin (Bow Wow Wow)
Friday 6th May 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Dallas / Fort Worth)
Hall & Oates
Julio Inglasias
BBC2 Did You See?
John Peel on Rock music on television
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:50 pm -
Introduced by David Hepworth
The Fun Boy Three live at the Regal Theatre, Hitchen
C4 Switch
UB40 -
Spandau Ballet -
Paul Haig – live
C4 Jazz on Four
Pecry Heath, Milt Jackson, Connie Kaye, John Lewis
Saturday 7th May 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Jo Boxers
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Cleo Laine
TVS Number 73 10:30 am -
Bad Manners
Anglia Tales of the Unexpected
David Cassidy
Yorkshire 3-
Marion Montgomery
Monday 9th May 1983
BBC2 The Mathis Magic
Johnny Mathis
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show 7:20 -
BBC2 Arena: It’s All True 9:25 -
Julian Temple directed vision of the future of video communication
Boy George, Mari Wilson & Ray Davies, Grace Jones
C4 Loose Talk
Tuesday 10th May 1983
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Musical Youth special
Thames Portrait of a Legend: Kenny Rogers
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Alice Cooper
Wednesday 11th May 1983
BBC2 Ebony: Robert Nesta Marley 7:35 -
documentary
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Team leader Bernadette Nolan
JoBoxers Just Got Lucky'
Modern Romance Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm'
Kissing The Pink The Last Film
Thursday 12th May 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Tommy Vance, Mike Read
Modern Romance -
Hall & Oates -
The Belle Stars -
Pink Floyd -
Hot Chocolate -
Galaxy with Phil Fearon -
Chart 30 -
The Creatures -
Chart 20 -
Men At Work -
Chart 10 -
Agnetha Faltskog -
Spandau Ballet -
Kissing The Pink -
Friday 13th May 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Florida)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:40 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Aztec Camera Walk Out To Winter, Back On Board
Annabel Lamb Missing, Heartlands
The Police Every Breath You Take (promo clip)
Muddy Waters Hootchie Kootchie Man (film)
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul Forever (promo clip)
Charts article
C4 Switch
The Beat
David Joseph
Aztec Camera
Saturday 14th May 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Spandau Ballet
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Cilla Black – Beautiful Boy
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Dionne Warwick
BBC2 John Denver: His Guitar and His Music 11:30 pm -
TVS Number 73
Modern Romance
LWT Leeds Folk Festival
The Fureys and Davey Arthur
Sunday 15th May 1983
Central Music International Presents
Black Sabbath in concert
Monday 16th May 1983
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
Tuesday 17th May 1983
BBC1 Battle of the Pop Bands 7:10 -
Hosted by David Jensen
Panel -
Six new bands, Dutch, Moscow, Blasé, Kick Partners, Uma Vogue, Sugar Ray Five
plus Shakatak
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell (repeat)
Teddy Pendergrass
Mickey Gilley
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Nick Lowe Raging Eyes
Altered Images Bring Me Closer
Thames Portrait of a Legend: James Brown
Central No Excuses (first two episodes 9:00 – 10:00 pm and 10:45 – 11:50 pm)
NB Not fully networked as Thames decide to show all episodes after News At Ten
Charlotte Cornwall (from Rock Follies) plays Shelley Maze, a rock singer in this
seven-
Wednesday 18th May 1983
BBC1 Max Boyce and Friends
Mary Hopkin
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Team leaders: Tony Blackburn and Deborah Appleby
The Beat
David Van Day – Young Americans Talking
Big Country.
Thursday 19th May 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates and Gary Davies
NB A live broadcast
The Daily Mirror have the Manchester United football team as making an appearance
D Train -
New Edition -
David Grant -
Blancmange -
The Beat -
Wham! -
Members of the Brighton football team with their FA Cup song playing in the background
JoBoxers -
The Police talk to Simon Bates and plug their new single Every Breath You Take
Charts 30 -
Yazoo -
Charts 19 -
The Fun Boy Three -
Charts 6 -
Spandau Ballet -
Granada No Excuses 10:45 -
Charlotte Cornwell of Rock Follies in series about a bored rock star
C4 Alter Image
Calling Hearts
Friday 20th May 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA (New York City)
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Marillion Forgotten Sons
Wah Remember, I Know There was Something
Meatloaf interview, clips from 'Dead Ringer' movie
Heaven 17 Let Me Go (promo clip)
C4 Switch
The B52s -
The Style Council -
Maze -
Saturday 21st May 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Blue Zoo
The Police interviewed by Peter Powell
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Junior
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
Sweet Dreams
Don Williams
LWT Chas N Dave’s Knees Up 7:30 -
Linda Lewis
Eric Burden – Lawdy Miss Clawdy
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Yorkshire Leeds Folk Festival
Prelude
Central Music International
ELO in concert
Sunday 22nd May 1983
BBC2 John Denver: His Guitar and His Music part two 11:40 pm -
Monday 23rd May 1983
BBC1 Film ‘83
David Bowie talks about Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
C4 Loose Talk
Aztec Camera
Tuesday 24th May 1983
BBC1 Perry Como’s Spring in San Francisco (repeat)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Bonnie Tyler
The Police
Kajagoogoo Hang On Now
UK Players
Wednesday 25th May 1983
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Team Leaders: Cheryl Baker & Bobby Dubby (from Bucks Fizz)
Blue Zoo Forgive & Forget
Yazoo Nobody's Diary
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays Stop Please Stop
BBC2 Ebony 7:35 -
Peter Tosh
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Rick Wakeman
ITV Film Fun – The Movie
A look at pop music in movies with David Essex, Cliff Richard, The Rolling Stones
Thames Simon & Garfunkel Concert In Central Park 10:40 pm -
Thursday 26th May 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6:55 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Pat Sharp
NB A shorter than normal show due to the FA Cup Final replay -
Big Country -
Chart 30 -
Manchester United -
The Style Council -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
Hot Chocolate -
Chart 9 -
The Police -
Chart 6 -
New Edition -
Forrest -
Friday 27th May 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Chicago)
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:00 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Waterboys I Will Not Follow, The Three Day Man
Eurythmics This City Never Sleeps, The Walk
Elton John I'm Still Standing, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (Promos)
Steve Miller Gangster Of Love (promo clip)
Neil Young Sample & Hold (Film Clip)
David Bowie China Girl (promo un-
Thames A Plus
Sandie Shaw
LWT James Bond -
Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney
C4 Switch
Mari Wilson
Altered Images
I Level
Saturday 28th May 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Ultravox
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Gloria Gaynor
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Ronnie Milsap
Rita Coolidge
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Sunday 29th May 1983
LWT Peter Sarsdedt: A Portrait 11:30 pm -
Central Music International
Thin Lizzy in concert
Monday 30th May 1983 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Mike Read’s Replay Selection 5:00 -
Tracey Ullman Breakaway
Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark Telegraph
Madness Our House
Goofy You Can Always Be No. 1
Bucks Fizz Run For Your Life
The Kids From Fame Friday Night
Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart
Kajagoogoo Ooh To Be Ah
Spandau Ballet True
BBC1 South East At Six
David Bowie interview
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Kajagoogoo Hang On Now
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
The Shadows
BBC2 Private Lives
Peter Skellerm
Thames The Outrageous Mille Jackson 11:45 pm -
Live in Manchester
C4 Loose Talk
Bifo
Robert Wyatt and Elvis Costello
Matt Fretton
Tuesday 31st May 1983
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
content unknown
Thames CB TV Channel 14
Kajagoogoo special
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
NB with the David Bowie China Girl promo clip edited
C4 Petula Clark Variety Special
NB Filmed in France
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
Wednesday 1st June 1983
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Police Every Breath You Take
The Fun Addicts Bad Boys
David Grant Stop & Go
BBC2 Ebony
Compilation show -
Thursday 2nd June 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn
NB A live broadcast
Wham! -
Elton John -
JoBoxers -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Las Vegas -
Booker Newbury III -
Yazoo -
Chart 30 -
Flash & The Pan -
Chart 20 -
The Style Council -
Chart 10 -
The Police -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
BBC2 Second Sight 5:35 -
UB40 (Sight & Sound In Concert)
BBC2 Food and Drink
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull on his fish farm
Central Central News
David Bowie concert report
TVS Dick Cavett Meets Abba 11:15 pm -
C4 Film On Four: Living Apart Together 9:40 -
with B A Robertson
ITN News At Ten
David Bowie concert report
Friday 3rd June 1983
BBC1 (South) Jazz In The Park
The Lennie Best Quintet with Ruth Allen
BBC1 (Northern Ireland) As I Roved Out .......... Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell
Jargon
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Hollywood
content unknown
BBC2 Out On The Floor
Play about the Northern Soul scene
BBC1 Pete Sayers Entertains
Diane Solomon
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.40 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
NB Nick Lowe might have been scheduled to appear
Roman Holliday Motormania, No Ball Games
Robert Wyatt Shipbuilding, Born Again Cretin
Computer disc demo's With Chris Sievey And Pete Shelley
Def Leppard Rock Of Ages (promo clip)
ZZ Top Gimme All Your Lovin' (promo clip)
Bob Seger Even Now (promo clip)
Donald Fagen New Frontier (promo clip)
C4 Switch
Japan -
Robert Wyatt -
Yello -
Main T Posse -
Imagination -
Saturday 4th June 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Orange Juice
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Modern Romance
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
David Essex
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Chas and Dave’s Knees Up
Lulu
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
Monday 6th June 1983
BBC2 Petula
Petula Clark in concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
C4 Loose Talk
Elvis Costello (aka The Imposter) -
Tuesday 7th June 1983
BBC1 Dean Martin, This Is Your Lunch
The Hilton Hotel, London
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 5.40 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Bucks Fizz When We Were Young
Seona Dancing (Ricky Gervais) More To Lose
China Crisis
The Bloomsbury Set
Wednesday 8th June 1983
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Team leaders: members of the group Bardo
Nick Heyward
Bucks Fizz
Kissing the Pink
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by John Peel, Dave Jensen
NB Transmission changed to Wednesday because of the General Election the following day
New version of the title sequence with a television screen is used
Twisted Sister -
David Bowie -
Ultravox -
Irene Cara -
H2O -
George Benson -
The Imposter (Elvis Costello) -
Chart 30 -
Shakatak -
Chart 20 -
Big Country -
Chart 10 -
The Police -
Rod Stewart -
Thames Jim Davidson’s Special
Roy Wood
Thursday 9th June 1983
C4 Do You Remember? 7:30 -
Stuart Henry Multiple Sclerosis appeal show
Craig Douglas
Del Shannon
Bert Weedon
Karl Denver
C4 Alter Image
Poookiesnakenburger
Friday 10th June 1983
BBC2 Pete Sayers Entertains
C4 Switch
The Bluebells -
The Style Council – (repeat)
The Undertones -
C4 Silk Cut Festival of Jazz
Peggy Lee at The Barbican, London
Saturday 11th June 1983
BBC1 Get Set
John Miles
Clare Grogan
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Chas and Dave’s Knees Up
Mike Berry – Rave On
The Flying Pickets
Monday 13th June 1983
BBC2 Petula
Part two of Petula Clark’s show with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ITV Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
C4 Loose Talk
Eddie Tenpole Tudor
Jools Holland
Tuesday 14th June 1983
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Nick Heyward Take That Situation
Freur Matters Of The Heart
China Crisis
Thames Portrait of a Legend: Rick Nelson
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Andy Williams
Thursday 16th June 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB A live broadcast
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Mike Read 7:25 -
Imagination -
Kajagoogoo -
Nick Heyward -
Shalamar -
Bucks Fizz -
The Truth -
Chart 30 -
Marillion -
Chart 20 -
Michael Jackson -
Chart 10 -
The Police -
Flash and The Pan -
BBC2 Second Sight (repeat of concert)
Level 42
C4 Alter Image
The Residents
Friday 17th June 1983
C4 Switch
Coati Mundi -
Nick Heyward –
Nona Hendrix
Talking Heads (promo clip)
The Residents (promo clip)
Malcolm McLaren (promo clip)
C4 Silk Cut Festival of Jazz
Blossom Dearie
C4 All You Out There 10:30 -
Stuart Henry documentary
Saturday 18th June 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Cava Cava
Toto Coelo
Peter Powell looks at three bands he think will succeed -
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Wall Street Crash
Grace Kennedy
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Charles Aznavour
The Chieftains
Blossom Dearie
TVS Number 73
Tom Robinson – live set
Elton John interview
LWT Chas and Dave’s Knees Up
Capt Senisible
Bernie Flint
Sunday 19th June 1983
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 9:10 -
Joni Mitchell at Wembley Arena, April 1983 (a stereo simulcast on Radio One)
LWT Ray Charles In Concert 11:00 pm -
Monday 20th June 1983
C4 Ear To The Ground (youth current affairs show)
Hazel O’Connor
Tuesday 21st June 1983
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Peter Schilling Major Tom
Ashton & Hayes Resurrection Shuffle
Dead Or Alive Mystic Circles
The Truth
Anthony Daniels from Star Wars
Thames Portrait of a Legend: Pat Boone
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Sly Stone
Wednesday 22nd June 1983
Thames Starburst
Cilla Black – Stay, Liverpool Lullaby
Thursday 23rd June 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell
NB A Live broadcast
Freeez -
Rod Stewart -
Elton John -
European charts with John Peel in Amsterdam -
Shakatak -
Chart 30 -
Simon Bates chats to cricketer Dennis Lilley
Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly -
Chart 18 -
H2O -
Chart 10 -
The Police -
ELO -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now 11:15 -
Thames A Plus
The Chieftains
Friday 24th June 1983
C4 Switch
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Marc & The Mambas -
Curtis Mayfield
C4 A Midsummer Night’s Tube 8:00 pm -
Shalamar -
Culture Club -
Robert Palmer -
Duran Duran -
The Truth -
Marillion -
King Sunny Ade -
David Bowie – retrospective and interview
Malcolm McLaren -
The Tubes -
U2 -
Elton John -
Donna Summer -
Wham! -
African music article with Robert Plant -
Saturday 25th June 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Heaven 17
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Al Jarreau
Elaine Paige
BBC1 Night Music
Rick Wakeman
Helen Reddy
TVS Number 73
content unknown
Thames Chas and Dave’s Knees Up
Clarence Frogman Henry
Sunday 25th June 1983
BBC2 Humph at 35 – But Looking Older
Humphrey Littleton’s thirty-
Monday 26th June 1983
BBC1 Mandrell Sisters (repeat)
Ronnie Milsap
The Blackwood Singers
Tuesday 28th June 1983
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Roman Holliday Don't Try To Stop It Now
Jimmy The Hoover Tantalise
Depeche Mode
The Truth Confusion
Wednesday 29th June 1983
BBC1 Scotland Today
David Bowie concert report and interview
Central Starburst
Dollar
George Melly and John Chilton’s Feetwarmers
Precious Wilson
Lance Ellington
Thursday 30th June 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Tommy Vance
Shalamar -
Heaven 17 -
Nick Heyward -
Irene Cara -
Richard Skinner talks to Jennifer Beals, star of Flashdance
Paul Young -
Chart 30 -
Tom Robinson -
Chart 16 -
Bucks Fizz -
Chart 9 -
Rod Stewart -
The Truth -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Lynn Anderson
BBC1 Nine O’Clock News
David Bowie concert report and interview
ITN News At Ten
David Bowie concert report and interview
Friday 1st July 1983
C4 Switch
Shalamar
New Edition
The Thompson Twins
C4 Festival of Jazz
Sarah Vaughan
Billy Eckstein
C4 Benjamin Zephaniah 10:30 -
C4 Performance Mick Jagger movie
Saturday 2nd July 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Wham!
Tears For Fears
BBC1 The Gift Of Love
1978 TV movie with Marie Osmond
BBC1 Night Music: Stephanie Lawrence
Phil Everly
TVS Number 73
content unknown
LWT Chas and Dave Knees Up
Lonnie Donegan
Monday 4th July 1983
BBC1 Roy Clark’s Travelling Music Show (repeat)
Dana
BBC2 Cliff Richard 8:30 -
In concert with the Royal Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall
Tuesday 5th July 1983
BBC1 Freddie Starr Showcase
The Belle Stars
Mari Wilson
Thames A Plus
The Belle Stars
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat)
The Police
C4 Black On Black
Jimmy Cliff
Wednesday 6th July 1983
Thames A Plus
Gil Evans
Central Starburst
Amii Stewart
Thursday 7th July 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by John Peel, Dave Jensen (dressed as The Blues Brothers)
Roman Holliday -
Mary Jane Girls -
Iron Maiden -
Freeez -
ELO -
The Cure -
Jimmy The Hoover -
Charts 30 -
The Eurythmics -
Chart 20 -
The Funk Masters -
Chart 10 -
Rod Stewart -
Mike Oldfield -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now! 10:40 -
No other musical guests
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Marti Webb
BBC2 Riverside
Seagulls on the Cable -
Friday 8th July 1983
BBC2 Pete Sayers Entertains
Diane Solomon
C4 Switch
Pete Shelley -
Spear Of Destiny -
Marc & The Mambas -
Bananarama
C4 Unforgettable 8:00 -
Bo Diddley
Mud
C4 Jazz On Four: The Wizard of Waukesha
Les Paul documentary
C4 Well Being Special: Walking The Tightrope Living With Diabetes
Mari Wilson
Saturday 9th July 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Musical Youth
BBC1 Night Music: Labi Siffre
TVS Number 73
The Belle Stars
Monday 11th July 1983
BBC1 Roy Clark’s Travelling Music Show (repeat)
Suzi Quatro
Tuesday 12th July 1983
BBC1 Freddie Starr Showcase 7:45 -
10cc
BBC2 Diane Solomon Entertains
B A Robertson
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
content unknown
Granada The Video Entertainers 7:00 -
Christopher Cross No Time For Talk
The Tremeloes Words
Marti Webb I'm Not That Kind Of Girl
Wednesday 13th July 1983
Central Starburst
Randy Edelman
Grace Kennedy
The Nolans
Kate Robbins
Thursday 14th July 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Peter Powell
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Malcolm Mclaren -
Peter Powell plugs the Top Of The Pops t-
Paul Young -
USA chart with Jonathan King at Seaside Heights, New Jersey -
Heaven 17 -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Chart 30 -
Bananarama -
Chart 20 -
Sylvian & Sakamoto -
Chart 10 -
Rod Stewart -
Donna Summer -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Chaka Khan
Friday 15th July 1983
C4 Switch
The B52’s (repeat)
Defunkt
Soft Cell
Gwen Guthrie
C4 Unforgettable
Wayne Fontana
Crispin St Peters
C4 Jazz on Four
Talmadge Fallow
Saturday 16th July 1983
BBC1 Get Set
Depeche Mode
Boy George interview
BBC1 Night Music
Helen Reddy
Gerad Kenney
TVS Number 73
content unknown
ITV The Tube Return Ticket 12:40 -
Culture Club, Yazoo, Mari Wilson, Eric Burdon
Monday 18th July 1983
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
ITN News
The Beatles at Abbey Road article (three different)
Tuesday 19th July 1983
BBC1 Freddie Starr Showcase
Morrissey-
The Nolans
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
The state of the British music scene special with Tim and Jo Rice, Paul Gambaccini
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz: Rock And Pop Awards Show 4:20 -
Spandau Ballet Gold
The Eurythmics Who's That Girl
Kim Wilde Love Blonde
Depeche Mode Everything Counts
Granada The Video Entertainers
Sacha Distel Satin Doll
Barney Kessel
Wednesday 20th July 1983
Central Starburst
Chas and Dave
C4 The Beggar’s Opera
Paul Jones as MacHeath
Thursday 21st July 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Pat Sharp
NB Savile is again wearing an old yellow Top of the Pops t-
Jimmy The Hoover -
The Eurythmics -
Shakin' Stevens -
Roman Holliday -
The Police -
Freeez -
Chart 30 -
Gary Byrd & The GB Experience -
Chart 20 -
The Cure -
Chart 10 -
Paul Young -
Clubhouse -
Friday 22nd July 1983
LWT South Of Watford 11:30 pm -
David Bowie -
C4 Switch
Elvis Costello – live
Animal Nightlife
Yello
C4 Jazz On Four: Meeting of the Spirits (repeat)
Larry Coryell, John MacLaughlin, Paco DeLucia at the Royal Albert Hall 1979
C4 Unforgettable
Brian Poole
The Platters
Saturday 23th July 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Modern Romance
BBC1 Night Music
The Stylistics
Angie Gold
TVS Number 73
ITV The Tube Return Ticket
C4 Hot For Dogs 6:00 -
Directed by Mike Mansfield
Sunday 24th July 1983
LWT Summer Arts Festival 1983 2:15 -
Kim Wilde
John Cooper-
Peter Skellern
Monday 25th July 1983
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Jim Stafford
Dottie West
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Barry Mason, Andy Hill, Stephanie DeSykes
Central News
Jet Harris article
Tuesday 26th July 1983
BBC1 Freddie Starr Showcase
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 Dean Martin’s Comedy Classics
Granada Hold Tight! 4:20 -
Musical Youth Tell Me Why
The Thompson Twins Watching
Granada The Video Entertainers
Helen Shapiro Let Yourself Go
Peter Skellern They All Laughed
The Tom Robinson Band War Baby
Wednesday 27th July 1983
Central Starburst
Sacha Distel
The Nolans
Thursday 28th July 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Mike Read & Janice Long
KC & The Sunshine Band -
Depeche Mode -
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
The Creatures -
The Lotus Eaters -
Malcolm McLaren -
Robert Plant -
Chart 30 -
George Benson -
Chart 20 -
Bananarama -
Chart 10 -
Paul Young -
Heaven 17 -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Marie Osmond
Friday 29th July 1983
C4 Switch
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Cabaret Voltaire -
The Lotus Eaters -
C4 Unforgettable
Georgie Fame
Helen Shapiro
C4 Jazz on Four 12:15 -
Pat Metheney
Saturday 30th July 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Kim Wilde
BBC1 The Main Attraction
Shakin’ Stevens
Modern Romance
BBC1 Night Music
Tina Cross
John Miles
BBC2 Bucks Fizz 7:05 -
TVS Number 73
content unknown
ITV The Tube Return Ticket 11:30 pm -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
C4 Hot For Dogs 6:00 -
Imagination
Monday 1st August 1983
Granada World In Action: The Race Against Reagan
Stevie Wonder
Tuesday 2nd August 1983
BBC1 Freddie Starr Showcase
Jujuka
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
King Sunny Ade
Spandau Ballet
Granada Hold Tight!
Paul Haig Never Give Up
Altered Images
Thames Kim Wilde -
Documentary about first tour
Granada The Video Entertainers
Paul Brady
C4 The Ride of Jessie Hallam 1981 TV movie
with Johnny Cash
Wednesday 3rd August 1983
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Rod Argent
Central Starburst
Gene Pitney
The New Vaudeville Band
Thursday 4th August 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
Hosted by John Peel, Mike Smith
Wham! -
The Police -
Kim Wilde -
Galaxy with Phil Fearon -
Elton John -
Tracie -
Chart 30 -
Bruce Foxton -
Chart 20 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Chart 10 -
Paul Young -
Hosts are joined by Gary Byrd -
Gary Byrd & The GB Experinece -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now
Lala Falana
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Demis Roussos
Friday 5th August 1983
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Gary Byrd
C4 Switch
Elvis Costello -
The Style Council -
Coati Mundi -
Paul Young
The Farmers Boys
Spandau Ballet -
C4 Unforgettable
Mark Wynter
The Glitter Band
C4 Jazz on Four
Six guitarists
Saturday 6th August 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
The Lotus Eaters
BBC1 The Main Attraction
The Belle Stars
BBC1 Night Music 10:40 -
Rick Wakeman with Robert Powell
BBC2 Billy Ifield Swings
Australian singer
TVS Number 73
content unknown
ITV The Tube Return Ticket
Bananarama, The Rolling Stones
C4 Hot For Dogs
Spandau Ballet
Sunday 7th August 1983
BBC2 Roxy Music 9:00 -
C4 Song By Song by Johnny Mercer (repeat of ITV show)
Monday 8th August 1983
BBC2 Motives
Petula Clark talks to Dr Anthony Clare
Granada The Starlight Ballroom 8:00 -
Alvin Stardust stars in drama as a big band leader Umberto Rossi with Lynsey De Paul playing his girlfriend
Tuesday 9th August 1983
BBC1 The Freddie Starr Showcase
The Shadows
Chopper Harris (singing group)
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Harvey and the Wallbangers
Granada Hold Tight!
The Farmers Boys For you
David Grant Watching you watching me
Granada The Video Entertainers
The Albion Band Love Is Like A Railway Station
The Dolly Dots All The Roses
Harvey and the Wallbangers Mr Bassman
Lulu Harden My Heart
Wednesday 10th August 1983
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Ray Davies
Central Starburst
Bucks Fizz
Thursday 11th August 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Tommy Vance
David Grant -
The Style Council -
Level 42 -
Spandau Ballet -
The Creatures -
The Lotus Eaters -
Chart 30 -
Depeche Mode -
Chart 20 -
Robert Plant -
Chart 10 -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
Herbie Hancock -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Friday 12th August 1983
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
Frankie Vaughan interview
C4 Switch
UB40 -
Paul Young
Freeze
Big Country
C4 Unforgettable
Desmond Dekkar
The Rockin’ Berries
Saturday 13th August 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Paul Weller
Paul Jones reads a tale from the Arabian Nights
BBC1 The Main Attraction
Sammy Cahn
Acker Bilk
TVAM Summer Run
Paul Young
TVS Number 73
content unknown
ITV The Tube Return Ticket 11:25 pm -
Tik and Tok, The Rolling Stones, Bad News, The Jam, Twisted Sister
C4 Hot For Dogs
Spandau Ballet
C4 Da Doo Ron Ron: The Phil Spector Story 7:35 -
Darlene Love, Rodney Bingenheimer
Monday 15th August 1983
BBC1 The Six Fifty-
Rod Argent
Tuesday 16th August 1983
BBC1 Freddie Starr Showcase
Bonnie Tyler
C4 Black On Black
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Relator
Explainer
Granada Hold Tight!
Depeche Mode Everything Counts
Kim Wilde Love Blonde
Thames Musical Youth 4:45 -
CBTV special
Granada The Video Entertainers
Gloria Gaynor Even A Fool Would Let Go
Prelude
Wednesday 17th August 1983
BBC2 Good Time George
George Melly
Elaine Delmar
Thames Yarwood In Town 8:00 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Thursday 18th August 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6:50 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Gary Davies
The Kinks -
Wham! -
Kim Wilde -
Elton John -
Modern Romance -
Galaxy With Phil Fearon -
Chart 30 -
Tracie -
Chart 20 -
Madness -
Chart 10 -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
Kraftwerk -
BBC1 Tom Jones Now
Dionne Warwick
Granada Born in The 60s -
Lisa Stansfield special
Thames Portrait of a Legend: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
C4 Goldie and Kids Listen To Us (Goldie Hawn TV special)
Barry Manilow
Friday 19th August 1983
BBC2 Mr Moonlight
Frankie Vaughan documentary
BBC2 The Six Fifty-
David Essex
C4 Switch
Edwin Starr live
The Kane Gang live
New Edition
Victor Romero-
C4 Unforgettable
Chicory Tip
Kathy Kirby
C4 Jazz On Four
Larry Coryell
Saturday 20th August 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
The Belle Stars
BBC1 The Main Attraction
Eartha Kitt
TVAM Summer Run
Buster Bloodvessel of Bad Manners
ITV The Tube Return Ticket
C4 Hot For Dogs
Kim Wilde
Tuesday 23rd August 1983
BBC2 Pop Carnival 6:50 -
Big Country
Granada Hold Tight! 4:20 -
Dreams -
H2O -
Jools Holland
Thames Duran Duran 4:45 -
Filmed in France
Granada The Video Entertainers
Bertice Reading This Is My Life
Wednesday 24th August 1983
BBC2 Pop Carnival 6:40 -
Tears For Fears at Brunel University
BBC2 Good Time George
George Melly
BBC2 Sing Country 10:25 -
Tammy Wynette
Ronnie Prophet
Ed Bruce
Tom Gribbin
Wendel Adkins
Thursday 25th August 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6:55 -
NB A live broadcast
Hosted by Mike Smith, Simon Bates
David Grant -
Rod Stewart -
Carmel -
USA chart with Jonathan King at Shea Stadium, New York -
UB40 -
Chart 30 -
Shalamar -
Chart 20 -
Level 42 -
Chart 10 -
The Style Council -
Chart 2 -
Two of The Stray Cats with the hosts
KC & The Sunshine Band -
BBC2 Pop Carnival 6:15 -
Nick Heyward at Sefton Park, Liverpool
Friday 26th August 1983
BBC2 Pop Carnival 6:55 -
Jo Boxers at Brunel University
C4 Switch
The The
The Stray Cats
Special AKA
C4 Unforgettable
Ronnie Carroll
The Four Pennies
C4 Jazz on Four
The Bruce Turner Jump Band
Saturday 27th August 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Jo Boxers’s Dig Wayne
BBC1 The Main Attraction
The Shadows, Kajagoogoo
BBC2 Rock Around The Clock
3:15 pm intro with David Hepworth, Mark Ellen, Anne Nightingale, Steve Blacknell
Promos are from the Video Vote, a choice of twenty promo clips, voted for by phone
Queen -
3:25 Roman Holliday live at the Regal Theatre, Hitchen
David Bowie -
4:00 Robert Nesta Marley (Ebony documentary)
Meat Loaf -
4:35 Rock Pop In Concert: Ultravox
4:55 Rock Pop In Concert: Robert Palmer
Both the above live at Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, 2nd July 1983
5:25 Australia Now documentary with Men At Work, Midnight Oil, Mental As Anything, Little River Band, Split Enz, Icehouse, No Fixed Address
Madness -
6:25 Duran Duran at Hammersmith Odeon
The Jam -
7:30 All This And World War Two movie
The Jacksons -
9:00 10CC live at the Regal Theatre, Hitchen
The Sex Pistols -
9:30 Randy Newman On Tour documentary
Led Zeppelin -
10:25 Spandau Ballet Over Britain documentary
The Beatles -
11:00 pm American Graffiti movie
12:55 am Airplay 9th June 1982 documentary on New York radio station WNEW-
Frank Zappa -
1:50 Guitar Heroes: Eric Clapton (1977 Old Grey Whistle Test Jubilee concert)
2:35 Guitar Heroes: Jimi Hendrix The Movie
3:25 Deadman’s Curve (Jan & Dean TV movie biopic)
Adam & The Ants -
5:00 The Police In The East
The Clash -
5:55 And So To Bed
Lynyrd Skynyrd -
6:15 am scheduled finish
TVS Genesis In America 11:20 pm -
C4 Hot For Dogs
John Miles
Sunday 28th August 1983
BBC2 Good Time George
George Melly
Acker Bilk
Monday 29th August 1983 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Hey Look…That’s Me
A look at new band Laughter In The Garden
BBC1 Knockout Star Gala
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Compilation with Culture Club
BBC2 Musical Youth -
C4 Bugsy -
Michael Dolenz
Tuesday 30th August 1983
Granada Hold Tight!
Kajagoogoo
Thorn (seen listed)
The Cherry Boys Falling
Paul Young Come back and stay (Young was stung by a wasp during recording)
Thames Kajagoogoo Special (repeat)
C4 The Land Of Look Behind
Reggae in Jamaica society documentary with Gregory Isaacs, Matabaruka, Bob Marley’s funeral
C4 The Oshima Gang
The making of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence with David Bowie
Wednesday 31st August 1983
BBC1 South East At Six
Sotheby’s Rock Memorabilia article
BBC2 Good Time George
Memphis Slim
BBC2 40 Minutes: Rocky Circus (repeat)
Gary Glitter
Thursday 1st September 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:40 -
Hosted by David Jensen, John Peel (dressed as cowboys)
NB A live broadcast
Modern Romance -
Madness -
Gary Numan -
European chart with John Peel in Paris -
Genesis -
Chart 30 -
Big Country -
Chart 21 -
The Stray Cats -
Chart 10 -
UB40 -
New Order -
BBC1 Frank Sinatra -
BBC2 Sing Country
The Burrito Brothers
Billie Jo Spears
Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers
Billy Walker
Friday 2nd September 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Peter Brown and Stephen Gaines talk about The Love You Make book about The Beatles
C4 Switch (last edition)
The Style Council
Galaxy
Blancmange
Jo Boxers
C4 Unforgettable
The Allisons
New Vaudeville Band
C4 Jazz on Four
Archie Schepp
The Paul Hart Quintet
Saturday 3rd September 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Toyah
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show (first in new series)
Theme by Gary Kemp
The Bee Gees
Ryan Paris -
BBC1 Three Of A Kind (first in new series)
Bonnie Tyler
Central The Saturday Show (first in new series)
Hosted by Tommy Boyd
David Bowie – promo
Paul Young -
TVS The Who -
C4 Video Video
In the first of a series, regular host Adam Faith looks at the video recorder revolution
Sunday 4th September 1983
BBC1 Olivia Newton-
Granada The Flying Pickets -
Monday 5th September 1983
BBC2 Riverside (first in new series)
Paul Weller talks about Respond Records with Tracie, The Questions
The Armoury Show (with Richard Jobson)
Tuesday 6th September 1983
BBC2 The Shout 1979 movie music by Banks and Rutherford of Genesis
BBC2 Sing Country
Bill Monroe
Granada Hold Tight!
Classix Nouveau Forever And A Day
Pookiesnackenburger Pudgy Boy
C4 Loose Talk 10:45 -
Hosted by Steve Taylor, from the Albany Theatre, Deptford
Wednesday 7th September 1983
C4 Jazz on Four
content unknown
Thursday 8th September 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Peter Powell
NB A live broadcast
Heaven 17 -
Rod Stewart -
Annabel Lamb -
Status Quo -
JoBoxers -
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack -
Chart 30 -
Ryan Paris -
Chart 20 -
Paul Young -
Chart 10 -
UB40 -
Level 42 -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert (first in new series)
Simple Minds (Newcastle)
BBC2 Sing Country
Bobby Bare
Friday 9th September 1983
C4 Ladybirds 9:15 -
Lyndsey De Paul
Saturday 10th September 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
NB There was a near fatal car crash stunt at Santa Pod raceway performed on this week’s show
content unknown
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Big Country
Central Saturday Show
Limahl
Gary Numan
LWT The Krankies Club
Suzi Quatro
Modern Romance
LWT 25th Anniversary of the Marquee 11:50 pm -
Hosted by Dave Dee
LWT The Ohsima Gang: The Making of Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence
David Bowie
TVS Pink Floyd at Pompeii
Sunday 11th September 1983
BBC2 Barry at Blenheim (Barry Manilow) 7:15 – 8:00 pm
Monday 12th September 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Tom Jones
BBC1 Film 83 11:00 -
George Harrison interviewed on set of Handmade movie Bullshot
BBC2 Riverside 7:00 -
APB
The Residents -
Peter Murphy -
BBC2 Johnny Mathis 9:25 – 10:20 pm
Natalie Cole
Tuesday 13th September 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Mel Torme and George Shearing
Granada Hold Tight!
Big Country Chance
Toyah Rebel run
Thames Entertainment Express
Jose Feliciano
Lynsey DePaul
C4 Loose Talk
Howard Jones -
Wednesday 14th September 1983
BBC2 Eight Days A Week 6:05 -
Hosted by Robin Denslowe
Panel -
C4 Jazz on Four
Freddie Hubbard
Pete King Quartet
Thursday 15th September 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Janice Long
NB Only three new clips in this weeks' show
Kajagoogoo -
Jimmy Savile chats to Boy George
Culture Club -
Genesis -
David Essex -
Big Country -
The Truth -
Chart 30 -
Cliff Richard -
Chart 20 -
Modern Romance -
Chart 8 -
UB40 -
Monyaka -
BBC1 Tommy Steele – This Is Your Lunch 9:25 – 10:00 pm
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Men at Work live in Ontario
BBC2 Sing Country
Boxcar Willie
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show 9:00 -
Friday 16th September 1983
C4 Ladybirds
Barbara Dickson
Saturday 17th September 1983
BBC1 Get Set Picture Show
Nick Beggs and Jez Strode from Kajagoogoo
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Sacha Distel
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Lynsey DePaul
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
LWT The Krankies Club
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
Lisa Stansfield
LWT Profiles In Rock: Roger Daltrey
LWT Pink Floyd at Pompeii
TVS Joe Cocker On Tour
Sunday 18th September 1983
BBC1 The Old Grey Whistle Test
The Fun Boy Three 1:55 -
BBC2 Barry at Blenheim part two
Barry Manilow
Monday 19th September 1983
BBC2 Riverside
The Mystery Girls -
King Kurt -
Tom Robinson – interview
Gary Numan – Host Steve Blacknell takes a trip in his plane
ITV Alphabet Zoo (first of 27 shows)
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 20th September 1983
BBC1 South East At Six
Ronnie Lane’s ARMS Group -
BBC1 Harty 7:05 -
Kenny Everett
Granada Hold Tight!
Endgames Love cares
Nick Heyward Blue hat for a blue day
Thames Entertainment Express
Jack Jones
C4 Loose Talk
Paul Young
Wednesday 21st September 1983
BBC1 Russell Harty
Paul Young
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel -
C4 Aliey Celebrates Ellington
NB The Alvin Aliey Dance Company
Gladys Knight
Thursday 22nd September 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
NB Public Image Limited were scheduled to appear but couldn't make it, so The Alarm were booked to replace them
Hosted by Mike Read, Simon Bates
Howard Jones -
David Bowie -
Hot Chocolate -
Toyah -
The Alarm -
Nick Heyward -
Status Quo -
Chart 30 -
Soft Cell -
Chart 20 -
Heaven 17 -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Hot Streak -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
King Sunny Ade
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
U2
C4 World Disco Dancing Championships
Compare: Leee John (Imagination)
C4 A Frame With Davis
Steve Davis snooker match
Frankie Vaughan
Friday 23rd September 1983
TVS The Flying Pickets
C4 Ladybirds
Bonnie Tyler
Saturday 24th September 1983
BBC1 Get Set For Summer
Cy Curnin (The Fixx)
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Leo Sayer and Glenn Gregory help to break the record for the quickest journey from Paris to London
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
The Style Council -
Central Saturday Show
Perfect Stranger
LWT Presenting Price
Alan Price
LWT The Krankies Club
The Rockin’ Berries
C4 Four Track Live 10:00 pm -
Hosted by Richard Digence, Steve Strange
All acts do a thirty minute set, live from Shepton Mallett Festival
Big Country
Strawbs
The Belle Stars
Sally Oldfield
UB40
David Essex
Monday 26th September 1983
BBC2 Riverside
Eddie & Sunshine
John Foxx
Mick Karn and Midge Ure
Tuesday 27th September 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 Russell Harty
Wham!
BBC1 Roger Whittaker In Kenya 10:40 – 11:35 pm
Granada Hold Tight!
Lotus Eaters You Don't Need Someone New
The Truth A Step In The Right Direction
Thames Entertainment Express
Patti Boulaye
Wall Street Crash
C4 Loose Talk
A Certain Ratio and Tony Wilson -
Thereze Bazar
Wednesday 28th September 1983
BBC1 Harty
Buck Fizz
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel -
BBC2 Peter Paul & Mary 7:40 -
Live at the Southport Theatre
Thames The Morecambe and Wise Show
Stutz Bear Cats
Thursday 29th September 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Tommy Vance
Black Lace -
David Essex -
Tracey Ullman -
Travis chats to new Radio One DJ Mark Hayes
George Benson -
Monyaka -
Kajagoogoo -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Hollywood -
Chart 30 -
Unique -
Chart 20 -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Public Image Limited -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert 10:40 -
Stevie Nicks (Wilshire Theatre, Los Angeles)
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
content unknown
C4 Malibu World Disco Dance Championships
C4 The Entertainers
Chris Rea
Roman Holliday
Friday 30th September 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Gary Numan
Dreams
BBC1 International Battle Of The Pop Bands 6:45 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Judges: Robin Gibb, Kim Wilde, Carlene Carter, Tony Visconti, Paul Gambaccini
UK entry: The Sugar Ray Five
Saturday 1st October 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9:00 am -
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Agnetha, Meat Loaf
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Roman Holliday
BBC2 Tony Sings and Buddy Swings (repeat)
Tony Bennet and Buddy Rich
Central Saturday Show
Cutting Edge
LWT The Krankies Club
Modern Romance
LWT The Boomtown Rats 1:00 am -
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
C4 Four For Tonight 11:00 -
Directed by Michael Dolenz
Monday 3rd October 1983
BBC2 Riverside
Steve Jansen article about trip to Japan with Riurychi Sakamoto, Ippu Do
Nick Heyward
Tuesday 4th October 1983
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Bobby Goldsboro
The Bellamy Brothers
TVAM Through The Keyhole
Billy J Kramer
Granada Hold Tight!
Ralph McTell Zoo, Zoo, Zoo
Roman Holliday Motor mania
Thames Entertainment Express
The Platters
C4 Loose Talk
Steve Walsh
Wednesday 5th October 1983
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel -
Thursday 6th October 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel (dressed as Roman soldiers)
Freeez -
David Bowie -
Depeche Mode -
Meat Loaf -
Nick Heyward -
Howard Jones -
David Grant -
Chart 30 -
The Alarm -
Chart 18 -
New Order -
Chart 9 -
Culture Club -
The Rocksteady Crew -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert: Thomas Dolby 11:25 pm -
Live at Riverside Studio
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
Duran Duran
Friday 7th October 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Big Country Chance
Nick Heyward Blue Hat for a Blue Day
BBC1 Show Business 6:50 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Sally James, Richard Skinner
C4 Ladybirds
Beatrice Reading
Saturday 8th October 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Leo Sayer
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Kenny Rogers
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 Three Of A Kind
Junior
Central Saturday Show
Kajagoogoo
LWT The Krankies Club
Linda Lewis, Roman Holliday
Monday 10th October 1983
BBC2 Riverside
Paul Haig
New Order interviewed at the Hacienda
Bill Nelson -
Tuesday 11th October 1983
BBC1 Russell Harty
Sheena Easton
BBC1 Olivia Newton-
Live in Utah
TVAM Good Morning Britain
David Essex
Granada Hold Tight!
The Belle Stars The Entertainer
Cruella De Ville Gypsy Girl
Thames Entertainment Express
Billy Jo Spears
C4 Loose Talk
Pete Townshend
Wednesday 12th October 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Rick Wakeman -
BBC1 Russell Harty
Boy George
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
content unknown
BBC2 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames 9:30 -
Thursday 13th October 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Richard Skinner
Roman Holliday -
Tracey Ullman -
Black Lace -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
George Benson -
Bucks Fizz -
Chart 30 -
Lydia Murdock -
Chart 20 -
Lionel Richie -
Chert 10 -
Culture Club -
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
King Crimson (Frejus, France 1982)
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Friday 14th October 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Junior
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 Show Business
The Bee Gees interview
C4 Ladybirds
Jane Birkin
Saturday 15th October 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Boy George – interview
Musical Youth
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Adam Ant
Randy Crawford
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
LWT The Krankies Club
Mari Wilson
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll 11:30 pm 12:30 am
compilation
Channel Osibisa In Concert
C4 Video Video
Adam Faith
Tyne Tees Presenting Price
Alan Price at the Newcastle City Hall with guest Eric Burden
Monday 17th October 1983
BBC2 Riverside
Brian Eno
Jane
Billie McKenzie
Steveo (of Some Bizarre Records)
Marilyn
Tuesday 18th October 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Cilla Black interview
Rick Wakeman
BBC1 Harty
John Denver
Granada Hold Tight!
Naked Eyes Voices
Passion Puppets Promises, promises
Thames Entertainment Express
Gloria Gaynor
The Bachelors
C4 Loose Talk
Tom Waits talks to Ian Hislop
Wednesday 19th October 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Brenda Lee
BBC1 Russell Harty
David Essex
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Steve Miller (Pine Knob, Michegan)
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel -
BBC2 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames 9:30 -
Thames Name That Tune
Resident singer: Maggie Moon
Thursday 20th October 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Janice Long
David Grant -
The Rocksteady Crew -
Howard Jones -
Billy Joel -
Gary Numan -
Freeez -
Elton John -
Chart 30 -
Depeche Mode -
Chart 20 -
Men Without Hats -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Meat Loaf – Midnight At The Lost and Found (playout record and audience dancing)
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
The Thompson Twins
BBC2 Simply Simon (repeat 27 December 1975)
Paul Simon special
Friday 21st October 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Leo Sayer
BBC1 Crackerjack
Haircut 100 So Tired
BBC1 Show Business
C4 Rockers Roadshow 9:15 -
Hosted by Mikey Dread
From the Trinity Hall, Bristol
Black Roots
Talisman
Saturday 22nd October 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Adam Ant
Nick Heyward
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Duran Duran
BBC1 Carrott’s Lib
The Animals
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
TSW Osibisa In Concert
LWT Black Sabbath 1:05 am -
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
TVS DJ (first in new series)
Hosted by Dave Jensen
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll
Sunday 23rd October 1983
BBC1 Top Secret
Lynsey DePaul
BBC1 Omnibus: Profile of Roger Daltrey 9:55 -
Monday 24th October 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Revillos
BBC2 Riverside
Phillip Glass
The Glove (Robert Smith and Budgie)
Tuesday 25th October 1983
Granada Hold Tight!
Musical Youth compete against their old school, Duddeston Manor plus Never Gonna Give You Up
Pookiesnackenburger Pudgy boy
Paul Young Come Back And Stay
C4 Loose Talk
Tom Robinson, Simon Napier-
Wednesday 26th October 1983
BBC1 Harty
The Three Degrees
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel -
Thursday 27th October 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Tony Blackburn
King Kurt -
Lionel Richie -
Musical Youth -
Olivia Newton-
Duran Duran -
The Cure -
Will Powers -
Chart 30 -
Adam Ant -
Chart 20 -
UB40 -
Chart 10 -
Culture Club -
Shalamar -
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
content unknown
C4 The World Disco Dancing Championships
content unknown
Friday 28th October 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Natasha I Want You To Be My Baby
Cutting Edge Lonesome Cowboy
BBC1 Show Business
Hosted by Mike Smith
Reporteres: Sally James, Anneka Rice, Richard Skinner
BBC1 My Kind Of Music
Lulu
Shakin’ Stevens
C4 The Tube 5:30 -
Hosted by Jools Holland, Leslie Ash (covering for Paula Yates who was on maternity leave)
Mick Jagger -
Public Image Limited -
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -
Billy Bragg -
Paul Young & The Royal Family -
The Eurythmics -
Tina Turner -
The Police -
Swans Way -
Pete Frame -
The Pretenders – (promo clip)
The Eurythmics -
The Sex Pistols (film clip)
Z Z Top (promo clip)
Eddy Grant (promo clip)
Marc Bolan (film clip)
Fats Waller (film clip)
Plus French and Saunders, Len Fairclough, Mark Mywurdz
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Cool Running
Restriction
Rainbow Steel Band
Saturday 29th October 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Llmahl
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Madness -
Paul & Linda McCartney -
Olivia Newton-
BBC2 The Beggars Opera 8:00 -
Roger Daltrey as MacHeath
TVS DJ
content unknown
TVAM Data Run
Elvis Costello in Glasgow
TSW No Nukes Festival 11:15 pm -
Central Saturday Show
Cliff Richard chat
Gary Numan backstage
LWT Punchlines
Joe Brown
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll
content unknown
LWT John Watts 1:00 am – end (on his European tour)
Sunday 30th October 1983
BBC2 Did You See…?
David Essex
Monday 31st October 1983
BBC1 Film ‘83
Location report on Kenny Everett’s film ‘Bloodbath at the House of Death’
BBC2 Riverside
The Specimen at the Bat Cave Club
Danielle Dax
Tuesday 1st November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Cliff Richard interview
BBC1 Russell Harty
Robin Gibb
BBC2 Rock School 6:40 -
The Bass with John Taylor of Duran Duran, John Entwistle
BBC2 Barclay James Harvest 7:05 -
Live in Berlin
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Eurythmics Right By Your Side
Adam Ant Puss In Boots
Melanie Every Breath Of The Way
Thames Des O’Connor Tonight
Tom Jones
C4 Loose Talk
The The -
Wednesday 2nd November 1983
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel -
BBC2 Entertainment USA first in second series (San Francisco)
David Bowie
Bo Diddley
Jimi Hendrix article
Thursday 3rd November 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Mike Read
NB A live broadcast
ABC -
Donna Summer & Musical Youth -
Elton John -
Peter Powell says happy birthday to one of the cameramen
The Police -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Mike Read teaches Peter Powell the Status Quo chord on a guitar
Status Quo -
Chart 30 -
Madness -
Chart 20 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Chart 10 -
Billy Joel -
Men Without Hats -
BBC2 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
content unknown
C4 The Malibu World Disco Dancing Championships
content unknown
C4 Ian Dury 11:45 pm -
Documentary
Friday 4th November 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Modern Romance
David Joseph
BBC1 Show Business
content unknown
C4 The Tube
Jools Holland and Tony Fletcher
Elvis Costello -
Eddie Grant live set
Jonathan Perkins -
SPK -
Kitchenware Records -
The Smiths -
Tracie Young -
The Pretenders -
Jools Holland (promo clip)
Wham (promo clip)
Eddy Grant (promo clip)
Spandau Ballet (promo clip)
Jacksons (promo clip)
Style Council (promo clip)
Madness (promo clip)
Godley & Creme (promo clip)
Meat Loaf (promo clip)
Pete Townsend (promo clip)
The Weather Girls (promo clip)
Aretha Franklin (promo clip)
The Equals Stand Up & Be Counted film clip
Plus French and Saunders
C4 Paul Hogan’s England
Bucks Fizz
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Saturday 5th November 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Eddie Grant
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Elton John
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
LWT No Nukes Festival 12:50 am -
Bad Manners, Steel Pulse live in Holland
Granada Pop Goes Guy Fawlkes 11:05 -
Hosted by Gary Byrd from Alton Towers
Dave Edmunds
Culture Club
Spandau Balley
Roman Holliday
Carmel
Sunday 6th November 1983
Granada Pop Goes Guy Fawlkes (thirty minute edited version)
Monday 7th November 1983
BBC2 Riverside
Compilation show -
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Sammy Davis Jr
Tuesday 8th November 1983
BBC1 Harty
ABC
BBC2 Rock School
Deirdre Cartwright (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (drums) and Henry Thomas (bass)
with Wilko Johnson, Neil Murray, Bootsy Collins, Bernard Edwards, Iain Paice, Carl Palmer, Sly Dunbar
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
content unknown
Thames Des O’Connor Tonight
Elaine Paige
C4 Loose Talk
Tom Robinson
Jo Boxers
Wednesday 9th November 1983
BBC2 Harty
The Belle Stars
BBC2 Entertainment USA (NYC)
The Police -
C4 Shampw 11:05 -
Film made by band Bando
Thursday 10th November 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by John Peel, Dave Jensen (dressed as Robin Hood's merry men)
Musical Youth -
Adam Ant -
Marilyn -
The Eurythmics -
Chart 30 -
Limahl -
Chart 19 -
The Cure -
Chart 9 -
Billy Joel -
Joy Division -
C4 The Malibu World Disco Dancing Championships
content unknown
Friday 11th November 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Thompson Twins
Jimmy The Hoover
BBC1 Show Business
George Michael
Modern Romance
BBC2 The Innes Book of Records (repeat)
Neil Innes
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Walkers Whatever Happened To The Party Groove
Kim Wilde Dancing In The Dark
Blancmange That’s Love That Is
C4 The Tube
Ray Davies -
The Assembly -
The Rolling Stones -
Mick Jagger and Julien temple -
Dennis Brown -
The Fixx -
The Call -
Wham
Carmel live set
Plus Mark Miwurdz
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Denym
Gerant Jarman
Saturday 12th November 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
JoBoxers
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Status Quo
Central Saturday Show
Chas and Dave
TVS Profiles In Rock: Supertramp
TVS DJ
Tracie
Sunday 13th November 1983
BBC1 Top Secret
Lynsey DePaul
LWT The Royal Variety Show
The Rock Steady Crew
Monday 13th November 1983
BBC2 Sussex Folk Plus Jamboree
Prelude
Diz Disley
Peter Rowan
Tuesday 14th November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Boxcar Willie
BBC2 Rock School
Drums: Carl Palmer
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Limahl Only For Love
Eddy Grant Till I Can't Take Love No More
ABC That Was Then But This Is Now
Thames Des O’Connor
Sheila Ferguson
Wednesday 16th November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Kay Starr
Mike Batt
BBC1 Harty
Toyah
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Hawaii
George Benson
BBC2 Arena: Eddie Cochran -
Joe Brown, Sharon Sheely
Thursday 17th November 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Gary Davies
Aztec Camera -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Double Dutch team from Conneticutt chat to Jimmy Savile
Madness -
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -
Chart 30 -
The Assembly -
Chart 20 -
The Rolling Stones -
Chart 10 -
Billy Joel -
Michael Jackson -
BBC1 Barabara Mandrell
Jerry Reed
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Stevie Wonder
Friday 18th November 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Blue Zoo
Haywoode
BBC1 Show Business
Ringo Starr -
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:15 pm -
Billy Joel -
NB scheduled to be Whistle Test On The Road (first of six shows) The Truth live at Aston University, Birmingham
C4 The Tube
Simon Napier Bell article with John Platt and The Yardbirds -
REM -
Z Z Top -
Bucks Fizz
Hull / Humberside – article
Wham! -
Ozzy Osbourne (dressed as Dracula) interview and Bark At The Moon (promo clip)
Jackson Browne promo clip
Clips of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Marcia & The Modettes
Jackie Kenton
Pegasus
Hyson Green’s Realistics
Natural Ites
Saturday 19th November 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Toyah
Status Quo
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road (repeat cancelled)
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
TVS DJ
content unknown
LWT Fela Ransome Kuti In Concert
TVS The Roots Of Rock and Roll
content unknown
Monday 21st November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Dana
BBC2 Sussex Folk Plus Jamboree
Roaring Jelly
The Cat’s Whiskers
Merribell’s Gospel Choir
Tuesday 22nd November 1983
BBC1 Harty
Debbie Harry
BBC2 Rockschool
Rhythm and Blues
TVAM Through The Keyhole
Captain Sensible
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Belle Stars The Entertainer
Tom Robinson Atmospherics Listen To The Radio (Robinson changes the lyric “Have Another Cigarette” To “Avacado Vignarette”)
Marilyn Calling Your Name
Toyah Willcox
Musical Youth
Wednesday 23rd November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Ian Dury
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Denver
Kenny Rogers
BBC2 Arena: Juke Box Jazz II
Hosted by George Melly, Slim Gaillard
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Nat Cole Trio, Louis Armstrong
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Eartha Kitt
Thursday 24th November 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
NB A Live broadcast
Paul Young -
Tina Turner -
The Smiths -
The Thompson Twins -
Marilyn -
Chart 30 -
Simple Minds -
Chart 20 -
Style Council -
Chart 10 -
Billy Joel -
The Eurythmics -
Friday 25th November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Alvin Stardust
BBC1 Crackerjack
Limahl Only For Love
Chas & Dave My Melancholy Baby
BBC1 Children In Need
Kenny Everett
BBC1 James Last Plays The Beatles 11:05 -
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 11.40 pm -
Introduced by Mark Ellen
Level 42 live at The Ace, Brixton
C4 The Tube
The Style Council -
The Who – A Whole Scene Going 1966 clip
Cab Calloway -
Tom Tom Club -
Yardbirds -
Paul Young -
Marc Bolan -
The Fall -
The Europeans -
The Style Council -
Plus French & Saunders, Gary Crowley
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Progression All Stars
Karen Williamson
Jab Jab
Brasilia
Saturday 26th November 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Limahl
David Grant
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 5.40 -
Central Saturday Show
Toyah
TVS DJ
content unknown
Monday 28th November 1983
BBC2 Sussex Folk -
Albion Band, Christy Moore
Tuesday 29th November 1983
BBC1 Harty
Randy Edelman
BBC2 Rock School
Heavy Metal -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Guest host Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
The Assembly Never Never
Howard Jones What Is Love
Toyah The Vow
Vikki Benson Easy Love
Thames Des O’Connor
Chas and Dave
Wednesday 30th November 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Jethro Tull -
Chris Barber
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Los Angeles
content unknown
Thames Up The Elephant And Round The Castle
Sit-
Thursday 1st December 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Steve Wright
Slade -
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton -
The Flying Pickets -
Genesis -
Ozzy Osbourne -
Radio Times covers presentation
Cliff Richard -
Chart 30 -
Tracey Ullman -
Chart 20 -
Aztec Camera -
Chart 10 -
Billy Joel -
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Olivia Newton-
Friday 2nd December 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Lynsey De Paul & Neil Adams
Kim Wilde
The Look
BBC1 Show Business
content unknown
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 11:35 pm -
Introduced by David Hepworth
Tom Robinson and the Crew at Goldiggers, Chippenham
C4 The Tube
The Pretenders -
The Icicle Works -
Divine -
Boy George phone interview, Culture Club promo clip
Michael Jackson promo clip
Simple Minds promo clip
Archive clips Fats Waller, David Bowie
Plus Mark Miwurdz
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Oneness, Eastern Vibration
C4 Carnal Knowledge 1969 movie with Art Garfunkel
C4 The Tube: Late Night Extra: Michael Jackson’s Thriller 1:05 am -
Saturday 3rd December 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
BA Robertson
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Elton John -
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road (repeat)
Central Saturday Show
content unknown
Yorkshire 3-
Frankie Vaughan
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show
Cliff Richard
LWT Lene Lovich
Live in Canada
TVS The Roots of Rock N Roll
The Doobie Brothers
Sunday 4th December 1983
LWT Sunday Sunday
Bucks Fizz
Monday 5th December 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Modern Romance
BBC2 Sussex Folk -
Renaissance
Tuesday 6th December 1983
BBC1 Harty
Duran Duran
BBC2 Rock School: Funk
Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Nile Rogers
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Michael Barrymore
Dominic & Julie From Guys & Dolls
Real Life Send Me An Angel
Peter Schilling Major Tom
The Pretenders 2000 Miles
Thames Des O’Connor Tonight
Brenda Lee
Wednesday 7th December 1983
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Toronto
Boy George
Thursday 8th December 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Tommy Vance
The Thompson Twins -
Billy Joel -
Paul Young -
Tina Turner -
Tears For Fears -
Chart 30 -
Howard Jones -
Chart 20 -
Culture Club -
Chart 10 -
The Flying Pickets -
Wham! -
Friday 9th December 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Toyah Wow
David Rock The Midnight
BBC1 Show Business
Spandau Ballet in America
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 11:20 pm -
The Smiths at the Assembly Rooms, Derby
C4 The Tube
Mick Jagger – interview, plus Rolling Stones archive clips
Echo and the Bunnymen promo clip
Frankie Goes to Hollywood promo clip
Nick Heyward promo clip
Rocky Morton & Annabelle Jankel (Cucumber Videos) article with promos of Tom Tom Club, Donald Fagan, The Art of Noise
Gary Holton live set
Ian Dury live set
Natural Ites live set
Simple Minds live set
Plus Mark Miwurdz
C4 Rockers Roadshow
NB Recorded at The Dolphin pub in Slough
Mighty Stripes
Rush
Natural Roots
Saturday 10th December 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Elton John
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Rod Stewart (via satellite)
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Elaine Paige
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 5.35 -
TVAM Data Run
The Pretenders filming promo for 2000 Miles
Central Saturday Show
The Jets
The Flying Pickets
TVS DJ 5:35 -
LWT Cannon & Ball
Status Quo -
The Platters
LWT Randy Edelman in London
TSW Pink Floyd In Pompeii
TVS Women In Rock
content unknown
Yorkshire 3-
Georgie Fame
LWT Punchlines
Joe Brown
Granada Alexis Korner and Friends in Concert
Monday 12th December 1983
TVS Profiles In Rock: Toto
BBC2 Sussex Folk Plus Jamboree
Donovan
Tuesday 13th December 1983
BBC1 Harty
The Flying Pickets
BBC2 Rock School: Reggae
Sly & Robbie
BBC2 Barry at Blenheim (repeat)
Barry Manilow
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Paul McCartney – Interview And Pipes Of Peace (promo clip)
Bucks Fizz Rules Of The Game
Status Quo Marguerita Time
Rick Springfield The Human Touch
Limahl
Thames Give Us A Clue
Suzi Quatro
Wednesday 14th December 1983
BBC1 Harty 6:40 -
Paul McCartney and George Martin mixing Pipes Of Peace, plus promo clip
BBC2 Entertainment USA
The Weather Girls
BBC2 Dianne Solomon Entertains
BA Robertson
C4 Arts Review Of The Year
Boy George
Thursday 15th December 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Janice Long
Status Quo -
UB40 -
Slade -
Barry Manilow -
Chart 30 -
The Pretenders -
Chart 20 -
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton -
Chart 10 -
The Flying Pickets -
Kool and The Gang -
BBC2 Ebony 10:20 -
Bob Marley article
Report on the Dread Broadcasting Company, a pirate radio station
Friday 16th December 1983
BBC1 Crackerjack
Bucks Fizz
Tears For Fears
Plus repeat clips of
Chas & Dave Melancholy Baby
Modern Romance Best Years of Our Lives
Suzi Quatro Heart Of Stone
Limahl Only For Love
Dexy’s Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said
BBC1 Show Business
Location report for the Kenny Everett Christmas Show from a cemetery
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 11:35 pm -
Introduced by Mark Ellen
Aztec Camera at Aston University, Birmingham
HTV I’m Coming Home 12:30 am -
Tom Jones special
C4 The Tube
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Paul McCartney -
Inspirational Choir of the First Born Church of the Living God live set
Killing Joke live set
Frankie Goes to Hollywood live set
Madness promo clip
Plus French and Saunders
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Mikey Dread
Pre-
Medium Wave
Beshara
Saturday 17th December 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Duran Duran
Boy George
The Police
Slade
BBC1 Little & Large Show
Lonnie Donegan
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 Can’t Stop The Music Village People movie
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Stephanie Lawrence The Right To Sing
BBC2 Whistle Test On The Road 6.15 -
Aztec Camera
LWT Cannon & Ball
Shakin’ Stevens
Central Saturday Show
The Flying Pickets
LWT Punchlines
Dana
LWT Electric Light Orchestra 1:00 am -
TVS DJ
Modern Romance
Wham!
Nik Kershaw
Bucks Fizz
Boy George on tour article
Monday 19th December 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Nick Heyward
ITV Julio Inglasias in the Holy Land
Tuesday 20th December 1983
BBC1 Perry Como’s French-
BBC2 Rock School
Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Police
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz Christmas Special
The Eurythmics Love Is A Stranger
Blancmange That's Love That It Is
Eddy Grant Electric Avenue
Spandau Ballet Gold
Adam Ant Puss In Boots
The Police Every Breath You Take
Yorkshire Emmerdale
Features a punk rock singer, Maggie (played by Jacqueline Reddin)
Thames Des O’Connor
Grace Kennedy
Thames Cher at Caesar’s Palace 11:20 pm -
Wednesday 21st December 1983
BBC1 Harty
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell
Bobby Vinton
Andrea Crouch
BBC2 Entertainment USA: New York
content unknown
BBC2 Barry at Blenheim (repeat of part two)
Barry Manilow
ITV Johnny Mathis Chante Moel
Thursday 22nd December 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by John Peel, Dave Jensen
A live broadcast
Slade -
Culture Club -
Tears For Fears -
Billy Joel -
Dennis Waterman & George Cole -
Chart 30 -
Paul McCartney -
Chart 20 -
Howard Jones -
Chart 10 -
Flying Pickets -
Roland Rat -
Friday 23rd December 1983
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Cilla Black
BBC1 Crackerjack
Chas & Dave
The Jets
BBC2 Arena: The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert 9:15 -
BBC2 Whistle Test Pick Of The Year 11:50 pm -
Introduced by David Hepworth and Mark Ellen
Big Country A Thousand Stars
Bow Wow Wow Baby Oh No (promo clip)
Eurythmics The Walk
Joni Mitchell Chinese Cafe (live clip)
Bauhaus Ziggy Stardust (In Concert Clip)
Aztec Camera Walk Out To Winter
Neil Young Computer Age (live clip)
Spandau Ballet Foundation (In Concert clip)
Kate Bush The Dreaming (promo clip)
Japan Night Porter
Captain Beefheart Ice Cream For Crow (promo clip)
Fashion Move On
Ultravox Hymn
Peter Gabriel Shock The Monkey (promo clip)
Carmel I Can't Stand The Rain
Grace Jones Demolition Man (One Man Show clip)
Marillion Forgotten Sons
Robert Wyatt Shipbuilding
David Bowie China Girl (promo clip, full version)
Granada Pop Goes Christmas 5:15 -
Dexy's Midnight Runners Merry Christmas Everybody
David Essex A Winter's Tale, Ooh la blonde
Musical Youth Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
The Nolans Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Shakin' Stevens Blue Xmas
St. Winifred's Choir Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Toyah I believe in Father Christmas
Mari Wilson and the Wilsations Santa Claus is coming to town, We wish you a merry Christmas
C4 The Tube
A Day In The Night Of New York (special outside of studio edition)
Stevie Wonder
Rod Stewart
Marianne Faithfull
The Rock Steady Crew
The Weather Girls promo clip
Klaus Nomi promo clip
Afrika Bambatta & Soul Sonic Force promo clip
New Order promo clip
The Peech Boys promo clip
Quando Quando promo clip
C4 Rockers Roadshow
Splashdown
Glasshouse
Shaper 7
Saturday 24th December 1983
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Joe Brown
Chas and Dave
BBC1 Val Doonican’s Christmas Party
The Nolans
BBC2 Sky at Drury Lane
BBC2 Whistle Test Presents: Paul Young and The Royal Family 10:00 -
Paul Young and The Royal Family live at the Hammersmith Odeon (the '12 days of Christmas' tour)
BBC2 Pop Quiz Christmas Special
Panel -
LWT Data Run
Lynsey DePaul
LWT Adam Ant -
LWT The Krankies At Christmas
Modern Romance
Barabara Dickson
David Grant
LWT Cilla Black Christmas Eve 7:45 -
The Bee Gees via satellite
George Benson
Julio Inglasias
Yorkshire 3-
Dana
Julie Rogers
C4 Unforgettable Swingtime
Kay Starr
Ronnie Hilton
Sunday 25th December 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 1983 2:00 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Janice Long (dressed as the principal boy), Mike Smith (dressed as a pantomime dame), Andy Peebles
Freeez -
David Bowie -
Michael Jackson -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Men At Work -
Bonnie Tyler -
The Eurythmics -
Irene Cara -
Adam Ant -
Duran Duran -
Bucks Fizz -
Lionel Richie -
Heaven 17 -
UB40 -
Billy Joel -
The Flying Pickets -
K.C. & The Sunshine Band -
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Elton John Cold As Christmas
LWT Jimmy Tarbuck’s Christmas All-
Shakin’ Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – Rockin’ Good Way
The Temptations
Andy Williams
C4 Twice Knightly 6:15 – 7:15 pm
The Barron Knights special
C4 The King Of Comedy 1983 movie with The Clash
Monday 26th December 1983
BBC1 The Keith Harris Christmas Party
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show 7:15 -
The Police
Thames Eric & Ernie’s Christmas Show
Peter Skellern
Thames Give Us A Clue
Bob Geldof
C4 Renaldo & Clara 1977 movie 9:30 pm -
Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Ronnie Hawkins, Ronnee Blakely, Jack Elloitt, Joni Mitchell, Roger McGuinn, David Blue, Arlo Guthrie, Roberta Flack
Tuesday 27th December 1983
BBC2 The Wiz movie with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson
ITV Shirley Bassey – A Special Lady (repeat)
Thames The Mike Yarwood Hour
The Three Degrees
C4 Rockers Roadshow
B B James, Assignment, Amlak, Reality
C4 Supersonic 4:00 -
Shakin’ Stevens
Meat Loaf
Bonnie Tyler
Elton John
Adam Ant
Status Quo
Marilyn
Modern Romance
John Cougar
Soft Cell
Limahl
C4 ITV Comedy Classics: The Morecambe & Wise Show (19 March 1966)
Herman’s Hermits
Wednesday 28th December 1983
BBC1 The Best Of Three Of A Kind
content unknown
Thames Jim Davidson’s Special
Suzi Quatro
Gary Glitter
Thursday 29th December 1983
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 1983 part two 7:00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Adrian John, Gary Davies, Richard Skinner, Tommy Vance
NB The Daily Mirror has The Assembly making an appearance
JoBoxers -
Mike Oldfield With Maggie Reilly -
Thompson Twins -
Tracey Ullman -
The Cure -
USA chart of the year Jonathan King -
Phil Collins -
The Belle Stars -
Paul Young -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Spandau Ballet -
Howard Jones -
Rod Stewart -
The Style Council -
Culture Club -
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -
ITV An Evening with Charles Aznavour
C4 The Snowman with David Bowie
Friday 30th December 1983
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 5:05 -
Gary Davies & Bernadette Nolan Are Team Leaders
David Grant
Thompson Twins
Bucks Fizz
LWT Tom Jones -
St David's Hall, Cardiff
C4 The Tube
Co host -
The Police -
U2 -
David Bowie -
Paul Young -
The Jam -
The Eurythmics –
Elvis Costello –
The Smiths
Divine
C4 Unforgettable Christmas Show 8:00 -
The Beverley Sisters
Freddie 'Fingers' Lee
Coast to Coast
Lipstick
Clive Dunn -
Mike Morton Band
C4 Paul Hogan's England
Paul Young
Dire Straits
Saturday 31st December 1983
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Howard Jones
David Essex
BBC1 Little & Large
Roy Wood
Status Quo
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Chris Barber
BBC1 At Last It’s 1984!
The Shadows
Granada Pop Goes New Year 5:05 -
Culture Club -
Rick Springfield
Tracey Ullman
The Eurythmics -
Limahl -
The Style Council -
Yorkshire Petula 8:35 -
Petula Clark
Paul Jones
Billy Eckstein
C4 Party At The Palace 8:00 -
Mari Wilson
Gary Byrd
Janet Kay
C4 Unforgettable Swingtime
Hosted by Pat Phoenix
Rosemary Clooney
Denis Lotis
C4 The Music Machine movie disco musical
Also this year
ABBA -
Adam & The Ants -
Altered Images -
Blondie -
Yazoo -
Clash -
Joe Cocker -
Phil Collins -
Elvis Costello -
Elvis Costello -
The Everly Brothers -
Fairport Convention -
Genesis -
Mick Jagger -
Jethro Tull -
Billy Joel -
Kid Creole -
The Coconuts -
Killing Joke -
Mike Oldfield -
Police -
Police -
John Lydon -
Lou Reed -
Capt Sensible -
Slade -
Rod Stewart -
Stranglers -
Style Council -
Troggs -
U2 -
Rick Wakeman -
Rick Wakeman -
Rick Wakeman -
Wham! -
Roy Wood -
Visions. David Bowie at press conference at Claridge’s, London
ITV Janet Street Porter Deborah Harry interview about Videodrome
C4 Loose Talk The Cocteau Twins -