TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1984
Sunday 1st January 1984
BBC1 From Brooklyn To Blenheim 12.05 -
Barry Manilow documentary
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 7.15 -
Elaine Page
Granada The Early Beatles 1962-
ITV Mary O’Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Georgie Fame
LWT Sheena Easton Act One 10.50 pm -
Sheena Easton
Kenny Rogers
Al Jarreau
Monday 2nd February 1984
BBC2 The Smith's Boys 2.00 -
Celebrating the centenary of the Boy's Brigade
Cliff Richard
Tuesday 3rd January 1984
ITV Des O'Connor Tonight 9.00 -
Iris Williams
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival 10.40 -
Alexis Korner introduces Strawbs, Eric Anderson, Cosmotheka
HTV Recital Harry Belafonte 11.30 pm -
C4 Reggae Sunsplash 11.00 -
Challace
Big Youth
Marcia Griffiths
Matabaruka
Burning Spear
Steel Pulse
Denice Williams
Blue Riddim Band
Lloyd Parkes
Wednesday 4th January 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Bertice Reading
BBC1 The 1983 Team Disco Dancing Championships 6.40 -
From Radio Times 'Peter Powell introduces the teams from the National Association of Youth Clubs who have danced their way into the finals and the chance of becoming this year's Team Disco Champions'
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 So You Think…You’re Switched On 7.10 -
panel game with Toyah
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Border Look Who's Talking 12.30 -
Songwriter Barry Mason talks to Derek Batley
Anglia Portrait of a Legend: Rick Nelson
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
Captain Sensible
Nick Heyward
Rick Springfield
Re-
Thursday 5th January 1984
BBC1 Sixty Minutes 5.40 -
Top Of The Pops article with Billy J Kramer interview
BBC1 Top Of The Pops Special Edition 7.30 -
Live twentieth birthday show
Hosted by David Jensen, John Peel (both dressed in black cardigans, shirt and tie)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Rod Stewart -
Alan Freeman with John Peel
TOTP archive clips The 60s and 70s -
Status Quo -
John Peel mentions the passing of Alexis Korner
TOTP archive clips The 70s and 80s -
Chart 40 -
Frank Kelly -
Chart 30 -
Chart -
Slade -
The Flying Pickets -
Kool and The Gang -
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival 10.40 -
Alexis Korner introduces Maria Mulduar, John Hammond, Richard Digence
S4C Raffaella Carra in Mexico 11.20 -
Friday 6th January 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Marion Montgomery
BBC1 The Chieftains: Images Of Ireland 10.40 -
BBC1 (Scotland) Anne Lorne Gilles and Clannad 10.40 -
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Aswad
Anglia Portrait of a Legend: Stevie Wonder 10.40 -
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools with audience queuing to get in
Leslie Ash
Stevie Wonder -
John Lennon -
The Andromeda Strain movie clip
Mark Miwurdz
The Colourfield -
The Shillelagh Sisters -
Westworld movie clip
Stevie Wonder -
The Gang Of Four (with Eddi Reader) -
Alexis Korner with Paul Jones and Mickie Most -
Queen of Outer Space movie trailer
Duran Duran -
Big Country -
The Police -
Judas Priest -
C4 Dream Stuffing 9.00 -
Theme by Kirsty MacColl
Granada Harvest Jazz Festival 1.05 -
content unknown
Saturday 7th January 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It 5.20 -
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 The Little and Large Show 5.55 -
The Searchers
Musical Youth
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.05 -
Stephanie Lawrence
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Yip Yip Coyote
Yorkshire 3-
The Swingin' Sixties
Acker Bilk
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Dave Berry
Susan Maughan
LWT Cannon and Ball 8.00 -
The Three Degrees
Roger Whittaker
LWT Profiles In Rock: The Moody Blues 10.45 -
LWT Bob Marley at Santa Barbara Bowl 11.15pm -
LWT Tribute To Alexis Korner 11.15 pm -
LWT The Best Of Saturday Night Live 12.15 am -
James Taylor
Tyne Tees Soul Brother No 1
James Brown
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.00 -
The Eurythmics – interview and promo clips
MTV -
Sunday 8th January 1984
HTV Highway 6.40 -
Mary Hopkin
Max Boyce
C4 Chas and Dave at Her Majesty’s 8.15 -
C4 Song By Song By Noel Coward 9.15 -
Monday 9th January 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Teresa Brewer
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.40 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Toni Basil Special 11.40 pm -
BBC2 Neil Sedaka Says.. 8.00 -
TV-
Paul Jones
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 10th January 1984
BBC2 Rock School: Questions and Answers 7.05 -
ITV On Safari 4.20 -
Buster Booodvessel (Bad Manners)
Wednesday 11th January 1984
BBC1 Cliff! 7.05 -
Compilation of 1981 series
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
The Thompson Twins
Fiction Factory
Fashion
C4 Mireille Mathieu Special 8.30 -
Mireille Mathieu
Petula Clark
Dean Martin
Thursday 12th January 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Steve Wright
The Icicle Works -
Howard Jones -
Shakin’ Stevens and Bonnie Tyler -
Roland Rat -
Snowy White -
The Top of The Pops Top British Video Award in the British Rock and Pop Awards contenders
-
Chart 40 -
Lionel Richie -
Chart 21-
Joe Fagin -
Chart 10 -
Paul McCartney -
Billy Joel -
Friday 13th January 1984
BBC1 The Chieftains: Images Of Ireland 10.15 -
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
Simple Minds
Brooklyn Taxi
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Ian Gillan -
Julien Temple -
Big Country -
The Rolling Stones -
The Eurythmics -
Irene Cara -
Dire Straits -
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -
Michael Jackson -
Ozzy Osbourne -
Quiet Riot -
Snowy White -
Pat Benetar -
It’s Immaterial – Challow, Gigantic Raft
The Truth – Second Time Lucky, It's A Miracle (from Sight and Sound in Concert)
LWT Pyjamarama 12.15 am -
The Chevalier Brothers
John Dowie
Tyne Tees Portrait of a Legend: Petula Clark
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
A computer theme this week
Tron movie clip
Jools Holland talking about Friday the 13th
Leslie Ash
Duran Duran interview and concert clip
Computer games chart
Tony Fletcher talks about home computers, talks to Kevin Smith who has made a music game It's Only Rock N Roll, Chris Sievey interview about his computer game Biz
Mark Miwurdz
Eartha Kitt -
Marc Almond interviewed by Leslie Ash
The Cocteau Twins -
Madonna -
Raoul & The Ruined aka Marc and the Mambas -
Duran Duran -
The Cult -
Saturday 14th January 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Leo Sayer
BBC1 The Little and Large Show 5.55 -
Davy Jones
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.00 -
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Wogan 10.00 -
Gloria Gaynor -
BBC2 Wonderful Life 4.40 -
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Hosted by Steve Blacknell
The Truth at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
TV-
Terry Hall
Central Saturday Show 10.30 -
Musical Youth
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show 8.00 -
Robin Gibb
Grace Kennedy
LWT Profiles In Rock: Kate Bush 12.30 -
LWT The Best Of Saturday Night Live 1.00 am -
Neil Sedaka
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.00 -
The Police – interview and promo clips
Tom Robinson – interview and promo clips
Sunday 15th January 1984
C4 What’s New 11.15 -
Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Monday 16th January 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.40 -
content unknown
BBC1 Toni Basil Tape 2 11.35 pm -
BBC2 Bucks Fizz 8.10 -
in concert at Blazer's, Windsor
BBC2 Stephane Grappelli Plays Rhythm On Two 10.20 -
with Diz Dizley
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 17th January 1984
BBC1 & ITN News Paul and Linda McCartney various drug bust reports
BBC2 Pop Carnival 7.05 -
Compilation featuring Big Country and Nick Heyward
BBC2 The Fureys and Davey Arthur 10.15 -
in concert
TV-
George Hamilton IV
TVS A Tribute To Alexis Korner 11.30 pm -
C4 Black On Black 10.55 -
Nina Simone
Fela Kuti
Wednesday 18th January 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
BBC1 Olivia Newton-
in concert in Utah
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
David Grant
Judas Priest
TSW/Channel Prince's Trust Rock Gala 11.40 pm -
content unknown
C4 Nana Mouskouri Variety Special 8.30 -
recorded in France
Thursday 19th January 1984
BBC1 Breakfast Time 6.30 -
Christine McVie
BBC1 Blue Peter 5.10 -
Musical Youth
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell
Whitesnake -
Big Country -
Fiction Factory -
The Top of The Pops Top British Video Award in the British Rock and Pop Awards contenders
-
China Crisis -
Chart 40 -
Gloria Gaynor -
Chart 23 -
John Lennon -
Chart 10 -
Paul McCartney -
The Police -
TVS Showcase 11.00 -
Rod Argent with Barbara Thompson, John Hiseman
Friday 20th January 1984
BBC1 The Chieftains’ Images Of Ireland 10.15 -
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
Presented by Peter Powell
contents unknown
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Red Guitars – Fact, Steeltown
Gary Moore
Steve Blacknall looks at the indie chart
Promo clips of Queen, Echo & The Bunnymen, Prefab Sprout, New Order, This Mortal Coil, The Smiths, The Fall, Judas Priest, 1000 Mexicans
TV-
Tim Rice
TVS Showcase 11.00 -
Rod Argent plays songs from Masquerade
LWT Pajamarama 11.30 pm -
The Joeys
Ronnie Golden
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools and Leslie introduction
Muriel Grey asks audience about the Radio One controversy over the banning of Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax
Frankie Goes to Hollywood -
Geisha Girls -
Queen -
Orchestra Jazira -
Echo & Bunnymen -
Miles Copeland – interviewed by Jools (also managed by Copeland) with Police, Wishbone Ash, R.E.M, The Go Go's, Wall of Voodoo clips
Yip Yip Coyote -
Stewart Copeland -
Ian Copeland -
New Model Army -
Roxy Music -
Herbie Hancock -
The Alarm -
Saturday 21st January 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Rick Springfield
BBC1 The Little & Large Show 5.55 -
Georgie Fame
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 The Les Dawson Show 8.05 -
Bertice Reading
BBC1 Wogan 9.40 -
Bonnie Tyler and Shakin’ Stevens
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Pete Drummond
Gary Moore at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
David Essex
Talk Talk -
Yorkshire 3-
George Melly
LWT Cannon & Ball 8.00 -
Four Tops
Musical Youth
Anglia The Roots of Rock N Roll 2: The cheek to cheek years 1959 -
LWT Bob Marley at Santa Barbara Bowl 11.00 pm -
LWT Profiles In Rock: Supertramp 12.00 -
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live 12.30 am -
Jackson Browne
TVS Harvest Jazz Festival 11.00 pm -
content unknown
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.00 -
Billy Joel – interview and promo clips
Big Country – interview and promo clips
Sunday 22nd January 1984
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Lionel Richie 11.45 pm -
Anglia Harvest Jazz: Dexter Gordon 11.45 pm -
Monday 23rd January 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.50 -
content unknown
BBC2 Daytime On Two: Folk Guitar For Beginners 12.10 -
BBC2 Leo 8.10 -
Leo Sayer
Robin Gibb
Ian Anderson
Carol Kenyon
The Hank Wangford Band
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Ulster Session Folk 10.30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 24th January 1984
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Gloria Gaynor
Wednesday 25th January 1984
BBC1 (NI) Stockton's Wing In Concert 10.55 -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
co-
The Boomtown Rats
The Thompson Twins
Central News
Burns night article with Roy Wood playing bagpipes
Thursday 26th January 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Mike Smith
The number one record was Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
The Alarm -
The Eurythmics -
Madonna -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Rick Springfield -
Joe Fagin -
Chart 40 -
The Smiths -
Chart 25 -
Cyndi Lauper -
Chart 9 -
Cyndi Lauper -
Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler -
TVAM Good Morning Britain: Family Business 6.25 -
Kim Wilde
Friday 27th January 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.10 -
UB40
Spear of Destiny
The Academy
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.45 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Thomas Dolby -
The Europeans -
Mark King -
Blixa Bargeld -
Promo clips -
LWT Pajamarama 11.30 pm -
Harvey & The Wallbangers
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
This week's theme is dance
Jools Holland at The Hacienda, Manchester (Factory FAC-
Leslie Ash in Newcastle
Tea dance band in the Newcastle studio foyer with everyone dressed up in black and white
Fire breathers outside the Hacienda, Patricia Phoenix and Anthony Booth outside chat to Jools
Marcel -
Morrissey -
JB’s All Stars -
The Sex Pistols -
The Clash -
Tony Wilson, Peter Hook and Paul Morley -
ABC -
Herbie Hancock – interviewed by Leslie Ash (Newcastle), plus Jim Whiting who made the robots used in the promo clip
The Factory All Stars – Cool as Ice, Shack Up, Confusion, Love Will Tear Us Apart (Manchester)
James Brown -
Two footballers chat to Tony Fletcher
Patricia Phoenix & Anthony Booth – interview (Manchester)
Graham Gouldman – interviewed by Tony Fletcher (Manchester)
Foo Foo Lamarr -
Duke Ellington Orchestra with Lindy Hoppers (archive film)
Madonna -
Hula Hooping in Berlin (archive film) and in the Newcastle studio
Herbie Hancock -
Saturday 28th January 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
The Thompson Twins
Cyndi Lauper
BBC1 Rod Hull and Emu Show 5.20 -
Robin Gibb
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It 5.55 -
Musical Youth
BBC1 Wogan 9.40 -
Randy Crawford -
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Pete Drummond
The Europeans at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Matt Bianco
ITN News 9.00 -
News report on Michael Jackson receiving burns in Pepsi advert filming
LWT Rock Concert: Shawn Phillips and Friends 11.05 pm -
LWT Profiles In Rock: Asia 12.05 -
TVS Jazz 11.05 -
Nat Adderley (live at the Village Vanguard)
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.00 -
Tina Turner – interview and promo clips
Rick Springfield – interview and promo clips
Sunday 29th January 1984
ITV Newspaper ad with Denny Laine’s expose on Paul and Linda McCartney, hilariously overdubbed with Mockney voice
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Tony Orlando
Monday 30th January 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
BBC2 Leo 8.10 -
Leo Sayer
Paul Nicholas
David Grant
John Cougar
BBC2 The Preservation Hall Jazz Band 10.20 -
in concert at The Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
C4 Television Scrabble 5.00 -
Paul Jones
Tuesday 31st January 1984
BBC1 Night Music
The Stylistics
Angie Gold
BBC2 The Preservation Hall Jazz Band part two
TVS The No 1 Show 1.35 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen, Khlaid Aziz
Wednesday 1st February 1984
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Marilyn
BBC1 Barbra Streisand -
The making of her movie Yentl
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
Eddy Grant special
Anglia Portrait Of A Legend: Neil Sedaka 12.00 -
Thursday 2nd February 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
a live broadcast
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel (both wearing top hats while introducing the chart)
The number one record was Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Musical Youth -
Queen -
Matthew Wilder -
The Top of The Pops Top British Video Award in the British Rock and Pop Awards contenders
-
Fiction Factory -
Thomas Dolby -
Thompson Twins -
Juan Martin -
Chart 40 -
Duran Duran -
Chart 10 -
Manhattan Transfer -
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Diana Ross
TVAM Good Morning Britain 6.25 -
The Thompson Twins
TSW/Channel Toni Basil 11.40 pm -
Friday 3rd February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.10 -
Depeche Mode (Birmingham Odeon)
The Adventures
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.20 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Mystery Girls -
Wang Chung -
Promo clips -
LWT Pajamarama 11.40 pm -
Fascinating Aida
C4 The Tube
Jools Holland introducing
Leslie Ash and Muriel Grey
Swans Way -
The Colour Field -
French and Saunders -
The Eurythmics -
Hall & Oates -
Jaguar cars filmed article with Jools and Peter York
Jools and Peter York in studio with oversized props -
Sade -
Dead or Alive -
Boy George -
Swans Way -
Frankie Goes to Hollywood -
Jools and Leslie thanks for the TV Times awards
Next week's show preview -
The Colour Field -
Sade -
Saturday 4th February 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Martin Fry of ABC
Midge Ure
BBC1 Rod Hull and Emu Show 5.20 -
Musical Youth
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 The Les Dawson Show 8.00 -
Madeline Bell
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Steve Blacknall
BBC2 Arena Special: Say Amen Someone 8.20 -
Thomas A Dorsey and Willie Mae Ford (gospel singers)
Wang Chung at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
content unknown
LWT Rock Concert: To Russia With Elton 11.30 pm -
Elton John documentary
LWT Saturday Night Live 12.30 am -
Paul Simon & George Harrison
TSW The Roots of Rock n Roll 3: A Farewell to Innocence 1963-
Neil Sedaka
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.00 -
UB40
Robert Plant
Sunday 5th February 1984
TVS Portrait of a Legend: The Grateful Dead in Egypt 11.45 pm -
Monday 6th February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Diane Solomon
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.50 -
content unknown
BBC2 Leo 8.10 -
Leo Sayer
Gloria Gaynor
The Thompson Twins
Gary Numan
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 7th February 1983
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Gerrard Kenny
Matt Bianco
Wednesday 8th February 1984
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Thames A Plus 1.30 -
Lonnie Donegan talks about his role in Mr Cinders
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
Roger Daltrey
Robert Marlow
Rick Springfield
Thursday 9th February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Neil Innes – Humanoid Boogie (Neil also has a robot dancer)
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.35 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Gary Davis
The number one record was Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
The Smiths -
Nik Kershaw -
Marillion -
Elbow Bones & The Racketeers -
Swans Way -
Chart 30 -
Madness -
Chart 20 -
Ultravox -
Chart 10 -
The number one isn't played
Madonna -
Friday 10th February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
The Farm
Marillion
Marilyn
The Smiths
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.55 pm -
It was during this show that Billy Bragg’s roadie Andy Kershaw met the Whistle Test staff production team. Suitably impressed, the producers asked him to join the team later in the year.
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Steve Nieve -
Billy Bragg -
The Boomtown Rats -
Cable Music TV -
Promo clips -
Anglia The Zodiac Game 7.00 -
Kenny Lynch
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
French and Saunders as Janice and Carol talking to the queue of punters waiting to get in
Jools Holland
Muriel Grey talking to Alan Dick painter of pop star portraits
Gary James talks about bad records "the sick bag top ten"
The Rolling Stones -
Kool & The Gang – Straight Ahead, Joanna, Celebration (live)
Jools to Leslie Ash and Robert Palmer from Nassau phone call
Persil adverts with Leslie Ash, Simon LeBon (1964)
Janice and Carol introduce
The Small Faces -
Muriel Grey talking to Alan Dick painter of pop star portraits
Bette Midler -
The Thompson Twins -
Next week's show preview -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Carol Kenyon interview
Saturday 11th February 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Spandau Ballet
Kool and the Gang
BBC1 The Rod and Emu Show 5.20 -
Stutz Bear Cats
The Barron Knights
BBC1 The Les Dawson Show 8.15 -
Stephanie Lawrence
BBC1 Wogan 9.50 -
Max Boyce
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Pete Drummond
The Boomtown Rats at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
TV-
Boy George with a Valentine's Day song
BPI rock and pop awards report
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Mickey Dolenz
Will Powers
Madness
Yorkshire 3-
Maggie Moon
LWT Rock Concert: Chaka Khan 11.00 pm -
live at The Roxy, Los Angeles
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live 12.00 am -
Carly Simon
TVS Jazz Session 11.00 -
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
Ulster Star Parade 11.00 pm -
Cliff Richard
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.30 -
Pat Benetar
Depeche Mode
Monday 13th February 1984
BBC2 Leo 8.10 -
Leo Sayer
Justin Hayward
Marilyn
Kit Hain
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 14th February 1984
BBC1 Barbara Mandrell 11.30 pm -
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
The Gatlin Brothers
HTV West Tina Turner 11.30 pm -
C4 Black On Black 10.55 -
Millie Jackson
Amazulu
Wednesday 15th February 1984
BBC1 Night Music 11.00 -
Rick Wakeman
TV-
Marilyn
HTV Jangles 4.50 -
1: Opportunities
Hazel O’Connor
Thursday 16th February 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates & Peter Powell
The number one record was Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Slade -
Thompson Twins -
The Style Council -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Le Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles -
Chart 40 -
Matt Bianco -
Chart 25 -
Nena -
Chart 10 -
Break Machine -
BBC2 40 Minutes: Skiffle 9.30 -
Lonnie Donegan, Chas McDevitt & Nancy Whiskey, Tom Snow & The Blizards (Bernard Falk
-
Yorkshire Julio Inglasias in Jerusalem 11.30 pm -
Friday 17th February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
The Alarm
The Night Creatures
BBC2 Dame Edna – A Birthday Tribute 10.05 -
Elton John
BBC2 Whistle Test Special 11.40 pm -
The Icicle Works live at Sefton Park, Liverpool
TV-
Lynsey de Paul
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools was in Jamaica
Leslie Ash in pub talking to Jools on phone
Alexi Sayle -
Alexi Sayle in pub talking to Jools on phone
Muriel Grey
Big Country -
Mel Brooks -
Vladimir Picnic (Alexi Sayle) -
Fiction Factory -
Guitars article -
Gary Moore -
This Mortal Coil -
Next week's show preview -
Persil ad with Simon Le Bon
Big Country -
Saturday 18th February 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Captain Sensible
The Boomtown Rats
Clare Grogan
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It 6.00 -
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
BBC1 Wogan 9.50 -
The Manhattan Transfer
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast on Radio One
Introduced by Pete Drummond
Curtis Mayfield at the Marcus Garvey Centre, Nottingham
TV-
The Truth
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Roger Daltrey
Marilyn (promo clip)
Kajagoogoo
LWT Rock Concert: Linda Ronstadt 11.05 pm -
the Mad Love tour
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live 12.35 -
John Sebastian
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.30 -
David Geffen
The Thompson Twins
C4 The Comic Strip: Bad News On Tour 11.00 -
Sunday 19th February 1984
LWT Sunday Sunday 6.00 -
Roger Daltrey
Monday 20th February 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.50 -
content unknown
BBC2 Leo 8.10 -
Leo Sayer
Roger Daltrey
Suzi Quatro
Kool & The Gang
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 21st February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
The Searchers -
Pete Shotton -
BBC1 The British Rock N Pop Awards 6.50 -
A live broadcast, the previous shows had been pre-
Duran Duran
Paul McCartney (on film)
Bonnie Tyler
Freeze
Slade
Modern Romance
The Flying Pickets
Wednesday 22nd February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Madness
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Night Music 11.00 -
Labi Siffre
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
HTV Jangles 2: Confrontation 4.50 -
Hazel O'Connor
Tank
Thames Minder: A Star Is Gorn 9.00 -
With Zac Zolar (The Pretty Things)
Anglia Portrait Of A Legend: Dionne Warwick 12.00 -
Thursday 23rd February 1984
BBC1 The Afternoon Show 2.00 -
George Chisholm
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Mike Read & Janice Long
The number one record was Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Hot Chocolate -
Rockwell -
Marilyn -
Kool & The Gang -
Nik Kershaw -
Chart 40 -
Carmel -
Chart 25 -
Howard Jones -
Chart 10 -
Re-
TV-
Hazel O'Connor
TSW The Manhattan Transfer 11.30 pm -
Friday 24th February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.10 -
Hosted by Marc Almond
The Cure
The Immaculate Fools
General Public
BBC2 Just Another Little Blues Song (play) 10.05 -
Adam Faith as jazz musician
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Aswad -
The Cocteau Twins -
Promo clips -
Anglia The Zodiac Game
Dana
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Classic moment when Neil Kinnock was being interviewed and a member of Aswad was caught on camera asking “who's that?”
Jools Holland in Tube with crowd and Bert Kwouk
Frankie Goes to Hollywood -
The Curse of The Pink Panther movie clip with Leslie Ash
Bert Kwouk with Jools and Leslie
Geoff Weston of Record Shack Records chats to Jools
Miquel Brown -
Michael Jackson -
China Crisis -
Edinburgh filmed report with Jools and Leslie -
Tracey Ullman -
Aswad -
Neil Kinnock -
Big Country -
Saturday 25th February 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Roger Daltrey
Kajagoogoo
David Grant
BBC1 Rod & Emu Show 5.20 -
Hot Chocolate
Grace Kennedy
BBC1 The Les Dawson Show 8.15 -
Bertice Reading
BBC1 Wogan 9.50 -
content unknown
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast on Radio One
Introduced by David Hepworth
Aswad at the Marcus Garvey Centre, Nottingham
BBC2 John D Loudermilk and his Music 11.00 -
at the Kenton Theatre, Henley
John D Loudermilk
The Fureys with Davey Arthur
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
Theme by Yazoo
Slade
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
The 50th show
content unknown
Yorkshire 3-
George Hamilton IV
Tammy Cline
LWT Rock Concert: Osibisa at the Marquee 11.15 pm -
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live 12.15 -
Gil Scott-
ITV The Roots of Rock N Roll 6: Every Which Way 1975 -
Scottish Saturday Night Music Show 11.20 pm -
content unknown
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.30 -
The Pretenders – interview and promo clips
Jim Steinman – interview and promo clips
Sunday 26th February 1984
Anglia Harvest Jazz 11.30 pm -
content unknown
Monday 27th February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Roger Daltrey
BBC1 (West ) RPM 6.50 -
content unknown
BBC2 Leo 8.10 -
Leo Sayer
Peter Skellern
Tina Turner
Bonnie Tyler
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 28th February 1984
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Shirley Bassey
TV-
Kajagoogoo
Through The Keyhole: Dave Swarbrick
Wednesday 29th February 1984
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Tina Turner
HTV Jangles: Whose Side You On (repeat)
Hazel O'Connor
Talisman
Thursday 1st March 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel (both wearing yellow and purple plaid jackets)
Matt Bianco -
Van Halen -
Alexei Sayle -
Soft Cell -
Break Machine -
The hosts manage to get a 'Relax, Don't Do It' gag in
Chart 40 -
Wang Chung -
Chart 25 -
Slade -
Chart 9 -
Nena -
Julia and Company -
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Andy Williams
BBC2 The Innes Book of Records 11.25 -
John Cooper-
Friday 2nd March 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.00 -
Ultravox
Dead or Alive
Willie Williams
BBC2 Whicker 9.25 -
Malcolm McLaren
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Fiat Lux -
Nena – 99 Red Balloons (from Sight & Sound in Concert)
Promo clips -
LWT South of Watford 12.15 -
Article on Music Box music cable station
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Scott Walker was due to appear for an interview
Jools and Leslie in the queue outside with a few circus acts, along with Kenny Whymark as Humphrey Bogart
The Mint Juleps -
Michael Jackson / The Jackson promo clips
Janice and Carol (French and Saunders)
The Walker Brothers -
Tom Waits -
X -
Mark Miwurdz
Nena -
Bananarama -
Janice and Carol (French and Saunders) they get the sack from Jools
The Jackson Five -
Michael Jackson -
Virgin Dance -
Berlin music scene -
Robbie Coltrane
Thomas Dolby -
Saturday 3rd March 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Dr Hook
Bananarama
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 The Rod & Emu Show 5.20 -
David Grant
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Wogan 9.55 -
content unknown
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
Introduced by Steve Blacknall
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Nena at Aston University
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
Chris Cross of Ultravox
Donny Osmond
Dennis Locorriere (Dr Hook)
Central The Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Madonna -
General Public
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live 12.15 am -
Jimmy Buffet
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.30 -
Dire Straits – interview and promo clips
Spandau Ballet – interview and promo clips
C4 Just What Is It? 8.30 -
Art documentary, music by David Cunningham (Flying Lizards)
Monday 5th March 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.40 -
content unknown
BBC2 The Animals In Concert 8.10 -
Live at Goldiggers, Chippenham
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Granada Portrait of a Legend: Stevie Wonder 12.10 -
Tuesday 6th March 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Frankie Vaughan in The Good Old Days article
Wednesday 7th March 1984
BBC2 Open Space: Rockin' The Botha 7.10 -
The Story of a white South African rock group, Day One, who were now in exile in Bournemouth
HTV Jangles: A Home Of Your Own 4.50 -
Hazel O'Connor
The Fantoms
Thursday 8th March 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Gary Davis
A live broadcast
Phil Fearon & Galaxy -
Kool & The Gang -
The Weather Girls -
Tracey Ullman -
Sade -
Chart 40 -
Bananarama -
Chart 25 -
Howard Jones -
Chart 10 -
Nena -
Mel Brooks -
Friday 9th March 1984
BBC1 (North) Jazz at the Leadmill 10.15 -
content unknown
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
Nik Kershaw
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Howard Jones -
The Style Council -
Promo clips -
A look at the Australian chart
TVAM Good Morning Britain 6.25 -
Johnnie Ray
Anglia The Zodiac Game 7.00 -
Lynsey de Paul
TSW Jazz Cellar 10.35 -
content unknown
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Not a live show
Berlin -
The Special AKA with Elvis Costello and Caron Wheeler -
General Public – live
Saturday 10th March 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Nik Kershaw
BBC1 The Rod & Emu Show 5.20 -
Slade
Lynsey de Paul
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It 5.55 -
Bananarama
BBC1 Wogan 9.50 -
David Essex
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
Introduced by Pete Drummond
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
The Style Council at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
TV-
Bananarama horse riding at Hampton Court
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Bonnie Tyler
Kajagoogoo
LWT Child's Play 6.30 -
Lulu on panel
LWT Rock Concert 11.15 pm -
Crosby Stills and Nash (Los Angeles)
Central Superstars of Music
Jerry Lee Lewis
TVS Jazz
Bobby Hutcheson
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.30 -
Def Leppard, Russell Mulchahey (promo director)
C4 Ten Years In An Opened-
John Cooper-
Sunday 11th March 1984
LWT Sunday Sunday 5.30 -
Kenny Everett
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 8.15 -
The Stylistics
Shirley Bassey
Stutz Bear Cats
LWT The South Bank Show 10.30 -
Weather Report
Central Sunday Jazz
Live music from Paul Masson’s vineyard
Monday 12th March 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.40 -
content unknown
TV-
Bo Diddley
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Channel Lou Rawls Sings
Tuesday 13th March 1984
BBC2 Marti Caine 9.00 -
Bucks Fizz
Gerard Kenney
TVAM Good Morning Britain: Through The Keyhole 6.25 -
Ronnie Scott
HTV West The Shadows In Concert 11.40 pm -
C4 Black On Black 11.00 pm -
Phil Fearon -
Wednesday 14th March 1984
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Andrew Lloyd-
BBC1 Night Music: Stephanie Lawrence 11.15 -
Stephanie Lawrence
Phil Everly
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Thames A Plus 2.00 -
Nina Simone
HTV Jangles : Have A Drink On Me 4.50 -
Hazel O'Connor
Slow Twitch Fibres
Thursday 15th March 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Mike Smith
A live broadcast
Julia & Company -
Lionel Richie -
Kajagoogoo -
Alexei Sayle -
Tina Turner -
Chart 40 -
Wang Chung -
Chart 25 -
Richard Hartley & The Mike Reed Orchestra -
Chart 9 -
Nena -
Break Machine -
TVAM Good Morning Britain 6.25 -
Family Business article with Captain Sensible
Friday 16th March 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
The Psychedelic Furs -
Band on the Run contest
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.40 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Swans Way -
Mark Knopfler -
Marlillion -
The Frank Chickens -
Promo clips -
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools Holland introduces and talks to The Queen (Spitting Image) protected by security guard Robbie Coltrane
Howard Jones -
Jools in the green room
The Tube Easter special preview
Thor -
Howard Jones -
Jools with Margaret Thatcher and Norman Tebbut (Spitting Image)
Tony Fletcher
The Escape Club -
The Weather Girls -
Ronald Reagan (Spitting Image)
Siouxsie & the Banshees -
The Smiths -
Prince Andrew (Spitting Image) with Leslie
Next Week's show preview -
Jools tied up by security guard (Robbie Coltrane)
Madness – Keep Moving, Samantha, Michael Caine, Victoria Gardens (live with Paul Carrack on keyboards as Mike Barson had left the band) the set concludes after the live transmission has finished
Saturday 17th March 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Madness
The Icicle Works
BBC1 Wogan 10.00 -
Stephanie Lawrence
BBC1 James Last In Tralee 10.50 -
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
Introduced by Steve Blacknall
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Marillion at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
TV-
The Thompson Twins
Central Saturday Show 10.30 pm -
Rock Goddess
Zulu Sharks
Yorkshire 3-
Rene and Renate
Ulster Makem and Clancy 11.25 pm -
Anglia Chaka Khan at The Roxy 11.25 pm -
Central / TSW Superstars Of Music: Gloria Gaynor 11.25 pm -
LWT Rock Concert 11.55 pm -
Sad Café live at the New Victoria Theatre, London
TVS Jazz 11.25 pm -
Stan Getz
Granada Randy Edelman In Concert 12.45 -
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.30 -
Nena, DeBarge, Australian Crawl, Jerry Wexler
Sunday 18th March 1984
LWT Sunday Sunday 5.30 -
Max Bygraves
Bill Wyman
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 7.45 -
Brenda Lee
Neil Sedaka
David Essex
Grace Kennedy
Monday 19th March 1984
BBC2 Call My Bluff 8.00 -
Lynsey de Paul
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show 11.40 pm -
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 20th March 1984
BBC2 Marti Caine 9.00 -
Donovan -
The Nolans
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show 11.25 pm -
Joe Fagin
Thames Give Us A Clue 7.30 -
Kenny Everett
Wednesday 21st March 1984
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show 11.35 pm -
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
HTV Jangles: Gotcha 4.50 -
Hazel O'Connor
The Fun Boy Three and Bananarama
Thursday 22nd March 1984
BBC1 The Afternoon Show 2.00 -
Hosted by Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Janice Long
Depeche Mode -
The Weather Girls -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Culture Club -
Bananarama -
Chart 40 -
UB40 -
Chart 27 -
Sade -
Chart 8 -
Lionel Richie -
Phil Fearon & Galaxy -
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Tiny Tim
Perry Como
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show 11.25 pm -
TV-
UB40
Friday 23rd March 1984
BBC1 (North) Jazz at the Leadmill 10.15 -
content unknown
BBC1 (North East) Where Do We Go From Here? 10.15 -
Peter Skellern
BBC2 ORS 84 7.00 -
Nick Beggs
The Lost Loved Ones
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11.50 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Richard Thompson Big Band -
John Hiatt -
Promo clips, Weird Al Yankovic, Tim Pope, The Alarm, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Jimi Hendrix
TV-
Stephanie Lawrence
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools outside the studio
The Spider Club, Edinburgh (repeat)
Leslie calls for the return od The Style Council's equipment after it was stolen
The Questions -
Reminder about Easter Special and a few suggestions
Gary James’ Bottom Ten chart
Bo Diddley – chat to Jools, Hey Bo Diddley (The Big TNT Show clip)
Scott Walker -
Danse Society -
ID magazine -
Lindsay Walker hairdresser chat with Leslie
Robert Palmer – interview with Leslie in the Bahamas, Johnny and Mary (promo clip), recording at Compass Point, Nassau
Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley, I'm A Man, Bo Diddley Put The Rock In Rock 'n' Roll (live) the lights go out during the second song
Prefab Sprout -
Re-
C4 I Love Quincy 11.15 pm -
Quincy Jones documentary with Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick
Saturday 24th March 1984
ITV broadcasts a new quiz show The Price Is Right for which Joe Brown had hosted a pilot
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Depeche Mode
Tim Rice
Steve Levine
BBC1 Wogan 10.35 -
Culture Club
Boy George interview
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Pete Drummond
Ian Dury and the Music Students live at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Culture Club
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller
Nik Kershaw
Channel Music Special: Love Machine 11.40 pm -
Central Superstars Of Music: Pink Floyd 11.40 pm -
Central Portrait Of A Legend: Tony Orlando 12.10 -
LWT Tina Turner at the Apollo, London 12.30 -
Granada Portrait Of A Legend: Kenny Rogers 12.45 -
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6.00 -
Elton John – interview and promo clips
Monday 26th March 1984
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 27th March 1984
BBC2 Jane 7.30 -
Songs by Neil Innes
BBC2 Marti Caine 9.00 -
Randy Crawford
BBC2 Arena 9.50 -
Jerry Lee Lewis -
Thames Give us A Clue 7.30 -
Diane Solomon
HTV West An Evening With Chales Aznavour 11.20 pm -
C4 Black On Black 10.50 -
Hosted by Pauline Black
Gil Scott-
Wednesday 28th March 1984
BBC1 Harty 6.40 -
Oasis (Mary Hopkin, Peter Skellern etc)
TV-
Ray Davies
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
HTV Jangles: Getting It Together 4.50 -
Hazel O'Connor
OK Jive
Streets Ahead
Grampian Harvest Jazz Compilation 12.00 -
Border Portrait Of A Legend: Frankie Valli 12.00 -
Thursday 29th March 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Mike Read
The Special A.K.A. -
John Lennon -
Captain Sensible -
Simple Minds -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Chart 40 -
Madonna -
Chart 26 -
Thompson Twins -
Chart 10 -
Lionel Richie -
Michael Jackson -
BBC2 Mike Harding In Belfast 9.00 -
Tyne Tees Madabout
Gary Numan -
Friday 30th March 1984
BBC1 (North) Jazz at the Leadmill 10.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 (North West) Where Do We Go From Here? 10.35 -
Peter Skellern
BBC2 ORS 84 7.05 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Thomas Dolby
BBC2 Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Twenty years of pirate radio article with Johnny Walker
David Bowie -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
The Chevalier Brothers -
Blancmange -
Promo clips, Killing Joke, Mike Oldfield, The Cocteau Twins
Girl Girls The Story of a Sound -
Anglia The Zodiac Game 7.00 -
Suzi Quatro
LWT South Of Watford 11.30 pm -
Pub Rock special
Pogue Mahone -
Shillelagh Sisters
The Skiff Skats
Tyne Tees Portrait Of A Legend: Lionel Richie 11.40 pm -
Grampian Portrait Of A Legend: Olivia Newton-
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools Holland, Leslie Ash
Paul Young -
Sade -
BB King -
Linton Kwesi Johnson & The Dub Band -
The Island Story -
Marianne Faithfull, Stevie Winwood, Dave Robinson -
Ina Kamoze with Sly and Robbie -
Black Uhuru -
Robert Palmer -
Roxy Music -
Grace Jones -
John Martyn with Robert Palmer -
Lee Scratch Perry -
Robert Palmer -
Alpha and Omega -
David Gilmour -
Mark Miwurdz
Leslie plugs Ear Say, a new Saturday night pop review show on Channel 4
Depeche Mode -
C4 Once In A Lifetime 11.20 pm -
Talking Heads documentary, live at Wembley 1982
Saturday 31st March 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Jeffrey Daniel (Shalamar)
BBC1 Wogan 9.45 -
Cliff Richard
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6.50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Steve Blacknell
Blancmange live at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
Jon Moss of Culture Club
Kajagoogoo
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
Steve Levine (record producer)
Tyne Tees Rock Special 11.00 -
Average White Band
TVS Jazz 11.00 -
Alto Madness
Channel Joe Cocker 11.00 -
Central Superstars Of Music 11.00 pm -
Tina Turner
LWT Rock Concert 11.30 pm -
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band live in Budapest
C4 Ear Say 6.30 -
Hosted by Nicky Horne, Lesley-
The Smiths -
The Smiths and Sandie Shaw -
Paul Weller -
Bob Geldof -
The Special AKA -
Marilyn -
ZTT Records – article with Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Culture Club -
Sunday 1st April 1984
LWT Sunday Sunday 3.20 -
Davy Jones
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 7.45 -
Charlie Pride
The Drifters
Shakin’ Stevens
Anglia Harvest Jazz 11.30 pm -
Nat Adderly
Central Sunday Jazz 11.30 pm -
Stan Getz
HTV West The Roots Of Rock n Roll 11.30 pm -
Granada Jazz at the Smithsonian 11.55 pm -
Monday 2nd April 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.40 -
content unknown
BBC1 Blue Peter 5.10 -
Beatle City article
BBC1 Tom Jones Now! 11.35 pm -
part one of two part concert
Granada Alphabet Zoo 12.00 -
Ralph McTell
Thames Des O'Connor Now! 10.30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 3rd April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
The Dubliners
BBC2 Jane 7.30 -
songs by Neil Innes
BBC2 Marti 9.00 -
Joe Fagin
Ulster Harvest Jazz 11.30 pm -
Bobby Hutcherson
Wednesday 4th April 1984
BBC1 A Song For Europe 8.00 -
The 454 submitted songs whittled down to 8
Hazel Dean – Stay In My Life
Nina Shaw
First Division
Miriam Ann Lesley
Belle and The Devotions
Bryan Evans
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Thames National Rockschool Competition Final 4.50 -
From The Hacienda, Manchester
Judges include Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Paul Gambaccini
Anglia Portrait Of A Legend: Eddie Rabbitt 11.50 pm -
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Herb Alpert 11.50 pm -
Border Portrait Of A Legend: Sly Stone 11.50 pm -
Granada Profiles In Rock: ELO 11.50 pm -
Central The Ventures 11.50 pm -
Thursday 5th April 1984
BBC1 The Best Of Harty 6.40 -
Boy George, Paul McCartney
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.35 -
Not broadcast due to industrial action
Hosted by John Peel, David Jensen
This would have been a live broadcast
Shakin’ Stevens
Depeche Mode
Lionel Richie
BBC2 Mike Harding In Belfast 9.00 -
HTV West Acker At The Fleece 10.30 -
Acker Bilk
TSW / Channel Portrait Of A Legend: Neil Sedaka 12.00 -
Yorkshire Jazz at the Smithsonian 12.00 -
content unknown
Friday 6th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Alan Price
BBC1 The Time Of Your Life 8.20 -
The Move (Roy Wood and Carl Wayne) -
TSW Judi 2.00 -
Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
Jools in the Tube entrance
Comedy magician in foyer
The Thompson Twins -
Jools in control room and gantry
Propaganda -
Leslie Ash gets interrupted by a member of the audience which puts her off introducing...
Aztec Camera -
Roddy Frame -
Joe Jackson -
Marvin Gaye -
Malcolm X -
Jools thanks people who voted for them in NME poll
Danza -
Mark Miwurdz
Joe Jackson -
Paul Young -
Jools and Leslie leave by taxi
Jeffrey Osbourne -
The Cure -
Joe Jackson -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway 12.20 -
Oscar Peterson and His Trio
Eberhard Weber Quartet
Alex Shaw Quintet
Saturday 7th April 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Blancmange -
BBC1 The Laughter Show 6.30 -
David Essex
BBC1 Wogan 9.50 -
The Flying Pickets
Kenny Everett
Val Doonican
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
The Smiths
Green Gartside
Central Saturday Show 10.30 am -
The Thompson Twins
LWT Profiles In Rock: Toto 12.30 am -
C4 Ear Say 6.00 -
Ray Davies -
Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode reviews new releases
Chaka Khan -
Northern soul scene report with Richard Searling and Ian Levine
Captain Sensible -
Fan rivalries
Marvin Gaye -
C4 Double Trouble 10.50 -
Bonnie Tyler
Roy Budd
Sunday 8th April 1984
ITN News 5.20 -
Beatle City article, opened by Queenie Epstein
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 7.45 -
Lulu -
Glen Campbell
Barbara Dickson
Monday 9th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Dionne Warwick – Walk On By, two others
BBC1 (West) RPM 6.40 -
content unknown
BBC1 Tom Jones Now! 11.35 pm -
Thames Des O'Connor Now! 10.30 -
content unknown
HTV West 25 Anniversary Of The Marquee 11.30 pm -
Wishbone Ash
Tuesday 10th April 1984
BBC2 Jane 7.30 -
songs by Neil Innes
BBC2 Marti Caine 9.00 -
Chris Amoo
Alan Price
Thames Give Us A Clue 7.30 -
Sheila Fergusson
Ulster Harvest Jazz 11.1 -
Stan Getz
C4 Black On Black 11.10 pm -
Yellowman
Marvin Gaye tribute
Wednesday 11th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
The Troggs -
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
British Invasion special
Hosted by Claire George, Alistair Pirrie
Producer: Royston Mayoh
The Eurythmics -
Re-
The Thompson Twins -
Culture Club -
Granada Profiles In Rock: Journey 12.00 -
Anglia Portrait Of A Legend: Bobby Vinton 12.00 -
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Charlie Pride 12.00 -
Thursday 12th April 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.40 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Richard Skinner
Scritti Politti -
Chart 40 -
Dead Or Alive -
Chart 24 -
The Cure -
Chart 10 -
Lionel Richie -
Rufus and Chaka Khan -
BBC2 Mike Harding in Belfast 9.00 -
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Nancy Sinatra
BBC2 Jazz at the Leadmill 11.25 -
Dick Morrissey and others
HTV West Acker At The Fleece 10.30 -
Acker Bilk
Yorkshire Jazz at the Smithsonian 12.00 -
content unknown
TSW / Channel Portrait Of A Legend: Dionne Warwick 12.00 -
Friday 13th April 1984
TV-
Suzi Quatro
Anglia The Zodiac Game 7.00 -
Rose Marie
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
The Kinks cancelled their appearance. Despite being Leslie Ash's final show there's no big farewell for her.
Jools and Leslie arrive by taxi
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -
Tony Fletcher
Cameo -
Muriel with Steve Dixon of ID magazine with the latest edition with photos taken on the 23rd March 1984 show
The Kane Gang -
David Bowie -
Fuffo Spearjig (repeat clip)
Spear Of Destiny -
Annabel Lamb -
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity -
Jools chats to Barry Diamond
The Kane Gang -
Tim Bat (juggler), Jools and Leslie with Chris Difford and Rik Mayall behind them
The Montgolfier Brothers -
Tracie -
Muriel previews next week's compilation show
Jeffrey Osborne -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway 12.20 -
Oscar Peterson
Barbara Thompson
Saturday 14th April 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore 9.00 am -
Captain Sensible -
Nik Kershaw
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
Jon Moss of Culture Club
Central The Saturday Show 10.30 am -
The Jets
The Flying Pickets (promo clip)
Bananarama
C4 Ear Say 6.00 -
Scritti Pollitti -
Ian Dury reviews new releases
Liverpool report on music scene
Matt Bianco -
Footloose article with Kevin Bacon
Lemmy -
Sunday 15th April 1984
BBC2 Jazz At The Leadmill 11.25 pm -
Bobby Wallins and his Quintet with Don Weller
LWT Knees Up 7.15 -
Lonnie Donegan
Rene and Renate
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 7.45 -
This edition saw Tommy Cooper make his final appearance
Donny Osmond
The Flying Pickets
The Three Degrees
Monday 16th April 1984
TV-
Nik Kershaw
Thames Des O'Connor Now! 10.30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 17th April 1984
BBC1 Loving You 2.00 -
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 4.40 -
Thereza Bazar & David Grant are the team leaders
Blancmange -
Modern Romance -
The Bluebells -
BBC2 Reggae, Madness and the Wild Things 7.30 -
Dennis Bovell, Madness, David Bedford, Vivian Goldman
BBC2 The Music of Gerard Kenny 9.00 -
A Convert from Drury Lane, London with guest Dennis Waterman
ITV How Dare You 4.20 -
Co hosted by John Gorman
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Wednesday 18th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 Frankie & Johnny 2.05 -
TV-
Michael Jackson story part one
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
Claire Grogan co host
Re-
Whizz
For Atoms
Joe Jackson
TVS Women in Rock N Roll 11.30 pm -
content unknown
Thursday 19th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Gloria Gaynor
BBC1 Double Trouble 2.00 -
BBC1 The King and I 3.30 -
The work of rock and roll painter David Oxtoby
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Gary Davis
A live broadcast
The Special A.K.A. -
Thompson Twins -
Blancmange -
Queen -
The Bluebells -
USA chart with Jonathan King -
Chart 40 -
Nik Kershaw -
Chart 24 -
OMD -
Chart 10 -
Lionel Richie -
Kool & The Gang -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show 7.55 -
compilation show
BBC2 Mike Harding in Belfast 9.00 -
BBC2 Photo Assignment 11.35 pm -
Photographer is sent to cover the Radio One Roadshow in Tenby
TV-
Michael Jackson story part two
Friday 20th April 1984 Good Friday
BBC1 Wogan 9.15 -
Compilation show with Cliff Richard -
Culture Club -
TV-
The Flying Pickets
The Michael Jackson story part three
Suzi Quatro
Central Emu at Easter 1.30 -
Carl Wayne
Susan Maughan
LWT The South Bank Show 10.30 -
Oscar Peterson's Easter Suite
C4 The Tube Easter Special 5.00 -
A compilation hosted by Jools Holland and Leslie Ash featuring clips from the first two series
The Eurythmics -
The Thompson Twins -
The Jam -
The Style Council -
Boy George -
Culture Club -
Einstürzende Neubauten -
Divine -
The Weather Girls -
Mick Jagger -
Paul Young -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Belfast clip (Tube film)
The Special AKA with Elvis Costello -
The Inspirational Choir -
Die Artze (Tube film in Berlin)
Public Image Limited -
Billy Bragg -
Killing Joke -
David Bowie (archive clips)
Marc Bolan (archive clips)
Iggy Pop -
Location report clips -
Tina Turner -
Howard Jones -
The Cocteau Twins -
Simple Minds -
The Alarm -
Pat Benetar -
Z Z Top -
U2 -
Big Country -
C4 The Late Clive James 9.00 -
John Peel, George Melly
Saturday 21st April 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show 8.45 -
OMD -
John Taylor of Duran Duran -
TV-
Oasis
TVAM Data Run 8.40 -
Jeffrey Daniels of Shalamar
C4 Ear Say 6.00 -
Phil Collins -
Bananarama
Loose Ends
Jazz dance
African music
Sunday 22nd April 1984 Easter Sunday
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview 5.10 -
BBC1 Perry Como’s Easter By The Sea 11.25 pm -
Perry Como
Kenny Rogers
Debbie Boone
LWT Knees Up 7.15 -
Anita Harris
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 7.45 -
B B King
Don McLean
Engelbert (who by now had now dropped his stage surname)
Central Sunday Jazz
Dexter Gordon
Monday 23rd April 1984 Easter Monday
BBC2 Sporting Chance 8.30 -
Suzi Quatro in clay pigeon shooting contest
BBC2 Stardust Road 9.50 -
Georgie Fame plays the songs of Hoagy Charmichael
Thames Des O'Connor Now! 10.15 -
content unknown
Tuesday 24th April 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 4.40 -
Team leader: Rocky Sharpe
content unknown
BBC2 The Music of Gerard Kenny 9.00 -
TV-
Through The Keyhole: Jools Holland
Marilyn
Duran Duran
Wednesday 25th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Al Martino
BBC2 Entertainment USA 9.00 -
From Atlanta
Lionel Richie
Thames Sounds Like A Story 12.10 -
Mark Wynter reads a story
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4.50 -
Blancmange -
Marilyn -
C4 Daley Thompson's Bodyshop 6.15 -
Roger Daltrey
Thursday 26th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Oasis
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Simon Bates
A live broadcast
Sandie Shaw & The Smiths -
Phil Collins -
Belle & The Devotions -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
Duran Duran -
Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson -
Chart 40 -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Chart 25 -
Flying Pickets -
Chart 10 -
Lionel Richie -
The Pointer Sisters -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show 7.55 -
compilation show
BBC2 Mike Harding in Belfast 9.00 -
HTV West Acker at the Fleece 10.30 -
Acker Bilk
Friday 27th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Gene Pitney
BBC2 Eight Days A Week 6.45 -
Panel: Jools Holland, Bill Wyman, Neil Arthur
C4 High Band 5.45 -
Edited versions of home video titles
The Thompson Twins -
Saturday 28th April 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Silent Running
BBC1 The Laughter Show
Nik Kershaw
TVAM Data Run
Duran Duran
TVS Number 73 (first in fourth series)
Nik Kershaw -
Alvin Stardust -
LWT Robin Of Sherwood (first episode)
Theme by Clannad
LWT Profiles in Rock: Earth Wind and Fire
Central Superstars of Music
Pink Floyd at Pompeii
TVS Jazz
Arnett Cobb
C4 Ear Say 6.00 -
Blues and Soul annual awards report
The Bluebells -
Jeffrey Osbourne -
Video Scratching article
Tom Robinson -
Tony Wilson of Factory Records
Tony Blackburn reviews new release
LP magazine report on debut issue
C4 The American Music Awards 11.30 pm -
Paul McCartney -
Michael Jackson -
Barry Manilow -
Boy George -
Lionel Richie -
Sunday 29th April 1984
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two
BBC1 Rock Gospel Show
Kajagoogoo
Sheila Walsh
LWT Knees Up
Teresa Brewer
Stutz Bear Cats
LWT Live from Her Majesty’s
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
Monday 30th April 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Isaac Hayes
Tuesday 1st May 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Bernadette Nolan & Gary Davies Are Team Leaders
Kajagoogoo -
Nik Kershaw -
Hazel Dean -
BBC2 Stardust Road part two
Georgie Fame
Wednesday 2nd May 1984
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Puerto Rico)
Menudo
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Duran Duran -
Ultravox -
Kajagoogoo -
Thursday 3rd May 1984
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1966 (pilot show)
The Spencer Davis Group -
The Overlanders -
Stevie Wonder -
The Walker Brothers -
The Who -
Cilla Black -
Cliff Richard -
Dave Dee etc -
The Beatles -
Manfred Mann -
David & Jonathan -
The Hollies -
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.35 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Steve Wright
OMD -
Blancmange -
New Order -
Kenny Loggins -
Chart 40 -
Jocelyn Brown -
Chart 24 -
Human League -
Chart 10 -
Duran Duran -
Nike Kershaw -
Friday 4th May 1984
BBC2 Eight Days A Week 6.45 -
Panel: Nick Lowe, Green, Janice Long
HTV Adge Cutler -
Documentary
C4 High Band
Ultravox -
Spandau Ballet -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Saturday 5th May 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest 1984
UK: Belle & The Devotions: Love Games
TVS Number 73
LWT Rock Concert: Bob Marley & The Wailers
C4 Ear Say
Earha Kitt
Duran Duran
Pete Townshend
C4 UB40: A Musical Profile 9.55 -
Sunday 6th May 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Sheila Walsh
Monday 7th May 1984
BBC1 Mike Read’s Replay Selection part one
Clips from Saturday Superstore
Culture Club
The Police
Nik Kershaw
The Thompson Twins
Queen
BBC1 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Elaine Paige
Tuesday 8th May 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Pauline Black Pirates on the airways
Flying Pickets When you're young and in love
The Boomtown Rats Drag me down
BBC1 Night Music
John Miles
BBC2 The Smiths 7.05 -
Edited version of the Sight & Sound In Concert show 9 December 1983
BBC2 The Young Ones: Bambi (first in second series)
Motorhead -
C4 Black On Black
Eartha Kitt
Sade -
Wednesday 9th May 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Blancmange -
Marillion -
Alvin Stardust -
Thames It’s Mike Yarwood
Shakatak
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Houston)
ZZ Top
Thursday 10th May 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Labi Siffre
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.35 -
Hosted by John Peel and Dave Jensen
Belle & The Devotions -
Queen -
The Flying Pickets -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
Charts 40 -
Terri Wells -
Chart 25 -
The Pointer Sisters -
Chart 10 -
Duran Duran -
Jeffrey Osbourne -
Friday 11th May 1984
BBC1 Time Of Your Life
Millie Small
P J Proby
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel: Tracie, Bob Geldof, Drummie Zeb
BBC2 Jazz At The Ledmill
Jimmy Witherspoon
LWT South of Watford
Marilyn
Dead Or Alive -
C4 High Band
Tina Turner -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Saturday 12th May 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Musical Youth
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Oasis (Mary Hopkin, Peter Skellern)
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Alvin Stardust
TVS Number 73
Imagination -
Leee John & Kim Goody -
Tom Robinson – interview, Back In The Old Country
Central Superstars of Music: Aretha Franklin
TVS Jazz
Airto, Flora Purim
LWT Tina Turner at the Apollo 12.30 am -
C4 Ear Say
Sunday 13th May 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Sheila Walsh
BBC2 To The Count of Basie
Tribute show
LWT Knees Up
The Searchers
Clarence Frogman Henry
Tammy Cline
Monday 14th May 1984
BBC1 Tommy Cooper’s Main Attraction (repeat)
Chas and Dave
Frankie Vaughan
Thames What’s My Line 7.00 – 7.30 pm
Ringo Starr -
as a condition of his live appearance Thames had to make sure than he was through with his portion of the show before Coronation Street started at 7.30 pm so he could watch it
C4 Scully (first episode)
Theme by Elvis Costello ‘Turning The Town Red’
Tuesday 15th May 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Bernadette Nolan & Gary Davies Team Leaders
Musical Youth She's Trouble
Alvin Stardust I Feel Like Buddy Holly
Bananarama Rough Justice
BBC1 Night Music
Helen Reddy
BBC2 The Young Ones: Cash
Alan Freeman (as God)
Kevin Bishop’s Nice Twelve (Jools Holland, Stewart Copeland, Chris Difford) – Subterranean Homesick Blues
Alexi Sayle -
BBC2 Private Lives
Peter Skellern – Something So Right
Wednesday 16th May 1984
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Florida)
content unknown
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Boomtown Rats -
Helen Terry -
Spear Of Destiny’s Kirk Brandon -
Thursday 17th May 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.35 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell
Break Machine -
Deniece Williams -
Marillion -
Hazel Dean -
Chart 40 -
Womack & Womack -
Chart 24 -
Ultravox -
Chart 10 -
Duran Duran The Reflex number one (repeat 26th April 1984)
Kenny Loggins -
Friday 18th May 1984
BBC1 Time Of Your Life: Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden -
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel: Clare Grogan, Holly Johnson, John Walters
C4 High Band
Duran Duran in Toronto, March 1983
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Chris Barber
Saturday 19th May 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Nick Heyward
Wang Chung
BBC1 F A Cup Grandstand
Elton John -
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Denice Williams
Don Williams
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Ella Fitzgerald
TVS Number 73
Carol Kenyon
ITV Sports The FA Cup Final (Watford Vs Everton)
Elton John -
TVS Jazz
content unknown
C4 Ear Say
Bananarama -
The Special Aka -
Bronski Beat -
Suggs -
Pirate radio article with Martin Ortie of Time Out magazine
John Peel -
Ready Steady Go -
Roger Waters concert article with Gerald Scarfe and Harvey Goldsmith
Sunday 20th May 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Sheila Walsh
Bryn Haworth
Monday 21st May 1984
BBC1 Linda Carter Street Life 7.10 -
George Benson
Tony Orlando
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Elton John
C4 Scully
Elvis Costello as Henry Scully’s brother Arthur
Tuesday 22nd May 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Nick Heyward Love All Day
Peter Schilling Major Tom
Eddy Grant Romancing the Stone
BBC1 Night Music
Jack Jones
Wednesday 23rd May 1984
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Los Angeles)
Ozzy Osbourne
BBC2 Musical Cues 7.20 -
Richard Harvey talks about composing for television
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Bob Geldof co hosts show
Wham! Wake Me Up
Nick Heyward
Thursday 24th May 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.35 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Janice Long
A live broadcast
Status Quo -
The Style Council -
Wham! -
Chart 30 -
Howard Jones -
Chart 24 -
Alvin Stardust -
Chart 10 -
Duran Duran -
Evelyn Thomas -
Friday 25th May 1984
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel: Morrissey, George Michael, Tony Blackburn
C4 High Band
Blondie -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Stan Tracey
Saturday 26th May 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Madness
Limahl
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show
The Shadows
BBC1 Pop Quiz 6.10 -
Panel: Phil Lynott, Nick Beggs, Derek Forbes (Simple Minds), Alvin Stardust, Kim Wilde, Morrissey
TVS Number 73
Dead Or Alive -
TVS Jazz: Art Blakey
C4 Ear Say
Deep Purple
The Box Of Frogs
George Michael
The Cramps
Sunday 27th May 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
C4 The Sixties 4: Cool cats repeat
Monday 28th May 1984 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Montreux Golden Rose Pop Festival part one 6.50 -
All acts lip-
Elton John -
Rod Stewart -
Cliff Richard -
Queen -
Duran Duran -
The Pretenders -
Spandau Ballet -
Ultravox -
Slade -
UB40 -
Roger Daltrey -
Adam Ant -
Howard Jones -
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Lulu
BBC1 Film 84
Duran Duran at Cannes
Tuesday 29th May 1984
BBC1 Dolly Parton In London (cancelled)
Live at the Dominion Theatre
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Bernadette Nolan & Gary Davies are team-
Limahl Two much trouble
Haircut 100 -
Spandau Ballet -
BBC2 The Young Ones: Nasty
The Damned -
Wednesday 30th May 1984
BBC2 Entertainment USA
Al Green
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Roger Daltrey -
Godley & Crème -
Spandau Ballet -
Eddy Grant -
Deniece Williams -
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Stevie Wonder
Thursday 31st May 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.35 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Dave Lee Travis
A live broadcast
Hazel Dean -
Elton John -
Ultravox -
David Sylvian -
Chart 40 -
Madness -
Chart 29 -
The Smiths -
Chart 10 -
Wham! -
Denice Williams -
Friday 1st June 1984
BBC1 The Time Of Your Life: Davy Jones
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel: Tom Robinson, Noddy Holder,
C4 High Band
Thomas Dolby -
Saturday 2nd June 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Spandau Ballet -
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: B A Robertson, Nick Heyward, Captain Sensible vs Leee John, Helen Terry, Mark King
Yorkshire Just Amazing
Members of Madness introduce Kung Fu article
BBC1 Saturday Night Affairs
Roy Wood playing bagpipes
TVS Number 73
Nick Heyward -
C4 Ear Say
The Style Council -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Roland Rat -
Linton Kwesi Johnson -
Monday 4th June 1984
Thames What’s My Line
Gary Glitter: Mystery Guest
Tuesday 5th June 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Tracey Childs & David Grant are team leaders
David Austin Turn To Gold
Scritti Politti Absolute
Helen Terry -
BBC1 Montreux Golden Rose Pop Festival part two
Kajagoogoo -
Thomas Dolby -
Madness -
The Alarm -
Status Quo -
Joan Jett -
Elton John -
Queen -
BBC2 The Young Ones: Sick
Madness -
Wednesday 6th June 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Dee Schneider -
Roger Daltrey -
Madness -
Thursday 7th June 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.50 -
The final show to feature 'The Rhythm Pals' (John Peel and David Jensen) as the hosts
Hosted by David Jensen, John Peel
Spandau Ballet -
Howard Jones -
Evelyn Thomas -
Chart 40 -
Bananarama -
Chart 25 -
Bronski Beat -
Chart 10 -
Wham! -
Sister Sledge -
TVS Profiles In Rock: Asia
Friday 8th June 1984
BBC1 Billy Joel At Wembley part one simulcast with Radio One
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel:
C4 High Band
Phil Collins at Perkins Palace
Saturday 9th June 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Nik Kershaw, Status Quo
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Roger Taylor (Queen)
TVS Number 73
Dave Jensen -
The Associates -
C4 Ear Say 6.00 -
The Disco 3 -
Madness -
Gary Glitter -
The Associates -
The SOS Band -
Elvis Costello -
Madonna -
Nick Heyward -
Bodygurads in music article -
The Special AKA -
Marc Almond -
LWT Aspel and Company (first edition)
Paul McCartney -
Sunday 10th June 1984
BBC1 Harty Plus
Paul McCartney and George Martin -
LWT Surprise Surprise
Freddie & The Dreamers -
C4 Hank Williams -
Sneezy Waters as Hank Williams
Tuesday 12th June 1984
BBC1 Billy Joel at Wembley part two
BBC2 The Young Ones: Time
Amazulu -
Wednesday 13th June 1984
BBC1 Dolly Parton In London (postponed from 29th May 1984)
Live at the Dominion Theatre
BBC2 Entertainment USA
Smokey Robinson -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Gary Glitter -
Twisted Sister -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Thursday 14th June 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.50 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Peter Powell
The Art Company -
Elton John -
The Smiths -
Rod Stewart -
Scritti Pollitti -
Ozzy Osbourne -
Chart 40 -
Nick Heyward -
Chart 25 -
Nik Kershaw -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Michael Jackson -
TVS Rhythm and Rap
Smokey Robinson
Friday 15th June 1984
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
Panel: Sandie Shaw, Bill Nelson, Gary Kemp
C4 High Band
UB40 live
LWT South Of Watford
Madness
Saturday 16th June 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Tracie
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Paul Young, Green, Gary Glitter, Toyah, Drummie Zeb, Annabel Lamb
with clips of Paul Young, Annabel Lamb, Scritti Politti, Bob Marley, Elton John, Elvis Costello
TVS Number 73
Swan’s Way
BBC2 Saturday Review
Mari Wilson -
LWT Aspel and Company
Bill Wyman -
C4 Ear Say
The Jacksons -
John Lydon -
Difford & Tilbrook -
Stevie Wonder -
Dee Schneider -
Alison Moyet -
Thomas Dolby -
Jeff Wayne -
Sunday 17th June 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Cliff Richard
Central Spitting Image
Sting -
Monday 18th June 1984
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Difford & Tilbrook -
Tuesday 19th June 1984
BBC1 Montreux Golden Rose Pop Festival part three 8.10 -
Cliff Richard -
Queen -
Adam Ant -
Cyndi Lauper -
Kajagoogoo -
Slade -
Roger Daltrey -
Howard Jones -
Madness -
Joan Jett -
Duran Duran -
Spandau Ballet -
UB40 -
BBC2 The Young Ones: Summer Holiday (last episode)
John Otway -
Thames Reporting London
Bill Wyman interview and Rolling Stones clips
Wednesday 20th June 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Madness -
Gary Glitter -
Bronski Beat -
Thursday 21st June 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Gary Davies
Gary Glitter -
OMD -
Bronski Beat -
Cyndi Lauper -
The Associates -
Ollie & Jerry -
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions -
Chart 40 -
Elvis Costello & The Attractions -
Chart 25 -
Pointer Sisters -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Change -
TVS Profiles In Rock: Electric Light Orchestra
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Stevie Wonder
Friday 22nd June 1984
BBC1 Time Of Your Life: Gary Glitter
I Didn’t Know I Loved You, Dance Me Up
C4 High Band 6.00 -
ABC -
Central Wonderwall 1968 movie with music by George Harrison
C4 The Tube special 1.00 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Saturday 23rd June 1984
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Noddy Holder, Bruce Foxton, Andrew Ridgeley, Robert Hodgens (The Bluebells)
BBC2 Eight Days A Week
contents unknown
TVS Number 73
Tom Robinson
The Bluebells
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Ultravox, The Bluebells, Alvin Stardust
LWT Children’s Royal Variety Performance
Marilyn, Musical Youth
Granada New Brighton Rock 10.30 pm -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Nick Lowe -
Spandau Ballet -
Nik Kershaw -
Madness -
Helen Terry -
Eddy Grant
The Flying Pickets
The Weather Girls
Gloria Gaynor
The Scaffold
C4 Ear Say
Spandau Ballet -
The Explorers
Tuesday 26th June 1984
BBC1 Real Lives: We Are Not Ashamed
Gospel in the Midlands
Wednesday 27th June 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Robin Gibb -
Nik Kershaw -
Jools Holland -
TVS Aretha Franklin In Concert
Thursday 28th June 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 6.50 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Andy Peebles
The Bluebells -
Nik Kershaw -
Human League -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Brazil -
Billy Idol chats with Steve Wright
Tina Turner -
Chart 40 -
Alison Moyet -
Chart 27 -
Scritti Pollitti -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Michael Jackson -
TVS Profiles In Rock: The Cars
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Lionel Richie
Friday 29th June 1984
BBC1 Mike Read’s Replay Selection
Clips from Saturday Superstore
Heaven 17 -
The Style Council -
Howard Jones -
Plus promo clips
BBC1 Newsround Extra
Fan clubs article with Wham!
C4 A Midsummer Night’s Tube 8.00 pm -
All acts are live in the Tube studio unless stated
Paul Young -
8.10 pm -
8.20 -
8.30 -
8.45 -
9.00 -
9.45 -
10.00 -
10.20 -
10.50 -
11.05 -
11.45 -
11.55 -
12.00 am -
12.15 -
12.40 -
1.00 -
plus promos by Bronski Beat, Thompson Twins, The ARMS Concert
Old Tube clips from The Associates
The Beatles -
The Spitting Image puppets
C4 Ladybirds: Bonnie Tyler
With Jim Steinman
Saturday 30th June 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Gary Glitter
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Hank Marvin (captain), Shakin' Stevens, Lulu vs Dave Edmunds (captain), Thomas Dolby, Ian McNabb
Clips: various clips from 1965 and 1968, The Pretenders -
BBC2 Saturday Review
Cynthia Lennon reviews Ray Connolly biography on John Lennon
TVS Number 73
Gary Glitter -
TVS The Tube Return Ticket
The Thompson Twins -
Madness -
Killing Joke
The Naturalites & The Realistics -
The Weather Girls -
The Associates -
Big Country -
C4 Ear Say
Elvis Costello -
Noddy Holder -
Spandau Ballet -
Kid Creole -
Monday 2nd July 1984
BBC1 Cliff Richard In Concert (repeat of 4-
Wednesday 4th July 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnapper
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Billy Preston -
Twisted Sister -
Lita Ford -
Rick Springfield -
Berlin -
Thursday 5th July 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Mike Smith
OMD -
Cyndi Lauper -
Ultravox -
The Thompson Twins -
Chart 40 -
Shannon -
Chart 25 -
Prince -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
The Pointer Sisters -
TVS Profiles In Rock: Kate Bush
Friday 6th July 1984
C4 High Band
Kate Bush -
Saturday 7th July 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
The Flying Pickets
TVS Number 73
Tom Robinson, The Bluebells, The Higsons (article about life on the road)
C4 Ear Say
King Sunny Ade
ZTT article with Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Feargal Sharkey -
Howard Jones -
Morrissey -
BBC2 Saturday Review
Bob Dylan article with Sweetheart Like You promo clip
TVS The Tube Return Ticket
The Eurythmics -
Colourfield -
Kool and Gang -
Paul McCartney -
The Small Faces -
Stevie Wonder -
Simple Minds -
Ozzy Osbourne
Thor -
Z Z Top -
Central London Calling
Marillion, Orange Juice
Sunday 8th July 1984
ITV Summer Arts Festival 1984
Roger Daltrey
Tuesday 10th July 1984
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Status Quo -
Roy Wood -
Wednesday 11th July 1984
BBC1 The Monkees:
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Tom Robinson -
Billy Idol -
Billy Preston -
Ice House -
Bob Geldof -
Thursday 12th July 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by John Peel, Tommy Vance
Shakatak -
Tina Turner -
Neil -
Alison Moyet -
Phil Fearon & Galaxy -
Chart 40 -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Chart 25 -
The Bluebells -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
The Jacksons & Mick Jagger -
BBC2 Arena: Beat This! A Hip Hop History
Gary Byrd, Afrika Bambaataa, Malcolm McLaren
TVS Profiles In Rock: Journey
Friday 13th July 1984
Grampian Homestyle
Mari Wilson talks about furniture
C4 High Band
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Saturday 14th July 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
content unknown
BBC2 A day in the life of WNEW-
TVS Number 73
Aswad -
LWT Aspel and Company
Lulu
Dudley Moore
C4 Ear Say
Yes -
Nile Rodgers -
Hugh Mesekela -
Blancmange -
Barry Manilow – interview (loses his temper with interviewer Nicky Horne)
Country Rock report with Lone Justice
Steve Davis (snooker player) reviews new releases
Lou Reed, Queen promo clips
Sunday 15th July 1984
BBC1 Omnibus
Eno talks about Muzak
Tuesday 17th July 1984
BBC1 The Little and Large Show repeat 7-
The Searchers
Wednesday 18th July 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: Too Many Crooks
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (repeat 27 June 1984)
TVS The Monster Club 1980 movie with The Pretty Things, B A Robertson
Thursday 19th July 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Peter Powell
The Mighty Wah -
Prince -
Billy Idol -
The Kane Gang -
Blancmange -
Chart 40 -
Divine -
Chart 25 -
The Thompson Twins -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Shannon -
BBC2 Time Of Your Life
Sandie Shaw, The Honeycombs
C4 Second To None
Disabled arts programme with Robert Wyatt
Friday 20th July 1984
Central Emu’s All Live Pink Windmill Show
Carl Wayne
C4 High Band
King Sunny Ade live in Montreux 1983
Saturday 21st July 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Midge Ure
TVS Number 73
Aswad
LWT Some You Win
Alun Williams (ex-
LWT Aspel and Company
Barry Manilow
TVS The Tube Return Ticket
Berlin special
C4 Ear Say
Brian Wilson -
Shreikback
I Level
Miles Copeland -
Status Quo -
Tuesday 24th July 1984
BBC1 The Little and Large Show (repeat 14th January 1984)
Davy Jones
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Tina Turner
Wednesday 25th July 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: I Was A Teenage Monkee
Granada Hold Tight (first edition)
Ultravox -
Thursday 26th July 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Dave Lee Travis
Phil Fearon & Galaxy -
Queen -
Neil -
Windjammer -
Hazel Dean -
Chart 40 -
Jeffrey Osborne -
Chart 25 -
Shakatak -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
BBC2 Time Of Your Life: Una Stubbs
Cliff Richard
Friday 27th July 1984
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Madness
Saturday 28th July 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
John Lennon -
BBC1 One On The Road (first edition)
Hosted by Peter Powell with Mike Read and John Walters
From The Ritzy Club, Norwich
The Thompson Twins -
Nik Kershaw -
Captain Sensible -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
BBC1 The Main Attraction
Gary Numan
BBC2 Jazz On A Summer’s Day
3.10 Humphrey Lyttelton and Russell Davies introduce the programmes
3.15 It’s Trad Dad 1962 movie
6.25 Arena: Juke Box Jazz part two
7.30 Jazz 625: Tubby Hayes c.1966
8.05 Duke Ellington documentary
9.20 Jazz at the 100 Club including Stan Tracey
11.10 Jazz On A Summer’s Day 1960 movie
12.30 Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s 1974
TVS Number 73
Matt Bianco
ITV Olympic Gala Concert
Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-
C4 Ear Say
Elton John -
Bill Wyman -
Pale Blue Eyes
David Lee Roth -
A&R men -
C4 25 Years Of Country Music
Glen Campbell
Sunday 29th July 1984
BBC1 Rockschool
Black Uhuru
LWT Antebes Jazz Festival
John McLaughlin
BBC2 Jazz On A Summer’s Day
7.45 The Sound Of Miles Davis (The Robert Herridge Theatre, CBS-
8.10 Jammin’ The Blues 1944 movie
8.25 Laughin’ Louis documentary
9.40 The Sound Of Jazz (The Seven Lively Arts, CBS-
10.30 The Benny Goodman Story movie
12.20 Jazz at the 100 Club
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 30th July 1984
BBC1 South East At Six
Bill Wyman talks about ARMS
Wednesday 1st August 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkee Mother
Granada Hold Tight
Tracey Ullman -
Thursday 2nd August 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Gary Davies
Black Lace -
Prince -
The Kane Gang -
Tina Turner -
A Flock Of Seagulls -
Chart 40 -
Trevor Walters -
Chart 25 -
George Michael -
Chart 11 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Divine -
Friday 3rd August 1984
BBC2 Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames (repeat)
Saturday 4th August 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Captain Sensible -
BBC1 The Main Attraction
Chas and Dave
Central Saturday Starship
content unknown
TVS The Tube Return Ticket
Herbie Hancock -
Swan’s Way -
60s article with old clips of Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Susan Maughan, Helen Shapiro, Petula Clark, Kathy Kirby
Howard Jones -
Tina Turner -
C4 Ear Say
Mel Brooks -
Sade -
Al Green -
Ozzy Osbourne -
Channel Rock Of The 70s: Atomic Rooster
Sunday 5th August 1984
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.45 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 6th August 1984
C4 Let’s Parlez Franglais
Cliff Richard in sketch
Wednesday 8th August 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees In Manhattan
BBC2 The Travel Show
Elton John in St Tropez
Granada Hold Tight
Captain Sensible -
Tears For Fears -
C4 Janis The Movie
Thursday 9th August 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.30 -
The audio on the BBC4 repeat from 2017 sounds pseudo stereo with split high and low frequencies coming from different speakers
Hosted by John Peel, Richard Skinner
Tracey Ullman -
Windjammer -
Hazel Dean -
Jeffrey Osborne -
Chart 40 -
Blancmange -
Chart 20 -
Laura Branigan -
Chart 12 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Rod Stewart -
BBC2 Time Of Your Life
Mary Hopkin -
Friday 10th August 1984
BBC1 James Last Plays The Beatles
BBC2 Rockers
Documentary about the 50s / 60s music scene in Dorset / Hampshire
Heinz, Terry Dene, The Troggs, Dave Dee, The Dowland Brothers, Andy Summers, Zoot Money
Saturday 11th August 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Davy Jones
BBC1 One On The Road
Hosted by Peter Powell with Gary Davies and John Walters
From The Academy Club, Bournemouth
Evelyn Thomas -
Nick Rhodes -
Break Machine -
Spandau Ballet -
Central Saturday Starship
TVS The Tube Return Ticket
The Island Story (clips of Spencer Davis Group, Marianne Faithfull, Free, Jimmy Cliff, Stevie Winwood, Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, Robert Palmer, Roxy Music, Grace Jones, John Martyn)
Depeche Mode
King Sunny Ade
C4 Ear Say
Elton John -
Rod Stewart -
Kid Creole & The Coconuts -
The Adventures -
Ibiza club scene report
Animal Nightlife -
Anthony ? -
Sunday 12th August 1984
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Liona Boyd
Tuesday 14th August 1984
C4 Play At Home
Big Country live
Wednesday 15th August 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: Art For Monkees’ Sake
Granada Hold Tight
Spandau Ballet
Matt Bianco
C4 Individual Voices
Alexis Korner (Camden Jazz Festival, 1981)
Yorkshire Profiles In Rock: Average White Band
Yorkshire Tina Turner: Rock N Roll Queen
Thursday 16th August 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Steve Wright
Tears For Fears -
Howard Jones -
Black Lace -
Iron Maiden -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Knoxville -
Chart 40 -
A Flock Of Seagulls -
Chart 25 -
Trevor Walters -
Chart 10 -
George Michael -
The Pointer Sisters -
Saturday 18th August 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Spandau Ballet
BBC1 One On The Road
Hosted by Peter Powell with John Walters
From The Mayfair Suite, Swansea and at the Radio One Roadshow in Tenby
Level 42 -
Midge Ure -
Hazel Dean -
Ultravox -
BBC2 Elvis On Tour movie
Central Saturday Starship
TVS The Tube Return Ticket
Scotland report with Bourgie Bourgie, Paul Haig
Grandmaster Flash -
Imagination -
Wham! -
The Cocteau Twins -
The Icicle Works -
Aswad -
Jeffrey Osbourne
The Kane Gang -
C4 Ear Say
LA Mod scene report
Psychic TV article and Genesis P Orridge interview
Malcolm McLaren -
Wham! -
The Eurythmics -
Sunday 19th August 1984
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Van Morrison
Tuesday 21st August 1984
BBC1 Paddles Up (first edition)
Theme: Rick Wakeman
C4 Play At Home
New Order, with Pete Shelley, Tony Wilson and The Factory All-
Wednesday 27th August 1984
Granada Hold Tight
Captain Sensible
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees At Sea
Thursday 23rd August 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.30 -
It's possible that a scene for Only Fools And Horses was recorded this night. Rodney Trotter's old band A Bunch of Wallies appeared on The Pops hosted by Mike Read, while band member Daniel Peacock mentioned in a 2017 documentary that Spandau Ballet were also on the show.
Hosted by Mike Read, Tommy Vance
Alphaville -
Elton John -
Break Machine -
Miami Sound Machine -
Tracey Ullman -
Chart 40 -
Spandau Ballet -
Chart 22 -
Rod Stewart -
Chart 10 -
George Michael -
Laura Branigan -
Saturday 25th August 1984
BBC1 One On The Road
Hosted by Peter Powell with Dave Lee Travis and John Walters
From Tiffany's Club, Exeter
Hazel Dean -
Curt Smith -
Tom Robinson -
Marc Almond -
Human League -
BBC2 Rock Around the Clock
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Steve Blacknell, Richard Skinner, Josephine Buchan
3.15 pm Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Big Country live clips
3.45 Simple Minds, The Pretenders (Rockpop In Concert, Dortmund, ZDF. 24th August 1984)
On the video vote phones: Blancmange, Depeche Mode
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
4.30 Alternative Ulster documentary with Jake Burns
Feargal Sharkey -
Wham! -
5.00 New Order live at the Radio One basement studio, simulcast (had to apologise for profanity during Blue Monday)
Duran Duran -
5.40 Aztec Camera -
The Jacksons -
On the video vote phones: Tony Butler (Big Country), Lloyd Cole
6.20 Ebony’s Greatest Hits -
Captain Sensible & Mick Talbot -
7.30 Michael Jackson’s Thriller
On the video vote phones: Morrissey, Helen Terry, Fish, Alison Moyet
The Beatles -
8.00 The Buddy Holly Story movie
Prince -
On the video vote phones: Kim Wilde, King Kurt
10.00 The Cure -
Spandau Ballet -
Edwyn Collins & Paul Quinn -
10.35 The People’s Choice: Queen Christmas Concert 1975 (edited version)
The Kane Gang -
11.10 Rockalikes -
11.25 Z Z Top Trilogy -
On the video vote phones: Suzi Quatro
Orange Juice -
11.45 FM movie with Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt etc
Meat Loaf -
Tom Robinson -
1.30 am Van Morrison -
Bruce Springsteen -
2.25 The Doors -
Elton John -
Tom Robinson -
3.15 The Last Waltz simulcast on Radio Three
Ultravox -
Bob Dylan -
5.20 The Police In Monserrat
Joy Division -
6.00 -
Meat Loaf -
Central Saturday Starship
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
C4 Ear Say
James Brown -
Advertising article -
Sunday 26th August 1984
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 27th August 1984 Bank Holiday
BBC2 Names and Games (charity game show)
Gary Numan, Hazel Dean
ITV Elton John In Central Park cancelled
Tuesday 28th August 1984
C4 Play At Home
Level 42
Wednesday 29th August 1984
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees Vs Machine
Thames Entertainment Express
Peter Skellern
Granada Hold Tight
King Kurt
Savage Progress
Thursday 30th August 1984
BBC1 / ITN Sotheby’s rock n roll memorabilia auction reports
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.50 -
Hosted by Mike Smith (at Television Centre, London), Simon Bates (at Temple Meads Station, Bristol), Richard Skinner (at Paddington Station, London), Jimmy Savile (on board the train)
A live broadcast. A train engine had been christened Top Of The Pops in honour of the show and tonight had set out to break the record for the quickest journey from London's Paddington station to Bristol Temple Meads station. The record was beaten by five minutes.
6.55 -
7.50 -
Tears For Fears -
Simon Bates in Bristol talking to signalman
Bucks Fizz -
Stevie Wonder -
Chart 40 -
Depeche Mode -
Howard Jones -
Chart 23 -
The Smiths -
Chart 10 -
Simon Bates talks to engine driver at Temple Meads station and the engine is named by Jimmy Savile in honour of Top Of The Pops
George Michael -
Ray Parker Jr -
TVS Profiles In Rock: Van Halen
LWT Order Of Death 1983 movie with John Lydon
Saturday 1st September 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
The Adventures
BBC1 The Animals In Concert repeat
BBC1/2 Nat West Cricket Final Kent Vs Middlesex
Elton John in the crowd
BBC1 One On The Road
Hosted by Peter Powell with Simon Bates, Steve Wright and John Walters
From The Academy Club, Plymouth
Heaven 17
Depeche Mode
Central Saturday Starship
Modern Romance -
Roger and Brian From Queen -
The Armoury Show -
Granada Rock Of the 70s: Curved Air
C4 Ear Say (final show)
Boy George -
Ray Davies -
Sade -
Mods in California -
Psychic TV -
James Brown & Afrika Bambaataa -
Clips from the twenty-
Prince -
Tuesday 4th September 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
AC-
BBC1 Pop Quiz (first in new series)
Panel: Bob Geldof (captain), Steve Marriott, Holly Johnson vs Paul Jones (captain), Tom Robinson, P P Arnold
Clips: Thomas Dolby -
Spot The Star: Noddy Holder
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (first edition)
Musical Youth -
C4 Play At Home
Siouxsie & The Banshees: Alice In Wonderland
Wednesday 5th September 1984
Granada Hold Tight
Tony Hadley
Thursday 6th September 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by John Peel, Janice Long
Bucks Fizz -
Spandau Ballet -
Sister Sledge -
Charts 40 -
Level 42 -
Chart 25 -
Alphaville -
Chart 10 -
Stevie Wonder -
Bruno Brookes says hello
Elton John -
BBC2 Pat Benetar In Concert
ITN News At Ten
The Hit movie premier with Ringo Starr, Wham!, Bill Wyman, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Steve Strange
Friday 7th September 1984
TVS Freeze Frame: Paul McCartney
Saturday 8th September 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Sade -
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show (first edition)
Aztec Camera -
Central Saturday Starship
Depeche Mode -
The Bluebells
Granada Sounds Of The 70s: ELP
C4 Revelations
Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) talks about his faith
Sunday 9th September 1984
BBC2 US Open Tennis Men’s Final
Yoko Ono and Shaun seen in crowd
TVS Buddy Holly: The Music Lives On
Monday 10th September 1984
BBC1 Harty
Adam Ant -
Pump Boys and Dinettes cast featuring Paul Jones, Carlene Carter, Kiki Dee, Gary Holton, Brian Protheroe
Tuesday 11th September 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Joan Armatrading (Sydney)
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: John Moss (captain), Tracie Young, Steve Harley vs George Michael (captain), Chris Rea, Curt Smith
Clips: Tom Waits (live clip), Squeeze -
Spot The Star: Leee John
C4 Play At Home
Angelic Upstarts
Wednesday 12th September 1984
BBC2 Good Time George (Melly)
Paul Jones -
Granada Hold Tight
Bananarama
Silent Running
Thursday 13th September 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Bruno Brooks
OMD -
Ray Parker Jr -
Aztec Camera -
U2 -
Chart 40 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Chart 22 -
Depeche Mode -
Chart 10 -
Stevie Wonder -
Miami Sound Machine -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show (repeat)
The Police -
BBC2 The Time Of Your Life 1966
The Troggs -
Newsreel footage of The Beatles and the closing of The Cavern
Friday 14th September 1984
BBC1 Puzzle Trail (children’s series)
Davy Jones
TVS Freeze Frame: Phil Collins
Saturday 15th September 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Adam Ant -
Depeche Mode -
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Sister Sledge
Central Saturday Starship
Bucks Fizz
Sunday 16th September 1984
BBC1 Everyman Profile: Cliff Richard
LWT An Audience With Mel Brooks repeat
Bob Geldof in audience
Monday 17th September 1984
ITV Princess Daisy (USA mini-
Ringo Starr
Tuesday 18th September 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Yes (Dortmund)
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Judie Tzuke, Glenn Tilbrook, Meat Loaf, Fish, Lloyd Cole, Andy Fairweather-
Spot The Star: Mari Wilson
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Difford & Tilbrook -
C4 Play At Home 10.50 -
The Special AKA
Wednesday 19th September 1984
BBC1 London Plus
Tom Robinson -
Granada Hold Tight
Chas & Dave
Bronski Beat
Thursday 20th September 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Andy Peebles, Steve Wright
Bronski Beat -
David Bowie -
Sister Sledge -
Queen -
Nik Kershaw -
USA chart with Jonathan King in New York -
Chart 40 -
Adam Ant -
Chart 27 -
Level 42 -
Chart 10 -
Stevie Wonder -
Freddie Mercury -
Friday 21st September 1984
TVS Freeze Frame: Men At Work
Saturday 22nd September 1984
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Heaven 17 -
John Moss & Roy from Culture Club -
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Tina Turner -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Kid Creole
Central Saturday Starship
ITV The Krankies Club
Indians In Moscow
Central London Calling
Bill Wyman, Scitti Politti, Human League
C4 Rock N America
Promo clips from Randy Andy, Firesign Theatre, The Beatles, E Nick, Midnight Oil, SSQ
Monday 24th September 1984
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Boy George
BBC1 London Plus
Frank Zappa -
Tuesday 25th September 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Chris De Burgh (Hamilton Place, Toronto)
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Ian Gillan (captain), Alan Price, Mike Peters vs David Gilmour (captain), Maggie (Swan’s Way), Michael Mullins (Modern Romance)
Clips: various 1983 promo clips, The Jam -
Spot The Star: Nick Heyward
C4 Play At Home: Echo & The Bunnymen
Wednesday 26th September 1984
Granada Hold Tight
The Bluebells, Nick Heyward
Thursday 27th September 1984
BBC1 London Plus
Cliff Richard talks about gospel concert
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Mike Smith
UB40 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Sade -
U2 -
Animal Nightlife -
Stephanie Mills -
Chart 40 -
Big Country -
Chart 26 -
Prince -
Chart 10 -
Stevie Wonder -
Stevie Wonder -
Ray Parker Jr -
Friday 28th September 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Chas and Dave
LWT Toyah at the Rainbow
C4 David Bowie: Jazzin’ For Blue Jeans
Includes preview of upcoming series
Saturday 29th September 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore (first in third series)
Central Saturday Starship
The Style Council, Limahl
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Culture Club -
TVAM Star Date AM
Boy George interview
C4 Rock N America
C4 Ladybirds
Hazel O’Connor
Sunday 30th September 1984
BBC1 Omnibus
Vivian Stanshall: The Bristol Showboat Saga
ITV Sunday Sunday
Boy George interview
Monday 1st October 1984
BBC2 Russell Harty
Matt Monro -
Tuesday 2nd October 1984
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: John Entwistle, Davy Jones, Fergal Sharkey, Cheryl Baker, Dave Dee, Tony Butler (Big Country)
Spot The Star: Captain Sensible
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
UB40 -
C4 Play At School
Girlschool
Wednesday 3rd October 1984
BBC2 A Hot Night With Donna Summer part one
With Musical Youth
Granada Hold Tight
Bananarama
Swan’s Way
Chiefs In Relief
Thursday 4th October 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
Bronski Beat -
The Cars -
John Waite -
Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey -
Culture Club -
Paul McCartney -
Chart 40 -
The Stranglers -
Chart 25 -
Adam Ant -
Chart 10 -
Stevie Wonder -
Freddie Mercury -
Friday 5th October 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Modern Romance
LWT Around Midnight (chat show)
Jayne County
LWT Rock Concert
Meat Loaf (Wembley)
Yorkshire Rock Of The 70s: Yes
C4 The Tube (first show of third series)
New opening credit sequence and new set design
Hosted by Jools Holland, Paula Yates
Muriel on the new set
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force -
Nick Rhodes -
Duran Duran -
The Damned -
Lee Bowery -
Sting -
The Police -
Jools poses a competition question but the address to send entries to is not put up on the screen
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions -
The Art Of Noise -
Muriel asks viewers to request their favourite clips for the show's fiftieth edition in a few weeks' time
The Mint Juleps -
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force -
The Pogues -
Jools and Paula preview next weeks' show
Hanoi Rocks -
Level 42 -
Big Country -
Saturday 6th October 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Paul Young
Radio Lollipop article with Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Level 42 -
Helen Terry
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Paul Young -
BBC1 Wogan
Wham! -
Central Saturday Starship
Motorhead -
Fergal Sharkey -
Alison Moyet -
C4 Rock N America
Sunday 7th October 1984
BBC2 The Man Who Fell To Earth David Bowie movie
Monday 8th October 1984
BBC1 London Plus
Iron Maiden -
BBC1 Harty
Georgie Fame
Alison Moyet -
Tuesday 9th October 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Aswad
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Phil Collins (captain), Elvis Costello, Huey Lewis vs Midge Ure (captain), Nick Lowe, John Martyn
Clips: various 1983 promo clips, Richard Thompson -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Carol Kenyon
ITV Thomas The Tank Engine, shown twice 12.00 -
Narrator: Ringo Starr
C4 Play At Home
Moving Hearts
Wednesday 10th October 1984
BBC1 / ITN / C4 News
Pete Townshend talks to Young Conservatives about drug abuse
Granada Hold Tight
Midge Ure
The Adventures
Grampian Electric Theatre Show
Vangelis
Thursday 11th October 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Tommy Vance, Mike Read
Kim Wilde -
Sade -
Wham! -
Stephanie Mills -
Paul Young -
Chart 40 -
Alison Moyet -
Chart 25 -
The Style Council -
Chart 10 -
Stevie Wonder -
Bruce Springsteen -
C4 CQ (play)
Music by Anthony Phillips
C4 The Blood Of The British (history series)
Theme by Ian Anderson
Friday 12th October 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Special AKA -
Visage
TVS Freeze Frame
Genesis
LWT Rock Concert: Vardis
C4 The Tube
I Was A Teenage Werewolf trailer
Jools and Paula
Preview of the show Bronski Beat -
Muriel
The Medway Sound article with Jools -
Rory Bremner as Russell Harty
Paula introduces
Bronski Beat -
Jools and Paula -
The Cars -
Hanoi Rocks -
Glam Rock article with Paula -
Clips of Elton John. Mud, The Glitter Band, Sweet, Gary Glitter
T Rex -
Sheila E -
Sheila E -
Triumph bra ad with Sting
Rory Bremner as The Elephant Man / Sir Robin Day
The Company of Wolves -
Rory Bremner as Jimmy Savile
Julian Lennon -
Bronski Beat -
Muriel with preview of next weeks' show
Silent Running -
Level 42 -
Saturday 13th October 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Julian Lennon, Davy Jones, Spandau Ballet, Paul Young -
Central Saturday Starship
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
The Everly Brothers -
BBC1 Wogan
Roberta Flack, Grace Jones
C4 Rock N America
C4 Ladybirds
Janis Ian
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Julian Lennon
Sunday 14th October 1984
LWT The South Bank Show
Paul McCartney special (making of Give My Regards To Broad Street)
Monday 15th October 1984
BBC1 Harty
Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulveaus
Tuesday 16th October 1984
BBC1 London Plus
Roberta Flack
BBC2 Rowan and Martin Laugh-
Sonny and Cher
C4 Play At Home
XTC
Wednesday 17th October 1984
BBC1 Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
Granada Hold Tight
Spandau Ballet, King
Thursday 18th October 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Gary Davies
Spandau Ballet -
Paul McCartney -
Julian Lennon -
Chaka Khan -
USA chart with Jonathan King in Los Angeles -
John Waite -
Chart 40 -
Meat Loaf -
Chart 25 -
Ultravox -
Chart 10 -
Wham! -
Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey -
BBC2 40 Minutes: Skiffle
Lonnie Donegan (live in 1983 with Chris Barber and Beryl Bryden, 6.5 Special movie clip), Leadbelly (1943 film), Lonnie Johnson (TV clip), Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers (Hallelujah, 1929 movie), Tony Snow and The Blizzards (aka Tony Tyler, Richard Stilgoe, Bernard Falk), The Joystrings (on film), The Sundown Skifflers (with Prof Brian Silver of The Vipers), Wally Whyton, Alan Styner (owner of The Cavern), Chas McDevitt and Nancy Whiskey, Bill Haley
Friday 19th October 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Level 42 -
BBC1 Honky Tonk Freeway 1981 movie
Music by George Martin
LWT Rock Concert
An Evening With Utopia
Yorkshire Rock Of The 70s
Atomic Rooster
C4 The Secret Policeman’s Ball movie
Pete Townshend, Tom Robinson, Neil Innes
C4 The Tube
Jools outside the studio
Preview of the show -
Prince -
Silent Running -
The Art of The Beatles exhibition article with Mike Evans
This weeks' competition is to win Paula's knickers which she takes off
The Beatles -
Dance of the Cars by Les ?
Heaven 17 -
Clint Eastwood and General Saint -
Jools and Paula
Julian Lennon -
Bouncers' Rap
The Gun Club -
Duran Duran -
The Style Council -
Saturday 20th October 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Spandau Ballet -
Ultravox -
The Cars’ Rik Ocasek
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Central Saturday Starship
Meat Loaf -
Spandau Ballet
Kim Wilde
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show
Big Country -
Sister Sledge -
Guy Mitchell -
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
Monday 22nd October 1984
BBC1 The Six O’Clock News
Julian Lennon article
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Spandau Ballet article
BBC1 London Plus
Jake Thackray
Tuesday 23rd October 1984
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
The show's title is now shortened to Whistle Test and has a new credit sequence and theme by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Violent Femmes -
Video Vote -
Castle Donnington article -
Hindsight video spot selections
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Z Z Top -
Big Country -
C4 News
Frankie Goes To Hollywood article
Wednesday 24th October 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Andy Summers -
Gary Glitter -
Wham! -
Tony Hadley -
Paul Young -
Heaven 17 -
Thursday 25th October 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Peter Powell
Feargal Sharkey (with members of Madness) -
Lionel Richie -
Alison Moyet -
Z Z Top -
Limahl (and Mandy Newton)-
Billy Ocean -
Chart 40 -
Eugene Wilde -
Chart 25 -
Status Quo -
Chart 10 -
Wham! -
Kim Wilde -
Friday 26th October 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Mari Wilson
The Farmers’ Boys
BBC1 London Plus
Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvealus
TVS Freeze Frame
Culture Club
LWT Rock Alive
Two hour edited version of Four Track Live -
C4 The Tube
Jools and Paula filmed on location in St Tropez and live in the studio
Randolph the Remarkable -
St Tropez Video Festival report -
Alison Moyet -
UB40 -
Motorhead -
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
Hosted by Mick Brown
Saturday 27th October 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Limahl, Bucks Fizz, Alvin Stardust, The Bluebells
Central Saturday Starship
Musical Youth
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Duran Duran
BBC1 Wogan
Alsion Moyet -
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show
Paul Young -
Central London Calling
The Special AKA, Sade, Heaven 17, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Malcolm McLaren
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
C4 Ladybirds
Kiki Dee
Sunday 28th October 1984
ITV Battlestar Gallactica
Wolfman Jack (bit part)
ITV Culture Club -
Monday 29th October 1984
BBC1 Blue Peter
Musical Youth -
BBC1 Harty
Matt Bianco
BBC1 Film 84
Sting -
Tuesday 30th October 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Hugh Masakela
BBC2 American Hot Wax 78 movie
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Everything But the Girl -
Video Vote -
Frankie GTH, Trevor Horn article
Bob Geldof reviews John Ono Lennon by Ray Coleman
Hindsight: New York Dolls -
Bruce Springsteen -
Promo clips: Prince, Nick Heyward
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Wednesday 31st October 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Kim Wilde -
Spandau Ballet -
ABC -
Gary Holton -
Thursday 1st November 1984
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Nik Kershaw
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Helen Shapiro
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
A live broadcast
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Smith
Heaven 17 -
Chaka Khan -
Julian Lennon -
The Pointer Sisters -
Duran Duran -
Iron Maiden -
Chart 40 -
Jim Diamond -
Chart 25 -
Ultravox -
Chart 10 -
Wham! -
Meat Loaf -
BBC1 Nine O’Clock News
Michael Buerk’s report on the famine in Ethiopia, which would inspire Band Aid
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Phoenix)
Judas Priest, Cyndi Lauper
Friday 2nd November 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Alvin Stardust
BBC2 Arena
The Everly Brothers: Songs Of Innocence and Experience
With Tom Petty, Brian Setzer
LWT Live From London
Haircut 100
C4 The Tube 50th show
It was during this show that Bob Geldof phoned the studio and suggested to Midge
Ure the idea of a fund-
Jools and Paula outside in the rain
Muriel Grey introduces
The Alarm -
Floy Joy -
Gina X -
Trevor Horn -
Tony Blackburn introduces
Sylvester -
Dee Schneider of Twisted Sister -
Twisted Sister -
Elvis Presley & Frank Sinatra -
Elvis Presley contest (for his 50th birthday)
Hardcore -
Tracey Ullman -
Force MDs -
Floy Joy -
Donald Duck -
Mud wrestling in the studio
Tony Blackburn introduces
The Eurythmics -
Ultravox -
C4 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome To The Pleasure Dome advert with voice-
C4 Return To Waterloo
Play with music by Ray Davies
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 3rd November 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Huey Lewis and The News
BBC1 Wogan
Kim Wilde
Central Saturday Starship
Wham! interview
ITV The Legacy 1978 movie with Roger Daltrey
C4 The Bullshitters
Elvis Costello (acting role as an A&R man)
Sunday 4th November 1984
ITV American Express ad with Roger Daltrey
Monday 5th November 1984
BBC1 Harty
Musical Youth
Chas and Dave
Slade
BBC2 16 Up
John Cooper-
Granada Tickle On The Tum (first edition)
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 6th November 1984
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
The Cult -
Promo clips: The Reagan Rap, Human League, Eurythmics
Video Vote -
Hindsight: Iggy Pop -
Deep Purple (Lord and Gillan) -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Roy Harper and Jimmy Page -
Depeche Mode -
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Wednesday 7th November 1984
Thames Schools: The English Programme
The making of the first Midsummer Night’s Tube
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Duran Duran -
Ultravox -
Girlschool
Thursday 8th November 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
A live broadcast
Limahl (and Mandy Newton)-
Status Quo -
Depeche Mode -
Alison Moyet -
Billy Ocean -
Chicago -
Chart 40 -
Gary Numan -
Chart 25 -
Eugene Wilde -
Chart 10 -
Chaka Khan -
ZZ Top -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Charleston)
Billy Ocean
Friday 9th November 1984
BBC1 News After Noon
Wham! -
BBC1 Crackerjack
Nick Heyward
BBC1 London Plus
The Who article with John Entwistle
BBC2 Arena: The Long Night of Lady Day
Billie Holliday documentary
LWT Live from London
King Kurt
C4 The Tube
Rick Mayall staggers out of the pub, throws up and introduces the show
Billy Bragg -
Muriel introduces
Grandmaster Melle Mel -
Boy George -
Culture Club -
The Alarm -
Peter York -
Golden Earring -
Duran Duran -
Billy Bragg -
Rik Mayall with Jools
The Redskins -
Peter York -
Elvis Presley -
Cabaret Voltaire -
Shriekback -
Grandmaster Melle Mel -
Rik Mayall with Jools try to make their way to the stage
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 10th November 1984
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Wham!
Shakin’ Stevens
Central Saturday Starship
Wham!
Duran Duran
LWT Cannon and Ball
Chas & Dave
Shakatak
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
Sunday 11th November 1984
TVS News
Rick Wakeman’s wedding
Monday 12th November 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill at One
Rod Argent
BBC1 Harty
Art Garfunkel -
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
Dave Swarbrick
Dean Friedman
Tuesday 13th November 1984
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Status Quo -
Video Vote -
Working Week -
The Wag Club article -
Hindsight -
Van Morrison -
The Who -
The Cure -
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
TVS Profiles In Rock: The Who
Roger Daltrey interview
Wednesday 14th November 1984
BBC2 Ebony
Black Music Association in the USA with James Brown, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
TVAM Good Morning Britain
The Who interviewed separately about Who’s Last
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Nick Heyward -
Paul Young -
Billy Ocean -
Friends Again-
Alphaville -
Thursday 15th November 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Bruno Brookes
Matt Bianco -
Duran Duran -
The Eurythmics -
Slade -
Jim Diamond -
The Dazz Band -
Chart 40 -
Alvin Stardust -
Chart 25 -
Nik Kershaw -
Chart 10 -
Chaka Khan greetings, I Feel For You number one (promo clip)
The Pointer Sisters -
BBC1 London Plus
David Byrne at the National Film Theatre
BBC2 Entertainment USA (San Diego)
The Thompson Twins
Thames Miss World
The Drifters
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bob Geldof interview
Friday 16th November 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Shakatak
Hazel Dean
TVS Freeze Frame: John Cougar
Yorkshire Rock Of The Seventies: Black Sabbath
LWT Live In London The Climax Blues Band
C4 The Tube
Jools attacked by The Vicious Boys outside the studio
Jools and Paula outside the studio previews this week's show
Quatermass and The Pit clip
Jeff Stern film of bodypoppers on the London Underground
King -
The Boomtown Rats -
Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense concert clips, David Byrne -
The Art Of Noise -
The Three Johns -
Jools and The Vicious Boys
The Rolling Stones -
Madonna -
Fatal Charm -
Martin Fry -
Paul King attacked by The Vicious Boys
King -
The Alternative Miss World contestants with Andrew Logan
The Big TNT Show / Shindig / TAMI Show clips with Ray Charles, The Ronettes, Aretha Franklin, James Brown
Helen Terry & Jools Holland -
Next week show preview -
ABC -
King return to the stage after the show finishes to perform I Kissed The Spikey Fridge
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 17th November 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Alvin Stardust
Nick Heyward
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
The Moody Blues -
Limahl -
BBC1 Wogan
Sade
Central Saturday Starship
Shreikback
Bananarama
HTV Rock Of The Seventies
Van Der Graaf Generator
Central London Calling
Art Of Noise, Iron Maiden, Adam Ant, XTC, Everything But The Girl, Fergal Sharkey, Divine
Granada Rock Of The Seventies
Genesis
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
Sunday 18th November 1984
Central Women In Rock N Roll
Joan Jett, Christine McVie, Grace Slick, Kim Carnes, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan
Monday 19th November 1984
BBC1 Harty
Clannad -
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
Tom Paxton, Ralph McTell
ITV Freestyle holiday ad Ian Dury
BBC1 Pebble Mill At One
Limahl
Tuesday 20th November 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill at One
Musical Youth
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
REM -
Video Vote -
Ray Davies -
Promo clips: The Kinks, Culture Club, UB40
Streetsounds Records -
Otis Redding -
Edwin Starr -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood & Edwin Starr -
Hindsight -
UB40 -
The Fall -
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Wednesday 21st November 1984
BBC1 News
NBC news report about criminal sting involving alleged competition prize of Culture Club concert tickets in America
Michael Jackson in Hollywood article
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Gary Numan -
Wham! -
Huey Lewis -
Hanoi Rocks -
Jonathan King -
Thames This Is Your Life: Viv Richards
Musical Youth
Thursday 22nd November 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by John Peel, Tommy Vance
A live broadcast
Nick Heyward -
Chicago -
The Kane Gang -
Human League -
Billy Ocean -
Chart 40 -
Murray Head -
Chart 26 -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Chart 10 -
Chaka Khan -
Limahl -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Nashville)
Chubby Checker
Friday 23rd November 1984
BBC1 News Afternoon
Bob Geldof talks about Ethiopia famine relief record
BBC1 London Plus
Linda McCartney interview
BBC1 Pebble Mill at One
The Tremeloes (no music)
BBC1 Crackerjack
Limahl
BBC1 Children In Need
Paul McCartney talks to Joanna Lumley and Terry Wogan from the set of Harty
LWT Live From London
Carlene Carter
TVS Freeze Frame
Ashford & Simpson
C4 The Tube
Dave Jensen introduces
Jools and Paula invite themselves intro the guests' dressing rooms including a naked member of Lords Of The New Church
The Flying Lizards -
Feelabeelia -
A member of the audience wins a scooter
The Who -
Japan -
Bauhaus -
Dali’s Car -
The Lords Of The New Church -
Various promo clips
Jools Holland playing tapes of farts
Dave Jensen chats to Paula about The Network Chart Show
Peter Jones -
Feelabeelia -
Donna Summer -
Muriel mentions the upcoming recording session for Ethiopian famine relief single
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Paula and Jools hold up a 'Let Them Know It's Christmas' t-
Paul Young -
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 24th November 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Neil
Alphaville
Central Saturday Starship
Tears For Fears
Les Enfants
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Kool and the Gang -
LWT Tarby and Friends
Barry Manilow
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
C4 Making The Most Of…
The Beatles -
Sunday 25th November 1984
BBC1 / ITN News
Band Aid recording session article
BBC1 The Royal Variety Show
Lynsey DePaul
Harvey & The Wallbangers
ITV Sunday Sunday
The Flying Pickets
Monday 26th November 1984
BBC1 Harty With McCartney trailer
BBC1 Harty With McCartney
Interview and promo clips
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
BBC1 London Plus
David Essex
Tuesday 27th November 1984
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Lloyd Cole & The Commotion -
Video Vote -
Hindsight Alex Harvey -
Dali’s Car -
Fish -
Jimi Hendrix -
Metropolis -
Band Aid -
Bronski Beat -
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Thames CBTV
Spandau Ballet -
Thames Des O’Connor
Bananarama
Wednesday 28th November 1984
BBC1 / ITN News
Paul McCartney gets Freedom of Liverpool
BBC1 I’ve Got A Secret
Billy J Kramer and Paddy the Cavern doorman
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Status Quo, Kiki Dee
BBC2 Ebony
Ruby Turner
Granada Portrait Of A Legend
The Beach Boys
Yorkshire Portrait Of A Legend
Lionel Richie
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Alvin Stardust -
Billy Bragg -
Eddy Grant -
Jody Whatly -
Midge Ure -
Thursday 29th November 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Rick Wakeman -
BBC1 London Plus
Bob Geldof previews the Band Aid promo
BBC1 Band Aid: Do They Know It’s Christmas
Video premier introduced by David Bowie
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Peter Powell
A live broadcast. Many of the performers wear Feed The World t-
Nik Kershaw -
The Eurythmics -
Slade -
Tina Turner -
Kool and The Gang -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Chart 40 -
Madonna -
Chart 26 -
Alvin Stardust -
Chart 10 -
Jim Diamond -
Black Lace -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Palm Springs)
Meat Loaf
BBC2 Three For All movie
Glam rock movie
C4 News
Paul McCartney defends Broad Street movie
Friday 30th November 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Alphaville
LWT Live from London
Freur
TVS News
Elton John and wife arrive in Southampton
TVS Freeze Frame: Iron Maiden
C4 The Tube
'MacTube' for St Andrews' Day
Roy Wood playing the bagpipes outside with Jamie Rae
Jools and Paula wear Feed The World t-
Robert Wilson -
Paula introduces while Jessie Rae swings around a sword behind her and Roy Wood tries to play the bagpipes but it's too cold
The Kane Gang -
Jackie Dennis -
Al Jarreau and David Sanborn -
Jessie Rae -
Robbie Coltrane -
Roy Wood -
Tom Robinson -
Jools and Robbie Coltrane make the Blue Peter advent crown
Hugh Masakela -
Al Jarreau with David Sanborn -
Band Aid -
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 1st December 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Eddy Grant
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
The Thompson Twins -
BBC1 Wogan
Kiki Dee -
Granada Rock Of The Seventies: Brian Auger
Central Saturday Starship
Slade -
Bob Geldof
Alvin Stardust
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul McCartney interviewed by Henry Kelly
HTV Man In Concert
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Captain Sensible
Spandau Ballet in Belfast
Yorkshire 321
Gary Glitter
Georgie Fame
The Rockin’ Berries
C4 Rock N America
Sunday 2nd December 1984
LWT The South Bank Show: Malcolm McLaren
Boy George, Adam Ant, Annabella Lewin, Trevor Horn, Steve Jones
Monday 3rd December 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill At One
Barry Manilow
BBC1 Harty
Julian Lennon -
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
Tuesday 4th December 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Thompson Twins -
BBC1 London Plus
Paul Weller -
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Video Vote -
Paul Young, Johnny Cash promos
Hindsight: Dire Straits -
Screaming Blue Messiahs -
Pat Metheny -
Pop and Politics article -
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Wednesday 5th December 1984
BBC1 London Plus
Spandau Ballet interview
BBC2 Ebony
From Butetown, Cardiff
Bissmillah
Denym
ITV Paul McCartney Broad Street album advert
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Toy Dolls
Gary Holton
Alvin Stardust
Midge Ure -
Thursday 6th December 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Smith
Big Country -
The Thompson Twins -
Shakin’ Stevens with Hank Marvin -
Murray Head -
Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus -
Chart 40 -
Alison Moyet -
Chart 23 -
Spandau Ballet -
Chart 10 -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
The Kane Gang -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (New York)
Dee Schneider, David Geffen, MTV first annual video awards
ITV Nik Kershaw The Riddle TV ad
C4 Film On Four: Living Apart Together with B A Robertson
Thames Paul McCartney: The Man, The Music, The Movie
Friday 7th December 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Kane Gang
The Adventures
BBC1 News
Gremlins movie premier with Simon Le Bon, Bill Wyman
TVS Freeze Frame: Elvis Costello
ITV Tina Turner Private Dancer TV ad
ITV Wham! Make It Big TV ad
LWT Live From London
Rock Goddess
C4 The Tube
Paula in dressing room with camerawork by Jools
Coming up Ian McCulloch, The Art of Noise, Alison Moyet, Joan Jett, Paul McCartney, Wham! (promo, film and concert clips)
Wham! -
Alison Moyet -
Unknown -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Ian McCulloch -
Douggie Cunningham fashion designer -
Jools gets programmed into a Fairlight by JJ from the Art Of Noise
The Icicle Works -
Joan Jett -
Paul Morley -
The Art Of Noise -
Paul McCartney -
The Stranglers -
The Art Of Noise -
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 8th December 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Captain Sensible, Spandau Ballet
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
BBC1 Wogan
Nik Kershaw -
BBC2 Micro Live (computer show)
Bill Bruford
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Slade
Central Saturday Starship
David Essex
LWT Tarby and Friends
Shakin’ Stevens
Matt Monro -
ITV A Tribute To John Lennon (Yoko Ono: Now And Then)
Granada / Yorkshire The Jackson Five cartoon series
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
Monday 10th December 1984
BBC1 Harty
Spandau Ballet
Rent Party
C4 Gallery
Ian Dury on panel
Tuesday 11th December 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Gary Glitter, Bob Geldof
BBC1 / ITN News
Band Aid reaching number one article
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Orange Juice -
Video Vote -
Jean Michel Jarre -
Kim Wilde’s record collection article with Steve Blacknell
The Room -
Style and Pop article with XL Image
Nik Kershaw -
Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran -
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
ITV / C4 David Bowie Tonight album TV ad with alternate Blue Jean promo
Thames CBTV
Paul McCartney interviewed by children
Wednesday 12th December 1984
BBC2 Ebony
Bobby Womack talks about Sam Cooke
Afrika Bambaata
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Glen Gregory -
Hugh Masakela -
Gary Numan -
Simon Le Bon -
The Flying Pickets -
The Adventures -
Midge Ure -
Thursday 13th December 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Peter Powell
Black Lace -
Wham! -
Paul Young -
Kool and The Gang -
Madonna -
Tears For Fears -
Chart 40 -
Gary Glitter -
Chart 21 -
The Toy Dolls -
Chart 10 -
Band Aid -
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Ralph McTell -
BBC2 Open Space: The Roots of Black Music
Dennis Bovell
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Key West)
Motley Crue
ITV / C4 Ultravox -
Friday 14th December 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Slade, Billy Ocean
LWT Live From London
The Belle Stars
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Lonnie Donegan
C4 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Pleasure Dome TV ad with Mike Read voice-
C4 The Tube
Of Unknown Origin movie trailer
Paula previews show
Madonna -
Danielle Dax -
Smiley Culture -
Indie charts run down with Jools in The Tube office
Play Dead -
Paula tries to introduce Danielle Dax and plug the Band Aid VHS, but the microphone is not live
Danielle Dax -
Lee Scratch Perry -
Motown Records article -
Watt Government -
The Council Collective (The Style Council, Jimmy Ruffin and Junior) -
Bob Marley -
Paula mentions Mike Nolan of Bucks Fizz who had been involved in a coach crash
Lee Scratch Perry -
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 15th December 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Kim Wilde, Paul Young, Alvin Stardust
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
BBC1 Superdance 84
From Radio Times 'Gary Davies presents this colourful extravaganza featuring a wealth of young talent from the National Association of Youth Clubs'
BBC1 Wogan
Frankie Goes To Hollywood-
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Big Country, Sal Solo
Central Saturday Starship
Gary Glitter -
TSW The Jackson Five
LWT Tarby and Friends
Julian Lennon -
C4 Rock N America
content unknown
Sunday 16th December 1984
BBC1 Sports Personality Of The Year
Elton John presents award
Monday 17th December 1984
BBC1 Harty
The Toy Dolls -
BBC1 News
Howard Jones article
BBC1 Olympia Horse Show
Charlie Watts -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Big Country -
Duran Duran -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Paul Young -
Ultravox -
Wham! -
Plus clips of Alvin Stardust, Andy Summers, Bananarama, Bob Geldof, Bucks Fizz, Gary
Glitter, Hanoi Rocks, Helen terry, Kiki Dee, Limahl, Modern Romance, Musical Youth,
Nick Heyward, Re-
Tuesday 18th December 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Rod Argent on panel of carol contest
BBC1 Halls Of Fame
Alan Price
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Elkie Brooks in Hull
BBC2 Tommy 1975 movie
BBC2 Whistle Test 7.30 -
Hosted by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Kershaw
Lou Reed -
Video Vote -
The Thompson Twins -
Colourfield -
Accountancy in rock article -
The Penguin Café Orchestra -
Tools You Can Trust record Radio One session article with John Peel
David Bowie (OGWT 1971)
Richard Skinner looks at the chart
Wednesday 19th December 1984
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
The Cars
Anglia John Miles In Concert
C4 Arts Review of the Year
Billy Bragg, Paul Morley
Thursday 20th December 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Shakatak
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Janice Long
Roy Wood -
Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus -
Bronski Beat -
Spandau Ballet -
The Council Collective (The Style Council, Jimmy Ruffin and Junior) -
Chart 40 -
Foreigner -
Chart 25 -
The Thompson Twins -
Chart 10 -
Band Aid -
Ray Parker Jr -
Friday 21st December 1984
BBC1 Crackerjack
Chas and Dave, Ralph McTell
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Toy Dolls -
BBC1 London Plus
Bob Geldof talks about Band Aid
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle in Santa Barbara
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul McCartney in Roland Rat’s Christmas pantomime rehearsal
C4 The Tube
Introduced by Stanley Unwin
Jools and Paula as Christmas fairies
Coming up clips
The Flamin' Hamsters
The Waterboys -
Steve Marriott and Stanley Unwin -
The Small Faces -
Mary Quant and British Footware Manufacturers -
Alexi Sayle & Radical Posture -
Masks articles with Paula
Hall & Oates -
Band Aid -
Cecil B DeMille, Will Hay, George Formby and others -
John Dowie -
Stanley Unwin as the Tube's sound man
The Waterboys -
1985 preview -
The Inspirational Choir -
Paul Young -
The Toy Dolls -
HTV Sidestep 6.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 22nd December 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Bob Geldof
Slade
Roy Wood
The Thompson Twins
BBC1 The Keith Harris Christmas Show
Alvin Stardust
BBC2 Whistle Test: Bruce Springsteen Born In The USA 7.15 -
Special with an interview and live clips from The Spectrum, Philadelphia 15th September 1984
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Alvin Stardust
Central Saturday Starship
Chas and Dave, Ian McCulloch
C4 This Is Elvis
LWT Tarby and Friends
The Moody Blues
Gary Glitter -
LWT Scrooge’s Rock N Roll Christmas (USA)
Mike Love, Three Dog Night, Paul Revere
Granada Kid Creole in There’s Something Wrong In Paradise
C4 The Tube Special: Band Aid
ITN News
Band Aid pirating article with Bob Geldof
Sunday 23rd December 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show Christmas Special
Cliff Richard
Sal Solo
Alvin Stardust
BBC1 The Hot Shoe Show
Carl Wayne
Monday 24th December 1984 Christmas Eve
BBC1 The Sounds of ’84
Live at the Montreux Pop Festival -
BBC1 Pop Quiz Christmas Special
Panel: Roger Taylor (captain), Green, Nasher (Frankie GTH) vs Toyah (captain), Noddy Holder, Meat Loaf
Clips: The Beatles -
Spot The Stars: Glen Gregory, Fergal Sharkey, Davy Jones
Granada Joy To The World
Kid Creole
Tuesday 25th December 1984 Christmas day
BBC1 Noel Edmond’s Live Live Breakfast Show
Stevie Wonder
Strawberry Switchblade
The Thompson Twins
Kim Wilde
Howard Jones
BBC1 Top Of The Pops Christmas Special 2.00 -
Hosted by All the bands introduce each other
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Howard Jones -
Duran Duran -
Nik Kershaw -
Culture Club -
The Thompson Twins -
Jim Diamond -
Wham! -
Simon Le Bon introduces
Paul Young -
Duran Duran -
George Michael – Careless Whisper (promo clip)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
The Thompson Twins -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Band Aid -
BBC1 Wogan
Elton John -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bob Geldof
Thames Top Pop Videos of 1984
Midge Ure -
Central Emu At Christmas
Carl Wayne, Susan Maughan
Thames Des O’Connor
Shakin’ Stevens & Hank Marvin
Chas and Dave
Wednesday 26th December 1984
BBC1 The Sounds of ’84 part two
Bananarama, The Pretenders, Thomas Dolby, Slade, Duran Duran, Status Quo, Robin Gibb, Ultravox, Cyndi Lauper, Madness
BBC1 Kenny and Dolly: A Christmas To Remember
Thames Mike Yarwood
Cliff Richard -
ITV Elton John in Central Park
Thursday 27th December 1984
BBC1 Culture Club In Concert
BBC1 Top Of The Pops Review Of 1984 6.50 -
Hosted by Lenny Henry (as himself and characters from his radio and TV shows)
A clip of Queen was scheduled but not shown
Spandau Ballet -
Ultravox -
Slade -
Neil -
Chaka Khan -
Shakin’ Stevens -
Bronski Beat -
Paul McCartney -
Bananarama -
Lionel Richie -
Black Lace -
The Flying Pickets -
Joe Fagin -
Stevie Wonder -
Ray Parker Jr -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Christmas Show
Culture Club -
BBC2 The Best and the Worst Of Entertainment USA
David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, The Police, Boy George, Rod Stewart, Z Z Top, Ozzy Osbourne
BBC2 Lindisfarne Christmas Show
Granada New Brighton Rock (repeat 23rd June 1984)
Friday 28th December 1984
BBC1 Pop Quiz Special
Panel: Duran Duran Vs Spandau Ballet
Clips: various 1984 promo clips, Talking Heads -
Spot The Star: Fish
BBC1 Manilow Christmas Magic 50 minutes
(NEC, Birmingham)
C4 The Tube
Jools and Paula in pre-
Hall and Oates -
Sade -
B B King -
King -
C4 The Barron Knights Show
Captain Sensible -
Saturday 29th December 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Compilation of 1984 series clips
Anglia Portrait of a Legend: The Four Seasons
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Status Quo
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Nik Kershaw
Granada Pop Goes New Year (repeat of 31-
Central Duran Duran: Blue Silver
Documentary about American tour
Sunday 30th December 1984
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show From America
The Mighty Clouds Of Joy
BBC2 Arena: The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert
Central Duran Duran: As The Lights Go Down
Live in America
LWT Weekend In Wallop
The Middle Wallop Arts Festival -
Monday 31st December 1984
BBC2 84 Whistle Test 85 10.50 pm -
Nik Kershaw -
Big Country -
Pick Of The Year 12.10 am
Prince -
Thomas Dolby -
The Eurythmics -
Howard Jones -
The Rolling Stones -
The Smiths -
Queen -
The Cocteau Twins -
Marillion -
Nena -
Z Z Top -
Everything But The Girl -
AC DC -
Billy Bragg -
The Pretenders -
The Style Council -
Bruce Springsteen -
Lou Reed -
Van Morrison -
Band Aid -
C4 The Tube: Culture Club In Japan (repeat)
Also This Year
ITN News May 1984
Genesis in Prince’s Trust show
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Genesis -
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Jethro Tull -
BBC1 London Marathon
Billy J Kramer -
ITV Weetabix ads with Captain Sensible
Central Saturday Show
The Style Council -
BBC1 Jane In The Desert, songs by Neil Innes
Granada Some You Win
Lulu interviews Muhammed Ali
HTV Sidestep weekly pop show
C4 Ear Say
The Beach Boys article
Central Schools: Junior Maths
Music by Ron Geesin
C4 Dream Stuffing
series with theme by Kirsty MacColl
BBC1 Wogan (March)
Cher interview
BBC1 Pebble Mill (c April)
Davy Jones – interview, medley from Oliver, Daydream Believer