TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1984
Sunday 1st January 1984
BBC1 From Brooklyn To Blenheim (repeat)
Barry Manilow documentary
Granada The Early Beatles 1962-
ITV Mary O’Hara and Friends
Georgie Fame
LWT Sheena Easton Act One 10:50 pm -
Kenny Rogers
Al Jarreau
Tuesday 3rd January 1984
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival (repeat)
Alexis Korner introduces Strawbs, Eric Anderson, Cosmotheka
C4 Reggae Sunsplash 11:00 -
Challace, Bog Youth, Marcia Griffiths, Matabaruka, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, Denice Williams, Blue Riddim Band, Lloyd Parkes
Wednesday 4th January 1984
BBC1 The 1983 Team Disco Dancing Championships
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
Toyah (panel game)
Anglia Portrait of a Legend: Rick Nelson
ITV Looks Who’s Talking
Songwriter Barry Mason talks to Derek Batley
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 4:50 -
Captain Sensible
Nick Heyward
Rick Springfield
Re-
Thursday 5th January 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 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 -
BBC1 Sixty Minutes
Top Of The Pops article with Billy J Kramer interview
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
Alexis Korner introduces Maria Mulduar, John Hammond, Richard Digence
Friday 6th January 1984
BBC1 The Chieftains: Images Of Ireland
BBC2 ORS 84 7:05 -
Hosted by Peter Powell
Aswad
Anglia Portrait of a Legend: Stevie Wonder
C4 The Tube
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 -
Judas Priest -
Big Country -
The Police -
Granada Harvest Jazz Festival
content unknown
Saturday 7th January 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 The Little & Large Show
The Searchers
Musical Youth
Central Saturday Show
Yip Yip Coyote
Yorkshire 3-
Acker Bilk
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Dave Berry
Susan Maughan
LWT Profiles In Rock: The Moody Blues
LWT Cannon & Ball Show
The Three Degrees
Roger Whittaker
Tyne Tees Soul Brother No 1
James Brown
LWT Bob Marley at Santa Barbara Bowl 11:15pm -
LWT The Best Of Saturday Night Live
James Taylor
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6:00 -
The Eurythmics – interview and promo clips
MTV -
Sunday 8th January 1984
HTV Highway
Mary Hopkin
C4 Chas and Dave at Her Majesty’s
Monday 9th January 1984
BBC1 The Toni Basil Special
BBC2 Neil Sedaka Says.. (repeat)
Granada Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 10th January 1984
BBC2 Rock School: Questions and answers
Wednesday 11th January 1984
BBC1 Cliff!
Compilation of 1981 series
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Thompson Twins
Fiction Factory
Fashion
C4 Mirielle Mathieu Special
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
BBC2 ORS 84
Simple Minds
Brooklyn Taxi
BBC2 Old Grey 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
NB 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 comouter 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
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Davy Jones
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Wogan
Gloria Gaynor
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
Central Saturday Show
Musical Youth
LWT The Cannon and Ball Show
Robin Gibb
LWT Profiles In Rock: Kate Bush
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
The Police – interview and promo clips
Tom Robinson – interview and promo clips
Sunday 15th January 1984
C4 What’s New
Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Monday 16th January 1984
BBC1 The Toni Basil Special
BBC2 Bucks Fizz repeat
Granada Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 17th January 1984
BBC1 & ITN News Paul and Linda McCartney drug bust reports
BBC2 Pop Carnival 7:05 -
Compilation featuring Big Country and Nick Heyward
BBC2 The Fureys and Davey Arthur
TVS A Tribute To Alexis Korner 11:30 pm -
Wednesday 18th January 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
BBC1 Olivia Newton-
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
David Grant
Judas Priest
C4 Nana Mouskouri Variety Special
Thursday 19th January 1984
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Christine McVie
BBC1 Blue Peter
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 11.15 pm
Rod Argent with Barbara Thompson, John Hiseman
Friday 20th January 1984
BBC1 The Chieftains’ Images Of Ireland
BBC2 ORS 84 (first in new series)
Presented by Peter Powell
contents unknown
BBC2 Old Grey 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
TVS Showcase 11.00 -
Rod Argent plays songs from Masquerade
C4 The Tube
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
Rick Springfield
BBC1 The Little & Large Show
Georgie Fame
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 Wogan
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
David Essex
Talk Talk -
LWT Cannon & Ball
Four Tops
Musical Youth
Yorkshire 3-
George Melly
Anglia The Roots of Rock N Roll 2: The cheek to cheek years 1959 -
LWT Profiles In Rock: Supertramp
LWT Bob Marley at Santa Barbara Bowl
TVS Harvest Jazz Festival
content unknown
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Billy Joel – interview and promo clips
Big Country – interview and promo clips
Sunday 22nd January 1984
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Lionel Richie
Anglia Harvest Jazz: Dexter Gordon
Monday 23rd January 1984
BBC2 Leo (first in new series)
Leo Sayer
Robin Gibb
Granada Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 24th January 1984
BBC1 Harty
Gloria Gaynor
Wednesday 25th January 1984
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
The Boomtown Rats
The Thompson Twins
Cheryl Baker
Thursday 26th January 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Mike Smith
NB 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
Kim Wilde
Friday 27th January 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7:10 -
UB40
Spear of Destiny
The Academy
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:45 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Thomas Dolby -
The Europeans -
Mark King -
Blixa Bargeld -
Promo clips -
C4 The Tube
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 Pheonix & 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
The Thompson Twins
Cyndi Lauper
BBC1 Rod Hull and Emu Show
Robin Gibb
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Musical Youth
BBC1 Wogan
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
Matt Bianco
LWT Rock Concert: Shawn Phillips and Friends 11:05 pm -
ITN News
News report on Michael Jackson receiving burns in Pepsi advert filming
LWT Profiles In Rock: Asia
TVS Jazz
Nat Adderley (live at the Village Vanguard)
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
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
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Paul Nicholas
David Grant
John Cougar
BBC2 The Preservation Hall Jazz Band part one
C4 Television Scrabble
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
Marilyn
BBC1 Barbra Streisand
The making of her movie Yentl
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Eddy Grant special
Thursday 2nd February 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
NB a live broadcast
Hosted by Dave Jensen, John Peel (both wearing top hats while introducing the chart)
NB 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
The Thompson Twins
Friday 3rd February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7:10 -
Depeche Mode (Birmingham Odeon)
The Adventures
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11.20 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
The Mystery Girls -
Wang Chung -
Promo clips -
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
Martin Fry of ABC
Midge Ure
BBC1 Rod Hull and Emu Show
Musical Youth
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 Les Dawson Show
Madeline Bell
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6:50 -
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Introduced by Steve Blacknall
Wang Chung at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show
LWT Saturday Night Live
Paul Simon & George Harrison
LWT To Russia With Elton 11:30 pm -
Elton John documentary
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
UB40
Robert Plant
TSW The Roots of Rock n Roll 3: A Farewell to Innocence 1963-
Neil Sedaka
Sunday 5th February 1984
TVS Portrait of a Legend: The Grateful Dead in Egypt
Monday 6th February 1984
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Gloria Gaynor
The Thompson Twins
Gary Numan
Granada Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
Wednesday 8th February 1984
Thames A Plus
Lonnie Donegan talks about his role in Mr Cinders
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Roger Daltrey
Robert Marlow
Rick Springfield
Thursday 9th February 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Gary Davis
NB 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 -
NB The number one isn't played
Madonna -
Friday 10th February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7:05 -
The Farm
Marillion
Marilyn
The Smiths
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:55 pm -
NB 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
Kenny Lynch
C4 The Tube
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
Spandau Ballet
Kool and the Gang
BBC1 The Rod Hull and Emu Show
Stutz Bear Cats
The Barron Knights
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6:50 -
A stereo simulacst with Radio One
Introduced by Pete Drummond
The Boomtown Rats at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show
Mickey Dolenz
Will Powers
Madness
LWT The Best of Saturday Night Live
Carly Simon
LWT Rock Concert
Chaka Khan
TVS Jazz Session
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6:30 -
Pat Benetar
Depeche Mode
Monday 13th February 1984
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Justin Hayward
Marilyn
Kit Hain
Granada Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 14th February 1984
C4 Black On Black
Millie Jackson
Amazulu
Wednesday 15th February 1984
BBC1 Night Music (repeat)
Rick Wakeman
HTV Jangles 4:50 -
Hazel O’Connor
Thursday 16th February 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates & Peter Powell
NB 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
Lonnie Donegan, Chas McDevitt & Nancy Whiskey, Tom Snow & The Blizards (Bernard Falk
-
Friday 17th February 1984
BBC2 ORS 84
The Alarm
The Night Creatures
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test Special 11:40 pm -
The Icicle Works live at Sefton Park, Liverpool
BBC2 Dame Edna – A Birthday Tribute
Elton John
C4 The Tube
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
Captain Sensible
The Boomtown Rats
BBC1 Wogan
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
LWT Rock Concert: Linda Ronstadt 11:05 pm -
the Mad Love tour
Central Saturday Show
Roger Daltrey
Marilyn (promo clip)
Kajagoogoo
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
David Geffen
The Thompson Twins
C4 The Comic Strip: Bad News On Tour (repeat)
Sunday 19th February 1984
LWT Sunday Sunday
Roger Daltrey
Monday 20th February 1984
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Roger Daltrey
Suzi Quatro
Kool & The Gang
Granada Alphabet Zoo
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 21st February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Searchers -
Pete Shotton -
BBC1 The British Rock N Pop Awards 6:50 -
NB 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
Kajagoogoo
BBC1 Harty
Madness
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Night Music (repeat)
Labi Siffre
Thames Minder: A Star Is Gorn
With Zac Zolar (The Pretty Things)
HTV Jangles 2: Confrontation (repeat)
Hazel O'Connor
Tank
Thursday 23rd February 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Mike Read & Janice Long
NB 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-
TSW The Manhattan Transfer
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
BBC2 Old Grey 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
NB 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
Roger Daltrey
Kajagoogoo
David Grant
BBC1 Rod Hull & Emu
Hot Chocolate
Grace Kennedy
BBC1 Wogan
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 -
Central Saturday Show
TVAM Data Run
Theme by Yazoo
Slade
Yorkshire 3-
George Hamilton IV
Tammy Cline
LWT Rock Concert: Osibisa at the Marquee
ITV The Roots of Rock N Roll 6: Every Which Way 1975 -
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6:30 -
The Pretenders – interview and promo clips
Jim Steinman – interview and promo clips
Monday 26th February 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Roger Daltrey
BBC2 Leo
Leo Sayer
Peter Skellern
Tina Turner
Bonnie Tyler
Tuesday 28th February 1984
BBC1 Harty
Shirley Bassey
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 99 Red Balloons mumber one (repeat 16th February 1984)
Julia and Company -
BBC2 The Innes Book of Records repeat
John Cooper-
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Andy Williams
Friday 2nd March 1984
BBC2 ORS 84
Ultravox
Dead or Alive
Willie Williams
BBC2 Old Grey 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
Article on Music Box music cable station
C4 The Tube
NB Scott Walker was due to appear for an interview
Jools and Leslie in the queue outisde 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
Dr Hook
Bananarama
Shakin’ Stevens
BBC1 Rod Hull & Emu Show
David Grant
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Wogan
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
Chris Cross of Ultravox
Central The Saturday Show
Madonna -
General Public
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Dire Straits – interview and promo clips
Spandau Ballet – interview and promo clips
C4 Just What Is It?
Art documentary, music by David Cunningham (Flying Lizards)
Monday 5th March 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
BBC2 The Animals In Concert 8:10 -
Live at Goldiggers, Chippenham
Granada Portrait of a Legend: Stevie Wonder
Tuesday 6th March 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Frankie Vaughan in The Good Old Days article
Wednesday 7th March 1984
HTV Jangles: A Home Of Your Own (repeat)
Hazel O'Connor
The Fantoms
Thursday 8th March 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Gary Davis
NB 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
BBC2 ORS 84 7:05 -
Nik Kershaw
BBC2 Old Grey 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
Johnnie Ray
Anglia The Zodiac Game
Lynsey De Paul
C4 The Tube 5.30 -
NB Not a live show
Berlin -
The Special AKA with Elvis Costello and Caron Wheeleer -
General Public – live
Saturday 10th March 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Nik Kershaw
BBC1 Rod & Emu Show
Slade
Lynsey DePaul
BBC1 Wogan
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
Central Saturday Show
Bonnie Tyler
Kajagoogoo
LWT The Best Of Saturday Night Live
The Rutles (from Rutland Weekend Television), Joe Cocker
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
Def Leppard, Russell Mulchahey (promo director)
C4 Ten Years In An Opened-
John Cooper-
Sunday 11th March 1984
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s 8:15 -
The Stylistics
Shirley Bassey
LWT The South Bank Show
Weather Report
Central Sunday Jazz
Live music from Paul Masson’s vineyard
Monday 12th March 1984
BBC1 (West) RPM
content unknown
Tuesday 13th March 1984
TVAM Good Morning Britain: Through The Keyhole
Ronnie Scott
Wednesday 14th March 1984
BBC1 Night Music: Stephanie Lawrence (repeat)
Phil Everly
Thames A Plus
Nina Simone
HTV Jangles : Have A Drink On Me (repeat)
Hazel O'Connor
Slow Twitch Fibres
Thursday 15th March 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates & Mike Smith
NB 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; Family Business
Captain Sensible
Friday 16th March 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7:05 -
The Psychedelic Furs -
Band on the Run contest
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:40 pm -
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Swans Way -
Mark Knopfler -
Marlillion -
The Frank Chickens -
Promo clips -
C4 The Tube
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
Madness
The Icicle Works
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert 6:50 -
Introduced by Steve Blacknall
A stereo simulcast with Radio One
Marillion at Gold Diggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Central Saturday Show
Rock Goddess
Zulu Sharks
LWT Rock Concert
Sad Café (New Victoria, London)
Yorkshire 3-
Rene and Renate
TVS Jazz
Stan Getz
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Nena, DeBarge, Australian Crawl, Jerry Wexler
Sunday 18th March 1984
LWT Live from Her Majesty’s
Brenda Lee
Neil Sedaka
David Essex
Grace Kennedy
Monday 19th March 1984
BBC2 Call My Bluff
Lynsey DePaul
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show (repeat)
Tuesday 20th March 1984
BBC2 Marti Caine
Donovan -
The Nolans
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show (repeat)
Joe Fagin
Wednesday 21st March 1984
BBC2 Pete Sayers Electric Music Show (repeat)
HTV Jangles: Gotcha (repeat)
Hazel O'Connor
Bananarama
Thursday 22nd March 1984
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
Friday 23rd March 1984
BBC2 ORS 84 7:00 -
Nick Beggs
The 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
C4 The Tube
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
Pre Fab 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
NB ITV starts a new quiz show The Price Is Right for which Joe Brown had done a pilot
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Depeche Mode
BBC1 Wogan
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
Nik Kershaw
LWT Tina Turner at the Apollo, London
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks 6:00 -
Elton John – interview and promo clips
Tuesday 27th March 1984
BBC2 Marti Caine
Randy Crawford
BBC2 Arena 9:50 -
Jerry Lee Lewis
Wednesday 28th March 1984
BBC1 Harty
Oasis (Mary Hopkin, Peter Skellern etc)
HTV Jangles: Getting It Together (repeat)
Hazel O'Connor
OK Jive
Streets Ahead
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 -
Tyne Tees Madabout
Gary Numan -
Friday 30th March 1984
BBC2 ORS 84
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Thomas Dolby
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
NB The last show with this title and classic opening credit sequence
Hosted by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
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
Suzi Quatro
LWT South Of Watford
Pub Rock special
Pogue Mahone
Shillelagh Sisters
The Skiff Skats
C4 The Tube
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 -
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
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
Jon Moss of Culture Club
Central Saturday Show
Steve Levene (record producer)
LWT Rock Concert
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Central Superstars Of Music
Tina Turner
TVS Jazz
content unknown
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 Live From Her Majesty’s
Charlie Pride
The Drifters
Shakin’ Stevens
Monday 2nd April 1984
BBC1 Blue Peter
Beatle City article
BBC1 Tom Jones Now! 11:35 pm -
Tuesday 3rd April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Dubliners
BBC2 Marti
Joe Fagin
Wednesday 4th April 1984
BBC1 A Song For Europe
NB 454 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 National Rockschool Competition Final 4:50 -
Judges include Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Paul Gambaccini
Thursday 5th April 1984
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:35 -
Not broadcast due to industrial action
Hosted by John Peel, David Jensen
NB This would have been a live broadcast
Shakin’ Stevens
Depeche Mode
Lionel Richie
BBC1 The Best Of Harty
Boy George, Paul McCartney
BBC2 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
David Jones
Friday 6th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Alan Price
BBC1 The Time Of Your Life (September 1967)
The Move (Roy Wood and Carl Wayne) -
TSW Judi
Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz
C4 The Tube
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 filmed interviewed at home by Tony Fletcher, The Birth Of The True, Down The Dip (live in his living room)
Joe Jackson -
Marvin Gaye -
Malcolm X -
Jools thanks people who voted for them in NME poll
Danza -
Mark Miwurdz
Joe Jackson -
Paul Young -
Jools andf Leslie leave by taxi
Jeffrey Osbourne -
The Cure -
Joe Jackson -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Saturday 7th April 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Blancmange -
BBC2 Sight And Sound In Concert
BBC1 Wogan
The Flying Pickets
Kenny Everett
Val Doonican
TVAM Data Run
The Smiths
Green Gartside
Central Saturday Show
The Thompson Twins
LWT Profiles In Rock: Toto
C4 Ear Say
Ray Davies -
Dave Gahn of Depeche Mode reviews new releases
Chaka Khan -
Northern soul scene report with Richard Searling and Ian Levine
Captain Sensible -
Fan rivalries
Marvin Gaye -
Sunday 8th April 1984
ITN News
Beatle City article, opened by Queenie Epstein
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Lulu
Glen Campbell
Barbara Dickson
Monday 9th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Dionne Warwick – Walk On By, two others
BBC1 Tom Jones Now!
Tuesday 10th April 1984
BBC2 Marti Caine
Alan Price
Thames Give Us A Clue
Sheila Fergusson
Wednesday 11th April 1984
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 -
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 Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-
Nancy Sinatra
BBC2 Jazz at the Ledmill
Dick Morrrissey and others
Friday 13th April 1984
C4 The Tube
NB The Kinks cancelled their appearance. Despite being Leslie Ash's final show there's no big farewell fort her.
Jools and Leslie arrive by taxi
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -
Tony Fletcher
Cameo -
Muirel 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
Oscar Peterson
Barbara Thompson
Saturday 14th April 1984
BBC1 Saturday Superstore
Capt Sensible -
Nik Kershaw
TVAM Data Run
Jon Moss of Culture Club
Central The Saturday Show
The Jets
The Flying Pickets (promo clip)
Bananarama
C4 Ear Say
Scritti Pollitti -
Ian Dury reviews new releases
Liverpool report on music scene
Matt Bianco -
Footloose article with Kevin Bacon
Lemmy -
Sunday 15th April 1984
LWT Knees Up
Lonnie Donegan
Rene and Renate
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
NB This edition saw Tommy Cooper make his final appearance
Donny Osmond
The Flying Pickets
The Three Degrees
Tuesday 17th April 1984
BBC1 Loving You Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop 4:40 -
Thereza Bazar & David Grant are the team leaders
Blancmange Don't Tell Me
Modern Romance Just My Imagination
The Bluebells I'm Falling
BBC2 Reggae, Madness and the Wild Things 7:30 -
Dennis Bovell, Madness, David Bedford, Vivian Goldman
BBC2 The Music of Gerard Kenny
A Convert from Drury Lane, London
ITV How Dare You
NB Co hosted by John Gorman
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Wednesday 18th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Flying Pickets
BBC1 Frankie & Johnny Elvis Presley movie
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (first in new series)
Claire Grogan co host
Re-
Whizz
For Atoms
Joe Jackson
TVS Women in Rock N Roll
content unknown
Thursday 19th April 1984
BBC1 The King and I
The work of rock and roll painter David Oxtoby
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Gary Davis
NB 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 Double Trouble Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show repeat
Friday 20th April 1984 Good Friday
BBC1 Wogan
Compilation show with Cliff Richard -
Culture Club -
Central Enu at Easter
Carl Wayne
Susan Maughan
LWT The South Bank Show
Oscar Peterson's Easter Suite
C4 The Tube Easter Special 5:00 -
A compilation hosted by Jools Holland and Lelsie 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 -
Saturday 21st April 1984
BBC1 Saturday Morning Picture Show (first edition)
Hosted by Mark Curry
OMD -
John Taylor of Duran Duran -
TVAM Data Run
Jeffrey Daniels of Shalamar
C4 Ear Say
Phil Collins -
Sunday 22nd April 1984 Easter Sunday
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview part one
BBC1 Perry Como’s Easter By The Sea
LWT Knees Up
Anita Harris
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
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 Stardust Road part one
Georgie Fame plays the songs of Hoagy Charmichael
Tuesday 24th April 1984
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Team leader: Rocky Sharpe
content unknown
BBC2 The Music of Gerard Kenny part two
Wednesday 25th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Al Martino
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Atlanta)
Lionel Richie
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Blancmange -
Marilyn -
Thursday 26th April 1984
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Gene Pitney
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Simon Bates
NB 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 repeat
Friday 27th April 1984
BBC2 Eight Days A Week 6:45 -
Panel: Jools Holland, Bill Wyman, Neil Arthur
C4 High Band 5:45 -
NB Edited versions of home video titles
The Thompson Twins -
Saturday 28th April 1984
BBC1 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Silent Running
BBC1 The Laughter Show
Nik Kershaw
TVAM Data Run
Duran Duran
TVS Number 73 (first in new series)
Nik Kershaw
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 Turn Your Back
Nik Kershaw Dancing Girls
Hazel Dean Searching
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 Saturday Morning 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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Musical Youth
BBC1 Val Doonican Music Show
Oasis (Mary Hopkin, Peter Skellern)
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Alvin Stardust
TVS Number 73
Imagination -
Tom Robinson – interview
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 -
NB 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 Saturday Morning 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
NB 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 Saturday Morning 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 Lazz: 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
NB 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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Spandau Ballet -
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Capt Sensible, Nick Heyward,
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 -
NB 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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Nik Kershaw, Status Quo
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Roger Taylor (Queen)
TVS Number 73
The Associates -
C4 Ear Say
Marc Almond -
Madness -
LWT Aspel And Co (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 Saturday Morning 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 Co
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 Saturday Morning 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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Gary Glitter
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: Hank Marvin, Shakin' Stevens, Lulu Vs Dave Edmunds, Thomas Dolby, Ian McNabb
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 Saturday Morning 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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
content unknown
BBC2 A day in the life of WNEW-
TVS Number 73
content unknown
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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Midge Ure
TVS Number 73
Aswad
LWT Some You Win
Alun Williams (ex-
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 Saturday Morning 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
Frankie Goes To Hollywood-
Thompson Twins -
Nik Kershaw -
Capt Sensible -
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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Capt 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
Capt Sensible -
Tears For Fears
C4 Janis The Movie
Thursday 9th August 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.30 -
NB The audio on the BBC4 repeat from 2017 sounds pseudo stereo with 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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Davy Jones
BBC1 One On The Road
Hosted by Peter Powell with Gary Davies and John Walters
From The Academy Club, Bournemouth
Nick Rhodes -
Spandau Ballet
Break Machine
Evelyn Thomas
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 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Spandau Ballet
BBC1 One On The Road
Hosted by Peter Powell with John Walters
From The Mayfair Suite, Swansea
Ultravox
Level 42 -
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
Capt Sensible
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees At Sea
Thursday 23rd August 1984
BBC1 Tops Of The Pops 7.30 -
NB 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
Nick Heyward
Human League
Tom Robinson -
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 -
Capt 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 Saturday Morning 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)
NB 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 Saturday Morning 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
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: Tom Robinson, Holly Johnson, Paul Jones, Bob Geldof, Steve Marriott, P P Arnold
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 Saturday Morning 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, Tracie Young, Steve Harley, George Michael, Chris Rea, Curt Smith
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 Saturday Morning 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 Saturday Morning 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
BBC1 Pop Quiz
Panel: David Gilmour, Ian Gillan, Mike Peters, Alan Price, Maggie (Swan’s Way), Michael Mullen (Modern Romance)
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
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, Elvis Costello, Huey Lewis, Nick Lowe, Midge Ure, John Martyn
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 Razamtaz
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
Randoplh 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 Razzamtazz
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 -
NB 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
NB 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 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 Razzamtazz
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
LWT Cannon and Ball
Chas & Dave, Shakatak
Central Saturday Starship
Wham!, Duran Duran
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 Razzmatazz
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 Alternatve 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 Razzamtazz
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
NB 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 incuding 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 releif 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 Razamtaz
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
NB 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
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
Capt 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
Bissmillah, Denym
ITV Paul McCartney Broad Street album advert
Tyne Tees Razamtaz
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 desinger -
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
Capt 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
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 Razamtaz
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 Razamtaz
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
BBC1 The Sounds of ’84
Live at the Montreux Pop Festival -
BBC1 Pop Quiz Christmas Special
Panel -
Spot The Stars -
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)
NB 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
Spot The Star -
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
Capt 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 promo
C4 The Tube: Culture Club In Japan R
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