TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1985
Tuesday 1st January 1985
Yorkshire Peggy Lee and Roberta Flack Live in Concert
Sheffield City Hall
C4 It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
Beat City repeat December 1963
Wednesday 2nd January 1985
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Intro by The Toy Dolls
Co Hosted by Jim Diamond
The Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands On Me
Noddy Holder – interview
Alison Moyet – Invincible
Paul Young – Everything Must Change
Plus Alvin Stardust, Kim Wilde, Bananarama
Yorkshire The Book Tower (first in new series)
Hosted by Neil Innes
ITV / C4 Toshiba commercial with Ian Dury voice-
Thursday 3rd January 1985
BBC1 Top of The Pops 6.55 – 7.35 pm
NB For this, the 21st anniversary show, a new top ten run down format was introduced
Hosted by John Peel, Richard Skinner
Smiley Culture – Police Officer (horn section dressed as police men/women)
Chart 40 -
Sal Solo – Sam Damiano (Heart & Soul)
Chart 25 -
Chart 10 -
10 Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is (promo clip)
9 Paul Young – Everything Must Change (promo clip)
8 Tears For Fears – Shout
7 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love (promo clip)
6 Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters (promo clip)
5 The Toy Dolls – Nellie The Elephant
4 Madonna – Like A Virgin (promo clip)
3 Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus – We All Stand Together (promo clip)
2 Wham! – Everything She Wants
1 Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas number one (promo clip)
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five – Step Off (playout record and audience dancing)
Friday 4th January 1985
ITV The Everly Brothers K-
C4 The Tube
Japan Special with Leslie Ash in Japan, filmed June 1984
The Frank Chickens – Shell Fish Bamboo (filmed in Amsterdam)
Sandii and the Sunsets – interview and Jimmy Mack (promo clip)
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra) – interviewed by Jools Holland
Plus clips of Jun Tgowa, Checkers
Alacatraz – Hiroshima Mon Amour (promo clip)
Dave Stewart (The Eurythmics) – interview
Echo and The Bunnymen Present A Crystal Day, Liverpool, May 1984 -
C4 Don’t Say Goodbye, Miss Ragtime with Ian Whitcomb
Saturday 5th January 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Bronski Beat
Central Saturday Starship
King – Love and Pride (live)
Culture Club
LWT New From London: Steve Harley live
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
C4 Europe A Go Go 9.30 – 3.00 am
Introduced by Ray Cokes in Brussels and Muriel Gray in London
Spain – Loquio Los Trogrladitos, plus documentary, Alaska Y Dinarama
Ireland – Light A Big Fire, Aslan, Auto De Fe
Luxembourg – A Good Cause
Scandinavia – Sweden – Never In My Life, Norway – Beraneck, Denmark – The Gnats, Finland – The Dingoes
Holland – The Time Bandits
France – Marc Seberg, Baroque Bordello
UK – Immaculate Fools, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Alarm – all live in The Tube Studio, UB40 – live in Spain, documentary with Mark Mywurdz
Switzerland – Phil Carmen, Shotgun Eddie, Slapstick, The Boltkatzma Gang
Finland – Hanoi Rocks -
Holland – Golden Earring
Jango Edwards
Monday 7th January 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
Granada Tickle On The Tum
Young children’s show with Ralph McTell
Tuesday 8th January 1985
BBC2 Whistle Test
Elvis Presley – 50th birthday show at The Empire, Leicester Square, London with Gary Glitter, Chad and Dave, Stuart Henry
Nick Heyward – Steam Bus Junction, Move It Up And Pay Attention
Fish – Off The Record feature (plays favourite records), clips of The Kinks, Genesis, Janis Ian, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd
Billy MacKenzie & The Associates – God Bless The Child, interview, Breakfast – all live at Ronnie Scott’s in London
Promo clips – The Eurythmics, The Cult, Bronski Beat, Billy Ocean, Ashford and Simpson, Smiley Culture
Video Vote winner: Bronski Beat – It Ain’t Necessarily So
Wednesday 9th January 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof meets Mother Theresa
BBC2 Wings: Seaside Woman, cartoon directed by Oscar Grillo
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show (first in series)
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
BBC film makers direct new videos for old hits
The Kinks – Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
The Avons – Seven Little Girls
The Rolling Stones – Little Red Rooster
Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken
Brian Hyland – Itsy Bitsy…
Joe Cocker – With A Little Help…
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co-
H2O – You Take My Breath Away
Bucks Fizz – I Never Talk
Big Country – Where The Rose Is Sown
Thames Lytton’s Diary (first in drama series)
Music by Rick Wakeman
Thursday 10th January 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Mike Smith
Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday
ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man (promo clip)
Alison Moyet – Invisible
Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands On Me (repeat 20th December 1984)
Chart 40 -
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well
Chart 25 -
Bronski Beat – It Ain’t Necessarily So
Chart 10 -
10 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
9 Paul Young -
8 Ray Parker Jr -
7 Tears For Fears -
6 The Toy Dolls -
5 Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus -
4 Foreigner -
3 Madonna -
2 Wham! -
1 Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas number one (promo clip)
The Council Collective -
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
Friday 11th January 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Tears For Fears – Shout
BBC2 ORS 85
Paul Young – co-
Billy Ocean
Strawberry Switchblade
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) – interview
King
Smiley Culture
C4 The Tube
Paula introduces
The Sid Presley Experience – playing in the foyer
Paul Weller – interviewed by Jools Holland in a Jacuzzi, clips of The Style Council on The Tube and promo clips
The Sid Presley Experience – Hup Two Three Four.... (live)
Ghost catching article with authors of book The Green Stone
The Eurythmics -
Winston Reedy – Superstar, Baby Love (live)
Gene Vincent – 50th birthday article with movie and television clips, Steve Ainsley
(head of fan club) -
Heaven 17 -
The Sid Presley Experience – Cold Turkey (live)
Jools Holland plugs the ORS show on BBC2
Chaka Khan -
The Pogues – Boys From County Hell, Waxie's Dargel, Sally MacLennane, Whiskey You're
The Devil, Greenland Whale Fisheries (un-
Saturday 12th January 1985
BBC1 Super Store
XTC – This World Over, one other, interview
Strawberry Switchblade – interview
Central Starship
Nik Kershaw
The Promise
BBC2 Elvis: The Movie
Kurt Russell plays Elvis Presley
LWT New From London
Big Sound Authority
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – interview and promo clips
The Cars -
C4 Saturday Live
Hosted by Lenny Henry
Slade – Run Run Away, Seven Year Bitch
The Style Council – Speak Like A Child, You’re The Best Thing (with Lenny Henry) NB Paul Weller and D C Lee wearing 'Coal Not Dole' badges
Smiley Culture – Cockney Translator
Monday 14th January 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
Granada Tickle On The Tum with Ralph McTell
C4 Baby Baby, series about young parenthood hosted by Jools Holland and Paula Yates
Includes interviews with Suggs, Sandie Shaw, Suzi Quatro
Tuesday 15th January 1985
BBC2 Whistle Test
Scorpio, introduces the show, interview
Floy Joy – Operator, Baby You Know I
Amadeus movie article
Promo clips – Kirsty MacColl, Don Henley, Heaven 17, Whitesnake, The Pointer Sisters, Chaka Khan, Grandmaster Flash
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett – Really Free (repeat 1977)
John Peel – sessions article with Tools You Can Trust at the BBC Maida Vale studio
The Cocteau Twins – Lorelei
Video Vote winner – Whitesnake – Love Ain’t No Stranger
TVS James Last Star Parade
Donna Summer
Wednesday 16th January 1985
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show
The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
Bill Haley – Rock Around The Clock
Amen Corner – Bend Me Shape Me
Julie Rogers – The Wedding
The Move – Flowers In The Rain
Arthur Brown – Fire
Twinkle – Terry
BBC1 Two Lane Blacktop movie with James Taylor, Dennis Wilson
BBC2 Dionne Warwick In Concert (Joilet, Illinois)
Thames This Is Your Life: Bob Geldof
Midge Ure, Paula Yates, Kool and The Gang, Sting, Chris Cross (Ultravox), Jody Watley, Bananarama, Spandau Ballet, The Boomtown Rats, Paul Young
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Bob Geldof – introduces
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Sly Stone
Yorkshire Portrait Of A Legend: Aretha Franklin
Thursday 17th January 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Peter Powell
The Limit (with Heywood) – Say Yeah
Prince – 1999 (promo clip)
Amii Stewart – Friends
USA chart with Jonathan King in the TOTP studio – Pat Benetar, Bryan Adams, Philips Bailey and Phil Collins, Chicago promo clips
Smiley Culture – Police Officer
Russ Abbot – Atmosphere (promo clip)
The Top of the Pops Best British Video Award for 1984 voting clips
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Strawberry Switchblade -
9 Paul Young -
8 Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five – Step Off
7 Ray Parker Jr -
6 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson -
5 Tears For Fears -
4 Madonna -
3 Wham! -
2 Band Aid -
1 Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is (promo clip)
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark (playout record and audience dancing)
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Roy Wood – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Big Sound Authority
Friday 18th January 1985
BBC1 Friday People
Chaka Khan – interview
Rio Rock article – with Queen, Rod Stewart
BBC2 ORS 85
Guest host – Kim Wilde
Terry Hall
Leee John
Jazawaki
The Scary Thieves
Heaven 17
HTV Portrait Of An Artist: The Bee Gees
C4 The Tube
Virna Lindt – Wild Strawberries (live)
Spandau Ballet – Tony Hadley and Gary Kemp interviewed by Paula Yates
Jason Bradbury -
Fuffo Spearjig -
Prince – I Would Die 4 U (concert clip)
Virna Lindt – interviewed by Paula
Janis Joplin – Summertime (concert clip)
Chaka Khan – interviewed by Jools Holland
Art Of Noise -
Spandau Ballet -
Cliff Richard -
Action art big reveal
Chaka Khan -
Killing Joke -
Saturday 19th January 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Foreigner – interview
Central Starship
content unknown
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Benny and Bjorn from Abba – interview and promo clips
Bronski Beat – interview and promo clips
C4 The Complete Millie Jackson
Sunday 20th January 1985
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Chris DeBurgh in Toronto
Monday 21st January 1985
Granada Tickle On The Tum with Ralph McTell
C4 The Late Late Show
Meat Loaf – interview
C4 A Plus 4
Bob Geldof talks to Paul Jones about Band Aid
C4 Baby Baby
Includes interviews with Suggs, Sandie Shaw, Suzi Quatro
Tuesday 22nd January 1985
BBC1 Linda Carter Special
George Benson
BBC2 Whistle Test
Big Sound Authority – Soul Man, This House
James Ingram –Interview and promo clip
Joey and Dee Dee Ramone – Interview and promo clip
Colourfield – Thinking Of You, Feint Hearts
Blondie – Presence Dear 1978
Women in Rock article – with Vi Subversa, Alannah Currie
Promo clips – John Fogerty, Big Country, Jim Diamond, Immaculate Fools, Bryan Adams, Hall and Oates, Poison Girls
Video Vote winner: Big Country – Just A Shadow
Wednesday 23rd January 1985
BBC1 Golden Oldies Picture Show
Petula Clark – Downtown
Simon Dupree – Kites
Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower
The Fourmost – Girls Girls Girls
Yardbirds – Shapes Of Things
Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
Yorkshire School's Out
Ian McCulloch -
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Rick Wakeman – Guest host, Glory Boy
Alison Moyet – interview
Los Endisanto – Take Me Down
Meat Loaf – Nowhere Fast
TSW Portrait Of A Legend James Brown
Thames Portrait Of A Legend Charlie Pride
Thursday 24th January 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.50 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Steve Wright
Chaka Khan – This Is My Night
Ashford and Simpson -
Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday
The Top of the Pops Best British Video Award for 1984 voting clips
James Ingram – Ya Mo B There (NB without Michael McDonald who duets with him on the track)
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
10 Russ Abbot -
9 Band Aid -
8 Wham ! -
7 Madonna -
6 King – Love and Pride
5 Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday (promo clip)
4 Tears For Fears -
3 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson -
2 Prince -
1 Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is (promo clip)
Kirsty MacColl -
Friday 25th January 1985
BBC1 Finders Keepers
Alvin Stardust
BBC2 ORS 85
Getting The Fear
The Armoury Show
The Associates
UB40 – live set
Gary Byrd
Bob Geldof
C4 The Tube
Terry and Jerry – The Good The Bad and The Usherette (live set)
The Jacksons – Billie Jean (live on the Victory tour)
Mark Vigo (author of two Jackson books) chat with Paula
Metal article with Robin George, interview by Muriel Gray and promo clips, of Whitesnake, Dio, Def Leppard, Venom, Metallica, Terraplane
Kronos (Venom) – interview
Gary Holton – Catch A Falling Star (Razzamatazz clip)
Wrathchild – Stakk Attack (Tube film)
Terry and Jerry – Butter's On The Bread, unknown (live)
Cliff Richard – interviewed by Paula
Killing Joke – Night Time, Love Like Blood, Kings and Queens (live)
Ray Cokes (TV presenter) chat to Muriel
The Clark Sisters – live and interview backstage at the Dominion, London
Cliff Richard -
Saturday 26th January 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Sal Solo – San Domingo, interview
Heaven 17
Shakin' Stevens -
Wham!
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Depeche Mode
Central Starship
Person To Person
TSW Live From London
Carlene Carter
LWT New From London
Snowy White live
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Godley and Crème – interview and promo clips
Howard Jones – interview and promo clips
BBC1 The Birth Of The Beatles repeat
C4 Da Doo Ron Ron (Phil Spector documentary) repeat
Sunday 27th January 1985
BBC1 Sporting Chance
Suzi Quatro
LWT The South Bank Show
Isle Full Of Noise – including The Explorers
Monday 28th January 1985
Granada Tickle On The Tum with Ralph McTell
C4 Baby Baby
Suggs, Suzi Quatro, Sandie Shaw
Tuesday 29th January 1985
BBC2 Whistle Test
Don Henly – interview and promo clip
Howard Jones – No One Is To Blame, The Howard Jones Big Band – Things Can Only Get Better, Look Mama
Duran Duran – Is There Anyone Out There 1981
Genesis – Supper’s ready (1973 live film)
Billy Bragg – article in Amsterdam
Promo clips – David Lee Roth, Gary Numan and Bill Sharpe, The Hoodoo Gurus, Uli John Roth, Phil Collins, David Bowie and Pat Metheny
The Faith Brothers (seen listed)
Video Vote Winner: Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better
Wednesday 30th January 1985
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
Julie Driscoll – This Wheel’s On Fire
The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
Cream – I Feel Free
Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime
Acker Bilk – Stranger On The Shore
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz 100th Show
Mick Jagger – introduces show
The Police – Every Breath You Take
The Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
Slade – C’est la Vie
Phil Everly
Bow Wow Wow
Toyah – Vow
Kate Bush – There Goes A Tenner
Alvin Stardust – Buddy Holly
Adam Ant – interview
Junior and Stevie Wonder – interview
Thursday 31st January 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.50 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Peter Powell
Big Sound Authority – This House
Art Of Noise – Close To The Edit (one of the band appears with a recording studio mixing desk)
Top 40 Breakers -
The Colourfield – Thinking Of You
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Bruce Springsteen -
9 Madonna -
8 Russ Abbot -
7 Strawberry Switchblade -
6 Ashford & Simpson -
5 Tears For Fears -
4 King -
3 Price -
2 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson -
1 Foreigner – I Wanna Know What Love Is (promo clip and end credits)
Friday 1st February 1985
BBC1 Friday People
ZZ Top
BBC2 ORS 85
The Fink Brothers (Suggs and Carl from Madness)
Howard Jones – interview
Nick Heyward – live set
Fergal Sharkey
Float Up CP
Succession
Gary Numan – on tour article
BBC2 Newsnight
Handmade Films article with George Harrison
Yorkshire Rock Of The Seventies
The J J Band
HTV Portrait Of A Legend
Dionne Warwick
C4 The Tube
Jools and Paula introduce the show outside
King – Love and Pride (repeat)
Scott (?) and Georgina Godley (fashion) chat with Paula
Ledernacken -
Julie Tippet with Doctor and The Medics – interviewed by Muriel
Pink Floyd -
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger -
Cream -
Video Aid competition
Paul Young – link from the Video Aid VHS, Come Back And Stay (USA promo clip)
Les Enfants-
Blackpool article – with The Membranes, The Riverside Trio, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, In2XS, Section 25
Bob Geldof – interviewed by Jools Holland
Mick Jagger -
The Boomtown Rats – A Hold Of Me, Drag Me Down, Rat Trap, I Don't Like Mondays (un-
Saturday 2nd February 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Howard Jones
King
Immaculate Fools – in Canterbury
TVS Number 73 (first in new series)
The Stranglers – live set
Slade – interview
LWT All Star Secrets
Gary Glitter, Suzi Quatro
LWT Live From London
Wrathchild
TSW Live From London
Darts
LWT Aspel and Company
Cliff Richard
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Clive Davis, Kool and The Gang
C4 The Gospel According To Al Green two hour special
Monday 4th February 1985
Granada Tickle On The Tum with Ralph McTell
C4 Baby Baby
Suggs, Suzi Quatro, Sandie Shaw
Tuesday 5th February 1985
BBC1 Variety Club Awards
Boy George collects award
BBC2 Whistle Test
Cook Da Books – Golden Day
Metal article – with Lemmy and Worzel from Motorhead and promo clips from Hanoi Rocks, Motley Crue, Krokus, Rose tattoo, TSA, Michael Schenker, Trust, Loudness, Iron Maiden, Helix
Pete Burns – Off The Record choice
Alan Bleasdale – talks about his Elvis musical Are You Lonesome Tonight
Judas Priest – Rocka Rolla 1975
Sade – interviewed by Richard Skinner, Is It A Crime
Promo clips – Slade, Mick Jagger, Bangles, Flash and The Pan, Floy Joy
Video Vote winner: Grandmaster Flash – Sign of the Times
Thames CBTV
Kirsty MacColl – interview
Wednesday 6th February 1985
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show
Free – All Right Now
The Zombies – She’s Not There
The Mixtures – The Pushbike Song
The Who – I Can See For Miles
The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
The Spencer Davis Group – Somebody Help Me
Thames Portrait Of A Legend
The Righteous Brothers
TSW Rock Of The Seventies
Genesis
Yorkshire Portrait Of A Legend
Gladys Knight
ITV Alison Moyet: Alf album ad (new clips of lip synch’s to the songs)
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Leee John of Imagination
Thursday 7th February 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.50 -
Hosted by Gary Davies (wearing Radio One Medallion Man sweater), Richard Skinner
King – Love and Pride
Bryan Adams -
Phil Collins and His Hot Tub Club – Sussudio
Kirsty MacColl -
Top 40 Breakers -
Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
Billy Ocean -
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 The Art of Noise -
9 Strawberry Switchblade -
8 Tears For Fears -
7 Russ Abbot -
6 Bruce Springsteen -
5 Prince -
4 Ashford & Simpson -
3 Foreigner -
2 King -
1 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well
Gary Byrd -
Pat Benetar -
BBC2 40 Minutes: The Outcasts
Documentary about bikers with band Runestaff
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Joan Armatrading
Cliff Richard -
Friday 8th February 1985
BBC1 PM
David Essex
BBC1 Friday People
Paul Young – article
An article on the sons of The Beatles was cancelled
BBC2 ORS 85
Hosted by Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
Big Country – Just A Shadow
Joan Armatrading – Temptation, Poor Me
The Frank Chickens
Floy Joy
C4 The Tube
Arden and Frost as sound engineers
Jools and Paula introduce
The Bluebells -
Amazulu – Only Love, two others (live)
Fuffo Spearjig
Penny Stallings author of Pop Stars Confidential interviewed by Paula and interrupted by Meat Loaf
The Firm -
David Bailey – article about photography in Blackpool with Jools and Paula
The Durutti Column – (live)
Preview of next week The Bangles, Bronski Beat, Phil Collins (promo clips)
Jools reads Warehouse Group apology as a result of last week's fashion item
Go West -
Meat Loaf – Bad Attitude, Piece of the Action, Modern Girl (live)
C4 Loose Shoes, 1976 movie with Mark Volman
Saturday 9th February 1985
BBC1 Super Store
David Essex
Cliff Richard
Gary Numan and Bill Scheen
TVS Number 73
Junior – interview
Big Sound Authority – live set
TSW Live From London
The Belle Stars
LWT Live From London
H2O
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Culture Club – interview and promos
Don McLean – interview and promos
C4 Once In A Lifetime: Talking Heads (concert)
Sunday 10th February 1985
BBC1 Sporting Chance
Suzi Quatro
Tyne Tees TX45
What Government
This Year's Goal
Trevor Horn -
Pauline Murray and Robert Blamire of Penetration -
Monday 11th February 1985
BBC1 The British Record Industry Awards 9.30 -
Best female artist – Alison Moyet, presented by Sting
Alison Moyet – All Cried Out
Best video – Duran Duran / Russell Muchay: The Wild Boys, presented by Neil Kinnock
Best album – Sade: Diamond Life, presented by Pete Townshend
Howard Jones – What Is Love
Best British group – Wham!, presented by Rossi and Parfitt from Status Quo
Best producer – Trevor Horn, presented by George Martin
Best comedy record – Neil (of The Young Ones), presented by Billy Connolly
Best newcomer – Frankie Goes To Hollywood, presented by Steve Wright
Best international artist – Prince (and all his minders), presented by Holly Johnson
Nik Kershaw – Wouldn’t It Be Good
Special Award – Band Aid presented to Bob Geldof and Midge Ure by Michael Beurk (BBC newsreader)
Best soundtrack – Prince, presented by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
Best male artist – Paul Young, presented by Toyah
Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It
Best single – Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Relax, presented by Meat Loaf
Outstanding Contribution – The Police
C4 The Late Late Show
Sal Solo – San Domingo
Granada Tickle On The Tum with Ralph McTell
C4 Baby Baby
Suggs, Suzi Quatro, Sandie Shaw
C4 And There Was Jazz
A documentary about jazz behind the Iron Curtain in the 1950s
Tuesday 12th February 1985
BBC2 Open To Question
Midge Ure, Stuart Adamson, Robert Hodgers (The Bluebells)
BBC2 Whistle Test
Big Daddy – Dancing In The Dark, Ebony and Ivory
Manchester bands – including The Virgin Prunes, The Fall, The Birthday Party – live from factory home video
The Smiths – Meat Is Murder article, including recording the album in the studio
Nils Lofgren – Keith Don’t Go (1977)
Little Benny, interview, promo clip
Alison Moyet – That Old Devil Called Love, Honey Honey
The Bangles – interviewed by Andy Kershaw, promo clip
Promo clips – Cyndi Lauper, The Monochrome Set, Los Lobos, Pat Metheny
Video Vote winner – The Firm
BBC2 Inside Out (drama series)
Theme: Phil Collins
Wednesday 13th February 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Big Daddy – I Write The Songs
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show
The Kinks – Lola
Shirley Ellis – The Clapping Song
Procol Harum – A White Shade Of Pale
The Spencer David Group – Keep On Running
Status Quo – Down Down
Manfred Mann – Ha Ha Said The Clown
Thursday 14th February 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.50 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Janice Long
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round
The Commodores -
The Colourfield – Thinking Of You
USA Charts with Jonathan King in the TOTP studio -
Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
Top 40 Breakers -
The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Kirsty MacColl -
9 The Art of Noise -
8 Russ Abbot -
7 Howard Jones -
6 Prince -
5 Foreigner -
4 Bruce Springsteen -
3 Ashford & Simpson -
2 King -
1 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well number one (promo clip)
Eugene White -
BBC1 Rockschool part one
With John Taylor (Duran Duran), Gary Moore, Ian Paice, Carl Palmer
Friday 15th February 1985
BBC1 Friday People
British Record Awards article -
BBC2 ORS 85
Nik Kershaw – live from the New Victoria Theatre, Belfast
HTV Portrait Of A Legend
Herb Alpert
C4 The Tube
NB Bronski Beat were due to be the main act, but Jimmy Sommerville went AWOL
Jools and Paula in the foyer
Madonna -
Alex Cox – Repo Man article and interviewed by Muriel
The Sex Pistols -
Afrika Bambaata & John Lydon -
Phil Collins – interviewed by Paula, One More Night (promo clip)
Sheila E – The Bell of St Mark (repeat)
The Wild Men Of Rock (Jools Holland with Tony and Pino Pallidino from Go West) -
The Bangles – Hero Takes A Fall, Going Down To Liverpool, Tell Me (live)
Victor Kiam (of Remington fame) -
The Pretenders – Talk Of The Town (Tyne Tees’ Alright Now, 1980)
Fine Young Cannibals – Come Back Johnny (Tube film)
Immaculate Fools – Immaculate Fools (Europe A Go Go)
Jools and Paula competition winners with Timmy Mallet from ORS 85
Los Lobos -
Preview of next week's show
Muriel explains why Bronski Beat aren't there
Go West – Don't Look Down, We Close Our Eyes, Innocence, Goodbye Girl (un-
Tyne Tees TX45 11.00 -
content unknown
Saturday 16th February 1985
BBC1 Super Store
The Boomtown Rats
Junior
Terry Hall (The Colourfield)
BBC1 Joni Mitchell In Concert repeat of 1983 show
TVS Number 73
Alvin Stardust (possibly)
LWT New From London
Dianno
TSW New From London
The Cry
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
John Hammond, The Roaring Boys (with Glyn Johns, Muff Winwood)
C4 The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
Todd Rundgren special
Monday 18th February 1985
BBC1 Wogan (first edition)
Tina Turner – interview, I Can’t Stand The Rain
Elton John – Breaking Hearts
BBC2 Rockschool 6: Funk and Disco
Granada Tickle On the Tum
Ralph McTell
Central Paul Simon: Hearts And Bones 30 minutes
C4 Repercussions (first edition)
Gospel music from Alabama
Tuesday 19th February 1985
BBC2 Whistle Test
The Kane Gang – Gun Law, How Much Longer
ELP – Pirates 1979
Swamplands Records article – Edwyn Collins, Paul Quinn
David Johanssen – Heard The News
Promo clips – Skiff Skats, Julian Lennon, Joan Armatrading, Prince, The Jesus And Mary Chain
Mick Jagger – interviewed by David Hepworth in Paris
Patti Smith – Because The Night 1978
Video Vote winner: Time Zone – World Destruction
Thames The TV Times Top Ten Awards
Wham! Collect award
Wednesday 20th February 1985
BBC1 Wogan
The Commodores – Night Shift
David Cassidy – interview TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul McCartney in Roland rat pantomime sketch
Granada Freeze Frame (?)
Thursday 21st February 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Morrissey interviewed by Paul Coia
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Bruno Brookes, Mike Read
Howard Jones – Things Can Get Only Get Better (with Jed as Charlie Chaplin)
Gary Numan and Bill Sharpe – Change Your Mind
Top 40 Breakers -
Don Henley – The Boys Of Summer
Chart 40 -
Bryan Adams – Run To You
Chart 10 -
10 Prince -
9 The Commodores -
8 The Art Of Noise -
7 Kirsty MacColl -
6 Howard Jones -
5 Dead of Alive -
4 Bruce Springsteen -
3 Ashford & Simpson -
2 King -
1 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well (promo clip)
Eddy & The Soul Band -
BBC2 Rockschool 2
Wilko Johnson, Neil Murray, Bootsy Collins, Bernard Edwards, Carl Palmer, Sly Dunbar
Friday 22nd February 1985
BBC1 London Plus
The Boomtown Rats interviewed by Bernard Falk
Yorkshire Rock Of The Seventies
Atomic Rooster
BBC1 Friday People
Wham! Article in America
BBC1 That’ll Be The Day movie with David Essex
BBC2 ORS 85
Hosted by John Moss (NB Tom Robinson cancelled)
Pete Wiley –
QAX –
The Smiths – live set
BBC2 Newsnight
Little Richard article
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Julian Lennon
LWT Freeze Frame
Paul McCartney
C4 The Tube
Jools introduces a champion gurner in the foyer
The Village People -
The Monochrome Set – unknown (live)
Paula talks to Patrick Donovan about his book on peculiar people
Devo -
Jimi Hendrix Experience -
Jimi Hendrix Experience -
Killing Joke – interviewed by Paula Yates (Jaz tells someone behind him to shut up), Love Like Blood (repeat 25th January 1985)
Clint Ruin -
Marc Almond – interviewed by Paula Yates
Off The Wheel (aka Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel with Clint Ruin) – Descent Into The Inferno (live)
The Monochrome Set -
Hollywood Beyond – No More Tears (Tube film)
Jools Holland with the world's loudest woman
Paula previews next week's show
Marc Almond with The Willing Sinners -
Tyne Tees TX45 11.00 -
content unknown
Saturday 23rd February 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Elton John – Breaking Hearts, interview
Julian Lennon
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Simon Le Bon
Julian Lennon – Say You’re Wrong
TVS Number 73
Barrington Levi – live set
LWT New From London
John Martyn
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
The Tube – article with Cliff Richard
Ray Parker Jr – interview and promos
C4 Black Wax
Gil Scott Heron and The Midnight Band
Sunday 24th February 1985
BBC2 The British Record Industry Awards repeat 12 February 1985
Monday 25th February 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Alvin Stardust
BBC2 Rock School 7: Reggae
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Leonard Cohen
Granada Tickle On the Tum
Ralph McTell
C4 Repercussions 2:
Gospel music of Alabama
Tuesday 26th February 1985
BBC2 Whistle Test
The Ramones – Too Young To Die, Chasing The Night
Bryan Adams – interviewed by Mark Ellen, promo clip
The Roaring Boys – House Of Stone, Every Second Of The Day, interviewed by Mark Ellen
Buzzcocks – interviewed by Andy Kershaw, Sixteen Again 1978
Promo clips – Go West, Robin George, Working Week, Starvation, Eric Clapton
Stanley Booth – talks about his Rolling Stones book
The Blues At Dingwalls – Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Rory Gallagher
Video Vote winner: Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover
BBC2 Off The Record: Gryff Rhys Jones
The Byrds – All I Really Want To Do (Top Of The Pops)
Hall and Oates – Kiss Is On My List (live clip)
The Jam – That’s Entertainment (promo clip)
The Rolling Stones – Tumblin’ Dice (Whistle Test in Montreux)
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing (promo clip)
Grateful Dead – Goin’ Down the Road (live)
Granada Television
Includes The Beatles and Cassius Clay footage from February 1964
Wednesday 27th February 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof meets the Prime Minister
BBC2 The Moody Blues At Wembley part one
Thursday 28th February 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Mike Smith
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Prince -
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 The Art of Noise -
9 Prince -
8 Kirsty MacColl -
7 Howard Jones -
6 The Commodores – Night Shift
5 Bruce Springsteen -
4 Ashford & Simpson -
3 King -
2 Dead or Alive -
1 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson – I Know Him So Well number one (promo clip)
Mick Jagger -
BBC1 London Plus
The Commodores
BBC2 Rockschool 3:
John Taylor, Carl Palmer, Robbie Shakespeare, Dennis Bovell, Larry Graham
TVS Sporting All Stars
Cliff Richard
Friday 1st March 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Joan Armatrading article
BBC1 Wogan
Big Sound Authority
BBC1 Friday People
Phil Collins article
BBC1 Stardust, David Essex movie
BBC2 ORS 85
Guest Hosted by Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
Owen Paul
The Farmers Boys
Dark City
The Colourfield
LWT Freeze Frame
Kiss
C4 The Tube
Belfagor (?) (promo clip)
Jools Holland (with Gilson Lavis) -
Working Week – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler), Sweet Nothing (live)
Laser Radio 558 – DJ Charlie Wolf interviewed by Jools
Welsh bands at Sgrech concert article
Judd Lander does a tricks with a matchbox
Run DMC -
Le Lulus – interviewed by Paula
Godley & Creme -
Bruce Springsteen – interviewed in America, promo clips
'Welsh Band Aid' (promo clip)
Le Lulus -
Preview of next week's show
The Alarm – Absolute Reality (from Europe A Go Go)
Junior – Darling You, Do You Really (Want My Love), Somebody (live)
Tyne Tees TX45 11.00 -
content unknown
Saturday 2nd March 1985
BBC1 Super Store
The Alarm – two songs
David Cassidy
TVS Number 73
LWT New From London
Thor
C4 The Other Side Of the Tracks
David Byrne, John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez
C4 Chords Of Fame
Drama – documentary about the life and work of Phil Ochs, includes Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Dave Van Ronk etc
Sunday 3rd March 1985
BBC1 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
LWT The South Bank Show
Little Richard
Monday 4th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
The Village People
BBC2 Rockschool 8: Cross-
Carl Palmer etc
Granada Tickle On The Tum
Ralph McTell
C4 A+4
Ruby Turner
C4 Repercussions
Clips of Big Mama Thornton, Lowell Fulson
Tuesday 5th March 1985
BBC1 The BAFTA Awards
Ray Parker Jr, Roger Daltrey, Clannad
BBC2 Off The Record: Martin Shaw (actor)
Clips of The Everly Brothers, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, David Gilmour
BBC2 Whistle Test
James King and The Lone Wolves – To Fly Away, Fun Patrol
Promo clips – Warrior, Run DMC, UB40, Alison Moyet, The Kane Gang, Thomas Leer
Joan Armatrading – article
John Lydon – phone interview
John Hiatt – She Said The Same (with Carlene Carter), Living A Little
Rock Photography – article with Harry Hammond, Gered Monkowitz, Peter Ashworth
Pete Best – interview
Meat Loaf – sets competition question, plus archive clip fro 1978
Video Vote winner – The Cars – Why Can’t I Have You
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: Memphis
NB Despite the title this is the first of the third series
Hosted by Jonathan King
Al Green – interview
James Ingram – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Little Richard
Angie Bowie
Central Sheena Easton live in America
HTV Air Supply in Hawaii
Yorkshire First Tuesday
The Campbell family, with Doug and Ali Campbell of UB40
Wednesday 6th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Joan Armatrading – Temptation
Wham! – interview
BBC2 The Moody Blues at Wembley, part two
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Alice Cooper
ITN News
John Lennon – movie lookalike article
HTV Freeze Frame: Men At Work
Thursday 7th March 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
NB A live broadcast. Duran Duran -
Hosted by Janice Long, John Peel
Shakin' Stevens -
Madonna -
Jermaine Jackson -
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 40 -
David Cassidy – The Last Kiss
Chart 10 -
10 Howard Jones -
9 Bruce Springsteen -
8 King -
7 Prince -
6 Ashford & Simpson -
5 Madonna -
4 Stephen Tin Tin Duffy -
3 The Commodores -
2 Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson -
1 Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Hall & Oates -
TSW The Strawbs
TVAM Good Morning Britain
David Essex
Friday 8th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Cynthia Lennon
BBC1 Olivier, edition three of biography of Laurence Olivier
Toyah Wilcox
BBC2 ORS 85
Guest Hosted by Billy Bragg
Three Mustaphas Three
The Red Guitars
Curt Smith
The Alarm – two songs
ABC – Be Near Me
LWT Freeze Frame: John Cougar
C4 The Tube
NB Dead Or Alive were booked to be the final act, but wouldn’t play live, so were replaced
Jools and Paula introduce the show outside
Tears For Fears -
Tony DeBrett (singing coach) – interview with Paula and clips from clients The Sex Pistols, Scritti Politti, The Cocteau Twins, The Eurythmics, ABC, The Smiths
Balaam and The Angel – Love Me, Thought Behind It All (live)
Mel Smith and Jimmy Nail -
Richard Strange – interview with Paula Yates
Engine Room (Richard Strange)-
Faith Brothers -
Little Richard and author Charles White – interviewed by Jools, archive clips, interview clip of Paul McCartney from 7th December 1984 show
The Bluebells – South Atlantic Way, Hey Is It True, Honest John (live) The singer points out at some Dead or Alive fans who were in the audience
Takahashi -
Big Sound Authority – chats to Paula, This House (Is Where Your Love Stands), I'm Stronger Now, (Call Me ) Soul Man (live) Replacing Dead Or Alive whose fans shout "bollocks, bollocks..." at them after the first two songs
Tyne Tees TX45 11.00 -
content unknown
Saturday 9th March 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Alvin Stardust
Spelt Like This
TVS Number 73
Jonathan Perkins’ Silver Spur – two songs
LWT New From London
Amazulu
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Don Henley – interview and promo clips
Alison Moyet – interview and promo clips (which get stuck halfway)
C4 Janis, documentary movie about Janis Joplin
Sunday 10th March 1985
Anglia Highway
Georgie Fame
Yorkshire Rickie Lee Jones: Round About Midnight (live at the Casino De Paris)
Monday 11th March 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Tipper Irie – interview
BBC1 News
Midge Ure in Africa
BBC1 Wogan
Paul Young – Every Time You Go Away
BBC2 Rockschool 9: Questions
Granada Tickle On The Tum
Ralph McTell
C4 Repercussions
Max Romeo
ITN News
USA For Africa article
C4 4 Computer Buffs
Rick Wakeman
Tuesday 12th March 1985
BBC2 Off The Record: Tessa Sanderson (athlete)
Clips of Barbra Streisand, Smiley Culture, Tina Turner, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Bob Marley
BBC2 Whistle Test
Uli John Roth – interview and promo clips
Power Station – interview and promo clips
Promo clips – The Damned, Sisters of Mercy, Everything But The Girl, Paul Young
Tubeway Army – Are Friends Electric March 1979
Gary Numan – interview, and live clip
Big Daddy – Dancing In The Dark repeat
The Jesus and Mary Chain – In A Hole
Cambridge article – Perfect Visions, Colonel Gomez
Video Vote winner: Pat Benetar – Love Is A Battlefield
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: Hawaii
George Benson – interview
The Animals – interview
Wednesday 13th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
BBC1 News
USA For Africa article
BBC2 John D Loudermilk and His Music
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy
Thames This Is Your Life: Alvin Stardust
Includes John Lodge, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich, The Tremeloes, Joe Brown, Brian Connolly (Sweet), Slade
Thursday 14th March 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Smith
Go West – We Close Our Eyes
Philip Bailey and Phil Collins -
Alison Moyet – That Ole Devil Called Love
Top 40 breakers -
Paul Young -
Chart 40 -
10 Prince -
9 Paul Young -
8 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson -
7 Jermaine Jackson -
6 David Cassidy -
5 The Commodores -
4 Stephen Tin Tin Duffy -
3 Madonna -
2 Philip Bailey and Phil Collins -
1 Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy -
BBC1 Only Fools and Horses....
It's Only Rock N Roll
Rodney joins a band 'A Bunch Of Wallies' who eventually make it onto Top Of The Pops with their song Boys Will Be Boys, without Rodney.
BBC1 Rockschool
Clips of Freddie King, B B King, Chet Atkins, Nile Rodgers, Wilko Johnson, Status Quo
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Power Station
Anglia Aretha Franklin Special
C4 Design Matters
With Ultravox
Friday 15th March 1985
BBC1 Friday People
Little Richard – interview
Elton John
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
USA For Africa – article
BBC1 London Plus
JoBoxers
BBC1 Wogan
Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy
BBC2 ORS 85
Howard Jones at Manchester Apollo live special
BBC2 Harty Goes To Dublin
Chris DeBurgh
LWT Freeze Frame: The Pointer Sisters
C4 The Tube
Hale and Pace 'The Management' appear throughout the show
Paula and Moira host show as Jools is in New Orleans
Sisters Of Mercy -
Glynnis Barber (Dempsey and Makepeace actress) – interview
Co Op City – two songs (live)
Terry Gilliam – talks about his movie Brazil while being interrogated by Hale and Pace
Amsterdam – article, with Ga Ga Zsa Zsa, Fabrola (the foil man), Claw Boys Claw, Blue Murder
Paula phone call to Jools in New Orleans
Fats Domino – The Big Beat (movie clip)
The Dream Academy – Life In A Northern Town (Tube film at the Camden Palace)
Tears For Fears – I Believe, The Working Hour (live)
Tyne Tees TX45 11.00 -
Bill Nelson -
Jess Cox
Whatever Happens
One Hand One Heart
Saturday 16th March 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Bryan Adams
Paul Young
Strawberry Switchblade
BBC1 Harty Goes To Dublin
The Boomtown Rats
TVS Number 73
King
David Essex
LWT New From London: The Moodists
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Richard Perry – interview and clips of records produced
Bobby Womack – interview and clips
Sunday 17th March 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Alvin Stardust
Monday 18th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Sal Solo
Granada Tickle On The Tum
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 19th March 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Lotus Eaters
BBC2 Off The Record: Adrian Edmondson (actor)
Clips by – The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Cliff, Winston Groovy
BBC2 Whistle Test
MicroDisney – Loftholdingwood, Birthday Girl
Promo clips – Jean Michel Jarre, Smiley Culture, Jason & The Scorchers, USA For Africa, Meat Loaf, Kimera
ICA Rock Week article with James – If Things Were Perfect, Scarecrow
Paul King (of King) – interviewed by Simon Bates, King promo clip
The Tourists – Blind Among The Flowers (1979)
The Damned – Grimley Fiendish, Shadow Of Love
David Coverdale – interview, Whitesnake – Love Ain’t No Stranger (live in Rio)
Video Vote winner: Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: San Diego
The Thompson Twins – interview
Wednesday 20th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Godley and Crème – interview
BBC1 Monkey Business (quiz show)
Neil Innes on panel
Thursday 21st March 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
NB The 1100th edition
Hosted by Mike Read, Steve Wright
Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy
Top 40 Breakers -
Billy Bragg – Between the Wars (live)
Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-
Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String
Chart 40 -
10 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson -
9 Go West -
8 David Cassidy -
7 Jermaine Jackson -
6 Dead Or Alive -
5 Stephen Tin Tin Duffy -
4 Paul Young -
3 Madonna -
2 Alison Moyet -
1 Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover (promo clip)
The Power Station -
BBC2 Rockschool Heavy Metal
Clips of Gary Moore, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden, Motorhead
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Hank Wangford, Simon Le Bon
Anglia Musical Special: Gloria Gaynor
C4 Mirror Image hour long special
Tears For Fears: In My Mind’s Eye
Friday 22nd March 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Working Week – interview
BBC1 Friday People
Diana Ross – interview
BBC1 Wogan
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Pleasure Dome, interview
BBC2 ORS 85
Guest Hosted by Paul King
Madness
Andy Taylor and Tony Thompson
Loose Ends
Morrissey
Maxi Priest
Magnum
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Millie Jackson
LWT Freeze Frame: Elvis Costello
C4 The Tube
Tim Healy from Auf Weidersehen Pet
Paula and Jools introducing the show from the foyer
Muriel previews the show
The Untouchables -
Paula talks about Lucinda Lampton's English Ladies' Bedrooms
Fine Young Cannibals – Don't Ask Me To Choose, Johnny Come Home, Move To Work (live)
Tim Healy -
The Cocteau Twins -
Jackie Wilson – You Better Know It (movie clip)
USA For Africa -
Rod Stewart -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Go West – We Close Our Eyes, Call Me (repeat 15th February 1985)
Next week preview -
Bryan Adams – Kids Wanna Rock, Summer Of '69, Somebody, Run To You, Heaven (un-
Saturday 23rd March 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – interview
Tears For Fears – two songs, interview
Sal Solo
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Alvin Stardust
LWT New from London: The Chameleons
TSW Live From London: Climax Blues Band
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Dionne Warwick – interview and clips
Rick Skalr (USA DJ) – interview
Sunday 24th March 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Alvin Stardust
Monday 25th March 1985
BBC1 Wogan
No musical guests of interest
Granada Tickle On The Tum
Ralph McTell
C4 A+4
Millie Jackson
Tuesday 26th March 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Brenda Lee
BBC1 The Oscars
Phil Collins, Diana Ross
BBC2 Off The Record: Jenny Agutter
Clips of Ry Cooder, Fairport Convention, The Police, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell
BBC2 Whistle Test
Tippa Irie – It’s Good to Have The Feeling
Promo clips – The Untouchables, The Cocteau Twins, The Dream Academy, Tom Petty
ZTT Records -
Jools Holland – talks to Mark Ellen about Squeeze, live clip from March 1980
Run DMC – interview and promo clip
Barrington Levi – Here I Come
Hall & Oates – She’s Gone 1976
Rain Parade – You Are My Friend (live in Los Angeles)
Bruce Springsteen – Cover Me (live in Philadelphia)
Video Vote winner Grandmaster Melle Mel – Pump Me Up promo
Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby, Seroneta
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: Miami
No musical guests of interest
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Godley and Crème
Central Tina Turner In Concert
Wednesday 27th March 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Smiley Culture
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Wham! – Wake Me Up
Meat Loaf – Nowhere Fast
Alison Moyet – Invincible
The Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Aretha Franklin
TSW Portrait Of A Legend: Kris Kristofferson
Yorkshire Portrait Of A Legend: Alice Cooper
TVS Coast To Coast
David Cassidy – interview
Thursday 28th March 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Mike Smith
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
Alison Moyet – That Old Devil Called Love
Top 40 Breakers -
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Chart 40 -
10 Nik Kershaw -
9 Stephen Tin Tin Duffy -
8 Go West – We Close Our Eyes
7 Madonna -
6 Jermaine Jackson -
5 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
4 Paul Young -
3 Sarah Brightman and Paul Miles-
2 Alison Moyet -
1 Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover (promo clip)
Bruce Springsteen -
BBC1 Rockschool: Funk and Disco
Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Tony Maiden, Nile Rodgers
BBC1 / ITN News
Michael Jackson at Madam Tussaud’s
C4 Mirror Image
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Friday 29th March 1985
BBC1 Friday People
Holly Johnson – interview
BBC2 ORS 85 last in series
Guest Hosted by Midge Ure and Chris Cross (Ultravox)
Bronski Beat
The Messengers
China Crisis
Three Mustaphas Three
The Loft
The Thompson Twins – interview (NB were due to play live, but didn’t)
The Dream Academy
LWT Freeze Frame: Phil Collins
C4 The Tube
Paula and Jools arrive at the studio by bus
Joan Rivers – greetings and interviewed by Paula Yates
Muriel previews show
Robert Plant -
Jimmy Jimmy – unknown (live)
Stewart Copeland – interviewed by Muriel Grey, Koteja (promo clip)
Power Station – clip from documentary to be shown next week on C4
Van Morrison – Tore Down A La Rimbauld, The Master’s Eyes, If You Only Knew (live)
NME Pollwinners clips – Manfred Mann, various awards given
10,000 Maniacs – Can't Ignore The Train, My Mother The War (live)
Joan Rivers -
Wham! -
Muriel reads out an apology by Tyne Tees regarding a club mentioned in The Toy Dolls' song Fisticuffs In Frederick Street
Jesse Rae – Over The Sea (promo clip)
Squeeze (with Jools) – Forever By Your Side, Pulling Mussels, The Last Time Forever, Annie Get Your Gun (live)
Saturday 30th March 1985
BBC1 Super Store
ABC – two songs
Godley and Crème – interview
Nik Kershaw – interview
TVS Number 73
Kissing The Pink – live set
Strawberry Switchblade – interview
TVS Cher at Caesar’s Palace
LWT Marvin Gaye in Concert
Granada The Ventures In Concert
C4 The Other Side Of The Tracks
Placido Domingo – interview
Brian Ferry – interview and promo clips
Sunday 31st March 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Maria Mulduar
BBC2 Whistle Test
Prince In Syracuse
BBC2 Pat Benetar in Concert 55 minutes
LWT The South Bank Show
Billy Bragg
Monday 1st April 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Bill Wyman in April Fool’s Day gag
BBC1 London Plus
Hard Rock Café article with Bill Wyman, Ozzy Osbourne, Kid Creole
BBC1 The Monkees: One Man Shy
Central Roll Over Beethoven (drama about a rock star)
Jakko
Granada Tickle On the Tum
Ralph McTell
Tuesday 2nd April 1985
BBC1 The Monkees: Too Many Girls
BBC1 News
Wham! In Hong Kong
BBC2 Off The Record: Charlie Nicholas
Clips of U2, The Bay City Rollers, Big Country, Queen, The Alarm
BBC2 Whistle Test
Timezone – live set (cancelled)
Sisters Of Mercy – First Last And Always, Maria
Promo clips –Phil Collins, The Colourfield, General Public, Bruce Springsteen, Simple Minds, The Long Ryders
Glen Frey – interviewed by Richard Skinner, promo clip
Ultravox – Hiroshima Mon Amour 1978
Robert Cray – Bad Influence, interview, Phone Booth (live at Dingwalls)
The Faith Brothers – Country
Video Vote winner – Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – interviewed by David Hepworth, promo clip
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2
Chubby Checker – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Murray Head
C4 Years Ahead
Kim Wilde
Wednesday 3rd April 1985
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co Hosted by David Cassidy
Toyah – interview
King – Hold My Hand
Big Daddy – Dancing In The Dark
General Public – Tenderness
Thursday 4th April 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
Glen Frey – The Heat Is On
Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
Top 40 Breakers -
The Cool Notes – Spend The Night
Chart 40 -
David Grant and Jaki Graham – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
Chart 10 -
10 Stephen Tin Tin Duffy -
9 Nik Kershaw -
8 Jermaine Jackson -
7 Paul Young -
6 Go West -
5 Tears For Fears -
4 Alison Moyet -
3 Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-
2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
1 Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover (promo clip)
Third World -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Adam Faith’s 25th Anniversary at the Savoy, London, including Elton John – What Do You Want, Your Mother’s Eyes
BBC1 Rockschool Reggae
Black Uhuru, Sly and Robbie, Dennis Bovell
BBC2 Joan Armatrading Simulcast on Radio 1 FM
Live at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, part one.
C4 Max Headroom (hour long drama)
Music by Midge Ure and Chris Cross of Ultravox
C4 Mirror Image
David Essex live at the Royal Albert Hall
Friday 5th April 1985 Good Friday
BBC1 A Song For Europe ‘85
Alvin Stardust – Clock On The Wall
BBC1 Driving Force (driving challenge)
Nick Mason
ITV Rollercoaster movie with Sparks
C4 The Tube (two hour special)
NB virtually all studio clips are repeats
Spandau Ballet – Highly Strung
Promo clips – Golden Earring, Twisted Sister
The Redskins –
Bronski Beat –
Hollywood Beyond –
Paul Young – I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down, Everything Must Change
Jools Holland – Black Beauty (in Jamaica)
Alison Moyet – All Cried Out
Helen Terry and Jools Holland – Natural Woman
The Style Council – Shout It To The Top
Chaka Khan – live set
Tom Robinson – War Baby
UB40 – Riddle Me
Wrathchild –
Motorhead – live set (includes Overkill, not in original transmission)
Heaven 17 – And That’s No Lie (Tube film)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love, Born To Run
Saturday 6th April 1985
BBC1 Super Store
A-
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Strawberry Switchblade
C4 The Max Headroom Show (first regular edition)
Promo clips – Go West, Get Out Of London, Bauhaus, Cabaret Voltaire, Billy Idol
C4 The Story Of Abba
Includes clips of The Hep Stars, The Hootnanny Singers, Frida, Agnetta pre-
Sunday 7th April 1985 Easter Sunday
BBC1 Rockspell
Cliff Richard, Larry Norman
BBC1 / ITN News
Wham! In Peking
Central Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Together (75 minutes)
Live at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 1984
LWT The Best Of Cannon and Ball
Status Quo – Marguerita Time
ITV Xanadu, movie with Olivia Newton-
Monday 8th April 1985 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Monkees: I Was A Teenage Monster
BBC1 Wogan
Jamie Rae
Tammy Wynette
BBC2 Arena: Ligmalion
Tim Curry, Sting, Gary Glitter, Bob Geldof, Gary Kemp
ITV International Cabaret
Alan Price
Gloria Gaynor
Tuesday 9th April 1985
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkee Mother
BBC2 Off The Record: Irene Handl
Clips of Elvis Presley, Edith Piaf, Gene Pitney, Bobby Gentry, Herb Alpert
BBC2 Whistle Test
Mick Jagger: It’s Only Rock N Roll, special interview with David Hepworth, including Jagger and Rolling Stones promo and TV clips
Granada Television
The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction (The Stones In The Park)
The Beatles – Twist And Shout (unknown)
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 San Francisco
David Bowie – interview, Look Back In Anger – liver
Jimi Hendrix – memorial church article
C4 The Tube Late Night Extra (thirty minutes)
The Power Station
Wednesday 10th April 1985
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees In Manhattan
BBC1 Wogan
The Explorers
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co-
Dead Or Alive
Kissing The Pink
Thursday 11th April 1985
BBC1 The Monkees: Art For Monkees Sake
BBC1 Tomorrow’s World
Roy Hale of Culture Club
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
NB A live broadcast
Hosted by Janice Long, John Peel
Tears For Fears -
USA For Africa -
The Rah Band -
Top 40 Breakers -
The Dream Academy – Life In A Northern Town
Chart 40 -
King – Won't You Hold My Hand Now
Chart 10 -
10 David Grant & Jaki Graham -
9 Paul Young -
8 Phyllis Nelson -
7 USA For Africa -
6 Alison Moyet -
5 Go West -
4 Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-
3 Tears For Fears -
2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
1 Philip Bailey and Phil Collins – Easy Lover (promo clip)
Pat Benetar -
BBC2 Joan Armatrading part two
C4 Mirror Image
Fiat Lux: Commercial Breakdown
Friday 12th April 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Noddy Holder
BBC1 The Monkees: Hitting The High Seas
BBC1 London Plus
Tears For Fears – interview
BBC1 Friday People
Rock stars in TV adverts article – with Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, David Bowie. Mick Jagger, etc
Anti-
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA (live in Brisbane)
Spandau Ballet – live clip, interview in Australia
Central Emu’s All Live Windmill Show
Carl Wayne (guest for the whole series)
TVS Pop The Question
NB First edition of Pop Quiz type show
Panel:
Clips of Tom Jones, The Ronettes, Petula Clark
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Kim Wilde
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
First edition of rock / metal show
Motorhead –
Lords Of the New Church –
Magnum –
Madam X –
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
First edition of UK version of soul show
NB one of the researchers for the show was Jonathan Ross
Millie Jackson –
Cashmere –
Loose Ends –
Shalamar –
LaBelle (archive clip)
C4 The Single Life
Includes Pete Brown (Piblokto)
Saturday 13th April 1985
BBC1 Super Store
The Thompson Twins (cancelled)
Go West – We Close Our Eyes (in Stoke)
Slade
Tipper Irie
The Dream Academy
Trevor Horn
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
TVS Number 73
Pookiesnackenburger – live set
Marilyn
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips – The Thompson Twins, Madness, Peter Gabriel, Wreckless Eric, Starvation, Pat Benetar, Go West, Heaven 17
Sunday 14th April 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Larry Norman
LWT Nina Simone live at Ronnie Scott’s
Monday 15th April 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Bob Geldof
BBC1 Wogan
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond – I Feel Love
Granada Alphabet Zoo (children’s show)
Ralph McTell (star of entire series)
Granada The International Entertainers
The Drifters
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Mary Wilson (of The Supremes)
Tuesday 16th April 1985
BBC1 Off The Record: Geoff Hughes (actor)
Clips of Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles, John Prine, Chuck Mangione, Etta James, The Beatles, DeDannon
BBC2 Whistle Test
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Heaven, interview, Brenda’s Iron Sledge
Promo clips –The Art Of Noise, Jimmy Nail, The Pogues, Katrina & The waves, The Eurythmics
The Fat Boys – interviewed by Andy Kershaw, promo clip
The Untouchables, Free Yourself, interview
The Q Tips – Looking For Some Action 1980
California bands article with Adam Bomb (college radio DJ), The Long Ryders, The
Prime Movers – The Wind , Ian Matthews -
Video Vote winner: Dire Straits – So Far Away
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 San Juan
Lionel Ritchie – interview
Wednesday 17th April 1985
BBC2 Ebony (first edition)
Theme: Mikey Dread
City Limits –
Mutant Rockers –
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Eddy Grant – Baby Come Back
Gloria Gaynor
Jimmy Jimmy
Chris Rea – Stainsby Girls
Central Portrait Of A Legend: The Bee Gees
Anglia Genesis In America
Thursday 18th April 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Gene Pitney – interview, two songs
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Mike Smith
Dead or Alive – Lover Come Back Home
Simple Minds -
Howard Jones – Look Mama
Top 40 Breakers -
China Crisis – Black Man Ray
Chart 40 -
10 Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-
9 The Rah Band -
8 Phil Collins -
7 David Grant & Jaki Graham -
6 Go West -
5 Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
4 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
3 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins -
2 Tears For Fears -
1 USA For Africa – We Are The World (promo clip)
Glenn Frey -
Thames Daytime
Davy Jones
C4 Mirror Image
The Icicle Works: Seven Horses Deep
C4 Are You Taking The Tablets?
Alvin Stardust
Friday 19th April 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Colourfield
BBC1 London Plus
Bob Geldof – interview about the movie ‘Number One’
BBC1 Friday People
Gary Glitter – ‘day in the life of…’ article, mimes to Just When in the Arista offices with Nick Heyward present
Godley and Crème – interview
BBC1 Wogan
Bryan Adams – Heaven
TVS Pop The Question
Panel: Freddie Garrity
Clips of – Danny & The Juniors, The Rolling Stones, Little Richard
TVS Diff’rent Stokes
Hoyt Axton
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Girlschool
Rogue Male
Torme
Waysted
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
Grant & Graham – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
The O’Jays – I Love Music (1976)
Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
The Fat Boys –
The Cool Notes
Promo clips – The Mary Jane Girls
Saturday 20th April 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show (first in new series)
Bryan Adams – article
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Flying Pickets
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Jose Feliciano
TVS Number 74
Jimmy Nail – two songs
Toyah – interview and promo clip
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Jean Michel Jarre, Godley and Crème, The Police, The Vapours, Waysted, Joe Jackson, The Cocteau Twins, Chas Jankel
Monday 22nd April 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Toyah – Don’t Fall In Love, interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Nina Simone
Tuesday 23rd April 1985
BBC2 Off The Record: Paul King
Clips from – King, T Rex, The Specials, The Doors, The Clash, The Associates, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Toots & The Maytals
BBC2 Whistle Test
Go West – Don’t Look Down, Goodbye Girl
Promo clips: Elvis Costello, Kim Wilde, The Kinks, B B King, Mick Jagger
U2 – article – includes live clip from Meadowlands, New Jersey and promo clips
Green of Scritti Politti – interview and promo clip
Merchandising in Pop article – includes ZZT / Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Eddie and The Cruisers – movie clip
Godley and Crème – interview about rock movies, promo clip
Harvey Goldsmith – talks about Bruce Springsteen UK shows
Bruce Springsteen – Quarter To Three (No Nukes)
Video Vote winner: Bronski Beat & Marc Almond
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: Palm Springs
Meat Loaf – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
George Benson – interview
Wednesday 24th April 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Howard Jones – Look Mama, chat
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Billy Connolly
Toyah – Don’t Fall In Love
Jim Diamond
David Cassidy – interview
Yorkshire Portrait Of A Legend: Roy Orbison
Thursday 25th April 1985
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Linda Lewis
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Rick Wakeman
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Read
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond – I Feel Love
The Rah Band -
Grant & Graham – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
Promo clips: Phil Collins, New Model Army, The Eurythmics, Freddie Mercury, Howard Jones
USA For Africa – We Are The World number one (promo clip)
Vikki -
Steve Arrington -
Thames Paul Simon: Hearts And Bones
Border Studio One
Hosted by Muriel Grey
Morrissey -
C4 Mirror Image
Heavy Pettin’: Heart Attack
Friday 26th April 1985
BBC1 Friday People
Stringfellow’s nightclub article with Dusty Springfield
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Claire Grogan
BBC1 Wogan
Penguin Café Orchestra
TVS Pop The Question
Clips – Eddy Grant, Mott The Hoople, The Pointer Sisters
C4 Sir Henry At Rawlinson End movie with Viv Stanshall
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Hawkwind
Warrior
Shy
Tobruk
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
Grant and Graham
Working Week
Five Star
Hayward
Saturday 27th April 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Howard Jones – article
Jamie Rae
Dan Hartman
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Godley and Crème – Cry
BBC1 Saturday Night Out
Kim Wilde
Jim Diamond
Dusty Springfield -
TVS Number 73
Kim Wilde – two songs
The Style Council – interview and promo clip
Central Portrait Of A Legend: The Righteous Brothers
Anglia Queen Of Rock: Tina Turner
TVS The Who: Final Concert (65 minute version)
HTV Genesis In America
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips: XTC, A Flock Of Seagulls, Japan, Jimi Hendrix, Captain Sensible, The Colourfield, The Power Station, The Untouchables
Sunday 28th April 1985
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Neil Sedaka
Monday 29th April 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Toyah – Don’t Fall In Love
BBC1 Blue Peter
Alvin Stardust
Tuesday 30th April 1985
BBC2 Off The Record: Alan Freeman (cancelled)
BBC2 Whistle Test
Stephen Duffy – Wednesday Jones
Promo clips: Philip Bailey, Wang Chung, U2, Al Jarreau, David Lee Roth
The Eurythmics – In Paris recording studio interviewed by Richard Skinner, Ball and Chain (in recording studio)
Spinal Tap – movie excerpt
The Doors – People Are Strange (Ed Sullivan Show)
Soft Cell – Youth (OGWT 4th February 1982)
Lone Justice – interviewed by David Hepworth (in USA), Ways To Be Wicked (promo clip)
Paul Hardcastle -
John Fogerty -
The Long Ryders – Run Dusty Run, Sweet Mental Revenge, interviewed by Andy Kershaw (at the Mean Fiddler pub, London)
Video Vote winner: U2 – A Sort Of Homecoming
Pat Metheny Group – Are You Going With Me
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: New York
The Police at Shea Stadium, interview
Thames Rainbow
Gerry Marsden
TSW Rock Of The Seventies: Family
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Dionne Warwick
Wednesday 1st May 1985
BBC1 London Plus
King
BBC1 Wogan
Francis Rossi and Bernard Frost – Modern Romance
BBC2 Ebony
Twenty years of reggae article, Frankie Beverley
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co Hosted by Phyllis Nelson
Dan Hartman –
The Faith Brothers –
Curtis Hanston -
Gloria Gaynor –
ITV Elvis Costello The Man TV ad
Thursday 2nd May 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Nick Heyward
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Richard Skinner, Mike Smith
The Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
Paul Hardcastle -
Chris Rea – Stainsby Girls
Vikki -
U2 -
New Model Army – No Rest (live)
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
10 David Grant & Jaki Graham -
9 The Rah Band -
8 U2 -
7 Simple Minds -
6 Phil Collins -
5 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond -
4 Paul Hardcastle -
3 Tears For Fears -
2 USA For Africa -
1 Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer (repeat 4th April 1985)
DeBarge – Rhythm Of The Night (playout record and audience dancing)
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (repeat 18th September 1984)
Difford and Tilbrook
BBC2 Cartoon 2
Wings: Seaside Woman
C4 Mirror Image
Tom Robinson: Back In The Old Country
Friday 3rd May 1985
BBC1 Friday People
Bananarama
Bryan Ferry – interview
BBC2 Bob Monkhouse Meets Joan Rivers
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Pleasure Dome
TVS Pop The Question
Panel:
Clips of The Hollies, Swingin’ Blue Jeans
BBC1 Wogan
The Style Council – The Walls Come Tumblin’ Down
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Toyah
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
John McCoy –
Tygers Of Pan Tang –
Robin George –
Mamas Boys
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
Billy Ocean –
Paul Hardcastle –
Lifesize –
Barbara Pennington –
C4 The Single Life: Parents
Tony Blackburn
Saturday 4th May 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Paul Weller – interview
Martin Gore of Depeche Mode – interview
TVS Number 73
Imagination – live
Stewart Copeland – interview
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips – Ultravox, Nolan Thomas, The Kinks, King Trigger, Belouis Some, others
Granada Black Sabbath In Concert (35 minutes)
Sunday 5th May 1985
LWT A Royal Celebration: 40 Years Of Peace
1950s: Lonnie Donegan
1960s: Paul Jones, Brian Poole, Joe Brown, Wayne Fontana, Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard – Eyes Of A Child
Monday 6th May 1985 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Culture Club In Concert (National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham)
BBC1 Barry Manilow: A Decade Of Hits (National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham)
BBC1 Wogan
Phil Collins – One More Night (live)
The Pointer Sisters – Dare Me
BBC2 Arena
Hugh Masakela
TVAM Wide Awake Club Special
Strawberry Switchblade
Tuesday 7th May 1985
BBC1 Newsround
Paul Hardcastle
BBC2 Off The Record: Jimmy Nail
Clips of: David Bowie, Diana Ross, The Animals, Paul Robeson, Louis Armstrong
BBC2 Whistle Test
Marc Almond – Flesh Is Willing, Love and Little White Lies
Promo clips: Tom Robinson, Go West, Francis Rossi and Bernard Frost, Loose Ends, Divine
The Style Council – interview and the filming of The Walls Come Tumbling Down promo clip
Bryan Ferry – interviewed by Richard Skinner, Slave To Love promo clip
Richard Thompson – She Twists The Knife Again
Support Bands article: with The Adventures and Tears For Fears
Phil Lynott and Gary Moore – interviewed by Mark Ellen, Out In The Fields promo clip
Alice Cooper – Under My Wheels (OGWT 1971)
Paul Hardcastle – interview
Video Vote winner: Power Station – Get It On
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2: Phoenix
Cyndi Lauper – interview
Glen Campbell – interview
Rob Halford of Judas Priest – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook
Wednesday 8th May 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
The Style Council
BBC1 Wogan
Dr Hook
BBC2 Ebony
Little Richard
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co Hosted by Gary Glitter
Latin Quarter – Radio Africa
David Cassidy – A Little Romance
Vitamin Z –
Jim Diamond and Billy Connolly –
Thursday 9th May 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
A live broadcast
Hosted by Janice Long, John Peel
The Style Council – The Walls Come Tumblin’ Down
Freddie Mercury -
Steve Arrington – Feel So Real
Godley and Creme -
Curtis Harston – I Want Your Lovin’
Chart 40 -
Top Forty Breakers -
Chart 10 -
Bronski Beat and Marc Almond – I Feel Love
Paul Hardcastle – 19 number one (promo clip)
The Untouchables -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Second Image
BBC2 Morrissey Mullen at the Watermans (Brentford)
With Noel McCalla and Zoot Money
C4 Mirror Image
Orange Juice: Da Da With Juice
Friday 10th May 1985
BBC1 News
Clips from the re-
BBC1 Friday People
Clips from the re-
With Four Tops, The Commodores, George Michael and Smokey Robinson, Boy George and Stevie Wonder, Little Richard
plus Boy George and Marilyn – interview
TVS Pop The Question
Panel: Carl Wayne,
Clips from: The Everly Brothers, Charlie Rich, The Merseys, Dion
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Phil Lynott & Gary Moore –
Wildfire –
Spider –
Marino
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
Marvin Gaye – (archive clip)
Edwin Starr –
Dan Hartman –
Lifesize –
The Jackson Five – I Want You Back (1970)
C4 The Great Rock N Roll Swindle movie
C4 A Way To Escape The Ghetto 1: Blues
C4 Jay McShan (30 minutes)
Saturday 11th May 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
David Cassidy –
Toyah – interview
Steven Duffy – interview
The Untouchables
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Strawberry Switchblade
BBC The Kenny Everett Show
Dead Or Alive – Lover Come Back
TVS Number 73
Billy Ocean –
Kevin Kitchen –
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips from: Madness, Icehouse, Quick, The Hit List, China Crisis
Monday 13th May 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Tom Robinson
BBC1 Wogan
Duran Duran – A View To A Kill, interview
Rick Springfield – Celebrate Youth
BBC2 Dub and Otherwise
Matabarruka
Central Roll Over Beethoven (musical drama)
Kiki Dee – acting role plus songs
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Phllip Bailey
C4 The Late Late Show
Pete Townshend – interview
Tuesday 14th May 1985
BBC2 Off The Record: Alan Freeman
Clips from: Randy Crawford, Z Z Top, Barclay James Harvest, Little Richard, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Barber of Seville (opera)
BBC2 Whistle Test
Big Heat – Watch Me
Katrina & The Waves – Going Down To Liverpool, interviewed by Mark Ellen, Do You Want Crying (all live at Radio One In Concert taping)
Robert Plant – interviewed by David Hepworth, Pink and Black promo
Promo clips: Udo Lindenberg, Depeche Mode, Bryan Adams, China Crisis, Ricky Scaggs, In Tua Nua
Wembley Country Festival article with Hank Wangford, Boxcar Willie – live clip, Jerry Lee Lewis – live clip
Simple Minds – Life In One day OGWT 1979
Video Vote winner: Marillion
Jason & The Scorchers – Broken Whiskey Glass
C4 Stand By Your Man
TV movie about the life of Tammy Wynette
Wednesday 15th May 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Hank Wangford
BBC1 Wogan
Working Week
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co Hosted by Noddy Holder
Paul Hardcastle – interview
Jessie Rae – Over The Sea
Go West – Call Me
Hipsway –
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Robert Plant
TVS Nina Simone At Ronnie Scott’s
Thames Portrait Of A legend: Gladys Knight
Thames Portrait Of A legend: The Righteous Brothers
Granada Freeze Frame: Culture Club
Thursday 16th May 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Gary Davies & Peter Powell
Kim Wilde – Rage To Love
Bryan Ferry -
Loose Ends – Magic Touch
Duran Duran -
Jimmy Nail – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 10 -
Paul Hardcastle – 19 number one (promo clip)
Divine -
BBC1 F A Cup Final trailer with Boy George and Marilyn
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Stewart Copeland
C4 Mirror Image
Barclay James Harvest: Victims Of Circumstance
Friday 17th May 1985
BBC1 Friday People
Madonna
Boy George in New York
BBC1 Wogan
Three Mustaphas Three with Elvis Costello
TVS Pop The Question
Panel: Hazel O’Connor
Clips of: The Supremes, The Drifters, Tommy Steele
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Pet Hate –
Tarzana –
Chariot –
Snowy White –
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby
New Edition – Cool It
Philip Bailey – Chinese Wall
Imagination -
Aurra -
Jermaine Jackson – Dynamite promo
C4 A Way To Escape The Ghetto
Clips of Arthur Cruddup, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, B B King, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Saturday 18th May 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Jim Diamond -
Billy Ocean -
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Toyah – Don’t Fall In Love
Bananarama
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Ian Dury
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
TVS Number 73
The Untouchables – live
Depeche Mode – interview
Granada Steve Miller In Concert
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips: Divine, Bauhaus, Supertramp, Peter Gabriel, Black Lace, Bryan Adams, Paul Hardcastle
Sunday 19th May 1985
BBC1 News
Bucks Fizz – group re-
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Pat Boone
Monday 20th May 1985
BBC1 News
Recording of The Crowd: You’ll Never Walk Alone
BBC1 Wogan
Marillion – Kayleigh
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Benny Andersson (Abba)
Tuesday 21st May 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Gene Pitney
BBC1 (Midlands) This Is King (30 minutes)
BBC2 Off The Record: Bob Willis (cricketer)
Clips of: Bob Dylan, Elton John, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits
BBC2 Whistle Test
Green On Red – Sea Of Cortex, Keep Of Moving
Promo clips: David Bowie, Supertramp, Z People, Animotion, The Dukes Of Stratosphear, The Cult, Elvis Costello
Ry Cooder – Vigilante Man OGWT 1973
The Style Council – Homebreakers, The walls Come Tumblin’ Down
Dublin band article: Blue In Heaven, Cactus World News, Flo McSweeny, Blades, In Tua Nua
Nils Lofgren – interviewed by David Hepworth, Secret’s In The Street promo
Video Vote winner: Propaganda -
Queen – Now I’m Here (live in Rio)
BBC2 Jonathan King In Montreux
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Gary Glitter
Wednesday 22nd May 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Theresa Bazaar of Dollar
Strawberry Switchblade
Central Portrait Of A Legend: Dionne Warwick
Granada Freeze Frame
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HTV Pat Benetar Live (30 minutes)
Anglia Sad Café In Concert (The Apollo, Victoria)
Thursday 23rd May 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Sonny Curtis – Walk Right Back, interview
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Steve Wright
Go West – Call Me
Katrina & The Waves -
Marillion – Kayleigh
Power Station -
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In the Fields
Top 40 Breakers -
Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Manchester United-
9 The Style Council -
8 Steve Arlington -
7 Marillion -
6 Debarge -
5 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond -
4 Phylis Nelson -
3 Jimmy Nail -
2 Duran Duran -
1 Paul Hardcastle – 19 (promo clip alternate version)
Skipworth and Turner -
ITV Racal Vodaphone advert with Georgie Fame
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Shirley from Wham!
C4 Mirror Image
Violent Femmes: No, Let’s Start Over
Friday 24th May 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Carol Grimes
BBC1 Wogan
Pete Townshend – interview
Sister Sledge – Frankie
BBC2 The Great Egg Race
Peter Skellern
TVS Pop the Question
Panel:
Clips from: Marvin Gaye, The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Hanoi Rocks –
Cannes –
Lionheart –
The Grip –
Persian Risk
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
Ike & Tina Turner – archive clip
Loose Ends –
Village People –
Freddie Jackson –
Maitai –
C4 Babylon movie with Aswad
C4 Cholas Fronteras (60 minutes)
Includes Flaco Jimenez
C4 Del Mero Corazon (30 minutes)
Both the above are documentaries about the current Tex-
Saturday 25th May 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Phil Lynott & Gary Moore – interview
Nils Lofgren – profile
Big Sound Authority – live
Strawberry switchblade – interview
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Jamie Rae –
Vicious Pink Phenomena –
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Howard Jones – No One Gets The Blame (live)
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Imagination –
Therese Bazarr
TVS Number 73
The Team – live
Nils Lofgren – interview
Granada The Commodores In Concert
TVS Freeze Frame
Eddy Grant interviewed by Nile Rodgers
HTV Portrait Of A legend: Lionel Ritchie
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips: Jessie Rae, Paul McCartney, Supertramp, David Bowie
Sunday 26th May 1985
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond – I feel Love (live vocals)
Bryan Ferry – Slave To Love, interview
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Pleasure Dome, Born To Run, interview
Kool & The Gang – Cherish (live vocals)
The Pointer Sisters – Dare Me (live vocals)
Chris Rea – Josephine, interview (live vocals)
REO Speedwagon – One Lonely Night
Sting – Set Them Free, interviewed (live vocals)
Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels (live vocals)
C4 The Longest Running Show On Earth
The Style Council – Bloodsports, interview
Alvin Stardust
Monday 27th May 1985 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It tenth Birthday
Cliff Richard
BBC1 Wogan
Fine Young Cannibals – Come Back Johnny
BBC1 Night Of A Hundred Stars
Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York, February 1985 – The Pointer Sisters – Jump, Al Jarreau, Lena Hore, Mel Torme, Kenny Rogers, The Gatlin Brothers, Ashford & Simpson, Wynton Marsalis, Sarah Vaughan
BBC2 Entertainment Switzerland
Modern Talking –
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
David Cassidy – interview
ITV Diana Ross – For One And For All (live in Central Park, New York, July 1983)
Tuesday 28th May 1985
BBC1 Lift Off
Go West – Call Me
BBC1 Time Of Your Life: Steve Davis (snooker player)
Bad Manners – Special Brew
BBC2 Off The Record: Michael Wood (archaeologist)
Clips of: Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Duke Ellington, Los Lobos, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin
BBC2 Whistle Test
China Crisis – King In A catholic Style, Strength Of Character
Promo clips: Icicle Works, The Three O’Clock, The Hit List, New order
REO Speedwagon – I Can’t Fight This feeling (live / rehearsal), interviewed by Andy Kershaw, promo clip
Northampton Music Collective article with Mark Ellen– The Three Action, Groovy Underwear, This Parade, The Housemartins
Bon Jovi – In And Out Of Love
Jeans / Flares article – with Frances Rossi, Dead trousers, Doctor & The Medics
John Martin – May You Ever 1978 (possibly Sight and Sound In Concert)
Video Vote winner: Ian Dury – Rhythm Stick remix
The Eagles – Hotel California (live clip, 1977)
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Bobby Vinton
Granada Freeze Frame: The Pointer Sisters
Wednesday 29th May 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Roy Orbison (cancelled)
BBC2 Rock Around Europe (30 minute Jonathan King special)
Modern Talking
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co Hosted by Ian Dury
Dan Hartman – interview
Fine Young Cannibals –
Z People –
Phil Lynott & Gary Moore – Out In The Fields
Thursday 30th May 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
NB A live broadcast. Peter Powell was scheduled to co-
Hosted by Janice Long
Stephen Duffy – Icing On The Cake
Animotion -
Billy Ocean – Suddenly
Top 40 Breakers -
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – So In Love
Scritti Politti – The Word Girl
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Bryan Ferry -
9 Katrina & The Waves -
8 Gary Moore & Phil Lynott -
7 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond -
6 Phyllis Nelson -
5 DeBarge -
4 Marillion -
3 Jimmy Nail -
2 Duran Duran -
1 Paul Hardcastle – 19 (alternate promo clip)
Five Star -
BBC2 Lost In Music
50 minute special on Soca music in St Kitts
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Gerry Marsden – interview and The Crowd promo
C4 Mirror Image
Swans Way: History and Image
Friday 31st May 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Lone Justice – Ways To Be Wicked
David Essex – Friends, interview
TVS Pop The Question
Panel: Neil Innes
Clips: The Beatles, Frank Ifield, The Beach Boys, Shane Fenton
TSW The Pop Rock Concert (60 minutes)
LWT Kris Kristofferson In Concert
With Anne Murray
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
The Gunslingers –
The Torpedoes –
Venom –
Lee Aaron –
C4 Friday Zone: Soul Train
The Style Council – Everything To Lose
Ashford & Simpson –
Five Star –
DeBarge – interview
James Brown – Make It Funky (archive clip)
Jeffrey Osbourne – Borderline promo
C4 Dry Wood 40 minutes special on Cajun country
C4 Hot Pepper 60 minute special on Clifton Chenier
C4 The Rocky Horror Picture Show movie
Saturday 1st June 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Kim Wilde – interview
Nick Heyward
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Alvin Stardust
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
David Cassidy – Last Kiss
BBC1 Oh, Lucky Man movie with Alan Price
BBC2 Take Me High, Cliff Richard movie
Granada Jerry Lee Lewis Live In London
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
5 Star
TVS Number 73
Green (Scritti Politti) – interview
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips: Loose Ends, Skiff Skats, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Severed Head, La Booche, Takahashi, Joe Jackson, Trio
C4 No Problem (sit-
Aswad
Sunday 2nd June 1985
BBC1 Montreux Rock festival, part two
Philip Bailey – Chinese Walls, interview
Culture Club – Karma Chameleon, interview
Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep
Elton John & Millie Jackson – Act Of War, interview
Howard Jones – Life In One Day (live)
Kenny Loggins, Vox Humana, interview, Footloose
Shakatak – Down In The Street
Talk Talk – Dum Dum Girl
Paul Young – Tomb Of Memories, interview
Philip Bailey & Kenny Loggins – Easy Lover (live)
BBC1 Arena: Desert Island Discs repeat 23 February 1982 with Paul McCartney
Monday 3rd June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Sting – Set Them Free, interview
Tuesday 4th June 1985
BBC1 Lift Off
Stephen Duffy – Icing On The Cake
BBC1 News
Bruce Springsteen – article about live shows in Britain
Elton John – court case against Dick James Music
BBC2 The Time Of Your Life: Adam Faith
Mungo Jerry – Alright Alright Alright
BBC2 Off The Record: Barry McGuigan
Clips of: Stevie Wonder, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Eric Clapton, Steve Miller, Paul Brady
BBC2 Whistle Test
Lone Justice – Ways To Be Wicked, Sweet Sweet Baby
Promo clips: Deep Purple, Big Sound Authority, Nick Heyward, Pat Benetar, Fine Young Cannibals, Monochrome Set, Elton John & Millie Jackson
Toots & The Maytals – Reggae Got Soul (film clip)
Sting – Consider Me Gone (live in Paris), interview, Children’s Crusade
The Police – Can’t Stand Losing You OGWT 1978
Simply Red – in Holland
The Pogues – Sally Maclahanne
Welsh band article with Mafia Mr Huws, Y Brodwr, The Alarm
Video Vote winner: Deep Purple – Knocking On Your Back Door
Wednesday 5th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Hugh Masakela
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
Co host – Leee John (Imagination)
Nils Lofgren –
Feargal Sharkey –
Adu – Human To Human
Paul King –
Thames Jim Davidson’s Special
Joe Brown, Chas & Dave, Richard Digance, John Entwistle, Georgie Fame, Joe Fagin, Denny Laine, Hank Marvin, Rick Parfitt, Zak Starkey, Rick Wakeman, Carl Wayne, Roy Wood
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bruce Springsteen – article about live show in Newcastle
Sting – interview
Thursday 6th June 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In The Fields
The Crowd – You’ll Never Walk Alone promo clip
Mai Tai – History
Kool & The Gang – Cherish (Montreux Rock Festival)
Propaganda – Duel
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 10 -
10 Scritti Politti -
9 Billy Ocean -
8 Katrina & The Waves -
7 Jimmy Nail -
6 Animotion -
5 Gary Moore & Phil Lynott -
4 The Crowd -
3 Marillion -
2 Duran Duran -
1 Paul Hardcastle -
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: The Beach Boys
ITV Bob Hope’s Royal Birthday Party
Duran Duran – A View To A Kill
C4 Mirror Image
Camel – Pressure Points
C4 Soul Train trailer with Elton John & Millie Jackson
Friday 7th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Squeeze – The Last Time Forever, interview with Jools Holland
LWT In Concert
content unknown
TSW The Pop-
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Andy Fairweather-
TVS Pop The Question
Clips of: Roger Miller, The Byrds, The Crickets, The Rolling Stones
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Black Lace -
Heavy Pettin’ -
Rock Goddess -
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts -
Dr & The Medics -
C4 Friday Zone: Paintbox
Rise and Fall with Lee from Madness
C4 Soul Train
Elton John & Millie Jackson – Act Of War
The Team –
Sister Sledge –
Chic – Le Freak (archive clip)
Central Thank God It’s Friday 1978 movie with Donna Summer etc
Saturday 8th June 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Morning Picture Show
David Grant
Chris Rea – interview
BBC1 The Keith Harris Show
Vicious Pink
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Television Show
Big Daddy – I Write The Songs
BBC2 Chris DeBurgh In Concert (live in Liverpool) 40 minutes
BBC2 Saturday Review
Bruce Springsteen in Newcastle
TVS Number 73
China Crisis – two songs
Jools Holland – interview and Squeeze promo clip
TVS Freeze Frame: Fleetwood Mac
Granada Genesis in America
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips: Squeeze, Queen, Ultravox, The Lotus Eaters, The Go Gos, Bill Nelson
Sunday 9th June 1985
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival, part three
Agnetha – One Way Love
Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease
Dire Straits – interview, Money For Nothing
Duran Duran – A View To A Kill, interview, The Wild Boys
Go West – Call Me (live)
Huey Lewis & The News – interview, So Much In Love, I Want A New Drug, The Power Of Love
Men At Work – Everything I Need
Billy Ocean – interview, Suddenly
Monday 10th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Benny & Bjorn, Tin Rice – talk about Chess
Bjorn Skiffs – The Arbiter
BBC1 / ITN News
Band Aid concert announced with Bob Geldof, Midge Ure interviews
Thames Des O’Connor Now
David Essex
Tuesday 11th June 1985
BBC1 Lift Off
Skiff Skats
BBC1 Miami Vice: Smuggler’s Blues
Glen Frey, Coati Mundi
BBC2 Off The Record: Spike Milligan
Clips of: Culture Club, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bix Beiderbeck, Procol Harum, Donna Summer, Paul McCartney
BBC2 Whistle Test
The Beach Boys – Saturday Night Live clip, Getcha Back promo, Help Me Rhonda (1960’s)
Andy White – Ghost Of Electricity, The Rain Dance
Promo clips: The Red Skins, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Glen Frey, Bob Dylan, Van Halen
Screaming Blue Messiahs – Someone To Talk To (live film)
Bob Geldof – talks about Band Aid concert
Hall & Oates with The Temptations – rehearsals at the Apollo, Harlem
Black Lace – article
U2 – I Will Follow (OGWT 1981)
Clive Gregson with Richard Thompson – Home Is Where The Heart Is, Open Fire
Surfin’ Dave – Moped Suzie
BBC1 Time Of Your Life: Michael Parkinson
Freddie & The Dreamers – Medley
Anglia Session
Four Tops live
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Elton John & Millie Jackson – interview about making Act Of War promo clip
Wednesday 12th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Roy Orbison – Hearts Run Out Of Time
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz (not seen)
Co-
Squeeze – The Last Time Forever
Thames A View To A Kill Royal Premier
Duran Duran, Grace Jones
Thursday 13th June 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Joe Brown -
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Dixie Peach, Mike Read
Scritti Politti – The Word Girl
Madonna -
Sister Sledge – Frankie (features all four of the group)
Top 40 Breakers -
Billy Ocean – Suddenly
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Mai Tai -
9 Madnonna -
8 Scritti Politti -
7 Gary Moore & Phil Lynott -
6 Duran Duran -
5 Animotion -
4 Billy Ocean -
3 Paul Hardcastle -
2 Marillion – Kayleigh (singer Fish dressed in a kilt)
1 The Crowd – You’ll Never Walk Alone (promo clip)
Animotion -
BBC1 Little and Large
Helen Shapiro
C4 Mirror Image
Blancmange – Hello Good Evening
Friday 14th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Endecott
TVS Pop The Question
Clips from: Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Manfred Mann
LWT Aretha Franklin In Concert
C4 Friday Zone: ECT
Warlock –
Trash –
She –
Magnum –
C4 Soul Train
David Grant –
The Team –
Joanna Gardner –
Billy Ocean –
Al Green – Tired Of Being Alone
McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (1979)
Saturday 15th June 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Green – interview
Elton John – profile
Bucks Fizz –
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Kid Creole –
Big Sound Authority
TVS Number 73
David Essex
HTV Portrait Of A Legend: Tony Orlando
Anglia Live At City Hall, Roberta Flack with The Edwin Hawkins Singers
TVS Freeze Frame: Kiss
C4 The Weekend Starts Here!
Fifteen minute story of Ready Steady Go, with Paul Jones, hosted by Gary Crowley
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Promo clips: The Kinks, Izzy Royale, Lisa DelBello, Elton John & Millie Jackson
Sunday 17th June 1985
ITV Murder, She Wrote: It’s A Dog’s Life
with Cherrie Currie (The Runaways)
Monday 16th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep
TVS Kill Me Tomorrow, with Tommy Steele
Tuesday 18th June 1985
BBC1 Lift Off
Hipsway -
ABC – Vanity Kills promo, interview
BBC2 Off The Record: Victoria Wood
Clips of: The Beatles, Andrew Gold, Bunny Berrigan, The Beach Boys, Randy Newman
BBC2 Whistle Test Special: Born In the USA
The Whistle Test production team were told they could only film two songs, both of which were singles
Bruce Springsteen, live and interview
Born In The USA, Cover Me (live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia), plus film of the Mitch Ryder medley with audio taken from No Nukes
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bucks Fizz
C4 Otis Redding Live repeat of Ready Steady Go 16th September 1966
Wednesday 19th June 1985
Central Poparound
Hosted by Gary Crowley
Vicious Pink –
Stephen Duffy – interview, Icing On The Cake (promo clip)
Thames The Mike Yarwood Special
Bucks Fizz
Thursday 20th June 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Janice Long
Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
Sting – Set Them Free
Mai Tai – History
Top 40 Breakers -
China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style
Chart 40 -
Chart 10 -
10 Harold Faltermeyer -
9 Mai Tai -
8 Animotion -
7 Kool & The Gang -
6 Scritti Politti -
5 Billy Ocean -
4 Marillion -
3 Madonna -
2 Sister Sledge -
1 The Crowd – You’ll Never Walk Alone (promo clip)
Prince -
BBC2 Sing Country
Tammy Wynette
TSW Nina Simone at Ronnie Scott’s (30 minutes)
Friday 21st June 1985
BBC1 News
Bucks Fizz audition article
TVS Pop The Question
Panel: Suzi Quatro
Clips from: Bucks Fizz, Peter & Gordon
TVS Freeze Frame: The Pointer Sisters
C4 Ready Steady Go!
The Beatles – It Won’t Be Long, presented with award
Billy Fury – Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’
Dusty Springfield – Everyday I Have To Cry Some
John Lennon – talks about his first book, interrupted by Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan – Tennessee Waltz
The Hollies – Just One Look (NME Pollwinners, 1964)
The Dave Clark Five – Bits And Pieces (Ed Sullivan Show?)
Georgie Fame – Yeh Yeh
Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog
Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
The Rolling Stones – Around And Around
C4 Soul Train
Galaxy –
Jeff Lorber –
Gloria D Brown –
Shirley Brown –
Mai Tai – History (repeat)
George McRae – Rock Your Baby (1974)
The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (1971)
C4 Swank
With Captain Sensible, Alison Moyet, Helen Terry
C4 Always For Pleasure
Les Blank directed documentary about Mardi Gras, with Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair etc
Saturday 22nd June 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Sting – interview
Fine Young Cannibals – interview
BBC1 The Val Doonican Show
David Essex
TVS Number 73
Fine Young Cannibals – two songs live
Andrew Kane –
Hipsway –
Granada Electric Light Orchestra In Concert (65 minutes)
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Clips from: Sting, Anthony Moore, The Bonzos, Wendy O’Williams, Visage
Monday 24th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Kirsty MacColl – On The Beach
BBC1 Billy Joel In Concert part one (Wembley, London) repeat of 8th June 1984, not simulcast
Thames Des O’Connor Now
Hank Marvin – Wonderful Land, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
TSW Willie Dixon: I Am The Blues
Tuesday 25th June 1985
BBC1 Lift Off
Strawberry Switchblade –
Hitlist –
Anglia Portrait Of A Legend: Grateful Dead
Granada Paul Simon: Hearts And Bones
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Tina Turner
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Brenda Lee
C4 Ready Steady Go! Repeat of 21 June 1985
Wednesday 26th June 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Simply Red – Money’s Too Tight
Central Poparound
Spear Of Destiny –
Toyah – interview
Thames Jim Davidson’s Special
Roy Wood – California Man, Down To Zero, Are You Ready To Rock
Thursday 27th June 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 8.30 -
NB Broadcast at a later timeslot due to The Oslo Games athletics
Hosted by Mike Smith, Peter Powell
Paul Young – Tomb Of Memories
Kool & The Gang – Cherish (Montreux Rock Festival)
The Commentators (Rory Bremner) – 19 Not Out
Bruce Springsteen -
Marti Webb -
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 10 -
10 Scriti Pollitti -
9 Marti Webb -
8 Mai Tai -
7 Marillion -
6 Billy Ocean -
5 Kool & The Gang -
4 Harold Faltermeyer -
3 The Crowd -
2 Madonna -
1 Sister Sledge – Frankie (missing Kim Sledge)
The Conway Brothers -
Friday 28th June 1985
BBC2 Scenes: The Fan Phenomenon (schools programme, made in 1980)
The Jam – Going Underground live and interview with fans
Central And There’s More
Hazel O’Connor – I Will
TVS Pop The Question
Clips from: Odyssey, The Nashville Teens, Mud
C4 A Well Spent Life
Les Blank movie with Mance Lipscombe
C4 The Blues According To Lightnin’ Hopkins (30 minutes, directed by Les Blank)
C4 The Sun’s Gonna Shine
With Lightnin’ Hopkins (10 minutes, directed by Les Blank)
TVS Joe Cocker On Tour (60 minutes)
C4 Ready Steady Go!
The Beatles – Twist And Shout, interview with George Harrison
The Animals – Baby Let Me Take You Home, interview
Lulu – Shout, interview
Millie – My Boy Lollipop (unknown)
Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy (unknown)
The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over (Ed Sullivan Show?)
Gerry & The Pacemakers – Gerry ‘Cross The Mersey
Brenda Lee lookalikes contest, Paul McCartney presents award to winner
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore – Goodbyee
C4 Soul Train
Sly & The Family Stone – Dance To The Music (archive clip)
Bill Withers – Oh Yeah
400 Blows –
Chris Cameron –
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody (1975)
Sister Sledge – chat, Frankie (repeat)
Saturday 29th June 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Morning Picture Show
Adam Ant – interview
Fine Young Cannibals – article
TVS Number 73
King –
Junior –
5 Star –
Jimmy Nail –
Bucks Fizz –
The Redskins –
C4 The Max Headroom Show
Sting -
Promo clips: The Redskins, Honor Blackman & Patrick MacNee, Sid Vicious, The Backstars
Granada Pink Floyd at Pompeii (65 minutes)
Sunday 30th June 1985
BBC1 News
John Lennon’s Psychedelic Rolls Royce auction in New York
Monday 1st July 1985
BBC1 Billy Joel In Concert, part two (Wembley, London) repeat 12th June 1984
BBC1 Wogan
The Cool Notes – In Your Car
Tuesday 2nd July 1985
BBC1 Lift Off
Sting – interview and filming Set Them Free promo
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Nils Lofgren – Girls In Motion, Delivery Night, interview
C4 Ready Steady Go! Repeat of 28th June 1985
Wednesday 3rd July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Bucks Fizz (with new member)
BBC1 London Plus
Bruce Springsteen at Wembley article, with Born In The USA live in Newcastle
Central Poparound
The Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities
David Grant – interview
Thursday 4th July 1985
BBC1 The Little & Large Show
Hank Wangford
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep
Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels (Montreux Rock Festival)
The Damned – The Shadow Of Love
Chart 40 -
Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
Top 40 Breakers – Simply Red, The Cult, The Style Council, Opus promo clips
Chart 10 -
10 Marillion -
9 Mai Tai -
8 Bruce Springsteen -
7 Billy Ocean -
6 The Crowd -
5 Marti Webb -
4 Kool & The Gang -
3 Madonna -
2 Harold Faltermeyer -
1 Sister Sledge – Frankie (repeat 13th June 1985)
Hosts plug the Top of the Pops book
Glen Frey -
Friday 5th July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Adam Ant – Vive Le Rock
Screaming Lord Sutch – interview
Kenny Rogers –
TVS Pop The Question
Panel: Madeline Bell
Clips from The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll 1: The Early Years (USA show)
Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shows, chat
The Chantals – Maybe
The Drifters – There Goes My Baby
The Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes For You
Little Anthony & The Imperials – Tears On My Pillow
Danny & The Juniors – At The Hop
Various film and TV clips from: Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, The Crickets, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, The Platters, The Moonglows
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bucks Fizz
LWT Diamond Head In Concert
C4 Swank
Lemmy – interview
Terry & Gerry – two songs
C4 Ready Steady Go!
The Beach Boys – I Get Around, chat, When I Grow Up To Be A Man
Sandie Shaw – Girl Don’t Come, chat
The Searchers – What Have They Done To The Rain
The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You (probably USA show)
The Dave Clark Five – Can’t You See That She’s Mine (Ed Sullivan Show?)
The Rolling Stones – chat with Brian Jones and Mick Jagger, Little Red Rooster
The Beatles – chat with George Harrison, Can’t Buy Me Love
BBC1 London Plus
Tom Paxton
C4 Soul Train
Jaki Graham –
Arrow –
Animal Nightlife –
The Cool Notes –
The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze (1973)
Luther Vandross – A House Is Not A Home (1982)
Saturday 6th July 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Morning Picture Show
The Adventures
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Max Headroom (Matt Frewer) – interview
HTV Portrait Of A Legend: Bobby Vinton
Sunday 7th July 1985
BBC1 Home On Sunday
Paul Jones – interview
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1956 (first edition)
Bill Haley – Rock Around The Clock (USA TV)
Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line (ATV Putting On The Donegan)
Elvis Presley – Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog (USA TV)
Gene Vincent – Be Bop A Lula (The Girl Can’t Help It movie)
Freddie Bell – Giddy Up A Ding Dong (Rock Around The Clock movie)
Little Richard – Long Tall Sally (movie)
BBC2 Live Aid trailer with Bob Geldof
Monday 8th July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Phyllis Nelson
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Simon Le Bon – interview
Granada World In Action: A Song For Africa
Band Aid / Live Aid special with Bob Geldof, Sting, Bono, Paul Weller
Tuesday 9th July 1985
BBC1 Time Of Your Life: Fred Truman
Dave Berry & The Cruisers – The Crying Game
BBC2 Off The Record: Su Pollard
Clips of: Mud, Gloria Gaynor, The Allisons, Tina Turner
BBC2 ORS (60 minutes)
King, live at Hammersmith Odeon, 30th April 1985
HTV Definition (game show)
Joe Brown
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Suzi Quatro
ITV Cliff Richard Teledisc TV ad
C4 Ready Steady Go! repeat of 5th July 1985
Wednesday 10th July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Sparks – Change
TVS Vintage Quiz
Alvin Stardust
Central Poparound
Paul Humphries (OMD) – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
B B King
ITN News
Live Aid preparation at Wembley
Thursday 11th July 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
NB A live broadcast
Hosted by John Peel, Janice Long
The Conway Brothers – Turn It Up
The Eurythmics – Must Be An Angel (Annie Lennox mimes Stevie Wonder's harmonica solo)
Opus – Live Is Life
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 14 -
Chart 10 -
10 The Eurythmics -
9 Mai Tai -
8 Fine Young Cannibals -
7 Denise LaSalle – My Toot Toot
6 Marti Webb -
5 Bruce Springsteen -
4 Kool & Gang -
3 Madonna -
2 Harold Faltermeyer -
1 Sister Sledge – Frankie (repeat 13th June 1985)
Animal Nightlife -
During the final track there were on-
BBC1 Live Aid trailer with Nik Kershaw
BBC1 The Little & Large Show
The Drifters
HTV Dramarama: Purple Passion Video
With Bobby Gee (Bucks Fizz)
Friday 12th July 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
The Style Council, Howard Jones
BBC1 London Plus
Band Aid article with The Who, John Entwsitle interview, Rick Parfitt interview, the Boomtown Rats rehearsing
BBC1 Wogan Band Aid Special
Interviews with -
BBC1 Live Aid trailers with David Bowie, Adam Ant
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Adam Ant
LWT Tank In Concert
C4 Swank
Cynthia Lennon
C4 Ready Steady Go!
The Isley Brothers – Stagger Lee
Martha & Vandellas – chat, Heatwave
Marvin Gaye – Can I Get A Witness
The Dave Clark Five – Catch Us If You Can, A Wild Weekend (TV documentary)
Kim Weston – A Little Bit More
The Beatles – chat, Baby’s In Black, Kansas City
C4 Soul Train
Steve Arlington – Feels So Good, Dancing In The Key Of Life
The Conway Brothers – Turn It Up
Denise LaSalle – My Toot Toot
Esther Phillips – What A Difference A Day Made (1975)
Archie Bell & The Drells – Here I Go Again (1970)
BBC1 Newsround Extra: The Build Up To Live Aid
Paul McDowell chats to Elton John, Tony Hadley, Gary Kemp, Bob Geldof
BBC2 Live Aid Preview 9:00 – 9:25 pm
Noel Edmonds talks to Bob Geldof, Nik Kershaw, Kenney Jones, John Entwistle
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll 2: The Teen Idols
Paul Anka – hosts the show, plus archive clips
Fabian – chat, plus archive clips
Frankie Avalon – chat, Venus
Neil Sedaka – chat, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Bobby Rydell – chat
Rick Nelson – chat, plus archive clips
The Shirelles – chat, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
The Drifters – Up On The Roof
Plus archive clips of: Gene Chandler, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Darin, Elton John, Chubby Checker
C4 The Style Council Our Favourite Shop advert
Saturday 13th July 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Midge Ure – phone interview
5 Star – interview
BBC2 Live Aid For Africa
It was revealed years later that the show was never meant to be recorded.
11:50 am Michael Buerk report
Wembley Stadium, London
12:00 pm The Opening Ceremony by The Prince and Princess of Wales
12:02 pm Status Quo -
12:19 pm The Style Council -
Bob Geldof -
The Style Council -
Kevin Jerden (Band Aid director) -
12:44 pm The Boomtown Rats -
1:01 pm Adam Ant -
Inxs -
1:17 pm Ultravox -
Nik Kershaw -
1:46 pm Spandau Ballet -
2:07 pm Elvis Costello -
Austria For Africa -
Smith & Jones, John Hurt -
2:22 pm Nik Kershaw -
B B King -
2:54 pm Sade -
Yugoslavia For Africa-
Tony Hadley -
3:19 pm Sting -
Phil Collins -
Sting -
Phil Collins -
Sting & Phil Collins -
3:49 pm Howard Jones -
Autograph -
Adam And & Paula Yates -
Big Country -
4:08 pm Bryan Ferry -
Germany For Africa-
Howard Jones, Phil Collins, Sting -
4:40 pm Paul Young -
5:00 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia Bryan Adams -
5:20 pm U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad
5:40 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia The Beach Boys -
Stuart Adamson, Tracey Ullman -
6:00 pm Dire Straits & Sting -
Dire Straits -
Roger Daltrey -
6:26 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia George Thorogood & The Destroyers with Albert Collins – live set
6:41 pm Queen -
7:02 pm Bowie & Jagger -
7:09 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia Simple Minds -
7:23 pm David Bowie -
7:45 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia The Pretenders -
8:00 pm The Who -
8:22 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia Santana & Pat Metheny -
Phil Collins -
Santana & Pat Metheny -
Norway For Africa-
Fish -
David Bowie -
8:50 pm Elton John -
Kool & The Gang -
9:30 pm JFK Stadium, Philadelphia Madonna -
9:47 pm Freddie Mercury & Brian May -
Paul McCartney -
10:00 pm Band Aid -
Highlights and interviews
10:04 pm Television broadcast switches to BBC1
The live show now transfers JFK Stadium, Philadelphia
10:14 pm Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -
10:30 pm Kenny Loggins -
10:40 pm Rick Springfield -
10:43 pm The Cars -
10:56pm Phil Collins -
Spandau Ballet -
11:02 pm Reo Speedwagon -
11:05 pm Neil Young -
11:33 pm Crosby Still & Nash -
11:43 pm Power Station -
Bowie & Jagger -
David Bowie -
Rick Springfield -
12:17 am The Thompson Twins -
The Thompson Twins & Madonna -
12:41 am Eric Clapton & Phil Collins -
Phil Collins -
Sade -
1:02 am Phil Collins -
1:11 am Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Phil Collins, Tony Martinez, Tony
Thompson -
Jools Holland & Paula Yates -
Roger Taylor (Queen) -
Bono -
1:47 am Duran Duran -
Cliff Richard -
Mark Knopfler -
2:18 am Patti Labelle -
Harvey Goldsmith & Bryan Ferry -
Black Sabbath -
2:51 am Hall & Oates -
3:15 am Mick Jagger -
Bob Geldof-
3:40 am Bob Dylan with Keith Richards, Ron Wood – Hollis Brown, Ship Came In, Blowin’ In The Wind
3:55 am Lionel Richie introduces USA For Africa -
Close by Mike Smith
The Cars – Drive CBC clip
Paul McCartney and Ensemble
4:15 am close
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bob Geldof, Alan Price, Andy Summers
LWT Linda Ronstadt In Concert (with Nelson Riddle)
Granada Chris Barber and Dr John
Sunday 14th July 1985
BBC1 and ITN News
Band Aid show reports
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1957
Chas McDevitt & Nancy Whiskey – Freight Train (6.5 Special movie)
Paul Anka – Diana (TV clip)
Charlie Gracie – Butterfly (Ed Sullivan?)
Tommy Steele – Handful of Songs (movie)
Elvis Presley – Loving You movie clips
The Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love (TV clip)
Little Richard – movie clips
Frankie Lymon – I’m Not A Juvenile Delinquent (Rock Rock Rock)
C4 People To People: Giro
With The Frank Chickens, Jimmy Sommerville
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 15th July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Loose Ends –
BBC1 and ITN News
Band Aid show reports
TSW Portrait Of A Legend: The Beach Boys
Tuesday 16th July 1985
BBC2 ORS
Howard Jones at the Apollo, Manchester. With new interview with Peter Powell in Seattle
C4 Ready Steady Go! repeat of 12th July 1985
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Kim Wilde
Wednesday 17th July 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Brian May
Andy Summers
BBC1 London Plus
Jake Jacus (new Motown signing from London)
BBC1 and ITV Labour Party broadcast
Billy Bragg, Bronski Beat
TVS Vintage Quiz
Joe Brown on panel
Central Poparound
Jools Holland –
Terry & Gerry –
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bette Midler
Sister Sledge
Thursday 18th July 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 8.10 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Peter Powell
Simply Red – Money’s Too Tight (live vocals)
Steve Arrington -
The Cool Notes – In Your Car
Russ Abbot -
The Cult -
Chart 40 -
Jaki Graham – Round And Around
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 10 -
10 Marti Webb -
9 Fine Young Cannibals -
8 Opus -
7 Bruce Springsteen -
6 Denise LaSalle -
5 Madonna -
4 Kool & The Gang -
3 The Eurythmics -
2 Harold Faltermeyer -
1 Sister Sledge – Frankie (promo clip)
Five Star -
BBC1 Drugwatch trailer with Pete Townshend
BBC1 News
Band Aid show reports
Friday 19th July 1985
BBC1 & ITN News
Bob Geldof at Canterbury Cathedral
BBC1 London Plus
David Essex on Mutiny On The Bounty
BBC1 Wogan
The Smiths – cancelled
5 Star –
TVS Coast To Coast (local news)
Bob Geldof at Canterbury Cathedral
Granada Portrait Of A Legend: Roy Orbison
LWT Sheena Easton: Act One
With Kenny Rogers, Al Jarreau
C4 Ready Steady Go!
Georgie Fame – Do The Monkey
Lulu – I Can’t Hear You No More
Them – Baby Please Don’t Go
PJ Proby, chat
The Beatles – filming A Hard Day’s Night (Ed Sullivan clip)
The Rolling Stones – Under My Thumb (live vocals)
Jerry Lee Lewis & The Plebs – Hi Heel Sneakers, Whole Lotta Shakin’
C4 Soul Train
Phyllis Nelson – two songs
9 9 – All Of Me
Evelyn King – Shame (1978)
Little Anthony – Out Of My Head
Light Of The World – London Town
Prince – Raspberry Beret promo
C4 God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
Les Blank directed movie about a love-
Music by Spontaneous Combustion
C4 Swank
Leee John
Saturday 20th July 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Nik Kershaw – Don Quixote, interview
The Cure –
TVS Kelly’s Eye
The Style Council – Milton Keynes live
Phyllis Nelson –
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
LWT Osibisa In Concert (Marquee, London)
Granada Thin Lizzy In Concert (55 minutes)
HTV Portrait Of A Legend: The Grateful Dead
C4 The Rebellious Juke Box (made by IRS’ TV division, CCCP)
Directed by Godley & Crème
Jools Holland plays the club manager
Mari Wilson plays the cloakroom attendant
Meat Loaf plays the club owner
General Public – Tenderness
Frost & Arden -
Adam Ant -
Stewart Copeland – guest appearance
Lords Of The New Church –
Re Flex – The Politics Of Dancing
The Fixx – Less Cities
REM -
Sting (promo clip)
Sunday 21st July 1985
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1958
The Crickets – Peggy Sue (Ed Sullivan Show)
Danny & The Juniors – At The Hop (unknown)
Chuck Berry – Sweet Little Sixteen (Jazz On A Summer’s Day)
The Kalin Twins – When (TV clips)
The Everly Brothers – All I Have To Do Is Dream (TV clips)
Cliff Richard – Turn Me Loose (Oh Boy!)
Elvis Presley – USA Army induction footage
Lonnie Donegan – on Panorama
BBC1 Drugwatch
Adam Ant and Alison Moyet seen at the end
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Vic Damone
Monday 22nd July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Go West – Goodbye Girl
TVAM Good Morning Britain
The Faith Brothers
Amazulu
TSW Portrait Of A Legend: Merle Haggard
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Paul Anka
Granada Travelling Man (repeat of series)
Music by Duncan Browne
Tuesday 23rd July 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof at the House of Congress, Washington DC
BBC2 Off The Record: Russell Grant
Clips of: Alison Moyet, Abba, Chris DeBurgh
BBC2 OMD
Live at City Hall, Sheffield, 14th June 1985
BBC2 Heroes: Eric Burden
Chooses clips of Chuck Berry, Jimmy Witherspoon
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Tracie Young
C4 Eastern Eye
The Monochrome Set – Jacob’s Ladder
C4 Ready Steady Go! repeat of 19th July 1985
Wednesday 24th July 1985
Central Poparound
Les Enfants –
Jaki Graham –
BBC1 Wogan
Nik Kershaw -
TVAM Star Date AM
The Cool Notes
Thursday 25th July 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Dixie Peach (Davies says "and here's the only man who at Radio One who has a better sun tan then me" pointing to his black colleague)
Arrow -
Madonna -
Feargal Sharkey – Loving You
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
Chart 10 -
10 Trans X – Living On Video
9 Jaki Graham -
8 Denise LaSalle -
7 Opus -
6 Madonna -
5 Kool & The Gang -
4 Madonna -
3 Harold Faltermeyer -
2 Sister Sledge -
1 The Eurythmics – Must Be An Angel (repeat of 11th July 1985)
Opus -
BBC2 Arena: The Theatre Of Robert Wilson, part one
Includes David Byrne
BBC2 Heroes: Bruce Oldfield
Clips from: Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell
TVAM Star Date AM
Animal Nightlife –
Belouis Some –
C4 Dream Stuffing (repeat of series)
Theme by Kirsty MacColl
Friday 26th July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Udo Lindenberg – Germans
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll 3: A Farewell To Innocence
Neil Sedaka – host
Carl Perkins – Honey Don’t, interview
Roy Orbison – Oh Pretty Woman, interview
Four Tops – interview
Johnny Rivers – Poor Side Of Town, interview
Don McLean – Crying
Barry White – interview
The Shirelles – Soldier Boy
Plus clips of Little Richard, The Beatles, Jerry lee Lewis, Herman’s Hermits, Peter & Gordon, The Animals, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Temptations, Little Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel
C4 Ready Steady Go!
Moody Blues – Lose Your Money
Dusty Springfield – Losing You
Gene Pitney – I’m Gonna Be Strong
P J Proby – I Believe (unknown TV)
The Dave Clark Five – Over and Over (Ed Sullivan Show)
The Rolling Stones, Cathy McGowan etc – I Got You Babe
The Who – Anyway Anyhow Anywhere (live)
The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction (live)
C4 One Plus One / Sympathy For The Devil movie
With The Rolling Stones
TVAM Star Date AM
Feargal Sharkey
Simply Red
C4 Soul Train
Barry White – You’re The First (1974)
Michael Lovesmith –
Loose Ends – guest hosts
Barbara Pennington –
Total Control –
Michael Jackson – One Day In Your Life (1973)
Maze – Too Many Games promo
Saturday 27th July 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Jaki Graham –
Go West – profile
BBC1 The Val Doonican Show
Kenny Baker
BBC2 Arena: Blues Night
8:25 Introduction from B B King and John Walters (John Peel’s producer)
8:30 Sonny Boy Williamson Sings
8:45 The Blues According To Lightning Hopkins (Directed by Les Blank)
9:20 Blues Medley 1
Joe Williams – All Blues
Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson – Boogie Woogie Dream (with Lena Horne)
Joe Turner & The Hampton Hawes Trio – Shake Rattle And Roll
Louis Jordan – Caledonia
Chuck Berry – sweet Little Sixteen (Jazz On A Summer’s Day)
9:45 B B King Speaks (to John Walters) includes T Bone Walker
10:15 B B King In Concert (Tufts University, Boston)
11:00 St Louis Blues, 1929 movie with Bessie Smith
11:20 Blues Medley 2
Bob Wills -
Charlie Feathers -
Mose Ranger – (The Everly Brothers seen listening in)
Nimrod Workman -
Jerry lee Lewis & Carl Perkins –
11:45 Chicago Blues movie / documentary with Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy etc
12:30 am Studs Terkel talks to Blind Joe Davis
12:45 Blues Medley 3
Mississippi Fred McDowell –
Thomas Dorsey –
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee –
Huddie Ledbetter – Pick A Bale O’ Cotton
Billie Holliday with Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge – Fine And Mellow
1:05 to 1:30 Big Bill Blues
TVS Kelly’s Eye
Adam Ant – Vive Le Rock live
Mari Wilson –
Central The Commodores Live In Vegas
TVS Ultra Quiz ‘85
Hazel O’Connor
TVS Twenty Years On
Gerry Marsden interviewed by David Frost
C4 The Rebellious Juke Box
UB40 – If It Happens Again, one other
Spandau Ballet – Highly Strung
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – two tribes (alternate version)
Raise The Dragon –
Promo clips: Howard Jones, Godley & Crème
Sunday 28th July 1985
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1959
Eddie Cochran – Teenage Heaven, Something Else (TV clips)
Marty Wilde – Teenager In Love (film clip), and wedding day newsreel
Ray Charles – What’d I Say (film clip)
Cliff Richard – Livin’ Doll (promo?)
Connie Francis – Lipstick On Your Collar (TV clip)
The Flamingos -
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 29th July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
The Chieftains
BBC2 Heroes: Ian le Frenais
Clips of: Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones
TVAM Star Date AM
Sparks
Thomas Dolby
Tuesday 30th July 1985
BBC2 Heroes: Richard Griffiths
Clips of: Randy Newman
BBC2 Off The Record: Viv Richards
Clips of: Bob Marley, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Steel Pulse
BBC2 No Limits: Milton Keynes (first edition)
Hosted by Liza Maxwell, Jeremy ?
The Pointer Sisters – dare Me (Montreux Rock Festival)
Terraplane – Can’t Live Without Your Love
Feargal Sharkey – Loving You
Kim Carnes – Crazy In The Night
Madonna – phone greeting
Promo clips: Huey Lewis, Belouis Some, Billy Idol, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
TVAM Star Date AM
Robert Smith (The Cure)
C4 Black On Black
Toots & The Maytals
C4 Ready Steady Go! repeat of 26th July 1985
Wednesday 31st July 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Tracie Young
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz British All Stars Special
Lee John – host
King – Hold me Now
Bucks Fizz (with Jay Aston) – Heart So Blue
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In The Fields
Go West – Call Me
Chris Rea – Stainsby Girl
TVAM Star date AM
Toyah –
Gary Numan –
Thursday 1st August 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Mike Read
5 Star – Let Me Be The One
Tina Turner -
Gary Moore – Empty Rooms
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
The Cure – Inbetween days
Chart 10 -
10 Jaki Graham -
9 Trans X -
8 Dire Straits -
7 Kool & The Gang -
6 Opus -
5 Harold Feltermeyer -
4 Sister Sledge -
3 Tina Turner -
2 The Euythmics -
1 Madonna – Into The Groove (Desperately Seeking Susan film clips)
Billy Idol -
BBC2 Arena: The theatre of Robert Wilson, part two
Includes David Byrne
BBC2 Sing Country
Jerry Lee Lewis special
TVAM Star Date AM
Loose Ends
Bucks Fizz
Tears For Fears – phone call from Australia
Friday 2nd August 1985
TVS The Roots of Rock N Roll 4: The Psychedelic Years
Rod Stewart – host
Interviews with: Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Barry White
Clips of: The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Mamas & The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, 4 Tops, The Doors, The Who, Ike 7 Tina Turner, Creedence Clearwater revival, Sly & Family Stone, Woodstock footage
TVAM Star Date AM
Buster Bloodvessel (Bad Manners)
Blancmange
Ian Astbury (The Cult)
ITN News
Live Aid update
C4 Swank
Jools Holland
C4 Ready Steady Go!
The Rolling Stones – Off The Hook
Cilla Black – You’re My World, chat
The Beatles, chat, You Can’t Do That
The Who – My Generation (US TV)
The Dave Clark Five – Do You Love Me (Ed Sullivan Show)
Marvin Gaye – How sweet It Is
The Beatles – Please Mister Postman, sign photos for fans
LWT Randy Newman (60 minutes)
C4 Soul Train
David Bowie – (archive clip)
The Stylistics – (archive clips)
Mai tai –
Eugene Wild –
Princess –
Sly N Robbie –
Saturday 3rd August 1985
BBC1 Joan Armatrading In Sydney (30 minutes)
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Cynthia Lennon
TVA Kelly’s Eye
Mai Tai –
Richard Digence
Granada The Boomtown Rats (55 minutes)
TSW The Who Final Concert (65 minutes)
HTV Rod Stewart: Tonight He’s Yours
ITV / C4 Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair advert
Sunday 4th August 1985
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1960
Adam Faith & The Beverley Sisters – What Do You Want (TV clip)
Adam Faith – Face To Face interview clip
Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Please Don’t Tease (TV clip)
Elvis Presley – Leaves USA Army footage
Duane Eddy – Shazam (TV clip)
The Everly Brothers – Lucille (TV clip)
Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely (TV clip)
LWT The Commodores In Las Vegas (60 minutes)
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 5th August 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Kate Bush – Walking Up That Hill
TSW Portrait Of A Legend: Gladys Knight & The Pips
C4 Bliss trailer with Go West
Tuesday 6th August 1985
BBC1 Good Time George repeat of 1983 George Melly show
Memphis Slim
BBC2 No Limits: Plymouth
Nik Kershaw – phone greeting from Atlanta
Promo clips: Greg Phillinganes, Nik Kershaw, Michael Sembello, Steve Perry, Dire Straits, Russ Ballard, Dolly Parton, Corey Hart
BBC1 Time Of Your Life: Desmond Morris
The Foundations – Baby Now That I’ve Found You
The Bonzos – Head Ballet colour film clip
Yoko Ono – Many Happy Endings / Bottoms film clip
TVS Regrets
Cynthia Lennon
C4 Ready Steady Go! repeat 2nd August 1985
Wednesday 7th August 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Compilation with clips of Elton John, The Pointer Sisters
BBC1 Frank Sinatra: A Concert For The Americas repeat
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
American Special
Dan Hartman – Second Nature
Berlin –
Curtis Harston –
Nils Lofgren – Secrets In The Street, chat
Missing Persons – Destination Unknown
Thursday 8th August 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
NB A live broadcast
Hosted by Simon Bates, Richard Skinner
Amazulu – Excitable
Dire Straits -
Richard Skinner's mic fails during link
Princess -
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Go West – Goodbye Girl
Chart 10 -
10 Sister Sledge -
9 Opus -
8 Kool & The Gang -
7 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
6 Billy Idol -
5 Madonna – Holiday (Solid Gold)
4 Dire Straits -
3 Tina Turner -
2 The Eurythmics -
1 Madonna – Into The Groove number one (Desperately Seeking Susan film clips)
Madonna -
BBC2 Robert Fripp: New York and Wimbourne
Fripp and Andy Summers rehearsal
TVS Regrets: Cynthia Lennon repeat of 6th August 1985
Friday 9th August 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Fairport Convention reunion article
BBC1 Wogan
Dusty Springfield – Sometimes Like Butterflies, interview
BBC2 Dionne Warwick In Concert (Illinois, 55 minutes)
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll 5: Back To Basics
Elton John – host and live clips
The Temptations – Power
Barry White – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, interview
Neil Sedaka – Laughter In the Rain, interview
Interview clips: Rod Stewart, Isaac Hayes, Alice Cooper
Film clips of: The Rolling Stones, Isaac Hayes, James Taylor, Don McLean, Village People, Wings, David Bowie, Alice Cooper
HTV Function Room (30 minutes)
Toyah
C4 Bliss (first edition)
Hosted by Muriel Grey
Adam Ant – co-
King – Alone Without You, King For A Day
Depeche Mode – article includes London Weekend 20th Century Box August 1981
C4 OMD Secret album advert
C4 Soul Train
Billy Ocean – Mystery Lady
The Commodores – Machine Gun (1973)
No Way Hose –
Shannon – Let The Music Play
5 Star – Let Me Be The One
C4 The Tube Late Night Extra 30 minutes
Malcolm McLaren
Saturday 10th August 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Paul King – interview
Amazulu –
TVS Kelly’s Eye
King –
Bananarama -
TSW Modern Romance Live from Tokyo
HTV Thin Lizzy: Live And Dangerous
Granada Black Sabbath at Hammersmith Odeon
C4 The Big Tube trailer with Fish
Sunday 11th August 1985
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1961
The Shadows – Kon Tiki (TV clip)
The Allisons – Are You Sure (Eurovision Song Contest)
Ricky Nelson – Hello Mary Lou (unknown)
Roy Orbison – Crying (TV clip)
Helen Shapiro, interview, Walking Back To Happiness (Abbey Road newsreel clip)
Dion – Runaround Sue (movie clip)
BBC1 / ITN News
Simon Le Bon sea rescue by airlift report
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends
Mary O'Hara
Dana
Monday 12th August 1985
BBC1 News
Simon Le Bon sea rescue by airlift report
TSW Portrait Of A Legend: Sly Stone
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Bobby Vinton
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Roy Orbison
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Dusty Springfield – interview
Tuesday 13th August 1985
BBC1 News
Simon LeBon Drum England article
BBC1 Good Time George
Helen Shapiro
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Richard Thompson (Barrimore’s Club, Ottowa, Canada)
BBC2 Off The Record: Annabelle Croft
Clips of: Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Culture Club, John Lennon, David Bowie, Laura Branigan, Nik Kershaw
BBC2 No Limits: Aberdeen
Belouis Some – Some People
The Faith Brothers – Stranger On Home Ground
Kate Bush – phone greeting
Dan Hartman – I Can Dream About You
Promo clips: Brian Adams, Tommy Shaw, UB40 & Chrissie Hynde, Kate Bush, Lou Reed, Def Leppard, Steve Perry
Thames A Dabble With Digence (30 minutes)
Richard Digence
Wednesday 14th August 1985
BBC1 News
John & Yoko A Love Story filming in Coventry
BBC1 Wogan
The Thompson Twins – Dr Dream
Max Headroom – interview
TVS Vintage Quiz
Davy Jones on panel
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz
International All Star Special
Feargal Sharkey – co-
Inxs –
Rauf Adu –
Icehouse –
Sandii & The Sunsetz –
Real Life –
Hugh Masakela –
C4 News
Madonna article
Thursday 15th August 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Dixie Peach, Peter Powell
King – Alone With You
UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
Phil Collins – Take Me Home
Total Contrast – Takes A Little Time
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Chart 10 -
10 Nik Kershaw -
9 Kate Bush -
8 The Cars -
7 Billy Idol -
6 The Eurythmics -
5 Dire Straits -
4 Tina Turner -
3 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
2 Madonna -
1 Madonna – Into The Groove (Desperately Seeking Susan film clips)
D Train -
Friday 16th August 1985
BBC1 News
Madonna prepares for wedding article
TVS Sporting All Stars repeat
Cliff Richard
TVS A Tribute To Elvis Presley: Gracelands
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s guided tour their home
LWT Joan Baez In Concert
C4 Bliss
Paul King – co host
Propaganda – Duel, P-
Sigue Sigue Sputnick – Love Missile F-
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – interview
Go West – interviewed in a pink Cadillac by Muriel Grey
C4 Soul Train
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together (1972)
Sister Sledge – Jagged Edge
Galaxy & Phil Fearon – This Kind Of Love
The Stylistics -
Gary’s Gang – (1978)
Chaka Khan – Thru The Fire promo
C4 High Band
Blondie: Eat To The Beat
BBC1 Wogan
Marc Almond – Stories Of Johnny
C4 The Big Tube 8:00 pm – 1:15 am cancelled due to a technicians’ stile replaced with ‘The Big Alternative’
The Big Tube tentative schedule
Hosted by Jools Holland, Malcolm McLaren, Muriel Gray
Mai Tai – live
Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy – live
Prefab Sprout – live
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – live
The Untouchables – live
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – live
Beltane Fire – live
Melon – live
Dire Straits – in Jerusalem, Israel (live and interviewed by Paula Yates)
Tina Turner – article
Malcolm McLaren’s Los Angeles – report with Brian Ferry, Red Hot Chilli Peppers etc
Madonna – article
Bob Marley – tribute article with Steel Pulse, Aswad, Ini Kamoze, Sly & Robbie
Hamburg – article
Max Headroom – guest appearance
The Thompson Twins –
C4 Ian Dury 1983 documentary
C4 Reggae Sunsplash II movie with Bob Marley and The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Third World
C4 The Secret Policeman’s Ball 1979 movie
C4 Soul Train (70 minute special)
The Cool Notes – In Your Car
Sister Sledge – Lost In Music
Jakki Graham – Around and Around
Arrow – Long Time
Elton John & Millie Jackson – Act Of war
Chic – Le Freak (1978)
Stevie Wonder – Superstition (1972)
The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze (1973)
Animal Nightlife – The Great Pretender
Luther Vandross – A House Is Not A Home (1982)
Saturday 17th August 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
The Thompson Twins – profile and interview
TVS Kelly’s Eye
5 Star –
Richard Digence –
ITN News
Madonna wedding in Malibu article
Sunday 18th August 1985
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1962
Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones (newsreel footage at the opening of a youth club)
Gene Pitney – Town Without Pity (TV clip)
Eden Kane – But I Do (TV clip)
Billy Fury – Once Upon A Dream (movie)
Petula Clark – Ya Ya Twist (TV clip)
The Beatles – Love me Do (promo)
Dion – The Wanderer (movie clip)
Adam Faith – interview on TV
LWT Adam Ant – Ants In Japan
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.40 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 19th August 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Madness – Yesterday’s Men
Loudon Wainwright III – Cardboard Boxes
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: Stevie Wonder
Tuesday 20th August 1985
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Huey Lewis & The News (in San Francisco)
BBC2 No Limits: Belfast
Princess – Say I’m Your Number One
Paul King – phone greeting
Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
Talk Talk – It’s My Life
Promo clips: John Parr, The Go Gos, Marc Almond, Go West, Phil Collins, Madonna, Marie Vidal, Corey Hart, Jason & The Scorchers
Wednesday 21st August 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Dream Academy – The Love Parade
Granada Hold Tight
Hipsway
Bananarama
C4 The Gong Show
Dionne Warwick on panel
Thursday 22nd August 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.55 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Gary Davies
Lisa Lisa / Cult Jam / Full Force – Take Me Home
The Cars -
Baltimore – Tarzan Boy
Top 40 Breakers -
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
Top 40 chart 40 -
10 Princess – Say I’m Your Number One
9 The Eurythmics -
8 Billy Idol -
7 Tina Turner -
6 Dire Straits -
5 The Cars -
4 Kate Bush -
3 Madonna -
2 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
1 Madonna – Into The Groove (Desperately Seeking Susan film clips) Steve Wright refers to her as "everyone's favourite sleaze bag"
Amazulu -
Friday 23rd August 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Seventh Heaven (nightclub) article
BBC1 Wogan
Blancmange – What’s Your Problem
TVAM Good Morning Britain
John Parr
LWT Tina Turner In Concert
TVS The Roots Of Rock N Roll 6:
The Doobie Brothers – hosts, live clips
Interview clips: Rod Stewart, Elton John, Tiny Tim, Alice Cooper, Rick Nelson, Johnny Rivers
Live and promo clips: AC-
C4 Bliss
Nick Laird-
China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style, one other
Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down, Faron Young
Spandau Ballet – on 20th Century Box July 1980
Max Headroom – plays agony uncle
Sotheby’s auction article – with Dave Dee
Dave Vanian (The Damned) –
Andy Blaris (Animal Nightlife) –
C4 Soul Train
Lisa Lisa –
Mercy Mercy –
Princess – Say I’m Your Number One (repeat)
Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street (1972)
Dabte –
The Jackson Five – Looking Through The Window (1972)
Luther Vandross – It’s All Over Now promo
Saturday 24th August 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Phil Fearon –
Bananarama –
Madness –
BBC1 News
Cliff Richard in Oslo, Norway meets anti-
BBC1 Everyday’s A Holiday 1964 movie with Freddie & The Dreamers etc
BBC1 Dolly Parton Live In London (50 minutes)
TVS Kelly’s Eye
Blancmange – What’s Your Problem
Shakatak –
LWT The MTV Awards (two hours)
TSW Elton John In Central Park
Anglia Jerry Lee Lewis In London
TVS Portrait Of A legend: Roy Orbison
Sunday 25th August 1985
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1963
Bobby Vee – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (TV clip)
Gerry & The Pacemakers – I Like It (MNE Pollwinners)
Jan & Dean – Surf City promo
The Beatles – Twist And Shout (probably Around The Beatles), She Loves You (The Beatles Come To Town)
Peter Paul & Mary – Blowing In The Wind live
The Searchers – Sugar And Spice colour newsreel
Chuck Berry – Memphis, Tennessee (unknown)
Gene Pitney – Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa colour TV clip
C4 Walking To New Orleans (90 minutes)
Documentary hosted by Jools Holland with Gilson Lavis
Fats Domino, Sting, Lee Dorsey, Dr John, The Neville Brothers, Johnny Allen, Rockin Dopsie & His Cajun Twisters, George Melly
TVS Mary O'Hara and Friends 6.45 -
Mary O'Hara
Monday 26th August 1985 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Bob Monkhouse Meets Joan Rivers repeat
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
BBC1 Wogan
Cliff Richard – She’s So Beautiful
Thames Jim Davidson’s Special
The Moody Blues – Question
Tuesday 27th August 1985
BBC1 News
Live Aid book launch with Bob Geldof, Phil Collins
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Ozzy Osbourne (Salt Palace, Salt Lake City)
BBC2 Off The Record: Alexi Sayle
Clips from: Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, The Redskins, The Eurythmics, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Ian Dury
BBC2 No Limits: Sheffield
The Thompson Twins – Don't Mess With Dr Dream
Mai Tai – Body and Soul
Magnum – Like an Arrow
Dan Hartman – phone greeting
Promo clips: Human League, Saxon, Joe Cocker, Def Leppard, John Parr, Bryan Ferry, Night Ranger
Wednesday 28th August 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Womack and Womack – No Relief
Granada Hold Tight
King
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Go West
Thursday 29th August 1985
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7.55 -
NB A live broadcast
Hosted by John Peel, Janice Long
Mai Tai – Body and Soul
Janice Long plugs the Live Aid book
Dan Hartman – I Can Dream About You
Top 40 chart 40 -
D Train with Paul Hardcastle – You're The One For Me
Top 40 breakers -
The Thompson Twins – Don't Mess With Dr Dream
Top 10 chart
10 Tina Turner -
9 King -
8 Dire Straits -
7 Princess -
6 Madonna -
5 Baltimora -
4 The Cars -
3 Kate Bush -
2 Madonna -
1 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I Got You Babe (promo clip)
Amii Stewart -
Friday 30th August 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
TVAM OWRRAS (Roland Rat)
Toyah
C4 Bliss
Spear Of Destiny – Come Back, one other
Depeche Mode – live in Hamburg
Maxi Priest – Dancin’ Mood
The Pretenders – Talk Of The Town (Tyne Tees’ Alright Now)
C4 Soul Train
Womack and Womack – No Relief
The Temptations – Treat Her Like A Lady (1984)
The SOS Band – Just Be Good To Me (1984)
Nona Hendrix – If Looks Could Kill
Total Contrast – (repeat)
Dante –
Rene and Angela – promo
C4 I Dream Of Jeannie: The Fastest Gun In The East
With Hoyt Axton
Saturday 31st August 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Blancmange
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival part four
Sting – Love Is The Seventh Wave
Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (repeat)
Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance
Bronksi Beat – Burning Me Up, chat
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Born To Run
Huey Lewis & The News – The Power Of Love, This Is It
Men At Work –
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen
The Pointer Sisters – The Neutron Dance
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
BBC1 Late Night In Concert repeat
Elkie Brooks
BBC2 Ebony: Sunsplash ’85 (Crystal Palace, London)
Gregory Isaacs, Third World, Sugar Minott, Arrow, Sly & Robbie, Maxi Priest, Smiley Culture
LWT 25 Years Of The Marquee
Anglia Cher Live at Las Vagas Caesar’s Palace
TSW Rock Of The Seventies: Black Sabbath
Granada Rod Stewart: Tonight He’s Yours
Sunday 1st September 1985
BBC1 Songs of Praise: Greenbelt ‘85
Denice Williams
Garth Hewitt
BBC1 In Sickness and in Health (first episode)
Theme by Chas & Dave
BBC1 Whicker In America
Includes Victor Briggs (ex-
TVS Lace II (USA TV mini series)
Theme sung by Denice Williams
Monday 2nd September 1985
BBC1 Panorama: Live Aid’s Desert Gamble
Bob Geldof
TVAM Star Date AM
Blancmange
Erasure
TVS Willie Dixon: I Am The Blues
Anglia Nazareth Live
Granada Tickle On The Tum
With Ralph McTell
Tuesday 3rd September 1985
BBC1 No Limits: Bath
John Parr – St Elmo’s Fire
Chris DeBurgh – Much More Than This
Peter Gabriel – talks about the town
Marc Almond – Stories Of Johnny
Bonnie Tyler – phone greeting
Promo clips: Huey Lewis, Sting, Marillion, Talk Talk
TVAM Star Date AM
The Dream Academy
Stephen Duffy
Anglia Manhattan Transfer
Wednesday 4th September 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Lloyd Cole – Brand New Friend
BBC1 and ITN News
The retirement of Mita Davis, the traffic warden who was the inspiration for The Beatles’ Lovely Rita. Filmed at Abbey Road
TVAM Star Date AM
Kajagoogoo –
Shakatak
Granada Hold Tight
Madness
The Promise
HTV Video and Chips
Paul Hardcastle
Thursday 5th September 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Peter Powell
Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
Brian Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Montreux Rock Festival clip)
Rebecca Storm -
Top 40 chart 40 -
Madness – Yesterday’s Men
Top 40 breakers -
Top 10 chart
10 Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero
9 Dire Straits -
8 King -
7 Princess -
6 The Cars -
5 Kate Bush -
4 Madonna -
3 Baltimora -
2 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
1 David Bowie and Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street (promo clip)
Stevie Wonder -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (first show in second series)
Philip Bailey – Photogenic
BBC1 Glitter
With Hoyt Axton
TVAM Star Date AM
Bananarama
Friday 6th September 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Midge Ure – If I Was
TVAM Star Date AM
Hugh Cornwall
Mike Peters
Princess
C4 Bliss
Animal Nightlife – Great Pretender, Preacher
Hugh Masakela – live set
Strawberry Switchblade – Jolene
Glen Gregory (Heaven 17) – interview
Wham! – article in Palermo, 1984
The Style Council – Walls Come Tumbling Down (Rock live, Denmark TV)
C4 Soul Train
David Grant – co-
Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary (1972)
Tavares – She’s Gone (1974)
D Train – You’re The One For Me
Jaki Graham – Heaven Knows
Odyssey – Joy I Know It
Warran Mills – Sunshine
Saturday 7th September 1985
BBC1 Saturday Morning Picture Show
Lloyd Cole
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show (first show in fourth series)
Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero
Granada TX 9:25 – 11:15 am (first edition)
The Thompson Twins – in Liverpool
The Beatles – Some Other Guy (The Cavern, Liverpool, 1962)
China Crisis – interview and profile from 1983
LWT 25 Years of the Marquee
Granada John Miles In Concert
Monday 9th September 1985
BBC1 Beat The Teacher
Pupils versus teacher quiz show, with host Paul Jones
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Midge Ure – interview
Bob Dylan impersonators concert in Greenwich Village, New York
TSW Buddy Holly: The Music Lives On
Anglia Sad Café Live (The New Victoria, London)
Tuesday 10th September 1985
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Bon Jovi in Tokyo
BBC2 Off The Record: Alan Freeman repeat
BBC2 No Limits: Manchester
Blancmange – What’s Your Problem
Red Box – phone greeting
Maria Vidal – phone greeting
Madness – Yesterday’s Men
Promo clips: Heart, The Floaters, Jason & The Scorchers, Rene & Angela, Sam Harris, Greg Phillinganes
Wednesday 11th September 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Jennifer Holliday – Hard Times For Lovers
BBC1 Newsround
Fish of Marillion cancels shows due to throat problem
TVS Freeze Frame: Iron Maiden
Granada Hold Tight
Stephen Duffy
Tobruk
TVS Imagination In Concert
Thursday 12th September 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Madness
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Read, Steve Wright
Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood
Huey Lewis & The News – The Power Of Love (Montreux Rock Festival)
Maria Vidal – Body Rock
Chart 40 -
Marillion – Lavender (Fish lip-
Top 40 breakers -
Mai Tai – Body and Soul
Chart 10 -
10 Mai Tai
9 Princess -
8 Kate Bush -
7 Madonna -
6 The Cars -
5 Stevie Wonder -
4 Baltimora -
3 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
2 Bonnie Tyler -
1 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street (promo clip)
Bananarama -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Alison Moyet & Darts – Hitch Hike, sketch
BBC2 Arena: Buddy Holly
The Crickets, Paul McCartney, The Everly Brothers, Keith Richards
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Madness at Madam Tussaud’s
Friday 13th September 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Listen To Me
BBC1 News
Rod Stewart at Jock Stein’s funeral
BBC2 Names and Games
Gary Numan
Hazel Dean
C4 Bliss
Paul Weller – interview
Rat Scabies – interview
Billy Bragg – co-
King – Alone Without You
China Crisis – You Did Cut Me
The Sex Pistols – No Fun live clip from London Weekend
T Rex – clips
C4 Soul Train
Loose Ends –
Ashford & Simpson –
The Stylistics –
High Masakela – Don’t Go Lose It Baby
Animal Nightlife – Preacher, Mr Solitaire
Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (1973)
Hall & Oates with The Temptations – live at the Apollo medley
HTV Freeze Frame: Culture Club
Saturday 14th September 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Level 42 – interview
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
The Commodores – Janet
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Blancmange
Jaki Graham
Granada TX (not seen)
content unknown
LWT The Capital Music Festival
Hank Wangford, The Flying Pickets, Annie Whitehead
Anglia Alexis Korner at the Marquee
LWT Dempsey & Makepeace: Love You To Death
Suzi Quatro (acting role)
Granada Tina Turner: Queen of Rock N Roll
Sunday 15th September 1985
Scottish Stookie
Theme by Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp
Central Joe Cocker In Concert
Monday 16th September 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 Wogan
Red Box – Lean On Me
C4 Alice: The Jerry Reed Fish Story
With Jerry Reed
Anglia ELO In Concert
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Suzi Quatro
Thames The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole (first episode)
Theme by Ian Dury and Chas Jankel
Tuesday 17th September 1985
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Chris DeBurgh (Oylmpiahalle, Munich)
BBC1 London Plus
Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) in education article
BBC2 No Limits: Bournemouth
Nick Lowe – I Knew The Bride
Midge Ure – phone greeting
Promo clips: America, John Parr, Cameo, Billy Idol, Brian Ferry, Y&T, Cliff Richard, Madonna, Hall & Oates with The Temptations, Kim Carnes
Thames Portrait Of A Legend: James Brown
Anglia Bette Midler
TVS Portrait Of A Legend: Tony Orlando
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Womack & Womack
Wednesday 18th September 1985
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Roger Daltrey
Border Studio One In Concert (30 minutes)
The Associates
Granada Hold Tight
Simply Red
Jaki Graham
Thursday 19th September 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Captain Sensible –
Blancmange – What’s Your Problem
Jaki Graham –
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
ABC – Fifty Foot Halo
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell
Red Box – Lean On Me
Madonna -
Midge Ure – If I Was
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Lloyd Cole – Brand New Friend
Top 10
10 Madonna -
9 Mai Tai -
8 Midge Ure -
7 Amii Stewart -
6 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde -
5 Marillion -
4 Baltimora -
3 Stevie Wonder -
2 Bonnie Tyler -
1 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street (promo clip)
Colonel Abrams -
ITN News
Live Aid update with Bob Geldof
Thames Daytime
Suzi Quatro
Thames Give Us A Clue
Paul Jones on panel
Friday 20th September 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Toyah – World In Action
C4 Bliss
David Cassidy – co-
Marc Almond – interview, two songs
John Taylor (Duran Duran) clip from EarSay
Lolyd Cole -
C4 Soul Train
Skipworth & Turner – Hot Pursuit, Thinking About Your Love, interview
Jennifer Holiday -
Miquel Brown – Close To Perfection
The Gap Band – Burn Rubber On Me (1980)
The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can (1974)
Flash – You Can’t Help
Colonel Abrams – interview
Saturday 21st September 1985
BBC1 The Saturday Picture Show
Roger Daltrey – interview
Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo) – interview
Depeche Mode – profile
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Huey Leis & The News – The Power Of Love, interview, sketch
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Depeche Mode
Strawberry Switchblade
Anglia Man In Concert at the Marquee
TSW Strawbs In Concert (sixty minutes) live in Sidmouth
LWT Freeze Frame: Ashford & Simpson
Granada Earth Wind & Fire In Concert
Sunday 22nd September 1985
BBC1 Whicker’s World: Living With Uncle Sam
With Roger Cook (songwriter)
Central Spirits Of Rock N Roll (sixty minutes)
Documentary about dead rock stars
Monday 23rd September 1985
BBC1 Blue Peter
Suggs and Carl from Madness in Fun Run article
BBC1 Wogan
Depeche Mode – It’s My Heart
Central From The Top
Kids drama series, directed by Michael Dolenz who co-
Tuesday 24th September 1985
BBC1 Film ‘85
Sting at New York premier of Plenty
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
The Cult at the Lyceum, London
BBC2 No Limits: London
Depeche Mode – phone greeting
Maria Vidal – interview
Huey Lewis – phone greeting
Promo clips: Starship, Rick Springfield, Russ Ballard, Dead Or Alive, Eddie Murphy, Motley Crue, The Style Council
Wednesday 25th September 1985
BBC1 Wogan
The Three Degrees -
TVS Studio One In Concert
H2O
Thursday 26th September 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Amazulu
Imagination
Erasure
Strawberry Switchblade
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Dixie Peach
Depeche Mode – It’s Called A Heart
Billy Idol -
Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
The Style Council – Lodgers
Top 10
10 Mai Tai -
9 Baltimora -
8 Amii Stewart -
7 Marillion -
6 Red Box -
5 Madonna -
4 Midge Ure -
3 Stevie Wonder -
2 Bonnie Tyler – Holding On For A Hero
1 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street (promo clip)
Maria Vidal -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
The Style Council – Internationalists
Anglia Anything Goes
Elvis Presley fans special
Friday 27th September 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
B Foot-
C4 Bliss
The Cult – Rain, Hollow Man
Depeche Mode – It’s Called A Heart, interview
5 Star – Love Take Over
Green Gartside (Scritti Politti) – interview and plays Agony Aunt
Alannah Currie (Thompson Twins) – interview and plays Agony Aunt
Generation x – Wild Youth (November 1977 TV clip)
C4 Soul Train
The Three Degrees – The Heaven I Need
Shannon – Urgent
Jennifer Holliday – Hard Times For Lovers, And I’m Telling You
Teddy Pendergrass – Love TKO (1981)
Bobby Womack – I Wish She Didn’t Trust Me So Much
Patti Labelle – cancelled
Saturday 28th September 1985
BBC1 Saturday Superstore (first in fourth series)
Cliff Richard – interview
Matt Bianco – Yeh Yeh
The Alarm – Strength
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Gary Numan
Granada TX
Promo clips; The Thompson Twins, Tears For Fears
C4 The Corries and Other Folk
Ralph McTell
Monday 30th September 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Chaka Khan – Beat From the Street
Tuesday 1st October 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Joan Armatrading
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Ricky Scaggs in London, with Elvis Costello
BBC2 Whistle Test (first show in new series)
NB John Parr was scheduled to appear
The Long Ryders – Looking For Lewis and Clark, Lights Of Down Town
Promo clips: Cabaret Voltaire, Jesus & Mary Chain, Guadalcanal Diary, Tears For Fears
Billy Idol – interviewed by Andy Kershaw in New York and promo / archive clips
Midge Ure – interview and Wastelands (rehearsal with Mick Ronson)
Kevin Rowland – interview
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Knowledge Of Beauty promo
Live Aid – book promos
Squeeze – interview and live in Houston
Michael Ochs – photo book article
Video Vote winner: Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
Central Elkie And Our Gang (60 minutes)
Elkie Brooks special
Wednesday 2nd October 1985
BBC1 Wogan
John Parr – St Elmo’s Fire
Andy Gibb -
Granada Hold Tight
The Thompson Twins – interview
Fine Young Cannibals
Thursday 3rd October 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
David Cassidy – interview, Someone
BBC1 Newsround
Men At Work – cancelled shows in China article
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
with Bernadette Nolan
7th Heaven – Hot Fun
Level 42 – Something About You
Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Paul Jordan
Colonel Abrams – Trapped
Iron Maiden -
Cameo – Single Life
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Rene & Angelo – I’ll Be Good
Top 10
10 Colonel Abrams -
9 Marillion -
8 Billy Idol -
7 Bonnie Tyler -
6 Madonna -
5 Stevie Wonder -
4 Red Box -
3 David Bowie & Mick Jagger -
2 Jennifer Ru8sh -
1 Midge Ure – If I Was
Five Star -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Loose Ends
C4 Linton Kwesi Johnson In Concert
C4 The Tube Extra: The Great Hollywood Swindle
Malcolm McLaren in Los Angeles
Brian Ferry – interview
Lone Justice – Wait Till We Get Home
Feargal Sharkey – interview
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – interview
Stevo
Angelyne
The Nervis Brothers
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Jungle Man
Zuma II
Friday 4th October 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
HTV Solid Rock
Groundhogs
C4 Bliss
King Kurt – Destination Zulu Land, medley of clips
Marc Almond – The Spirit Is Weak But The Flesh Is Willing
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – interview, Listen To This promo
Wham! – Freedom USA promo
The Win – interview, You Got The Power promo
Marc Bolan – clips
Motorbikes article with clips of Sid Vicious, Meat Loaf, 8th Wonder, Dead Or Alive
C4 Soul Train (compilation)
Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String
Ashford & Simpson – Solid
The Stylistics – Love Is Not The Answer
Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
5 Star – All Fall Down
The Conway Brothers – Turn It Up
David Grant & Jaki Graham – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
Steve Arrington – Feel So Real
C4 Roger Daltrey After The Fire advert
Saturday 5th October 1985
BBC1 Super Store
King – interview
Midge Ure – phone greeting
Cliff Richard – in show trailer
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
The Thompson Twins – King For A Day
TVAM Wide Awake Club
A-
Granada TX
Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart promo
LWT Studio One
The Armoury Show
Sunday 6th October 1985
BBC1 Songs Of Praise
Paul Jones
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Dusty Springfield
Monday 7th October 1985
BBC1 & ITN News
Bob Geldof leaves for Africa
BBC1 Wogan (guest host Selena Scott)
8th Wonder
Tuesday 8th October 1985
BBC1 Film ‘85
Tina Turner in Max Mad 3 location report
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Mali
BBC2 Whistle Test
Bobby Womack – Gypsy Woman, I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me
Promo clips: Feargal Sharkey, Pat Benetar, Simple Minds, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sting
Pato Banton – Mash Up The Telly (live in Stoke)
Arcadia – interview in New York
Captain Beefheart – Peaches (The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1974)
Suzanne Vega – Marlene On The Wall
Kate Bush – interview, Cloudbusting (promo clip)
Video Vote winner: The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
The Icicle Works – When It All Comes Down, Perambulator (live at Shelley’s, Stoke)
Wednesday 9th October 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Guest Hosted by Selena Scott
Billy Bragg – Days Like These
Adam Faith -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Filming of John & Yoko -
Yorkshire Freeze Frame: Iron Maiden
Granada Hold Tight
NB they claim this to be the 75th show
Shannon –
Surfing Dave –
Thursday 10th October 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
King –
Silent Running –
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Mike Smith
Red Box – Lean On Me
John Parr -
The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
The Cult – Rain
Top 10
10 John Parr -
9 Bonnie Tyler -
8 Madonna -
7 David Bowie & Mick Jagger -
6 Billy Idol -
5 Stevie Wonder -
4 Colonel Abrams -
3 Red Box -
2 Midge Ure -
1 Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
Billy Idol -
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
5 Star
BBC1 and ITN News
Yoko Ono & Sean – at Strawberry Fields park opening in Central Park, New York
Friday 11th October 1985
BBC1 Wogan (guest Hosted by Selena Scott)
Robert Palmer – Discipline Of Love
B A Robertson – interview
Anglia Portrait Of A Legend: Bobby Vinton
HTV Freeze Frame: Elvis Costello
C4 The Tube 5:30 – 7:00 pm (first in fourth series)
Hosted by Jools Holland, Paula Yates, along with Jools' Spitting Image puppet
The Minute Men – This Ain’t No Picnic (promo clip)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) – interview by Muriel Gray, King For A Day (promo clip)
Jesus & Mary Chain – Just Like Honey, Inside Me
Pete Townshend – interviewed by Jools Holland and a clip of film from Ealing Art College in 1961 allegedly shot by Townshend, who then denied it
Madonna – Dress You Up (promo clip) and lookalike contest
Elton John – Nikita (promo clip)
Arcadia – Election Day (promo clip), Simon Le Bon – interviewed by Paula via video link
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Listen To Me, Kathleen Mavourneen
Rik Mayall -
Jools' Spitting Image puppet plugs the Spitting Image book
The Temptations & Four Tops – medley of hits (Motown 25th anniversary special)
Chakk – Out Of The Flesh (Tube film)
Pete Townshend’s Deep End (with David Gilmour) – Give Blood, Second Hand Love, Face The Face
C4 Tears For Fears I Believe advert
Saturday 12th October 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
The Thompson Twins –
B A Robertson –
Shakin’ Stevens –
Roger Daltrey – After The Fire
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Elton John – Nikita
Arcadia – Election day, plus Golden Egg award presentation
BBC2 Saturday Review
Elvis Costello, Ross McManus with the Joe Loss Band – Georgia On My Mind
TVAM Wide Awake Club
The Frank Chickens
LWT Studio One In Concert
Talking Dumb
Sugar Sugar
Anglia Chaka Khan at The Roxy, Los Angeles
C4 The Corries and Other Folk
Loudon Wainwright III
C4 Beats Of The Heart: Konkombe
Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade
TVS Freeze Frame: John Cougar
Sunday 13th October 1985
Central London Calling
content unknown
LWT South Of Watford
The Frank Chickens
Monday 14th October 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Mali
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Cliff Richard interviewed by Anne Diamond (repeat)
Tuesday 15th October 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Burkino Faso
BBC2 Whistle Test
Blancmange – Lose Your Love, Don’t You Love It All
Promo clips: Saxon, It’s Immaterial, The Communards, Sade, UB40
Rock Landmarks in London article
The Clash – I Fought The Law (Rude Boy movie)
Robert Wyatt & Jerry Dammers – interviewed by David Hepworth, Wind Of Change promo
Neil Young – Back To The Country, Nothing Is Perfect, Down By The River (live in Philadelphia), interviewed by Andy Kershaw
Video Vote winner: Madness -
The Rain Parade – Depending On You, My Secret Country
Wednesday 16th October 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm (cancelled)
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Niger
BBC2 Murder at the Mardi Gras (1977 USA TV movie)
Wolfman Jack
Granada Hold Tight
The Damned – Is It A Dream
Graham Fellows –
Thursday 17th October 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
The Thompson Twins – King For A Day
Francis Rossi & Bernard Frost –
Matt Bianco – Yea Yea
BBC1 London Plus
Justin Hayward – interview, Silverbird (promo clip), and Nationwide 29th October 1979 clip
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Mike Read
Shakin’ Stevens – Lipstick Powder And Paint
A-
Elton John – Nikita
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Colonel Abrams – Trapped
Top 10
10 Jan Hammer -
9 Billy Idol -
8 Simple Minds -
7 Madonna -
6 John Parr -
5 A-
4 Red Box -
3 Colonel Abrams -
2 Midge Ure -
1 Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
Madonna -
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof receives the Order Of The Two Niles award in Chad
Yorkshire Puddle Lane (kids show)
Neil Innes (host)
Friday 18th October 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Elton John
BBC1 Wogan
Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm
C4 The Tube
Paula previews the show
Video Vote: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Cabaret Voltaire, Divine, Win -
Elton John – Nikita (promo clip)
Flesh – You Can't Help, The 2nd Choice (live)
Tina Turner – interviewed by Paula Yates about Mad Max, a selection of promo and archive clips, We Don't Need Another Hero (promo clip)
Charles Mingus – film clip
Mark King (of Level 42) plays slap bass
Robert Palmer – Discipline Of Love (promo clip), interviewed by Paula, No Not Much,
Trick Bag (live -
Stanley Jordon – Eleanor Rigby, interviewed by Jools
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust (promo clip)
Level 42 – Something About You, Physical Presence, The Chinese Way (live)
C4 OMD Le Femme Accident single advert
C4 A Flock Of Seagulls Who’s That Girl single advert
Saturday 19th October 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Madness –
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
John Cougar cancelled
Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart
TVAM Wide Awake Club
OMD –
8th Wonder -
TVS Freeze Frame: Genesis
LWT Farm Aid part one (90 minutes)
B B King, Neil Young, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Crystal Gayle, Charlie Pride, Glen Campbell
C4 The Corries And Other Folk
Tom Paxton
Yorkshire 321
Helen Shapiro
Sunday 20th October 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Shakin’ Stevens
Central Jerry Lee Lewis In London
Monday 21st October 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
BBC1 Wogan
Bob Geldof – interview
Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Empty Horses
Tuesday 22nd October 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Amy Grant, New Beginnings, London Community Gospel Choir, Randy Stonehill
BBC2 Whistle Test
Z Z Top – Sleeping Bag (rough cut of promo)
Promo clips: King, Adele Bertie, Art of Noise, John Cougar Mellencamp
Gary Moore – Run For Cover, Reach For The Sky
OMD – Le Femme Accident
Alex Leipson (Rush) – interviewed by David Hepworth, The Big Money promo
The Who – Long Live Rock (1973)
Victoria & Albert pop exhibition / memorabilia article
Roger Daltrey – interviewed by Mark Ellen, After The Fire promo
The Woodentops – Move me, It Will Come (The Blue Note Club, Derby)
Video Vote winner: Marc Almond – Love Letters
Central Route 66 (part two)
Lone Justice in recording studio
Wednesday 23rd October 1985
BBC1 Wogan
The Communards – You Are My World
Granada Hold Tight
Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down (re-
Total Contrast –
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Strasbourg, plus Michael Buerk / Mohammed Anin follow-
Thursday 24th October 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Baltimora –
Jaki Graham –
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Dixie Peach
John Parr – St Elmo’s Fire
Arcadia – Election Day
Jan Hammer – Miami Vice theme
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Level 42 – Something About You
Top 10
10 Red Box -
9 Elton John -
8 Midge Ure -
7 Simple Minds -
6 John Parr -
5 Jan Hammer -
4 Madonna -
3 Colonel Abrams -
2 A-
1 Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
The Thompson Twins -
ITV Citroen CX advert with Grace Jones
Friday 25th October 1985
BBC1 Micro Live
Martin Rushent
BBC1 Wogan
Dan Hartman
TSW A Season Of Rock N Roll (sixty minutes)
Clips from: David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks etc
C4 The Tube
Tom Waits – Frank's Wild Years (live)
Jools and Paula previews show
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner – It’s Only Love (concert clip)
The Dave Howard Singers – Road Warrior, unknown (live)
Dire Straits – in Israel article
Paula plugs Fashion Aid show at the Royal Albert Hall
Spectrum (Chris Farlowe, P P Arnold etc) – All Or Nothing (promo clip)
Dionne Warwick and Friends – That’s What Friends Are For (promo clip)
Jools is told to fill as the show is running under
REM – Wendell Gee, Can’t Get There From Here (live)
Morrissey – interviewed by Margi Clarke in Edinburgh, The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, Meat Is Murder, Hand In Glove (live in Glasgow)
Brilliant – It's A Man’s Man’s Man’s Man’s Man’s World (live)
Jeff Beck – Ambitions (promo clip with Donny Osmond)
Tom Waits -
Saturday 26th October 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Elton John – interview, phone-
Terraplane – Made In England
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
The Star Sisters (from Holland)
Granada TX
King – recording new album
BBC2 Russell Harty Goes To Liverpool
Beatle City article
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Shakin’ Stevens
The Drum Theatre
LWT Farm Aid part two
Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, Glen Campbell
TVS Freeze Frame: Iron Maiden
C4 An Audience With Billy Connolly
In audience: Bananarama, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, Bob Geldof, Roger Taylor (Queen)
Sunday 27th October 1985
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
George Benson
Central London Calling
Clips from: Dire Straits, The Cure, Tracie Young, Bob Marley tribute, Marc Bolan tribute
Monday 28th October 1985
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Australia
BBC1 Wogan
D C Lee – See The Day
C4 The Late Late Show
Georgie Fame
Tuesday 29th October 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Matt Bianco
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
Alvin Stardust, London Community Gospel Choir, Steve Taylor
Thames Des O’Connor Tonight
Matt Bianco – Half A Minute
BBC1 Whistle Test
Loudon Wainwright III – Hard Day On The Planet
Promo clips: Screaming Blue Messiahs, The Fall, D C Lee, Paul Hardcastle
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust, Land’s End
Steely Dan – Reeling In The Years (USA live, 1972)
Dave Stewart (The Eurythmics) – interview by Richard Skinner
Z Z Top – Sleeping Bag (ending of previous week’s clip)
Carolina’s article – with Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, Gerald Duncan, The Connells – Hats Off, The Fetchin’ Bones – So Brilliant, The Accelerators – If Tears Could Wash You Away, The Other Mothers – Rodeo
Propaganda – Murder Of Love (UEA, Norwich)
Video Vote winner: Blind In Texas promo
Thames Splash
D C Lee – interview
Thames The Thames Telethon 7:30 pm – 6:15 am
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – promo clip (wasn’t shown)
Wednesday 30th October 1985
BBC1 Wogan
UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart
BBC1 This Is Your Life: Bob Geldof (repeat)
Central Girls On Top
Theme by Difford & Tilbrook
TVS Garfield In Disguise (Halloween special)
Songs sung by Lou Rawls
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Elton John – interview
C4 A Plus 4
Morrissey – interviewed (cancelled due to illness)
Thursday 31st October 1985
BBC1 Cheggers Plays Pop
Dan Hartman –
Hazel Dean –
A Flock OF Seagulls –
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Simon Bates
Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart
Elton John -
Matt Bianco – Yea Yea
Chart 40 -
Top 40 Breakers -
King – Taste Of Your Tears
Top ten
10 Simple Minds -
9 Level 42 -
8 Jan Hammer -
7 Arcadia -
6 John Parr -
5 Madonna -
4 Elton John -
3 Colonel Abrams -
2 A-
1 Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love (repeat)
Shakin' Stevens -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Ian Dury
Anglia Rock Of The Seventies: Family
Friday 1st November 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Bobby Vee and Del Shannon -
BBC1 Wogan
Rick Nelson – Travelling Man, interview (cancelled)
Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Philadelphia (first show in new series)
Hall & Oates – interview
BBC2 Newsnight
Rock in Politics article with Billy Bragg
C4 The Tube
Intro by Paula and Jools with Arden and Frost
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (last week's Video Vote winner despite many votes from the band's home town Leeds)
Grace Jones, Tom Waits (promo clip excerpts)
Video Vote: The Family, The Associates, The Waterboys, Suzanne Vega
Mai Tai – History, Am I Losing You Forever (live)
Jasper Conran – talks to Paula Yates about Fashion Aid
Tom Waits -
The Actors – Looking For The Right Girl (repeat 1983) shown as a tribute to the late Gary Holton
The Neville Brothers – Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart (live in New Orleans)
Ray Charles – interviewed by Jools Holland in the USA and film clips
Jools and Paula plug Fashion Aid and The Tube compilation album
The Triffids – Hell Of A Summer, Stolen Property (live)
Grace Jones – interviewed by Paula, Slave To The Rhythm (promo clip) and ‘the making of’ clips
Spear Of Destiny – Land Of Shame, Once In Her Lifetime, World Service, Rocket Ship (live)
Saturday 2nd November 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Lloyd Cole – Lost Weekend
Paul King – interview
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
REO Speedwagon
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Dan Hartman
LWT Hall & Oates at the Apollo (60 minutes)
ITV Toshiba advert with Ian Dury (fourth version)
Sunday 3rd November 1985
Central London calling
Duran Duran, Elton John, Jagger & Bowie, Propaganda, Bob Geldof, Saxon, Madness
LWT The South Bank Show
Pete Townshend – After the Fire
Includes interview, demos, video diary, rough cuts of White City promo, rehearsals with Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour
LWT Sunday Sunday
Bill Wyman
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
Justin Hayward
Monday 4th November 1985
BBC1 Wogan
David Grant & Jaki Graham
BBC2 Edge Of Darkness (first in six part drama)
Music by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton
Tyne Tees Operation Julie (second part on 6th November)
Music by H20
Tuesday 5th November 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Fashion Aid article with Madness, Paul King, Alison Moyet
BBC1 News
Fashion Aid article with Kevin Godley
BBC2 Whistle Test
NB Kiss were scheduled to appear
Lonnie Donegan – Rock Island Line (UK TV)
Promo clips – Mike & The Mechanics, Fine Young Cannibals, The Pet Shop Boys, The Far Corporation, Dire Straits, Queen
Terry & Gerry – Armchair Terrorists, Ballad Of A Noisy Man, Reservation (live at The Mean Fiddler)
Skiffle Group (Andy Kershaw, Ro Newton, John Walters and John Peel)
The regal Rock & Blues Show rehearsals – with The Marvelettes, Bobby Vee, Del Shannon, Bo Diddley
Simply Red – Holing Back The Years, I Won’t Feel Bad
X Ray Spex – Artificial (1978)
Gil Scott Heron – Winter In America, Johannesburg
Video Vote winner: Lloyd Cole – Lost Weekend
Thames Des O’Connor
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Wednesday 6th November 1985
BBC1 News
Pirate radio station Laser 558 SOS report
Thames This Is Your Life: Elizabeth Welch
With Paul Jones
Thursday 7th November 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Johnny Nash
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Peter Powell
A-
The Far Corporation -
Level 42 – Something About You
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart
Top 10
10 Arcadia -
9 John Parr -
8 Madonna -
7 UB40 -
6 Level 42 -
5 Colonel Abrams -
4 Feargal Sharkey -
3 Elton John -
2 A-
1 Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love (repeat)
Paul Hardcastle -
BBC2 Meryll Streep At Work
With Sting – interview and filming ‘Plenty’
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul King
TVS Regrets
Rick Wakeman – interview (with Newsnight clip)
Alun Williams (Beatles manager)
Friday 8th November 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Junior
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Tampa Bay
Tears For Fears – interview
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul Weller – in Youth Year article
C4 The Tube
NB Del Shannon and Brenda from the Marvelettes can also be seen among the crowd
Jools previews the show
Includes contributions from the Comic Strip’s ‘Supergrass’ movie
Paula talks to French and Saunders
Carmel – I'm Not Afraid Of You (live)
Mick Jagger – Hard Woman (promo clip)
Elton John – interviewed by Paula Yates
Mark E Smith and Brix Smith (The Fall) – interviewed by Muriel Gray
Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down (Tube film)
Marc Almond & The Willing Sinners – Traumas Traumas Traumas, Love And Little White Lies (live)
Sly & Robbie – Make ‘Em Move (promo clip)
Fema Kuti – live in Nigeria excerpt from future show
The Fall – Bombast, Cruiser's Creek (live)
Muriel previews next week's show
Elton John – This Town, Sad Songs (Say So Much), Nikita, Burn Down The Mission, Restless
(un-
C4 Madness Uncle Sam advert
Saturday 9th November 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Feargal Sharkey – interview
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Feargal Sharley in Mr Puniverse sketch
TVAM Wide Awake Club
content unknown
Granada TX
Fine Young Cannibals – recording session, interview
Yorkshire 321
Kaja
LWT Hall & Oates (4th July, New Jersey) 55 minutes
Sunday 10th November 1985
LWT Live From Her Majesty’s
The Everly Brothers – Wings Of A Nightingale, Walk Right Back, Bye Bye Love, Let It Be Me
Monday 11th November 1985
BBC1 News
Artists Against Apartheid article with Little Steven interview
BBC1 Pebble Mill
The Boothill Footappers
BBC1 Wogan
China Crisis – The Highest High
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Phil Everly – interview
Tuesday 12th November 1985
BBC1 Hold The Back Page (series)
Music by Gordon Giltrap
BBC2 Whistle Test
Katrina & The Waves – Que Te Quiero, Red Wine And Whiskey
Promo clips: Dream Academy, Phil Lynott, Green On Red, Wham!, Cheech & Chong
Artists Against Apartheid article – with Little Steven etc
The Men They Couldn’t Hang – The Gold Rush
Tower Records, New York – article
The Undertones – True Confession (1979)
Echo & The Bunnymen – article
Video Vote winner: The Cult – Revolution
Champion Doug Veitch (seen listed)
ITV Heinz Lentil Soup advert with Gary Glitter
C4 Well Being (repeat of 1983 show)
Mari Wilson talks about diabetes
Wednesday 13th November 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Princess
Thames The English Programme (schools programme repeat)
The making of The Midsummers’ Night Tube, 1983
Border The Krazy Kitchen
Fine Young Cannibals
Thursday 14th November 1985
BBC1 Blue Peter
Sal Solo
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Gary Davies
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Lost Weekend
The Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin -
Chart 40 -
King – Taste Of Your Tears
Talking Heads -
Top 40 breakers -
Top 10
10 The Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin -
9 Queen -
8 The Far Corporation -
7 Colonel Abrams -
6 Level 42 -
5 UB40 -
4 Elton John -
3 A-
2 Jennifer Rush -
1 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner -
C4 Yesterday’s Britain: Holiday c.1958 British Transport promo with music by Chris Barber and Ottilie Patterson
Friday 15th November 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Charlie Watts Big Band at Ronnie Scott’s
BBC1 Wogan
Shakatak
Al Jarraeu
BBC1 Record Breakers
Cozy Powell goes for drum beats record (400 drums in 58 seconds)
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Atlantic City
Tina Turner – interview
Brian Adams – interview
C4 The Tube
Paula shows us into Jools' new dressing room
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – War (Europe A Go Go, January 1985)
The Woodentops – It Will Come (promo clip)
Buddy Curtis & The Grasshoppers – Gimme Some Lovin', unknown, Shake A Tail Feather (live)
Smiley Culture – Cockney Translation (promo clip), interviewed by Jools Holland
Max Headroom introduces The Very Things – The Bushes Scream (promo clip)
Ken Russell – talks to Paula about Sitting Ducks video productions, It's A Lovely Life (promo clip), Acid Queen (from Tommy)
Iron Maiden – Life After Death (concert clip)
Brazil – article
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Caroline, Endecott (live)
Jools and Paula plug The Tube book
Big Audio Dynamite – The Bottom Line (promo clip)
The Communards – Don't Slip Away, You Are My World (live)
Edwin Starr – War, Missiles (We Don't Want To Die), SOS (un-
C4 Grace Jones Slave To The Rhythm advert
Saturday 16th November 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Captain Sensible – interview
Blancmange – interview
Feargal Sharkey
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Paul McCartney – Interview, Spies Like Us promo
Granada TX
Cliff Richard – interview in recording studio
TVAM Good Morning Britain
De Film (Danish group)
TVS Freeze Frame: Pail McCartney
LWT New From London
Nazareth live
Yorkshire Folk Festival
Planxety
C4 Beats Of the Heart
Roots Rock reggae: Jamaican Music
With Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, The Abyssinians, Third World, Jacob Millar, The Mighty Diamonds, Ras Michael etc
Sunday 17th November 1985
Central London Calling
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – interview, The Pogues, Brilliant, Segue Segue Sputnik
Monday 18th November 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Clannad – Always Too Late
BBC1 News
Princes Trust article with Midge Ure, Mike & The Mechanics
Tuesday 19th November 1985
BBC1 London Plus
Paul Young – in charity article
BBC1 Film ‘85
Phil Collins – making of Separate Lives promo clip
BBC1 Rock Gospel Show repeat
With London Community Gospel Choir, Sal Solo
BBC2 Whistle Test
The Cure – interviewed by David Hepworth at Camden Palace
Promos: Nik Kershaw, The Hoodoo Gurus, Bronski Beat, Marillion
The Waterboys – This Is The Sea
Kiss – interviewed by Mark Ellen in Wapping, London, promo clips
Teardrop Explodes – Reward (1980)
Lloyd Cole – Lost Weekend, Perfect Blue (in recording studio), interviewed by Ro Newton
Feargal Sharkey – Ghost Train, You Little Thief
Billy Joel – interviewed by David Hepworth in New York, promo clips
Video Vote winner: Go West – Don’t Look Down
The Cure – Inbetween Days, Close To Me (Camden Palace)
BBC2 Arena: The Accordion Strikes Back
With Flaco Jimenez, Rockin’ Ida
Thames Des O’Connor Show
Chas N Dave – medley
Richard Digence
Wednesday 20th November 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Level 42 – Leaving Me Now
Thames This Is Your Life: Richard Branson
With Mike Oldfield, Genesis, China Crisis, Helen Terry, Madness, Feargal Sharkey
Thursday 21st November 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Paul Jordan
Madness – Uncle Sam
Wham! -
D C Lee – See The Day
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew – The Show (some live vocals and have a call/response with the audience)
Top 10
10 Talking Heads -
9 The Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin -
8 Level 42 -
7 Queen -
6 Elton John -
5 A-
4 Jennifer Rush -
3 UB40 -
2 Wham! -
1 Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart (promo clip)
Midge Ure -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bonnie Tyler
Friday 22nd November 1985
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Justin Hayward, Feargal Sharkey
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Grant and Graham, Tipper Ire, Feargal Sharkey and Richard Branson visiting 14 cities in one day for Children in Need
BBC1 Children In Need
The following featured in the day long telethon
Sting, Cliff Richard, Godley & Crème, Clannad, Kate Bush, B A Robertson, 5 Star, Grant & Graham, Paul Hardcastle, Suzi Quatro, Gary Glitter
Madness – Uncle Sam
Go West – Don’t Look Down
Mike & The Mechanics – Hanging By A Thread
Stewart Copeland, Rowan Atkinson, Nik Kershaw, Mark King, Mark Brzezicki (Big Country)
-
BBC2 Ebony
Junior
BBC2 Entertainment USA: El Paso
No musical guests
TSW A Season Of Rock: Jerry Lee Lewis in London
C4 The Tube
Jools and Paula introduces the show while Ralph Steadman taking their photo
The Easybeats – Friday On My Mind (TV, 1966)
Jools and Paula with Norman Lovitt in Jools' new dressing room
The Hoodoo Gurus – Like Wow Wipeout, In The Wild (live)
Tina Turner – interviewed by Paula Yates clip repeat (New York TV award winner)
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Motown 25th anniversary clip)
Hugh Masakela – interviewed by Muriel
Miles Davis – So What (1959 TV clip)
Hugh Masakela – Stimela (Coal Train) (live)
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Mr Rich Man, Cut Me Down (live)
Matilde Santing – I’m Not Mending Broken Hearts (live)
The Reggae All Stars (Dennis Brown, Sly & Robbie, Steel Pulse, Aswad, Ini Kamoze etc) – Get Up Stand Up (Tube film)
Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin’ (Toronto, 1969)
Ralph Steadman -
Paula talks to world's tallest man who appears in Yoko Ono's new video
Yoko Ono – Hell In Paradise (promo clip)
John Lennon – Jealous Guy (clip from the Imagine video)
Nils Lofgren – Delivery Night, Flip Ya Flip, Secrets In The Street (un-
Saturday 23rd November 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Katrina & The Waves – Que Ti Quiero, interview
Nik Kershaw – interview
Eyeless In Gaza –
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
Bryan Ferry – Windswept
Feargal Sharkey – Golden Egg award winner
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Mike Oldfield & Aled Jones
Granada TX
Midge Ure – interview backstage
Vitamin Z -
LWT Game For A Laugh
Rick Wakeman, Chas Hodges, Joe Brown, Toyah
LWT New From London 55 minutes
Pallas
Yorkshire 321
Gloria Gaynor, Shakatak
TVS Freeze Frame: Culture Club
Granada The Thompson Twins In Concert
Monday 25th November 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Clannad – Closer To Your Heart, Almost Seems To Late
BBC1 Wogan
Sheena Easton –
Tuesday 26th November 1985
BBC2 Whistle Test
Madness – Burning The Boats, Time
Promos: Starship, Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren, Clarence Clemmons & Jackson Browne, Madonna
Bob Dylan – interviewed by Andy Kershaw, promo with Dave Stewart and Feargal Sharkey
Andy White – Religious Persuasion, interview (Belfast)
Robert Cray Band – Change Of Heart, The Last Time I Get Burned
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary (Royal Albert Hall, April 1970)
Joni Mitchell – interviewed by Richard Skinner at her art exhibition in Los Angeles
Video Vote winner: Level 42 – Leaving Me Now
Doctor & The Medics – Miracle Of The Age, Nobody Loves You When You’re Got No Shoes (Beer Keller, Bristol)
Thames Splash
Tears For Fears – interviewed by fans
C4 Gallery (art quiz show) repeat
Ian Dury on panel
Wednesday 27th November 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Paul Young – Bite The Hand, interview
ITV / C4 Kate Bush Hounds Of Love advert
Thursday 28th November 1985
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Dixie Peach
David Grant and Jaki Graham – Mated
Whitney Houston -
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Pre Fab Spout – When Love Breaks Down
Top 10
10 Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin -
9 Whitney Houston -
8 Queen -
7 Doug E Fresh -
6 Talking Heads -
5 Jennifer Rush -
4 Dee C Lee -
3 UB40 -
2 Feargal Sharkey -
1 Wham! – I’m Your Man (promo clip)
Starship -
Granada Manhattan Transfer
Friday 29th November 1985
BBC1 News
Elton John’s court case against Dick James Music article with Mickie Most and Dave Dee interviews
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Detroit
Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox – interview
C4 The Tube
Jools introduces the show from his dressing room
Robert Hart & Machine – Dangerous World (Tube film)
The Untouchables – Free Yourself (live)
Benjamin Zephaniah – This Poetry
The Last Poets – clip from LWT show
Benjamin Zephaniah – interviewed by Muriel
Elton John & George Michael – Wrap Her Up (promo clip)
Mahalia Jackson – Come On Children, Let’s Sing (TV)
Paula Yates phone call from LA to Jools
Billie Holliday – Fine And Mellow (CBS TV, 1958)
Bessie Smith – St Louis Blues (movie clip)
Moon Twist – unknown (live) the sound mix is so poor the vocal is buried
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze (Marquee, London, 1967)
The Cult – Revolution, Phoenix (live)
The Untouchables -
Muriel previews next week's show
Cameo – Alligator Woman, She’s Strange, The Single Life, unknown, Hangin' Downtown (live)
TSW Sheena Easton at the Palace, Hollywood
Saturday 30th November 1985
BBC1 Saturday Super Store
Junior – Oh Louise
Alvin Stardust –
Arcadia – interview and phone-
Bonnie Tyler – interview
BBC1 The Krankies Elektronik Komik
Imagination
BBC1 Late Late Breakfast Show
No musical guests
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Big Sound Authority –
5 Star –
Granada TX
Tears For Fears -
LWT New from London
The Truth
TVS Freeze Frame: Men At Work
Granada Rick Springfield live
Sunday 1st December 1985
Central The Boomtown rats (Hammersmith Odeon) sixty minutes
Monday 2nd December 1985
BBC1 Wogan
Bonnie Tyler – Loving You’s A Dirty Job
Stevie Wonder – interview and songs
BBC2 Whistle Test Special: Born In The USA repeat of 18th June 1985
Tuesday 3rd December 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show repeat
Maria Mulduar
BBC2 Open To Question
Cliff Richard
BBC2 Whistle Test
Fine Young Cannibals – Couldn’t Care More, Don’t Ask Me To Choose
Promo clips – The Cars, The Thompson Twins, Mick Jagger, Sting
Nick Rhodes – interviewed by Richard Skinner about the charts, Arcadia promo clip
Mike Oldfield – Interviewed by Richard Skinner, Pictures In The Dark promo
Big Audio Dynamite – Article including The Bottom Line and BAD live at Rock City, Nottingham
John Cale – Dying On The Vine
The Jam – In The Street Today (1978)
Huey Lewis & The News – interviewed by Mark Ellen and Back To The Future clips
New Order – As It Is And When It Was, Sunrise (Hacienda, Manchester)
Video Vote winner: Julian Lennon -
Thames Des O’Connor Tonight
Imagination
Wednesday 4th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Katrina & The Waves – Que Te Quiero, Walking On Sunshine
BBC1 Wogan
Nancy Sinatra – interview
Colonel Abrams – Truth
ITV The Krazy Kitchen
Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat
Thames Minder: A Star Is Gorn (repeat)
with The Pretty Things
Thames Ralph McTell’s Streets Of London
St James’ Street
Thursday 5th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Dionne Warwick interviewed in New York
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Steve Wright
Go West – Don’t Look Down
Lionel Richie -
Nik Kershaw – When A Heart Beats
Chart 40 -
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Top 40 breakers -
Top 10
10 Jennifer Rush -
9 Lionel Richie -
8 Talking Heads -
7 Doug E Fresh -
6 UB40 -
5 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin -
4 Feargal Sharkey -
3 Dee C Lee -
2 Whitney Houston -
1 Wham! – I’m Your Man (promo clip)
Amazulu -
BBC1 Newsround
Bob Geldof in Indonesia Live Aid pirate tapes article
Thames Daytime
Sandie Shaw
HTV Rock Of The Seventies
The J J Band
Friday 6th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
John Lennon special
Mark McGann – A Day In The Life, interviewed by Bob Langley
Ken Howard – interviewed by Bob Langley
Strawberry Fields, New York article with Paul Coia
BBC1 Wogan
Joni Mitchell – Good Friends, interview
BBC1 Everyman
John Lennon: A Journey Through The Life 100 minute dramatization of his life, directed by Ken Howard with Bernard Hill playing Lennon
With Peter Cook, Paul Jones, Zoot Money, Roy Orbison, Helen Shapiro, Edwin Starr,
Linda Thompson, Stanley Unwin, Roger Waters, Carl Wayne, Lord Sutch, Andy Fairweather-
BBC1 Yoko Ono: My Journey After John
An interview in New York
BBC1 News
Yoko Ono interviewed in New York
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Salt Lake City
No musical guests
C4 The Tube
NB Emergency edition due to technicians’ strike, not a live broadcast but Jools and Paula were recorded earlier in the afternoon
Big Audio Dynamite and Microdisney were due to play live
Jools and Paula talking about the show and Art Aid at the Royal Academy
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas (new promo clip)
Madonna – Burning Up, Holiday (repeat of 27th January 1984)
Dire Strais – in Israel (live and interview)
Go West – SOS, The Man In My Mirror, Eye To Eye, Ball Of Confusion, Call Me, Innocence, Don’t Look Down (live)
Saturday 7th December 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Band Aid – one year on and new Michael Buerk report
Paul McCartney
BBC1 The Krankies Elektronik Komik
Modern Romance
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
Go West – Don’t Look Down
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Sal Solo
Granada TX
Stevie Wonder -
LWT Yoko Ono Lennon: Then And Now (55 minutes)
Sunday 8th December 1985
BBC1 Songs Of Praise
Paul Jones
Monday 9th December 1985
BBC1 and ITN News
Fans congregate at Strawberry Fields, New York for John Lennon
BBC1 Wogan
Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Ann Diamond
Tuesday 10th December 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show
The American Dove Awards from Nashville
BBC2 Whistle Test
Prefab Sprout – Johnny Johnny, When Love Breaks Down
Promo clips: Colonel Abrams, Big Dish, The Cruzardos, Bruce Springsteen
Fish – interviewed at the Marquee, London
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze (live at The Marquee, introduced by Dave Lee Travis)
The Weather Prophets – I Almost Prayed
The Style Council – What We Did The Following Year video clip
Robyn Hitchcock -
Tears For Fears – Shout live video clip
Pat Benetar – Interviewed by Richard Skinner in Los Angeles, promo clips
George Duke & Stanley Clarke – School Days (1981) NB possible inclusion due to the Jazz Week BBC2 had running that week
Video Vote winner: Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills live
Marillion – Hearts Of Lothian, Brief Encounter
Tears For Fears – interview by Andy Kershaw cancelled
The Waterbabies (seen listed)
ITV Paul McCartney’s Rupert And The Frog Song home video advert
Thames Des O’Connor
Shakin’ Stevens
Wednesday 11th December 1985
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bill Wyman, Pete Townshend -
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Cliff Richard – Interview, In Every One Of Us promo
Thames This Is Your Life: Terry O’Neil
With Francis Rossi, Ringo Starr, Elton John
Border The Krazy Kitchen
Boy George – scheduled to be in this episode
ITV Lennon & McCartney songs compilation from K-
BBC1 Wogan
Tears For Fears – Working Song
Thursday 12th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
New York Special with article on MTV
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Gary Davies
Bronski Beat – Perfect Beat
Madonna -
Cameo – She’s Strange
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Top 10
10 Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone
9 The Pet Shop Boys -
8 Lionel Richie -
7 Feargal Sharkey -
6 Band Aid -
5 Madonna -
4 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin -
3 Dee C Lee -
2 Wham! -
1 Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love (promo clip)
Wham! -
BBC1 News
Frank Sinatra’s 70th birthday article
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Nik Kershaw
Friday 13th December 1985
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Helen Shapiro on panel
BBC2 Ebony
Shankar
BBC2 Entertainment USA: The Virgin Islands
Sting – interview
AC DC – Interview
C4 The Tube
Roger Daltrey – cancelled
Two dancers make up the Channel 4 logo
Paula previews the show
Phil Collins – Don’t You Lose My Number (promo clip)
Colonel Abrams – The Truth, Trapped (live)
Sir Les Patterson – phone interview with Paula Yates
Anne Pigalle – interviewed by Muriel
Microdisney – Birthday Girl (live)
Anne Pigalle – Why Does It Have To Be This Way (live)
Paula sets Frank Sinatra competition, Jools Holland phone call
The Jools Holland Big Band – Great Balls Of Fire (Snug Harbor Bar, New Orleans)
To fill time Muriel tries to interview a man who is drinking a pint standing on his head
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (from Tube pilot 1982)
Muriel interview with The Leather Pets from the above clip
Muriel interviews a man doing press-
David Coverdale – interview in Los Angeles, promo clips
The Armoury Show – Castles In Spain, Kyrie (live)
The Cocteau Twins – Pink Orange Red (Tube film)
Paula reviews next week's show
Fine Young Cannibals – Suspicious Minds, Like A Stranger, Move To Work (un-
Saturday 14th December 1985
BBC1 Super Store
No musical guests
BBC1 Krankies Elektronik Komik
The Three Degrees
BBC1 The Late Late Breakfast Show
content unknown
Yorkshire 321
Chas and Dave
TVAM Wide Awake Club
Alvin Stardust
LWT MTV Awards 1985
With Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tina Turner, Bob Geldof, Sting, Paul Young, Grace Jones
Sunday 15th December 1985
BBC1 Late Night In Concert: Stevie Nicks repeat 29th September 1983
Central London Calling – The Christmas Show
Steve Blacknell plays table tennis with Bill Wyman, plus Feargal Sharkey, Roger Taylor, Lloyd Cole, Ozzy Osbourne, Pete Townshend
Granada What Did You Do In The Strike daddy sixty minute special
Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger
Monday 16th December 1985
BBC1 Blue Peter
Includes John Lennon’s white Rolls Royce
BBC1 Wogan
The Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
BBC1 Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas To Remember
Fifty minute special with Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
BBC2 Names and Games
Charity game show with Captain Sensible, Dave Hill (Slade), Suzi Quatro
Thames Gloria Gaynor live (in Paris) sixty minutes
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Justin Hayward – The Best Is Yet To Come, interviewed by Anne Diamond
Tuesday 17th December 1985
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show repeat
Larry Norman, The Rez Band, Steve Butler, Julie Moon
BBC2 Arena: The Apollo Story, part two
Rhythm and blues with Little Richard, Mary Wilson, Gladys Knight, Solomon Burke, James Brown
BBC2 Whistle Test
Barence Whitfield & The Savages – Bip Bop Bip, Dig Yourself, interview (live in Boston)
Video Vote: all are clips from the Princes Trust live home video
Promo clips: Bryan Ferry,
The Alarm – Decide, Sprit Of ‘76
Stevie Wonder – interviewed by Mark Ellen and clips
Godley & Crème – judge amateur video competition
John Cougar – Hot Night In A Cold Town (1981)
Genesis – interviewed by Richard Skinner, Monkey / Zulu demo
Video Vote winner: Jethro Tull – Pussy Willow
Billy Bragg (throughout the show with the Whistle Test crew) – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Cabaret Voltaire – I want You, Hell’s Home (live in Sheffield)
Dead Or Alive (seen listed)
Anglia Elton John at central Park (70 minutes) repeat
TVS Questions (from Canterbury) cancelled
Tom Robinson on panel
C4 Individual Voices: If You Don’t Want The Prize Don’t Join The Competition
Alexis Korner and Colin Hodgekinson at Camden Jazz Festival, 1981
Wednesday 18th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Chas & Dave
BBC1 Wogan (compilation show)
content unknown
BBC2 Pat Benetar In Concert repeat 31st March 1985
Thames This Is Your Life: Gerry Marsden
Rick Wakeman, Motorhead, Girlschool, Paul McCartney, Phil Lynott, Ben E King
Plus clips of Gerry & The Pacemakers from NME Pollwinners, The Ed Sullivan Show, Sweden TV
TVS Marilyn (1980 TV movie)
Theme by Billy Preston & Syreeta
Border The Krazy Kitchen
Modern Romance
Thursday 19th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Paul Jordan
Amazulu – Don’t You Just Know It
Band Aid -
Aled Jones -
Chart 40 -
Top 40 breakers -
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Top 10
10 Wham! -
9 Bruce Springsteen -
8 Madonna -
7 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin -
6 Dee C Lee -
5 Pet Shop Boys -
4 Wham! -
3 Band Aid -
2 Shakin' Stevens -
1 Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You (promo clip)
Paul McCartney -
BBC1 News
John Lennon’s White Rolls Royce sold at auction by Allen Klein
Friday 20th December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Steeleye Span – Somewhere In London, In The Bleak Midwinter
Paul Young – interviewed by Paul Coia
BBC2 Entertainment USA: Albuquerque
content unknown
LWT Joan Baez Live (Notre Dame) 70 minutes
Central Scrooge’s Rock N Roll Christmas 50 minutes
Mike Love, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Three Dog Night, etc
TSW All Star Rock N Roll Concert (Farm Aid II) 90 minutes
TVS All Star Country Concert (Farm Aid I) 90 minutes
C4 The Tube
NB Although it’s a live broadcast there are no live music acts appear due to an industrial dispute. During the countdown clock Paula, aware of his Derek & Clive reputation, reminds Peter Cook that it's live.
Peter Cook – guest host with Paula
Sam & Dave – Hold On I’m Comin’ (USA colour TV clip 1966)
Muriel in the Tube office instead of the studio as there are no lights
The Mint Juleps – Only Love Can Break Your Heart (live in the Tube office)
Echo & The Bunnymen – interviewed by Peter Cook
Jools Holland in the West End of London with Smiley Culture and Arden & Frost and gets thrown out of the RAC club
Kate Bush – Them Heavy People (Revolver 1978)
Muriel looks at books and calendars
Echo & The Bunnymen – Never Stop, The Cutter (A Crystal Day, St George’s, Liverpool, March 1984)
Various versions of White Christmas
Peter Cook and Paula look at Christmas singles which Cook then throws across the office
Muriel mentions The Tube's after-
Cameo – Single Life (previously unseen clip)
Tom Waits – Walking Spanish (previously unseen clip)
Elton John – Burn Down The Mission (previously unseen clip)
A preview of clips coming up in 1986
Dire Straits – Expresso Love (Wembley London, not shown on 3rd January 1986 broadcast)
Secret People – China (Tube film)
Peter Cook in the studio with candles previewing the next show
The Mint Juleps – White Christmas (live in the Tube studio surrounded by candles)
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore – Goodbye-
Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking (Rotterdam, Holland)
Saturday 21st December 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Cliff Richard – interview and phone-
Princess –
Slade –
BBC1 The Krankies Elektronik Komik
Chas and Dave
BBC1 News
Cliff Richard and Shakin’ Stevens in Tennis article in Brighton
Granada TX
Frank Sidebottom
C4 Beats Of The Street: Sukiyaki and Chips repeat
Includes Yellow Magic Orchestra
Sunday 22nd December 1985
BBC1 Rockspell repeat
Cliff Richard and Larry Norman
BBC1 BBC News Special: Do They Know It’s Christmas? 30 minutes
Bob Geldof special
BBC1 Manilow’s Christmas Magic repeat 28th December 1984
BBC2 The Other Side Of Alf 55 minutes
Alison Moyet special with The John Altman Big Band at The Forum, Hatfield
Channel Highway Christmas Special
With Lindisfarne
LWT Neil Sedaka
Monday 23rd December 1985
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Black Lace
BBC1 Wogan
Cliff Richard – It’s In Everyone Of Us
Hank Marvin -
John Parr –
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show
Mike Oldfield – In Dulce Jubilo
Bing Crosby – White Christmas
Mud – Lonely This Christmas
Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
The Andrews Sisters – I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus
Dickie Valentine – Christmas Alphabet
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz Christmas Special 60 minutes
Dexy’s Midnight Runners –
Feargal Sharkey –
Fine Young Cannibals –
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions –
Madness –
Phil Lynott – 19 (his last television appearance)
Slade –
Jennifer Rush –
Dire Straits – Walk Of Life promo
Neil Arthur (Blancmange) – interview
C4 Sunshine Christmas
Rusty Lee special, music by Dennis Bovell
Tuesday 24th December 1985 Christmas Eve
BBC1 A Song For Christmas
Carol competition with Cliff Richard
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Christmas Carol
B A Robertson
C4 The Pointer Sisters In Paris 70 minutes
C4 The Snowman with David Bowie introduction
Wednesday 25th December 1985 Christmas Day
BBC1 Top Of The Pops Christmas Party 2.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, John Peel, Gary Davies, Dixie Peach, Steve Wright
King – Love and Pride
Sister Sledge, Madonna (promo clip excerpts)
Colonel Abrams – Trapped
Phyllis Nelson (repeat excerpt), Midge Ure (promo clip excerpt)
Alison Moyet – That Old Devil Called Love
The Eurythmics, Paul Hardcastle (promo clip excerpts)
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, David Bowie & Mick Jagger (promo clip excerpts)
Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
The Crowd, USA For Africa, Band Aid (promo clip excerpts)
Billy Ocean – Suddenly
Foreigner, UB40 & Chrissie Hynde (promo clip excerpts)
Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart
Jonathan King introduces the top USA singles of the year -
Paul Young – Everytime You Go Away
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson, Jennifer Rush, Wham!, Whitney Houston (promo clip excerpts)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
BBC1 The Children’s Royal Variety Performance
Leo Sayer
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Phil Collins – Against All Odds
Thames Jim Davidson’s Top Pop Videos of 1985 sixty minutes
Promo clips: Band Aid, Bowie & Jagger, Madonna, Nik Kershaw, Wham!, Elaine Paige
and Barbara Dickson, Tears For Fears, Go West, Paul Hardcastle, Tina Turner, Paul
Young, The Power Station, King, Dire Straits, Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins, Elton
John, Kate Bush, Paul McCartney, Dee C Lee, UB40 & Chrissie Hynde, The Eurythmics,
A-
BBC1 Noel Edmonds Christmas Late Late Breakfast Show
Paul King -
Feargal Sharkey – You Little Thief (on board an aeroplane, but can’t hear the track so can’t lip synch)
Thames Minder On The Orient Express two hour final episode
With Adam Faith
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul McCartney
Cliff Richard
Thursday 26th December 1985 Boxing Day
BBC1 Ziggy’s Gift animation with music by Harry Nilsson repeat
BBC2 The American Film Institute Salutes Gene Kelly
With Olivia Newton-
Friday 27th December 1985
BBC1 Disneyland’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
Julian Lennon – Good Vibrations, Too Late For Goodbyes
The Pointer Sisters
Donna Summer
Alabama
BBC1 Super Dance ‘85
David Grant and Jaki Graham
BBC2 Entertainment USA: New York
content unknown
Saturday 28th December 1985
BBC1 Super Store
Fine Young Cannibals –
The London Gospel Community Choir
Paul McCartney – in Blunders Of the Year clip
BBC1 The Krankies Elektronik Komik
Slade – Do You Believe
BBC1 (Scotland) Apollo Countdown
The story of the Apollo, Glasgow
Hosted by Alvin Stardust
Status Quo, Phil Collins, B A Robertson, Barbara Dickson, Bryan Ferry, Rick Wakeman,
Midge Ure, Pete Agnew (Nazareth), Noddy Holder, Maddy Prior, John Cooper-
Yorkshire Timeslip 30 minute play
John Taylor as ‘The Hacker’
TVS All Star Rock Concert (Farm Aid II) 100 minutes
Brian Setzer, Foreigner, The Blasters, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Roy Orbison, John Mellancamp, Carole King, Sammy Hager & Eddie Van Halen, John Fogerty, Don Henley, Daryll Hall, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan
Sunday 29th December 1985
BBC1 Christmas Rock Gospel Show
Alvin Stardust, Paul Jones, London Gospel Community Choir
Yorkshire Lyrics By Tim Rice 90 minutes
Benny & Bjorn, David Essex, Murray Head, Paul Jones, Hank Marvin
ITV Geldof in Africa advert with voice over by Bob Geldof
Monday 30th December 1985
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival 50 minutes repeat 26th May 1985
BBC1 Blue Peter Review Of The Year
Elton John from May 1985
Bob Geldof from October 1985
BBC2 The Complete Beatles (1982 movie)
BBC2 Whistle Test – The View Ahead
10 minute trailer for tomorrow’s show
ITV Bradford & Bingley advert with John Otway
C4 Granada In The Sixties: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney repeat 17th December 1965
C4 Granada In The Sixties: From The North
The Beatles – Some Other Guy (The Cavern, Liverpool 1962)
Tuesday 31 December 1985
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival repeat 2nd June 1985
BBC2 85 Whistle Test 86
8:05 pm The Band Aid Story: Food and Trucks And Rock N Roll
9:15 pm Live Aid – The Concert simulcast with Radio One (compilation of highlights)
10:30 pm Video Vote simulcast with Radio One (winners only)
Pat Benetar – Love Is A Battlefield
U2 – A Sort Of Homecoming
Marillion – Kayleigh
The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
11:00 pm The Double Header simulcast with Radio One
Madness live at The Odeon, Hammersmith
King live at Barrowlands, Glasgow (beginning at 11:35 pm)
NB Paul King (singer) had discussed with the bands' manager whether he should announce the end of the band live on sage, but didn't.
At 12:00 am Jessie rae – Over The Sea
12:10 Pick Of The Year
Video previews, Frank Sidebottom
A-
The Long Ryders – Run Dusty Run (The Mean Fiddler)
Rock Landmarks article
Sade – Is It A Crime
Dire Straits – Money For Nothing promo
Neil Young – Back To the Country (15th October 1985)
Flares (trousers) article
Echo & The Bunnymen – Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
Joni Mitchell – painting clip
Arcadia – Election Day promo
Alison Moyet – That Old Devil Called Love
Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby
Z Z Top – Sleeping Bag promo
The Eurythmics – in paris article
Tools You Can Trust, John Walters – Skiffle clips
Jesus & Mary Chain – In A Hole
Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire (promo clip)
Big Daddy – Dancing In The Dark (promo clip)
Sotheby’s memorabilia article
New Order – Sunrise
Kate Bush – Cloudbusting (promo clip)
Billy Bragg – Between The wars
Bob Dylan – interview
Andy White – Religious Persuasion
Suzanne Vega – Small Blue Thing
UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I Got You Babe (promo clip)
Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town (Sight & Sound In Concert) shown as a tribute to Phil Lynott
Thames This Is Your Life: Chas and Dave
Lonnie Donegan
C4 At Last It’s Hogmanay 90 minutes
Maggie Bell, Midge Ure, Rab Noakes, Gallagher & Lyle, The Communards, Jim Diamond
Also this year
ITV Skol advert
song by Ralph McTell
TVS Number 73
The Kane Gang
TVS Number 73
The Alarm -
Unknown broadcast dates on the following…
BBC1 (West) RPM
Hosted by Andy Batten-
Asaah Papa -
Goldiggers, Chippenham night club report
Attic Theatre -
Distant Cousins -
BBC1 (West) RPM
Custom Software -
Singles' club report
Attic Theatre -
The Sidneys -
Bass guitar article with Mark King
Theatre group article
BBC1 (West) RPM
Blurt -
Liam Henshall (record producer), repeat of previous article, in recording studio
producing Terraplane, King -
BBC1 (West) RPM
Looney Tunes season at cinema
Restriction -
Pop in the Soviet Union article at the BBC World Service with presenter Seva Levenstein
BBC1 (West) RPM
from The Dugout Club, Bristol
The Startled Insects -
Doctor Marten's boots article with Alexi Sayle, Paul King
BBC1 (West) RPM
Distant Cousins -
Graduate (RPM 1980)
Tears For Fears -
BBC1 (West) RPM
The Losenges -
Local club / venue article
Fender Stratocaster article with Dave Gregory (XTC), Mark Knopfler
BBC1 (West) RPM
Scratch video article
The Startled Insects -
Brilliant Corners -
BBC1 (West) RPM
The Sidneys -
Andy Partridge (as a Mexican Revolutionary) tries to overtake Wiltshire Radio and meets Bob Harris
BBC1 (West) RPM
The Dukes of Stratosfear -
Record industry chart hyping article with Ray Hammond
Mark Springer -
BBC1 (West) RPM
Record industry radio hyping article with Ray Hammond
Asaah Papa & Graffi Jazz -