TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1987
Thursday 1st January 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
A live broadcast
Hosted by Gary Davies
Status Quo -
A-
Alison Moyet -
Chart 40 -
Elkie Brooks -
Gary Moore -
Spitting Image -
Chart 10 -
Jackie Wilson -
Madonna -
TSW Eric Clapton
concert
Thames Minder On the Orient Express (repeat) with Adam Faith
C4 Loose Tubes
jazz band
Friday 2nd January 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Billy Ocean -
BBC1 News
Elton John throat operation report with Cliff Richard
BBC1 Inside The Labyrinth
documentary with David Bowie
BBC1 Late Night in Concert
Suzanne Vega at the Royal Albert Hall
BBC2 Arena: Dylan
Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & Heartbreakers in Sydney
LWT New from London
Uriah Heep at the Camden Palace (May 1985)
Tyne Tees Razzamatazz New Year Special (final show)
Lou Reed & Sam Moore -
Dead or Alive -
Eight Wonder -
Jaki Graham -
Go West -
Gary Moore -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Spandau Ballet -
Thrashing Doves -
C4 Queen -
Saturday 3rd January 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Ward Brothers -
Swing Out Sister -
BBC1 Carrott Confidential (first in series)
Loudon Wainwright III -
BBC2 Jazz Week
7:25 Norman Grantz Presents Jazz at the Philharmonic
1967 in London with T Bone Walker, Louis Belsen, Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillsepie, Zoot Sims, Coleman Hawkins, Teddy Wilson
8:20 Loose Tubes at the Bath Festival 1986
9:15 Jazz Sounds 86
Final of young band of the year contest at Heaven, London
11:00 Charlie Watts Orchestra
31 piece band at Fulham Town Hall
12:00 Sven Klang's Quintet (1876 movie, Sweden)
TVS Does Humor Belong In Music?
Frank Zappa special
LWT Glastonbury (repeat)
HTV Saturday Night Music
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly
Yorkshire Live from Wilebski's
blues special
C4 Big Mix
Smiley Culture, Bobby McFerrin, Sly & Robbie, Womack and Womack, Johnny Marr, Aswad
Sunday 4th January 1987
BBC2 The Monkees: At The Movies
BBC2 Jazz at the Philharmonic part two
BBC2 Coast To Coast
play about soul DJs with Lenny Henry
C4 Swank -
John Otway
Monday 5th January 1987
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show
Val Doonican -
Dave Berry -
Cliff Richard -
Black Sabbath -
Bernard Cribbins -
Leo Sayer -
The Moody Blues -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert (repeat)
REO Speedwagon in Kansas
BBC2 Jazz Week: Buddy Bolden's Children
Humphrey Lyttelton
ITN News
Elton John throat operation report and live in Sydney
Tyne Tees How Dare You (first in series)
Theme by 5 Star
Thames The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (first in series)
Theme by Ian Dury
C4 The Eleventh Hour: Magic Hour
The Metal Doughnut Band -
Tuesday 6th January 1987
BBC1 Late Night in Concert (repeat)
Yes 9012 Live
BBC2 Jazz Week: The Coltrane Legacy
BBC2 Jazz Week: One Night with Blue Note part two
C4 The Max Headroom Show (first in new series)
The show now has an audience
Promo clips and guest Michael Caine
C4 Oscar Peterson Presents Jazz at the Gateway (Edinburgh)
Tribute to Duke Ellington
Wednesday 7th January 1987
BBC1 First Class (first in new series)
Theme by Mike Oldfield
BBC1 Wogan
The Hollies -
BBC2 Jazz Week: Clark Terry's Big Band Workshop parts one and two
ITV The Equalizer: The Lock Box
Adam Ant (acting role)
Thursday 8th January 1987
BBC1 Newsround
Elton John in Australia report
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
It's thought that the show was responsible for a 100% increase in sales for the Genesis album Invisible Touch and a 150% increase in sales for The Pretenders Get Close albums the following day. Usually an average increase for sales would be about 40% the following day.
Hosted by Gary Davies
Swing Out Sister -
Lionel Richie -
The Gap Band -
Chart 40 -
The Pretenders -
Breakers -
Chart 10 -
Jackie Wilson -
Genesis -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Dallas)
Peter Gabriel -
BBC2 Jazz Week: Dick Hyman
TSW Portrait of a Legend: Bobby Vinton
ITV / C4 Boston -
Friday 9th January 1987
BBC1 Wogan
The Style Council -
BBC2 Jazz Week; Le Jazz Hot
Jazz in France documentary
LWT New From London
Magnum
C4 The Tube
Jools and Paula preview this week's show
Diamanda Gallas -
Kim Tracy fortune reader talks to Jools
Pepsi & Shirlie -
unknown new presenter talks about Madonna
Elizabeth Westwood of Westworld -
Elton John -
The Cardiacs -
Down By Law movie clip with Tom Waits
Berlin -
The Armoury Show -
National Geographic article with explorer Robert Swan and Jools and Richard Jobson in a tent
Phil Lynott -
Diamanda Gallas
Siouxsie Sioux -
Julian Cope -
Preview of next week's show
The Mission -
C4 ER (first episode of sit-
Theme by Lou Rawls
C4 The Last Resort (first show)
Hosted by Jonathan Ross
Resident house band -
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees
Saturday 10th January 1987
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Amazulu
BBC1 Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Roven
TVS Number 73
Matt Bianco -
Frank Sidebottom
LWT Glastonbury
Judie Tzuke
C4 Sing Out
Sal Solo
C4 Map of Dreams
Music by Bill Nelson
Sunday 11th January 1987
BBC2 The Monkees: The Chaperone
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 12th January 1987
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show
Marty Wilde -
T Rex -
Dusty Springfield -
Matt Monro -
David Essex -
The Shadows -
The Rockin' Berries -
BBC1 Wogan
Tom Robinson -
ITN News
Elton John at England Test match
Tuesday 13th January 1987
BBC1 A Sort of Innocence (drama series)
Music by Richard Harvey
BBC2 Whistle Test Extra: My Blood, Your Blood
Music in Poland special with Republika, Madame, T Love, Process, Izrael, Maanam, Alter Ego, Tilt, Dzem, Ziyo, R.A.P., Dudek, Kat, Voo Voo, Mrs Pinki, Axe, Moskwa, etc
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips and guest Vidal Sassoon
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Wednesday 14th January 1987
BBC1 The Muppet Show (repeat)
Diana Ross -
BBC2 Filthy Rich and Catflap
The Nolans -
BBC2 Whistle Test (first in final series)
Down to thirty minutes per show
Hosted by David Hepworth and Andy Kershaw
Neil Young -
Bhundu Boys -
The Eurythmics -
New Age music article with Roger Eno, Brian, Harold Budd, Robert Fripp, Claire Hammill (promo clip)
Jason & The Scorchers -
The Mission -
ITN News
Elton John at England test match cricket
Anglia Rock Special: Elkie Brooks
Border Bliss In Concert: Spear of Destiny
Thursday 15th January 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith
Iggy Pop -
The Mission -
Robbie Nevill -
Chart 40 -
The Style Council -
Breakers -
Elkie Brooks -
Chart 10 -
Jackie Wilson -
Alison Moyet -
BBC2 Pamela Armstrong
Mike McCartney in Liverpool
Randy Crawford -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Palm Beach)
Alice Cooper -
Stevie Wonder -
TSW Portrait of a Legend: Herb Alpert
Friday 16th January 1987
major power cut across Kent due to snow, so I didn't see anything this night
BBC2 Arena: Stand By Your Dream
Tammy Wynette documentary
BBC2 Indelible Evidence (first of six)
Theme by Sonny Rollins
Granada Gary Burton in Concert
ITV The Tube live trailer during the afternoon
Jools Holland allegedly encourages the viewers to “Be there or be ungroovy fuckers” which he had to apologise for during the live show and was subsequently suspended for six weeks
C4 The Tube
Jools Holland, Muriel Grey (Paula Yates was absent as she was filming)
unknown rockabilly band -
The 'Ice Man' unsuccessfully tries to melt a lump of ice throughout the show
Preview of this week's show
The Blow Monkeys -
The Christians -
George Michael & Aretha Franklin -
Tim Buk Three -
Mahalia Jackson (Jazz On A Summer's Day clip)
The Bible -
Michelle Shocked -
Rosie Vela -
Steely Dan -
Jools apologises for his swearing earlier on
Jimmy Fostyhe (photographer) -
Jools denies a press story that the Tube is being axed, while Mission fans are shouting "eskimo" in the background
Jools and Muriel introduce The Mission
The Mission -
C4 The Last Resort
Malcolm McLaren
Ray Davies -
Saturday 17th January 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Pepsi & Shirlie
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Robbie Neville
BBC1 Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
TVS Number 73
Elkie Brooks -
LWT Glastonbury
Roy Harper
TVS A Flock of Seagulls (live at the Ace, Brixton)
C4 Map Of Dreams (part two)
Music by Bill Nelson
Sunday 18th January 1987
BBC2 The Monkees: Monkee Mayor
BBC2 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Music by Gordon Giltrap
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 19th January 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Cliff Richard -
The Hollies -
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show
repeat of the first show with the new inclusion of The Rolling Stones -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
David Cassidy
Tuesday 20th January 1987
C4 Max Headroom
promo clips and guest Oliver Reed
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Deucher Sextet
Wednesday 21st January 1987
BBC2 Whistle Test
Hosts -
Leather Nun -
Age of Chance -
Georgia Satellites -
Johnnie Walker -
The Psychedelic Furs -
Gaye Bikers on Acid -
World Party -
BBC2 Filthy Rich and Catflap
Jools Holland & Gilson Lavis -
C4 Dust and Dreams
Duke Ellington Band at the Cotton Club
Hudie Leadbetter
Thursday 22nd January 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies
Dead or Alive -
UB40 -
Randy Crawford -
Chart 40 -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Breakers -
Siousxie & The Banshees -
Chart 10 -
Steve Silk Hurley -
Swing Out Sister -
BBC2 Pamela Armstrong
The Hollies -
Friday 23rd January 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Drum Theatre -
BBC2 Ebony: Sing Louder For They Haven't Heard Us
Peter Gabriel, Gil Scott-
Granada Ben Sidran -
C4 The Tube
Jools Holland had been suspended for six weeks due to his swearing on live TV, so Paula hosted the whole show alone, referring to it as "a Marie Celeste of TV presentation." Producers Andrea and Geoff Wonfor both quit after the show.
The Whiskey Priests -
Preview of this week's show
The Beastie Boys -
Then Jerico -
Levis advert interview with Eddie Kidd and Rachel ? from the Stand By Me ad, Michael Roberts talks about the ads
Chet Baker -
Then Jerico -
Nik Kershaw -
Morrissey interviewed by Shawn Duggis, a sixteen-
Howlin’ Wilf & The Vee Jays -
Bobby Womack -
Howlin’ Wilf -
Graffiti article
Bobby Womack -
Video Search winner meets Tim Pope
The Icicle Works -
Jamalot -
C4 The Last Resort
Anita Baker
Saturday 24th January 1987
BBC1 Superstore
5 Star -
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
5 Star
BBC1 Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Swing Out Sister
TVS Number 73
Drum Theatre
LWT Glastonbury
Climax Blues Band
Central Kool and The Gang
TVS Fiat Lux -
LWT Aspel and Company
Bob Geldof -
C4 Map of Dreams 3
Music by Bill Nelson
Sunday 25th January 1987
BBC2 The Monkees: It's A Nice Place To Visit
BBC2 No Limits
compilation with promo clips only
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 26th January 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Randy Crawford -
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show (repeat 16 January 1985)
Tuesday 27th January 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
The Armoury Show -
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips only plus guest Tracey Ullman
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Wednesday 28th January 1987
BBC2 Whistle Test
Bruce Springsteen -
Steve Earle -
The Cult -
The Doobie Brothers -
Reunion article -
Bad Company -
ITV The Equalizer: Bump and Run
with Meat Loaf
ITN News
Boy George at Coroner's Court
Thursday 29th January 1987
BBC1 Tomorrow's World
Alan Price
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith
Pepsi & Shirlie -
Aretha Franklin & George Michael -
Raze -
Robbie Neville -
Chart 40 -
Vesta Williams -
Breakers -
Taffy -
Chart 10 -
Steve Silk Hurley -
BBC2 Arena: Stonebridge
Linton Kwesi Johnson
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Randy Edelman
Friday 30th January 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Love and Money
Drum Theatre
Granada Ahmed Jamahl live
C4 The Tube
Preview of this week's show
Paula Yates apologises for calling Morrissey a 'prat'
The Smithereens -
Patsy Kensit -
The Bangs -
Jamalot -
Hot House -
Luther Vandross -
Taffy -
European charts article
The Smithereens -
The Proclaimers -
Slaves of New York clip and Tama Janowitz interview with Muriel
Tai Eu Maksekha -
Richard Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) -
The Proclaimers -
Microdisney -
The Psychedelic Furs -
C4 The Last Resort
Paul Johnson
Saturday 31st January 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Paul Young
Fuzzbox
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Faze One
BBC1 Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
TVAM THe Wide Awake Club
Pepsi & Shirlie
TVS Number 73
Then Jerico -
The Christians -
LWT Glastonbury
Randy California
Central Tears For Fears
TVS Midem Trophies Gala part one
Made by FR3 / RTL
Level 42 -
HTV Al Stewart live
C4 Map of Dreams (episode 4)
Music by Bill Nelson
Sunday 1st February 1987
BBC2 No Limits
compilation
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 2nd February 1987
BBC1 Wogan
The Judds -
BBC1 The Golden Oldies Picture Show (repeat)
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Freeze -
Tuesday 3rd February 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
The Real Thing
Thames Splash
Pepsi & Shirlie
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips only plus guest Rutger Hauer
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson
Wednesday 4th February 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
View From The Hill
BBC1 Wogan
Spandau Ballet -
BBC1 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie 1978 TV movie with Johnny Cash
BBC2 Whistle Test
The Cult -
Run DMC -
Bon Jovi -
Sudden Sway -
A-
Andy Kershaw in Scandinavia article with The Nomads, All That Jazz, Imperiet, 13 Moons, Leather Nun
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Simon LeBon
Paul Young -
Thursday 5th February 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by John Peel, Janice Long
The Blow Monkeys -
Randy Crawford -
The Smiths -
Chart 40 -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Breakers -
Chart 10 -
George Michael & Aretha Franklin -
Hot Chocolate -
Friday 6th February 1987
BBC2 Driving Force (repeat)
Roger Daltrey
BBC2 Ebony
Randy Crawford -
LWT New From London
Lee Aarron
TSW Tears For Fears
LWT South of Watford
Morgan Kahn
C4 The Tube
The Kinks -
Paula Yates introduces the show dressed as a cowgirl from the Tube outside
Deaf Heights Cajun Aces -
Preview of this week's show
Simply Red -
Martin ? talks to Paula about what Jools is doing
Mantronix -
Stump -
Paula talks to two paparazzi in a dark room
Stan Ridgway -
XTC -
Luther Vandross -
Peter Nardini -
Diamanda Gallas -
The Rainmakers -
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie -
Snake Davis -
Boy George -
Culture Club -
Paula previews next week's show
Stump -
Led Zeppelin -
Stump -
C4 The Last Resort
Divine
Hot House
Saturday 7th February 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Terraplane
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Cliff Richard & Dave Clark
A-
BBC Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Bananarama
Tchahch
TVS Number 73
Fuzzbox -
LWT Glastonbury
Richie Havens
Central Queen Live in Rio
TVS Midem Trophies Gala part two
Basia
Berlin -
Carmel -
Level 42 -
Granada The Robert Cray Band
C4 Saturday Live (first in second series)
The Communards
Meat Loaf
Sunday 8th February 1987
BBC1 British Record Industry Awards Preview
promo clips only
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 9th February 1987
BBC1 Blue Peter
Chris Amoo of The Real Thing and his Cruft’s dog Viscount
BBC1 News
Boy George in court case against drug pushers
BBC1 The British Record Industry Awards 1987
5 Star -
Album: Dire Straits -
Producer: David Stewart (on video) -
Spandau Ballet -
New Act: The Housemartins (on film) -
Video: Peter Gabriel -
Level 42 -
International Solo: Paul Simon -
International Group: The Bangles -
Whitney Houston -
Classical: Julian Lloyd Webber -
Film soundtrack: Top Gun (Charles Dance) -
Simply Red -
Lionel Richie -
Contribution: Eric Clapton -
Chris DeBurgh -
Group: 5 Star -
Female: Kate Bush -
Male: Peter Gabriel -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Single: The Pet Shop Boys -
Tuesday 10th February 1987
BBC1 In At The Deep End
Bananarama
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul Young interview part one
Thames Splash
Level 42 -
C4 Jazz at the Gateway
Oscar Peterson, Morrissey-
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips and guest David Byrne
Wednesday 11th February 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Anita Baker
BBC2 Whistle Test
Broadcast from Cardiff. The Smiths were due to appear but Morrissey's grandmother died so didn't
Hosted by Andy Kershaw, Mark Ellen
The Smiths -
Welsh language bands -
Gene Loves Jezebel -
Pop Press at the BPI Awards -
Madness -
World Party -
Pop Will Eat Itself -
BBC2 Filthy Rich and Catflap
Midge Ure
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Paul Young interview part two
Thursday 12th February 1987
BBC1 Blue Peter
Bob Geldof
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
The 1200th show
Hosted by Peter Powell, Simon Mayo
Level 42 -
Ben E King -
Pepsi & Shirlie -
Chart 40 -
5 Star -
Breakers -
Vesta Williams -
Chart 10 -
George Michael & Aretha Franklin -
Taffy -
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Microdisney -
Friday 13th February 1987
BBC2 Ebony
Luther Vandross
Paul Johnson
LWT New From London
The Chevalier Brothers
ITN News
Jerry hall courtcase in Barbados with Mick Jagger
C4 The Tube
Hosted by Paula Yates
A harmonica themed show
Hurrah -
Arthur Baker -
Spandau Ballet -
Arthur Baker & Wally Jump Jr -
The Eurythmics -
Mental As Anything -
Television -
Love and Money -
Harmonica article with Larry Adler, Judd Lander and clips of Junior Wells, Toots Theilmans, Sonny Terry, Sonny Boy Williamson II
Larry Adler -
Iggy Pop -
Tom Verlaine with Love and Money -
Black -
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
Paula previews next week's show
Hurrah -
C4 The Last Resort
Matt Johnson
Saturday 14th February 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Bob Geldof with Eric Clapton -
Slade
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Carl Wayne -
BBC1 Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
BBC2 Saturday Review
Kiss Me Kate report with Paul Jones
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Paul Johnson
5 Star
TVS Number 73
Well Red
TVS Orange Juice -
LWT Glastonbury
The Chieftains
C4 Saturday Live
Klymaxx -
Bob Geldof -
C4 Tube Special: Spandau Ballet -
live at the NEC, Birmingham
Sunday 15th February 1987
Yorkshire Highway
Alan Price
ITN News
Cruft’s report with Chris Amoo of The Real Thing, his dog wins
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 16th February 1987
BBC1 Blue Peter
Chris Amoo of The Real Thing
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show (repeat 30th January 1985)
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Klymaxx
Yorkshire Portrait of a Legend: The Grateful Dead
Tuesday 17th February 1987
Central Boon (first in second series)
Music by Dean Friedman
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips with guest Howie Mandell
Wednesday 18th February 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Westworld -
BBC2 Whistle Test
Hosted by Mark Ellen, Andy Kershaw
Steinski & Mass Media – We’ll Be Right Back (promo clip)
The Communards -
The Judds -
Los Lobos -
The Skids -
Big Audio Dynamite -
ITV / C4 Hot Chocolate Very Best Of advert with Errol Brown
C4 News
Vangelis in France court case report
Thursday 19th February 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies
Westworld -
Carly Simon -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Chart 40 -
Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish -
Breakers -
Eric Clapton -
Chart 10 -
Ben E King -
Europe -
Friday 20th February 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Boy George -
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
The Communards -
ITV Pedigree Chum advert with Chris Amoo of The Real Thing
LWT New From London
The Blue Bells
C4 The Tube
The studio tape begins with Los Lobos -
Hosted by Paula Yates, previews this week's show
Erasure -
World War II jackets article with Felix
Simply Red -
Little Richard -
Europe -
Joey Tempest of Europe -
Yargo -
Boy George -
Little Richard -
A-
Los Lobos -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
Touch magazine article
Husker Du -
Paula previews next week's show
Erasure -
C4 The Last Resort
Donny Osmond with Hank Wangford and Billy Bragg -
Saturday 21st February 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Europe -
Level 42 -
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
5 Star
BBC1 Carrott Confidential
Loudon Wainwright III -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
The Lover Speaks
TVS Number 73
The Communards -
Mel and Kim
LWT Glastonbury
Osibisa, Sad Cafe
Central Sweet Live at the Marquee
TVS Tears For Fears -
LWT People Do The Funniest Things
Kim Wilde home movie
C4 Saturday Live
The Christians
West World
Sunday 22nd February 1987
BBC1 Asian Magazine
Morgan Kahn
ITN News
Andy Worhol death report
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
C4 The A to Z of C&W with Hank Wangford (first in series)
A -
B -
C -
interviews with Randy Travis, Charlie Louvin, Chet Atkins, Billy Bragg, Dwight Yoakam
Monday 23rd February 1987
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show (repeat 6th February 1985)
TVS Frocks on the Box
Theme by Womack and Womack
Yorkshire Portrait of a Legend: The Four Seasons
Tuesday 24th February 1987
BBC1 AIDS -
Thames Splash
Level 42 filming Running In The Family promo
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips only with guest Jack Lemmon
Wednesday 25th February 1987
BBC1 Dallas: The Early Years part one
with Hoyt Axton
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Paul Johnson
BBC1 Wogan (Derek Jameson)
Alison Moyet -
BBC2 Whistle Test
Live from Manchester
Freddie Mercury -
Lone Justice -
Northern Soul article in Blackburn with Mick Hucknall
Robert Cray -
The Specials -
The Primitives -
Paul Simon -
ITV First AIDS trailer with Peter Gabriel
ITN News
The Beatles CDs article with George Martin
C4 News
DAT (Digital Audio Tape) report with Hugh Padgham, Dream Academy
Thursday 26th February 1986
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Mike Smith
The Jets -
Simply Red -
The Cult -
Chart 40 -
Level 42 -
Top 40 breakers -
Mental As Anything -
Chart 10 -
Ben E King -
Duran Duran -
BBC1 Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Cutting Crew -
Friday 27th February 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor
Jaki Graham
BBC1 Wogan
Boy George -
BBC1 / BBC2 AIDS -
with Ian Dury
BBC2 Ebony
The Bhundu Boys
BBC2 Arena: A Brother with Perfect Timing
Abdullah Ibrahim (nee Dollar Brand)
ITV First AIDS
Alison Moyet -
Erasue -
plus Simon LeBon, Peter Gabriel, Corrine Drewry (Swing Out Sister), Pepsi & Shirlie, Bananrama
LWT New From London
Warlock
TSW Ian Dury and The Blockheads
C4 The Tube
Hosted by Paula and Muriel
The Beatles -
Paula previews the show
Dance Like A Mother -
Hugh and Cry -
Video Search competition entries -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
Herge's Tin Tin article -
David Sanborn -
Cyndi Lauper -
Malcolm Hardy -
The Beatles -
Paula and Muriel preview next week's show
Cyndi Lauper -
C4 News
Bath Art College report with Paul and Linda McCartney
C4 The Last Resort
Boy George -
Ruby Turner -
Saturday 28th February 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Alison Moyet -
Nick Kamen -
The Jets -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Mel and Kim
TVS Number 73
Gary Moore -
LWT Glastonbury
The Blues Band
Central Survivor Live in Japan
TVS David Essex at the Royal Albert Hall
TSW The Jazz Life: Ritchie Cole
C4 Saturday Live
Lone Justice -
Stranglers -
Sunday 1st March 1987
LWT The South Bank Show: The Underground
Billy Bragg, Wee Willie Harris
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
C4 The A to Z of C&W with Hank Wangford
C-
D -
E -
F -
Interviews -
Monday 2nd March 1987
BBC1 The Golden Oldie Picture Show (repeat)
BBC1 Wogan (Bruce Forsyth)
Al Jarreau -
Tuesday 3rd March 1987
BBC1 Tutti Fruitti (first episode)
Drama series about a rock n roll band in Scotland
Musical Director: Zoot Money
ITV The TV Times Awards
5 Star -
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips with guest Jackson Browne
Wednesday 4th March 1987
BBC2 Whistle Test
Bruce Willis (with June Pointer) -
The Mission -
Deep Purple -
Trick or Treat movie clip with Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne
Michelle Shocked -
Television -
Thames This Is Your Life: Dudley Moore (part one)
Kenny Rogers
Thursday 5th March 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Gary Davies
The Christians -
A-
Erasure -
Chart 40 -
Mel & Kim -
Breakers -
Al Jarreau -
Chart 10 -
Ben E King -
Percy Sledge -
BBC2 Science Topics: Electronics In Action
Midge Ure
ITV The Communards album advert
Thames The Star Golden Awards
Phil Collins receives award
Thames Meltdown (first in convert series)
Womack and Womack
Seventh Heaven
Friday 6th March 1987
BBC2 Ebony
Anita Baker
Anglia A Killing On The Market (drama Series)
music by Richard Harvey
C4 The Tube
The return of Jools Holland. Grace Jones was meant to be interviewed but spent so long in her dressing room they ran out of time.
Paula and Jools host the show
U2 -
Fine Young Cannibals -
Simply Red -
Charlie Mingus -
Nightshift -
Shelleyan Orphan -
Eric Clapton, Robert Cray and Phil Collins -
Robert Cray with Tina Turner -
Buddy Guy and B B King -
Billy Idol -
Gail Ann Dorsey -
Paula announces the intended Hola item won't be on this week
U2 -
Shelleyan Orphan -
Le Corbousier item
Bad News -
Deep Purple -
Robert Cray Band -
C4 The Last Resort
Christine Collister & Clive Gregon -
Saturday 7th March 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Mel & Kim
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Ruby Turner -
TVS Number 73
John Campbell (It's Immaterial) -
Immaculate Fools -
TVS The Icicle Works -
LWT Glastonbury
Aswad
C4 Saturday Live
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Terrance Trent D'Arby
Sunday 8th March 1987
Tyne Tees Super Gran
Gary Glitter (as Newcastle Brown)
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
C4 The A to Z of C&W with Hank Wangford
F -
G -
H -
I -
interviews -
Monday 9th March 1987
BBC2 French and Saunders
Alison Moyet -
BBC2 Moonlighting: Symphony In Knocked Flat
The Temptations -
Yorkshire Portrait of a Legend: James Brown
Tuesday 10th March 1987
C4 The Max Headroom Show
promo clips with guest Jackie Collins
Wednesday 11th March 1987
BBC1 London Plus
60s revival scene report
BBC1 Wogan
Level 42 -
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Haywood
BBC1 The Clothes Show
Howard Jones, Hazel O'connor
BBC2 Whistle Test
Live from Belfast
The Blue Aeroplanes -
Sinead O'Connor -
Focus -
Bob Geldof -
U2 -
The Beatles -
TVS Bliss In Concert -
C4 Ask Dr Ruth
Larry Gatlin
Thursday 12th March 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Mike Smith
Alison Moyet -
Jackie Wilson -
Nick Kamen -
Chart 40 -
Freddie Mercury -
Breakers -
The Beastie Boys -
Chart 10 -
Boy George -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Friday 13th March 1987
BBC1 Blankety Blank
Joe Brown
BBC2 Pamela Armstrong
Labi Siffre
TSW Duran Duran -
LWT New From London
Tokyo Blades
C4 The Tube
Jools and Paula introduce the show from the street
Chiefs of Relief -
Janet Jackson -
Japan music scene article -
Vow Wow -
Grace Jones -
Horse -
Hola -
Herb Alpert -
Chiefs of Relief -
Peter Gabriel -
Vow Wow -
Paula previews next week's show
C4 The Last Resort
Marc Almond -
Whodini -
The Christians -
Saturday 14th March 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Janet Jackson -
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Level 42
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Nick Heyward
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Iron Maiden at Hammersmith Odeon
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Level 42 -
Fine Young Cannibals -
TVS Number 73
Cutting Crew
LWT Mirror Image
Blancmange
TVS Barclay James Harvest (Wembley Arena)
C4 Saturday Live
The Bhundu Boys
Erasure
Sunday 15th March 1987
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
C4 The A to Z of C&W with Hank Wangford
J -
L -
N -
O -
R -
interviews -
Monday 16th March 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Kim Wilde & Junior -
Yorkshire Portrait of a Legend: Merle Haggard
C4 The Late Late Show
The Dubliners 25th anniversary show
U2 -
The Pogues & The Dubliners -
Tuesday 17th March 1987
BBC1 Chris DeBurgh
live at the Kings Hall, Belfast
ITV / C4 Telecom Pagers advert with Colin Blunstone 'She's Not There'
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Meat Loaf
Wednesday 18th March 1987
BBC1 The Clothes Show
Boy George
BBC2 Whistle Test
Peter Gabriel -
Camper Van Beethoven -
Vince Clark -
Lyle Lovett -
Tom Scholz (Boston) -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Boy George
C4 Media Programme
AIDS awareness cinema advert with Bob Geldof
Thursday 19th March 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell
Mel & Kim -
Bruce Willis -
The Mission (with Julianne Regan) -
Chart 40 -
Erasure -
Genesis -
Al Jarreau -
Chart 10 -
Boy George -
Prince -
BBC2 James Galway & The Chieftains in Ireland (part one)
Thames Meltdown
Meat Loaf
Friday 20th March 1987
BBC1 Corners
5 Star
BBC1 London Plus David Bowie press conference
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Fine Young Cannibals
C4 The Tube
Hosted by Paula and Jools and Paula announces that the show has been 'pulled', but it would be actually confirmed on the 20th April show
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Paul and Nasher of Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Maxi Priest -
Liverpool article with Muriel -
The Comsat Angels -
Prince -
Edward Barton -
The Comsat Angels -
David Bowie -
Maxi Priest -
C4 Ray Charles: A Man And His Soul (Dick Clark Productions, 1984)
Concert in Las Vegas
with Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Engelbert Humperdinck, Stevie Wonder, The Rev James Cleveland, Johnny Cash, Mickey Gilley
C4 The Last Resort
Bananarama -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
Saturday 21st March 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Bryan Adams
BBC1 The Houseman's Tale (first of two)
Music by Dave Greenslade
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Fine Young Cannibals
Ferry Aid (promo rough cut)
TVS Number 73
Mike Batt & Captain Sensible -
Central REO Speedwagon
TVS Violent Femmes -
LWT Mirror Image
Barclay James Harvest
Granada Meltdown
Elkie Brooks
H2O
C4 Saturday Live
The Smithereens -
The Style Council -
Sunday 22nd March 1987
BBC1 BAFTA Awards
Bob Geldof presents an award
LWT The South Bank Show
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Central Jazz and Blues: Willie Dixon
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
C4 The A to Z of C&W with Hank Hangford
S -
T -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
interviews -
Monday 23rd March 1987
BBC1 Wogan
The Thompson Twins -
Yorkshire Portrait of a Legend: Sly Stone
Tuesday 24th March 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
The Ward Brothers
BBC2 Whistle Test
The last regular show
Live from Glasgow
The Smiths cancelled
Eric Clapton -
Wet Wet Wet -
Country music in British clubs -
Patsy Cline -
The Blue Aeroplanes -
Elton John -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Kiki Dee
Anglia Rock Special
Al Stewart
TVS Bliss In Concert
Hugh Masekela
C4 Mavis On 4
Dee Dee Bridgewater
C4 Ask Dr Ruth
Isaac Hayes
Thursday 26th March 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Paul Brady
BBC1 London Plus
David Cassidy -
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith
Terence Trent D'Arby-
U2 -
Alison Moyet -
Chart 40 -
Janet Jackson -
Peter Gabriel -
Nick Kamen -
Chart 10 -
Mel & Kim -
Club Nouveau -
BBC2 James Galway & The Chieftains in Ireland part two
Friday 27th March 1987
BBC2 Ebony: Bobby Womack -
interview and live set
Aretha Franklin article -
C4 Thompson Twins Get That Love advert
C4 The Tube
Hosted by Paula and Jools and play Vital Spark's demo tape
Nyah Fearties -
A preview of the show using clips and an approximate time of when they'll be on
Robbie Nevill -
Ruby Turner -
Voice of the Beehive -
Mel and Kim -
Ben from Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Whitesnake -
Stan Campbell -
Johnny Thunders & Patti Paladin -
Elvis Presley -
Colbert Hamilton -
Johnnie Walker -
Design Now / Young Creators exhibition article
Ralf Ralf -
Jean Paul Gaultier -
That Petrol Emotion -
David Bowie -
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers -
C4 The Last Resort
Meat Loaf -
Gary Glitter -
Saturday 28th March 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Simon LeBon -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Bucks Fizz
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Kim Wilde & Junior
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
H20
TVS Number 73
The Gems
LWT Mirror Image
Swan's Way
TVS Mirror Image
Camel
C4 Saturday Live
Alison Moyet
Yes No People
The Pogues & The Dubliners -
Sunday 29th March 1987
BBC2 Did You See
Jools Holland
Central Jazz and Blues
content unknown
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday with different David Bowie interview material)
Monday 30th March 1987
BBC1 Tinneswood's North Country
Peter Skellern
BBC2 Moonlighting: Big Man on Mulberry Street
plot based on Billy Joel song
TSW Bliss In Concert
content unknown
Tuesday 31st March 1987
BBC1 The 1987 Oscars
Peter Cetera -
Melba Moore & Lou Rawls -
Herbie Hancock -
Natalie Cole & James Ingram -
Levi Stubbs
Tyne Tees Jazz Night
Koinonia
Wednesday 1st April 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Gary Numan -
BBC1 London Plus
AIDS Wembley show with Tom Robinson
BBC2 Whistle Test Extra: Paul Simon (repeat)
Thursday 2nd April 1987
BBC1 Don't Break Your Heart
Cliff Richard
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Janice Long
The Pogues & The Dubliners -
Madonna -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Chart 40 -
Fine Young Cannibals -
Breakers -
Ruby Turner -
Chart 10 -
Ferry Aid -
BBC1 Late Night in Concert
Julian Cope at Westminster Central Hall
Thames Meltdown
Dr Feelgood
Buddy Curtiss & The Grasshoppers
Friday 3rd April 1987
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Spear of Destiny
C4 The Tube
Jools Holland hosts solo as Paula was ill (Roland Rivron appears too and had worked on The Groovy Fellers, Jools' series made while he was on suspension)
International AIDS Day article
Prince -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
The Flowerpot Men (BBC Children's series) clip
The Flowerpot Men -
Booker T and The MGs -
Jools Holland claims he's had enough and goes to see 'The Contolller'
The Kinks -
Jools walks out of the studio, gets into his kit car and becomes...The Laughing Prisoner
-
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
John Peel -
XTC -
Magnum -
Jools then asks a competition question to win VHS tapes of The Prisoner and a signed poster of Patrick McGoohan
Jools Holland, Roland Rivron & Chris Difford -
C4 The Last Resort
David Cassidy -
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions -
Saturday 4th April 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Kim Wilde & Junior -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Owen Paul
TVS Number 73
Kim Goody -
Roger Ruskin-
LWT Mirror Image
Icicle Works
C4 Saturday Live
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Rent Party
Zoot and the Riots
Sunday 5th April 1987
LWT Live from The Palladium (first in new series)
5 Star
Tom Jones
Central Jazz and Blues
content unknown
C4 The Tube (repeat)
Monday 6th April 1987
BBC2 French and Saunders
Jools Holland
ITV Culture Club This Time 30 second advert
Tuesday 7th April 1987
BBC2 The Housemartins -
Thames Splash
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
ITV Sport The Super Fight: Hagler Vs Leonard
Frank Sinatra seen in audience
Wednesday 8th April 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Heavy Petting (A Song For Europe)
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Ringo Starr meets Thomas The Tank Engine competition winners
Tyne Tees Nina Simone at Ronnie Scott's
Anglia Rock Special
unknown Italian band
Thursday 9th April 1987
BBC1 Don't Break Your Heart
Kim Wilde
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith
The Rainmakers -
Club Nouveau -
The Blow Monkeys -
Chart 40 -
Judy Boucher -
Breakers -
Terence Trent D'Arby -
Chart 10 -
Ferry Aid -
Whitesnake -
BBC1 Tom O'Connor Roadshow
Paul King
BBC1 Lane Night In Concert
Chris Rea at Montreux
Thames Meltdown
Ruby Turner
Carmel
Friday 10th April 1987
BBC1 A Song For Europe 1987 7.00 -
C4 The Tube
Jool's last appearance, and it was also announced on the show that it had been cancelled
Preview clips of the show
Paul King -
Rappers article -
The Cure -
Salt N Peppa -
Lionel Richie -
Spear of Destiny -
Aswad -
Johnny Clegg -
The Very Things -
From Bacharach With Love -
Jools explains how to play music at home after the series has finished -
Joe Jackson -
Sam & Dave -
Jools Holland says farewell and apparently kisses Paula
The Smiths -
C4 The Last Resort
Tom Jones -
Saturday 11th April 1987
BBC1 Superstore
Paul King -
BBC1 The Little and Large Show
Gene Pitney
BBC2 Night Moves
music by Ian Dury
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Swing Out Sister
TVS Number 73
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
TSW The Style Council -
LWT People Do The Funniest Things (repeat)
early clips of Bob Geldof, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger
Yorkshire Parkinson One To One
Elton John -
TVS Heavy Pettin'
concert
C4 Saturday Live
Inspirational Choir
Boys Wonder
Sunday 12th April 1987
LWT Live from the Palladium
Kim Wilde & Junior -
David Cassidy
Ruby Turner -
LWT The South Bank Show: Englishness
Tony James (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
Boy George on catwalk
C4 The Tube (repeat of Friday)
Monday 13th April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees Marooned
BBC2 French & Saunders
Joan Armatrading -
C4 Mavis on 4
Tom Jones
ITV Genesis -
Thames Dionne Warwick
Tuesday 14th April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: Royal Flush
BBC1 Lift Off With Coppers and Co
Wet Wet Wet
BBC1 London Plus
Mel and Kim
Wednesday 15th April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: Nice Place To Visit
BBC1 The Clothes Show
Taffy
Thursday 16th April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: Captain Crocodile
BBC1 Don't Break Your Heart
Kim Wilde
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Janice Long
Fine Young Cannibals -
David Bowie -
Living In A Box -
Herb Alpert -
Chart 40 -
Breakers -
Ricki -
Chart 10 -
Ferry Aid -
Madonna -
BBC2 Sutton Hoo: New Beginnings (repeat from 1985)
Theme by Mike Oldfield
Thames Meltdown
Working Week
Bill Bruford's Earthworks
ITV Tina Turner Break Every Rule 30 second advert
Friday 17th April 1987 Good Friday
BBC1 Tom O'Connor
Kim Wilde & Junior -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Emmylou Harris
Tom Jones -
ITV Wilkinson Sword Profile advert with Bob Geldof
C4 The Tube Easter Special
Compilation show with no previously unseen clips. I have only seen the first hour of the show to review.
Medley of introduction clips from past shows
Erasure -
Rap / Hip Hop clips -
Stump -
La La Human Steps
The Christians -
The Cardiacs -
Various interview clips
Iggy Pop -
Jazz clips -
Diamanda Gallas
Larry Adler -
Ini Kamozie and The Taxi Tour -
Goodbye Mister MacKenzie -
Westworld -
Swing Out Sister -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Yes No People -
Bad News -
Bon Jovi -
C4 The Last Resort
Emmylou Harris
Saturday 18th April 1987
BBC1 Superstore (142nd and final show)
5 Star
Midge Ure
BBC1 Children's Royal Variety Performance
5 Star
Curiosity Killed The Cat
BBC1 Super Night Of Rock N Roll
The Hollywood Palladium, February 1984
Chuck Berry -
The Temptations -
The Four Seasons -
Jefferson Starship -
The Hollies with Graham Nash -
Martha Reeves, Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love -
Ronnie Spector -
Darlene Love -
Martha Reeves -
The Four Seasons -
James Brown -
X -
plus lots or archive and stock footage
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Curiosity Killed The Cat
LWT David Cassidy
in concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Yorkshire Parkinson One To One
Tom Jones cancelled
Elton John
TVS Mirror Image
Blancmange -
Sunday 19th April 1987 Easter Sunday
LWT Live from The Palladium
Dionne Warwick -
Percy Sledge -
Toyah -
Monday 20th April 1987 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees Vs Machines
BBC2 Whistle Test Extra: Level 42 -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Jaki Graham
TSW Highway for Easter
Peter Skellern
Anglia Rock Special
Elkie Brooks
Border Rock Spot (concert series)
The Style Council
Tuesday 21st April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: The Chaperone
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Swing Out Sister
BBC2 Whistle Test Special: Big In Japan
David Hepworth in Japan
Takato & The Crazy Boys, Niome Akimoto, Index, Pink, Dip In The Pool, plus Madness, Bananarama, Kim Wilde Japanese TV commercials
Wednesday 22nd April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: I've Got A Little Song Here
ITV/C4 Level 42 -
Thursday 23rd April 1987
C4 start their night-
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees In Texas
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
A Live broadcast
Hosted by Gary Davies
5 Star -
The Smiths -
Kim Wilde & Junior -
Chart 40 -
Judy Boucher -
Breakers -
Glenn and Chris -
Chart 10 -
Madonna -
Terence Trent D'Arby -
Thames Meltdown
Nik Kershaw
The Big Dish
TSW Frieburg Jazz
content unknown
Yorkshire Ask No Questions
Music by Carl Wayne
Friday 24th April 1987
BBC1 The Monkees: The Card Carrying Red Shoes
BBC2 The Ritz (first of six)
Music by Peter Skellern
LWT New From London
The Sinatra
C4 The Tube
The final show, hosted by Paula and Muriel
Millie Jackson cancelled due to sore throat, James Brown cancelled due to stitches in his mouth
Tina Turner -
A collection of intro credits
Preview of this week's show
Boy George -
Boy George, Roy Hale & Juliet Roberts -
14 Karat Soul -
Archive clips of Jools, Thor, French & Saunders, Edward Barton etc
Sly & Robbie -
Paul Young -
14 Karat Soul -
The Swans -
Archive interview clips
The Cure -
Mel & Kim -
Paula reads out message from Dame Edna Everedge
Fashion article with Jools, Roland Rivron, Hugh Lawrie (on film)
Members of Stump & That Petrol Emotion -
Archive comedy clips
14 Karat Soul -
Otis Redding -
Billy Bragg, Roland Gift, Kirk Brandon -
U2 -
Mark Mywurdz
Duran Duran -
The Cure -
As Paula is saying her farewell the Studio 5 door is shut and on it reads "82-
C4 Tina Turner -
with Bryan Adams, David Bowie
Saturday 25th April 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked! (first in series) (Liverpool)
Swing Out Sister -
Julian Cope -
The Christians
Thomas Lang -
Black -
Panic at the Whitehouse -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Mental As Anything
Border Get Fresh (first in second series)
This series would be studio bound
Yorkshire The Birthday Show (first edition)
Lonnie Donegan -
Sunday 26th April 1987
Border Get Fresh
Paul King
Anglia Rock Of the Seventies
Curved Air
Anglia Show Me
Hosted by Joe Brown
C4 The Tube
an extended two hour version with the following additions
Fuffo Spearjig
Duran Duran -
Skin -
Mel and Kim -
Monday 27th April 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years 1964 (repeat)
TSW Bliss In Concert
content unknown
Tuesday 28th April 1987
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Westworld
C4 Club Mix
Millie Jackson
14 Karat Soul
Thursday 30th April 1987
BBC1 Don't Break Your Heart
Roger Daltrey
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Peter Powell
Jesus & Mary Chain -
Starship -
Labi Siffre -
Chart 40 -
Level 42 -
Breakers -
Tom Jones -
Chart 10 -
Madonna -
Duran Duran -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Suzanne Vega in Concert (30 minute edit)
Thames Meltdown
The Daintees
Hollywood Beyond
ITV Rick Wakeman -
Friday 1st May 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Rupert Holmes
ITV / C4 Peter Gabriel 'So' 30 second advert
Granada Pink Floyd Pompeii
TVS The Party -
1st April 1987, Wembley Arena
Made by Mansfield Productions
The Communards -
Meat Loaf -
Sandie Shaw -
Bobby Womack -
Bob Geldof -
George Michael -
C4 Solid soul (first in second series)
No presenters
Millie Jackson
The Gap Band
7th Heaven
C4 The Chart Show (first in second series)
promo clips only
Saturday 2nd May 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked (Arundel)
Fine Young Cannibals
Cutting Crew
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
Mike McCartney
Yorkshire Parkinson One To One
Tom Jones
TVS The Party part two -
Sunday 3rd May 1987
ITV Get Fresh
Swing Out Sister
5 Star
Anglia Rock Of The 70s
Atomic Rooster with Chris Farlowe
LWT Live from the Palladium
Jaki Graham
Pepsi & Shirlie
TVS The Party, part two
Part three should have been shown today but would be shown 9th May
Bobby Womack (with Womack and Womack) -
Kim Wilde -
Marty Wilde -
The Communards -
Andy Summers -
Holly Johnson -
Pepsi & Shirlie -
Aswad -
Sandie Shaw -
Tom Robinson -
George Michael & Deon Estus -
C4 Network 7 (first in series)
Produced by Janet Street-
Pepsi & Shirlie
Bananarama
Monday 4th May 1987 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1965 (repeat)
BBC2 Paul Young in Concert
fifty minute repeat of the NEC, Birmingham show
Tuesday 5th May 1987
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Maxi Priest
BBC2 Don't Break Your Heart (repeat)
Cliff Richard
BBC2 No Limits for Erasure
Live at the Dome, Brighton
C4 Club Mix
Percy Sledge
Wednesday 6th May 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Ladysmith Black Mambazo -
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
The Cult at the Academy, Brixton
Central Meltdown
contents unknown
Thursday 7th May 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
A live broadcast
Hosted by Mike Smith
Living In A Box -
Fleetwood Mac -
Depeche Mode -
Chart 40 -
Spear of Destiny -
Breakers -
Sly and Robbie -
Chart 10 -
Starship -
Kim Wilde & Junior -
BBC1 Don't Break Your Heart
Cliff Richard
Thames Meltdown
Tom Robinson
The Bible
TSW Friebury Jazz
content unknown
Friday 8th May 1987
Granada Celebrations
Ted Hawkins
C4 Solid Soul
Paul Johnson
Zuice
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 9th May 1987
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 8.00 -
BBC1 It's Wicked
Toyah -
Chas and Dave
Well Red
Belouis Some
BBC1 The Little and Large Show (repeat)
Roger Daltrey
BBC2 Did You See
Adam Faith
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Toyah
Border Get Fresh 9:25 -
Go West
It Bites
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
Jaki Graham -
TVS The Party Chapter 3
Aswad -
Sandie Shaw -
The Communards -
Tom Robinson -
Bob Geldof -
Holly Johnson -
Boy George -
George Michael -
Elton John -
The Party -
Sunday 10th May 1987
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Brian Auger & Oblivion Express
LWT Live from the Palladium
Paul Johnson
The Chieftains
Roy Orbison -
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Herb Alpert
ITV Get Fresh
Jaki Graham
Duran Duran -
C4 Network 7
Pepsi & Shirlie
Mel & Kim
Monday 11th May 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1966 (repeat)
BBC1 The Humanitarian Awards
Kim Wilde & Junior
Tuesday 12th May 1987
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Major Major Major
BBC2 Whistle Test Special: Bruce Springsteen: Glory Days
Interviewed by David Hepworth
Born To Run, Thunder Road, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Johnny 99, Born In The USA,
No Surrender, Cadillac Ranch, The Promised Land, This Land Is Your Land, Growin'
Up -
Thunder Road, Jungleland, Quarter To Three -
Prove It All Night -
4th July, Asbury Park -
C4 Club Mix
Def Jam special with Oran Juice Jones, Tashan, Chuck Stanley
Wednesday 13th May 1987
BBC1 London Plus
Terry Rice-
Central Meltdown
contents unknown
C4 Brand (first in drama series)
Music by Bill Nelson and Daryl Runswick
Thursday 14th May 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
the 1213th show
Hosted by Gary Davies
Johnny Hates Jazz -
The Cult -
Europe -
Chart 40 -
Labi Siffre -
Breakers -
Tom Jones -
Chart 10 -
Starship -
Zodiac Mindwarp -
BBC2 The Rock Gospel Show (repeat)
The Winans
London Community Gospel Choir
Granada The Ultimate Machine
Swing Out Sister -
Friday 15th May 1987
BBC1 Wogan (351st show)
Tammy Wynette
C4 Solid Soul
Vesta Williams
Club Nouveau
Gregory Abbott
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Yorkshire Through The Keyhole
5 Star
Saturday 16th May 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
The Housemartins -
Alan Hull
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Nick Kamen
The Mint Juleps
TSW Get Fresh
WestWorld -
Brian from UB40 -
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
The Hollies -
Hazel O'Connor
Suzi Quatro -
TVS Talk Talk Live
Hammersmith Odeon, 1986
Sunday 17th May 1987
C4 Network 7
Morrissey
Ben from Curiosity Killed The Cat
Monday 18th May 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1967 (repeat)
BBC1 London Plus
Elton John at Watford FC with new manager -
ITN News
Elton John at Watford FC
Tuesday 19th May 1987
BBC1 Lift off with Coppers and Co
Go West -
BBC1 Lenny Henry Show (repeat)
Philip Bailey -
BBC1 The Wild Side of Town (wildlife series)
Music by The Albion Band
BBC2 Rock Greats: Buddy Holly (repeat of Arena special)
Wednesday 20th May 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Johnny Hates Jazz -
BBC1 Film 87
Phil Collins interviewed at Cannes
Thursday 21st May 1987
BBC1 London Plus
Tammy Wynette
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Simon Bates
Marillion -
Wet Wet Wet -
Chart 40 -
Cameo -
Breakers -
Whitney Houston -
Chart 10 -
Starship -
Fleetwood Mac -
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show (repeat)
Jimmy Ruffin
Michael W Smith
Central Meltdown
Elkie Brooks
H2O
Friday 22nd May 1987
BBC1 London Plus
The Beastie Boys
BBC1 The Montreux Rock Festival Preview
Living In A Box -
A-
Genesis -
LWT New From London -
C4 Solid Soul
Ruby Turner
Robert Brookins
Black Britain
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 Waylon Jennings in Concert
The Odeon, Hammersmith, London, October 1983
Saturday 23rd May 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
The Mint Juleps
Just Bongo
Nick Kamen
BBC1 The SOS Star Awards 1987
5 Star
Anglia Get Fresh
The Housemartins
Run DMC
Carol Hitchcock
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
Womack & Womack
TVS The Style Council
concert
LWT Tina Turner at Devil's Lake
Sunday 24th May 1987
BBC2 Sunday Grandstand
Elton John
Border Get Fresh
The Thompson Twins
Anglia Rock of the 70s
If
C4 Network 7
Ben from Curiosity Killed The Cat
Run DMC
The Beastie Boys
Simon LeBon
Monday 25th May 1987 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1968 (repeat)
Thames Michael Barrymore Special
The Commundards
Tuesday 26th May 1987
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Pepsi & Shirlie
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival part one
Wang Chung -
The Blow Monkeys -
Berlin -
Spandau Ballet -
Simply Red -
Kim Wilde -
David and David -
UB40 -
8th Wonder -
Depeche Mode -
Colin James Hay -
Paul Young -
Living In A Box -
Go West -
Swing Out Sister -
Erasure -
Run DMC -
The Beastie Boys -
Nick Kamen -
The Thompson Twins -
Gregory Abbott -
Level 42 -
Cock Robin -
Vesta Williams -
Duran Duran -
Anglia The Jacksons
CBS series, 1977
Wednesday 27th May 1987
BBC1 The Raccoons On Ice (1981 cartoon)
voice overs by Leo Sayer, Rita Coolidge
BBC1 Wogan
Suzanne Vega -
HTV Video and Chips
Paul Hardcastle
TVS Bliss In Concert
King Kurt
Anglia The Jacksons
CBS series, 1977
Thursday 28th May 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
A live broadcast
Hosted by Mike Smith
The Housemartins -
Bruce Springsteen -
Mirage -
Chart 40 -
Donna Allen -
Breakers -
Johnny Logan -
Chart 10 -
Starship -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
BBC1 The Montreux Golden Rose IMMC Awards Gala
The Communards -
Jean Bouvoir -
Mel and Kim -
John Christian -
Helena Springs -
Sam Fox -
Spagna -
Bonnie Bianco -
Boy George -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
A-
John Farnham -
The Cure -
Tesla -
Mental As Anything -
Crowded House -
Love and Money -
Smokey Robinson -
Sam Fox -
Robbie Nevill -
Alison Moyet -
Cutting Crew -
Whitney Houston -
BBC2 Fans
Interview with fans of Barry Mailow, David Bowie, Curiosity Killed The Cat (plus live clip), Shakin' Stevens talks to fan
BBC2 Don't Break Your Heart (repeat)
Roger Daltrey
BBC2 The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience (repeat)
Anglia The Jacksons
CBS series 1977
C4 Alter Image
Frank Chickens
Friday 29th May 1987
BBC1 London Plus
Stryper -
BBC1 Wogan
Smokey Robinson -
Bill Wyman -
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival, part two
Mel & Kim -
The Jets -
Club Nouveau -
Bob Geldof -
Lou Gramm -
The Pretenders -
Cameo -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Martin Plaza -
Bananarama -
A-
Genesis -
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival Highlights part two
The Communards, chat (includes a bit of Papa Don't Preach), Slip Away
A-
Genesis -
Whitney Houston -
Boy George -
Anglia The Jacksons
CBS series, 1977
TVS A Salute To The Mayflower
Neil Sedaka
LWT New From London -
Danielle Dax
HTV Meltdown
Carmel
Ruby Turner
Yorkshire Through The Keyhole
Rick Wakeman
C4 Solid Soul
Well Red
Run DMC
Princess
Smokey Robinson
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 30th May 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked (Glasgow)
Marillion -
The Armoury Show -
Erasure -
Claire Grogan -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Cry Before Midnight
Scottish Get Fresh (Edinburgh)
Pepsi & Shirlie
Jon Moss -
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
Kiki Dee
TVS King Crimson -
Live in Frejus, France
LWT Charlie Pride at Devil's Lake
Sunday 31st May 1987
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Genesis
C4 Network 7
Laibach -
Monday 1st June 1987
Thames begin overnight broadcasting until 4am
BBC1 Newsround
Sgt Pepper CD launch at Abbey Road with Paul and Linda McCartney
BBC1 London Plus
Sgt Pepper CD launch at Abbey Road with Paul and Linda McCartney
BBC1 Wogan
George Martin -
Midge Ure -
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1969 (repeat)
ITN News
Sgt Pepper CD launch at Abbey Road with Paul and Linda McCartney
Granada Sgt Pepper: It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
interviews with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Roger McGuinn, Derek Taylor, Paul Kantner, Michelle Phillips
Tuesday 2nd June 1987
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Hollywood Beyond
BBC1 News
Red Wedge tour with Billy Bragg, The Housemartins
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (repeat)
Alison Moyet & Darts
BBC2 Don't Break Your Heart (repeat)
Cliff Richard
BBC2 Rock Greats: Eddie Cochran (repeat of Arena show)
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 (first in new series) (Philadelphia)
Hall and Oates -
Thames Splash
Boy George
C4 Down Home (repeat)
Ally Bain, Bill Monroe, Pete Rowan
Wednesday 3rd June 1987
C4 The Beatles Sgt Pepper 10 second advert
Thursday 4th June 1987
Central Something To Treasure
Cynthia Lennon
Friday 5th June 1987
BBC1 London Plus
Alison Moyet -
BBC1 Wogan
Elton John & Jennifer Rush -
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Moved to Friday because of a general election debate programme
Hosted by Gary Davies
Erasure -
U2 -
Chart 40 -
Pepsi & Shirlie -
Breakers -
Wet Wet Wet -
Chart 10 -
Whitney Houston -
Samantha Fox -
LWT New From London
Danielle Dax
Central Ian Dury in Concert
HTV Meltdown
Working Week
Bill Bruford's Earthworks
C4 Solid Soul
Smokey Robinson -
Joyce Sims
Lillo Thomas
The Mint Juleps
C4 The Chart Show
Promo clips only
includes a rough cut of Echo & The Bunnymen -
Saturday 6th June 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Living In A Box
Dukes of Earl
BBC2 David Bowie -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Danny Wilson
Grampian Get Fresh (Aberdeen)
The Proclaimers -
ABC -
Claire Grogan -
Boy George -
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
Claire Grogan
Thrashing Doves
TVS Mirror Image
Sways Way
LWT Mirror Image
Orange Juice
Granada David Cassidy at the Royal Albert Hall
Sunday 7th June 1987
BBC1 The Royal Gospel Gala (repeat)
Alvin Stardust, Phillip Bailey, David Grant, Jimmy Ruffin, Denice Williams
Border Get Fresh
The Age of Chance
C4 Network 7
Backstage at the Prince's Trust -
Monday 8th June 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1970 (repeat)
Tuesday 9th June 1987
BBC1 Lift Off with Coppers and Co
Toyah
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (repeat)
ABC -
BBC2 Rock Greats: Bob Marley (repeat of Arena documentary)
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 (North California)
Elton John -
Central America's Top Ten (first showing in the UK)
Hosted by Casey Kasem
Thames Nashville Swing
The Oakridge Boys, The Cedar Boys
Tyne Tees The Roxy (first edition)
6.30 -
7:00 -
7.30 -
Voice over introduction by Alan Freeman "OK pop pickers, here it is..."
Hosted by Dave Jensen, Kevin Sharkey
Erasure -
Alison Moyet -
Chart 20 -
Heartbeat UK (featuring John Moss ex-
Broken English -
Pepsi & Shirlie -
Elkie Brooks -
Tom Jones -
Chart 10 -
Whitney Houston -
Living In A Box in with the other acts and hosts
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
C4 Club Mix
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Taj Mahal
Wednesday 10th June 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Tina Turner -
Thursday 11th June 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Radio Times has the host as Mike Smith
A live broadcast from The BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush. Presumably the regular studio would have been used for the General Election results programme later that night. There is only one new clip in this edition.
Hosted by Peter Powell, Simon Bates
John Farnham -
Bruce Wills & The Temptations -
The Beastie Boys -
Chart 40 -
Run DMC -
Breakers -
Johnny Logan -
Chart 10 -
Whitney Houston -
Jody Whately -
BBC1 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Phil Collins
BBC2 Video Jukebox (repeat of Omnibus special) 10:30 pm -
The Beatles promo clips were removed as they were due to be used on an ITV documentary about Sgt Pepper. They were replaced by a few extended clips of The Supremes, Connie Francis and Clifford T Ward, a clip of Pacific Gas & Electric, and Filmfinders clips from The Old Grey Whistle Test accompanying songs by Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty
Friday 12th June 1987
BBC1 Omnibus: Aretha Franklin -
with Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, Rev James Cleveland, Jerry Wexler, Narada Michael Walden
LWT New From London
Venom
C4 Sport Horse Racing
The Chrysalis Day Out including the Go West Stakes, the Max Headroom Stakes
C4 Solid Soul
Fatback -
Mantronix -
Thomas and Taylor
Erroll Brown
Hotline
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
includes a rough cut of Erroll Brown -
Saturday 13th June 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Broken English
Dr & The Medics
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Pepsi & Shirlie guest host
Deacon Blue
Ulster Get Fresh
The Kane Gang -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
TSW New Order Live -
TSW Meltdown
Asward
Big Audio Dynamite
Yorkshire The Birthday Show
Black
Swing Out Sister
Sunday 14th June 1987
Border Get Fresh
Erasure
Simply Red
C4 Network 7
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Stryper
Boy George -
Monday 15th June 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1971 (repeat)
BBC1 Wogan
Peter Skellern
Border Ian Dury
concert
C4 The Late Late Show
U2 -
Tuesday 16th June 1987
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (repeat)
The Style Council -
BBC2 Rock Greats: Mick Jagger: It's Only Rock N Roll (repeat of Whistle Test Extra)
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 (South California)
Kenny Loggins -
Thames Nashville Swing
Tom & Myra, Jennifer Warnes
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Hosted by Dave Jensen, Kevin Sharkey
Living In A Box -
Samantha Fox -
Chart 20 -
The Firm -
Cliff Richard -
Chris Rea -
Chart 10 -
Whitney Houston -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Central America's Top Ten
C4 Bewitched (repeat from 1966)
Phil Spector
Boyce & Hart -
C4 Club Mix
Maxi Priest
Ted Hawkins -
C4 Alter Image
Test Department
Wednesday 17th June 1987
BBC2 Designs on Britain
Boy George seen in audience of fashion show
Thursday 18th June 1987
BBC1 Tomorrow's World At Large
Midge Ure, Act
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
David Bowie with his band recorded Time Will Crawl for this edition, but it would
not be used in the UK version of the show. The Communards -
Hosted by Simon Mayo, Janice Long
Samantha Fox -
Whitesnake -
Tom Jones -
Chart 40 -
ABC -
Breakers -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Chart 10 -
The Firm -
Broken English -
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Friday 19th June 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Errol Brown -
BBC1 The Grand Knockout Tournament
with -
LWT New From London
Lee Aaron
Central America's Top Ten
Central Al Stewart in Concert
Anglia About Anglia
Peter Skellern
ITV Prince's Trust promo with Phil Collins
C4 Solid Soul
Ben E King
Fatback
Hot House
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort Special: George Michael & Jonathan Ross Have Words
Saturday 20th June 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked!
Cliff Richard
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Heartbeat UK -
Ulster Get Fresh
The Blow Monkeys
Lisa Lisa
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Central The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
Wembey Arena, 5/6 June 1987
Buddy Curtiss & The Grasshoppers -
Alison Moyet -
Bryan Adams -
Dave Edmunds -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Labi Siffre -
Eric Clapton with Jools Holland, Midge Ure, Mark Brezezicki, Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Collins, Ray Cooper, Jeff Lynne
Level 42 -
Midge Ure -
Go West -
Eric Clapton -
Ben E King -
Spandau Ballet -
Elton John -
George Harrison with Ringo Starr -
Paul Young with Phil Collins -
Ringo Starr -
Granada Bulman: Chinese Whispers
Lol Coxhill
Sunday 21st June 1987
Border Get Fresh
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Tina Turner -
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Charlie Pride
Central US Video Awards
Fifth annual awards hosted by Casey Kasem and Graham Nash
The Bangles -
C4 Network 7 (Glastonbury)
Echo & The Bunnymen
Gaye Bikers on Acid
C4 Pocket Money Programme
David Grant, Nick Kamen
Monday 22nd June 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Cliff Richard -
Yorkshire Portrait of a Legend: Paul Anka
Border Rock Spot: Tears for Fears
Tuesday 23rd June 1987
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (repeat)
Loose Ends -
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 (Salt Lake City)
Foreigner -
Thames Nashville Swing
Don Everly
Central America's Top Ten
Tyne Tees The Roxy
The Pet Shop Boys -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Chart 20 -
Bruce Willis -
The Christians -
ABC -
Chart 10 -
The Firm -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
C4 Club Mix
Curtis Mayfield
Paul King
Hollywood Beyond
C4 Bundle of Blue 1933 movie (10 minutes)
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Wednesday 24th June 1987
Central Meltdown
Meat Loaf
Thursday 25th June 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Simon Bates
Chris Rea -
Bruce Willis with The Temptations -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Chart 40 -
Terence Trent D'Arby -
Breakers -
Cliff Richard -
Chart 10 -
The Firm -
John Farnham -
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show (repeat)
Jimmy Ruffin
Thames Duran Duran
London 1982, part one
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Van Der Graaf Generator
Friday 26th June 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Elkie Brooks
LWT New From London
UFO, 1985
Central America's Top Ten
TVS Meltdown
Dr Feelgood, Buddy Curtiss & The Grasshoppers
C4 Solid Soul
compilation
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 Island 25: Still Touching The Soul -
Narrated by Paul Gambaccini, lots of archive clips
Saturday 27th June 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Hank Wangford
Stan Campbell
The Blow Monkeys
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Mel and Kim
TVAM Good Morning Britain promo with Genesis
Scottish Get Fresh
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
The Christians -
Captain Sensible -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Sunday 28th June 1987
ITV Get Fresh
Cliff Richard
Alvin Stardust
Shakin' Stevens
Central Cliff Richard
concert
TVS Portrait of a Legend: Dionne Warwick
Monday 29th June 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Genesis -
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1972 (first in third series)
Don McLean – American Pie (In Concert)
Trex – Metal Guru (TOTP)
Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (TOTP)
David Bowie – Starman (TOTP)
Roxy Music – Virginia Plain (TOTP)
Rod Stewart & The Faces – Angel (TOTP)
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Elkie Brooks
Tuesday 30th June 1987
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show (repeat)
5 Star
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 (Tulsa)
Huey Lewis -
Carly Simon -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Hosted by Dave Jensen, Kevin Sharkey
The Kane Gang -
Broken English -
Chart 20 -
A-
Black -
The Cure -
Chart 10 -
The Firm -
Shakin' Stevens -
Thames Nashville Swing
Gail Davies
Central America's Top Ten
Wednesday 1st July 1987
BBC1 Wogan
The Pet Shop Boys -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Donovan -
Central Portrait of a Legend: Tony Orlando
Granada Hold Tight (first in new series)
Theme by Westworld
Westworld -
Trouble
Mel and Kim -
The Christians -
C4 Island 25: Still Touching The Soul
Chris Blackwell interviewed by Paul Gamabccini
Marianne Faithfull -
Lots of archive clips
Thursday 2nd July 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Simon Bates
ABC -
Atlantic Starr -
Chart 40 -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Breakers -
Broken English -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Genesis -
Simple Minds -
Thames Duran Duran
London 1982 part two
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Black Sabbath part one
Friday 3rd July 1987
BBC1 London Plus
Maxi Priest
BBC1 Wogan
Swing Out Sister -
Boy George -
Alan 'Fluff' Freeman -
LWT New From London
Steve Harley 1984
C4 The Chart Show Summer Special
promo clips only
C4 The Cure Kiss Me ten second advert with Johnnie Walker voice-
Saturday 4th July 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
ABC
Paul King
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Sinitta
HTV Get Fresh
Mel & Kim
Living In A Box -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
TVS Summertime Special
Hazel O'Connor
Anglia Cher at Caesar's Palace
with Bette Midler
C4 Island 25: Still Touching The Soul 10:00 pm -
Hosted by Gary Crowley, Yvonne French, Alexi Sayle
LIve from Pinewood Film Studios
Trouble Funk -
U2 -
Paul McGuinness -
Millie -
Joe Cocker with Sly and Robbie, John Martyn, Herbie Hancocok -
Robert Palmer -
Julian Cope -
U2 -
Robert Palmer -
Tom Waits -
Bill Wyman -
Westword -
Aswad with Wally Badarou -
Paul Rogers & Andy Summers -
Holly Johnson -
Yuself Islam (Cat Stevens) -
John Martyn -
Steve and Muff Winwood -
Eric Clapton with Sly & Robbie -
U2 -
Marianne Faithfull -
Amazulu -
The Christians -
Trevor Horn -
Buckwheat Zydeco -
Melissa Etheridge
Anthrax -
Bob Marley -
Don Letts -
Trouble Funk -
Sunday 5th July 1987
C4 Network 7
Marc Almond -
Freddie MacGregor
Don Letts
Monday 6th July 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1973
Sweet – Blockbuster (TOTP)
Paul And Linda McCartney – News report and interview about drugs bust in Scotland
Roxy Music -
Suzi Quatro – Can The Can (TOTP)
David Bowie – Interview (possibly Nationwide?)
Nazareth – Bad Bad Boy (OGWT)
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP)
The Osmonds – arrive in London
Gary Glitter – I Love You Love Me Love (TOTP)
Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody (TOTP)
BBC1 Star Cops (first in drama series)
Theme by Justin Hayward and Tony Visconti
Tuesday 7th July 1987
BBC2 Entertainment USA 2 (Albuquerque)
Bryan Adams -
Thames Nashville Swing
Central America's Top Ten
Tyne Tees The Roxy
This show has scrolling text during several songs
Bananarama -
Kim Appleby -
Mel and Kim -
Chart 20 -
Hue and Cry -
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
David Bowie -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Wednesday 8th July 1987
Granada Hold Tight
Swing Out Sister -
The Weather Prophets -
Bananarama -
Thursday 9th July 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies
Shakin' Stevens -
A-
Chart 40 -
Black -
Promo clips -
Breakers -
The Christians -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Terence Trent D'Arby -
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Black Sabbath part two
Friday 10th July 1987
BBC1 Omnibus: George Gershwin Remembered
Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt
C4 The Chart Show Summer Special
promo clips only
includes Marillion -
Saturday 11th July 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Mungo Jerry
Princess
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Shakin' Stevens
ITV Get Fresh
The B52s -
Swing Out Sister -
Bananarama -
TVS Summertime Special
Errol Brown
Chas N Dave
Sunday 12th July 1987
C4 Network 7
Ben E King -
Monday 13th July 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Hue & Cry -
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Phil Collins -
BBC1 Children's BBC
Boy George
Tuesday 14th July 1987
BBC1 Late Night In Concert (repeat)
Supertramp at the CNE Grandstand, Toronto
BBC1 Did You See
Joan Bakewell meets Simon Dee
BBC2 No Limits (first in fourth series)
no clips of interest
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Boy George -
Madonna -
Cliff Richard -
Swing Out Sister -
Kenny G -
The Beastie Boys -
Boy George -
Chart 20 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Thames Nashville Swing
The Kendalls
Wednesday 15th July 1987
BBC1 Children's BBC: But First This
Swing Out Sister
BBC1 Wogan
George Benson
Granada Hold Tight
Tendencies -
Iggy Pop -
Black -
Thursday 16th July 1987
BBC1 Children's BBC: But First This
Boogie Box High -
BBC1 London Plus
Elephant Polo article with Stewart Copeland
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Peter Powell, Simon Bates
Bananarama -
Bruce Wills & The Temptations -
Hue and Cry -
Chart 40 -
Kenny G -
Mel & Kim -
Breakers -
Freddie MacGregor -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Madonna -
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Pentangle
ITV The Equalizer (first of second series)
Music by Stewart Copeland
C4 Sport Aid International Gymnastics
introduced by Bob Geldof
Friday 17th July 1987
BBC1 Children’s BBC: But First This
Captain Sensible -
BBC1 Wogan
Brian May & Anita Dobson
BBC2 Northwest Tonight
Rick Astley -
LWT New From London
Big Sound Authority
Central Sheila E live in San Francisco
Granada Just Jazz
Dave Holland Quartet
C4 The Chart Show Summer Special
promo clips only
Saturday 18th July 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Deacon Blue
Then Jerico
BBC1 Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
Gene Simmons
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Wet Wet Wet
TSW Get Fresh
Spear of Destiny -
David Grant -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
C4 Arthur and Phil Go Off (first in series)
Music by Jools Holland
Sunday 19th July 1987
C4 Network 7
The Beach Boys -
Boy George and Jon Moss
Monday 20th July 1987
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Elton John -
BBC1 Wogan
Red Box
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1974
Golden Earring – Radar Love (TOTP)
Stevie Wonder – He’s Mistra Know It All (Musik Laden, West Germany)
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (Second House)
Abba – Waterloo (TOTP)
Gary Glitter – clips including Remember Me This Way movie
David Cassidy – in London
Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough (TOTP)
Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (OGWT Christmas Eve show)
The Hues Corporation – Rock The Boat promo
Roxy Music – All I Want Is You (TOTP)
The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock N Roll promo
Tuesday 21st July 1987
BBC1 Late Night In Concert (repeat)
Simply Red live in Montreux
BBC2 No Limits (Whitley Bay)
no clips of interest
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Elton John -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Los Lobos -
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Freddie MacGregor -
Lurther Vandross -
Marillion -
Shakin' Stevens -
Chart 20 -
Madonna -
C4 Sounds of Surprise (first in series made by WNET)
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
with Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, Stevie Wonder, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones
Central America's Top Ten
Wednesday 22nd July 1987
Granada Hold Tight
David Grant
Wet Wet Wet
Apple Mosaic
Central The Cook Report
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Thursday 23th July 1987
BBC1 Children's BBC: But First This
Westworld
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Janice Long, Simon Mayo
Boy George -
Atlantic Starr -
Chart 40 -
Judy Boucher -
Los Lobos -
Breakers -
Shakin' Stevens -
Chart 10 -
Madonna -
Boogie Box High -
Anglia Rock of the 70s
The J J Band
Thames Video Sounds
Judie Tzuke
Friday 24th July 1987
LWT New From London
The Higsons
Central America's Top Ten
Central John Waite -
C4 The Chart Show Summer Special
promo clips only
Saturday 25th July 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Paul King
Mel and Kim
BBC1 Krankies' Elektronik Komik
Kim Wilde
BBC1 Seaside Special '87
Errol Brown
BBC1 Miami Vice: One Way Ticket
Jan Hammer (in acting role)
Border Get Fresh
Wet Wet Wet
Jessie Rae
Red Box
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
TVS Summertime Special
Hazel O'Connor
Sunday 26th July 1987
ITN News
Polo article with Barry Gibb
C4 Network 7
Bananarama
Kim Appleby
Monday 27th July 1987
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1975
John Lennon – Stand By Me (OGWT)
Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile (TOTP)
Chris Spedding – Motorbiking (TOTP)
Jasper Carrot – Funky Moped (TOTP)
Bay City Rollers -
Ian Hunter – Once Bitten promo
Kraftwerk – Autobahn (probably Tomorrow’s World clip)
Rick Wakeman – (UK TV special)
The Stylistics – I Can’t Give You Anything promo
Bob Marley – Get Up Stand UP (OGWT)
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody promo
BBC2 The Two Ronnies (repeat)
Phil Collins -
Granada World In Action Special: U2 -
Interviewed and live in Dublin
Bob Geldof -
Tuesday 28th July 1987
BBC2 No Limits (Portsmouth)
Robbie Neville -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Wet Wet Wet -
Errol Brown -
Hue and Cry -
New Order -
Samantha Fox -
Anita Dobson chats to Kevin Sharkey
Chart 20 -
Madonna -
Def Leppard -
Thames Nashville Swing
Larry Gatlin
Central America's Top Ten
C4 Sounds of Surprise: Sonny Rollins -
Wednesday 29th July 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Jessie Rae
Central Steve Millar
Granada Hold Tight
Stephen Remmler -
That Petrol Emotion -
Danny Wilson -
Thursday 30th July 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies
Hue and Cry -
Heart -
Freddie MacGregor -
Chart 40 -
Bananarama -
Breakers -
Marillion -
Chart 10 -
Los Lobos -
The Beastie Boys -
Thames Video Sounds
Steve Hackett
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Yes
Friday 31st July 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Toyah
LWT New From London
Snowy White
TVS Meltdown
Nike Kershaw
The Big Dish
C4 The Chart Show Summer Special
promo clips only
Saturday 1st August 1987
MTV Europe begins broadcasting at midnight
BBC1 It's Wicked
Millie
Heartbeat UK
Wet Wet Wet
BBC1 Krankies Elektronik Komik
Belouis Some
BBC1 Seaside Special 87
Bananarama -
BBC1 Miami Vice: Florence, Italy
with The Fat Boys
Scottish Get Fresh
Siouxsie & The Banshees -
Andy Partridge -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
TVS Summertime Special
Cliff Richard -
TVS The Forum Presents
Roberta Flack
Sunday 2nd August 1987
C4 Network 7
Elton John -
Dr Robert (The Blow Monkeys)
Monday 3rd August 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Jennifer Warnes -
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1976
Billy Ocean -
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together promo
David Bowie – Wild Is the Wind promo
The Rolling Stones – Fool To Cry promo
Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town promo
Abba – Money Money Money promo
The Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK (So It Goes), Bill Grundy interview (Today)
Thames Who's Baby
Suzi Quatro
Tuesday 4th August 1987
BBC1 Children's BBC: But First This
Then Jerico
BBC2 No Limits (Newquay)
The Jets -
Central America's Top Ten
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Westworld -
Spangna -
Freddie Macgregor -
Michael Jackson -
Echo & The Bunnymen -
Kim Wilde -
Chart 20 -
Los Lobos -
Thames Nashville Swing
Tony Joe White
C4 Sounds of Surprise: Art Blakey -
Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter etc
Wednesday 5th August 1987
BBC1 / ITN News
Sotheby's Rock N Roll auction report with John Lennon and Yoko Ono film
BBC1 Wogan
Joe Jackson -
BBC2 Talking Heads Talking Video
Talking Heads clips and interview taken from Video Jukebox
BBC2 Open Space: Bad Meaning Good
Run DMC
Granada Hold Tight
Jessie Rae
The B52s -
52nd Street
Thursday 6th August 1987
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show (repeat)
Georgie Fame
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies
New Order -
Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram -
Sinitta -
Chart 40 -
Samantha Fox -
Breakers -
Spagna -
Chart 10 -
Los Lobos -
Stock, Aitken & Waterman -
TVS The Equalizer: Nocturne
with Ashford & Simpson
Thames Video Sounds
Mike Oldfield
Anglia Rock of the 70s
Family
Friday 7th August 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Central America's Top Ten
Central Whitesnake
concert
TVS Meltdown
Hollywood Beyond
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees
LWT New From London
Wrathchild
C4 Solid Soul
Jody Whatley
Tashan
David Grant
Deja
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 8th August 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Brother Beyond
BBC1 The Krankies' Elektronik Komik
Nick Kamen
BBC1 Seaside Special 87
Ben E King
BBC1 Miami Vice: French Twist
Leonard Cohen (as Zolan)
Tyne Tees Get Fresh
Squeeze -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
TVS Summertime Special
5 Star
Sunday 9th August 1987
C4 Network 7
Elton John -
Kim Wilde -
John Lydon -
Monday 10th August 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Natalie Cole
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years: 1977
The Stranglers – Hangin’ Around promo
The Eagles – Hotel California promo
Elvis Costello – Watching The Detectives (TOTP)
The Jam – In The City (live at The Marquee)
Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World promo
Queen – We Are The Champions promo
The Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love promo
Tuesday 11th August 1987
BBC2 No Limits (Great Yarmouth)
no clips of interest
Thames Nashville Swing
Larry Gatlin
Central America's Top Ten
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Then Jerico -
Sinitta -
Prince -
Pseudo Echo -
Def Leppard -
New Order -
Chart 20 -
Los Lobos -
C4 Sounds of Surprise: Memories of Mingus
Wednesday 12th August 1987
Granada Hold Tight
Salvation Sunday
David Rudder
Climie / Fisher
Thursday 13th August 1987
BBC1 News / ITN News
Madonna arrives in London
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Michael Jackson -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Peter Powell
Def Leppard -
Motley Crue -
Rick Astley -
Chart 40 -
Wet Wet Wet -
Breakers -
Pseudo Echo -
Chart 10 -
Hue and Cry -
Thames Video Sounds
The Q Tips
Friday 14th August 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Ultravox -
BBC1 Wogan
Squeeze -
David Stanley (Elvis Presley's step-
Big Jim White (Elvis impersonator)
ITN News
Madonna in London
LWT Madonna Who's That Girl 60 second advert
Central America's Top Ten
Central Rod Stewart
TSW Gracelands
Elvis Presley special
Central Love Me Tender
The stars sing Elvis on the tenth anniversary of his death. The Musical Director is Stuart Colman and musicians include James Burton, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson
Roger Daltrey -
Meat Loaf -
Kim Wilde -
Ben E King -
Duane Eddy -
Nona Hendrix -
Ruby Turner -
Dave Edmunds -
Kiki Dee -
Boy George -
Carl Perkins -
Elkie Brooks -
Jaki Graham & Ruby Turner -
Inspirational Choir -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Dr Robert (The Blow Monkeys) -
TVS Wild in the Country Elvis Presley movie
C4 Solid Soul
Atlantic Starr
Ken Stevens
Natalie Cole
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 15th August 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Squeeze
Dee Lewis
BBC1 The Krankies' Elektronik Komik
Elkie Brooks
BBC1 Seaside Special
A-
BBC1 Elvis: One Night With You
Recorded June 1968
BBC1 King Creole Elvis Presley movie
Border Get Fresh
Slade
ITN News
Madonna in Leeds -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
TVS Queen Live in Rio
Sunday 16th August 1987
BBC1 Presley 1: I Don't Sing Like Nobody
Narrated by Suzi Quatro
Priscilla Presley, Sam Phillips
BBC1 Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley movie
C4 Network 7
Madonna at Leeds
C4 Return To Waterloo (repeat)
Ray Davies
Monday 17th August 1987
Thames begin 24 hour broadcasting
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years 1978
Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights promo
Ian Dury – Rhythm Stick (TOTP)
The Tom Robinson Band – Glad To Be Gay (Rock Goes To College)
Blondie – Presence Dear (OGWT)
The Jam – In The Street Today (OGWT)
Bob Dylan – at Earl’s Court, London
Jilted John – Jilted John (TOTP)
The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap promo
Roger Daltrey – talks about Keith Moon (OGWT)
The Police – I Can’t Stand Losing You (OGWT)
BBC1 Presley 2: Cut Me and I Bleed
Narrated by Suzi Quatro
with Leiber and Stoller
BBC1 Late Night in Concert (repeat)
Hugh Masakela
Scottish Waiting For Elvis (repeat)
Tuesday 18th August 1987
BBC1 But First This
The Kane Gang
BBC1 Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii (repeat)
BBC2 No Limits (Ross-
KIm Wilde -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
T'Pau -
The Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield -
Jesus & Mary Chain -
Rick Astley -
Wet Wet Wet -
Chart 20 -
Michael Jackson -
Yello & Shirley Bassey -
The Smiths -
Thames Nashville Swing
Gail Davies
Con Hobley
Central America's Top Ten
C4 Mr Parnes Shillings and Pence (repeat)
Larry Parnes documentary
C4 Sounds of Surprise: Ornette Colman -
Wednesday 19th August 1987
BBC1 But First This
Squeeze
BBC1 South East News
Madonna at Wembley
BBC1 Wogan
Then Jerico
BBC2 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 Elkie Brooks
MEC, Birmingham, part one
HTV Video and Chips
Paul Hardcastle
Granada Hold Tight
Cliff Richard -
Total Contrast -
TSW Wild In The Country Elvis Presley movie
Thursday 20th August 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Michael Jackson -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Janice Long
Wax -
5 Star -
Sherrick -
Chart 40 -
Bon Jovi -
Breakers -
Sinitta -
Chart 10 -
Spagna -
ITV / C4 Tennent’s Pilsner advert with Viv Stanshall voice-
Thames Tears For Fears -
C4 Equinox: Twang, Bang, Kerang!
History of the electric guitar
Les Paul, Jerry Donaghue, Andy Summers, Steve Howe, Gary Moore
Friday 21st August 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Dead or Alive
BBC1 Elkie Brooks
NEC, Birmingham, part two
TVS Meltdown
Tom Robinson
The Bible
LWT New From London
H2O
C4 Solid Soul
52nd Street
Imagination
Total Control
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 22nd August 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Black
The Bhundu Boys
BBC1 The Krankies Elektronik Komik
Westworld
BBC1 Seaside Special 87
Donny Osmond
BBC1 Miami Vice: Payback
Frank Zappa (as Fuente)
BBC1 Sinatra -
Anglia Get Fresh
Then Jerico -
BBC2 Go West
The Odeon, Hammersmith, London
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Granada I Feel Fine
Gerry Marsden -
Gloria Gaynor
Tommy Bruce
Dave Berry -
The Vernons Girls
Peter Sellers -
TVS Summertime Special
Squeeze -
Rita Coolidge
Sunday 23rd August 1987
C4 Network 7
Gary Daly (China Crisis)
Madonna in London
Monday 24th August 1987
BBC1 The Flintstones: Surfin' Fred
with Jimmy Darren, songs by Sloan and Barri
BBC1 Wogan
Johnny Cash
Kris Kristofferson
Billie Jo Spears
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years 1979
Elvis Costello -
Earth Wind & Fire / The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland promo
Elton John – live in Russia (probably from To Russia With Elton)
The Tourists – Blind Among The Flowers (OGWT)
Gary Numan – Are Friends Electric (OGWT)
The Specials – A Message To Rudy (OGWT)
The Police – Walking On The Moon promo
BBC1 Late Night in Concert
The Style Council
BBC2 Luther Vandross at Wembley Arena
Tuesday 25th August 1987
BBC1 But First This
Paul King
BBC2 No Limits (Buxton)
The Whispers -
Black -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Johnny Hates Jazz -
The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys -
Black -
Sinitta -
Then Jerico -
Squeeze -
Chart 20 -
Rick Astley -
Five Star -
Central Viewpoint Special: The Price of Progress
Bob Geldof
Thames Nashville Swing
Don Everly
The Oak Ridge Boys
C4 Sounds of Surprise: Albert Ayler -
C4 Pocket Money Programme (repeat)
Nick Kamen
David Grant
Tyne Tees TX45
Club A Go-
Eric Burden & Junco Partners -
Toxix Kangaroo Babies
Peter & Sophie Johnson
Tony Lidell & The Law
Gypsy Dave Smith
Wednesday 26th August 1987
BBC1 But First This
5 Star
BBC1 Flaming Star Elvis Presley
Granada Hold Tight
The Go Betweens -
Hindsight -
Deacon Blue -
Thursday 27th August 1987
BBC1 The Flintstones: No Biz Like Showbiz
with a character called 'Eppy Brianstone'
BBC1 London Plus
Reading Festival report
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies
Then Jerico -
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield -
Wet Wet Wet -
Chart 40 -
Black -
T'Pau -
Chart 10 -
Rick Astley -
Prince & Sheena Easton -
BBC1 The Rock Gospel Show Special
promo clips only
BBC2 Ebony
Total Contrast
ITV Miss UK 1987
Bucks Fizz
Mark Wynter
Thames Video Sounds
Squeeze
Central The Commodores in Las Vegas
Yorkshire Ask No Questions
Neil Innes
Friday 28th August 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Chris Rea -
Central America's Top Ten
LWT Night Network (first show) 1:00 -
Hosted by Paul Thompson
Regular features are Sport, hosted by Tom Watt (Lofty from EastEnders), The Bunker Show, hosted by Roland Rivron, Pillow Talk, hosted by Emma Freud, the Rap show, hosted by Tim Westwood, Video View with a guest panel, Chart Attack, The Alphabet Show (quiz), plus Batman, The Beatles' cartoon series, The Partridge Family, and occasional live sets in the studio or on stage with an audience, WTNN124 (fiction American radio station)
The Alphabet Show -
Video Views (promos reviewed by guest) -
Alice Cooper -
The Bunker Show (hosted by Roland Rivron) -
WTNN 124 (faux American radio show with promo clips)
C4 Solid Soul
Lee Prentiss
Hindsight
Nat Augustine
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 29th August 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Johnny Hates Jazz
Rick Astley
Wax
Climie / Fisher
BBC1 The Krankies' Elektronik Komik
Slade
BBC1 Seaside Special 87
Spagna
BBC1 Neil Diamond -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
The Housemartins
HTV Get Fresh
Public Image Limited -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Central Suzanne Vega Live
TVS Summer Holiday Special (repeat of Salute to the Mayflower 29th May 1987)
Neil Sedaka
LWT Night Network
Go West -
Video View pane; Elizabeth from Westworld, Pete Wylie
Tyne Tees TX45
Big Bang
Fluke
Latin Quarter
Sunday 30th August 1987
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
compilation with Cliff Richard -
Central Please As Punch
Theme by Chas and Dave
LWT Night Network
The Party AIDS concerts from Wembley (repeat)
Monday 31st August 1987 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Wogan
Bette Midler -
Robert Cray -
BBC1 The Rock N Roll Years 1980
The Jam – Going Underground promo
The Undertones – My Perfect Cousin promo
The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket (TOTP)
Madness – Baggy Trousers promo
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes promo
Adam And The Ants – Ant Music (TOTP)
John Lennon – reports about his death
BBC2 Huey Lewis & The News -
Oakland, California
BBC2 Bruce Willis -
Rutles type spoof with Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Elton John, Wolfman Jack, Grace Slick, The Temptations, The Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Freddie Garrity, Joan Baez, Brian Wilson, Stephen Stills, Bill Graham, Graham Nash, Paul Stanley (Kiss)
Tuesday 1st September 1987
BBC1 But First This
Gary Numan at RAF Hendon
Tyne Tees The Roxy
ABC -
Chris Rea -
Levert -
Wax -
The Housemartins -
Chart 20 -
Rick Astley -
Cliff Richard -
Depeche Mode -
Anglia America's Top Ten (first on Anglia)
Crowded House -
Dan Hill -
ITV / C4 Tennent’s Pilsner advert with Viv Stanshall (second version)
Thames Nashville Swing
Don Gibson
Larry Gatlin
C4 Michael Jackson in 'Bad'
30 minute promo feature directed by Martin Scorsese
Wednesday 2nd September 1987
BBC1 Wogan
The Primitives
BBC2 Elvis On Tour Elvis Presley movie
Granada Hold Tight
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Thomas Lang -
Hue and Cry -
Thursday 3rd September 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
A live broadcast. A new version of the theme The Wizard is used, while the Breakers section is dropped
Hosted by Mike Smith
Squeeze -
Levert -
The Housemartins -
Chart 40 -
Cliff Richard -
The Cult -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Chart 10 -
Rick Astley -
The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys -
BBC1 Kenny's Christmas Cracker (repeat)
Spandau Ballet -
BBC1 Bodymatters
Alan Price
Thames Ian Dury -
The Odeon, Hammersmith, London 1985
Friday 4th September 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Swing Out Sister -
BBC1 Wogan
Level 42 -
LWT Night Network
The Bunker Show -
Georgia Satellites -
The Alphabet Show -
Curiosity Killed the Cat -
C4 The The -
long form video from album
C4 Solid Soul
Sherick -
Jonathan Butler -
7th Heaven -
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
Saturday 5th September 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Level 42
TVS Number 73
T'Pau -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Yorkshire 3-
The Drifters
LWT Night Network
Band History: Level 42 with Mark King interview
Video View panel -
Sunday 6th September 1987
BBC1 The Making of the Grand Knockout Tournament
Cliff Richard -
Chris DeBurgh -
BBC2 The Change The World Party
The global launch of Sport 88 at QPR Stadium, London
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
ABC -
Pepsi & Shirlie -
Erasure -
Labi Siffre -
Then Jerico -
Paul King -
Princess -
Rick Astley -
TVS Sins (mini-
Theme by Carly Simon
LWT Night Network 1:00 -
Glastonury '82
Climax Blues Band, Black Uhuru, Funkapolitan, John Cooper-
Monday 7th September 1987
Morning ITV begins
BBC1 Wogan
Loose Tubes
Thames Video Sounds
Saga
Tyne Tees TX45
Archive clips from The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Julie Driscoll, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters
Tuesday 8th September 1987
BBC1 Cheggars Checks It Out
Johnny Hates Jazz
Genesis -
BBC2 No Limits (Cowes)
Jellybean Benetez -
Thames Nashville Swing
contents unknown
Anglia America's Top Ten
ABC -
Huey Lewis -
Cyndi Lauper -
Dionne Warwick -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
The Fat Boys -
Level 42 -
MAARS -
Depeche Mode -
Jonathan Butler -
T'Paul -
Black -
U2 (promo clip)
Chart 20 -
Rick Astley -
Tyne Tees TX45
Caught In The Act
Tim Dalling
The Rubbermen
Vow Wow
Wednesday 9th September 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Donny Osmond
BBC2 Loving You Elvis Presley
Granada Hold Tight
Public Image Limited -
Black -
The Descendants -
The Bodines -
Thursday 10th September 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
The first show to include clips made for the American (CBS) version with Mick Jagger
-
Hosted by Peter Powell, Simon Bates
T'Pau -
Level 42 -
WASP -
Chart 40 -
Wax -
Jonathan Butler -
Chart 10 -
Rick Astley -
U2 -
Anglia Glastonbury
Roy Harper, 1982
Granada All Our Yesterdays (first in new series, hosted by Bernard Braden)
Autumn 1962 with The Beatles -
Friday 11th September 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Nik Kershaw
BBC1 Wogan
Steve Winwood -
Central New Faces of '87
Panel; Alvin Stardust
LWT Night Network
The Alphabet Show -
Afrika Bambaata -
C4 Solid Soul
Levert
Freddie MacGregor
Boss
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 Paul Simon -
C4 Madonna In Concert (repeat)
The Virgin tour
Saturday 12th September 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Hue and Cry
Pepsi & Shirlie
Shakin' Stevens
TVS Number 73
The Christians
Tynes Tees The Roxy (repeat)
repeated yesterday by Central
Yorkshire 3-
Jaki Graham
LWT The Dame Edna Experience
Cliff Richard -
LWT Night Network
Video View panel -
Joe Elliott -
Pillow Talk -
Danny Wilson -
Marc Bolan -
Sunday 13th September 1987
TVS Number 73
Frank Sidebottom
LWT Night Network 100 -
Diamond Awards Festival 5/6 December 1986, Belgium, part one
Wang Chung -
Nik Kershaw -
Double -
Alvin Stardust -
Howard Jones -
Bob Geldof -
Spandau Ballet -
Jermaine Jackson -
Stranglers -
The Commodores -
Chaka Kahn -
Duran Duran -
Monday 14th September 1987
BBC1 Take Me High Cliff Richard movie
Tyne Tees Tx45
Fluke
Big Bang II
The Pet Shop Boys -
Tuesday 15th September 1987
BBC2 No Limits (England / Scotland border)
Martyn Fry -
Thames Nashville Swing
Thom and Marilyn
Anglia America's Top Ten
Top ten albums of 1986
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Karel Fialka -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Cliff Richard -
Mick Jagger -
Mick Jagger -
The Communards -
Chart 20 -
Rick Astley -
Def Leppard -
Shakin' Stevens -
C4 Fish n Sheep n Rock n Roll
Jethro Tull documentary
Wednesday 16th September 1987
BBC2 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley movie
Granada Hold Tight
The Proclaimers
TOT
Broken English
Thursday 17th September 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Gary Davies
Def Leppard -
Luther Vandross -
House Master Boyz -
Chart 40 -
Cliff Richard -
The Communards -
Karel Fialka -
Chart 10 -
Rick Astley -
MAARS -
Anglia Glastonbury
The Climax Blues Band
Thames The Steve Miller Band
Friday 18th September 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Red Box -
BBC1 What's All This Then?
Johnny Hates Jazz
BBC1 Wogan
The Bee Gees -
BBC1 Omnibus: Getting To Dylan
Documentary about the making of Hearts on Fire
LWT Night Network
The Alphabet Show: Dr (of Dr & The Medics)
Pete Waterman -
Jessie Rae -
C4 Solid Soul
Working Week
Junior
Jellybean & Dante
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort (first in second series)
House band: Steve Nieve and The Playboys
Paul Young -
Saturday 19th September 1987
BBC1 It's Wicked
Then Jerico
Johnny Hates Jazz
BBC2 Dylan In Concert (repeat of Arena special)
TVS Number 73
The Communards
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
LWT Night Network
Band History: Big Audio Dynamite interviewed by Paul Thompson
David Bowie -
Video View panel: Claire Grogan, Belouis Some
ITN News
Aretha Franklin meets the Pops in Detroit
Sunday 20th September 1987
LWT Sunday Sunday
Cliff Richard interviewed by Gloria Hunniford
LWT Night Network
Diamond Awards Festival part two
The Pet Shop Boys -
Sandra -
Chris Rea -
Joe Cocker -
Human League -
Little Richard -
Paul Young -
Matt Bianco -
Carmel -
Percy Sledge -
Alison Moyet -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
Monday 21st September 1987
BBC2 Forty Years at the ICA
Laurie Anderson
Tyne Tees TX45
contents unknown
C4 The Refuge (first in comedy series)
Theme by Peter Skellern
Tuesday 22nd September 1987
BBC2 The Ronnie Corbett Show
Randy Crawford
BBC2 Sing Country (first in series)
Patty Loveless
David Allen Coe
Bobby Bare
BBC2 No Limits (Lakeland)
no clips of interest
ITV / C4 Trebor Soft Mints advert with Philip Pope -
TVS Frocks On The Box (first in second series)
Theme by Working Week
Anglia America's Top Ten
contents unknown
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Hue and Cry -
Madonna -
Karel Fialka -
The House Master Boyz -
Shakin' Stevens -
L L Cool J -
Chart 20 -
MAARS -
Michael Jackson -
Thames Nashville Swing
Don Gibson
Tyne Tees TX45
State of the Nation
Rev Godly Badlicks and DJ Dirty Habit
The James Boys
The Clay People -
Irish music article with clips of U2, Clannad
Wednesday 23rd September 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Lloyd Cole -
BBC2 G I Blues Elvis Presley movie
Central Portrait of a Legend: The Righteous Brothers
Granada Hold Tight
The Christians
Miaow
Pepsi & Shirlie
TVS Bliss In Concert
Animal Nightlife
Thursday 24th September 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
The Breakers are now reinstated after being dropped a few weeks' back
Hosted by Mike Smith, Gary Davies
Johnny Hates Jazz -
ABC -
Madonna -
Chart 40 -
Jan Hammer -
Breakers -
Mick Jagger -
Chart 10 -
Rick Astley -
BBC2 Forty Years at the ICA
Billy Bragg
Loose Tubes
Hank Wangford
Anglia Glastonbury
Randy California
Friday 25th September 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Erasure -
BBC1 What's All This Then promo with Holly Johnson
BBC1 What's All This Then
The Communards -
LWT Night Network
Wendy and Lisa -
The Bunker Show -
Aerosmith -
B A Robertson -
C4 Solid Soul
Paul Berry
Animal Nightlife
Wayne Hernandez
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort
Regina Belle
Eartha Kitt
Les McKeown
Saturday 26th September 1987
BBC1 Going Live (first in first series)
Hosted by Philip Schofield, plus Sarah Greene, Trevor and Simon
Living In A Box -
BBC2 No Limits for Erasure (repeat)
TVS Number 73
Hue and Cry -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Yorkshire 3-
Kiki Dee
LWT Night Network
Wet Wet Wet -
Video View panel -
Tyne Tees TX45
McCallum
Quinn The Eskimo
Ian Callum
Reverend Godly Badlicks & Reverend Bruce Backslider
Sunday 27th September 1987
LWT Night Network
The Police -
Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Tyne Tees TX45
Sophie and Peter Johnson
The Toxic Kangaroo Babies
Tim Dalling
The High Presistress of Funk with the Reverend Godly Badlicks
The Byker 5
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five -
The Rolling Stones -
Lemmy interview and with Twisted Sister on The Tube December 1982
Indian Summer -
Monday 28th September 1987
BBC1 Wogan 7.00 -
Radio One twentieth anniversary show
Radio One DJs -
Carl Wayne -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Tuesday 29th September 1987
BBC1 Barry Manilow in Japan (repeat)
BBC2 No Limits (Cinque Ports)
Kevin Curren (REO Speedwagon) -
BBC2 Sing Country
Forrester Sisters
Boxcar Willie
Moe Bandy
Janie Fricke
Tyne Tees The Roxy
New title sequence
The Christians -
Heart -
Steve Winwood -
Level 42 -
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions -
The Cross with Roger Taylor -
Sisters of Mercy -
Erasure -
Chart 20 -
MAARS -
Thames Nashville Swing
Don Everly
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
ITV Children's ITV
Hue and Cry
Wednesday 30th September 1987
BBC2 Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley movie
Granada Stop That Laughing At The Back
Hue and Cry
Thursday 1st October 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Smith
Sisters of Mercy -
Michael Jackson -
The Bee Gees -
Chart 40 -
Gary Numan -
Steve Winwood -
Shakin' Stevens -
Chart 10 -
New Radio One DJ Nicky Campbell introduced
MAARS -
BBC2 Ebony
Ruby Turner
BBC2 Forty Years at the ICA
Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Anglia Glastonbury
Richie Havens
TVAM Good Morning Britain
The Communards
Friday 2nd October 1987
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
BBC1 Wogan
Bad News -
BBC1 Pulaski (first in drama series)
Music by Brian Bennett, theme by The Shadows
BBC1 What's All This Then
Shakin' Stevens
Level 42 -
C4 Solid Soul
Regina Belle
Edwin Starr
House Master Boyz
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort
Billy MacKenzie
LWT Night Network
Brian May -
The Bunker Show -
La Bouche -
Alison Moyet -
Saturday 3rd October 1987
BBC1 Going Live
The Christians -
Pepsi & Shirlie
TVS Number 73
Broken English -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Yorkshire 3-
Georgie Fame
Central Peter Tosh live
LWT Night Network
Band History -
Video Vote panel -
Mel and Kim -
C4 Saturday Almost Live
compilation with The Communards, Meat Loaf
Sunday 4th October 1987
LWT Night Network
David Cassidy -
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Monday 5th October 1987
BBC1 Film 87
Grace Jones at New York Film Festival
Tuesday 6th October 1987
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Marillion at Hammersmith Odeon
BBC2 No Limits (The Cotswolds)
Rik Ocasek -
BBC2 Sing Country
Emmylou Harris
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Living In A Box -
5 Star -
Jellybean and Steven Dante -
Sisters of Mercy -
The Cross -
Chart 20 -
MAARS -
Gary Numan -
Kiss -
Anglia America's Top Ten
interview clips -
Wednesday 7th October 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Bonnie Tyler
BBC2 Fun In Acapulco Elvis Presley movie
Granada Stop That Laughing at the Back
Hue and Cry -
Central Tom Petty
Pack Up The Plantation
Thursday 8th October 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Smith
Jellybean & Steven Dante -
Kiss -
Jan Hammer -
Chart 40 -
Erasure -
L L Cool J -
Steve Walsh -
Chart 10 -
MAARS -
Friday 9th October 1987
BBC1 W.A.T.T.
8th Wonder
BBC1 Wogan (Sue Lawley)
The Shadows -
TSW Howard Jones Live
Thames Splash
The Christians
LWT Night Network
The Bunker Show -
Chart Attack with Debbie Gibson, The Axeman (Geoff Cantor)
Richard O'Brien interviewed by Gary Glitter
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only with The Dream Academy -
C4 The Last Resort
Was (Not Was) -
Sting -
Saturday 10th October 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Squeeze -
BBC2 Elvis -
BBC2 Two Lane Blacktop movie with James Taylor, Dennis Wilson
TVS Number 73
Then Jerico -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Central Iron Maiden -
LWT Night Network
Troublefunk -
Video View panel -
Links -
Glen Tilbrook -
C4 Saturday Almost Live
compilation -
C4 Head The Monkees movie
Sunday 11th October 1987
BBC2 Now on Two
Erasure -
LWT Child's Play
Suzi Quatro
LWT Live from the Palladium
The Pet Shop Boys
David Essex
Showaddywaddy
LWT Night Network
Elton John in Australia
Willie and the Poor Boys
Monday 12th October 1987
BBC1 Brush Strokes (first in second series)
Theme by Kevin Rowland / Dexy's Midnight Runners -
Tuesday 13th October 1987
BBC2 No Limits (Blackpool)
no clips of interest
BBC2 The Ronnie Corbett Show
Peter Skellern
BBC2 Sing Country
Peter Rowan
Tanya Tucker
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
The Bee Gees -
Ray Parker Jr -
UB40 -
Was (Not Was) -
Chart 20 -
MAARS -
Bryan Ferry (with Johnny Marr) -
Billy Idol -
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
Wednesday 14th October 1987
BBC1 The Clothes Show
Simon LeBon, Curiosity Killed The Cat
Granada Stop Laughing At The Back
Hue and Cry
Thames This Is Your Life: Alan Freeman
Cliff Richard, Helen Shapiro, Bill Wyman
Thursday 15th October 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Peter Powell
UB40 -
5 Star -
The Alarm -
Chart 40 -
Terence Trent D'Arby -
Breakers -
The Fatback Band -
Chart 10 -
The Bee Gees -
Billy Idol -
BBC2 Ebony
Jonathan Butler, Ken Stevens
Anglia Glastonbury
Osibisa
Sad Cafe
Friday 16th October 1987
BBC1 WATT
The Christians -
David Cassidy -
BBC1 Roland Rat -
Go West
Gary Glitter
BBC1 Wogan
The Chieftains
Thames Splash
T'Pau -
LWT A Short Sharp Shock
Punk at London Weekend
The Sex Pistols
The Damned
Buzzcocks
The Slits
LWT Night Network
Sting -
Tom Petty -
John Martyn -
The Alphabet Show -
C4 Solid Soul
Paul Johnson
Ray Parker Jr
Total Contrast
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only including Aztec Camera -
C4 The Last Resort
George Harrison -
John Peel -
Saturday 17th October 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
Karen (Bananarama) -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Sinitta
TVS Number 73
The Cross -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Yorkshire 3-
The Real Thing
LWT Night Network
Bryan Adams -
The Bunker Show -
Central Inxs -
C4 Saturday Almost Live
Lone Justice
Stranglers
Sunday 18th October 1987
BBC2 Now On 2
Owen Paul
LWT Live from the Palladium
The Shadows -
Mike Oldfield & Bonnie Tyler -
LWT The Charmer (first in drama series)
Theme by Paul Jones -
LWT The South Bank Show: The Smiths -
Interviews, clips and footage of their last concert 12th December 1986
LWT Night Network
American Video Awards (repeat)
Black Uhuru -
Monday 19th October 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Big Pig -
BBC2 Kenny & Dolly -
Live in Portland, Oregon
Tuesday 20th October 1987
BBC2 No Limits (RAF Mildenhall)
Steven Tyler -
BBC2 Rockschool (first in second series)
Tony Banks, Herbie Hancock, Jan Hammer, The Communards
Thames Nashville Swing
Ronnie Prophet
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
The Alarm -
Paul Weller -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Scarlet Fantastic -
Erasure -
Blue Mercedes -
George Michael -
Ade and Rik from Bad News -
Bryan Adams -
Chart 20 -
The Bee Gees -
Wednesday 21st October 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Bryan Ferry -
Central Portrait of a Legend: Neil Sedaka
Granada Stop That Laughing At The Back
Hue and Cry
Border Bliss in Concert
Spear of Destiny
Thursday 22nd October 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Erasure -
BBC1 Tomorrow's World
Trevor Morais (Howard Jones' drummer)
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Simon Bates, Gary Davies
Was (Not Was) -
Los Lobos -
Pet Shop Boys -
Chart 40 -
Kiss -
Erasure -
Breakers -
Chart 10 -
The Bee Gees -
Bananarama -
Anglia Glastonbury
possibly The Blues Band
Friday 23rd October 1987
BBC1 WATT
Then Jerico
BBC1 Wogan
Barry White
Central New Faces of 87
Suzi Quatro (on panel)
Granada Celebration (Festival ’87)
Sweet Honey in the Rock
George Melly
LWT Night Network
Ron Wood interviewed by Gary Glitter -
Yello -
Was (Not Was) -
The Alphabet Show -
Robert Smith (The Cure) -
Nick Karmer (Anti-
C4 Solid Soul (final show)
Howard Huntsberry
David Grant
Errol Brown
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only including The Jesus & Mary Chain -
C4 The Last Resort
Ron Wood -
Marc Almond -
Saturday 24th October 1987
BBC1 Going Live
T'Pau -
TVS Number 73
Westworld -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
LWT Night Network
Big Audio Dynamite -
Video Vote panel -
The Bunker Show -
Boy George -
Crowded House -
Yorkshire Meltdown
Meat Loaf
C4 Saturday Almost Live
Level 42, Terrence Trent D'Arby
Sunday 25th October 1987
BBC2 Now on 2
Rick Astley -
LWT Live from the Palladium
Donna Summer
Barry White
The Communards
LWT Night Network
Curiosity Killed The Cat -
Crowded House -
Monday 26th October 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Hazel O'Connor
BBC1 Wogan
LaToya Jackson
Tuesday 27th October 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Wax -
BBC1 London Plus
Ron Wood talks about artwork exhibition
BBC2 No Limits (Wessex)
Mr Mister -
BBC2 Rockschool (Midi)
Jan Hammer, Omar Hakim, Herbie Hancock, Vince Clark
Thames Nashville Swing
Margo Smith
Jim Owen
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Then Jerico -
Dave Jensen shows off their new multi-
Was (Not Was) -
Black -
T'Pau -
Andy MacKay -
The Style Council -
Rick Astley -
Chart 20 -
The Bee Gees -
Wednesday 28th October 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Cher -
Granada Stop Laughing At The Back
Hue and Cry
Thursday 29th October 1987
BBC1 Breakfast Time
George Harrison -
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Steve Wright, Gary Davies
The Style Council -
George Michael -
Rick Astley -
Chart 40 -
Ray Parker Jr -
Breakers -
Scarlet Fantastic -
Chart 10 -
The Bee Gees -
Fleetwood Mac -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
George Harrison -
Anglia Glastonbury
Aswad
Thames Meltdown
Paul Johnson
Friday 30th October 1987
BBC1 WATT
Maxi Priest -
Terrence Trent D'Arby
LWT Night Network
Gary Glitter with Noddy Holder
The Alphabet Show -
Heavy Metal charts -
C4 The Chart Show
Now two, thirty-
Promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort
Chris Isaak -
C4 Famous for Fifteen Minutes (first edition)
Produced by Geoff Wonfor
Bob Smeaton & The Good Guitars (Smeaton would later become a renown TV director)
Saturday 31st October 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Then Jerico -
TVS Number 73
Heartbeat
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Central Live From London
Eddy Grant
LWT Night Network Halloween Special
Band History -
The Bunker Show -
Richard O'Brien -
Brian May -
Michael Jackson -
C4 Saturday Almost Live
The Bhundu Boys, Erasure, Gary Moore, The Smithereens
Sunday 1st November 1987
BBC2 Now on 2
Living In A Box -
BBC2 Review
Jann Wenner looks at twenty years of Rolling Stone
ITV George Harrison -
LWT Live from the Palladium
Errol Brown
LWT The South Bank Show
Suzanne Vega
LWT Night Network
Rod Stewart at the San Diego Sports Arena, November 1984
The Best Of Beat Club: 1
Series hosted by Dave Dee
Manfred Mann – The Mighty Quinn
The Bee Gees – Harry Braff
Gene Pitney – Something’s Got A Hold Of My Heart
The Hollies – Jennifer Eccles
Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony Mony (promo clip)
Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger & The Trinity – This Wheel’s On Fire
The Small Faces – Lazy Sunday
The Association – Time For Livin’
P J Proby
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown – Fire
Madeline Bell – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
Canned Heat – On The Road Again
The Move – Wild Tiger Woman
Ben E King – What Is Soul
The Casuals – Jesamine
Nilsson – Everybody’s talking
Monday 2nd November 1987
Thames Gemini Factor
Music by Richard Harvey
ITV Paul McCartney -
Tuesday 3rd November 1987
BBC2 No Limits (BBC Television Centre, London)
T'Pau -
BBC2 Rockschool 3: Synthpop
Graham Bonnet, Midge Ure
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Alaska) (first in new series)
no clips of interest
BBC2 Sing Country
Jerry Lee Lewis
Thames Nashville Swing
Larry Gatlin
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
Central Emu's Wide World (first in series)
Carl Wayne
Tyne Tees The Roxy
The Communards -
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé -
Maxi Priest -
Heartbeat -
Chart 20 -
The Bee Gees -
Marillion -
Nina Simone -
ITV The Best of UB40 30 second advert
Wednesday 4th November 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Helen Watson -
BBC1 The Gambler 1980 TV movie with Kenny Rogers
Granada Summer -
Hold Tight special
Pepsi & Shirlie
Wet Wet Wet
Bananarama
Cliff Richard
Johnny Hates Jazz
Black
The Christians
Broken English
Danny Wilson
The B52's
Iggy Pop
Anglia Demons of the Mind movie with Paul Jones
Central Portrait of a Legend: Charlie Rich
Thames Des O'Connor Tonight
Don McLean -
C4 The Pointer Sisters in Paris (repeat)
Thursday 5th November 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Simulcast in stereo on Radio One
Hosted by Janice Long, Mike Smith
The hosts explain how to receive the new stereo service
T'Pau -
George Harrison -
Heartbeat -
Chart 40 -
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé -
Breakers -
Erik B & Rakim -
Chart 10 -
The Bee Gees -
Was (Not Was) -
Granada All Our Yesterdays
Cliff Richard -
Thames Meltdown
The Christians
HTV Recollections
Toyah Willcox
Friday 6th November 1987
BBC1 WATT
Maxi Priest -
Rick Astley -
Stock, Aitken & Waterman -
LWT Night Network
Adam Ant -
The Cutting Edge Happy Hour -
US Charts with LaToya Jackson
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only including The Housemartins -
C4 Famous for Fifteen Minutes
The Jack Rabies
Saturday 7th November 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Donny Osmond
The Bhundu Boys
TVS Number 73
contents unknown
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Yorkshire 3-
Sinitta
Central 5 Star live
LWT Night Network
Daryl Pandy -
Video View panel -
Boy George -
C4 Saturday Almost Live
Alison Moyet, The Pogues & The Dubliners
Sunday 8 November 1987
BBC2 Review
Pete Waterman talks about sampling
LWT Live from the Palladium
Blue Mercedes
LWT Night Network
A Salute to Martin Luther King
Stevie Wonder -
Joan Baez
Neil Diamond -
Bob Dylan -
Whitney Houston
Quincy Jones
Patti LaBelle
Yoko Ono
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Pointer Sisters -
Diana Ross -
Lionel Richie -
LWT The Best Of Beat Club 2:
The Troggs – Hip Hip Hooray
The Who – Magic Bus
The Bee Gees – I’ve Got To Get A Message To You
The Hollies – Listen To Me, Sorry Suzanne
Unknown – Edge Of A Knife
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Urban Spaceman
Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends
1910 Fruitgum Company – Goody Gumdrops
The Beach Boys – Do It Again, California Girls
Donovan – Atlantis
The Rascals – Heaven
Creedence Clearwater revival – Proud Mary (promo clip)
The Kinks – Plastic Man
Steppenwolf – Best As You Can
Monday 9th November 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Rick Astley
BBC1 Wogan
Boy George -
Tuesday 10th November 1987
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Show
Pepsi & Shirlie
BBC2 No Limits (Lleyn Peninsula)
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes -
BBC2 Rockschool (soloing and lead vocals)
Jan Hammer, Tony Banks, Midge Ure, Graham Bonnet, James Ingram
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Savannah)
Interview clips -
BBC2 Sing Country
SleepyLaBeef
Tommy Collins
Leon Everett
Janie Frickie
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Mirage -
George Harrison -
T'Pau -
The Fall -
Ben Elton -
Joe Cocker -
The Smiths -
Chart 20 -
Rick Astley -
Thames Nashville Swing
contents unknown
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
ITN News
Bob Geldof at 'Mates' launch
Wednesday 11th November 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Erroll Brown
C4 People Get Ready
Lavine Hudson & Angelical Voice Choir
Spirit of Watts
Thursday 12th November 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Cutting Crew
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Peter Powell
The Communards -
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes -
Mirage -
Chart 40 -
Alexander O'Neal -
Breakers -
Chart 10 -
T'Pau -
Nina Simone -
Thames Meltdown
Maxi Priest
Thames Miss World 1987
Rick Astley
Friday 13th November 1987
BBC1 WATT
Yes No People -
Cliff Richard -
Bananarama -
BBC1 Wogan
The Housemartins -
BBC1 Level 42 -
Central New Faves of 87
Helen Shapiro
LWT Night Network
Gary Glitter -
Adam Ant -
Peter Gabriel -
Clive Gregson & Christine Collister -
Band History -
Thames Splash
Labi Siffre -
C4 The Pet Shop Boys -
C4 Famous for Fifteen Minutes
Catherine Buchannan
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort
Roy Orbison -
Saturday 14th November 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Labi Siffre
Rick Astley
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
The Housemartins -
TVS Number 73
Maxi Priest -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
LWT Night Network
The Bunker Show -
Pillow Talk -
Video Vote panel -
Central Fleetwood Mac live
C4 Saturday Almost Live
Curiosity Killed The Cat, Zoot and The Roots
Sunday 15 November 1987
BBC2 Now on 2
Recording of Great Ormond Street Hospital record with Boy George
LWT Live from the Palladium
Tammy Wynette
Roy Orbison -
LWT Night Network
Eric Clapton (Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut May 1985)
LWT The Best Of Beat Club 3:
The Beach Boys – Break Away, Surfin’ USA
Joe South – Games People Play
The Dave Clark Five – Mulberry Tree, Live In The Sky
Procol Harum – A Salty Dog
The Family Dogg – A Way Of Life
Three Dog Night – One
Robin Gibb – Saved By The Bell
Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525
Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air
Deep Purple – Hallelujah
Tim Rose – Hey Joe
Unknown
Humble Pie – Natural Born Bugie
Tuesday 17th November 1987
BBC2 No Limits (Edinburgh)
Interview clips -
BBC2 Rockschool (Guitar, bass, synths and electronic drums)
Midge Ure, Alan Holdsworth, Bill Bruford
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Sacramento, California)
Donna Summer -
BBC2 Sing Country
Rex Allen Jr
The Bellamy Brothers
Forester Sisters
Tyne Tees The Roxy
The Proclaimers -
Alexander O'Neal -
The Housemartins -
The Communards -
Glen Goldsmith -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Chart 20 -
T'Pau -
Thames Nashville Swing
Larry Gatlin
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
Wednesday 18th November 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Paul Brady
Thames Des O'Connor
Shakin' Stevens
Central Willie Dixon -
C4 Eric Clapton and Friends (repeat)
Thursday 19th November 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Simon Mayo, Steve Wright
Maxi Priest -
Whitney Houston -
The Proclaimers -
Chart 40 -
Barry White – Sho’ You Right
Breakers -
Donna Summer -
Chart 10 -
T'Pau -
Whitesnake -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Donny Osmond
Granada All Our Yesterdays
Mike Sarne -
Thames Meltdown
Hue and Cry
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
Michelle Shock, Collister & Gregson
TSW Sarah Vaughan
Friday 20th November 1987
BBC1 What's All This Then
Aztec Camera -
Princess -
BBC1 Wogan
Paul & Linda McCartney -
Thames Splash
Rick Astley -
LWT Night Network
Roy Wood interviewed by Gary Glitter
Indie Charts with Pop Will Eat Itself
Hot House Flowers -
Status Quo -
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort
Donny Osmond
C4 Famous for Fifteen Minutes
The Little Angels
Saturday 21st November 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Johnny Hates Jazz
Shakin' Stevens
BBC1 News
Elton John's final game as Chairman at Watford
BBC1 Late Night in Concert
Falco (Alte Opera, Frankfurt)
TVS Number 73
Donny Osmond
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Central The Thompson Twins -
LWT Night Network
Video View panel -
Pillow Talk -
The Bunker Show -
C4 Saturday Almost Live
The Christians, Inspirational Choir
Sunday 22nd November 1987
BBC2 Review
The Bhundu Boys
LWT The South Bank Show
The Real Sounds of Africa (group from Zimbabwe)
with Charlie Gillett
LWT Night Network
Phil Collins at Perkins Palace
LWT The Best Of Beat Club 4:
The Who – Tommy Overture, Uncle Ernie, We’re Not Gonna Take It
Joe Cocker – Delta Lady (alternate version)
Yes – (live)
Nice – Hang On To A Dream (live)
Humble Pie – Shaky Jake (live)
Renaissance – Islands, one other
Spirit – 1984 (live)
Canned Heat – Let’s Work Together (live), Move On Down The Road (live)
Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love (promo clip)
Mott The Hoople – (live)
Marsha Hunt – Keep the Customer Satisfied
Monday 23rd November 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Mel (Smith) & Kim (Wilde) -
Tuesday 24th November 1987
BBC2 No Limits (Yorkshire Dales)
Interview clips -
BBC2 Open To Question: Billy Bragg
BBC2 Rockschool (rhythm)
Jools Holland, Selwyn Brown (Steel Pulse)
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Vancouver)
contents unknown
Thames Nashville Swing
Narvell Felts
Anglia America's Top Ten
interview clips -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Hit by industrial dispute, but was broadcast anyway with the hosts outside the studio in the rain
ABC -
Blue Mercedes -
Boy George -
New entries run-
Paul McCartney with Nigel Kennedy -
Mirage -
Whitney Houston -
Maxi Priest -
Chart 20 -
T'Pau -
Wednesday 25th November 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Alison Moyet -
Peter Gabriel -
Thames Des O'Connor Tonight
The Shadows -
TVS Rick Springfield -
Central David Essex
C4 Don't Miss Wax (repeat)
Meat Loaf
Thursday 26th November 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Labi Siffre
BBC1 Wishing Well video with Boy George, Bill Wyman, Slade, Go West
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Simon Bates
Blue Mercedes -
Boy George -
The Communards -
Chart 40 -
Shakin' Stevens -
Breakers -
The Housemartins -
Chart 10 -
T'Paul -
George Harrison -
Anglia The Forum Presents
Don McLean
Thames Meltdown
Motorhead, The Anti-
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
Albion Band, Gregson and Collister
C4 Storybook Classics
Cher reads The Ugly Duckling
Friday 27th November 1987
BBC1 WATT
Sinitta
Maxi Priest -
BBC1 Children In Need
not seen
LWT Night Network
Derek B -
Tom Waits -
ABC -
Andy White -
L L Cool J and Public Enemy -
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only including The Christians -
C4 Famous for Fifteen Minutes
The Rhythm Sisters
C4 The Last Resort
Paul McCartney -
Saturday 28th November 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Wet Wet Wet -
TVAM The Wide Awake Club
Sinitta
TVS Number 73
Voice of the Beehive
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
Anglia Tribute to John Lennon
LWT Night Network
The Bunker Show -
Video View panel -
Inxs -
LWT A Short Sharp Shock (repeat)
C4 Coming Soon
Holly Johnson
Sunday 29th November 1987
BBC2 Music In Camera: Sweet Honey In The Rock
BBC2 Now on 2
Then Jerico
LWT The Royal Variety Show
5 Star
Mel Torme & George Shearing
Johnie Ray
Tom Jones
LWT Night Network
Rick Nelson & Fats Domino, Los Angeles
LWT The Best Of Beat Club 5:
Cat Stevens – I’m Gonna Get Me A Gun
Lulu – The Boat That I Row
Manfred Mann – Ha Ha Said The Clown, My Name Is Jack, Fox On The Run
The Small Faces – Itchycoo Park
Vanilla Fudge – You Keep Me Hanging On
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – The Equestrian Statue
The Bee Gees – World
The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
B B King – Heartbreaker (live)
Traffic – The Mulberry Bush
Arthur Conley – Funky Street, Shake Rattle And Roll, Sweet Soul Music
The Easybeats – Hello How Are You, Gonna Have A Good Time
Spooky Tooth – The Weight
Gene Pitney – Billy You’re My Friend
Status Quo – Technicolor Dream
Monday 30th November 1987
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Show (first in new series)
Elton John -
C4 Countdown
Neil Innes in Dictionary Corner
Tuesday 1st December 1987
BBC1 Late Night In Concert
Howard Jones (NHK Hall, Tokyo)
BBC2 No Limits (Nottingham)
Interview clips -
BBC2 Rockschool (sampling etc)
Tony Banks, Andy Summers, Michael McDonald
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Cincinnati)
Crosby Still and Nash -
BBC2 New Country -
The O'Kaynes, Randy Travis, Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, T Graham Brown, Dwight Yoakam, The Judds, Steve Earle
Anglia America's Top Ten
compilation show
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Hit by industrial dispute, but was broadcast anyway with the hosts inside the studio this time
Labi Siffre -
New entries run-
Michael Jackson -
The Proclaimers -
Chart 30 -
Alison Moyet -
ABC -
Chart 20 -
Shakin' Stevens -
Chart 10 -
T'Pau -
Wednesday 2nd December 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
Hue and Cry -
BBC1 The Clothes Show
Mark Rogers (Hollywood Beyond)
Central David Essex In Concert
C4 Sesame Street
Wynton Marsalis
Thursday 3rd December 1987
BBC1 Daytime Live
The Chevalier Brothers
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Janice Long
The Hooters -
Alexander O'Neal -
Chart 40 -
The Proclaimers -
Breakers -
Paul McCartney -
Chart 10 -
T'Pau -
Maxi Priest -
Granada All Our Yesterdays
The Temperance Seven -
Thames Meltdown
Nona Hendryx
Anglia Cambridge Folk Festival
The Fureys
Friday 4th December 1987
BBC1 WATT
Feargal Sharkey -
Eroll Brown
Bad News -
BBC1 Wogan
Rick Astley -
BBC1 The Marksman (first in drama series)
Music by Richard Thompson
ITV Volkswagen advert with Alan Price
LWT Dempsey & Makepiece: Love You Too Death (repeat)
Suzi Quatro
LWT Night Network
Heavy Metal chart -
Mick Hucknall -
14 Karat Soul -
The Cutting Edge Happy Hour (made by IRS Records, USA) -
C4 Mavis On 4
Billy Bragg
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 Famous For Fifteen Minutes
The Thieves
C4 The Last Resort
Deiter Meier (Yello) -
Mick Hucknall
Saturday 5th December 1987
BBC1 Going Live
ABC -
BBC2 Ibiza '92
Duran Duran
Nona Hendrix
Spandau Ballet
Poison
Marillion
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
TVS Number 73
Blue Mercedes -
Mammoth -
LWT Night Network
Video View panel -
Sunday 6th December 1987
BBC2 Now on 2
Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew)
LWT The South Bank Show
Eric Clapton
LWT Night Network
Jethro Tull -
LWT The Best Of Beat Club 6:
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – The Canyons Of Your Mind
Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger & The Trinity – Indian Rope Man, The Road To Cairo
Manfred Mann – Ragamuffin Man
Melanie – Animal Crackers, one other
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Let Me, one other
Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
Status Quo – Are You Growing Tired
Keef Hartley – Leave It To The Morning
Humble Pie – Freedom
Fat Mattress – Naturally (live)
The Who – Pinball Wizard, Sally Simpson, I’m Free
Monday 7th December 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Tom Jones
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Show
Kim Wilde -
BBC1 News / ITN News at 5:45
Bob Geldof in Ethiopia
Tuesday 8th December 1987
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof in Africa
BBC1 It's My Pleasure
Sandie Shaw
BBC2 No Limits (HMS Ariadne)
Debbie Gibson reads the USA charts
BBC2 Rockschool
Omar Hakim, Selwyn Brown, Tony Banks, Midge Ure, The Communards
BBC2 Entertainment USA (New York)
Dweezil Zappa and China Kantner -
Golden Nugget hotel advert with Frank Sinatra
Bruce Springsteen & Little Steven -
Central John Lennon 1940 -
Anglia America's Top Ten
interview clips -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Industrial action continues, but the hosts are in the studio
The Alarm -
New entries run-
Rick Astley -
The Hooters -
Chart 30 -
Mel (Smith) & Kim (Wilde) -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Chart 20 -
T'Pau -
Thames The Jim Davidson Comedy Package 8.00 -
Pepsi & Shirlie
8th Wonder
C4 Fleetwood Mac -
Wednesday 9th December 1987
BBC1 / ITN News
Bob Geldof in Africa
Thames Des O'Connor
Lonnie Donegan
ITN News
Yoko Ono meets Mikael Gorbachev
C4 Sesame Street
Cab Calloway
C4 Every Window Tells A Story (repeat)
Music by Robin Williamson
Thursday 10th December 1987
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
A live broadcast. Simply Red -
Hosted by Mike Smith
Pet Shop Boys -
Michael Jackson -
Rick Astley -
Chart 40 -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Breakers -
Alison Moyet -
Chart 10 -
T'Pau -
Jellybean -
BBC2 The Case of Sherlock Homes
Music by The Art of Noise
Thames Charlie Byrd
ITV Gary Glitter Party Album advert
Friday 11th December 1987
BBC1 WATT
Wet Wet Wet -
BBC1 Wogan
Chris DeBurgh
BBC2 Arena: Stop Making Sense
Talking Heads concert film
Thames Splash
Wet Wet Wet -
LWT Night Network
L L Cool J -
Robin Gibb -
Peter Gabriel -
Marc Almond -
C4 Terence Trent D'Arby
Munich, West Germany, November 1987
C4 Famous for Fifteen Minutes
Somebody Famous
C4 The Chart Show
promo clips only
C4 The Last Resort
Tom Jones co-
Corrine Drewrey (Swing Out Sister) -
Rick Astley -
Saturday 12th December 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Tom Jones
Paul McCartney -
TVS Number 73
Wet Wet Wet
Morris Major and The Minors
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
LWT Night Network
Video View panel -
C4 World of Animation
features a cartoon with contribution by Paddy and Catherine Bush
Sunday 13th December 1987
BBC1 News
Bob Geldof returns from Ethiopia
LWT Night Network
David Essex at the Royal Albert Hall
LWT The Best Of Beat Club 7:
Free – All Right Now
Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime
Humble Pie – For Your Love
Cat Stevens – Hard Headed Woman, Lady D’Arbanville
The Family Dogg –
Richie Havens – Lady Madonna
Eric Burden & War – Paint It Black
The Who – Smash The Mirror
Ike & Tine Turner – River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary
T Rex – Ride A White Swan, Jewell
Listed in the TV Times ‘1965 – 1967’ Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Spencer Davis Group, The Hollies, The Moody Blues, The Easybeats, The Animals
Monday 14th December 1987
BBC1 The Kenny Everett Show
Donny Osmond
BBC1 Film 87
Phil Collins filming 'Buster'
Anglia Dionne Warwick in London
C4 Sesame Street
Four Tops
Tuesday 15th December 1987
BBC2 No Limits
Awards show
Bon Jovi -
Interview clips -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (Aspen)
no clips of interest
Tyne Tees The Roxy
An all promo clip edition due to industrial action. Producer Alistair Pirrie quits
after this edition, while co-
Wet Wet Wet -
New entries run-
New Order -
Simply Red -
Chart 30 -
Belinda Carlisle -
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl -
Chart 20 -
Level 42 -
Chart 10 -
Rick Astley -
Thames The Mike Yarwod Show 8.00 -
Shakin' Stevens
Basia
Thames Nashville Swing -
Anglia America's Top Ten
no interview clips
C4 Paul Hogan's England (repeat)
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Bucks Fizz
Wednesday 16th December 1987
BBC1 News
Elton John on Watford FCs takeover
Central Al Jarreu in Concert
C4 Paul Hogan's England (repeat)
Paul Young -
Dire Straits -
Thursday 17th December 1987
BBC1 Breakfast Time
Bill Wyman
BBC1 Daytime Live
Sal Solo
BBC1 News
Bill Wyman in Newcastle
BBC1 Top of the Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Mike Read
Wet Wet Wet -
Mel & Kim -
Simply Red -
Chart 40 -
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl -
Breakers -
Belinda Carlisle -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Madonna -
TSW Roberta Flack
Granada All Our Yesterdays
Cliff Richard and Helen Shapiro at Variety Club Awards
Thames Meltdown
The Cross
Friday 18th December 1987
BBC1 WATT
Amazulu
Yorkshire The Prince's Trust -
Phil Collins -
The Eurythmics -
LWT Night Network
Indie Chart -
Tim Buk 3 -
Simply Red -
Phil Mogg (UFO) -
C4 Famous For Fifteen Minutes
Rockers Almighty
C4 Prince In Concert
C4 The Last Resort
Midge Ure -
Saturday 19th December 1987
BBC1 Going Live
Curiosity Killed The Cat
The Pet Shop Boys -
Rick Astley
Sinitta
London Community Gospel Choir
TVS Number 73
Gary Glitter -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
HTV Tom Jones -
Anglia The Gambler III TV movie with Kenny Rogers
LWT A Royal Gala
Chris DeBurgh
Art Garfunkel -
Elton John -
James Taylor -
LWT Night Network
Derek B -
Video View -
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band -
Sunday 20th December 1987
LWT The South Bank Show -
The Bhundu Boys
LWT Night Network
The Who -
Live from London -
Monday 21st December 1987
BBC1 Wogan
Johnny Hates Jazz with Kim Wilde -
TVS The All Time Christmas Top Ten
America's Top Ten special
Central Bob Geldof -
Anglia Glastonbury
contents unknown
Tuesday 22nd December 1987
BBC2 No Limits (Shetlands)
Interview clips -
BBC2 Entertainment USA (New Orleans)
no clips of interest
Anglia America's Top Ten
Interview clips -
Tyne Tees The Roxy
Compilation of old clips and promo clips
Thames The Morecambe and Wise Show 8.00 -
Peter Skellern
George Chisholm
Wednesday 23rd December 1987
Thames Des O'Connor Tonight
Alison Moyet -
C4 Paul Simon -
C4 Hale & Pace's Christmas Extravaganda (repeat)
Status Quo
Thursday 24th December 1987 Christmas Eve
BBC1 The Lenny Henry Christmas Special
Terrence Trent D'Arby -
Friday 25th December 1987 Christmas Day
BBC1 Christmas Morning With Noel
Paul & Linda McCartney -
BBC1 Top of the Pops Christmas Party 2.05 -
Hosted by Mike Smith, Gary Davies
Andy Gibb -
The Bee Gees -
Rick Astley -
Number ones -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Sting -
U2 -
T'Pau -
Number ones -
Chart 40 -
Johnny Hates Jazz -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Spagna -
BBC1 Christmas Night with the Two Ronnies
Elton John -
TVAM Good Morning Britain
Rick Wakeman -
LWT It'll Be Alright on the Christmas Night
Cliff Richard -
Thames Lindisfarne
LWT Night Network
Boy George -
Dance Chart with The Fatback Band interview
ABC -
L L Cool -
C4 The Story of ABBA (repeat)
C4 Everybody Say Yeah -
Paul Simon -
Luther Vandross, Jennifer Holliday, The Oak Ridge Boys, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Andre Crouch, The Mighty Clouds of Joy
C4 The Last Resort (The Least Embarrassing Of)
Sting -
C4 Dire Straits -
Saturday 26th December 1987 Boxing Day
BBC1 Going Live
Bros -
The Proclaimers -
Tyne Tees The Roxy (repeat)
LWT Night Network
Janet Jackson -
Robin Gibb -
Video View panel -
Depeche Mode -
Bananarama -
14 Karat Soul -
Sunday 27th December 1987
LWT Night Network
Carpenters -
C4 The Chart Show Christmas Special
promo clips only
Monday 28th December 1987
BBC1 Animals Holiday Roadshow
Rick Wakeman
BBC1 Disney Time
Hosted by Kenny Everett
C4 Cliff From The Hip (repeat)
Cliff Richard
C4 Thomas 'Fats' Waller -
Tuesday 29th December 1987
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival 1987 (repeat of part one)
BBC1 Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame
Bob Geldof
Anglia America's Top Ten (Hits of 1986 special)
Interview clips -
ITV Pepsi advert with Michael Jackson 'Bad'
Wednesday 30th December 1987
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival 1987 (repeat of part two)
TVS The Corbetto Ghost 1986 TV movie with Jools Holland
Thursday 31st December 1987 New Year's Eve
BBC1 Montreux Rock Festival 1987 (repeat of part three)
BBC1 Top of the Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Gary Davies, Peter Powell
Krush -
Nat King Cole -
Climie Fisher -
Belinda Carlisle -
Chart 40 -
Morris Major and the Minors -
Cher -
Wet Wet Wet -
Chart 10 -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Mel (Smith) and Kim (Wilde) -
BBC1 Ernie Wise Introduces...
Tom Jones with Morecambe & Wise -
Cliff Richard with Morecambe & Wise -
BBC2 87 Whistle Test 88 9:35 pm -
Co-
Bruce Springsteen -
11:05 The Bhundu Boys
with Peter Gabriel, Charlie Gillett
11:40 Gary Glitter at the International Centre, Bournemouth
12:05 U2 -
1:00 The Grateful Dead -
1:15 That Was The Whistle Test That Was
archive clips from 1971 to 1986
Thames Des O'Connor Live
Lonnie Donegan
Thames Meltdown
Squeeze
C4 Spandau Ballet -
C4 The Motown Story
Interview clips -
C4 Levis 501 advert with Sharon Sheeley
Also this year…
ITV Playskool adverts
Dana
BBC1 Breakfast Time (October)
Cher