Back to the 80s
Programmes showcasing and celebrating music from the decade.
Episode 3—Sounds of the Eighties
With Kool and the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Grace Jones, Cameo, Bobby Womack and Sade.
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14/04/1983—Top of the Pops
With Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics, Kissing the Pink, Sunfire, Kajagoogoo and David Bowie.
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Episode 2—Sounds of the Eighties
With Spandau Ballet, Phil Collins, Fine Young Cannibals, Tears for Fears and Simply Red.
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Love Special - Martin Fry—Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies
Sara Cox spins some smooching 80s videos and talks Lexicon of Love with ABC's Martin Fry.
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Shalamar—Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies
Sara Cox presents an hour of classic 80s music videos and welcomes Shalamar to the show.
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Alone with Chrissie Hynde—Arena
A thoughtful and intimate portrait of self-confessed rock chick, Chrissie Hynde.
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Jazzie B's 1980s: From Dole to Soul
The Soul II Soul frontman tells his tale of the 1980s, a time of radical social change.
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live from the River Tour 1980
Concert from Tempe, Arizona, featuring tracks from the classic 1980 album The River.
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26/05/1983—Top of the Pops
Featuring Big Country, Hot Chocolate, The Police, New Edition and Forrest.
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19/05/1983—Top of the Pops
Featuring D Train, New Edition, David Grant, Blancmange, The Beat and Wham.
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12/05/1983—Top of the Pops
With Hall & Oates, Hot Chocolate, Galaxy, The Creatures, Men at Work and Spandau Ballet.
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28/04/1983—Top of the Pops
With Galaxy, The Creatures, Tears for Fears, Kissing the Pink and Spandau Ballet.
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21/04/1983—Top of the Pops
With Culture Club, The Human League, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet and David Bowie.
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Episode 2—Pop Quiz: The Comeback
With Nick Heyward, Carol Decker, David Grant, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston and Ranking Roger.
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The Story of 1983—Top of the Pops
1983, and there are signs that the show is going through something of a mid-life crisis.
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1983 - Big Hits—Top of the Pops
With Wham!, The Police, Culture Club, UB40, Duran Duran, The Beat and Bananarama.
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07/04/1983—Top of the Pops
With Dexys Midnight Runners, Culture Club, Joboxers, Twisted Sister and Nick Heyward.
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31/03/1983—Top of the Pops
With New Order, Style Council, Mari Wilson, U2, Kajagoogoo, Tracey Ullman and Duran Duran.
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23/03/1983—Top of the Pops
With JoBoxers, David Bowie, Orange Juice, Altered Images, Duran Duran and David Joseph.
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17/02/1983—Top of the Pops
With Wham, Tears for Fears, Icehouse, Musical Youth, Fun Boy Three and Kajagoogoo.
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10/02/1983—Top of the Pops
With The Belle Stars, Toto, Level 42, Michael Jackson, Central Line and China Crisis.
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03/02/1983—Top of the Pops
With Haysi Fantayzee, Indeep, Tears For Fears, U2 and Men at Work.
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27/01/1983—Top of the Pops
With Level 42, The Belle Stars, Central Line, The Beatles, China Crisis, Wham! and Bauhaus
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20/01/1983—Top of the Pops
With Kajagoogoo, Joe Jackson, Echo and the Bunnymen, Melba Moore, U2 and Laura Branigan.
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