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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 13, 2017 10:26:23 GMT
The episode of Top Of The Pops that was on the day TFUK 1 was published is repeated this Friday on BBC4 at 19:30 and Saturday at 01:00 & 23.55 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097xsnwTonight! Actually looking at the 1984 list we're quite fortunate to be able to see this one: the one before is Tree'd and the one after is Smiffed, so neither can be shown! |
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Post by Benn on Oct 13, 2017 11:16:10 GMT
Tree'd? Smiffed?
Is this a disgraced presenters thing?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 13, 2017 11:26:04 GMT
Tree'd yes, as in Yewtree.
Smiff'd .... Mike Smith refused to sign the consent forms for TOTP repeats some years ago. He then died and his widow, Sarah Greene, won't sign them on his behalf. Unfortunately this has created some confusion with those whose shows are banned "for other reasons" which seems to the opposite of his original intent!
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 13, 2017 19:36:22 GMT
WHAT.
Really? Did he give a reason for not wanting his shows repeated? that seems weird as it'd be free money for him surely?
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Post by Benn on Oct 13, 2017 19:38:50 GMT
Didn't want to be associated with those that were bad 'uns?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 13, 2017 19:39:23 GMT
That would appear to be the reason!
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 13, 2017 20:12:26 GMT
But... But... That sullies the good name of TOTP altogether! Like we should be ashamed of one of Britain's great musical institutions!
Not all the presenters were paedos! (Only most).
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 19, 2017 20:44:06 GMT
WHAT. But TOTP was always on Thursday. <checks> Huh, right, so the first four issues of Transformers are dated Thursday and there's a 17 day gap between 4 and 5 to shift the publication date to Saturday. I've never noticed that. WHAT. Another secret jump in time! It's the Eleven Day Empire all over again! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 20, 2017 7:09:18 GMT
Absolutely cracking show this week www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b099tcd1/top-of-the-pops-041019844th October 1984 We get a Judge Death T-Shirt, Paul McCartney's best solo effort, some Dave Gilmour guitar in an odd place and one of Freddie's best solo singles. This is proper pop music that I remember when I was younger. I enjoyed it last night ..... and then discovered they'd cut the best 3 songs from the 7:30 showing which usually needs to fit 30 mins. Thankfully restored for the late night one. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 20, 2017 21:01:30 GMT
I shall have this on in bed after Discovery. I've been on a real 80s kick since going to that festival in the summer. Bought loads of Human League, Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2017 13:00:50 GMT
Watched the 40 minute version with the missus last night. Putting dates on these things always intrigues me. I bought No More Lonely Nights on seven inch single (still have it), but summer '84 was when I heard Two Minutes to Midnight and my love affair with heavy metal began. I stopped buying 'pop' soon after that, so lonely nights must have been one of the last seven inch chart pop singles I bought. It's weird to think Transformers was kicking off at the same time. And we were in that gap between Twin Dilemma and Attack of the Cybermen.
Gosh. Transformers didn't exist until Colin Baker was the Doctor. That doesn't seem possible.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2017 16:37:28 GMT
Top show wasn't it? Did you spot the Judge Death T-Shirt and Dave Gilmour guitar?
Big Hits 1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983 are all currently on the iPlayer and well worth a watch.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2017 18:07:39 GMT
I spotted the Judge Death shirt, but not the Gilmour. I've realised by looking that the TOTP repeats are on iplayer back to July, so I shall be watching them all. There must be a Maiden appearance in there from August when Two Minutes to Midnight came out.
That Adam Ant performance was a bit mental. I wonder when it was he lost his ants.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2017 18:19:48 GMT
Gilmour is the guitar on No More Lonely Nights.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2017 18:28:23 GMT
WHAT.
WHAT.
Get away. That'll be why I like it so much then. Right. Where's iplayer...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2017 18:33:19 GMT
That Adam Ant performance was a bit mental. I wonder when it was he lost his ants. 82? Wait till you see the Goody Two Shoes performance in Best of 83 |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2017 18:34:27 GMT
WHAT. WHAT.Get away. That'll be why I like it so much then. Right. Where's iplayer... I'm not convinced you can see him in the video but when you know you can hear it's him. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2017 19:37:31 GMT
Oh my god. That is just amazing. I'd assumed being guitar it was McCartney, but no, that is totally Gilmour!
It's like a veil has been lifted.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2017 22:42:24 GMT
Is it the 18/10 edition this week? Julian Lennon! What happened to him? Rocking out to Meatloaf at the moment.
Oh Ultravox. What a band. Love's Great Adventure would be in my top five pop anthems of the 80s.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 27, 2017 22:51:19 GMT
Yup 18/10
Got a 12 inch version of Love's Great Adventure here which does the entire song as an instrumental and the again with the vocals!
And if I hear right, that,s a bit of the 12 inch version of Electric Drams playing over the DJ bits - subtly different to the 7inch version.
No More Lonely Nights video snipped from the earlier showing, should be in the late night repeat.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2017 22:55:41 GMT
Weird watching Wham now. You know I always used to think Andrew Ridgeley was a dead ringer for Sylvester Stallone.
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 4, 2017 0:03:13 GMT
Nik Kershaw tonight. Brilliant. Not sure why he needed the guitar though. Good to see Maiden in the chart.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2017 19:54:09 GMT
What's playing in the background of the DJ bits this week?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 17, 2017 20:38:56 GMT
Oh F***
When the BBC decided they couldn't take the scissors to the 84 edition with Glitter in and instead skipped it I thought we'd dodged the F***ing Frog song.
No such luck. F***ing f***ing s#!+3
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 17, 2017 21:57:02 GMT
Bring on bedtime!
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 17, 2017 23:38:57 GMT
Doing this by iPlayer I'm losing track of which one was actually on the telly tonight. Slade's All Join Hands is ten times better than the usual Christmas track.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 9, 2017 0:00:09 GMT
Big Hits 81 repeated again tonight, in the lead up to them doing Story of and Big Hits 85 on Jan 5th.
I presume the remaining, Christmas, 84 episodes have been scheduled for the Christmas Holiday!
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 9, 2017 0:06:22 GMT
Ooh thats a coincidence. I've got big hits 1981 on now, but only because it's been on iPlayer for ages and as you say, no new old shows at the moment.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 14, 2017 20:21:27 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 14, 2017 20:25:00 GMT
Excellent.
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