The Videotheque

As mentioned in the 19 May 1983 show, although it’s from a couple of years earlier, Ian Dury interviewed for BBC schools programme “Scene”.

Our Arthur Dent Moment from the 12 May 1987 show, Toyah bringing her hitmaking career to a crashing halt with this entirely unnecessary cover of Echo Beach. And the video is even worse. Enjoy!

Our colleagues at Mad Wasp Radio decided it would be nice to do something to keep our listeners’ spirits up in these bizarre and confusing times. So we did a Band Aid. Hope it lifts your spirits in some small way.

As played on the 24 March 1984 show. Rolling Stone called it “perhaps the most unconvincing anti-drugs song of all time.” Perhaps.

Julian Lennon, the famous ventriloquist, wows the crowd with his David Bowie impression. Better than his John Lennon impression at any rate.