Ear Say – Episode 20 (11 August 1984)

By producercat

As discussed on the 11 August 1984 show, today’s episode of Channel 4’s pop show Ear Say, including a bizarre Elton John interview (is there any other kind) and all sorts of mid-80s pop nonsense. Can’t embed the video here though, annoyingly, so you’ll have to click this link to enjoy it.

Micky Dolenz – “To Be Or Not To Be”

By producercat

As mentioned on the 9 June 1980 show, B.A. (Big Angus) Robertson’s “To Be Or Not To Be” was covered a couple of years later by Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, who released it as a single in Japan and promoted it with this… idiosyncratic TV performance.

Scene: Ian Dury

By producercat

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”.