Sunday 3 November 1985

By producercat

Another dexy draws to a close as we revisit this day in 1985 on this week’s Off The Chart! Your regular serving of obscure and forgotten hits awaits, along with three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s goings-on, a quick visit to West Germany to stare at their chart for a…

Saturday 20 October 1984

By producercat

It’s the end of an era on Off The Chart this week as Steve is busy moving out of the building where the first ever episode was recorded four and a half years ago. Before the blue plaque gets erected, however, we still have to cover the chart from this day in 1984 with the…

Monday 18 August 1980

By producercat

Brace yourselves, we’re going back a full four decades to revisit this day in 1980 on this week’s Off The Chart! As usual there’s a brace of hits you might not remember, plus three of the week’s new albums, a look at the day’s events, a visit to the German chart for the most offensive…

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.