The Story of 1980
1980 saw a new generation of British pop arrive, while the show saw the TOTP orchestra laid off, the studio audience double, new sets built and a range of celebrity co-hosts.
1980 was the year that both pop music and TOTP changed. A new generation of British pop arrived with Dexy's, Adam Ant, The Human League and OMD. The show changed as the veteran TOTP orchestra was laid off, the studio audience doubled in size, new sets were built and a range of celebrity co-hosts from Elton John to Kevin Keegan to Russ Abbott arrived.
This documentary explores these dramatic changes in Top of the Pops, British pop and British society with a cast including Adam Ant, The Human League, OMD, Kevin Rowland, Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay (who appeared with St Winifred's School Choir), Kelly Marie, Ray Dorset, Johnny Logan, The Vapors, The Piranhas and Richard Skinner.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Blondie
Atomic
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CCS
Whole Lotta Love
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UB40
Food For Thought
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Madness
My Girl
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Rupert Holmes
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
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Genesis
Turn It On Again
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The Vapors
Turning Japanese
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Prima Donna
Love Enough For Two
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Johnny Logan
What's Another Year
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Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Green Onions
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Dexys Midnight Runners
Dance Stance
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Dexys Midnight Runners
Geno
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Madness
Nightboat to Cairo
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The Human League
Being Boiled
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Red Frame White Light
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Messages
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The Human League
Rock n Roll
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Liquid Gold
Dance Yourself Dizzy
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
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Kelly Marie
Feels Like I'm In Love
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Ramones
Baby I Love You
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The Shadows
Ghost Riders In The Sky
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Leo Sayer
More Than I Can Say
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Gibson Brothers
Mariana
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惭辞迟枚谤丑别补诲
Ace of Spades
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Sky
Toccata
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Madness
Baggy Trousers
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UB40
The Earth Dies Screaming
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The Piranhas
Tom Hark
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The Piranhas
Space Invaders
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Elias & His Zig鈥怹ag Jive Flutes
Tom Hark
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Gary Numan
This Wreckage
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ABBA
The Winner Takes It All
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Spandau Ballet
To Cut A Long Story Short
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Adam and the Ants
Dog Eat Dog
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Adam and the Ants
Ant Music
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John Lennon
Imagine
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono
(Just Like) Starting Over
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Pink Floyd
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
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St. Winifred's School Choir
There's No-one Quite Like Grandma
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Duran Duran
Planet Earth
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Matt O'Casey |
Director | Matt O'Casey |
Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 Jan 2015 21:00
- Sat 3 Jan 2015 01:00
- Thu 8 Jan 2015 20:00
- Fri 9 Jan 2015 00:00
- Fri 20 Mar 2015 21:00
- Mon 23 Mar 2015 00:35
- Fri 14 Apr 2017 21:00
- Sat 15 Apr 2017 00:30
- Sat 13 Mar 2021 20:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Sat 13 Jan 2024 02:05
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