Episode 1
Midge Ure and Kim Appleby explore London's new romantic movement, travel to Coventry to investigate the rise of ska and speak to some of Sheffield's electronic music pioneers.
Two 80s icons explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.
Midge Ure, lead singer of Ultravox and one of the men behind Band Aid, and Kim Appleby, who had a string of hits with her sister Mel in the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-produced band Mel and Kim, go on a journey back in time to the 80s to figure out why certain cities produced their own diverse tunes.
It's a fascinating tale. Emerging from the ashes of punk, British and Irish music ripped up the pop rule book in the 80s and topped the charts worldwide. But there was no definitive 'British' pop sound. Innovative chart-toppers were being produced by artists hailing from all over the UK and Ireland.
In this first episode, Midge Ure and Kim Appleby explore London's new romantic movement, travel to Coventry to investigate the rise of ska and speak to some of Sheffield's electronic music pioneers.
The show features interviews with key figures, like Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet, Marco Pirroni from Adam and the Ants, Pauline Black from The Selecter, Martin Ware and Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 and 'super-producer' Trevor Horn. But of course the star is the music - and this episode includes some of the best tunes, videos and performances from the early part of this marvellous musical decade.
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Spandau Ballet at The Blitz Club
Duration: 01:32
Music Played
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Gary Numan
Cars
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Gary Numan
Cars
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The UK
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厂鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉
Theme From S-Express
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Mel & Kim
Respectable
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Depeche Mode
New Life
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Mel & Kim
Respectable
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Mel & Kim
We Aint Ever Gonna Be Respectable
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Kraftwerk
The Model
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Electricity
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Roxy Music
Ladytron
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Talking Heads
Once In A Lifetime
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Talking Heads
Once In A Lifetime
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Burundi Black
Burundi Black
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Adam and the Ants
Dog Eat Dog (Album Version)
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Spandau Ballet
To Cut A Long Story Short
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Duran Duran
Girls On Film
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Adam and the Ants
Stand And Deliver
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Spandau Ballet
Highly Strung
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Duran Duran
Rio
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Duran Duran
Girls On Film
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Duran Duran
Wild Boys
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Spandau Ballet
True
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Duran Duran
Wild Boys
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Spandau Ballet
True
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Kim Wilde
Kids In America
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Kim Wilde
Kids In America
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The Special A.K.A.
Gangsters
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The Selecter
Three Minute Hero
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The Specials
Ghost Town
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Madness
It Must Be Love
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Byron Lee
Jamaica Ska
Performer: Byron Lee and Dragonaires. -
Visage
Fade To Grey
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Visage
Fade To Grey
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Tubeway Army
Replicas
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The Human League
19 Being Boiled
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Kim Wilde
Kids In America
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Soft Cell
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
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Toots & The Maytals
54-46 Was My Number
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The Pioneers
Longshot Kick De Bucket
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The Upsetters
Return Of Django
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Toots & The Maytals
Fifty Four Forty Six Was My Number
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The Ethiopians
Train To Skaville
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Prince Buster鈥檚 All Stars
Al Capone
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The Specials
(Dawning of a) New Era
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Dandy Livingstone
Rudy A Message to You
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Buggles
Video Killed The Radio Star
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Donna Summer
I Feel Love
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The Human League
Rock 'n' Roll
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Heaven 17
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
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ABC
Poison Arrow
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ABC
The Look Of Love
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Heaven 17
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
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The Human League
Don't You Want Me
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ABC
The Look Of Love
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Heaven 17
Temptation
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Heaven 17
Temptation
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kim Appleby |
Presenter | Midge Ure |
Production Company | True North Productions |
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