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1988 Revisited
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First aired 18/Sep/2020
United Kingdom
English
5 season(s)
25 episode(s)
Elbow frontman and broadcaster Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold – with era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and revealing interviews that have remained on the shelves for decades. The series is centred around shows which were made by ITV companies around the country – from Tony Wilson and Granada TV’s So It Goes to Tyne Tees’ ground-breaking Channel 4 series The Tube and LWT’s The London Weekend Show - chronicling not just changing musical tastes but evolution in the UK’s social and cultural history too. The series travels from Punk and New Wave to the birth of ‘Madchester’.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 5 · Season 5
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Season 4 · Season 4
Season Overview
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S4E4
1987 Revisited
Summary
Guy revisits 1987, when performances from The Smiths and The Cure set The Tube alight. The Roxy later welcomes the likes of The Fall and The Housemartins.
S4E3
1984 Revisited
Summary
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1984, a year that saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Tom Robinson release war-themed songs and the Pogues make an early TV appearance.
S4E2
1982 Revisited
Summary
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey walks through more era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and interviews.
S4E1
1978 Revisited
Summary
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey returns for series four as he walks through more era-defining musical performances, long-lost studio appearances and interviews. Guy returns to 1978, where the punk revolution is still alive with bands like The Undertones and Sex Pistols. Features interviews with The Fall and Magazine.
Season 3 · Season 3
Season Overview
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S3E5
Britpop
Summary
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through music genre and culture movement Britpop
S3E4
1981
Summary
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through 1981, reflecting on the year's defining musical performances.
S3E3
1986
Summary
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1986, featuring appearances by the Waterboys, Suzanne Vega, Kurtis Blow, Iggy Pop, Billy Bragg, the Cramps, the Damned and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Plus, Chaka Khan, Cameo, Trouble Funk, Erasure, Furniture and Talk Talk.
S3E2
1976
Summary
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1976, featuring Sex Pistols, the Clash, Kiss, Heart, Tom Waits, the Walker Brothers, Albert Hammond and Rod Stewart. Guy also looks back at classic performances from the likes of Procol Harum, the Kinks, Be-Bop Deluxe and David Essex, as well as interviews with Patti Smith and Diana Ross.
S3E1
1989
Summary
The Elbow frontman returns to introduces more music performances from the TV archives, beginning with a selection from 1989 including the Stone Roses. Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays, Sonic Youth, the La's, Ice-T, Inner City and Neneh Cherry. Guy also takes a look at rarely seen footage of college rock favourites They Might Be Giants and 10,000 Maniacs and Black Francis performing an acoustic version of a Pixies classic.
Season 2 · Season 2
Season Overview
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S2E5
1987
Summary
It's farewells all round as The Tube ends and The Smiths spit. Goth rock peaks with The Mission and Siouxsie. Plus, hits from Depeche Mode and The Cure.
S2E4
1978
Summary
Late-night pop show Revolver welcomes a host of artists to the stage, including Ian Dury and The Boomtown Rats. Plus, performances from The Jam and Kate Bush.
S2E3
1985
Summary
Chaka Khan and Tom Waits perform live on The Tube. Also, new series Bliss brings live sets from the likes of The Cult and Propaganda.
S2E2
1983
Summary
Tina Turner's career reaches new heights thanks to The Tube. American stars like Shalamar and ZZ Top also appear. Political affairs influence the sounds of U2 and more.
S2E1
1980
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The likes of The Selecter and The Beat lead the British Ska revival. Plus, early performances from U2 and Iron Maiden, and classic appearances from The Jam and more.
Season 1 · Season 1
Season Overview
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S1E6
1988
Summary
For the final episode, Guy looks back at 1988 and the rise of a new wave of female singer songwriters including Sinead O'Connor and Tracy Chapman.
S1E5
1975
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Guy dusts off throwbacks from Supersonic where Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Roxy Music and ELO made appearances. Plus, music from Ace, Dr Feelgood and more.
S1E4
1984
Summary
Guy looks back at 1984 and Madonna's first British TV appearance, unseen performances from Sade and The Style Council, Culture Club's Japan tour footage and more.
S1E3
1977
Summary
Guy celebrates 1977 - a seminal year in British rock and pop, looking back at a long-lost Blondie performance, Marc Bolan's last TV appearance and the punk movement.
S1E2
1982
Summary
Guy presents the best of 1982 - including The Jam's final TV appearance, a performance from Simple Minds, early interviews with Depeche Mode and unseen footage of Yazoo.
S1E1
1979
Summary
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives, starting with 1979 and unseen footage from a Kate Bush concert, and early performances by Dire Straits, the Tourists, Pretenders and the Police. Plus, the TV debuts of the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & the Bunnymen, and Talking Heads' memorable appearance on the South Bank Show.
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