The Tube S01E16

Seminal live music show from the 1980s on Channel 4 in the UK. Famed for having the biggest music acts of the day performing live in the Tyne Tees Television studios, and for breaking artistes that went on to become household names. Presented by Jools Holland and Paula Yates, along with a number of other presenters (some unknown at the time), the show ran for five series from 1982 to 1987. An episode guide can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/thetubeepisodeguide/home In this episode: 16. Series 1, Episode 16, 18/2/83 “Rock against Roughage” (Jools interviews someone who is against healthy food)Colin Rowell (interview with The Tube’s Stage Manager about setting up the set for Madness’ performance)“Countdown” (item about Australian music TV show, plus clips from Aussie bands “Goanna”, “Midnight Oil”, “Mental as Anything”, “Men at Work”, “The Models”, “Moving Pictures”, “Icehouse”)Iva Davies and Wendy Stapleton (Paula interviews the lead singers of Icehouse and Wendy and the Rockettes)Frankie Goes To Hollywood (First ever performance of “Relax” then interviewed by Jools, on film)Icehouse (live performance)Thompson Twins (pre-recorded live performance)Madness (live performance)