Night Flight

  • Premiered: Jun 1981
  • Episodes: 201
  • Followers: 2
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Season 1988
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"Take Off" to Controversial Videos
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Feb 05, 1988
"Viewer discretion is advised" Pat Prescott tells us at the start of tonight's 1988 Take Off episode to Controversial Videos. "Sex, Drugs, Religion, Politics..." what more can you want .. show full overview
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Goes to the Movies + Video Profile: The Cure
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Feb 06, 1988
The segment is guided by a candid Radio 1990 interview with Robert Smith about the inspiration for the "Close To Me" video, fame and more. In true Night Flight fashion, the British .. show full overview
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Greatest Love Scenes and Lovers
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Feb 12, 1988
Night Flight and Coming Attractions magazine celebrate Valentine's Day with some of the greatest love scenes, and greatest lovers, in movie history.
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Night Flight Goes To The Movies + Ins and Outs for '88
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Feb 20, 1988
Welcome to Night Flight goes to the movies, a. Tonight we look at the growing emergence of black leading men in a variety of film genres including Carl Weather's "Action Jackson" and Spike Lee's "School Daze" including interviews.
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Flash Tracks
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Feb 26, 1988
Your original Night Flight programming returns with a 1988 episode of Flash Tracks. Tonight we have neo-60s psychedelia Australian style with Hoodoo Gurus, gritty english rock Flesh for .. show full overview
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Goes to the Movies + Video Profile: The Cars
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Mar 12, 1988
This 1988 installment of Night Flight Goes to the Movies looks at John Waters' nostalgic look back at 1960s teen dance TV shows "Hairspray" along with the forgettable yet forgivable .. show full overview
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Take Off to New Metal and Def Leppard Video Profile
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Mar 25, 1988
Night Flight's 1988 New Metal Special spans the globe - covering bands from Japan, Germany and at home in the USA. Acts included in this essential Night Flight Take Off are Megadeth, Zodiac Mindwarp, Ezo, Warlock and more... Not to be missed!
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Take Off to Crime + Video Vault VII
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Mar 26, 1988
In "Take Off To Crime," get ready for greed, gunshots and gangsters with David Bowie, Tony Powers, Madhouse and more... Unlock this week's video vault with Toni Basil, Paul Simon and other groundbreaking music video moments from the 80s.
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Divine Profile + New Sounds
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Apr 08, 1988
"Hi, I'm Divine. And tonight we're going to be taking a looking at my career, from the early years in Pink Flamingos, to my performances and right up to my current hollywood film." He .. show full overview
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Take Off to Big Bucks
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Apr 15, 1988
Night Flight's take off special feels uniquely 80s in its exposure of videos from Madonna, The Talking Heads and more relating to the culture of wealth and excess that defined the time.
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Atomic TV
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Apr 15, 1988
Night Flight's Atomic TV is a classic featurette from the original series and fan favorite. This early, trend-setting 'video mashup' takes the pop music scene of 1986 and early public .. show full overview
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Regional Rock New Jersey
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Apr 23, 1988
Night Flight rocks regional tonight as we travel to Asbury Park and beyond to explore the sounds of The Garden State. Featuring music from, of course, the Boss, blues revivalist .. show full overview
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Video Flashtracks: Bauhaus and Sons + Videos From the Attic
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May 06, 1988
Features music videos from legendary British goth rockers Bauhaus and their spin-off group Love and Rockets along with dark entries from singer-gone-solo Peter Murphy. Videos from the .. show full overview
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Goes to the Movies: Villains + Take Off to Progressive Rap
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May 21, 1988
A "Take Off" series on Politics and Progressive Rap. Also, an extra special bonus feature on 'Movie Villains.'
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Night Flight Short Film Showcase
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May 27, 1988
Welcome to Night Flight's new filmmaker series, featuring short films from America's most talented writers, directors and producers. Tonight, two films from the Glasshouse production .. show full overview
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Take Off to BBQs and Bikinis
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May 27, 1988
Another classic cut of summer themed Night Flight programming featuring The Cars, The Untouchables, Jimmy Cliff, and Pat Prescott trivia time: "What happens when the original surf rockers trade places with 900 pounds of rap?" The Fat Boys' Wipeout!
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Video Profile: Robert Plant + Goes to the Movies
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Jun 17, 1988
Welcome to Night Flight's video profile of one of Rock's greatest vocalists and song stylists, Robert Plant and Night Flight goes to the movies with Arnie Action Thriller Red Heat, Bull Durham and more
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Take Off to Women In Rock
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Jun 17, 1988
Night Flight salutes the Women of Rock in this excellent original episode from June, 1988. "Today," Pat Prescott tells us, "women's voices are more powerful than ever in new music, .. show full overview
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Take Off to Freedom
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Jul 02, 1988
Night Flight's celebrating Independence Day (in 1988 and today!) with a Red, White and Blue Take Off Special to Freedom. We'll take a musical look at the many faces of Freedom, at home .. show full overview
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Motorcycle Rodeo, "Night Flight Goes to the Movies" & Full Force
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Jul 08, 1988
Tonight we head to Ventura, California 1987 for Night Flight’s special segment on a Motorcycle Rodeo. Like a Heavy Metal Parking Lot for the great American Biker community, this feature .. show full overview
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Poets of Rock
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Jul 15, 1988
Night Flight's 1988 "Poets of Rock" special is a celebration of some of the greatest songwriters of the era. "Rock and Roll lyrics are the poetry of the masses" Pat Prescott tells us, .. show full overview
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Outrageous in Hollywood
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Jul 16, 1988
A half hour tour of Hollywood, America's most famous, glamarous, and heartbreaking town.
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Take Off to Hardcore
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Jul 29, 1988
1988's "Take Off" to Hardcore (and more!) You gotta hand it to the original Night Flight writers. Every weekend for over seven years, the team put together 8 hours of cutting-edge .. show full overview
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"Take Off" to Comedy in Music Videos 6
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Aug 13, 1988
“What do you do when a guy puts Mayonnaise on your shoulder?... Do the Watusi!" — Howie Mandel circa 1986. And so goes 3 minutes of towering cringe (even by '80s standards) in tonight’s .. show full overview
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Mega Video Vault
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Sep 03, 1988
A selection of innovative, landmark 1980s music videos from Devo, Tony Powers, Will Powers, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, Chaka Khan, Peter Wolf & David Lee Roth. Includes the .. show full overview
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Take Off to Acid Rock
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Sep 16, 1988
Night Flight "Take's Off" to the once and future glory of Acid Rock. The original catalytic agent for Acid Rock faded away, but Night Flight tracked the visual cues and sonic elements of .. show full overview
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Video Flash Tracks
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Sep 16, 1988
It's time for more video flash tracks. Presenting video portraits of The Style Council, Fields of The Nephilim and Aztec Camera. First, we point the viewfinder at Glasgow act Aztec .. show full overview
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John Carpenter Original Video Profile
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Sep 30, 1988
Night Flight's video profile of John Carpenter arrives! The master of horror sits down with Night Flight for this special 1988 director profile and talks his influences, the role of .. show full overview
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Flash Tracks + Junkers
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Oct 07, 1988
Night Flight's Video Flash Tracks, with rapid fire bios and rock videos from Sisters Of Mercy, Timbuk3, and "Junkers," an international award winner about a trusting yuppie on the backroads of America.
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Bill Fishman Profile + Night Flight Goes to the Movies
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Oct 15, 1988
Night Flight profiles quintessential rock video director Bill Fishman, on the debut of his film Tapeheads (1988) with John Cusack and Tim Robbins. This tour de force of his work explores videos by Suicidal Tendencies, The Ramones, and more.
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Take Off to Comedy IX
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Oct 15, 1988
In "Take Off to Comedy IX," enter Jackie Mason's mind with the brilliant compilation “The World According To Me,” Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi get Brian Wilson out of bed to go surfing .. show full overview
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Take Off to New Age
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Oct 22, 1988
The sun has risen on the Aquarian Age. Tonight we return to 1988 for an intergalactic sojourn through the New Age movement. “A fascination with the eternal truths permeates New Age .. show full overview
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Take Off to Politics
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Nov 04, 1988
A special feature on politics.
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20 Years of Rock N' Roll Style: Punk Rock
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Nov 05, 1988
Part of Night Flight's "20 Years of Rock N' Roll Style" series from 1988, this episode highlighting Punk Rock focuses on the careers of the Johnny Rotten, The Clash, Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys and more.
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John Lennon Profile
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Nov 11, 1988
Night Flight's 1988 video tribute to John Lennon includes "Instant Karma," "Stepping Out," "Living on borrowed time" and more, with introductions and back story from Pat Prescott.
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Take Off to Eighties Dance Classics
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Nov 11, 1988
Classic dance videos from Robert Palmer, The Clash, Devo and more.
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Video Flashtracks: Thomas Dolby + Metal In Your Face
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Nov 12, 1988
Night Flight profiles sonic wizard Thomas Dolby in this special episode of Video Flash Tracks. Cut with some of Dolby's best tracks, Pat Prescott brings us up to speed with Thomas .. show full overview
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Neil Young Video Profile
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Nov 18, 1988
Tonight Night Flight profiles one of Rock’s great renegades: Neil Young. The essential episode features a candid NF studio interview with Young discussing his origins and inspirations .. show full overview
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Twenty Years of Rock Style: Rap
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Nov 18, 1988
In this original episode from 1988, Night Flight features the beat-box, syncopated rhythm of Rap. “Born in the inner-city, now commercially accepted the world over rap made its social .. show full overview
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"Take Off" to Futurism
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Nov 25, 1988
Tonight, we go back to 1988 to Take Off to Futurism in Music Videos. "The future is upon us, with Robots, Computers and new technologies" Pat Prescott informs us at the top of tonight's .. show full overview
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Take Off to Food
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Nov 25, 1988
What’s on the menu for tonight? Fish Heads! Our 1988 “Take Off” episode of Night Flight is a special salute to… Food? “Whether you slice it or dice it, chew it or spew it” Pat Prescott .. show full overview
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Traveling Wilburys Video Profile
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Dec 02, 1988
Welcome to tonight’s new original arrival: a 1988 special profile of The Traveling Wilbury’s. The a British–American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy .. show full overview
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Take Off to African Sounds
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Dec 09, 1988
Afro Beat: A look at Africa's music and politics. It's no secret that Rock and Roll is based on African Rythyms. Africa created tempo and 4/4 time, the basis for all our generation's .. show full overview
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Brian De Palma Profile
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Dec 09, 1988
Watch the director discuss "tired" comparisons to Hitchcock, the importance of beauty in horror, and the potential pitfalls of directing music videos all while seeing pivotal scenes from Carrie, Phantom Of The Paradise, Body Double and more...
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New Sounds and Video Flash Tracks
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Dec 10, 1988
Side A: Welcome to New Sounds highlighting the burgeoning acts and micro-genres of the late 80s with Belgian synth act Front 242 (with a video from iconic photographer Anton Corbijn), .. show full overview

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