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The Synthesizer, People and Performance - a Riverside special 1982 has seen an unprecedented number of synthesizer bands -reaching high in the pop charts. Presenter Mike Andrews talks to Phil Oakey of Human League and his producer Martin Rushent , Billy Currie of Ultravox, George Martin , legendary Beatles producer currently working with Ultravox, and Brian Eno , original synthesizer player with Roxy Music , and acknowledged influence behind many of today's bands. With video performance from Kraftwerk, Ultravox, Roxy Music, Human League and Depeche Mode.

Style has become increasingly important. What you wear, how you look, gives signals to other people. Established style groups such as Teds and Skinheads have been with us for years. Punks took us by surprise in the mid 70s and still survive. This film sets out to rid people of preconceptions they may have, faced by people whose appearance is out of the ordinary.

Series 1 Revisited - another chance to see the controversial fashion designer Colin Swift. Also featuring music from Bauhaus, New Order, Fire Engines and the television debut of Mari Wilson , with performance and dance from The Event Group and A Black Box. Plus video from Ippu Do and Bill Nelson. Next week more of today's music, art, fashion and style from Riverside Studios, Hammersmith.

This week studio band Shreikback, the television premiere of punk ranter AttUa the Stockbroker, studio interview with Psychic TV and behind the scenes with The Nin Dance Company during rehearsal for their performance in The Dance Umbrella Festival

This week-on location with Heaven 17, music from David Sylvian and Orchestre Jazira , plus more behind-the-scenes news from Ian Birch.

This week Perry Haines talks to Boy George of Culture Club, Cabaret Voltaire discuss their videos and The Higsons provide the studio music. Not forgetting a film review of E.T. by science fiction buff Ken Livingstone (yes, the Ken Livingstone ), and performance from the Circus of Poets.

This week Steve Blacknell examines the heavy metal scene in a chat with Lemmy of Motorhead and an interview with Brian Harri gan of Melody Maker. Plus archive footage of Black Sabbath, filmed performance of Motorhead in concert earlier this year and studio band Rock Goddess. Also studio performance from brilliant rising star of the dance world Michael Clarke and an inside look at the preparations for the publication of independent magazine Id.

With Christmas in mind Marc Almond of Soft Cell chats to Victoria Studd while cooking his mince pies. Danny and the Nogoodniks provide the studio music and Neil Arthur from Blancmange tries out some new portable video equipment.

Model Making: A Riverside Special. How do you get your face on to the cover of a magazine? Some girls are 'discovered' in the street, while others at model schools will never make it. 'The ego is nothing, it's the money that really counts', according to New York model boss John Casablancas. So how do today's rising stars see their prospects? And how does Celia Hammond 's brilliant modelling career in the 60s look with the benefit of hindsight?

This week by popular request David Sylvian returns in solo performance. Studio band Big Country are joined by the Phoenix Dance Company from Leeds who combine martial arts with contemporary ballet. We also visit the Hacienda Club in Manchester and talk to designer Ben Kelly while the northern flavour of today's programme is continued by a visit from new wave Yorkshire poet Little Brother.

This week, interview and performance from actor: playwright, director Steven Berkoff, Dance from Mantis and music from Barnsley band The Danse Society

This week we see the result of Mick Karn 's collaboration with Ballet Rambert choreographer Michael Ho. Victoria Studd has a night out with Bobby Gee of Bucks Fizz and Animal Nightlife provide the studio music.

This week music from The Decorators. The Cure join Nicholas Dixon of the Royal Ballet in a dance experiment. Ian Birch checks out the Australian scene and Perry Haines meets film director Don Letts , first recognised for his early work with The Sex Pistols and The Clash. Also on view will be examples of his more recent collaboration with Fun Boy Three and Musical Youth.

Riverside's St Valentine's Day special is TV Fetish ' The fastest video your set will ever see. Don't blink or you'll miss something,' promise the programme's makers Patrick Martin and Doobie Eylath of Questionmark Productions. Makers of Vidzine, the first video fanzine, Patrick and Doobie suggest that their next project is touring their multi-screen videos around the solar system.

All the charisma of a used Kleenex says the British music press. but Liverpool band A Flock of Seagulls don't mind too much: they've still sold over a million copies of their first album and they're doing rather well in the USA. Steve Blacknell went to New York with them and took the chance to find out about cable television. Riverside presents a complete guide to New York's 27 channels, and takes a closer look at one of them, Music Television (MTV), the world's first 24-hour pop television channel. We catch some of the New Year celebrations on MTV when A Flock of Seagulls shared the top billing with Duran Duran.

This week, David Grant clarifies some misconceptions about record company deals when he talks to Simon Draper , Managing Director of Virgin Records, Peter Walm sley, Licensing Manager of Rough Trade Records and Lynval Golding of Fun Boy Three. Perry Haines discusses the state of British fashion and more dance collaboration with the choreography of Beyhan Fawkes and the amazing voice of Alison Limerick in piece from Wayne Sleep’s Dash.

Video from Post War .Nudes; the result of the photo-copy art competition; and Boys from the Black-stuff author Alan Bleasdale is interviewed as part of a wider look at the Liverpool scene. The Liverpool emphasis of this week is continued with studio band It's Immaterial.

A Riverside dance special Mantis Dance Company with guests 23 Skidoo. After ten years with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre a.s a leading soloist and associ ate choreographer, German-born Micha Bergese formed MANTIS in 1980. The company has evolved from its early all-male beginnings into a form that now includes the joint female elements of Carolyn Choa from Hong Kong and Wendy McPhee from Australia. In addition, Gary Hurst talks to Bergese about his work and the thoughts that inspired several of today's programme pieces.