The Tube (1982)

Jools introduces the new opening titles, and shows us the new “Family” in the foyer, before welcoming Paula back from maternity leave Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force (live performance) Nick Rhodes (Paula interviews the Duran Duran keyboardist about his new book of Polaroid photos) The Dammed (pre-recorded live performance) Leigh Bowery (Paula interviews the fashion designer) Sting (Film report with Paula interviewing him on the set of the film “The Bride”) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (live performance) The Mint Juleps (live performance) Afrika Bambaataa (live performance again) The Pogues (live performance on film) Big Country (live performance)

Garage bands (short filmed piece featuring performances from some bands such as "Tall Boys" and "The Milkshakes") Rory Bremner (appears throughout the show impersonating various stars of the day) Bronski Beat (live performance) ** Hanoi Rocks (pre-recorded live performance) Glam Rock costumes (Paula talks to Gary Glitter, Roy Wood from Wizard, and Brian Connolly from The Sweet, about the outfits they wore on stage) Sheila E. (live performance) The Company of Wolves (Muriel talks to Christopher Tucker, special effects person on the film) Bronski Beat (live performance again) ** Level 42 (live performance) **

Silent Running (live performance) The Beatles (Paula talks to someone who is organising an exhibition on Beatles artwork) Heaven 17 (film of them writing and recording their new album over the course of a year) Clint Eastwood & General Saint (live performance) Julian Lennon (interviewed by Paula) Bouncer rap (Jools’ security perform their new single…) The Gun Club (live performance) The Style Council (live performance)

St Tropez (lengthy film report from the French resort on the Video Festival taking place there. Jools and Paula chat to Ultravox, Duran Duran, Tim Pope, Bill Wyman and others) Alison Moyet (live performance) UB40 (interviewed by Paula then live performance) Motorhead (live performance)

50th show (celebrations begin with fireworks) Floy Joy (live performance) Trevor Horn (interviewed by Muriel) Sylvester (live/mimed performance, introduced by Tony Blackburn) Dee Snider (interviewed by Paula) Hardcore (live performance) Tracey Ullman (interviewed by Jools) Force MDs (live/mime performance) Floy Joy (live performance again) Mud wrestling (the audience get covered in it) Ultravox (live performance)

Rik Mayall (welcome us to the show) Billy Bragg (performs for the queue in the foyer) Grandmaster Melle Mel (live performance) Boy George (Jools chats to him, on the phone, in Chicago) The Alarm (interviewed by Muriel and then live performance) Peter York (Jools chats to the style “expert” about picture discs) Duran Duran (interviewed by Paula, on film, in a boat) Rik Mayall (Jools tries to sober him up) The Redskins (live performance) Peter York (more chat with Paula) Cabaret Voltaire (filmed performance) Shriekback (live performance) Grandmaster Melle Mel (another live performance) Rik Mayall (Jools finally gets him on stage just as the show goes off air)

London Underground (video shot by upcoming artist on the London Tube) King (live performance) ** David Byrne (interviewed by Paula) The Three Johns (live performance) Fatal Charm (live performance) Martin Fry (brief chat with Paula) King (live performance again) ** Alternative Miss World (Muriel talks to organiser Andrew Logan) Helen Terry (film report chatting and performing with Jools) ABC (live performance) King (after the show had gone off air, they came back to perform again)

Paula and Jools pay a surprise visit to the guest’s dressing rooms, and find The Lords of the New Church a little unprepared…. Feelabeelia (live performance) Mick Karn and Peter Murphy (Muriel talks to the Japan and Bauhaus front men) The Lords of the New Church (live performance) David “Kid” Jensen (Paula chats to him about the Chart Show) Feelabeelia (live performance again) Donna Summer (Paula chats to her, on film) Paul Young (live performance)

St Andrews day Scottish flavour The Kane Gang (live performance) Al Jarreau and David Sanborn (Jools chats to them) Robbie Coltrane (as an American politician) Tom Robinson (live performance) Hugh Masekela (chats to Paula) Al Jarreau (live performance) Band Aid (Film report of the recording of the single “Do They Know It’s Christmas”)

Alison Moyet (pre-recorded live performance) Ian McCulloch (Jools chats to the Bunneymen frontman) Duggie Cunningham (Paula chats to the style expert and previews his latest outfits) The Icicle Works (live performance) Joan Jett (chats to Paula) Paul Morley (somewhat uncomfortable chat with Jools) The Art of Noise (live performance) Paul McCartney (fairly frank chat with Paula, on film) The Stranglers (live performance) The Art of Noise (additional track, after the show went off air)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 11, 14/12/84 Madonna (re-run of her Hacienda performance) Danielle Dax (chats with Paula) Indie charts (Jools looks at the latest Indie releases) Play Dead (live performance) Danielle Dax (live performance) Motown (look at the newer acts on the label) Jimmy Ruffin (performs live with Jools accompanying on piano) What Government (filmed performance) Council Collective (live performance) Lee “Scratch” Perry (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 12, 21/12/84 Flamin’ Hamsters (brief live performance) The Waterboys (live performance) Steve Marriott and Stanley Unwin (Muriel talks to the Small Faces frontman, as well as the gobbledygook comedian) Alexei Sayle (live performance, then chats to Jools about Dr Martin Boots) Band Aid (re-showing of part of the making-of film) The Waterboys (live performance again) The Inspirational Choir (live performance) Paul Young (showing of the live performance of “Sex” which was performed in episode 8 after the show went off air) Toy Dolls (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 13, 28/12/84 Pre-recorded Christmas show. No audience or live performances. Intro by Jools and Paula King (showing of live performance from episode 7 performed after the show went off air) Sade (live performance on film from Newcastle City Hall) B. B. King (live performance on film) Hall & Oates (live performance on film from Wembley Arena)

No live show this week. Instead we have a film report from Japan, with Jools and Leslie (her last film for The Tube). In this we see performances by Sandii and the Sunsetz, Yellow Magic Orchestra and others. Jools also looks at the technology behind new synthesizers of the day (floppy discs!), and we see some Japanese bands of the day perform. The episode opens with a filmed performance of The Frank Chickens in Amsterdam, and ends with a lengthy performance by Echo and the Bunnymen at the “A Crystal Day Concert” in May.

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 15, 11/1/85 Paul Weller (interviewed by Jools – in a jacuzzi, on film) The Sid Presley Experience (live performance) Para-search (Jools chats to two paranormal investigators) Winston Reedy (live performance) Gene Vincent (celebration of what would have been his 50th birthday. Paula chats to Steve Ainsley, head of the fan club, Chas Hodges and Ian Dury, who then perform a few tribute songs) The Sid Presley Experience (live performance again) The Pogues (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 16, 18/1/85 Virna Lindt (live/mimed performance) Gary Kemp and Tony Hadley (interviewed by Paula) Live video graffiti (Jools talks to artist Jason Bratbury (sp?) who creates some live art as the show goes on) Virna Lindt (interviewed by Paula, in the car park) Chaka Khan (interviewed by Jools) Spandau Ballet (live performance) Chaka Khan (live performance, 30 mins)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 17, 25/1/85 Terry and Gerry (live performance) Mark Bego (Paula interviews the author of several books about The Jacksons) Heavy Metal (Muriel chats with Robin George, Cronus (lead singer of Venom) and Geoff Barton, founder of magazine Kerrang!) Wrathchild (live performance, on film) Terry and Gerry (live performance again) Cliff Richard (chats with Paula) Killing Joke (live performance) Ray Cokes (brief appearance with Muriel) The Clark Sisters (live performance on film) Cliff Richard (live performance) **

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 18, 1/2/85 King (clip of performance from previous episode) Fashion (Scott Crolla and Georgina Godey discuss fashion of the time) 60s fashion (Muriel talks to Julie Driscoll and Dr from Dr and he Medics) Les Enfants (live performance) Blackpool (film report with Jools and Paula visiting the seaside town. Performances from several local bands, Jools plays a Wurlitzer organ, Paula has her hand read, and Jools talks to Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull) The Boomtown Rats (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 19, 8/2/85 Amazulu (live performance) Penny Stallings (the author talks to Paula about her new book of photos of celebrities – then Meatloaf joins in) David Bailey (Jools chats to the photographer, on film, in Blackpool) The Durutti Column (live performance) Meatloaf (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 20, 15/2/85 Alex Cox (interviewed by Muriel about his new film, “Repo Man”) Phil Collins (interviewed by Paula) Sheila E. (repeat of previous performance) “The Wild Men of Rock” (Jools, Pino Palladino and the drummer from Go West perform some jazz) The Bangles (live performance) The Pretenders (clip from “Alright Now”) Immaculate Fools (pre-recorded live performance) Victor Kiam (interviewed by Paula) Go West (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 21, 22/2/85 The Monochrome Set (live performance) Patrick Donovan (author of a book about eccentric people, chats to Paula) Killing Joke (Jaz Coleman and Paul Raven drink whisky and chat with Paula) Clint Ruin (interviewed by Muriel) Marc Almond (chats with Paula) Clint Ruin (live performance) The Monochrome Set (live performance again) Hollywood Beyond (live performance on film) Joanne Brown (loudest scream attempt) Marc Almond (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 22, 1/3/85 Recording a record (Jools guides us through how a record is recorded at a Brixton recording studio) Working Week (live performance) Laser Radio (Jools chats to Charlie Wolf, DJ on the pirate radio station) Welsh bands (some live clips) Bruce Springsteen (film report and short interview) Welsh Band Aid (film of the Welsh supergroup) Le Lulus (live performance) The Alarm (clip of previous live performance) Junior (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 23, 8/3/85 Tona de-Brett (Paula chats to the voice coach of the stars) Balaam and the Angel (live performance) Morons from Outer Space (Jools chats to Mel Smith and Jimmy Nail about the upcoming film) Richard Strange (Paula chats with the writer/actor/musician) Little Richard (film report, then studio interview by Jools) The Bluebells (live performance) Big Sound Authority (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 24, 15/3/85 Hale & Pace (“The Management” prevent Muriel from entering) Glynis Barber (Paula chats with the Dempsey and Makepeace actress) Co Op City (live performance) Terry Gilliam (“interviewed” by Hale and Pace about his new film, Brazil) Amsterdam (lengthy film report from Jools, showing the culture and bands of the city) Dream Academy (filmed performance, the band features Nick Laird-Clowes, who was a presenter on The Tube in series 1) Tears for Fears (live performance)

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 25, 22/3/85 Lucinda Lampton (Paula interviews her about her latest book on English lady’s bedrooms) Fine Young Cannibals (live performance) Tin Healy (does some brick-laying with Jools) USA for Africa (showing of the video) Go West (showing of extra track recorded a few weeks ago after the show went off air) Bryan Adams (live performance – and he does 20 minutes extra after the show went off air) Note, The Cocteau Twins video of "Aikea Guinea" and Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" have been removed due to copyright.

In this episode: Series 3, Episode 26, 29/3/85, last in series Jimmy Jimmy (live performance) Stewart Copeland (interviewed by Muriel) Van Morrison (live performance) 10,000 Maniacs (live performance) Joan Rivers (interviewed by Paula) Squeeze (live performance)