Tomorrow's World/Saturday Superstore/Top of the Pops 1984

A slice of a typical Thursday evening on BBC1, from 26 January 1984: the end of an edition of Tomorrow's World (Kieran Prendiville presenting a demonstration of a sequencer run from a Sinclair Spectrum, band then plays out with their version of theme tune); trailer for Saturday Superstore (Thompson Twins); BBC1 globe; beginning of Top of the Pops presented by Richard Skinner and Mike Smith (first ever TOTP appearances by Madonna and Cyndi Lauper later in the show, but not in this clip), and beginning of The Alarm performing 'Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?'

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• tomorrows
• world
• tw
• sinclair
• spectrum
• saturday
• superstore
• totp
• top
• pops
• alarm
• madonna
• prendiville
• ident
• continuity

[SozLike]

Isn't that Gaz Top between Smith and Skinner chatting away to his mate through the entire introduction?

[davidmcn]

I refer you to the previous comments :) Yes, Gaz Top, roadie for The Alarm before he was famous.

[matelot95]

Madonna had a pink wig on IIRC

[radiodj1520]

In This Clip, From 2:20 To 3:00, It Was BBC-TV's Top Of The Pops Video Open From January 26, 1984.

[PinkFloydFan74]

Clearly the day the music died :)

[andykb7]

thats a spectrum 48k, the original with the rubber keys heh

[cte]

Very funny/cool lol. 1984 my fave ever year.

[crompton33001]

It's "Look Around You"

[phweakwilled]

the line between computer "user" and "programmer" was very blured in those days

[bealerDSB]

yep

[NameCC8687]

A great posting! I'd forgotten how frighteningly bad those science-is-cool progs could be. However I do remember those talent shows on Saturday Superstore as being the most random collection of willing victims ever to appear on telly. Some of those kids must have been teased without mercy on Monday. However, I once thought a girl who sang Xanadu as good as my major crush at the time (Olivia N-J) might get a career or at least a single out of it, but 25 years later I'm starting to doubt that.

[Glamking1]

I definately have that episode, but the opening credits is missing at the start and i only have it in full when Richard Skinner and Mike Smith introduce The Alarm.

The other part is Cyndi Lauper and The Smiths still on YT which is now blocked by WMG.