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28/05/1981

Simon Bates presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 28 May 1981 and featuring The Polecats, UB40, Hazel O'Connor, Coast to Coast, Adam & the Ants and Kim Carnes, plus a dance performance from Legs & Co.

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36 minutes

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Fri 29 May 2026 19:55
BBC Four

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • The Polecats

    Rockabilly Guy

  • Champaign

    How 'Bout Us

  • UB40

    Don’t Let It Pass You By

  • Tenpole Tudor

    Swords Of A Thousand Men

  • Vangelis

    Chariots of Fire

  • Enigma

    Ain't No Stopping

  • Hazel O’Connor

    Will You?

  • Coast to Coast

    Let's Jump The Broomstick

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

  • Adam and the Ants

    Stand & Deliver

  • George Harrison

    All Those Years Ago

Credits

Presenter Simon Bates
Producer Michael Hurll

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