30 December 1980

Tuesday 30 December

1980-12-30

Radio

 * BBC Radio 1
 * 5.45 pm Kate Bush Part 1. Kate talks to Paul Gambaccini about her life and influences, playing some of her favourite music. This doctor's daughter from South East London has music in her blood. With two elder brothers to lead the way, she studied violin, became an accomplished self-taught pianist and achieved great success and acclaim in a career that spans a mere three years.
 * 10.02 pm John Peel. includes the Top 10 of listeners' chosen Festive 50.
 * 10:Joy Division - Transmission
 * 09:Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
 * 08:The Damned New Rose
 * 07:The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
 * 06:Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
 * 05:The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
 * 04:The Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
 * 03:Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
 * 02:Joy Division - Atmosphere
 * 01:Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK ("..with more than twice the number of votes that "Atmosphere"..)