Something Else

Something Else was a monthly TV programme for young people broadcast on BBC Two between 1978 and 1982. RAdio Times described it as .." just what the title says. It's a monthly series for people, especially those in the 16-to-20 age group, who want to see  something else  on television".

After a pilot episode first broadcast on 11 March 1978, featuring The Clash, the first series began on 15 September 1979 and ran until December (5 episodes). It was shown on Saturday early evenings and repeated late on the following Thursday night. A further seven shows were broadcast in 1980 and again in 1981 and 1982.

The show ran news and features aimed at the nation's youth and was broadcast from a different city each week. Each episode also featured two up and coming rock bands. The first episode of the first series was made in Manchester and famously featured Tony Wilson and Joy Division in their third and final TV appearance.