11 December 1980

Thursday

1980-12-11

Events
(for full show see below)
 * TV: On his first Richard Skinner pays tribute to John Lennon on the first Top of the Pops since the artist's death. A video of Lennon performing Imagine live on 18 April 1975 is shown.

Top of the Pops

 * presented by Richard Skinner. (full review here)
 * 1) (16) Adam & The Ants – Antmusic
 * 2) (32) Showaddywaddy – Blue Moon rpt.
 * 3) (4) Madness – Embarrassment
 * 4) (17) Status Quo – Lies (video)
 * 5) (31) Matchbox – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
 * 6) (9) The Police – De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (video)
 * 7) (20) Queen – Flash (video)
 * 8) (10) The Stray Cats – Runaway Boys rpt.
 * 9) Top 10 countdown
 * 10) * (9) The Police – De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
 * 11) * (8) Eddy Grant – Do You Feel My Love?
 * 12) * (7) Blondie – The Tide Is High
 * 13) * (6) Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short
 * 14) * (5) The Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic
 * 15) * (4) Madness – Embarrassment (clip Of Totp 11-12-80)
 * 16) * (3) Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry
 * 17) * (2) St. Winifred’S School Choir – There’S No-One Quite Like Grandma (clip TOTP 04-12-80)
 * 18) (1) Abba – Super Trouper (video over credits)
 * Tribute to John Lennon – Imagine (Live Clip)

Concerts

 * Yes (Brighton Centre), Adam & the Ants (Newcastle), Ultravox (Southampton Gaumont), Stray Cats (Birmingham), XTC (Aberystwyth Univ.),