11 December 1980

Thursday 11 December

1980-12-11

TV

TOTP Tribute to John Lennon + Imagine in Concert (TOTP 11-12-1980)

• On Tomorrow's World - Michael Rodd's portable recording studio.[1]
• On Top of the Pops 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.

(for full show see below)

scans GraemeWood

BBC1/BBC2

ITV

Top of the Pops

• presented by Richard Skinner. (full review here)

TOP OF THE POPS - Top 30 (11th December 1980)

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 
   • (9) The Police – De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
   • (8) Eddy Grant – Do You Feel My Love? 
   • (7) Blondie – The Tide Is High
   • (6) Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short 
   • (5) The Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic
   • (4) Madness – Embarrassment (clip Of Totp 11-12-80)
   • (3) Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry 
   • (2) St. Winifred’S School Choir – There’S No-One Quite Like Grandma (clip TOTP 04-12-80)
10. (1) Abba – Super Trouper (video over credits)

• Tribute to John Lennon – Imagine (Live Clip) 

Smash Hits

Issue: 11 - 24 December 1980, Spandau Ballet cover [link] Features: Spandau Ballet, the Dead Kennedys, The Stray Cats, Bitz: Undertones leave Sire, The Police in the snow, Bow Wow Wow, Jools Holland, Hazel O'Connor (All Time Top ten), Generation X, Indie Bitz: Orange Juice Lyrics: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, This Wreckage, Hungry Heart, Runaway Boys, December Will Be Magic Again, Israel, Stop the Cavalry, Celebration, Woman in Winter, Boy's Don't Cry, Whip It Bow Wow Wow 4-page lyrics special pull out Singles: Antmusic, Guilty (Streisand/Gibb), Flash, Hey Nineteen, Albums: Sons and Lovers, Visage, The Black Album Live: various Centrespread: Bow Wow Wow 4-page lyrics special pull out Back cover: Adam & the Ants Ads: Sandanista, Flash Gordon OST, The Paris Collection, Telekon

Radio

• BBC Radio 1
  • 6.30 pm 25 Years of Rock 25: 1979 'Another Brick in the Wall.' The Shah leaves Iran, Mrs Thatcher arrives at No 10 and Cliff returns to No 1. Russians in Afghanistan, hostages in Teheran, Salt II signed and Anthony Blunt exposed. Rats don't like Mondays, Police walk on the moon, M talk about 'Pop Musik and the Ayatollah bans it.
  • 7.30 pm Mike Read makes the usual weekly visit to a college or university. This week: Leicester University with special live band Slade.
  • 10.00 pm John Peel Icarus in session [2]

Concerts

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