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GR80’s news: This week in 1982 Countdown on Ch4 began!

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NEWS THIS WEEK…

1982 – The fourth terrestrial television channel, Channel 4, began broadcasting, the first programme broadcast being the game show Countdown, hosted by Richard Whiteley. There have now been over 6,000 episodes broadcast in 73 series, making it one of the longest-running game shows in the world.

1-11-16

SONGS PLAYED

Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Level 42 – Running In The Family
The Damned – Eloise
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
Toni Basil – Mickey
David Bowie – Day In Day Out
ABC – The Look of Love
Terence Trent D’Arby – If You Let Me Stay
The Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Air Supply – All Out of Love
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
The Bangles – Eternal Flame
Eltravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Madonna – Material Girl
Amazulu – Too Good to be Forgotten
The Stranglers- Always the Sun
Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
Berlin – Take My Breath Away
Enya – Orinoco Flow
Bruce Hornsby and The Range – The Way It Is
T’Pau – Heart and Soul
Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything)
Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
The Beautiful South – You Keep it All In

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GR80’s news: This week in 1982 Countdown on Ch4 began!

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@Gr80sRadioShow

NEWS THIS WEEK…

1982 – The fourth terrestrial television channel, Channel 4, began broadcasting, the first programme broadcast being the game show Countdown, hosted by Richard Whiteley. There have now been over 6,000 episodes broadcast in 73 series, making it one of the longest-running game shows in the world.

1-11-16

SONGS PLAYED

Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Level 42 – Running In The Family
The Damned – Eloise
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
Toni Basil – Mickey
David Bowie – Day In Day Out
ABC – The Look of Love
Terence Trent D’Arby – If You Let Me Stay
The Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Air Supply – All Out of Love
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
The Bangles – Eternal Flame
Eltravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Madonna – Material Girl
Amazulu – Too Good to be Forgotten
The Stranglers- Always the Sun
Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
Berlin – Take My Breath Away
Enya – Orinoco Flow
Bruce Hornsby and The Range – The Way It Is
T’Pau – Heart and Soul
Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything)
Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
The Beautiful South – You Keep it All In

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GR80’s news: This week in 1982 Countdown on Ch4 began!

facebook.com/GR80sRadioShow
@Gr80sRadioShow

NEWS THIS WEEK…

1982 – The fourth terrestrial television channel, Channel 4, began broadcasting, the first programme broadcast being the game show Countdown, hosted by Richard Whiteley. There have now been over 6,000 episodes broadcast in 73 series, making it one of the longest-running game shows in the world.

1-11-16

SONGS PLAYED

Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Level 42 – Running In The Family
The Damned – Eloise
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
Toni Basil – Mickey
David Bowie – Day In Day Out
ABC – The Look of Love
Terence Trent D’Arby – If You Let Me Stay
The Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Air Supply – All Out of Love
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
The Bangles – Eternal Flame
Eltravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Madonna – Material Girl
Amazulu – Too Good to be Forgotten
The Stranglers- Always the Sun
Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
Berlin – Take My Breath Away
Enya – Orinoco Flow
Bruce Hornsby and The Range – The Way It Is
T’Pau – Heart and Soul
Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything)
Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
The Beautiful South – You Keep it All In

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GR80’s news: This week in 1982 Countdown on Ch4 began!

facebook.com/GR80sRadioShow
@Gr80sRadioShow

NEWS THIS WEEK…

1982 – The fourth terrestrial television channel, Channel 4, began broadcasting, the first programme broadcast being the game show Countdown, hosted by Richard Whiteley. There have now been over 6,000 episodes broadcast in 73 series, making it one of the longest-running game shows in the world.

1-11-16

SONGS PLAYED

Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Level 42 – Running In The Family
The Damned – Eloise
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
Toni Basil – Mickey
David Bowie – Day In Day Out
ABC – The Look of Love
Terence Trent D’Arby – If You Let Me Stay
The Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Air Supply – All Out of Love
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
The Bangles – Eternal Flame
Eltravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Madonna – Material Girl
Amazulu – Too Good to be Forgotten
The Stranglers- Always the Sun
Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
Berlin – Take My Breath Away
Enya – Orinoco Flow
Bruce Hornsby and The Range – The Way It Is
T’Pau – Heart and Soul
Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything)
Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
The Beautiful South – You Keep it All In

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