TOTP: The Story of 1982
The Story of 1982
A look back at the year that arguably marked the peak of new British pop as Wham!, ABC and Culture Club all made appearances. Dexys Midnight Runners' new Irish sound topped the summer charts for four weeks with Come on Eileen and their follow-up, Jackie Wilson Says, led to a notorious moment in TOTP history. It was also the year that Shalamar's Jeffrey Daniel introduced the moonwalk to British TV
TOTP: The Story of 1982 airs on BBC Two England at 11:25 PM, Saturday 2 August. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Music ➝ Ballet ➝ Dance
Pop
Matt O'Casey
Producer
Mark Cooper
Executive Producer