Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981

BBC TWO

Saturday 22 November 2025  23:35 - 00:35 (60 mins)
The year the teens take over and 80s new pop is born with Depeche Mode, Human League, Kim Wilde and Duran Duran debuting, while Ultravox and Visage master the art of pop videos. [S]

Mentioned: Pops, Top Of The Pops, Wilde, Michael Hurll, Planet Earth, Human League, Legs & Co, Sheffield, People, Vienna, Ultravox, Britain, Ricky, Spandau Ballet, Searching, Hot Gossip, British, Duran Duran, Brit, Zoo, Dad, Depeche Mode4, Phil, Madness, LeeeJohn, Freeez, Beggar & Company, Somebody Help Me Out, Sellotape, Covent Garden

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Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981 (BBC TWO) Saturday 22 November 2025 23:35 - 00:35