The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives, starting with 1979 and unseen footage from a Kate Bush concert, and early performances by Dire Straits, the Tourists, Pretenders and the Police. Plus, the TV debuts of the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & the Bunnymen, and Talking Heads' memorable appearance on the South Bank Show.
Guy presents the best of 1982 - including The Jam's final TV appearance, a performance from Simple Minds, early interviews with Depeche Mode and unseen footage of Yazoo.
Guy celebrates 1977 - a seminal year in British rock and pop, looking back at a long-lost Blondie performance, Marc Bolan's last TV appearance and the punk movement.
Guy looks back at 1984 and Madonna's first British TV appearance, unseen performances from Sade and The Style Council, Culture Club's Japan tour footage and more.
Guy dusts off throwbacks from Supersonic where Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Roxy Music and ELO made appearances. Plus, music from Ace, Dr Feelgood and more.
For the final episode, Guy looks back at 1988 and the rise of a new wave of female singer songwriters including Sinead O'Connor and Tracy Chapman.
The likes of The Selecter and The Beat lead the British Ska revival. Plus, early performances from U2 and Iron Maiden, and classic appearances from The Jam and more.
Tina Turner's career reaches new heights thanks to The Tube. American stars like Shalamar and ZZ Top also appear. Political affairs influence the sounds of U2 and more.
Chaka Khan and Tom Waits perform live on The Tube. Also, new series Bliss brings live sets from the likes of The Cult and Propaganda.
Late-night pop show Revolver welcomes a host of artists to the stage, including Ian Dury and The Boomtown Rats. Plus, performances from The Jam and Kate Bush.
It's farewells all round as The Tube ends and The Smiths spit. Goth rock peaks with The Mission and Siouxsie. Plus, hits from Depeche Mode and The Cure.
The Elbow frontman returns to introduces more music performances from the TV archives, beginning with a selection from 1989 including the Stone Roses. Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays, Sonic Youth, the La's, Ice-T, Inner City and Neneh Cherry. Guy also takes a look at rarely seen footage of college rock favourites They Might Be Giants and 10,000 Maniacs and Black Francis performing an acoustic version of a Pixies classic.
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1976, featuring Sex Pistols, the Clash, Kiss, Heart, Tom Waits, the Walker Brothers, Albert Hammond and Rod Stewart. Guy also looks back at classic performances from the likes of Procol Harum, the Kinks, Be-Bop Deluxe and David Essex, as well as interviews with Patti Smith and Diana Ross.
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1986, featuring appearances by the Waterboys, Suzanne Vega, Kurtis Blow, Iggy Pop, Billy Bragg, the Cramps, the Damned and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Plus, Chaka Khan, Cameo, Trouble Funk, Erasure, Furniture and Talk Talk.
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through 1981, reflecting on the year's defining musical performances.
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through music genre and culture movement Britpop
The Elbow frontman introduces an electronica special. Guy dusts off archive footage of trailblazers Gary Numan and Kraftwerk, while Pet Shop Boys announce themselves with their debut outing on Poparound.
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey returns for series four as he walks through more era-defining musical performances, long-lost studio appearances and interviews. Guy returns to 1978, where the punk revolution is still alive with bands like The Undertones and Sex Pistols. Features interviews with The Fall and Magazine.
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey walks through more era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and interviews.
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1984, a year that saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Tom Robinson release war-themed songs and the Pogues make an early TV appearance.
Guy revisits 1987, when performances from The Smiths and The Cure set The Tube alight. The Roxy later welcomes the likes of The Fall and The Housemartins.
Guy once again unearths three decades of TV gold – with era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and revealing interviews that have remained on the shelves for years. This seasonal spin off features amongst others, an early onscreen UK outing by Simon & Garfunkel for Granada Television, Elton John on a Gilbert O’Sullivan TV special, and The Boomtown Rats performing one of the biggest-selling Christmas songs of all time.
The Elbow frontman introduces more music from the TV archives, beginning by reflecting on today's turbulent times with a look at era-defining protest songs.
The Elbow frontman looks back at 1983, featuring rare and long-unseen TV performances from the likes of U2, Simple Minds, OMD, JoBoxers, REM and more.
Guy Garvey travels back once again to 1985 to present some rare and long-hidden performances from the likes of Alison Moyet, The Communards, Fine Young Cannibals, The Bangles, Echo and the Bunnymen and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Guy Garvey travels back once again to 1979 to present some rare and long-hidden performances from the likes of Tina Turner, The Police, Roxy Music, Lindisfarne, and Judy Tzuke.
Guy Garvey dives into 1988's jam-packed jukebox, revisiting forgotten interviews and electrifying sets from The Primitives, The Fall and many more
