Oxford Road Show
| Oxford Road Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pop music television series |
| Directed by | Peter Hamilton |
| Presented by |
Peter Powell Jackie Spreckley Janice Long Timmy Mallett Richard Witts Rob Rohrer Victoria Studd. |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Manchester |
| Running time | 45 Minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC2 |
| Original release | January 1981 – March 1985 |
Oxford Road Show was a pop music magazine show broadcast on BBC2 from the BBC's New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, Manchester between 1981 and 1985. The show featured live music, pop music news and competitions and was also presented as addressing issues for young adults by young adults. The show was renamed as ORS 84 and ORS 85 in 1984 and 1985 respectively.
Many bands and artists popular at the time performed on the show including The Cure, Queen, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Japan, U2, Marillion, and The Smiths. A full show was also dedicated a live concert by Depeche Mode performing at the Birmingham Odeon in February 1984, as part of ORS 84.
The show had several presenters including Peter Powell, Jackie Spreckley, Janice Long, Timmy Mallett, Richard Witts, Rob Rohrer and Victoria Studd. Paula Yates, later to present The Tube on Channel 4, co-hosted an early edition in 1981. ORS 85 featured guest presenters from the world of popular music.
The show was later parodied as "Nozin' Aroun'" in the first episode of The Young Ones.[1]
References
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Elton, Ben (1958-) Biography". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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