Matt O'Casey

A look at the Top of the Pops show in 1981 when it embraced 80's 'New Pop' with a new theme tune and titles and, as Legs and Co leave, invite a swathe of club kids and cheerleaders in to create a permanent 80s party atmosphere. Britain is torn between rioting, unemployment and the royal wedding, a mood captured in the Specials' Ghost Town, which the band perform on Top of the Pops, and then promptly split up in their dressing room at Television Centre. (imdb)

Meat Loaf survived a childhood of domestic violence and years of record company rejection before eventually finding global fame. Along the way he's experienced bankruptcy, health scares, bust ups and one of the greatest comebacks of all time. (Telesgop)

This documentary explores the changes that took place on Top of the Pops in 1980, a year that both pop music and TOTP changed. A new generation of British pop arrived and the veteran TOTP orchestra was laid off, resulting in a Musician's Union strike that took the program off the air for nine weeks. A new producer also introduced a series of celebrity guest co-presenters and doubled the studio audience. Featuring many interviews with stars, and the music of the time.

1979 was a unique year for Top of the Pops, which saw the show record its highest audience of 19 million viewers and in which physical format singles sales hit an all-time high of 79 million. 1979 is maybe the most diverse year ever for acts on Top of the Pops with disco at its peak, new wave, 2 Tone, reggae, rock, folk and electro records all making the top five.

A retrospective documenting the making, reception, and legacy of Mike Oldfield's classic 1973 album Tubular Bells.

The life and times of the rock band Queen - told in two parts covering in part one the 1970's and in part two the 1980's and beyond. (imdb)

The inside story of Fleewood Mac from their formation in 1967 to the present day (2009) - as told by the members of the band.

Rowan Atkinson and the cast of legendary comedy series Blackadder are back for this one-off documentary special to mark 25 years since the original BBC transmission in 1983.

Two-part TV documentary examining swearing in British TV over 40 Years. Highlights include the first use of the "F" word and "C" word and how films redubbed for TV substitute swear words for made up ones. (imdb)