Sophie And Peter Johnston

Sophie And Peter Johnston were a British brother and sister synthpop duo originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, who caught the attention of John Peel in 1983, when they sent a demo to him, which Peel liked and invited them to do two sessions for his show. By the end of 1983, listeners voted their session track 'Television Satelitte' at number 37 in the 1983 Festive Fifty, at the time the band did not have a record deal. In the mid-80's, the group were signed to a record label and composed the theme tune to TX45, a music television series that was an offshoot of The Tube. By the end of the 80's, the duo split and Peter Johnston went into music producing, while Sophie did teaching.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1983 Festive Fifty: Television Satelitte #37

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1983-02-19. Broadcast: 22 February 1983. Repeated: 08 March 1983, 27 October 1983, Peel Late Sep - Oct 1983 2. Recorded: 1983-10-15. Broadcast: 27 October 1983. Repeated: 15 November 1983, 07 December 1983
 * One Face / TV Satellite / Rain / Paradise
 * Travel In Time / Words And Words / Open Eyes

Other Shows Played
1983
 * Never 'Erd Of 'Em (Peel Feb83): Television/Satellite (session)
 * 22 December 1983: 'Television/Satellite' (session) FF #37