Show[]

Jimmy Savile presents the 1000th TOTP in May, 1983
- Name
- Station
- BBC One (TV)
- YYYY-MM-DD
- 1983-05-05
- This was the sixth program to be co-hosted by John Peel during 1983 and, being the 1000th edition of the show, featured a wide array of DJs and interviews. This was the week's singles chart.
- Jensen: Over to you, shorty... Peel: OK, thanks very much, big guy. Well my dear, are you in a band? Clare Grogan: Yeah. Peel: “That’s very very nice indeed. Here’s Jonathan King…”
- Peel also wrote a full page article for Radio Times to mark the special edition.[1]
Tracklisting[]
- Richard Skinner interviews David Jacobs
- Thompson Twins – We Are Detective (7 in the chart as of the date of broadcast)
- Steve Strange, Roger Taylor, John Deacon – brief interview
- The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination (3)
- The Beat – Can’t Get Used To Losing You (29)
- The Dave Clark Five – Bits and Pieces (clip from 19 February 1964)
- Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas – Little Children (clip from 26 February 1964)
- Supremes – Baby Love (clip from 07 October 1964)
- Sonny and Cher – I Got You Babe (clip from 12 August 1965)
- The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud (clip from 04 November 1965)
- Bee Gees – Massachusetts (clip from 26 December 1967)
- The Rolling Stones – Let’s Spend The Night Together (clip from 26 December 1967)
- The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (‘Our World’ clip)
- Cliff Richard – All My Love (clip from 26 December 1967)
- Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (clip from 15 February 1968)
- Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (unknown clip)
- Status Quo – Pictures Of Matchstick Men (clip from 15 February 1968)
- The Move – Fire Brigade (clip from 15 February 1968)
- Cilla Black – Surround Yourself With Sorrow (clip from 27 February 1969)
- The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (‘Our World’ clip)
- Cilla Black – brief interview
- Noel Edmonds - clip from 01 February 1973
- Heaven 17 – Temptation (8)
- Chas and Dave – brief interview
- Gary Glitter – brief interview
- The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (clip from 15 April 1971)
- Rod Stewart – Maggie May (clip from 27 December 1971)
- Elton John – Your Song (clip from 14 January 1971)
- T. Rex – Get It On (clip from 27 December 1971)
- David Bowie – Starman (clip)
- Gary Glitter – I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) (clip from 25 December 1973)
- Abba – Waterloo (clip from 02 May 1974)
- Queen – Killer Queen (clip)
- 10cc – I’m Not In Love (clip )
- The Boomtown Rats – Looking After Number One (clip)
- Blondie – Picture This (clip)
- The Police – Spirits In The Material World (clip)
- Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes (clip)
- Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know? (clip from 23 March 1983)
- Bill Wyman – brief interview
- Gary Numan – brief interview
- New Edition – Candy Girl (30) (Zoo)
- Jeffrey Daniel – brief interview
- Clare Grogan – brief interview
- Jonathan King in New York
- Messages from Sting, Charlene, Lionel Richie, Meat Loaf and Rod Stewart
- Blancmange – Blind Vision (28)
- Sandie Shaw and Kim Wilde – brief interviews
- The Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed (16)
- Bucks Fizz – brief interview
- Spandau Ballet – True (1)
- Men At Work – Overkill (24) (audience dancing / end credits)
Video[]
Radio 1 DJs present the 1000th edition
Top of The Pops- 5th May 1983 - 1000th Edition - Episode