1983

Peelenium

Broadcast

09 December 1999

Playlist

• Fall: The Man Whose Head Expanded
• Fall: Kicker Conspiracy
• New Order: Leave Me Alone
• This Mortal Coil: Song To The Siren

Events

• BBC launches breakfast TV.
• Seat belts made compulsory for front-seat passengers.
• CD players go on sale in UK.

Festive 50

1983 Festive Fifty

• 21 December 1983: #50-#41
• 22 December 1983: #40-#31
• 27 December 1983: #30-#21
• 28 December 1983: #20-#11
• 29 December 1983: #10-#01

Top Of The Pops appearances

• 13 January 1983 (TOTP)
• 03 February 1983 (TOTP)
• 03 March 1983 (TOTP)
• 28 April 1983 (TOTP)
• 05 May 1983 (TOTP)
• 08 June 1983 (TOTP)
• 23 June 1983 (TOTP)
• 07 July 1983 (TOTP)
• 04 August 1983 (TOTP)
• 01 September 1983 (TOTP)
• 06 October 1983 (TOTP)
• 10 November 1983 (TOTP)
• 22 December 1983 (TOTP)

Other Notable Shows

R1 week in Liverpool (city):

• 14 March 1983 / 15 March 1983 / 16 March 1983 / 17 March 1983
• You'll Never Walk Alone(2) / The Peel and Jensen Merseyside Music Show

See Also

• Gigography 1983
• BFBS Calendar 1983
• List Of Shows

Links

• (BBC) Peel Biography: 1980-1984 - New Decade, New Music
• Frequency Finder: Radio 1 Schedules 1983-87
• Wikipedia: 1983
• Wikipedia: 1983 In Music
• List Of Shows

Shows calendar

• Mark Ellen sits in for Peel, who is away in Netherlands: 23 May 1983, 24 May 1983, 25 May 1983, 26 May 1983.

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BFBS Calendar 1983

Shared

• 03 January 1983 / 04 January 1983 / 05 January 1983 / 11 January 1983 / 12 January 1983 / 18 January 1983 / 19 January 1983 / 24 January 1983 / 25 January 1983
• 01 February 1983 / 08 February 1983 / 09 February 1983 / 10 February 1983 / 14 February 1983 / 15 February 1983 / 16 February 1983 / 17 February 1983 / 21 February 1983 / 22 February 1983 / 23 February 1983 / 24 February 1983 / 28 February 1983
• 01 March 1983 / 02 March 1983 / 03 March 1983 / 09 March 1983 / 10 March 1983 / 14 March 1983 / 15 March 1983 / 17 March 1983 / 21 March 1983 / 22 March 1983 / 23 March 1983 / 24 March 1983 / 28 March 1983 / 29 March 1983 / 30 March 1983 / 31 March 1983
• 05 April 1983 / 06 April 1983 / 11 April 1983 / 12 April 1983 / 14 April 1983 / 18 April 1983 / 19 April 1983 / 25 April 1983 / 26 April 1983 / 27 April 1983
• 02 May 1983 / 03 May 1983 / 04 May 1983 / 05 May 1983 / 09 May 1983 / 10 May 1983 / 16 May 1983 / 17 May 1983 / 18 May 1983 / 19 May 1983 / 23 May 1983 / 24 May 1983 / 25 May 1983 / 26 May 1983 / 30 May 1983 / 31 May 1983
• 01 June 1983 / 06 June 1983 / 08 June 1983 / 09 June 1983 / 13 June 1983 / 14 June 1983 / 15 June 1983 / 20 June 1983 / 21 June 1983 / 23 June 1983 / 27 June 1983 / 28 June 1983 / 29 June 1983 / 30 June 1983
• 04 July 1983 / 05 July 1983 / 12 July 1983 / 13 July 1983 / 19 July 1983 / 25 July 1983 / 27 July 1983 / 28 July 1983
• 01 August 1983 / 09 August 1983 / 11 August 1983 / 15 August 1983 / 22 August 1983 / 23 August 1983 / 24 August 1983 / 25 August 1983 / 29 August 1983 / 30 August 1983 / 31 August 1983
• 01 September 1983 / 06 September 1983 / 07 September 1983 / 12 September 1983 / 13 September 1983 / 15 September 1983 / 19 September 1983 / 22 September 1983 / 26 September 1983 / 27 September 1983 / 28 September 1983 / 29 September 1983
• 03 October 1983 / 04 October 1983 / 05 October 1983 / 10 October 1983 / 11 October 1983 / 12 October 1983 / 17 October 1983 / 18 October 1983 / 26 October 1983 / 27 October 1983
• 08 November 1983 / 14 November 1983 / 21 November 1983 / 23 November 1983 / 24 November 1983 / 28 November 1983 / 29 November 1983 / 30 November 1983
• 01 December 1983 / 05 December 1983 / 06 December 1983 / 07 December 1983 / 08 December 1983 12 December 1983 / 13 December 1983 / 14 December 1983 / 15 December 1983 / 19 December 1983 / 21 December 1983 / 22 December 1983 / 26 December 1983 / 27 December 1983 / 28 December 1983 / 29 December 1983

BBC World Service

• 24 January 1983 (BBC World Service) / 31 January 1983 (BBC World Service) / 02 February 1983 (BBC World Service) / 07 February 1983 (BBC World Service) / 14 February 1983 (BBC World Service) / 28 February 1983 (BBC World Service) / February 1983 (BBC World Service) / 07 March 1983 (BBC World Service) / 14 March 1983 (BBC World Service) / 28 March 1983 (BBC World Service) / March 1983 (BBC World Service) / 04 April 1983 (BBC World Service) / 11 April 1983 (BBC World Service) / 18 April 1983 (BBC World Service) / 25 April 1983 (BBC World Service) / 16 May 1983 (BBC World Service) / 30 May 1983 (BBC World Service) / 06 June 1983 (BBC World Service) / 04 July 1983 (BBC World Service) / 11 July 1983 (BBC World Service) / 18 July 1983 (BBC World Service) / 18 July 1983 (BBC World Service) / 01 August 1983 (BBC World Service) / 08 August 1983 (BBC World Service) / 29 August 1983 (BBC World Service) / 05 September 1983 (BBC World Service) / 12 September 1983 (BBC World Service) / 19 September 1983 (BBC World Service) / 26 September 1983 (BBC World Service) / 03 October 1983 (BBC World Service) / October 1983 (BBC World Service) / 24 October 1983 (BBC World Service) / 31 October 1983 (BBC World Service) / 06 November 1983 (BBC World Service) / 07 November 1983 (BBC World Service) / 14 November 1983 (BBC World Service) / 21 November 1983 (BBC World Service) / 28 November 1983 (BBC World Service) / November 1983 (BBC World Service) / 05 December 1983 (BBC World Service) / 12 December 1983 (BBC World Service) / 19 December 1983 (BBC World Service)

BFBS

• 05 January 1983 (BFBS) / 09 January 1983 (BFBS) / 19 January 1983 (BFBS) / 23 January 1983 (BFBS) / 30 January 1983 (BFBS)
• 06 February 1983 (BFBS) / 16 February 1983 (BFBS) / 20 February 1983 (BFBS) / 26 February 1983 (BFBS)
• 06 March 1983 (BFBS) / 16 March 1983 (BFBS) / 20 March 1983 (BFBS) / 27 March 1983 (BFBS)
• 06 April 1983 (BFBS) / 10 April 1983 (BFBS) / 17 April 1983 (BFBS) / 24 April 1983 (BFBS)
• 01 May 1983 (BFBS) / 08 May 1983 (BFBS) /15 May 1983 (BFBS) / 22 May 1983 (BFBS)
• 01 June 1983 (BFBS) / 05 June 1983 (BFBS) / 12 June 1983 (BFBS) / 19 June 1983 (BFBS) / 26 June 1983 (BFBS)
• 06 July 1983 (BFBS) / 13 July 1983 (BFBS) / 20 July 1983 (BFBS) / 27 July 1983 (BFBS) / 31 July 1983 (BFBS)
• 07 August 1983 (BFBS) / 17 August 1983 (BFBS) / 20 August 1983 (BFBS) / 27 August 1983 (BFBS)
• 07 September 1983 (BFBS) / 10 September 1983 (BFBS) / 17 September 1983 (BFBS) / 24 September 1983 (BFBS)
• 01 October 1983 (BFBS) / 12 October 1983 (BFBS) / 15 October 1983 (BFBS) / 22 October 1983 (BFBS) / 29 October 1983 (BFBS)
• 05 November 1983 (BFBS) / 12 November 1983 (BFBS) / 19 November 1983 (BFBS) / 30 November 1983 (BFBS)
• 03 December 1983 (BFBS) / 10 December 1983 (BFBS) / 21 December 1983 (BFBS) / 28 December 1983 (BFBS)
• Punk 1 / Punk 2 / Punk 3 / Punk 4 / Punk 5 / Punk 6 / Punk 7 / Punk 8 / Punk 9 / Punk 10

Mixtape

• Never 'Erd Of 'Em (Peel Feb83)* / Peel June 1983* / Peel Early Sep 1983 / Mostly Peel Mid Sep 1983* / Peel Late Sep - Oct 1983* / Peel Early Nov 1983* / Peel Late Nov 1983* / Peel Early Dec 1983 / Peel 1983 Bits And Pieces* / Helen And Her Horns / Fast Forward (Peel Compilation Tape)*
• Karl's Tape January 1983 / Karl's Tape Late January 1983 / Karl's Tape March 1983 / Karl's Tape April 1983 / Karl's Tape 17 - April May 1983 / Karl's Tape Early May 1983 / Karl's Tape - June 1983 / Karl's Tape July 1983‎‎ / Karl's Tape - August 1983 / Karl's Tape September 1983‎‎ / Karl's Tape September October 1983 / Karl's Tape October 1983 / Karl's Tape - November 1983
• Tremble The Dog* / Stewart Tape Oct 1983*
• KevH Tape 15 / KevH Tape 17 / KevH Tape 18 / KevH Tape 19 / KevH Tape 20 / KevH Tape 22 / KevH Tape 27 /  KevH Tape 40 / KevH Tape 52 / KevH Tape 62 / KevH Tape 72
• 1982-83 - Norwich Scene FM Compilation*
• John Peel's Mixtape* / Play It As It Lays Volume 35 - A John Peel Thing* / The Warm Glow Of John Peel* / Best Of Peel & Jensen 80s*
• John's Exploding Bicycle Tyre November 1983
• Peel December 1982 to March 1983* / Peel March 1983 / Peel Late March to Early May 1983* / Peel May June 1983 / Peel June Early July 1983* / Peel July August 1983* / Peel August September November 1983* / Peel December 1983* / Peel Late December 1983 To February 1984*
• Peel Mixtape 80's* / Peel Mixtape Early 80's & 90's* / Peel Mainly 80's Mixtape* / Peel 80's Mixtape* / Another Peel 80's Mixtape* / Yet Another Peel 80's Mixtape*
• Peel tape XXII Late September 1983 / Peel tape XXIV October 1983 / Peel tape XXX 28&29 December 1983
• Mixtapes marked * have still to be fully dated (in progress)