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08/05/1986

Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 May 1986 and featuring Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald, Spitting Image, Billy Ocean, Falco and Whitney Houston.

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29 minutes

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Sat 10 May 2025 01:40
BBC Four

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

  • Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

    On My Own

  • The Matchroom Mob & Chas & Dave

    Snooker Loopy

  • Force MD

    Tender Love

  • Van Halen

    Why Can't This Be Love?

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

  • Spitting Image

    The Chicken Song

  • Billy Ocean

    There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

  • Falco

    Rock Me Amadeus

  • Whitney Houston

    Greatest Love Of All

Credits

Presenter Janice Long
Presenter John Peel

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