January 1 1986
1.06 ROCK ARENA OPENING TITLES;
01.15 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CLIP - STEPPIN OUT;
04.50 MS DOWLING;
05.09 FF#1 VS JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - RIGHT & WRONG;
10.34 VS JACKSON IV RE TOURING, LIVING IN NEW YORK;
13.50 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - IT'S A BIG WORLD;
18.52 MCU JACKSON IV RE RECORDING, MUSICIANS;
24.12 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - MAN IN THE STREET;
29.37 MCU JACKSON IV RE UPCOMING PROJECTS, WRITING FOR MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS, MAKING VIDEOS;
33.52 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - HOME TOWN;
36.37 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - SUNDAY PAPERS;
41.14 MCU JACKSON IV RE VIDEOS;
42.38 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - I'M THE MAN;
46.58 FF#1 JOE JACKSON CONCERT FTG - BEAT CRAZY;
51.20 END

January 7 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING HOSTS A SPECIAL ON THE EURYTHMICS ENTITLED SWEET DREAMS IN WHICH THEY PERFORM 'THIS IS THE HOUSE','NEVER GONNA CRY AGAIN','TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART','I'VE GOT AN ANGEL','SATELLITE OF LOVE','LOVE IS A STRANGER','WHO'S THAT GIRL','THIS CITY NEVER SLEEPS','JENNIFER','I COULD GIVE YOU (A MIRROR)','SOMEBODY TOLD ME','WRAP IT UP','TOUS LES GARCONS ET LES FILLES','SWEET DREAMS'

January 21 1986
THIS WEEK IS A ROCK ARENA SUMMER SPECIAL FEATURING THE FIRM AND THE JAM. SUZANNE DOWLING INTRODUCES THE FIRM AND INTERVIEWS MEMBERS OF THE BAND ABOUT THEIR LIVE PEFORMANCES AND HOW THEY CAME TOGETHER(2.14), THE INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN BETWEEN EACH OF THEIR SONGS.; ARTISTS:;THE FIRM 'CLOSER'(4.18);THE FIRM 'MAKE OR BREAK'(8.51);THE FIRM 'TOGETHER'(13.16);THE FIRM 'RADIOACTIVE'((19.06);THE FIRM 'MIDNIGHT MOONLIGHT'(22.33);THE JAM 'GHOST'(34.26);THE JAM 'A TOWN CALLED MALIVE'(39.30);THE JAM 'THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD'(42.39);THE JAM 'IN THE CROWD'(36.25);THE JAM 'THE GREAT DEPRESSION'(48.05);THE JAM 'BEAT SURRENDER'(51.22);THE JAM 'MOVE ON UP'(45.21);THE JAM 'PRECIOUS/LEADING INTO/WAR'(54.54);

February 18 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING INTERVIEWS FILM AND VIDEO MAKER RICHARD LOWENSTEIN RE NEW PETE TOWNSHEND FILM 'WHITE CITY' WHICH HE HAS DIRECTED AND EDITED. LOWENSTEIN IS ALSO WORKING ON 'DOGS IN SPACE', CLIPS PRODUCED BY LOWENSTEIN FOR HUNTERS & COLLECTORS 'TALKING TO A STRANGER',INXS 'BURN FOR YOU' AND EXCERPTS FROM THE FILM FEATURING PETE TOWNSHEND 'SECONDHAND LOVE'&'FACE THE FACE' ARE SHOWN INCL CU IV TOWNSHEND. OTHER VIDEO CLIPS ARE JAMES BROWN 'LIVING IN AMERICA',FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS 'JOHNNY COME HOME'&'BLUE',TOM WAITS 'IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD'&'DOWNTOWN TRAIN' AND LET'S ACTIVE 'WATERS PART'&'EVERY WORD MEANS NO'

February 22 1986
THIS WEEK'S SHOW FEATURES VIDEOS FROM VARIOUS ARTISTS SUCH AS THE CLASH, TALKING HEADS AND MELBOURNE BAND NOT DROWNING WAVING. EACH GROUP IS INTRODUCED BY SUZANNE DOWLING WHO GIVES A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GROUP AND THEIR LATEST WORK;ARTISTS:;BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE 'THE BOTTOM LINE'(0.19);THE CLASH 'LONDON CALLING'(5.25);THE CLASH 'ROCK THE CASBAH'(8.40);THE CLASH 'SHOULD I STAY'(12.17);NOT DROWNING WAVING 'THE SAME HEAT'(15.43);NONA HENDRYX 'KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL'(21.30);NONA HENDRYX 'ELECTRICITY'(25.45);NONA HENDRYX 'I SWEAT'(30.05);TALKING HEADS 'LADY DON'T MIND'(35.17);TALKING HEADS 'ROAD TO NOWHERE'(38.47);TALKING HEADS 'AND SHE WAS'(42.47);HOODOO GURUS 'I WANT YOU BACK'(47.18);HOODOO GURUS 'BITTERSWEET'(50.00);HOODOO GURUS 'LIKE WOW, WIPE OUT'(53.31);

February 25 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING HOSTS ROCK ARENA WITH 33 MINUTE SPECIAL 'DIRE STRAITS IN ISRAEL' PERFORMING 'SOLDIER OF FORTUNE','WALK OF LIFE','SO FAR AWAY','RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER'&'BROTHERS IN ARMS'. OTHER VIDEO CLIPS ARE YOKO ONO 'HELL IN PARADISE',SIMPLY RED 'MONEY TOO TIGHT','COME TO MY AID'&'HOLDING BACK THE YEARS',TRIFFIDS 'RAINING PLEASURE'&'WIDE OPEN ROAD' AND SUZANNE VEGA 'MARLENE ON THE WALL'

March 15 1986
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM FEATURES OLD FOOTAGE OF BLONDIE AND NEIL YOUNG. SUZANNE DOWLING INTRODUCES SONGS FROM THE INXS NEW ALBUM 'LISTEN LIKE THIEVES',NEIL YOUNG AND DISCUSSES HOW BLONDIE STARTED TO PLAY TOGETHER AND ABOUT THEIR MUSIC.JOHNNY ROTTEN INTRODUCES THE SONGS BY HIS BAND PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED;ARTISTS:;BLONDIE 'RAPTURE'(0.19);INXS 'WHAT YOU NEED'(5.47);INXS 'THIS TIME'(9.15);INXS 'KISS THE DIRT (FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN)';NEIL YOUNG 'COMPUTER AGE'(17.01);NEIL YOUNG 'LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE'(23.47);BLONDIE 'PICTURE THIS'(28.35);BLONDIE 'RIP HER TO SHREDS'(31.27);BLONDIE 'HEART OF GLASS'(35.06);BLONDIE 'HANGIN ON THE TELEPHONE'(38.37);TIME ZONE 'WORLD DESTRUCTION';PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED 'BAD LIFE'(46.13);PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED 'PUBLIC IMAGE'(50.15);PUBLIC IMAGE 'LOW LIFE'(53.20);PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED 'ANNA LISA'(57.17)

March 18 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING PRESENTS ROCK ARENA WITH SPECIAL FEATURE LIVE IN THE STUDIO OF JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SORROWS WITH 'NO MAN'S LAND','BROWN EYED GIRL','TOOT TOOT','MYSTIFIED','FINAL TOUCH','PROMISED LAND','MY NEGRESS' & 'WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES';OTHER VIDEO CLIPS ARE ART OF NOISE 'LEGS',THE UNTOUCHABLES 'FREE YOURSELF' & 'I SPY FOR THE FBI',ELVIS COSTELLO 'ONLY FLAME IN TOWN' & 'DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD',NICK LOWE 'I KNEW THE BRIDE';OPENING TITLES HUNTERS & COLLECTORS 'THE WAY TO GO OUT'

March 25 1986
A MUSIC VIDEO PROGRAM HOSTED BY SUZANNE DOWLING WHO BRIEFLY INTRODUCES EACH ARTIST;ARTIST/TITLES:;00.02 HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, THE WAY TO GO OUT;00.29 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS, SUSPICIOUS MINDS;04.58 NAZZ, OPEN YOUR EYES;07.30 TODD RUNDGREN, CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS;11.07 TODD RUNDGREN, SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON;16.26 THE LAW, SOME GIRLS;19.22 THE JOHNNYS, SHOWDOWN;23.18 HOODOO GURUS, DEATH DEFYING;27.14 TALK TALK, TALK TALK;30.26 TALK TALK, LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT;35.12 THE CULT, RESURRECTION JOE;39.24 THE CULT, REVOLUTION;44.10 PRINCE, RASPBERRY BERET;48.20 PRINCE, KISS;52.56 THE ****ED, GRIMLEY FIENDISH;56.38 THE ****ED, ELOISE

April 1 1986
THIS PROGRAM CONSIST ENTIRELY OF THE SPECIAL POINTER SISTERS IN PARIS;00.00 OPENING TITLES;01.41 I'M SO EXCITED;06.41 HAVING A PARTY;10.01 JUMP (FOR MY LOVE);10.10 HAVING A PARTY;11.11 AUTOMATIC;15.36 SLOW HAND;20.12 DARE ME;26.02 SWING LO SWEET CHARIOT, SWING DOWN CHARIOT;31.39 SWING LO SWEET CHARIOT, FIRE;33.46 ALOUETTE;34.05 FIRE

April 5 1986
A MUSIC VIDEO PROGRAM HOSTED BY SUZANNE DOWLING WHO BRIEFLY INTRODUCES EACH ARTIST;ARTIST/TITLES:;00.00 HUNTER & COLLECTORS, THE WAY TO GO OUT;00.19 SIMPLE MINDS, SANCTIFY YOURSELF;04.39 EUROGLIDERS, CITY OF SOUL;08.46 EUROGLIDERS, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU;13.20 EUROGLIDERS, ABSOLUTELY;18.22 JONI MITCHELL, UNDERNEATH THE STREET LIGHTS;20.27 JONI MITCHELL, YOU DREAM FLAT TYRES;23.21 JONI MITCHELL, CHINESE CAFE/UNCHAINED MELODY;28.54 JONI MITCHELL, GOOD FRIENDS;33.51 B52'S, ROCK LOBSTER;38.49 B52'S, PRIVATE IDAHO;42.07 B52'S, LEGAL TENDER;45.44 B52'S, SONG FOR A FUTURE GENERATION;50.39 SIMPLE MINDS, UP ON THE CATWALK;56.36 SIMPLE MINDS, WATERFRONT

April 5 1986
A MUSIC VIDEO PROGRAM HOSTED BY SUZANNE DOWLING WHO BRIEFLY INTRODUCES EACH ARTIST;ARTIST/TITLES:;01.24 IV AHMET ERTEGUN OF ALTLANTIC RECORD;30.10 WILSON PICKETT, WHAT IS SOUL;31.52 OTIS REDDING, SATISFACTION;34.37 RAY CHARLES, WHAT I SAY;34.59 LAVERN BAKER, LOVE ME RIGHT;36.46 WILSON PICKETT, MIDNIGHT HOUR;39.53 ROBERTA BLACK, FIRST TIME EVER;41.52 SAM & DAVE, HOLD ON;44.35 OTIS REDDING, RESPECT;45.19 ARETHA FRANKLIN, BABY I LOVE YOU;45.56 WILSON PICKETT, CLOUD OF 1000 DANCES;52.22 ARETHA FRANKLIN, ANOTHER NIGHT;56.09 ARETHA FRANKLIN, FREEWAY OF LOVE

April 12 1986
IN THIS WEEKS SHOW SUZANNE DOWLING INTRODUCES NEW RELEASES FROM ICEHOUSE AND ROY HARPE. THERE IS FOOTAGE OF AN INTERVIEW WITH PETE TOWNSEND(36.00) HE TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM AND THE WORK HE HAS DONE FOR THE FILM 'WHITE CITY', THE INTERVIEW APPEARS IN BETWEEN HIS SONGS ON THE SHOW.;ARTISTS:;FREEDOM OF CHOICE 'DEVO'(0.19);FLOWERS 'CAN'T HELP MYSELF'(4.21);ICEHOUSE 'BABY YOU'RE SO STRANGE'(7.23);ROY HARPER 'ONE MAN ROCK N ROLL BAND'(12.24);DEVO 'SATISFACTION'(20.14);DEVO 'SECRET AGENT'(22.51);DEVO 'JOCK HOMO'(27.32);DEVO 'BEAUTIFUL WORLD'(32.30);PETE TOWNSHEND 'GIVE BLOOD'(38.38);PETE TOWNSHEND 'NIGHT SCHOOL'(46.30);PETE TOWNSHEND 'SECONDHAND SCHOOL'(51.48);PETE TOWNSHEND 'FACE THE FACE'(59.02);THE WHO 'MAGIC BUS'(43.26)

April 19 1986
A MUSIC VIDEO PROGRAM HOSTED BY SUZANNE DOWLING WHO BRIEFLY INTRODUCES EACH ARTIST;ARTIST/TITLES:;00.00 HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, THE WAY TO GO OUT;00.18 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, HAPPY HOUSE;04.43 MADNESS, YESTERDAY'S MEN;09.11 MADNESS, UNCLE SAM;12.06 MADNESS, SWEETEST GIRL;17.04 ERIC CLAPTON, FOREVER MAN;20.07 ERIC CLAPTON, LAYLA;28.34 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, HONG KONG GARDEN;31.20 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, DAZZLE;34.41 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, JIGSAW PIECES;38.49 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, MELT;43.09 JACKSON BROWNE, STAY;46.06 JACKSON BROWNE, YOUR BRIGHT BABY BLUE;52.22 JACKSON BROWNE, FOR AMERICA;56.51 JACKSON BROWNE & CLARENCE CLEMMONS, YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE

May 10 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING PRESENTS A SPECIAL ON SCOTTISH BAND SIMPLE MINDS. LEAD SINGER JIM KERR IS INTERVIEWED BY PAUL GAMBUCCINI AND SONGS PERFORMED ARE 'LOVE SONG','PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE','GLITTERING PRIZE','I TRAVEL','SOMEONE SOMEWHERE IN SUMMERTIME','DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME','ALIVE AND KICKING','SANCTIFY YOURSELF' AND 'ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID'

May 17 1986
THIS WEEKS SHOW FEATURES A SPECIAL CALLED 'FOOD TRUCKS AND ROCK N ROLL'. INTRODUCED BY SUZANNE DOWLING IT IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE LIVE-AID PROJECT HEADED BY BOB GELDOF. THE PROGRAM TRACES THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE ACTUAL LIVE AID CONCERT WHILE ALSO DISCUSSING THE PLIGHT OF AFRICA AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REASONS BEHIND. THE PROGRAM OPENS WITH A SHOTS IN ERITREA, A DESERTED AND BARREN VILLAGE SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT WHICH HAS BEEN LABELLED THE WORST CATASTROPHE FACED SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR. VS OF RELIEF CAMPS. THE PROGRAM THEN CUTS TO THE PREPARATION OF THE SONG 'CHRISTMAS TIME' WITH VARIOUS SHOTS OF POP STARS SUCH AS BOY GREORGE, STING, PAUL YOUNG, BONO REHEARSING THE SONG. BOB GELDOF AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AND THEN ARRIVING IN AFRICA AND TALKING TO MOTHER TERESA;
VS OF RELIEF CAMPS IN AFRICA WITH GELDOF IN THE CAMPS;
IV KEVIN JENDEN THE BAND AID PROJECT DIRECTOR;
IV WITH KEN MARTIN THE SHIPPING AGENT DISCUSSING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPING GOODS TO AFRICA;
VS OF GELDOF CHRISTENING THE SHIP BOUGHT BY BAND AID TO SHIP RELIEF, THE SHIP AT SEA ON THE WAY TO AFRICA AND TRUCKS TRAVELLING IN AFRICA TO GET RELIEF TO THE CAMPS;
VS CHILDREN RECEIVING RELIEF. VS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN DONATING PRESENTS TO AFRICA AND INTERVIEWING THEM ABOUT THE FAMINE AND WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. VS OF PREPARATION BEFORE THE LIVE CONCERT AND THE PEFORMERS BACKSTAGE. VS PLANES DROPPING RELIEF IN AFRICA, GELDOF DISCUSSING THE CRITICISMS THAT LIVE AID HAS RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. THE SONG CHRISTMAS TIME;
VS OF MEKELE IN ETHIOPIA SHOWING THE RESULTS OF LIVE AID, PEOPLE IN THE RELIEF CAMPS ARE BEING GIVEN SEEDS AND SUPPLIES TO GO BACK TO THEIR VILLAGES, GELDOF TALKING ABOUT THE INTRINSIC ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WHICH CREATE FAMINES. AN INTERVIEW WITH BERHAM DERESSA FROM THE ETHIOPIAN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION COMMISSION. BOB GELDOF PEFORMING 'I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS'.

May 24 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING PRESENTS 30 MINUTE SPECIAL ON THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE 'ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS' WITH DAVID BOWIE SINGING THE TITLE SONG. OTHER VIDEO CLIPS ARE STYLE COUNCIL WITH 'HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT BLUE',I'M TALKING WITH 'TRUST ME','LEAD THE WAY','LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE' AND 'DO YOU WANNA BE', AND ALBERT COLLINS WITH 'THE THINGS I USED TO DO'

June 14 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING HOSTS ROCK ARENA WITH TWO FEATURES: IVS WITH PETE TOWNSHEND,BRIAN ENO AND RUSSELL MILLS ABOUT THE BOOK 'MORE DARK THAN SHARK' SHOWING ILLUSTRATIONS AND MUSIC AND THE MOVIE 'PRETTY IN PINK' INCLUDING PSYCHEDELIC FURS WITH 'PRETTY IN PINK',OMD WITH 'IF YOU LEAVE',NEW ORDER WITH 'SHELL SHOCK',SUZANNE VEGA WITH 'LEFT OF CENTRE' AND ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN WITH 'BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES'. OTHER VIDEO CLIPS ARE JAPAN WITH 'DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE','GHOSTS'&'METHODS OF DANCE',ROCKMELONS WITH 'SWEAT IT OUT' AND PETER BLAKELEY WITH 'MUST BE CHEMICAL' & 'AIN'T THAT PECULIAR'

June 21 1986
THIS WEEKS SHOW CONTAINS FOUR MAJOR FEATURES, WIRE TRAIN, LONE JUSTICE, THE FIRM AND THE CURE. SUZANNE DOWLING INTRODUCES EACH GROUP GIVING A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THEIR CAREER DETAILS AND NEW RELEASES;ARTISTS:;WIRE TRAIN 'LAST PERFECT THING'(0.21);LONE JUSTICE 'SWEET SWEET BABY (I'M FALLING)'(4.40);LONE JUSTICE 'WAIT TILL WE GET HOME'(8.36);LONE JUSTICE 'EAST OF EDEN'(11.48);LONE JUSTICE 'WAYS OF THE WICKED'(14.17);THE FIRM 'RADIOACTIVE'(18.14);THE FIRM 'ALL THE KING'S HORSES'(21.01);THE FIRM 'LIVE IN PEACE'(25.00);THE CURE 'LOVECATS'(30.26);THE CURE 'PRIMARY'(34.00);THE CURE 'LET'S GO TO BED'(37.31);THE CURE 'IN BETWEEN DAYS'(41.05);THE CURE 'CLOSE TO ME'(43.59);WIRE TRAIN 'I'LL DO YOU'(48.03);WIRE TRAIN 'EVERYTHING'S TURNING UP DOWN AGAIN'(51.26);WIRE TRAIN 'CHAMBER OF HELLOS'(54.28)

June 28 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING PRESENTS ROCK ARENA WITH SPECIAL FEATURE ON ICEHOUSE INCLUDING IV WITH IVA DAVIES,THE LEAD SINGER. ICEHOUSE PERFORMS 'CAN'T HELP MYSELF','ICEHOUSE','GREAT SOUTHERN LAND','HEY LTTLE GIRL','NO PROMISES','BABY YOU'RE SO STRANGE' & 'MR BIG'. OTHER VIDEO CLIPS FEATURED ARE MALCOLM MCLAREN WITH 'DOUBLE DUTCH' SHOWING SKIPPING TOURNAMENT IN USA,'BUFFALO GIRLS','SOWETO' & 'MADAME BUTTERFLY' AND JOHNNY WINTER WITH 'JOHNNY B GOODE' & 'DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME'

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June 14 1986
SUZANNE DOWLING HOSTS ROCK ARENA WITH TWO FEATURES: IVS WITH PETE TOWNSHEND,BRIAN ENO AND RUSSELL MILLS ABOUT THE BOOK 'MORE DARK THAN SHARK' SHOWING ILLUSTRATIONS AND MUSIC AND THE MOVIE 'PRETTY IN PINK' INCLUDING PSYCHEDELIC FURS WITH 'PRETTY IN PINK',OMD WITH 'IF YOU LEAVE',NEW ORDER WITH 'SHELL SHOCK',SUZANNE VEGA WITH 'LEFT OF CENTRE' AND ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN WITH 'BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES'. OTHER VIDEO CLIPS ARE JAPAN WITH 'DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE','GHOSTS'&'METHODS OF DANCE',ROCKMELONS WITH 'SWEAT IT OUT' AND PETER BLAKELEY WITH 'MUST BE CHEMICAL' & 'AIN'T THAT PECULIAR'