Kate Ceberano will be one of the narrators along with JPY,Richard Clapton and Steve Kilbey

Maybe rage could play these remastered performances in their entirety one monday night in january

At Armin, between your requests and my requests for Countdown Episodes for January, 2018 there is a high quality bunch there ... Here is the list I will be emailing rage for January, 2018.

COUNTDOWN: Date: 16/03/1980
Show no: 231
Summary: GUEST PRESENTER IS STEVE GILPIN FROM MI –SEX.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
MI-SEX – PEOPLE
RADIO ACTIVE – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
THE POLICE – WALKING ON THE MOON
DARRYL COTTON – SAME OLD GIRL
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
CLASH – LONDON CALLING
GODLEY & CRÈME – AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
PEARL HARBOUR & THE EXPLOSIONS – DRIVIN
MICHAEL JACKSON – ROCK WITH YOU
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COUNTDOWN: Date:17/08/1980
Show no: 253
Summary:CHERRY RIPE INTERVIEWS JAMES FREUD IN LONDON AND DJ'S FROM 6PM,5AD,7HT,3XY,4BC AND 2WS HOST THE SHOW AS A LEAD UP TO THE XANADU DANCING CONTEST.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
VAPORS 'TURNING JAPANESE','WAITING FOR THE WEEKEND'
JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS 'PUPPET ON A STRING'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'COME AROUND'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS FROM:
ROLLING STONES, JONA LEWIE, KATE BUSH,
ROCKY BURNETTE, GRAHAM PARKER 'STUPEFACTION'

HUMDRUM ITEMS:
XANADU 'DANCIN'
CURE 'THE FOREST'
DEVO 'FREEDOM OF CHOICE'
MI-SEX 'IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I'M LAUGHING'


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COUNTDOWN: Date:22/06/1980
Show no: 245
Summary:SHOW IS HOSTED BY JAMES REYNE AND INCLS REGULAR SEGMENTS, CHARTBUSTERS AND HUMDRUM MUSIC NEWS, DURING WHICH MOLLY IV'S JANIS IAN RE HER SONGWRITING, GRAMMYS AND WORKING WITH GIORGIO MORODER.
STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'DOWNHEARTED'
CHRIS PELCER 'YOU CAN BE MY SLAVE'
JOHN FARNHAM 'HELP'
JANIS IAN 'FLY TOO HIGH'
JANIS IAN 'THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUN'
VIDEO CLIPS FROM:
THE ROMANTICS, JUDIE TZUKE, SPARKS,
BROTHERS JOHNSON, THE VETERANS,
CHRISTOPHER, GARY NUMAN
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COUNTDOWN: Date:23/08/1981
Show no: 298
Summary:GUEST PRESENTER IS PAUL NORTHAM,LEAD SINGER FROM MEO245.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
TOYSHOW 'THEN I KISSED HIM'
GILLIAN EASTOE 'ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART'
SERIOUS YOUNG INSECTS 'TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WORDS'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
SWANEE 'IF I WERE A CARPENTER'
MEO245 'OTHER PLACES'


OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS FROM:
TOYAH, RAINBOW, PHD, QUICK,KIM CARNES,
KIM WILDE, DEVO
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COUNTDOWN: Date – 11/04/1982
Episode:323
Summary: HOSTED BUY JO KENNEDY & ROSS O’DONOVAN ANS IS THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE ROCK AWARDS. MOLLY INTERVIEWS JOAN ARMITRADING AND MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN LEAGUE

VIDEO CLIPS:
BLUE RONDO A LA TURK – ME & MR SANCHEZ
ROSS O’DONOVAN – I WANT TO LIVE IN A HOUSE
CHILLIWACK – GONE GONE GONE
DIVINYLS – ONLY LONELY
WENDY & THE ROCKETS – YOUR PLACE OR MINE
SHARON O’NEAL – ALL THE TEA IN CHINA
RICHARD CLAPTON – STRANGE

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COUNTDOWN FRIDAY
Friday 13th August, 1982
MADNESS – HOUSE OF FUN
THE HONEYMOON – BREAK YOUR HEART
DADDY COOL – EAGJUICE NEWTON – LOVE’S BEEN A BIT HARD ON ME
ASIA – ONLY TIME WILL TELL
DONNA SUMMER – LOVE IS IN CONTROL
GREG KIHN BAND – HAPPY MAN
THE GLOBOS – TINTARELLA DI LUNA
THE DUGITES – NO MONEY
THE QUICK – THE RHYTHM OF THE JUNGLE
THE LITTLE HEROES – YOUNG HEARTS
PATRICE RUSHEN – FORGET ME NOTS
HAIRCUT 100 – FANTASTIC DAY

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COUNTDOWN: Date:22/05/1983 Show no: 371
Summary:THIS EDITION OF COUNTDOWN FEATURED NO HOST OR STUDIO PERFORMANCES AND HUMDRUM WAS TAPED AT THE MIGHTY MUSIC MACHINE SHOP WHERE MOLLY IV'D OWNER RE HOW ALTERNATIVE, DANCE AND DISCO CHARTS ARE COMPILED. SHOW ENDED WITH MICHAEL JACKSON'S 'BEAT IT' VIDEO.
VIDEO CLIPS:
VENETIANS 'SOUND ON SOUND AND CLIPS FROM REAL LIFE, PRINCE, TEARS FOR FEARS, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, THOMAS DOLBY, SPANDAU BALLET AND MORE


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COUNTDOWN: Date:14/10/1984
Show no: 438
Summary:Summary: THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY COMEDY DUO LOS TRIOS RINGBARKUS WHO ARE PERFORMING SKETCHES BETWEEN CLIPS. MOLLY AND MEATLOAF PRESENTING HUMDRUM VIA SATELLITE FROM LONDON.
LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCE:
EUROGLIDERS - MAYBE ONLY I DREAM
VIDEO CLIPS:
KAM SHA 'HE WILL SLEEP PLUS TINA TURNER, COREY HART
MADONNA, MODELS, BRONSKI BEAT, CULTURE CLUB, LOS TRIOS AND MORE
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COUNTDOWN: Date: 19/08/1984
Show no: 430
Summary: THIS SHOW WAS HOSTED BY DAVID REYNE
LOCAL ARTISTS:
THE TAKEAWAY’S - SWEET & SOUR
LE CLUB FOOTE – WARNING
VERTICAL HOLD – USA
NXS – BURN FOR YOU
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
GUY DELANDRO - DRIVING ME WILD
BERLIN – NO MORE WORDS AND MORE …

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COUNTDOWN: Date: 27/10/1985
Show no: 485
Summary: THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY MEMBERS FROM KIDS IN THE KITCHEN AND PRESENTS FTG OF MICHAEL JACKSON IN PERTH. MOLLY IV SCOTT FROM KIDS IN THE KITCHEN RE ALBUM.;
LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:;
PSEUDO ECHO 'DON'T GO';
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN 'NOT THE WAY';
JOHN SWAN & BAND 'SAY YOU'LL DO SOMETHING';
VIDEO CLIPS FROM:
MARK EDWARDS, THE CURE, KATE BUSH, ICEHOUSE, RED BOX, SIMPLE MINDS AND MORE ...

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COUNTDOWN: Date: 10/02/1985
Show no; 449

HOSTED BY KATE CEBERANO AND IAN COX

FEATURING:
I’M TALKING – TRUST ME
CULTURE CLUB – MISTAKE NO.3
COREY HART – IT AIN’T ENOUGH
NIK KERSHAW – THE RIDDLE
TEARS FOR FEARS =- SHOUT AND MORE …


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COUNTDOWN: Date: 21/07/1985
Show no: 471

DAVE AND BRAD FROM HOODOO GURUS ARE THE HOSTS OF THIS SHOW.

LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
SCRITTI POLITTI – THE WORD GIRL (PRE RECORDED)
DO RE MI – MAN OVERBOARD (PRE RECORDED)

VIDEO CLIPS:

YELLO – VICIOUS GAMES
STEPHEN DUFFY – ICING ON THE CAKE
STING – IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY (SET THEM FREE)
TINA TURNER – WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (IV RE SINGLE AND VIDEO CLIP) AND MORE …


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COUNTDOWN
Date: 10/08/1986
LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
I’M TALKING – HOLY WORD
GEISHA – PART TIME LOVE AFFAIR
VENETIANS – IF SOMEBODY LOVE’S YOU
DRAGON – DREAMS OF ORDINARY MEN
VIDEO CLIPS:
JEAN BEAUVOIR – FEEL THE HEAT
SPANDAU BALLET – FIGHT FOR OURSELVES
BOOM CRASH OPERA – HANDS UP IN THE AIR
BANANARAMA – VENUS
MODELS – EVOLUTION

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COUNTDOWN:
Date: 09/01/1986 …. Show no: 3

THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY MOLLY MELDRUM:
LOCALS ARTISTS:
KOO DE TAH – BODY TALK
MODELS – KING OF KINGS
MARK EDWARDS – WORLDS AWAY
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
MATT BIANCO – YEH YEH
PLATINUM BLONDE – CRYING OVER YOU
NENA – IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
YIL TUESDAY – LOVE IN A VACUUM
ARCADIA – ELECTION DAY
THOMPSON TWINS – KING FOR A DAY
THE CURE – CLOSE TO ME
MICK JAGGER – HARD WOMAN
FERGAL SHARKEY – A GOOD HEART IS HARD TO FIND


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COUNTDOWN:
Date:09/11/1986
Show:534

MOLLY IV’S DAVID SYLVIAN, EX JAPAN RE SOLO ALBUM, POSSIBLE TOUR AND FUTURE PROJECTS INTERCUT WITH CLIP FOR ‘SILVER MOON’

PRE RECORDED STUDIO PERFORMANCE;
ICEHOUSE – CROSS THE BORDER

VIDEO CLIPS:
DEAD OR ALIVE – BRAND NEW LOVER
JOAN JETT – GOOD MUSIC
JANET JACKSON – WHEN I THINK OF YOU (INTRODUCED BY JANET JACKSON)
DURAN DURAN – NOTORIOUS
POLICE – DON’T STAND SO CLOSE AND MORE …

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COUNTDOWN: Date – 28/06/1987
SHOE HOSTED BY DAVE DOBYN

LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
THAT’S THAT – GIVE ME RHYTHM
BOOM CRASH OPERA – CITY FLAT
PAINTERS & DOCKERS – NUDE SCHOOL
DAVE DOOBYN – YOU OUGHTA BE IN LOVE

VIDEO CLIPS:
THE BIG SUPREME – PLEASE YOURSELF
JIM KEAYS – UNDECIDED
DAVID BOWIE – TIME WILL CRAWL
CAROL HBITCHCOCK – GET READY
THE CURE – WHY CAN’T I BE YOU
GO WEST – I WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU
BILLY IDOL – SWEET SIXTEEN

Hopefully some of our suggestions get to see the light of day Jason. There are still a lot of good episodes that have yet to be screened by Rage.

I had one episode played for me this year from 1982 with Jo Kennedy in the studio performing Body & Soul so if I can get at least 4 of my show requests and hope you get a good bunch of your splayed as well.

I also want this episode for Craze with Motions


COUNTDOWN: Date: 04/05/1980
Show 238:
JON ENGLISH HOSTS THE SHOW.

LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
SHARON O’NEAL – WORDS
JAMES FREUD & THE RADIO STARS – MODERN GIRL
SINCLAIR BROTHERS – IT MUST BE AUTUMN
JON ENGLISH – CARMILLA
TOMMY SHAW – BOAT ON THE RIVER

OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
CRAZE – MOTIONS
GARY NUMAN – ON BROADWAY
GODLEY & CRÈME – AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK AND MORE….

All great suggestions.

I would also like to see this one, mainly for Sharon O'Neill and The Dugites.

07/09/1980
Show no: 256
THIS WEEK FEATURES AN INTERVIEW WITH THE TOURISTS. HOST LINKS ARE DONE BY THE LEAD SINGERS
OF EACH BAND PERFORMING LIVE.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
MI-SEX 'IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I'M LAUGHING'
HEROES 'BABY'S HAD A TASTE'
SHARON O'NEIL 'HOW DO YOU TALK TO BOYS'
BOYS 'WHEN YOU'RE LONELY'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
DUGITES 'GOODBYE'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
MOTELS 'DANGER'
MARTHA & THE MUFFINS 'ECHO BEACH'
TOURISTS 'I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU'
DAVID BOWIE 'ASHES TO ASHES'
CARS 'TOUCH AND GO'
CHARTBUSTERS:
OL'55 'TWO FACES HAVE I'
JAMES FREUD 'MODERN GIRL'
MANHATTAN TRANSFER 'TWILIGHT ZONE'
ERIC CARMEN 'IT HURTS TOO MUCH'
ROCKY BURNETTE 'FALLIN' IN LOVE'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
PHIL LYNOTT 'KINGS CALL'
GEORGE BENSON 'GIVE ME THE NIGHT'
DADDY COOL 'EAGLE ROCK'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'DOWNHEARTED'
KISS 'SHANDI'
ROCKY BURNETTE 'FALLIN' IN LOVE'
ROLLING STONES 'EMOTIONAL RESCUE'
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/ELO 'XANADU'
VILLAGE PEOPLE 'CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC'
ROMANTICS 'WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU'
GENGHIS KHAN 'MOSCOW'

Great episode Brad!

Unfortunately, it would not surprise me at all if they crop the Countdown performances shown as part of these specials so that they appear widescreen; in fact, I'm expecting that they will do this.

I saw the One Plus One interview with Marcia Hines last night, and any Countdown footage they showed of her during it was cropped/zoomed in on so that it appeared widescreen.

In some respects I wish they filmed the show as [ironically] this would pose less of a problem with High Definition and upscalling, than video sourced programmes.

To those that religiouslly check the electronic program guide, do we know if and when Sunday's Countdown will be repeated during the week?

For some reason i thought it started tonight.

How do you go about getting the phone number for Rage

^ I noticed that too.

Ripped Off! I wonder why they cut short the Cyndi Lauper performance of 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' from tonight's 1984 episode????? It's one of the best studio performances.

Funny how there've been no comments so far on the '85, '86, or '87 episodes. I have to say that the 1987 episode shown tonight (or rather, last night now) was BAD; featuring a bunch of 'pub rock' Australian bands that few people probably remember, if they were aware of their existence in the first place, alongside the overenthusiastic Countdown dancers, which just looked silly. Although I thought I liked 1987's music at the time, I now see that Countdown really wasn't that great during the year, as Jason has said.

I will make a comment 😀 The 1985 episode was much better than i thought it would be and i knew Kate would get the honour of narrating it. Fave years of what they put together was 1983 and 1985. Great to get Deb Conway narrating 1986. I just have to ask...who is Paul Stewart who narrated 1987? They should have got John Farnham to narrate it. Speaking of JF what a performance of 'You're The Voice'! at the end of 1986. Blows me away every time and of course it was lifted from the episode that i requested a few years and got played 😀 Back to 1987, what a way to go out with 'Don't Dream It's Over' by the Millanes, sorry, Crowded House. Always seemed like the part was over when they played to no audience. One of the Countdown dancers that really gave me the ****s was that blonde head mullet guy dancing in the background. He was on almost every episode and even on the '87 Countdown Awards mowing the lawn to The Mentals 'He's Just No Good For You'. Hope they repeat all the episodes again over the Xmas and New Year hols.

I had to google it the other day, but apparently Paul Stewart is out of Painters & Dockers.
Very, very poor choice of host. The 1986 episode was by far the least enjoyable, with the over-emphasis on audience members dancing almost ruining the performances, it all looks so amateur.

Far too much emphasis on obscure Aussie rock, it wasn't a true reflection of what was popular in 1987, but more of a "Triple J' bias that made it look like a very bad year.

The 1985 and 1986 episodes were good though, with Kate and Deborah fitting choices as hosts.

Hi all. Thought I'd share some Classic Countdown covers I made for DVD or Bluray. You can get them here: Google Drive - Countdown. Cheers, criscles.

Sorry all, the previous link was just to the BR cover. Here's the folder: Google Drive - Countdown Folder