This could be the Countdown episode hosted by Kate Ceberano and Ian Cox from I'm Talking:
1. ID: 190084 - COUNTDOWN;SHOW 449 - PROGRAM Email Sales about this item
Duration: 53.17
Location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA
Summary: POPULAR MUSIC SERIES FEATURING LOCAL AND OVERSEAS ARTISTS WITH TOP TEN HITS OF THE WEEK,CHARTBUSTERS AND MOLLY PRESENTING MUSIC NEWS ON 'HUMDRUM'. GUEST HOSTS KATE CEBERANO & IAN COX FROM I'M TALKING. FIRST SHOW FOR 1985.
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Personalities: IAN MELDRUM, MOLLY MELDRUM, ABC PRESENTER;GAVIN WOOD, ANNOUNCER;KATE CEBERANO, SINGER, I'M TALKING;IAN COX, SAXOPHONIST, I'M TALKING;BRYAN ADAMS, ROCK SINGER, CANADA;JIMMY BARNES, ROCK SINGER
Shotlist: 00.00 OPENING TITLES/TEASER;01.17 VS VIDEO CLIP, I'M TALKING 'TRUST ME';04.54 VS COX & CEBERANO INTRO; ;05.14 VS CHARTBUSTERS, INCL EXCERPTS FROM VIDEO CLIPS:;MURRAY HEAD 'ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK';COREY HART 'IT AIN'T ENOUGH';NIK KERSHAW 'THE RIDDLE'; ;08.23 VS VIDEO CLIP, POINTER SISTERS 'NEUTRON DANCE';12.11 MS ADAMS GREETINGS;12.17 VS VIDEO CLIP, BRYAN ADAMS 'RUN TO YOU';15.42 VS VIDEO CLIP, THE ANGELS 'LOOK THE OTHER WAY';18.57 VS COX & CEBERANO LINK;19.13 VS VIDEO CLIP, TEARS FOR FEARS 'SHOUT';23.28 VS COUNTDOWN MAGAZINE PROMO;24.14 VS COX & CEBERANO LINK;24.34 VS VIDEO CLIP, BILLY OCEAN 'LOVERBOY';28.30 VS VIDEO CLIP, DON HENLEY 'BOYS OF SUMMER'; ;32.28 VS HUMDRUM, INCL:;MELDRUM REVIEWS LP'S BY DON HENLEY, EXCERPTS OF VIDEO CLIP BAILEY/COLLINS 'EASY LOVER', MELDRUM DISCUSSES USA FOR AFRICA RECORDING SESSION & SHOWS SWEAT SHIRT SIGNED BY PARTICIPANTS, UK, USA & AUSTRALIAN TOP 5'S; ; ;38.50 MS BARNES GREETING;39.00 VS VIDEO CLIP, JIMMY BARNES 'DAYLIGHT';41.57 VS VIDEO CLIP, CULTURE CLUB 'MISTAKE #3'; ;46.15 VS NATIONAL TOP 10, EXCERPTS FROM VIDEO CLIPS:;STYLE COUNCIL 'SHOUT TO THE TOP';OAKEY/MORODER 'TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS';NIK KERSHAW 'THE RIDDLE';PAT BENATAR 'WE BELONG';EURYTHMICS 'SEXCRIME (1984)';FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 'POWER OF LOVE';MADONNA 'LIKE A VIRGIN';WHAM 'LAST CHRISTMAS';BAND AID PROJECT 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS'; ;48.19 VS COX & CEBERANO WRAP;48.41 VS VIDEO CLIP, FOREIGNER 'I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS', CLOSING CREDITS
Not sure if it is the following episodes but it sounds like them
A Rod Stewart interview was on episode 416 - April 13 1984
THIS SHOW HOSTED BY MOLLY INCLUDED AN IV WITH ROD STEWART RE SONG WRITING. VIDEO CLIPS:
THE DUGITES 'JUNO AND ME'
EUROGLIDERS 'HEAVEN'
QUEEN 'I WANT TO BREAK FREE'
CULTURE CLUB 'IT'S A MIRACLE'
MADONNA 'BURNING UP'
CYNDI LAUPER 'TIME AFTER TIME'
WANG CHUNG 'DANCE HALL DAYS'
BOB MARLEY 'ONE LOVE'
DEBBIE HARRY 'RUSH RUSH'
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT 'DONT ANSWER ME' (EXCERPT)
IGLESIAS & NELSON 'TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE'
(EXCERPT)
BREAK MACHINE 'STREET DANCE' (EXCERPT)
HERBIE HANCOCK 'ROCK IT' (EXCERPT)
DURAN DURAN 'THE REFLEX'
TOP TEN:
INXS 'I SEND A MESSAGE'
CYNDI LAUPER 'GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN'
LIONEL RICHIE 'HELLO'
THOMPSON TWINS 'HOLD ME NOW'
MEL BROOKES 'TO BE OR NOT TO BE'
NIK KERSHAW 'WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD'
MADONNA 'HOLIDAY'
NENA '99 LUFT BALLOONS'
WIERD AL JANKOVIC 'EAT IT'
KENNY LOGGINS 'FOOTLOOSE'
Kate Ceberano and Ian Cox hosted episode 449 - Feb 10 1985 (1st show for 1985)
THIS SHOW WAS HOSTED BY KATE CEBERANO AND IAN COX, MOLLY INTRODUCED A NEW SEGMENT IN HUMDRUM - THE
AUSTRALIAN SINGLE TOP 5 TOP TEN ITEMS:
I'M TALKING 'TRUST ME'
MURRAY HEAD 'ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK' (EXCERPT)
COREY HART 'IT AIN'T ENOUGH' (EXCERPT)
NIK KERSHAW 'THE RIDDLE' (EXCERPT)
POINTER SISTERS 'NEUTRON DANCE'
BRYAN ADAMS 'RUN TO YOU'
THE ANGELS 'LOOK THE OTHER WAY'
TEARS FOR FEARS 'SHOUT'
BILLY OCEAN 'LOVERBOY'
DON HENLEY 'BOYS OF SUMMER'
BAILEY/COLLINS 'EASY LOVER' (EXCERPT)
JIMMY BARNES 'DAYLIGHT'
CULTURE CLUB 'MISTAKE NO.3'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
STYLE COUNCIL 'SHOUT TO THE TOP'
OAKEY/MORODER 'TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS'
NIK KERSHAW 'THE RIDDLE'
PAT BENATAR 'WE BELONG'
EURYTHMICS 'SEXCRIME (1984)'
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 'POWER OF LOVE'
MADONNA 'LIKE A VIRGIN'
WHAM 'LAST CHRISTMAS'
BAND AID PROJECT 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S XMAS?'
FOREIGNER 'I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS'
Sting hosted episode 467 - June 23 1985
THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY MOLLY AND STING. STING IS IV BETWEEN CLIPS RE ALBUM, FAVOURITE TRACK ON ALBUM, TOURING, POLICE, ACTING CAREER AND MADONNA. FTG IS SHOWN OF MEMBERS FROM TEARS FOR FEARS ENTERING TOWER RECORDS IN LOS ANGELES AND GIVING IV RE SUCCESS AND TOUR.;
VIDEO CLIPS:;DO RE MI 'MAN OVERBOARD';
KOO DE TAH 'TOO YOUNG FOR PROMISES';
DEAD OR ALIVE 'LOVER COME BACK';
STING 'IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM FREE';
TEARS FOR FEARS 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD'
(EXCERPT);
BRYAN ADAMS 'HEAVEN';
STYLE COUNCIL 'WALLS COME TUMBLIN' DOWN';
STEPHEN DUFFY 'ICING ON THE CAKE';
KING 'WON'T YOU HOLD MY HAND NOW';
BELOUIS SOME 'IMAGINATION';
HOWARD JONES 'LOOK MAMA';
CHARTBUSTERS (EXCERPTS):;
THE ANGELS 'UNDERGROUND';
MARILYN 'BABY YOU LEFT ME';
POWER STATION 'GET IT ON';
MADONNA 'CRAZY FOR YOU';TOP TEN:;
PAUL HARDCASTLE '19';
EUROGLIDERS 'WE WILL TOGETHER';
DURAN DURAN 'A VIEW TO A KILL';
UNCANNY X- MEN '50 YEARS';
DEBARGE 'RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT';
USA FOR AFRICA 'WE ARE THE WORLD';
KATRINA & THE WAVES 'WALKING ON SUNSHINE';
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'LIVE IT UP';
EURYTHMICS 'WOULD I LIE TO YOU';
MADONNA 'ANGEL/INTO THE GROOVE'
I'm okay with The Factory- would prefer a Rock Arena but I also like the late 80's music scene.
Also what are the chances that three of the flower power videos are "White Rabbit" "See Emily Play" & "Are You Experienced"?!
OMG - they are finally playing the first episode of 1985! I have been asking for this for years. It stumped me for years why they played every years episode except this one...and 'The Factory'. Although late '88 episode would have been better with Bros and Transvision Vamp. On another note, it's nice to be back posting on the forum along with some old time members :grinning:
I’m getting a vibe... no Rock Arenas for me this year :disappointed:
The problem with The Factory is that it goes for 2 hours and half of the show is very unfunny skits from Tanya Lacey and from what I see on the episode this weekend, sections of the show dedicated to Male urinals and a story on kissing, seriously? .... This could have been two Rock Arena episodes instead with a thing called MUSIC on there!
Playlist up now:
11:30pm
COUNTDOWN February 10, 1985 (449: Kate Ceberano and Ian Cox (I'm Talking)) (ABC)
12:00am
COUNTDOWN May 13, 1984 (416: Molly interviews Rod Stewart) (ABC)
COUNTDOWN June 23, 1985 (467: Sting) (ABC)
THE FACTORY April 2, 1989 (67: The Proclaimers, Tim Finn) (ABC)
GTK April 22, 1971 (296: Belinda Giblin, Tymepiece Perform Sacrifice Soundtrack, Keith Salvat Interview) (ABC)
THE DOORS - LIVE GTK Crawling King Snake (Warner)
4:30am
LOU REED Rock 'n Roll (Live from GTK)
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER On Tour (GTK, 1975)
WILD CHERRIES G.O.D. (Festival)
I do love 'The Factory'. This was my music show back in the day. I literally watched every episode in '87 &'88. '89 is a bit of a blur for me and don't remember many from this year. Maybe because i was doing other stuff.
Really pumped to see the I’m Talking Countdown show from Feb 1985 as it was also a show I had as my requests for 2019. Really pleased also. Woohoo!!!