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retro month week 2 blurb up now!
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Could this be the Bob Geldof-hosted episode?

ID: 191738 - COUNTDOWN;SHOW 486 - PROGRAM Email Sales about this item

Recording date: 01-Nov-1985

Duration: 59.34

Location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA

Summary: THIS EPISODE OF COUNTDOWN IS HOSTED BY MOLLY MELDRUM AND FEATURES SEVERAL IVS WITH LIVE AID ORGANISER BOB GELDOF IN SYDNEY, ALSO INC SHORT IV WITH CANADIAN COREY HART AND STUDIO PERFORMANCE BY THE ADVENTURE AND CLOSES WITH A REPLAY OF BAND AID'S 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS' FROM LONDON'S LIVE AID CONCERT IN 1985

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Personalities: IAN MELDRUM, MOLLY MELDRUM, COUNTDOWN HOST;BOB GELDOF;THE ADVENTURE;COREY HART

Shotlist: 0.33 OPENING TITLES;1.02 FF#1 VS THE HOOTERS 'AND WE DANCED' FILM CLIP;3.52 BREAKER;4.02 FF#1 VS REAL LIFE 'FACE TO FACE' FILM CLIP;7.03 VS MELDRUM IV BOB GELDOF (SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IN BG) RE ONE YEAR SINCE LIVE AID CONCERT AND NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I IMAGINE IT'D BE THIS BIG, LUCKILY I GOT THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, SUDDENLY I GOT TO WALK OUT ON STAGE AND GET INTO THE ROMANCE OF IT INSTEAD OF JUST DEALING WITH PHONE CALLS AND NUMBERS, ELTON JOHN WAS CYNICAL ABOUT LIVE AID AT THE START BUT GAVE ENDLESS SUPPORT AND GELDOF SAYS HE'S A GOOD BLOKE, FF#1 EXCERPT ELTON JOHN'S LIVE AID PERFORMANCE;9.23 FF#1 VS ELTON JOHN 'NIKITA' FILM CLIP;14.02 CHARTBUSTERS, INC FF#1 EXCERPTS:;MIDGE URE 'IF I WAS' FILM CLIP;DIVINYLS 'PLEASURE & PAIN' FILM CLIP;PREFAB SPROUT 'APPETITE' FILM CLIP;JENNIFER RUSH 'POWER OF LOVE' FILM CLIP; ;17.13 BREAKER;17.21 FF#1 VS AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'TROUBLE SPOT ROCK' FILM CLIP;20.50 VS MELDRUM IV GELDOF RE PHIL COLLINS WENT TO TWO CONTINENTS TO DO LIVE AID AND STING AND BONO WERE SO GIVING AND STING IS SUCH A DIFFERENT PERSON NOW, MELDRUM HOLDS UP OFFICIAL LIVE AID BOOK;22.35 FF#1 VS STING 'LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE' FILM CLIP;26.03 BREAKER;26.13 GRAPHIC COUNTDOWN MAGAZINE NOVEMBER EDITION INC INXS, SONG LYRICS, DO RE MI, THE DIVINYLS, KATE BUSH, COLIN HAY, THE MODELS WITH POSTERS OF BRYAN ADAMS, NIK KERSHAW, GREEDY SMITH, AND BILLY IDOL;26.59 MS COREY HART INTROS SONG;27.05 FF#1 VS COREY HART 'BOY IN A BOX' FILM CLIP, INC CA IV HART RE SONGWRITING PROCESS AND INPUT FROM MY BAND IS IMPORTANT;30.12 VS MELDRUM IV GELDOF RE LINKING THREE CONTINENTS INC AUSTRALIA WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND GELDOF WANTS TO THANK EVERY BAND WHO PERFORMED THAT NIGHT, EVERYONE WANTED TO PULL TOGETHER, FASHION AID INVOLVES SOME OF THE MOST FRACTIOUS PEOPLE IMAGINABLE BUT THEY ALL GET ALONG FOR A GOOD CAUSE, THANKS TO THE MODELS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SHOW;31.57 FF#1 VS MODELS 'COLD FEVER' FILM CLIP;35.19 BREAKER;35.27 FF#1 VS STEVIE WONDER 'PART TIME LOVER' FILM CLIP;38.22 MELDRUM PRESENTS HUMDRUM RE NEW TRACK FROM TRANS X IS GONNA BE HUGE ON THE DANCEFLOOR FF#1 EXCERPT TRANS X 'LIVING ON VIDEO' FILM CLIP, FOR THE ARTISTS PLAYING AT THE ROCKING THE ROYALS CONCERT DON'T ASK PRINCE CHARLES HOW HIS MUM IS, UK TOP 5;40.18 VS MELDRUM IV GELDOF RE THINKS PRINCE CHARLES IS A VERY INTELLIGENT GUY AND EVEN RICHARD NEVILLE AND I AGREE THAT PRINCE CHARLES IS SPEAKING FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON NOW, PRINCESS DIANA IS A VERY FUNNY PERSON, USA TOP 5, EXTREMELY PROUD OF INXS AND GELDOF MET THEM ONCE AND THEY RE GREAT GUYS, FF#1 EXCERPT INXS 'THIS TIME' FILM CLIP, GELDOF'S PERSONAL OPINION OF AUSTRALIAN BANDS AND LIKES INXS, THE MODELS, GELDOF AND MELDRUM START ARGUING PLAYFULLY AND GELDOF ALMOST PUSHES MELDRUM OVER, AUSTRALIAN TOP 5, BOOMTOWN RATS HAD A YEAR IN IRELAND TO GET BETTER BEFORE WE MOVED TO LONDON AND GETTING ON TOP OF THE POPS REALLY HELPED US, MELDRUM THEN TRIES TO GAG GELDOF;46.19 FF#1 VS THE ADVENTURE 'OVER THE WALLS' FILM CLIP;50.07 FF#1 VS DEAD OR ALIVE 'MY HEART GOES BANG' FILM CLIP; ;52.55 NATIONAL TOP 10, INC FF#1 EXCERPTS:;THE HOOTERS 'AND WE DANCED' FILM CLIP;JENNIFER RUSH 'POWER OF LOVE' FILM CLIP;KATE BUSH 'RUNNING UP THAT HILL' FILM CLIP;JOHN PARR 'ST ELMO'S FIRE' FILM CLIP;TIME BANDITS 'ENDLESS ROAD' FILM CLIP;DIRE STRAITS 'MONEY FOR NOTHING' FILM CLIP;STEVIE WONDER 'PART TIME LOVER' FILM CLIP;A-HA 'TAKE ON ME' FILM CLIP;DAVID BOWIE AND MICK JAGGER 'DANCING IN THE STREET' FILM CLIP;UB40 AND CHRISSIE HYNDE 'I GOT YOU BABE' FILM CLIP;55.12 VS MELDRUM IV GELDOF RE WHEN YOU HELPED ON LIVE AID DAY YOU KEPT PEOPLE ALIVE BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING, GOD HAS A WRY AND BITTER SENSE OF HUMOUR IF PEOPLE THINK FAMINE IS PURELY AN ACT OF GOD, MELDRUM HANDS GELDOF AN OVERSIZED CHEQUE;57.07 FF#1 VS BAND AID 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS' LIVE AID CONCERT PERFORMANCE (CREDITS ROLL OVER CLIP);1.00.07 END

Re: retro month week 2 blurb up now!

This is probably the Dave Stewart-hosted episode:

ID: 212807 - COUNTDOWN;SHOW 543 - PROGRAM Email Sales about this item

Recording date: 27-Feb-1987

Duration: 58.12

Location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA

Summary: THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY DAVE STEWART FROM THE EURYTHMICS AND INC STUDIO PERFORMANCES BY THE COCKROACHES, THE PONY AND SPY V SPY, AND INC SONG INTRO BY ROCK ARENA HOST SUZANNE DOWLING

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Personalities: IAN MELDRUM, MOLLY MELDRUM, COUNTDOWN HOST;DAVE STEWART;THE COCKROACHES;SPY V SPY;THE PONY;SUZANNE DOWLING

Shotlist: 0.57 OPENING TITLES;1.51 VS B&W THE COCKROACHES 'SHE'S THE ONE' STUDIO PERFORMANCE;4.22 BREAKER;4.41 WS ZI DAVE STEWART INTRO (VISION IS TINTED BLUE AND HEAVILY TEXTURED);5.01 FF#1 VS EURYTHMICS 'MIRACLE OF LOVE' FILM CLIP;8.26 BREAKER RE THE THE WILL TOUR NEXT MONTH, BILLY IDOL'S DRUG CHARGES WERE INCORRECT;8.45 FF#1 VS KISSING THE PINK 'NEVER TOO LATE TO LOVE YOU' FILM CLIP;11.28 MS DAVE STEWART LINK (VISION IS TINTED BLUE AND HEAVILY TEXTURED);11.54 VS SPY V SPY 'SALLIE-ANNE' STUDIO PERFORMANCE;17.00 BREAKER RE WHAM REFORMING, WA WA NEE RELEASING TRACKS OVERSEAS;17.20 FF#1 VS THE PRETENDERS 'MY BABY' FILM CLIP (TOUR DATES SCROLL);21.02 BREAKER;21.12 FF#1 VS THE ****ED 'GIGOLO' FILM CLIP (TOUR DATES SCROLL);24.36 BREAKER;24.42 FF#1 VS MODELS 'HOLD ON' FILM CLIP;28.39 BREAKER RE SAMANTHA FOX HOSTING NEXT WEEK, MENTAL AS ANYTHING'S 'LIVE IT UP' IS NO.8 IN UK CHARTS;28.55 FF#1 VS STACEY Q 'WE CONNECT' FILM CLIP;32.43 MS DAVE STEWART PLAYING GUITAR LINK (VISION IS TINTED BLUE AND HEAVILY TEXTURED);33.05 FF#1 VS THE REELS 'LOVE GROWS' FILM CLIP;35.28 BREAKER;35.35 FF#1 VS HEAVEN 17 'CONTENDERS' FILM CLIP;39.42 VS SUZANNE DOWLING INTROS SONG, DESCRIBES HOW THE PONY WERE THE WINNERS IN THE INDEPENDENT BAND PLAYOFF;40.15 VS THE PONY 'I LIED' STUDIO PERFORMANCE;44.43 VS DAVE STEWART LINK (VISION IS TINTED BLUE AND HEAVILY TEXTURED), STEWART WHISPERS INTO OVERHEAD BOOM MICROPHONE THEN TRIES TO RIP HIS OWN JEANS;45.16 FF#1 VS GEORGE MICHAEL & ARETHA FRANKLIN 'I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING' FILM CLIP; ;48.43 MELDRUM PRESENTS HUMDRUM (ON AN EMPTY DANCE FLOOR AT THE HIPPODROME) RE BIG DANCE CRAZE CALLED THE BUS STOP HITTING THE DANCE FLOORS, MENTAL AS ANYTHING MAKES STAGGERING EFFORT ON UK CHARTS, CROWDED HOUSE ARE CHARTING IN THE USA, PSEUDO ECHO ARE THE HIT PICK IN THE USA, MELDRUM HEADING OFF TO IV BON JOVI AND CINDERELLA, BILLY IDOL, DEAD OR ALIVE AND BOY GEORGE (INC LIB FTG OF BOY GEORGE), MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM STILL HASN'T BEEN RELEASED BUT SHOULD BE IN AUGUST RELEASING FIRST SINGLE 'LIBERIAN GIRL' THEN RELEASING 'BAD', FF#1 EXCERPT MICHAEL JACKSON 'BILLIE JEAN' FILM CLIP, TWO DANCE TRACKS ARE HUGE AT THE MOMENT - MAN 2 MAN MEET MAN PARRISH 'MALE STRIPPER' AND PAUL LEKAKIS 'BOOM BOOM'; ;51.28 NATIONAL TOP TEN, INC FF#1 EXCERPTS:;CROWDED HOUSE 'DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER' STUDIO PERFORMANCE;THE ANGELS 'WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE' FILM CLIP;DEBBIE HARRY 'FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE USA' FILM CLIP;ARETHA FRANKLIN AND GEORGE MICHAEL 'I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING' FILM CLIP;PSEUDO ECHO 'FUNKYTOWN' FILM CLIP;NEW ORDER 'BIZZARE LOVE TRIANGLE' FILM CLIP;JOHN FARNHAM 'PRESSURE DOWN' FILM CLIP;BORIS GARDINER 'I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU' FILM CLIP;THE BANGLES 'WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN' FILM CLIP; ;54.03 MS DAVE STEWART CLOSES SHOW, INTROS SONG (VISION IS TINTED BLUE AND HEAVILY TEXTURED);54.21 FF#1 VS KIM WILDE 'YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON' FILM CLIP (CREDITS CROLL OVER CLIP);58.27 VS COUNTDOWN MAGAZINE PROMO FEATURING TWO FEMALE LAWN BOWLERS DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS;58.57 END

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^ The episode date for the above would be 1 March 1987, as I recall the Sam Fox hosted episode ("next week") was 8 March 1987.

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I can't seem to find the episode hosted by John Farnham and Derek Pellicci from Little River Band (I read that as one episode they co-host together, rather than individual episodes they host separately) on TARA. Any clues Jason?

I figure it's likely to be a 1985 episode, though, if they're billed as being from LRB.

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Yes, rage reveal it's the 1 March 1987 episode hosted by Dave Stewart on the facebook page.

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Very happy with this. Love the mid 80's episodes. Nice to have some variety as well.

Hoping for a couple of Rock Arenas this year but if this is it for the 80's it's not looking good:unamused:

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If they're going to focus on "mid to late 80s" week 2, Countdown only covers half of that period (early 1985 to mid-1987). The blurb only mentions 3 Countdown episodes. I wonder what else, if anything, they might fill the rest of the space up with.

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You would think a couple of Countdown Revolutions. Rock Arena finished in 1989 so hoping for at least one episode

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Do you think ABC Rage consider 1982 to be mid-80s? If so, then John Farnham hosted a show on 12th September 1982. Otherwise, the only other one is 16th November 1986, which they've already aired.

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Yes RetroTragic, you are dead right! Jason's little Countdown archives say for the 12/9/1982 hosted by John Farnham and LRB's drummer. So this should be the one.

Btw when did Rage ever show a preview for week 2, a whole week in advance? Amazing.

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I checked rage's Facebook page via my sisters account and they have logos from 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987for rage goes retro '2' ...

So I will check the artists they mention hosting for next weekend. Glad that the 1984 Countdown logo is represented as tjhis hopefully means two episodes from 1984 or one episode from 1984, these are the only 1984 Episodes rage haven't played:

405 February 26 1984 Alex Smith (Moving Pictures)

416 May 13 1984 Molly interviews Rod Stewart

417 May 20 1984 Marc Hunter (Dragon)

425 July 15 1984 State Heats Beatstreet competition

430 August 19 1984 David Reyne (Takeaways)

432 September 2 1984 Thriller Dance competition (not in ABC archives?)

442A November 17 1984 U2 Special 

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The John Farnham and Derek Pellicci Countdown episode is one of my requests which rage will be playing next weekend! :-) I requested this episode for Outline in the studio and Rough Trade video for All Touch.

Year:1982
Date:12/09/1982
Show no:345
THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY JOHN FARNHAM & LRB'S DRUMMER AND LIVE ACTS ARE LRB, OUTLINE,INXS AND AUSTRALIAN CRAWL. MOLLY PRESENTS MUSIC NEWS IN 'HUMDRUM' & APPEARS WITH FARNHAM & LEAD SINGER OF AUSTRALIAN CRAWL TO ANNOUNCE TOP SONG FOR THE WEEK. A GORILLAGRAM IS READ TO MOLLY WHO IS WEARING 'STAR' ANTENNAE GIVEN TO HIM BY A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE IT 'MAKES HIM LOOK LIKE A FAIRY'.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
LRB 'DOWN ON THE BORDER'
OUTLINE 'MAYBE IT'S A GAME'
INXS 'ONE THING'
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'DAUGHTERS OF THE NORTHERN COAST'
VIDEO CLIPS:
ROUGH TRADE 'ALL TOUCH'
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE MEAN'
ICEHOUSE 'GREAT SOUTHERN LAND'
CLIFF RICHARD 'THE ONLY WAY OUT'
DEXY MIDNITE RUNNERS 'COME ON EILEEN'
OLIVIER NEWTON JOHN 'HEART ATTACK'
SHEENA EASTON 'MACHINERY'
TRIO 'DA DA DA'
DURAN DURAN 'RIO'
MADMEN 'DRIVING IN MY CAR'
HUMDRUM:
COLD CHISEL 'BOW RIVER'
STRANGLERS 'STRANGE LITTLE GIRL'
YAZOO 'DON'T GO'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
YAZOO 'ONLY YOU'
MADNESS 'HOUSE OF FUN'
LRB 'DOWN ON THE BORDER'
CHICAGO 'HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY'
MEMBERS 'RADIO'
JOHN COUGAR, LATER KNOWN AS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP AND
JOHN MELLENCAMP 'HURTS SO GOOD'
RAY PARKER JNR 'THE OTHER WOMAN'
CHEAP TRICK 'IF YOU WANT MY LOVE'
SURVIVOR 'EYE OF THE TIGER'
ABRACADABRA 'STEVE MILLER'

PLUS THESE EPISODES WHICH NATHAN UPLOADED ABOVE:

Year:1985
Date:3/11/1985
Show no:486
Summary:MOLLY AND BOB GELDOF HOST THIS SHOW FROM SYDNEY AND THERE IS NO STUDIO AUDIENCE. MOLLY TALKS TO GELDOF ABOUT LIVE AID, MONEY RAISED AND AUSTRALIA'S INVOLVEMENT IN LIVE AID CONCERT. EXCERPTS SHOWN OF GELDOF DURING LIVE AID CONCERT, ELTON JOHN IN VIDEO MADE FOR SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT LIVE AID AND AUSTRALIAN BANDS PERFORMING DURING LIVE AID CONCERT CHARTBUSTERS (EXCERPTS):
MIDGE URE 'IF I WAS'
DIVINYLS 'PLEASURE & PAIN'
PREFAB SPROUT 'APPETITE'
JENNIFER RUSH 'POWER OF LOVE'
VIDEO CLIPS:
REAL LIFE 'FACE TO FACE'
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'TROUBLE SPOT ROCK'
MODELS 'COLD FEVER'
THE ADVENTURE 'OVER THE WALLS'
THE HOOTERS 'AND WE DANCED'
ELTON JOHN 'NIKITA'
STING 'LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE'
COREY HART 'BOY IN A BOX' INTERCUT WITH IV RE
SONGWRITING
STEVIE WONDER 'PART TIME LOVER'
DEAD OR ALIVE 'MY HEART GOES BANG'
HUMDRUM EXCERPTS:
INXS 'THIS TIME'
TRANS X 'LIVING ON VIDEO'
NATIONAL TOP 10:
THE HOOTERS 'AND WE DANCED'
JENNIFER RUSH 'POWER OF LOVE'
KATE BUSH 'RUNNING UP THAT HILL'
JOHN PARR 'ST ELMO'S FIRE'
TIME BANDITS 'ENDLESS ROAD'
DIRE STRAITS 'MONEY FOR NOTHING'
STEVIE WONDER 'PART TIME LOVER'
A-HA 'TAKE ON ME'
BOWIE/JAGGER 'DANCING IN THE STREET'
UB40/CHRISSIE HYNDE 'I GOT YOU BABE'
SHOW ENDS WITH LIVE AID VERSION OF BAND AID 'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS'


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Year:1987
Date:1/3/1987
Show no:543
Summary:POPULAR MUSIC SERIES FEATURING OVERSEAS AND LOCAL TALENT, THIS SHOW HOSTED BY DAVE STEWART, NATIONAL TOP TEN ARE READ WITH BRIEF CLIPS ONLY, WITH FULL CLIP OF NUMBER 1 KIM WILDE 'YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON' (53.29) MOLLY MELDRUM'S SEGEMENT (WITH HAT) RECORDED FROM THE HIPPODROME RE REVIEW OF NEW ABULMS AND AUSTRALIAN BANDS OVERSEAS LOCAL ARTISTS:
THE COCKROACHES 'SHE'S THE ONE' (LIVE) (1.01)
V SPY V SPY 'SALLIE-ANNE' (11.02)
MODELS 'HOLD ON' (23.52)
THE REELS 'LOVE GROWS' (32.13)
THE PONY 'I LIED' (LIVE) (39.30)
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
EURYTHMICS 'MIRACLE OF LOVE' (4.12)
KISSING THE PINK 'NEVER TOO LATE TO LOVE YOU' (7.48)
THE PRETENDERS 'MY BABY' (16.30)
THE ****ED 'GIGOLO' (20.23)
STACEY Q 'WE CONNECT' (28.05)
HEAVEN 17 'CONTENDERS' (34.50)
GEORGE MICHAEL & ARETHA FRANKLIN 'I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING' (44.24)
NATIONAL TOP TEN 10-2
CROWDED HOUSE 'DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER' (50.45)
THE ANGEL 'WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE' (51.08)
DEBBIE HARRY 'FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE USA (51.26)
ARETHA FRANKLIN/GEORGE MICHAEL 'I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING' (51.39)
PSEUDO ECHO 'FUNKYTOWN' (51.50)
NEW ORDER 'BIZARE LOVE TRIANGLE' (52.08)
JOHN FARNHAM 'PRESSURE DOWN' (52.25)
BORIS GARDINER 'I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU' (52.42)
BANGLES 'WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN' (52.53)

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Looking good. "Daughters Of The Northern Coast" is my fave Australian Crawl song.

And who is this Madmen group that sing "Driving In My Car":thinking_face:

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Hopefully we get a couple of Countdown episodes from 1983 in the final two weeks of Retro Month, be interesting to see what Rage has in store for weeks 3 and 4. I just hope that they don't have a 90's theme.

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I also hope we don't get a 90s theme, what a waste it would be ...

More 1983 Episodes would be great, there is a 1983 Episode I requested this year and have been requesting for a few years now.

The format of Countdown for 1983 was very different to any other year in the 80s, I love the way Humdrum was done with Molly playing full clips and showing the new album it came from and the use of making in studio Countdown music videos and introducing sooooo many BRILLIANT new OZ bands in the form of Real Life, Pseudo Echo, The Venetians, Dear Enemy, Kids In The Kitchen and more

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I'm really looking forward to the John Farnham and Derek Pellicci hosted episode of Countdown from 1982 next weekend, it will be great to have the video clip for 'All Touch' by Rough Trade on a Countdown episode, such a great song.

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"Olivier" Newton-John and "Madmen" 'Driving In My Car'? Oh dear.

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Olivier is a typo. Her name is spelt Olivia. 🤔😄

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I've got a bad feeling about this :worried: It seems they're doing the "era" approach again this year. The rage website says "week 1 - 80s", "week 2 - mid-late 80s" which means week 3 and 4 will probably be 90s and 00s respectively. I read either on facebook or the rage website that they will be showing eps of that awful thing hosted by Dylan whateverhisnameis, I can't even remember what it's called but it's hideous and a complete waste of time.

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I really hope not. I'm hoping weeks 2 & 3 are 60s and 70s

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Dylan Whatshisface is a really, really terrible TV host. I remember watching some Recovery when it aired and thinking he was laughably bad; like the ABC were taking the pi$$. Though that whole era of 'alternative' music was about cultivating an image that you didn't give a toss - just like most of the 'guests' who seemed to treat the show (rightfully) as a joke.