rage have updated their website with a photograph of Andrew Peters with images of XTC behind him. Here is their blurb below :-) I hope we get another 3 Countdown's again!

Do yourself a favour and cancel your weekend plans, because we’re heading even further into the decade of big hair and even bigger hits for week two of Retro Month.

Some of television’s favourite hosts Molly Meldrum and Andrew Peters will be back on your screens as we revisit rare and much-requested episodes and segments from 1980s Countdown, Rock Arena and Beatbox featuring the likes of Stray Cats, New Order, Brian Mannix, Talking Heads, Jon English, and Divinyls. There’ll be interviews, performances, vintage music videos and heaps more old-school treats from the vault.

And, we know how much you retro enthusiasts love this time of year, so we’ll also be playing 1980s interviews and music videos from 9am Saturday morning.

Tune in to week two of Retro Month: Saturday February 12 from 9am to 10:30am, and later that night from 12:30am on ABC TV.

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I can confirm that rage will be playing this episode of Countdown, which I requested! This Saturday Night :-) And a Rock Arena from 1983, which I didn't request.

Year:1981
Date:21/06/1981
Show no:290
Summary:GUEST PRESENTER IS JON ENGLISH AND THERE IS AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID BYRNE FROM TALKING HEADS.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
WENDY & THE ROCKETS 'REPUTATION'
CHETT REYNOLDS 'I STILL BELIEVE IN MARY'
JON ENGLISH & BAND 'STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART'
NOLANS 'GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
CHAS & DAVE 'RABBIT'
SHOCK 'ANGEL FACE'
ELTON JOHN 'NOBODY WINS'
RICK SPRINGFIELD 'JESSIE'S GIRL'
TALKING HEADS 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME'
GRAHAM BONNET 'NIGHT GAMES'
LINX 'INTUITION'
CHARTBUSTERS:
STARS ON 45 'STARS ON 45'
BUCKS FIZZ 'MAKING YOUR MIND UP'
SPORTS 'HOW COME'
MI-SEX 'FALLING IN AND OUT'
MEN AT WORK 'WHO CAN IT BE NOW'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
ORIGINAL MIRRORS 'DANCIN WITH THE REBELS'
RAY PARKER 'WOMAN NEEDS LOVE'
CURE 'PRIMARY'
PHIL SEYMOUR 'PRECIOUS TO ME'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
VISAGE 'FADE TO GREY'
JIMMY & THE BOYS 'GIRLFRIEND'
BILLY FIELD 'BAD HABITS'
JUICE NEWTON 'ANGEL OF THE MORNING'
NOLANS 'GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER'
REO SPEEDWAGON 'KEEP ON LOVIN YOU'
KIM WILDE 'KIDS IN AMERICA'
ROXY MUSIC 'JEALOUS GUY'
LOVER BOY 'TURN ME LOOSE'
SHAKIN STEVENS 'THIS OLE HOUSE'
KIM CARNES 'BETTE DAVIS EYES'

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25. ID: 580787 - ROCK ARENA - PROGRAM - MEDIUM WAVE AND NEW ORDER
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duration: 86.07
location: ADELAIDE,SA,AUSTRALIA
summary: ABC MUSIC PROGRAM, ROCK ARENA, MEDIUM WAVE AND NEW ORDER
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personalities: ANDREW PETERS,ABC PRESENTER;JOY DIVISION,MUSIC GROUP;NEW ORDER,MUSIC GROUP;XTC,MUSIC GROUP;THE CLASH,MUSIC GROUP;THE KINKS,MUSIC GROUP
shotlist: JOY DIVISION FILM CLIP, LOVE WILL TEAR US APART;NEW ORDER FILM CLIP, CONFUSION;NEW ORDER FILM CLIP, CEREMONY;NEW ORDER LIVE, BLUE MONDAY;XTC FILM CLIP, THIS IS POP;XTC FILM CLIP, LIFE BEGINS AT THE HOP;XTC FILM CLIP, MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL;XTC FILM CLIP, HEATWAVE;XTC FILM CLIP, RESPECTABLE STREET;XTC FILM CLIP, SENSES WORKING OVERTIME;XTC FILM CLIP, BALL AND CHAIN;RTC;.00.43.14 THE CLASH FILM CLIP, LONDON CALLING;THE CLASH FILM CLIP, RADIO CLASH;THE CLASH FILM CLIP, THE CALL UP;THE CLASH LIVE, SHOULD I STAY;RTC;1.00.31 THE KINKS LIVE, DESTROYER;THE KINKS FILM CLIP, PREDICTABLE;THE KINKS FILM CLIP, ART LOVER;THE KINKS FILM CLIP, BETTER THINGS;THE KINKS FILM CLIP, STATE OF CONFUSION;THE KINKS FILM CLIP, COME DANCING;THE KINKS FILM CLIP, DON'T FORGET TO DANCE

Beatbox would be good, they dont play anywhere close to enough of this show.

Early 80s Countdowns is a must given there were less video clips throughout the show then.

If we want video clips, we can see them on VEVO or You Tube in 2021.

The 83 Rock Arena looks nice ..love XTC,Joy Division & The Clash.

Hopefully we get some more 1985/1986 Eps too