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The Rolling Stones

**The Rolling Stones** aka **Rolling Stones** are a British rock band formed in London in 1962. Still active, with a six-decade career, they are one of the longest lasting and biggest selling popular music artists of the modern era.

## Links to Janice

Janice Long interviewed frontman Mick Jagger on her show broadcast on 24 March 1986.

Band member Ronnie Wood was Janice's guest on her show on 27 February 2018.

## Shows played

### 1980s

* 31 December 1985
* 24 March 1986 - Winning Ugly / One Hit (To the Body) / Too Rude / Dirty Work / Back to Zero / Hold Back all from *Dirty Work,* plus You Can't Always Get What You Want (Mick Jagger as guest)

### 2000s

* 12 December 2008
* 04 March 2009
* 04 May 2009
* 08 May 2009
* 17 June 2009
* 21 April 2010
* 12 May 2010
* 08 June 2010
* 21 June 2010
* 22 February 2011
* 04 March 2011
* 10 March 2011 - Ruby Tuesday
* 28 March 2012
* 22 June 2012
* 18 April 2012
* 11 January 2013
* 20 March 2013
* 03 May 2013
* 07 May 2013
* 24 May 2013
* 26 May 2014
* 07 October 2014 ‎
* 26 January 2015
* 05 May 2015
* 12 May 2015
* 29 June 2015
* 02 March 2016
* 11 July 2017 - Start Me Up
* 27 February 2018 - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll / Just Your Fool / Fool To Cry / Tumbling Dice (Remastered) (Ronnie Wood guest) ‎
* 23 May 2018 ‎
* 05 December 2018
* 29 April 2019 - Gimme Shelter
* 13 May 2021
* 03 June 2021 ‎

## Covered

* Melanie - Ruby Tuesday 12 May 2009
* Otis Redding - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 05 April 2010
* Sandie Shaw - Sympathy for the Devil 30 March 2012
* Ananda Shankar - Jumpin' Jack Flash 04 December 2017

## See also

* Radio 1 Vintage - Janice Long ‎
* UK Singles Chart Number Ones
* Mick Jagger
* Michael Dennis
* Janice Long Remembered (GHR) ‎
The Golden Horde

**The Golden Horde** - Irish psychedelic punk rock group formed 1982 disbanded Feb 1994.

## Sessions

Two sessions for Janice Long (no other Radio 1 session).

1. rec. 28-05-1986, tx 09 June 1986

* + Codeine / cry Baby / Paula / Gatecrashing Your Mind

2. rec. 24.05-1987, tx. 09 June 1987

* + Endless Weeknd / LAst night's Fun / She's a Weirdo / It Is I/I Live For the Sun\*

* *two tracks played back to back - possibly the recording posted here*

## External links

* Bandcamp
* Discogs
Mike Pickering

**Mike Pickering** is a British musician and DJ. he worked in the Factory records nightclub The Hacienda in Manchester, where he was one of the first to play 'house music'.

He later founded the group M People.

## Links to Janice

Janice had Pickering as a guest on her BBC Radio 1 show in June 1987 talking about house music.
Terry Hall

**Terry Hall** (b.1959 d.2022) was a British singer-songwriter and frontman of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and the The Colourfield. He also recorded music as a solo artist in the 1990s.

## Links to Janice

Janice would have met Hall during the 80s and in 1985 his new band The Colourfield recorded their first session for her evening show.

In 1994 Janice answered a question correctly on Terry Hall as a contestant on a special edition of Pop Quiz.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
The Loft

**The Loft** were a British indie band, formed in 1980 as 'The Living Room'. Their debut single Why Does the Rain (1984) was one of the first releases on the new Creation records, run by Alan McGee. The label would go on to be fundamental in the Brit-pop phenomenon of the 1990's

The Loft gained a support slot for The Colourfield on their first major UK tour, although split up on the final date. Founder members Peter Astor and Dave Morgan formed a new band, The Weather Prophets, who also signed to Creation.

## Links to Janice

Janice was an early advocate of the band, inviting them for a Radio 1 session in late 1984, and introducing them in her prestigious 'band to watch' feature on the final episode of *ORS 85* in March 85.

The Loft were Janice's guests again thirty-six years later on her Radio Wales show in May 2021 to present their album *Ghost Trains & Country Lanes (Studio, Stage & Sessions: 1984-2015)* which also featured tracks from the session for Janice.

## Sessions

* One session: rec. 9-12-1984, tx. 03 January 1985. No known commercial release.
	+ The Canal and the Big Red Town / Skelton Staircase / Lonely Street / On a Tuesday

BBC session tracks repeated on 10 May 2021 - Lonely Street / Up The Hill And Down The Slope / The Canal And The Big Red Town

See also *A Tribute to Janice Long (Gideon Coe)*

## Shows featured

### Radio

* 10 May 2021 - Why Does The Rain (plus session tracks above, all from *Ghost Trains & Country Lanes (Studio, Stage & Sessions: 1984-2015)*, 2021)

### TV

* *ORS 85* - 29 March 1985, possibly performing their new single Up The Hill & Down The Slope (Creation, CRE 015)

## Notes

1. ↑ as mentioned on *Walters' Week*, 26 March 1985

## External links

* Wikipedia
* creationrecords.com biog & discog
Ultravox

**Ultravox** were a British new wave/pop-rock group originally formed in 1976 under the leadership of frontman John Foxx. After releasing three albums, Foxx and guitarist Rob Dean eventually left the group in 1979, with Foxx going on to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by Midge Ure who led the band to commercial success with several hit singles and albums throughout the 1980s.

The group reformed, with Ure, in 2010 for live work and released a new album *Brilliant* in 2012.

## Shows played

*all 7"/singles except where otherwise stated*

### 1980s

* 28 May 1984 - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (single, 1984)
* 31 December 1985 - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (live at Live Aid)

### 2010s

* 24 March 2010 - We Stand Alone (album, *Rage In Eden*, 1981)
* 04 March 2011 - Hiroshima Mon Amour (album *Ha! Ha! Ha!*, 1977)
* 23 June 2011 - All Stood Still (1981)
* 06 April 2012 - My Sex ('Tunes of the Unexpected') (album *Ultravox!*, 1977)
* 16 May 2012 - Brilliant (single, 2012)
* 24 May 2012 - Brilliant
* 04 July 2012 - Slow Motion (*Gary Numan's choice*)
* 06 January 2015 - Vienna (single, 1981)
* 16 June 2016 - Love's Great Adventure (single, 1984)
* 30 August 2017 - Slow Motion (*A Long Walk With.. Gary Numan*)

### 2020s

* 26 April 2021 - Dancing With Tears in My Eyes

## Top of the Pops

* 18 October 1984 (TOTP) - Love’s Great Adventure
Thompson Twins

**Thompson Twins** were a British new wave and later electronic music pop group originally formed in 1977. The group underwent several line-up changes over the years. Originally a four-piece, they grew at one point a seven-piece band although remain best known for the trio of Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway who had several hits from 1983 onwards both in the UK and the US. Bailey has been the only constant member and still records under his name and occasionally performs live as "Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey."

## Links to Janice

Band member Alannah Currie was a good friend of Janice as was Tom Bailey. When introducing the band on Top of the Pops in December 1984 she siad they were "lovely people".

## Sessions

* none

Radio 1 sessions were recorded for Richard Skinner in 1981 and Kid Jensen in 1983.

## Shows played

### Radio

* 03 May 2013 ‎- We Are Detective
* 16 June 2014 ‎- You Take Me Up
* 14 April 2016 ‎- Love On Your Side
* 11 July 2017 - Love on Your Side
* 21 November 2018 - Hold Me Now / Love On Your Side
* 14 April 2020 - Love On Your Side
* 08 March 2021 - Hold Me Now

### TV

* 10 February 1983 (TOTP) - Love On Your Side
* 05 May 1983 (TOTP) - We Are Detective
* 21 April 1983 (TOTP) ‎- We Are Detective (video)
* 20 December 1984 (TOTP) - Lay Your Hands On Me
* 29 August 1985 (TOTP) ‎- Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
Nick Heyward

**Nick Heyward** (b.1961) is a British singer-wongwriter and record producer. He first came to success as frontman of the band Haircut 100 in the early 1980s. After initial success, Heyward left the band due to physical and mental stress (not revealed at the time) although returned as a solo artist in 1983 and enjoyed a string of hit singles as well as a Top 10 album, *North of a Miracle*, continuing to record and release records throughout the eighties and nineties. His latest solo album *Woodland Echoes* was released in 2017.

## Links to Janice

Janice would have followed the initial success of Haircut 100 and then of Heyward as a solo artist in the eighties, although it's not known if she was particularly a fan.

She introduced a concert by Heyward for BBC Two's Pop Carnival, broadcast on 25 August 1983 (repeated 17 January 1984).

On radio, he was Janice's guest reviewer on *Singled Out* on 16 May 1986, together with Neil Tennant.

## Sessions

* none

Nick Heyward did not record any sessions for the BBC as a solo artist, although recorded one with Haircut 100 for Richard Skinner in 1981.

## Shows played

* 13 June 2014 - Blue Hat For A Blue Day
* 23 May 2016 - Whistle Down The Wind

## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Singled Out

**Singled Out** was the title of the BBC Radio 1 new record release review programme, hosted by Janice Long between May 1986 and October 1987. It was effectively a re-branded version of the traditional *Roundtable* programme, later revived under the original name.

*Singled Out* was broadcast live on Radio 1 on Friday afternoons at 5.45 pm, and usually featured two guest reviewers from the world of rock and pop music, including Radio 1 DJs.

According to available *Radio Times* listings, Janice hosted 27 shows in 1986 and 39 in 1987. The show was eventually taken over by Mike Read at the in October 1987. Janice was also hosting her regular 7.30 pm show at this time and continued to do so until the end of the year.

## List of guests

Known guests on *Singled Out*, when hosted by Janice (in alphabetical order):

* Neil Arthur (Blancmange)
* Tony Butler (Big Country)
* Stan Cullimore (The Housemartins)
* Howard Devoto
* Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
* Nick Heyward
* Jools Holland
* Patsy Kensit
* Jonathan King
* Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
* Andy McCluskey (OMD)
* Ian McNabb (Icicle Works)
* Morrissey
* Alison Moyet
* Phil Oakey (Human League)
* Su Pollard
* Princess
* Hazel O'Connor
* Mike Read
* Mark Rodgers (Hollywood Beyond)
* Jermaine Stewart
* Joe Strummer
* Mick Talbot (Style Council)
* Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)
* Midge Ure
* Ben Watt

## External links

* *Radio Rewind - Janice Long* - features an audio clip of a Singled Out trailer and a short clip of an edition featuring Joe Strummer and Neill Tennant as guest (from 1987 although exact date unknown and only one track can be identified, The Replacements ‎– Alex Chilton).
The Room

**The Room** were an indie band from Liverpool, UK, formed in 1979. They released three albums and several singles before breaking up in 1985.

The group reunited in the early 2020s and, after a 38-year hiatus, released a new album *Restless Fate* in 2023.[1]

## Sessions

One session. Rec. , tx 16 October 1984. Released on Jackpot Jack EP (Red Flame, 1985).

* The Friendly Enemy / Naive / A Shirt of Fire / Crying Red

## External Links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Manic Street Preachers

**Manic Street Preachers** are an alternative rock group formed in Blackwood, Wales in the late 1980s.

## Sessions

*with thanks to foreverdelayed.org.uk*

* 24 July 2003 - acoustic session (Bradfield & Wire)
	+ Forever Delayed / Take The Skinheads Bowling
* 28 July 2006 - acoustic session (Bradfield)
	+ An English Gentleman / Bad Boys And Painkillers /Ocean Spray
* 22 May 2007 - acoustic session (Bradfield & Wire)
	+ If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next / Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
* 13 August 2020 - James Dean Bradfield acoustic session and conversation
	+ The Boy From The Plantation / From The Hands Of Violeta

## Other appearances

* 03 November 2011 - Nicky Wire interview and Spoken Word session.
	+ tracks played: Motown Jink / This Is the Day / A Design For Life
* 11 September 2013 - James Dean Bradfield interview
* 05 May 2014 - James Dean Bradfield (conversation over the phone)
* 04 April 2018 - James Dean Bradfield interview
* 01 April 2019 - Nicky Wire in conversation
* 27 May 2021 - Nicky Wire chooses Bob Dylan's Positively 4th Street (Dylan's 80th birthday)

* 26 July 2018 A Long Walk With.. James Dean Bradfield
	+ International Blue / Motown Junk / Horses Under Starlight / Liverpool Revisited / Donkeys / Stay Beautiful / Empty Souls

## Other shows played

* 04 September 2009 - Suicide is Painless (Theme from MASH) (cover)
* 01 September 2010 - (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love
* 10 March 2011 - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
* 18 April 2012 - This Is The Day
* 24 May 2012 - This Is The Day
* 22 June 2012 - (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love
* 14 August 2013 - Show Me The Wonder
* 14 May 2014 - A Design For Life
* 16 June 2014 - (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love
* 08 October 2014 - Motorcycle Emptiness
* 27 April 2015 - Some Kind Of Nothingness (feat. Ian McCulloch)
* 29 June 2015 - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (feat. Nina Persson)
* 14 April 2016 - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (feat. Nina Persson)
* 22 May 2017 - Indian Summer
* 26 January 2017 - (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love
* 23 January 2018 - International Blue
* 14 March 2018 - Distant Colours
* 27 March 2018 - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
* 28 March 2019 - International Blue
* 21 November 2019 - This Is The Day
* 13 January 2020 - Everything Must Go
* 24 February 2021 - 4 Ever Delayed
* 19 May 2021 - Orwellian

## External links

* Discogs
* Spotify
* foreverdelayed.org.uk - fansite
Gary Daly

**Gary Daly** (b.1962) is a founder member of the Liverpool band China Crisis, who has also recorded and released material as a solo artist.

In 2005 he also recorded and released one album with MuddyHead.

### Shows played

* 25 June 2019 - Write Your Wrongs / Carousel of Stars / Low Tide (album *Gone From Here*, 2019) + interview
* 26 June 2019 - Gone From Here
Soft Cell

**Soft Cell** were a British synth-pop duo who first became famous via their cover version of Gloria Jones' Tainted Love, which became a no.1 hit in 1981. The duo went on to have more hit singles and albums in the early 1980s before splitting up around 1984, with vocalist Marc Almond going on to pursue a successful solo career.

## Shows played

* 04 March 2009 - Torch
* 14 May 2010 ‎- What?
* 06 April 2011 ‎ - What?
* 02 May 2012 ‎- Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
* 05 May 2016 - Tainted Love
* 10 May 2016 - ‎ Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
* 03 June 2021 ‎ - Bedsitter

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
The Kinks

**The Kinks**

## Shows played

* 04 May 2009 - Waterloo Sunset
* 20 May 2009 ‎ - Victoria
* 21 April 2010 ‎- You Really Got Me
* 19 July 2010 - Stop Your Sobbing
* 05 April 2011 ‎- Stop Your Sobbing
* 04 May 2011 - See My Friends
* 03 November 2011 - Stop Your Sobbing
* 29 March 2012 ‎- Come Dancing
* 18 April 2012 - You Really Got Me
* 12 June 2012 ‎ - Come Dancing
* 23 January 2018 - You Really Got Me
* 08 May 2013 ‎ - Come Dancing
* 12 May 2014 ‎- All Day And All Of The Night
* 16 June 2014 - Lola
* 26 September 2014 ‎- Lola
* 09 February 2015- David Watts
* 04 March 2015 ‎- All Day & All Of The Night
* 20 April 2016 ‎ - Tired Of Waiting For You
* 04 May 2016 ‎ - Sunny Afternoon
* 20 July 2017 - Waterloo Sunset
* 05 March 2018 - A Well Respected Man
* 23 May 2018 ‎ - You Really Got Me
* 05 May 2020 - You Really Got Me
* 16 November 2020 - Tired Of Waiting For You
* 16 November 2020 - The Follower / Any Time 2020 (from *Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround Part One*, re-issue, 2020)
* 10 May 2021 ‎- Waterloo Sunset

## Covered

* The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing 17 March 2016
* Kate Rusby - Days 07 September 2020

## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Tiny Dancers

**Tiny Dancers** were an British indie rock band formed in Sheffield in 2005.

In 2006, they supported various artists such as Bob Dylan and Babyshambles, and released an EP called *Lions and Tigers and Lions*. In March 2007, they released their first single I Will Wait For You, which reached no.36 in the UK Singles chart. Later in the same year, they released their only album *Free School Milk* and played at several festivals including Glastonbury. A Second single Hannah We Know reached no.33.[1]

## Sessions

One session for Janice Long show, broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 on 28 March 2007. No known commercial release.

* Tracks unknown

## External links

* discogs.com
* Spotify
Top of the Pops (appearances)

Top of the Pops appearances by Janice Long.

Sources: thetvdb.com, John Peel Wiki

*work in progress*

## List of dates

with co-presenters (BBC Four rpt. date)

1. 02 December 1982 - Peter Powell (23 December 2016)
2. 30 December 1982 - Jimmy Savile (not repeated)
3. 20 January 1983 - Gary Davies (19 January and 03 April 2018)
4. 10 February 1983 - Pat Sharp (02 February 2017)
5. 21 April 1983 (TOTP) - Richard Skinner (03 April 2017 and 17 April 2018)
6. 05 May 1983 (TOTP) - 1,000th edition with all radio 1 DJs
7. 28 July 1983 (TOTP) - Mike Read (07 April 2017)
8. 15 September 1983 (TOTP) - JS (no repeat)
9. 20 October 1983 (TOTP) - Andy Peebles (04 May 2017)
10. 15 December 1983 (TOTP)
11. 25 December 1983 (TOTP)
12. 23 February 1984 (TOTP) - Mike Read
13. 22 March 1984 (TOTP) - Peter Powell
14. 26 April 1984 (TOTP) - Simon Bates (04 August 2017)
15. 24 May 1984 (TOTP) - Mike Smith (not repeated)
16. 26 July 1984 (TOTP) - DLT (not repeated)
17. 06 September 1984 (TOTP) - John Peel (06 October 2017)
18. 18 October 1984 (TOTP) - Gary Davies (27 October 2017)
19. 29 November 1984 (TOTP) - Peter Powell (10 November 2017)
20. 20 December 1984 (TOTP) - Simon Bates
21. 31 January 1985 (TOTP)
22. 14 February 1985 - Simon Bates (01 February 2018)
23. 07 March 1985 (TOTP) - John Peel (08 February 2018)
24. 11 April 1985 (TOTP) - John Peel (16 February 2018)
25. 09 May 1985 (TOTP) - John Peel (23 February 2018)
26. 30 May 1985 (TOTP) - solo (08 March 2018)
27. 20 June 1985 (TOTP) - Gary Davies (16 March 2018)
28. 11 July 1985 (TOTP) - John Peel (23 March 2018)
29. 29 August 1985 (TOTP) - John Peel (26 April 2018)
30. 26 September 1985 (TOTP) - Dixie Peach (24 May 2018)
31. 31 October 1985 (TOTP) - Simon Bates (20 June 2018)
32. 21 November 1985 (TOTP) - Paul Jordan (15 June 2018)
33. 12 December 1985 (TOTP)
34. 25 December 1985 (TOTP)
35. 02 January 1986 (TOTP)
36. 30 January 1986 (TOTP)
37. 20 February 1986 (TOTP)
38. 20 March 1986 (TOTP)
39. 03 April 1986 (TOTP) - John Peel (31 August 2018)
40. 24 April 1986 (TOTP) - Dixie Peach (21 September 2018)
41. 08 May 1986 (TOTP) - John Peel (27 September 2018)
42. 29 May 1986 (TOTP) - John Peel (04 October 2018)
43. 03 July 1986 (TOTP) - solo (12 October 2018)
44. 31 July 1986 (TOTP) - Mike Read (26 October 2018)
45. 28 August 1986 (TOTP) - John Peel (08 November 2018)
46. 25 September 1986 (TOTP) - solo (16 November 2018)
47. 30 October 1986 (TOTP) - solo (07 December 2018)
48. 20 November 1986 (TOTP) - John Peel (14 December 2018)
49. 11 December 1986 (TOTP)
50. 25 December 1986 (TOTP)
51. 05 February 1987 (TOTP)
52. 05 March 1987 (TOTP) - Gary Davies (01 February 2019)
53. 02 April 1987 (TOTP)
54. 16 April 1987 (TOTP)
55. 18 June 1987 (TOTP)
56. 23 July 1987 (TOTP)
57. 20 August 1987 (TOTP)
58. 05 November 1987 (TOTP)
59. 03 December 1987 (TOTP)
60. 07 July 1988 (TOTP)
61. 04 August 1988 - with Mark Goodier (11 October 2019)
62. 30 July 2006 (TOTP)
Siouxsie and the Banshees

mid-80s

## Links to Janice

Band lead singer Siouxsie Sioux was the subject of the first episode of *Who's That Girl* (1984)*.*

In her interview with Billy Jam in early 1987 she said that the band were not as good as they used to be, "which is a shame", but is not surprised they are still around as they are "the acceptable face ..of being weird". Their final session for the BBC had just been recorded for Janice's show.

Band member Budgie was Janice's guest on the edition of Singled Out, broadcast on Friday 09 January 1987.

## Sessions

* One session, rec. 11-01-1987, first tx. 02 February 1987.
	+ Shooting Sun / Song From the Edge of the World / Little Johnny Jewel / Something Blue.

## Other shows played

* 03 July 1985 - 'three of the best' (tracks unknown)

* 22 February 2011 - Dear Prudence
* 22 June 2012 - Happy House
* 26 March 2013 - Hong Kong Garden

## See also

* The Cure
* Cover versions

## External links

* Official Facebook
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Officialcharts.com
* Spotify
Space

**Space** are an indie group hailing from Liverpool, active from 1993 to 2005, then reformed in 2011.

## Sessions

One live session - no known official release - broadcast 01 March 2004 [1]

* Suburban Rock n Roll / The English Language / Quiet Beach

## Other shows played

* 17 August 2010 - The Ballad of Tom Jones (feat. Cerys Matthews)
* 03 November 2011 - Female Of The Species
* 09 January 2012 - Female Of The Species

## See also

* Gigography (2015)
* Sizer Barker

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
* Spotify
Simon Mayo

**Simon Mayo** (b. 1958) is a British radio broadcaster who worked with the BBC from 1981 to 2018.

He first started his career at BBC Radio Nottingham, moving to the Radio 1 in 1986. After changes in Radio 1 he moved to BBC Five Live and then to Radio 2, leaving in December 2018. In March 2019 he launched Scala Radio.

As a Radio 1 DJ he was also a presenter on *Top of the Pops* between 1986 and 1991. He also successfully brought his 'Confessions' radio feature onto the small screen for BBC One in 1995 until 1998.

Mayo has also written stories for children.

## Links to Janice

Janice and Simon were colleagues at Radio 1 for a short time, although their broadcasting paths seem to have crossed quite rarely. Mayo occupied several different slots on Radio 1's programming including the Saturday early evening show with "Saturday sounds and surprises".

They may have met up again while both were at Radio 2, although Janice stood-in for an absent Mayo for the Album Chart Show on a few occasions.

Among their joint programmes are From Russia With Long (R1, 1987), Peter Powell's Christmas Show (R1, 1986)

### See also

* The Great British Music Debate (R2)
* Janice Long Remembered (GHR)

### Top of the Pops appearances

Janice and Simon presented Top of the Pops together on three occasions, including Janice's final show on 07 July 1988.

* 18 June 1987 (TOTP)
* 23 July 1987 (TOTP)
* 07 July 1988 (TOTP)

## Session artists

As with most Radio 1 evening DJs, Mayo featured specially recorded studio sessions, which, like Janice, continued into his Radio 2 days. Artists in common with Janice's session include:

* Red Guitars (R1, 1986)
* Ocean Colour Scene (R1, 1997)
* Paul Weller (R2, 2015)
Wogan - Radio 1 at 20

**Wogan** is the title of a chat and light entertainment show hosted by Terry Wogan (b.1938 - d.2016) on BBC One from 1982 to 1992.

Initially broadcast on a Tuesday evening, the series was moved to Saturday nights for its second series in January 1983 to replace *Parkinson.* In 1985 the show was moved to weekday evenings at 7:00 pm, three nights per week, inter-scheduled with the popular soap opera *EastEnders*, and aired for 137 episodes*.* 150 shows per year were aired between 1986 and 1991. Audiences had waned considerably however by 1991 and the show ran for a final season, 78 episodes, in 1992.

## Links to Janice

Janice featured in a special edition of the show, marketing the 21st anniversary of Radio 1, broadcast on 28 September 1987, a simulcast on BBC One and Radio 1.

Janice features in the outside broadcast link with the Radio 1 studios, introduced by Mike Smith. Bruno Brookes is also present. Smith candidly remarks that Janice is "the only Radio 1 DJ who's pregnant.." although Janice rightly retorts that she is "the first to have a baby, because Annie Nightingale has got two, plus Ranking Miss P ..". She also confirms that the bay is due end of January-early February and that she will, "carry on working then take a break and come back." She says she can't remember listening to Radio 1 '20 years ago' (sic.) although does remember listening to Johnnie Walker who was an inspiration to "go out and spend my pocket money".

She goes on to say that her show is 'tailor made' to listeners' requirements based on surveys that are carried out. She mentions that on that evening's show, "..we'll be looking at the Labour Party Conference and racial harassment..".

In a gag between Janice and Wogan's TV studio guests, she says to John Peel: "With all these television people, we've run out of milk so can you bring some in, John?" (general laughter), Peel: "I will, yes".

During the whole link-up, Janice stands behind a piece of studio equipment. This may have been one of the occasions where Janice would later claim she had been asked by BBC producers "to cover her bump", while on TV, as it was deemed unsightly for TV viewers.
Wham!

**Wham!** is the name of a pop music duo formed by school friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981.

Initially focussing on social commentary and problems facing the youth of Great Britain at the time, their songs became some of the biggest selling hits of the decade making the duo one of the best known and most commercially successful of pop culture both in Britain and abroad. The career of the band was relatively short, with the first of their hits coming in late 1982, and their breakup in Spring 1986. In that short time Wham! had 11 UK Top 40 hits, including four no.1s, plus two no.1 studio albums, with the aptly named *The Final* reaching no.2.

George Michael pursued a successful solo career during the rest of the century and into the 2000s. He died on Christmas Day 2016.

## Links to Janice

Wham's career took off at the end of 1982, just as Janice was joining Radio 1. It's not known how much she played their records on her shows, although their early tracks which addressed social issues among young people would have no doubt of appealed to Janice (John Peel was also an early advocate of the group's music for this reason).

## Shows played

### Radio

* 28 May 1984 - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go ("will be no.1 tomorrow")
* 27 May 1985 (with Steve Wright) - Bad Boys

### Top of the Pops

* 02 December 1982 (TOTP) ‎- Young Guns (Go For It)
* 24 May 1984 (TOTP) - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
* 18 October 1984 (TOTP) ‎ - Freedom
* 21 November 1985 (TOTP) - I’m Your Man (video)
* 03 July 1986 (TOTP) ‎- Where Did Your Heart Go?

## See also

* Top Of The Pops - The Story Of 1986
* Live Aid for Africa
* David Austin
* Janice Long Remembered (GHR)
The Lonely Arts Club

**The Lonely Arts Club** is a podcast series by the Institute for Creative Enterprise, based at Edge Hill University. Each episode features an interview with an arts professional about their journey into the arts and where their path has taken them.

## Links to Janice

* Janice features in Series 2, Episode 9 (link), first made available on 16 June 2020.

> *Starting off her media career in the studios of BBC Radio Merseyside, we hear how this path then led Janice to become one of the first female broadcasters on BBC Radio One. [..] Still passionate about giving a platform to new and upcoming artists, Janice speaks about what she’s listening to at the moment and who we should be listening out for.*
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The Tears

**The Tears** were an English rock supergroup formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler, along with the former Delicatessen and Lodger members Will Foster (keyboardist), bassist Nathan Fisher, and Bernard Butler session drummer Makoto Sakamoto.

## Session

* Live session, broadcast Radio 2, 21 April 2005.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
The Coral

**The Coral** are a British indie rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s and released their eponymous debut album in 2002. They have had eight Top 40 singles, and ten Top 40 albums including their latest, *Coral Island* (2021).

## Links to Janice

As a Merseyside band Janice had a special relationship with The Coral. After her death the band posted the following on their Facebook page:

> *Very sad to hear of the passing of Janice Long. She was great to us, and like the best broadcasters, talking to her was always easy, like catching up with a friend. RIP Janice.* [1]
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## Shows played

* 09 June 2010 - 1000 Years (single, 2010)
* 19 July 2010 - More Than a Lover (single, 2010)
* 06 May 2011 - In The Morning (single, 2005)
* 04 May 2012 ‎- Dreaming Of You (single, 2002)
* 23 May 2012 - Pass It On (single, 2002)
* 19 April 2013 - Jacqueline (single, 2007)
* 22 January 2014 - Pass It On
* 04 May 2015 - Pass It On
* 20 April 2016 - In The Morning
* 04 May 2016 - Holy Revelation (album *Distance Inbetween*, 2016) (''Janice Loves...")
* 24 February 2021 ‎- Dreaming Of You
* 06 April 2021 ‎- Lover Undiscovered (album, *Coral Island*, 2021)
* 26 April 2021 - Lover Undiscovered
* 03 May 2021 - Faceless Angel (album, *Coral Island*, 2021)
* 11 May 2021 ‎- Lover Undiscovered

## Other shows

* 23 April 2014 - Nick Power from The Coral chats about his collection of poetry. The spoken word session includes performances of his work by Jon Simm and Maxine Peake. Also played: 1000 Years

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
The Saturday Feature - Britain's Young Achievers

## Show

**Name**: The Saturday Feature - Britain's Young Achievers

**Station**: BBC Radio 4 FM

**Date**: Sat., 27 September 1986. 4.00 pm (re-broadcast 01 October, Radio 4 MW)

**Source**: BBC Index

## Programme notes

* *Liz has organised a soup run for the homeless; Andy is blind and uses his musical talents to raise money for charity; Vinney set up his own small business in Derry; Lisa works to help drug-users kick the habit -just some of the young people nominated by radio listeners in a nationwide search for Britain's young achievers. Mike Smith and **Janice Long** pay tribute to those on the Radio 1 Birthday Honours List.*
* The appeal for 'Young Achievers' had been launched in June (see RT below)
Doc On One (podcast)

## Podcast

**Series**: Doc On One (Raidió Teilifís Éireann)

**Episode**: DocArchive: Four in a row

**Release date**: 20 June 2009 (programme first broadcast 1985)

**Source**: Google Podcasts

## Podcast notes

* *What does it take to become a pop radio DJ? Almost 30yrs ago, four djs tried to answer that question - Simon Young and Larry Gogan from RTE Radio 2, **Janice Long** from BBC Radio 1 and Declan Meehan from Capital Radio London. Top tips.....*
Streetlife

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**Streetlife** was the name of the Sunday evening show broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside and hosted by Janice Long between 1980 and 1981.

## Quotes

* from - Matthew Jacobson ‘On The Streets I Ran’ with Janice Long, Sept. 2019

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> *Your show on Radio Merseyside, ‘Streetlife’, was extremely popular and a favourite within my house. With Liverpool bands around at the time: The Bunnymen, OMD, China Crisis, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Do you recall any stand out gigs from the era, or because the time was so special – were they all stand out gigs?*
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The Real People

**The Real People**

## Links to Janice

Chris & Tony of the group were Janice's guests on Friday 10 May 1991, probably on Greater London Radio. They played one track live.

(*Date:* *In the interview it is mentioned that the group's debut album had just come out, "on Tuesday" after May Day Bank Holiday, ie. 07 May. A gig they had done the night before at the ULU in London took place on 09 May. Their album entered the charts on 15 May).*

## Shows played

* 10 May 1991 - The Truth (7", 1991) + Throw It Away (live)
The Janice Long Story (Smash Hits)

**The Janice Long Story** was a two-page feature in *Smash Hits*, issue dated 17 January 1985, in which Neil Tennant documents Janice's life story up to that point, via an interview.

Janice's responses were typically frank and she had no problems in answering questions about her then relationship with Peter Powell, her "posh school" or her love of the music she plays on the radio. Her comments on the BBC proved to be somewhat ironic, however.

Photos were by Paul Rider.

## Main points

* Janice has been going out with Peter Powell "for five months now". "We get on really well. It's a cracking relationship."
* She lived on "a sort of council estate" in Bootle until she was 18.
* After school, her first job was in an insurance office, but she then applied for jobs as junior reporter on Radio Merseyside and on Laker Airways.
* Worked for Laker for 2 1/2 years then went to Greece. Ended up in Amsterdam working at a Wimpy Bar. Then on to Germany then Spain before returning to Liverpool.
* Then got a letter from RM and got a job as station assistant "on the technical side" in 1979.
* Later she began Streetlife. Frequented Eric's on Thursday nights. Saw FGTH's first gig at Pickwick's, supporting Hambi & The Dance. Gave FGTH a session and radio play.
* Then moved on to Radio 1 (via the book interview with Paul Gambaccini), in Manchester, moving to London late 1983.
* Comments on Radio 1 as a "male domain" but adds, ironically, "Now you can join the BBC, get married and have a baby and come back to it - you don't have to stay at home."
* This year Janice will be 30. "I don't believe in age. It's like racism or sexism .. But.. I don't think I'll be here at 65 playing the new one by The Tosspots or whatever."
* On brother Keith Chegwin:"He didn't know I had a job here until it was announced in the newspapers".
The Saturday Picture Show

**The Saturday Picture Show** was a children's TV programme featuring cartoons, adventure serials, pop groups, videos and competitions, broadcast live on Saturday mornings during the summer months on BBC One. It ran for three seasons from April 1984 to September 1986. It was the progression of the previous *The Get Set Picture Show* (1983) and *Get Set For Summer* (or just 'Get Set') which ran from 1981 to September 1982. The shows were effectively summer versions of the popular *Saturday Superstore* (October 1982 - April 1987).

The permanent presenters of *The Saturday Picture Show* were Mark Curry and Maggie Philbin, the latter being replaced by Cheryl Baker for the 1986 season. Guest presenters also featured each week, together with pop groups, TV actors and so on.

## Links to Janice

Janice Long is known to have appeared on two shows in 1986 presenting the hit singles of the moment, "her view of the current pop scene" and "see and hear her choice of the newest videos and to meet her special star guests".

Maggie Philbin was married to Janice's brother Keith Chegwin.

### Appearances

* 31 May 1986 -"Radio l's Janice Long dashes in with a stack of hot hits and her view of the current pop scene - as well as joining in the jokes."
* 09 August 1986

## External links

* IMDb
* BBC Index search
* Wikipedia - Timeline of children's TV
Welsh artists

***TEST PAGE ONLY***

A list of various Welsh artists featured by Janice, not all of whom have their own Wiki page.

Artists are listed alphabetically. **Hyperlinks are to external sites**, or own Wiki page, as appropriate.

* For artists without own page Artist - track played (date played)

### A

* Accü (07 February 2019)
* Adwaith - session (02 December 2019), 19 November 2020 - Fel I Fod
* The Alarm - see page
* Alffa - session (03 March 2020)

### C

* Cian Ciaran - A 'nghydwybod yn ebil (04 December 2017)
* Colorama - see page

### E

* Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - various
* Evans McRae - Careful (25 May 2021)

### G

* Ani Glas - Ynys Araul (OMD Remix) (19 November 2020)
* Gwilym - Catalunya (07 June 2021); session (07 February 2019)

### H

* HMS Morris - Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol Erasmus Remix (07 April 2021)

### J

* Meilyr Jones - How To Recognise A Work Of Art (03 January 2019, 19 November 2020)

### M

* Manic Street Preachers - see page
* Mared - Pontydd (01 December 2021)
* Cerys Matthews - session (10 October 2006)
* Mellt - session (07 February 2019)

### P

* Maldwyn 'Mal' Pope - I Still Think About You (03 June 2021)

### S

* Serol Serol (29 April 2019)
* Super Furry Animals (see page)
* Sywel Nyw - Jumping Fences (26 June 2019)
* SYBS - Llygaid (25 May 2021)

W

* Ida Wenøe (session, 02 March 2020)

### Y

* Ynys - Aros Am Byth (09 December 2021)
* Yr Ods - Ceridwen (16 November 2020)
Top of the Pops

**Top of the Pops** was a weekly UK TV pop show which launched on BBC One on 1st January 1964 and ran until 23 July 2006, with a final special show the following week. The programme traditionally featured chart singles performed in the studio in front of an audience of young people. The show gradually included promo videos and other pre-recorded performances.

It was hosted for may years by BBC Radio 1 DJs, although these were in later years replaced by other guest presenters. Mimed performances by artists were also later replaced by live performances.

## Links to Janice

As a Radio 1 DJ, Janice began presenting the show in her own right in early 1983, after being 'introduced' on the show in late '82. She became the first woman DJ to present the show since it began in 1964.

She was also always excited to introduce bands she had championed on her radio shows. In a 2021 interview with Matthew Jacobson she said:

> *In the time that I did TOTP there was nothing that made me more proud than introducing my fellow Scousers. It was a thrill and a sense of pride. Liverpool was having a truly dreadful time. However, we were making the best music and proving it every week. There was no green room, but there was a bar where we would all meet up after the show. It makes me happy to say that I am still mates with Pete Wylie, China Crisis, The Bunnymen, FGTH, OMD, The Christians, It’s Immaterial etc.*
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Janice's last regular TOTP was on 04 August 1988, when her regular Radio 1 show had already been suspended, after she had given birth to her son in February of that year. Janice made her last appearance on the show for the finale on 30 July 2006.

Most shows featuring Janice have been repeated on BBC Four as from 23 December 2016 (first regular show repeated 19 January 2017). Janice also featured in the BBC Four documentaries looking in back on the show year by year (see below).

### Appearances

Aside from her debut being introduced as a radio 1 newcomer in December 1982, Janice made sixty appearances as host to the show, plus her appearance on the final show in 2006. See page Top of the Pops (appearances) for full list and details

## See also

* Top of the Pops - The Story of 1983
* Top Of The Pops - The Story Of 1986

## External links

* BBC Top of the Pops official page
* thetvdb.com - episode details
Simon Bates

**Simon Bates** (b. 17 December 1946) is a British radio presenter and disc jockey. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this period. Regular features on his shows included 'Our Tune' and 'The Golden Hour'.

He later became a regular presenter on Classic FM. He hosted the breakfast show on Smooth Radio from January 2011 until March 2014, and took on the same role at BBC Radio Devon from January 2015 until January 2017.

As a Radio 1 DJ he also presented Top of the Pops, making his debut in December 1979 and went on to host over seventy editions until 1988. He also hosted the every first edition of the popular BBC One programme *Food and Drink* in 1982.

## Links to Janice

### Radio

Bates was a colleague of Janice during all her time at Radio 1, and their paths occasionally crossed presenting the Radio 1 Roadshow together on 07 June 1984 and 23 June 1985 and *The Simon Bates Mystery Train Tour* in February 1985.

### Top of the Pops

The pair also co-hosted *Top of the Pops* on six occasions between 1983 and 1986:

* 15 December 1983 (TOTP)
* 25 December 1983 (TOTP)
* 26 April 1984 (TOTP)
* 20 December 1984 (TOTP)
* 14 February 1985 (TOTP)
* 31 October 1985 (TOTP)
* 20 March 1986 (TOTP)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Twitter
* Simon Bates on Radio Today
The Long View

**The Long View** was the title given to an article in British music weekly *Melody Maker*, issue dated 22 June 1985. The article by Mick Marcer on page 33 carried an interview with Janice about her work at Radio 1. The feature poses the initial question "*Is Scouseperson Janice Long the acceptable face of Radio 1?*".

The feature tells something of Janice's past previous to working with radio (Laker Airways, working in Amsterdam, travelling and working around Europe, working at the Liverpool Echo and then moving on to Radio Merseyside, the BBC in Manchester, leaving Liverpool and moving to London.

The same page carries the usual 'On The Air' listings, mentioning sessions for Janice that week by Fine Young Cannibals, John Foxx and "Ken" Barrington Levy. Janice is also listed as hosting Top of the Pops that week (20 June) and also appeared as guest on Roundtable, where she is described by the paper as Janice "Omnipresent" Long.

## Artists mentioned

* Madness
* Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Holly Johnson
* Lou Reed (a very difficult interview)
* Howard Jones

## External links

* *Melody Maker*, June 22 1985 at worldradiohistory.com (pdf file)
The Great British Quiz

**The Great British Quiz** was a daytime quiz show broadcast daily Monday - Thursday on BBC One in 1994 between January and April (first season) and from October to December (second season) and again in 1995 from September to December (third season).

The quiz was organised on a knock-out tournament basis with quarter finals, semi-finals and a grand final.

## Links to Janice

Janice Long was the host and quizmaster of the first season of the show which began on Monday 31 January and ended with the final on 21 April 1994.

She was replaced in season two and three by Philip Hayton, although in September 1994 Janice was described in Radio Times for an episode of A Word in Your Ear as "presenter of The Great British Quiz", which may indicate a last-minute change.[1]
The Jesus and Mary Chain

**The Jesus and Mary Chain** are an alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride Scotland in 1983 by brothers Jim and William Reid. They released their first single Upside Down in 1984 and their debut album *Psychocandy* in 1985 on WEA.

## Links to Janice

* Janice interviewed Jim Reid of the band in February 1986 (28 April 1987??) (available on *Darklands*, remastered & expanded ed., 2011; also *Mixcloud* original cassette recording). Their song April Skies remained one of her favourites.

## Sessions

Session #1 Recorded 23 November 1986. First transmitted 08 December 1986.

* Darklands / Down On Me / Deep One Perfect Morning
	+ available on *Darklands*, remastered & expanded ed., 2011

## Other shows played

* 22 January 2010 - Just Like Honey
* 03 May 2012 - April Skies
* 09 April 2012 - April Skies
* 26 January 2017 - Some Candy Talking
* 06 April 2021 - April Skies
The Vow

**The Vow** are a Liverpool-based indie pop group formed around singer songwriter Graham Trust and founder members Tony Potter (drums) and Martyn Gilbert (guitars). They made their commercial debut in 2012 with the album *For a Dreamer*. They released a further four albums in the following four successive years, and their fifth studio album *Igloo* is due for release in 2022.

## Session

first and only session, 10 March 2021 (live)

* Che / If Only / All the Other Boys

## External links

* Official site
	+ bio page features interview with Janice
* Spotify
The Chesterf!elds

**The Chesterf!elds** were a British group formed in Yeovil, Somerset, in the summer of 1984, split up in July 1989. Reunited 2016.

## Sessions

* One session, rec.17-12-1986, first tx. 06 January 1987. Official release *The Janice Long Session* (SFNT 003, 1987)
	+ Two Girls And A Treehouse / What's Your Perversion? / Oh! Mr. Wilson / Love Mountain
Steve Wright

**Steve Wright** is a well-known British radio DJ and television presenter. Born on August 26, 1954, in Greenwich, London, he has had a successful and longstanding career in the entertainment industry.

Steve Wright is particularly famous for his work on BBC Radio 2, where he has hosted the afternoon show "Steve Wright in the Afternoon" since 1999. The show features a mix of music, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments. One of the popular segments on his show is "Serious Jockin'", where he plays upbeat music and encourages listeners to share their "serious" or funny stories.

Before his BBC Radio 2 show, Steve Wright was known for hosting the BBC Radio 1 afternoon show and creating the character "Mr. Angry" during the 1980s. In addition to his radio career, he has presented various television shows, including the BBC's "Top of the Pops" and his own talk show, "Steve Wright's People Show."

Steve Wright's unique and engaging broadcasting style has earned him a loyal fan base, and he is considered one of the iconic figures in British radio.

## Links to Janice

Wright was a colleague of Janice during her time at Radio 1 and again when she joined Radio 2. They occasionally hosted outside broadcast radio shows as well as *Top of the Pops* in the 1980s.

## Shows

### Radio

* 15 March 1983
* Marathon Music Quiz (1984)
* Radio 1 Roadshow: 22 July 1984 & 27 May 1985
* 05 March 1985
* 25 May 1985
* 11 October 1985
* Marathon Music Quiz (1985)

### Top of the Pops

* 25 December 1985 (TOTP)
* 11 December 1986 (TOTP)
* 20 August 1987 (TOTP)

## See also

* Record Mirror - 1985 Readers' Poll
* Platform 9
The Godfathers

**The Godfathers,** British alternative rock band founded in 1985 in London and disbanded in 2000. They reformed in 2008.

## Sessions

* #1 (?) rec. 04.05.1986, first trans. 19 May 1986. Official release *The Radio One Sessions - The Evening Show* (Strange Fruit /Nighttracks SFNT 019, 1989)
	+ If I Only Had Time / I Want Everything / I'm Unsatisfied / I Want You
The Jam

### Best known songs

Going Underground, Town Called Malice, strange Town, This is the Modern World

## Shows played

* 26 December 1983 ‎- That's Entertainment
* 27 April 2009 ‎- Batman Theme
* 08 May 2009 ‎- English Rose
* 20 May 2009 ‎ - A Town Called Malice
* 05 May 2010 ‎- In The City
* 11 March 2011 - The Eton Rifles
* 28 March 2012 - (Love Is Like a) Heatwave ("Tune of the Unexpected")
* 20 April 2012 ‎- Carnation
* 20 March 2013 ‎- That's Entertainment
* 07 May 2014 ‎- In The City
* 02 March 2016 ‎- Beat Surrender
* 26 January 2017 - ‎That's Entertainment
* 16 November 2017 - Start!
* 23 January 2018 - That's Entertainment
* 29 January 2018 ‎- Going Underground‎
* 07 March 2019 - Start!
* 23 June 2020 ‎ - Strange Town

## Top of the Pops

* 02 December 1982 (TOTP) - Beat Surrender (no.1)

## Covered

Cover versions of songs by this artist played by Janice.

Artist | Track | First Known Play

* Morrissey - That's Entertainment 04 July 2012

## See also

* UK Singles Chart Number Ones
* Cover versions
* Paul Weller

## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* officialcharts.com
* Spotify