Riverside - Season 2

First aired: 11/1/1982 18 episodes
← Back to Riverside

Episodes

1. Episode #2.1

Aired: 11/1/1982

The Synthesizer, People and Performance - a Riverside special. 1982 has seen an unprecedented number of synthesizer bands reaching high in the pop charts. Presenter Mike Andrews talks to Phil Oakey of Human League and his producer Martin Rushent, Billy Currie of Ultravox, George Martin , legendary Beatles producer currently working with Ultravox, and Brian Eno, original synthesizer player with Roxy Music, and acknowledged influence behind many of today's bands. With video performance from Kraftwerk, Ultravox, Roxy Music, Human League and Depeche Mode.

2. Episode #2.2

Aired: 11/8/1982

'Clothespeak' fashion special

3. Episode #2.3

Aired: 11/15/1982

Series 1 Revisited: Music from Bauhaus, New Order, Fire Engines

4. Episode #2.4

Aired: 11/22/1982

Music from Shriekback, Attila the Stockbroker and a studio interview with Psychic TV

5. Episode #2.5

Aired: 11/29/1982

Music from David Sylvian, Orchestre Jazira and on location with Heaven 17

6. Episode #2.6

Aired: 12/6/1982

Music from The Higsons and Boy George and Cabaret Voltaire discuss their videos,

7. Episode #2.7

Aired: 12/13/1982

Music from Rock Goddess, "Heavy Metal Special" featuring Motorhead and Black Sabbath.

8. Episode #2.8

Aired: 12/20/1982

Music from Danny and the Nogoodniks and Marc Almond of Soft Cell chats to Victoria Studd while cooking his mince pies

9. Episode #2.8

Aired: 12/27/1982

Model Making - A Riverside Special

10. Episode #2.10

Aired: 1/3/1983

Music from David Sylvian, Big Country and a visit to the Hacienda Club in Manchester and talk to designer Ben Kelly

11. Episode #2.11

Aired: 1/10/1983

Music from The Danse Society and an interview and performance from actor, playwright, director Steven Berkoff

12. Episode #2.12

Aired: 1/17/1983

Music from Animal Nightlife and Mick Karn 's collaboration with Ballet Rambert choreographer Michael Ho

13. Episode #2.13

Aired: 1/24/1983

Music from The Decorators and The Cure join Nicholas Dixon of the Royal Ballet in a dance experiment.

14. Episode #2.14

Aired: 2/14/1983

St Valentine's Day special is TV Fetish The fastest video your set will ever see

15. Episode #2.15

Aired: 2/21/1983

Seagulls on the Cable - A Flock of Seagulls in New York. Riverside presents a complete guide to New York's 27 channels, and takes a closer look at one of them, Music Television (MTV), the world's first 24-hour pop television channel. We catch some of the New Year celebrations on MTV when A Flock of Seagulls shared the top billing with Duran Duran.

16. Episode #2.16

Aired: 2/28/1983

Music from Sex Gang Children

17. Episode #2.17

Aired: 3/7/1983

Music from It's Immaterial and Boys from the Blackstuff author Alan Bleasdale

18. Episode #2.18

Aired: 3/14/1983

Music from Mantis Dance Company with guests 23 Skidoo programme of experimental modern dance, performed to music ranging from live performance by 23 SKIDOO, to a NEIL ARTHUR and STEPHEN LUSCOMBE (Blancmange) composition, to a concerto by BACH.