Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2020
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives, starting with 1979 and unseen footage from a Kate Bush concert, and early performances by Dire Straits, the Tourists, Pretenders and the Police. Plus, the TV debuts of the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & the Bunnymen, and Talking Heads' memorable appearance on the South Bank Show.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2020
Guy presents the best of 1982 - including the Jam's final TV appearance, a performance from Simple Minds, early interviews with Depeche Mode and unseen footage of Yazoo.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2020
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2020
Guy looks back at 1984 and Madonna's first British TV appearance, unseen performances from Sade and The Style Council, Culture Club's Japan tour footage and more.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2020
Guy dusts off throwbacks from Supersonic where Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Roxy Music and ELO made appearances. Plus, music from Ace, Dr Feelgood and more.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2020
For the final episode, Guy looks back at 1988 and the rise of a new wave of female singer songwriters including Sinead O'Connor and Tracy Chapman.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jul 2, 2021
The likes of The Selector and The Beat lead the British Ska revival. Plus, early performances from U2 and Iron Maiden, and classic appearances from The Jam and more.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2021
Tina Turner's career reaches new heights thanks to The Tube. American stars like Shalamar and ZZ Top also appear. Political affairs influence the sounds of U2 and more.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2021
Chaka Khan and Tom Waits perform live on The Tube. Also, new series Bliss brings live sets from the likes of The Cult and Propaganda.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2021
Late night pop show Revolver welcomes a host of artists to the stage, including Ian Dury and The Boomtown Rats. Plus, performances from The Jam and Kate Bush
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021
It's farewell all round as The Tube ends and The Smiths split. Goth rock peaks with The Mission and Siouxsie. Plus, hits from Depeche Mode and The Cure.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: May 13, 2022
The Elbow frontman returns to introduces more music performances from the TV archives, beginning with a selection from 1989 including the Stone Roses. Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays, Sonic Youth, the La's, Ice-T, Inner City and Neneh Cherry. Guy also takes a look at rarely seen footage of college rock favourites They Might Be Giants and 10,000 Maniacs and Black Francis performing an acoustic version of a Pixies classic.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: May 20, 2022
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1976, featuring Sex Pistols, the Clash, Kiss, Heart, Tom Waits, the Walker Brothers, Albert Hammond and Rod Stewart. Guy also looks back at classic performances from the likes of Procol Harum, the Kinks, Be-Bop Deluxe and David Essex, as well as interviews with Patti Smith and Diana Ross.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: May 27, 2022
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1986, featuring appearances by the Waterboys, Suzanne Vega, Kurtis Blow, Iggy Pop, Billy Bragg, the Cramps, the Damned and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Plus, Chaka Khan, Cameo, Trouble Funk, Erasure, Furniture and Talk Talk.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2022
The Elbow frontman introduces clips from the TV archives from 1981, featuring performances by New Order, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, Adam and the Ants, Kirsty MacColl, Kim Wilde and Toyah. Also featured are Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Madness, the Belle Stars, Dave Edmunds with the Stray Cats, and Secret Affair, and there are interviews with the Human League's Philip Oakey, and Simon Le Bon and John Taylor from Duran Duran.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2022
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through music genre and culture movement Britpop.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Aug 13, 2022
The Elbow frontman introduces an electronica special.
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2023
The Elbow frontman introduces more music from the TV archives, beginning by looking back at 1978.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2023
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1982, featuring a rare Bryan Ferry interview and performances by Squeeze and XTC.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2023
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1984, a year that saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Tom Robinson release war-themed songs and the Pogues make an early TV appearance.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2023
Guy revisits 1987, when performances from The Smiths and The Cure set The Tube alight. The Roxy later welcomes the likes of The Fall and The Housemartins.
Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: Dec 22, 2023
In this special festive episode, Guy Garvey celebrates the songs and artists that lit up our TV screens at Christmas across the 70s and 80s.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2024
The Elbow frontman introduces more music from the TV archives, beginning by reflecting on today's turbulent times with a look at era-defining protest songs.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2024
The Elbow frontman looks back at 1983, featuring rare and long-unseen TV performances from the likes of U2, Simple Minds, OMD, JoBoxers, REM and more.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2024
Guy Garvey travels back once again to 1985 to present some rare and long-hidden performances from the likes of Alison Moyet, The Communards, Fine Young Cannibals, The Bangles, Echo and the Bunnymen and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2024
Guy Garvey travels back once again to 1979 to present some rare and long-hidden performances from the likes of Tina Turner, The Police, Roxy Music, Lindisfarne, and Judy Tzuke.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2024
Guy Garvey travels back once again to 1988 to present some rare and long-hidden performances from the likes of Pop Will Eat Itself, Everything But The Girl, Wedding Present, All About Eve and The Fall.