Genesis UK Television appearances, 1980’s
This is a list of known Television appearances by Genesis in the 1980’s.
Genesis 1980
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 1 |
13.03.1980 |
40 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis (mimed performance of Turn it on again) and other bands |
| BBC 1 |
27.03.1980 |
35 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis (mimed performance of Turn it on again) and other bands |
| ITV |
05.04.1980 |
1 hour 46 minutes |
TISWAS |
Genesis (Mike and Phil appear promoting DUKE – pre recorded) |
| BBC 2 |
17.06.1980 |
45 minutes |
Old Grey Whistle Test |
London – Lyceum ballroom concert |
| Granada / ITV |
19.06.1980 |
45 minutes |
Celebration Special |
Liverpool – Empire theatre concert and interviews. |
Genesis 1981
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 2 |
01.01.1981 |
45 minutes |
Genesis at the Lyceum |
The Old Grey Whistle Test featuring highlights from the Genesis concert recorded at London's Lyceum Ballroom on 7 May last year. |
| BBC 1 |
27.08.1981 |
35 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis "mimed performance of Abacab" other bands featured as well |
| ITV |
19.09.1981 |
1 hour 46 minutes |
TISWAS |
Genesis (Mike – Tony – Phil appear with their children – promoting Abacab – pre recorded) |
Genesis 1982
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 1 |
27.05.1982 |
45 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis "mimed performance of Paperlate" and other bands |
Genesis 1983
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| LWT / ITV |
27.08.1983 |
60 minutes |
Genesis In America |
USA section of Three Sides Live – Concert Video |
| BBC 1 |
01.09.1983 |
45 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis "Mama" and other bands |
| BBC 1 |
22.10.1983 |
50 minutes |
The Late – Late – Breakfast Show |
Genesis / Duran Duran and other celebrities (Genesis perform "That's All"). |
Genesis 1984
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| Yorkshire / ITV |
29.05.1984 |
30 minutes |
Trucking |
The rock band Genesis feature in a documentary about a trucking company that transports the lights and instruments etc for rock groups all over Europe. |
| ITV South / ITV |
12.10.1984 |
30 minutes |
Genesis an in-depth look |
Genesis and their music. |
Genesis 1985
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 2 |
29.01.1985 |
30 minutes |
From the WT vaults |
some rare archive footage of Genesis with Peter Gabriel |
| Granada / ITV |
27.08.1985 |
30 minutes |
“Freeze Frame” |
Profile of the band "Genesis" |
| BBC 2 |
17.12.1985 |
60 minutes |
Whistle Test |
“Genesis at work on new album” other acts are featured The Alarm / Dead or Alive / Cabaret Voltaire / Barrance Whitfield |
Genesis 1986
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 1 |
05.06.1986 |
29 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis Invisible Touch single |
| BBC 2 |
10.06.1986 |
30 minutes |
Whistle Test |
Richard Skinner visits Genesis at their recording studio as they complete their new album |
| BBC 1 |
22.08.1986 |
60 minutes |
The Montreux Rock Festival |
The 1986 Montreux Rock Festival Genesis – Invisible touch – Tonight tonight tonight – Anything she does |
| BBC 2 |
21.09.1986 |
45 minutes |
Rock Around the Clock – Genesis Whistle Test Extra |
Behind the scenes of a Genesis rehearsal with Phil Collins |
| BBC 1 |
25.09.1986 |
29 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis – Land Of Confusion |
| Central / ITV |
28.09.1986 |
60 minutes |
Genesis at the Birmingham NEC |
(MAMA Official VHS) |
| Granada / ITV |
28.11.1986 |
30 minutes |
Rock Of The Seventies |
‘Genesis’ selections from the first three albums. |
Genesis 1987
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 1 |
08.01.1987 |
32 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis – Land Of Confusion single – other bands |
| BBC 1 |
19.03.1987 |
29 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
Genesis – Tonight Tonight Tonight single – other bands |
| BBC 1 |
26.05.1987 |
60 minutes |
The Montreux Rock Festival |
Highlights from the rock event featuring Genesis and many others. |
| BBC 1 |
29.06.1987 |
35 minutes |
Wogan |
“Mike Smith standing in for Terry Wogan” Genesis other guests include Jacqui Elliot etc |
| ITV |
01.07.1987 |
5 minutes |
TV-AM |
"Genesis are interviewed on the couch by the presenters" |
| BBC 1 |
09.07.1987 |
29 minutes |
Top Of The Pops |
"Throwing it all away" |
| BBC 1 |
08.09.1987 |
30 minutes |
Children's BBC: Chegwin Checks It Out |
"Genesis – talk about life on the road and their early days" |
| BBC 1 |
31.12.1987 |
60 minutes |
Montreux Rock Festival (Highlights) |
Genesis – Cameo – Mel and Kim etc |
Genesis 1988
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| BBC 2 |
17.05.1988 |
30 minutes |
Atlantic at 40 |
Genesis and many other bands too “Highlights” |
Genesis 1989
| TV Channel |
Broadcast Date |
Duration |
Programme name |
Additional Comments |
|---|
| Channel 4 |
19.07.1989 |
65 minutes |
The Late Shift |
Genesis on their Invisible Touch tour – live in 1987 |
Notes: The references for this information are too numerous, but for the most part its trawling through Newspapers.com and performing a large number of searches within their newspaper archive. That said this will be a dynamic list, that will always need updating. Any helpful suggestions and or new information is welcome.
