The Tube (television program)
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| Genre | Music |
| Directed by | Gavin Taylor |
| Presented by |
Jools Holland Paula Yates Leslie Ash Muriel Gray Gary James Michel Cremona Felix Howard Nick Laird-Clowes Mike Everitt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 121 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Malcolm Gerrie Andrea Wonfor Crispin Evans |
| Producer(s) | Malcolm Gerrie Paul Corley John Gwyn |
| Running time | 90 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Tyne Tees Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 5 November 1982 – 24 April 1987 |
The Tube was a United Kingdom music television programme, which ran for five series, from 5 November 1982 to 26 April 1987. It was produced by Tyne Tees Television for Channel 4, which had previously produced the similar music show Alright Now and the music-oriented youth show Check it Out for ITV; production of the latter ended in favour of The Tube.
The Tube was presented live by hosts including Jools Holland, Paula Yates, Leslie Ash, Muriel Gray, Gary James, Michel Cremona, Felix Howard, Tony Fletcher, Nick Laird-Clowes and Mike Everitt. The brand name was relaunched by Channel 4 as an online radio station in November 2006. The show was directed by Gavin Taylor; Geoff Wonfor directed some of the insert videos along with other staff programme director of Tyne Tees Television Martin Cairns. Many other specials were made, including one for the eve of the millennium.
The Tube was a showcase for many emerging 1980s bands. Artists who played on The Tube included: ABC, Art of Noise, The Assembly, The Associates, Aztec Camera, B.B. King, Big Country, Blancmange, Bon Jovi, The Boomtown Rats, Cardiacs, Chaka Khan, Cliff Richard, Cocteau Twins, The Cramps, Culture Club, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Cyndi Lauper, The Damned, Dennis Brown with Sly and Robbie, Depeche Mode, Dexys Midnight Runners, Die Ärzte, Dire Straits, Divine, Stephen Duffy, Duran Duran, Dio, Echo & the Bunnymen, Vow Wow, Elvis Costello, Eurythmics, The Fall, Fatal Charm, Flock of Seagulls, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Charged G.B.H., Gary Moore, Go West, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Gregory Isaacs and Roots Radics, Gun Club, Hanoi Rocks, Heaven 17, Howard Jones, The Human League, Icicle Works, Iggy Pop, Immaculate Fools, INXS, Judas Priest, Kajagoogoo, Killing Joke, King, King Sunny Adé, Level 42, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Madness, Madonna, Magnum, Meat Loaf, Motörhead, New Model Army, Ofra Haza, OMD, Pat Benatar, Paul Young, Pet Shop Boys, Prefab Sprout, The Pretenders, Queen, The Proclaimers, Propaganda, The Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd, The Rainmakers, Robert Palmer, R.E.M., Scraping Foetus off the Wheel, Shalamar, Silent Running, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soft Cell, Spear of Destiny, SPK, Squeeze, Stump, The Style Council, Sylvester, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears, Terence Trent D'Arby, Terry and Gerry, The Smiths, The Cult, The Cure, The Dream Academy, The Jam, The Mission, The Pogues, The Pretenders, The Stranglers, The Toy Dolls, The Weather Girls, Then Jerico, Thin Lizzy, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins, Tina Turner, Tom Waits, Twisted Sister, U2, Ultravox, Voice of the Beehive, Wall of Voodoo, Wham!, Whitney Houston, XTC, Yarbrough and Peoples, Yazoo and ZZ Top.
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