Riverside (1982)
Riverside was a TV series broadcast on BBC2 in the United Kingdom featuring musicians, bands, actors, fashion designers, artists and comedians. It consisted of sketches, interviews and live performances. Guests included Alice Cooper, Steve Strange, Martin Rushent, Alan Adler, Clare Grogan, Paul Weller, Martin Fry, The Cure, The Smiths, New Order and Pauline Black.
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Episode 1 - Episode #2.1
Release Date: 1982-11-01The 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.
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Episode 2 - Episode #2.2
Release Date: 1982-11-08'Clothespeak' fashion special
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Episode 3 - Episode #2.3
Release Date: 1982-11-15Series 1 Revisited: Music from Bauhaus, New Order, Fire Engines
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Episode 4 - Episode #2.4
Release Date: 1982-11-22Music from Shriekback, Attila the Stockbroker and a studio interview with Psychic TV
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Episode 5 - Episode #2.5
Release Date: 1982-11-29Music from David Sylvian, Orchestre Jazira and on location with Heaven 17
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Episode 6 - Episode #2.6
Release Date: 1982-12-06Music from The Higsons and Boy George and Cabaret Voltaire discuss their videos,
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Episode 7 - Episode #2.7
Release Date: 1982-12-13Music from Rock Goddess, "Heavy Metal Special" featuring Motorhead and Black Sabbath.
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Episode 8 - Episode #2.8
Release Date: 1982-12-20Music from Danny and the Nogoodniks and Marc Almond of Soft Cell chats to Victoria Studd while cooking his mince pies
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Episode 9 - Episode #2.8
Release Date: 1982-12-27Model Making - A Riverside Special
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Episode 10 - Episode #2.10
Release Date: 1983-01-03Music from David Sylvian, Big Country and a visit to the Hacienda Club in Manchester and talk to designer Ben Kelly
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Episode 11 - Episode #2.11
Release Date: 1983-01-10Music from The Danse Society and an interview and performance from actor, playwright, director Steven Berkoff
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Episode 12 - Episode #2.12
Release Date: 1983-01-17Music from Animal Nightlife and Mick Karn 's collaboration with Ballet Rambert choreographer Michael Ho
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Episode 13 - Episode #2.13
Release Date: 1983-01-24Music from The Decorators and The Cure join Nicholas Dixon of the Royal Ballet in a dance experiment.
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Episode 14 - Episode #2.14
Release Date: 1983-02-14St Valentine's Day special is TV Fetish The fastest video your set will ever see
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Episode 15 - Episode #2.15
Release Date: 1983-02-21Seagulls 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.
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Episode 16 - Episode #2.16
Release Date: 1983-02-28Music from Sex Gang Children
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Episode 17 - Episode #2.17
Release Date: 1983-03-07Music from It's Immaterial and Boys from the Blackstuff author Alan Bleasdale
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Episode 18 - Episode #2.18
Release Date: 1983-03-14Music 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.