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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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David Morton & Jess Molyneux

The Tube at 40: Fun facts about loved 80s TV show that came to Liverpool

It's now been 40 years since one Friday night music show injected edge and the occasional moment of uncontrolled chaos into British TV.

This week marks four decades since Channel 4 launched and with that comes the anniversary of some of the biggest and memorable TV shows to air, such as Brookside. But on Bonfire Night in 1982, the first episode of The Tube also aired, making household names of presenters Jools Holland and the late Paula Yates, Chronicle Live previously reported.

For five series, The Tube gave TV and music lovers something they'd never seen before and helped launch the careers of bands like Frankie Goes to Hollywood and The Proclaimers. The show also gave a platform to rising comedians such as French and Saunders, Vic Reeves, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.

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