Category Archives: Music

John Henshall to appear at Kaleidoscope music-themed summer event

CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope has announces the schedule for its summer event, which will be focusing around music on television. The special guest at the event, taking place on Saturday, June 9, in Stourbridge, will be John Henshall – a … Continue reading

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WHAT TO BUY THE MUSIC LOVER WHO HAS EVERYTHING: A COMPILATION OF PREVIOUSLY MISSING RECORDINGS

CHRISTMAS is just around the corner, and if you are stuck for a gift to buy – and the intended recipient enjoys rare pop gems from the golden era of British music – then the latest release from Top Sounds … Continue reading

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Pete Murray joins Kaleidoscope for music-themed TV event

VETERAN DISC jockey and TV presenter Pete Murray is to make his final public appearance this June, at a celebration of vintage TV and music. BBC Radio 1 original Murray, 85, will be joined by fellow DJs Mike Read, Ed … Continue reading

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Lost Top Of The Pops Featuring Lesley Judd Found

A MISSING episode of Top of the Pops featuring Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd dancing with Pan’s People has been recovered from eBay. TOP OF THE POPS (tx 12/02/76) Presented by Noel Edmonds CHART POSITION MARMALADE ‘Falling Apart At The Seams’ … Continue reading

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New Raymond Of The Lost Archive Column

WIPED NEW’S resident columnist Ray gets the New Year off to a great start with news of a number of clips from missing shows featuring Georgie Fame, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gerry Rafferty and… Bill Oddie – Raymond of the Lost … Continue reading

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A Search For Colour Me Pop’s Steve Turner

A MUSIC enthusiast on the hunt for lost episodes of Colour Me Pop is appealing for help in tracking down the show’s director. Despite several leads, A. J. Smith says he has been unable to locate and get in touch … Continue reading

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Lost Edition Of BBC Show Presenting Peter Nero Bought Off Ebay

A LOST TV showcase for the talents of American musician Peter Nero has been recovered after being bought off eBay. Presenting Peter Nero (tx 20/9/66) was one of only three BBC shows made by the celebrated pianist and composer. The … Continue reading

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Audio Of Wiped Performance By Kincade On Lift Off With Ayshea Recovered

An audio recording of a lost live performance of single “Dreams are Ten a Penny” by 1970s’ group Kincade on ITV children’s music show Lift Off With Ayshea has been found in the possession of one of former band member Paul Griggs. Continue reading

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David Cassidy Daydreamer 500th Top of the Pops Clip Discovered

A CLIP of David Cassidy performing hit single Daydreamer on the missing 500th edition of Top of the Pops has come to light in Australia. The specially-filmed promo was spotted on YouTube by missing episode hunter Ray Langstone, who arranged … Continue reading

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New Feature: Hunting The Lost Episodes of ABC TV’s Countdown

It was repeats of surviving episodes of legendary Australian music show Countdown that got Troy Walters involved in the hunt for missing editions. Wiped News recently caught up with him to see how the hunt for the Oz equivalent of Top of the Pops was going. Continue reading

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