About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode #3.1
Aired 5 September 1983 • 30 min
Music from The Armoury Show featuring new co-presenter Debbi Voller
2. Episode #3.2
Aired 12 September 1983 • 30 min
Music from APB, The Residents and Peter Murphy
3. Episode #3.3
Aired 19 September 1983 • 30 min
Music from The Mystery Girls
4. Episode #3.4
Aired 26 September 1983 • 30 min
Music from Midge Ure, Mick Karn, Eddie & Sunshine and featuring John Foxx
5. Episode #3.5
Aired 3 October 1983 • 30 min
Mike Andrews talks to ex-member of Japan Steve Jansen who also shows video footage from his visit to 'the Land of the Rising Sun' where he played with The Yellow Magic Orchestra and Ippu Do and met Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence star Ryuichi Sakamoto
6. Episode #3.6
Aired 10 October 1983 • 30 min
Paul Haig backed by an interesting new band that includes ex-members of Orange Juice, Gang of Four and The Associates and Mike Andrews visits the Hacienda Club, Manchester for a chat with New Order; Bill Nelson
7. Episode #3.7
Aired 17 October 1983 • 30 min
Jane, backed by two members of A Certain Ratio, and Billy MacKenzie of The Associates with a new young band and special guest Brian Eno
8. Episode #3.8
Aired 24 October 1983 • 30 min
Music by The Glove and guest Phillip Glass
9. Episode #3.9
Aired 31 October 1983 • 30 min
Music by Danielle Dax and a Bat Cave Club Hallowe'en Special
10. Episode #3.10
Aired 7 November 1983 • 30 min
Music by Big Country, New Order, Bauhaus, Killing Joke (repeats) And an interview with Trevor Horn, ex-producer of ABC, now creating a very different sound for new record label ZTT