Alright Now (TV series)

The show, named after the song "All Right Now" by the band Free, showcased both established and up-and-coming acts, with a focus on those from North East England; among these were Dire Straits and The Police, both enjoying their first chart successes.

The second series featured one guest host per episode; among these were Bob Geldof, Billy Connolly, Bill Oddie, Suzi Quatro, Pauline Black, Mickie Most, and Phil Lynott.

Dire Straits, Police (Prog 1 on ClapperBoard) Dire Straits open the series with Sultans of Swing; Den Hegarty then introduces us to his zany brand of presenting and the 'Kaff Kids - including Chris Cowey, Martina and Martin - then its into a homemade film over Devo's Jocko Homo followed by the Police, live in the studio, with Roxanne into the break.

Part two opens with Dire Straits and Down to the Waterline; followed by a Punk feature with an assembled 'Rentamob' being patronised by Den and including an interview with Andy Worrall of Virgin Records (Newcastle).

After the break, Penetration perform Future Daze in the studio and then we see a short Blondie feature with clips from Denis; Detroit 442; Hanging on the Telephone; (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear and Heart of Glass.

After the break, we're introduced to Chris Rea, after a short interview he performs Letter From Amsterdam followed by Diamonds (featuring two members of Lindisfarne on backing vocals) which ends the show.

After the break, Earth Wind And Fire are shown performing All in All and this leads into a feature on Chris Cowey's DJ spot at the Mayfair in Sunderland.

Steve Gibbons Band This show opens with a clip of Jimi Hendrix performing Star Spangled Banner, and Den announces that we will be looking at the technology of Rock.

Following a short interval of guitarists (including Toto; Rainbow; Santana and Jimmy Page) we move into a feature on Guitars, with an interview with the owner of Rock City Music, Bill White.

The Clash are then subjected to Den's (and other Kaff Kids') interrogation techniques before the Tom Robinson Band take us into the break with All Right All Night; Part two opens with the Tom Robinson Band performing Bully For You (a single co-written by Peter Gabriel) and this is followed by another wacky interview in the Kaff; The Clash close the show with Hate And War and a unique version of the old Desmond Dekkar song Israelites.

Part one ends with a short clip of See Me, Feel Me from Woodstock, followed by Elton John's performance of Pinball Wizard for the film version of Tommy.

Part two starts with a clip from Quadrophenia which segues into an interview with Phil Daniels, Lesley Ash and Sting in a London cafe.

A clip of The Who performing Summertime Blues leads into Daltrey and Townshend talking about the future of the band and the show closes with Won't Get Fooled Again.

Taking a leaf from Revolver; the second series opens with the Undertones just finishing a song (unannounced) and before we know it, The Pretenders are playing The Wait from their debut LP.

Show 2 opens with an unannounced Rory Gallagher number ending and straight away, we're into a feature about the Angelic Upstarts, including a performance of their song Old King Coal at the 29 Club in Sunderland.

Then we see a scene from Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same concert film featuring John Bonham and Moby Dick, followed by THAT interview.

Bill Oddie opens the show with a clip of Blondie (The Hardest Part from Eat to the Beat) followed by Secret Affair in the studio playing Get Ready.