Featuring live performances, music videos, interviews, and competitions (all with a heavy metal theme), the show aired in the early hours of Saturday mornings (sometime between midnight and 3:00 am) and sought to redress the balance.
Before Raw magazine got involved, the show was known as The Power Hour, initially presented by Dante Bonutto and Amanda Redington, and later by Alison Craig, Jacky Lynn, and Nikki Groocock.
Camera work was by John Keedwell, who went on after the show closed to produce the Bon Jovi Access All Areas, a documentary film of their world tour from 1988 to 1989.
Later editions also featured various bands presenting the show, including The Almighty, Thunder, Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, and Motörhead.
Raw Power and Noisy Mothers won the "Best TV Show" category in Britain's rock music magazines during its run-on ITV.