Category Archives: 1980s

Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Friday Night Videos’ 30 years ago this hour (12/24/1983)


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(Saturday, December 24, 1983, 12:30 a.m. EST) — The first half of a pre-taped interview with Paul McCartney was featured tonight on NBC-TV’s Friday Night Videos. The second half of the interview was broadcast on Jan. 28, 1984.

Paul McCartney interviewed on ‘The Tube’ 30 years ago this hour (12/16/1983)


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(Friday, December 16, 1983, 5:31 p.m. GMT) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed by Leslie Ash on tonight’s edition of The Tube on Channel 4. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed on ‘The Tube’ 30 years ago this hour (12/16/1983)

‘Silkwood’ opens in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (12/14/1983)


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(Wednesday, December 14, 1983)Silkwood, a drama film about a labor union activist who died in a suspicious car accident while investigating alleged wrongdoing at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked, opened today at Loew’s Tower East in New York City. Continue reading ‘Silkwood’ opens in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (12/14/1983)

‘Sudden Impact’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago today (1983)


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(Thursday, December 8, 1983)Sudden Impact, a thriller about a rape victim who exacts revenge on her aggressors in the fourth film in the Dirty Harry series, premiered today in New York City. Continue reading ‘Sudden Impact’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago today (1983)

Nuclear war film ‘The Day After’ premieres on ABC 30 years ago this hour (1983)


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(Sunday, November 20, 1983, 8:00 p.m. EST)The Day After a graphic, disturbing made-for-television film about the effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas, premiered tonight on ABC. Continue reading Nuclear war film ‘The Day After’ premieres on ABC 30 years ago this hour (1983)

‘Terms of Endearment’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago today (1983)


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(Sunday, November 20, 1983)Terms of Endearment, a comedy-drama film which covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma, premiered today in New York City. Continue reading ‘Terms of Endearment’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago today (1983)

‘Pipes of Peace’ album by Paul McCartney debuts at #54 in USA 30 years ago today (1983)


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(Saturday, November 19, 1983)Pipes of Peace, the fifth solo studio album by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney featuring two duets with Michael Jackson and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr on drums for some of the tracks, debuted on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart at #54.

Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Weekend’ 30 years ago today (1983)


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(Friday, November 18, 1983) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed for tonight’s edition of “Weekend,” taped recently at AIR Studios in London.

‘Princess Daisy’ featuring Ringo Starr debuts on NBC 30 years ago this hour (1983)


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(Sunday, November 6, 1983, 9:00 p.m. EST) — The first part of Princess Daisy, a made-for-TV film about the spirited daughter of a beautiful American movie star and a dashing Russian prince struggling to overcome her past, debuted tonight on NBC-TV (the second part aired the following night, Nov. 7, 1983). Continue reading ‘Princess Daisy’ featuring Ringo Starr debuts on NBC 30 years ago this hour (1983)

Eddie Murphy hosts ‘James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub Party’ on SNL 30 years ago this hour (1983)


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(Saturday, November 5, 1983, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Cast member Eddie Murphy impersonated James Brown tonight during a musical comedy sketch titled “James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub Party” on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

TV Guide and TV Land ranked this sketch #30 out the “100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time” in 2004.