Episode
Top of the Pops: May 21, 1987
Overview
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 May 1987 and featuring Marillion, Wet Wet Wet, Cameo, Donna Allen, Johnny Logan, Bruce Springsteen, Tottenham Hotspur with Chas & Dave, Whitney Houston, Starship and Fleetwood Mac.
Details
- Series
- Top of the Pops
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1987-05-21
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
May 21, 1987 is Episode 21 in 1987 of Top of the Pops. It aired on 1987-05-21. The runtime is 30 min.
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