Oxford Road Show

Oxford Road Show is a music show that aired on BBC2 from 16 January 1981 to 29 March 1985. It was broadcast from the BBC's New Broadcasting House in Oxford Road, Manchester. The show featured live music, pop music news and competitions and was also presented as addressing issues for young adults by young adults.

Oxford Road Show
Genre	Music show
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	63
Production
Production location	New Broadcasting House[1]
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	BBC Manchester
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	16 January 1981 (1981-01-16) – 29 March 1985 (1985-03-29)

Many bands and artists popular at the time performed on the show including Duran Duran, Generation X, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Magnum, The Psychedelic Furs, Queen, Spandau Ballet, UFO, Big Country, The Alarm, Simple Minds, XTC, Madness, Japan, U2, Marillion, Soft Cell, The Farm, Tears for Fears, Bauhaus, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Undertones, UB40, China Crisis, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Beat, Wah!, Dead or Alive, Bronski Beat, Spear of Destiny, Sade, Ultravox and The Smiths. Ben Elton, then largely unknown, had a regular stand up comedy spot on the show.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	16 January 1981[2]	20 March 1981[3]	10
2	20 November 1981[4]	19 February 1982[5]	12
3	19 November 1982[6]	18 March 1983[7]	16
4	6 January 1984[8]	30 March 1984[9]	13
5	11 January 1985[10]	29 March 1985[11]	12