Rock Goes to College

All Episodes 1978 - 1981

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  • 1978-09-21T23:00:00Z
  • 50m
  • 1d 14h 20m (46 episodes)
  • John Burrowes + 1 more, Tom Corcoran
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Rock Goes To College (RGTC) was a BBC series that ran between 1978 and 1981 on British television. A variety of up-coming rock oriented bands were showcased live from small venues and broadcast simultaneously on television and radio during a 40-50 minute live performance. The venues were small University, Polytechnic or College halls holding a few thousand persons; often tickets were given to the Students' Union to distribute for free. The bands chosen were also bands which did not have a mainstream following at that time[citation needed] although many went on to be very successful. A BBC DJ would also be present to introduce the band for the television audience.

48 episodes

Series Premiere

1978-09-21T23:00:00Z

1x01 The Boomtown Rats

Series Premiere

1x01 The Boomtown Rats

  • 1978-09-21T23:00:00Z50m

Bob Geldof's Boomtown Rats in concert at Middlesex Polytechnic in 1978. Mary of the 4th Form Introduction - Peter Drummond Me & Howard Hughes I Never Loved Eva Braun Don't Believe What You Read Rat Trap Kicks Joey's On the Street Again Living On a Island She's Gonna Do You In Like Clockwork She's So Modern Looking After No. 1

1978-09-28T23:00:00Z

1x02 Crawler

1x02 Crawler

  • 1978-09-28T23:00:00Z50m

1978-10-05T23:00:00Z

1x03 Cado Belle

1x03 Cado Belle

  • 1978-10-05T23:00:00Z50m

This week: Cado Belle from The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

1978-10-12T23:00:00Z

1x04 The Crusaders

1x04 The Crusaders

  • 1978-10-12T23:00:00Z50m

Colchester Institute, Essex

1978-10-19T23:00:00Z

1x05 The Stranglers

1x05 The Stranglers

  • 1978-10-19T23:00:00Z50m

University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey Ugly I Feel Like a Wog Bring on the Nubiles Burning Up Time Hanging Around The concert is aborted when The Stranglers walk off stage, refusing to play to elitist audiences, after a dispute when an agreement to make tickets available outside of the college was not honoured

1978-10-26T23:00:00Z

1x06 Rich Kids

1x06 Rich Kids

  • 1978-10-26T23:00:00Z50m

University of Reading - with Midge Ure & Glen Matlock Only Arsenic Hung on You Rich Kids Burning sounds Holy Holy 12 Miles High Forever & Ever Marching Men Lovers & Fools Strange One Empty Words Ghosts of Princes in Towers

1978-11-03T00:00:00Z

1x07 Climax Blues Band

1x07 Climax Blues Band

  • 1978-11-03T00:00:00Z50m

City of Birmingham Polytechnic.

1978-11-10T00:00:00Z

1x08 AC/DC

1x08 AC/DC

  • 1978-11-10T00:00:00Z50m

University of Essex, Colchester, Essex. Live Wire Problem Child Sin City Bad Boy Boogie Whole Lotta Rosie Rocker Let There Be Rock

1978-11-17T00:00:00Z

1x09 Lindisfarne

1x09 Lindisfarne

  • 1978-11-17T00:00:00Z50m

University of Essex, Colchester, Essex Court in the Act Lady Eleanor Winter Song Make Me Want to Stay Kings Cross Blues Meet Me On the Corner Run for Home Brand New Day We Can Swing Together

1978-11-24T00:00:00Z

1x10 John Martyn

1x10 John Martyn

  • 1978-11-24T00:00:00Z50m

May You Never One World One Day Without You The Dealer Certain Surprise Big Muff Anna

Season Premiere

1979-01-06T00:00:00Z

2x01 Bethnal

Season Premiere

2x01 Bethnal

  • 1979-01-06T00:00:00Z50m

The Cars, January 13, University of Sussex, Brighton Just What I Needed Good Times Roll I'm In Touch With Your World My Best Friend's Girl Moving in Stereo All Mixed Up Night Spots Bye Bye Love Don't Cha Stop You're All I've Got Tonight

1979-01-13T00:00:00Z

2x02 The Cars

2x02 The Cars

  • 1979-01-13T00:00:00Z50m

The Cars, January 13, University of Sussex, Brighton. Tracklist: Just What I Needed / Good Times Roll / I'm In Touch With Your World / My Best Friend's Girl / Moving in Stereo / All Mixed Up / Night Spots / Bye Bye Love / Don't Cha Stop / You're All I've Got Tonight

1979-01-20T00:00:00Z

2x03 The Rubinoos

2x03 The Rubinoos

  • 1979-01-20T00:00:00Z50m

The Police, February 21, Hatfield Polytechnic Can't Stand Losing You So Lonely Fall Out Hole In My Life, Truth Hits Everybody Message in a Bottle (first live performance and not released as a single) Peanuts Roxanne Next To You

1979-01-27T00:00:00Z

2x04 Rory Gallagher

2x04 Rory Gallagher

  • 1979-01-27T00:00:00Z50m

Middlesex Polytechnic Shin Kicker The Mississippi Sheiks Do You Read Me Brute Force & Ignorance Fuel to the Fire Shadow Play Cruise On Out

2x05 Ian Dury and The Blockheads

  • 1979-02-03T00:00:00Z50m

Ian Dury and The Blockheads from Queens University, Belfast

1979-02-10T00:00:00Z

2x06 Cheap Trick

2x06 Cheap Trick

  • 1979-02-10T00:00:00Z50m

Introduced bv Pete Drummond This week: Cheap Trick from Brighton Polytechnic Hello There Come On, Come On Stiff Competition Guitar Solo/Jam Ain't That a Shame Need Your Love I Want You to Want Me California Man Surrender

Season Finale

1979-02-17T00:00:00Z

2x07 Average White Band

Season Finale

2x07 Average White Band

  • 1979-02-17T00:00:00Z50m

University of Surrey, Guildford When Will You Be Mine Atlantic Avenue A Love of Your Own I'm the One Walk On By Feel No Fret

1979-02-21T00:00:00Z

2x08 The Police

2x08 The Police

  • 1979-02-21T00:00:00Z50m

Classic early live performance from the Police at Hatfield Polytechnic from 1979, including the first performance of Message in a Bottle. Other songs include Roxanne, So Lonely and Can't Stand Losing You. Full list: Can't Stand Losing You So Lonely Fall Out Hole In My Life, Truth Hits Everybody Message in a Bottle (first live performance and not released as a single) Peanuts Roxanne Next To You

1979-03-03T00:00:00Z

2x09 Herbie Hancock

2x09 Herbie Hancock

  • 1979-03-03T00:00:00Z50m

Introduced by PETE Drummond This week: Herbie Hancock from Chelsea College

1979-03-10T00:00:00Z

2x10 Steve Hillage

2x10 Steve Hillage

  • 1979-03-10T00:00:00Z50m

University of Kent at Canterbury (broadcast 10 March) Salmon Song Unzipping the Zype Hurdy Gurdy Man 1988 Aktivator Unidentified (Flying Being) It's All Too Much

1979-03-17T00:00:00Z

2x11 Bill Bruford

2x11 Bill Bruford

  • 1979-03-17T00:00:00Z50m

Oxford Polytechnic, Oxfordshire (feat. Allan Holdsworth: guitar / Annette Peacock: vocals). Sample and Hold Beelzebub The Sahara of Snow (part one) The Sahara of Snow (part two) Forever until Sunday Back to the Beginning Adios a la Pasada (Goodbye to the Past) 5G

2x12 George Thorogood & The Destroyers

  • 1979-03-23T23:00:00Z50m

Introduced by Pete Drummond This week: George Thorogood & The Destroyers from North East London Polytechnic Ride On Josephine Cocaine Blues It Wasn't Me I'm Just Your Good Thing Madison Blues New Hawaiian Boogie Who Do You Love No Particular Place to Go Johnny B Goode

Season Premiere

1980-01-07T00:00:00Z

3x01 Lene Lovich

Season Premiere

3x01 Lene Lovich

  • 1980-01-07T00:00:00Z50m

This week: Lene Lovich Introduced by Pete Drummond from Liverpool University

1980-01-14T00:00:00Z

3x02 Joe Jackson

3x02 Joe Jackson

  • 1980-01-14T00:00:00Z50m

Hatfield Polytechnic Look Sharp! Baby Stick Around Sunday Papers One More Time Friday It's Different for Girls Don't Wanna Be Like That Happy Loving Couples I'm the Man Got the Time Is She Really Going Out with Him? Come On

1980-01-21T00:00:00Z

3x03 The Specials

3x03 The Specials

  • 1980-01-21T00:00:00Z50m

The student-taunting Specials perform at the Colchester Institute in 1979, playing hits such as Rat Race, Too Much Too Young and Gangsters, throwing tambourines at the bouncers and indulging in a little moon-stomping during a stage invasion. Full track list: Do the Dog / Monkey Man / Rat Race / Blank Expression / Rude Boys Outta Jail / Doesn't Make it Alright / Concrete Jungle / Too Much Too Young / Guns of Navarone / Nite Klub / Gangsters / Longshot / Kick de Bucket / Madness / You're Wondering Now

1980-02-04T00:00:00Z

3x04 Live Wire

3x04 Live Wire

  • 1980-02-04T00:00:00Z50m

Brighton Polytechnic

1980-02-11T00:00:00Z

3x05 Secret Affair

3x05 Secret Affair

  • 1980-02-11T00:00:00Z50m

University of Bristol, Bristol

1980-02-18T00:00:00Z

3x06 Spyro Gyra

3x06 Spyro Gyra

  • 1980-02-18T00:00:00Z50m

University of Leeds, Yorkshire (first ever UK performance)

1980-02-20T00:00:00Z

3x07 Joe Ely

3x07 Joe Ely

  • 1980-02-20T00:00:00Z50m

Middlesex Polytechnic

1980-02-25T00:00:00Z

3x08 Robin Trower

3x08 Robin Trower

  • 1980-02-25T00:00:00Z50m

University of London Union, London Day of the Eagle The Ring, Bridge of Sighs Too Rolling Stoned The Shout/Hannah Daydream Victims of the Fury Little Bit of Sympathy

1980-03-10T00:00:00Z

3x09 April Wine

3x09 April Wine

  • 1980-03-10T00:00:00Z50m

Tom Petty, March 24, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford Shadow Of a Doubt Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll Introduction - Peter Drummond Even The Losers Here Come's My Girl I Need to Know Luna Stories We Could Tell Refugee Breakdown American Girl

3x10 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

  • 1980-03-23T23:00:00Z50m

Tom Petty, March 24, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford. Setlist: Shadow Of a Doubt / Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll / Introduction - Peter Drummond / Even The Losers / Here Come's My Girl / I Need to Know / Luna / Stories We Could Tell / Refugee / Breakdown / American Girl

1980-03-30T23:00:00Z

3x11 Steve Forbert

3x11 Steve Forbert

  • 1980-03-30T23:00:00Z50m

Lancaster University Going Down to Laurel Romeo's Tune Complications Down by the Sally Gardens What Kind a Guy Steve Forbert's Midsummernight's Toast Thinking The Sweet Love That You Give Shure Goes a Long Long Way Say Goodbye to Little Joe You Can Not Win If You Do Not Play Medley: Nadin, Pokeseller Danny, You Can Not Win If You Do Not Play

Season Finale

1980-05-21T23:00:00Z

3x12 The Blues Band

Season Finale

3x12 The Blues Band

  • 1980-05-21T23:00:00Z50m

Keele University

1980-11-07T00:00:00Z

3x13 After the Fire

3x13 After the Fire

  • 1980-11-07T00:00:00Z50m

City University, London (broadcast 16 March 1981) Sailing Ship (instrumental) Wild West Show Can You Face It?

1980-11-07T00:00:00Z

3x22 After the Fire

3x22 After the Fire

  • 1980-11-07T00:00:00Z50m

City University, London (broadcast 16 March 1981) Sailing Ship (instrumental) Wild West Show Can You Face It?

Season Premiere

1981-01-12T00:00:00Z

4x01 Q-Tips

Season Premiere

4x01 Q-Tips

  • 1981-01-12T00:00:00Z50m

Hatfield Polytechnic

1981-01-19T00:00:00Z

4x02 UB40

4x02 UB40

  • 1981-01-19T00:00:00Z50m

Keele University King Strange Fruit The Earth Dies Screaming Little by Little I Think It's Going to Rain Today Food for Thought Tyler Signing Off

1981-01-26T00:00:00Z

4x03 The Motels

4x03 The Motels

  • 1981-01-26T00:00:00Z50m

University of Bradford Kicks Anticipating Days Are O.K. (But the Nights Were Made for Love) Closets & Bullets Whose Problem Total Control Party Professionals Cry Baby Envy Danger Conroy Guy Wondering

1981-02-02T00:00:00Z

4x04 The Skids

4x04 The Skids

  • 1981-02-02T00:00:00Z50m

Chelsea School of Art

1981-02-09T00:00:00Z

4x05 The Roches

4x05 The Roches

  • 1981-02-09T00:00:00Z50m

Loughborough University of Technology Bad for Me We Nurds The Troubles My Sick Mind Hallelujah Chorus Hammond Song Mr. Sellack

1981-02-16T00:00:00Z

4x06 B. A. Robertson

4x06 B. A. Robertson

  • 1981-02-16T00:00:00Z50m

Preston Polytechnic, Lancashire

1981-02-23T00:00:00Z

4x07 Gillan

4x07 Gillan

  • 1981-02-23T00:00:00Z50m

Recorded at Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford. Unchain Your Brain Mr Universe No Easy Way Trouble Mutually Assured Destruction On the Rocks Vengenace New Orleans

1981-03-02T00:00:00Z

4x08 John Martyn

4x08 John Martyn

  • 1981-03-02T00:00:00Z50m

University of Stirling. Available on DVD. Big Muff Some People Are Crazy Grace and Danger Save Some (For Me) Eibhil Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail Couldn't Love You More Amsterdam Rock Johnny Too Bad

1981-03-09T00:00:00Z

4x09 Siouxsie and The Banshees

4x09 Siouxsie and The Banshees

  • 1981-03-09T00:00:00Z50m

Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Warwickshire Israel Spellbound Arabian Knights Halloween Christine Night Shift Red Light But Not Them Voodoo Dolly Eve White/Eve Black

1981-03-16T00:00:00Z

4x10 After the Fire

4x10 After the Fire

  • 1981-03-16T00:00:00Z50m

4x22 Unknown

  • no air date50m

4x23 Unknown

  • no air date50m

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