Def Leppard News - DEF LEPPARD's Classic 1987 ANIMAL Top Of The Pops Appearance Re-Broadcast

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

DEF LEPPARD's Classic 1987 ANIMAL Top Of The Pops Appearance Re-Broadcast

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Def Leppard made their first appearance on Top Of The Pops in August 1987 and the show is set to be broadcast again soon.

The band were featured for the very first time on the show in August 1987.

Two shows are set to be re-broadcast on BBC Four very soon for the first time since their original airing in 1987.

These are the 6th August 1987 show which featured the 'Animal' promo video show during the 'Breakers' section for high climbing singles.

The second is the 13th August show where they opened with a performance of 'Animal' which was their first broadcast appearance on the legenday show.

A taping of 'Hello America' in March 1980 was not shown due to the single failing to make the main Top 40.

View photos from the show below along with .

In 2017 the appearance was included with the 'Hysteria' 30th anniversary edition reissue and posted to YouTube/iTunes. This is the first time the entire episode has been shown again in full.

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Top Of The Pops - 6th August 1987 Re-Broadcast

Thursday, 11th April 2019 - BBC Four @ 7:30pm - Watch @ bbc.co.uk
Thursday, 11th April 2019 - BBC Four @ 11:30pm (r)

Top Of The Pops - 13th August 1987 Re-Broadcast

Friday, 12th April 2019 - BBC Four @ 7:30pm - Watch @ bbc.co.uk
Friday, 12th April 2019 - BBC Four @ 11:55pm (r)

Top Of The Pops - 13th August 1987

01 - Def Leppard - Animal (Studio Performance)
02 - Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls (Video)
03 - Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
04 - Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery
05 - Pseudo Echo - Funky Town
07 - Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love (Video)

"Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 August 1987 and featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Rick Astley, Wet Wet Wet, Wax, Kim Wilde, Sherrick, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pseudo Echo and Hue and Cry."

Top Of The Pops - 6th August 1987

01 - New Order - True Faith
02 - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram - Somewhere Out There
03 - Sinitta - Toy Boy
04 - Samantha Fox - I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night)
05 - Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery (Video)
06 - Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls (Video)
07 - Def Leppard - Animal (Video)
08 - Spagna - Call Me
09 - Los Lobos - La Bamba (Video)
10 - Pseudo Echo - Funky Town
11 - Stock, Aitken & Waterman - Roadblock

"Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast 6 August 1987 and featuring New Order, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, Sinitta, Samantha Fox, Wet Wet Wet, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Spagna, Los Lobos and Stock Aitken Waterman."

TOTP 1987 Photo Gallery - By dltourhistory