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DEF LEPPARD's HYSTERIA Video In Classic Top Of The Pops Episode

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Def Leppard's Hysteria video was featured on Top Of The Pops in December 1987 and the show is set to be broadcast again tonight.

The band were featured once again on the show in early December 1987.

After two appearances performing 'Animal' and 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' to playback in August and September the third UK single 'Hysteria' was used during the regular 'Breakers' segment.

This segment had long clips from promo videos of songs that were just entering or climbing the charts.

This episode is being rebroadcast again in BBC Four tonight and tomorrow for the first time in full since its original airing.

Sadly the 'PSSOM' performance from September 1987 was not shown as BBC Four skipped through to late September episodes.

Both 'Armageddon It' and 'Love Bites' were featured as videos in 1988 but the band did not perform in studio again until February 1989 with 'Rocket'.

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Top Of The Pops - 3rd December 1987 Re-Broadcast

  • Friday, 24th May 2019 - BBC Four @ 7:30pm - Watch @ bbc.co.uk
  • Saturday, 25th May 2019 - BBC Four @ 12:10am (r)

Top Of The Pops - 3rd December 1987

  • 01 - The Hooters - Satellite
  • 02 - Alexander O'Neal - Criticize
  • 03 - The Proclaimers - Letter From America
  • 04 - Def Leppard - Hysteria (Promo Video)
  • 05 - Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before (Promo Video)
  • 06 - Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo - Who Found You (Promo Video)
  • 07 - Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (Promo Video)
  • 08 - Paul McCartney - Once Upon A Long Ago
  • 09 - T'Pau - China In Your Hand
  • 10 - Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All the Luck

"Janice Long and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 December 1987 and featuring The Hooters, Alexander O'Neal, The Proclaimers, Def Leppard, Cutting Crew, Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, T'Pau and Maxi Priest."


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