ECT (TV programme)

ECT (an abbreviation of Extra Celestial Transmission) is a British television music programme dedicated to hard rock and metal music genres.[1]

Ten episodes were broadcast on Channel 4 between 12 April 1985 and 14 June 1985.

It aired on Friday evenings (17:30 to 18:10) as part of Channel 4's Friday Zone that also included Paintbox (18:10 to 18:20) and Soul Train (18:20 to 19:00).[2]

It preceded two other UK TV programmes aimed at fans of rock and heavy metal: Power Hour (1988–90) and Raw Power (1990-93).[3]

Recording

The shows were recorded at Wembley Studios and produced by Keith MacMillan's Keefco production company.[4] The series producer was Annie Russell.[5]

Format

Each artist played two or three songs live. In addition to the live bands, the show had its own dance troupe, Beauxartz, choreographed by Kevan Allen.[6]

Episodes

The episodes were:[7]

Episode No. Original Air Date Artist Songs
1 12 April 1985 Motörhead
  • Nothin Up My Sleeve
  • Bomber
  • Mean Machine
The Lords of the New Church
  • Russian Roulette
  • Method To My Madness
Magnum
  • How Far Jerusalem
  • Just Like An Arrow
Madam X
  • High In High School
  • Come One, Come All
2 19 April 1985 Tormé
  • Star
  • Here I Go
Rogue Male
  • Dressed Incognito
  • Crazy Motor Cycle
Girlschool
  • Running Wild
  • I Want You Back
Waysted
  • Rolling Out The Dice
  • Heaven Tonight
3 26 April 1985 Shy
  • Keep The Fires Burning
  • Hold On To Your Love
Tobruk
  • Breakdown
  • Falling
Warrior
  • Fighting For The Earth
  • Defenders Of Creation
Hawkwind
  • The Right Stuff
  • Angels Of Death
4 3 May 1985 Tigers Of Pan Tang
  • The Wreck-Age
  • Desert Of No Love
Mama's Boys
  • Needle In The Groove
  • Power And Passion
Robin George
  • Heartline
  • Don't Turn Away
McCoy
  • Freemind
  • Ride The Night
5 10 May 1985 Marino The Band (featuring Lisa Dominique)
  • Bad Situation
  • Suzie Don't Rock'n'Roll
Wildfire
  • Jerusalem
  • Natural Selection
Spider
  • Gimme Gimme It All
  • Here We Go Rock’n’Roll
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
  • Out In The Fields
  • Military Man
6 17 May 1985 Pet Hate
  • Wreck The Radio
  • Girls Grow Up Too Fast
Tarazara
  • Behind The Mask
  • Fantasy
Chariot
  • When The Moon Shines
  • Vigilante
Snowy White
  • Bird Of Paradise
  • Land Of Freedom
7 24 May 1985 Cannes
  • Loves Gone
  • Liar
Lionheart
  • Hot Tonight
  • Heartbeat Radio
The Grip
  • We Don't Want It
  • Bet You're Gonna Lose Her
Persian Risk
  • Woman And Rock
  • Rise Up
  • Too Different
8 31 May 1985 The Gunslingers
  • Shake Some Action
  • Never A Dull Moment
The Torpedoes
  • Foolin' Around
  • Hold Back The Tears
Venom
  • Too Loud (For the Crowd)
  • Nightmare
  • Die Hard
Lee Aaron
  • Hot To Be Rocked
  • Shake It Up
  • Line Of Fire
9 7 June 1985 Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
  • Boxhill Or Bust
  • Hot Lover
Doctor And The Medics
Rock Goddess
  • Satisfied Then Crucified
  • Heaven
  • Love Is A Bitch
Heavy Pettin'
  • Rock Ain't Dead
  • Sole Survivor
  • Love Times Love
10 14 June 1985 She
  • Love Every Day
  • Never Surrender
Trash
  • Boogie Woogie Man
  • Rock Me...Rock You!
Magnum
  • On A Storyteller's Night
  • Les Morts Dansant
Warlock
  • Hellbound
  • Out Of Control
  • All Night

References
  1. "TV Pop Diaries - ECT". TV Pop Diaries. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "TVTimes Listings". issuu. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  3. Evans, Jeff (2017-02-16). Rock & Pop on British TV. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781783237777.
  4. "Keefco Production Company BFI". BFI. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  5. "Annie Russell BFI". BFI. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  6. Allen, Kevan. "KEVAN ALLEN". www.kevanallen.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  7. "YouTube Recordings".
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