Description
The BBC 2 Television special Paul Young at the BBC originally aired on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 20:45 (8:45 pm). This career-spanning documentary draws from the BBC’s extensive archive of performances and interviews, combining classic footage with newly recorded reflections from Paul Young himself. The programme revisits key tracks from his early days with Streetband and the Q-Tips through his 1980s solo peak, interweaving iconic songs with first-hand commentary on his rise to fame, the creative decisions behind his music, and his artistic evolution. Serving both as a retrospective tribute for longtime fans and an accessible portrait of Young’s contribution to 1980s pop music., The special also includes interesting details that reveal themselves in text along the bottom of the screen describing interesting facts of that period during that particular performance or release of the song. The special brilliantly blends archival material and contemporary insight into a cohesive celebration of his career.
Track Listing:
1. Top of the Pops, September 1983: “Come Back and Stay”
2. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 1
3. Top of the Pops, December 1984: “Everything Must Change”
4. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 2
5. Top of the Pops, November 1978: “Toast”
6. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 3
7. The Old Grey Whistle Test November 1980: Q-Tips: “Looking For Some Action”
8. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 4
9. Top of the Pops, June 1983: “Where I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)”
10. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 4
11. The Late Late Breakfast Show October 1984: “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down”
12. Pebble Mill October 1991: “Don’t Dream it’s Over”
13. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 5
14. Whistle Test Presents December 1983: “I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten”
15. The Terry Wogan Show September 1986: “Wonderland”
16. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 6
17. Top of The Pops April 1991: “Senza Una Donna” (Duet with Zucchero Fornaciari)
18. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 7
19. Live In The Studio July 2015: Los Pacaminos (Featuring Paul Young) “Wooly Bully”
20. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 8
21. The Terry Wogan Show March 1985: “Everytime You Go Away”
22. Exclusive 2025 Interview Part 8
23. Top of The Pops November 1983: “Love Of The Common People”
EXCLUSIVE to this DELUXE EDITION
PAUL YOUNG The Video Archives 1983-1987 Volume I
1. Top of The Pop 07/21/83: Wherever I Lay My Hat
2. Paul Young and The Royal Family Live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London England. Recorded Live on Sunday October 30th and Monday 31st 1983. This edited concert aired once on MTV in early 1984 but the quality cannot be matched here as this is from a VHS master from the record company. A upload of this concert in lesser quality exists on YouTube and is NOT Complete! This is the full version of the final edited master for the show (that would later air on MTV) was completed in the USA on 23rd of March 1984.
Songs include the following:Love Of The Common People, Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home), Come Back And Stay (Extended), Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover)
Broken Man and Sex
3. The Montreux International Rock Festival 1985: “Everytime You Go Away” and “Tomb of Memories”
4. Solid Gold 1985: “Everytime You Go Away” (Incomplete)
5. Saturday Night Live 02/14/87: Host Bronson Pinchot introduces Paul Young for the first Live song “War Games” and Paulina Porizkova introduces the second performance of “In The Long Run” includes closing segment
6. The Montreux International Rock Festival 5/25/87: In The Long Run
Total Running Time: 2 Hours
This is a natural addition for any avid collector or devotee of Paul Young as you will NOT see this particular type of collectable likely to be offered elsewhere.
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