This was only the portion that BBC1 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland showed. BBC1 in Scotland showed the full horror as there was still another 40 minutes of it to go!
BBC 2 offered 84 Whistle Test 85, "Whistle Test takes you out of 1984 and into 1985 with two live concerts and recorded highlights from last year's Whistle Test and Sight and Sound series. Nik Kershaw-Live" from 10.50pm - 1.30am
@johnking5174 that was (at the time) the only year that there was no stereo simulcast of a Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve concert since 1975 being broadcast in stereo on Radio 1
Thank you so much for uploading this. One of TV's greatest moments, which I feared was lost forever. The best Hogmanay show ever, by a mile. Respect to Tom O'Connor for somehow delaying the sinking of a very leaky ship.
ITV offered The Hogmanay Show from Scottish Television networked across all ITV regions from 11.30pm - 12.35am. Channel 4 offered Julia live for ‘85 from 11.30pm - 12.30am, no idea what that was, but probably something alternative which was what Channel 4 always did.
According to the New Year's Eve 1984 edition of the Daily Mirror, "Julia Live For '85" was a showcase for the singer Julia Migenes Johnson. The Mirror's TV guide of that day refers to her as an opera singer, but she apparently works more in musical theatre. Among other things, she played Hodel in the original Broadway version of Fiddler On The Roof.
What caught me right away is how restricted the camera movements are. This was such a small venue to use for a video production, especially live TV. Also those people in the pool must have been freezing in that water in December!
A guest lay on the floor and looked up Maggie moones dress, John Grieve forgot the words, & Chic murray didnt know what camera was on him. The audience paid for a Gleneagles Hogmanay weekend and werent gonna sit nice for any BBC cameras.
