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29/05/1986

04/10/2018

BBC One - Top of the Pops, 29/05/1986

Featuring Doctor and the Medics, Robert Palmer, The Real Thing and Tears for Fears.

John Peel and Janice Long present this programme featuring Doctor and the Medics, Robert Palmer, The Real Thing, Tears for Fears, Pete Wylie, Spitting Image and Peter Gabriel.

John Peel and Janice Long present this pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 May 1986. Featuring Doctor and the Medics, Robert Palmer, The Real Thing, Tears for Fears, Pete Wylie, Spitting Image and Peter Gabriel.

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