ECT (TV programme)

ECT
Also known as	Extra Celestial Transmission
Presented by	Annie Russell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Production location	Wembley Studios
Running time	30-40 minutes
Production company	Keefco
Original release
Network	Channel4
Release	12 April (1985-04-12) – 14 June 1985 (1985-06-14)

ECT (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 from 12 April 1985 – 14 June 1985. It aired on Friday evenings (17:30–18:10) as part of Channel 4's "Friday Zone" that also included Paintbox (18:10–18:20) and Soul Train (18:20–19:00).[2]

It preceded two other UK TV programmes aimed at fans of hard rock and heavy metal: Power Hour (1988–1990) and Raw Power (1990–1993).[3]

Recording

The shows were recorded at Wembley Studios and produced by Keith McMillan'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	Tygers 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	Love's Gone Liar
		Lionheart	Hot Tonight Heartbeat Radio
		The Grip	We Don't Want It Bet You're Gonna Lose Her Great Balls of Fire
		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	Mole Catcher Silver Machine
		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 17 November 2017.
3. Evans, Jeff (16 February 2017). Rock & Pop on British TV. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781783237777.
4. "Keefco Production Company BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
5. "Annie Russell BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
6. Allen, Kevan. "KEVAN ALLEN". www.kevanallen.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
7. "YouTube videos". YouTube.

External links

• Extra Celestial Transmission at IMDb
• 10 episode articles by Andy Le Rock