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  • The Eighties 'Video Killed the Radio Star' (Season 1, Episode 7)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Eighties

'Video Killed the Radio Star' (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The revolution of music videos, music genres and women taking the stages with their own bands. This is about how the music industry changed drastically during the eighties from the death of John Lennon to the discovery of Nirvana.
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Release date
May 19, 2016 (United States)
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91 cast members
Name Known for
Adam Ant
Self - Musician (archive footage) Self - Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
The B-52's
Themselves (as B-52's) (archive footage) Themselves (as B-52's) (archive footage)   See fewer
The Bangles
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Beastie Boys
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Pat Benatar
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kurtis Blow
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bon Jovi
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Bowie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Boy George
Self - Culture Club (archive footage) Self - Culture Club (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Downtown Julie Brown
Self - Former MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ   See fewer
Chuck D
Self - MC, Public Enemy Self - MC, Public Enemy   See fewer
Dick Clark
Self - Host, American Bandstand (archive footage) Self - Host, American Bandstand (archive footage)   See fewer
Chris Connelly
Self - Reporter, ESPN Self - Reporter, ESPN   See fewer
Def Leppard
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Depeche Mode
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold Dow
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Hugh Downs
Self - 20 / 20 (archive footage) Self - 20 / 20 (archive footage)   See fewer
Eurythmics
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Fine Young Cannibals
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Fox
Self - 20 / 20 (archive footage) Self - 20 / 20 (archive footage)   See fewer
Betty Friedan
Self - Co-founder, National Organization for Women (archive footage) Self - Co-founder, National Organization for Women (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Geldof
Self - Musician and Artist (archive footage) Self - Musician and Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Nelson George
Self - Author and Filmmaker Self - Author and Filmmaker   See fewer
Charles Gibson
Self - Good Morning America (archive footage) Self - Good Morning America (archive footage)   See fewer
Christopher Glenn
Self - 60 Minutes (as Chris Glenn) (archive sound) Self - 60 Minutes (as Chris Glenn) (archive sound)   See fewer
The Go-Go's
Themselves (as The Go-Gos) (archive footage) Themselves (as The Go-Gos) (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark J. Goodman
Self - MTV VJ (as Mark Goodman) Self - MTV VJ (as Mark Goodman)   See fewer
Tipper Gore
Self - Co-founder, P.M.R.C. (archive footage) Self - Co-founder, P.M.R.C. (archive footage)   See fewer
Renee Graham
Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe' Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe'   See fewer
Merv Griffin
Self - The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) Self - The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Bryant Gumbel
Self - The Today Show (archive footage) Self - The Today Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Ron Hays
Self - Video Artist (archive footage) Self - Video Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Susanna Hoffs
Self - Musician, The Bangles Self - Musician, The Bangles   See fewer
Ernest F. Hollings
Self (as Sen. Ernest Hollings) (archive footage) Self (as Sen. Ernest Hollings) (archive footage)   See fewer
Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Human League
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Rick James
Self - Singer (archive footage) Self - Singer (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Jennings
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Casey Kasem
Self - American Top 40 (archive footage) Self - American Top 40 (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Koppel
Self - Nightline (archive footage) Self - Nightline (archive footage)   See fewer
Cyndi Lauper
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Simon Le Bon
Self - Duran Duran (archive footage) Self - Duran Duran (archive footage)   See fewer
LL Cool J
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Madonna
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lori Majewski
Self - Author, Mad World Self - Author, Mad World   See fewer
Wendy Melvoin
Self - Guitarist, Prince and the Revolution Self - Guitarist, Prince and the Revolution   See fewer
Don Miller
Self - CNN (archive footage) Self - CNN (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Nicholson
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Nirvana
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
NWA
Themselves (as N.W.A.) (archive footage) Themselves (as N.W.A.) (archive footage)   See fewer
Ozzy Osbourne
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Pauley
Self - The Today Show (archive footage) Self - The Today Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Lenore Pemberton
Self - Wired (archive footage) Self - Wired (archive footage)   See fewer
Joel Peresman
Self - President, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Self - President, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame   See fewer
Stone Phillips
Self - 20 / 20 (archive footage) Self - 20 / 20 (archive footage)   See fewer
The Police
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Pretenders
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Prince
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Public Enemy
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Queen
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Questlove
Self - Musician and Record Producer Self - Musician and Record Producer   See fewer
Martha Quinn
Self - Original MTV VJ Self - Original MTV VJ   See fewer
R.E.M.
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Rakim
Self Self   See fewer
Joan Rivers
Self - The Late Show (archive footage) Self - The Late Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Lisa Robinson
Self - Music Journalist (archive footage) Self - Music Journalist (archive footage)   See fewer
Nile Rodgers
Self - Music Producer Self - Music Producer   See fewer
David Lee Roth
Self - Van Halen (archive footage) Self - Van Halen (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Score
Self - A Flock of Seagulls (archive footage) (as Mike Score) Self - A Flock of Seagulls (archive footage) (as Mike Score)   See fewer
Joel Siegel
Self - Good Morning America (archive footage) Self - Good Morning America (archive footage)   See fewer
Carole Simpson
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Smith
Self - The Cure (archive footage) Self - The Cure (archive footage)   See fewer
Soft Cell
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Spandau Ballet
Themselves (archive footage) (as Spandau) Themselves (archive footage) (as Spandau)   See fewer
Penelope Spheeris
Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker   See fewer
Bruce Springsteen
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Stanley
Self - Kiss (archive footage) Self - Kiss (archive footage)   See fewer
Sting
Self - The Police (archive footage) Self - The Police (archive footage)   See fewer
Bernard Sumner
Self - New Order (archive footage) Self - New Order (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Swaggart
Self - Televangelist (archive footage) Self - Televangelist (archive footage)   See fewer
Thompson Twins
Themselves (archive footage) (as The Thompson Twins) Themselves (archive footage) (as The Thompson Twins)   See fewer
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
U2
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
David Wild
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Ann Wilson
Self - Musician, Heart Self - Musician, Heart   See fewer
Nancy Wilson
Self - Heart Self - Heart   See fewer
Walter Yetnikoff
Self - President, CBS Records (archive footage) Self - President, CBS Records (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Zappa
Self - Musician (archive footage) Self - Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
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