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In this section you will find a chronological list of notable performances and appearances by Oasis on British TV between 1994 and 1996. Please note that this is a work-in-progress and may be subject to revision. I would like to thank the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope<\/a>\u00a0for their help with my enquiries on this subject and for granting me permission to quote archive holding information from their excellent reference book The British Television Music and Variety Research Guide 1950-1997<\/a><\/em>\u00a0on this page. The transmission dates and track-listings of the editions of Later with Jools Holland<\/em> listed below are quoted from the programme\u2019s own website<\/a>. The recording dates for various editions of Top of the Pops<\/em> and The White Room<\/em> are quoted from Tony McCaroll\u2019s book\u00a0Oasis: The Truth<\/a><\/em> and Paul Gallagher’s Brothers: from Childhood to Oasis – The Real Story<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Thanks are also due to themanwithnoname, Howdo, and birchy of the L4E Oasis forums for their help in providing invaluable information on several of the programmes listed in this guide.<\/p>\n

1992<\/h1>\n
The Blackpool Roadshow<\/i><\/b>\u00a0(performing Take Me)<\/div>\n
Un-transmitted performance,\u00a018th July 1992<\/em><\/div>\n

The first performance Oasis recorded for TV has proven somewhat of a mystery down the years, due to the sparse and inadvertently misleading accounts of it in various Oasis books and articles (e.g. in his book Oasis: The Truth<\/em> drummer Tony McCarroll recalls the appearance but mistakenly attributes it to Red Nose Day, where he says that Alvin Stardust introduced them miming their pre-Definitely Maybe<\/em> song Take Me<\/a>\u00a0(McCarroll, pp. 69-71). In the course of researching this event on the Missing Episodes Forum<\/a>, it’s emerged that whilst they did perform Take Me, the event concerned was not Red Nose Day.<\/p>\n

Oasis’s performance\u00a0was actually for an event called ‘The Blackpool Roadshow’, who won a contract to supply coverage of its 24-hour entertainment programme for Granada’s contribution to the 1992 ITV Telethon. The Blackpool Roadshow was owned by Shirley Jones (n\u00e9e Pearson) and her brother, Johnnie Doolan. Johnnie had built recording studio mixer desks with Bonehead’s brother Martin Arthurs, and asked Shirl if she could provide a slot for his brother’s band Oasis.<\/p>\n

In 2015 Shirl recalled that “[Oasis] were cool guys: polite, nice to all the crew, had a lot of fun, and [were] very appreciative of the opportunity!” (Shirl Jones, quoted from the Missing Episodes Forum). Shirl adds that she “Would always insist on a copy of anyone’s music before I offered them a slot, just to make sure it was audience-friendly; consequently they went into a studio and recorded [two different versions of] Take Me and labelled the cassette accordingly (Shirl Jones, quoted from private email correspondence with the author, 2016). This cassette was later sold on the eil.com<\/a> music memorabilia website, alongside the fax Bonehead sent to Shirl (showing the band’s availability) and a copy of some recent coverage Oasis had received in the Manchester Evening News<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Recalling the event in a post on the Missing Episodes forum, Johnnie Doolan reflected that:<\/p>\n

“I was the engineer, Shirley’s brother – (Surprised that day didn’t kill us both off or at least persuade us to leave the industry) […] Martin Arthurs, pretty much my mentor at the time […] asked me if there would be any chance of a slot for his brother’s band on the Telethon gig. Shirl already had a stacked schedule of artists but said to me ‘sure, I’ll get the guys slotted in’.<\/p>\n

The day before the event, we were down at Granada TV’s grounds setting up the two stages and organising the PA and OB cabling links. I was working away and noticed Martin and a bunch of guys standing over on a corner of Granada’s buildings, so went over to meet him and the guys. Handshakes and all that malarkey over with, I think the Oasis boys came backstage for a root around, passed us a demo tape, and possibly did some basic sound check (bit sketchy here – sorry).<\/p>\n

Saturday. Now then (this next bit is really sketchy)… this was the era when Utah Saints reached no. 4 with Something Good<\/a>, the track with the Kate Bush sample in it. They were slotted in to do their bit but decided to get above their station just prior to their scheduled performance. Andy Hatcher was one of our stage managers at this event. From what I can gather, he basically hoofed them off stage (which they were none too chuffed about). I believe Oasis took their place, although if Shirl can fish out the schedules we may get a more accurate picture.<\/p>\n

The next time I saw them it was on Top of the Pops<\/em> in October (the same year I believe). I also believe Martin was potentially one of the band during earlier days but his travelling career at Amek in Manchester took him in a different direction. (Johnnie Doolan, quoted from the Missing Episodes Forum).<\/p>\n

I am very grateful to Shirl Jones (owner of the Blackpool Roadshow) and Johnnie Doolan for getting in touch with me to explain the above details of this event. \u00a0(This entry updated 13th February 2016).<\/p>\n

1994<\/h1>\n
The Word<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 4, episode 17<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast Friday 18th<\/sup> March 1994 on Channel 4<\/em><\/div>\n

Oasis’s national television debut came on Friday 18th<\/sup> March 1994 when they recorded a live performance of their first single Supersonic at Teddington Studios<\/a>\u00a0for Channel 4\u2019s late-night entertainment show The Word<\/a><\/em>. Also appearing on this edition were Sister Act, The Kaliphz, Soul Asylum, and Kathly Le Jimmy. The programme was hosted by Terry Christian and Mark Lamarr. It was shot in 625-line standard definition in 4:3 aspect ratio and recorded onto D5 format digital videotape. For broadcast, the green backdrop Oasis performed in front of was replaced (using chroma key<\/a>) with a psychedelic pattern of swirling colours; ten years later bass guitarist Andy Bell remembered that this produced an effect \u2018almost like 3D TV… Liam seemed to leap out of the screen at you.\u2019 Channel 4 included this performance as part of a programme celebrating The Best of the Word<\/a><\/em>, which was shown on 18th<\/sup> June 1999; it was also included on the 10th<\/sup> anniversary DVD edition of Definitely Maybe<\/em>, where it was presented in 16:9 widescreen format. Terry Christian recalled how Oasis were booked and what went on that night in this\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0for the Guardian<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n

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Naked City<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 2, episode 9<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 22nd<\/sup> June 1994 on Channel 4<\/em><\/div>\n

Naked City<\/em> was a late-night entertainment show made by Rapido TV<\/a>\u00a0for Channel 4 and was hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Caitlin Moran. Oasis recorded a live performance of Supersonic<\/a>\u00a0and Shakermaker<\/a>\u00a0for the programme on 7th<\/sup> June 1994, which was eventually broadcast in episode 9 of its second series (transmitted 22nd<\/sup> June 1994, two days after Shakermaker has been released as a single). This episode also featured Noel Gallagher\u2019s first-ever TV interview, which he shared with Peter Cunnah, the lead singer and songwriter of the group D:Ream. The programme\u00a0was shot in 625-line standard definition in 4:3 aspect ratio and recorded onto D5 format digital videotape.\u00a0The performance of Shakermaker was later included in the DVD edition of Definitely Maybe<\/em>, where it was presented in 16:9 widescreen.<\/p>\n

4 Go to Glastonbury <\/em><\/strong>(26th<\/sup> June 1994)<\/div>\n

Channel 4\u2019s coverage of the 1994 Glastonbury festival included coverage of Oasis\u2019s performances of\u00a0Live Forever<\/a>,\u00a0Fade Away<\/a>, and\u00a0Digsy\u2019s Dinner<\/a>. The performance of Live Forever was included as the live version of the track included in the DVD version of\u00a0Definitely Maybe<\/em>\u00a0released in 2004. On 29th January 2016, ZCZ Films (the company who shot this footage\u00a0for Channel 4) uploaded Oasis’s complete Glastonbury performance<\/a> to YouTube.<\/p>\n

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The Beat<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 28th<\/sup> June 1994 on ITV Carlton<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On 8th<\/sup> June 1994, prior to their gig at the Marquee in Manchester, Noel and Liam were interviewed in a guitar shop\u00a0in Denmark Street by Gary Crowley for Carlton TV\u2019s music programme The Beat<\/em>;\u00a0the interview was eventually broadcast by Carlton on 28th<\/sup> June 1994. The brief clips from it used in the 2004 Channel 4 documentary\u00a0There We Were, Now Here We Are: The Making of Oasis<\/em>\u00a0seem to have been dubbed from a multi-generation VHS recording,\u00a0suggesting that the the master tape of the programme may no longer exist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top of the Pops <\/em><\/strong>(performing Shakermaker)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 30th<\/sup> June 1994 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

Oasis\u2019s first appearance on the BBC\u2019s Top of the Pops<\/em> was in support of their second UK single Shakermaker<\/a>, which was released on 13th<\/sup> June 1994 and entered the charts at number 11 (also its peak position).\u00a0On 29th<\/sup> June 1994 the band recorded a performance of the song at the BBC\u2019s studios in Elstree, which featured Liam Gallagher singing live over an instrumental backing track. When the performance was broadcast the next day, the then Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes introduced Oasis under a caption labelling the band \u2018New UK talent from Manchester.\u2019<\/p>\n

This performance was also notable in that it presented the band with drummer Tony McCarroll at the front of the stage, Noel Gallagher, Paul \u201cBonehead\u201d Arthurs, and Paul McGuigan a step back, and Liam Gallagher at the back. In his book Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis<\/em>, writer Paolo Hewitt noted that, whether deliberately or not, this recalled The Jam\u2019s performance of their last single Beat Surrender<\/a>\u00a0in 1982, in which Paul Weller \u2018put everyone [else] forward and hid himself at the back.\u2019 (Hewitt, pp. 228-9).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Something for the Weekend<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 1st<\/sup> July 1994 on ITV Granada<\/em><\/div>\n

These performances of Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Star<\/a>, Supersonic, and Shakermaker\u00a0were broadcast as part of the episode of ITV Granada\u2019s programme Something for the Weekend<\/em> broadcast on 1st<\/sup> July 1994. They are notable for the fact that they feature live vocals from Liam Gallagher over instrumental backing tracks. The performance of Shakermaker is unusual in that it includes the line \u201cI\u2019d like to teach the world to sing\/In perfect harmony\/I’d like to buy the world a Coke\/To keep it company\u201d that was removed from the single and album version following the legal action taken by the New Seekers detailed in the Recording Studios section of this site. Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Star is cut down to four minutes here, which was presumably an edit done specially for radio and TV transmission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MTV Most Wanted<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 18th<\/sup> August 1994 on MTV Europe<\/em><\/div>\n

Oasis appeared on MTV\u2019s Most Wanted<\/em> to play Live Forever<\/a>\u00a0and Whatever<\/a>\u00a0(the latter including the line \u201call the young blues\/carry the news\u201d). This lyric was removed from the version released as a single on 18th<\/sup> December 1994 following a threat of legal action from David Bowie, who recognised its debt to All the Young Dudes<\/a>, a song\u00a0he had written for Mott the Hoople. Later on the song came to the attention of Neil Innes, who claimed that Noel Gallagher had copied the melody to his song How Sweet to be an Idiot<\/a>; Innes is now credited as co-writer of Whatever. Noel comments on the composition and recording of Whatever in this video<\/a>\u00a0released to promote Oasis\u2019s greatest hits compilation, Time Flies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Live Forever)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 19th<\/sup> August 1994 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oasis’s next appearance on Top of the Pops<\/em> saw them play Live Forever<\/a>, which was released as a single on 8th<\/sup> August 1994 and entered the UK charts at number 10 (also its peak position). On 18th<\/sup> August 1994 the band recorded a performance of the song at the BBC\u2019s Elstree studios, again with Liam Gallagher singing live over an instrumental backing track.<\/p>\n

This backing track, which was later included on a promotional CD called the Stop the Clocks<\/em> collection, features Liam Gallagher\u2019s falsetto delivery of the refrain \u201cYou and I are gonna live forever\u201d, which can be heard here under Noel Gallagher\u2019s live delivery of the line (by this stage it seems that Liam could no longer reach the high notes of the song, leaving Noel to sing them instead). This performance was broadcast on BBC 1 on 19th<\/sup> August 1994, where it was introduced by Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes under a caption stating that Live Forever was the highest new entry that week.<\/p>\n

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Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Rock ‘n’ Roll Star)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 18th<\/sup> September 1994 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

Ahead of the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe<\/em> on 30th<\/sup> August 1994 Oasis were given the rare privilege of performing an album track on Top of the Pops<\/em>. They chose Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Star, the opening track of the album. The performance was broadcast on BBC 1 on 18th<\/sup> September 1994. In 2004 it was released on the 10th<\/sup> anniversary DVD edition of Definitely Maybe<\/em>, where it was presented in 16:9 widescreen format.<\/p>\n

The O Zone<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast October 1994 on BBC2<\/em><\/div>\n

In advance of Oasis\u2019s then forthcoming single Cigarettes and Alcohol, the O Zone<\/em>\u2019s presenter Zoe Ball interviewed<\/a>\u00a0Noel and Liam Gallagher to ask them if they thought they deserved their reputation for trashing hotel rooms and as the best new band in Britain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With Oasis<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Originally broadcast 31st October 1994 on ITV Granada<\/em><\/div>\n

In the words of its presenter John Robb, this documentary charted Oasis\u2019s \u2018glorious, swaggering ascendancy.\u2019 It was made by the independent production company Music Box and was transmitted on ITV Granada on 31st<\/sup> October 1994. It has never been repeated, but has since been made available in three parts on YouTube: Part 1<\/a>; Part 2<\/a>; Part 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

120 Minutes<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 13th<\/sup> November 1994 on MTV<\/em><\/div>\n

This edition was guest hosted by R.E.M.\u2019s Michael Stipe and featured a live performance by Oasis of Supersonic<\/a>, in addition to tracks by Nirvana, James and Suede, amongst many others. Also recorded in this session were performances of\u00a0Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Star<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Live Forever<\/a>; these were broadcast at a later date.\u00a0(This broadcast and playlist information is quoted from the comprehensive\u00a0120 minutes archive<\/a>\u00a0site).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Later with Jools Holland<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 4, Episode 6<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast Saturday 10th<\/sup> December 1994 at 8.00 p.m. on BBC 2<\/em><\/div>\n

On 6th<\/sup> December 1994 Oasis recorded three songs for this programme; their Christmas single, Whatever<\/a>; a cover of the Beatles\u2019\u00a0I am the Walrus<\/a>; and an acoustic performance by Noel Gallagher of the vinyl-only bonus track Sad Song<\/a>. The episode was last shown on BBC 2 on Saturday 29th<\/sup> April 1995 at 1.30 a.m. The performance of Sad Song from this edition was presented in widescreen format as a bonus track on the 10th<\/sup> anniversary DVD edition of Definitely Maybe.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Whatever)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 15th<\/sup> December 1994 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

Oasis’s next performance on TOTP<\/em> was of\u00a0Whatever<\/a>\u00a0on 15th<\/sup> December 1994, three days ahead of its release as a single (the song would ultimately peak at number 3 in the charts). They were introduced by Blur\u2019s Damon Albarn under a caption stating that Oasis had sold 350,000 copies of Definitely Maybe<\/em>. Unlike their previous appearances on the show, this time the whole performance was mimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1995<\/h1>\n
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The White Room<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 1, episode 6<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 22nd<\/sup> April 1995 on Channel 4<\/em><\/div>\n

The White Room<\/em> was a live music show hosted by Mark Radcliffe and broadcast at 10.00p.m. on Saturdays on Channel 4. The series was made by Initial Film and Television and was produced by Chris Cowey, who later produced Top of the Pops<\/em> for the BBC. It was broadcast with NICAM digital stereo sound, which was then becoming a more commonplace feature of British TV.<\/p>\n

On 14th<\/sup> April 1995 Oasis recorded performances of Acquiesce<\/a>\u00a0(the b-side to their then forthcoming single Some Might Say) in addition to It\u2019s Good to Be Free<\/a>\u00a0and a duet by Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller on Talk Tonight<\/a>. Weller followed his earlier performance of Sunflower<\/a>\u00a0(the opening track of his 1993 album Wild Wood<\/em>) with renditions of two songs from Stanley Road<\/em>:\u00a0the then forthcoming single\u00a0The Changingman<\/a>\u00a0and the album track\u00a0Porcelain Gods<\/a>.\u00a0Also appearing on this episode were\u00a0PJ Harvey<\/a>, Bobby Womack, and CJ Lewis.\u00a0The episode was broadcast on Channel Four at the earlier than usual time of 8.00p.m. on 22nd<\/sup> April 1995, two days before the Some Might Say single was released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Some Might Say)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 27th<\/sup> April 1995 and 30th April 1995 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

On 27th<\/sup> April 1995 Oasis appeared on Top of the Pops<\/em> with a mimed performance of their single Some Might Say<\/a>, which had been released three days previously. The band was introduced by Radio 1 DJ and Big Breakfast<\/em> presenter Chris Evans under a caption informing viewers that Oasis\u2019s total world album sales had reached 1.3 million. This was Tony McCarroll’s last televised appearance by the band. He was sacked on 30th<\/sup> April 1995 and replaced by Alan White, whose first TV appearance with the band was miming a second performance of Some Might Say<\/a>\u00a0on Top of the Pops<\/em> on 4th<\/sup> May 1995. The song was Oasis\u2019s first number 1 single.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4 Go to Glastonbury (June 1995)<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

Channel 4\u2019s coverage of the 1995 Glastonbury festival included coverage of Oasis’s headline set, in addition to a backstage acoustic performance by Noel Gallagher of Wonderwall<\/a>, which is thought to have been the first time the song was played in public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Roll With It)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 17th<\/sup> August 1995 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

On 17th<\/sup> August 1995 singer Robbie Williams introduced Oasis playing Roll With It<\/a>\u00a0on Top of the Pops<\/em>, under a caption stating that the band had now sold 2 million albums worldwide. Roll With It was kept from the number 1 spot by Blur\u2019s Country House<\/a>, which had been released the same day, sharpening the rivalry between the two bands. The ensuing chart battle between Blur and Oasis captured the imagination of the British press and public and became one of the most memorable moments of the Britpop years. The event was even covered by BBC 1\u2019s\u00a0Six O\u2019 Clock News<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and ITN\u2019s News at Ten<\/a><\/em>. For this TOTP<\/em> appearance (recorded a day ahead of its broadcast) Noel and Liam swapped places, sending up the fact that they were miming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Wonderwall)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 9th<\/sup> November 1995 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

Oasis performed Wonderwall<\/a>\u00a0on Top of the Pops<\/em> on 9th<\/sup> November 1995. They were introduced by the comedian Lee Evans under a caption informing viewers that the song had reached number 2 in the UK charts, having sold 180,000 copies. Wonderwall was kept from the top of the charts by Robson and Jerome’s cover of Unchained Melody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Later with Jools Holland<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 6, Episode 5<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast Saturday 2nd<\/sup> December 1995 at 11.15 p.m. on BBC 2<\/em><\/div>\n

On 28th<\/sup> November 1995 Oasis, minus Liam Gallagher, played three songs: a cover of Slade\u2019s Cum on Feel the Noize<\/a>, Wonderwall<\/a>, and Round Are Way<\/a>. This episode was broadcast on BBC 2 on 2nd<\/sup> December 1995 and was repeated on Sunday 4th<\/sup> August 1996 at 1.40 a.m.<\/p>\n

The White Room: New Year Special\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 2, episode 1<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 31st<\/sup> December 1995 on Channel 4<\/em><\/div>\n

On 22nd<\/sup> December 1995 Oasis recorded five songs for The White Room<\/em>\u2019s New Year Special, which was\u00a0hosted by Radio 1 DJs Mark Radcliffe and Jo Whiley; these were:\u00a0Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger, Wonderwall<\/a>,\u00a0Roll With It<\/a>, Round Are Way, and Some Might Say. The first three songs of this set were broadcast in the special, with Wonderwall featuring an on-screen countdown into the new year; this then segued into Roll With It. The recordings of Round Are Way and Some Might Say were shown later, in the episode broadcast on 27.01.96. The episode also featured performances by David Bowie, PM Dawn, and Chris Farlowe. It is currently held on D5 digital videotape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1996<\/h1>\n
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Hotel Babylon<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 8th<\/sup> January 1996 on ITV<\/em><\/div>\n

Not to be confused with its\u00a0latter-day\u00a0BBC 1 namesake, this ITV series was a late-night music and entertainment show which featured a live performance by Noel Gallagher of Don’t Look Back in Anger<\/a>, before which he was\u00a0interviewed by its host, Dani Behr.<\/p>\n

The White Room\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 2, episode 3<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 27th<\/sup> January 1996 on Channel 4<\/em><\/div>\n

This episode included the performances of Round Are Way<\/a>\u00a0and Some Might Say<\/a>\u00a0that had been recorded on 22nd<\/sup> December 1995.\u00a0Note: Given his comment that (What\u2019s the Story) Morning Glory?<\/em> had just gone top 10 in the US, presenter Mark Radcliffe\u2019s comment at the end of the performance of Round Are Way must have been recorded close to its transmission. Oasis\u2019s performance of Some Might Say was presented in black-and-white, matching the format of an archive clip (shown immediately beforehand) of The Hollies playing Look Through Any Window<\/a>\u00a0at the London Palladium in 1965. Presenter Mark Radcliffe linked the two performances by saying \u201cfrom Manchester\u2019s top beat combo of the \u201960s to their equivalent in the \u201990s\u201d, with the picture still monochrome, returning to colour after Some Might Say.\u00a0(Many thanks to birchy and themanwithnoname for providing invaluable information on this episode of The White Room<\/em>). The episode also featured performances by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Pretenders, Lush, and BT. It is preserved on D5 format digital videotape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top of the Pops<\/em><\/strong> (performing Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger and Cum on Feel the Noize)<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 22nd<\/sup> February 1996 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

Oasis played Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger<\/a>\u00a0twice on Top of the Pops<\/em>: the first appearance was on 22nd<\/sup> February 1996, where they were introduced by Radio 1 DJ Lisa I\u2019Anson. This appearance was notable in that the band played two songs, the second being their cover of Slade\u2019s Cum on Feel the Noize<\/a>. The song reached number one in the UK charts, after which a second appearance<\/a>\u00a0was shown which included a caption stating that the single had sold 250,000 copies. The first TOTP<\/em> performance of the song was later included in the Top of the Pops: 40th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/a><\/em>\u00a0DVD released by 2 | entertain in 2004.<\/p>\n

The Brits<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 22nd<\/sup> February 1996 on ITV<\/em><\/div>\n

The 1996 Brit Awards were held on 19th<\/sup> February 1996 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London and broadcast by ITV on 22nd<\/sup> February 1996. Chris Evans and his co-hosts Michael Hutchence, Lenny Kravitz, and Pete Townsend presented Oasis with the Brit awards<\/a>\u00a0for best British video (for Nigel Dick\u2019s Wonderwall<\/a>\u00a0promo); Best British Album for (What\u2019s the Story) Morning Glory?<\/em>, and Best British Group respectively. The ceremony is perhaps best remembered, however, for Jarvis Cocker\u2019s comical on-stage protest\u00a0at Michael Jackson\u2019s performance of Earth Song. The programme is held by ITV on D2 digital videotape.<\/p>\n

TFI Friday<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Series 1, episode 9<\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 5th<\/sup> April 1996 on Channel 4<\/em><\/div>\n

5th<\/sup> April 1996 saw Noel Gallagher appear as a guest on an edition of Channel 4\u2019s\u00a0TFI Friday<\/em> broadcast from its host Chris Evans\u2019s living room. Other guests on this edition were Danny Baker, Gaby Roslin, and Shooting Stars<\/em>\u00a0co-host Bob Mortimer. The programme was produced by Ginger Productions for Channel 4 and is currently held on D5 format digital videotape.<\/p>\n

From the Beatles to Oasis: Forty Years of Granada Pop<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast 3rd<\/sup> May 1996 on ITV Granada\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n

This 50-minute documentary presented by Tony Wilson helped to celebrate forty years of Granada TV with a selection of classic pop and rock performances from its archives. These included an appearance by The Stone Roses playing\u00a0Waterfall<\/a>\u00a0on The Other Side of Midnight<\/em>\u00a0and footage of Oasis performing Live Forever (which is currently unidentified, but thought to be from a gig they played in 1994 at the Buckley Tivoli; clips of this gig had appeared in the earlier Granada documentary With Oasis<\/em>, edited with an interview in the middle. Thanks to pheel and K007oasis of the L4E Oasis forums for providing information on this. Additional broadcast information for this programme is quoted from its listing<\/a>\u00a0on the BFI\u2019s Film & TV database).<\/p>\n

Oasis: Special Report\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nOriginally broadcast on Monday 12th<\/sup> August 1996 on Channel 4\u00a0<\/em>
\nOn 12th<\/sup> August 1996 Channel 4 News broadcast a special report<\/a>\u00a0by Nicholas Glass on Oasis\u2019s massively-attended concerts in the grounds of Knebworth House, Hertfordshire on 10-11.08.1996. The concerts were also covered in the\u00a0news bulletin<\/a>\u00a0of Channel 4\u2019s The Big Breakfast<\/em> earlier the same day.<\/p>\n

MTV Presents\u00a0Oasis Unplugged<\/em><\/strong>
\nOriginally broadcast on MTV Europe on 4th<\/sup> November 1996, following an earlier transmission by MTV America. Also shown on BBC1 in May 1997<\/em><\/p>\n

This performance, recorded on Friday 23rd<\/sup> August 1996 at the Royal Festival Hall, became famous for Liam Gallagher\u2019s late decision not to sing, having stated that he had been diagnosed with laryngitis. Instead he watched (and heckled) from a stage-side box as \u00a0Noel sang lead and backing vocals for the whole concert. Subsequent newspaper reports suggested that MTV were unhappy with Liam\u2019s absence and were considering not screening the recording. Eventually though the concert was broadcast by MTV Europe on 04.11.96 at 8 p.m. (UK time) and on MTV America at an earlier date. Its first screening on UK terrestrial television was in May 1997, when BBC 1 showed it in a late-night slot. This edition of MTV Unplugged<\/em> has, surprisingly, never been officially released; however, two tracks have appeared on official compilations: Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger was on The Very Best of MTV Unplugged<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>CD and Listen Up appeared on a DVD of MTV Unplugged Finest Moments<\/a><\/em>\u00a0with a 5.1 surround sound mix! (Many thanks to birchy for providing information on the commercial availability of tracks from this concert. The transmission data and background information for the programme is quoted from Phil\u2019s excellent\u00a0Music Appreciation Page<\/a>\u00a0on Oasis).<\/p>\n

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The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally broadcast on 1st<\/sup> December 1996 on BBC 1<\/em><\/div>\n

Christmas 1996 saw Oasis pick up the Smash Hits<\/em> award for Best Indie Band, beating off competition from the likes of Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, and Blur. Noel Gallagher’s acceptance speech was taped in a control room at Abbey Road Studios, where the band had just started recording their third album, Be Here Now<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Note: all of the above BBC programmes were shot in 625-line standard definition PAL colour format in a 4:3 aspect ratio, and recorded on D3 digital videotape. They were broadcast with NICAM stereo sound on analogue and (for the Cool Britannia<\/em> edition of Later…<\/em>) digital stereo sound on Freeview, satellite and cable platforms.\u00a0These recordings are likely to have since been transferred, via the BBC\u2019s Transform PAL decoder, to Digital Betacam videotape and MXF file formats, as part of the corporation\u2019s ongoing project of modernising its archive. You can learn more about the work of the BBC Archive on their website<\/a>, which includes a video<\/a>\u00a0on the challenges of preserving the archive. More technical details of how the BBC\u2019s stock of D3 tapes from the mid-\u201990s are being preserved can be found in the BBC Research and Development Annual Review of 2006-07, which is available for direct download as a PDF<\/a>. (Thanks to David Stead of the Missing Episodes Forum<\/a>\u00a0for his comments on the likely format on which these programmes are currently held).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this section you will find a chronological list of notable performances and appearances by Oasis on British TV between 1994 and 1996. Please note that this is a work-in-progress and may be subject to revision. I would like to thank the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope\u00a0for their help with my enquiries on this subject and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1511,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-455","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2327,"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455\/revisions\/2327"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}