654 Razzmatazz

First  viewed  : January  1984

We  are  more  or  less  done  with  children's  TV  but  I  do  recall  watching  a  couple  of  episodes  of  this  ITV  music  series  at  the  beginning  of  1984. Razzmatazz  ran  from  1981 to  1986  and  was  very  similar  to  Cheggers  Plays  Pop  with  its  mix  of  lip-synched  performances  and  children's  games .  The  show  had  various  presenters  with  Alistair  Pirrie  having  the  longest  run  although  the  most  famous  with  hindsight  was  a  17-year  old  Lisa  Stansfield  ( who  hated  the  experience )  for  a  season  in  1983.

The  only  two  performances  I  recall  were  of  complete  turkeys - I  suppose  it's  because  I  didn't  hear  them  anywhere  else - David  Grant's  Organise  and  the  Boomtown  Rats's  Tonight .