Elbow frontman and broadcaster Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold – with era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and revealing interviews that have remained on the shelves for decades. The series is centred around shows which were made by ITV companies around the country – from Tony Wilson and Granada TV’s So It Goes to Tyne Tees’ ground-breaking Channel 4 series The Tube and LWT’s The London Weekend Show - chronicling not just changing musical tastes but evolution in the UK’s social and cultural history too. The series travels from Punk and New Wave to the birth of ‘Madchester’.
Best Episodes of Guy Garvey: From The Vaults
1984 Revisited
S4 Ep3
10.0
3rd Mar 2023
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1984, a year that saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Tom Robinson release war-themed songs and the Pogues make an early TV appearance.
1980
S2 Ep1
10.0
2nd Jul 2021
The likes of The Selecter and The Beat lead the British Ska revival. Plus, early performances from U2 and Iron Maiden, and classic appearances from The Jam and more.
1982 Revisited
S4 Ep2
9.0
24th Feb 2023
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey walks through more era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and interviews.
1981
S3 Ep4
9.0
3rd Jun 2022
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through 1981, reflecting on the year's defining musical performances.
Worst Episodes of Guy Garvey: From The Vaults
Britpop
S3 Ep5
6.0
10th Jun 2022
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold. Here, he takes you through music genre and culture movement Britpop
1988
S1 Ep6
8.0
23rd Oct 2020
For the final episode, Guy looks back at 1988 and the rise of a new wave of female singer songwriters including Sinead O'Connor and Tracy Chapman.
1983
S2 Ep2
8.0
9th Jul 2021
Tina Turner's career reaches new heights thanks to The Tube. American stars like Shalamar and ZZ Top also appear. Political affairs influence the sounds of U2 and more.
1979
S1 Ep1
9.0
18th Sep 2020
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives, starting with 1979 and unseen footage from a Kate Bush concert, and early performances by Dire Straits, the Tourists, Pretenders and the Police. Plus, the TV debuts of the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & the Bunnymen, and Talking Heads' memorable appearance on the South Bank Show.
Guy Garvey: From The Vaults Episode Guide
1979
S1 Ep1
9.0
18th Sep 2020
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives, starting with 1979 and unseen footage from a Kate Bush concert, and early performances by Dire Straits, the Tourists, Pretenders and the Police. Plus, the TV debuts of the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & the Bunnymen, and Talking Heads' memorable appearance on the South Bank Show.
1982
S1 Ep2
9.0
25th Sep 2020
Guy presents the best of 1982 - including The Jam's final TV appearance, a performance from Simple Minds, early interviews with Depeche Mode and unseen footage of Yazoo.
1977
S1 Ep3
9.0
2nd Oct 2020
Guy celebrates 1977 - a seminal year in British rock and pop, looking back at a long-lost Blondie performance, Marc Bolan's last TV appearance and the punk movement.
1984
S1 Ep4
9.0
9th Oct 2020
Guy looks back at 1984 and Madonna's first British TV appearance, unseen performances from Sade and The Style Council, Culture Club's Japan tour footage and more.
1975
S1 Ep5
16th Oct 2020
Guy dusts off throwbacks from Supersonic where Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Roxy Music and ELO made appearances. Plus, music from Ace, Dr Feelgood and more.
1988
S1 Ep6
8.0
23rd Oct 2020
For the final episode, Guy looks back at 1988 and the rise of a new wave of female singer songwriters including Sinead O'Connor and Tracy Chapman.
