This is an almost complete list of Pulp's TV performances. If you're interested in swapping videos for those shows which don't currently have an image, or if you've spotted an omission, then feel free to e-mail us.
Later... Hootenanny: BBC2
England, London, BBC Television Centre: Live Performance
Rec: 11 December 2002
Trans: 31 December 2002
Do You Remember The First Time?, Babies, Sorted For E's & Wizz
Pulp Hits Advert: UK Commercial Television
England: TV Advert
Rec: Late 2002
Trans: November 2002
A Jarvis-directed TV commercial to advertise the Pulp Hits album. The ad featured Marc Iliffe, Britain's strongest man, who subsequently committed suicide in February 2003.
ITV At The Festivals: ITV
England, Reading, Carling Festival: Live Performance
Rec: 23 August 2002
Trans: 13 September 2002
Babies, Live Bed Show, Common People, I Love Life (cut)
4 Scott: Channel 4
England, London, The Scala: Live Performance
Rec: 18 April 2002
Trans: 27 August 2002
Babies, Sunrise, Jarvis Interview
Pulp At The Eden Project: BBC Choice
England, Cornwall, Eden Project: Live Performance
Rec: 05 July 2002
Trans: 14 July 2002
The Trees, A Little Soul, The Birds In Your Garden, Live Bed Show, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E, I Love Life, Sunrise, Underwear, Babies, Common People, Jarvis Interview
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 25 April 2002
Trans: 26 April 2002
Bad Cover Version
T4: Channel 4
England, London, Channel Four HQ: Live Vocal
Rec: 14 April 2002
Trans: 14 April 2002
Bad Cover Version
Under The Influence: MTV 2
England, London: Interview
Rec: Summer 2001
Trans: 6 March 2002
Interview Jarvis chats with Zane Lowe about his cultural influences.
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross: BBC 1
England, London: Live Performance
Rec: 2001
Trans: 21 December 2001
The Birds In Your Garden (Acoustic), Jarvis Interview
The Cut With Jo Whiley: Channel 4
England, London, Hackney Ocean: Live Performance
Rec: 10 December 2001
Trans: 12 December 2001
Bad Cover Version, Weeds ("I Love Life" played but not broadcast)
Later With Jools Holland: BBC 2
England, London, BBC Television Centre: Live Performance
Rec: 23 October 2001
Trans: 26 October 2001
The Night That Minnie Timperley Died, The Birds In Your Garden, Sunrise, Jarvis Interview
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, London, BBC Television Centre: Live Vocal
Rec: October 2001
Trans: 19 October 2001
The Trees
Pepsi Chart Show: Channel 5
England, London: Live Vocal
Rec: 2001
Trans: 4 October 2001
The Trees
CD:UK: ITV
England, London, London Studios: Live Vocal
Rec: September 2001
Trans: 08 September 2001
The Trees, Jarvis Interview
Benicàssim Weekend: MTV Spain
Spain, Benicàssim International Festival: Live Performance
Rec: 5 August 2001
Trans: August 2001
Common People (Reworked), Underwear, This Is Hardcore, Sunrise
ITV At The Festivals: ITV (Selected Regions)
England, Reading, Carling Festival: Live Performance
Rec: 26 August 2000
Trans: 02 November 2000
Minnie, Sorted For E's & Wizz, The Fear, This Is Hardcore
Nick Cave Meltdown Festival: ABC (Australia)
England, London, Queen Elizabeth Hall: Live Performance
Rec: 20 June 1999
Trans: 2000
Cuckoo (clip), Jarvis Interview
This is a clip of Jarvis' solo performance of Cuckoo at the 1999 Meltdown Festival
T In The Park: ITV
Scotland, Kinross, T In The Park Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 12 July 1998
Trans: 19 March 1999
Party Hard
Performances in '98 were largely confined to the predictable series of music programmes, TFI, Top Of The Pops, another fantastic Jools Holland and snippets from the wonderful Glastonbury set. At the time, I felt a certain smugness at watching them mime This Is Hardcore on Top of The Pops. How brilliant it was that Pulp could get away with releasing a six and half minute porn-drenched single, thrusting it into the top 20 and then performing it on prime time TV in front of a bunch of teenagers. Subversive or what? Stranger still, this was the year that that loads of Pulp fans were wondering around in light blue T-shirts with dog pictures on them - do you reckon Jarvis ever took his off long enough to wash it? No, me neither. TFI went all PC on us and edited out the "shed his load" bit from Party Hard (though we've heard worse from Jarvis). And just as winter arrived in England, it was off to Australia, where Jarvis & Nick showcased their TV presenting skills on a crazy - no, loony - Saturday morning youth programme. All in all, a pretty decent year on the telly, though not if you don't like Party Hard and A Little Soul.
Livid Festival: Channel V (Australia)
Australia, Brisbane, Livid Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 03 October 1998
Trans: 1998
Common People
Recovery: ABC (Australia)
Australia, Melbourne, ABC Studios:
Personal Appearances
Rec: 03 October 1998
Trans: 03 October 1998
Jarvis & Nick co-host this Saturday morning youth programme
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Mimed Performance
Rec: September 1998
Trans: 18 September 1998
Party Hard
Mercury Music Prize Award Ceremony: BBC 2
England, London, Shepherds Bush Empire: Live Performance
Rec: 16 September 1998
Trans: 16 September 1998
A Little Soul
TFI Friday: Channel 4 (Late Night Repeat)
England, London, Hammersmith Riverside Studio: Live Performance
Rec: 11 September 1998
Trans: 11 September 1998
Party Hard
TFI Friday: Channel 4 (6pm Broadcast)
England, London, Hammersmith Riverside Studio: Live Performance
Rec: 11 September 1998
Trans: 11 September 1998
Party Hard (Overdubbed 6pm Version)
Glastonbury '98: BBC 2
England, Somerset, Glastonbury Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 28 June 1998
Trans: 28 June 1998
(Split across three broadcasts)
This Is Hardcore, Glory Days / Common People, Party Hard, Help The Aged, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E, A Little Soul
All the above tracks, along with Do You Remember The First Time, I'm A Man and Sorted For E's & Wizz were shown on 'Later On... Pulp at Glastonbury '98', broadcast on UK Arena some time after the festival.
Rockpalast: WDR1 (Germany)
Germany, Rockpalast Festival, Loreley: Live Performance
Rec: 20 June 1998
Trans: ?
The Fear, Do You Remember The First Time? I'm A Man, This Is Hardcore, Sorted for E's & Wizz, TV Movie, Party Hard, Help The Aged, Glory Days / Common People
Conan O'Brien Show: ?
USA, New York?: Live Performance
Rec: 12 June 1998
Trans: 13 June 1998
Party Hard
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios: Part mimed, part live vocal
Rec: June 1998
Trans: June 1998
A Little Soul
TFI Friday: Channel 4
England, London, Hammersmith Riverside Studio: Live Performance
Rec: 05 June 1998
Trans: 05 June 1998
A Little Soul
Later With Jools Holland: BBC 2
England, London, BBC Television Centre:
Live Performance
Rec: April 1998
Trans: 01 May 1998
The Fear, Dishes, This Is Hardcore (with Anne Dudley), Jarvis Interview
Nulle Part Ailleurs: Canal + (France)
France, Unknown Venue: Live Appearance
Rec: 01 April 1998
Trans: April 1998
Dishes, This Is Hardcore
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 26 March 1998
Trans: 27 March 1998
This Is Hardcore
The Chart Show: ITV
England, Venue Unknown: Interview
Rec: March 1998
Trans: 21 March 1998
Jarvis Interview
The arse-end of the year saw a flurry of Help The Aged promotion which also served to gently lever the band back into the minds of the public. Other than a couple of Top of The Pops appearances and a TFI slot, the rest of the TV work was on interviews, many of which seemed to feature the same sofa and coffee table, making it look like the presenters and journalists had to chase after Pulp, not the other way round.
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 20 November 1997
Trans: 21 November 1997
Help The Aged
Live & Kicking: BBC 1
England, London, BBC Television Centre: Interview
Rec: 15 November 1997
Trans: 15 November 1997
Jarvis Interview: Jarvis answers questions from an assembled crowd of kiddies. Top marks go to Martin who asked this, in a most accusing manner: "You've released one single in two years. What have you been doing in between?" Jarvis: "Yer sound like our manager!"
TFI Friday: Channel 4
England, London, Hammersmith Riverside Studio:
Live Performance
Rec: 14 November 1997
Trans: 14 November 1997
Help The Aged, Jarvis Interview
The O Zone: BBC 2
England, Unknown Venue: Band Interview
Rec: November 1997
Trans: 11 November 1997
Interview with Jarvis, Nick & Mark
This Morning: ITV
England, Unknown Venue: Interview
Rec: November 1997
Trans: 11 November 1997
Jarvis Interview Pointless chatter about fashion and the Help The Aged video
The Big Breakfast: Channel 4
England, Unknown Venue: Band Interview
Rec: October 1997
Trans: 10 November 1997
Interview Chatter about the Help The Aged video. This was filmed at the same time as the other Big Breakfast interviews broadcast at the end of October.
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios: Mimed Performance
Rec: 06 November 1997
Trans: 07 November 1997
Help The Aged
London Tonight: ITV
England, London, Holloway, Depot Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 30 October 1997
Trans: 31 October 1997
Help The Aged (clip), Jarvis Interview
The briefest of snippets (10 seconds long!) of Pulp rehearsing Help The Aged at a Holloway rehearsal studio. Shown on a number of London Today / London Tonight news bulletins throughout the day to promote that evening's Barbican performance.
The Bigger Breakfast: Channel 4
England, Unknown Venue: Band Interview
Rec: October 1997
Trans: 29, 30 & 31 October 1997
(Split across 3 broadcasts)
Interview Chatter about success, Help The Aged and Barbican
show
A bit of a 'hangover' year promotion wise - Something Changed being the last single from Different Class - 1996 left Pulp to get on with tours across Europe, America and Japan, with some early TV appearances in France, Germany, Italy & Sweden.
Their live performance at the Brit Awards was completely, utterly and absolutely overshadowed by the other events of the night. For Sorted, Mark was up on keyboards, Pete Mansell & Danny Doyle were dancing around as shell-suited 'geezers' and the back of the stage was packed with loads of doved-up ravers. Jarvis started singing from within the audience and he gradually strolled towards the stage meandering his way through the dining music executives. By the end of the song, he's hoisted up to the ceiling on metal wires for the final vocal "what if you never come down?" It’s daftness was of Spinal-Tap proportions. As is the nature of these events, we weren't allowed to see the ceremony broadcast live since the best bits had to be left on the cutting-room floor. However, such was the controversy of the Jarvis "incident", coupled with Liam's exemplary behaviour, that an unedited broadcast was deemed necessary. Hurrah! Justice (and notoriety) for Jarvis was finally achieved.
An appearance on Chris Evans' new TFI Friday show (which was very fine in it’s early days) gave Jarvis a chance to set the "Jackson" record straight via a satellite interview from a Manchester dressing room on their arena tour. Later in March, Pulp appeared again to promote new single Something Changed. In April they jetted off to the US (minus Nick who was busy getting married) to lay the ground for their first proper US tour in May.
Pulp's 18-month long spell in the public eye finally came to a close with their appearance at the Mercury Music Prize award ceremony in London. It was the last significant event they were seen at before returning to ground for a well earned rest. Their performance of Bar Italia (the first ever and last ever Bar Italia TV performance according to the band) was a fitting choice of song for the ceremony, which not only reflected the atmosphere of the night, but also symbolically but a very weary full stop on their 12 month Different Class campaign (It was 346 days since their opening show at the Morecambe Dome the previous September). As the judging of the prize was done on the night, it wouldn't surprise me if this beautiful rendition of Bar Italia had swung the balance of votes in their favour. The prize was prestigious, their reputation immaculate. Different Class - the album now 'officially' recognised for its outstanding achievement.
Mercury Music Prize Award Ceremony: BBC 2
England, London, Grosvenor House Hotel:
Live Performance
Rec: 10 September 1996
Trans: 10 September 1996
Bar Italia (Fantastic performance!)
T In The Park: Scottish Television
Scotland, Strathclyde Country Park, T In The Park Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 14 July 1996
Trans: ?
Disco 2000, Common People
Live aus del Alabama: BR3 (Germany)
Germany, Munich, Alabama Theatre:
Live Performance
Rec: 24 June 1996
Trans: 26 June 1996
Disco 2000, I Spy, Do You Remember The First Time?, Live Bed Show, Sorted For E's & Wizz, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E, Underwear, Common People (cut)
Rockpalast: WDR1 (Germany)
Germany, Rockpalast Festival, Loreley:
Live Performance
Rec: 22 June 1996
Trans: 30 June 1996
Do You Remember The First Time?, Live Bed Show, Underwear, Common People
Late Show with David Letterman: CBS
USA, New York, Ed Sullivan Theatre:
Live Performance
Rec: 05 April 1996
Trans: 05 April 1996
Common People
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 03 April 1996
Trans: 04 April 1996
Something Changed
TFI Friday: Channel 4 (Late Night Repeat)
England, London, Hammersmith Riverside Studio:
Live Performance
Rec: 29 March 1996
Trans: 29 March 1996
Something Changed, Babies (Full Length), Interview
TFI Friday: Channel 4 (6pm Broadcast)
England, London, Hammersmith Riverside Studio:
Live Performance
Rec: 29 March 1996
Trans: 29 March 1996
Something Changed, Babies (Edited), Interview
The Brits Uncut: ITV
England, London, Earls Court (1996 Brit Awards Ceremony):
Live Performance
Rec: 19 February 1996
Trans: 25 February 1996
Sorted For E's & Wizz (Includes class footage of the Michael Jackson debacle)
The Brits: ITV
England, London, Earls Court (1996 Brit Awards Ceremony):
Live Performance
Rec: 19 February 1996
Trans: 20 February 1996
Sorted For E's & Wizz
Nulle Part Ailleurs: Canal + (France)
France, Paris, Canal + Studios:
Live Performance
Rec: 12 February 1996
Trans: 12 February 1996
Disco 2000, I Spy, Interview
Nojesrevyn: TV1 (Sweden)
Sweden, Unknown Venue:
Mimed Performance
Rec: February 1996
Trans: 08 February 1996
Disco 2000, Common People, Interview
Red Ronnie's Roxy Bar
Italy, Milan, Unknown Venue:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 20 January 1996
Trans: 20 January 1996
Disco 2000, Common People, Interview
Harald Schmidt Show
Germany, Cologne, Unknown Venue:
Live Performance
Rec: 18 January 1996
Trans: 18 January 1996
Disco 2000, Interview
You only have to glance down the list of outstanding performances for this year to realise two things: firstly, that Pulp earned whatever paycheque they received twenty times over, and secondly, that it was a truly fantastic, if exhausting, year for the band.
Of course, things started off quite modestly with a couple of early DC tracks performed on Channel 4's White Room. It wasn't until the release of Common People that everything went supersonic, I mean, Richard & Judy... bloody hell! Onwards and upwards to Glastonbury where Jarvis announces a new song called Sorted after which they debut another untitled song about a girl called Deborah in the year 2000. Crazy!
Add all this to a couple of ace MTV shows, a surreal performance of Mis-Shapes on The Big Breakfast, six Top Of The Pops appearances (six!!), two Live & Kicking performances, that Common People performance on Britpop Now, and that set on Later and it's not really that difficult to see why Different Class sold shitloads.
Their set on Later - broadcast the week that Different Class went to number 1 - was groundbreaking... that orchestra!... that passion!... that showmanship! - it was unbeatable. December '95 provided the most intensive Pulp televisual feast ever attempted... Top Of The Pops, Live & Kicking, Smash Hits Awards, Jack Dee Show and climaxing with a BBC documentary (documentary for Christ's sake!) and another performance of Common People on the Christmas day Top Of The Pops! By 1996, even your grandma knew of Jarvis Cocker, and thanks to her star appearance in No Sleep 'till Sheffield, we all knew Jarvis' nan too... "I just hope and prey he doesn't do anything silly". Seriously though, after a year like this, would you blame them for going mental? The revolution was televised.
Christmas Top of the Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 14 December 1995
Trans: 25 December 1995
Common People
Pulp Go Public: No Sleep 'till Sheffield: BBC 2
Full Length Documentary of UK Tour: Live Performances & Interviews
Rec: 12 October 1995 - 2 December 1995
Trans: 22 December 1995
Edited versions of: Sorted For E's & Wizz, Mis-Shapes, I Spy,
Do You Remember The First Time?, Disco 2000, Common People
Pulp Go Public: No Sleep 'till Sheffield: BBC 2
Edited Documentary of UK Tour: Live Performances & Interviews
Rec: 12 October 1995 - 2 December 1995
Trans: 18 December 1995
Edited versions of: Sorted For E's & Wizz, Mis-Shapes, I Spy,
Do You Remember The First Time?, Disco 2000, Common People
The Jack Dee Show: Channel 4
England, London, Wimbledon Theatre:
Mimed Performance??
Rec: 15 September 1995
Trans: 09 December 1995
Disco 2000 (Brilliant mimed performance!)
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
France, Marseilles Harbour:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 26 November 1995
Trans: 07 December 1995
Disco 2000
Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party: BBC 1
England, London, Docklands Arena:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 03 December 1995
Trans: 03 December 1995
Common People
Live & Kicking: BBC 1
England, London, BBC Television Centre:
Live Vocal
Rec: 02 December 1995
Trans: 02 December 1995
Disco 2000, Interview
Later... With Jools Holland: BBC 2
England, London, BBC Television Centre:
Live Performance with Orchestra
Rec: November 1995
Trans: 11 November 1995
Disco 2000, Something Changed (Orchestral Accompaniment),
I Spy (Orchestral Accompaniment), Interview
Most Wanted: MTV
England, London, MTV Studios:
Live Performance
Rec: 08 November 1995
Trans: 08 November 1995
Disco 2000, I Spy, Jarvis & Russell Interview
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Live Vocal
Rec: 04 October 1995
Trans: 05 October 1995
Sorted For E's & Wizz
Live & Kicking
England, London, BBC Elstree Studio:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 30 September 1995
Trans: 30 September 1995
Mis-Shapes, Interview
The Big Breakfast: Channel 4
England, London, Old Ford Lock, Lock-Keepers Cottages:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 27 September 1995
Trans: 27 September 1995
Mis-Shapes, Interviews
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, London, BBC Television Centre:
Live Vocal
Rec: 20 September 1995
Trans: 21 September 1995
Mis-Shapes
Late Show Special – Britpop Now: BBC 2
Venue Unknown: Live Performance
Rec: 29 June 1995
Trans: 16 August 1995
Common People (Probably the best ever TV performance of Common People)
Most Wanted: MTV
England, London, MTV Studios:
Live Performance & Interview
Rec: 30 June 1995
Trans: 30 June 1995
Common People, Broken Biscuits (Mis-Shapes)
4 Goes To Glastonbury: Channel 4
England, Somerset, Glastonbury Festival:
Live Performance & Interview
Rec: 26 June 1995
Trans: 26 June 1995
(Split across two broadcasts)
Monday Morning, Underwear, Sorted For E’s & Wizz, Disco 2000, Joyriders,
Pink Glove, Common People
The O-Zone: BBC 2
England, Venue Unknown: Interview
Rec: Summer 1995
Trans: Summer 1995
Jarvis & Steve Interview
This Morning: ITV
England, Liverpool, Albert Docks:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 02 June 1995
Trans: 02 June 1995
Common People, Interview
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Mimed Performance
Rec: 31 May 1995
Trans: 01 June 1995
Common People
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios:
Live Vocal
Rec: 17 May 1995
Trans: 18 May 1995
Common People
The White Room: Channel 4
Venue Unknown: Live Performance
Rec: April 1995
Trans: 08 April 1995
Monday Morning, Underwear, Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)
Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) was not transmitted as part of the original broadcast, but was shown later in the year.
Live At The Lighthouse: ITV
England, London, The Lighthouse:
Live Performance
Rec: 31 October 1994
Trans: 18 January 1995
Underwear, Common People
Sandwiched by two concerts for ITV's The Beat, 1994 provided tonnes of live concert footage, which if nothing else demonstrated just how talented Russell Senior really is at squeaking that violin. Pulp finally made into the TV hall of fame with their debut appearance on Top Of The Pops, now remembered for Jarvis' famous "I Hate Wet Wet Wet" sign. MTV's Most Wanted, shown the week that 'Do You Remember The First Time?' was released, gave the band a rare opportunity to play acoustic and although I've never seen the Acrylic Afternoons bit of the performance, I'll bet it's a real gem.
The Prince's Trust Gala Concert: BBC 1
England, London, Docklands Arena:
Live Performance
Rec: 06 December 1994
Trans: 26 December 1994
Babies
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 3 of 3)
England, Reading, Reading Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 27 August 1994
Trans: 20 December 1994
Pink Glove
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 2 of 3)
England, Reading, Reading Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 27 August 1994
Trans: 16 November 1994
Lipgloss, Razzmatazz
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 1 of 3)
England, Reading, Reading Festival:
Live Performance
Rec: 27 August 1994
Trans: 18 October 1994
Babies, Do You Remember The First Time?
The Late Show: BBC 2 (Mercury Music Prize Ceremony)
England, London, Savoy Hotel Ballroom:
Live Performance
Rec: 13 September 1994
Trans: 17 September 1994
Babies (Acoustic), Interview
4 Goes To Glastonbury: Channel 4
England, Glastonbury Festival: Live Performance
Rec: 26 June 1994
Trans: 15 October 1994
Do You Remember The First Time?, Babies
TV In The Park: ITV (Scotland Region)
Scotland, T In The Park Festival: Live Performance
Rec: 30 July 1994
Trans: 7 August 1994
Razzmatazz, Interview
Le Plein De Super: Canal + (France)
France, South Paris, Unknown Factory: Live Performance
Rec: 17 May 1994
Trans: 4 June 1994
Do You Remember The First Time?, Interview
Top Of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios: Live Vocal
Rec: 02 June 1994
Trans: 02 June 1994
Babies
Le Circle De Minuit: TF2 (France)
France, Paris, TF2 Television Theatre: Live Performance
Rec: 02 June 1994
Trans: 02 June 1994
Razzmatazz, Interview
Butt Naked: Channel 4
England, London, Linford House Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 10 May 1994
Trans: 27 May 1994
She’s A Lady, Do You Remember The First Time?, Lipgloss, His 'n' Hers, Babies
Naked City: Channel 4
England, London, Linford House Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 10 May 1994
Trans: 24 May 1994
Babies
Most Wanted: MTV
England, London, MTV Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 22 March 1994
Trans: 22 March 1994
Babies (Acoustic), Acrylic Afternoons (Acoustic)
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 3 of 3)
England, London, Astoria Theatre: Live Performance
Rec: 25 January 1994
Trans: March 1994
Do You Remember The First Time?
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 2 of 3)
England, London, Astoria Theatre: Live Performance
Rec: 25 January 1994
Trans: March 1994
Pink Glove, His 'n' Hers
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 1 of 3)
England, London, Astoria Theatre: Live Performance
Rec: 25 January 1994
Trans: March 1994
Lipgloss, Have You Seen Her Lately?, Joyriders, Acrylic Afternoons
I've barely seen any of their stuff from '93, which is probably good, because the thought of seeing them play Stacks, Inside Susan and 59 Lyndhurst Grove is probably too much excitement to handle. For some reason, Channel 4 recently ran a "Best of The Word" show which featured Pulp playing Lipgloss, which was bizarre to say the very least. Aside from the fact that they all looked so much younger (kind of like they did in the original Babies video), the producers thought it would be cool to impose a swirling computer generated background over the back of the stage, which left me feeling a bit sea-sick.
UK Play have also repeated She's A Lady from the 'No Stilettos' show. This was tonnes better, and was even filmed in an old church which seemed rather appropriate for a His 'n' Hers track. It was as epic as you'd dare to imagine and Jarvis once again sang it with a unique set of lyrics. Here's a rough transcription of what he said... "Sick and tired, yes I did / Through the city, had a kid / Painted faces on a wall, pretended that my name was Paul / Tried to travel back in time, picked something that didn't rhyme / Fit trousers, with nothing underneath" Eh?
The Word: Channel 4
England, London, Teddington Lock Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 19 November 1993
Trans: 19 November 1993
Lipgloss
Sean's Show: Channel 4
England, London, London Television Centre: Mimed Performance
Rec: 12 June 1993
Trans: 17 November 1993
Inside Susan
News At Night: MTV
England, Phoenix Festival: Live Performance
Rec: 16 July 1993
Trans: 20 August 1993
Lipgloss, Interview
No Stilettos: BBC 2
Scotland, Glasgow, Cottier Theatre: Live Performance
Rec: 07 April 1993
Trans: 12 August 1993
She’s A Lady, 59 Lyndhurst Grove, Pink Glove
The Warehouse: ITV
England, Leeds, The Warehouse: Live Vocal
Rec: 23 March 1993
Trans: 23 April 1993
Babies, Sheffield: Sex City, Razzmatazz, Interview
JMTV Rocks The Garden: RTE 1 (Ireland)
England, Sheffield, The Hole In The Road: Interview Only
Rec: 05 April 1993
Trans: 16 April 1993
Pulp conduct a satellite interview with Shonen Knife
JMTV Rocks The Garden: RTE 1 (Ireland)
Ireland, Dublin, Rock Garden: Mimed Performance
Rec: 22 March 1993
Trans: 02 April 1993
Stacks, Razzmatazz, Interview
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 2 of 2)
England, London, Astoria Theatre: Live Vocal
Rec: 19 January 1993
Trans: 22 February 1993
Sheffield: Sex City, Babies
120 Minutes: MTV (Europe)
Rec: February 1993
Trans: 21 February 1993
Interview, Promo video clips of My Legendary Girlfriend, Countdown,
Babies, Razzmatazz
The Beat: ITV (Broadcast 1 of 2)
England, London, Astoria Theatre: Live Vocal
Rec: 19 January 1993
Trans: 15 February 1993
Razzmatazz
The New Sessions broadcast seems to be pretty untraceable, though I bet Mark Webber's got a stash of pristine copies on video hidden away somewhere! Watching the London T&C Stage One concert makes you realise how much Pulp have changed, yet how much they've essentially stayed the same. It's a contradiction that makes perfect sense. Okay, so their faces all look much younger, (Nick looks positively teenage-like!) and the songs they performed are ones we could only dream of hearing today, but Russell and Jarvis' on-stage mannerisms are immediately recognisable. The concert was a first for Pulp in quite a significant way, and in a way which most of us will have suffered from at some point since... Jarvis: "Bit disappointed nobody's tried to storm this little barrier here... first time we've had one of them, must say, it's very nice isn't it? You could have a creche down there. These bars - y-know - just get a few balls in there, nice little bendy toys - bring your kiddies along."
Stage One: ITV
England, London, Town & Country Club: Live Performance
Rec: 20 July 1991
Trans: 12 August 1991
Death II, Live On, Love Is Blind, Separations, Countdown, My Legendary Girlfriend
The New Sessions: ITV
England, Sheffield, The Leadmill: Live Performance
Rec: January 1991
Trans: February 1991
Don’t You Want Me Anymore?, Love Is Blind, Death II, Little Girl (With Blue Eyes),
Countdown, My Legendary Girlfriend
Jarvis on TV
By no means exhaustive, this is a small selection of some great Jarv-TV moments...
Imagine... Scott Walker: BBC 1
Unknown Location: Live Appearance
Rec: ?
Trans: 22 May 2007
Jarvis makes a few brief appearances as a talking head in Alan Yentob's documentary on Scott Walker: "The record that he did with us was called We Love Life - nobody bought it! I turned up at his manager's house to meet him and he was sat there and he had a baseball cap on - I didn't expect that. The peak of the cap was pulled down so I could only really see his mouth and we started talking. I played him some bits of music and then I was encouraged because as the conversation went on the brim kept kind of inching up and maybe after 35 minutes we actually made eye contact.".
Jarvis Cocker Talks To Kirsty Wark: BBC 4
Unknown Location: Live Appearance
Rec: ?
Trans: 28 October 2005
Screened almost ten years to the day that Different Class was released, this half hour interview with BBC Newsnight's Kirsty Wark sees Jarvis questioned on a number of personal topics. What makes it all so compelling is that he responds with a significant degree of honesty and openness. Whilst all the usual subjects are discussed (childhood, Jarvis' dad, the effects of success) Wark's direct interview style at times makes for a brutally frank interview, particularly when discussion gets round to Jarvis' past drug use. Even when he talks about those subjects he's spent so many years being asked about already (e.g. the 1996 Brit Awards) he somehow manages to provide answers with added reflection and insight. Well worth tracking a copy down, even though he doesn't spill any beans about his new solo material.
Jarvis Cocker's TV Pop Rules!: Channel 4
Various Locations: Presenter
Rec: Various during 2005
Trans: 14 July 2005
A fun yet informative look at the history of pop TV, seen through the eyes of Jarvis. Whilst a venture of this sort could have gone horribly wrong, turning into one of those dreadful 'Top 10/25/50/100 TV Moments' programmes, the finished product is instead an engaging personal journey though the archives. But as Jarvis is keen to point out, it's not about nostalgia, "cause nostalgia is a mug's game". Spliced into ten short sections, Jarvis introduces his 'rules' of what makes great pop TV. Includes interviews with Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Jimmy Saville (a real highlight - unsurprisingly) and Status Quo, not to mention clips of Jarvis having a bath and tucking up into bed(!)
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross: BBC1
England, London, BBC Television Centre: Live Performance
Rec: 1 October 2004
Trans: 1 October 2004
Jarvis and Richard Hawley accompany Nancy Sinatra for a rendition of 'Don't Let Him Waste Your Time', a song which Jarvis wrote for Nancy's new LP. Jarvis played acoustic guitar and provided backing vocals. Not only does he appear to have more hair than Nancy, but he's also sporting a fine scull 'n' crossbones belt as worn by the legendary Darren Spooner.
The Ali G Show: Channel 4
England: Live Appearance
Rec: March / April 2000
Trans: 05 May 2000
Jarvis does a live vocal of Help The Aged whilst Ali G, in his quest to liven up indie music, overdubs his drum 'n' bass samples alongside alternative rap vocals ("elp da mutha fookin aged"), rendering the song completely unrecognisable. Eventually Jarvis adopts Ali's style and the whole thing breaks up as Ali G shouts to Jarvis show me ya batty, show me ya batty! Must be seen to be believed.
Music Of The Millennium: Channel 4
England, London: Live Appearance
Rec: December 1999
Trans: December 1999
Welcome to the new era... With his new Maurice Saatchi style glasses and the first of many brightly coloured sweaters, Jarvis sets out his fashion manifesto for the C21.
Top of The Pops: BBC 1
England, Hertfordshire, BBC Elstree Studios: Live Performance
Rec: 28 January 1999
Trans: 29 January 1999
With vocalist Tony Christie back in Spain, Jarvis is left to do the honours by providing some (rather fab) live vocals for the All Seeing I's performance of 'Walk Like A Panther' which managed to chart the previous week at number 16. Notice his long-overdue haircut!
Journeys To The Outside with Jarvis Cocker
Various Locations: Presenter
Rec: Various chunks during 1998
Trans: 3 broadcasts during January - February 1999
Jarvis' excellent Outsider Artist series takes him around the world to find out what motivates and inspires some of the most wonderful and bizarre outsider artists.
MTV Awards: MTV Europe
London, Alexandra Palace: Live Appearance
Rec: 14 November 1996
Trans: November 1996
Proof that expensive award ceremonies only exist for celebs to get pissed. Jarvis shuffles on to the stage and asks the audience if they like his new glasses. His response? "Yer should do, you paid for em!" And then... "What did the cannibal do after dumping his wife?" Answer: "Wiped his bum". Enough said.
Shooting Stars: BBC2
England, London: Live Appearance
Rec: Late 1996
Trans: 27 December 1996
Crazy celeb quiz show hosted by Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer. This is the Christmas show where Jarvis plays a 'blind' tug-of-war with a kitten, snaps a pencil to demonstrate his muscular abilities and ends up throwing Mini Baby Bells into Judy Finnigan's mouth, earning five English Pounds a hit. Crazy? Loony? Brilliant!
Reebok Advert (This Is My Planet): UK Commercial Television
England: Personal Appearance
Rec: ?
Trans: Spring 1996
Jarvis appears in a fish & chip shop wofting a lovely chip around in the air. He eventually walks out the shop and drop kicks his bag of chips across the street, which in turn land perfectly in a litter bin - "What a Chip!" What a waste more like!
Shooting Stars: BBC2
England, London: Live Appearance
Rec: 1995
Trans: 29 September 1995
Jarvis' first appearance on the show. I've not yet had the pleasure/pain (delete as appropriate) of watching it!
Pop Quiz: BBC 2
England, London, BBC Television Centre: Live Appearance
Rec: 14 June 1994
Trans: 02 July 1994
It's now compulsory to describe this event as the "legendary TV appearance where Jarvis single-handedly led his lame team to victory", which is true of course. But more than that, it was probably the first of many classic TV appearances which would cement Jarvis and Pulp into the psyche of a bleak nation. And the rest? Well, that's history. "We're making a move, we're making it now..."
