The New Year Show - New Year's Eve 1985

31st December 1985 - From Scottish Television, see in 1986 with The New Year Show

[@islelassie]

I loved this sort of program as a child and teenager in London, it was NEW Year, we didn't have anything else happening. It still feels good and I am in my 70s

[@Lawful_Rebel]

I remember my parents, Grandparents and their friends would drink & sing, everybody took a turn and everybody had a 'signature tune' haha it was superb - I miss it very much, but it feels like our once singular Scottish culture is being systematically eradicated - the 2019 Hogmanay show was a blatant example of this defacement - extremely sad. I'm sure many down south feel similar.

[@sheilafulton8303]

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[@sheilafulton8303]

Ok!! (⁠^⁠^

[@sheilafulton8303]

K

[@stephenguppy3466]

New Year's Eve was the one night of the year that BBC Scotland or Scottish/Grampian TV were networked across the whole country for Hogmanay. I am old enough to remember the White Heather Club where you could see Andy Stewart, Kenneth McKellar and Moira Anderson going through their paces. It was as much of a tradition as The Queen.

[@thisiszaphod]

God help us!

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

@@thisiszaphod I suppose you'd rather watch Jimmy Carr and laugh at his Holocaust jokes!

[@graemestarkey7524]

And as tedious.

[@robertowen9903]

@Stephenguppy3466 I'am really interested in old music programmes on Scottish Television and Grampian Television. My favourites are John Carmichael's Northern Nights and Thingummyjig, Shindig with Sydney Devine, Andy Stewart Andy's Party. 🙂

[@lynnnicolson1436]

OMG THESE DAYS OF YESTER YEARS 1985 LOOKING BACK AT THOSE TV SHOWS THOSE FACES THAT MOST OF THEM ARENT HERE ANY MORE LENA ZAVARONI CANT BELIEVE THAT SHE PAST AWAY IN. 1999..NOT THE SAME NOWER DAYS IF ONLY FOR SOME THAT WE COULD TURN BACK TIME 😥🙏🏼❤❤❤❤

[@briandonegan8480]

Similar feel and charm to Guy Lombardo or Lawrence Welk over here in the States. Love this

[@bennyhill4228]

You are loved inn so many ways right now

[@jacquelinepantry8571]

fantastic

[@ashwayn]

I miss this stuff mother was of clan Hope

[@Lawful_Rebel]

Bring this type of Hogmanay show back - 2019 show was horrific - BBC Alba is as close as it comes to traditional.

[@lizcole3975]

If its up to today's channels that will never happen all fuddy duddys running channels trying to save money whats new we pay the licence fee they grab it and don't give us the programmes we should have bring back old new year programmes enjoyable and Scottish

[@montyf2165]

I never thought of watching Alba on NYE. I will at the end of this year. So miss the old scotch programmes.

[@khaartoumsings]

Happy New Year! Wonderful programs of yore! ; ) K

[@lizcole3975]

Yeah stv and bbc should take note of how new year should be celebrated on TV instead of rubbish they put on year after year not worth watching or TV licence don't get me wrong I pay my TV licence but to what cost I'm watching repeats repeats all the bloody time Christmas is supposed to be magical not with programmes yous put on its bloody repeats non stop have yous been given a sleep drug or what get your finger out cos others are waiting to take your place

[@lizcole3975]

Yeah programmes yesteryear better than today whoever running channels dousant know what they're doing go into archives see what's what.

[@lizcole3975]

That's what new years about epically Scotland it's what we grew up on

[@lizcole3975]

Yeah never see likes again TV channels rubbish every year crap repeats repeats all time what's new.

[@khaartoumsings]

@@lizcole3975 It is a fab style of program. They wanted to 'change the business model' of New Year, it seems. Not people in the house watching these lovely shows...But pouring money into the corporations in capital city hotels, transport, hospitality, souvenirs, and firework companies and capital cities' GDP...It was the corporatisation of New Year ... Staying at hame didn't generate money for the corporations and promote the corporations as well! ; ) K

[@saritalama2498]

The camera looked like the 70s but this was a beautiful program I didn't even watch it with sound on

[@michaelwilliamson9892]

I forwarded it to about the half hour mark only to see Frank Butcher being dubbed into Scottish!

[@NevilleStyke]

Material like that will never die; it just smells like it has.

[@melissamaylath4910]

Everybody polka. Happy New Year. I live in Pennsylvania. I guess I do the Pennsylvania polka . Finally dance I can do. Awesome

[@Captainnationalexpress247]

Now that's wonderful for the New Year Resolution. They're taking it to the English and Irish style of celebrating the Holidays.

[@pak8606]

1:57 Don't know why this wasn't a big hit for Russ!

[@Dinobaburas.]

Probably because it's shit!

[@pak8606]

@@Dinobaburas. Any worse than Atmosphere or All Night Holiday?

[@Dinobaburas.]

@@pak8606 An engerlish man opening up a Scottish Hogmanay programme WTF?

[@johnking5174]

A truly cheap way for the ITV network to see in the new year, was to simply hand it over to Scottish Television. The other franchises never really cared about New Year's Eve, often offering token gesture of shows. However they could always reply on Scottish Television, as Hogmanay was (and still is) huge in Scotland, bigger than Christmas.

[@takethehighroad5027]

was this broadcast south of the border as most of adverts are english locations

[@BungleBare]

It was shown on Border, if I remember correctly. So the very top of England got it, at least.

[@stevenoneill7166]

@takethehighroad5027 I live in the Tyne Tees region & I believe last Hogmanay show they screened was in 1987

[@SJPDurham]

Some good parts and some not so good parts. Russ Abbott? Lambeth Walk? The comedian? Thought Andy Stewart was going to be on.

[@ivandinsmore6217]

Andy Stewart was on the Grampian show that year, this was from STV.

[@damiencrowley5546]

Although many people slag of Sydney Devine he always made you want to sing along if you had a drink in you.

[@smac4749]

After listening to him that drink would be hemlock! :-D

[@ZACHERYalderton-s3h]

Who is the host

[@margaretwilson9365]

He'll yes

[@joannegray5138]

This was painful to watch - Russ Abbott's Jimmy McJimmy being the exception. And, wtf does the Lambeth Walk have to do with Scotland?

[@johntosh0061]

Andy Cameron should be forced to watch this every day of his life.

[@davids8449]

Have up watch Television many years ago when they started with political correctness, God knows what would be dancing now I hate to think

[@what-uc]

22:02 A weird prophecy of 2022?

[@montarion]

the adverts really are the best part of the entire thing!

[@kingofswing8935]

They are making merry

[@binniemod]

Jim White in the audience at 41.00

[@___David___Savian]

The polka dancing at the beginning of this video reminds me so much of Cardi B twerking. It's uncanny !!!

[@ivandinsmore6217]

The Hogmanay Shows from the two years before this one were much better. After this it was downhill all the way until it got so bad it was unwatchable.

[@mikeauld7971]

Oh dear. One year after BBC Gleneagles, STV still keeping the faith here. They must have seen how dated it was at the time, and so next year went with Muriel Gray, Jimmy Mulville. Scot purists hated the 86 Hogmanay show even before it aired, and STV got cold feet and went back to the singing shortbread the next year. Craig Ferguson writes about it in his autobiography - it’s a good read btw

[@ivandinsmore6217]

Jimmy Mulville and Muriel.Gray was the most horrendous hogmanay show ever. I remember it well because it was so atrocious.

[@leeriches8841]

@@ivandinsmore6217 I cannot stand Muriel Gray, she's an awful presenter.

[@streakybacon4479]

was this 1885?

[@fraserkatie]

Oh my good grief! Whoever thought up this show and thought Russ Abbot was good to sing the worst song in history they needed their head sorted!!!!!

[@KitCurranRadioShow]

Worst song in history? Surely that's the Horst Wessel Song, at least Russ didnt start a global war 😊

[@RyanJohnson-ox3py]

I think I was in bed when this was shown. judging by the look of it I didn't miss much what a load of cobblers

[@stevenoneill7166]

@RyanJohnson-ox3py I was 17 & had just watched Madness do a New Year's Eve concert on BBC TWO & in stereo on Radio 1. That gig was good....as for this, less said the better !

[@curly1966]

just seen 2019 live show its Crap

[@davyinootthehoose5682]

Wait till you see the 2020 show!!

[@timber8403]

What makes this such fun to watch is the fact they are so terrible....

[@Highland_Moo]

As a Scottish wifey who was 8 when this was shown, I felt my vagina cringe at the awfulness. I feel that I must apologise to my English and Welsh cousins for this crap - I’m so sorry you had to endure this.

[@Wizard-uo4wj]

well said wifey this is fucking brutal

[@DRAINPIPE57]

You cant create a party atmosphere when the audience is all sitting down Very cruel presenter

[@gerrynicol3951]

Thank you thank you for showing this tripe what embarrassing look at Scotland trying to celebrate new year tae the English.

[@cunninglinguist-hu1dz]

They still regurgitate this shite every Hogmanay

[@JonnoD00]

Omg this is genuinely horrendous. Allan Stewart :(

[@smcnicoll]

Allan Stewart’s unfunny racist, homophobic material is the nadir of this charmless car crash. Embarrassing.

[@AllansStation]

As a comedian, fhe compare, was pathetic

[@jimmcfarlane5611]

Am Scottish but think this is so Cringeworthy. Come on England

[@paulsanders3963]

Are you serious, no wonder the eighties were so forgettable utter dross no matter how old arse.

[@simonguitarman]

This is terrible how the hell did they broadcast this 😂😂😂

[@BungleBare]

It was cheap, and filled some of STV’s quota on the ITV network.

[@stevenoneill7166]

@simonguitarman I think the idea was that STV would have their big night on the ITV network (i.e :- Hogmanay) while the larger companies South of the border would have a good booze-up at their studios until STV's show ended, usually around 12.15-12.30 am

[@lengerrard3810]

Just a load of crap now

[@boomtish4520]

This is truly fucking awful.