Christmas 1984, The Ebony Tower – written by John Fowles and originally published in 1974 – aired on ITV on the 9th December.
Toyah filmed the 90-minute television drama, which was produced by Granada TV, in the Dordogne region of France during the Summer of 1983. She starred alongside Sir Laurence Olivier, Greta Scacchi and Roger Rees.
The Ebony Tower, and working with Laurence Olivier, is a memory and a career entry Toyah has often remembered in interviews across the past four decades.
Read an interview with Toyah, published when The Ebony Tower aired, by Outlook magazine, and another from around the same time, by Cosmopolitan magazine. Read Dreamscape’s 2011 DVD review, and view a couple of our fan adverts. (Thanks to andy for the screen cap below)
Toyah shares a look at the recently released Ophelia’s Shadow and Take The Leap! Deluxe 2CD Editions. Out now and available to order here and here. (Screenshot © Toyah)
For the third consecutive December I had a wonderful festive day last week in Dundee with Sharon and her folks, Irene and Bob. We had an amazing Christmas lunch at Market restaurant in the city. Later, Sharon and I visited the fab Secret Pub for a festive mocktail. Such a lovely day with lots of laughter and Christmas moments!
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
Toyah to bring festive show to Birmingham
Toyah’s Christmas Party promises to be ‘an unforgettable festive night’.
Music icon Toyah Willcox is set to tour her electrifying Christmas Party next year, coming to Birmingham Town Hall on 13th December.
Toyah and her band will delight fans with a mix of her biggest hits, plus a sprinkling of festive magic included in this seasonal show.
• Continue reading at Birmingham World. Book tickets for Toyah’s Christmas Party 2026 here.
As I’ve previously mentioned, this is Dreamscape’s 26th Christmas online. I’m really proud of this website’s history and also that we always rank very high in Google’s search rankings – often on the first page – meaning the site is incredibly easy to find and that accessibility means we receive a lot of visits each and every day. Our archives, including a vast history of “Press Clips” are constantly being browsed and it’s great that all the past news, info and updates from across Toyah’s career are being referenced and looked at very regularly. Dreamscape has been a tremendously fulfilling hobby to me, and I still love celebrating Toyah’s incredibly interesting and colourful career, so here to 2026 and whatever the next year may bring!
Christmas 2023, Toyah guests on BBC One’s The Great British Sewing Bee on 21st December, alongside actor and comedian Kerry Godliman, comedian and writer Jessica Knappett and actor Hammed Animashaun.
Toyah took part in a number of festive sewing challenges, creating a variety of outfits for Christmas! Toyah also reminisced with one of the show’s hosts, Esme Young, about Love Is The Law and Princess Diana. It was Esme’s fashion house, Swanky Modes, who concepted and designed Toyah’s iconic and memorable imagery for the 1983 album, Love Is The Law.
There was a tonne of pre-broadcast press for The Great British Sewing Bee, and the programme was a ratings hit for the build-up week to Christmas. Post-airing there was also an abundance of press – print and digital, reporting on Toyah winning the show!
• Revisit this seriously festive Toyah memory from 2023 – via numerous posts – at Dreamscape’s News Archive. (Photos © BBC) PS. Apologies for that pun in the title… Couldn’t resist :)
1.1 million streams on Spotify… A great year for Toyah!
Toyah to bring festive show to Sunderland’s Fire Station in 2026
Toyah’s Christmas Party will be ‘an unforgettable festive night’.
Music icon Toyah Willcox has announced a tour of her Christmas party shows for next year, bringing a sparkling seasonal celebration to Sunderland Fire Station on December 4, 2026.
Toyah and her band will delight fans with a mix of her biggest hits, plus a sprinkling of festive magic included in this seasonal show.
• Continue reading at Sunderland Echo. Book tickets for Toyah’s Christmas Party 2026 here.
Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted: HGTV: Boxing Day: 10pm
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 5. The team undergoes one of the most terrifying investigations yet when visiting Toyah Willcox, who has experienced strange activity in her home ever since she moved in. (Photo © Discovery)
Christmas 2012, Toyah guested on Marlow FM’s ‘Musical Milestones’ on The Eclectic Light Show.
She discussed her life and career in relation to music and what it has meant to her, as well as its importance in her life. Toyah also chose six pieces of her favourite music, for significant reasons which she discusses during the programme.
The music choices were by Gustav Holst (Mars, The Planet Suite), Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water), T. Rex (Ride A White Swan), David Bowie (Life On Mars), Shakespears Sister (Stay), Muse (Supermassive Black Hole).
“Music embodies your soul, it embodies your physicality, it embodies your thoughts…”
This aired on Christmas Eve that year, and at the time marlow FM didn’t have a Listen Again function so I recorded it and uploaded to Dreamscape a low quality mp3 of the 30-minute special. Click below to listen/download.
We’re racing towards the end of 2025, with Toyah’s career-encompassing Chameleon just recently released on CD, vinyl and deluxe box set, and even more recently the mesmerising book Meteorite crashed to earth, accompanied by a new nine song (demos) album; Swipe Right, Paradise…
All of this, coming hot on the heels of Toyah’s entire Safari Records discography being lovingly reissued by Cherry Red Records over the past five years, plus expanded deluxe editions of Toyah’s first five solo albums, plus a variety of reissues on picture disc and coloured vinyl.
The past half-decade has been a scintillating and exciting time to be a Toyah fan… but can I just say, in my very humble opinion, I think Track 5 on Swipe Right, Paradise… “The Science Of Me” is one of the finest songs Toyah has ever released. Incredible, when you consider her music career began in 1979! Can’t wait to see what follows with this particular song, as well as future music.
• Browse further details about Meteorite and Swipe Right, Paradise by clicking below.
Christmas 2025, and Toyah releases her final Short Story of the year – Santa’s Gift.
These stories, written and read by Toyah, premiered on 14th February 2025, with Two Lovers Meet, and thus far there have been nine, including this latest Christmas tale, in the series of short stories that will, no doubt, continue in 2026.
The final short story of the year from Toyah is perfect for the Christmas season, a gently start to the day or a cosy evening indoors. Curl up and be swept away with Santa’s Gift.
• Listen at Toyah’s official YouTube and Facebook. Browse our other Toyah’s Wonderful World Of Weird posts, here. (Image © Toyah)
NB. You can also explore all nine stories in the Wonderful World of Weird Playlist at YouTube.
Toyah Willcox is bringing her ‘unforgettable’ festive show to London
Toyah’s Christmas Party promises to be ‘an unforgettable festive night’.
Music icon Toyah Willcox is set to tour her electrifying Christmas Party next year, coming to London Union Chapel on 12th December.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing my Christmas Party Shows back on the road for 2026. These shows are all about joy, celebration and coming together, and I can’t wait to share an unforgettable festive night with everyone. See you there!”
• Continue reading at London World. Book tickets for Toyah’s Christmas Party 2026 here.
Carol Decker’s 30 Rock Chicks!: NOW Rock: Thursday 18th December: 10pm
T’Pau’s Carol Decker brings a bit of Heart and Soul to a countdown of ’80s ladies who like to rock! With Joan Jett, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks and Pat Benatar. (as well as Toyah via the Thunder In The Mountains video).
Christmas 1990 saw Toyah play Miss Scarlet in a special festive edition, “Christmas Past, Christmas Present”, of ITV’s Cluedo. The episode also starred: Joan Sims, Kate O’Mara, Ian Lavender, Derek Nimmo and others.
You are invited to a murder: Arlington Grange – home of wealthy widow Elizabeth Peacock; society hostess and patron of the arts. A woman with a reputation she would rather forget.
Colonel Mustard: Secret lover of Mrs. Peacock. A dashing military hero who’s glittering career hides a tarnished past. The Reverend Green: Pastor of the parish who’s means of raising money are not heaven sent. Though a man of the cloth, he has feet of clay. Professor Plum: Nuclear physicist and government advisor. But would his research methods stand the scrutiny of a microscope. Miss Scarlett: vivacious step-daughter of Mrs. Peacock; who’s lust for the high life will let nothing or no-one stand in her way. And Mrs White: for the past 15 years, friend and housekeeper to Mrs. Peacock. But what what dark secret did she bring to Arlington Grange? Six people, all with murder on their minds.
Toyah Announces Christmas Party Concerts
The singer and her band will delight fans with a mix of her biggest hits and festive favourites
Toyah Willcox announces 2026 Christmas Party concerts. With dates in Liverpool, Sunderland, London and Birmingham, Toyah and her band will delight fans with a mix of her biggest hits, plus a sprinkling of festive favourites in this seasonal show.
On the tour, Toyah says: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing my Christmas Party Shows back on the road for 2026. These shows are all about joy, celebration and coming together, and I can’t wait to share an unforgettable festive night with everyone. See you there!”
• Continue reading at Classic Pop. Book tickets for Toyah’s Christmas Party 2026 here.
Toyah’s Wonderful World of Weird series began nine months ago, and its final story of the year, Santa’s Gift, will be out soon!
In the meantime, all eight stories from this year can be found in a new playlist at Toyah’s Official YouTube channel.
We had a fascinating night out at the Science Lates: Merry Little Christmas event at Glasgow Science Centre, at Pacific Quay, on Saturday night. A four-hour festive extravaganza that included a theatre show and much more. We were set on fire, hit by a hammer, spun upside down on a giant wheel and much more. A lot of fun!, and then into the city centre to throw some festive shapes at The Polo Lounge.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
Christmas 2022, Toyah announced the release of a special 10” cherry red coloured vinyl EP commemorating the classic 1982 single Brave New World. To be released in March 2023, and limited to 500 copies only.
This became the first in a series of 10″ single releases by Toyah, with Rebel Run, and I Believe In Father Christmas also receiving limited edition releases on the format in 2024.
The EP contained four tracks, all previously unreleased versions, including the long-awaited Dawn Chorus (6.55 Special Mix). The release was part of Cherry Red Records’ special ‘45s at 45’ vinyl series marking the 45th Anniversary of the label.
The Tracklist: Side One: 1. Brave New World (Razzmatazz Mix). 2. Street Creature (Razzmatazz Mix) | Side Two: 1. Dawn Chorus (6.55 Special Version), 2. Ieya 1982 (Edited Version)
• Toyah At Home: December 2025 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Merry Christmas – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Christmas 2025, Toyah announces a short festive tour for December 2026, Toyah’s Christmas Party, playing Liverpool Tung Auditorium (Friday 4th December), Sunderland The Fire Station (Saturday 5th December), London Union Chapel (Saturday 12th December), Birmingham Town Hall (Sunday 13th December).
Toyah said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing my Christmas Party shows back on the road for 2026. These shows are all about joy, celebration and coming together, and I can’t wait to share an unforgettable festive night with everyone. See you there xx”
• Book tickets for Toyah’s Christmas Party Tour 2026 here or by clicking below.
