In March, Toyah and Robert began sharing their tour preparations, conversations and live gig clips on TikTok.
Follow Toyah on TikTok for the Sunday Lunch Live! Diaries at Toyah’s official TikTok and a selection at You Tube Shorts,
Some of the Sunday Lunch Live! Diaries can also be watched at Toyah’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Friday 21st April: 5am
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Monday 24th April: 5.10am
Series 2, Episodes 1&2. Craig Charles hosts a week of celebrity editions of the high-stakes quiz that puts mental speed to the test, with prizes on offer worth £1,000 to £100,000. The celebrities who are hoping that they’ll be randomly selected are actor Catherine Tyldesley, Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford, Steps star Claire Richards, comedian and actor Nina Wadia, Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson, actor Kate Robbins, comedian Dane Baptiste, Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, original punk wild child Toyah Willcox and fitness legend Mr Motivator.
Film Give Them Wings shot in Darlington and Bishop Auckland
An independent feature film shot in Darlington and Bishop Auckland, and starring Toyah Willcox, has secured international distribution.
Give Them Wings, is written by Paul Hodgson and produced by GTW Productions Ltd and directed by Sean Cronin.
Phoenix Worldwide, the sales agent to the film, has closed deals for Latin America (Distributer Encripta), Scandinavia, Australia/New Zealand (Distributer Bulldog) and North America (Distributer Stadium Media).
The film celebrates the life of disabled Darlington F.C. fan Paul Hodgson based on an adaptation of his 2000 bestselling autobiography Flipper’s Side.
• Continue reading at The Northern Echo.
A vintage television clip of the song “Danced”, filmed in 1979., from the album Sheep Farming In Barnet.
There’s new songs every Saturday morning uploaded to the Toyah channel in the 11am ‘Toyah At Home’ slot. Remember to catch a new monthly Toyah At Home special at 11am on the first Saturday of each month.
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Wednesday 19th April: 5.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Thursday 20th April: 1.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Friday 21st April: 9.30am
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Sunday 23rd April: 8.30am
Blue Marigold. Series 5, Episode 1. Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold’s mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback. Director: Giles Foster. Starring: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser, Billy Hamon, Edward Jewesbury. (Photo © ITV)
The Chase: Celebrity Special: Pick: Sunday 23rd April: 1pm
Series 6, Episode 2. Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz show as four celebrities take on the Chaser. Singer Toyah Willcox, ex-footballer John Barnes, writer Germaine Greer and heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison pit their wits against one of the country’s finest quiz brains in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for their chosen charities.
Welcome to a new month, and a new format for Toyah At Home, which will now air monthly, beginning today with the episode for April.
Toyah At Home gets a switch up in an exciting new format for the first Saturday of each month.
In this month’s episode Toyah shares a fun travelogue of her recent adventures filming for TV and catching up with family. There’s also reactions from Toyah and Robert to this footage plus a vintage music performance from 1991.
Toyah will be guesting on an upcoming five-episode run of Richard Osman’s House Of Games. Date and time tbc but Toyah will reveal further info on this morning’s Toyah At Home. (Photo © BBC)
Greatest Pop Videos – 1992: Channel 5: Saturday 8th April: 10pm
Series 1, Episode 3. A selection of the year’s most memorable videos from acts including Erasure, George Michael, Take That, Kylie Minogue, Shakespears Sister, Shanice Wilson, U2, Snap, Tasmin Archer, Charles & Eddie, Jimmy Nail, Crowded House, Whitney Houston, Nirvana and Tori Amos. With commentary from a host of industry figures including Mark Radcliffe, Toyah Willcox, Andrew Collins, Nina Myskow and Bez. (NB. This is a new series and hasn’t been previously aired)
Following the Isle Of Wight Festival announcement, Toyah & Robert will also play Milton Keynes International Festival 2023 on Friday 28th July. Click below for further info and ticket link.
Isle of Wight Festival to welcome Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp
Toyah Willcox has announced she will be playing the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday, June 18.
She will join Robbie Williams, Blondie, Mika, Niall Horan, Echo and the Bunnymen and the Manic Street Preachers on the last day of this year’s Seaclose Park event.
Also due to play over the four-day weekend are Pulp, Courteeners, One Republic, Sabrina Carpenter and Lovejoy.
Toyah, who will return for the second year running, is known for her punk hits, including It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free and Echo Beach.
• Continue reading at Isle Of Wight County Press. See also Yahoo!
Greatest Pop Videos – 1991: Channel 5: Saturday 1st April: 10.05pm
Series 1, Episode 2. A selection of the year’s most memorable videos, from George Michael and Seal to REM and U2. Chesney Hawkes recalls the experience of filming his chart-topper The One and Only, Kate Pierson of the B-52’s reminisces about working with REM on Shiny Happy People, and Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, discusses meeting Michael Jackson to record Do the Bartman. Plus, Beverley Craven, Candi Staton, Toyah Willcox, Paul Gambaccini, David Grant, Katie Puckrik and Nina Myskow reflect on the year’s videos. (NB. This is a new series and hasn’t been previously aired)
Toyah & Robert have just been added to the line-up of the Isle Of Wight Festival 2023. They will appear in the Big Top on the Sunday afternoon (18th June). The news was announced during this weekend’s Sunday Lunch!
• More info at toyahwillcox.com. Book tickets at isleofwightfestival.com.
50 Wild Women Of The 80s!: NOW 80s: Wednesday 29th March: 11am
Brilliant songs, big voices, blazing hair & bags of attitude – the ladies of the 80s had the lot! From Toyah to Tina & Joan Jett to Janet Jackson.
80s Stars – Then & Now!: NOW 80s: Thursday 30th March: 11am
Where are they now? Classic hits, followed by some recent songs – Including Pet Shop Boys, Kylie, Toyah, The Stones, Gary Numan, The Pretenders, New Order, Rick Astley & T’Pau!
• Toyah At Home: Sea Of Size (in memory of Bill Rieflin) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Centrefold – Watch… • Sunday Lunch: In The Making – Watch…
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering The J. Geils Band. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover The J. Geils Band’s ‘Centerfold’: They also announce plans to perform at this year’s Isle Of Wight Festival – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: Normal service resumes as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox perform frisky cover of Centerfold: Toyah brandishes a copy of Prog magazine as the Fripp-Willcox kitchen reverberates to the sound of a J. Geils Band classic – Continue…
• Consequence: Robert Fripp and Toyah Nearly Bare All with Cover of J. Geils Band’s “Centerfold”: The King Crimson guitarist even strikes a few sultry poses at the end of the video – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover J. Geils Band’s “Centrefold” – Continue…
• Far Out: Toyah and Robert Fripp share cover of J. Geils Band song ‘Centerfold’ – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform J. Geils Band Classic “Centrefold”, Share Bonus Footage that “You Cannot Unsee” – Continue…
• Yahoo!: Robert Fripp and Toyah Nearly Bare All with Cover of J. Geils Band’s “Centerfold” – Continue…
• DGM Live!: Centrefold – Continue…
Toyah To Bring Out The Audio Of Her Drury Lane Concert
Even though, in the eyes of the uninitiated, Toyah‘s latter-day endeavors may seem to suggest she’s content to be cavorting in the kitchen with her spouse, the singer’s histrionic performances have always been much more than such domestic scenes.
It’s rather surprising, then, that, for all the years she spent on-stage, there’s not a lot of records which captured the chanteuse live, but there are concert videos to allow Ms. Willcox to remedy this situation. Last year saw the reissue of her 1981’s “At The Rainbow” album on CD and DVD, and now it’s time for 1982’s “Good Morning Universe” to follow suit.
Slated to be out as “Live At Drury Lane” on May 12th in CD/DVD and 2LP formats, the remastered video version of this classic Christmas show, where the artist’s band included the great Simon Phillips on drums and the recently departed Phil Spalding on bass, reinstates two pieces that were cut from the original VHS release, while audio variant – issued for the first time ever – is augmented with three numbers Toyah delivered to Milan audience earlier on the same tour. Here’s a chance to experience her magic in all its glory.
• Continue reading at Let It Rock. Pre-order Live At Drury Lane, on CD/DVD and double vinyl, at Cherry Red.
Browse all the Sunday Lunch Live! Diaries at Toyah’s official TikTok and a selection at You Tube Shorts, with many new videos posted this past week from rehearsals, soundchecks, a couple of Toyah gigs & more. Some of the Sunday Lunch Live! Diaries can also be watched at Toyah’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Greatest Pop Videos – 1990: Channel 5: Saturday 25th March: 10.05pm
Series 1, Episode 1. A selection of the 1990s most memorable videos, telling the stories behind them and hearing from artists, directors, choreographers and critics, beginning with 1990. Kate Pierson of the B-52’s reminisces about filming Love Shack and Betty Boo talks about Doin’ the Do, while members of En Vogue, EMF and Beats International look back at their own visual treats. Timmy Mallett recalls the experience of filming for Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and Go West reflect on their video exploits, while Cliff Richard, Toyah Willcox, Paul Gambaccini, David Grant, Katie Puckrik and Nina Myskow look back on the year. (NB. This is a new series and hasn’t been previously aired)
