From Brave New World to The
Tempest, Love Is The Law to Glitter,
In The Court Of The Crimson Queen to Jubilee...
Eclectic, much?... Check out our Toyah
features from over the last 11 years.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
27 February, 2011
• Chris
Limb/Catmachine of Toyah.org/I
Was A Teenage Toyah Fan
has today uploaded a photo to twitpic of
Toyah with Weekend Guitar Trio at Kings
Place, London last night. View here.
• To the left, Toyah and Jeni
Barnett (who doesn't seem to look any
different from when she read out letters
on TVAM over 25 years ago!) when Toyah
guested on LBC. I'm not sure when this
was but it is included in their "Our
Recent Guests" gallery, here.
• Also to the left, a great piece of
Toyah art, in graphite and coloured
pencils, by Pat Kent: A reworking of
an old piece, now with a little added
colour. View the full, larger
version at 'Pat Kent Art' here.
(Thanks to Michael)
• The 'Supermassive Black Hole A*,
The Hard Sci-Fi Webcomic' has just
discovered the delights of Toyah. View
their "Toyah and galactic
fashions" blog here.
• Our Friends Electric now have
audio samples, of some of the
covers they perform, at their website.
Listen to their rendition of 'I Want To
Be Free' (still the best selling Toyah
download at 'Play'), here.
(Thanks to Michael)
•
Yet another Secret Diary Of A Call
Girl DVD Boxed Set. This is Seasons
1-4 and is due for release on 4th April
2011, immediately after the fourth, and
final, series finishes airing on ITV2.
Toyah appears in episodes in the first
two series as the lead characters mother.
The current DVD artwork is "subject
to change".
Dreamscape
Gallery: Those Post-1985 Years!
26 February, 2011
I've recently
received some enquiries about what's
happening with the Gallery at this site.
Believe me I would love to get more of it
completed, even initially just the
remainder of the Eighties years would be
good, but it's just finding the spare
time to do it. A large chunk of recent
photos are exclusive to Toyah's official
website but even considering this there
are still hundreds, if not thousands, of
photos of Toyah post-1985 that could be
added!
I've also had a few emails from visitors
saying they like how the site is looking
just now. Thank you for the positive
feedback and kind comments. Always
appreciated. I do too, though I probably
will change it again at some point :)
STV: Toyah
Willcox On Loving Gaga
25 February, 2011
Toyah
Willcox on loving GaGa and the
Teletubbies being as big as the Beatles
The performer talks about performing
at the Rewind Festival in July, who she
admires in the music industry, and
providing the voice of Teletubbies.
She’s never been a shrinking violet,
and stage, screen and music legend Toyah
Willcox has no intention of slowing down
aged 52, she revealed on STV’s The
Hour.
The star - who is currently getting
geared up for her stint at the
80s-inspired Rewind Festival in July -
has made her name over the years in all
sorts of roles.
One that ended up earning her cult status
was providing the voice of the announcer
on the kids TV show Teletubbies, a TV
programme which enjoyed major, unforeseen
success – something which Toyah has
compared to the dizzy heights of fame
achieved by none other than the Beatles.
“It’s the only time I’ve
ever had to have bodyguards, when
Teletubbies came out. Not because the
children would recognise my voice, but
parents said ‘she’s on
Teletubbies'.
•
Read the full article, and watch Toyah's The
Hour interview, at the 'stv.tv'
website, here.
Toyah Live
2011: Kremlin PA Photos
25 February, 2011
Toyah played a live PA at
Kremlin, Belfast at the end of January.
Here is a selection of great photos from
the PA. Please click below for
larger/full versions of these. (Thanks to
Alec Kelly)
The Reading
Chronicle: 80s At Ascot
25 February, 2011
Three
hundred years of Ascot Racecourse will be
celebrated in 80's style with stars
including Aussie heartthrob Jason Donovan
performing at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar
Cup on Saturday, August 6.
The full line-up has been announced and
racegoers dressed in their best 1980s
fashions will be able to watch Kid Creole
And The Coconuts, Jimmy Somerville,
Toyah, Paul Young, China Crisis, Odyssey,
Brother Beyond, Visage and Altered Images
play their hits after the racing
finishes.
Tickets start from £26 with group and
advance discounts available. Call the box
office on 0870 727 1234 or buy online at
www.ascot.co.uk
Debi Allen
Associates: Toyah Video Reel
25 February, 2011
Check
out Toyah's Biography page at the 'Debi
Allen Associates' Talent Agency website.
As well as the bio there's a show-reel
video featuring numerous clips from
Toyah's televsion career. This mainly
focuses on her presenting CV but not
exclusively.
• Go here,
& scroll to the page bottom. (Thanks
to Michael)
The Hour:
It's A Mystery: Video/Screen
Captures
24 February, 2011
Toyah, with Chris Wong,
performing 'It's A Mystery' on
Wednesday's The Hour. Watch
below or double click to view at
'YouTube'. Click on the captures for
larger versions. (Thanks to Paul Lomas)
Toyah
Willcox performs 'It's a Mystery' on The
Hour. The 'STV' website has a
dedicated page for 'It's A Mystery', here. An
original rock goddess, Toyah has also
tried her hand at acting and music
composition. She will be performing at
Rewind Scotland - The 80s Festival at
Scone Palace on Sunday July 21.
The Hour:
Interview: Screen Captures
24 February, 2011
Screen caps from Toyah's
interview on yesterday's edition of The
Hour. The interview is available to
watch online (UK only, unfortunately) for
the next four weeks on Catch Up at STV
Player, here.
Toyah's interview, and 'It's A Mystery'
are in Part Four. Please click on the
caps for larger versions.
Grant Stott tweeted
last night: "Having interviewed
Toyah earlier today on @thehourstv, I'm
now watching Quadrophenia on ITV4 which
features....er...Toyah!!
#coolcoincidence"
The Hour:
Coming Up: Screen Captures
24 February, 2011
A few screen captures from The
Hour's "Coming Up" intro.
Please click below for larger versions.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
24 February, 2011
•
"Come & meet Toyah after her
show!" invites The Magical
Faerie Festival website. Toyah plays The
Canterbury City Faerie Ball on Friday
22nd April. Visit the website, here,
for full details on this colourful event.
•
No official confirmation at this early
stage, but there have been tweets online
over the last few days saying that Toyah
will be playing The Retro Ball in aid of
the NSPCC North East on 26th March at The
Centre for Life, Newcastle.
• 'Computer', the utter
classic from 'Sheep Farming In Barnet',
made the Old
Testament Space Opera
"All Time Virtual Top 10 Songs"
on Tuesday:
9. Toyah: Computer
- New wave awesomeness with weirdly
relevant lyrics. Plus, how much of a
genius do you need to be to name an album
Sheep Farming in Barnet?
• Quadrophenia,
A film over 30 years old, showing on
ITV4, a little viewed digital channel,
and yet last night it seemed to inspire a
fair amount of twitterers (tweeters?
tweeterrers??)
Toyah Live
2011: 'Hits & Surprises' at
Harrogate Theatre
23 February, 2011
Another new live Toyah date
has been confirmed for this Summer. She
will headline the Harrogate Fringe
Festival, playing a "Hits &
Surprises" full band gig of Toyah
classics and more at Harrogate
Theatre, North Yorkshire on Friday 22nd
July. Click below for further info and
ticket booking details.
Musical
Times: Rare Toyah Covers
23 February, 2011
Two rare issues of, German
magazine, 'Musical Times' have recently
appeared on eBay. The issues, from June
1980 and April 1981, both feature Toyah
on their covers, with news stories
announcing the release of 'Ieya', Toyah
on Tour, and 'It's A Mystery'. Please
click below for larger versions.
This Fragile
Moment
23 February, 2011
Robert
Jürjendal, of This Fragile Moment, is
also a member of Weekend Guitar Trio,
playing at Kings Place, London this
Saturday with Toyah. The improvised
performance will include selections from
'This Fragile Moment'.
I've
been relistening to 'This Fragile Moment'
recently and some of the album has really
grown on me. 'Stones', 'Boredom Is A
Killer' and 'Fragile', in particular,
have really burrowed their way into my
brain. Does anyone else find 'Born
Broken' a little spooky, though?
Full tracklist for the album, released in
November 2009 on Unsung Records, is:
1. Stones
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
2. Break The Mould
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
3. Don't Even Try
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
4. Run With Me
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
5. Boredom Is A Killer
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
6. Fragile
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
7. Blow The Pain Away
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
8. Born Broken
(Urb/Jürjendal/Willcox/Reuter/Wong)
9. In Estonia (Willcox)
Toyah Willcox: Voice, Poetry
Robert Jürjendal: Guitar (right
channel), Electronics
Arvo Urb: Drums & Percussion
Chris Wong : Bass Guitar
Markus Reuter: Guitar (left channel),
Electronics
Weekend Guitar Trio bring their
dazzling effects and ideas together with
legendary vocalist Toyah Willcox adding
her poetry. Joining them for the first
time is Norway's live sampling guru Jan
Bang.
• View further details
about Saturday's show here.
'This Fragile Moment' is available on CD
from iapetus-store or
can be downloaded from iTunes, Play
and Amazon.
MacAulay
& Co Update: Toyah NOT
Guesting!
22 February, 2011
Unfortunately the MacAulay
and Co appearance is not going
ahead. The BBC haven't updated their
schedules. Apologies for the
misinformation. There is news on some
future interviews, though:
Toyah will be promoting her appearance at
the 80's Rewind Festival with some of the
Scottish media. Look out for
interview/new photos in Daily Record
(newspaper) soon, Clyde FM interview
(future radio broadcast) &
performance/interview on STV's The Hour,
going out at 5pm on Wed 23 Feb. (Thanks
to Paul, and Craig at The Official
Toyah
website)
Toyah on
Radio: MacAulay & Co
Tomorrow!
22 February, 2011
Toyah is guesting on MacAulay
and Co, tomorrow mid-morning, on BBC
Radio Scotland. The show airs from
10.30am till Midday and can also be heard
on BBC Radio Aberdeen, Solent, Shetland,
Tweed and others, as well as online.
Visit the BBC MacAulay and Co
page here.
The show will be available on BBC iPlayer
after it airs.
MacAulay and Co : BBC Radio
Scotland - Wednesday 23rd February :
10.30am
It's what you're talking about before
you're talking about it. Fred and Co are
joined by journalist John Simpson and
singer Toyah Willcox.
Toyah on TV:
The Hour
21 February, 2011
Toyah is scheduled
to guest on STV's early evening magazine
show The Hour this Wednesday at
5.00pm. The Hour airs in
Scotland but the channel is available
throughout the UK on Sky, and the
programme is viewable on STV Player Catch Up
post-broadcast. (Thanks to Alec Kelly)
The Hour : STV - Wednesday 23rd
February : 5.00pm
The Hour : STV +1 - Wednesday 23rd
February : 6.00pm
Scotland's magazine show, with celebrity
chat, studio cooking and more. Also
airing on STV HD.
Update:
Guest presenters Amanda Hamilton and
Grant Stott announced at the close of
this evening's (Tuesday) show that Toyah
will be performing 'It's A Mystery' on
tomorrow's programme.
Dreamscape
Toyah Features
21 February, 2011
Check out our new(ish)
section... Features.
I've
expanded and revamped the
"Extras" page to incorporate
all the large features from over the last
few years, giving them a permanent home
alongside all the previous mini-features
and micro websites.
The Changeling, In The Court
Of The Crimson Queen, Brave New World,
Love Is The Law, Jubilee, Four
From Toyah, Toyah @ Edsel, Little Tears
Of Love, The Tempest, The Blue
Meaning, On The Cover Of A Magazine, Calamity
Jane, Anthem and much more...
Top 10 Toyah
Downloads @ Play
21 February, 2011
Top 10 Toyah downloads
currently at Play.com
1. I Want To Be Free, 2. It's A Mystery,
3. Thunder In The Mountains, 4. Blue
Meanings, 5. Good Morning Universe, 6.
For You, 7. Demolition Men, 8. Jungles Of
Jupiter, 9. Come, 10. Lesser God
Toyah 30: At
The Rainbow
21 February, 2011
'At The Rainbow'
was also available on laser disc. This
was one of the first BBC Video laser
discs to be released. The Rainbow Theatre
closed as a music venue on 24th December
1981, coincidentally the same date that
another very famous Toyah concert took
place, which also went on to be released
by BBC Video, 'Good Morning Universe:
Live at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane'.
From the sleeve of 'At The Rainbow':
"Toyah - a great rock performer.
an inimitable individualist of the music
scene. The Legendary Rainbow Theatre in
North London is the setting for this
spectaculair show. Among the laser beams,
through clouds of swirling smoke. Toyah
struts and strides - a truly
spine-tingling performance. Toyah - band
and vocalist - frenzied, pulsating,
mystical, fabulous - an explosive
experience."
London 'Trax' magazine wrote: "The
irrepressible Toyah Willcox is marching
on, opening up new horizons in audio
visual entertainment. She is now number
one in a field of one. An original."
100 Hits:
'80s Rewind' Out Today!
21 February, 2011
'100 Hits: 80s
Rewind' - 100 Classic Tracks Of The
Decade, the 5CD set, featuring
Toyah's 'Thunder In The Mountains' and
'Brave New World', is released today.
Other artists include: Madness, New
Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, Aztec
Camera, Tracie, The Beat, Propaganda,
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Strawberry
Switchblade, The Jesus & Mary Chain,
We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use
It, Billy Bragg, Dollar, Anti-Nowhere
League, Bad Manners, Tenpole Tudor, A-Ha,
Bananarama and many many more.
This is the fourth "100 Hits"
compilation Toyah has been included on.
Kings Place:
Weekend Guitar Trio, Toyah &
Jan Bang
21 February, 2011
Toyah is pictured
in the 'Kings Place' What's On Guide;
January - April 2011.
She is appearing on the final day,
Saturday 26th February, of Eesti Fest at
Kings Place, London with Weekend Guitar
Hero and Jan Bang.
Weekend Guitar Trio are also playing a
guitar workshop earlier in the day,
before being joined by Toyah. View info
about that here,
and see full info on the evening
performance(s) here.
• View the 'Kings Place' brochure
online here.
Click on the picture above left to view a
larger version.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
19 February, 2011
•
'Wolves Civic' have recently added a nice
Toyah page, promoting her "From
Sheep Farming To Anthem" gig at The
Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton on Saturday
22nd October.
• We have mentioned previously that
'Flashback Alternatives' plays a fair bit
of Toyah. 'Baldy Radio' ("Home to
Eighties and Rarities!!!") plays
even more. Check them out here.
(Thanks to Gregory)
• Toyah's forthcoming appearance
(Saturday 26th February), with Weekend
Guitar Trio and Jan Bang, currently has a
dedicated page at the 'Estonia
Government' website. View here.
• Did You Know? (mainly of relevance
to Emmerdale viewers only)
Michael McKell, the actor currently
playing a crazy, firestarting, policeman
in ITV soap Emmerdale, used to
be known as Michael St. James, co-writer
of Toyah's 1985 single, from the album
'Minx', 'Soul Passing Through Soul'.
• Toyah was mentioned on BBC1's The
Weakest Link last month, in a
question about Quadrophenia.
(Thanks to Gillian)
• Let's Dance For Comic Relief
2011 kicked off earlier this evening
on BBC1. Toyah will dance, along with
Clare Grogan, Limahl and Chesney Hawkes,
on the BBC1 show on Saturday 5th March.
Toyah is pictured and namechecked in this
week's 'Now' magazine, dated 21st
February 2011, in a feature on Let's
Dance For Comic Relief. (Thanks to Minna
for the scan)
• Katie Price
makes the final and 'The Press
Association' report on Saturday's first
show includes another namecheck for
Toyah. View it here.
(Numerous other sites are using 'TPA'
news release.)
Dreamscape
News Archive: January 2011
19 February, 2011
Dreamscape's Toyah news for January
2011
has now been archived.
Toyah 30:
Four From Toyah: Thanks!
15 February, 2011
Wow!
Thank you to everyone who has taken a
look at the "Four From Toyah"
30th anniversary feature. During just a
few hours yesterday evening alone the
page received almost 700 visits. Great
news!
Thanks also to The Official Toyah
Facebook, and the Fans
Club Facebook for including a
link to the feature. Finally, thanks to
everyone for their messages &
feedback. Much appreciated.
The Hour :
STV - Wed 23rd February : 5.00pm
The Hour : STV +1 - Wed 23rd February :
6.00pm
Scotland's very own magazine show, with
celebrity chat, studio cooking and much
more. Also airing on STV HD.
Quadrophenia
: ITV4 - Wed 23rd February : 11.00pm
Quadrophenia : ITV4 - Thu 24th February :
10.35pm
The Who wrote and produced this energetic
story of a young man disillusioned with
his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels
excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy
Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring:
Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis,
Toyah Willcox, Mark Wingett, Sting and
Ray Winstone. Also airing on ITV4 HD and
ITV4 +1.
Let's Dance For
Comic Relief : BBC1 - Saturday 5th March
: 6.40pm
Actor Joe Swash, TV presenter Caroline
Flack, comedy stars Adrian Edmondson,
Marcus Brigstocke and Lee Nelson, plus
1980s singers Toyah Willcox, Clare
Grogan, Chesney Hawkes and Limahl,
compete in the charity contest. The
judging panel comprises John Bishop,
Felix Dexter and Jo Brand, and music is
provided by Jessie J and the Wanted.
Presented by Steve Jones and Alex Jones.
Marigolds:
Short Film featuring
'Quicksilver'
15 February, 2011
Marigolds,
the "unsettling" short film by
Stephanie Zari, has received screenings
at numerous film festivals through 2010
and continuing into 2011. It was recently
shown at the London Short Film Festival
2011 and Brittspotting, Berlin 2011, and
will be screened at L.A. International
Women's Film Festival, 2011 next month.
The beautifully atmospheric 'Quicksilver'
by The Humans features in Marigolds,
which is now available to view online at
the BBC Film
Network
website.
Finally, the sobering effect of the
‘Family Affairs’ bill came as a
perfect piece of timing on Sunday 9. The
screening opened with the Freudian
pastiche, Marigolds, by Stephanie Zari.
Unfortunately for the rest, its
originality, density and slow reveal
managed to transcend the rest of the
collection.
Marigolds stares at the complex sadness
of an unappreciated housewife. The female
lead, Susannah, captures the feel of the
film single-handed; her life’s
troubles etched into every line and
wrinkle on her face. We see her snap off
the Marigold gloves, rinse the dust from
her hair and scrape on ageing mascara as
she awaits her son’s arrival. When
he finally does, an Oedopian undertone
rears its creepy head. This deviant
story, set in such a painfully normal
environment, makes for one beautifully
disturbing film.
Toyah 30:
Four From Toyah Feature
14 February, 2011
Here at Dreamscape
we're celebrating the 30th
anniversary of Toyah's
breakthrough year... and the
single that started that amazing
year... 'Four From Toyah'.
30 years ago today,
February 14th 1981, 'Four From
Toyah' entered the UK singles
chart, eventually making No. 4
and remaining on the chart for
almost four months.
.Please click here to view our 'Four
From Toyah' 30th Anniversary
feature. Celebrating 'It's A .Mystery',
'Revelations', 'War Boys' and
'Angels and Demons', and much
more...
Dreamscape:
Coming Soon!
14 February, 2011
Coming soon to Dreamscape:
With just weeks to go until the first
"From Sheep Farming To Anthem"
gig we will be bringing you some very
rare 'Sheep Farming' era Toyah photos. (
Thanks to Andi )
Andi Fraggs:
Thanks!
14 February, 2011
Thank
you to Andi Fraggs who has recently
mentioned Dreamscape in some of his radio
and press interviews.
This has resulted in a number of new
visitors to the site over the last few
weeks, including lifelong Toyah fans who
weren't aware of the website.
Thanks again to Andi. We wish him the
best of luck this year with his music and
numerous other projects.
• Visit Andi's excellent website,
for news, gallery, song previews &
more.
Dreamscape
TV: Brave New World Interview
1982
11 February, 2011
It's Dreamscape TV's
second update. We could almost rival Live
From Studio Five for output at this
rate... Cancelled you say? ... erm... ah,
ok! This interview is from that amazing
Summer of 1982, I'm not sure what the
programme was called (Possibly... It'll
Be A Laugh, Let's Let The Office Junior
Do The Interviews This Week... who
knows!). Toyah talks 'Brave New World',
making the video, 'The Changeling' tour
dates and more. Please click on the
screen caps below to view the
interview at 'YouTube'
and here
for larger versions of the caps. Stay
tuned for more retro Toyah soon.
Daily
Politics: BBC iPlayer/Screen Caps
10 February, 2011
Yesterday's The Daily
Politics is available, until
Wednesday 16th Feb, at BBC iPlayer. View here.
Below are a few screen caps from Toyah's
film, and studio interview. Click here
for larger versions.
YouTubing
With Toyah: Newshound 1985
10 February, 2011
A recent addition to
'YouTube', a rare interview with Toyah,
looking utterly Minxtastic, from
1985.
A Day Is A
Long Time In Politics
10 February, 2011
Toyah's short film and
studio appearance yesterday, along with
the subject she was debating, certainly
gained much attention... Toyah was all
over the BBC, tv and online. There were
tweets all day, while numerous other
websites either repeated or reported the
BBC story, including Women's
Views on News,
and there was even a discussion on the
'Cosmopolitan' message boards.
Axonite's
Sci-Fi Ramblings: Toyah Willcox
10 February, 2011
Thanks
to Toyah battling ageism and sexism on
the BBC yesterday (incidentally, that is
the quietest I have ever saw Andrew Neil.
Is he scared of Toyah or something?)
Dreamscape received a (sort of) namecheck
all of its own... courtesey of Axonite's
Sci-Fi Ramblings
website.
Toyah Willcox is back in the news
today. These days, interviews with her
are usually about age, ageism and
face-flifts. But it wasn't always this
way...
Back in the 80s, Toyah was a highly
original singer. Any website will tell
you that she was a punk rocker and
actress. What they rarely say is that her
music was raw, energetic, passionate and
often inspired by Sci-Fi and Fantasy!
Just take a look at some of these album
covers! Despite her lisp, she had the
sheer guts and drive to go on to top the
charts with her unique singing.
Danced, for example, appears to be
inspired by The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Here's a very intense website devoted to
Toyah.
• Intense? Do they mean intense good
or intense bad?
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
10 February, 2011
• 'Endless Tours' have
a feature, A Mexican Ghost Story: The
Island Of Dolls, on the Cancun
mummies at their website/blog. They even
mention Toyah ("The British singer,
Toyah Willcox, composed 'Mummies' in
homage to the site"), who made one
of the mummies the cover star of the
band's debut single, 'Victims Of The
Riddle', and wrote "Mummies"
from 'The Blue Meaning' about them. Not
for the faint hearted, view the feature here.
(I have to admit they give me the
absolute heebie jeebies!!)
• Toyah is namechecked, by Liam
Rudden, in today's 'Edinburgh Evening
News' in their "Spotlight
On..." feature. View here.
(PS. Liam, course she could lol!)
• The' Coventry Telegraph' recently
published an article on Vince Hill, in
which they included two photos from the
recording session of 'Re-Joyce (In The
Bleak Midwinter)'. View here.
• Rebellion
Festivals.com
and Punktastic.com
are both covering the forthcoming
'Rebellion Festival' taking place in
Blackpool with Toyah as a headliner. Adam
Ant has also been confirmed.
BBC
News/Politics: I Have Suffered
Ageism & Sexism
9 February, 2011
Toyah
Willcox: I have suffered ageism and
sexism
Toyah's
short film for The Daily Politics
is now available to watch online at BBC
News/Politics:
The singer-turned-presenter Toyah Willcox
explains how she has suffered ageism and
sexism throughout her career.
She said: "In my 20s, I was told by
a camera lighting man I needed plastic
surgery. In my 30s I was constantly told
I needed to lose weight. And in my 40s,
as a presenter, I was dismissed from a TV
programme because they wanted to try
someone younger. And now I am in my 50s?
Men affectionately call me an old woman.
Each week, the Daily Politics offers
a platform to a famous person to make a
film with their views on a subject before
debating them in the studio.
•
Read the article and view Toyah's film at
the 'BBC News/Politics' website, here.
• Currently, that's
Midday on Wednesday 9th Feb, Toyah's
report on ageism and sexism is the most
popular political news story at the BBC's
Democracy
Live
website.
BBC
News/Politics: Respect, Please!
9 February, 2011
Toyah
Willcox: Time to tackle ageism and sexism
Society needs to wise up according to pop
star, campaigner and TV personality Toyah
Willcox. After suffering sexism and
ageism since her early 20s, she gives her
personal viewpoint on why older women
need more respect.
I am in my early 50s. By media standards,
that's past it - just look what happened
to the former Countryfile presenter,
Miriam O'Reilly.
But I want to be relevant in the work
place for at least another 15 years, and
for people to look beyond the surface and
see what I am capable of.
I'd like young people to seek my advice,
and trust that the decades I have lived
through have added to my abilities to be
a valuable contributor to the workplace
and society.
[
Toyah Willcox talks about attitudes to
older women on BBC Two's Daily
Politics at
about 12.40 GMT on Wednesday 9 February.
She will be debating her claims with MPs
David Willetts and Jack Straw. ]
• Read the full article at the 'BBC
News/Politics' website, here.
NB: The power and reach of 'BBC News'.
This story has been re-reported by dozens
of news wires, websites/blogs and tweets.
Toyah on TV:
The Daily Politics
8 February, 2011
Toyah
guests on tomorrow 's The Daily
Politics on BBC2: Coming Up:
Wed: Toyah Willcox on ageism and sexism.
More info from ToyahWillcox.com: Toyah
will be the featured guest on Daily
Politics on Wednesday 9 February.
Toyah will present a short film on ageism
and sexism, followed by a live interview
for the Soapbox segment. The
programme begins broadcast
at 11.30am on BBC 2. Toyah's feature
will appear from approximately 12.30pm
onwards. The programme will be available
on BBC iPlayer.
NB:
This edition of The Daily Politics
will also air on BBC Parliament (Sky
Channel 504) at 00.00am on Thursday 10th
February.
• Visit TheDaily
Politics website, at www.bbc.co.uk, here.
Dreamscape
TV: ATV Today/Review
8 February, 2011
Yipee! It's the launch of Dreamscape
TV (ok, it's some old VHS clips,
transferred to DVD, ripped to mpeg and
uploaded to 'YouTube' but humour me :)).
We are celebrating Toyah's breakthrough
year at the moment, so to begin with we
have a great interview with Toyah on ATV
Today/Review from May 1981. Please
click on the screen caps below to view the
interview at 'YouTube'
and click here
for larger versions of the caps. Stay
tuned for more old Toyah footage over the
next few weeks!
Let's Dance
For Comic Relief
8 February, 2011
Since yesterday's
announcement that, the publicity shy,
Katie Price/Jordan has signed up for
"Let's Dance For Comic Relief
2011" reports on the Comic
Relief/Red Nose Day event have escalated
dramatically...
The
Daily Politics : BBC2 - Wednesday 9th
February : 11.30am
The Daily Politics : BBC Parliament - Thu
10th February : 00.00am Andrew Neil and Anita Anand are
here with live coverage of Prime
Minister's Questions and the top
political stories of the day. Available
on BBC iPlayer (almost) immediately after
airing.
Bargain
Hunt Famous Finds : Home – Sunday
13th February : 8.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home +1
– Sunday 13th February : 9.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home –
Monday 14th February : 2.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home +1
– Monday 14th February : 3.00am Toyah Willcox v Kiki Dee. The
bargain-spotting continues, here with
rock queens Toyah Willcox and Kiki Dee
shopping for hidden gems at an antique
centre in Farnham, Surrey.
Kavanagh Q.C. : ITV3
- Wednesday 16th February : 11.10am
Kavanagh Q.C. : ITV3 +1 - Wednesday 16th
February : 12.10pm
Kavanagh Q.C. : ITV3 - Thursday 17th
February : 00.05am
Kavanagh Q.C. : ITV3 +1 - Thursday 17th
February : 1.05am A Family Affair (1995). Kavanagh
finds himself caught up in a bitter
family feud when he represents a
frustrated father who has kidnapped his
son in a desperate attempt to win
custody. On the home front,
Kavanagh’s daughter wants to let her
boyfriend stay overnight. Directed by
Renny Rye. With John Thaw, Holly Aird,
Robert Ashby, Toyah Willcox and Lisa
Harrow. Also showing on ITV3 HD.
Toyah Live
2011: Gigs Updated
8 February, 2011
Toyah
at 'Here and Now' Ascot, August 2011, has
now been officially confirmed. Upcoming
live dates for Toyah are being added to
her Gig Diary all the time. View full
details of all the confirmed appearances
at the Gigs page, here.
Saturday
26th February: Weekend Guitar Trio with
Toyah & Jan Bang: Kings Place, London
Saturday 19th March: 48 Hour Party: 80s
Weekender: Pontins, Southport
Sunday 20th March: From Sheep Farming To
Anthem: The Cavern Club, Liverpool
Thursday 7th April: From Sheep Farming To
Anthem: The Horn, St Albans
Saturday 16th April: From Sheep Farming
To Anthem: HMV Institute, Birmingham
Friday 22nd April: Live PA: The
Canterbury City Faerie Ball
Saturday 2nd July: From Sheep Farming To
Anthem: The Regal, Oxford
Saturday 16th July: Toyah comperes at The
Rock & Bike Festival (Non music)
Sunday 31st July: Rewind Festival, Scone
Palace, Perth
Friday 5th August: From Sheep Farming To
Anthem: Rebellion Punk Music Festival,
Blackpool
Saturday 6th August: Here & Now:
Ascot Racecourse
Saturday 20th August: Flashback To The
80s: Clumber Park, North Nottinghamshire
Sunday 21st August: Rewind Festival,
Henley-On-Thames
Saturday 22nd october: From Sheep Farming
To Anthem: The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton
Sunday 23rd October: From Sheep Farming
To Anthem: Jack Rabbit Slims. Hoylake,
Wirral
• Toyah is included on
the latest Cavern Club flyer. View here,
and see The Best of the '80s comes to
Ascot for the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup
at 'Ascot Insider', here.
Toyah 50:
Lost and Found!
6 February, 2011
Over
the last 12 months, since my old laptop
fizzled out and I lost loads of files
(back ups? pfffft!!) I've had many emails
asking why the two video files in the
TOYAH50 mini-site
weren't available... well now they have
been rediscovered, reuploaded and are
ready and waiting to be viewed once
again. Click to the left below to view
Toyah's message, to the right for her
very first music recording, and inbetween
to relive our Toyah's 50th birthday
celebrations in full!
• Thanks to
Paul Stephens for the birthdaybrilliant
message from Toyah, and to Andi for,
Toyah's first music recording, the
brilliant 'Floating Free' from Glitter
(with Phil Daniels on guitar).
Toyah 30:
Four (Interviews) From Toyah
5 February, 2011
We are celebrating
the 30th anniversary of Toyah's
breakthrough year... 1981! Visit
Dreamscape's Audio/Video Downloads for
four great interviews from Toyah from
various months of '81. Click below for
the Downloads section.
1. Radio One: My Top
12 (Nov 1981): Toyah chooses her
favourite songs and talks about her life,
music, hobbies, childhood, fans,
career… 2. Radio One: The
Annie Nightingale Show: (Aug
1981): Toyah talks to Annie about her
life, 1981 and new single. 3. BFBS
Radio: (Dec 1981): Toyah
interviewed in Europe at the end of her
successful 1981. She talks about the
year, her future plans, Christmas and the
band’s new EP ‘Four More From
Toyah’. 4. Radio One:
Talkabout (Feb 1981): A
Valentine’s Day special. (Thanks to
Giddy Gavin [aka Logan 5] and Sean)
Red Nose Day
2011/Let's Dance For Comic Relief
5 February, 2011
More
reports on the launch of this year's Red
Nose Day campaign, and the
inclusion of Let's Dance For Comic Relief
for a third year.
Read the 'Female First' report here,
'aoltv.co.uk' here
and 'Oh Gossip' here.
There's a plethora of Red Nose Day
merchandise available, including a
Vivienne Westwwod designed William
Shakespeare t-shirt, red noses (yup!),
badges, a cook book and much more.
Red Nose Day takes place on Friday 18th
March on BBC One, with a huge night of
entertaintment fronted by the likes of
Fearne Cotton, Davina McCall and James
Corden.
• A free fundraising kit is
available here,
containing everything you need to raise
lots of cash!
The Magical
Faerie Festival 2011
4 February, 2011
Come
and play with the Canterbury faeries this
Easter Weekend!!
The
excellent promotional images for Toyah's
appearance (PA) at Canterbury's Magical
Faerie Festival in April. Toyah plays The
Canterbury City Faerie Ball on Friday
22nd April.
At each of our events we endeavour to
create a mystical and uplifting
atmosphere where visitors can enjoy live
music, take part in an eclectic selection
of mystical workshops and generally let
their wings down!
Over the past five years The Magical
Faerie Festival has continued to steadily
grow and now welcomes over 2,000 people
during the three day celebration. There
are many special guest artists,
performers and workshop facilitators
attending the festival from all over the
world.
The 80's legend 'Toyah Willcox' will be
performing at The Magical Faerie Ball on
Friday 22nd April (the evening before the
main fairy event).
• Please click here or
below to visit 'The Magical Faerie
Festival' website.
Official
Toyah: February 2011 Blog
4 February, 2011
Toyah's February blog has
been added to The Official Toyah Willcox
website. As always it's an interesting
read with lots of projects in the
pipeline. Toyah also mentions a BBC4
documentary about Top Of The Pops
which possibly means that the channel
will be re-airing old episodes this year.
I'm sure everyone will also join me in
sending best wishes to Toyah's mum. Click
below to visit.
Toyahwillcox.com
now has a dedicated page for "From
Sheep Farming To Anthem". View that here.
Rock &
Bike Festival 2011
4 February, 2011
The promo poster for the '
Rock & Bike Festival 2011', including
Toyah as "Special Guest". The
festival takes place 14th - 16th July in
Loughborough. Toyah won't be performing,
she is compering on Saturday 16th. Please
click below on each picture for 1)
Line-up 2011, 2) Larger version of the
promo poster, 3) A large collection of Vampires
Rock photos from the 'Rock &
Bike Festival 2010'.
Let's Dance
For Comic Relief: Newsy Bits!
4 February, 2011
There have been
numerous entertainment and news websites
reporting on Comic Relief 2011 and Let's
Dance For Comic Relief, over the last
couple of days.
• 'London Net' report "Red Nose
Day launched by Lara "Marilyn"
Stone, View here.
• 'The Sun' says "Celebs get
ready to strut their stuff", view here.
• 'What's on TV' Comic Relief 2011 -
About the show. View here.
• 'Heatworld' have a feature: Five
reasons why this year's Red Nose Day will
be amazing. View that here.
• 'Telly Mix': Chesney Hawkes and
Lulu join Let's Dance For Comic Relief
2011 line-up. View here.
YouTubing
With Toyah: Live @ Kremlin
4 February, 2011
Toyah performing 'Echo
Beach' live at Kremlin, Belfast last
Saturday. Please click below to watch or
double click to view at 'YouTube' (Thanks
to lilythepink & Paul)
REWIND: The
80s Festival 2011
4 February, 2011
'Rewind
The 80s Festival' has been revamped for
2011, with new branding/logo, and they
have also opened a new website.
Toyah plays at both Rewind Festivals this
Summer: Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland:
29th - 31st July, and Henley-On-Thames,
England: 19th - 21st August. Toyah plays
on Sunday at both festivals.
There
are numerous other artists and bands
playing, including The Human League, Kim
Wilde, China Crisis, Nik Kershaw, Go
West, ABC, Fiction Factory, The
Bluebells, T'Pau, Howard Jones and many
more.
Check out the new website by clicking
below. There's line-up info, ticket
booking, news, camping details and much
more.
Here and
Now: The Cream Of The '80s At
Ascot
3 February, 2011
'Here and Now' have
announced that Toyah will, once again, be
included in the line up of artists
playing their show at Ascot Racecourse
this coming August. Toyah last played
Ascot in August 2008.
THE CREAM OF THE ‘80s COMES
TO ASCOT
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup: 6th August
2011
Ascot Racecourse has announced its much
anticipated line up for the ‘80s
concert after racing on Dubai Duty Free
Shergar Cup Day on Saturday 6th August.
To mark the Royal Racecourse’s 300th
anniversary and the 10th anniversary of
promoter Here and Now, there will be no
fewer than ten acts performing a two and
a half hour set of their greatest hits
from the 1980’s after racing. The
full line-up is as follows:
Jason Donovan | Kid Creole & The
Coconuts | Jimmy Somerville | Paul Young
| Toyah | China Crisis | Odyssey |
Altered Images | Brother Beyond | Visage
Aussie legend Jason Donovan is very
excited about the prospect of playing at
the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup: ‘I
can’t wait to perform at Ascot on
the Here and Now Tour when the days are
longer and warmer - it should be a great
day and I’m really looking forward
to it!’
Kid Creole added: ‘Ascot - 300 years
- and still going strong. What a thrill
to be associated with an idea that
conjures up the very ingredients that I
adore: hats, glamour, tradition,
heritage, flamboyance, competition,
thrills and romance ..... Perfect!’
Ticket start from £26 per person and can
be purchased at www.ascot.co.uk or call
0870 727 1234.
•
Visit The 'Here and Now' tours page, here. NB:
Toyah's inclusion at the Ascot show
hasn't been officially confirmed yet by
toyahwillcox.com.
Digital Spy:
Let's Dance For Comic Relief
3 February, 2011
Chesney
Hawkes and Lulu have joined the lineup of
celebrities on Let's Dance For Comic
Relief.
Hosted by Steve Jones and The One Show's
Alex Jones, the comedy dance programme
will air in the run-up to this year's Red
Nose Day.
Lulu, TV presenter Caroline Flack, Ade
Edmondson and Lee Nelson are all taking
part in the dance contest. Meanwhile,
one-hit wonder Hawkes will join Toyah
Willcox, Clare Grogan and Limahl in a
supergroup on the show.
TV comics Miranda Hart, Keith Lemon and
Felix Dexter will be on the rotating
judging panel.
Let's Dance For Comic Relief starts on
Saturday, February 19 on BBC One
• Visit 'Digital Spy' here.
Visit the official 'Red Nose Day 2011'
website, here.
Toyah is scheduled to appear on the BBC
One show on Saturday 5th March.
Toyah on TV
& Radio
2 February, 2011
The
Lee Mack Show : BBC Radio 7 - Wed 2nd
February : 11.00pm The sharp comedian presents
stand-up, sketches and music. From April
2005. Episode 6 of 6. Starring: Toyah
Willcox, Angela McHale and Steve Brown.
Available on BBC iPlayer immediately
after airing.
Bargain
Hunt Famous Finds : Home – Sunday
13th February : 8.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home +1
– Sunday 13th February : 9.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home –
Monday 14th February : 2.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home +1
– Monday 14th February : 3.00am Toyah Willcox v Kiki Dee. The
bargain-spotting continues, here with
rock queens Toyah Willcox and Kiki Dee
shopping for hidden gems at an antique
centre in Farnham, Surrey.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
2 February, 2011
•
Great to hear that Toyah is still being
regularly played on 'Flashback
Alternatives'. The most recent was, the
awesome, 'Bird in Flight' at the weekend.
(Thanks to Kevin)
•
Phil Spalding, bass player with Toyah
circa late 1980 to 1983, is appearing
with punk band Eat This at the 12Bar Club
in Denmark Street, London on Thursday
10th February. They are supporting Night
Parade. View more info here.
(Thanks to Craig Renwick)
• Henley Standard: New names
lined up as Eighties Rewind festival
returns - View here.
• Henley Standard: Full line-up
at a glance - View here.
Secret Diary
Of A Call Girl: Final Series
2 February, 2011
Not strictly Toyah news, but
she did appear in the first two series...
The fourth, and final, series of Secret
Diary Of A Call Girl began last
night on ITV2, with eight episodes
through until 22nd March.
Brush Up
Your Shakespeare: The Tempest
2 February, 2011
A
new look at Derek Jarman's The Tempest,
published just yesterday by 'Brush Up
Your Shakespeare'.
Another key figure of madness is
Miranda. As performed by Toyah Willcox
(who played the character named Mad in
Jubilee), this Prospero's daughter is far
from the demure maiden of traditional
stagings. Jarman and Willcox's creation
is very much flesh and blood –
albeit with a bizarre taste in hairdos
– sensually in love with the
handsome young castaway, Ferdinand (David
Meyer).
•
View the full review at the 'Brush Up
Your Shakespeare' website, here.
Visit Dreamscape's page dedicated to The
Tempest/Toyah as Miranda at our
"Extras" section, here.
• Chris
Limb/Catmachine of 
the
covers they perform, at their website.
Listen to their rendition of 'I Want To
Be Free' (still the best selling Toyah
download at 'Play'), 
I've recently
received some enquiries about what's
happening with the Gallery at this site.
Believe me I would love to get more of it
completed, even initially just the
remainder of the Eighties years would be
good, but it's just finding the spare
time to do it. A large chunk of recent
photos are exclusive to Toyah's official
website but even considering this there
are still hundreds, if not thousands, of
photos of Toyah post-1985 that could be
added!
Toyah is scheduled
to guest on STV's early evening magazine
show The Hour this Wednesday at
5.00pm. The Hour airs in
Scotland but the channel is available
throughout the UK on Sky, and the
programme is viewable on STV Player 
'100 Hits: 80s
Rewind' - 100 Classic Tracks Of The
Decade, the 5CD set, featuring
Toyah's 'Thunder In The Mountains' and
'Brave New World', is released today.
The Hour :
STV - Wed 23rd February : 5.00pm
The
Daily Politics : BBC2 - Wednesday 9th
February : 11.30am
We are celebrating
the 30th anniversary of Toyah's
breakthrough year... 1981! Visit
Dreamscape's Audio/Video Downloads for
four great interviews from Toyah from
various months of '81. Click below for
the Downloads section.
