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What qualities did you need to be a TOTP presenter?
"None really. Just turn up and go for it. Any planning would make you much more nervous. I loved it. I would like to hang out there now. I went a couple of years ago - and took my son Fred 'cos he wanted to see doing their final performance. It’s still got a buzz about it now - it was just a great vibe."

You were involved with Band Aid. Did you know much about the project before it was launched?
"I actually got wind of it beforehand. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure had told me so I knew there was going to be this big build up to all of that. It sounds really crass but it did bring people together and there was an aim and a motivation to one particular goal which was a fantastic feeling and I was very proud. I was around so much I actually launched Band Aid at Wembley."

What did you think about the music of that era?
"I think it was a fantastic era and you had all sorts of stuff going on. were fantastic pop and then if you wanted it the other end you had your cred bands like , and stuff. The dance thing was starting to come through as well so it was a great decade."

Can you remember any embarrassing moments from TOTP?
I did an awful lot of live shows but you didn’t have to do a lot. The only one I can remember is the performance which was a technical disaster where they couldn’t hear their backing track and didn’t start miming when they should have. The nice bits for me were if there was someone you were really into like John Lydon or Morrissey and they looked over at you while they were playing - that was special!"