Date
24 October 1983
Channel
Directed by Tim Pope.
Appropriately filmed with lots of dark scenes, this video features Kim singing the song in a room filled with different transparent cloths. Spotlights on her face make it possible to see Kim despite all the darkness.
Date
23 October 1983
Channel
France
Kim sings ‘Cambodia’ live to a recorded backing track: the instrumental version of the song. She is backed by a bassist, a guitarist, a keyboard player and a drummer.
Date
5 October 1983
Channel
UK
Photographer Dave Lee Travis presents a programme in which he is shown photographing Kim Wilde. They sit down and Kim shows some photos she’s made herself.
Date
5 October 1983
Channel
UK
Interview with Kim Wilde about her recent experience as a judge in the āInternational battle of the pop bandsā TV programme.
Date
30 September 1983
Channel
ABC (Australia)
Molly Moldrum in London interviewing Kim Wilde. This interview went very smooth a year after the not so smooth but highly entertaining iconic interview Molly did with Kim the previous year in 1982.
Date
24 September 1983
Channel
Antenne 2 (France)
Kim sings ‘Love blonde’ live to a recorded backing track: the instrumental version of the song. She is backed by her own band, consisting of Mark Heyward Chaplin (guitar), Steve Byrd (guitar) and Trevor Murrell (drums). Kim is wearing her ‘Love blonde’ black leather dress.
Date
16 September 1983
Channel
Germany
Kim and her band do a lipsynch performance of ‘Love blonde’ on the WWF Club stage before a live studio audience.
Date
6 September 1983
Channel
Germany
Lipsynched performance by Kim Wilde plus band. Kim wears her black ‘Love blonde’ leather dress and the performance is filmed in high contrast, making the images sharper and blacker than usual.
Date
30 August 1983
Channel
BBC (UK)
From the Guild Hall, Preston David Jensen introduces the first international Battle of the Pop Bands. The groups from throughout Europe have been competing over the past months to arrive at this final and represent their country.
Kim Wilde, Robin Gibb, Paul Gambaccini, Carlene Carter and Tony Visconti make up the panel of judges at the Guild Hall in Preston, where Sugar Ray Five, The Nits, Marc Seeberg, Broadcast, Mecano and The Days are competing for the TDK Trophy.
Date
20 August 1983
Channel
UK
Some think this is a promotional video for ‘View from a bridge’. It was actually recorded specially for this program. Most of this clip Kim sings the song from a bridge, but a few ‘dramatic’ scenes are added, such as Kim kissing a man and a scene where she seems to jump off the bridge.
Date
18 August 1983
Channel
BBC (UK)
Kim lipsynchs to ‘Love blonde’ on the Top of the Pops stage, dressed in a white shirt and wearing sunglasses. She is backed by four band members, featuring Steve Byrd on guitar and Trevor Murrell on drums. They perform in front of a live studio audience.
Date
16 August 1983
Channel
UK
Kim lipsynchs ‘Love blonde’ outdoors on the grounds of Alton Towers for the programme ‘Hold tight’. She is wearing her black ‘Love blonde’ leather dress. She is backed by her own band, featuring Steve Byrd on guitar and Trevor Murrell on drums.
