| Monday, 5 January 1981 | Duet for One |
| Saturday, 17 January 1981 | The Boomtown Rats |
| Monday, 2 February 1981 | Pal Joey |
| Thursday, 12 February 1981 | Tom Foolery |
| Wednesday, 18 February 1981 | They're Playing Our Song |
| Friday, 20 February 1981 | Half A Sixpence |
| Sunday, 22 February 1981 | The Four Bucketeers (from “Tiswas”) |
| Thursday, 26 February 1981 | The Romans In Britain |
| Tuesday, 10 March 1981 | Evita |
| Wednesday, 11 March 1981 | The Who |
| Saturday, 28 March 1981 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
| Sunday, 29 March 1981 | London Marathon |
| Tuesday, 7 April 1981 | Rowan Atkinson In Revue |
| Tuesday, 21 April 1981 | Christopher Cross |
| Sunday, 26 April 1981 | Anne Murray |
| Saturday, 2 May 1981 | Rugby League Challenge Cup Final: Hull Kingston Rovers v Widnes |
| Monday, 18 May 1981 | I'm Getting My Act Together And Taking It On The Road |
| Wednesday, 20 May 1981 | Gordon Lightfoot |
| Thursday, 21 May 1981 | XTC |
| Friday, 22 May 1981 | The Four Bucketeers (from “Tiswas”) |
| Friday, 29 May 1981 | Squeeze |
| Saturday, 30 May 1981 | Rock for Jobs Festival |
| Sunday, 31 May 1981 | The Beat |
| Friday, 5 June 1981 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
| Saturday, 6 June 1981 | Rita Coolidge |
| Saturday, 27 June 1981 | Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships |
| Tuesday, 28 July 1981 | The Royal Fireworks |
| Monday, 3 August 1981 | Barnum |
| Thursday, 10 September 1981 | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball |
| Saturday, 12 September 1981 | The Q-Tips |
| Tuesday, 15 September 1981 | Calling Hearts |
| Sunday, 27 September 1981 | Sunday Times National Fun Run |
| Thursday, 8 October 1981 | King Crimson |
| Saturday, 10 October 1981 | Sad Café |
| Wednesday, 14 October 1981 | Charlie Dore |
| Monday, 19 October 1981 | Randy Crawford |
| Saturday, 21 November 1981 | Cats |
| Tuesday, 24 November 1981 | Gary US Bonds |
| Sunday, 13 December 1981 | Ralph McTell |
| Thursday, 17 December 1981 | Genesis |
| Sunday, 20 December 1981 | Nils Lofgren |
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