Naked City was a late-night entertainment show made by Rapido TV for Channel 4 and was hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Caitlin Moran. Oasis recorded a live performance of Supersonic and Shakermaker for the programme on 7^th June 1994, which was eventually broadcast in episode 9 of its second series (transmitted 22^nd June 1994, two days after Shakermaker has been released as a single). This episode also featured Noel Gallagher’s first-ever TV interview, which he shared with Peter Cunnah, the lead singer and songwriter of the group D:Ream. The programme was shot in 625-line standard definition in 4:3 aspect ratio and recorded onto D5 format digital videotape. The performance of Shakermaker was later included in the DVD edition of Definitely Maybe, where it was presented in 16:9 widescreen.

Channel 4’s coverage of the 1994 Glastonbury festival included coverage of Oasis’s performances of Live Forever, Fade Away, and Digsy’s Dinner. The performance of Live Forever was included as the live version of the track included in the DVD version of Definitely Maybe released in 2004. On 29th January 2016, ZCZ Films (the company who shot this footage for Channel 4) uploaded Oasis’s complete Glastonbury performance to YouTube.

On 8^th June 1994, prior to their gig at the Marquee in Manchester, Noel and Liam were interviewed in a guitar shop in Denmark Street by Gary Crowley for Carlton TV’s music programme The Beat; the interview was eventually broadcast by Carlton on 28^th June 1994. The brief clips from it used in the 2004 Channel 4 documentary There We Were, Now Here We Are: The Making of Oasis seem to have been dubbed from a multi-generation VHS recording, suggesting that the the master tape of the programme may no longer exist.

Oasis’s first appearance on the BBC’s Top of the Pops was in support of their second UK single Shakermaker, which was released on 13^th June 1994 and entered the charts at number 11 (also its peak position). On 29^th June 1994 the band recorded a performance of the song at the BBC’s studios in Elstree, which featured Liam Gallagher singing live over an instrumental backing track. When the performance was broadcast the next day, the then Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes introduced Oasis under a caption labelling the band ‘New UK talent from Manchester.’

This performance was also notable in that it presented the band with drummer Tony McCarroll at the front of the stage, Noel Gallagher, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, and Paul McGuigan a step back, and Liam Gallagher at the back. In his book Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis, writer Paolo Hewitt noted that, whether deliberately or not, this recalled The Jam’s performance of their last single Beat Surrender in 1982, in which Paul Weller ‘put everyone [else] forward and hid himself at the back.’ (Hewitt, pp. 228-9).

These performances of Rock ’n’ Roll Star, Supersonic, and Shakermaker were broadcast as part of the episode of ITV Granada’s programme Something for the Weekend broadcast on 1^st July 1994. They are notable for the fact that they feature live vocals from Liam Gallagher over instrumental backing tracks. The performance of Shakermaker is unusual in that it includes the line “I’d like to teach the world to sing/In perfect harmony/I’d like to buy the world a Coke/To keep it company” that was removed from the single and album version following the legal action taken by the New Seekers detailed in the Recording Studios section of this site. Rock ’n’ Roll Star is cut down to four minutes here, which was presumably an edit done specially for radio and TV transmission.

Oasis appeared on MTV’s Most Wanted to play Live Forever and Whatever (the latter including the line “all the young blues/carry the news”). This lyric was removed from the version released as a single on 18^th December 1994 following a threat of legal action from David Bowie, who recognised its debt to All the Young Dudes, a song he had written for Mott the Hoople. Later on the song came to the attention of Neil Innes, who claimed that Noel Gallagher had copied the melody to his song How Sweet to be an Idiot; Innes is now credited as co-writer of Whatever. Noel comments on the composition and recording of Whatever in this video released to promote Oasis’s greatest hits compilation, Time Flies.

Ahead of the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe on 30^th August 1994 Oasis were given the rare privilege of performing an album track on Top of the Pops. They chose Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, the opening track of the album. The performance was broadcast on BBC 1 on 18^th September 1994. In 2004 it was released on the 10^th anniversary DVD edition of Definitely Maybe, where it was presented in 16:9 widescreen format.

In advance of Oasis’s then forthcoming single Cigarettes and Alcohol, the O Zone’s presenter Zoe Ball interviewed Noel and Liam Gallagher to ask them if they thought they deserved their reputation for trashing hotel rooms and as the best new band in Britain.

In the words of its presenter John Robb, this documentary charted Oasis’s ‘glorious, swaggering ascendancy.’ It was made by the independent production company Music Box and was transmitted on ITV Granada on 31^st October 1994. It has never been repeated, but has since been made available in three parts on YouTube: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3.

This edition was guest hosted by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and featured a live performance by Oasis of Supersonic, in addition to tracks by Nirvana, James and Suede, amongst many others. Also recorded in this session were performances of Rock ’n’ Roll Star and Live Forever; these were broadcast at a later date. (This broadcast and playlist information is quoted from the comprehensive 120 minutes archive site).

On 6^th December 1994 Oasis recorded three songs for this programme; their Christmas single, Whatever; a cover of the Beatles’ I am the Walrus; and an acoustic performance by Noel Gallagher of the vinyl-only bonus track Sad Song. The episode was last shown on BBC 2 on Saturday 29^th April 1995 at 1.30 a.m. The performance of Sad Song from this edition was presented in widescreen format as a bonus track on the 10^th anniversary DVD edition of Definitely Maybe.

Oasis’s next performance on TOTP was of Whatever on 15^th December 1994, three days ahead of its release as a single (the song would ultimately peak at number 3 in the charts). They were introduced by Blur’s Damon Albarn under a caption stating that Oasis had sold 350,000 copies of Definitely Maybe. Unlike their previous appearances on the show, this time the whole performance was mimed.

On 27^th April 1995 Oasis appeared on Top of the Pops with a mimed performance of their single Some Might Say, which had been released three days previously. The band was introduced by Radio 1 DJ and Big Breakfast presenter Chris Evans under a caption informing viewers that Oasis’s total world album sales had reached 1.3 million. This was Tony McCarroll’s last televised appearance by the band. He was sacked on 30^th April 1995 and replaced by Alan White, whose first TV appearance with the band was miming a second performance of Some Might Say on Top of the Pops on 4^th May 1995. The song was Oasis’s first number 1 single.

Channel 4’s coverage of the 1995 Glastonbury festival included coverage of Oasis’s headline set, in addition to a backstage acoustic performance by Noel Gallagher of Wonderwall, which is thought to have been the first time the song was played in public.

On 17^th August 1995 singer Robbie Williams introduced Oasis playing Roll With It on Top of the Pops, under a caption stating that the band had now sold 2 million albums worldwide. Roll With It was kept from the number 1 spot by Blur’s Country House, which had been released the same day, sharpening the rivalry between the two bands. The ensuing chart battle between Blur and Oasis captured the imagination of the British press and public and became one of the most memorable moments of the Britpop years. The event was even covered by BBC 1’s Six O’ Clock News and ITN’s News at Ten. For this TOTP appearance (recorded a day ahead of its broadcast) Noel and Liam swapped places, sending up the fact that they were miming.

Oasis performed Wonderwall on Top of the Pops on 9^th November 1995. They were introduced by the comedian Lee Evans under a caption informing viewers that the song had reached number 2 in the UK charts, having sold 180,000 copies. Wonderwall was kept from the top of the charts by Robson and Jerome’s cover of Unchained Melody.

On 28^th November 1995 Oasis, minus Liam Gallagher, played three songs: a cover of Slade’s Cum on Feel the Noize, Wonderwall, and Round Are Way. This episode was broadcast on BBC 2 on 2^nd December 1995 and was repeated on Sunday 4^th August 1996 at 1.40 a.m.

On 22^nd December 1995 Oasis recorded five songs for The White Room’s New Year Special, which was hosted by Radio 1 DJs Mark Radcliffe and Jo Whiley; these were: Don’t Look Back in Anger, Wonderwall, Roll With It, Round Are Way, and Some Might Say. The first three songs of this set were broadcast in the special, with Wonderwall featuring an on-screen countdown into the new year; this then segued into Roll With It. The recordings of Round Are Way and Some Might Say were shown later, in the episode broadcast on 27.01.96. The episode also featured performances by David Bowie, PM Dawn, and Chris Farlowe. It is currently held on D5 digital videotape.

Not to be confused with its latter-day BBC 1 namesake, this ITV series was a late-night music and entertainment show which featured a live performance by Noel Gallagher of Don’t Look Back in Anger, before which he was interviewed by its host, Dani Behr.

This episode included the performances of Round Are Way and Some Might Say that had been recorded on 22^nd December 1995. Note: Given his comment that (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? had just gone top 10 in the US, presenter Mark Radcliffe’s comment at the end of the performance of Round Are Way must have been recorded close to its transmission. Oasis’s performance of Some Might Say was presented in black-and-white, matching the format of an archive clip (shown immediately beforehand) of The Hollies playing Look Through Any Window at the London Palladium in 1965. Presenter Mark Radcliffe linked the two performances by saying “from Manchester’s top beat combo of the ’60s to their equivalent in the ’90s”, with the picture still monochrome, returning to colour after Some Might Say. (Many thanks to birchy and themanwithnoname for providing invaluable information on this episode of The White Room). The episode also featured performances by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Pretenders, Lush, and BT. It is preserved on D5 format digital videotape.

Oasis played Don’t Look Back in Anger twice on Top of the Pops: the first appearance was on 22^nd February 1996, where they were introduced by Radio 1 DJ Lisa I’Anson. This appearance was notable in that the band played two songs, the second being their cover of Slade’s Cum on Feel the Noize. The song reached number one in the UK charts, after which a second appearance was shown which included a caption stating that the single had sold 250,000 copies. The first TOTP performance of the song was later included in the Top of the Pops: 40^th Anniversary DVD released by 2 | entertain in 2004.

The 1996 Brit Awards were held on 19^th February 1996 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London and broadcast by ITV on 22^nd February 1996. Chris Evans and his co-hosts Michael Hutchence, Lenny Kravitz, and Pete Townsend presented Oasis with the Brit awards for best British video (for Nigel Dick’s Wonderwall promo); Best British Album for (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and Best British Group respectively. The ceremony is perhaps best remembered, however, for Jarvis Cocker’s comical on-stage protest at Michael Jackson’s performance of Earth Song. The programme is held by ITV on D2 digital videotape.

5^th April 1996 saw Noel Gallagher appear as a guest on an edition of Channel 4’s TFI Friday broadcast from its host Chris Evans’s living room. Other guests on this edition were Danny Baker, Gaby Roslin, and Shooting Stars co-host Bob Mortimer. The programme was produced by Ginger Productions for Channel 4 and is currently held on D5 format digital videotape.

This 50-minute documentary presented by Tony Wilson helped to celebrate forty years of Granada TV with a selection of classic pop and rock performances from its archives. These included an appearance by The Stone Roses playing Waterfall on The Other Side of Midnight and footage of Oasis performing Live Forever (which is currently unidentified, but thought to be from a gig they played in 1994 at the Buckley Tivoli; clips of this gig had appeared in the earlier Granada documentary With Oasis, edited with an interview in the middle. Thanks to pheel and K007oasis of the L4E Oasis forums for providing information on this. Additional broadcast information for this programme is quoted from its listing on the BFI’s Film & TV database).

Oasis: Special Report 
Originally broadcast on Monday 12^th August 1996 on Channel 4 
On 12^th August 1996 Channel 4 News broadcast a special report by Nicholas Glass on Oasis’s massively-attended concerts in the grounds of Knebworth House, Hertfordshire on 10-11.08.1996. The concerts were also covered in the news bulletin of Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast earlier the same day.

MTV Presents Oasis Unplugged
Originally broadcast on MTV Europe on 4^th November 1996, following an earlier transmission by MTV America. Also shown on BBC1 in May 1997

This performance, recorded on Friday 23^rd August 1996 at the Royal Festival Hall, became famous for Liam Gallagher’s late decision not to sing, having stated that he had been diagnosed with laryngitis. Instead he watched (and heckled) from a stage-side box as  Noel sang lead and backing vocals for the whole concert. Subsequent newspaper reports suggested that MTV were unhappy with Liam’s absence and were considering not screening the recording. Eventually though the concert was broadcast by MTV Europe on 04.11.96 at 8 p.m. (UK time) and on MTV America at an earlier date. Its first screening on UK terrestrial television was in May 1997, when BBC 1 showed it in a late-night slot. This edition of MTV Unplugged has, surprisingly, never been officially released; however, two tracks have appeared on official compilations: Don’t Look Back in Anger was on The Very Best of MTV Unplugged CD and Listen Up appeared on a DVD of MTV Unplugged Finest Moments with a 5.1 surround sound mix! (Many thanks to birchy for providing information on the commercial availability of tracks from this concert. The transmission data and background information for the programme is quoted from Phil’s excellent Music Appreciation Page on Oasis).