Top of the Pops 1987 Episode 25 June 18, 1987 ( Air Date 1987-06-18 ) Genre Reality category. Overview "Janice Long and Simon Mayo present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 June 1987, and featuring Samantha Fox, Whitesnake, Tom Jones, ABC, Chris Rea, Janet Jackson, Curiosity Killed the Cat, The Firm and Broken English.".