She is utterly enchanting

I don't throw this word around lightly, but I believe Kate Bush is a genius and deserves the title.

It's hard not to still idolise her and everything she has achieved. Just a wonderful talent and exceptionally decent human being.

Met her once in a Petrol station....I was a gibbering wreck....so in awe..

God she is gorgeous

Michael was always polite, natural, and even though i dislike the word..wholesome. You can see how relaxed she is here, and that is down to his natural manner.

I can't think of anyone who combined such beauty with such genius. I will always be a little in love with Kate.

kate is so mature for her age at the time

Kate is such a rare talent. Completely original and authentic artist. And on top of that seems to be a humble & down-to-earth person. I'm always so grateful for her music existing.

Kate is so adorable! Cute, shy, but super articulate and self-assured...and a unique artistic genius. She is truly a national treasure. Thanks for the music and thanks ST for reminding me of her.

Everything that was good and magical about the 70’s is present in this video. Thank you so much for this! I named my daughter after Kate 😊

My God she's brilliant. Love to you, Kate. xx

She is insanely beautiful.. I can't get her out of my head lol

What a brilliant interview. Real chemistry there between two genuine people. Kate Bush is simply wonderful, the greatest female singer songwriter of all time ♥️

I remember being 5 years old when I heard Wuthering Heights, was blown away and even then realised Kate Bush was a very unique and interesting singer and songwriter!

We'll never see another kate in our lifetime. Thanks for all you have done.

That Cameron person must feel special, because she actually looked at the camera and said his name and gave a good explaination as to why the fan club is running so late. So many letters back then. I wish I was thought of in 1979, but I was born in 1981 in the US, and found out about Kate in 1993, when I was 12. Saw her 'Rubberband Girl' video and was hooked.

Kate Bush makes me proud to be English.

A glorious artist. Adore her completely.

Interviews like this, although somewhat old fashioned seem charming now. Aspen is a comforting ‘Dad’ figure but the young Kate comes across so brilliantly and as we know, she is just that, utterly brilliant!

Michael Aspel - very nice, cool guy. Strikes a good balance.

She’s beautiful

Thank you Kate for making my early years so memorable with your music

I was lucky enough to see her live twice on her original kick inside tour. I was a teenager but absolutely enthralled by her and her music. A rare talent indeed but I think that in the modern era we are lucky enough to have a similarly innovative and humble talent emerging with Aurora. She reminds me of Kate Bush with her personality and originality. Her recording company turns her stuff to largely trash but her live sets are on the same level of genius as Kate Bush.

I fell in love with Kate after I bought Lionheart. A vision of beauty but also a master of her craft. I wasn't wrong. And after watching this interview I've fallen for Kate all over again.

Isn’t she just the most amazingly warm women, I hope she is still as wonderful today as she was when this was filmed.

As long as i live on this planet, i won't forget (Dame) Kate Bush, appearance on Top of The pops , i was aged 11 years old,didn't know whether to cry or smile.. she touched my soul ✨, i was brought up on music all day long,mainly Soul (motown),Calypso & Reggae !! I begged my mum to buy at Woolworths 'Wuthering Heights'(she did😘)Kates voice ..so original , the rest is history! Thank you Kate ..you are the WoW factor :) ..Bless! x💚x

She's the real deal what an amazing woman and musician

She was absolutely stunning back in the day !!!

Such an old school pleasant interview

Such a great talent, amazingly intelligent, wonderful creator, and an inspiration for me to write my music. I don't thing she knows the way she influenced everyone around the world. I'm still nervous in front of an audience, but Kate Bush makes me do it.

one of my favorite kb interviews. she’s a natural, and was born to do all that she has done. one of the most important influence in music, and entertainment without a doubt!!!

shes absolutely captivating

When songwriters were storytellers, and of course Kate is a pure genius

she's so lovely

I remember watching this as a child….wow…great memories.

Used to love Ask Aspel, and Screen Test with Michael Rodd. Great interview, Aspel was class.

Fantastic... what an absolute treasure trove the BBC has to share with us. Looking forward to seeing what they unearth. Brilliant natural relaxed interview.

She was a beauty! 😍

I was 6 or 7 when I first discovered Kate. Her singing Wuthering Heights had such an impact. Only now do I realise that image of her imprinted so hard that she likely became the blueprint for what I found attractive in a woman for years to come.

Her innocence reminds me of Amy Whitehouses first interviews. The humble raw talent the shyness

I was only about 9 when I first seen her and thought wow.... And still do.

omg. id completely forgotten about ask aspel. and what a great episode to be reminded with. kate bush was amazing. overnight national icon. incredible to think she is only 20 here so mature. these days many people perceive 20 still as kids.

Ask Appel. Wow.. now this takes me back. What an astonishing channel, I’m really looking forward to taking many more journeys though my childhood. How utterly wonderful 🥰😍❤️ thank you for this.

Kate is an Amazing lady, and gifted singer, as well as being beautiful then and now. 😍

One word that's all I've got to say...... BRILLIANT 👍

That was a wonderful interview

Kate is amazing and has many lovers and admirers here in Brasil

Absolutely love it! 😍❤️ I remember watching it, in the day!! 🥰

Absolute treasure.

Wow... Just beautiful and amazing!!! Love her immensely..

The greatest contemporary song writer. Beyond magical

She's so humble. Also my wife has hair like Kate's after she's blow-dried it lol. I call her Kate when she does it. But then she straightens it !

I'm so glad to be able to hear her music. The tv show stranger things has gave her music a new life.

I remember coming home from school and watching Ask Aspel. Wish I'd listened to what Kate was saying and joined the fan club too for one of her written replies. x

What a lovely interview. Kate Bush is fantastic.

What a grown-up head on such a young lady at the time. She has such a nice natural smile, and of course, being a now much deserved musical legend

Precious! Watched this when it was first broadcast, at 16 and a quarter years of age. Loved her music from the start, and still do. Where are all the innovative, culture shock/changing artists nowadays?? Perhaps they're there somewhere (I'm sure they are, the world is just a bigger place nowadays), I'm just not looking as hard as I used to do when the next great record was going to change our lives....? Or perhaps the changes are more subtle these days.

A very humble lady..with brilliant talent!

She's cute cute cute xoox

Love this interview so much! Kate is ultra cute and sweet! 🩷

Haven’t seen this before. Interesting interview. Kate seems much older than 20 here.

I remember this!!!! I saw it when it was broadcast!!

I love her smile!!❤

Very original artist

Such a rare talent and a remarkable canon.

How fantastic to here Kate what a legend 🤗

I can so clearly remember watching this at the time. The first record I ever bought was by Kate Bush. Still adore her and her music to this day.

❤️❤️❤️ princess Kate ❤️❤️❤️

What an extraordinarily respectful interview.

What a talent.

My first crush as a young boy ☺️

I just want to say that Kate Bush has always been one of my most treasured mentors. I am a singer and a filmmaker, Kate has been doing those things on the highest level possible, always searching for truth trough poetic expression, physical expression, humanity and fantasy. I am very grateful for the spark she has always given me. Together with Billie Holliday, P.J. Harvey (there are other too) she is one of the artists I always return to, fall all over in love with again and again. I am just so in debt to her but at the same time I am not, she is passing on the universal love trough creativity and I will simply pass on the very same flame. I am just so incredibly moved by her but also by, well, the love itself... Words defy me... Finally I wil just say that listening to her music, listening to her words and watching her video's (for which she does not get enough credit, my favorite ones are directed by Kate herself and are among the best short films I have ever seen in my life and thats coming from a bonafide movie-buff) makes me want to be be a more honest artist and even, more importantly, a better person. Sincerely.

She is enchanting and magnetic

She's so perfect 😭❤️

National treasure, totally unique and wonderful 💐💕

Genuine genius.

I remember seeing Kate singing with Peter Gabriel in 1987 … wonderful ….

Aw,... Kate just comes across as being so lovely.

A genuine original.

When I was in my teens I walked into my local record shop as the guitar solo at the end of Wuthering Nights was playing and bought be Kick Inside been a fan ever since. I love tracks like waking the witch the unusual songs.

Lovely interview but what is that terrible buzzing? I love Kate and spent a fortune seeing her because I have always loved her!

Thank you BBC archives. We'd love to hear more clips if you have them! n.b. theres a live performance from Comic Relief '86 of her performing Breathing live with piano that people would love to hear, ITV pulled its live Under the Ivy performance out of its archives and its hosted on Kates own KateBushMusic channel so I'm sure she'd be ok if you were to do the same for that...

I love this lady, she's an angel on Earth ❤

If there are fairies in this world, Kate definitely has a lot of their genes. Greets from a german fan

An adorable musical genius.

One of the last musicians to grow up on vinyl. From a young woman to a mother. You wont get this so much nowadays , which is sad. Today it about the bucks , not the notes.

I always thought of Kate Bush and David Bowie as being pioneers of a type of performance artist to accompany their boundary pushing music ....From this , I learn their common denominator is a love of Lindsey Kemp

I had a poster of her on my bedroom wall right next to my pillow when I was at school she was lovely my first crush

So articulate, and so humble.

What a beautiful woman. Beautiful albums too.

Ah, the days of letters and Fan Clubs! One of the most impressive things about Kate is that she has stayed like ''the girl next door'' - humble, genuine and unaffected by fame.

Wow, what a beautiful woman.

Beautiful.

What a wonderful and Unique soul 🇬🇧❤️

Wow, just wow..

What a mensch! Lovely to hear her speak her mind as well as she sings - boldly. So funny - the stuff that got big in America and helped saved my spiritual life was judged as commercial in the Uk? Without a McCartney melody, Lennon angst had no staging ground. Love you Kate!

What a lovely lady.

Loved her on that take of "The Secret Policemans Ball" singing "Going up that hill"

Speechless.