THIS EPISODE OF COUNTDOWN IS AN EDITED VERSION OF THE 1982 COUNTDOWN ROCK AWARDS (PRESENTED IN 1983) LIVE FROM THE CAPITAL THEATRE IN SYDNEY, INC VARIOUS PRESENTERS BUT NO ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES, INC SPECIAL PRE-REC GUESTS DURAN DURAN AND LIVE CROSS TO PRIME MINISTER BOB HAWKE IN CANBERRA AND LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THE ANGELS, GOANNA, EUROGLIDERS, ROSE TATTOO, SPLIT ENZ, THE REELS, ICEHOUSE, SKYHOOKS AND MEN AT WORK