Kate Bush In Early Interview And Piano Performance On BBC In 1978

Kate Bush appeared on the BBC television program Ask Aspel on September 5, 1978, during the explosive early chapter of her career. Hosted by Michael Aspel, the show featured Bush answering viewer questions about songwriting, her rapid rise after “Wuthering Heights” reached #1 on the U.K. chart, and the distinctive high register that defined her voice. During the broadcast, Bush moved to the piano for a live performance of “Kashka From Baghdad,” a narrative song that later appeared on her album ‘Lionheart.’ The moment captures Bush at the beginning of her creative ascent, already revealing the theatrical storytelling and musical imagination that would shape one of pop’s most singular catalogs.