Missing Presumed Dead has been played on NTS in shows including Party Socks w/ Minus Kendal, featured first on 11 May 2021. Songs played include My Little Sister's Turning Into Duane Eddie and Say It With Flowers.

Missing Presumed Dead were an Ealing, UK based post-punk band formed by guitarist Mikel Ikon (aka Michael Lee), who was a founding member of the Transmitters.

In their first incarnation, Missing Presumed Dead's singer was Peter Paul Hartnett, the drummer was Jim Chase (also of the Transmitters), bass was Ian 'Mog' Hawkridge, lead guitar was Vince Cutcliffe and Dave Baby on saxophone. The band recorded the "Say It With Flowers" EP in 1979 and followed up with the 1980 album 'How's Your Bum For Cracking Walnuts?', and 1981's "Revenge", then disbanded, only to reform with a slightly altered line-up consisting of Mikel Ikon on guitar, Tim Whelan (of Furniture and later Transglobal Underground on guitar and vocals, Hawkridge on bass and Julian Treasure (of Fish Turned Human and also of the Transmitters on drums. This band played live and recorded a John Peel Session, including a powerful version of the old Transmitters song "0.5 Alive" with a guest appearance by former lead guitarist Vince Cutcliffe on lead.