Ready Steady Go!
Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.
Episodes
--Pat Boone --Chris Barber --Billy Fury - ""In Summer"" and ""Somebody Else's Girl"" --Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - ""Twist And South"" & ""D...
Guests unknown. The presenters were Keith Fordyce and David Gell (both presenters had previously worked on ""Thank Your Lucky Stars"")
--Rolling Stones (1st appearance) - ""Come On"" Scheduled guests: --Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - ""Applejack"" --Little Peggy March - ""Hello Hear...
Scheduled guests: --The Springfields - ""Come On Home"" --Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - ""I'll Never Get Over You""
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Sweets For My Sweet"" --Jimmy Justice --Tommy Roe - ""Everybody""
Scheduled guests: --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I'm Telling You Now"" --Kenny Lynch
Scheduled guests: --Hank Locklin (country singer) --Acker Bilk --Duffy Power
--Cilla Black (her TV debut) - ""Love of the Loved"" (and possibly ""Shy of Love"") Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""The First...
--The Beatles (1st RSG! appearance) - ""Twist and Shout,"" ""I'll Get You"" & ""She Loves You"" --Dusty Springfield interviews the Beatles (individu...
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole & The Tremeloes --Polly Perkins
Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton --Dion --Dee Dee Sharp --Timi Yuro
Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and the Bruvvers - ""Sally Ann"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Del Shannon - ""Sue's Gotta Be Mine"" --Pe...
Scheduled guests: --Mary Wynter - ""It's Almost Tomorrow"" --The Caravelles --Polly Perkins --The Big Three --Tommy Quickly
Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" (charted 21Nov63 UK) --Patsy Ann Noble ""It's Better To Cry Today""...
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Can Dance"" (charted 28Nov63 UK) --Dusty Springfield - ""I Only Want To Be With You"" -...
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" --Freddie and the Dre...
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Stay"" --Mike Same --Manfred Mann --Glenda Collins --The Orchids - ""Gonna Make Him Mine""
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""We Are In Love"" --The Searchers - ""Sugar and Spice"" --Marty Wilde --Daryl Quist --C...
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" --Mike Hurst (formerly of the Springfields) --Doug Sheldon
Scheduled guests: --Billy Fury --Dusty Springfield --The Fourmost - ""I'm in Love""
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" --Stevie Wonder --Andrew Loog Oldham, guest DJ
The Beatles (from their 4 October 1963 appearace) --Cilla Black --The Dave Clark Five --Adam Faith --The Fourmost --Kirby Kirby --Kenny L...
Scheduled guests: --The Ronettes - ""Baby I Love You"" --Tony Meehan and his Combo - ""Song Of Mexico"" --Dave Berry - ""My Baby Left Me"" --...
--Georgie Fame - ""Do The Dog"" Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro - ""Fever"" --Manfred Mann - ""5-4-3-2-1"" --The Classmates
Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and his Bruvvers --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"" --Marty Wilde and the Velvettes
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Needles & Pins"" --Susan Maughan --The Bachelors --Cloe --Tony Sheridan --Phil Spector
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I'm The One"" --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Candy Man"" --Cilla Black - ""Anyone Who Had...
--The Kinks - ""Long Tall Sally"" Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"" --Ben E. King --Manfred Mann - ""5-4-3-2-1""...
--Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away,"" ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" and ""You Better Move On"" Scheduled guests: --The Crystals - ""I Wonder"" --Dusty...
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Bits & Pieces"" --Freddie and the Dreamers --Big Dee Irwin --Françoise Hardy --Jess Conrad...
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Just One Look"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""Little Children"" --Gene Pitney - ""That Girl Belongs...
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""If He Tells You"" --The Merseybeats - ""I Think Of You"" --Mike Hurst --JKP --Louise C...
Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark (guest DJ) --Bern Elliott & Fenmen - ""New Orleans"" --Julie Grant --The Inferno --SBJ
--The Beatles (2nd RSG! appearance) - ""It Won't Be Long,"" ""You Can't Do That"" & ""Can't Buy Me Love"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Everyday I Have to...
--The Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away"" and ""I Just Wanna Make Love To You"" --Mic Jagger interview (by Cathy McGowan) Additional guests (schedu...
Charity show broadcast live from the Empire Pool, Wembley --Rolling Stones - ""Walking The Dog,"" ""Not Fade Away,"" ""High Heeled Sneakers"" and ""I...
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Don't Throw Your Love Away"" --Peter Paul and Mary - ""Tell It To The Mountain"" --Richard Anthony - ""...
Scheduled guests: --Roy Orbison - ""It's Over"" --Helen Shapiro --Kathy Kirby - ""You're The One"" --The Fourmost - ""A Little Loving"" --D...
From Montreux, Switzerland: --The Rolling Stones - ""Mona,"" ""Route 66"" and ""Not Fade Away"" --Petula Clark --Kenny Lynch - ""Stand By Me""...
Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""You're My World"" --Billy Fury --The Four Pennies - ""Juliet"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I Love You B...
Scheduled guests: --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama Loo"" --Carl Perkins --The Animals --The Fourmost --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - "...
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" --The Hollies - ""Here I Go Again"" --Eden Kane --Susan Maughan...
--The Yardbirds - ""I Wish You Would"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Dionne Warwick - ""Walk On By"" --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama...
Scheduled guests: --The Swinging Blue Jeans - ""You're No Good"" --The Merseybeats - ""Why Not Tonight"" --Kenny Lynch - ""Stand By Me"" --Th...
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""I Love Being In Love With You"" --The Applejacks - ""Like Dreamers Do"" --The Fortunes - "...
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" --Peter and Gordon - ""Nobody I Know"" --Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dim...
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House Of The Rising Sun"" --The Crickets - ""(They Call Her) La Bamba"" --Troy Dante & The Infernos - ""Tel...
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" and ""Good Times Bad Times"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Jynx --Millie Small (a....
Note: The 3 July 1964 RSG show was cancelled. Scheduled guests: --Long John Baldrey --Marianne Faithfull --Inez And Charlie Foxx --Francois...
Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --The Searchers - ""Someday We're Gonna Love Again"" --Dusty Springfield - ""I Just D...
--Guests unknown (The TV listings only mentioned presenters Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowen.)
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House of the Rising Sun"" --The Mojos - ""Why Not Tonight"" --...
Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""You Really Got Me"" --Manfred Mann - ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --The Four Pennies - "" Found Out The Hard Way""...
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Cilla Black - ""It's For You"" --The Nashville Teens - "...
Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame --Swinging Blue Jeans --The Naturals - ""I Should Have Known Better"" --Alexis Korner and Blues Incorpora...
Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro --Brenda Lee - ""Is It True"" --Wayne Gibson and the Dynamic Sounds --Duffy Power
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Mark Wynter --The Mojos - ""Seven Daffodils"" Surviving footage (pr...
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