TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1971
Friday 1st January 1971
The intermittent ITV Strike continues until 15th February 1971 with many shows only broadcast in black and white
BBC1 Here Come The Double Deckers 4.55 -
with Brinsley Forde
BBC2 George IV 9.00 -
George Hamilton IV
The Hillsiders
Ethna Campbell Country Fever
Anglia Music Match 7.00 -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Saturday 2nd January 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard -
Hank Marvin
Julie Felix
BBC1 The Rolf Harris Show 7.35 -
Dusty Springfield -
Jerry Reed
BBC2 Disco 2 10.35 -
Compilation featuring Eric Burdon, Joe Cocker, Richie Havens, Magna Carta, Melanie, Cat Stevens, Stone The Crows
LWT Ev
The continuity announcer at the end of the show says that next week in this time slot Ed Stewart’s show would be on. This would be the first Everett would hear about his show being dropped by London Weekend. The remaining four editions of Ev, already recorded, would be shelved. Everett would claim later in the week “that’s showbiz”.
Charlie Crane
LWT Music Room
content unknown
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.10 -
Kenny Lynch -
Moria Anderson
ATV The Flip Wilson Show 10.10 -
Andy Williams & Loadstone -
Jackie DeShannon – Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Sunday 3rd January 1971
BBC1 Songs of Praise for New Year 6.50 -
Mary Hopkin
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Carl Wayne
ATV This Is Tom Jones 10.15 -
Tom Jones
Shirley Bassey – two Beatles’ songs
John Denver
Sue and Sonny
Monday 4th January 1971
BBC1 Religion in the Sixties 1: The Personal Dilemma (possibly Malcolm Muggeridge
Asks The Question Why 12.55 -
with Marianne Faithfull
BBC1 The Val Doonican Show 6.20 -
BBC2 Pentangle In Concert 10.10 -
Train Song, Hunting Song, Light Flight, Blues -
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 5th January 1971
BBC1 (Scotland) A Touch of Martell (first in series)
Lena Martell
Wednesday 6th January 1971
Ulster An Evening With...The Taste 10.30 -
Taste
Thursday 7th January 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
The album spot makes its debut
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
The Equals -
Mike D'Abo -
Anne Murray -
The Kinks -
Livingston Taylor -
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon -
Status Quo -
Frankie Valli -
McGuinness Flint -
T.Rex -
Clive Dunn -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Ike and Tina Turner
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Raquel Welch 9.20 -
Tom Jones
Granada Six-
content unknown
Thames Kid Gallahad 7.45 -
Friday 8th January 1971
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
Georgie Fame
BBC1 Comedy Playhouse: Under and Over 8.30 -
This was shown as a last minute replacement for the first episode of That's Your Funeral
The Bachelors in acting roles
BBC2 George The Forth 9.00 -
George Hamilton IV
Skeeter Davis
Lorne Gibson
Tex Withers
Saturday 9th January 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers – A Song For Europe 1 (Look Left Look Right) Like Mary Hopkin the year before Clodagh was allowed to choose three songs herself and was on the selection panel to decide the six songs to perform for A Song For Europe
Marvin Welch & Farrar
Rod McKuen
BBC1 The Rolf Harris Show 7.40 -
The Bee Gees -
BBC2 Rod McKeun 9.20 -
Rod McKeun
Petula Clark
BBC2 Disco 2 10.50 -
Hosted by Mike Harding
Bill Fay
Stephen Stills
Tear Gas
Van der Graaf Generator -
LWT Stewpot 5.10 – 5.40 pm
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon
The Bachelors
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.10 -
Russ Conway
Matt Monro -
Sunday 10th January 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.35 am -
1: Elements Galore
Soft Machine – Neo Caliban Grides
Marmalade – Can You Help Me
Alexis Korner
Dave Swarbrick
Fairport Convention – Sir Patrick Spens
The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women (TOTP)
Madeline Bell – We’re So Much In Love (Disco 2)
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Bert Weedon
ATV This Is Tom Jones 10.15 -
Lulu – Believe In Love
Frankie Vaughan
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show
Pete Atkin
Monday 11th January 1971
BBC1 (Scotland) Pulse (first in series)
Teenage views and culture
First show discuses length of hair and does it matter?
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Clive Dunn (as a singer)
ATV Music Room 11.15 pm -
Bill Le Sage
Tuesday 12th January 1971
BBC2 Hollywood Star Parade: Flaming Star 9.20 -
Wednesday 13th January 1971
Granada Six-
content unknown
Thursday 14th January 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Edition 357 on countdown clock board
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (At one point Savile wears a full face balaclava/gimp mask in order to frighten a female member of the audience)
Theme -
John Paul Joans -
Elton John -
The Mixtures -
Frank Sinatra -
Carpenters -
Lulu -
Judy Collins -
Tom Jones -
Badfinger -
Clive Dunn -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Little Richard
Bread
Granada Cinema 10.30 -
Mick Jagger interview
Friday 15th January 1971
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
The New Faces
BBC2 Get The Drift 9.20 -
The Fivepenny Piece
BBC2 Review 9.50 -
Mick Jagger talks about Performance
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.00 -
A History of Popular Music
1: Love
Hosted by Pete Murray
Regular singers -
Saturday 16th January 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard -
Clodagh Rodgers – In My World Of Beautiful Things (A Song For Europe 2)
The New Seekers -
Apeman (probably dance routine)
BBC1 The Rolf Harris Show 7.40 -
Lee Hazlewood -
Lulu -
BBC2 Rod McKeun 9.15 -
Mary Travers
BBC2 Disco 2 10.50 -
Hosted by Pete Drummond
Juicy Lucy
Livingstone Taylor
LWT Stewpot 5.10 – 5.40 pm
White Plains
Clive Dunn
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.10 -
Kenny Lynch
Nina
Sunday 17th January 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.35 am -
2: The Disc
Marmalade – recording session
Bronco – recording session
John Peel – interview
Madeline Bell – interview
Tony Macaulay – interview
Frank Zappa -
Muff Winwood
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Julie Felix
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Bachelors
ATV This Is Tom Jones 10.15 -
Tom Jones
Petula Clark
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show? 11.15 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Monday 18th January 1971
BBC1 (Scotland) Pulse
McGuinness Flint
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 20th January 1971
Granada Six-
David Bowie -
Thursday 21st January 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Ashton Gardner & Dyke -
The Kinks -
Dawn -
Rufus Thomas -
George Harrison -
Petula Clark -
The Supremes -
Bobby Bloom -
Neil Diamond -
Clive Dunn -
Granada Out Front
Ralph McTell live at the Royal Festival Hall, London
Friday 22nd January 1971
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
Rosetta Hightower
Thames Zingalong 4.10 -
Lois Lane
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.00 -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Saturday 23rd January 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers – A Song For Europe 3
Hank Marvin
Elton John
Sweet Rain
BBC1 Cilla 7.40 -
Cilla Black
Buddy Greco
BBC2 Rod McKeun 9.10 -
Rod McKeun
BBC2 Disco 2 10.45 -
Hosted by Mike Harding
The Roy Young Band
Bronco
LWT Stewpot 5.10 – 5.40 pm
The New Seekers
Bob Kerr’s Whoopee Band
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.10 -
Kenny Lynch
Sunday 24th January 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.35 am -
3: Is It All A Con?
John Peel, Frank Zappa, Mike Harding, Muff Winwood, Robert Wyatt, John Walters, Malcolm
Brown, Junior Campbell & Alan Whitehead (Marmalade), Tony Macaulay -
Free – All Right Now (TOTP)
Joe Cocker – Something (Disco 2)
BBC1 The Edwin Hawkins Singers 6.55 -
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
BBC1 Omnibus: Chicago Blues 10.00 -
movie with Johnny Lewis, Muddy Waters with Buddy Guy, Floyd Jones, J B Hutton and Band, Junior Wells, Johnny Lewis
BBC2 The World About Us: The Lollipop Tree 7.25 -
Narrated by Cliff Richard
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
The Spinners
ATV This Is Tom Jones 10.15 -
Tom Jones
Paul Anka
Dusty Springfield
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show 11.15 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Monday 25th January 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 6.45 -
With The Scaffold
BBC1 Scotland Pulse
Arrival
BBC2 Terrible Jim Fitch 10.10 -
Play with Marianne Faithfull
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 26th January 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 6.40 -
The Scaffold
Wednesday 27th January 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 6.40 -
The Scaffold
Thames The Benny Hill Show 8.00 -
Kiki Dee
Top of the Pops spoof sketch
Thursday 28th January 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 6.40 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Mixtures -
Elvis Presley -
The Equals -
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon -
The Weathermen -
Stevie Wonder -
The Supremes -
Frankie Valli -
Badfinger -
Martha & The Vandellas -
George Harrison -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Ray Stevens
Johnnie Ray
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
The Peddlers
Friday 29th January 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 6.40 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
Mark Wynter
Thames Zingalong 4.10 -
Lois Laine
Saturday 30th January 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers – A Song For Europe 4
Labi Siffre -
Hank Marvin
Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin & Labi Siffre -
BBC1 Cilla 7.40 -
Cilla Black
BBC2 Rod McKeun 9.15 -
Rod McKeun
Dusty Springfield -
Mr Kelly GB
BBC2 Disco 2 10.45 -
Hosted by Pete Drummond
Yes
Rod Demmick & Herbie Armstrong
LWT Stewpot 5.10 – 5.40 pm
Edison Lighthouse
LWT The Leslie Crowther Show 7.15 -
Lulu
Peter Noone
ATV This Is Tom Jones 7.05 -
Tom Jones
Mary Travers
Tina Charles
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.15 pm -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Sunday 31st January 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.35 am -
4: The New Tribes
Alan Whitehead & Junior Campbell (Marmalade), Frank Zappa – interviews
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Elaine Delmar
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show 11.10 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Monday 1st February 1971
BBC2 Gentry 8.50 -
Bobbie Gentry -
Bobbie Gentry -
Sue & Sunny -
Bobbie Gentry -
Jerry Reed & Hank Strzelecki -
Jerry Reed & Hank Strzelecki and Bobbie Gentry -
Bobbie Gentry -
Bobbie Gentry with Sue & Sunny -
Bobbie Gentry with Sue & Sunny and Jerry Reed -
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 2nd February 1971
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.50 -
Roger Whittaker
Wednesday 3rd February 1971
BBC2 Man Alive: Excuse Me Your Class Is Showing 8.10 -
Mike D’Abo, Humphrey Lyttelton
Thursday 4th February 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Cliff Richard -
Marvin, Welch & Farrar -
Tony Christie -
Jackie Lee -
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke -
The Tremeloes -
The Supremes -
Elton John -
George Harrison -
Badfinger -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Ella Fitzgerald
Chubby Checker
The Grass Roots
Friday 5th February 1971
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
Salena Jones
Saturday 6th February 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers – A Song For Europe 5
Olivia Newton-
Marvin Welch and Farrar
BBC1 Cilla 7.55 -
Cilla Black
Sacha Distel
BBC2 Rod McKeun Show 10.25 -
Mr Kelly GB
BBC2 Shawn Phillips 11.20 -
Shawn Phillips (with Anna Odell) -
LWT Stewpot 5.10 – 5.40 pm
Magna Carta
Lulu
The Rockin’ Berries
LWT The Leslie Crowther Show 7.15 -
The Beverley Sisters
Buddy Greco
ATV This Is Tom Jones 7.50 -
Tom Jones
Charlie Pride
Nina
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.15 pm -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Sunday 7th February 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.35 am -
5: Will We Sing It Tomorrow
Clips of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Joni Mitchell
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Sandie Shaw
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show 11.15 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Monday 8th February 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 5.45 -
The Scaffold
BBC2 Gentry 8.50 -
Bobbie Gentry -
Tony Joe White
Pan's People dance routine
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Roger Whittaker
Tuesday 9th February 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 5.45 -
The Scaffold
Wednesday 10th February 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 5.45 -
The Scaffold
Thursday 11th February 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 5.45 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Mixtures -
The Kinks -
Tom Jones -
Ashton Gardner & Dyke -
The Weathermen -
Dana -
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
Edwin Starr -
Perry Como -
George Harrison -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Cass Elliott
The Temptations
Rosemary Clooney
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
The New Seekers
Friday 12th February 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 5.45 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
Friday Brown
Saturday 13th February 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers – A Song For Europe 6
Roger Whittaker
BBC1 Cilla 7.40 -
Cilla Black
Ringo Starr & Cilla Black -
Noel Harrison
BBC1 Braden's Week 11.15 -
Iris Williams (appears once a month)
BBC2 Rod McKuen 10.00 -
Rod McKuen
Mr Kelly GB
BBC2 Midnight Movie: Serious Charge 11.20 pm -
LWT Stewpot 5.10 -
Julie Felix -
Joe Brown & Jawbone
LWT The Leslie Crowther Show 7.15 -
Nina
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.15 pm -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Sunday 14th February 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Mixtures
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show 11.10 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Monday 15th February 1971
BBC1 Decimal Five 1.55 -
Scaffold
BBC2 Gentry 8.50 -
Bobbie Gentry
Marmalade
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 17th February 1971
Thames The Sooty Show 4.50 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 18th February 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Ashton Gardener and Dyke -
The Byrds -
Chairmen Of The Board -
Hot Chocolate -
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
Mungo Jerry -
Judy Collins -
Neil Diamond -
Martha & The Vandellas -
Marvin Welch & Farrar -
George Harrison -
Friday 19th February 1971
BBC1 The Stanley Baxter Show 8.00 -
Danny Street
BBC2 Where Do I Sit 9.20 -
Peter Cook's own live chat show. For the first show he enters dressed as Henry VIII and at one point telephones the duty officer at the BBC to complain about the show. Cook was barracked by Dudley Moore in the front row shouting "where's your mate?"
Thames Zingalong 4.10 -
Dave Dee
Saturday 20th February 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers -
BBC1 Cilla 7.45 -
Cilla Black
Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
BBC2 Late Night Line-
One Man’s Week: John Peel with Lol Coxhill
LWT Stewpot 5.10 – 5.40 pm
Vanity Fare
Dana
LWT The Leslie Crowther Show 7.15 -
Jack Jones
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.10 -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Sunday 21st February 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Peddlers
New World
LWT What Are You Doing After The Show 11.20 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Monday 22nd February 1971
BBC2 Gentry 8.50 -
Bobbie Gentry
Elton John
Sue and Sunny
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 24th February 1971
Thames The Benny Hill Show 8.00 -
Nanette – Everybody’s Singing
Thursday 25th February 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Atomic Rooster -
Ray Stevens -
The Mixtures -
during the link the host prods a young woman's chest
Lynn Anderson -
The Showstoppers -
Perry Como -
Chairmen Of The Board -
Dana -
Paul McCartney -
Four Seasons -
George Harrison -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.05 -
Andy Williams
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
New World
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Nico -
Argent -
Tom Gerricky -
Friday 26th February 1971
BBC2 Peter Cook in Where Do I Sit? 9.20 -
Ray Ellington & Alan Clare
Thames Zingalong 4.10 -
Dave Dee
Saturday 27th February 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers – Jack In the Box (A Song For Europe winner)
Petula Clark
Hank Marvin
BBC1 Cilla 7.40 -
Cilla Black
LWT The Leslie Crowther Show 9.00 -
Anita Harris
The New Seekers
Noel Harrison
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.15 pm -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Southern Singing For Your Supper 11.35 pm -
content unknown
Sunday 28th February 1971
BBC1 Sing A New Song 6.55 -
Dana
The Settlers
BBC2 Rowan and Martin 7.25 -
Dinah Shore
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Petula Clark
Monday 1st March 1971
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris – Rhythm of Life
Wednesday 3rd March 1971
Thames This Is Your Life: Kenny Ball 7.00 -
Thursday 4th March 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
New World -
Paul McCartney -
Frankie Howerd -
Barbra Streisand -
Desmond Dekker -
Frank Sinatra -
T.Rex -
Early Music Consort -
The Hollies -
Mungo Jerry -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Gladys Knight
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Graham Bond
Trees
ATV This Is Tom Jones 11.00 pm -
Tom Jones
Lulu
Tom Paxton
Saturday 6th March 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Olivia Newton-
Marvin Welch & Farrar
BBC1 Cilla 7.35 -
Cilla Black
Vince Hill
LWT The Leslie Crowther Show 9.00 -
Buddy Greco
The Four Freshmen
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.10 -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Sunday 7th March 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Now shown the following Saturday morning on LWT
Malcolm Roberts
Dana
Monday 8th March 1971
BBC2 Gentry 8.50 -
Bobbie Gentry -
Bobbie Gentry -
Mason Williams -
Bobbie Gentry -
Mason Williams -
Bobbie Gentry -
Mason Williams -
Bobbie Gentry -
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 9th March 1971
BBC1 The Val Doonican Show 7.30 -
Val Doonican
Kenny Rogers
Thursday 11th March 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart (at one point he has two girls dressed in stars and stripes dresses beside him.) The Daily Mirror and the Radio Times has the host as Jimmy Savile.
Theme -
T Rex -
Deep Purple -
Malcolm Roberts -
Chairmen Of The Board -
Paul McCartney -
Neil Diamond -
Lynn Anderson -
Marmalade -
Nana Mouskouri -
Mungo Jerry -
CCS -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Ray Charles
Elton John
Cass Elliott
BBC1 Play For Today: No Trams to Lime Street 9.20 -
Book by Alun Owen
Songs by Marty Wilde and Ronnie Scott
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
Johnny Mathis
Tom Paxton
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Atomic Rooster
Fair Weather
Leon Russell (live USA TV clip)
ITV Slapstick and Old Lace 7.10 -
Acker Bilk
ATV Follow That Dream Elvis Presley movie
ATV This Is.. Tom Jones 11.00 pm -
Tom Jones
Dave Edmunds
Connie Stevens
Friday 12th March 1972
BBC2 Late Night Line-
James Brown interview
Saturday 13th March 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Labi Siffre
Marvin Welch & Farrar
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 9.00 -
The Beverley Sisters -
ATV The Melodies Linger On 11.10 -
Hosted by Pete Murray
LWT Party's Moving On 11.40 pm -
Pete Atkin, Julie Covington
Sunday 14th March 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Matt Monro
Judith Durham
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 7.00 -
Johnny Mathis
Vince Hill
Monday 15th March 1971
BBC2 Gentry 8.50 -
Bobbie Gentry
Randy Newman
Alan Price
Tuesday 16th March 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.00 -
Nina
Thursday 18th March 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Barry Ryan -
Atomic Rooster -
CCS -
Matchbox -
Hot Chocolate -
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band -
Tom Paxton -
Ray Stevens -
T Rex -
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
The Alan Bown
Patto
ATV This Is Tom Jones 11.00 pm to end
Tom Jones
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Liberace
Eloise Laws
Saturday 20th March 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Olivia Newton-
Marvin Welch & Farrar
BBC1 The Ronnie Barker Yearbook 8.20 -
New World -
BBC2 Scott on History 9.05 -
Anita Harris
BBC2 Late Night Line-
Roger McGough
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 9.00 -
Astrud Gilberto
Ronnie Carroll
LWT Party's Moving On 11.55 pm -
Pete Atkin, Julie Covington
Border The Sound Of Misty
Misty
Sunday 21st March 1971
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview 3.00 -
Introduced by Cliff Richard
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Pickettywitch
Cy Grant
ATV Thou Shalt Not... 6.35 -
Simon Dee was offered the chance to host the show based on what the Ten Commandments means today. Dee wouldn’t sign the contract when ATV wanted him to, so lost the job. It was eventually given to Mike Raven, Radio One DJ and actor.
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Eartha Kitt
ATV The Melodies Linger On (shown on LWT 11.30 pm -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Thursday 25th March 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (The Daily Mirror says Ed Stewart)
Theme -
Andy Williams -
Ray Stevens -
CCS -
Fleetwood Mac -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band -
Barbra Streisand -
Assagai -
Cleo Laine -
Olivia Newton-
T.Rex -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Claudine Longet
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
Noel Harrison
The Bachelors
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Jade
Stray
Thames Slapstick and Old Lace 7.00 -
Acker Bilk
ATV This Is Tom Jones 11.00 pm -
Sue & Sunny
Granada Newsday
Ralph McTell
Friday 26th March 1971
HTV Acker's Club
Broadcast from The Old Granary, Acker Bilk's own club
Acker Bilk
George Melly
Saturday 27th March 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6.15 -
Cliff Richard
Clodagh Rodgers
Hank Marvin
BBC2 Scott on Nature 9.50 -
Anita Harris
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 9.00 -
Roger Whittaker
LWT Party's Moving On 11.40 pm -
Pete Atkin, Julie Covington
Sunday 28th March 1971
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview 3.00 -
Introduced by Cliff Richard
BBC2 Rowan and Martin 7.25 -
Sammy Davis Jr
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Friday Brown
Sacha Distel
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Bachelors
ATV The Melodies Linger On (shown on LWT 11.40 pm -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Joe Loss
Monday 29th March 1971
BBC1 Presenting Keith Michell 9.20 -
Keith Michell
BBC2 Country Joe McDonald Sings The Ballad Of Jean Dupres 10.00 -
Thames Elephant’s Eggs In A Rhubarb Tree 5.10 – 5.45 pm (first in series)
Children’s poetry with a contribution by John Lennon
Wednesday 31st March 1971
Thames This Is Your Life: Peter Noone 7.00 -
Thursday 1st April 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
CCS -
Elvis Presley -
Fame & Price -
Hot Chocolate -
Sweet -
Yes -
Clodagh Rodgers -
Jimmy Ruffin -
The Fantastics -
T Rex -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Ray Stevens
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Leon Russell & Friends -
Thames Slapstick and Old Lace 7.00 -
Acker Bilk
Friday 2nd April 1971
HTV Acker's Club 10.30 -
Acker Bilk
Saturday 3rd April 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.00 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 9.45 -
UK Entry: Clodagh Rodgers – Jack In The Box
Winner: Severine
LWT Aquarius 7.15 -
Elton John – Mr Superfunk (documentary)
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 8.05 -
Johnny Mathis
LWT Party's Moving On 11.40 pm -
Pete Atkin, Julie Covington
Sunday 4th April 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Marmalade
Labi Siffre
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Noel Harrison
Sheila Southern
Ronnie Hilton
ATV Melodies Linger On 11.45 pm -
content unknown
Monday 5th April 1971
BBC1 Nimmo in New York 7.30 -
Nimmo broadcasts from The Dick Cavett Show set
content unknown
Tuesday 6th April 1971
BBC1 Where Was Spring 10.10 -
with regular musical guests the North Kensington Festival Wind Ensemble, arranged and directed by Stanley Myers
Yorkshire Eartha Kitt 3.50 – 4.05 pm
Thursday 8th April 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Andy Williams -
Diana Ross -
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band -
Sweet -
Ray Stevens -
Pentangle -
Yvonne Elliman, Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers -
Dave & Ansil Collins -
Seals & Crofts -
T.Rex -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Rick Nelson
Linda Ronstadt
BBC1 24 Hours 9.55 -
Article about bootlegging with Peter Grant, Yoko Ono with John Lennon in a bag, Steve O'Rourke (Pink Floyd manager), Pink Floyd in recording studio
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Esther Ofarim
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
From Radio Times 'Tonight's programme reflects, musically, the emergence of religion in contemporary pop music'
Stray
Quintessence
Yvonne Elliman
Friday 9th April 1971 Good Friday
LWT Budgie “Out” 9.00 -
The working title was 'The Loser' and that title was still being used by London Weekend less than a month before its debut. London Weekend voice overs would regularly announce the next show with an appendage "but who's Budgie?"
Adam Faith as ‘Budgie’ Bird
Saturday 10th April 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Tina Charles – River Deep Mountain High
New World – Rose Garden
BBC2 The Talk Of The Town 10.35 -
Roy Castle and Clodagh Rodgers
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The New Seekers -
John Williams -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Rolf Harris -
Rolf Harris & Roger Whittaker -
Sylvia McNeill -
Fame and Price -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 8.30 -
Sandie Shaw
Sunday 11th April 1971 Easter Sunday
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
LWT are now showing this at the same time as ATV
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
David Alexander
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
ATV Melodies Linger On 11.15 pm -
content unknown
Monday 12th April 1971 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Tommy Steele 10.10 -
In Search of Charlie Chaplin
BBC1 Michael Flanders and Donald Swann 10.55 -
in At The Drop Of Another Hat
Thursday 15th April 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Diana Ross -
Fame & Price -
Waldo De Los Rios -
Marmalade -
Ringo Starr -
Rolling Stones (with Trevor Lawrence on sax) -
Bruce Ruffin -
Guy Fletcher -
Olivia Newton-
The Fantastics -
The Groundhogs -
T Rex -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.20 -
Nana Mouskouri
Gheorghe Zamfir
Thames Slapstick and Old Lace 7.00 -
Acker Bilk
Friday 16th April 1971
BBC2 Disco 2 10.40 -
Mott The Hoople
Seals and Crofts
Hookfoot
Granada Doing Their Thing 11.30 pm -
Mungo Jerry
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 10.30 -
Noel Harrison
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Kenneth McKellar
June Bronhill
Saturday 17th April 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Tina Charles – Ruby Tuesday
New World – Summer In My Eye
BBC2 Late Night Line-
Humphrey Lyttelton
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 10.15 -
Howard Keel
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The Mixtures -
Sylvia McNeill -
The Roy Budd Trio -
Roger Whittaker -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Shirley Bassey -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
The show had been sold to ABC in the USA and two American script-
Val Doonican
Burl Ives
Sunday 18th April 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 7.25 -
Perry Como
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Samantha Jones
Clinton Ford
LWT All That Jazz 6.15 -
first in series of bible stories played in a jazz style by six different school bands
Monday 19th April 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
The 5th Dimension
Tuesday 20th April 1971
Granada Flat Earth (first in series) (possibly not this date)
Comedy series with John Gorman (The Scaffold), Paul McDowell (The Temperance Seven)
Granada Songs From The Two Brewers 11.30 pm -
content unknown
Thursday 22nd April 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Dave Edmunds -
Gerry Monroe -
Free -
Marmalade -
Ringo Starr -
Rolling Stones -
Dawn -
Dave & Ansil Collins -
Jerry Reed -
T Rex -
BBC1 Play For Today: Season Of The Witch 9.20 -
Julie Driscoll
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Susan Maughan
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Robert Young -
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Faces -
Friday 23rd April 1971
BBC1 Moira Anderson Sings 9.20 -
Matt Monro
ATV Bunny Lake Is Missing 10.30 pm -
movie with The Zombies
LWT The Dickie Henderson Show 10.30 -
Shirley Bassey -
Howard Keel -
Saturday 24th April 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Tina Charles –
New World –
BBC2 Up Country 9.50 -
Third Wembley country music festival
Hank Williams Jr
Tompall and Glaser
Loretta Lynn
Hank Snow
Waylon Jennings
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The Brotherhood of Man -
Ginette Reno -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Bruce Forsyth -
Ginette Reno, Bruce Forsyth, The Brotherhood of Man, J Vincent Edwards & Roger Whittaker
-
Sylvia McNeill -
Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
Val Doonican
Lulu
Sunday 25th April 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 7.25 -
John Sebastian
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Settlers
Desmond Dekker
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Ronnie Hilton
ATV Melodies Linger On 11.10 -
content unknown
Monday 26th April 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
The New Seekers
Tommy Roe
Bobbie Gentry
BBC2 Neil Young In Concert 10.40 -
Needle and the Damage Done, Tell Me Why, The Bridge, Dance Dance Dance, Out on the Weekend, Old Man, Journey Through the Past, Cowgirl in the Sand, Heart of Gold, Don't Let it Bring You Down, I am a Child, There's a World, A Man Needs a Maid
Thames If This Was The Last Song 11.55 pm -
Peter Straker
Border The Sound of... 11.50 pm -
New World
Tuesday 27th April 1971
Thames If This Was The Last Song 12.000 am -
Peter Straker
Granada Songs From The Two Brewers 11.30 pm -
content unknown
Wednesday 28th April 1971
Thames This Is Your Life: Adam Faith 7.00 -
Thames If This Was The Last Song 12.20 am -
Peter Straker
Scottish Patterns of Folk (first in series)
The show uses castings of shipbuilding supports as set design, the cost (about £10,000) and transportation to the studio causes problems
The Islanders
Thursday 29th April 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
McGuinness Flint -
R Dean Taylor -
The Mixtures -
The Jackson Five -
Ringo Starr -
Lulu -
Sakkarin -
Faces -
Dave and Ansil Collins -
East Of Eden -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.20 -
Nana Mouskouri
Esther Ofarim
Georghe Zamfir
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Loudon Wainwright III
Cochise
Thames If This Was The Last Song 12.00 am -
Peter Straker
Friday 30th April 1971
BBC1 Moira Anderson Sings 9.20 -
Julie Felix
Saturday 1st May 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.30 -
Tina Charles
New World
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
The countdown clock announcer at the beginning still refers to the show as Whittaker's Get Together
Roger Whittaker -
The Fantastics -
Matt Monro -
Alan Haven -
Roger Whittaker -
Jerry Reed -
Sandie Shaw -
J Vincent Edwards and ensemble -
McGuinness Flint -
Sylvia McNeill & J. Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 9.00 -
Val Doonican
Lulu
LWT Aquarius 10.15 -
The Stronger, play with Marianne Faithfull
LWT Party's Moving On 11.45 pm -
Pete Atkin, Julie Covington
Sunday 2nd May 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 7.25 -
The Supremes
Bing Crosby
LWT Music In The Round 12.10 -
Bread Love and Dreams (folk group from Edinburgh)
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The David Snell Trio
Andee Silver
Monday 3rd May 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
Jerry Lee Lewis
The Lennon Sisters
Bobby Sherman
BBC1 Esther Ofarim Sings 10.10 -
From the Radio Times 'Morning of my life; Bird on the wire; She's leaving home; Go away from my window; You know who I am; and two songs from her native Israel'
BBC2 James Taylor In Concert 10.50 -
With a Little Help From My Friends, Rainy Day Man, Steamroller Blues, Greensleeves, Highway Song, Sunny Skies, Carolina in My Mind, Sweet Baby Jane
Thames The Name of the Game 10.30 -
A Hard Case of the Blues, plot involves corruption in the music business
Border The Sound Of...
Roger Whittaker or Jimmy Shand
Wednesday 5th May 1971
Granada Anything You Can Do 4.55 -
Alan Freeman
Thursday 6th May 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Perry Como -
The Rolling Stones -
Freda Payne -
East Of Eden -
The Peddlers -
Severine -
Sakkarin -
Dawn -
Shirley Bassey -
The Elgins -
Dave & Ansil Collins -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
The Settlers
Frank Ifield
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Keef Hartley Band
Seals and Crofts
Thames Follow That Dream 7.30 -
Friday 7th May 1971
BBC1 Mary Hopkin In The Land Of Film 4.55 -
Thames Zingalong 4.40 -
Jennie Adam (singer with guitar)
Saturday 8th May 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.10 -
Tina Charles
New World
BBC1 Lovelace Watkins At The Wooky Hollow 11.35 pm -
BBC2 Melanie Safka In Concert 9.35 -
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 9.45 -
Tom Paxton
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
For some reason there are several world class women tennis players in the audience including Billie Jean King
Roger Whittaker -
Ginette Reno -
J Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Frank Ifield -
Ginette Reno & Roger Whittaker -
The Dubliners -
Ensemble -
Jimmy Cliff -
Blue Mink -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
Petula Clark
Jerry Reed
LWT Party's Moving On 11.45 pm -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Sunday 9th May 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 7.25 -
Stevie Wonder
Connie Stevens
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Roy Orbison
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Lovelace Watkins
Monday 10th May 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
Bill Haley
Petula Clark
BBC2 Ray Stevens In Concert 10.40 -
with The Barbara Moore Singers
Have a Little Talk, Mr Business Man, Ahab the Arab, Sunset Strip, Butch Bavarian, Guitarzan, Lonely Together, Can We Get to That, Everything is Beautiful, Loving You on Paper, America Communicate With Me
Border The Sound Of... 11.50 pm -
Dorita y Pepe
Tuesday 11th May 1972
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Wednesday 12th May 1971
ITV Anything You Can Do 4.55 -
Earth Kitt is one of the judges on this children’s talent show
ITN News 5.50 -
Mick Jagger’s wedding preparation with Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane & Kenny Jones of the Faces, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Chris Jagger
HTV Folk Five 8.55 -
content unknown
Thames Max 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
Thursday 13th May 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
The Byrds -
Free -
Cat Stevens -
The Hollies -
Labi Siffre -
Bruce Ruffin -
McGuinness Flint -
Neil Diamond -
Arsenal F.C.First Team Squad -
The Delfonics -
The Elgins -
Dawn -
BBC2 Nana Mouskori 9.20 -
Nana Mouskori
The Pattersons
Gerorghe Zamfir
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Allan Taylor
Warhorse
ITN News 5.50 -
Mick Jagger’s wedding
Friday 14th May 1971
BBC1 Mary Hopkin In The Land Of Legend 4.55 -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood! 8.30 -
Peter Noone (regular)
BBC1 Moira Anderson Sings 10.10 -
Vince Hill
Thames Zingalong 4.05 -
Cy Grant
Saturday 15th May 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.10 -
Tina Charles
New World
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
An extended, hour long edition
Roger Whittaker -
Dr Marigold's Prescription -
Séverine -
Rolf Harris -
Rolf Harris & Roger Whittaker -
J. Vincent Edwards and ensemble -
Mungo Jerry -
Zack Lawrence -
Zack Lawrence & Roger Whittaker -
Ginette Reno -
Ginette Reno with Roger Whittaker & J Vincent Edwards -
Ashton Gardiner Dyke and Co -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Séverine -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 9.00 -
Val Doonican
Sunday 16th May 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Magna Carta
ITV News 6.05 -
Pirate radio ship Mobo 2 / Radio North Sea International on fire due to bombing
Monday 17th May 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
Lennon Sisters
BBC2 Joni Mitchell In Concert 10.40 -
Chelsea Morning, Cactus Tree, My Old Man, For Free, California, Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now
Border The Sound Of... 11.50 pm -
Gina & The Mario Three
Thames Superstar 11.55 pm -
Peter Taylor talks to Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber about their rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar
Wednesday 19th May 1971
BBC1 Perry Como -
Perry Como
Thursday 20th May 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
The Daily Mirror list The Chairmen of the Board on the show, but would appear on 10th June 1971
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Blue Mink -
Elvis Presley -
Free -
Ashton Gardner & Dyke -
East Of Eden -
Jonathan King -
McGuinness Flint -
Perry Como -
Tony Christie -
The Grease Band -
Dawn -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Jack Jones
Sheila Southern
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
James Taylor
Livingstone Taylor
Uriah Heep
Friday 21st May 1971
BBC1 Mary Hopkin In The Land Of Theatre 4.55 -
Thames Zingalong 3.35 -
Cy Grant
Saturday 22nd May 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.45 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.10 -
Tina Charles
New World
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 9.45 -
Dana
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
Joe Brown & Jawbone -
Freda Payne -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Blue Mink -
Joe Brown -
J. Vincent Edwards and ensemble -
Freda Payne -
Slade -
Ginette Reno -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.30 -
Val Doonican
Florence Henderson
Tom Paxton
Westward Eartha Kitt Live at the Penthouse Suite 8.45 -
Sunday 23rd May 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 7.25 -
Lola Felana
Robert Goulet
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Johnny Patrick Big Band
Monday 24th May 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
The Lennon Sisters
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
BBC2 Guy Fletcher In Concert 10.40 -
Border The Sound Of... 11.50 pm -
The New Temperance Seven
Tuesday 25th May 1971
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie and the Dreamers
ATV Crossroads 6.35 -
1500th edition with a vocal version of the theme tune sung by Carl Wayne
Thursday 27th May 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Hollies -
John Kongos -
Lou Christie -
Peter Noone -
Stevie Wonder -
Bruce Ruffin -
Medicine Head -
Neil Diamond -
Osibisa -
Tami Lynn -
Tony Christie -
Dawn -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.20 -
Nana Mouskouri
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
The Byrds
Scottish High Living
Anne Fields (singer) appears in drama
Friday 28th May 1971
BBC1 Mary Hopkin In The Land Of Books 4.55 -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood! 8.30 -
Peter Noone – Standing On The Corner
Saturday 29th May 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Tina Charles
New World
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 9.50 -
Lulu
BBC2 Late Night Line-
One Man’s Week: Kenny Everett
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The Move -
Ginette Reno -
Peter Noone -
Roger Whittaker -
Dudley Moore Trio -
Sandie Shaw -
Roger Whittaker, Sandie Shaw, Peter Noone etc -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Mirelle Mathieu -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.30 -
Anita Harris
Val Doonican
Sunday 30th May 1971
BBC1 The Spinners 11.05 -
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 10.45 -
Ray Stevens
Lena Home
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Tony Christie
Anita Harris
Monday 31st May 1971 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Rolf Harris Show 8.00 -
Shirley Bassey – Love Story
Dana -
The Breakaways
BBC2 Randy Newman In Concert 10.30 -
Lovers' Prayer, Simon Smith & His Dancing Bear, Love Story, Tickle Me, Cowboy, Rosemary, Mama Told Me, Linda, Yellow Man, I Think It's Gonna Rain, Livin' Without You, My Old Kentucky Home, Davy the Fat Boy
Border The Swingles Sing 11.30 pm -
Tuesday 1st June 1971
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Wednesday 2nd June 1971
BBC2 The Settlers 9.05 -
The Settlers
The Swindlefolk
Thursday 3rd June 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Despite the Daily Mirror's headline "Top Of The Pops bribes probe" from the day before the story does not directly involve the show. According to Melody Maker Dana was due to appear this week, but appeared the following week instead.
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Blue Mink -
Gordon Lightfoot -
Mungo Jerry -
The Bee Gees -
Peter Noone -
Stevie Wonder -
Brewer & Shipley with Southern Comfort -
Tami Lynn -
Audience -
Dawn -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Mary Hopkin – Jefferson
Ronnie Hilton
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Brewer and Shipley were announced in a Melody Maker advert as appearing, but actually turned up on the 1st July 1971 show
Hosted by Mike Raven
Assagai -
Mick Jagger in Ned Kelly movie article
Rhythm and blues development article with clips of Ethel Waters, Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino, Joe Turner, Chuck Berry, Otis Redding etc
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup with Ron Skinner and Mel Wright -
Friday 4th June 1971
BBC1 Mary Hopkin In The Land Of Rhymes 4.55 -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood! 8.30 -
Peter Noone
Saturday 5th June 1971
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 9.40 -
Nina
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
Ginette Reno -
Los Reales del Paraguay -
Roger Whittaker -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Ken Dodd -
Lulu -
Whittaker, Edwards, Reno, Lulu -
Marvin Welch and Farrar -
Lulu -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV Val Doonican Show 7.30 -
Val Doonican
Julie Felix
Howard Keel
LWT Aquarius 10.15 -
Country and Northern -
Sunday 6th June 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 10.40 -
Aretha Franklin
Tyne Tees Jake’s Scene
Jake Thackray at Swaledale -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Frank Ifield
Eartha Kitt
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 6.55 -
Sandie Shaw
Max Bygraves
Monday 7th June 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 6.35 -
Andy Williams
Bobbie Gentry
Carpenters
BBC1 The Spinners 10.10 -
Lulu -
BBC2 Labi Siffre In Concert 10.40 -
All I Want to do is Love You, Make My Day, Rocking Chair, Why Did You Go Why Did You Leave Me, Love Song for Somebody, A Little More Line, Last Night Tonight, You're Lovely, Maybe Tomorrow, Get to the Country, Bless the Telephone, Thank Your Lucky Stars
Tuesday 8th June 1971
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Wednesday 9th June 1971
BBC2 The Best In Country 8.50 -
George Hamilton IV
The Hillsiders
Thursday 10th June 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Blue Mink -
Chairmen Of The Board -
John Kongos -
Peter Noone -
Sandie Shaw -
The Temptations -
Dana -
Jonathan King -
Middle Of The Road -
Richard Barnes -
Dawn -
BBC2 Show of the Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.20 -
Nana Mouskouri
Tom Paxton
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Gordon Lightfoot
Friday 11th June 1971
BBC1 Mary Hopkin In The Land Of Pantomime 4.55 -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood! 8.30 -
Peter Noone
Thames Zingalong 4.10 -
Gerry Marsden
Yorkshire The Sky’s The Limit 7.30 -
Mary Hopkin
Saturday 12th June 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.08 -
content unknown
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 9.55 -
Rod McKeun
Don Lusher
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The Peddlers -
Ginette Reno -
Stephane Grappelli with The Alan Clare Trio -
Roger Whittaker -
Keith Michell -
Whittaker, Grappelli, Reno, Michell etc -
The Peddlers -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Stephane Grappelli with The Alan Clare Trio -
Dana -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.30 -
Val Doonican
Lulu (she collapsed during the recording)
LWT Aquarius 10.15 -
includes Kenny Everett’s London
LWT The Party’s Moving On 11.45 -
Julie Covington, Pete Atkin
Sunday 13th June 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 10.30 -
Louis Armstrong
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Mary Hopkin – Let My Name Be Sorrow
The New Seekers
Monday 14th June 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
Lennon Sisters
Friends of Distinction
BBC1 The Spinners 10.10 -
Esther Ofarim -
BBC2 Gallagher And Lyle In Concert 10.40 -
Heritage, Sparrow, So Many Changes, Mister Mister, When I'm Dead and Gone, Banjo, Nicole, Home to Dulie, Hello My America, Conversation, International
Tuesday 15th June 1971
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Granada Out Front 11.30 pm -
Ralph McTell
Wednesday 16th June 1971
BBC2 The Best In Country 9.00 -
George Hamilton IV
The Hillsiders
Thursday 17th June 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
The length of the show gets reduced again
Edition 379 on countdown clock
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Sweet -
Peter Green -
Tami Lynn -
Southern Comfort -
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
Three Dog Night -
Julie Felix -
Mick Abrahams -
Middle Of The Road -
BBC1 24 Hours: Yesterday’s Men 10.35 -
Documentary about the Labour Party
Theme by Mike McGear
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Kiki Dee
Matt Monro
BBC2 Disco 2 10.10 -
Loudon Wainwright III
Help Yourself
Friday 18th June 1971
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood! 8.30 -
Peter Noone
Thames Zingalong 4,10 -
Gerry Marsden
Saturday 19th June 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 Parkinson 10.30 -
Marian Montgomery
BBC2 Meanwhile On BBC2 9.55 -
Esther Ofarim
BBC2 Late Night Line-
Cleo Laine
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The Bee Gees -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Freddie Starr -
Nina -
Nina & Roger Whittaker -
The Bee Gees -
David Snell -
David Snell & Ginette Reno -
Roger Whittaker -
Sacha Distel -
Roger Whittaker, Nina & Sacha Distel -
Ensemble -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.00 -
Val Doonican
The New Seekers -
The New Seekers & Val Doonican -
Leslie Uggams
The Dudley Moore Trio -
Sunday 20th June 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
Peter Cowap
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 11.15 pm -
The Temptations
Roger Miller
LWT Music In The Round 12.05 -
How Can So Much Music Come Out of a Little Thing Like That
with Larry Adler
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Bruce Ruffin
Trio Athenee
Tammi Lynn
Monday 21st June 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
Cass Elliott & Dave Mason
The Association
BBC1 The Spinners 10.10 -
The Spinners
Françoise Hardy
Tuesday 22nd June 1971
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers in Oliver in the Overworld
Granada Out Front
The Alex Welsh Band
Wednesday 23rd June 1971
BBC1 Frost Over America 9.20 -
Bing Crosby
BBC2 The Best Of Country 8.50 -
George Hamilton IV
Granada Anything You Can Do 4.55 -
Ronnie Carroll
Thursday 24th June 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.35 – 8.15 pm
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
John Kongos -
The Move -
Mungo Jerry -
Paul McCartney -
Bob & Marcia -
The Fortunes -
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
Greyhound -
Hurricane Smith -
Tin Tin -
White Plains When You Are A King
Dave Clark 5 Won't You Be My Lady
Middle Of The Road -
BBC1 Stress With The Scaffold 11.10 -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.20 -
Nana Mouskouri
Lulu
BBC2 Disco 2 11.00 pm to end
Hosted by Richard Williams
Ian Matthews
Stefan Grossman
Friday 25th June 1971
BBC1 The Virginian 6.45 -
The Heritage with Buffy Saint-
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 -
Peter Noone
BBC Ryan and Ronnie 4.55 -
Margaret Williams
Thames Zingalong 4.15 -
Maureen Kennedy-
Saturday 26th June 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.50 -
content unknown
BBC1 Parkinson 10.30 -
Marion Montgomery
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
The Tremeloes -
Ginette Reno -
Davy Jones -
Roger Whittaker -
Val Doonican -
Roger Whittaker, Ginette Reno, J Vincent Edwards -
Jackson & Jones (J Vincent Edwards) -
Georgia Brown -
Los Zafiros -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 7.30 -
Connie Stevens
LWT Aquarius 10.15 -
Pressure Cookie
Adam Faith at work on the LWT series Budgie
The Second Beatles Illustrated Songbook article
Sunday 27th June 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.35 -
Vanity Fare
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 10.45 -
Modern Jazz Quintet
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Fortunes
Dana
Granada Gala Performance 7.55 -
Gala performance to celebrate the opening of the first Mersey tunnel
The Spinners
Frankie Vaughan
Gerry Marsden
Jackie and Bridie
The Scaffold
Channel Herb Albert 10.35 -
Monday 28th June 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.15 -
Andy Williams
The Bee Gees
The Lennon Sisters
BBC1 The Spinners 10.10 -
The Spinners
Sandie Shaw & The Spinners -
ATV It’s Tarbuck 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Lulu
Tuesday 29th June 1971
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers in Oliver in the Overworld -
Wednesday 30th June 1971
BBC2 The Best Of Country 8.50 -
George Hamilton IV
Salena Jones
Granada Anything You Can Do 4.55 -
Joe Brown
Thursday 1st July 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.35 -
Episode 381 on countdown clock
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing orange hot pants onesey). The host is rarely seen with the name of each act displayed instead.
Theme -
Lobo -
Host holds up a mock copy of newspaper The Blackpool Reflector with the headline 'Jimmy Savile to fight Joe Frazier'
Atomic Rooster -
Medicine Head -
Family -
Sweet -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Three Dog Night -
Greyhound -
The Delfonics -
The Supremes & Four Tops -
Host appears with two women wearing “Summer Colour BBC1” t-
Strawbs -
Middle Of The Road -
BBC1 Stress: To Hospital 11.20 -
The Scaffold
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Paul Anka
Kenny Ball & The Jazzmen
BBC2 Disco 2 10.55 pm -
Brewer and Shipley
Friday 2nd July 1971
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 -
Peter Noone (regular)
Thames Zingalong 4.10 -
Maureen Kennedy-
Saturday 3rd July 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.30 -
content unknown
BBC1 Parkinson 10.25 -
Marion Montgomery
LWT Whittaker’s World Of Music 6.15 -
Roger Whittaker -
Pickettywitch -
J. Vincent Edwards -
Roger Whittaker -
Sandie Shaw -
Sandie Shaw, Roger Whittaker etc -
Hines Hines and Dad (Gregory Hines) -
Ginette Reno -
Blue Mink Rhythm -
Roger Whittaker -
Nina -
Roger Whittaker -
Ensemble -
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 7.30 -
Connie Stevens
Sunday 4th July 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.35 -
The Tremeloes
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 11.15 pm -
Nancy Wilson
Claudine Longet
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
White Plains
Monday 5th July 1971
BBC1 The Spinners 10.10 -
Judith Durham – Danny Boy, Waltzing Matilda (with The Spinners)
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Stuart Gillies
Tuesday 6th July 1971
BBC1 Pop Go The Movies: The Beatles in Help! 7.30 -
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie and the Dreamers
Granada Out Front 11.15 -
content unknown
Wednesday 7th July 1971
BBC1 Hope and Keen's Crazy House 4.55 -
Freddie and the Dreamers
BBC1 Sing Hi, Sing Lo 6.54 -
Seven shows would be broadcast, with two shown only by BBC1 Scotland. The shows were recorded at the Civic Centre, Motherwell
Julie Felix
Hall & MacGregor
Magna Carta
Tommy Makem
BBC1 Frost Over America 10.15 -
Liza Minnelli
BBC2 One In Ten: Gordon Lightfoot 8.50 -
Originally intended for broadcast 31st May 1971
If you could read my mind, Talking in your sleep, Minstrel of the Dawn
Yorkshire Jokers Wild
Joe Brown
Thursday 8th July 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
It's about this time that the Musician's Union ban on foreign artists appearing on the show is lifted after nearly two years, with Curtis Mayfield and David Gates allowed to perform.
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
T Rex -
Curtis Mayfield -
Lobo -
David Gates (Bread) -
The Move -
The Temptations -
Dave & Ansil Collins -
Froggatt -
The Tremeloes -
Middle Of The Road -
BBC1 Stress: It’s No Life At All 11.30 -
The Scaffold
BBC2 Tony Bennett Sings...With The London Philharmonic Orchestra 9.20 -
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
BBC2 Disco 2 10.45 pm -
referred to in Radio Times as 'the last in the present series', so a new series was probably being considered
Hosted by Richard Williams
Cassette and cartridge article
Heaven
Friday 9th July 1971
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
The Mixtures (The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester)
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
The Miss Anglia beauty contest
Vince Hill and Julie Rogers -
Saturday 10th July 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.15 -
content unknown
BBC1 Parkinson 10.30 -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 9.05 -
Sacha Distel
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 6.45 -
Connie Stevens
The New Faces
Sunday 11th July 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.45 -
Christie
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 11.15 pm -
B B King
Bobby Darin
LWT Music In The Round 12.05 -
Can East Meet West?
John Mayer’s Indo Jazz Fusions at the Cockpit Theatre, London
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Jonathan King
Sandie Shaw
LWT It’s Called God Rock 6.15 -
Quintessence
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
Radha Krishna Temple
LWT Square One 10.15 -
Play with Paul Jones
Monday 12th July 1971
BBC1 The Spinners 10.20 -
The Spinners
Sandy Denny – Nightingale, Blackwaterside
Granada The Winners 10.10 -
The Beatles in New York
Tuesday 13th July 1971
BBC1 Pop Goes The Movies: Catch Us If You Can with The Dave Clark Five 7.30 -
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers in Oliver in the Overworld
Granada Out Front 11.15 -
Steeleye Span
Fairport Convention
Wednesday 14th July 1971
BBC1 Sing Hi, Sing Lo 6.45 -
The McCalmans
Karen Young
The Pattersons
Tommy Makem
BBC2 One In Ten: Loudon Wainwright III 8.50 -
Waiting for you, Saw your name in the paper, Medley, Be careful there's a baby in the house
Thames The Benny Hill Show 6.30 -
Trisha Noble
Thursday 15th July 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Atomic Rooster -
Curved Air -
Fairport Convention -
Labi Siffre -
Slade -
The Dave Clark Five -
T.Rex -
The New Seekers -
The Rolling Stones -
The Who -
Middle Of The Road -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Dusty Springfield
The Lennon Sisters
BBC1 Stress: On The Line 11.20 -
The Scaffold
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.20 -
Design
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
ATV It’s Tarbuck 6.55 -
Kenny Lynch
Friday 16th July 1971
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
Sandie Shaw
The Scaffold
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 -
Peter Noone
Thames Zingalong 3.45 -
David and Marianne Dalmour
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Barry Kent and Toni-
Saturday 17th July 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.45 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.00 -
Lulu
The Fellas
Mary Hopkin – Let My Name Be Sorrow, Prelude, & Lulu – Snowbird
BBC1 Parkinson 10.30 -
John Lennon and Yoko Ono interview
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 9.05 -
Bobbie Gentry
Mason Williams
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 6.45 -
Connie Stevens
The New Faces
Sunday 18th July 1971
BBC2 The Flip Wilson Show 11.15 pm -
Diahann Carroll
LWT Alive and Kicking -
Ivor Cutler and Friends
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Marvin Welch and Farrar
Lovelace Watkins
Jonathan King
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
Design
Monday 19th July 1971
BBC1 The Spinners 10.20 -
Flanders & Swann -
BBC2 Alias Smith and Jones
Claudine Longet
Tuesday 20th July 1971
BBC1 Pop Go The Movies 7.30 -
Everyday’s A Holiday with Freddie & The Dreamers
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers in Oliver in the Overworld
Thames A Kind Of Exile: Peggy Seeger 10.40 -
dcoumentary
Wednesday 21st July 1971
BBC1 Hope and Keen's Crazy House
Pickettywitch
BBC1 Sing Hi, Sing Lo
The Pattersons
Cy Grant
Lyn & Graham McCarthy
Jade
Marion Segal
Alistair McDonald
BBC2 One In Ten: Livingstone Taylor
Dr Man, Carolina Day, Dixi
Thames Sooty 4.55 -
Gerry Marsden
Thames The Benny Hill Show 6.30 -
Kiki Dee
Yorkshire Calendar
Bardney Pop Festival with James Taylor, Tom Paxton
Thursday 22nd July 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (Daily Mirror has the host as Tony Blackburn)
Theme -
Atomic Rooster -
Bob Dylan -
Family -
Greyhound -
John Williams -
Mott The Hoople -
New World -
The Moody Blues -
T.Rex -
The Supremes & The Four -
BBC1 Stress 11.30 -
with The Scaffold
ATV It’s Tarbuck 6.55 -
Kenny Lynch
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy (first in series)
John McEvoy & The Country Band
Guests in the series include Ann Carroll, The City Folk, Billy McFadden, The Freemen, Rumplestiltskin's Band
Friday 23rd July 1971
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
The New Seekers
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 -
Peter Noone
BBC2 Get the Drift 9.20 -
The Five Penny Piece
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Sylvia MacNeill and Wout Steinhuis -
Saturday 24th July 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.35 -
Lulu
Dusty Springfield
Fame and Price -
BBC1 Parkinson 10.35 -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 9.20 -
Clodagh Rodgers
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 6.45 -
Connie Stevens
LWT Aquarius 11.10 -
Elton John -
Sunday 25th July 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Olivia Newton-
Vince Hill
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
The Settlers
Monday 26th July 1971
BBC1 He Said, She Said 6.45 -
Mr & Mrs type game show with Adam Faith, Vince Hill
Tuesday 27th July 1971
BBC1 Pop Go The Movies 7.30 -
Up Jumped A Swagman with Frank Ifield
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers in Oliver in the Overworld
Granada Out Front 11.15 pm -
Mr Fox -
The Natural Acoustic Band -
Wednesday 28th July 1971
BBC1 Sing Hi Sing Lo 6.45 -
Alan Price
Cy Grant
Robin Hall & Jimmie McGregor
Ally McBain & Mike Whellans
Magna Carta
Gillian McPherson
BBC2 One In Ten: Jake Holmes 8.50 -
Paris Song, Suitcase Room, So close, We're all we've got
Yorkshire Jokers Wild
Joe Brown
Thursday 29th July 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Bob Dylan -
Elvis Presley -
Slade -
Fame & Price -
The New Seekers -
The Who -
Cat Stevens -
Buffy Sainte-
Shirley Bassey -
T Rex -
BBC1 The Good Old Days 8.15 -
Ronnie Hilton
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
ATV It’s Tarbuck 6.55 -
Kenny Lynch
Clodagh Rodgers
Friday 30th July 1971
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
Cindy Kent of The Settlers
BBC2 Get the Drift 9.20 -
The Five Penny Piece
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent -
Saturday 31st July 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.40 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.15 -
Lulu
Buffy Saint-
Ashton Gardener & Dyke
BBC1 Parkinson 11.15 pm -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 10.15 -
Mary Hopkin
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 6.45 -
Connie Stevens
Sunday 1st August 1971
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Settlers
The Roy Budd Trio
Monday 2nd August 1971
Thames Miss TV Times 10.30 -
The Peddlers
Tuesday 3rd August 1971
BBC1 Pop Go The Movies 7.35 -
What A Crazy World with Joe Brown, Marty Wilde
BBC1 Just Let The Notes Come Out Right... 9.20 -
Louis Armstrong tribute
Southern Little Big Time 4.55 -
Freddie & The Dreamers in Oliver in the Overworld
Wednesday 4th August 1971
BBC1 Sing Hi, Sing Lo 6.45 -
Fame and Price
The Johnstons
Thames The Edward Woodward Hour 8.00 -
Nina
Thursday 5th August 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Diana Ross -
Family -
The James Gang -
Slade -
The New Seekers -
Lance Le Gault -
Atomic Rooster -
Chicory Tip -
Dawn -
John Williams -
T.Rex -
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
ATV It’s Tarbuck 6.55 -
Kenny Lynch
Nina
Friday 6th August 1971
BBC1 Score With The Scaffold 4.55 -
The Scaffold
Little Ginny (folk singer)
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Danny Street and Sylvia McNeill -
Saturday 7th August 1971
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.30 -
Lulu – Shout! (show intro), Stout Hearted Men, musical sketch, If
The Dudley Moore Trio – The Look Of Love
Lulu & The Dudley Moore Trio – The More I See You
Lulu & dancers – Polk Salad Annie
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Lulu – Elvis Presley medley
Buddy Greco – The Lady Is A Tramp
Lulu – The Windmills Of Your Mind
BBC1 Parkinson 10.50 -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 Creedence Clearwater Revival 9.15 -
Documentary, with Booker T & The MGs, Ralph J Gleason
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 6.45 -
Connie Stevens
Sunday 8th August 1971
BBC1 The Singing Stars: “New Cases”, movie starring Eartha Kitt
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.45 -
content unknown
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Tremeloes
New World
ATV Songs That Matter 6.55 -
Cy Grant
Monday 9th August 1971
BBC1 He Said, She Said 6.45 -
Matt Monro
Tuesday 10th August 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Richie Havens
The Lennon Sisters
Granada Lift Off 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea
The Sweet – CoCo
Miki Anthony – Sally Sunshine
Wednesday 11th August 1971
BBC1 (London) Disc A Dawn 1.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 One In Ten: Country Joe McDonald 8.50 -
Ballad of Jean Duprez
Thames Sing True 12.05 am -
Leonard Pearcov sings three protest songs
Thursday 12th August 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Cliff Richard -
Curtis Mayfield -
Elvis Presley -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
The Who -
Carole King -
Dawn -
The Pioneers -
Paul Brett's Sage -
The Delfonics -
T Rex -
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
ATV It’s Tarbuck 6.55 -
Kenny Lynch
Matt Monro
Georgie Fame
Friday 13th August 1971
BBC1 Score With The Scaffold 4.55 -
The Scaffold
Shep's Banjo Boys -
BBC2 Get the Drift 9.20 -
The Five Penny Piece
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Semprini and Toni-
Saturday 14th August 1971
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.15 -
Lulu
The New Seekers
BBC2 Knokke 1971 9.00 -
Lance LeGault
Pan's People dance routine
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 9.00 -
Connie Stevens
Scottish The Swingles Sing 12.00 am -
The Swingle Singers
Sunday 15th August 1971
LWT Man In The News 11.15 -
Richard Neville of Oz magazine
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Susan Maughan – I See A Rainbow
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
Granada Sunday Night Theatre: The Chaps 10.15 -
Georgia Brown (singer in acting role)
Monday 16th August 1971
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Brian Chalker's New Frontier (country band)
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Manitas De Plata
Westward Sing Inn 10.30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 17th August 1971
BBC1 Pop Go The Movies 7.30 -
I’ve Gotta Horse with Billy Fury
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
The Tremeloes -
Ken Dodd
Mac & Katie Kissoon -
Wednesday 18th August 1971
BBC2 One In Ten: Buffy Saint Marie 8.50 -
Until it's time for you to go, Cripple Creek, Now that the Buffalo's gone, Moratorium
Thames Zingalong 4.40 -
Danny Street
Thursday 19th August 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
George Harrison -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
The New Seekers -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
Slade -
Bruce Ruffin – One Big Happy Family
Buffy Sainte-
Curved Air -
McGuinness Flint -
The Pioneers -
The Tams -
Diana Ross -
BBC1 Judith Durham 10.05 -
recorded at The Octagon Theatre, Bolton
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
ATV It’s Tarbuck 6.55 -
content unknown
Friday 20th August 1971
BBC1 Score With The Scaffold 4.55 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
Pickettywitch
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Craig Douglas and Dilys Watling -
Saturday 21st August 1971
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.15 -
Lulu
Esther Ofarim
Jimmy Ruffin
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 6.45 -
Connie Stevens
LWT Aquarius (repeat 12th December 1970)
Thoroughly Modern Melly
Documentary about George Melly
Sunday 22nd August 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.45 -
Herman's Hermits
BBC1 Praise The Lord 7.00 -
Mary Hopkin -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Malcolm Roberts
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
Monday 23rd August 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.15 -
Elements Galore
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Dana -
Westward Sing Inn 10.30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 24th August 1971
BBC1 Starring Elvis: Change of Habit 7.30 -
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
The Move
The New Seekers -
New World -
ATV Harem Holiday (Harum Scarum) 7.00 -
Granada Out Front 11.15 pm -
The Jack Bruce Band (with Graham Bond, Chris Spedding) -
Wednesday 25th August 1971
BBC1 One In Ten: Andy Roberts 10.25 -
Radio Lady, Just for the record, Dream Tree Sequence (excerpt)
Thursday 26th August 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Curtis Mayfield -
Family -
Marmalade -
The Supremes -
Carole King -
Curved Air -
Ken Dodd -
The Peddlers -
The Pioneers -
The Tams -
Gypsy -
Diana Ross -
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 8.15 -
Andy Williams
Cass Elliott
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
Friday 27th August 1971
BBC1 Score With The Scaffold 4.55 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
The Settlers
Thames Zingalong 3.40 -
Danny Street
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Craig Douglas and Rosemary Squires -
Saturday 28th August 1971
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.25 -
Lulu
The Bee Gees
Vince Hill
BBC1 Parkinson 11.15 pm -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 TV Wonderland 10.00 -
International radio and television exhibition, Berlin
Shirley Bassey
Andy Williams
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 9.00 -
Connie Stevens
Sunday 29th August 1971
BBC1 I'd Rather Be Rich movie with Robert Goulet, Andy Williams
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.45 -
The Pipkins
BBC1 She And She 11.15 -
Lovelace Watkins
BBC2 Rowan and Martin 10.20 -
Claudine Longet
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Lena Martell
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
Monday 30th August 1971 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Getaway With Cliff 7.15 -
Shot at the Rose D’Or Song Festival, Antibes, France
Cliff Richard
Hank Marvin
Olivia Newton-
Marvin Welch and Farrar
Severine
Channel Eartha Kitt 6.30 -
Westward Sing Inn 10.30 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Sez Les 10.30 -
Frank Ifield – Beautiful Love
The Skylarks
Anita O’Day -
Tuesday 31st August 1971
BBC1 Starring Elvis: Love Me Tender 7.35 -
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Marmalade – My Little One
Tony Blackburn – Chop Chop
Tears
Granada Out Front
The Cimarrons -
Alton Ellis -
Les Flambeaux -
The Marvels -
Wednesday 1st September 1971
BBC1 Frost Over America 9.20 -
The cast of ‘Hair’ including Ronnie Dyson
Thursday 2nd September 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Engelbert Humperdinck -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
James Taylor -
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood -
Petula Clark -
The Supremes -
Middle Of The Road -
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood -
Shirley Bassey -
The Tams -
Daniel Boone -
Dawn -
Diana Ross -
BBC1 Presenting Keith Michell 8.15 -
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
Tina Charles
New World
Friday 3rd September 1971
BBC1 Score With The Scaffold 4.55 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 We Want To Sing 6.45 -
The New Seekers
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
The Nigel Brookes Singers -
Saturday 4th September 1971
BBC1 It’s Lulu 8.25 -
Lulu
Engelbert Humperdinck
The Hollies
BBC1 Parkinson 11.20 pm -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 Neil Diamond In Concert 10.20 -
with The Kay Garner Singers
Sweet Caroline, Solitary Man, Cracklin' Rosie, Done Too Soon, A Modern Day Version of Love, He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother), Holly Holy, I Am......I Said, Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 9.00 -
Connie Stevens
Tyne Tees Jake's Scene 10.10 -
Jack Thackray
Sunday 5th September 1971
BBC1 Lovelace Watkins In Sheffield 9.30 -
Lovelace Watkins
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Labi Siffre
Petula Clark
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
Monday 6th September 1971
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Fame and Price
The Skylarks
Kathy Kirby -
Westward Sing Inn 10.30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 7th September 1971
BBC1 Starring Elvis: Tickle Me 7.30 -
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Sweet – Funny Funny
Keith Field & Luke Wilson
Chicory Tip – Excuse Me Baby
Pickettywitch
Granada Out Front 11.30 -
Cat Stevens -
Wednesday 8th September 1971
BBC1 Stars from Scotland 8.00 -
Lena Martell
Moira Anderson
The Corries
The Karlins
BBC2 One In Ten: James Taylor 8.50 -
Blossom, Something's Wrong, Sweet Baby James, Sunny Skies
Scottish Melody Inn 6.30 -
content unknown
Thursday 9th September 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Andy Williams -
CCS -
Hot Chocolate -
Marmalade -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
Carole King -
Curved Air -
Jimmy Ruffin -
Middle Of The Road -
Shirley Bassey -
The Fortunes -
Diana Ross -
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
Friday 10th September 1971
BBC1 Score With The Scaffold 4.55 -
The Scaffold
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood! 8.00 -
Peter Noone
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Danny Street & The Nigel Brookes Singers -
Saturday 11th September 1971
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.30 -
Harry Secombe -
The Roy Budd Trio -
Barry Crocker -
Barry Crocker & Harry Secombe -
Shirley Bassey -
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.15 -
Lena Martell
The Pattersons
BBC2 Mary Travers Sings 10.05 -
Mary Travers
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 9.00 -
Connie Stevens
Sunday 12th September 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 3.00 -
Pickettywitch
BBC1 Omnibus: Happy Birthday Dear Albert 10.15 -
Celebration of the Royal Albert Hall on its centenary
The Scaffold
BBC2 Rowan and Martin 10.15 -
Dinah Shore
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The David Snell Trio
The Peddlers -
Kenny Lynch
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Cy Grant
Design
Monday 13th September 1971
BBC1 The Anatomy Of Pop 11.15 -
The Disc
George Martin
Bronco
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Clodagh Rodgers
Tuesday 14th September 1971
BBC1 The Andy Williams Show 7.30 -
Andy Williams
Elton John
Cass Elliott
Wednesday 15th September 1971
BBC2 One In Ten: Sandy Denny 8.00 -
Next Time Around, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens, Crazy Lady Blues
Thursday 16th September 1971
BBC1 Blue Peter 4.55 -
Ringo Starr talks about his furniture company
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
CCS -
Hot Chocolate -
Marmalade -
Mungo Jerry -
Johnny Pearson Orchestra -
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
The Supremes -
Clodagh Rodgers -
Daniel Boone -
Autumn -
The Tams -
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.20 -
New World
Tina Charles
Friday 17th September 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family 5.20 -
David Cassidy in all episodes
Johnny Cash
ATV The Persuaders 7,30 -
Theme by John Barry
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Vince Hill and Julie Rogers -
Saturday 18th September 1971
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.15 -
Shirley Bassey
The Roy Budd Trio
Barry Crocker
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.20 -
Lena Martell
Rostal and Schaefer
BBC2 Come September 3.00 -
BBC2 Diana! 9.00 -
Diana Ross
The Jackson Five
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 9.25 -
Connie Stevens
Buddy Greco
ITV News 10.30 -
Oval Pop Festival report
Sunday 19th September 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Anita Harris -
Robert Young
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Lovelace Watkins
Monday 20th September 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.15 -
Is It All A Con?
Tuesday 21st September 1971
BBC2 The Andy Williams Show
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 pm -
There was no official host for this first show, so voice-
Celluloid Rock at the NFT with clips of -
Lesley Duncan – Sing Children Sing
America – Riverside, Children (the sparse set is decorated with American highway and street signs)
Tom Paxton – interviewed by Ian Whitcomb
Alice Cooper – Hallowed By Thy Name (Filmfinders clips)
Alice Stuart – Full Time Woman (Filmfinders clips)
Thursday 23rd September 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Engelbert Humperdinck -
Jethro Tull -
Marmalade -
Mungo Jerry -
The Elgins -
The Fortunes -
Cat Stevens -
Middle Of The Road -
Carpenters -
The Tams -
Granada Newsday
Gene Vincent -
Friday 24th September 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: The Sound of Money 5.20 -
BBC1 Under And Over 8.00 -
The Bachelors
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
Craig Douglas and one other -
Saturday 25th September 1971
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.15 -
Engelbert Humperdinck
Daliah Lavi
The Roy Budd Trio
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.00 -
Lena Martell
Alex Welsh Jazz Band
BBC1 Glen Campbell 9.10 -
Glen Campbell
Bobbie Gentry
ATV The Des O’Connor Show 9.25 -
Connie Stevens
George Chisholm
Sunday 26th September 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 3.00 -
Deep Feeling
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Design
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Sons and Lovers
Nina
Westward Eartha Kitt 9.45 -
Monday 27th September 1971
BBC1 Anatomy Of Pop 11.15 -
2: The New Tribes
Richard Neville, Graham Martin, Nigel Fountain
Thames David Nixon's Magic Box 6.40 -
Stuart Gilles
Tuesday 28th September 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.00 pm to end
Hosted by Ian Whitcomb
Heads Hands and Feet – Warming Up the Band, Song For Suzie
Bridget St John
Rock at the NFT clips part two – with Richard Williams
Little Richard -
Jerry Lee Lewis -
Cream -
Wednesday 29th September 1971
BBC2 One In Ten: Ralph McTell 8.00 -
In some way I loved you, Dancing Doreen, First and last man
Thursday 30th September 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Bay City Rollers -
James Taylor -
Mungo Jerry -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces and John Peel miming the mandolin line) -
Bruce Channel -
Middle Of The Road -
Redbone -
Shirley Bassey -
Seatrain -
Titanic -
The Tams -
BBC2 Show of the Week: Mantovani and his Concert Orchestra 9.20 -
Vince Hill
Friday 1st October 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: See Here Private Partridge 5.20 -
BBC1 Under And Over 8.00 -
sit-
Anglia Glamour '71 7.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 2nd October 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: When Mother Gets Married 5.10 -
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.00 -
Nana Mouskouri
The Roy Budd Trio
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.15 -
Lena Martell
Fame and Price
BBC2 Carole King In Concert 10.15 -
Carole King with Jo Mama and James Taylor
I Feel The Earth Move, A Natural Woman, So Far Away (with James Taylor), It's Too Late, Smackwater Jack, Way Over Yonder, Will You Love Me Tomorrow / Up On The Roof
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Osibisa
Marsha Hunt -
Sunday 3rd October 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.45 -
Men
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Cilla Black – Close To You
Ronnie Carroll
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
BBC2 Rowan and Martin 10.25 -
Roger Miller
Claudine Longet
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Hall and MacGregor
Monday 4th October 1971
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Mary Hopkin
Tuesday 5th October 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 pm -
Hosted by Ian Whitcomb and Richard Williams
Cat Stevens – If I Laugh, Changes IV
Jack Bruce Band
Ten Wheel Drive – I Got Out Of Jail (Filmfinders clip)
Janis Ian – He’s A Rainbow (Filmfinders clip)
Wednesday 6th October 1971
BBC2 One In Ten: Turley Richards 8.00 -
Stoned on love, Gone from yesterday, Then I'll go away
Thursday 7th October 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing an orange toga)
Theme -
Titanic -
Aretha Franklin -
Four Tops -
Sweet -
Canned Heat -
The Fortunes -
The Tams -
Cat Stevens -
Daniel -
Olivia Newton-
Rod Stewart (and the Faces) -
Friday 8th October 1971
BBC1 Under And Over 8.00 -
The Bachelors
Saturday 9th October 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.00 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Partridge Family: Love at First Slight 5.10 -
BBC1 Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game 5.45 -
Clodagh Rodgers
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.10 -
Carpenters
The Spinners -
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.25 -
Lena Martell
Tom Paxton
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Tom Paxton -
Sunday 10th October 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 2.55 -
Clive Dunn -
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Mrs Mills
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Fortunes
Friday Brown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Max Bygraves
Lovelace Watkins
Monday 11th October 1971
Thames The David Nixon Magic Box 6.40 -
The Beverley Sisters
Thames The Glory Of Love 12.00 am to end (each day)
Johnny Silvo
Granada Johnny Cash In San Quentin 11.00 -
Tuesday 12th October 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams and Ian Whitcomb
Lindisfarne – Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne
Wishbone Ash – Vas Dis, Jail Bait
The Who – My Generation (Woodstock movie clip)
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 13th October 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea with Wally Whyton (as the voice of Ollie Beak)
Jackie Lee – Rupert
White Plains
Thursday 14th October 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Bay City Rollers -
Redbone -
Elvis Presley -
The Move -
Joan Baez -
Middle Of The Road -
Vince Hill -
Richie Havens -
Carpenters -
Aretha Franklin -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
Friday 15th October 1971
BBC1 Under And Over 8.00 -
The Bachelors
BBC1 Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin 10.10 -
Saturday 16th October 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: Danny and the Mob 5.10 -
BBC1 Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game 5.45 -
Vince Hill
Emperor Rosko
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Loving You 6.30 -
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.00 -
Vicki Leandros
BBC1 Braden’s Week 11.20 -
Jake Thackray
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Sunday 17th October 1971
BBC1 The Basil Brush 2.55 -
Simon Plug and Grimes
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Nina
The Pattersons
Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen
BBC2 One Man’s Week: John Tavener 11.00 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Mixtures
Roger Whittaker
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Bachelors
Monday 18th October 1971
Thames The David Nixon Magic Box 6.40 -
Lois Lane
Tuesday 19th October 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.00 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams and Ian Whitcomb
Stone The Crows – Big Jim Slater, Faces
Loudon Wainwright III
Jesus Christ Superstar -
Jack Good -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 20th October 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.44 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea – Snowbird
Vanity Fare
Billy J Kramer / William Howard Ashton
Flying Machine
Thursday 21st October 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Elvis Presley -
Slade -
The New Seekers -
Al Green -
Titanic -
Scott English -
The Fortunes -
Scott Walker -
Redbone -
Daniel Gerrard -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
Friday 22nd October 1971
BBC1 Ask Aspel 5.20 -
Cliff Richard
BBC1 Under And Over 8.00 -
The Bachelors
Saturday 23rd October 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: The Memory Lingers On 5.10 -
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.10 -
Vera Lynn
The New Seekers
George Hamilton IV
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Dusty Springfield -
Sunday 24th October 1971
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Jack Jones
Sheila Southern
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Petula Clark
Westward Eartha Kitt 9.45 -
Monday 25th October 1971
Thames David Nixon’s Magic Box 6.40 -
Vince Hill
Tuesday 26th October 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.05 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams and Ian Whitcomb
Buffy Sainte-
Day of Phoenix -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Border The Sound Of
George Chisholm
Wednesday 27th October 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell
Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love
Roger Whittaker -
Ayshea – I’m Into Something Good
Thames Max Bygraves Show 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
Nina
Thursday 28th October 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Tom Jones -
Al Green -
Slade -
The Elgins -
Lesley Duncan -
Richard Harris -
Olivia Newton-
Titanic -
Aretha Franklin -
Bay City Rollers -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Mantovani and His Concert Orchestra 9.20 -
with Esther Ofarim
Granada Cinema 9.30 -
with Johnny Cash
Friday 29th October 1971
BBC2 The Goodies: The Stolen Musicians 10.10 -
with the voice of Cilla Black
Saturday 30th October 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Partridge Family: Did You Hear The One About Danny Partridge? 5.10 -
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 8.10 -
The Roy Budd Trio
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Manitas de Plata
Sunday 31st October 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Tom Jones – Exactly Like You
Design
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
200th edition, Live from Warwick Castle
Scott Walker
Clodgah Rodgers
Petula Clark
Kenny Lynch
Tuesday 2nd November 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams and Ian Whitcomb
Family – Spanish Tide, Between Blue and Me
Ralph McTell
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 3rd November 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea, with co-
Jack Wild – Everything Is Coming Up Roses
Union Express
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.00 -
Val Doonican
Thursday 4th November 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (probably wearing a blue track suit)
Theme -
Cliff Richard -
Four Tops -
Slade -
Springwater -
The Move -
The Who -
Vince Hill -
The Tremeloes -
The Who -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
The Newbeats -
Saturday 6th November 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: This Is My Song 5.10 -
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 8.10 -
Cilla Black
Cliff Richard
BBC2 Carpenters 9.00 -
Carpenters
Tony Joe White
BBC1 Braden’s Week 11.20 -
Jake Thackray – Molly Metcalfe
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Colosseum (featuring Chris Farlowe) -
Sunday 7th November 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Ronnie Hilton
Mary Hopkin
BBC2 One Man’s Week: Ron Geesin 11.20 -
BBC2 Comedy Tonight: from The Talk of the Town 10.15 -
The Dallas Boys
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Gene Pitney
Cleo Laine
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 7.00 -
Wilma Reading
Monday 8th November 1971
BBC2 Late Night Line Up
Memphis Slim
Tuesday 9th November 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.05 pm – end
Hosted by Richard Williams
Alice Cooper – Under My Wheels, Is It My Body?
Yoko Ono – Mrs Lennon (promo clip)
Don Everly – interview
Isaac Hayes – Shaft (movie clip)
Gordon Giltrap – Starting All Over, Catfish Blues
Ian Whitcomb
The Platters
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 4.55 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 10th November 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Peter Noone
The Delmonts
Miki Anthony
Thursday 11th November 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
According to the show's production notes this is the 400th show. Johnnie Stewart
told the Melody Maker "We hope to have a few names dropping in on the show, and Tony
Blackburn will be cutting a cake. But we shan't be looking back -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn, Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Sandie Shaw, Clive Dunn and Alan Price make guest appearances for the anniversary
Cilla Black -
Diana Ross -
John Kongos -
The Move -
The Piglets -
Tom Jones -
Clodagh Rodgers -
Dana -
The Newbeats -
Cher -
Olivia Newton-
Slade -
Saturday 13th November 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: My Son the Feminist 5.05 -
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 8.10 -
Cilla Black -
The Supremes -
Judd Hamilton
BBC2 James Taylor In Concert 9.05 -
with Carole King and Jo Mama
You Can Close Your Eyes, Long Ago and Far Away, Machine Gun Kelly, Rainy Day Man, One Man Parade, You've Got a Friend, Soldiers, Country Road, Love Has Brought Me Around, Steamroller Blues, Get On Up / Walking Man, Promised Land, Knockin' Round the Zoo, On Broadway (last two songs unbroadcast)
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Fame and Price -
Manitas de Plata -
Sunday 14th November 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Esther Ofarim
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
BBC1 Omnibus 9.55 -
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The Hermits
ITV Freedom Roadshow 6.15 -
Quintessence
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Beverley Sisters
Tuesday 16th November 1971
BBC1 That Funny Feeling 7.30 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams
200 Motels special – interview with Frank Zappa on set and in the studio, clips from the movie and 'making of' footage
The Mothers of Invention with Jean Luc Ponty live in Paris
The Mothers of Invention -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
ATV Viva Las Vegas 7.00 -
Wednesday 17th November 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Cliff Richard – Sing A Song Of Freedom
The Hermits – She’s A Lady
Louisa Jane White
Rockin’ Horse – Biggest Gossip In Town (The Feet dance routine)
Autumn – My Little Girl (The Feet dance routine)
Thursday 18th November 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Redbone might have been scheduled to perform Witch Queen Of New Orleans
Hosted by 'Percy' Savile
Theme -
John Kongos -
Jason & Gerome -
T.Rex -
Olivia Newton-
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
The Piglets -
Labi Siffre -
The Who -
Cliff Richard -
Slade -
Cher -
Saturday 20th November 1971
BBC1 The Partridge Family: Star Quality 5.05 -
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 9.05 -
this edition was recorded in Berlin
Cilla Black
Sacha Distel
BBC1 Braden’s Week 11.05 -
Jake Thackray
BBC2 West Side Stories 8.20 -
Two views of New York
The Outsider (Jonathan Miller), The Insider (Patti Smith)
BBC2 Laura Nyro In Concert 9.50 -
LWT Top Twenty Special 6.00 -
The Dougie Squires Second Generation
John Kongos – Tokoloshe Man
Mungo Jerry -
Richard Harris -
Gilbert O'Sullivan – Matrimony, No Matter How I Try
Blue Mink – Sunday
Val Doonican -
Madeleine Bell -
Wei Wei Wong – The Ping Pong Song
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 9.25 -
Tom Paxton -
Groucho Marx -
Sunday 21st November 1971
BBC2 Comedy Tonight 10.00 -
The Temperance Seven
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Tony Christie
LWT The Royal Variety Performance 7.55 -
Lovelace Watkins
Sacha Distel
The Young Generation
The New Seekers
Shirley Bassey
Tuesday 23rd November 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.50 pm to end
Hosted by Richard Williams and Ian Whitcomb
Alice Stuart -
Fanny – interview
Redwing
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 24th November 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Gene Pitney
The Move
Olivia Newton John
Sacharrin – Sugar Sugar (The Feet dance routine)
Thursday 25th November 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart
Theme -
Cilla Black -
Diana Ross -
John Kongos -
Deep Purple -
Doors -
The Newbeats -
Val Doonican -
Dave Clark & Friends -
Mary Travers -
Slade -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
Vera Lynn
Vince Hill
The Pattersons
Saturday 27th November 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 9.05 -
Recorded in Stockholm for midsummer's day (in June). There are also sequences filmed in Norway and Finland.
Cilla Black
Ringo Starr – It Don’t Come Easy (presumably the Norway clip shown on Top Of The Pops 29th April 1971), The Snowman Song (with Cilla and Basil Brush)
BBC1 Braden’s Week 11.05 -
Jake Thackray – Lah Di Dah
BBC2 Cat Stevens In Concert 9.50 -
Cat Stevens with Alun Davies and Larry Steele
Moonshadow, Tuesday's Dead, Wild World, How Can I Tell You, Maybe You're Right, I Love My Dog, Bitterblue, Changes IV, Into White, Father and Son
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 11.20 pm -
Osibisa
Manitas de Plata
Sunday 28th November 1971
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Design
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
BBC2 Comedy Tonight 9.50 -
The Black Abbotts
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Dana
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Lovelace Watkins
Tuesday 30th November 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.50 pm to end
Hosted by Richard Williams
The Move – Words of Aaron, Ella James
Emitt Rhodes – Really Wanted You, Love Will Stone You (performing with a pre-
Little Richard – Lucille (clip from Sweet Toronto)
Thames Anita In Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 1st December 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Dawn
Raving Rupert
Rescue Company No.1
Granada Open Night (not listed in newspapers)
Godspell at the Roundhouse, London
Thursday 2nd December 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (and Percy, his 'brother')
Theme -
Isaac Hayes -
Middle Of The Road -
Benny Hill -
Tony Christie -
The Bachelors -
Deep Purple -
Fame & Price -
Labi Siffre -
The Supremes & The Four Tops -
Slade -
Cher -
Saturday 4th December 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 9.00 -
Cilla Black
The New Seekers
BBC2 Lesley Duncan In Concert 10.00 -
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 11.20 pm -
Randy Newman -
Sunday 5th December 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Kiki Dee
Matt Monro
BBC1 Omnibus: Instant Nostalgia 9.50 -
Documentary about the Glenn Miller sound
BBC1 Parkinson 10.55 -
Marion Montgomery
BBC2 Comedy Tonight From the Talk Of The Town 9.50 -
The Barron Knights
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
hostess for the month is Ayshea Brough from Lift Off
Manitas de Plata
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Beverley Sisters
Lovelace Watkins -
Brett Stevens -
Tuesday 7th December 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Fanny -
Andy Pratt – Wet Day (Filmfinders clip)
The Mamas and The Papas live at Monterey International Pop Festival clip
Isaac Hayes -
Elton John – Tiny Dancer, All The Nasties
Elton John & Bernie Taupin -
The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women (live clip)
Wednesday 8th December 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Tony Christie
New World
Charlie Drake -
Thursday 9th December 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
John Kongos -
The Congregation -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Isaac Hayes -
Barry Ryan -
Marmalade -
Petula Clark -
Deep Purple -
T.Rex -
Val Doonican -
Benny Hill -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn 9.20 -
Peter Noone
Roger Webb
Design
Saturday 11th December 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 9.05 -
Cilla Black
Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
BBC2 Jimmy Webb In Concert 9.50 -
All My Love's Laughter, By The Time I Get to Phoenix, P. F. Sloan, Wichita Lineman, Where Does Brown Begin, Didn't We, Whistletown, unknown, MacArthur Park, Pocketful of Keys, Someone is Standing Outside, See You Then (last two songs unbroadcast)
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 11.20 pm -
Marsha Hunt
Manitas de Plata
Sunday 12th December 1971
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Frank Ifield
The Settlers
BBC2 Comedy Tonight 10.00 -
The Grumbelweeds
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The New Seekers
Anita Harris
LWT Freedom Roadshow: Pop and Television 6.15 -
Discussion show with Marc Bolan, Edgar Broughton, John Peel, Tony Palmer
The Rolling Stones -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Eartha Kitt
Monday 13th December 1971
BBC1 The Best of Baxter 7.30 -
Georgie Fame
Tuesday 14th December 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 pm – end
The countdown clock says “Whistle Vest”
Hosted by Richard Williams
Uriah Heep – Look At Yourself, I Wanna Be Free
Chubby Checker – The Pony (film clip)
Colin Blunstone – Misty Roses, Say You Don’t Mind
Jimi Hendrix – Star Spangled Banner (film clip)
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 15th December 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
The Tremeloes
Chicory Tip
Harry H Corbett – Harry You Love Her
Thames This Is Your Life: Sacha Distel
Thursday 16th December 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Cilla Black -
Elvis Presley -
Supremes & The Four Tops -
Deep Purple -
Jonathan King -
Middle Of The Road -
New World -
Shirley Bassey -
T.Rex -
The Johnny Pearson Orchestra -
Benny Hill -
Thames One Point of View 12.00 am -
Discussion about the rock-
Friday 17th December 1971
BBC1 Tough Guys: Never Let Go 10.40 pm -
Saturday 18th December 1971
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 9.05 -
Cilla Black
The Bachelors
BBC1 Braden’s Week 11.00 -
Jake Thackray
BBC2 Gilbert O’Sullivan In Concert 9.50 -
Mr Moody's Garden, If I Don't Get You (Back Again), Susan Van Heusan, Independent
Air, Nothing Rhymed, Permissive Twit, We Will, Bye-
ATV The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine 11.20 pm -
Randy Newman -
Sunday 19th December 1971
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Susan Maughan
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
BBC2 Comedy Tonight 10.25 -
Bob Kerr
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
Blue Milk
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Nina
Monday 20th December 1971
BBC1 The Best of Baxter 7.30 -
Salena Jones
BBC1 The Spinners at the Phil 10.10 -
The Spinners at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Tuesday 21st December 1971
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Gerry Rafferty – Can I Have My Money Back
Alexis Korner
Thames Anita in Jumbleland 3.40 -
Anita Harris
Wednesday 22nd December 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
The Berries -
The Sweet -
Tiger Sue
Marmalade -
Thursday 23rd December 1971
no Top Of The Pops
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Vera Lynn and The Young Generation 9.20 -
John Denver
Yorkshire Finders Keepers 7.15 -
Friday 24th December 1971 Christmas Eve
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 6.15 -
content unknown
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 7.30 -
Cliff Richard -
Olivia Newton-
The Flirtations
The New Seekers -
Labi Siffre
Thames Anita in Jumbleand 10.20 -
Anita Harris
ATV Christmas Lift Off 10.30 -
Middle of the Road -
Jack Wild -
Kim Jones
ATV The Val Doonican Show 9.15 -
Val Doonican
Friday Brown
Lois Lane
Saturday 25th December 1971 Christmas Day
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 11.35 am -
content unknown
BBC1 Top Of The Pops ‘71 part one 2.15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
T Rex -
CCS -
Dave Edmunds (with Andy Fairweather-
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Mungo Jerry -
The Supremes -
Clive Dunn -
The Mixtures -
Dawn -
Middle Of The Road -
Procol Harum -
Dave & Ansil Collins -
BBC1 Aladdin 5.00 -
Pantomime
Cilla Black -
BBC1 Christmas Night With The Stars 6.40 -
Engelbert Humperdinck
Lulu
The New Seekers
BBC1 The Morecambe And Wise Christmas Show 8.00 -
includes the Andre Previn Grieg's Piano Concerto sketch
Shirley Bassey – Diamonds Are Forever, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (sketch with Morecambe and Wise)
ATV Christmas Singalong 1.00 -
The Bachelors
Sacha Distel
Moira Anderson
Howard Keel
LWT A Variety of Reg Varney 5.00 -
Richard Barnes
Sunday 26th December 1971
BBC1 Wildlife Spectacular 5.00 -
Adam Faith
BBC1 Joy At Christmas 7.00 -
The Joystrings
BBC2 Perry Como In Person
Cut by five minutes to fit the schedule
Perry Como
ATV The Golden Shot Christmas Crackshots 5.15 -
Mary Hopkin – Water Paper And Clay
Severine
Yorkshire Stars on Christmas Sunday 7.00 -
Petula Clark
Shirley Bassey
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 27th December 1971 Boxing Day
BBC1 A Hard Day’s Night 9.40 -
The Beatles
BBC1 Top Of The Pops ‘71 part two 4.35 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
T Rex (with Elton John on piano) -
The Tams -
Benny Hill -
Slade -
George Harrison -
The Rolling Stones -
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke -
Diana Ross -
The New Seekers -
Rod Stewart (with the Faces) -
Closing credits to the same music from the intro
BBC1 Petula... And Friends 9.30 -
Petula Clark
Manitas de Plata
Tyne Tees Happy Sounds
Ray Fell
Julie Rogers
Tuesday 28th December 1971
BBC1 Festival Of Entertainment and Show Business 11.00 am -
Loretta Lynn
Buffy Saint Marie
George Hamilton IV
BBC1 Presenting Keith Michell 10.25 -
A study of the four seasons in songs and paintings, done by Michell himself
Marion Montgomery
Nina
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 pm -
Hosted by Richard Williams
Roy Young – Rag Mama Rag, Wild Country Wine
Andy Roberts
Lesley Duncan – Chain Of Love
Wednesday 29th December 1971
Granada Lift Off 4.55 -
Ken Dodd – This Is Our Dance
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Mac and Katie Kissoon
Thursday 30th December 1971
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Edition 408 on countdown clock
Hosted by Ed Stewart wearing an eye patch
Theme -
Tony Christie -
The Congregation -
Johnny Pearson Orchestra -
The New Seekers -
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -
B J Arnau -
Neil Reid -
Barbra Streisand -
Val Doonican -
Benny Hill -
T.Rex -
BBC1 The Dean Martin Show 10.50 -
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Friday 31st December 1971 New Year’s Eve
BBC1 The Partridge Family: The Red Woodloe Story 2.50 -
BBC1 Tom Jones 8.15 -
Reviewed from a 52 minute version broadcast on BBC2 2024
Accompanied by Johnnie Spence and his orchestra, The Blossoms
Tom Jones -
The Treorchy Male Voice Choir
Tom Jones -
The Blossoms -
The Blossoms & Tom Jones -
Tom Jones -
Tom Jones & The Treorchy Male Voice Choir -
Tom Jones -
BBC1 What’s New Pussycat? 9.15 -
BBC1 Top Of The Year: Variety Club Show Business Awards for 1971 11.00 pm -
Tony Blackburn, Murray Head, Robert Young
LWT Bunny Lake Is Missing 9.30 -
Grampian Dickie Henderson's Hogmanay
Bill McCue
Scottish A Parry for Hogmanay
Tam White
Helen McArthur
The Alexander Brothers
Also this year…
BBC1 Songs of Praise (December) Mary Hopkin – Mary Had A Baby, Cherry Tree Carol
ITV Cadbury’s chocolate ad with Blue Mink song
BBC2 In Concert
Van Morrison was due to record a live concert special on June 28th but cancelled his UK tour
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Johnny Neal and The Starliners, a band from Birmingham win four weeks running
Tyne Tees
Johnny Neal and The Starliners given their own series
BBC1 The Generation Game
Middle Of The Road
Westward unknown title summer 1971
A series of folk music shows hosted by Cyril Tawney
BBC1 (Scotland) Sing Hi, Sing Lo
Other shows feature
Nina
Trio Athenee
Mike Whelans and Ally McBain
Tommy Makem
The Bitter Withy
Marian Segal and Jade
Johnny Silvo and David Moses
Alaistair McDonald
Hamish Imlach
Kai Yansen
Lyn and Graham McCarthy
Mike D'Abo
Cathie Harrop
Hedley Kay
BBC (Scotland) Castles
A series of shows built around the history of Scottish castles with music provided by Magna Carta. The band will write and perform songs about seven Scottish castles, Glamis, Mellerstain, Culzean, Inveraray, Falkland Palce, with two others
Scottish Helen at Home
A twelve show series starring singer Helen McArthur
Grampian Melody Inn (first of four shows)
Set in an Edwardian pub in Edinburgh with musical and comic guests
LWT Aquarius
Documentary about reggae band The Marvels and their backing singers The Cimarrons with Alton Ellis and steel band Les Flambeaux
LWT Vincent Price Is In The Country
Cleo Laine
The New Seekers
LWT Journey Into Love
Pentangle -
ITV Newcastle Brown Ale
According to Beat Instrumental magazine in February 1971 Lindisfarne "have been back to the studio to record a television jingle for Newcastle Brown Ale"
ITV Pepsi Cola, Worthington E, Carling lager adverts
sung by Vigrass and Osborne