TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1973
Monday 1st January 1973
BBC1 Tarbuck Follies 8.30 -
Clodagh Rodgers (Tarbuck and Rodgers duet as Slasher Distel and Cilla Wack)
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Variety Club award show
Candlewick Green
Bobby Crush
Thames Mike and Bernie’s Show: The Redman and Ross Show 10.30 -
Peter Noone as Willie Topple
Tuesday 2nd January 1973
BBC1 1963 9.25 -
The Beatles clips
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Kim Fowley
David McWilliams
Stackridge
Thames The Jackson Five Show: Radio Jackson
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Thames The Jackson Five 5.20 -
Wednesday 3rd January 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Roger Whittaker
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Charlie Jones -
Tony Christie -
Lieutenant Pigeon -
The Seashells (including Vicki Brown) -
Thursday 4th January 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Cat Stevens -
Lieutenant Pigeon -
The New Seekers -
David Bowie -
Status Quo -
Carly Simon -
Wings -
T.Rex -
Jimmy Osmond -
Wizzard -
BBC2 Chuck Berry In Concert 10.45 -
with Rocking Horse
Friday 5th January 1973
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Cliff Richard
Vikki Carr
HTV Time Was (first in new series)
Janie Marden
Southern Junkin 3.00 -
Kenny Ball
Saturday 6th January 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 8.20 -
Cilla Black
Matt Monro -
LWT The Osmonds: Coming Home To Utah 11.35 am -
Yokshire The Osmonds: Paris
LWT The Partridge Family: Guess Who’s Coming To Drive 12.00 -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
Val Doonican
Olivia Newton John
Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band
Georgie Fame
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
The Who -
Sunday 7th January 1973
BBC1 Salute To Gershwin 7.25 -
Introduced by Pete Murray
BBC2 Jack Jones 8.15 -
BBC2 Up Sunday 10.20 -
With regular Kenny Everett
LWT Weekend World
Joan Baez – interview about her trip to Vietnam
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Tremeloes
Shep’s Banjo Boys
ATV Songs That Matter 7.05 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Doris Troy
Monday 8th January 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
The Athenians
Donovan
The Trinidad Philharmonic Steel Orchestra
Tuesday 9th January 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.50 -
John Prine cancelled, replaced by Joan Armatrading
Hosted by Bob Harris
J Geils Band – Looking For A Love, Floyd's Hotel
Exuma – Baby Let Me In (Filmfinders clip)
Barclay James Harvest – Thank You (filmed at The Marquee club, London)
Joan Armatrading – Child Star, Give It A Try
David Geffen – interview
Captain Beefheart – Lo Yo Yo Stuff (Filmfinders clip)
ATV Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
ITV Let There Be Love 10.30 -
Lovelace Watkins
Elaine Delmar
Wednesday 10th January 1973
BBC1 Tony Bennett 9.25 -
Tony Bennett
Segment
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 11th January 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Chairmen Of The Board -
David Bowie -
Elvis Presley -
Free -
The New Seekers -
Cat Stevens -
Sweet -
Elton John -
Wizzard -
Jimmy Osmond -
BBC2 The Dubliners In Concert 10.45 -
Yorkshire The Partridge Family: Anatomy of a Tonsil 5.20 -
STV Scotch Corner 6.30 -
Julie Felix
Friday 12th January 1973
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Vicki Leandros
New World
HTV Time Was
Janie Marden
Saturday 13th January 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black
Cliff Richard – a Song For Europe 1: Come Back Billie Jo (written by Mitch Murray and Tony Macauley)
BBC2 Full House 10.45 -
Steeleye Span
LWT The Osmonds: And Away They Go 11.35 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: I Can Get It For You Retail 12.00 -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 8.30 -
Julie Andrews
Cass Elliott
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.10 pm -
Colin Blunstone
Sunday 14th January 1973
BBC1 Ask Aspel 2.40 -
Tony Blackburn
BBC2 They Sold A Million 8.15 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
The Hollies
Engelbert Humperdinck
BBC2 Up Sunday 10.20 -
Kenny Everett
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Sweet
The Tremeloes
Tony Christie
Monday 15th January 1973
BBC1 The Spinners 10.50 -
The Spinners
Moira Anderson
Tuesday 16th January 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
John Prine
Rick Wakeman (with Alan White, Chas Cronk, Dave Lambert and Dave Cousins) -
BBC1 Behaviour and Belief: How Influential are Pop Heroes? 3.45 -
Noddy Holder
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Wednesday 17th January 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 18th January 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Anne Murray -
Wizzard – Ball Park Incident
Free -
Carly Simon -
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes -
Status Quo -
Gary Glitter -
Sweet -
The Who -
Lieutenant Pigeon -
Jimmy Osmond -
BBC2 John Denver In Concert 10.50 -
BBC2 Behaviour and Belief 6.40 -
Noddy Holder
Friday 19th January 1973
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Lulu
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Souther Junkin 3.00 -
George Chisholm
The Karlins
ATV Aspects Of Tommy Steele 9.00 -
Tommy Steele
Saturday 20th January 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
The Bachelors
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black
Cliff Richard – a Song For Europe 2: Ashes to Ashes (written by Tony Cole)
Pan’s People
BBC1 Parkinson 11.05 pm -
Georgia Brown
BBC2 Midnight Movie: Too Late Blues 11.20 pm -
LWT The Osmonds: Transylvania 11.35 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: Where Do Mermaids Go? 12.00 -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
Val Doonican
Bobby Crush
Anita Harris
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
Sunday 21st January 1973
BBC1 Up Sunday
The Wurzels -
BBC2 They Sold A Million 8.15 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Slade
Jack Jones
ATV The Golden Show 4.25 -
The Fortunes
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Chris Barber
Monday 22nd January 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Matt Monro
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Paper Lace
Thames The Spirit of London 10.30 -
A Cabaret show on board the P&O cruiser The Spirit of London to celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the London Press Club
Anita Harris
Vince Hill
Tuesday 23rd January 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 -
The end credits mention a film clip of The Platters but it wasn't shown
Hosted by Bob Harris
Roberta Flack – I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer, Sonny and Sister Jones
The Rolling Stones – Happy, All Down The Line (concert footage from the USA)
The Beach Boys – California (Filmfinders clip)
Mike Absolom -
Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love (farewell concert, Royal Albert Hall, London)
Buck Ramm -
Frank Zappa – Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus (Filmfinders clip)
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 24th January 1973
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Thursday 25th January 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Wizzard -
Gary Glitter -
Dandy Livingstone -
Colin Blunstone -
The Temptations -
Strawbs -
Billy Paul -
Elton John -
Sweet -
Electric Light Orchestra -
BBC2 Horizon: The Curtain of Silence 9.25 -
Slade play to deaf children
BBC2 The Trinidad Philharmonic Steel Orchestra 10.45 -
Friday 26th January 1973
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
The Settlers
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Nat Gonella
ATV It's All In Life 8.30 -
Design
Saturday 27th January 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black – Something Tells Me, Magnificent Sanctuary Band
Cilla Black & Kenny Lynch -
T Rex – Mad Donna
Marc Bolan & Cilla Black – Life’s A Gas
Cilla Black & Kenny Lynch in 1940s musical routine
Cliff Richard – A Song For Europe 3: Tomorrow Rising (written by Brian Bennett and Mike Hawker)
Cilla Black – Help Me Make It Through The Night
LWT The Osmonds: The Luck Of The Osmonds 11.35 am -
Yorkshire The Osmonds: India
LWT The Partridge Family: Home Is Where The Heart Was 12.00 -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 8.00 -
Julie Andrews
Joel Grey
Robert Goulet
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Elton John -
Sunday 28th January 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 8.15 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Dusty Springfield -
Tony Christie
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
Matt Monro
The Fortunes
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
content unknown
Monday 29th January 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Paper Lace (winners from last weeks’ show)
Tuesday 30th January 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris (with a cold)
The Who -
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen – Semi Truck (Filmfinders clip)
Claire Hamill – The Artist, Please Stay Tonight
Status Quo – Don’t Waste My Time (The Marquee, London)
Shawn Phillips -
Rita Coolidge – A Woman Left Lonely (from 23rd May 1972 show)
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Val Doonican
Carl Wayne
Penny Lane
Wednesday 31st January 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Lyn & Graham McCarthy
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 1st February 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Status Quo -
Thin Lizzy -
Focus -
Carly Simon -
Tony Christie -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Olivia Newton-
Sweet -
Stevie Wonder -
BBC2 Bonnie Koloc In Concert 10.50 -
Yorkshire The Partridge Family: Days of Acne and Roses
Friday 2nd February 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Sweet
Lieutenant Pigeon
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading, Design
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Saturday 3rd February 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
Design
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Includes a half-
Cliff Richard – A Song For Europe 4: Days of Love (written by Alan Hawkshaw and Dougie Wright)
BBC2 Saturday Musical: The Girl Can’t Help It 3.00 -
BBC2 Full House 9.00 -
including Count Prince Miller & New Religion
BBC2 Midnight Movie: Wild In The Country 11.15 pm -
LWT The Osmonds: Paris 11.35 am -
Yorkshire The Osmonds: Yukon
LWT The Partridge Family: Fellini, Berman and Partridge 12.00 -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Suzanne
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
Neil Sedaka – That’s Where The Music Takes Me, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Calendar Girl
Sunday 4th February 1973
BBC1 Ask Aspel 2.40 -
John Williams (guitarist)
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.30 -
Vince Hill and the Young Generation
Anne Murray
The Searchers
LWT Weekend World 11.30 am -
Chuck Berry interview
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
Anita Harris
LWT Aquarius 5.15 -
includes Kenny Everett’s London
ATV Songs That Matter 7.05 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Parchment
Monday 5th February 1973
There was a half-
BBC1 The Monkees 5.20 -
BBC1 The Wombles 5.40 -
Theme and songs by Mike Batt
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Scott Walker
Tuesday 6th February 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.50 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Ian Matthews
Sharks -
Crazy Horse
Roy Harper
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Thames The Osmonds: China 5.20 -
Wednesday 7th January 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Wally Whyton
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 8th February 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Dave Edmunds -
Faces -
Gary Glitter -
Stevie Wonder -
Strawbs -
Focus -
Bruce Forsyth -
Chuck Berry -
Junior Walker & The All Stars -
Sweet -
BBC2 The Mahavishnu Orchestra In Concert 10.40 -
Yorkshire The Partridge Family: The Tale of Two Hamsters 5.20 -
Friday 9th February 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs
Heritage
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Helen Reddy
Alex Welsh and his Band
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Anne Shelton
Janie Marden
ATV It's All In Life 7.30 -
Design
Saturday 10th February 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black -
Cliff Richard – A Song For Europe 5 Power To All Our Friends (written by Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett)
BBC1 Parkinson 11.15 pm -
Eartha Kitt
BBC2 Full House 10.00 -
Family -
LWT The Osmonds: Denmark 11.35 pm -
LWT The Partridge Family: Waiting For Bolero 12.00 -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 8.30 -
Harry Belafonte
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
content unknown
Sunday 11th February 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Look In Look Back BBC Wales 50th Anniversary (not listed in newspapers)
Shirley Bassey -
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.35 -
Hosted by Vince Hill
Neil Sedaka
Esther Ofarim
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
Anita Harris
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Doris Troy
Monday 12th February 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Peters & Lee (debut)
Tuesday 13th February 1973
BBC1 What A Whopper! 7.05 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Rory Gallagher – Hands Off, Walk On Hot Coals
Loggins and Messina – Your Mama Don’t Dance (concert clip)
Duncan Browne – Ragged Rain Life, My Old Friends
Bette Midler -
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 14th February 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Friday Brown
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 15th February 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Faces -
The Jackson 5 -
Focus -
The New Seekers -
The Partridge Family -
Thin Lizzy -
Electric Light Orchestra -
The Real Thing -
Sweet -
BBC2 Plainsong In Concert 10.50 -
Yorkshire Jokers Wild 1.00 -
Lonnie Donegan
STV Scotch Corner 6.30 -
Dana
Friday 16th February 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Gary Glitter – Do You Wanna Touch
Albert Hammond
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Anita Harris
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Sid Phillips
Saturday 17th February 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
Marian Montgomery
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black -
Cilla Black & Hannah Gordon -
The New Seekers -
Cliff Richard – A Song For Europe 6: Help It Along (written by Christopher Neil)
BBC2 Full House 9.00 -
Soft Machine article
LWT The Osmonds: Don Osmondo In Spain 11.35 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: I Am Curious Partridge 12.00 -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 8.30 -
Val Doonican
The New Seekers
Fabric
The Five Penny Piece
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
David Bowie -
Sunday 18th February 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.35 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Gilbert O’Sullivan
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
Max Collie & The Rhythm Aces
TV Times has this as New Vaudeville Band
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
The Fortunes
Monday 19th February 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Vicky Leandros
Tom Paxton
Mikis Theodorakis
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
A Winners show
Paper Lace
Tuesday 20th February 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Strawbs – Tears and Pavan, Flying
Poco – Good Feelin’ To Know (promo clip)
Alquin – Catherine’s Wig (Filmfinders clip)
Judee Sill – The Pearl, The Kiss
The Moody Blues -
Elton John -
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 21st February 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
Johnny Silvo
The Settlers
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 22nd February 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Focus -
White Plains -
Faces -
Neil Sedaka -
The Jackson 5 -
Miki Anthony -
Jr Walker & The All Stars -
Slade -
Olivia Newton-
Sweet -
The Detroit Emeralds -
BBC2 John Prine In Concert 10.45 -
Friday 23rd February 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
The Electric Light Orchestra
Springfield Revival
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
Springfield Revival
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Bert Weedon
Janie Marden
Southern Junkin 3.00 -
The Karlins
Saturday 24th February 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
Content unknown
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black
Cliff Richard – A Song For Europe – all songs
BBC1 Parkinson 11.10 pm -
Duke Ellington
LWT The Osmonds: Monte Carlo 11.35 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: My Heart Belongs to a Two Car Garage 12.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
Faces – Cindy Incidentally
Sunday 25th February 1973
BBC1 Ask Aspel 2.45 -
Gilbert O'Sullivan
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.25 -
Hosted by Vince Hill
Lulu
Peter Noone
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
TV Times has this as Val Doonican, Mikki & Griff
The New Vaudeville Band
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
content unknown
Monday 26th February 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Peters & Lee (winners from two weeks’ back)
The Handleys (singing family who won a record deal)
Tuesday 27th February 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.50 -
Country Joe McDonald cancelled, replaced by Tony McPhee
Hosted by Bob Harris
Donovan – Cosmic Wheels (abstract film), interview
Tony McPhee – Write Me A Few Short Lines, Me and the Devil
Tasavallan Presidentti -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Thames I Dream Of Jeannie 5.20 -
Possibly the episode with Boyce and Hart, Phil Spector
Wednesday 28th February 1973
BBC1 The British Screen Awards 9.25 -
Shirley Bassey -
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Diz Disley
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 1st March 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Neil Sedaka -
New Seekers -
Alice Cooper -
Cockerel Chorus -
Strawbs -
Roberta Flack -
Shirley Bassey -
Albert Hammond -
T.Rex -
Slade -
BBC2 Buddy Rich and His Orchestra 10.45 -
Friday 2nd March 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Thin Lizzy
The New Seekers -
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Mary Travers
Saturday 3rd March 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 We Want To Sing 5.05 -
Ed Stewart
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black
Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends (A Song For Europe winner)
Harry Secombe -
BBC1 Parkinson 11.05 pm -
Tom Paxton
BBC2 Full House 9.30 -
The show is broadcast from Glasgow. At the beginning of the year the show invited songwriters to write a song about Glasgow and the winner will be performed tonight
The JSD Band
LWT The Osmonds: China 11.35 pm -
LWT The Partridge Family: Hellllp! 12.00 -
ATV The Jackson Five Show: Cinderjackson
ATV The Val Doonican Show 9.40 -
Val Doonican
Lena Martell
Stéphane Grappelli
Fabric
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
Steeleye Span
Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Shirley Bassey
Sunday 4th March 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.25 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Sandie Shaw
The Rockin’ Berries
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
TV Times has this as Steve Royal
Mikki and Griff
Val Doonican
ATV Songs That Matter 7.05 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
content unknown
Monday 5th March 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Design
Thames Opportunity Knocks Songwriters' Special 6.40 -
Stuart Gillies -
Tuesday 6th March 1973
BBC1 Nationwide 6.00 -
Dave Edmunds interview at Rockfield
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.45 pm -
As the show is placed at the end of the station's schedule the show returns to its
open-
Hosted by Bob Harris
Argent – God Gave Rock N Roll To You, It’s Only Money
The Steve Miller Band -
Keith Moon introduces Sha Na Na – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Teen Angel, Rock N Roll Is Here To Stay (Crystal Palace, London 1972)
Shawn Phillips – I Took A Walk, Lady Of The Blue Rose
Charlie Gillett -
Roy Buchannan – Them Changes, After Hours (New York, 1972)
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Tony Blackburn
Wednesday 7th March 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out The With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
The Lorne Gibson Trio
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 8th March 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
The New Seekers -
Cliff Richard -
Jimmy Helms -
Timmy Thomas -
Donny Osmond -
Faces -
The Detroit Emeralds -
Kenny -
T.Rex 20th Century Boy (repeat 1st March 1973)
Slade -
BBC2 Don McLean In Concert 10.45 -
Friday 9th March 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
White Plains
Tony Christie
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
The Pattersons
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Saturday 10th March 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
Touch
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula 8.00 -
Petula Clark singing songs written by women
ATV The Jackson Five: The Tiny Five 10.35 -
LWT The Osmonds: Yukon 11.35 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: Promise Her Anything But Give Her a Punch 12.00 -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 9.40 -
Cass Elliott – Alone Again (Naturally)
Cass Elliott & Julie Andrews – Simon & Garfunkel medley
Sunday 11th March 1973
BBC1 Liza With A Z 9.40 -
Liza Minnelli
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.30 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
John Denver
Dana
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Blue Mink
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Monday 12th March 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Possibly Peters and Lee
Thames We Shall Overcome 12.25 am -
Ram Jam Holder
Tuesday 13th March 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Mickie Most – interview (not on), Donovan – Cosmic Wheels (Filmfinders clip) (not on)
Hosted by Bob Harris
Derek & The Dominoes – Why Has Love Got To Be So Sad live (Oscar Fischinger film)
Roger Daltrey (with Russ Ballard and Bob Henrit from Argent) -
The Beatles – Please Please Me, From Me To You, I Saw Her Standing There (Washington Coliseum 1964)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Move On Fast (One To One concert, Madison Square Gardens 1972)
John Martyn – May You Never, I’d Rather Be The Devil (pre-
Edgar Winter Band – Tobacco Road (concert clip)
Dave Jensen and Johnnie Walker -
Little Feat -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV The Osmonds: Denmark 5.20 -
Wednesday 14th March 1973
BBC1 Val Meets The VIPs 5.15 -
Petula Clark interviewed by Valerie Singleton
BBC1 Frankie Howerd in Ulster 9.25 -
The Tremeloes -
Pan’s People
Tyne Tees Sing Out With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
The McCalmans
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 15th March 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Cliff Richard -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
The O’Jays -
Kenny -
Roxy Music -
Timmy Thomas -
Shirley Bassey -
T.Rex -
White Plains -
Slade -
BBC1 The Special London Bridge Special 10.15 -
Filmed at the re-
Reviewed from a 55 minute sell-
Tom Jones -
Jennifer O'Neill -
Carpenters -
Engelbert Humperdinck (cameo appearance)
BBC2 The Kinks In Concert 10.50 – 11.20 pm
Victoria, Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, Lola, Holiday, Good Golly Miss Molly, You Really Got Me, All Day And All Of The Night, Waterloo Sunset, Village Green Preservation Society
Friday 16th March 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘735.00 -
Slade
Candlewick Green
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
Alan Price
George Hamilton IV
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Saturday 17th March 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula 8.00 -
Petula Clark sings the songs of The Beatles
With the New Temperance Seven
BBC2 Full House 9.50 -
Osibisa
Ivor Cutler
LWT The Osmonds: Sire Donald Of Bavaria 11.35 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: The Partridge Papers 12.00 -
ATV Engelbert! 9.40 -
Engelbert Humperdinck
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Olivia Newton-
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
Roger Daltrey -
Ruby Murray
Thames We Shall Overcome 11.50 -
Martin Carthy
Sunday 18th March 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.40 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Georgia Brown
Chris Montez
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Jimmy Helmns
The Handley Family
Monday 19th March 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Michel Legrand
Tuesday 20th March 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Humble Pie (with the Blackberries) – Black Coffee, Twist and Shout
Led Zeppelin – No Quarter (Filmfinders clip)
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandel -
Ry Cooder – Vigilante Man, Going Down To Brownsville, interview
Hoyt Axton -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Wednesday 21st March 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Foggy
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 22nd March 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
David Cassidy -
Roberta Flack -
Donny Osmond -
Neil Sedaka -
The O'Jays -
Cockerel Chorus -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Kenny -
Slade -
BBC2 Oscar Peterson Trio In Concert 10.15 -
Thames This Week 8.30 – 9.00 pm
David Cassidy Weekend At Wembley
Friday 23rd March 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Cockerel Chorus
Kenny
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
Alan Price
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Thames Magpie 4.50 -
Burt Bacharach talks about his music for the movie Lost Horizon
Saturday 24th March 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview 5.05 -
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula 8.00 -
Petula Clark and her French Connection
Sacha Distel
BBC1 Parkinson 11.05 pm -
Marion Montgomery
LWT Music In The Round: The Birth Of The Blues 9.00 -
ATV The Jackson Five Show: Ray and Charles Superstars 10.35 -
LWT The Partridge Family: All's War in Love and Fairs 11.30 am -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 9.40 -
The Smothers Brothers
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
Don McLean – Everyday, Vincent
Granada Parade 10.40 -
Rain Mountain with Stomu Yamash'ta
Sunday 25th March 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.30 -
Vince Hill and the Young Generation
Cliff Richard
Julie Rogers
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Chris Montez
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Springfield Revival -
Monday 26th March 1973
Granada Clapperboard 4.55 -
the making of Lost Horizon
Thames Royal Film Performance 1975 10.30 -
Lost Horizon, with Burt Bacharach
Tuesday 27th March 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12.00 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Badger
Nico
Medicine Head
Andy Worhol article with Tony Elliott and George Melly
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.00 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Kenny Lynch
ATV The Osmonds: Yukon 5.20 -
Wednesday 28th March 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 29th March 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Roger Daltrey -
David Cassidy -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Geordie -
Jimmy Osmond -
Mud -
Timmy Thomas -
The O'Jays -
The Supremes -
Donny Osmond -
BBC2 Richie Havens In Concert 10.15 -
Minstrel From Gault, High Flying Bird, Dreaming My Life Away, Handsome Johnny, Freedom
Friday 30th March 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Mud
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Southern Junkin 3.00 -
George Chisholm
Saturday 31st March 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 5.05 -
content unknown
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview Part 2 5.05 -
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula 8.00 -
Petula Clark and The Songs of My Life
BBC2 Full House 9.50 -
The Mike Gibbs Band
LWT The Partridge Family: Who's Max Ledbetter? 11.30 am -
ATV Mike and Bernie’s Show 9.40 -
The Dallas Boys
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
Ringo Starr
Chris Barber
ATV The Jackson Five Show: The Wizard of Soul 10.35 -
Sunday 1st April 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.40 -
Vince Hill and the Young Generation
The New Seekers
Don McLean
ATV The Golden Shot 4.30 -
TV Times has this as Chris Montez
Kenny Lynch
Paul Brett
ATV Songs That Matter 7.00 -
Hosted by Mike Raven
Chris Barber Band with Ottilie Patterson
Tuesday 3rd April 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Joan Baez
Allan Taylor (with Andy Roberts)
Roxy Music – Do The Strand, In Every Dream Home A Heartache
Pink Floyd – One Of These days (film clip)
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.00 -
Olivia Newton-
Wednesday 4th April 1973
Tyne Tees Sing Out With The Settlers 1.00 -
The Settlers
Southern Get This! 4.20 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 5th April 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
David Cassidy -
Gary Glitter -
Geordie -
Jimmy Osmond -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
Hurricane Smith -
Roxy Music -
Stuart Gillies -
Paul McCartney & Wings -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
BBC2 Eagles In Concert 10.15 -
Train Leaves Here This Morning, Saturday Night, Peaceful Easy Felling, Certain Kind of Fool, Earlybird, Witchy Woman, Take it Easy
Friday 6th April 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
The Congregation
BBC1 The Good Old Days 8.15 -
Sandie Shaw
HTV Time Was 1.00 -
Janie Marden
Saturday 7th April 1973
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 9.30 -
Cliff Richard -
BBC2 Full House 10.05 -
Matrix
Roger Ruskin Spear
ATV The Jackson Five Show: Farmer Jackson 10.35 -
LWT The Partridge Family: This Male Chauvinist Piggy Went to Market 11.30 am -
ATV A Special Tommy Steele 5.35 -
ITV's Montreux Television Festival entry
Tommy Steele
ATV The Burt Bacharach Show 9.40 – 10.40 pm
Stevie Wonder
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Bette Midler
Sunday 8th April 1973
BBC2 They Sold A Million 10.40 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
The Supremes
Frank Ifield
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Neil Sedaka
LWT Weekend World 11.30 am -
John Lennon and Yoko Ono interview (apparently Yoko said nothing)
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 9th April 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: A Degree Of Frost (David Frost) 9.25 -
Paul Jones
Jake Thackray
Tuesday 10th April 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 9.25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Alan Hull
Gallagher and Lyle
Spirit
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.00 -
Clodagh Rodgers & Jimmy Tarbuck -
ATV The Osmonds: Italy 5.20 -
Wednesday 11th April 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
BBC2 A Singer and His Song: Andy Roberts 8.50 -
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
The Karlins
Clinton Ford
Thursday 12th April 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 – 7.15 pm
Hosted by Kenny Everett
This edition wasn’t broadcast due to a strike, but was listed in Daily Mirror and Daily Express
BBC2 Steeleye Span In Concert 10.15 -
BBC2 Swamp Music 10.45 – 11.15 pm
Play about a pop music talent show with band The Poetic Works, the only entrant
Friday 13th April 1973
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
Geordie
Greater Union
BBC1 The Good Old Days 8.15 -
Eartha Kitt
Saturday 14th April 1973
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula 8.00 -
The Best of Bacharach
Petula Clark
Anita Harris
Marion Montgomery
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.05 -
Lena Martell
Roger Whittaker
ATV The Jackson Five 10.35 -
LWT The Partridge Family: "M" is for the Many Things 11.30 am -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 5.50 -
Peggy Lee
Robert Goulet
Sunday 15th April 1973
ATV The Golden Shot 4.30 -
Neil Sedaka
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 7.00 -
Julie Rogers
Monday 16th April 1973
BBC1 The Banana Splits 10.05 -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: They Sold A Million 9.25 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Tom Paxton
Leapy Lee
Tuesday 17th April 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Fairport Convention – Matthew Mark Luke and John, Brilliancy medley
The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand (Late Scene, Granada 1963), She Loves You (Beatles Come To Town 1963)
Pink Floyd – Pillar Of Wind (abstract film)
Tom Paxton – Fred, When Annie Walks Me Home
Dave Mason – To Be Free (The Troubadour, Los Angeles 1972)
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.00 -
Buddy Greco
Kenny Lynch
Wednesday 18th April 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
ATV Shut That Door 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Thursday 19th April 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Vince Hill – Glory Hallelujah (due to appear, mentioned in the Daily Mirror 16th April 1973)
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Argent -
Gary Glitter -
Hot Chocolate -
Carly Simon -
David Bowie -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
BBC2 Martin Mull In Concert 10.10 -
ITV Here's Lucy
Lucy and Sammy Davis Jr
Friday 20th April 1973 Good Friday
BBC1 Crackerjack ‘73 5.00 -
The Handley Family
Saturday 21st April 1973
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula 8.00 -
Petula Clark sings viewers requests 'Your Own Kind Of Music'. 400 different songs had been requested, of which 15 were used in tonight's show.
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.00 -
Lena Martell
Roy Budd Trio
LWT The Partridge Family: Princess and the Partridge 11.30 am -
ATV Mike and Bernie’s Show 5.50 -
Design -
Sacha Distel -
Anglia The Saturday Morning Film: Finders Keepers with Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Sunday 22nd April 1973 Easter Sunday
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 7.25 -
Jack Jones
Vera Lynn
Pete Murray
BBC2 They Sold A Million 9.15 -
Vince Hill and The Young Generation
Vera Lynn
Russ Conway
BBC2 Up Sunday 11.50 pm -
Vivian Stanshall
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
Leapy Lee
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Vicki Leandros
Monday 23rd April 1973 Bank Holiday
HTV Those Swingin’ Years 11.30 pm -
Music of the forties
Janie Marden
Tuesday 24th April 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
There were untransmitted archive clips of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Tony Visconti
Bertha -
John David Souther -
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Southern How 4.50 -
Bill Legend (T Rex drummer)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.00 -
Tom Jones – Take A Letter To Lucille, & Jimmy Tarbuck – medley of rock and roll songs
Wednesday 25th April 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
BBC1 Moira In Person 10.15 -
Moira Anderson
Paco Pena
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Hall and MacGregor
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thames This Week: David Cassidy -
Thursday 26th April 1973
BBC2 Up Country Festival 10.10 -
George Hamilton IV
Jeannie C Riley
The New Strangers
Mac Wiseman
Tompall Glaser
Friday 27th April 1973
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 – 5.15 pm
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.50 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
The Handley Family -
Mud -
Sweet -
Tom Jones -
Alice Cooper -
Carly Simon -
Anne Marie -
Chicory Tip -
Roger Daltrey -
Wizzard -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
BBC1 Stars Of the Year 10.15 -
The New Seekers
BBC2 Film Night 10.35 -
Alan Price talks about scoring movies
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough with Ollie Beak
Giy Lutman
Wizzard -
Vie (ex member of The Flirtations)
Ayshea -
Anglia The Partridge Family: Dr Jekyll and Mr Partridge 5.20 -
Saturday 28th April 1973
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.25 -
Lena Martell
Tony Christie
LWT The Partridge Family: Each Dawn I Diet 12.00 -
ATV The Bruce Forsyth Show 8.00 -
Lena Horne
Sunday 29th April 1973
BBC2 The John Denver Show 10.35 -
Pan’s People were the resident dance troupe
John Denver
David Essex
Bill and Taffy
ATV The Golden Shot 4.25 -
Leapy Lee
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Petula Clark
Monday 30th April 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
All winners show
Peters and Lee
Stuart Gillies -
Tuesday 1st May 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part one -
Pete Atkin
The Wailers -
String Driven Thing -
Part two -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 8.30 -
Lulu
Kenny Lynch
Wednesday 2nd May 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
BBC1 Liza With A Z 10.00 -
Liza Minnelli
BBC2 The Family Way movie
Music: Paul McCartney
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 3rd May 1973
BBC2 Up Country 10.15 -
Hank Snow
Jim Brown
Friday 4th May 1973
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 -
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.50 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
10cc -
The Detroit Spinners -
Gary Glitter -
Hot Chocolate -
Lynsey De Paul -
Status Quo -
Sweet -
Perry Como -
Roger Daltrey -
Wizzard -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
BBC1 The World of Jimmy Savile OBE 11.35 pm -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea
10cc -
Hurricane Smith -
Jeff Collins -
Saturday 5th May 1973
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.05 -
Lena Martell
The Fortunes
Alex Welch Jazz Band
BBC1 Flaming Star 7.00 -
BBC2 One In Ten: Loudon Wainwright III 10.50 -
LWT The Partridge Family: A Penny for his Thoughts 9.55 -
ATV Mike and Bernie’s Show 8.00 -
Roger Whittaker
Clodagh Rodgers
The Rockin’ Berries
Sunday 6th May 1973
BBC2 The John Denver Show 10.40 -
John Denver
Hurricane Smith
Bill and Taffy
BBC2 Up Sunday 11.30 -
Jake Thackray
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Clodagh Rodgers
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
Monday 7th May 1973
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris (Harris married her manager Mike Margella today and had arranged to
have TV sets at the wedding reception to watch this pre-
Tuesday 8th May 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part one
Jonathan Kelly
Alquin -
Grin -
Part two
American Blues Legends ‘73 with clips of Homesick James, Boogie Woogie Red, Whispering Smith, Lightnin’ Slim, Snooky Prior
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
ATV It’s Tarbuck 7.00 -
Des O’Connor
Wednesday 9th May 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
Thames Looks Familiar 3.00 -
George Chisholm
Thursday 10th May 1973
BBC2 Up Country Festival 10.10 -
Wally Whyton, Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, Johnny Paycheck, Dotty West, Hank Thompson
ATV James Paul McCartney 9.00 -
Most of the show is not performed live in front of an audience, so most of the applause is overdubbed.
Wings -
Wings at Elstree: Tuning up sequence -
Paul solo acoustic set while Linda snaps photos: Blackbird -
Wings outdoor with Linda on a swing: Mary Had A Little Lamb.
Wings at Elstree: Little Woman Love / C Moon, My Love (with orchestra).
Paul and Linda in living room and office sequence: Uncle Albert (fades before Admiral Halsey).
Commercial break
The Ferry public house in Egremont, Wallasey: Paul spoken intro, patrons have a sing-
Paul at Elstree: Gotta Sing Gotta Dance. It has been suggested that Paul would have
dressed as a woman and Linda as a man for this Hollywood musical routine, but the
show's sponsor in the USA objected. So a compromise was made where the dancers were
dressed in a half-
Wings at Elstree: Live and Let Die (with an orchestra). The explosion under Paul's piano knocks over Paula and Henry McCulloch. Clips from the movie are also used.
A Beatles Meldey: members of the public whistle and sing Beatles tunes.
Wings at Elstree with an audience: The Mess, Maybe I'm Amazed, Long Tall Sally, Hi Hi Hi (cut from the UK version due to a ban on the song by the IBA).
Wings at Elstree: Paul -
Friday 11th May 1973
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Roger Miller
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 -
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.50 – 7.25 pm
Hosted by Kenny Everett
Theme -
Status Quo -
Suzi Quatro -
Deodato -
Alice Cooper -
Medicine Head -
Nazareth -
Paul McCartney & Wings -
Wizzard -
Anne Marie David -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
BBC1 The Good Old Days 8.15 -
Anita Harris
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Geordie -
Roger Whittaker
Steve Royal
LWT The Sun Television Awards 1973 10.30 -
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gary Glitter presents Top Pop Act to Keith Potger on behalf of The New Seekers
Saturday 12th May 1973
BBC1 We Want To Sing 5.05 -
Springfield Revival
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 11.30 pm -
Lena Martell
Jacques Loussier Trio
BBC2 Blood Sweat And Tears 10.45 -
LWT The Partridge Family: You're Only Young Twice 12.00 -
Sunday 13th May 1973
BBC1 What Shall We Tell The Children? 6.15 -
David Essex reads a Spike Milligan story
BBC2 Milligan In Spring 10.00 -
Design
BBC2 The John Denver Show 10.30 -
John Denver
Bill and Taffy
B J Arnau
HTV In Tune 1.30 -
Johnny Dankworth
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Roger Miller
Anne-
Monday 14th May 1973
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 15th May 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.35 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part One
Jan Akkerman
Roy Buchannan -
Part Two
Roy Buchannan cont -
Leon Russell
B B King
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Lorne Gibson
Yorkshire Hey Brian! 8.30 -
Labi Siffre
Wednesday 16th May 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
BBC2 A Singer and Her Songs: Buffy Saint-
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Ronnie Hilton
Thames The Sooty Show 4.25 -
Gerry Marsden
Thames This Is Your Life: Shirley Bassey 7.00 -
HTV Cuckoo In The Nest 6.30 -
Gameshow with contestant Simon Dee
Thursday 17th May 1973
BBC2 John Williams In Concert 10.10 -
with Dudley Moore on electric piano
Horizon, Emperor Nero: Introduction and Dance of the Living, Lorelei, Duet for Koto and Guitar, Lisa Larne, Dance of the Emperors Cloud, Dance of the Wind, El Tuno, Sans Souci
Friday 18th May 1973
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 -
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.50 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Medicine Head -
The Sweet -
Anne Marie David -
David Bowie -
Nazareth -
The Detroit Emeralds -
Chicory Tip -
Stealers Wheel -
Perry Como -
New World -
Wizzard -
The Detroit Spinners -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
The Tremeloes
Mike Rose and The Colours
Mary Poppins film clip
Saturday 19th May 1973
LWT The Partridge Family: The Modfather 12.00 -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 8.00 -
Sammy Davis Jr
Sunday 20th May 1973
BBC2 The John Denver Show 10.30 -
John Denver
Bill and Taffy
Roger Daltrey
Paul Williams
ATV The Golden Shot 4.30 -
Sacha Distel
Rostal and Schaefer
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Neil Reid
The Beverley Sisters
Ronnie Hilton
Monday 21st May 1973
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Peters & Lee
Tuesday 22nd May 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Nazareth -
Eagles -
Harvey Andrews (with Graham Cooper) -
Del Shannon -
Camel -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane (regular singers)
Yorkshire Hey Brian! 7.00 -
Hurricane Smith and The Cool Breeze
Wednesday 23rd May 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.30 -
content unknown
BBC1 Moira In Person 11.00 -
Moira Anderson
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 24th May 1973
BBC2 America in Concert 10.15 -
Everyone I Meet Is From California, 3 Roses, I Need You, Head and Heart, Horse With No Name, Hat Trick
Friday 25th May 1973
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 5.15 pm
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
10cc -
Lou Reed -
The Detroit Emeralds -
Neil Sedaka -
Stevie Wonder -
Deodato -
Suzi Quatro -
Sweet -
Medicine Head -
Junior Campbell -
Wizzard -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Gene Pitney
Miki Anthony
Juila Campbell (possibly a typo Junior Campbell?)
Saturday 26th May 1973
BBC1 That's Life 10.25 -
Cheryl Kennedy
ATV Mike and Bernie’s Show 5.50 -
Jackie Trent
Springfield Revival
Sunday 27th May 1973
BBC2 The John Denver Show 10.55 -
John Denver
Bill and Taffy
Lulu
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
TV Times has this as Kim Davis
Julie Felix
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Julie Rogers
Monday 28th May 1973 Bank holiday
BBC1 To Sir, With Love 8.00 -
BBC2 Sounds Of The Seventies 8.00 -
CBS promo movie with Johnny Winter, It’s A Beautiful Day, Santana
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 29th May 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part one
Terry Reid
Loudon Wainwright III
Golden Earring
Part two
Cream -
Yorkshire Hey Brian! 7.00 -
Jimmy Helms
Wednesday 30th May 1973
BBC1 (Wales) Disc A Dawn 7.00 -
content unknown
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 31st May 1973
BBC2 Al Green In Concert 8.00 -
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
Theme Carl Wayne -
Panel includes Jackie Trent
Friday 1st June 1973
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 -
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Kenny Everett
Theme -
10cc -
Elvis Presley -
First Choice -
Stealers Wheel -
Fleetwood Mac -
The New Seekers -
Partridge Family -
Suzi Quatro -
Fleetwood Mac -
T.Rex -
Wizzard -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Vanity Fair
Peter D Kelly
Kincade
Julie Dean
Saturday 2nd June 1973
BBC1 That's Life 10.05 -
Cheryl Kennedy
LWT The Partridge Family: A Likely Candidate 12.00 -
ATV Mike and Bernie’s Show 8.00 -
The Bachelors
Sunday 3rd June 1973
BBC1 Omnibus: File on British Jazz 10.00 -
George Chisholm
Alex Welsh
Humphrey Lyttelton
Benny Green
George Melly
Ken Colyer
Ian Carr's Nucleus
BBC2 The John Denver Show 10.30 -
John Denver
Bill and Taffy
Donovan
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Sands of Time
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Roger Whittaker
Pearl Bailey
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 4th June 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 5th June 1973
BBC1 Nationwide 6.00 -
David Bowie – interview and live at Winter Gardens in Bournemouth 25th May 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part one
Dave Ellis
Fanny
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Part two
Focus at the Rainbow, London, 5th May 1973 -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne
Penny Lane
Yorkshire Hey Brian! 7.00 -
Neil Sedaka
Wednesday 6th June 1973
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Friday 8th June 1973
BBC1 The Coal Hole Club 4.50 -
The Grumbleweeds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
10cc -
The Hotshots -
Blue Mink -
First Choice -
George Harrison -
The Edgar Winter Group -
Mott The Hoople -
Medicine Head -
Peters & Lee -
Junior Campbell -
Wizzard -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough entertaining the troops in Northern Ireland
Ayshea Brough -
Keith Field (her guitarist) -
The Fortunes -
Stavely Makepeace -
Saturday 9th June 1973
BBC1 That's Life 10.30 -
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC2 They Sold A Million (not listed in Radio Times or Daily Mirror)
Hosted by Vince Hill
Buddy Greco
Clodagh Rodgers
LWT The Partridge Family: Swiss Family Partridge 12.00 -
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 5.50 -
Millicent Martin
Springfield Revival
ATV Mike and Bernie’s Show 8.00 -
Peters & Lee
Anne Shelton
Sunday 10th June 1973
BBC2 A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night 10.50 -
Harry Nilsson with Gordon Jenkins
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Rod McKeun
Monday 11th June 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame and Alan Price
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
The Black Abbots
Tuesday 12th June 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.35 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
John Entwistle’s Rigor Mortis -
Jimi Hendrix -
Joseph King -
Kevin Ayres & 747 -
Grace Slick and Paul Kantner -
Seals and Crofts -
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Yorkshire Hey Brian! 7.00 -
The Settlers
Wednesday 13th June 1973
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
The Settlers
Thames The Sotty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Mardsden
Friday 15th June 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Dave Edmunds -
George Harrison -
Linda Lewis -
The Jackson 5 -
The Hotshots -
Stealers Wheel -
Geordie -
Neil Sedaka -
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Where Peaceful Waters Flow (live)
T.Rex -
Suzi Quatro -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough -
Geordie -
Louisa White -
Wayne Fontana -
Elvis Presley -
LWT Disco Champions ‘73 12.05 -
content unknown
LWT Godspell 12.35 -
content unknown
Saturday 16th June 1973
BBC1 That's Life 10.00 -
Cheryl Kennedy
LWT The Partridge Family: Ain't Loveth Grand 12.00 -
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 5.50 -
Freda Payne
Anne-
Sunday 17th June 1973
BBC2 An Evening With Glen Campbell 10.30 -
Glen Campbell
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Bobby Crush
The Black Abbotts
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Lovelace Watkins
Monday 18th June 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 19th June 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.25 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Terry Reid -
Mike Oldfield -
Stride -
Del Shannon & The Impalas -
Pete Sinfield -
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Yorkshire Hey Brian! 7.00 -
Lynsey De Paul
Wednesday 20th June 1973
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 21st June 1973
BBC1 Girls, Girls, Girls 6.55 -
Friday 22nd June 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Kenny Everett
Theme -
Geordie -
Junior Campbell -
Peters & Lee -
Barry White -
The Hotshots -
Paul Simon -
Slade -
Wings -
Dave Edmunds -
10cc -
Mott The Hoople -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
New World
Slade -
Jaki Whitren -
Brotherly Love -
Lynn Garner
Chris Marlow
Saturday 23rd June 1973
BBC1 We Want To Sing 5.05 -
Stuart Henry
BBC1 That's Life 10.05 -
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 The Spinners 10.45 -
Meet the military at Aldershot
LWT The Partridge Family: Whatever Happened to Keith Partridge? 12.00 -
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 5.50 -
Lulu
Sunday 24th June 1973
BBC2 Jose Feliciano at The Royal Albert Hall 10.25 -
With the London Symphony Orchestra
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Bobby Crush
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Roger Whittaker
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 25th June 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
content unknown
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Tuesday 26th June 1973
No Old Grey Whistle Test due to Wimbledon coverage
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wenesday 27th June 1973
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Thursday 28th June 1973
BBC1 Fun In Acapulco 6.55 -
Thames Looks Familiar
Dorothy Squires
STV Showcase (first in series)
Appearing in the series were Georgie Fame & Alan Price, Salena Jones, Paul Jones,
Sylvia McNeil, Clodagh Rodgers, Julie Felix, Ronnie Hilton, Scott-
Friday 29th June 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Dave Edmunds -
Geordie -
Elton John -
George Harrison -
Joe Simon -
The Jackson 5 -
Mott The Hoople -
Neil Sedaka -
Slade -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.50 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Gary Bond
New World
Middle of the Road
Saturday 30th June 1973
BBC1 Look -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 That’s Life 10.00 -
Stephanie DeSykes (replacing Cheryl Kennedy who moved to the Mike Yarwood show)
BBC1 The Spinners 10.40 -
Meet The Farmers at Middle Littleton, Worcestershire
BBC2 Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway 9.45 -
Somewhere, The Ghetto, Reverend Lee, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
LWT The Partridge Family: Nag, Nag, Nag 11.00 -
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 5.50 -
Neil Sedaka
Penny Lane
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 7.30 -
Steve Lawrence
Sunday 1st July 1973
BBC2 Nancy Wilson 10.30 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Ayshea Brough
Monday 2nd July 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
Lynsey DePaul
ITV Melody Inn 1.10 -
Danny Street
Thames David Nixon's Magic Box 5.20 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 3rd July 1973
No Old Grey Whistle Test because of Wimbledon tennis
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Granada News
Pirate Radio Aquarius article
Thames Max Bygraves at the Royalty 7.30 -
Wednesday 4th July 1973
BBC2 Cleo and John 7.35 -
Cleo Laine and John Dankworth
Keith Emerson
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
ATV The Partridge Family 7.00 -
What? And Get Out Of Show Business?
Friday 6th July 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.00 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Blue Mink -
Mungo Jerry -
Linda Lewis -
Chairmen Of The Board -
Sylvia -
Joe Simon -
Peters & Lee -
The Bee Gees -
Slade -
BBC1 Blast From The Past 7.30 -
Hosted by Pete Murray
Includes scenes from the West End musical Grease with Richard Gere, plus contributions from Rod Stewart, Lynsey De Paul, Craig Douglas, Emperor Rosko, Dave Dee
Saturday 7th July 1973
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 That’s Life 10.05 -
Stephanie DeSykes
BBC1 The Spinners Meet the Geordies 10.45 -
in Consett, County Durham
BBC2 The Goodies: Superstar 9.50 -
With John Peel
LWT The Partridge Family: For Sale by Owner 12.00 -
ATV The New Faces 5.15 – 6.05 pm
Theme: Carl Wayne – You’re A Star
possibly...
The Country Cousins (country and western group)
Doris Gill (singer)
Danny and Dereth (singers)
Maureen Moorland aka The Mighty Atom (singer and dancer)
Trevor Chance (singer)
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 6.35 -
Jim Bailey (singer/impressionist)
Sunday 8th July 1973
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Anne Shelton
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Donovan
Brenda Arnau
ITV It’s All In Life 12.05 am -
Design
Monday 9th July 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame and Alan Price
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Tuesday 10th July 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Lou Adler -
Jaki Whitren -
Nektar -
Esparanto -
Average White Band -
Van Morrison -
Isaac Hayes -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
ATV A Kind Of Freedom 10.30 -
Documentary about Champion Jack Dupree in Halifax, with Fats Domino in Germany
BBC1 West Profile and Performance
Dave Evans (singer/songwriter)
Wednesday 11th July 1973
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Clinton Ford
The Karlins
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Friday 13th July 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn (Daily Mirror has the host as Kenny Everett)
Theme -
Clifford T.Ward -
David Bowie -
Elton John -
Gary Glitter -
Mott The Hoople -
Joe Simon -
Sylvia -
Mud -
Mungo Jerry -
The Osmonds -
Slade -
Saturday 14th July 1973
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.30 -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 The Spinners 10.45 -
Meet the Fishermen, Brixham, Devon
BBC1 That’s Life 10.05 -
Stephanie DeSykes
LWT The Partridge Family: Aspirin at Seven, Dinner at Eight 12.00 -
LWT Tony and Lena 5.15 -
Tony Bennett and Lena Horne
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 6.35 -
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Roger Miller
Sunday 15th July 1973
BBC1 Ginger Baker in Africa 9.55 -
Tony Palmer directed documentary
BBC2 Anne Murray at The Talk Of The Town 8.15 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The show was due to present a tribute to the police force this week, but the pre-
content unknown
ITV Curried Swann 6.15 -
Donald Swann
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Anglia shows Donovan, B J Arnau
Fanny
Monday 16th July 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame and Alan Price
ITV Melody Inn 1.00 -
Danny Street
Tuesday 17th July 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees a la carte 4.55 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Edgar Winter Band -
Carole King -
Mott The Hoople -
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee -
Lindisfarne -
BBC2 They Sold A Million (not listed in Daily Mirror)
Hosted by Vince Hill
Jim Stafford
Gigilola Cinquetti
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne
Penny Lane
Anglia About Anglia 6.00 -
Article about Radio Caroline’s return
Wednesday 18th July 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Dusty Springfield – But Alive! / See-
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Granada Late Night Theatre: Yesterday's Girl 11.00 -
Play written by Andrian Henri with music by Sticky Georges
Friday 20th July 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.55 – 7.30 pm
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Blue Mink -
Chairmen Of The Board -
Al Martino -
Suzi Quatro -
Carpenters -
Mungo Jerry -
The Osmonds -
Albert Hammond -
Nazareth -
Gary Glitter -
Peters and Lee -
Anglia Glamour '73 7.00 -
Frank Ifield
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
Saturday 21st July 1973
BBC1 Cartoon Carnival 5.00 -
Series hosted by Tony Blackburn
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.50 -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 That’s Life 10.25 -
Stephanie DeSykes
BBC1 The Spinners 11.05 -
Meet The Holidaymakers, Pwllhelli, Wales
LWT The Partridge Family: For Whom the Bell Tolls ... and Tolls ... and Tolls 12.00
-
LWT The Rolf Harris Show 6.35 -
Peters and Lee
Nina Baden-
Sunday 22nd July 1973
BBC2 Joan Baez 8.15 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Dana
LWT Sunday Night Theatre: Blinkers 10.15 -
DJ Stuart Henry plays a gay hair-
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Charles Aznavour
Monday 23rd July 1973
BBC2 Show of the Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
Thames Looks Familiar 2.00 -
Joe Loss
Granada OK
Glencoe
Tuesday 24th July 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: The Chaperone 4.55 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.10 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Van Morrison with John Platania and David Hayes -
The Drifters -
Johnny Rivers -
Pete Sinfield -
Sly and the Family Stone -
Queen -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 25th July 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Vicky Leandros
Alan Parker
BBC2 Music Makers: Alan Civil 7.35 -
(Horn player on The Beatles’ For No One)
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Friday 27th July 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Young Generation -
Clifford T.Ward -
David Bowie -
Diana Ross -
Joe Simon -
Free -
First Choice -
Mud -
Suzi Quatro -
Albert Hammond -
Gary Glitter -
LWT The Partridge Family 7.00 -
Saturday 28th July 1973
BBC1 Cartoon Carnival 5.00 -
hosted by Tony Blackburn
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.40 -
Peter Noone
BBC1 That's Life 10.25 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC1 The Spinners 11.05 -
Journey's End, Liverpool
Yorkshire Sez Les 6.35 -
Olivia Newton-
Syd Lawrence Orchestra
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 7.45 -
Eydie Gorme
Sunday 29th July 1973
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Vince Hill
Christine Holmes
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Pearl Bailey
Monday 30th July 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Charlie Williams Show 9.25 -
B J Arnau
Sacha Distel
Thames David Nixon Magic Box 5.20 -
The Beverley Sisters
Granada OK
Ducks DeLuxe
String Driven Thing
Tuesday 31st July 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: I’ve Got A Little Song Here 4.55 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
Film of the Van Morrison show at the Rainbow was due to be shown but wasn't ready. Likewise a clip of The Rolling Stones was due to be shown.
Hosted by Bob Harris
Freddie King -
The Doobie Brothers -
Stevie Wonder -
Blue -
Steve Goodman -
Let The Good Times Roll -
Eric Burdon -
Dr John & The Meters -
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 1st August 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Tony Christie
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Friday 3rd August 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
Mungo Jerry -
The Osmonds -
Roy Wood -
Suzi Quatro -
Albert Hammond -
Barry Blue -
Nazareth -
Carpenters -
The Goons -
Gary Glitter -
BBC1 The Burke Special: Don’t Pass It On -
with Dr Hook -
Grampian Sounds 73 7.00 -
Beggar's Opera
Anglia Glamour '73 7.00 -
Richard Barnes
Anita Harris
Saturday 4th August 1973
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.50 -
Peter Noone
Yorkshire Sez Les 6.35 -
Linda Lewis -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 7.45 -
Henry Mancini
Sunday 5th August 1973
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 8.05 -
George Hamilton IV
Wilma Reading
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.10 pm -
Clodagh Rodgers (seen listed, but probably not on)
Wizzard -
Monday 6th August 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Young Generation Big Top 9.25 -
Clodagh Rodgers
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
The Light Fantastic
Lisa Shane (pop singer)
Tuesday 7th August 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: One Man Shy 4.55 -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Southern The Tuesday TV Movie: Emergency! 7.15 -
With Julie London
Wednesday 8th August 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Sandie Shaw – Always Something There To Remind Me, Don’t Dilly Dally
Blue Mink
BBC1 Cole Porter in Paris 9.25 -
Charles Aznavour
Perry Como
Diahann Carroll
Connie Stevens
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thursday 9th August 1973
Thames It’s Mike Reid 9.15 -
Buddy Greco
Wee Willie Harris
George Melly
Friday 10th August 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.25 -
Hosted by Kenny Everett
Theme -
10cc -
First Choice -
Free -
Mud -
New York City -
Suzi Quatro -
Medicine Head -
Peters & Lee -
Roger Daltrey -
Barry Blue -
Gary Glitter I'm The Leader Of The Gang (repeat 13th July 1973) number one
BBC2 Chateau En Suede 1964 9.30 -
LWT The Partridge Family 7.00 -
Anglia Glamour '73 7.00 -
The Springfield Revival
Saturday 11th August 1973
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.45 -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
ATV Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey 11.00 am -
Yorkshire Sez Les 6.35 -
Blue Mink -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 7.45 -
content unknown
BBC2 They Sold A Million (not listed in newspapers)
Hosted by Vince Hill
Lulu
Peter Noone
Sunday 12th August 1973
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 8.15 -
Lulu
Peter Skellern
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Frank Ifield
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Clifford T Ward
Alan Price -
Monday 13th August 1973
BBC2 The Young Generation Big Top 9.25 -
Stuart Gillies
Neil Reid
Granada Ralph McTell 6.15 -
Granada OK 6.10 -
Fumble
Tuesday 14th August 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers 4.55 -
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 15th August 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Vince Hill
Rostal and Schaefer
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Anglia Country Roads 7.00 -
Hosted by Pete Sayers
stars of the 1973 Wembley Country Music Festival
STV Watch This Space
The Fifties Revival with Marty Wilde
Friday 17th August 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (the TOTP2 database has Kenny Everett as the host but he had hosted the show the week before)
Theme -
Donny Osmond -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
New York City -
Geordie -
First Choice -
Bobby Goldsboro -
Dawn -
Hudson Ford -
Medicine Head -
Carpenters -
Gary Glitter -
LWT The Partridge Family: Bedknobs and Drumsticks 7.00 -
Saturday 18th August 1973
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.4-
Peter Noone
BBC1 (Scotland) Let's Meet For Music
Ken Goodwin (comedian turned singer)
BBC2 Saturday Request: John Denver 7.30 -
Yorkshire Sez Les 5.15 -
The Flirtations -
ATV The Julie Andrews Show 7.45 -
Steve Lawrence
Sunday 19th August 1973
BBC2 The Harry Secombe Show 8.15 -
Cilla Black
Labi Siffre
LWT The Osmonds: Transylvania 12.05 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Georgie Fame
Granada Once Upon A Time: Buttons 10.15 -
Tommy Steele as ‘Buttons’
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Kathy Kirby
The Rolling Stones
Monday 20th August 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Young Generation Big Top 9.25 -
Olivia Newton-
Peters and Lee
Granada OK 6.10 -
contents unknown
Tuesday 21st August 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: Royal Flush 4.55 -
ATV Lunchtime with Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 22nd August 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Lynsey De Paul – Sugar Me, Anyway, Storm In A Teacup, Getting A Drag
Colin Blunstone – How Could We Dare To Be Wrong
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Friday 24th August 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
The Drifters -
Elvis Presley -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
The Rolling Stones -
New York City -
Roy Wood -
Dawn -
First Choice -
Hudson Ford -
Barry Blue -
Chaos -
Donny Osmond -
Saturday 25th August 1973
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.45 -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC2 Saturday Cinema: Summer Holiday 3.00 -
Yorkshire Sez Les 5.15 -
Labi Siffre – Love Oh Love Oh Love, sketch with Les Dawson, 'Till Forever
Syd Lawrence Orchestra -
ATV Startime ‘73 9.40 -
Peters and Lee
Bobby Crush
Sunday 26th August 1973
LWT The Osmonds: Italy 12.05 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Anita Harris
The Settlers
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
David Essex -
Marianne Faithfull
Monday 27th August 1973 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The World Of Liberace 8.30 -
Tony Palmer directed documentary
BBC2 Blues Like Showers Of Rain 10.40 -
ATV It’s All Happening Tommy Steele movie
ITV Speedway movie with Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
Granada OK 10.30 -
contents unknown
STV Showcase
The Love Affair
Steve and Bonnie
Paul Jones
Salena Jones
Scott-
Elaine Simmons
Tuesday 28th August 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: Too Many Cooks 4.55 -
BBC2 Wild and Winsome Women 10.40 -
with Doris Troy, Salena Jones at the Opposite Lock club, Birmingham
ATV Lunchtime With Wogan 1.00 -
Carl Wayne, Penny Lane
Wednesday 29th August 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Malcolm Roberts
Francis Van Dyke
BBC1 It’s Follies Time 9.25 -
Sammy Davis Jr
Connie Stevens
STV Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thames Faith In Jazz 12.50 -
Dizzy Gillespie
Friday 31st August 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Barry Blue -
10cc -
Wizzard -
The Detroit Emeralds -
David Essex -
Dawn -
Hudson Ford -
Stealers Wheel -
Roger Daltrey -
Bobbie McGee -
Donny Osmond -
Saturday 1st September 1973
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood! 8.50 -
Peter Noone
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 (Scotland) Let's Meet For Music
Vince Hill
Yorkshire Sez Les 5.15 -
Dana – That's Where The Music Takes Me
ATV Startime ‘73 7.45 -
Malcolm Roberts
Sunday 2nd September 1973
BBC2 The Golden Sea Swallow of Knokke 1973 8.15 -
The Young Generation with Vince Hill
Dana
LWT The Osmonds: Rio de Janeiro 12.05 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
David Essex
Monday 3rd September 1973
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Young Generation Big Top 9.25 -
Peter Noone
Labi Siffre
Granada OK 6.10 -
contents unknown
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Clear White Light
ATV Singalongamax 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tuesday 4th September 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: Success Story 4.55 -
Wednesday 5th September 1973
BBC1 Music My Way 7.30 -
Dana
BBC1 Moods Of Love 10.40 -
Olivia Newton-
Malcolm Roberts
Southern Little Big Time 4.50 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thursday 6th September 1973
Thames The Evangelists 12.20 am -
Terry Dene
Friday 7th September 1973
BBC1 Top of the Pops 6.35 – 7.00 pm
Not broadcast but listed in Daily Mirror and Daily Express
Hosted by Kenny Everett
Saturday 8th September 1973
BBC1 They Sold A Million 7.15 – 8.00 pm
Vince Hill
Lee Hazelwood – Poet, The Performer, Ghost Riders in the Sky
Yorkshire Sez Les 5.15 -
Olivia Newton-
ATV Startime ‘73 7.45 -
Kristina Sparkle (aka Christine Holmes, actress)
Rostal and Shaeffer
Sunday 9th September 1973
LWT The Osmonds: Coming Home To Utah 12.05 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
No musical guests
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.15 pm -
Rod Stewart -
Chuck Berry (as per usual he asked for cash up front before he appeared)
Monday 10th September 1973
BBC1 Here We Go ‘Round The Mulberry Tree 9.25 -
BBC2 Opinion: Charlie Gillett 7.35 -
Kilburn & The High Roads – Mumbo Rumble and The Cocktail Rock
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Young Generation Big Top 9.25 -
The Bachelors
ATV Singalongamax 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tyne Tees Sinagalong
Johnny Silvo
Tuesday 11th September 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: The Missing Monkee 4.50 -
Thames Magpie 4.50 -
Gryphon (spotted by Magpie’s producer when the band played at the Victoria & Albert Museum)
Wednesday 12th September 1973
BBC1 The Corries In Concert 10.40 -
BBC2 John Williams In Concert 7.35 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thursday 13th September 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
10cc -
The Jackson 5 -
Rod Stewart -
Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers -
Manfred Mann's Earthband -
Status Quo -
Sweet -
David Essex -
Perry Como -
Wizzard -
Donny Osmond -
Friday 14th September 1973
Anglia Glamour '73 7.00 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Chris Jagger -
Granada You’re A Big Boy Now movie with The Lovin’ Spoonful
Saturday 15th September 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 6.30 -
Lulu -
The Edwin Hawkins Singers -
LWT The Partridge Family: Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex ... But Couldn't
Pronounce 11.00 -
Sunday 16th September 1973
BBC2 Neil Sedaka Sings 8.15 -
Neil Sedaka
Georges Moustaki
ATV California Holiday 3.00 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
The first with new host Charlie Williams
Sandie Shaw
Acker Bilk
LWT Aquarius: Milligan n Melly 5.20 -
George Melly
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Julie Felix
Roger Whittaker
Anita Harris
Monday 17th September 1973
BBC1 Nationwide 6.00 -
Article about The Beatles Star Club, Hamburg recording
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Young Generation Big Top 9.25 -
Sandie Shaw
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Amity (folk group)
Thames Singalongmax 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tuesday 18th September 1973
BBC1 The Monkees: Teenage Monster 4.50 -
BBC2 Joni Mitchell In Concert 10.35 -
Wednesday 19th September 1973
BBC1 The Corries In Concert 10.15 -
BBC2 Steeleye Span and Roger Woodward 7.50 -
clips from BBC2’s Full House
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and the Dreamers
Thursday 20th September 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers -
Guy Darrell -
The Simon Park Orchestra -
Mott The Hoople -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
The Sweet -
Roger Daltrey -
Status Quo -
Ike & Tina Turner -
Wizzard -
Manfred Mann's Earthband -
Thames McCloud: The New Mexican Connection 7.05 -
Rick Nelson
Friday 21st September 1973
BBC1 The Sound of Anger 11.40 pm -
TV movie with Burl Ives
Anglia Glamour '73 7.00 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Tiny Tim
Saturday 22nd September 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.15 -
Lulu -
The Kinks -
Segment (dance troupe)
Lulu – I Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely
Lu & Ade (Lulu & Adrienne Posta) – musical routine
Lulu & Ronnie Corbett – Scottish songs medley
Lulu -
BBC2 Midnight Movie: Expresso Bongo 11.50 pm -
Sunday 23rd September 1973
BBC1 Ask Aspel 5.40 -
David Essex
BBC1 Psalms of Praise 6.50 -
Cliff Richard
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.10 -
Cliff Richard
Vikki Carr
LWT The Young Ones 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.45 -
no musical guests of interest
LWT Aquarius 5.20 -
Rhapsody in Blue with Larry Adler
LWT Russell Hary Plus... 11.20 pm -
content unknown
Monday 24th September 1973
ATV Singalongamax 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tuesday 25th September 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Part One
Roger Chapman -
Blue -
Jim Croce (with Maury Muehleisen) -
Part Two
Reggae at the Edinburgh Festival
Judge Dread -
The Cimarons -
Winston Groovy -
Dennis Alcapone -
The Marvels -
Nicky Thomas -
The Pioneers -
Wednesday 26th September 1973
BBC1 Julie Felix 10.10 -
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 27th September 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds (who announces that this is the 499th show)
Theme -
Ike & Tina Turner -
Status Quo -
Rod Stewart -
The Hollies -
Perry Como -
Manfred Mann’s Earthband -
Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers -
Strawbs -
The Jackson 5 -
The Simon Park Orchestra -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Pan’s People -
Dana -
Friday 28th September 1973
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
John Baldry
Lesley Duncan
Saturday 29th September 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.15 -
Lulu
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 77
LWT The Partridge Family: Forgive Us Our Debits 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Theme: You’re A Star sung by Carl Wayne, written by Tony MacAuley
Sunday 30th September 1973
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.05 -
Vicki Leandros
New World
LWT The Jackson Five: It All Started With 11.30 pm -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Joan Regan
LWT Russell Hary Plus... 11.00 -
content unknown
Monday 1st October 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Milican and Nesbitt
ATV Sinaglongamax 8.30 -
May Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tuesday 2nd October 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Mick Jagger -
The Rolling Stones – Silver Train (film clip), Mick Jagger interviewed in Munich, Dancing with Mr D (film clip)
Leo Kottke -
Country Gazette -
Wednesday 3rd October 1973
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 4th October 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 500th Birthday Edition 7.00 -
As well as the usual audience made up of fans and dancers, music industry people were also invited. According to a report in Disc music paper members of The Chairmen Of The Board, Hot Chocolate, Mud and several others were also in attendance, but hanging around the studio rather than performing. The same report also mentioned that The Jackson 5 filmed a greeting.
Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds, Kenny Everett
The Johnny Person Orchestra (with Cozy Powell and Tony Carr from CCS on drums) -
Jimmy Savile – announces the show and mentions the plane carrying David Cassidy
The Osmonds – Let Me In (and chart run-
Bryan Ferry – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
Limme & Family Cookin' -
Cliff Richard – Take Me High (during rehearsals Cliff had wigs thrown at him by The Who's roadies)
David Bowie -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
The Jackson 5 -
Lynsey De Paul -
The Isley Brothers -
Sweet -
Slade -
Slade -
The Osmonds -
Mick Jagger -
Gary Glitter -
David Cassidy -
Alice Cooper band -
The Who -
Johnnie Stewart and Bill Cotton Jr chat to Jimmy Savile and Cliff Richard presents a ceramic gramophone to Bill Cotton Jr. Savile plugs the Top Of The Pops annual, while Johnnie Stewart is given a very heavy birthday cake.
The Simon Park Orchestra -
BBC2 Show of the Week: Diana Ross at The Royal Albert Hall 9.25 -
Diana Ross -
Friday 5th October 1973
LWT Russell Harty Plus... 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 6th October 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.30 -
Lulu -
Joel Grey -
BBC2 Second House 8.15 -
Don McLean
LWT The Partridge Family: The Partridge Connection 11.00 -
Sunday 7th October 1973
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.00 -
Lulu
LWT The Jackson Five: Who's Hoozis 11.30 pm -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Edmund Hockeridge
Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazzband
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Brenda Arnau
Monday 8th October 1973
ATV Sinaglongamax 8.30 -
May Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tuesday 9th October 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Leo Sayer (with Russ Ballard and Bob Henrit from Argent) -
The Allman Brothers -
Don McLean -
Bobby Vee -
Thin Lizzy -
Wednesday 10th October 1973
BBC2 Film Night 11.25 -
A look at rock music on film, presented by Philip Jenkinson who provides films clips for the Old Grey Whistle Test
Thursday 11th October 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Kenny Everett dressed as a yokel with a tooth blacked out, reading from the running order throughout the show. During the VT clock countdown to the show someone says "twelve million watching it, twelve million." There are noticeably fewer people in the audience than usual.
Theme -
The host runs from the corridor into the studio
David Cassidy -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Elton John -
Host talks to Michael Ward
Michael Ward -
Status Quo -
The Detroit Spinners -
Engelbert Humperdinck -
Slade -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
The Simon Park Orchestra -
Ike & Tina Turner -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: the Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Design -
Pan’s People – Philly Dog (Booker T & The MG’s)
Friday 12th October 1973
LWT Russell Harty Plus... 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 13th October 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 6.35 -
Lulu -
Tony Orlando & Dawn – Sweet Gypsy Rose, & Lulu – Tie A Yellow Ribbon
BBC1 Parkinson 11.25 pm -
Michel Legrand
Sunday 14th October 1973
BBC2 See You Sunday
content unknown
BBC1 Moonbase 3 7.25 -
Play, with the voice of Ed Stewart as an earthbound DJ broadcasting to outer space
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.10 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
LWT The Jackson Five: Moe White 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Wendy King
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Frank Ifield
Julie Rogers
Monday 15th October 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
David Sabastian-
Guys and Dolls
Thames Singalogamax 8.30 -
Max Bygraves
Tuesday 16th October 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
The previous week Harris mentioned a film clip of Traffic would be included this week
Hosted by Bob Harris
Bloodstone -
Captain Beefheart -
Kracker-
John Martyn and Danny Thompson -
Ellie Greenwich -
Wednesday 17th October 1973
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 7.35 -
Ralph McTell
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 1.00 -
content unknown
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.20 – 4.50 pm (first in new series)
Ayshea Brough
Geordie
Bruce Ruffin -
Kathy James -
Southern Filmharmonic '73 11.15 pm -
Michael Legrand
Geoff Love
Nino Rota
Thursday 18th October 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Bob Dylan -
Bryan Ferry -
David Cassidy -
The Detroit Spinners -
Elton John -
The Isley Brothers -
Mud -
Status Quo -
Peters & Lee -
Nazareth -
The Simon Park Orchestra -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Mantovani & His Concert Orchestra 9.25 -
Anita Harris
Friday 19th October 1973
BBC1 That Stuart Hall Show 3.00 -
Mike Harding
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Albert Hammond -
Saturday 20th October 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.15 -
Lulu -
Don McLean – Fool’s Paradise, Mountains O'Mourne
BBC1 Parkinson 11.15 pm -
possibly Don Mclean
LWT Saturday Scene (possibly a one-
LWT The Partridge Family: Selling of the Partridge 11.00 -
Granada Midnight Mystery: The Pigeon 11.20 pm -
with Sammy Davis Jr
Sunday 21st October 1973
BBC2 See You Sunday
Yvonne Elliman
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 9.55 -
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Wilma Reading
Design
LWT The Jackson Five: Groove to the Chief 11.30 pm -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Wilma Reading
Val Doonican
LWT Aquarius 5.20 -
Carl Palmer (one of the three articles this week)
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
Monday 22nd October 1973
BBC1 Let’s Meet For Music 3.00 -
Anita Harris
Danny Street
The Jo Cook Dancers
ATV Sinaglongamax 8.30 -
May Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Tuesday 23rd October 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.30 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Billy Preston -
Nektar -
John Prine -
The Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man (live in Frankfurt)
Humble Pie -
Cross Country -
Thames There Goes That Song Again 2.00 -
Quiz show with panel guests including Mitch Murray, Teddy Johnson, Joan Regan
Thames Armchair Theatre: Verite 9.00 -
Starring Tim Curry (written by Howard Schuman, author of Rock Follies)
Wednesday 24th October 1973
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 7.35 -
George Hamilton IV
Jake Thackray
Fivepenny Piece
BBC2 Man Alive: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 8.10 -
Documentary about record companies and young pop stars, including EMI signing Darren Burn, son of an EMI Recording Manager, plus Ricky Wilde, The James Boys
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 1.00 -
content unknown
Thames Looks Familiar 2.00 -
Lita Roza
Granada Lift Off 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Wizzard -
Ofarim and Winter -
(possibly) Alvin Stardust (aka Peter Shelley) -
Thursday 25th October 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
A BBC Television Centre commissionaire was bitten by an Osmond fan and was taken away for a tetanus jab from a nurse. Talking to the Record Mirror about the incident he said "You'd just couldn't keep them out. I'd put my hand on the gate to make sure it was firmly closed when this girl grabbed my hand and bit it." Ironically the track The Osmonds were singing was Let Me In. This kind of behaviour meant a ban for The Osmonds and David Cassidy from performing live at the BBC Television Centre and future performances for the show had to be recorded away from the fans, however this was rescinded later.
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
David Bowie -
Detroit Spinners -
Four Tops -
Hollies -
Isley Brothers -
Lynsey De Paul -
The Osmonds -
Stevie Wonder -
Max Bygraves -
David Cassidy -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Blue Mink – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Pan’s People
Friday 26th October 1973
LWT Russell Harty Plus... 10.40 -
Sarah Vaughan
Val Doonican
Saturday 27th October 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.20 -
Lulu
David Clayton-
BBC1 Parkinson 11.00 pm -
Buddy Rich
LWT The Partridge Family: Diary Of A Mad Millionaire 11.00 -
Sunday 28th October 1973
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.10 -
Helen Reddy
Alex Welsh and His Band
LWT The Jackson Five: Michael in Wonderland 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Terry Lightfoot and his band
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Max Bygraves
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Hosted by Jim Dale
Petula Clark – I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, Silver Spoon, Killing Me Softly With His Song, What The World Needs Now
Monday 29th October 1973
BBC1 Let's Meet For Music 3.00 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Happening 9.55 -
ATV Tell Tarby 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Tuesday 30th October 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Bill Withers -
Vinegar Joe -
Kevin Coyne -
Traffic -
Billy Preston -
Thames Magpie 4.50 -
The New Seekers -
Wednesday 31st October 1973
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 7.35 -
George Hamilton IV
Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor
The Hillsiders
Ulster Sounds Like McAvoy 1.00 -
Dana
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Lieutenant Pigeon
Jimmy Helms
Whistle -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 – 9.00 pm
Dana
Peters and Lee
Springfield Revival
Thursday 1st November 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
David Bowie was due to perform Sorrow, but due to a disagreement with the show's producer over the backing tape the appearance was cancelled.
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
The Detroit Spinners -
Elton John -
Marmalade -
Mud -
The Osmonds -
Ringo Starr -
Suzi Quatro -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Nazareth -
Carpenters -
David Cassidy -
Friday 2nd November 1973
BBC1 That Stuart Hall Show 3.00 -
Mike Harding
BBC1 The Dimbelby Talk-
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty Plus... 10.40 -
Sacha Distel
Saturday 3rd November 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.15 -
Lulu -
Engelbert Humperdinck – Love Is All I’ve Got To Give, & Lulu – Leaving On A Jet Plane
The New Seekers – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me, We’ve Got To Do It Now
BBC2 2nd House 8.35 -
Includes an article on The Rocky Horror Show in the West End of London
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 -
Hosted by Sally James
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Me and My Shadow 11.00 -
Sunday 4th November 1973
BBC1 Ask Aspel 4.45 -
Jimmy, Donny and Alan Osmond
BBC2 See You Sunday
Magna Carta
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.10 -
content unknown
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.05 -
Anita Harris
LWT The Jackson Five: and The Beanstalk 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Beverley Sisters
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Monday 5th November 1973
BBC1 Let's Meet For Music 3.00 -
content unknown
ATV Tell Tarby 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Tuesday 6th November 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.35 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Brinsley Schwarz -
Golden Earring -
Gallagher and Lyle (with Ronnie Lane on bass) -
Stray Dog -
Manfred Mann's Earth Band -
Wednesday 7th November 1973
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 7.35 -
Steeleye Span
Wally Whyton
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Barry Blue -
Simon Turner -
Thursday 8th November 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Gary Glitter -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Donny Osmond -
Lynsey De Paul -
Mud -
Ringo Starr -
Suzi Quatro -
Barry Blue -
Max Bygraves -
Nazareth -
Wings -
David Cassidy -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Pan’s People – Johnny B Goode
Friday 9th November 1973
LWT Russell Harty Plus... 10.40 -
Annie Ross
Saturday 10th November 1973
BBC2 Martin Mull In Concert 10.55 -
LWT The Partridge Family: Hate Thy Neighbour (Daily Mirror has it as Me And My Shadow)
11.00 -
LWT Petulia 10.10 pm -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Odessey 4 (vocal group)
Tom Waite (singer)
Sue Fisher (singer)
Kobblers Four (vocal group)
Sunday 11th November 1973
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
Marie Osmond
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.15 -
Wilma Reading
Springfield Revival
LWT The Jackson Five: Opening Act 11.20 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Carl Wayne
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Val Doonican -
Monday 12th November 1973
Granada Clapperboard 4.25 -
A tribute to George Gershwin
Tuesday 13th November 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.35 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Tony Joe White
Al Stewart
Alan Stivell
Queen
Thames The Sooty Show 4.25 -
George Chisholm
ATV Tell Tarby 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Wednesday 14th November 1973
BBC1 Search 5.10 -
Are Pop fans getting a fair deal? Behind the scenes of Top of the Pops with Kenny Everett, recorded for the 11 October 1973 show, plus Noel Edmonds, Jimmy Savile. The whole ten minute sequence with Everett was shown by the BBC4 in November 2012
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 7.35 -
George Hamilton IV
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Lynsey DePaul
Colin Blunstone
Gary Glitter
Thursday 15th November 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
edition 506 on countdown clock board
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Ringo Starr -
Alvin Stardust -
Marie Osmond -
Paul McCartney & Wings -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
A Womble (probably Mike Batt) talking about clearing up litter from the Royal Wedding
Mott The Hoople (with backing singers Thunderthighs) -
David Essex -
The Osmonds -
Kiki Dee -
Gary Glitter -
Barry Blue -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Mantovani and his orchestra 9.25 -
Stuart Gillies
Friday 16th November 1973
BBC1 The World Of Liberace 9.25 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Jack Good
Marty Wilde -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
Saturday 17th November 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.25 -
Lulu -
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Why Oh Why Oh Why, & Lulu – Get Down
BBC2 2nd House: Liverpool Ten Years After The Beatles 8.10 -
Roger McGough
Williy Russell
Alan Bleasdale reads 'Scully'
Petticoat and Vive
LWT The Partridge Family: None But The Onely 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Phil Fernando (singer guitarist)
Lance Harvey (singer)
Alsion Bendy (guitarist)
Showaddywaddy
Sunday 18th November 1973
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
The New Seekers
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.15 -
Mary Travers
BBC2 Up Sunday 11.05 -
Tom Paxton
LWT The Jackson Five: Pinestock USA 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Dana
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Joan Regan
Monday 19th November 1973
ATV Tell Tarby 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Tuesday 20th November 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
It was intended to broadcast Yes in concert at The Rainbow, but it was scrapped for "technical reasons" according to Music Scene magazine
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part One
Clifford T Ward – Scullery, All Modern Conveniences
Stealer’s Wheel – Star, Everything Will Turn Out Fine
Ray Davies -
Bonnie Raitt (film clip)
Fairport Convention (film clip)
Steve Miller Band -
Part Two
Greenslade -
Man -
Billy Cobham -
Pub Rock scene -
Wednesday 21st November 1973
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 7.35 -
George Hamilton IV
Olivia Newton-
The Hillsiders
BBC2 By Way Of A Change: Global Village Trucking Co 9.50 -
The life of the band who were living in a communal home in Norfolk. The show was revisited in 2007 for the BBC Bristol documentary What Happened Next?
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Peter D Kelly
Mud
Junior Campbell
Thursday 22nd November 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Some audience members wearing 'Mud On Road' t-
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing a skeleton apron)
Theme -
Mott The Hoople -
Mud -
Donny Osmond -
Barry Blue Do You Wanna Dance (repeat 8th November 1973)
Eddie Kendricks -
Alvin Stardust -
The New Seekers -
Roxy Music -
Cliff Richard -
Gary Glitter -
Wings -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Pan’s People dance to Paul McCartney Singalong Junk
The New Seekers -
Friday 23rd November 1973
BBC1 That Stewart Hall Show 3.00 -
Mike Harding
Anglia Where Are They Now 7.00 -
Brian Poole
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Gary Glitter – I Love You Love Me Love, interview and presents Harty with a gold glitter jacket
STV Showcase
Penny Lane
The Alexander Brothers
Tony Christie
Design
Saturday 24th November 1973
BBC1 It’s Lulu 7.15 -
Lulu
Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean On Me
BBC2 The Dubliners In Concert 11.00 -
LWT The Partridge Family: Beethoven, Brahms and Partridge 11.00 -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Bokkie Green (musical duo)
Lisa Dalmain (singer)
Sunday 25th November 1973
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
content unknown
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.30 -
Anne Murray
Pete Murray
BBC2 Up Sunday
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
LWT The Jackson Five: Drafted 11.30 pam -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The New Seekers -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Beverley Sisters
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Not a live show as the theatre was being readied for the Royal Variety Show tomorrow night. So this show is a mixture of a show recorded several weeks’ ago, with the Anything You Can Do game show spliced in from two weeks’ ago, recorded specially after the regular live transmission.
Hosted by Jim Dale
Paul Anka -
Jim Dale -
Monday 26th November 1973
ATV Tell Tarby 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Tuesday 27th November 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The New York Dolls – Jet Boy, Looking For A Kiss (Harris exclaims 'mock rock' after the first song)
The Band -
Country Joe MacDonald & The Fish -
Excerpt from film documentary 'Red White and Bluegrass'
Michael Chapman -
B B King – How Blue Can You Get (US TV 'In Concert')
Wednesday 28th November 1973
BBC2 Colour My Soul 7.35 -
BBC Melody Maker listed this as The Power and The Glory and to be broadcast on 24th November 1973
A gospel show with backing provided by Geoff Love
Madeline Bell
Jimmy Helms
Doris Troy
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 1.00 -
content unknown
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Marmalade
Carl Wayne – You’re A Star
McGuinness Flint -
Thursday 29th November 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Four Tops -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Marie Osmond -
Mott The Hoople -
The New Seekers -
Tom Jones -
David Essex -
Kiki Dee -
Leo Sayer -
T.Rex Truck On (Tyke) (disc)
Gary Glitter -
Friday 30th November 1973
BBC1 That Stuart Hall Show 3.00 -
Mike Harding
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 9.00 -
Ian Campbell in Birmingham
Thames The Name Of The Game: I Love You Billy Baker part one 3.00 -
with Sammy Davis Jr
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
content unknown
STV Showcase
content unknown but The Stage claims The Walker Brothers appeared which was unlikely
Saturday 1st December 1973
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 7.15 -
Dana
BBC1 Parkinson 11.15 pm -
Liberace
BBC2 Saturday Request: The Fifth Dimension 4.55 -
LWT The Partridge Family: The Strike-
Sunday 2nd December 1973
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
content unknown
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.10 -
Georgie Fame & Alan Price
Wilma Reading
LWT The Jackson Five: Mistaken Identity 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Elaine Delmar
LWT The Royal Variety Performance 7.25 -
Tom Jones was penciled in to appear
Cliff Richard
Peters & Lee
Duke Ellington
Monday 3rd December 1973
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Ward Jensen & The Spaghetti Junction (rock group from Birmingham)
ATV Tell Tarby 8.30 -
Kenny Lynch
Tuesday 4th December 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Hudson-
John Kay -
Gordon Giltrap -
Michael Dolenz -
Link Wray -
ATV Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say... Goodbye, Norma Jean, and Other Things 9.00
-
Documentary directed by Brian Forbes
Wednesday 5th December 1973
BBC2 Colour My Soul 7.35 -
Madeline Bell, Doris Troy, Jimmy Helms from Fagin’s Club, Manchester
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough -
Ducks DeLuxe -
Jack Wild
Tony Barton & his Sporting Club -
Alma Carroll -
Thursday 6th December 1973
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
The New Seekers -
Four Tops -
David Essex -
Golden Earring -
Robert Knight -
Eddie Kendricks -
Roxy Music -
T.Rex -
Slade -
Wizzard -
Gary Glitter -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
content unknown
Friday 7th December 1973
BBC2 The Camera and The Song: Childhood 9.00 -
with Ralph McTell
Thames The Name of The Game: I Love You Billy Baker part two 3.00 -
Sammy Davis Jr
LWT Russell Harty Plus... 10.40 -
Asha Puthli – Lies (Indian singer discovered by John Hammond)
Cliff Richard -
STV Showcase
The Peddlers
Vince Hill
Saturday 8th December 1973
BBC1 Parkinson 11.05 am -
Oscar Peterson
BBC2 Saturday Request 4.55 -
The Faces
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Reuben Kincaid Lives 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Foggy (folk duo)
Georg Smith (singer with guitar)
Charlie James (singer)
Rodell Sanders (singer)
Sunday 9th December 1973
BBC1 What A Crazy World 2.44 -
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
Ronnie Lane – How Come
BBC2 See You Sunday
Parchment
BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 10.05 -
Nana Mouskouri
George Hamilton IV
BBC2 Up Sunday 10.55 -
Don Partridge
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Penny Lane
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Petula Clark
The Bachelors
ATV Sunday Night at The London Palladium 7.25 -
Tom Jones -
The Kaye Sisters -
Monday 10th December 1973
BBC2 Open Door: Down Your Door 11.10pm -
Hospital radio
Granada Clapperboard 4.25 -
The making of the cliff Richard movie Take Me High part one
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme 11.40 am -
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
Lovelack Watkins
Tuesday 11th December 1973
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Steve Verocca -
Atlantis -
Deke Leonard -
Richie Havens -
Z Z Top -
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 21st June 1972) shown on Anglia
Thames The Sooty Show 4.25 -
Gerry Marsden
Wednesday 12th December 1973
BBC2 Colour My Soul 7.35 -
Madeline Bell
Jimmy Helms
Doris Troy
The Detroit Emeralds
John Paul Jones
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 28th June 1972) shown on Anglia
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Yellowstone and Voice
Geordie -
Gallagher and Lyle
Starbuck
Thursday 13th December 1973
Prime Minister Edward Heath was due to broadcast to the nation at 9.25 pm to explain
that power shortages would necessitate a three-
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Billy Paul -
Elton John -
Drupi -
Millican & Nesbitt -
Mott The Hoople -
Alvin Stardust -
Cozy Powell -
Leo Sayer -
Steeleye Span -
Slade -
Faces -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Mantovani 9.25 -
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 5th July 1972) shown on Anglia 11.40
am -
Friday 14th December 1973
BBC1 Frost’s Weekly 8.15 -
Dionne Warwick
Ray Conniff and his orchestra (Conniff wrote the theme tune 'Frost Festival')
The New Seekers
Branda Arnau
BBC2 The Camera and The Song 9.00 -
Jeremy Taylor in Blackpool
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 12th July 1972) shown on Anglia 11.40
am -
Anglia Rock Around The Clock, movie with Bill Haley & His Comets
STV Showcase 8.00 -
Suzi
Freddie Garrity (possibly)
Tommy Makem
LWT Russell Harty Plus
George Melly & The Feetwarmers
Saturday 15th December 1973
BBC1 The Harry Secombe Show 7.25 -
Vince Hill
BBC1 Michael Parkinson Meets Andy Williams 11.05 pm -
BBC2 Saturday Request: Paco Pena 5.10 -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Double Trouble 11.00 -
Sunday 16th December 1973
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
The Bachelors
LWT The Jackson Five: Winners Circle 11.30 pm -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Friday Browne
Allan Stewart
ATV Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments 9.00 -
The show took eleven days to make at Elstree as the star went through multiple takes of each song
Barbra Streisand
Ray Charles -
Monday 17th December 1973
An early close down due to the beginning of the power strike which would last until the New Year
BBC1 / 2 closedown at 10.20 pm
ITV closedown at 10.30 pm
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 1972) shown on Anglia 11.40 am -
content unknown
Granada Clapperboard 4.25 -
The making of the cliff Richard movie Take Me High part two
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Sue Pollard (singer)
The Candeliters (singing trio)
Tuesday 18th December 1973
early close down
The Old Grey Whistle Test scheduled for 11.25 -
BBC1 The Monkees 5.20 -
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 1972) shown on Anglia 11.40 am -
content unknown
Wednesday 19th December 1973
early close down
BBC2 Colour My Soul (cancelled due to an Energy Crisis special)
Madeline Bell, Jimmy Helms, Doris Troy
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 1972) shown on Anglia 11.40 am -
content unknown
Thames Looks Familiar 3.55 -
Marion Ryan
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Marc Bolan said “I did this show because I like Fred Barker”
Ayshea Brough
T Rex -
Wings -
Freddie Garrity -
Hector -
Thursday 20th December 1973
early close down
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
edition 511 on countdown clock board
Audience wearing Slade t-
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (dressed as a Womble)
Theme -
Cozy Powell -
Faces -
The New Seekers -
Golden Earring -
Roy Wood -
Robert Knight -
Wizzard -
Clifford T Ward -
Slade -
Leo Sayer -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8.00 -
Moved to earlier in the evening due to the early closedown
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Jackson Browne -
Linda Lewis -
Billy Preston -
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Dawn
Pan’s People
HTV West The Dave Cash Radio Programme (repeat 1972) shown on Anglia 11.40 am -
content unknown
Friday 21st December 1973
early close down
BBC1 That Stuart Hall Show 3.00 -
Mike Harding
BBC1 Frost’s Weekly 8.15 -
The New Seekers
Dionne Warwick
Brenda Arnau
BBC1 (Wales) Jacob's Wall
Henry Jacobs talks to Gordon Mills
BBC2 The Camera and The Song 8.55 -
David Campbell in Moss Side, Manchester
Thames Magpie 4.50 -
String Driven Thing
STV Showcase
Peters and Lee
The Bachelors
Saturday 22nd December 1973
early close down
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: The Last of Harold 10.31 -
ATV New Faces 4.20 -
St Christopher's Steel Band
Clive Farrow (singer)
Laura Richards (singer)
The Dixieland Jazz Band
LWT Gilbert O’Sullivan Welcome To My Show 6.10 -
Kiki Dee was scheduled to appear
Gilbert O’Sullivan
The O’Jays -
Elton John -
Gilbert O'Sullivan & Elton John -
Brenda Arnau
Sunday 23rd December 1973
early close down
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.30 -
content unknown
BBC2 Frank Sinatra -
Granada Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat 12.00 -
with Gary Bond as Joseph
ATV The Golden Shot 4.10 -
Joan Regan
Mrs Mills
George Chisholm
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Hosted by Jim Dale
Cliff Richard – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Eyes of a Child, Take Me High, Sing A Song of Freedom
Monday 24th December 1973
The country returns to full power over the Christmas period
BBC1 The Perry Como Winter Show 12.30 -
Perry Como
Joey Heatherton
BBC1 Gershwin's Porgy 10.15 -
the story of Porgy and Bess
BBC2 Sonny and Cher 9.20 -
Sonny and Cher
The Honey Cone
Thames Sing Choir of Angels 9.30 -
The Settlers
ITV It's All Happening movie with Tommy Steele
Yorkshire Babes in the Wood 3.40 -
Junior Showtime panto with Susan Maughan
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
Christmas Variety Award Show
Millican and Nesbitt, Peters & Lee, Stuart Gilles, Bobby Crush (last year's winner hands over the award to this year's winner)
ATV Julie’s Christmas Special 10.15 -
Julie Andrews
Peggy Lee
Tuesday 25th December 1973 Christmas Day
A full time television service
BBC1 A Stocking Full Of Stars 11.30 pm -
The Osmonds
BBC1 Top Of The Pops ‘73 2.15 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds, Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Slade -
Donny Osmond -
Suzi Quatro -
The Simon Park Orchestra -
Little Jimmy Osmond -
Sweet -
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando -
Tony Blackburn plugs his pantomime
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Gary Glitter -
David Cassidy -
10cc -
Peters and Lee -
Wizzard -
Slade -
BBC1 Christmas Pantomime: Robin Hood 4.20 -
Dana (plays Maid Marion)
Anita Harris
BBC1 Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game 6.05 -
Tony Blackburn
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show 7.05 -
Cheryl Kennedy
BBC1 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 7.35 -
Cilla Black had been pencilled in but withdrew to avoid strain as she was pregnant at the time
The New Seekers -
Wilma Reading
ITV All Star Comedy Carnival 6.30 -
Val Doonican
Kenny Lynch
Thames Tommy Cooper’s Christmas 8.00 -
Clodagh Rogers
Sasha Distel
Wednesday 26th December 1973 Boxing day
A full time broadcast schedule
BBC1 A Hard Day’s Night 10.35 -
BBC1 Porgy and Bess 3.25 -
BBC1 Casino Royale 7.00 -
BBC1 The Good Old Days 10.50 -
Frankie Vaughan
Elaine Delmar
BBC2 Smike! 4.25 -
Pop musical based on Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby, co-
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 -
Emerson, Lake and Palmer – The Manticore Special (live in Europe, April and May 1973)
Southern Little Big Time 10.50 -
Freddie's Christmas Joke Hall
Freddie & The Dreamers
Musical Associate -
Yorkshire That's Christmas Sez Les 3.30 -
Slade -
David Essex -
Lynsey de Paul -
Clive Dunn -
Ronnie Carroll
Thursday 27th December 1973
early close down
BBC1 Top Of The Pops Ten Years of Pop Music 1964 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile with guest Samantha Dolenz (nee Juste)
Narrated by Michael Wale
The Kinks -
1964
Dave Clark Five – Bits And Pieces (26th February 1964)
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – Little Children (26th February 1964)
The Supremes – Baby Love (7th October 1964)
The Beatles– I Feel Fine (promo with gym equipment)
The Bachelors – I Believe (live)
1965
The Who – My Generation (Monterey Pop Festival, 1967)
The Rolling Stones – Get Off My Cloud (4th November 1965)
The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (28th January 1965)
Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe (12th August 1965)
Jonathan King – Everyone’s Gone To The Moon (live) (with intro from TOTP 1965)
Micky Dolenz -
1966
Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love (live)
1967
Herman, Cilla Black, Val Doonican interview clips (26th December 1967)
Scott Mckenzie – San Francisco (TOTP film of hippies)
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale (26th December 1967)
The Tremeloes – Silence Is Golden (live)
1968
Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich – Legend Of Xanadu (8th February 1968)
Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (How It Is)
Status Quo – Pictures Of Matchstick Men (15 February 1968)
The Alan Price Set – Don’t Stop The Carnival (15 February 1968)
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire (18th July 1968)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger – This Wheel’s On Fire (6th June 1968)
The Move – Fire Brigade (6th June 1968)
1969
Marmalade – Ob-
1970
Free – All Right Now (4th June 1970)
Pan’s People -
Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky (Pan’s People dance routine)
1971
The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar (15th April 1971)
Rod Stewart – Maggie May (27th December 1971)
1972
David Bowie – Starman (6th July 1972)
Host with Robin Nash (?)
1973
Wizzard – Ball Park Incident
Wizzard – Angel Fingers (and end Credits)
BBC1 All Star Swing Festival 9.10 -
Ella Fitzgerald
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 6.35 -
Charles Aznavour
Anglia The Partridge Family 3.25 -
Don't Bring Your Guns to Town Santa
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 5.20 -
Ayshea Brough -
Slade -
New World -
The All Night Rock Show -
Victoria Shellard -
Thames The Benny Hill Show 9.00 -
Anne Shelton
Friday 28th December 1973
early close down
BBC1 That Stuart Hall Show 3.00 -
Mike Harding
BBC1 Frost’s Weekly 7.30 -
The New Seekers
Ray Conniff
Dionne Warwicke (new spelling of her surname)
Sacha Distel
Brenda Arnau
BBC1 (Wales) Jacob's Wall
Henry Jacobs talks to Larry Adler
BBC2 Jazz at the Mill 4.30 -
content unknown
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 7.00 -
Jake Thackray in the Yorkshire Dales
Saturday 29th December 1973
early close down
LWT Saturday Scene 9.05 am -
with The Partridge Family: The Diplomat 10.35 -
ATV New Faces All Winners Final 4.10 -
Showaddywaddy
Tom Waite
Sunday 30th December 1973
early close down
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Matt Monro
Ed Stewart
ATV Sunday Night at The London Palladium 7.25 -
Sacha Distel -
Tom Waite (winner of New Faces finale)
Monday 31st December 1973
full time broadcast schedule
BBC1 When The Cameras Come To Brum 9.40 -
the making of Cliff Richard’s movie Take Me High
BBC1 Band Of Thieves 10.10 -
BBC1 Top of the Year: Variety Club Show Business Awards for 1973 10.55 pm -
content unknown
BBC1 Welcome '74 12.00 -
cabaret special
content unknown
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test -
This show was scheduled to be broadcast on New Year's Day 1974 but was brought forward to an earlier time slot due to energy blackouts
Grin -
Roy Buchannan -
Jimi Hendrix -
Terry Reid -
Mike Oldfield -
Edgar Winter Band -
Freddie King -
Everly Brothers -
Steppenwolf -
Jim Croce -
Pink Floyd -
Bill Withers -
Rick Wakeman -
Roberta Flack -
Derek & the Dominoes -
The Beatles -
Roger Daltry -
Ry Cooder -
Humble Pie -
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles -
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
Ronnie Hilton -
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Concorde Special
Guys n Dolls
Light Fantastic (rock group)
ITV New Year’s Eve at the Golden Garter 11.15 -
Anita Harris
Freddie Garrity
The New Faces
Scottish The Hogmany Show 11.55 pm -
Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor
Also this year
ITV Jethro Tull -
ITV Elton John -
ATV New Faces November 1973
Showaddywaddy win their show and go through to the final
BBC Wales / Cymru
In March 1973 new pop talent was requested for a new pop show with a learning towards the Welsh language
Elvis, Aloha From Hawaii -
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
A clip of The Osmond family was filmed in Germany by record company Polydor, c.October 1973 for inclusion on the show.
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
A TOTP film of David Cassidy in a boat resulted in fans throwing themselves in the river to get at him.
BBC1 New Horizons (schools programme)
Man -
sessions whilst they are recording their latest album for July release."
ATV Today
Dave Hill of Slade moves into new home in Solihull
Grampian One Over The Eight
Demis Roussos Sings
ITV adverts for Cadbury's chocolate etc
The Real Thing
Thames Magpie c.November
The New Seekers -
STV Scotch Corner (c.March)
Lonnie Donegan