TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1974
Tuesday 1st January 1974
The early close down continues until February 1974
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 9.25 -
At the Royal Albert Hall
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 22.45 pm -
compilation
Thames Looks Familiar 2.00 -
Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson
Wednesday 2nd January 1974
BBC2 Richie Havens In Concert 7.35 -
Acottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Ayshea Brough
Ken Dodd – I Found You
Dana – Corner of the Sky
Magic Bus
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazzband
Design
Anita Harris
Thursday 3rd January 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Johnnie Walker (Johnnie Walker not listed in Daily Mirror)
Theme -
Cozy Powell -
Robert Knight Love On A Mountain Top
Leo Sayer -
Mud -
Andy Williams -
Faces -
New Seekers -
Roy Wood -
Slade -
Roxy Music -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Clodagh Rodgers – It’s Different Now
Pan’s People – dance to Booker T & The MG’s track
Friday 4th January 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Mud – Tiger Feet
BBC1 Frost's Weekly 8.15 -
Brenda Arnau
The New Seekers
Ray Connif and his orchestra
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 9.00 -
Max Boyce
Saturday 5th January 1974
BBC1 Cilla 7:35 -
Cilla Black
Twiggy (as a singer)
BBC2 2nd House 8:00 -
Including Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells
LWT Saturday Scene 9:55 am -
content unknown
LWT Rolf Harris 4.35 -
Eartha Kitt
Springfield Revival
LWT The Partridge Family: Heartbreak Keith
Sunday 6th January 1974
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Tony Blackburn
Marion Montgomery
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
NB This scheduled live edition was cancelled due to a bomb scare
Hosted by Jim Dale
Engelbert Humperdinck -
Jackie Trent -
Tuesday 8th January 1974
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.05 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Wednesday 9th January 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: In Manhattan 4.50 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Julie Felix
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Roy Wood -
Julie Rogers
10cc
Peter Barnsfather -
Thursday 10th January 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Johnnie Walker (listed as Tony Blackburn in Daily Mirror)
Theme -
Slade -
Cilla Black -
Lulu -
The New Seekers -
Sweet -
Alvin Stardust -
Drupi -
Cozy Powell -
Golden Earring -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Mantovani & His Concert Orchestra 9.00 -
Anne-
Larry Adler
Friday 11th January 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Lulu
BBC1 Frost's Weekly 8.15 -
The New Seekers
Brenda Arnau
Dionne Warwicke
Ray Conniff and his orchestra
Saturday 12th January 1974
BBC1 Cilla 7.35 -
Cilla Black
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.45 -
Jiimy Helms, Madeline Bell
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: All in the Family 4:35 -
LWT Rolf Harris 5.05 -
Millie -
Stuart Gillies
Sunday 13th January 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:40 -
NB Broadcast at this earlier time due to early closedown caused by the energy blackouts
Hosted by Bob Harris
Snafu -
Rick Derringer -
Caravan -
Dave Mason -
Jesse Colin Young -
The Detroit Spinners -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Frankie Vaughan
Nina
Monday 14th January 1974
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
Matt Monro
Tuesday 15th January 1974
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.00 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Wednesday 16th January 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: At The Movies 4.50 -
BBC1 On Tour With The Osmonds 6:50 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Juniper Green
Thames Hold The Front Page: The Great Rug Scandal 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 17th January 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
The New Seekers -
Cliff Richard -
Mud -
The Stylistics -
Roy Wood -
Sweet -
Alvin Stardust -
Cozy Powell -
Ronnie Lane -
Stealers Wheel -
Brotherly Love -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Vera Lynn Show 9.00 -
The Bachelors
Peter Gordeno
Friday 18th January 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Sweet -
BBC1 Frost's Weekly 8.15 -
The New Seekers
Brenda Arnau
Saturday 19th January 1974
BBC1 Cilla 7.35 -
Cilla Black
Kenneth McKellar
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty Plus Pop 11:00 am -
A compilation of pop clips from his show in 1973
Gary Glitter -
Alan Price -
Wizzard -
Elton John -
The Who -
Marty Wilde -
Cliff Richard -
Albert Hammond -
Chris Jagger -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
Rod Stewart -
David Essex -
David Bowie -
LWT The Partridge Family: Day of Honesty 4.35 -
LWT Rolf Harris 5.05 -
Vince Hill
Asha Puthli – I’m A Song
Mack and Katie Kissoon -
Sunday 20th January 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver -
Lynyrd Skynyrd -
The Allman Brothers -
Ralph McTell and Danny Thompson -
Ducks DeLuxe -
Loggins and Messina -
Billy Preston -
BBC2 The Jack Jones Show 8.10 -
Cleo Laine
Joshua Rifkin
Pan’s People (dancing in a foam-
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Paul & Barry Ryan
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Max Bygraves
Lorna Luft -
Monday 21st January 1974
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Cherish (vocal group)
Eric Charnley (singer)
Tuesday 22nd January 1974
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.05 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
ITV Tuesday Mystery Movie: Shaft 7.35 -
Theme: Isaac Hayes
Wednesday 23rd January 1974
BBC1 The Monkee: Monkee Mother 4.5-
BBC1 Barlow: Big Deal 8:10 -
Stratford Johns plays Barlow (from Z-
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Dick James (also seen as Jones)
Lita Rosa
Thames Hold The Front Page 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 24th January 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Mud -
Andy Williams -
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes -
Lulu -
Stevie Wonder -
Suzi Quatro -
The Stylistics -
Sweet -
Golden Earring -
Medicine Head -
Friday 25th January 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC1 Frost's Weekly 8.15 -
The New Seekers
Brenda Arnau
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
Toolbox
Contraband
White on Black
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Lulu
Saturday 26th January 1974
BBC1 Cilla 7.35 -
Cilla Black
Joe Brown
Design
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Maid in San Pueblo 11.00 -
LWT Rolf Harris
Georgia Brown
LWT Russell Harty 5.20 -
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
Sunday 27th January 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 3:55 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Billy Cobham
Andy Roberts
Can
Buzzy Linehart -
BBC2 The Jack Jones Show 8.15 -
The Three Degrees
Martin Mull
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
The Pointer Sisters -
Glen Campbell -
Monday 28th January 1974
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
George Chisholm
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Airborne Group (pop group made up of RAF men)
Jo-
Tuesday 29th January 1974
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.05 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Wednesday 30th January 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: A Nice Place To Live 5.15 -
BBC2 Midweek Film: Work Is A Four Letter Word 7.35 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
The Karlins
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Cleo Laine, John Dankworth
Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson
Thames Hold The Front Page 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 31st January 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 8:00 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Stealers Wheel -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
Robert Knight -
The Wombles -
Stevie Wonder -
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes -
Neil Sedaka -
Bubblerock (Jonathan King) -
Mud -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Vera Lynn Show 9.00 -
Stuart Gillies
Springfield Revival
Friday 1st February 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
Toolbox
Contraband
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Marian Montgomery
STV Showcase
Frankie Vaughan
Saturday 2nd February 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
NB Cancelled due to a BBC electricians strike and replaced by a repeat of The Goodies and the Beanstalk
The show would have featured Olivia Newton-
BBC1 Cilla 7.35 -
NB Due to a BBC electricians strike a compilation is shown instead
Had it gone ahead the show would have featured Cilla Black, Sweet, Tony Blackburn
Anglia The Stars are Singing movie with Rosemary Clooney
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Two for the Show 11.00 -
LWT Rolf Harris 5.10 -
Buddy Greco -
Splinter -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.35 -
The Pointer Sisters
Sunday 3rd February 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 3:55 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Doobie Brothers -
Free -
Man -
Neil Sedaka -
Stevie Wonder -
BBC2 The Jack Jones Show 8.15 -
Lynsey De Paul
Pan’s People
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Cleo Laine
The Spinners
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Lorna Luft
Monday 4th February 1974
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
The Wychwoods
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Hughie Green birthday show
David Whitfield
Bobby Crush
Candlewick Green
Tuesday 5th February 1974
BBC2 Leo Sayer In Concert 8:00 -
with the Pop Arts Quartet
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.05 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Wednesday 6th February 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: Picture Frame 5.15 -
BBC1 Erroll Garner 10:10 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Sydney Devine
The Karlins
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Johnny Mercer, Marion Ryan
Thames Hold The Front Page 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 7th February 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB At one point during recording someone from the audience booed when a certain record was played. Host Blackburn reminded the audience that entrance to the show was free therefore the records must not be criticised
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Bay City Rollers -
Diana Ross -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Lulu -
Suzi Quatro -
Sweet -
Marc Bolan & T.Rex -
Prelude -
Stealers Wheel -
Mud -
Alice Cooper -
Thames The Benny Hill Show 8.30 -
Design
Friday 8th February 1974
NB Transmission hours return to normal
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
Toolbox
Contraband
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
content unknown
Saturday 9th February 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
Olivia Newton-
Have Love Will Travel (Roger Greenaway / Geoff Stephens)
Lovin' You Ain't Easy (Bab Saker / Stuart Leathwood / Gary Sulsh)
Long Live Love (Valerie Avon / Harold Spiro)
BBC1 Cilla 7.30 -
Cilla Black
Vince Hill
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Art for Mom's Sake 11.00 -
LWT Rolf Harris 5.20 -
Blackwater Junction
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.45 -
Lulu
Sunday 10th February 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Cockney Rebel -
Carly Simon -
Dr Hook & The Medicine Show -
Cousin Joe Pleasant and Dr Ross -
Bob Dylan -
Pete Berrymen -
The Marshall Tucker Band -
BBC2 Jack Jones 8.15 -
David Clayton Thomas
Dana
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
content unknown
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
content unknown
Tuesday 12th February 1974
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.00 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Wednesday 13th February 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: Captain Crocodile 5.15 -
BBC2 The Pointer Sisters In Concert 9:25 -
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Thames Hold The Front Page 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 14th February 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:55 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Mud -
The Hollies -
Stevie Wonder -
Suzi Quatro -
Alvin Stardust -
Barry White -
Hudson-
Lena Zavaroni -
Love Unlimited Orchestra -
Paper Lace -
The Wombles -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Vera Lynn Show 9.10 -
Vera Lynn
Prelude
Friday 15th February 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Slade
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Saturday 16th February 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
Olivia Newton-
Someday (Gary Benson / David Mindel)
Angel Eyes (Tony Maculay / Keith Potger)
Hands Across The Sea (Ben Finden / Geoff Wilkins)
Pan's People
BBC1 Cilla 7.30 -
Cilla Black
Mary Hopkin – Love Me Tender, Shamarack, & Cilla Black – Both Sides Now
BBC2 Saturday Request: Neil Sedaka Sings Neil Sedaka 5.40 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Danny Drops Out
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.40 -
content unknown
Sunday 17th February 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Horslips -
Maggie Bell -
Joe Walsh -
Roy Harper -
Canned Heat -
BBC2 Don McLean 8:15 -
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
BBC2 The Jack Jones Show (not listed in Daily Mirror)
Johnny Mercer
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Tremeloes
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Anita Harris -
Los Paraguyos
Monday 18th February 1974
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
Anita Harris
Lovelace Watkins
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Carousel (pop group)
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday 19th February 1974
BBC1 Poor Devil 7.50 -
TV movie with Sammy Davis Jr
BBC2 David Clayton-
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Wednesday 20th February 1974
BBC1 The Grumbleweeds (first edition) 5:15 – 5:40 pm
BBC2 David Clayton-
Spinning Wheel, Professor Longhair, Alimony, And When I Die, Yolande, You've Made Me So Very Happy
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Lita Roza, Dick James, Millicent Martin
Thames Hold The Front Page 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 21st February 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:55 -
Hosted by Emperor Rosko
Theme -
The Bay City Rollers -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
The Hollies -
The Isley Brothers -
Queen -
Suzi Quatro -
Alvin Stardust -
Barry White -
Medicine Head -
Prelude -
Yorkshire Mini Melodies 12.25 -
Freddie Garrity
Friday 22nd February 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Lynsey DePaul
STV Showcase
Marian Montgomery
Yellowstone and Voice
Saturday 23rd February 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
A Song For Europe: Olivia Newton-
BBC1 Cilla 7.30 -
Cilla Black
Brian Ferry
Tony Blackburn
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Queen for a minute 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.30 -
content unknown
Sunday 24th February 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:45 -
NB Canned Heat were due on but due to work permit problems they were delayed until the following show
Hosted by Bob Harris
Babe Ruth -
Argent -
Loggins and Messina -
Cheech and Chong -
Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe -
Cousin Joe Pleasant -
Bonnie Raitt -
BBC2 Top American Stars: Tony Orlando and Dawn at the Talk of the Town 8:15 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
John Christie
Monday 25th February 1974
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Gail Vaughan (singer)
Salvo (pop group)
Tuesday 26th February 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:10 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Canned Heat – One More River To Cross, We Remember Fats
Fleetwood Mac -
10cc -
Alquin -
Hot Tuna -
Van Morrison -
Bill Haley -
Thames Des O’Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Wednesday 27th February 1974
BBC1 The Grumbleweeds 5.20 -
BBC2 Peter Skellern In Concert 9:00 -
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson
Thames This Is Your Life: Johnny Dankworth
Thursday 28th February 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Suzi Quatro -
David Bowie -
The New Seekers -
Hudson Ford -
Charlie Rich -
John Christie -
Bill Haley & His Comets – Rock Around The Clock
Lena Zavoroni -
Paper Lace -
Ringo Starr -
The Wombles -
Wings -
BBC1 Scene: All That Glitters 2.02 -
Documentary about Sweet on tour
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Vera Lynn Show 9.00 -
Vince Hill
Friday 1st March 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Ricky Wilde
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Selena Jones
Saturday 2nd March 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
Olivia Newton-
BBC1 Cilla 7.30 -
Cilla Black
The Shadows
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Danny drops out 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.30 -
The Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
Charles Aznavour
Sunday 3rd March 1974
BBC2 Carpenters at the Talk Of The Town, London 8:15 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Vicky Leandros
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
NB There is a new host Ted Rogers, while the Tiller Girls are replaced by Dougie Squires Second Generation and the Anything You Can Do game slot is dropped
Tony Bennett -
Dana -
Tuesday 5th March 1974
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Wednesday 6th March 1974
BBC1 The Grumbleweeds 5.15 -
BBC2 Billy Preston In Concert with The God Squad 7:35 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Dana
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Johnny Mercer
Marion Ryan
Lorna Dallas
Thames The British Screen Awards 8.00 -
Co-
Thursday 7th March 1974
BBC1 Scene: All That Glitters 2.02 -
Renia (rock band)
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Greg Edwards
Theme -
Alvin Stardust -
The Bay City Rollers -
David Bowie -
Freddie Starr -
The Hollies -
Ringo Starr -
Candlewick Green -
Barry Blue -
Compass -
Olivia Newton-
BBC1 Presenting Lena Martell 10.15 -
Tony Christie
ITV Peter Ind -
documentary about jazz musician
Friday 8th March 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
Toolbox
Contraband
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Neil Sedaka
Saturday 9th March 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
content unknown
BBC1 Petula Clark In Concert: part one 7:30 -
Petula Clark
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene 9.55 -
Colin Blunstone
Junior Campbell
LWT The Partridge Family: Miss Partridge Teacher 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.35 -
Alvin Stardust
Sunday 10th March 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 4:00 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Jerry Wexler -
Hookfoot -
Colin Blunstone -
Seals and Crofts -
David Bowie -
Montrose -
Joni Mitchell -
BBC2 Petula Clark In Concert: part two 8:15 -
Petula Clark
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Jimmy Ruffin
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Clodagh Rodgers (not on)
Steve Lawrence -
The Three Degrees -
Monday 11th March 1974
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
Erasmus Chroum (pop group)
Brenda and Ian Logman (singers)
Mel Baron (singer)
Tuesday 12th March 1974
BBC2 Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘77 9:25 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:15 -
NB Stefan Grossman was listed in Radio Times but appeared the following week
Hosted by Bob Harris
Steely Dan -
Genesis -
Rab Noakes -
Rock Dreams illustrations piece over Elton John -
Return To Forever -
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee – Welcome Home
Wednesday 13th March 1974
BBC1 The Grumbleweeds 5.15 -
BBC2 Jimmy Cliff In Concert 7:35 -
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.55 -
Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson, Monty Norman
Thames The Benny Hill Show 8.00 -
Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town
Thames Blow Up 10.30 pm -
Thursday 14th March 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Hudson Ford -
The New Seekers -
Queen -
Aretha Franklin -
Charlie Rich -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Carpenters -
Hot Chocolate -
Robert Knight -
Paper Lace -
Wings -
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Pete Sayers, Lynn Harper, Tall Perkins
Friday 15th March 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
Toolbox
Contraband
Saturday 16th March 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click6.00 -
Gary Glitter
BBC1 That's Life 11.00 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Gary Glitter
LWT The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.35 -
Terry Venables sings! (NB he would go on to have a top forty hit in 2010)
Sunday 17th March 1974
ATV The Golden Shot 4.35 -
Annie Ross
Peter Straker
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Paper Lace
Tuesday 19th March 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:30 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Sassafras -
Stefan Grossman -
War -
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Wednesday 20th March 1974
BBC2 Electric Folk 7:35 -
Steeleye Span perform at Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Anita Harris
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
ATV Max 8.30 -
Max Bygraves
Thursday 21st March 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Paper Lace -
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye -
Elton John -
Gary Glitter -
The Glitter Band -
Hollies -
Mott The Hoople -
The New Seekers -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Barry Blue -
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Tall Perkins, Jo Ann Steel, Pete Sayers
Friday 22nd March 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Lieutenant Pigeon
BBC1 An Evening With Glen Campbell 8:15 -
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
Toolbox
Contraband
Saturday 23rd March 1974
BBC1 Swingin' Along 11.15 am -
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
content unknown
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie Sykes
BBC2 Saturday Request 5:05 -
CCS
LWT Saturday Scene 9:55 – 11:00 am
Glyn Poole
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene 11:00 am -
Thin Lizzy
LWT The Partridge Family: Morning becomes electric 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.35 -
content unknown
Sunday 24th March 1974
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview part one 4.50 -
songs from -
BBC2 The John Denver Show 8:15 -
John Denver
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Carl Wayne
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Clodagh Rodgers
Monday 25th March 1974
Granada Clapperboard 4.25 -
the songs of Richard and Robert Sherman
Tuesday 26th March 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Lindisfarne -
Sharks -
Isotope -
American Graffiti -
Alice Cooper -
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Wednesday 27th March 1974
BBC2 Electric Folk 7:35 -
Steeleye Span at Warwick Castle
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Joe Gordon, Sally Logan
ATV Max 8.30 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Thursday 28th March 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Paper Lace -
The Glitter Band -
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes -
Hot Chocolate -
Queen -
Terry Jacks -
Slade -
Bill Haley & The Comets -
Olivia Newton-
Carpenters -
The Doobie Brothers -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Joel Grey 9.25 -
Yorkshire Mini Melodies 12.25 -
Freddie Garrity
Friday 29th March 1974
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
The Wombles
BBC1 Gunfight In Aberlene 6.55 -
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
White on Black
Isla St Clair
Saturday 30th March 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
Slade -
BBC1 That's Life 11.20 pm -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Slade
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
Simon Turner
LWT The Partridge Family: Pin it on Danny 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 9.35 -
Elton John – Interview, Candle In The Wind
Sunday 31st March 1974
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two 4.45 -
BBC2 The John Denver Show 8:15 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Lena Zavaroni
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
Tony Christie -
Judith Durham and The Hottest Band In Town -
Monday 1st April 1974
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Mel Baron (singer)
Tuesday 2nd April 1974
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Wednesday 3rd April 1974
BBC1 Roy Castle Beats Time 5.15 -
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Alan Civil (horn player for The Beatles)
BBC2 Electric Folk with Steeleye Span 7:35 -
Baron’s Hall, Penshurst Place, Kent
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Cat Stevens -
Cheech and Chong -
Cashman and West -
Argent -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
Lonnie Donegan
ATV Max 8.30 -
Max Bygraves
Thursday 4th April 1974
BBC1 Thursday matiness: Wild In The Country 2.00 -
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Greg Edwards
Theme -
Terry Jacks -
Gary Glitter -
The Glitter Band -
Sunny -
Doobie Brothers -
Jimmy Osmond -
Limmie & The Family Cookin' -
Mott The Hoople -
Mud -
The Chi-
Granada 45 5:15 -
NB also shown by Ulster and Westward
Gary Glitter
Bay City Rollers
John Christie
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Hank Snow and the Rainbow Ranch Boys
Tall Perkins
Pete Sayers
Tommy Cavanagh
Friday 5th April 1974
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
White on Black
Fred Wedlock
ATV The Zoo Gang 7:30 -
theme by Paul McCartney and Wings
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 6th April 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
content unknown
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest 1974 9:30 -
UK entry -
winner -
NB The Wombles were the interval act
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 pm -
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
Tony Hatch joins the panel as a regular
Features acts returning to the show
Sight n Sound (group)
Art Nouveau (group)
The Farrels Vocal Trio
Mel Dean (singer guitarist)
Sunday 7th April 1974
BBC2 The John Denver Show 8.15 -
BBC2 Born To Swing 11.30 pm -
Humphrey Lyttelton on the swing and jazz greats
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
NB A TV Awards presentation was featured, but neither winners Gilbert O'Sullivan nor Shirley Bassey collected in person
Val Doonican -
Lynn Rogers -
Monday 8th April 1974
BBC1 Stars Of The Year 10:45 -
Salena Jones
Tuesday 9th April 1974
Thames What Was He Like? 12.00 pm -
Tim Rice
Wednesday 10th April 1974
BBC1 Roy Castle Beats Time 5.15 -
Joe Brown
BBC2 Focus In Concert 7:35 -
Hamburger Concerto, Cathedral, Harum Scarum, Medley: Hocus Pocus, Sylvia, House of the King
BBC2 Shoulder To Shoulder 9.00 -
Suffragette drama with Georgia Brown in acting role
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Strawbs -
Goldie Zelkowitz -
Jobriath -
Judi Pulver -
Graham Nash -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Thames Quick On The Draw 3.55 -
Humphrey Lyttelton
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
ATV Max 8.30 -
Max Bygraves
Thursday 11th April 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
Mud -
Slade -
Mungo Jerry -
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye -
The Wombles -
The Chi-
Bill Haley & The Comets -
Abba -
Terry Jacks -
The Glitter Band -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Vera Lynn Show 9.256 -
Vera Lynn
Granada 45 5:15 -
NB Also shown by Ulster, Westward and Border
Ayshea -
Slade -
Alvin Stardust
Hurricane Smith
Simon Turner
Wings -
Stylus (dance troupe) -
Friday 12th April 1974 Good Friday
BBC1 A Festival Of Entertainment 6:00 -
Olivia Newton-
George Hamilton IV
Thames Who Is That Man?
Crucifixtion story with music by Alan Price
Thames Speedway (aka Spinout) 2.30 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
Cleo Laine
Saturday 13th April 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
content unknown
BBC1 On Tour With The Osmonds 6:40 -
The BBC claimed that 6000 people requested that the show should get a repeat
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Malcolm Roberts
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
Darren Burn
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters’ Social Club 9:30 -
Freddie Garrity
Matt Monro
The New Faces
Elaine Delmar
Sunday 14th April 1974 Easter Sunday
BBC1 Frank Sinatra: Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back 9:10 -
Frank Sinatra
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
ATV Sunday Night At The London Palladium 7.25 -
The Drifters -
Penny Lane -
Sacha Distel -
Monday 15th April 1974 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Yellow Submarine 7:40 -
BBC1 Tom Jones On Happiness Island 9:20 -
NB filmed in Barbados
Thames Zebra In The Kitchen 5.15 -
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.40 -
Eagle Jazz Band
Wednesday 17th April 1974
BBC1 Roy Castle Beats Time 5.15 -
The Spinners
Annie Ross
BBC2 Pan’s People In Concert 7:35 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Robin Trower -
Cat Stevens -
Jesse Colin Young -
Thames You’re A Big Boy Now 1967 movie music by The Lovin’ Spoonful
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
ATV Max 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
Thames You're A Big Boy Now 10.30 pm -
Thursday 18th April 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Terry Jacks -
Abba -
The Bay City Rollers -
The Glitter Band -
Marvin Hamlisch -
Sunny -
Jimmy Osmond -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
Mott The Hoople -
Terry Jacks -
The Wombles -
Wizzard -
Thames Good Afternoon 2.30 -
Liberace interview
Granada 45 5.20 -
NB Also shown by Ulster, Westward and Border
Barry Blue
New World
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Pete Sayers
Lynn Harper
Tall Perkins
Friday 19th April 1974
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.25 -
Live at The Royal Albert Hall
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.30 -
Kiki Dee – Hard Luck Story
Topol
Saturday 20th April 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
content unknown
BBC1 That's Life 11/05 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC2 2nd House 9.40 -
Includes highlights of Wembley Country and Western Music Festival
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Terry Jacks
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
Andy & David Williams
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters’ Social Club 9.30 -
Bill Haley and The Comets
The Three Degrees
Ronnie Hilton
Sunday 21st April 1974
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
10cc -
Cat Stevens -
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Vince Hill
LWT Sunday Mystery Movie: Columbo 7.55 -
Swan Song, starring Johnny Cash
Granada George (first edition)
George Melly
Monday 22nd April 1974
BBC1 Music With Martell 10.45 -
Lena Martell
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
Anita Harris
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Songwriter's show with seven songs
Tuesday 23rd April 1974
BBC2 Ronnie Lane In Concert 11:30 pm -
with Slim Chance
Last Orders, Done This No. Before, Flags and Banners, Tell Everyone, How Come, I Believe in You, Debris, Ooh La La
Wednesday 24th April 1974
BBC1 Roy Castle Beats Time 5.15 -
Terry Cox (percussionist)
Elmswood School steel band
BBC2 Up Country 7.35 -
Recorded live at the Wembley International Country Festival
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
Special celebrating ten years of BBC2, includes clips from Colour Me Pop and Disco 2
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Small Faces -
The Bonzos – Canyons of Your Mind (Colour Me Pop 7th December 1968)
Joe Cocker & The Grease Band -
Nico -
The Doobie Brothers – Eyes of Silver (The Rainbow, London)
Tasavallan Presidentti -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Design
Anne Marie David
Alex Welsh Jazzband
Thursday 25th April 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB Sparks were due to appear to promote This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us on tonight's show but since they were from the USA their work permits had to be checked first. The paperwork was not in order so the producer had to cancel their appearance, despite the fact that they had appeared on the the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test some time before. The Rubettes replaced them, making their TV debut.
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Terry Jacks -
Genesis -
Charlie Rich -
Abba -
Mungo Jerry -
Stevie Wonder -
The Three Degrees -
Paper Lace -
Peters & Lee -
The Rubettes -
The Wombles -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: The Vera Lynn Show 9.25 -
Vera Lynn
Granada 45 5.15 -
NB Also shown by Ulster, Westward and Border
Geordie
Joe Dolan
Danny Williams
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Hank Snow
Pete Sayers
Lynn Harper
Tall Perkins
Tommy Cavanagh
Friday 26th April 1974
BBC1 Carpenters From The Talk Of The Town, London 8:15 -
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 27th April 1974
BBC1 Clunk Click 5.55 -
content unknown
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Paul & Barry Ryan
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters’ Social Club 9.30 -
Julie Rogers
Springfield Revival
Lonnie Donegan
LWT Saturday Night Out 10.30 pm -
Sunday 28th April 1974
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
Medicine Head
BBC1 Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s 10.15 -
Granada George
George Melly
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Splinter
The Beverley Sisters
Granada George
George Melly
Monday 29th April 1974
BBC1 Music With Martell 10.45 -
Lena Martell
Jacques Loussier Trio
Thames The David Nixon Show 5.20 -
Anita Harris
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
All winners special and results of the songwriter's show
Lena Zavaroni
Tuesday 30th April 1974
BBC2 Paul Williams In Concert 11:35 pm -
Drift Away, I Won't Last a Day Without You, Old Fashioned Love Song, Only Just Begun, That's Enough For Me, If We Could Still Be Friends, Rainy Days, Lucky Old Sun
Wednesday 1st May 1974
BBC1 Roy Castle Breaks Time 5.15 -
George Chisholm
BBC2 Up Country Special 7.35 -
BBC2 Shoulder To Shoulder 8.45 -
Georgia Brown in acting role
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Manfred Mann's Earth Band -
Isaac Guillory -
Carl Wilson -
Eagles -
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 2nd May 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
M.F.S.B. -
The Bay City Rollers -
Limme & The Family Cookin' -
Alvin Stardust -
The Osmonds -
Stevie Wonder -
Wizzard -
Jim Stafford -
The Stylistics -
Abba -
The Rubettes -
Granada 45 5.15 -
NB Also shown by Ulster, Westward and Border
Alvin Stardust
Thin Lizzy
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Pete Sayers
Randy Boone
Tex Withers
Friday 3rd May 1974
ATV Bacharach ‘74 11:00 pm -
Burt Bacharach
Jack Jones
Saturday 4th May 1974
BBC1 Mike Yarwood 8:20 -
Cliff Richard
BBC1 That's Life 11.05 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC1 Ella Fitzgerald’s Other Show 11.45 pm -
BBC2 2nd House 8.20 -
Horslips
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 -
shorter show due to the FA Cup final
content unknown
ATV New Faces 6.00 -
Mickie Most on panel
Julie Dorne (singer)
Tony George (singer)
Smacky Davis (group)
Freewheelers (folk group)
John Paul Joans (singer -
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters’ Social Club 9.30 -
Buddy Greco
Marian Ryan
Sunday 5th May 1974
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
Gallagher & Lyle
Colin Blunstone
BBC2 The Big Bands From The Dorchester 8.15 -
Buddy Rich
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
Anita Harris
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Pearl Bailey
Sheila Southern
Granada George 11.15 -
George Melly
Linda Lewis
Monday 6th May 1974
BBC1 Music With Martell 11.00 -
Lena Martell
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 7th May 1974
ITV Anuything You Can Do 4.25 -
kid's talent show
The Strand (pop group)
Charles Dale (singer)
Wednesday 8th May 1974
BBC2 Tony Joe White In Concert part one
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Beckett -
Graham Nash -
Bill Wyman -
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 9th May 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Abba -
The Bay City Rollers -
M.F.S.B. -
Sparks -
Status Quo -
Paper Lace -
Gigliona Cinquetti -
Peters & Lee -
The Rubettes -
Vince Hill -
The Wombles -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Cliff Richard
Granada 45 5.15 -
NB Also shown by Ulster, Westward and Border
Sunny – Doctor’s Orders
Atomic Rooster
Paper Lace
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Don Gibson
Pete Sayers
Tall Perkins
Saturday 11th May 1974
BBC1 Look -
Clodagh Rodgers
Springfield Revival
BBC2 Bill Withers In Concert 10:55 -
Ain't No Sunshine, Lonely Town Lonely Street, Grandma's Hands, Use Me, Let Me in Your Life, Lean Me Me, Harlem
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters’ Social Club 9.30 -
Frank Ifield
Kathy Kirby
Sunday 12th May 1974
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
Hudson-
LWT The Jackson Five: Bongo baby, bongo 12:30 -
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
LWT Aquarius 5.20 -
Eight Jelly Rolls
a tribute to Jelly Roll Morton
Granada George
George Melly
Monday 13th May 1974
BBC1 Music With Martell 10.50 -
Lena Martell
Tony Christie
BBC2 Masquerade: Something Down There Is Crying 10.20 -
Elkie Brooks in acting role playing Lis, singer with the Red Brick Wall who are hired for as fancy dress party
BBC2 Open Access: Musicians' Action Group Jazz.... Nobody's Child 11.20 pm -
Stan Tracey
Thames Max at the Royalty 5.20 -
Max Bygraves
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Peters and Lee
Anita Harris
Tuesday 14th May 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:55 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Nazareth -
Lesley Duncan -
James Griffin -
Tangerine Dream -
Wednesday 15th May 1974
BBC2 Ravi Shankar In Concert 7.35 -
Rag Behag
Thames Stranger In The House movie with Bobby Darin
Thursday 16th May 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
The Bay City Rollers -
Cliff Richard -
Status Quo -
The Three Degrees -
Alvin Stardust -
R.Dean Taylor -
Arrows -
Jim Stafford -
Mouth & MacNeal -
Wizzard -
The Rubettes -
Granada 45 5.15 -
NB Also shown by Ulster, Channel and Westward
Joe Dolan
Bay City Rollers
Strawbs
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Jo Ann Steel
Tall Perkins
Pete Sayers
Friday 17th May 1974
LWT The Sun Television Awards 10:30 -
The New Seekers -
Saturday 18th May 1974
BBC1 Look-
The Bachelors -
Wilma Reading
BBC2 Johnny Mercer In Concert 10.40 -
Little Ol' Tune, Goody Goody, Summer Wind, Charade, Something's Gotta Give, Satin Doll, Talk to Me Baby, Autumn Leaves, Medley: That Old Black Magic / Too Marvellous for Words, Accentuate the Positive, The Angel's Sing, One For My Baby, Blues in the Night
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
LWT The Partridge Family: SOS 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 6.00 -
Dorothy Copeland (singer)
D J Pope (singer)
Pip and Dixie (singing duo)
Jeffrey Hooper (singer and guitar)
The Amazing Bavarian Stompers
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters’ Social Club 9.30 -
The Bachelors
Julie Rogers
Springfield Revival
The Three Degrees
Marty Wilde
Wilma Redding
Sunday 19th May 1974
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
Stackridge
BBC2 The Big Bands: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 10.50 -
LWT The Jackson Five: The wizard of soul 12.30 -
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.04 -
Lena Zavaroni
LWT Aquarius 5.20 -
Golden Rose of Montreux
includes ITV's entry Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Rod McKuen
Granada George 11.15 -
George Melly
Monday 20th May 1974
Thames Max Bygraves at the Royalty 5.20 -
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 21st May 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:30 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Montrose -
Rick Wakeman -
Tim Buckley – Dolphins, Honey Man
Tommy Bolin and James Fox of The James Gang -
Black Oak Arkansas -
Granada Anything You Can Do 4.25 -
children's talent show with Kid Jensen and Wally Whyton on the panel
Wednesday 22nd May 1974
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
ATV Glen Campbell and The Musical West 10:30 -
Burl Ives
Thursday 23rd May 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB Sue Menhenic replaces Louise Clark in Pan’s People. A technicians' strike meant that bands didn't have all their equipment on stage.
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
The Rubettes -
Alan Price -
Bryan Ferry -
The Osmonds -
Sparks -
Cockney Rebel -
Gigliona Cinquetti -
Lena Zavaroni -
Paper Lace -
Showaddywaddy -
The Rubettes -
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.00 -
Cesars Club, Luton
George Hamilton IV
Ralph McTell
The Rovers
Des Lane
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Olivia Newton-
Granada 45 5.15 -
NB Also shown by Ulster and Westward, also seen as Allan Carke, Emperor Rosko, Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance, Lyn Paul, Sparks
J Vincent Edwards -
Bay City Rollers -
Joe Dolan -
Showaddywaddy -
Strawbs -
Little Joe -
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Little Ginny
Tex Withers
Pete Sayers
Saturday 25th May 1974
BBC1 Look -
Frankie Vaughan
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Geordie
LWT The Partridge Family: Whatever Happened To The Good Old Songs? 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 6.00 -
Tam White (had made records previously)
Nicky James (had previously been on the Moody Blues' Threshold Records)
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club 9.30 -
Eve Boswell
The Five Penny Piece
Gene Pitney – 24 Hours From Tulsa, Princess In Rags, Hello Mary Lou
Sunday 26th May 1974
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
Nicky James
BBC1 Omnibus Alan Price: Between Today and Yesterday 10:20 -
Alan Price revisits the North East which has inspired much of his work
LWT The Jackson Five: The Tiny Five 12.30 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
Vince Hill
Granada George
George Melly
Derek Taylor
Monday 27th May 1974 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Bruce Forsyth Meets Lulu 7:05 -
BBC1 Music With Martell 11.15 -
Lena Martell
The Roy Budd Trio
BBC2 The Jack Jones Show 8.25 -
The Three Degrees
Martin Mull
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:00 pm -
Simulcast in stereo via Radio One FM
Van Morrison in Concert at The Rainbow, London July 1973
Warm Love, Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket, Here Comes the Night, I Just Wanna Make Love To You, Brown Eyed Girl, Promenade Street, Moondance, Nightshirt, Cypress Avenue, Domino, Caravan
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 -
Anita Harris
Cilla Black
Wednesday 29th May 1974
BBC2 Martin Mull In Concert 7:35 -
The Name is Mull Not Tull, Licks Off of Records, Ukelele Blues, Happy Birthday to You, Zipper Fly, In the Eyes of My Dog, I'm Flexible, Get Normal
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 30th May 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
NB Only one new clip shown this week, the rest was repeats and clips
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Theme -
Isley Brothers -
The Rubettes -
10cc -
Alan Price -
Cockney Rebel -
Cliff Richard -
David Cassidy -
Mouth & MacNeal -
Arrows -
Showaddywaddy -
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.00 -
George Hamilton IV
Friday Brown
Adge Cutler's Wurzels
BBC2 Show of the Week: Cleo Laine 9.25 -
With John Dankworth
Granada 45 5.20 -
NB Also shown by Ulster and Westward
Lesley Duncan
Willem Duyn
Paper Lace
Anglia Country Hoedown 7.00 -
Mac Wiseman
Tex Withers
Pete Sayers
Friday 31st May 1974
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
Stuart Gillies
Saturday 1st June 1974
BBC1 Look -
Neil Sedaka
The Three Degrees
BBC1 That's Life 11.05 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC2 Scott Joplin 9.35 -
Played by Joshua Rifkin
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55am -
David and Andy Williams
LWT The Partridge Family: Go Directly To Jail 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 6.00 -
Michelle Fisher (singer)
D J Pope (singer)
Cody Nash Outfit (group)
Bruce Davis (singer and piano)
Granada George
George Melly
Tony Palmer
Sunday 2nd June 1974
BBC1 Ask Aspel 4.20 -
David Cassidy interview
BBC1 See You Sunday 6.15 -
Randy Newman
Religious rock operas
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill, The Young Generation
The Hollies
LWT The Jackson Five: The Groovatron 12.30 -
Granada George
George Melly
Tony Palmer (documentary maker)
Monday 3rd June 1974
Thames Max Bygraves at the Royalty 5.20 -
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 4th June 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:05 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Buzzy Lindhart -
America
Randy Newman
Thames The Tommy Cooper Show 7.30 -
Peters and Lee
Springfield Revival
Dana
Wednesday 5th June 1974
BBC2 Stumu Yamash'ta’s East Wind In Concert 7:35 -
Incidental music, Hey Man, Freedom is Frightening, Windwood
Thursday 6th June 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
The Rubettes -
Bryan Ferry -
Cilla Black -
Gary Glitter -
The Isley Brothers -
Sparks -
Ray Stevens -
Bad Company -
Cozy Powell -
The Pearls -
Scaffold -
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.00 -
George Hamilton IV
The Fivepenny Piece
Jake Thackray
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Demis Roussos
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped the Shows 1.00 -
Patricia Breden
Granada 45 5:15 -
NB Broadcast from a shopping centre. Also shown by Ulster and Westward
Mouth and McNeil
Paper Lace
Sacha Distel
Saturday 8th June 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.20 -
Dana
Pan’s People
BBC1 That's Life 10.05 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Mom Drops Out 11.00 -
Sunday 9th June 1974
BBC1 Ask Aspel 4.20 -
Cilla Back
BBC1 Meet The Joy Folk 6.15 -
The Joy Strings
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Buddy Greco
Clodagh Rodgers
BBC2 Gershwin's Porgy 9.00 -
documentary about George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
LWT The Jackson Five: Ray and Charles: Superstars 12.30 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Frank Ifield
Monday 10th June 1974
Thames Max Bygraves at the Royalty 5.20 -
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 11th June 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
NB An interview with Boz Scaggs is listed on BBC Infax but was wasn't broadcast
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Butts Band -
J J Cale -
Groundhogs -
Bridget St John (with Isaac Guillory and Nigel Pegrum and Rick Kemp of Steeleye Span)
-
Pink Floyd -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Clodagh Rodgers
Sacha Distel
Wednesday 12th June 1974
BBC2 Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee In Concert 9:00 -
Ride 'N Roll, I'm a Burned Child, Hoot 'N Blues, Born With the Blues, Conversation with a River, I Feel So Good, Drink the Wine, Rock Island Line, Walk On
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
ATV Glen Campbell: The Campbells Are Coming 10:30 -
Glen Campbell
Steve Lawrence
Dinah Shore
Thursday 13th June 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:55 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Ray Stevens -
Alan Price -
Neil Reid -
Elton John -
Gary Glitter -
First Class -
Arrows -
Cozy Powell -
Leo Sayer -
The Pearls -
Showaddywaddy -
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk (repeat) 8.00 -
George Hamilton IV
Olivia Newton-
Roy Warhurst
The Hillsiders
BBC2 Show Of The Week: James Last and his orchestra 9.25 -
Saturday 15th June 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 7.50 -
Design
Pan’s People
BBC1 That's Life 11.25 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Old Scrapmouth 11.00 -
Sunday 16th June 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Sacha Distel
Dana
The Three Degrees
LWT The Jackson Five: Jackson Island 12.30 -
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.05 -
Lena Zavaroni
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 7.00 -
Lovelace Watkins (This recording has been on the shelves for a couple of years. Watkins claimed it was because he had lied about being married to his then girlfriend and as a result had been banned from the show.)
LWT Aquarius 5.20 -
Milligan n Melly
George Melly
Monday 17th June 1974
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.40 -
Acker Bilk
Anita Harris
Anglia In Tune 2.00 -
John Dankworth
HTV An Evening With Labi Siffre 11.30 pm -
Tuesday 18th June 1974
BBC1 Petula Clark 9:55 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:25 -
NB The Radio Times and Daily Mirror have this as a thirty minute show, but the BBC tape is 41+ minutes long (including an alternate introduction) so the Dory Previn interview was possibly dropped
Hosted by Bob Harris
Capt Beefheart -
Harris talks about the possibility of pressing up more Starkicker badges for the general public
Paul Simon -
Dory Previn -
The Portsmouth Symphonia -
Wednesday 19th June 1974
BBC2 Alan Price In Concert 9:20 -
Arrival, O Lucky Man, City Lights, Left Over People, Always Always, Simon Smith, I Put a Spell on You, In Times Like These, Poor People, Jarrow Song, Changes
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 20th June 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 – 7:45 pm
NB This was not broadcast due to a BBC Production Assistants strike. The show would be off the air for eight weeks
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Charles Aznavour
Westward My World Of Music 10.35 -
Rod Mason
Ian Wheeler
Acker Bilk
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Friday 21st June 1974
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
Millican and Nesbitt
Saturday 22nd June 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 9.25 -
Elaine Delmar
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Why Did The Music Stop? 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 6.15 -
Panel includes Mickie Most, Tony Hatch
Terry St Clair (singer and guitar)
The Glentones (18 piece band)
Matie Montana (singer and piano)
Les Saxon (singer)
Sunday 23rd June 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Neil Sedaka
Gene Pitney
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Julie Rogers
Monday 24th June 1974
ATV Max 8.00 -
Max Bygraves
Tuesday 25th June 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.40 pm -
NB Loudon Wainwright III may have been scheduled to appear
Hosted by Bob Harris
Heavy Metal Kids -
Ry Cooder -
Pete Atkin -
JSD Band -
Ian Hunter -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Design
Acker Bilk
Anita Harris
Wednesday 26th June 1974
BBC2 Oscar Peterson In Concert part one 10.25 -
Thursday 27th June 1974
no Top Of The Pops
BBC2 Tubular Bells 9:00 -
Mike Oldfield
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show 7.00 -
Sacha Distel
Friday 28th June 1974
ITV The Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen -
Brenda Arnau
Saturday 29th June 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.35 -
Blue Mink
Pan’s People
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: The Soul Club 11.00 -
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
panel includes Mickie Most, Tony Hatch
Seventh Avenue (group)
The Hart Family (group)
David Eastman (singer and piano)
Colin Areety (singer)
Susan Cope (singer and piano)
Sunday 30th June 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 9.30 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Lesley Duncan
Joshua Rifkin
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Sheila Southern
Lovelace Watkins
Malcolm Vaughan
Monday 1st July 1974
BBC1 Moods Of Love 10:50 -
Olivia Newton-
Cliff Richard
Thames Tony Bennett 3:55 -
The Talk of the Town
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4:25 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Slade -
The Flirtations -
Angel -
Ayshea -
Tuesday 2nd July 1974
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
White on Black
The Pigsty Light Orchestra
John Fyffe
Wednesday 3rd July 1974
BBC2 Judy Collins In Concert 10:25 -
Chelsea Morning, Both Sides Now, Someday Soon, Now Begins the Task, Fisherman, My Father, Hostage, Suzanne, Secret Gardens, Song for Martin, Solo, Bird on the Wire, Who Knows Where the Time Goes
no Little Big Time due to the World Cup
Thursday 4th July 1974
no Top Of The Pops due to Wimbledon
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Kenneth McKellar
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show 7.00 -
Georgie Fame
Southern The Thursday TV Movie: The Six Million Dollar Man 7.05 -
Theme sung by Dusty Springfield
Friday 5th July 1974
ITV Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
The Hollies – Son Of His Father
Amii MacDonald – Make It With You
Saturday 6th July 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.25 -
The New Seekers -
Pan’s People
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT What The Butler Saw 11:00 -
A promotional video from Gama Records
Camel
Michael Chapman
Coast Road Drive
ATV New Faces 6.20. -
Mickie Most on Panel
All winners show
Sweet Sensation (soul band)
Art Nouveau (band)
Michelle Fisher (singer)
The Cosmopolitans (musical trio)
Jeffrey Hooper (singer with guitar)
Susan Cope (singer with piano)
Sunday 7th July 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Diana Trask
The Drifters
Monday 8th July 1974
BBC1 Moods Of Love 10.45 -
Olivia Newton-
Labi Siffre
Thames Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town 3.55 -
Sarah Vaughan
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea Brough -
Scaffold -
Sunny – Warm and Tender Romance
Hector -
Terry Jacks -
clip from Robin Hood Disney cartoon The Phoney King of England
Tuesday 9th July 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.35 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Part one 10:35 -
Dobie Gray – Drift Away, Rocking Chair
Eric Clapton -
Elton John – Ticking, Grimsby
Stevie Wonder -
Part two 11:35 pm -
Stevie Wonder -
Adam Faith – Star Song (Filmfinders clip), interview
The Rolling Stones -
Carole King -
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
Isla St Clair
The Freelanders
Granada Anything You Can Do 4.25 -
Panel includes Mickie Most
Wednesday 10th July 1974
BBC1 Love From A -
Charles Aznavour
Liza Minelli
BBC2 Tony Joe White In Concert part two 7:35 -
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
ATV Julie on Sesame Street 8.00 -
Julie Andrews special with Perry Como
Thursday 11th July 1974
no Top Of The Pops
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Paul & Barry Ryan
Dana
Friday 12th July 1974
ITV Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Lynsey De Paul
Saturday 13th July 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.35 -
content unknown
BBC1 That's Life 10.25 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC1 The Phil Sylvers Show: Rock N Roll Rookie 11.05 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT Smashing Time 11.00 pm -
Sunday 14th July 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Gigliola Cinquetti
Jim Stafford
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
NB The first with Bob Monkhouse back as host
The new theme was written by Lynsey DePaul and Barry Blue
Peters and Lee
Border/Tyne Tees Plainsong To Pop 6:15 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Tony Christie
Monday 15th July 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: A La Mode 5.15 -
BBC1 Paradise Hawaiian Style 6.40 -
BBC1 Moods Of Love 10.45 -
Olivia Newton-
Neil Sedaka
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.55 -
Matt Monro
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea Brough
Sweet -
Merlin -
The Settlers -
Tuesday 16th July 1974
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
Peter Skellern
White on Black
Anglia The Snoop Sisters: The Devil Made Me Do It 7.35 -
with Alice Cooper as Prince
Wednesday 17th July 1974
BBC2 Richie Havens In Concert part two 7:35 -
Lean On Me, What You Gonna Do About Me, Tupelo Honey, Wandering Angus, Here Comes the Sun
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 18th July 1974
no Top Of The Pops
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Nana Mouskouri 9.25 -
Nana Mouskouri
Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California, The Air That I Breathe, I’m A Train
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show 7.00 -
content unknown
Friday 19th July 1974
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 9.00 -
Blackpool Out Of Seasons: with the songs of Jeremy Taylor
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped the Shows 1.00 -
Ronnie Hilton
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Lyn Paul -
LWT Girl On A Motorcycle 10.30 pm -
LWT Songs of The City 12.10 -
content unknown
LWT Harty Welcomes (not listed in newspapers)
The Scaffold
Saturday 20th July 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.35 -
Dawn
Pan’s People
BBC1 That's Life 10.25 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
Sunday 21st July 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Albert Hammond
Michel Legrand
LWT The Jackson Five: Farmer Jackson 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Peters and Lee
Border/Tyne Tees Plainsong To Pop 6.15 -
content unknown
Monday 22nd July 1974
BBC1 The Monkees 5.15 -
BBC1 The Spinners On Tour 10.45 -
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 2.55 -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Ayshea Brough
Rockin’ Berries -
Paul DaVinci -
Barry Blue -
Tuesday 23rd July 1974
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Fred Wedlock
White on Black
Isla St Clair
Wednesday 24th July 1974
BBC2 Oscar Peterson In Concert part two 7.35 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 25th July 1974
no Top Of The Pops
BBC2 Show of the Week: It’s Lulu 9:25 -
Lulu
Segment
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart who plays songs with puppets
content unknown
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show 7.00 -
content unknown
Granada Cinema: The Films of Barbra Streisand 10.30 -
Thames What Is Jazz? 11.00 pm -
Humphrey Lyttelton
Friday 26th July 1974
Tyne Tees The Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
content unknown
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Clodagh Rodgers
LWT Harty Welcomes (not listed in Daily Mirror)
The Swinging Blue Jeans – The Hippy Hippy Shake
Saturday 27th July 1974
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.30 -
Clodagh Rodgers
Pan’s People
BBC1 That's Life 10.25 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC2 Summer Season 7.30 -
compilation of Second House with Horslips
BBC2 Anne Lorne Gillies 9.30 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 pm -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: To Play Or Not To Play 5:20 -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 -
The Brotherhood Of Man
P J Proby Somewhere, I Know You Know
Russ Conway
Sunday 28th July 1974
BBC1 Ask Aspel 4.20 -
compilation with David Cassidy interview
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Tony Christie
Dusty Springfield
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Peters and Lee
Border/Tyne Tees Plainsong To Pop 6.15 -
content unknown
Monday 29th July 1974
BBC1 The Monkees 5.15 -
BBC1 The Spinners On Tour 10.45 -
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.45 -
Annie Ross
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Bay City Rollers -
Sweet Dreams -
Bilbo Baggins -
Dave Hunter -
Cliff Richard -
Tuesday 30th July 1974
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
Springfield Revival
Peter Skellern
Wednesday 31st July 1974
BBC2 Leo Sayer with The Pop Arts Quartet 7:35 -
Southern Little Big Time 4:20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thursday 1st August 1974
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:05 – 7:40 pm (not broadcast)
Hosted by Paul Burnett
BBC2 Show Of The Week: It's Lulu 9.25 -
Lulu
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
The Osmonds -
Gary Glitter interview
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show 7.00 -
Lyn Paul
Friday 2nd August 1974
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 9.00 -
the songs of David Campbell
Tyne Tees Songs that Stopped the Shows 1.00 -
Millican and Nesbitt
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Tony Burrows
Brenda Arnau
Saturday 3rd August 1974
BBC1 The Vera Lynn Show 8.40 -
Vera Lynn
Stuart Gillies
Springfield Revival
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: They Shoot Managers Don't They? 5.20 -
LWT How I Won The War 10:30 pm -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 -
Winifred Atwell
Susan Maughan
Possibly -
Sunday 4th August 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Johnny Nash
LWT The Jackson Five: Jackson Street USA 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Peters and Lee
Monday 5th August 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: The Card Carrying Red Shoes 5.15 -
BBC1 The Singing Barge 6.15 -
a musical journey along the Brecon canal
BBC1 The Spinners 10.45 -
in Hertfordshire
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.55 -
Billy Eckstein
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough
Mud -
The First Class -
Firebird -
Louisa -
Tuesday 6th August 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 7:35 -
Doris Troy
Jimmy Helms
Madeline Bell
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
White on Black
Yorkshire Junior Showtime 4.25 -
Lena Zavaroni
Wednesday 7th August 1974
BBC2 The Pointer Sisters In Concert 7:35 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
The Pattersons
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thursday 8th August 1974
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:00 -
The opening credit sequence is a mix of the chart numbers and captions with each chart placing
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (Daily Mirror states Paul Burnett)
Theme -
Mud -
Paul Da Vinci -
The Rolling Stones -
The Three Degrees -
The Hues Corporation -
Bobby Goldsboro -
The Glitter Band -
Jim Stafford -
Sweet Dreams -
The Rubettes -
George McCrae -
Bay City Rollers -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: It’s Lulu 9:25 -
Lulu
Segment
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
The Osmonds (film clip)
Friday 9th August 1974
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 9.00 -
Jake Thackray
Tyne Tees The Songs That Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
Stuart Gillies
Yorkshire Sez Les 8.30 -
Marion Montgomery
Saturday 10th August 1974
BBC1 The Vera Lynn Show 8.30 -
Vera Lynn
Prelude
BBC1 That's Life 11.15 -
Stephanie De Sykes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Partridge Up a Pair Tree 5:20 -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 -
Roy Orbison -
Remember This (a rock n roll group)
Sunday 11th August 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
Lulu
LWT The Jackson Five: Rasho Jackson 11.30 am -
Anglia The Sunday Afternoon Film: Finders Keepers 2.05 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Penny Lane (singer)
Granada Parade 11.15 pm -
Marion Montgomery
Monday 12th August 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: Hitting The High Seas 5.15 -
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
NB 300 members of the audience were allowed in each day on the strict instruction that they didn’t tell anyone else where the venue was, which was BBC's Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London
Musical Director: H B Barnum
Having A Party, Fallen In Love Too Many Times, I Can't Get Next To You, Hello To Everyone (?), Go Away Little Girl, Sweet And Innocent, Puppy Love, Rock N Roll Is Here To Stay medley
BBC1 The Spinners 10.45 -
in Cornwall
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.50 -
Tony Bennett
Cleo Laine
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough
Paper Lace -
The Glitter Band -
David & Andy Williams -
Charlie James -
Starbuck -
Do Re Mi clip from The Sound of Music
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Barbara Thompson (saxophonist)
ATV After All I've Been Through 8.00 -
Documentary about a teacher trying to make it as a singer, by going through the audition process in ATV's New Faces. When Jeremy Isaacs of Thames Television asked the show's producer why he didn't make the show about Thames’ own Opportunity Knocks he was told "You turned it down."
Tuesday 13th August 1974
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:25 -
Goin' Home intro, Crazy Horses, Yoyo, Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (Jimmy), Noel Edmonds talks to Jay and Wayne, The Twelfth Of Never, Kung Fu routine, Noel Edmonds talks to Jimmy, Stevie Wonder medley
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.50 -
Jimmy Helms
Madeline Bell
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
The Yetties
Wednesday 14th August 1974
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:20 -
Down By The Lazy River, Paper Roses (Marie), We Got To Live Together (Everyday People) / band intros, Noel Edmonds talks to Donny, There's No Business Like Show Business medley, You Make Me Feel Brand New
BBC2 Peter Morrison 7.35 -
Anita Harris
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie and The Dreamers
Thursday 15th August 1974
BBC Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
NB Recorded at the Shepherd’s Bush Theatre where The Osmonds were recording their daily BBC1 show
Hosted by Noel Edmonds and The Osmonds
Theme -
The Glitter Band -
Jimmy Osmond intro
Donny & Marie Osmond -
Jay Osmond intro
Cozy Powell -
Donny Osmond intro
The Stylistics -
Alan Osmond intro
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
Merrill Osmond intro
Sweet Dreams -
The Osmonds intro
The Bay City Rollers -
Jay Osmond intro
Sylvia -
The Osmonds -
Alan and Donny Osmond intro
The Three Degrees -
Ensemble -
BBC2 Show of the Week: It’s Lulu 9:25 -
Lulu
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
The Osmonds film clip
Friday 16th August 1974
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:25 -
LOVE, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Noel Edmonds talks to Alan and Merill, Fiddler On The Roof medley, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, Singin' In The Rain dance routine
BBC2 The Camera and the Song: My Green Valley 9.00 -
Max Boyce
Saturday 17th August 1974
BBC1 We Want To Sing 5.30 -
Ed Stewart leads the singalong
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:15 -
Spread A Little Love, Love Me For A Reason, Noel Edmonds talks to Marie and mum and dad, I'm Leaving It All Up To You, Shake Your Music Maker / Dance To The Music, Are You Up There, I Believe
BBC1 The Vera Lynn Show 8.25 -
Vera Lynn
Cashman and West
BBC1 That's Life 11.10 -
Stephanie De Sykes
BBC2 Montreaux Jazz 7:05 -
Duke Ellington
Joe Williams
Modern Jazz Quintet
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: Road Song 5:20 -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 -
The Crickets -
Johnnie Ray -
Yana
NB P J Proby, Russ Conway (listed in newspaper)
Sunday 18th August 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
The Young Generation
LWT The Jackson Five: A Rare Pearl 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Carl Wayne
Tyne Tees The Billingham Folk Festival
content unknown
Monday 19th August 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: Art for Monkees Sake 5.15 -
BBC1 Singing Trail 6.15 -
journey along a trail in Breconshire
BBC1 The Spinners 10.50 -
at Piccadilly Circus in London
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.50 -
Matt Monro
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough
Alvin Stardust – You You You
The Wombles
Stephanie De Sykes & Rain
Mr. Big
Candida
Cliff Richard and The Shadows Put on Your Dancing shoes film clip from Summer Holiday
ATV Glen Campbell and Company 8.00 -
Glen Campbell
Sonny and Cher
The Smothers Brothers
Tuesday 20th August 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 10.20 -
Madeline Bell
The Detroit Emeralds
John Paul Jones
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
Wednesday 21st August 1974
BBC2 10cc In Concert 7:35 -
Scottish Scotch Corner 1.00 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 22nd August 1974
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:10 -
NB The Daily Mirror has Alvin Stardust due to make an appearance
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis (Daily Mirror has the host as Paul Burnett)
Theme -
The Bay City Rollers -
The Three Degrees -
Cockney Rebel -
Bobby Goldsboro -
Cozy Powell -
Eric Clapton -
Jimmy Ruffin -
Paper Lace -
Peters & Lee -
Showaddywaddy -
Sylvia -
BBC2 Show of the Week: It’s Lulu 9.25 -
Lulu
Engelbert Humperdinck
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
Elton John is the star puppet
Neil Sedaka promo clip
Friday 23rd August 1974
BBC1 Music With Martell 11.48 pm -
Lena Martell
Tyne Tees The Songs that Stopped The Shows 1.00 -
Ronnie Hilton
Saturday 24th August 1974
BBC1 We Want To Sing 5.05 -
The Settlers
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 8:15 -
Theme -
Cliff Richard -
Pearly Gates -
Hank Marvin & John Farrar -
The Nolans -
BBC2 Midnight Movie: Loving You 11.50 pm -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
Alvin Stardust
LWT The Partridge Family: Not With My Sister You Don't 5.20 -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 -
Malcolm Roberts
The Kaye Sisters
Sunday 25th August 1974
BBC2 They Sold A Million 7.25 -
Vince Hill
John Denver
Dana
LWT The Jackson Five: Who's Hoozis 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Brotherly Love
Monday 26th August 1974 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkee See Monkee Die 5.50 -
BBC1 Cilla 9:30 -
Cilla Black
BBC1 The Spinners 11.35 pm -
Last stop Liverpool
BBC2 Don McLean: Till Tomorrow 7:30 -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.15 -
Ayshea Brough
Geordie -
Grant Gaynor
Glyn Poole – Sally Sunshine
Bright Red Tandem -
John Christie -
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Natural High (members of the band would later form The Christians in the mid-
Tuesday 27th August 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 10.15 -
Madeline Bell
Doris Troy
Jimmy Helms
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 1.00 -
Fred Wedlock
Julie Felix
Peter Skellern
Wednesday 28th August 1974
BBC2 Rufus Thomas In Concert 7:25 -
Walking the Dog, Night Time's the Right Time, The Breakdown, Did You Ever Love a Woman, Do the Funky Chicken
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 29th August 1974
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn (Daily Mirror has the host as Jimmy Savile)
Theme -
The Osmonds -
Bryan Ferry -
Donny & Marie Osmond -
Showaddywaddy -
Sweet Dreams -
Carl Douglas -
Barry White -
John Denver -
Cozy Powell -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
The Kiki Dee Band -
Johnny Bristol -
BBC2 Show of the Week: It’s Lulu 9.25 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
The Sweet's Brian Connolly interviewed by Ed Stewart
Friday 30th August 1974
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 8.55 -
Ian Campbell
Saturday 31st August 1974
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 8:15 -
Cliff Richard -
Lyn Paul -
Lyn Paul & Pearly Gates -
Pearly Gates -
BBC1 Parkinson 11.00 pm -
Charles Aznavour
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: A Partridge By Any Other Name 5.20 -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 -
Wilma Redding
Marty Wilde
Peter Gordeno
Sunday 1st September 1974
BBC2 The Gilbert Becaud Show 8:15 -
Lulu -
BBC2 Five Faces Of Guitar 9:00 -
Hosted by Julian Bream and Mike Harding
Jeff Beck, Barney Kessel, John Renbourn, Paco Pena, Julian Bream
LWT The Jackson Five: Moe White 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Monday 2nd September 1974
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees Versus Machine 5.15 -
Thames Tony Bennett at The Talk Of The Town 3.55 -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea
McGuinness Flint
The Rats
Scott Fitzgerald
New World
Tuesday 3rd September 1974
BBC2 The Entertainers 10.30 -
Life on the road for Irish show band Nevada
Wednesday 4th September 1974
BBC2 Sailor In Concert 7:35 -
Let's Go To Town, Josephine Baker, Blame it on the Soft Spot, Blue Desert, The Street, Sailors' Night on the Town, Traffic Jam, Harbour
Granada Late Night Drama: Starmaker 10:45 – 11:20 pm (shown 9th September 1974 on Southern)
The Kinks
Anglia About Anglia 6.00 -
Radio Caroline’s return
Thursday 5th September 1974
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
10cc -
Peters & Lee -
Elton John -
Alvin Stardust -
Paper Lace -
Cat Stevens -
The Osmonds -
The Supremes -
Carl Douglas -
Sylvia -
Yorkshire Play It Again Stewpot 12.25 -
Puppets of Cliff Richard, Elton John
Saturday 7th September 1974
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 8:40 -
Cliff Richard -
Labi Siffre -
Labi Siffre, Cliff Richard & Pearly Gates -
Pearly Gates -
The Nolans -
BBC1 Parkinson 11.25 pm -
Sammy Cahn
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas Trailer Time 11.00 -
content unknown
LWT The Partridge Family: A Knight In Shining Amor 5.20 -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.50 -
Marion Ryan
David Whitfield
Sunday 8th September 1974
LWT The Jackson Five 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Design
Dana
Anglia How I Won The War 7.55 -
Monday 9th September 1974
Thames Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town 3.55 -
Tony Bennett
Billy Eckstein
Tuesday 10th September 1974
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4:25 -
Ayshea Brough -
Albatross -
Showaddywaddy -
Limme & The Family Cooking -
Gerry Lochran -
David Cassidy -
Wednesday 11th September 1974
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Lynsey DePaul
Mouth and MacNeil
the voice of Kenny Everett
Thursday 12th September 1974
BBC1 Chico and The Man 9:30 -
theme by Jose Feliciano
BBC2 Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘77 9.25 -
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 2.00 -
Fred Wedlock
Sweet Fanny Adams
Dave Paskett
Blue Murder
Granada 45 5.20 -
Hosted by David 'Kid' Jensen
Alvin Stardust
Mike D'Abo
Zigzag (dance troupe)
Polly Brown
Friday 13th September 1974
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:05 -
NB The show now moves to Friday. Host Paul Burnett was due to present the show in May but was prevented from doing so due to the Production Assistants’ strike. He had been listed in the Radio Times for the previous four weeks as the presenter.
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Theme -
Bryan Ferry -
Cat Stevens -
Sweet Sensation -
Mike McGear -
Mick Robertson -
John Denver -
Alvin Stardust -
Andy Kim -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
The Kiki Dee Band -
Johnny Bristol -
The Commodores -
The Osmonds -
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Adam Faith I’ll Survive
Saturday 14th September 1974
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 6:35 -
Cliff Richard -
Irene Sheer -
Pearly Gates -
Cliff Richard & The Nolans -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10:10 -
content unknown
Sunday 15th September 1974
BBC2 Engelbert Humperdinck In Bermuda 8:25 -
Anne Murray
LWT The Osmonds: And Away They Go 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Dana
Monday 16th September 1974
BBC2 David Clayton-
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.55 -
Tony Bennett
Annie Ross
Tuesday 17th September 1974
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough
Erasmus
Oscar
The Kiki Dee Band
Wizzard
Wednesday 18th September 1974
BBC2 Midweek Music: Cleo and John 9.00 -
Cleo Laine & John Dankworth
Danny Williams
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Yorkshire Frankie Howerd in Concert 8.00 -
Kenny Lynch
Thursday 19th September 1974
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Twiggs 9:20 -
Hosted by Twiggy
Tim Hardin – The Lady came From Baltimore, Misty Roses & Twiggy – Hang On To A Dream
Paul Jones – Peter, & Twiggy -
Granada 45 5.20 -
10cc -
The Glitter Band -
Peter Sarstedt -
The Kiki Dee Band
Friday 20th September 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Carl Douglas -
Elton John -
Andy Fairweather-
Barry White -
Brian Protheroe -
Peter Shelley -
Cozy Powell -
Don Covay -
Robert Wyatt (with Nick Mason on drums and Andy Summers on guitar) -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
Leo Sayer -
Paper Lace -
The Commodores -
LWT Russell Harty 11.00 -
Brett Smiley
Andrew Oldham
Saturday 21st September 1974
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 8:15 -
Cliff Richard-
Pearly Gates -
The Three Degrees -
The Nolans -
Ensemble -
ATV Tiswas 10:10 – 11:05 am
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 11.30 am -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Lindisfarne
Bullfrog
ATV New Faces 6.00 -
Mickie Most and Tony Hatch on the panel
Freewheelers (folk trio)
D J Pope (singer)
ATV The Name Of The Game: I Love You Billy Baker part two
With Sammy Davis Jr
Sunday 22nd September 1974
BBC2 International Cabaret 9.30 -
The Wychwoods
LWT The Osmonds: Don Osmondo In Spain 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.00 -
Dana
Monday 23rd September 1974
BBC2 Billy Preston In Concert 9.10 -
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.55 -
Tony Bennett
Matt Monro
Thames Opportunity Knocks!
Frankie McBride (Irish singer from the sixties)
Tuesday 24th September 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:55 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Cambridge Folk Festival special, filmed July 1974
Planxty -
Ken Woolard (Festival director) -
Richard Digence -
Loudon Wainwright III -
Arlo Guthrie -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough -
Sweet Chariot -
Alaska -
Polly Brown -
film clip from Chitty Chiity Bang Bang
Wednesday 25th September 1974
BBC1 A Touch Of Schmilsson 11:05 -
Harry Nilsson with Gordon Jenkins
BBC2 Midweek Music: Cleo and John 9.10 -
Cleo Laine, John Dankworth
Scottish Scotch Corner 12.30 -
content unknown
Southern Little Big Time 4.20 -
Freddie & The Dreamers
Thursday 26th September 1974
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Twiggs 9.40 -
No musical guests of interest
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox 12.30 -
Fred Wedlock
Granada 45 5.20 -
Hosted by Kid Jensen
Limmie And The Family Cookin' -
Medicine Head -
Showaddywaddy -
Jaki Whitren
Friday 27th September 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
First edition of pop quiz show featuring singer Danny Street
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
10cc -
Sweet Sensation -
Alvin Stardust -
Cat Stevens -
Don Covay -
Andy Kim -
John Denver -
Carl Douglas -
Kiki Dee -
Leo Sayer -
Polly Brown -
Johnny Bristol -
Olivia Newton-
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Mrs Mills
Wilma Reading
Tyne Tees The Songs that Stopped the Shows 12.30 -
Stuart Gillies
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
content unknown
Saturday 28th September 1974
BBC1 It’s Cliff Richard 8:15 -
Cliff Richard -
Olivia Newton-
Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-
The Nolans -
Pearly Gates -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Barry Blue
ATV Tiswas 10:10 -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
David Essex
LWT Up The Junction 1968 movie with music by Manfred Mann
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 -
Hosted by Dave Cash
Showaddywaddy
Fogg
Sunday 29th September 1974
BBC1 I Regret Nothing: Edith Piaf 10.25 -
BBC2 International Cabaret 8.15 -
The Three Degrees
BBC2 Network: Folk Of Today 10:40 -
Magna Carta
Amazing Blondel
LWT The Osmonds: Ireland 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Dana
Lyn Paul
ITV Affairs Of The Heart 10.15 -
play with Jeremy Clyde
Monday 30th September 1974
Thames The X Film: Georgie Girl 10.50 pm -
Tuesday 1st October 1974
BBC2 Music Makers 7.45 -
David Attenborough in conversation with Alan Civil
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Rolling Stones -
Bob says thanks for third consecutive Best TV show award from the Melody Maker
Wally -
Little Feat -
Average White Band -
The Ronettes -
Keith Richards -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough
David Essex
The First Class
Jack Wild
Gordon Bennett
Wednesday 2nd October 1974
BBC2 Midweek Music 9.10 -
Charles Aznavour
Southern Going A Bundle 4.20 -
Noel Edmonds
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 9.10 -
Vince Hill
Georgie Fame
Thursday 3rd October 1974
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Twiggs 9.40 -
David Essex – America, Don't Stop Me Rockin', & Twiggy – On and On
Granada 45 5.20 -
Lyn Paul
Clifford T Ward
Alaska
Sailor
Friday 4th October 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
NB Sound effects added to the end of some of the tracks
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (host makes snoring noises over the pre-
Theme -
Pilot -
Peter Shelley -
The Tymes -
David Essex -
The Wombles -
Andy Kim -
Roxy Music -
Paul Anka -
The Drifters -
David Bowie -
Adam Faith -
Andy Fairweather-
Carl Douglas -
Rod Stewart -
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
BBC1 Mix Me A Person 11.13 pm -
LWT No Honestly 8.30 -
theme by Lindsay De Paul
LWT Russell Harty Plus 11.00 -
David Essex – There’s Something About You Baby
Jimmy Savile
Saturday 5th October 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula... And Favourite Things 8.30 -
Petula Clark
Jack Jones
BBC2 Open Door 2.25 -
The Nite Blues Steel band and A Town Divided
BBC2 2nd House 9:10 -
Pete Townshend interviewed by Melvin Bragg 9:10 – 9:40 pm
The Who live at Charlton Athletic Football ground 9:40 – 10:40 pm
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
Sparks
ATV Tiswas 10:10 -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Noddy Holder of Slade
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 11.30 am -
Hosted by Big Phil
Bay City Rollers
Bullfrog
ATV New Faces 6.30 -
The Summer Bees (Mexican instrumentalists)
Zenith Hot Stompes (jazz band)
Norman Skinner (singer)
Wendy Jayne & Allan Grainger (vocal duo)
Sunday 6th October 1974
BBC1 Judy: Impressions of Garland 10.50 -
Judy Garland
BBC2 International Cabaret 8.15 -
Lovelace Watkins
LWT The Osmonds: China 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Patricia Cahill -
HTV Animate Objects
George Melly presents a selection of cartoons
Monday 7th October 1974
BBC1 Pebble Mill at One 1.00 -
Shirley Bassey interviewed by Donny MacLeod
Thames Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall 3.55 -
HTV Stars in the West
Anita Harris
Tuesday 8th October 1974
BBC1 Omnibus: Tommy Steele; My Life My Song 8.00 -
concert special
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
NB Johnny Rivers was scheduled to appear but went back to the USA instead
Hosted by Bob Harris
Andy Fairweather-
Link Wray -
Queen -
Splinter -
Maria Mulduar -
Syreeta -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough -
Lyn Paul -
Daniel Boone -
Hello -
Bitter Suite -
Wednesday 9th October 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.00 -
Madeline Bell, Jimmy Helms
Thursday 10th October 1974
Granada 45 5.15 -
Labi Siffre
Sparks -
Dave Dee, Dozy, Mick and Tich
possibly Robert Wyatt
Scottish Showcase
Georgia Brown
Madeline Bell
Ray Fell
Stuart Gillies
Friday 11th October 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:05 -
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Theme -
Barry Blue -
Bay City Rollers -
Gary Shearston -
George McCrae -
John Denver -
Ken Boothe -
The Kiki Dee Band -
Queen -
Robert Wyatt -
Slade -
Sweet Sensation -
The Commodores -
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
HTV Alan Stivell and His Group In Concert 11.00 -
LWT Russell Harty 11.10 -
Bryan Ferry – It Ain’t Me Babe
Saturday 12th October 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: Dancing on a Saturday Night 8:10 -
Petula Clark
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10:10 -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Lynsey De Paul
Dave Cash of Capital Radio
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 -
Hosted by Dave Cash
Kestral -
Mud -
ATV New Faces 6.30 -
Victoria Wood
Granada George
George Melly
Sunday 13th October 1974
BBC1 Omnibus: Alan Price part three: Between Today and Yesterday 10:50 -
LWT The Osmonds: Jimmy and James in London 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Lynsey DePaul
Monday 14th October 1974
Thames The X Film: The System 10.35 pm -
Tuesday 15th October 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Climax Blues Band -
Guru Guru -
Barclay James Harvest – Crazy City, For No One (live at Drury Lane theatre, London)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band -
Lindisfarne -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea with Barry Blue
Jigsaw -
Ayshea -
Bay City Rollers -
Eli Culbertson -
Ayshea -
Barry Blue -
Bay City Rollers presented with silver discs, Shang A Lang (playing at a funfair)
Wednesday 16th October 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.00 -
Madeline Bell
Jimmy Helms
Thursday 17th October 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 – 8:00 pm
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Slade – Far Far Away
The Cats – Be My Day
The Wombles – Minuetto Allegretto
Ken Boothe– Everything I Own
David Essex – Gonna Make You A Star
Dana – Please Tell Him That I Said Hello
Slim Whitman – Happy Anniversary (audience dancing)
Roxy Music – All I Want Is You (repeat 4th October 1974)
Peter Shelley – Gee Baby (repeat)
The Drifters – Down On The Beach Tonight (repeat 4th October 1974)
Santana – Samba Pa Ti (Pan’s People)
Sweet Sensation – Sad Sweet Dreamer
The Tymes – You Little Trustmaker (audience dancing and credits)
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Twiggs 9.30 -
Bryan Ferry -
Jimmy Ruffin -
BBC2 Garry Watson reads ‘A Kite Is A Victim’ by Leonard Cohen 11:50 -
Granada 45 5:20 -
David Essex
Swindle
Brian Protheroe
Friday 18th October 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Rod Stewart (drunk) – Bring It On Home To Me
Saturday 19th October 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: What’s New 8:40 -
Petula Clark
Telly Savalas (as a singer)
BBC2 2nd House 8:10 -
includes Randy Newman -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Andy Fairweather-
Hank Marvin
ATV Tiswas 10:10 -
content unknown
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 -
contents unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
Ian Noble (singer)
Bladderak (vocal duo)
Next of Kin (group)
Pippa Dell (singer)
Sunday 20th October 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.04 -
The Wombles
BBC2 International Cabaret 8.15 -
Edmund Hockridge
The Kaye Sisters
LWT The Osmonds: Sir Donald of Bavaria 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Alan Elsdon and his Jazzband
Granada Cinema 11.0 -
George Melly looks at rock n roll movies
Monday 21st October 1974
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
All winners show
Triad
Tuesday 22nd October 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Country Joe McDonald -
Supertramp -
Robert Palmer -
PFM -
Country Joe McDonald -
Robert Greenfield -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea Brough
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Wednesday 23rd October 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.00 -
Jimmy Helms
Labi Siffre
Big Jim Sullivan
Thursday 24th October 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Ken Boothe -
The Bay City Rollers -
The Crystals -
George McCrae -
Glitter Band -
Splinter -
The Stylistics -
Queen -
Sparks -
Three Degrees -
Gary Shearston -
Olivia Newton-
BBC2 Show Of The Week: Johnny Mathis 9:30 -
Granada 45 5.20 -
John Baldry -
The Drifters -
The Three Degrees -
Lynsey De Paul -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
John Miles
Fogg
Scottish Showcase (shown by Anglia 10.30 -
Anne Shelton
Rostal and Schaefer
The Fantastics
Friday 25th October 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Reading
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 26th October 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: The Roaring Forties 8.50 -
Petula Clark
The Pointer Sisters – Steamheat, medley with Petula
LWT London Bridge
Capital Radio article
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
on panel -
Jess and The Gingerbreads (group)
Barry Lee (singer)
Avril Karr (singer)
LWT What’s Good For The Goose 9.45 -
Sunday 27th October 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.15 -
Sailor
BBC2 International Cabaret 8.15 -
From The Talk Of The Town, London
Freda Payne
Sacha Distel
LWT The Osmonds: Paris 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Vernons
Monday 28th October 1974
BBC1 Play It Cool 2.40 -
Tuesday 29th October 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:40 -
The show opens with the studio clock stating 10.45
Hosted by Bob Harris
Johnny Winter -
Van Morrison -
Alvin Lee -
Janis Ian -
Pink Floyd -
Kevin Coyne -
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea Brough
Roger Whittaker – Every Time Is Going To Be The Last Time
Wednesday 30th October 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.00 -
Jimmy Helms
Freda Payne
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 12.30 -
content unknown
Thursday 31st October 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Ken Boothe -
The Crystals -
The Drifters -
Suzi Quatro -
The Hues Corporation -
Slade -
David Essex -
Lynsey De Paul -
Eddie Holman -
The Peppers -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
Barry Blue -
Hello -
Granada 45 5.15 -
Sacha Distel
KC & The Sunshine Band (possibly)
Four Tops
Slade
Hudson Ford (possibly)
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
Shakin’ Stevens & The Sunsets -
Friday 1st November 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Wilma Redding
Thames Magpie 4.50 -
David Essex
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Leo Sayer -
Saturday 2nd November 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: His and Hers 8.40 -
Petula Clark
Jack Jones
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
Glyn Poole
Freddie Garrity -
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Gary Shearston
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
Malandra Burrows (singer, comedienne)
Stuart Jackson (singer)
Kydd (six piece group)
Horizon (musical trio)
The Jay I's (group)
ATV Candid Camera 6.30 -
Marty Wilde
Sunday 3rd November 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.15 -
Freddie Garrity -
BBC1 Gene Sings Pitney 10:45 -
Gene Pitney
LWT The Osmonds 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Roy Budd
The Bachelors
Monday 4th November 1974
Southern The Monday Matinee: Reluctant Heroes of Hill 656 3.00 -
Tuesday 5th November 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
Hosted by Bob Harris (has a sparkler to help celebrate bonfire night)
The Kiki Dee Band -
Jackson Browne -
The Allman Brothers -
The Jess Roden Band -
Refugee -
Mick Ronson -
Thames Looks Familiar 3.55 -
Lita Roza
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Ayshea Brough -
Slade
Peter Oliver
Alister Jons
Wednesday 6th November 1974
BBC1 Pebble Mill 1.00 -
Frank Ifield
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.00 -
Jimmy Helms
Thames This Is Your Life: John Conteh 7.00 -
Paul and Linda McCartney
Thursday 7th November 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Queen -
The Javells -
Sparks -
The Glitter -
Peter Shelley -
Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners -
Roxy Music -
Pilot -
Sunny -
Splinter -
The Rubettes -
The Peppers -
Ken Boothe -
Barry White You're The First The Last My Everything (playout record)
Granada 45 5.15 -
Russ Ballard -
Janis Ian -
Bugatti And Musker -
Ducks Deluxe -
Mud -
KC & The Sunshine Band (possibly)
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
Geordie
Lamplight
The Freelanders
NB another source has this as Shakin' Stevens
Friday 8th November 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Introducing Diane Solomon 10.15 -
Diane Solomon
with Ed Welch
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Barbara Dickson -
Saturday 9th November 1974
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Bay City Rollers
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
All winners show
Sunday 10th November 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.15 -
The Rockin’ Berries
BBC2 International Cabaret 8.15 -
Sylvia
Gilbert Becuad
LWT The Osmonds: Denmark 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Bachelors
Anne Shelton
Monday 11th November 1974
Southern Jim's World 2.00 -
Lyn Paul
Tuesday 12th November 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:00 -
Golden Earring -
Status Quo -
Seventh Wave -
Snafu -
Cover Job -
no Lift Off With Ayshea due to coverage of the Chancellor's Budget
Wednesday 13th November 1974
BBC2 Colour My Soul 9.00 -
Jimmy Helms
BBC2 Midweek Cinema: Poor Cow 9.55 -
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 12.30 -
Horslips
Thursday 14th November 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
David Essex -
Lynsey De Paul -
Cilla Black -
The Crystals -
Donny Osmond -
Gary Glitter -
Suzi Quatro -
Ronnie Corbett -
Ace -
Barry White -
Eddie Holman -
Chi-
Wings -
Granada 45 5.15 -
The Kinks
Ayshea Brough -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
Mungo Jerry
Raw Spirit
Friday 15th November 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Mike Yarwood Show 8.15 -
Peters & Lee
Reflections (vocal group signed to Purple Records)
BBC1 Introducing Diane Solomon 10.15 -
Diane Solomon
Ed Welch
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 16th November 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: The Tale Of A Scorpio 8.55 -
Petula Clark
Georgia Brown
BBC2 2nd House 9:25 -
includes John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Bert with Barbara Dickson
Tyne Tees In Tune 9:05 -
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
Peter Oliver (ex-
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Roy Wood on painting
LWT Cassidy Saturday 12.00 -
David Cassidy
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
Panel -
Nicky Hamilton (singer)
Melody Sound (group)
Patti Flynn (singer)
Avenue (group)
Sunday 17th November 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.15 -
Pilot
BBC2 Benny Goodman Special 8.15 -
LWT The Osmonds: India 11.30 am -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
Monday 18th November 1974
BBC1 Panorama: Younger Every Day 8.10 -
The Heavy Metal Kids -
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
Sugarland Express (group)
Tuesday 19th November 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:35 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Joni Mitchell with Tom Scott & The LA Express at the New Victoria Theatre, London, May 1974
She's So Busy Being Free, Big Yellow Taxi, The Case of You, Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire, Trouble Child, Help Me, Car on the Hill, Clouds, Raised on Robbery
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.20 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea Brough
Geordie -
Freddie Garrity -
Together -
Julian Brook -
Wednesday 20th November 1974
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 -
George Hamilton IV
Magna Carta
Pete Sayers
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 12.30 -
Fruupp
Thursday 21st November 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Wings -
Elvis Presley -
Peppers -
Hot Chocolate -
Carl Douglas -
Lulu -
Queen -
Alvin Stardust -
Hello -
The Javells -
Bachman-
The Rubettes -
David Essex -
Granada 45 5.20 -
Splinter -
Hot Chocolate -
Ralph Mctell -
John Christie
Geordie -
Phillip Goodhand-
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
Hosted by Dave Cash
Beckett
Cozy Powell -
Friday 22nd November 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Introducing Diane Solomon 10.55 -
Diane Solomon
Ed Welch
Thames Magpie 4.50 -
Jazz music in New Orleans
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Gary Glitter – You’re Beautiful
Saturday 23rd November 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: Off To The Movies 8.40 -
Petula Clark
David Essex – Stardust, medley with Petula & Michael York
Tyne Tees In Tune 9.05 -
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Barry Blue
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
Lee and Marie Grant (vocal duo)
Julie Laird (singer)
Winter's Tale (group)
The Headline News (harmony group)
Sunday 24th November 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.14 -
content unknown
BBC1 The Royal Variety Performance 7.25 -
Paper Lace
Perry Como
LWT The Osmonds: Yukon 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Bachelors
Vince Hill
Monday 25th November 1974
BBC1 The Monday Film: The Family Way 9.35 -
BBC2 Second City Firsts: Squire 10.15 -
Alan Hull of Lindisfarne in acting role and writes the music
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Remember (vocal guitar duo)
Malcolm James McVicar (singer)
Tuesday 26th November 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:40 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Pretty Things -
Gentle Giant -
Tonto's Expanding Headband -
Can -
Jackie Lynton’s Grande -
Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea Brough
Stavely Makepeace -
Hello -
Zig Zag -
Alvin Stardust -
Wednesday 27th November 1974
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 9.00 -
George Hamilton IV
John D Loudermilk
Fivepenny Piece
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 12.30 -
Pumpkinhead
Brendan Quinn
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Abba
Kristina Sparkle
Kenny Everett (voice over)
Thursday 28th November 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Theme -
Disco Tex & The Sex-
Pilot -
The Javells feat Nosmo King -
Kenny -
The Goodies -
Wayne Gibson -
Al Green -
Barry White -
Suzi Quatro -
Gary Glitter -
Splinter -
Ace -
David Essex -
Granada 45 5.15 -
Philip Goodhand-
Ronnie Lane and the Passing Show -
Sweet -
Wild Honey -
Johnny Ricco -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
Sweet
Sandgate
Friday 29th November 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Introducing Diane Solomon 10.15 -
Diane Solomon
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 30th November 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: And All That Jazz 8.45 -
Petula Clark
Oscar Peterson
Tyne Tees In Tune 9.05 -
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene 9.45 am -
Bay City Rollers
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
Sunday 1st December 1974
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 4.40 -
content unknown
BBC1 Omnibus: Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn 9.45 -
BBC2 A Day With Dana 8.15 -
LWT The Osmonds: The Black Forest (repeat)
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
The Bachelors
The Three Degrees -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Rod McKuen
Tuesday 3rd December 1974
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:55 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Freddie King
The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Bruce Johnston
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea, with guest host Sally James
Ayshea Brough
The Goodies -
Micky Moonshine -
The Cats -
Gary Glitter
Wednesday 4th December 1974
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 9.00 -
George Hamilton IV
Bill Clifton
Ulster Sounds Like McEvoy 12.30 -
Chips
Yorkshire Sounds Like Les Dawson 8.00 -
Olivia Newton-
Thursday 5th December 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Bachman Turner Overdrive -
Abba -
George McCrae -
Hello -
Mud vLonely This Christmas
Rod Stewart & The Faces -
Alvin Stardust -
Barry White -
Rupie Edwards -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
The Rubettes -
The Wombles -
The Tymes -
Granada 45 5.15 -
Alvin Stardust
Zig Zag
Roy Harper
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.20 -
Hosted by Dave Cash, Big Phil
Kelly's Eye
Friday 6th December 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Val Meets The VIPs 5.10 -
Lyn Paul interviewed by Val Singleton
BBC1 Introducing Diane Solomon 10.15 -
Diane Solomon
with Ed Welch
ITV Kreskin 12.30 -
Vera Lynn
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 7th December 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula:The One Man Band 8:50 -
Petula Clark
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Christmas Song, & Petula -
BBC2 Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra 9.10 -
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tyne Tees In Tune
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.30 -
on panel Mickie Most
New Image (group)
Smokey Blue (country and western group)
The Naden Brothers (duo)
Sunday 8th December 1974
BBC2 A Day With Dana 8.15 -
LWT The Osmonds: Italy 11.30 am -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Max Bygraves
Ronnie Corbett -
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
ATV Sunday TV Movie: Dr Cook’s Garden
Bing Crosby in acting role
Tuesday 10th December 1974
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Hosted by Ayshea
Ayshea Brough
Mr Big
Laari – The Other Side Of Me
Peter Noone -
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Graham Maclean (singer)
Touch of Velver (group)
Bruce and Vivienne (vocal duo)
Wednesday 11th December 1974
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 9.15 -
George Hamilton IV
Roger Whittaker
Saffron
The Johnny Young Band
Thursday 12th December 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Barry White -
Elton John -
Gary Glitter -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Rod Stewart & The Faces -
Status Quo -
Bachman-
Disco Tex & The Sex-
The Goodies -
Ralph McTell -
Showaddywaddy -
Ken Boothe -
Wizzard -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: An Evening With Nana Mouskouri part one 9.30 -
Nana Mouskouri
featuring The Athenians
Granada 45 5.20 -
Hosted by Dave Jensen
Bay City Rollers -
Wayne Gibson -
Maynard Williams
Hustler
Zig Zag
Medicine Head
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.2-
Peter Scott
Prelude
Jack The Lad
Friday 13th December 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
BBC1 Introducing Diane Solomon 10.15 -
Diane Solomon
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Georgie Fame – The Ali Shuffle
Saturday 14th December 1974
BBC1 The Sound Of Petula: The Young At Heart 8.40 -
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Article on candle making featuring the band Hello
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
Tyne Tees In Tune
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
on panel Mickie Most
Sunday 15th December 1974
LWT The Osmonds: Transylvania 11.30 am -
BBC2 A Day With Dana 8.15 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Monday 16th December 1974
BBC1 Wonderful Life 2.04 -
Tuesday 17th December 1974
Granada Lift Off with Ayshea 4.25 -
Beano -
J Vincent Edwards -
Ayshea Brough -
Crane -
Stephanie Sykes -
Mungo Jerry -
Ayshea Brough -
Showaddywaddy -
ABBA -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.00 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Thames Welcome Back Mr Alpert... 10.30 -
Herb Alpert & His Tijuana Brass special
Wednesday 18th December 1974
BBC2 John D Loudermilk 9:10 -
Thursday 19th December 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds (NB Edmonds buys a new off-
Theme -
Disco Tex & The Sex-
The Wombles -
David Essex -
Kenny -
Alvin Stardust -
Wayne Gibson -
Bachman Turner Overdrive -
Ringo Starr -
Billy Swan -
Donny & Marie Osmond -
H B Barnum -
Gloria Gaynor -
Barry White -
Mud -
BBC2 Show Of The Week: An Evening With Nana Mouskouri part two 9.30 -
Nana Mouskouri
featuring The Athenians
Tyne Tees About Britain: Jazz on Tyne
Humphrey Lyttleton, Ronnie Scott
Granada 45 5.15 -
Lynsey De Paul
Viola Wills -
Barbara Dickson -
The Crystals -
Abba
HTV Paxton at Colston
Tom Paxton
Friday 20th December 1974
BBC1 Top Score 2.55 -
Danny Street
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
The ITN newsreaders sing Christmas carols
Saturday 21st December 1974
BBC1 Petula Sings Christmas 8.45 -
Petula Clark
BBC1 Parkinson 11.30 pm -
Andy Williams
Claudine Longet
BBC2 Network: The Corries in Concert 10.20 -
TV Times Pro Am Darts tournament with Anita Harris
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
John Entwistle
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ITV Sport World Of Sport 3.10 -
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Mickie Most on panel
20th Century Steel Sound (steel band)
Moon Williams (singer)
Ricky Lockhead (singer and guitar)
Two a Penny (duo)
Yorkshire Les Dawson’s Christmas Box 8.30 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Sunday 22nd December 1974
LWT The Osmonds: Rio de Janeiro 11.30 pm -
ATV Sunday Matinee: Jazzboat 3.10 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.40 -
Max Bygraves -
The Turnstyle -
Monday 23rd December 1974
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:05 -
BBC1 The Graduate 1968 movie 9.20 -
BBC1 The Spinners at Christmas 11.05 -
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Songwriters contest
Jim n Andy
Calli
Stuart Gillies
Cool Breeze
Salt and Pepper
Canticle
Frankie McBride
Scottish Showcase
Russ Conway
Tuesday 24th December 1974 Christmas Eve
BBC1 The Diane Solomon Show 3.35 -
Diane Solomon
Demis Roussos
BBC1 Aladdin 4:15 -
The Crackerjack Pantomime with The Goodies, Pan’s People, Dana
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:05 -
NB stereo simulcast with BBC Radio One
Hosted by Bob Harris
Elton John live in concert, The Odeon, Hammersmith, London
Pre-
Live transmission begins -
Rod Stewart and Gary Glitter on stage at the end
Thames Follow that Dream Elvis Presley movie
ATV Tiswas 9:30 am -
content unknown
Border Look Who's Talking 1.45 -
Compilation show with Anita Harris, Roger Whittaker, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
Thames Magpie Christmas Special 4.30 -
The Rockin' Berries -
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.00 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Wednesday 25th December 1974 Christmas Day
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2:15 -
NB There is no audience, and the hosts are using a blue/green screen
Hosted by Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Mud -
The Rubettes chat to Tony Blackburn
The Osmonds -
Sweet Sensation -
Mud with Tony Blackburn
The New Seekers -
Lyn Paul with Jimmy Savile
David Essex -
Tony Blackburn with The Rubettes
Paper Lace -
Carl Douglas with Jimmy Savile
The Three Degrees -
David Essex shares a Christmas cracker joke with Tony Blackburn
Ken Booth -
Abba -
The Three Degrees with Jimmy Savile
Charles Aznavour -
Alvin Stardust with Tony Blackburn
Barry White -
Slade -
Whole Lotta Love (over credits)
BBC1 True Grit 4.05 -
Thames Sooty's Christmas Party 9.30 -
Gerry Marsden
Granada Christmas Rock On With 45 1:15 -
Introduced by Kid Jensen & Emperor Rosko
Mud -
Bay City Rollers
Colin Blunstone
Ken Boothe
Dave Cousins
Rick Wakeman
Queen -
Thames David Nixon's Christmas Magic 2.00 -
Lynsey De Paul
ATV Meet Peters and Lee 5.45 -
Peters and Lee -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 6.15 -
Dana
ATV Christmas Singalong With (not listed in newspapers)
Sacha Distel
The Bachelors
Thursday 26th December 1974 Boxing Day
BBC1 Help! 10.30 am -
BBC1 Cilla 6:15 -
David Essex
The Wombles
BBC1 The Good Old Days 11.30 pm -
Wilma Reading
ATV The Partridge Family: Don't Bring Your Guns To Town Santa 8.30 -
Thames Chipperfield's Christmas Circus 1.00 -
Ed Stewart is the ringmaster
ATV The Golden Shot 5.15 -
Max Bygraves
Tony Christie
ATV Tonight With Danny la Rue 9.00 -
Tony Hatch
Mickie Most
Friday 27th December 1974
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 5:20 -
NB No audience with normal show scenery
Hosted by Noel Edmonds, Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
The Rubettes -
John Denver -
Alvin Stardust -
George McCrae -
Stephanie De Sykes -
Sparks -
Gary Glitter -
Sylvia -
Queen -
Ray Stevens -
Suzi Quatro -
Carl Douglas -
Terry Jacks -
Mud -
Ensemble -
BBC2 Tony Bennett at The Festival Hall 6:05 -
ATV Des O’ Connor Entertains 9:00 -
Des O’ Connor -
Saturday 28th December 1974
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.30 -
Shirley Bassey
Neil Diamond & Shirley Bassey -
BBC1 That's Life 1974 11.20 pm -
Stephanie De Sykes -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
LWT London Bridge 10.20 -
Brian May of Queen
Filming of movie "Popstick" with The Glitter Band, The Rubettes
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 5.20 -
Panel -
Jo Vartan (singer)
The Colin Phillips Combo
Goody Two Shoes (group)
Stuart Newton Duo
ATV It's Norman 8.30 -
Clodagh Rodgers
The Kaye Sisters
Tyne Tees In Tune
content unknown
Sunday 29th December 1974
BBC1 Sing A Song of Secombe 7.25 -
The Nolans
Nina
BBC2 A Day With Dana 10.05 -
LWT The Osmonds: Coming Home to Utah 11.30 am p 12.00 pm (repeat)
ATV Elton John and Bernie Taupin: Say Goodbye, Norma Jean, and Other Things . . .
12:00 -
ATV The Golden Shot 4.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Peddlers
HTV Tom Paxton at the Colston 11.34 pm -
Tom Paxton
Monday 30th December 1974
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.40 -
Variety Club awards show
Millican & Nesbit
Lena Zavaroni
Airborne
Helen Foster
Lance Wyndsor
Tuesday 31st December 1974
BBC1 The Monkees 10.00 -
BBC1 Top Of The Year: Variety Club Awards 10:55 pm -
Ed Stewart
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test: Rock Till Two 12:03 -
NB Bad Company were not able to appear, while the Daily Mirror has Fumble as appearing instead of Ace. As well as the best bits of the last year it also contains two new live sets from Ace and Leo Sayer in front of a small audience.
Bob Harris appears from the TARDIS to wish us a Happy New Year!
Cheech and Chong -
Ace -
Tim Buckley -
Goldie Zelkowitz -
Jesse Colin Young -
The Doobie Brothers – Eyes Of Silver (repeat 24th April 1974)
Leo Sayer -
Return To Forever -
The Steve Miller Band -
Dory Previn -
Van Morrison – Caravan (repeat 26th February 1974)
ATV The Val Doonican Show 7.00 -
Val Doonican
Fabric
Granada New Year’s Eve at the Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club 10:30 -
Freddie Garrity -
Matt Monro -
Design
Scottish Ring In The New
Vince Hill
Eve Graham -
Also this year
LWT Saturday Scene
Gary Glitter -
ITV Slade -
ATV Lift Off
10cc -
Tyne Tees News
Strawbs Interview about Grace Darling and a visit to the lighthouse with the RNLI
BBC Schools c.February
Man’s First Seven Inch Record
BBC2 Second House
Sonny Rollins at Ronnie Scott's. Filmed in July but not broadcast until 2012 by BBC4
BBC1 or 2 First Impressions
with Simon Le Bon (no mention on BBC Genome though)
Yorkshire Junior Showtime June
David and Andy Williams -
BBC1 Blue Peter June
David and Andy Williams
STV Showcase
Series recorded in January features Frankie Vaughan, Juniper Green, Charles Aznavour, Mirielle Mathieu, Anne Shelton, Samantha Jones, Marion Montgomery, Paul and Barry Ryan, The New Vaudeville Band, Malcolm Roberts, Madeline Bell
BBC1 Blue Peter
The Wombles -
Thames Magpie
Slade write a jingle for the show's 500th edition, to the tune of Far Far Away
BBC / ITV Green Cross Code advert
Joe Brown
ITV Kellogs Country Store advert
sung by Maddy Prior