TV Pop Diaries
Popular Music on British Television
1975
Wednesday 1st January 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
Thursday 2nd January 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
Wizzard Are You Ready To Rock
The Tymes Ms.Grace (repeat)
The Wombles Wombling Merry Christmas
John Holt Help Me Make It Through The Night (Pans People)
Status Quo Down Down
Philip & Vanessa Two Sleepy People (live)
Kenny The Bump
Elvis Presley My Boy (TOTP film)
Pilot January
Ralph McTell Streets Of London
Billy Swan I Can Help (promo clip)
Mud Lonely This Christmas
Southern Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley movie
Anglia Double Trouble Elvis movie
Granada 45
Host: Kid Jensen
Musical guests not known
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames the following day)
Ace
Friday 3rd January 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC1 Crackerjack
Donny & Marie Osmond
The Rubettes
LWT Russell Harty Plus
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 4th January 1975
BBC1 Lulu 8:10 -
The Shadows – A Song For Europe 1: No No Nina
Frankie Valli, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You
LWT London Bridge
Sparks -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 5th January 1975
BBC2 Presley at Forty: King Creole Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 A Day With Dana
ATV The Golden Shot
Lena Martell
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Malcolm Roberts
Monday 6th January 1975
Thames The Mad Room movie music The Nazz
Tuesday 7th January 1975
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
ATV The Bob Monkhouse Comedy Hour
Fabric
ATV The Val Doonican Show
Fabric
Thursday 9th January 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host: Emperor Rosko
David Essex Stardust
Disco Tex & The Sex-
Donny & Marie Osmond Morning side of the mountain (repeat)
Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye (repeat)
Ken Boothe Crying Over You
Kenny The Bump
Rod Stewart & The Faces You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (Disc)
Sparks Something For The Girl With Everything
Sweet Sensation Purely By Coincidence
The Tymes Ms Grace (Disc)
Wayne Gibson Under My Thumb
Mud Lonely This Christmas
BBC1 Play For Today: Gangsters 9:25 -
Music Dave Greenslade
Granada 45 5:20 -
Supertramp -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Dave Eager
The Glitter Band
Friday 10th January 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Wizzard
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Fumble -
Man -
Tower of Power -
Jack Bruce and Mick Taylor -
Elvin Bishop -
Faron's Flamingos -
Eric Burden -
Tyne Tees Kreskin
Keith Fordyce, Dave Lee Travis
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Dorothy Squires
ITV Kreskin
Dave Lee Travis
Saturday 11th January 1975
BBC1 Lulu
The Shadows – A Song For Europe 2: This House Runs on Sunshine
Ralph McTell – Streets of London
BBC2 Change Of Habit Elvis Presley movie
LWT London Bridge
Argent at the Rainbow, London
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 12th January 1975
BBC2 Elvis At Forty: G I Blues Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 A Day With Dana
ATV The Golden Shot
Lena Martell
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Anita Harris
Millican and Nesbitt
Tuesday 14th January 1975
ATV The Val Doonican Show
Fabric
Wednesday 15th January 1975
ATV Cilla’s Comedy Six: No Harem for Henry 8:00 -
Cilla plays Linda Pearson who wonders what her husband is up to
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Anita Harris
Thursday 16th January 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Status Quo Down Down (disc)
George McCrae You Can Have It All (repeat)
Glitter Band Goodbye My Love
Queen Now I'm Here
Pilot January (live vocal)
Ringo Starr Only You (promo)
John Holt Help Me Make It Through The Night (Pan's People)
Stevie Wonder Boogie On Reggae Woman (disc)
Mac & Katie Kissoon Sugar Candy Kisses
Ralph Mctell Streets Of London
Ringo Starr Only You (film clip)
Wizzard Are You Ready To Rock (repeat)
Granada Rock On With 45
Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You
Ace -
Merlin -
Federation
Gene Latter -
Bones
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames the following day)
Georgie Fame
Friday 17th January 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Musical guests not known
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
John Martyn -
Robert Plant -
Little Feat -
Bachman Turner Overdrive -
Ike & Tina Turner -
Joe Walsh -
Jefferson Starship -
LWT Russell Harty Plus
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 18th January 1975
BBC1 Don’t Make Waves movie theme by The Byrds
BBC1 Lulu
The Shadows – A Song For Europe 3: Don't throw it all away
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
BBC2 David Essex In Concert 7:25 -
BBC2 2nd House 9:05 -
includes Mike Oldfield at The Royal Albert Hall
LWT London Bridge
Rob Davis of Mud
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45 11:05 -
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 19th January 1975
BBC1 Omnibus: Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s
BBC2 Joshua Rifkin and Friends
Musical guests not known
ATV The Golden Shot
Lena Martell
Tuesday 21st January 1975
BBC2 Pro-
with Johnny Mathis
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
ATV The Val Doonican Show
Fabric
Wednesday 22nd January 1975
ATV Cilla’s Comedy Six: Every Husband Has One!
Cilla Black plays housewife Doris
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Dana
Thursday 23rd January 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
The Tymes Ms Grace (repeat)
Donny & Marie Osmond Morning Side Of The Mountain (repeat)
Gilbert O'Sullivan You Are You (re-
Sparks Something For The Girl With Everything (repeat)
Helen Reddy Angie Baby (promo clip)
Stevie Wonder Boogie On Reggae Woman (disc)
Sweet Sensation Purely By Coincidence
Arrows My Last Night With You
Johnny Wakelin Black Superman
Ken Boothe Crying Over You
Carpenters Please Mr Postman (film clip)
BBC1 Anita Sings Harris
Granada Rock On With 45
Musical guests not known
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames the following day)
Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers
Friday 24th January 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Musical guests not known
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Bruce Johnston -
Jo Jo Gunne -
Ozark Mountain Daredevils -
Robin Trower -
Bryn Haworth -
Captain Beefheart -
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Angie Bowie
Saturday 25th January 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
BBC1 Lulu
The Shadows – A Song For Europe 4: Cool Clean Air
BBC2 The National Youth Jazz Orchestra In Concert
LWT London Bridge
Suzi Quatro
Mickie Most
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45 (shown on LWT)
The Pretty Things -
The Pearls
Pilot
Cozy Powell’s Hammer
Zig Zag
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 26th January 1975
BBC1 Omnibus: Cracked Actor 10:05 -
David Bowie in America
ATV The Golden Shot
Lena Martell
LWT Sinatra: The Main Event 7:25 -
Monday 26th January 1975
Thames Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley movie
Tuesday 28th February 1975
Thames The Sooty Show
Ed Stewart
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Lorna Luft
ATV The Val Doonican Show
Fabric
Wednesday 29th January 1975
BBC1 The Pad And How To Use It movie theme by The Knickerbockers
ATV Cilla’s Comedy Six: Sea View
Cilla Black plays Thelma Fosset
Thursday 30th January 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Pilot January
Elvis Presley Promised Land (disc)
Glitter Band Goodbye My Love
Queen Now I'm Here
Suzi Quatro Your Mama Won't Like Me
Alvin Stardust Good Love Can Never Die (live vocal?)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
Andy Fairweather-
Mac & Katie Kissoon Sugar Candy Kisses
Wigan's Chosen Few Footsee (disc)
Granada Rock On With 45
Lindesfarne
The Glitter Band
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Musical guests not known
Friday 31st January 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Glitter Band
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:1 -
Leiber and Stoller -
Lynsey De Paul -
Strawbs -
The Doobie Brothers -
Rush -
Leiber and Stoller -
Poco -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
Host: Dave Eager
Splinter
Highway
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Clodagh Rodgers
Saturday 1st February 1975
BBC1 Lulu
The Shadows – A Song For Europe 5: Stand Up Like A Man
Labi Siffre -
BBC1 Parkinson
Annie Ross
LWT Saturday Scene
Gilbert O'Sullivan
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 2nd February 1975
LWT Aquarius: Sounds Amazing 5:20 -
Musical guests not known contents
ATV The Golden Shot
Tony Blackburn
Clodgah Rodgers
Tuesday 4th February 1975
BBC1 Piparpop
Welsh language pop music quiz show
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Marion Montgomery
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Wednesday 5th February 1975
ATV Cilla’s Comedy Six: Father's Doing Fine
Cilla Black plays Christine, a woman who tries to stop her father from re-
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Lynsey De Paul
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Jack the Lad
Healing Force
Thursday 6th February 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
Pilot January
Stylistics Star On A TV Show (disc)
Bachman-
Betty Wright Shoorah Shoorah (disc)
Helen Reddy Angie Baby (promo clip)
Slade How Does It Feel
Supertramp Dreamer
Dana Please Tell Him I Said Hello
Johnny Wakelin Black Superman
Showaddywaddy Sweet Music
Syreeta Your Kiss Is Sweet
Granada Rock On With 45
NB From the Hardrock Discotheque, Stretford, Manchester
The Alvin Stardust Group
Andy Fairweather Low
Babe Ruth
Friday 7th February 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Paper Lace
Carpenters
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Alex Harvey -
SAHB -
The Baker / Gurvitz Army -
Nico -
Isotope -
Mahavishnu Orchestra -
Linda Ronstadt -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
Andy Fairweather-
Hutch & It's Easy
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Slade How Does It Feel
Saturday 8th February 1975
BBC1 Lulu
The Shadows – A Song For Europe 6: Let Me Be The One
Neil Sedaka -
BBC2 The Kiki Dee Band In Concert
LWT London Bridge
Kenny
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45 (shown on LWT)
Alvin Stardust
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 9th February 1975
BBC2 Oh Happy Day
American ‘front-
ATV The Golden Shot
Clodgah Rodgers
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Anita Harris
Malcolm Roberts
Monday 10th February 1975
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames) 5:20 -
Host: Dave Eager
Georgie Fame
Jack The Lad
Healing Force
Thames Opportunity Knocks!
Frank Jennings' Syndicate (country band)
Tuesday 11th February 1975
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Ronnie Hilton, Lita Roza
Wednesday 12th February 1975
ATV Cilla’s Comedy Six: Who's Rocking the Boat?
Cilla Black set on a cruise liner with Cilla as Vera Clayton
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Lyn Paul
Thursday 13th February 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Pilot January
Billy Swan I'm Her Fool
Mud The Secrets That You Keep
Queen Now I'm Here (repeat)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (repeat)
Shirley & Co. Shame Shame Shame (disc)
Rupie Edwards Lego Skanga
Alvin Stardust Good Love Can Never Die
Arrows My Last Night With You (miming)
Betty Wright Shoorah Shoorah
Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You
Love Unlimited Orchestra It May Be Winter Outside (promo)
Fox Only You Can
Carpenters Please Mr Postman (disc)
Granada Rock On With 45
Musical guests not known
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Musical guests not known
Friday 14th February 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
NB Claire Hamill seen listed, but didn't appear
Billy Swan -
John Entwistle’s Ox -
Love -
Billy Preston -
Bob Dylan -
Chris de Burgh -
Marvin Gaye -
Thames Mapgie
Noddy, Jim and Dave of Slade
Mick Robertson – Change Hands (his second single)
LWT Russell Harty Plus
No guests of interest in this show
Scottish The Andy Stewart Show
Dana
Saturday 15th February 1975
BBC1 Lulu
The Shadows – A Song For Europe all songs
BBC2 Labi Siffre In Concert 7:20 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45 (shown on LWT)
Splinter -
The Chi-
Paper Lace
Sailor
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
The Karl Denver Trio
The Platters
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 16th February 1975
BBC2 The Bachelors Show
The Vernons
Lena Zavaroni
ATV The Golden Shot
Clodgah Rodgers
Monday 17th February 1975
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
Dr Feelgood
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Malcolm James McVicar (singer who is sponsored by Jimmy Savile as the singer’s life had been saved by a car seat belt the previous year)
Glittarock (pop group)
Tuesday 18th February 1975
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Anne Shelton, Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Wednesday 19th February 1975
BBC2 Matt Sings Monro 10:15 -
Live in Manchester
ATV Cilla’s Comedy Six: Dictation Speed
Cilla black plays Sally Norton who is a secretary to an amorous boss
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Cilla Black
Thursday 20th February 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (repeat)
Telly Savalas If (promo clip)
Wigan's Chosen Few Footsee (disc)
David Bowie Young Americans (live in America film)
Dana Please Tell Him I Said Hello (repeat)
Slade How Does It Feel
Johnny Mathis I'm Stone In Love With You (repeat)
Shirley & Co. Shame Shame Shame
Syreeta Your Kiss Is Sweet (repeat)
Hamilton Bohannon South African Man
Guys & Dolls There's A Whole Lot Of Loving
Hello Game's Up
Lynsey De Paul My Man And Me
Granada Rock On With 45
Kid Jensen at the Hardrock Discotheque
The Hollies
The Troggs
Claire Hammill
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Musical guests not known
Friday 21st February 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Showaddywaddy
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Jim Dandy (Black Oak Arkansas) -
Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance -
Keith Christmas -
Elvin Bishop -
Average White Band -
Led Zeppelin -
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Georgia Brown
Saturday 22nd February 1975
BBC1 Lulu 7:30 -
The Shadows – Let Me Be the One (A Song For Europe winner)
Gilbert Becaud -
BBC2 The Baker-
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Mac & Katie Kissoon
Granada Rock On With 45 (LWT)
The Hollies -
The Troggs -
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo, Jealous Mind, Come On
Elaine Delmar
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 23rd February 1975
BBC2 The Bachelors Show
The Vernons
Lena Zavaroni
ATV The Golden Shot
Clodgah Rodgers
Monday 24th February 1975
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
Hustler
Halfbreed
Southern Guidelines: Cliff Richard 12:02 -
Tuesday 25th February 1975
Southern Guidelines: Cliff Richard
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Rosemary Squires, Eve Boswell, Sammy Cahn
Wednesday 26th February 1975
Southern: Cliff Richard 12:25 am – end
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour
Lena Martell
Cool Breeze
Thursday 27th February 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis, Jimmy Savile
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
Supertramp Dreamer (repeat)
Fox Only You Can (repeat)
Duane Eddy Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar (live)
John Lennon Number Nine Dream (promo)
Mud The Secrets That You Keep
Hues Corporation Love Corporation
Hello Game's Up
Lynsey De Paul My Man And Me
Shadows Let Me Be The One
Arrows My Last Night With You (repeat)
Average White Band Pick Up The Pieces (disc)
Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You (repeat)
Showaddywaddy Sweet Music
The Rubettes I Can Do It
Southern Guidelines
Cliff Richard
Granada 45
Lindisfarne Tonight, In Your Head, Lady Eleanor
Polly Brown Dial L For Love
Sweet Sensation Purely By Coincidence
Budgie I Ain't No Mountain
Rupi Edwards Lego Skanga
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Hustler
Half Breed
Friday 28th February 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Kenny
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Duane Eddy -
Stackridge -
Dave Evans -
Labelle -
Bob Marley & The Wailers -
Rufus -
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Elton John
Alvin Stardust
Southern Guidelines
Cliff Richard
Saturday 1st March 1975
BBC1 Lulu
Johnny Mathis -
BBC2 Alan Price In Concert
LWT London Bridge
Marc Bolan interview
LWT Saturday Scene
Marc Bolan
LWT Supersonic (first edition)
Status Quo -
Rod Stewart -
Bay City Rollers -
Gary Glitter -
Alvin Stardust -
Sunny -
Rod Stewart -
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Maggie Bell
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Design
Keely Ford
Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
The Settlers
Bert Weedon
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 2nd March 1975
BBC2 The Bachelors Show
The Vernons
Lena Zavaroni
ATV The Golden Shot
Vince Hill
Monday 3rd March 1975
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
Hello
Tuesday 4th March 1975
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Ray Ellington
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 6th March 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
Telly Savalas If (promo)
Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby (repeat)
David Bowie Young Americans (repeat)
Neil Sedaka The Queen Of 1964
Slade How Does It Feel
Osmonds Having A Party
Average White Band Pick Up The Pieces (disc)
Barry Manilow Mandy (promo)
Goodies Funky Gibbon
Kenny Fancy Pants
Showaddywaddy Sweet Music (disc)
Guys & Dolls There's A Whole Lot Of Loving
Granada Rock On With 45
Celebrated Artists Band
The Hues Corporation i'll Take A Melody
Mud
Richard & Linda Thompson
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Musical guests not known
Friday 7th March 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Slade – How Does It Feel
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:0 -
Chick Corea & Return To Forever -
Graham Central Station -
Eric Clapton -
Alvin Lee -
Richard and Linda Thompson -
Secret Oyster -
The Raspberries -
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains 8:30 -
Peters & Lee
LWT Russell Harty
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Come Up And See Me
Saturday 8th March 1975
BBC1 Lulu 7:30-
Charlie Pride
BBC2 Labelle In Concert 10:20 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45 (LWT) 11:05 -
Musical guests not known
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
The Flirtations, Joe ‘Mister Piano’ Henderson, George Melly
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 9th March 1975
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview part one
BBC2 The Bachelors Show 8:15 -
The Vernons
Lena Zavaroni
ATV The Golden Shot
Vince Hill
Monday 10th March 1975
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
The Kiki Dee Band
Thames Opportunity Knocks!
NB includes acts from Holland and Norway
Lena Zavaroni
Tuesday 11th March 1975
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Salena Jones, Mitch Murray, Arthur Schwartz
Thursday 13th March 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
The Rubettes -
Dana -
Duane Eddy -
Tam White -
Elton John -
Johnny Mathis -
The Sweet -
Fox -
Peter Shelley (and dog) -
Bay City Rollers -
Gloria Gaynor -
Telly Savalas -
Barry White -
Granada Rock On With 45
Musical guests not known
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
The Kiki Dee Band
Friday 14th March 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
Musical guests not known
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Roger Daltrey – interviewed on the set of the movie Lisztomania, clip from Tommy movie
Dr Feelgood -
Trace -
Scottish The Andy Stewart Show
George Hamilton IV
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains 8:30 -
Peters & Lee
LWT Russell Harty Plus
Lynsey DePaul – My Man
Saturday 15th March 1975
BBC1 Lulu
Guys and Dolls – A Whole Lotta Lovin’
The Goodies – The Funky Gibbon
BBC2 Charlie Pride In Concert
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge 10:15 -
The Bay City Rollers
Security at David Cassidy concert
Granada Rock On With 45 (LWT)
Rufus
Neil Lancaster
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Roger Whittaker
Helen Shapiro
Mother’s Pride
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 16th March 1975
BBC1 Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two
BBC2 The Bachelors Show
The Vernons
Lena Zavaroni
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Thames)
Musical guests not known
ATV The Golden Shot
Vince Hill
Monday 17th March 1975
BBC2 The Goodies: Scatty Safari
Tony Blackburn
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
American Gypsy
Tuesday 18th March 1975
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 20th March 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Kenny -
Guys & Dolls -
The Goodies -
The Tymes -
Barry White -
The host requests that fans don't write in for tickets as there is currently a six month waiting list
Average White Band -
Cliff Richard -
Wigan's Ovation -
Lulu -
The Moments -
Mike Reid -
The Bay City Rollers -
The Osmonds -
Granada Rock On With 45
Kid Jensen at the Hardrock Disco
Hello
Ann Peebles
The Rubettes
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Musical guests not known
Friday 21st March 1975
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Rubettes
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Alan Corrie and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band -
Nutz -
Michael Chapman -
Barclay James Harvest – For No One, Mockingbird (live at Drury Lane theatre)
The Detroit Spinnes -
Corrie and Stuart of the Average White Band -
10 CC -
Atlanta Rhythm Section -
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains
Peters & Lee – The Crying Game, & Des O’Connor – Swinging On A Star
LWT Russell Harty Plus
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 22nd March 1975
BBC1The Eurovision Song Contest
UK entry: The Shadows -
BBC2 Lyndsey de Paul In Concert 7:15 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Clifford T Ward
Ken Russell discuses the movie of The Who's Tommy
Granada Rock On With 45 (LWT)
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Tony Christie – Avenues And Alleyways, Amarillo, Old Man River
Frances Yip
Sunday 23rd March 1975
BBC2 The Bachelors Show
The Vernons
Lena Zavaroni
ATV The Golden Shot
Vince Hill
Monday 24th March 1975
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Geordie
Fogg
Tuesday 25th March 1975
Southern The Music Goes Round and Round 11:30 am -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 27th March 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
The Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby
10 C.C. Life Is A Minestrone
Elton John Philadelphia Freedom (disc)
Shadows Let Me Be The One
Sweet Fox On The Run
Gloria Gaynor Reach Out I'll Be There (repeat)
Teach In Ding A Dong
Jim Gilstrap Swing Your Daddy
Peter Shelley Love Me Love My Dog
Kiki Dee How Glad I Am
Duane Eddy Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar
Peter Skellern Hold On To Love
Rubettes I Can Do It
Granada Rock On With 45
Shabby TIger
Neil Sedaka -
Zigzag
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Geordie
Fogg
Southern Alan Stivell and His Group 11:30 am -
Friday 28th March 1975 Good Friday
BBC1 Festival of Entertainment
Cleo Laine, John Dankworth
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:00 -
Billy Cobham special live at The Rainbow, London
Thames Kid Gallahad Elvis movie
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains
Peters and Lee
LWT Russell Harty Plus 10:40 -
Tommy movie special
Ken Russell,
Roger Daltrey,
Elton John – Pinball Wizard (Tommy movie clip)
The Kiki Dee Band
Saturday 29th March 1975
BBC1 Lulu
David Clayton-
BBC2 All Star Jazz Festival 5:20 -
Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie
BBC2 Humphrey Littleton In Concert
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Jack The Lad
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Howard Keel
Sunday 30th March 1975 Easter Sunday
BBC1 The Osmonds 7:25 -
Andy Williams
Isaac Hayes
BBC2 The Michel Legrand Show
Lena Horne
The Mike Curb Congregation
Jack Jones
Monday 31st March 1975 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Crackerjack
Musical guests not known
BBC1 Johnny Cash -
BBC2 Dr Terror’s House of Horror movie with Alan Freeman
Tuesday 1st April 1975
Granada Shang-
There would be a weeekly oldies spot Let's Roll Back
The Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby, It's For You, Summerlove Sensation
Lieutenant Pigeon
Big Jim Sullivan
ATV Crossroads
NB Catch-
Stephanie DeSykes as Holly Brown
Wednesday 2nd April 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
Thursday 3rd April 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
The Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby (repeat)
Wigan's Ovation Skiing In The Snow
Gilbert Becaud A Little Love And Understanding
Mike Reid The Ugly Duckling
Sylvia Hasta La Vista
Glitter Band The Tears I Cried
Duane Eddy Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar (repeat)
Moments Girls (repeat)
Pilot Call Me Round
Brian Hyland Sealed With A Kiss
Sweet Fox On The Run (disc)
Kenny Fancy Pants
Labelle Lady Marmalade
Guys & Dolls There's A Whole Lot Of Loving (live, so doesn't sound anything like the record which was made by session singers!)
BBC2 Sing Country
George Jones, Melba Montgomery, George Hamilton IV, Barbara Mandrell
Granada Rock On With 45 6:35 -
From the Hardrock Disco
Labi Siffre
The Tymes
Fancy
Friday 4th April 1975
BBC1 Roy Castle Beats Time
Acker Bilk
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Rick Wakeman -
Jeff Beck -
Tangerine Dream -
Russ Ballard -
Lori Leiberman -
Rare Bird -
Bad Company -
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains
Peters & Lee
LWT Russell Harty Plus
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 5th April 1975
BBC1 Lulu
No other guests of interest in this edition
BBC2 Ralph McTell In Concert 7:35 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Arrows
Granada Rock On With 45 (LWT)
Labi Siffre
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
The Village Synchopaters
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 6th April 1975
ATV The Golden Shot
The Bachelors
Tuesday 8th April 1975
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Anne Shelton, Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers -
Twinn
Wednesday 9th April 1975
BBC2 One Man’s Week
Vivian Stanshall
Thursday 10th April 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Emporer Rosko
Tehe: Whoe Lotta Love
Teach In -
Pete Shelley (and 'King' the dog) -
Sweet -
The Three Degrees -
Yin & Yan -
Bad Company -
Peter Skellern -
10 C.C. -
Jim Gilstrap -
The Goodies -
Susan Cadogan -
Bay City Rollers -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
BBC2 Show of the Week: Twiggs (Twiggy)
Paul Jones
Tim Hardin
BBC2 Sing Country
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45
From the Hardrock Disco
The Detroit Spinners
Sylvia
Friday 11th April 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
NB Mick Ronson, Smokey might have been scheduled to appear
Maria Mulduar -
Justin Hayward and John Lodge -
Lynyrd Skynyrd -
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains
Peters & Lee
Saturday 12th April 1975
BBC1 Mike Yarwood
Reflections (regular singing group)
BBC2 Monterey Jazz
Musical guests not known
BBC2 Oscar Peterson In Concert 6:45 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Once Upon A Star 11:05 -
The Bay City Rollers’ special
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 13th April 1975
BBC2 Charles Aznavour...Sings For You
Granada Rock On With 45 (LWT) 11:10 -
Sylvia – Hasta La Vista
The Detroit Spinners
ATV The Golden Shot
NB The final show
Dana
Tuesday 15th April 1975
ATV Columbo: Swan Song
with Johnny Cash
no Shang-
Wednesday 16th April 1975
BBC1 The Monkees: A La Mode
Thursday 17th April 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby (repeat)
Glitter Band The Tears I Cried
Mike Reid The Ugly Duckling (repeat)
Mud Oh Boy
Wigan's Ovation Skiing In The Snow (repeat)
Minnie Ripperton Loving You (promo clip)
Petula Clark I Am Your Song
Bobby Goldsboro Honey
KC & The Sunshine Band Get Down Tonight (disc)
Beano Little Cinderella
Bobby Goldsboro Honey
Lolly Boone Send Your Love
April Rolling It Over
BBC2 Show of the Week: Twiggs
No musical guests of interest
Granada Rock On With 45
NB LWT will be showing the show from 20th April onwards as Thames had decided to drop the show weeks ago
Four Way Street -
Vicky Leandros
Friday 18th April 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test
John Lennon interviewed in New York by Bob Harris, Stand By Me, Slippin’ and Slidin’
A Band Called ‘O’
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains
Peters & Lee
Saturday 19th April 1975
BBC1 Look – Mike Yarwood
Reflections
BBC2 Anne Murray In Concert 7:10 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Alan Price -
Alan Williams of The Rubettes
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 20th April 1975
BBC2 Glen Campbell Music Show 8:15 -
Jimmy Webb – medley & Glen Campbell – medley
Yorkshire
Stars on Sunday
Salena Jones
Monday 21st April 1975
BBC1 Blue Peter
The Wombles – Wombling White Tie and Tails
Tuesday 22nd April 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers -
The Goodies
Mr Big
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 23rd April 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
Thursday 24th April 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Ed Stewart
The Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby (repeat)
10 C.C. Life Is A Minestrone
Diana Ross Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right (Pan’s People)
Gary Glitter Love Like You And Me
Susan Cadogan Hurts So Good
Stephanie De Sykes We'll Find Our Way
Three Degrees Take Good Care Of Yourself (repeat)
Mac & Katie Kissoon Don't Do It Baby
Peter Skellern Hold On To Love
Gilbert Becaud A Little Love & Understanding
Carpenters Only Yesterday (film clip)
BBC2 Show of the Week: Twiggs
David Essex
Granada Rock On With 45
From the Hardrock Disco
Ronnie Lane
Friday 25th April 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
NB special recorded at Pebble Mill, Birmingham
Roy Wood -
Raymond Froggatt -
James Brown -
Judas Priest -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Led Zeppelin -
The Moody Blues -
Tyne Tees The Songs That Stopped The Shows
Eve Boswell
Vince Hill
Saturday 26th April 1975
BBC1 Look -
Reflections
BBC2 Neil Sedaka In Concert 7:45 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT London Bridge
Sweet interview
ATV Tarbuck And All That!
Roy Budd
Sunday 27th April 1975
BBC2 Glen Campbell Music Show 8:15 -
Wayne Newton
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
The Bachelors
Tuesday 29th April 1975
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Marion Montgomery
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers -
The Rubettes – I Can Do It
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 30th April 1975
BBC1 The Monkees: Monkees Marooned
Thames This Is Your Life: Petula Clark
Thursday 1st May 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Mud Oh Boy
Silver Convention Save Me
Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man (promo clip)
Gladys Knight The Way We Were (promo)
Tammy Jones Let Me Try Again
Minnie Ripperton Loving You (promo clip)
Teach In Ding A Dong (repeat)
Glitter Band The Tears I Cried
Wombles Wombling White Tie & Tails
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons The Night (disc)
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Whispering Grass
Guys & Dolls Here I Go Again
BBC2 Twiggs
Musical guests not known
Granada Rock On With 45
Slade
Bilbo Baggins -
Polly Brown -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Friday 2nd May 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Dr Hook -
Ginger Baker -
Joan Armatrading -
Joe Walsh -
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge -
The Grease Band -
John Prine -
Saturday 3rd May 1975
BBC1 Look -
Reflections
BBC2 Sing Country 7:05 -
No Saturday Scene due to F A Cup coverage
Sunday 4th May 1975
BBC2 Glen Campbell Music Show 8:15 -
Helen Reddy
Carl Jackson
Bill Graham
Bob Felts
Dennis McCarthy
Monday 5th May 1975
Thames The David Nixon Show 6:40 -
Lyndsey De Paul
Tuesday 6th May 1975
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Vicki Leandros – More Than That
BBC2 2nd House
Georges Brassens in concert in Cardiff
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Ronnie Carroll, Lita Roza
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Angel Baby, Summer Love Sensation, When Will You Be Mine, Keep On Dancing
Cliff Richard – It’s Me You Left Behind
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 7th May 1975
BBC1 The Monkees: The Card Carrying Red Shoes
Scottish Showcase
Lulu
Stuart Henry
Bobby Crush
Thursday 8th May 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
Mud Oh Boy
Gary Glitter Love Like You And Me (repeat)
Hot Chocolate Disco Queen
Betty Wright Where Is The Love
Stephanie De Sykes We'll Find Our Day
Desmond Dekker Israelites
Disco Tex & The Sex-
Slade Thanks For The Memory
Mac & Katie Kissoon Don't Do It Baby
Shirley Bassey Good, Bad But Beautiful
Ian Hunter Once Bitten Twice Shy (disc)
Chips Love Matters
Carpenters Only Yesterday (film clip)
Granada Rock On With 45
From the Hardrock Disco
David Gates
Mac and Katie Kissoon
Friday 9th May 1975
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Roger Whittaker – The Last Farewell, also Ron Webster the singer’s lyricist talks about the song
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Bonnie Raitt -
Ric Derringer -
Seals and Crofts -
Kokomo -
David Gates -
Janis Joplin -
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped The Shows
Stuart Gillies
Tammy Jones
ATV Shut That Door!!
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
Saturday 10th May 1975
BBC1 Look -
Musical guests not known
BBC2 Sing Country
Dolly Parton
Mac Wiseman
Marty Robbins
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
ATV The Jimmy Tarbuck Show
Wout Steenhuis
Sunday 11th May 1975
BBC2 Glen Campbell Music Show 8:15 -
David Gates
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 12th May 1975
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9:00 -
Neil Innes
Tuesday 13th May 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers -
Cliff Richard
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 14th May 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
Thursday 15th May 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Susan Cadogan Hurts So Good
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Whispering Grass (repeat)
Tammy Jones Let Me Try Again
Ian Hunter Once Bitten Twice Shy
Fox Imagine Me, Imagine You
Gladys Knight The Way We Were (promo)
Showaddywaddy Three Steps To Heaven
Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man (promo clip)
Wombles Wombling White Tie & Tails (repeat)
Granada Rock On With 45
Gary Glitter – I Love You Love Me Love
The Glitter Band – The Tears I Cried
Friday 16th May 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
Keith Moon -
Upp -
Billy Joel -
Kool and The Gang -
Bo Diddley -
Leslie West -
Peter Frampton -
Tyne Tees The Songs That Stopped The Show
Susan Maughan
Frank Ifield
ATV Shut That Door!!
Joan Turner
Saturday 17th May 1975
BBC1 Look -
Reflections
BBC2 2nd House
Include Sonny Rollins
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
ATV Tarbuck And All That
Eddie Thompson Trio
Sunday 18th May 1975
BBC2 Glen Campbell Music Show
Anne Murray
Granada Shang-
Anglia Kenneth McKeller at Home
Anita Harris
Monday 19th May 1975
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox (first in new series)
Fred Wedlock
Diz Disley
JoAnn Kelly
Tuesday 20th May 1975
BBC1 Going Places
Alan Price interview
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Teenage Heart, Marlena, Shang A Lang
The Shadows – Let Me Be The One
Derek Longmuir talks to Bruce Welch
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 21st May 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
Thursday 22nd May 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man (promo)
Slade Thanks For The Memory
Roy Wood Oh What A Shame
Stylistics Sing Baby Sing (Pan's People)
Desmond Dekker Israelites
Jackie Wilson I Get The Sweetest Feeling
Roy Wood Oh What A Shame
Judy Collins Send In The Clowns
Catherine Howe Harry
Granada 45
Albert Hammond Lay The Music Down
Lulu Take Your Mamma For A Ride
Hello Bend Me Shape Me, Then He Kissed Me, Let's Spend The Night Together
Susan Webb Bye Bye Pretty Baby (Susan is the sister of Jimmy Webb)
Wess And Dori Ghezzi (singers from Italy)
Friday 23rd May 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8:10 -
NB Henry Gross may have been scheduled for the show
Linda Ronstadt -
PFM -
Alan Hull -
Sister Sledge -
Phil Manzanera -
Andy Fraser -
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped The Shows
Anne Shelton
Yorkshire Husband of the Year
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Saturday 24th May 1975
BBC1 The Val Doonican Show
NB For his first show in his first series for the BBC in several years producer John Ammons wants Val to lose the sweaters and rocking chair in favour of sharp suits and shiny shoes
Jose Feliciano
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 25th May 1975
BBC2 Glen Campbell Music Show
Seals and Crofts
LWT show Shang-
Bay City Rollers
Big Jim Sullivan
Twinn
Him and Us
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Vince Hill
LWT It’s Called God Rock
Monday 26th May 1975 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Disney Time
Hosted by Ed Stewart
BBC2 The Perry Como Sunshine Hour 7:00 -
Marie and Donny Osmond
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes -
BBC2 The Deadly Bees movie with Birds’ Birds
ITV World of Sport
Evel Kinevel at Wembley
Keith Moon seen in crowd, ELP, Tony Blackburn (gets booed)
Tuesday 27th May 1975
Thanes Matt and Gerry Ltd (first in series)
Gerry Marsden
No Shang-
Wednesday 28th May 1975
BBC1 The Monkees
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Thursday 29th May 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man (says ‘special’ in database)
10 C.C. I'm Not In Love
Osmonds The Proud One (miming)
Eric Clapton Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (disc)
Kenny Baby, I Love You, OK
Showaddywaddy Three Steps To Heaven
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Whispering Grass (repeat)
Fox Imagine Me Imagine You (repeat)
Olivia Newton-
Granada Rock On With 45
From the Hard Rock disco
PFM -
Friday 30th May 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:25 -
NB Recorded in Glasgow
Average White Band -
Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Dan McCafferty of Nazereth -
Nazereth -
Rab Noakes -
Stone The Crows -
Rod Stewart -
Blue -
Saturday 31st May 1975
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It (first edition)
NB Savile had previously promoted the series on Nationwide asking children to write in and ask for their dreams to come true
Pan’s People
BBC1 Kissin’ Cousins Elvis movie
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 1st June 1975
BBC2 Sunday Special: Donovan 8:15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Vince Hill
Monday 2nd June 1975
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9:10 -
Neil Innes
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox
Fred Wedlock
Tuesday 3rd June 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Once Upon A Star, La Belle Gene, Angel Angel
Mac and Katie Kissoon – Don’t Do It Baby
Slade -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour
Lynsey de Paul
The New Vaudeville Band
Wednesday 4th June 1975
BBC1 Z Shed
Hosted by Noel Edmonds this series dealt with children’s problems and air their opinions.
Music content unknown
Thursday 5th June 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host Ed Stewart
Hot Chocolate Disco Queen
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Mr Raffles
Barry White For You I'll Do Anything You Want Me To (Pan’s People)
Desmond Dekker Israelites (repeat)
Roy Wood Oh What A Shame
Gilbert O'Sullivan I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You
Judy Collins Send In The Clowns (repeat)
Nazareth My White Bicycle
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Whispering Grass
Granada 45
Hudson Ford When Love Has Overgrown
Pfm Mr Nine To Five, Celebration
Showaddywaddy Three Steps To Heaven
Maria Morgan
Fogg
Friday 6th June 1975
BBC1 Roy Castle Beats Time
John D Loudermilk
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:30 -
Jack Bruce Band with Carla Bley and Mick Taylor
Can You Follow, Morning Story, Keep It Down, Pieces of Mind, One, Spirit, Without A Word, Smiles and Grins
LWT Sammy
Sammy Davis Jr and Snr
Saturday 7th June 1975
BBC1 Moira
Sammy Cahn
BBC2 2nd House 2nd Run
9:45 -
10:25 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
LWT The Best Of Russell Harty 11:00 -
Adam Faith
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers
Sunday 8th June 1975
BBC2 Sunday Special: Helen Reddy 8:15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Anita Harris
Monday 9th June 1975
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox
Fred Wedlock
Steve Ashley
Joanna Carlin
Tuesday 10th June 1975
Thames Matt and Gerry Ltd
Gerry Marsden
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Angel Baby, Rock 'n' Roll Honeymoon, Teenage Heart
Gary Glitter -
Middle of the Road -
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 11th June 1975
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Thursday 12th June 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Windsor Davis and Don Estelle Whispering Grass (repeat)
10 C.C. I'm Not In Love (repeat)
Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band Doing All Right With The Boys (miming)
The Osmonds The Proud One (repeat)
Goodies Black Pudding Bertha
Tammy Wynette D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Johnny Pearson Orchestra The Hustle
Kenny Baby I Love You, OK
Wings Listen To What The Man Said (disc)
Granada Rock On With 45
Johnny Nash
Bunny
Friday 13th June 1975
LWT The Sun Television Awards 1975
Alan Price
Saturday 14th June 1975
BBC1 Moira
Catherine Howe -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 -
Link Wray -
Catherine Howe -
Argent -
Z Z Top -
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
LWT The Best Of Russell Harty
Georgie Fame
Sunday 15th June 1975
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 16th June 1975
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox
Fred Wedlock
Strange Fruit
Miriam Backhouse
Dave Evans
Thames The David Nixon Show
Wilma Reading
Tuesday 17th June 1975
BBC2 Blues Like Showers Of Rain 10:35 -
Musical guests not known
Thames Matt and Gerry Ltd
Gerry Marsden
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Let's Go, When Will You Be Mine, Keep On Dancing
Showaddywaddy – Three Steps To Heaven
Alan Price
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 18th June 1975
Thames Today
Jonathan King
Tommy Vance
Thursday 19th June 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Windsor Davis and Don Estelle -
Mud Moonshine Sally
Shadows Run Billy Run
Dana Are You Still Mad At Me
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Mr Raffles (live vocal)
Retta Young Sending Out An S.O.S.
Hamilton Bohannon Disco Stomp (Pan's People)
Nazareth My White Bicycle
Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow
Granada Rock On With 45
NB also seen as Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Three Degrees
The Hollies
Gilbert O'Sullivan I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You
Dana Are You Still Mad At Me?
Arthur Brown We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Lyn Paul It Oughta Sell a Million
Friday 20th June 1975
Tyne Tees Songs That Stopped The Shows
Vince Hill
Eve Boswell
ATV Salute... To Sir Lew Grade 10:30 -
John Lennon -
Tom Jones
Saturday 21st June 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 -
NB Joe Walsh might have been scheduled for this edition
Camel -
Ian Hunter -
Jukeboxes exhibition article with several in the studio
The Temptations -
Graham Central Station -
Nils Lofgren -
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
LWT The Best Of Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this edition
Southern Herb Alpert 9:45 -
Granada Frank Sinatra 9:45 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
Sunday 22nd June 1975
BBC2 Sunday Special: The Three Degrees 8:15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Stuart Gillies
Monday 23rd June 1975
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox
Fred Wedlock
Wizz Jones
Shusha
Q Williams
Tuesday 24th June 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Saturday Night, Be My Baby, Summerlove Sensation, Shout
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
The Goodies -
Big Jim Sullivan
Wednesday 25th June 1975
BBC1 What A Whopper! Movie with Adam Faith
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Thursday 26th June 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
10CC I’m Not In Love
David Cassidy I Write The Songs (promo)
Donny & Marie Osmond Make The World Go Away
Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band Doing Alright With The Boys (repeat)
Gilbert O'Sullivan I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You
Three Degrees Long Lost Lover
Van McCoy The Hustle (disc)
Chi-
Kenny Baby I Love You, OK
Pete Wingfield Eighteen With A Bullet
Sister Sledge Mama Never Told Me
Rubettes Foe-
ATV Crossroads
The familiar recording of the Tony Hatch theme will replaced from tonight by the Wings version
Granada Rock On With 45
Alvin Stardust
Lyn Paul
Paper Lace
Patches
Glen Dale
Nazereth (possibly)
Saturday 28th June 1975
BBC1 Summer Holiday Cliff Richard movie
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:15 -
Live from Cardiff
Sassafras -
Budgie -
Man -
The Neutrons -
LWT The London Weekend Show 10:20 -
Kilburn & The Highroads
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
ATV Anne-
Tine Turner
The Osmonds
LWT The Best Of Russell Harty
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Sunday 29th June 1975
BBC2 Sunday Special: Charlie Williams’ Burlesque Show
Lyn Paul
Monday 30th June 1975
BBC2 The Pointer Sisters In Concert 10:40 -
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox
Fred Wedlock
Al Stewart
The Yetties
Thames The David Nixon Show
Reflections
Tuesday 1st July 1975
Granada Shang-
NB The Daily Mirror ans TV Times has the guest as Alvin Stardust
The Bay City Rollers Shang A Lang, Rock'n'Roll Honeymoon, Ain't It Strange, Bye Bye Baby
Tony Orlando & Dawn He Will Break Your Heart
Wednesday 2nd July 1975
BBC2 Captive Audience
Leonard (Derek Fowlds) has failed to make a name for himself or raise enough money for his family, so intends to kidnap Elton John
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour
The New Vaudeville Band
Mouth and MacNeil
Lynsey De Paul
Thursday 3rd July 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
10 CC I’m Not In Love
Wigan's Ovation Per-
Bryan Ferry You Go To My Head
Tammy Wynette D.I.V.O.R.C.E (repeat)
Mud Moonshine Sally
Alvin Stardust Sweet Cheatin' Rita
David Essex Rolling Stone
The Goodies Black Pudding Bertha (repeat)
Ray Stevens Misty (disc)
Mud Moonshine Sally
T.Rex New York City
Rubettes Foe-
Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow
Wigan's Ovation Per-
The Goodies Black Pudding Bertha (repeat)
Nazareth My White Bicycle (repeat)
Granada No Rock On With 45
Musical guests knot known
Friday 4th July 1975
Yorkshire Husband of the Year
Tony Blackburn and Tessa Wyatt
Saturday 5th July 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special (first edition)
Theme: Summertime City by Mike Batt
Dana
Wild Honey
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:15 -
The Atlantic Soul package show from the Odeon, Hammersmith, London
Sister Sledge -
The Detroit Spinners -
The Jimmy Castor Bunch -
Ben E King -
LWT The London Weekend Show
Neil Innes
LWT The Best Of Russell Harty
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
ATV Sammy Davis Jr 9:45 -
Sunday 6th July 1975
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Rod McKuen
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 7th July 1975
BBC2 Johnny Mercer: In Concert (repeat)
Thames The David Nixon Show
The Bachelors
Anita Harris
Tuesday 8th July 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Give A Little Love, Remember, All Of Me Love All Of You
Lynsey de Paul
Russell Harty plays piano in sketch
Wednesday 9th July 1975
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Thursday 10th July 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow
Bay City Rollers Give A Little Love
David Cassidy I Write The Songs (promo)
Linda Lewis It's In His Kiss
The Bee Gees Jive Talkin' (promo clip)
Lyn Paul It Ought To Sell A Million
Sweet Action
Smokie If You Think You Know How To Love Me
Chi-
Johnny Mathis Feel Like Makin' Love
Rubettes Foe-
Pete Wingfield Eighteen With A Bullet
Ray Stevens Misty
Linda Lewis It's In His Kiss
Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow
Granada Rock On With 45 5.20 -
NB Shown by Yorkshire and shown the following Sunday on Granada
Fox Red Letter Day, The Juggler, Imagine Me Imagine You
Trini Lopez Something About You Baby I Like
George Melly I Long To Get It On Down
The Shadows Run Billy Run
Janine Dexter
Friday 11th July 1975
BBC1 It’s A Celebrity Knockout
Anita Harris
BBC1 Roy Sings Orbison 11:42 pm -
LWT Herb Alpert and His Tijuana Brass 8:00 -
Lani Hall
Saturday 12th July 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special
Peters & Lee
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:15 -
Moonrider -
John Dawson Read -
Rick Wakeman (with Alan White, Chas Cronk, Dave Lambert and Dave Cousins) -
The Beach Boys -
Tim Buckley -
LWT The London Weekend Show
Osibisa
LWT The Best Of Russell Harty
Musical guests not known
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 13th July 1975
BBC2 The Golden Sea Swallow of Knokke Award ‘75
The Peter Gordeno Show
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Stuart Gillies
Tuesday 15th July 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Let's Go Angel Angel, Saturday Night
Johnny Nash -
ITV The Day War Broke Out
Ronnie Aldrich, Vera Lynn, Bing Crosby
Wednesday 16th July 1975
BBC1 The Diane Solomon Show 9:25 -
No guests of interest
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Thursday 17th July 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Bay City Rollers Give A Little Love (repeat)
David Essex Rolling Stone (repeat)
Carl Douglas Love, Peace And Happiness
Susan Cadogan Love Me Baby
Typically Tropical Barbados (disc)
Lynsey De Paul Rhythm And Blue Jean Baby
Goodies Black Pudding Bertha
Sister Sledge Mama Never Told Me (repeat)
T.Rex New York City
Tammy Wynette D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (repeat)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band Delilah
Adrian Baker Sherry
Granada Rock On With 45
NB Shown by Yorkshire and shown the following Sunday on Granada
Alan Price Papers, Nobody Can, Changes
Lamplight All Time Loser
Dr Feelgood Back In The Night
Wigans Ovation
Friday 18th July 1975
BBC1 The Other Broadway
Dionne Warwick
Thames Magpie
article about jukeboxes
Saturday 19th July 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special
The Three Degrees
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 -
NB a film clip of Rory Gallagher performing Who's That Coming from the 'Irish Tour 1974' film was dropped from the schedule
Be Bop DeLuxe -
Van Morrison -
Kevin Coyne -
The Steve Miller Band -
Joe Vitale -
LWT The London Weekend Show
Thin Lizzy
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters’ Social Club
Gene Pitney – Half Heaven Half Heartache, Blue Angel
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 20th July 1975
ATV Celebrity Squares (first edition)
Voice over by Kenny Everett for the first few years
Monday 21st July 1975
BBC2 Judy Collins In Concert 10:20 -
Tuesday 22nd July 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers -
David Cassidy -
Sons of a Gun
Thames Magpie
Article on the fiftieth anniversary of electronic sound recording
Wednesday 23rd July 1975
BBC1 Diana Solomon
Billy Livsey
Thursday 24th July 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Sweet -
Typically Tropical -
The Wombles -
The Bee Gees -
Sparks -
Linda Lewis -
Smokie -
Roger Whittaker -
Linda Carr & The Love Squad -
Bing Crosby -
Hamilton Bohannon -
The Bay City Rollers -
The Rubettes -
Granada Rock On With 45
NB Shown by Yorkshire and shown the following Sunday on Granada
T Rex New York City (possibly)
Friday 25th July 1975
BBC1 The Other Broadway 8:20 -
Trini Lopez
Tyne Tees Songs that Stopped the Shows
Anne Shelton
Saturday 26th July 1975
BBC1 What A Crazy World movie with Joe Brown, Susan Maughan, Marty Wilde
BBC1 Seaside Special
Cilla Black – It Makes Me Feel Good, I’ll Take A Tango
Paul Jones – Drift Away
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:10 pm -
Yes live at Queens Park Rangers’ football ground, London 25th July 1975
Long Distance Runaround, The Clap, And You and I, Ritual, Roundabout, Sweet Dreams
LWT The London Weekend Show
Leo Kottke
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters’ Social Club
Julie Rogers, Wild Honey
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Monday 28th July 1975
BBC1 Read All About It
Kenny Everett reviews a book about the art of Walt Disney and reads a Dorothy Parker poem
BBC2 Rufus Thomas In Concert (repeat)
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers
Tuesday 29th July 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers -
Olivia Newton-
Pipe Major Ingram and the Band of the Scots Guards
Wednesday 30th July 1975
BBC1 Diane Solomon Show
No guests of interest
Thursday 31st July 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Susan Cadogan Love Me Baby
Bay City Rollers Give A Little Love (repeat)
Cilla Black I'll Take A Tango
Sparks Get In The Swing (repeat)
Kenny Julie Anne
T.Rex New York City (repeat) (re-
Biddu Summer Of '42
Stylistics I Can't Give You Anything (promo clip)
Brian Hyland Sealed With A Kiss
Adrian Baker Sherry
Sensational Alex Harvey Band Delilah (repeat)
Friday 1st August 1975
BBC1 The Other Broadway 8:20 -
The Stylistics
Freda Payne
Tyne Tees The Songs That Stopped The Show
Anne Shelton
Ronnie Hilton
Saturday 2nd August 1975
BBC1 Val Doonican Sings
NB Recorded at the Dickenson Road, Manchester studios, one of the last shows to be made there
BBC1 Seaside Special
Sacha Distel
Clodagh Rodgers
LWT The London Weekend Show: Pop Festivals
Musical guests not known
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters’ Social Club
Ronnie Hilton
New World
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 3rd August 1975
Granada Rock On With 45
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 5th August 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Give A Little Love, Teenage Heart, La Belle Gene, Rock'n'Roll Honeymoon
Linda Lewis – It’s In His Kiss
Alvin Stardust -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents...
Count Basie
Joe Williams
Al Grey
Wednesday 6th August 1975
BBC1 Diane Solomon Show
Billy Livsey
Thursday 7th August 1975
BBC1 Points West (local news)
Article on the Radio One Roadshow
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
Johnny Pearson Orchestra El Bimbo
Typically Tropical Barbados
Gladys Knight & The Pips Best Thing That Ever Happened (Pan's People)
Glitter Band Love Me In The Sun
Lulu Boy Meets Girl
Linda Lewis It's In His Kiss
Procol Harum Pandora's Box
Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell
Gary Benson Don't Throw It All Away
Mike Harding Rochdale Cowboy
Smokie If You Think You Know How To Love Me
The Bee Gees Jive Talkin' (promo clip)
Granada Rock on with 45
NB Shown by Yorkshire and shown the following Sunday on Granada
Sparks
Lulu
Joe Dolan
Magic
Saturday 9th August 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special
Val Doonican
LWT The London Weekend Show
Fairport Convention
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters’ Social Club
Wee Willie Harris
Sheila Southern
Terry Lightfoot
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 10th August 1975
Granada Rock On With 45
Stephanie De Sykes
Monday 11th August 1975
BBC1 Pressure Point movie with Bobby Darin
Tuesday 12th August 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby, Angel Baby, Hey Beautiful Dreamer, Give A Little Love
T Rex -
Sparks -
Wednesday 13th August 1975
BBC1 Diane Solomon Show
No guests of interest
Thursday 14th August 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
The Stylistics I Can’t Give You Anything (promo)
Linda Carr & The Love Squad High Wire (repeat)
David Bowie Fame (disc)
Susan Cadogan Love My Baby
Moments Dolly My Love
Hot Chocolate A Child's Prayer
Suzi Quatro I May Be Too Young
Mac & Katie Kissoon Like A Butterfly
Wombles Super Womble
Biddu Summer Of '42
Rod Stewart Sailing (promo clip)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band Delilah (repeat)
Granada Rock On With 45
NB Shown by Yorkshire and shown the following Sunday on Granada
Stephanie De Sykes
Sweet
Nick Rolfe
The Drifters
Friday 15th August 1975
BBC1 The Other Broadway
Buddy Greco
Thames Magpie
A look at electronic music
Scottish The Andy Stewart Show
Lulu
Saturday 16th August 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special
Lulu
ABBA -
Mike Batt
LWT The London Weekend Show
Philip Goodhand-
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters’ Social Club
The Hermits
Joe ‘Mister Piano’ Henderson
The Chants
Sunday 17th August 1975
Southern Harem Holiday Elvis Presley movie (aka Harem Scarum)
Granada Rock On With 45
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 19th August 1975
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers I Just Don’t Want To Dance, All Of Me Loves All Of You, And Saturday Night
The Glitter Band -
Wednesday 20th August 1975
BBC1 Diane Solomon Show
Billy Livsey
ITV Oscar Peterson Presents
Oscar Peterson and Joe Williams
Thursday 21st August 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
The Stylistics I Can’t Give You Anything (promo clip)
Gladys Knight & The Pips Best Thing That Ever Happened (promo)
Glitter Band Love In The Sun
Top Of The Pops Orchestra Brazil
KC & The Sunshine Band That's The Way I Like It (Pan's People)
Leo Sayer Moonlighting
Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell
Mike Batt Summertime City
Gary Benson Don't Throw It All Away
Mike Harding Rochdale Cowboy (repeat)
The Eagles One Of These Nights (disc)
Granada Rock On With 45
NV Anglia TV Times has this as Jimmy Helms, Manfred Mann, The Flirtations
The Flirtations Lover Where Are You Now
Andy Fairweather-
Leo Sayer Moonlighting, Johnny B Goode
Jimmy Helms
Manfred Mann
John Myatt
Showaddywaddy
Alan Love
Friday 22nd August 1975
BBC1 The Other Broadway
Teresa Brewer
Saturday 23rd August 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special
Stuart Gillies
The Bachelors
LWT The London Weekend Show
Howerd Werth & The Moonbeams
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters’ Social Club
The Ray Ellington Quartet
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 24th August 1975
ATV Celebrity Squares
Tony Blackburn
Monday 25th August 1975 Bank Holiday
BBC2 Orson Welles: American Film Institute Salute 8:15 -
Host: Frank Sinatra
BBC1 The Spinners at Blackpool
Tuesday 26th August 1975
BBC2 Jazzship
Filmed aboard the SS Rotterdam
Count Basie
Lionel Hampton
Sarah Vaughan
Joe Williams
Granada Shang-
The Bay City Rollers Keep On Dancing, Just A Little Love, Shang A Lang
Lulu -
Drifters -
Paul Curtis
Wednesday 27th August 1975
BBC1 Diane Solomon Show
Billy Livsey
ITV Oscar Peterson Presents
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
Thursday 28th August 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Kenny -
Rod Stewart -
Eagles -
Desmond Dekker -
Jasper Carrott -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Hot Chocolate -
Peter Skellern -
Bimbo Jet -
Billie Jo Spears -
Chris Spedding -
The Stylistics -
Mike Batt -
Thames Kenny Rogers and The First Edition 11:00 pm -
In New Zealand
Granada Rock On With 45
NB This was the last edition, but had been booked for a return in the new year
5000 Volts I'm On Fire (Luan Peters appeared as the singer instead of Tina Charles who actually sings on the record)
Blue Round And Round
Mac And Katie Kissoon Like A Butterfly
Gilbert O'sullivan I'll Believe It When I See It
Showaddywaddy Heartbeat
Julie Rogers Let Me Go Lover
Saturday 30th August 1975
BBC1 Seaside Special
Lena Zavaroni
Tony Blackburn
BBC1 Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Parkinson
Bing Crosby – sings “Hello Parky” to the tune of Hello Dolly, The Pleasure of Your Company (with son Harry on guitar)
LWT The London Weekend Show
A J Webber
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Mikki & Griff
Lyn Paul
Granada Rock On With 45
Musical guests not known
Sunday 31st August 1975
BBC1 Disco 3:55 -
Host: Terry Wogan
NB Pop quiz show, recorded at discos around the country
Panel Captains: Tim Rice and Roger Scott
Panel include: Mike Batt, Alvin Stardust
5000 Volts -
Lois Lane
BBC2 In Concert
Cleo Laine, Johnny Dankworth
LWT Cliff Richard 10:30 – 11:0 pm
ATV Celebrity Squares
Alvin Stardust, Stephanie de Sykes
Monday 1st September 1975
BBC1 Goodbye Columbus movie Theme: The Association
Wednesday 3rd September 1975
BBC1 Success Story: Rick Wakeman 11:30 pm -
LWT Supersonic
NB The first showing was on Anglia
Thursday 4th September 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
5000 Volts I'm On Fire (re-
Leo Sayer Moonlighting (repeat)
Showaddywaddy Heartbeat
Dan Mcafferty Out Of Time (live)
KC & The Sunshine Band That's The Way I Like It (film clip)
Al Matthews Fool
Glitter Band Love In The Sun (repeat)
Jonathon King Una Paloma Blanca
Procol Harum Pandora's Box (repeat)
Mike Batt Summertime City (possibly Pan’s People)
Rod Stewart Sailing (promo clip)
Top Of The Pops Orchestra -
Friday 5th September 1975
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 6th September 1975
BBC1 It’s Cliff And Friends 6:10 -
The first of two pilot shows shown live from TV Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London. The show includes a whole raft of new talent, not just in the entertainment world with a sculptress and a wallpaper designer taking part. The show’s slogan is “He’s gonna make you a star”.
Cliff Richard
BBC2 Denver in Colorado (repeat)
John Denver special
LWT Saturday Scene (first in new series)
Pilot
LWT Supersonic 11:05 -
NB Shown the previous Thursday on Anglia
NB There are no formal introductions to the artists, just a cue from producer Mike Mansfield. Unusually the artists choose their own songs, but most choose their new single. Apparently 600 different camera shots were used to make the first show.
Suzi Quatro – I’m Just Waiting For You (?)
Suzi Quatro -
Alvin Stardust -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Linda Lewis -
David Essex – Be Your Fool Again (?)
Linda Lewis-
David Essex-
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
ITV Oscar Peterson Presents
Bernie Semensky
Sunday 7th September 1975
BBC1 Disco 3:45 -
More details unknown
BBC2 Cleo
Cleo Laine, Johnny Dankworth
Jose Feliciano
BBC2 Rick Wakeman at Wembley 9:05 -
King Arthur on ice
LWT The London Weekend Show (first edition)
Host: Janet Street-
Labi Siffre
Joe Brown
Neil Innes
Monday 8th September 1975
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party (not listed in Daily Mirror)
Alan Price
Tuesday 9th September 1975
BBC2 Jazz Ship
NB reaches Bermuda
Sarah Vaughan
Joe Williams
Southern Runaround
The Wombles
Wednesday 10th September 1975
Yorkshire The Les Dawson Show
The Three Degrees – medley of hits
Cleo Lanie & Johnny Dankworth
Thursday 11th September 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Rod Stewart Sailing (promo)
Drifters There Goes My First Love (disc)
Hot Chocolate A Child's Prayer
Supremes He's My Man
David Essex Hold Me Close
Pilot Just A Smile (miming)
Desmond Dekker Sing A Little Song (disc)
Chris Spedding Motor Biking
Disco Tex & The Sex-
Jasper Carrott Funky Moped (repeat)
Kenny Julie Anne
Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell
Friday 12th September 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4:20 -
NB Teams of pop fans from the various ITV regions compete against each other
ex-
Anglia area vs Thames with Sally James, David ‘Kid’ Jensen
Marc Bolan presents awards to the winners
LWT Russell Harty
The Supremes – He’s My Man
Saturday 13th September 1975
BBC1 Wonderful Life Cliff Richard movie
BBC1 It’s Cliff And Friends
Cliff Richard
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic 11:05 – 11:35 pm
NB The Daily Mirror gives the following acts as appearing in this edition
Leo Sayer
The Supremes
Guys N Dolls
Showaddywaddy
Whilst a video copy of the show has the following acts
Chris Spedding -
Pearly Gates -
Jack the Lad -
Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California
Hollies -
Marianne Faithfull -
Nazereth – Holy Roller
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 14th September 1975
BBC1 Disco
On panel: Madeline Bell, Alan Price, Madeline Ball, Bernard Cribbins
BBC1 Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn
ATV Celebrity Squares
Alvin Stardust, Alan Freeman
LWT The London Weekend Show
John Renbourne
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Bing Crosby
Roger Whittaker and Saffron
The Beverley Sisters
Rod McKeun
ITV Oscar Peterson Presents
Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Grey
Monday 15th September 1975
Granada News
Paul & Linda McCartney interviewed by Tony Wilson
Tuesday 18th September 1975
BBC2 Jazz Ship
NB Sailing to New York
Count Basie
Sarah Vaughan
Wednesday 17th September 1975
BBC2 Barry White at the Royal Albert Hall 7:45 -
BBC2 Electric Folk with Steeleye Span 10:50 -
The New Inn, Gloucester
Thursday 18th September 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Rod Stewart Sailing (promo clip)
Cliff Richard Honky Tonk Angel
Mud L'L'Lucy
Bad Company Feel Like Making Love (Pan’s People)
Candlewick Green Last Bus Home
Desmond Dekker Sing A Little Song
Goodies Nappy Love
Mac & Katie Kissoon Like A Butterfly
Procol Harum Pandora's Box
5000 Volts I'm On Fire (repeat)
Mike Batt Summertime City (disc)
Johnny Nash Let's Be Friends
Friday 19th September 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Border vs Granada with Les Grey and Rob Davis (from Mud)
LWT Russell Harty
Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California
Saturday 20th September 1975
BBC1 I’ve Gotta Horse movie with Billy Fury
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic 10:20 -
Andy Bown Supersonic
Cliff Richard Honky Tonk Angel
Pilot Just A Smile
Bay City Rollers Rock 'n' Roll Honeymoon
Chris Farlowe Out Of Time
Albert Hammond It Never Rains In Southern California (repeat)
Cliff Richard Let’s Have A Party
Bay City Rollers Shout
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 21st September 1975
BBC1 Disco
Musical guests not known
BBC2 Neil Sedaka In Concert 9:55 -
LWT The London Weekend Show
Arthur Brown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Dana
The Bachelors
Salena Jones
Monday 22nd September 1975
BBC1 Tonight
Cathy MacGowan returns to TV to look at Biba, the soon to close London clothing label
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson, Anne Shelton
Tuesday 23rd September 1975
BBC2 Jazz Ship
Compilation show
Wednesday 24th September 1975
BBC2 Electric Folk with Steeleye Span 10:45 -
Rivington Hall Barn, Lancashire
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
The Stylistics – Sing Baby Sing
Bing Crosby – That’s What Life Is All About
Trini Lopez – If I Had A Hammer, Somethin’ ‘Bout You Baby I Like
ATV The Wednesday Special
Jack Parnell and his band with guests Anne Shelton, Dennis Lotis, The Polka Dots
Thursday 25th September 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Rod Stewart Sailing (promo)
Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes For You (Pan's People)
Drifters There Goes My First Love
Sparks Looks Looks Looks
Smokie Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll To Me
Alvin Stardust Move It
David Essex Hold Me Close (repeat)
Roger Whittaker The First Hello, The Last Goodbye
Showaddywaddy Heartbreak
Band Of The Black Watch Scotch On The Rocks
Roger Whittaker The Last Goodbye
George Baker Selection Una Paloma Blanca
Westward Fairport Convention
live set with Sandy Denny
Friday 26th September 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
ATV vs Southern with Roy Wood
LWT Russell Harty
America
Scottish The Andy Stewart Show
Julie Felix
HTV The Great Western Musical Thunderbox
Fred Wedlock
Bridget St John
Stefan Grossman
Saturday 27th September 1975
BBC2 Born To Swing
Jazz documentary
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic 5:20 -
Hello – New York Groove
Smokie – Don’t Play Your Rock N Roll
Sparks – Looks Looks Looks
Paul Curtis – Call Me Back
Smokie – If You Think You Know How To Love Me
John Miles – Highfly
Johnny Nash – Let’s Be Friends
Alvin Stardust – C’mon, I Don’t Love You (not shown)
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 28th September 1975
BBC1 Disco 3:25 -
Musical guests not known
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Pearl Bailey
Anita Harris
LWT Ann-
Tina Turner
The Osmonds
Monday 29th September 1975
Thames Opportunity Knocks
NB A recent increase in postage rates encourages Hughie Green to offer an incentive for the public to vote with Premium Bonds and other prizes now offered
Love Together (pop group that had won an international song festival in Belgium)
Tuesday 30th September 1975
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:20 -
John Lennon in New York
Thames Strawbs Sing 12:00 am to end
Wednesday 1st October 1975
BBC2 Twiggy
David Essex – Hold Me Close, If I Could, & Twiggy – Send In The Clowns
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
Thames Frankie Howerd’s Tittertime
Caterina Valente
Thursday 2nd October 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
David Essex Hold Me Close (repeat)
Abba S.O.S.
Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes For You
Carl Malcolm Fattie Bum-
Mud L'l'Lucy
Chi-
Goodies Nappy Love (repeat)
Jonathan King Una Paloma Blanca
Mac & Katie Kissoon Like A Butterfly
The Four Seasons Who Loves You (disc)
Thames The Strawbs Sing 12:15 am -
Friday 3rd October 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
HTV Vs Yorkshire with Lynsey De Paul who presents the prizes
Yorkshire vs HTV
Lynsey De Paul give out the prizes
LWT Larry Grayson
The Three Degrees
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Thames The Strawbs Sing
Saturday 4th October 1975
Thames The Strawbs Sing
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic 5:20 -
Arthur Brown -
Hollies -
Dean Ford – Got To Make Love To You
T Rex / Marc Bolan -
Hollies-
America -
David Essex -
Mud -
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 5th October 1975
BBC1 Disco
Musical guests not known
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 7th October 1975
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:00 -
Sadistic Mika Band -
Druid -
Carly Simon -
Andrew Bailey -
Wednesday 8th October 1975
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Mac & Katie Kissoon – Like A Butterfly
Morris Albert – Feelings
BBC2 Electric Folk
Steeleye Span at Raby Castle, Durham
Thursday 9th October 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Smokie Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll To Me
David Essex Hold Me Close (promo)
Drifters There Goes My First Love (repeat)
Sparks Looks Looks Looks
Hello New York Groove
Bruce Forsyth Sandra
Chris Farlowe Out Of Time
John Miles Highfly
Band Of The Black Watch Scotch On The Rocks (repeat)
Morris Albert Feelings
Bob Marley & The Wailers No Woman, No Cry
Friday 10th October 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Ulster vs Westward with Alan Williams John Richardson of The Rubettes handing out the prizes
LWT Russell Harty
Cliff Richard -
Richard O’Brien
Saturday 11th October 1975
BBC1 Parkinson
Cleo Lanie, Johnny Dankworth
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic 5:20 -
Cathy MacGowan guest host
Andy Bown and Chris Spedding Superwoman (Supersonic)
Leo Sayer Moonlighting
Roxy Music Love Is The Drug
Dave Berry The Crying Game
Justin Haywood & John Lodge Blue Guitar
Arthur Brown We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Roxy Music Both Ends Burning
Andy Fairweather Low La Booga Rooga
Adrian Baker Candy Baby
John Miles High Fly
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 12th October 1975
BBC1 Disco
NB ABBA were listed as appearing on the show in an advert for their new LP
Panel includes: Jackie Trent, Freddie Garrity, Adrienne Posta, Hank Marvin
Jigsaw -
BBC2 Catch 22, movie with Art Garfunkel
LWT The London Weekend Show
Kilburn & The High Roads
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Bing Crosby,
Eartha Kitt
ITV Oscar Peterson Presents
Dizzy Gillespie
Monday 13th October 1975
ITV Music Scene 11.39 am – 12.00 pm
The Chieftains
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Host Hughie Green brings back two acts from the previous week, the pop group Love
Together and singer Guy Steel as it was inferred that Love Together had been on the
receiving end of rote-
Tuesday 14th October 1975
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
Paul Kossoff with Terry Wilson-
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia -
Andrew Bailey -
Jimi Hendrix -
Leo Sayer
ITV Look Alive 4.25 – 4:50 pm (first edition)
Hosts: Stephanie De Sykes, Gordon Bennett
Patches
Mud
Wednesday 15th October 1975
BBC2 Twiggy
Jeremy Brett (actor / singer)
The King’s Singers
Thames Cooper
Lynsey De Paul
Thursday 16th October 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
NB A wonderful clip exists of a BBC floor manager having to deputise for David Essex during rehearsals in order for camera blocking to take place
David Essex Hold Me Close (live)
Abba S.O.S. (repeat)
Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes For You (repeat)
Trammps Hold Back The Night (disc)
David Bowie Space Oddity (Love You Till Tuesday clip)
Esther Phillips What A Difference A Day Makes (promo clip)
Justin Hayward & John Lodge Blue Guitar
Tommy Hunt Crackin' Up
Elton John Island Girl (Pan's People)
Mud L'L'Lucy
Chi-
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle Paper Doll
BBC1 Tomorrow’s World
Polyphonic synthesiser article with Michael Rodd
BBC2 Morecambe and Wise
Wilma Reading
Friday 17th October 1975
BBC2 Dizzy Gillespie In Concert
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Tyne Tees vs Scottish/Grampian with Chris Norman and Alan Silson from Smokie presenting the prizes
LWT Russell Harty
Alice Cooper
Saturday 18th October 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show (new series)
NB The show has moved from the BBC Television Theatre to Pebble Mill in Birmingham
Guys N Dolls
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
Sweet -
David Essex -
Real Thing -
Marc Bolan -
Sweet – You Make Me Feel Alright (?), Take Me Higher (?)
Steve Colyer -
Bay City Rollers –Rock 'n' Roll Honeymoon (repeat)
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 19th October 1975
BBC2 The Les Humphries Singers In Concert
LWT The London Weekend Show
Little Nell
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Dana
Anita Harris
Tuesday 21st October 1975
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:30 -
Alan Douglas -
John Mayall -
Jean Luc Ponty -
Jimi Hendrix -
Andrew Bailey -
Granada Look Alive 4.25 – 4:50 pm
Hosts: Stephanie De Sykes, Gordon Bennett
Cliff Richard
Wednesday 22nd October 1975
BBC2 Electric Folk with Steeleye Span
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
The New Seekers – Sweet Surrender, reunion
Roger Whittaker – The Last Farewell
Lynsey DePaul – No Honestly
BBC2 Arena: Art and Design
Alan Price interview about Jarrow a new musical
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 23rd October 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes For You (repeat)
Drifters There Goes My First Love (repeat)
Gilbert O'Sullivan You Never Listen To Reason
John Miles Highfly
Smokie Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll To Me (repeat)
Roxy Music Love Is The Drug
Trammps Hold Back The Night (disc)
Billie Jo Spears Silver Wings and Golden Rings
T.Rex Disco Party Dreamy Lady
Natalie Cole This Will Be
BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show
Wilma Reading
Friday 24th October 1975
BBC2 Bix Beiderbeck
documentary
Yorkshire Pop Quest
First of the second rounds
Thames vs Granada with Dave Bartram and Romeo Challenger of Showaddywaddy handing out the prizes
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 25th October 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Pilot
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
Wizzard -
John Miles -
Jack the Lad – Rocking Chair, Sailed The Seven Seas (repeat)
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Adrian Baker -
Sheer Elegance -
Mud -
However the Daily Mirror has the following acts
Gary Glitter
Pearly Gates
Justin Heyward & John Lodge
Nazereth
Marianne Faithfull
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 26th October 1975
BBC2 Albert Hammond 10:00 -
LWT The London Weekend Show
Kursaal Flyers
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Rod McKuen
The Beverley Sisters
Tony Monopoly
LWT Late Night Special: All The Fun Of The Fair 10:45 -
David Essex special
Tuesday 28th October 1975
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:15 -
Andrew Bailey -
The Outlaws -
Freddie King -
Jack The Lad -
UFO -
ITV Look Alive 4.25 – 4:50 pm
Hosts: Stephanie De Sykes, Gordon Bennett
Alvin Stardust
Jan and Jackie
Wednesday 29th October 1975
BBC2 Electric Folk with Steeleye Span
BBC2 Twiggy
Linda Lewis – This Time I’ll Be Sweeter, & Twiggy – Music Hall Medley
Demis Roussos – from Souvenir To Souvenir Forever And Ever
Thames Looks Familiar
Annie Ross
Thames Cooper
Lynsey De Paul
Thursday 30th October 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Ed Stewart
NB The Daily Mirror also lists Jim Capaldi
Esther Phillips What A Difference A Day Makes (promo clip)
Art Garfunkel -
Hello New York Groove (repeat)
Chequers Rock On Brother (Pan's People)
Justin Hayward & John Lodge Blue Guitar (repeat)
Maxine Nightingale Right Back Where We Started From
Abba S.O.S. (repeat)
David Bowie Space Oddity (Love You Till Tuesday clip)
George McCrae I Ain't Lying
Morris Albert Feelings (repeat)
Dee Clarke Ride A White Horse (film clip)
BBC1 Morecambe and Wise Show
Wilma Reading
Granada North West News
Barclay James Harvest promo clip
Friday 31st October 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4:20 -
Ulster vs Scottish/Grampian with Rick Wakeman handing out the prizes
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 1st November 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
The Nolan Sisters
BBC2 2nd House 8:35 -
Dory Previn
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
The Tymes -
Thin Lizzy -
Linda Lewis – Rock and Roller Coaster (repeat)
Baker / Gurvitz Army – The Gambler (?)
Suzi Quatro – I May Be Too Young, Still Hanging Around (?)
Ginger Baker -
Procol Harum – The Final Thrust, We Won't Let Go (?)
Andy Bown -
NB The Daily Mirror gives the following artists
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Wizzard
Adrian Baker
Mud
John Miles
Jack The Lad
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 2nd November 1975
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Monday 3rd November 1975
Thames Opportunity Knocks
The Jarvis Brothers (who already had a deal with Decca Records by the time their appearance was shown)
Tuesday 4th November 1975
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
NB A follow up series to They Sold A Million with Vince Hill and The Young Generation as regulars. A mock computer ERIC is used to invoke images and sounds from the past.
The Three Degrees
Rod McKeun
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:40 -
Andrew Bailey -
Nils Lofgren -
Dave Mason -
Supertramp -
Lisztomania -
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
Ayshea Brough -
Wednesday 5th November 1975
Thames Cooper
Lynsey De Paul
Thursday 6th November 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Jimmy Savile
David Bowie Space Odditty (Love You Till Tuesday clip)
Gary Glitter Papa Oom Mow Mow
14-
Jim Capaldi Love Hurts
Hot Chocolate You Sexy Thing
Jigsaw Sky High
John Lennon Imagine (Pan's People)
Roxy Music Love Is The Drug (repeat)
Rubettes Little Darling
Billy Connolly D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy (film clip)
Friday 7th November 1975
BBC2 Poems and Pints
Max Boyce – Deck of Cards
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Southern vs HTV with Lyn Paul of The New Seekers
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 8th November 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Demis Roussos
BBC1 Parkinson
Blossom Dearie
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
Troggs -
Leo Sayer -
Gene Pitney -
Barry Ryan -
Slade -
Melanie -
Gary Glitter -
NB The Daily Mirror had the following acts
Linda Lewis
Thin Lizzy
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 9th November 1975
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 11th November 1975
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
The Bay City Rollers
Polly Brown
Dionne Warwick
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:35 -
Lynyrd Skynyrd special, live from the BBC Theatre, Sheprherd's Bush
Double Trouble, I Ain't The One, Call Me The Breeze, Same Old Blues, Every Mother's Son, Sweet Home Alabama, Freebird
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
The Goodies – Nappy Love, Wild Thing
Arrows -
Wednesday 12th November 1975
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Peter Shelley -
Val Doonican
The Nolan Sisters
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thames Cooper
Lynsey De Paul
Thursday 13th November 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Hello New York Groove
George McCrae I Ain't Lying
Rod Stewart This Old Heart Of Mine (disc, possibly Pan’s People)
Justin Hayward & John Lodge Blue Guitar
Demis Roussos Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun
Stretch Why Did Ya Do It
The Tymes God's Gonna Punish You
David Cassidy Darling (promo)
Maxine Nightingale Right Back Where We Started From
Steeleye Span All Around My Hat
David Bowie Space Oddity (Love You Till Tuesday clip)
Austin Roberts Rocky (playout disc)
Friday 14th November 1975
Tyne Tees Look Who’s Talking
Lena Zavaroni talks to Derek Batey
Yorkshire Pop Quest
The first semi-
HTV vs London with Sparks awarding prizes
LWT Russell Harty
America
Saturday 15th November 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Don Estelle & Windsor Davies
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
Baker Gurvitz Army -
Ginger Baker – drum solo
Dan McCafferty -
Mud -
Sailor -
Showaddywaddy -
Alvin Stardust -
Wizard -
Roy Wood -
NB The Daily Mirror has the acts as
The Realistics
The Bay City Rollers
The Troggs
Melanie
Cockney Rebel
Mr Big
Hello
Dean Ford
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 16th November 1975
BBC1 Omnibus: The Friendly Invasion part one
Jazz and swing documentary – From Stephen Foster to Ragtime
LWT The London Weekend Show
The Doctors Of Madness
Ron Geeson (Ron Geesin?)
LWT The Royal Variety Performance 9:10 -
Charles Aznavour
Count Basie
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Bing Crosby
Monday 17th November 1975
BBC1 Blue Peter
The Goodies – Funky Gibbon
ITV Music Scene (schools programming)
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 18th November 1975
BBC1 Pebble Mill
Charles Aznavour – song and interviewed by Bob Langley
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:35 -
Can -
The Jim Capaldi Band -
Rory Gallagher -
Little Feat -
The Rolling Stones -
Andrew Bailey -
Mike Oldfield -
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
Sammy Cahn,
New World
Albert Hammond
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
Labi Siffre -
Wednesday 19th November 1975
BBC2 Twiggy
Gary Benson – Don’t Throw It All Away
Thames Looks Familiar
Sammy Cahn, Anne Shelton
Thursday 20th November 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Billy Connolly DIVORCE
Bay City Rollers Money Honey
Eagles Lyin' Eyes (Pan's People)
Jim Capaldi Love Hurts (promo clip)
Slade In For A Penny
Stylistics Na-
Jigsaw Sky High
Hot Chocolate You Sexy Thing
Osmonds I'm Still Gonna Need You
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (promo)
John Asher Let's Twist Again
Friday 21st November 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Granada Vs Scottish/Grampian with Stuart Tosh
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 22nd November 1975
BBC1 Up Jumped A Swagman 1966 Frank Ifield movie
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Prelude
BBC1 The Saturday Special
NB The BBC’s attempt at a winter version of Seaside Special, with Ronnie Corbett booked as the host for the four weeks
Sacha Distel
Tony Blackburn
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Saturday Scene: British Pop Awards 11:30 am -
Alvin Stardust -
Gary Glitter -
Guys And Dolls -
The Wombles -
The Bay City Rollers -
Linda Lewis
LWT Supersonic
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Delilah, Gamblin' Bar Room Blues, Ho-
Electric Light Orchestra -
David Essex -
Snafu -
NB The Daily Mirror has the acts as
Gary Glitter
Leo Sayer
Slade
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 23rd November 1975
BBC1 Omnibus: The Friendly Invasion part two
Jazz and swing documentary
BBC2 Zabriske Point movie with music by Pink Floyd
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Dana
Tuesday 25th November 1975
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:45 -
Dr Hook live at the BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
Mother’s Pride
Tammy Wynette
Johnny Nash
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
The Rubettes
Su Shifrin -
Wednesday 26th November 1975
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Candlewick Green – Last Bus Home
Peters & Lee
Thursday 27th November 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Tony Blackburn
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (promo clip)
Drifters Can I Take You Home Little Girl
Laurel & Hardy Trail Of The Lonesome Pine (movie clip)
John Lennon Imagine (Pan's People)
Jim Capaldi Love Hurts (repeat)
Demis Roussos Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun
Mud Show Me You're A Woman
Wigan's Ovation Super Love
Steeleye Span All Around My Hat (repeat)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band Gamblin' Bar Room Blues
Friday 28th November 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
The Grand Final: Thames Vs Granada
Alvin Stardust presents awrads to the winners in this, the final regular show
LWT Russell Harty
David Bowie interview via satellite in USA, Golden Years, plus clips
LWT Rod Stewart and The Faces 11:30 pm -
with Keith Richard
Saturday 29th November 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
The Osmonds
BBC1 The Saturday Special
Dana
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
The Drifters Can I Take You Home Little Girl (singer Johnny Moore chokes on glitter during the song), There Goes My First Love
The Glitter Band Goodbye My Love, Alone Again
Albert Hammond 99 Miles From L.A.
Gene Pitney Stop The Train, I'm Gonna Be Strong
Andy Scott Lady Starlight
Terry Sylvester For The Peace Of All Mankind
The Bay City Rollers Money Honey
NB The Daily Mirro has the following acts
Showaddywaddy
Sailor
Dan McAffterty
Mud
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 30th November 1975
BBC1 The Friendly Invasion: The Road To Rock N Roll 10:20 -
Clips of Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Little Richard etc
LWT The London Weekend Show
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
Monday 1st December 1975
Thames Opportunity Knocks!
Tony Monopoly
Tuesday 2nd December 1975
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
David Gates
Guys and Dolls
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:30 -
Jackson Browne -
Secret Oyster -
Richard Digance -
Climax Blues Band -
Paul Simon -
Head East -
Gramnada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
Mungo Jerry
Kursaal Flyers
Wednesday 3rd December 1975
BBC1 Twiggy
Roger Cook – Please Get My Name Right
Thursday 4th December 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Jimmy Savile (possibly with half a beard)
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (promo clip)
10 C.C. Art For Art's Sake
Bay City Rollers Money Honey (repeat)
David Bowie Golden Years (database says Special)
Stevenson's Rocket Alright Baby
Impressions First Impressions (Pan's People)
Andy Fairweather Low Wide Eyed And Legless
David Essex If I Could
Rod Stewart This Old Heart Of Mine (promo)
Slade In For A Penny
Friday 5th December 1975
Yorkshire Pop Quest
The reigning quiz champions (Thames TV area) take on Sally James, Keith Skues and Anne Nightingale
LWT Russell Harty
Claude Francois
Saturday 6th December 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Kenny
BBC1 The Saturday Special
Lulu
Vince Hill
LWT Saturday Scene
Musical guests not known
LWT Supersonic
Ronnie Charles -
The Glitter Band -
Albert Hammond -
Mud -
Gene Pitney -
Leo Sayer -
Andy Scott Lady Starlight
One other act
NB The Daily Mirror has the acts as
ELO
David Essex
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Snafu
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 7th December 1975
BBC1 The Osmonds 4:20 -
Andy Williams
Isaac Hayes
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Eartha Kitt
Anita Harris
The Beverley Sisters
Salena Jones
LWT The Virgin Soldiers movie theme Ray Davies
LWT Sin’75 (epilogue style programme) 12:20 – 12:30 am
Host: Kenny Everett
Monday 8th December 1975
BBC1 Ned Kelly movie with Mick Jagger
Tuesday 9th December 1975
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:50 -
Steve Howe and Chris Squire -
Steve Howe -
Chris Squire -
Philip Catherine -
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
Gilbert Becaud
The Nolan Sisters
Duane Eddy
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
The Goodies – Make A Daft Noise For Christmas
Villain
Wednesday 10th December 1975
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Dana
Charles Aznavour
BBC2 John Christie In Concert 10:25 -
Thames Looks Familiar
Marion Ryan
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thames The Benny Hill Show
Design
Thursday 11th December 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:25 -
Host: Noel Edmonds
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (promo)
Greg Lake I Believe In Father Christmas
Chris Hill Renta Santa
Hot Chocolate You Sexy Thing
Mud Show Me You're A Woman
Laurel & Hardy Trail Of The Lonesome Pine (movie clip)
Dana It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Christmas
Goodies Make A Daft Noise For Christmas
Ken Dodd Think Of Me Wherever You Are
Sailor A Glass Of Champagne
Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again (film clip)
Friday 12th December 1975
LWT Russell Harty
Alvin Stardust – Angel from Hamburger Heaven
Saturday 13th December 1975
BBC1 Be My Guest movie
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Mac & Katie Kissoon
BBC1 Saturday Special
Clodagh Rodgers
BBC1 Parkinson
Paul Simon – Interview, American Tune, I Do It For Your Love, Homeward Bound
LWT Saturday Scene
Cassidy Saturday -
LWT Supersonic
Kiki Dee -
Sailor -
Tony Sheridan -
Cliff Richard -
Roxy Music -
NB The Daily Mirror has the acts as
The Drifters
Gene Pitney
The Glitter Band
Albert Hammond
Andy Scott
NB TV Times has Melanie listed
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 14th December 1975
BBC2 Perry Como -
In concert and in conversation with Benny Green
ATV Celebrity Squares
Cleo Laine
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Bing Crosby
LWT The London Weekend Show
Musical guests not known
Granada On The Road
George Melly with Derek Taylor
Tuesday 16th December 1975
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
The Bachelors
Jimmy Ruffin
BBC2The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:35 -
Ace -
Strawbs -
Jethro Tull -
Hall & Oates -
Andrew Bailey -
Wednesday 17th December 1975
BBC2 Twiggy 8:00 -
The Doctors of Madness – The Doctors of Madness, & Twiggy – Perfect Past
Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California, Everything I Want To Do
Thursday 18th December 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Host: Dave Lee Travis
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (promo)
10 C.C. Art For Art's Sake (repeat)
David Bowie Golden Years (Musical guests not known clip)
Drifters Can I Take You Home Little Girl (repeat)
Demis Roussos Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun (repeat)
Fatback Band Do The Bus Stop (says ‘special’ in database)
Andy Fairweather Low Wide Eyed And Legless
David Essex If I Could
Wombles Let's Womble To The Party Tonight
BBC2 Best in the Band
with Kenny Baker, Don Lusher and other session musicians
Friday 19th December 1975
LWT Russell Harty 10:40 -
Elton John and Bernie Taupin in Los Angeles
Saturday 20th December 1975
BBC1 Basil Brush’s Christmas In Norway
No-
LWT Saturday Scene
Probably all repeats
Gary Glitter Papa Oom Mow Mow
Alvin Stardust Angel From Hamburger Heaven
David Essex If I Could, To Have You There
Justin Hayward And John Lodge Blue Guitar
Kiki Dee I Got The Music In Me
Leo Sayer Moonlighting
Marc Bolan Dreamy Lady
Mud L-
Roxy Music Love Is A Drug
Slade In For A Penny
The Bay City Rollers Money Honey
Linda Lewis Its In His Kiss
Sweet Action
LWT Supersonic
Cliff Richard
Roxy Music
Tony Sheridan
Kiki Dee
ATV Tiswas
Musical guests not known
Sunday 21st December 1975
BBC2 The Goodies: The Goodies Rule OK?
Tony Blackburn
LWT Finders Keepers Cliff Richard movie
LWT The London Weekend Show
Kevin Coyne
ATV Celebrity Squares
Dana
Monday 22nd December 1975
Westward Fairport Convention 11.30 am -
Tuesday 23rd December 1975
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 5:50 -
Hosts: Dave Lee Travis, Jimmy Savile
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
Billy Connolly -
Status Quo -
Typically Tropical -
Sweet -
Rod Stewart -
Mud -
David Bowie -
Bay City Rollers -
Hot Chocolate -
Queen -
Whole Lotta Love over the end credits
BBC1 The Music Time Machine
Vince Hill, The Young Generation (regulars)
Lynsey De Paul
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
Dana -
Sheer Elegance
New Edition
The Teeside Fettlers
Thames David Nixon's Magic Hour
Caterina Valente
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Bernie Senensky
Thames Hallelujah – It’s Christmas
Roger Whittaker
Tyne Tees Settlers at City Hall
Wednesday 24th December 1975 Christmas Eve
BBC1 Pantomime: Aladdin (not listed in Daily Mirror)
Pan’s People, Dana
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:00 -
Queen live at The Odeon, Hammersmith, London
Now I'm Here, Ogre Battle, White Queen, medley -
Scottish Merry Christmas Fred, from the Crosby's
Bing Crosby
Tyne Tees Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
The Musical Ambassadors
Thursday 25th December 1975 Christmas Day
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2:10 -
Hosts: Noel Edmonds, Tony Blackburn
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Pilot -
Johnny Nash -
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle -
Art Garfunkel -
Ralph McTell -
The Tymes -
Tammy Wynette -
Bay City Rollers -
Mud -
Guys & Dolls -
Telly Savalas -
The Stylistics -
10cc -
David Essex -
Whole Lotta Love over the end credits
BBC1 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Pan’s People
Brenda Arnau
Diane Solomon
BBC2 The Great Big Groovy Horse
Paul Jones stars in a rock gospel show based on the story of the Trojan Horse
Granada The Bay City Rollers Show with Gilbert O'Sullivan 5:20 -
The Bay City Rollers -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Elton John -
Showaddywaddy -
The Drifters
Friday 26th December 1975 Boxing Day
BBC1 Let It Be Beatles movie
BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show
Lulu
BBC1 The Diane Solomon Show
Johnny Nash
George Melly
Laura Lee
Clare Torry
BBC2 Christmas With Rutland Weekend Television 10:55 -
Neil Innes and Fatso,
George Harrison sketches, ‘The Pirate Song’
Southern Christmas Runaround
The Wombles
Yorkshire Les Dawson’s Christmas Box
Nina
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Saturday 27th December 1975
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Donny & Marie Osmond
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 5:15 -
NB Second series of shows where new talent is discovered
Cliff Richard
BBC1 Shirley Bassey Sings
BBC1 Simply Simon 11:05 -
Paul Simon live at BBC Bristol
Simon and Garfunkel on Saturday Night Live
Toots Thielmans
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7:20 -
Elton John December 1974
LWT Saturday Scene
Kenny
LWT Supersonic Christmas Special 6.20 -
Gary Glitter
Leo Sayer
Marc Bolan
Alvin Stardust
Linda Lewis
Slade
Mud
Hayward & Lodge
Sweet
David Essex
The Bay City Rollers
ATV The Peters And Lee Story 9:30 – 10:30 pm
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
ATV New Faces
NB Lonnie Donegan becomes a panel member for the first time
Sunday 28th December 1975
BBC2 Demolition Man 10:20 -
with Jimmy Helms, Steve Rowland
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test
Queen live with added introduction
ATV Celebrity Squares
Jackie Trent
Monday 29th December 1975
Thames Opportunity Knocks!
Variety Club Award Show
Lena Zavaroni
Tammy Jones
Chapagne
Tyne Tees My Name Is ...Alan Price 11.30 am -
Tuesday 30th December 1975
BBC1 The Donny and Marie Show 6:45 -
BBC In Good Company
Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth
Granada Look Alive
Stephanie De Sykes
Bilbo Baggins -
ATV Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines
70th birthday documentary
Wednesday 31st December 1975 New Year’s Eve
BBC1 Ken Dodd’s New Year’s Eve Special
The Fivepenny Piece, Wilma Reading
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
Buddy Greco
Granada New Year’s Eve at The Wheeltappers... 11:00 -
Musical guests not known
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 12:03 -
Compilation show
Johnny Winter -
Alvin Lee -
Rush -
Supertramp -
Bonnie Raitt -
Little Feat -
Ronettes -
Joni Mitchell -
Janis Ian -
Jackson Browne -
Bad Company -
Smokey Robinson & Miracles -
Stackridge -
John Lennon -
Led Zeppelin -
Van Morrison -
Stone the Crows -
Joe Walsh -
Yes -
Thames Looks Familiar
Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr
Also this year
Cliff Richard -
Roxy Music -
10cc -
Roger Daltrey / Rick Wakeman -
Kraftwerk Tomorrow’s World article
Thames Today November 1975 T Rex Funky London Childhood, interview
Granada Rock On With 45 Greenslade -
LWT The London Programme Mickie Most / Mud / Nikki Chinn