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1976


Thursday 1st January 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.15 - 6.45 pm

Three new groups were given a chance in tonight's show, but only Slik would have a hit

Hosted by Jimmy Savile

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 Chart run down)

Bo Flyers - Do The Buster

Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (promo clip)

Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo (Pan's People dance routine)

Billy Howard - King Of The Cops (promo clip)

Slik - Forever and Ever (possible re-recording)

Abba - Mamma Mia (promo clip)

Glyder - Pick Up and Go (live vocals)

Dana - It’s Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (live)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (TOTP version of promo clip and end credits) number one

BBC1 Frankie Sings Laine 10.25 - 11.00 pm

BBC2 The Camera and The Song 2.45 - 3.35 pm

Compilation

The Ian Campbell Folk Group

Alex Glasgow

Ralph McTell

Jeremy Taylor

Jake Thackray


Friday 2nd January 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

The Wombles

Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Guys n Dolls – What The World Needs Now / All You Need Is Love

Dana

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 3rd January 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.20 - 6.55 pm

The previous series had been live, but this one is pre-recorded the night before

Cliff Richard -

BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.35 - 9.15 pm

Ray Stevens

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 - 11.25 am

Pop Scene: content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.25 - 10.50 am (unknown edition shown by Southern)

LWT All The Fun Of The Fair repeat 11.25 am - 12.30 pm

David Essex special

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by Yorkshire)

Alan Price

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by HTV - unknown edition with Alex Harvey and Gene Pitney)

LWT Supersonic 5.45 – 6.15 pm

Despite Alvin Stardust's name appearing before the commercial break he is not in the show (this appears several times throughout the series)

Andy Fairweather Low - Wide Eyed And Legless (live)

The Rubettes - Little Darling (re-recording)

The Kinks - No More Looking Back (live vocal and re-recording)

Bilbo Baggins - Back Home

Osibisa - Sunshine Day (live)

R and J Stone - We Do It (live)

The Kinks - You Really Got Me/All Day And All of The Night (re-recording)

ATV New Faces 6.15 - 6.50 pm

on panel - Alan A Freeman

Fair Cop (group)

Sheila Bruce (singer)

Beckett (singer)

BR & John (duo)


Sunday 4th January 1976

LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am – 12.00 pm

Be Bop DeLuxe

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Alan Price

Granada Granada Profile 10.55 - 11.25 pm

Mike Harding talks to Tony Wilson


Tuesday 6th January 1976

BBC2 Impressions of Al Bowlly 9.30 - 10.30 pm

documentary

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 - 11.10 pm

John Prine was scheduled to appear but he had to cancel his UK tour

Hosted by Bob Harris

Andy Fairweather Low - Jump Up and Turn Around, If I Ever Get Lucky

Linda Ronstadt & Eagles - Desperado (Don Kirshner Rock Concert clip)

Richard Torrance & Eureka - Don't You Let Me Down Again (Filmfinders clip)

Jim Croce – Roller Derby Queen, Bad Bad Leroy Brown (previously untransmitted clips)

Eagles - Doolin Dalton (live clip)

Andrew Bailey - newsdesk (piece about the re-boot of International Times)

Thames Songs of the City 11.45 pm - end (repeat)

Richard Digence

Granada Look Alive 4.25 - 4.50 pm (final show)

Stephanie De Sykes – clip from her movie Side By Side

Sailor – Glass of Champagne


Wednesday 7th January 1976

BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 - 9.00 pm (first in new series)

Gilbert O’Sullivan - Can't Get Enough Of You

The Vernons

BBC2 Frankie Vaughan at the Night Out 9.30 - 10.15 pm


Thursday 8th January 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm (episode 614 on countdown clock board)

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run down)

Osibisa - Sunshine Day (live vocal)

Sailor - Glass Of Champagne

R & J Stone - We Do It (live)

Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (Pan's People dance routine)

Tony Christie - Drive Safely Darling (live)

Sheer Elegance - Milky Way (live)

ELO - Evil Woman

Barbara Dickson - Answer Me (live)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody number one (second half of TOTP version of promo clip)

Crispy & Co - Get It Together (playout record and end credits)


Friday 9th January 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

Steeleye Span

Glyder

BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Oscar Peterson

Joshua Rifkin

HTV Sweet Somerset 10.30 - 11.0 pm

folk music - west country style

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 10th January 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.10 - 6.45 pm

Cliff Richard

Features new talent

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Movies. It Happened At The World’s Fair Elvis Presley movie 6.45 - 8.30 pm

BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 - 9.00 pm

content unknown

BBC2 In Company 6.20 - 6.45 pm

Cleo Laine & John Dankworth

BBC2 Out of the Trees 10.00 - 10.30 pm

Theme by Neil Innes

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sailor

Pop Scene: content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

Granada The Beatles 10.10 - 10.25 am cartoon series

Granada Kid Gallahad Elvis Presley movie

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown on HTV - 29th November 1975 edition)

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue

The Drifters - Can I Take You Home Little Girl (repeat 29th November 1975)

Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance - The Poacher (live)

Slik - Forever And Ever (re-recording) The band are dressed as monks

Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance - Don't Try 'n' Change My Mind (live)

Melanie - Look What They've Done To My Song Ma (live)

Kenny - Nice To Have You Home

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

Mickie Most on panel

Dave Collins (singer)

Jamboree (group)

Joy Ross (singer)

Hooker(group)


Sunday 11th January 1976

LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am - 12.00 pm

The Pretty Things

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm (shown yesterday by Yorkshire 12.00 - 12.30 pm)

Glyder


Monday 12th January 1976

Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 - 7.30 pm

The Syncopators Steel Band


Tuesday 13th January 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 - 11.00 pm

Broadcast from Bristol

Hosted by Bob Harris

Be Bop DeLuxe - Ships in the Night, Fair Exchange

Emmylou Harris - Gain Control, Queen of the Silver Dollar (New Victoria Theatre, London)

Dan Fogelberg - These Days (Filmfinders clip)

A J Webber - Love Must Have It's Way, The Carpenter (while the Whistle Test team were in Bristol Webber took them to the Concorde assembly factory)

Climax Blues Band - Good Times (The Roundhouse, London)


Wednesday 14th January 1976

BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Steeleye Span

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Vera Lynn, Marion Montgomery, Pete Murray


Thursday 15th January 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

10cc - Art For Art's Sake

The Miracles - Love Machine (promo clip)

Abba - Mama Mia (re-recording)

Billy Howard - King Of The Cops

Barry White - Let The Music Play (disc)

Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo

Roxy Music - Both Ends Burning (promo clip)

The Walker Brothers - No Regrets (live)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (TOTP version of promo clip) number one

The Fatback Band - Do The Bus Stop (play out record and end credits)


Friday 16th January 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Oscar Peterson

Ena Baga (silent movie piano accompanist)

Alan Price

Michel Legrand

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 17th January 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.10 - 6.45 pm

Cliff Richard - All I Got Is Music, Miss You Nights, & Angie Miller - Pigeon, Too Late To Say Goodbye, Mumblin' Mosie

Angie Miller - I Was Only Dreaming

Cotton, Lloyd & Christian - Don't Play With The One That Loves You

BBC1 Parkinson 11.25 pm - 12.25 am

Jack Jones

BBC2 Maria Mulduar In Concert 11.05 - 11.40 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Slik

The Blackbyrds

Carl Douglas

Pop Scene: content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.25 - 10.55 am (shown by Southern - unknown edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 10.55 - 11.25 am (shown by Westward)

Jack The Lad

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by HTV - 20th December 1975 edition)

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

On the original studio tape the Electric Light Orchestra get mention in the closing credits but are not on the show, however this was amended by the time the show was broadcast. Sweet record a promo/trailer for Australian TV while on set.

Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da (re-recording)

Guys 'n' Dolls - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

Ace - How Long (live)

At this point on the studio tape the lights go out in the control room and Mike Mansfield makes a remark about the Electric Light Orchestra

Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams (re-recording) towards the end you can see a scene shifter chucking handfuls of fake snow into a fan pointed at the band

Ace - No Future In Your Eyes (live)

Sweet - The Lies In Your Eyes


Sunday 18th January 1976

LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am - 12.00 pm

Record production and promotion

The Pretty Things

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Ayshea

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Jack the Lad


Monday 19th January 1976

ITV Music Scene 11.39 am - 12.00 pm (schools programming)

content unknown


Tuesday 20th January 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 - 11.05 pm

Transmitted live from Manchester. A technical fault interrupted the live show

Hosted by Bob Harris

Country Joe McDonald - Save The Whales, Our Wedding Day, Breakfast For Two

Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss on Main Street (Filmfinders clip)

Jimi Hendrix - Redhouse (Isle of Wight Festival 1970)

Bob Dylan - Sara (Filmfinders clip)

Andrew Bailey - newsdesk (interrupted by technical fault)

Barclay James Harvest – Sweet Jesus, Hymn For The Children


Wednesday 21st January 1976

BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Frankie Vaughan

BBC1 The Variety Club Awards 10.10 - 10.50 pm

content unknown

ITV Music Scene 9.45 - 10.10 am (schools programming)

content unknown

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Vera Lynn, Pete Murray, Marion Montgomery


Thursday 22nd January 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by David Hamilton (Hamilton had given up his in-vision continuity job at Thames Television for a year to do TOTP)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run down)

Sailor - A Glass Of Champagne (re-recording)

Barbara Dickson - Answer Me (live at the piano)

Osibisa - Sunshine Day (repeat 8th January 1976)

Slik - Forever And Ever

Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider (Pan's People dance routine)

Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman (repeat 8th January 1976)

David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love (USA TV, Soul Train)

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue

R & J Stone - We Do It (live)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (TOTP version of promo clip with end credits) number one


Friday 23rd January 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00  - 9.45 pm

Oscar Peterson

Milt Jackson

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 24th January 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.20 - 6.55 pm

Cliff is wearing glasses again

Cliff Richard - All I Got Is Music, Travellin' Light, Lucky Lips, I Ain't Giving Up, novelty song about a budgerigar, Sweet Little Sixteen (backed by Mother Superior)

Mother Superior - Love The One You're With

Alexander John - Home

BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.45 - 9.15 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Saturday Cinema. Tickle Me Elvis Presley movie 3.05 - 4.35 pm

BBC2 Johnny Mathis In Concert 10.45 - 11.20 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Bilbo Baggins

Tam Paton

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown on HTV - unknown edition)

LWT Supersonic 5.35 - 6.05 pm

On the studio tape a voice on the countdown clock claims "special Scottish version" before part two commences

Pilot – January (re-recording) The 'Rover' balloons cause an annoyance to the band

Andy Fairweather Low – Wide Eyed And Legless (repeat 3rd January 1976)

Bilbo Baggins – Back Home (repeat 3rd January 1976)

Be Bop Deluxe – Ships In The Night

Pilot – High Into The Sky

Robin Nedwell with Sally James in the control room introduces

The Walker Brothers – No Regrets (live vocals with Gary Leeds on a revolving drumkit much to Scott's amusement. Gary Leeds also plays along to the closing theme song)

ATV New Faces 6.05 - 7.05 pm

on panel Alan A Freemnan

Curley (group)

Gregg Barnes (singer)

Windmill Two (vocal and guitar duo)

Pigglewick Folk (group)

Tony Whyte (singer)

Lee Harding (singer)


Sunday 25th January 1976

LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am - 12.00 pm

Reggae

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Lonnie Donegan

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Ace

ITV The Best Of Helen Reddy advert


Tuesday 27th January 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 - 11.10 pm

Supertramp live at The Odeon, Hammersmith, London, March 1975

Sister Moonshine, Another Man's Woman, Lady, 'A' You're Adorable, Dreamer, Rudy, Hide In Your Shell


Wednesday 28th January 1976

BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00- 9.45 pm

Peters & Lee

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Vince Hill, Salena Jones


Thursday 29th January 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

Donny & Marie Osmond - Deep Purple (promo clip)

Sweet - The Lies In Your Eyes

Kiki Dee - Once A Fool

Miracles - Love Machine (promo clip)

Sheer Elegance - Milky Way

The Glen Miller Orchestra - Moonlight Serenade (played by the Top Of The Pops orchestra)

Walker Brothers - No Regrets (live)

Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps - Baby Face (disc)

The Four Seasons - December 1963 (disc)

Abba - Mama Mia (promo clip) number one


Friday 30th January 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Oscar Peterson

Keith Emerson – Honky Tonk Train Blues plus one other original written for the show (Carl Palmer on drums)

Joe Turner

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 31st January 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.25 - 7.00 pm

Cliff Richard - All I Got Is Music, Big Wheel Fool, Junior Cowboy, I'm Lookin' Out The Window, Willie And The Hand Jive, Living Doll

Dave & June Brooks - All We Need Is Love

The Black Abbotts - musical / comedy routine

The Surprise Sisters - Can I Believe In You

BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.35 - 9.05 pm

Reflections

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Bo Flyers

Arrows

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.25 - 10.55 am (Shown on Southern - with Fancy and Peter Sarstedt according to the Daily Mirror, so presumably tonight's edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 10.55 - 11.20 am (shown by Westward)

Jack the Lad

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown on HTV - 10th January 1976 edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by Yorkshire)

Wigan's Ovation

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

Peter Sarstedt and Rogue were listed in the Daily Mirror as appearing. Sailor record a promo/trailer for the show in the control room.

Sailor – Glass Of Champagne

R and J Stone – We Do It (repeat 3rd January 1976)

Suzi Quatro in the control room introduces

Chris Spedding – Jump In My Car (live with Brian Bennett on drums and three men singing back-up in bra and pants aprons)

Mickie Most in control room introduces

Fancy – Music Maker

Jack Jones in the control room introduces

Roy Wood – Look Through The Eyes Of A Fool

Slik – Forever And Ever (dressed in their baseball uniforms)

Sailor – Girls Girls Girls

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

First winners' show

On Panel - Mickie Most

Easy Street (group)

Joy Rose (singer)

Lee Harding (singer)


Sunday 1st February 1976

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Wigan’s Ovation


Monday 2nd February 1976

ITV Music Scene 11.30 am - 12.00 pm

content unknown

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Sunshine (group)

Marie O'Connor (singer)


Tuesday 3rd February 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 - 11.00 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Charlie - Fantasy Girls, Prisoners

Janis Ian - Tea and Sympathy (Filmfinders clip)

The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (Island recording studios 1975)

Andrew Bailey - newsdesk (black music in Britain, Black Echoes paper)

The Pretty Things - It Isn't Rock N Roll (concert clip)

Elkie Brooks - Jigsaw Baby, Where Do We Go From Here

Neil Young - Drive Back (Filmfinders clip)


Wednesday 4th February 1976

BBC2 The Mike Reid Show 9.00 - 9.45 pm

The Yetties

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.35 pm

Vince Hill, Salena Jones


Thursday 5th February 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Jimmy Savile

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

R & J Stone - We Do It (repeat)

Slik - Forever And Ever

Tina Charles - I Love To Love

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue (repeat 22nd January 1976)

War - Low Rider (promo clip)

Slade - Let's Call It Quits

Be-Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night

The Four Seasons - December 1963 (disc)

Abba - Mama Mia (promo clip) number one

BBC1 The Good Old Days 9.25 - 10.10 pm

Eartha Kitt


Friday 6th February 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Oscar Peterson

Count Basie

Anglia Miss Anglia '76 Grand Final 7.30 - 8.30 pm

Vince Hill

Wilma Reading

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 7th February 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 5.55 - 6.30 pm

Cliff Richard

Features new talent

BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Reflections

BBC1 Parkinson 11.30 pm - 12.30 am

Elton John – interview, We All Fall In Love Sometimes

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.25 - 10.55 am (shown by Southern - unknown edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 10.55 - 11.20 am (shown by Westward)

Ace

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by HTV - 17th January 1976 edition)

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

TV Times lists Guys 'n' Dolls as making an appearance

The Sweet - Lies In Your Eyes (repeat 17th January 1976)

Ozo - Listen To The Budda

Mr Big - Wish I Was Young Again

Dave Dee in the Control Room introduces

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - The Arms Of Mary (live)

Rogue - Fallen Angel

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - White White Dove (live)

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

Brandy (group)

Geoff Ridden (singer)

Alexander Forest (singer)

Day Lewis (singer)


Sunday 8th February 1976

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Alvin Stardust

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Gallagher & Lyle


Monday 9th February 1976

Thames Looks Familiar 10.30 - 11.00 pm

Sammy Cahn, Pete Murray


Tuesday 10th February 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 - 11.00 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Streetwalkers - Walking On Water, Daddy Rolling Stone

Jethro Tull - Skating Away (Filmfinders clip)

Black Oak Arkansas - Hi Y'all (The Rainbow, London, 1975)

Gallagher & Lyle - I Wanna Stay With You, Breakaway (rehearsals, Manticore Studios, London)

Chilliwack - When You Gonna Tell The Truth (Filmfinders clip)

Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band - Together Again, Amarillo


Wednesday 11th February 1976

BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Lena Zavaroni

The Spinners

BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Demis Roussos – Can’t Say How Much, & Mouskouri Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Anne Shelton


Thursday 12th February 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run-down)

Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams

Barbara Dickson - Answer Me (live at piano)

The Walker Brothers - No Regrets (live)

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts (live)

Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains - Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez (Pan’s People with Blue Peter’s Leslie Judd)

The Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman

Guys n Dolls - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (live)

David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love (Soul Train TV show)

The Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga (live)

Slik - Forever and Ever (repeat) number one

The O'Jays - I Love Music (play out record and end credits)

Thames / ATV Genesis - Trick Of The Tail advert


Friday 13rd February 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Oscar Peterson

Rick Wakeman

Lynsey De Paul

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Lorna Luft


Saturday 14th February 1976

BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.20 - 6.55 pm

Cliff Richard

Features new talent

BBC1 Cilla 8.25 - 9.10 pm (first in new series)

Cilla’s live camera crew dropped around to surprise a member of the public, only to find they were out for the evening

Cilla Black

Peters & Lee

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 pm - 12.30 am

Flintlock

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.50 - 11.20 am (shown by Southern - unknown edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 10.55 - 11.25 pm (shown by Westward)

Wigan's Ovation

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by Yorkshire)

Chips

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (3rd January 1976 edition shown by HTV)

LWT Supersonic 5.30 - 6.00 pm

TV Times lists The Glitter Band as making an appearance

Slade - The Bangin' Man

Peter Noone in the control room introduces

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights (re-recording)

Peter Noone - We Don't Need The Money

Hello - Star Studded Sham

Albert Hammond - The Air That I Breathe

Elkie Brooks - He's A Rebel, introduces

Slade - Let's Call It Quits

ATV New Faces 5.50 - 6.50 pm

Marti Stuart (multi instrumentalist)

David Gold (singer)

Turnstyle (harmony group)


Sunday 15th February 1976

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Chips


Monday 16th February 1976

BBC1 Blue Peter 4.45 - 5.10 pm

Leslie Judd rehearses with Pan’s People for the previous week’s Top of the Pops

Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 - 7.00 pm

Mahognay (group)

Karen Webb (singer)


Tuesday 17th February 1976

BBC1 Play: Jumping Bean Bag 9.25 - 10.35 pm

Play about the pop music scene and an accident at a concert

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 10.55 pm

Focus cancelled due to illness

Hosted by Bob Harris

The Groundhogs - Cross Cut Saw, Boogie Withers

Tommy Bolin - Homeward Strut (Filmfinders clip)

Andrew Bailey - newsdesk, interview with music insurance broker Willy Robertson

Crosby & Nash - Love Work Out (promo clip)

Gil Scott-Heron and The Midnight Band - Johannesburg, A Lovely Day For You

Ray Coleman - interview about the fiftieth anniversary of the Melody Maker

Genesis - Ripples (promo clip, Shepperton studios)


Wednesday 18th February 1976

BBC2 The Freddie Starr Show 9.00 - 9.45 pm

content unknown

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Anne Shelton


Thursday 19th February 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Slade - Let's Call It Quits (Noddy wearing a red nose as on their Nobody's Fool album cover)

Glitter Band - People Like You And People Like Me

Andy Williams - Other Side Of Me

L. J. Johnson - Your Magic Put A Spell On Me (live)

Evelyn Thomas - Weak Spot (live)

Pluto Shervington - Dat (promo clip)

Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction (promo clip)

St. Andrews Chorale - Cloud 99 (promo clip)

The Who - Squeeze Box (Pan's People dance routine)

The Four Seasons - December 1963 (film clip) number one


Friday 20th February 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

BBC2 An Evening With John Denver 9.30 - 10.15 pm (American show)

John Denver

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

R&J Stone - We Do It

Andy Williams


Saturday 21st February 1976

BBC1 Cilla 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Cilla Black

Dana

BBC2 Second House 9.05 - 10.25 pm (made in black and white)

So You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star - The Kursaal Flyers on tour

The programme's producers wanted to make a documentary about a current touring band and had to choose between Ace, Kokomo and The Kursaals. The show was broadcast just as they were about to go on stage. The took a portable black and white TV on the road and tried to watch the beginning before they went on stage.

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Gang - interview

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.50 - 11.20 am (shown on Southern - 3rd January 1976 edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 10.55 - 10.20 am (shown on Westward)

Gallagher & Lyle

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown on HTV - Daily Mirror lists Peter Sarstedt and Chris Spedding edition)

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by Yorkshire)

Splinter

LWT Supersonic 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Andy Williams in the control room introduces

Marc Bolan & T Rex - Telegram Sam (re-recording)

Kevin Ayres - Falling In Love Again (live vocal) his piano explodes and collapses at the end of the song

Andy Williams – Solitaire (live)

Andy Williams in the control room introduces

Marc Bolan & T Rex - London Boys (re-recording)

Andy Williams in the control room introduces

The Steve Gibbons Band – Sweetheart (live)

Andy Williams in the control room introduces

Golden Earring – Sleepwalking

Andy Williams – The Other Side Of Me (live)

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

Screemer (group)

Peter Pan (singer)

Eve Adam (singer)

Bob Scott (singer)

George Galway (instrumentalist)

Holcombe Knapp (group)


Sunday 22nd February 1976

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Alan Freeman

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Splinter


Monday 23rd February 1976

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm (400th edition)

Tammy Jones, Peters & Lee, Bobby Crush


Tuesday 24th February 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 10.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Kraan - Nam Nam

Widowmaker - Ain't Telling You Nothing, On The Road

Alan White - interview, Song of Innocence, Ooh Baby (promo clips)

Bad Company - Honey Child (Filmfinders clip)

Journey - It's All Too Much (Filmfinders clip)

Southern Runaround 4.25 - 4.50 pm

includes pop group

Thames Rock Follies 9.00 - 10.00 pm (first episode)

The Little Ladies - Julie Covington (Dee), Rula Lenska (Q), Charlotte Cornwell (Anna)

The Show Business

Songs by Andy McKay of Roxy Music. The band includes Peter Van-Hooke of Argent.


Wednesday 25th February 1976

BBC1 A Song For Europe 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Live from The Royal Albert Hall, London. Twelve finalists contest to be the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The songwriters have chosen the singers themselves.

Take The Money and Run, written by Roger Sanders and Scott English, sung by Louisa White

Ain't Gonna Take No For An Answer, written by Tony Craig and Eddie Adamberry, sung by Frank Ifield

Maria, written by Rod McQueen, sung by The Sunshine Singers

Love's A Carousel, written by Harold Spiro, sung by Tammy Jones

Save Your Kisses For Me, written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheridan and Martin Lee, sung by The Brotherhood of Man

A Love For All Seasons, written by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington, sung by Champagne

Queen of the Mardi Gras, Geoff Stevens and Tony Macauley, sung by Tony Christie

Wake Up, written by David Hayes and Phil Dennys, sung by Co-Co

Do You Believe In Love At First Sight, written by Ron Roker, Gerry Shury, Chris Roe and Frank Donald, sung by Polly Brown

Couldn't Live Without You, written by Paul Curtis, sung by Hazel Dean

Love Kisses and Run, written by Barry Blue and Steven Worth, sung by Sweet Dreams

Going To The Movies, written by Daniel Boone, sung by Joey Valentine

BBC1 Tonight 10.50 - 11.25 pm

Adam Faith talks about his role in the play City Sugar in which he plays a Disc Jockey

BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.10 - 9.55 pm

Nana Mouskouri

Morris Albert

The Spinners

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Annie Ross, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd-Webber

Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.10 - 10.10 pm

Kenneth McKellar, Caterina Valente and Roy Budd


Thursday 26th February 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

The Fatback Band - Spanish Hustle (live)

Tina Charles - I Love To Love (live)

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts (live)

The Stylistics - Funky Weekend (Pan's People dance routine)

Status Quo - Rain (promo clip)

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights (live)

C.W. McCall - Convoy (TOTP film of lorry drivers pursued by police)

Guys & Dolls - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (live)

The Four Seasons - December 1963 (promo clip) number one

The M And O Band - Let's Do The Latin Hustle (play out record and end credits)


Friday 27th February 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Dennis Waterman – For Their Pleasure


Saturday 28th February 1976

BBC1 Cilla 8.20 - 9.05 pm

Cilla Black

Andy Williams

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

no Supersonic this week

ATV New Faces 6.15 - 7.15 pm

Viewers' winners show

Sparrow (group)

Steve Cockburn (singer)

Monopoly (group)

Eve Adam (singer)

Elaine Simmons (singer) winner of the first series


Sunday 29th February 1976

LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am - 12.00 pm

Capital Radio Playlist and how charts are compiled

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Andy Fairweather-Low - If I Ever Get Lucky, La Booga Rooga, Wide Eyed and Legless, Champagne Melody, Run Rudolph Run

ATV J M Barrie's Peter Pan 7.55 - 9.25 pm

Musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley


Monday 1st March 1976

BBC2 How Green Was My Father? 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Max Boyce, Ryan Davies

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Stoney Broke (pop group)

The Wedgewoods (Wout Steinhuis' vocal group)


Tuesday 2nd March 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 10.55 pm

an appearance by Kaz Lux with Jan Akkerman might have been scheduled

Hosted by Bob Harris

Rory Gallagher at the BBC Theatre, Sherherd's Bush, London

I Take What I Want, Bought and Sold, All Round Man, Out On The Western Plain, Souped Up Ford, Bullfrog Blues

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 (first edition)

Arrows - The Boogiest Band in Town, Once Upon a Time, Gotta Be Near You

Peter Noone - We Don't Need the Money

Glyder - Pick Up and Go

Jessie Green - Nice and Slow

Thames Rock Follies 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Episode 2. The Little Ladies


Wednesday 3rd March 1976

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Annie Ross, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber

Thames This Is Your Life: Vince Hill 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Alvin Stardust – Cruel To Be Kind

Anita Harris – I Am Woman


Thursday 4th March 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.50 pm

Hosted by Paul Burnett

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

The Glitter Band - People Like You And People Like Me

The Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams

Peters & Lee - Hey, Mr. Music Man

Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (live)

Dana - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited - Let's Do The Latin Hustle (Pan's People dance routine)

Gallagher & Lyle - I Wanna Stay With You

Pluto Shervington - Dat (promo clip)

The Chequers - Hey Miss Payne

Tina Charles - I Love To Love (live) number one


Friday 5th March 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Charles Aznavour


Saturday 6th March 1976

BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It 6.10 - 6.45 pm

Slade – Let’s Call It Quits

BBC1 Cilla 8.20 - 9.05 pm

Cilla Black

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.30 pm - 12.15 am (first edition)

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (regulars)

Buddy Greco & Elaine Delmar

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 10.50 - 11.20 am (shown on Southern - unknown edition)

LWT Supersonic 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Georgie Fame – Yes Honestly (re-recording)

Russ Ballard – Since You’ve Been Gone

Albert Hammond – Peacemaker

Georgie Fame – Lily

The Kinks – No More Looking Back (repeat 3rd January 1976)

Georgie Fame in the control room introduces

String Driven Thing – But I Do

Slade – Let’s Call It Quits

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

on panel - Mickie Most, Noel Edmonds

Girlie (group)

Stephen Bent (singer)

Cornerstone (group)

Grace Kennedy (singer)

Loco (group)

Granada International Pop Proms. Goodbye Gary Glitter Hello Pop Proms 10.45 - 11.45 am

Recorded at King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester. The Pop Proms Orchestra was conducted by Les Reed with backing from The Les Humphries Singers

Marty Wilde

Demis Roussos

Malcolm Roberts

Caterina Valente

2nd Battalion Scots Guards – Amazing Grace


Sunday 7th March 1976

LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am - 12.00 pm

Pop record promotion

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

The Bachelors

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

content unknown


Monday 8th March 1976

BBC2 The Camera and The Song 10.40 - 11.05 pm (first in series)

The Fivepenny Piece Come To Your Tea

ITV Music Scene 11.30 am - 12.00 pm (schools programming)

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Alan Bray (instrumentalist)

Sunny Sound (group)

Tony Field (singer)

Paul Rhodes (singer)

Thames Looks Familiar 10.30 - 11.00 pm

Anne Shelton, Sammy Cahn, Benny Green


Tuesday 9th March 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 11.05 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - interview

Focus - Intro, Sneezing Bull, Angel's Wings

Stackridge - Hey Good Looking, Steam Radio

Jackson Browne - Pretty Baby Blue, Looking Into You (US TV)

Bob Dylan - Mozabique ('Soundstage' US TV)

Peter Frampton - Lines on My Face (Filmfinders clip)

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - I Love Rock and Roll, Once Upon a Time, A Touch Too Much

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Bilbo Baggins - Back Home

Bo Flyers - Do The Buster (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Slade - Let's Call it Quits (promo clip)

Thames Rock Follies 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Episode 3. The Road


Wednesday 10th March 1976

BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 - 9.00 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Nana Mouskouri

Lulu

Roger Whittaker

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson

Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.00 - 10.00 pm

The Nolan Sisters – Scarlet Ribbons

Gilbert O ‘Sullivan – I Can’t Get Enough Of You, You Never Listen To Reason


Thursday 11th March 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

C.W. McCall - Convoy (promo clip)

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody (disc)

Mary Hopkin - If You Love Me

Barry White - You See The Trouble With Me (promo clip)

Rainbow Cottage - Seagull

T.Rex - London Boys

Guys 'n' Dolls - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (live)

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts

Chris White - Spanish Wine (live)

Tina Charles - I Love To Love number one

BBC1 The Good Old Days 9.25 - 10.10 pm

Rosemary Squires

BBC1 Omnibus 10.10 - 11.00 pm

Woody Herman

Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm

Les Reed and Pop Proms Orchestra

Les Humphries Singers

Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames

Vicky Leandros

George Martin

Johnny Mathis


Friday 12th March 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

David Cassidy

Diana Ross

Emperor Rosko


Saturday 13th March 1976

BBC1 Cilla 8.35 - 9.20 pm

Cilla Black

Charles Aznavour

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.20 pm - 12.05 am

Peters & Lee

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Chris White

Hello

ATV Tiswas 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

David Essex - City Lights (promo clip)

Bilbo Baggins

LWT Supersonic 10.50 - 11.20 am (shown by Southern - 14th February 1976 edition)

LWT Supersonic 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Bay City Rollers in control room introducing most of the clips

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Runaway

The Rubettes - Little Darling (repeat 3rd January 1976)

Barry Ryan - Judy

Golden Earring - Sleepwalking (repeat 21st February 1976)

Charlie - First Class Traveller

Hazel Dean - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love

Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band - You Belong To Me

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

Sheer Delight (group)

David and Tony Webb (duo)

Ted Young (one man band)

Five Knuckle Shuffle (group)

Rose-Marie (singer)

Candy Rock (group)


Sunday 14th March 1976

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Brenda Arnau

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Osibisa


Monday 15th March 1976

BBC2 The Camera and The Song 10.50 - 11.15 pm

Tom Paxton: Oklahoma Folk

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Frankie Farrell (singer)

Thames Looks Familiar 10.30 - 11.00 pm

Teddy Johnson


Tuesday 16th March 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 10.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Chick Corea and Return To Forever at the BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London

Medieval Overture, Sorceress, Magician, Romantic Warrior, Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Thanks, First Hit, The Boogiest Band In Town

Arrows - Once Upon A Time (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be

Harvey Andrew - Man With A Gun (Him & Us Plus One dance routine) released by Transatlantic Records, owned at the time by Granada

Dana - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Thames Rock Follies 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Episode 4. The Talking Pictures


Wednesday 17th March 1976

BBC2 Bob Hope 9.00 - 10.10 pm

Celebrating 25 years in television

Frank Sinatra

Bing Crosby


Thursday 18th March 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Randy Edelman - Concrete & Clay

Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me

David Essex - City Lights

John Miles - Music

Gallagher & Lyle - I Wanna Stay With You (repeat 4th March 1976)

Peters & Lee - Hey Mr Music Man

Eagles - Take It To The Limit (disc)

Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night

Tina Charles - I Love To Love number one

BBC1 The Good Old Days 9.25 - 10.10 pm

Val Doonican

Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm

Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia

Gary Bond - Any Dream Will Do

Barbara Dickson - I Don't Know How To Love Him

Duane Eddy - Because They're Young, Dance To The Guitar Man

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Overture to Jesus Christ Superstar',

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed, Alone Again (Naturally), Clair, Matrimony

Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely


Friday 19th March 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Georgie Fame - Yes Honestly

Gary Glitter - You Belong To Me

Diana Ross - interview, Mahogany movie clip


Saturday 20th March 1976

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Movies: G I Blues Elvis Presley movie 6.35 - 8.15 pm

BBC1 Cilla 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Cilla Black

The Brotherhood of Man

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.55 pm - 12.40 am

Demis Roussos

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 5.30 - 6.00 pm

The Glitter Band - People Like You People Like Me

Labi Siffre - Staride To Nowhere (live)

Kevin Ayres – Falling In Love Again (repeat 21st February 1975)

Melanie - Look What They Done To My Song Ma (repeat 10th January 1976)

The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver - The Arms of Mary (repeat 7th February 1975)

Laurie Andrew & Zero - I'll Never Love Anyone Anymore (live)

Kenny - Hot Lips

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

on panel - Tony Hatch

Whiskey Mac (group)

Louise Barry (singer)

Tony Andrews (singer)

Burnt Orange (singer)

Granada The International Pop Proms (shown on LWT 10.45 - 11.45 pm)

Johnny Mathis

Vicki Leandros

Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames

George Martin


Sunday 21st March 1976

BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview part one 4.55 - 5.25 pm

The Les Humphries Singers

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Vince Hill

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.50 - 5.35 pm

Procol Harum


Monday 22nd March 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.50 - 11.15 pm

The Songs of Sonny Condell and Leo O'Kelly (ex Tir Na Nog) 'The Irish'

ITV Music Scene 11.30 am - 12.00 pm (schools programming)

content unknown

ITV Kitchen Garden 12.30 - 1.00 pm

Keith Fordyce

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

This show features six acts from the last six shows chosen by Bernard Delfont and will appear on the North Pier at Blackpool


Tuesday 23rd March 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 10.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Bonnie Raitt at BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London

Love Me Like A Man, Too Long at The Fair, I'm Blowing Away, You've Got To Know How, Kokomo, Sugar Mama, What Do You Want The Boy To Do, Under The Falling Sky, Angel from Montgomery

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows -

Scottie

Hello - Star Studded Sham

Thames Rock Follies 9.00 - 10.30 pm

Episode 5: The Pounds / Sterling


Wednesday 24th March 1976

BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 - 9.00 pm

The Karlins

BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 - 9.45 pm

Nana Mouskouri

Swingle II

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Anita Harris, Dennis Lotis, Rosemary Squires

Thames The Benny Hill Show 8.30 - 9.30 pm

Brenda Arnau


Thursday 25th March 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run-down)

Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts (live)

10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me (promo clip)

The Miracles - Night Life (live)

Elton John - Pinball Wizard (Tommy movie clip)

The Beatles - Yesterday (Pan's People dance routine)

Sheer Elegance - Life Is Too Short Girl (live)

The Glitter Band - People Like You And People Like Me

Hot Chocolate - Don't Stop It Now

The Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (repeat 4th March 1976) number one

Barry White - You See The Trouble With Me (play out record and end credits)

Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm

Chris Barber and his Jazz Band - Chimes, Whistling Rufus, Petit fleur, Georgia Brown

Alan Price - House of the rising sun, Simon Smith and his amazing dancing bear, The Jarrow song

Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch - Call me, Colour my world, The other man's grass is always greener, I couldn't live without your love, Don't sleep in the subway, Downtown

Brenda Arnau


Friday 26th March 1976

BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 - 5.40 pm

content unknown

LWT Yes Honestly 7.30 - 8.00 pm

Georgie Fame

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Kenny Everett


Saturday 27th March 1976

BBC1 Cilla 8.25 - 9.10 pm

Cilla Black

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.10 - 11.55 pm

Guys 'n' Dolls (plus Bruce Forsyth, the father of one of the members)

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

David Cassidy - Tomorrow (promo clip)

Kenny

LWT Supersonic 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Albert Hammond - 99 Miles From L.A.

Marc Bolan - London Boys

Jethro Tull - Living In The Past, Too Old To Rock And Roll Too Young To Die

John Miles – Music

Sailor - Girls Girls Girls

ATV New Faces 5.45 - 6.45 pm

Second winners show

on panel - Mickie Most

Loco (group)

The Nobodies (group)

Love Together (group)


Sunday 28th March 1976

BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two 4.55 - 5.25 pm

content unknown

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Pete Murray

Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 - 5.35 pm

John Miles - High Fly, Music


Monday 29th March 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.35 - 11.05 pm

The Songs of Ann Mortifee 'Nature's Way'

Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Mrs Mills


Tuesday 30th March 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 - 10.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Jim Capaldi and The Space Cadets live at the New Victoria Theatre, London

Low Rider, Love Hurts, Goodbye Love, Elixir Of Love, Boy With A Problem, Short Ends, Talking About My Baby, Keep On Trying

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows (possibly) Don't Worry 'Bout Love, Hard Hearted, Love is Easy

The Drifters

Randy Edelman - Concrete and Clay

Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 - 9.00 pm (first edition)

Marie Gordon Price

Thames Rock Follies 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Despite the series never making the top twenty ratings list it would be commissioned for a second series

Episode 6. The Blitz


Wednesday 31st March 1976

BBC2 Jack Jones in Concert 9.00 - 9.50 pm

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Anita Harris, Dennis Lotis


Thursday 1st April 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

episode 626 on countdown clock

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Sailor - Girls Girls Girls (re-recorded)

Diana Ross - Do You Know Where You’re Going To (film of Diana Ross in Rome)

Tarney & Spencer - I’m Your Man Rock N Roll

Abba - Fernando (promo clip)

Lawrence Andrew - I’ll Never Love Anyone Anymore

Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock (Pan's People dance routine)

John Miles - Music (re-recorded)

Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed

The Beatles - Hey Jude (promo in black and white)

The Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (live) number one

The Drifters - Goodbye Loneliness (play out record and end credits)

Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm

Malcolm Roberts - Love is all

Demis Roussos - Goodbye My love

Caterina Valente - Summer of '42, I travel around, Watch what happens, The twin sisters, I will wait for you, What are you doing for the rest of your life? Once upon a Summertime

Marty Wilde - Yakety Yak, High School Hop, At the hop


Friday 2nd April 1976

ATV Meets Peters and Lee 7.00 - 7.30 pm (first edition)

Peters and Lee

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 3rd April 1976

BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 9.00 - 11.00 pm

UK entry - The Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Junior Campbell - interview

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 6.15 - 7.15 pm

On panel - Noel Edmonds

Fusion (group)

Renato (singer)

Karen Russ (singer)

Cissy Stone Band (group)


Sunday 4th April 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

Frank Ifield

Val Doonican

Dana

ATV Steve and Edie. Our Love Is Here To Stay 10.35 - 11.35 pm

A Gershwin tribute show with Lawrence playing George Gershwin

Steve Lawrence, Edie Gorme


Monday 5th April 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.45 - 11.10 pm

The Songs of Harvey Andrews and Graham Cooper 'The Country Life'

ITV Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings 12.00 - 12.10 pm

Music by Mike Batt


Tuesday 6th April 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 - 11.05 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Patrick Moraz - interview, medley (promo clip)

The Chieftains - Hewlett, Women of Ireland, Kerry Slides

Solution - Black Pearl

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (Filmfinders clip)

Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 - 9.00 pm

Marie Gordon Price

no Arrows due to the Budget


Thursday 8th April 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Hot Chocolate - Don't Stop It Now

ABBA - Fernando (re-recorded)

Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be (live)

The Beatles - Paperback Writer (Pan's People dance routine)

10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me (promo clip)

Linda Lewis - Baby I’m Yours (live)

Bay City Rollers - Love Me Like I Love You (promo clip)

The Four Seasons - Silver Star (re-recording)

Carpenters - There’s A Kind Of Hush (Pan's People dance routine)

Sheer Elegance - Life Is Too Short Girl (live)

Eric Carmen – chat with Noel Edmonds

Frankie Valli - Fallen Angel (live)

Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (live) number one

Barry White - See The Trouble With Me (play out record and end credits)

BBC2 Nana Mourskouri 8.35 - 9.25 pm

Caterina Valente

Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm

Teresa Brewer - Music Music Music, New Orleans

Buddy Greco - The lady is a tramp, The more I see you, The greatest performance of my life

Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo, Stardust


Friday 9th April 1976

ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Peters and Lee - Guess You'll Never Know, Last Happy Song, If I Fell

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Lena Zavaroni


Saturday 10th April 1976

BBC1 Jim'll Fix It 5.30 - 6.05 pm

Gilbert O'Sullivan

BBC1 Cilla 8.35 - 9.20 pm

The producers announces that the interviews with members of the public are to be dropped

Cilla Black

Sache Distel

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.20 pm - 12.05 am

The Three Degrees

Frankie Vaughan

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Marc Bolan

Alfapha

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Goodbye From Gary Glitter 6.15 - 7.15 pm

The farewell show from the New Victoria Theatre, London

Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

on panel - Tony Hatch, Alan A Freeman

Wilderspool (group)

Rick and Pam Maskell (singing duo)

Ray Karron (singer)

Julie West (singer)

True Expression (group)


Sunday 11th April 1976

BBC1 Going For A Song 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Roger Whittaker

LWT The London Weekend Show 1.10 - 1.40 pm

The Fifties with Denis Lotis

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

Slim Whitman


Monday 12th April 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 - 11.05 pm

The Songs of Murray McLauchlan 'Reflections in Toronto'


Tuesday 13th April 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 - 11.20 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Loggins and Messina - interview, Sweet Marie (Filmfinders clip)

PFM - Chocolate Kings

Buffy Saint-Marie - Sweet America, Cripple Creek, Free The Lady

Ronnie Lane - One For The Road (promo clip)

The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry (Filmfinders clip)

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Gotta Be Near You, Once Upon a Time, The Boogiest Band in Town

Dave and Jim Brooks - All We Need Is Love (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Randy Edelman - Concrete and Clay

A Raincoat - It Came In The Night (film made by Granada graphics department)

The Drifters - Hello Happiness

Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 - 9.00 pm

Marie Gordon Price

Thames Plays For Britain 9.00 - 10.00 pm

The Lifeswappers by Roger McGough


Wednesday 14th April 1976

BBC2 John Denver – In Person 9.00 - 9.50 pm

Live at the Talk of the Town

Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 - 3.55 pm

Anita Harris, Rosemary Squires, Dennis Lotis

Thames The TV Times Top Ten Awards 8.00 - 8.30 pm

content unknown


Thursday 15th April 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed

The Stylistics - Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (live)

Diana Ross - Do You Know Where You’re Going To (Pan's People dance routine)

Brass Construction - Movin’ (promo clip)

Sailor - Girls Girls Girls

The Three Degrees - A Toast Of Love (live)

The Beatles - Get Back (Let It Be movie clip)

Isaac Hayes - Disco Connection (Pan's People dance routine)

Smokie - Wild Wild Angels

Silver Convention - Get Up & Boogie (cartoon clip)

Eric Carmen - All By Myself (live)

The Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (TOTP film of group walking in park) number one

Rodger Collins - Sexy Sugar Plum (play out record and end credits)


Friday 16th April 1976 Good Friday

BBC2 Shirley Bassey 9.10 - 10.00 pm

Shirley Bassey

ITV He's The Reason, He's The Rhyme 6.00 - 6.25 pm

Garth Hewitt

The Chris Barber Band

ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Peters and Lee

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Bay City Rollers

Dudley Moore

Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm

Joe Brown - Picture of you, Mumbles, Let it rock

Tony Christie - Here it comes again, Las Vegas

The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk, Save the last dance for me, Kissing in the back row

Peter Skellern - You're a lady


Saturday 17th April 1976

BBC1 Cilla 8.25 - 9.10 pm (final edition)

Cilla Black

Johnny Mathis

BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill 11.10 pm - 12.05 am

Madeline Bell

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Bernie Taupin

Rula Lenska and Charlotte Cornwall from Rock Follies

Hatters

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

Savannah (group)

Sun (group)

Simone (singer)

George C Smith (singer)

Bodean (group)


Sunday 18th April 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

The Beverley Sisters

LWT Theatre Of Stars: Murder In The First 10.55 - 11.50 pm

with Bobby Darin


Monday 19th April 1976 8.30 - 9.15 pm

BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show

Diane Solomon

Champagne

Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 - 7.30 pm

R & J Stone


Tuesday 20th April 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 - 11.25 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Ozark Mountain Daredevils in concert at the BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London

Walking Down The Road, Home Made Wine, Road To Glory, Servants Entrance, You Made It Right, Chicken Train, It'll Shine When It Shines, Jackie Blue, Keep On Churning, If You Want To Get To Heaven, Standing On A Rock

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Don't Worry 'Bout Love, I Love Rock and Roll, My Last Night With You, Once Upon a Time

Butterflies - Crazy Legs

Frank Jennings Syndicate - A Good Love Is Like A Good Song

Alan Warren - Without Rhythm

Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 - 9.00 pm

Marie Gordon Price


Wednesday 21st April 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.40 - 11.10 pm (repeat)

Neil Innes


Thursday 22nd April 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm (episode 629 on countdown clock board)

Hosted by David Hamilton (wearing a Radio One The Big One jacket)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds - I’ll Go Where The Music Takes Me (live)

John Miles - Music (repeat 1st April 1976)

Rodger Collins - You Sexy Sugar Plum (Pan's People dance routine)

The Bay City Rollers - Love Me Like I Love You (promo clip)

Harpo - Movie Star (live)

Abba - Fernando (promo clip)

Sheer Elegance - Life Is Too Short Girl (live)

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver - Arms Of Mary (promo clip)

Keith Emerson - Honky Tonk Train Blues (promo clip)

The Rubettes - You're The Reason Why

Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock (Pan's People dance routine) (repeat 1st April 1976)

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Doing What I Know

Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me number one

Andrea True Connection - More More More (playout record and end credits)

Thames Good Afternoon 2.00 - 2.30 pm

Peter Gabriel - interview, Here Comes The Flood


Friday 23rd April 1976

BBC1 The Best Of Yarwood 7.45 - 8.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey 10.35 am - 12.00 pm 1965 movie with Gerry & The Pacemakers, Cliia Black etc

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Flintlock

ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Peters and Lee

Granada International Pop Proms 8.05 – 9.00 pm

Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime

Roy Orbison - Only the lonely, It's over, Oh pretty woman

Elmer Bernstein

LWT Russell Harty (a compilation)

Andy Williams


Saturday 24th April 1976

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.20 pm - 12.05 am

Stephen Sondheim

Millicent Martin

BBC2 Demolition Man 7.50 - 9.10 pm (repeat 28th December 1975)

with Jimmy Helms, Steve Rowland

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

Paul and Avis (singers)

David Brandon (singer)

Raffles (singers)

Patsy Peters (singer)

Kris Gayle Band (group)


Sunday 25th April 1976

BBC2 Oscar Peterson Pick of Piano Party 8.45 - 10.00 pm

Compilation

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

Pearl Bailey

Val Doonican

Frank Ifield

The Bachelors


Monday 26th April 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 - 11.05 pm

The Songs of Hoyt Axton 'Life Machine'


Tuesday 27th April 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 - 11.05 pm

Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble at the Maltings, Farnham

Recollection, Part IV - The Realisation, Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight, Part III - The Spaceman,  Catherine Parr, The Prisoner, Merlin The Magician

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Once Upon a Time, Gotta Be Near You, Thanks, What Comes Between Us

Flintock - Dawn

Sheer Elegance - Life Is Too Short Girl

Louisa Jane White - Take The Money And Run

Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 - 9.00 pm

Marie Gordon Price


Wednesday 28th April 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.35 - 11.05 pm (repeat)

Neil Innes

ITN News

Rod Stewart interview


Thursday 29th April 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Pan's People’s last show

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Slik - Requiem

Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be (live)

Andrea True Connection - More More More (Pan's People dance routine)

ELO - Nightrider

Diana Ross - Love Hangover (clips from the movie Mahogany)

Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks - Convoy GB (live)

Eric Carmen - All By Myself (promo clip)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (live)

Silver Convention - Get Up and Boogie (cartoon clip)

The Four Seasons - Silver Star (Pan's People dance routine)

The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (promo clip)

The Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (live) number one

The Stylistics - Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (play out record and end credits)

BBC Wor Chear 10.45 - 11.15 pm

songwriter Jack Robson


Friday 30th April 1976

BBC1 Newsround Update: Rollermania 5.10 - 5.40 pm

Bay City Rollers article

BBC1 The Freddie Starr Show 7.45 - 8.30 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.30 - 10.15 pm

A floating jazz festival

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Flintlock

ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Peters & Lee - Don’t Blame Me, Ever Loving Arms


Saturday 1st May 1976

BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.40 pm - 12.25 am

Lynsey De Paul

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Alvin Stardust

Arrows

Mick Charles

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Sailor In Concert 11.00 am - 12.00 pm

Filmed at the Kursaal, Southend

Sailor - Glass of Champagne, Girl Girls Girls

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver - Arms of Mary

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

on panel - Mickie Most, Alan A Freeman

Our Kid (group) winners

Eve Bridger (singer)

John Moore (singer, guitarist)

Pawnshop (group)

Bren and Dee (singer, guitarists)

Frank Yonco & The Everglades (group)


Sunday 2nd May 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.50 - 7.25 pm

Dana

Frankie Vaughan

Bing Crosby


Monday 3rd May 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 - 11.05 pm

The Songs of Valdy 'Newfoundland'

Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Anita Harris


Tuesday 4th May 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 - 11.35 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Jeff Lynne - interview

John Steven’s Away - Anni

Shanghai - Candy Eyes, Over The Wall

Renaissance - Vultures Fly High (live clip)

James Brown - Out of Sight (The TAMI Show)

Average White Band - Person to Person (Soul Train, USA TV)

Leslie West Band - Dear Prudence (Filmfinders clip)

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Feeling This Way, Gotta Be Near You, First Hit

Simon May - Never Could I Leave You

Showaddywaddy - Trocadero

Jim and Ady - Rock and Roll Marrionette (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Gilbert O’Sullivan - Doing What I Know

Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 - 9.00 pm

Marie Gordon Price


Thursday 6th May 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm (episode 631 on countdown clock board)

New dance troupe Ruby Filpper’s first show

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Mud - Shake It Down

Frankie Valli - Fallen Angel (repeat 8th April 1976)

The Stylistics - Can’t Help Falling In Love (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Barry Manilow - Trying To Get The Feeling (live)

Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed (repeat 1st April 1976)

Robin Sarstedt - My Resistance Is Low (live) (plus four girls from Ruby Flipper)

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms Of Mary (live)

Tina Charles - Love Me Like A Lover (live) (with Floyd from Ruby Flipper)

The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry (promo clip)

Mac & Katie Kissoon - The Two Of Us (live)

J.J.Barrie - No Charge (live)

Cliff Richard - Devil Woman

Abba - Fernando (promo clip) number one

Johnny Taylor Disco Lady (play out record and end credits)

BBC1 Omnibus In Hollywood 10.15 - 11.10 pm (repeat)

Cracked Actor David Bowie


Friday 7th May 1976

BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.30 - 10.10 pm

Dave Brubeck

Paul Desmond

Dizzy Gillespie

The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.25 pm

Flintlock

ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Peters and Lee

Scottish Studio 'A' Startime. The Lulu Hour 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Lulu

The Marmalade

Edwina Lawrie (Lulu's sister)


Saturday 8th May 1976

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

on panel - Tony Hatch

Cops (group)

Patricia Wood (singer)

Canticle (group)

Jim Marsh (singer)

Linda's Latin Lovers (group)


Sunday 9th May 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.50 - 7.25 pm

Slim Whitman

Anita Harris


Monday 10th May 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 - 11.05 pm

The Songs of Victoria Wood 'As She Sees It'

Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Guys 'n' Dolls


Tuesday 11th May 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 - 11.35 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Jon Anderson - interview, Flight of the Moorglade (Filmfinders clip)

Jesse Winchester - Yankee Lady, Defying Gravity

Wings - Letting Go, Yesterday (KC10, Melbourne TV)

Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (US TV)

Patti Smith - Horses, Hey Joe

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile, Hey Joe, Sunshine of Your Love (It's Happening For Lulu 1969)

Poco - Staring at the City (Filmfinders clip)

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - The Boogiest Band in Town, What's Come Between Us, Don't Worry 'bout Love, Love is Easy

Smokie - Wild Wild Angels

Bilbo Baggins - It's A Shame


Wednesday 12th May 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 11.05 - 11.35 pm (repeat)

with Neil Innes


Thursday 13th May 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run-down)

City Boy - Hap-Kido Kid (live)

Lee Garrett - You Are My Everything (live)

Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Slik - Requiem (live)

Andrea True Connection - More More More (promo clip)

Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - I’ll Go Where The Music Takes Me (live)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (repeat 29th April 1976)

Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be (live) (plus members of Ruby Flipper)

The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (promo clip)

Archie Bell & The Drells - Soul City Walk (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (live vocal over record)

Abba - Fernando (promo clip) number one

Melba Moore - This Is It (play out record and end credits)


Friday 14th May 1976

BBC1 Max Bygraves: I Wanna Tell You A Story 7.40 - 9.00 pm

Max Bygraves

BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Dave Brubeck

Paul Desmond

Dizzy Gillespie

The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Flintlock


Saturday 15th May 1976

BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill 11.15 pm - 12.00 am

Anita Harris

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.10 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

Winners’ Show

On panel - Noel Edmonds

Our Kid (group)

Simone (singer)

Paul and Avis (singers)

Cops (group)

Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club

Josef Locke

The Caravelles


Sunday 16th May 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.50 - 7.25 pm

Val Doonican


Monday 17th May 1976

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.45 - 11.10 pm

The songs of Ian Campbell and his Folk Group 'Granite North'


Tuesday 18th May 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 - 11.05 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Hall and Oates in concert at the BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush. London

Camelia, Lady Rain, Laughing Boy, I'm Just A Kid, Is It A Star, She's Gone, Gino

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows – Thanks, Once Upon a Time, Feeling this Way

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - The Arms Of Mary (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Alvin Stardust - It's Better To Be Cruel Than Be Kind

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra - Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails (Him & Us Plus One dance routine) released by Transatlantic Records, at the time owned by Granada

Lynsey de Paul - If I Don't Get You the Next One Will

Thames The Tommy Cooper Show 7.30 - 8.30 pm (repeat)

Georgie Fame

Vince Hill


Wednesday 19th May 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.15 - 10.45 om (repeat)

with Neil Innes


Thursday 20th May 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Marmalade - Walking A Tightrope

Tina Charles - Love Me Like A Lover (live)

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms Of Mary (repeat 6th May 1976)

Robin Sarstedt - My Resistance Is Low (live)

Showaddywaddy - Trocadero

Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry (promo clip)

Wings - Silly Love Songs (Ruby Flipper dance routine - Cherry, Patti and Lulu only)

Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (Midnight Special, USA TV)

Mud - Shake It Down (with Cherry from Ruby Flipper)

The Four Seasons - Silver Star (repeat 8th April 1976)

Cliff Richard - Devil Woman (re-recorded / re-mixed), chat with host

Abba - Fernando (promo clip) number one

The O'Jays - Living For The Weekend (play out record and end credits)


Friday 21st May 1976

BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.25 - 10.10 pm

Dave Brubeck

Paul Desmond

Dizzy Gillespie

The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Flintlock


Saturday 22nd May 1976

BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill 11.35 pm - 12.20 am

Caterina Valente

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 8.15 - 9.15 pm

Tony Hatch on panel

Flashmac (group)

Alana (singer)

Mike Cordella & Superscouse (group)

Guy Gregory (singer)

Scoby Smith (singer)

Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 8.30 - 9.15 pm

Roger Whittaker & Saffron

Alex Welsh & His Jazzband


Sunday 23rd May 1976

Granada The Beatles 1.10 - 1.30 pm (cartoon series)

Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

George Hamilton IV


Monday 24th May 1976

BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.10 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Vince Hill


Tuesday 25th May 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.00 - 11.40 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Nils Lofgren in concert

Cry Tough, Keith Don’t Go, Its Not a Crime, Share a Little, I Don’t Want To Talk About It / Beggars Day, Back it Up

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Moving Next Door to You, Gotta Be Near You, Once Upon a Time

Stevenson's Rocket - Here I Am

The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Terry Webster - I Wanna See You Dancing (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Kathy Jones - Down Our Street (actress from Coronation Street)

Yorkshire Husband of the Year 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent

Thames Judy Garland In Concert 12.00 - 1.00 am


Wednesday 26th May 1976

BBC2 Sing Country 8.25 - 9.00 pm

Don Williams

Tammy Wynette

Connie Smith

Jack Greene

Jeannie Seely

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 11.05 - 11.35 pm (repeat)

Neil Innes

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.00 - 11.30 pm

Kenny Baker and Don Lusher are among the band members

Marion Montgomery - If I Had My Way

Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz


Thursday 27th May 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Jimmy Savile

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Heavy Metal Kids - She’s No Angel (live)

J.J.Barrie - No Charge (live)

Melba Moore - This Is It (the four girls from Ruby Flipper)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (repeat 29th April 1976)

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (live vocal over record)

Archie Bell & The Drells - Soul City Walk (US TV or promo clip)

Mac & Katie Kissoon - The Two Of Us (live)

Hank Mizell chats to host

David Bowie - TVC 15 (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (promo clip)

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (live)

Abba - Fernando (promo clip) number one

Mistura - The Flasher (play out record and end credits)


Friday 28th May 1976

BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.25 - 10.15 pm

Dave Brubeck

Paul Desmond

Dizzy Gillespie

The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.15 pm

Flintlock


Saturday 29th May 1976

Yorkshire Elvis! Frankie and Johnny movie with Elvis Presley

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 7.45 - 8.45 pm

Passion Alley (group)

Janet Jones (singer with guitar)

Flooky (group)

Darren Stuart (singer)

Incas (group)

Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 9.45 - 10.30 pm

The Dooleys

Tony Monopoly

Lena Zavaroni


Sunday 30th May 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Frank Ifield

The Bachelors


Monday 31st May 1976 Bank Holiday

BBC1 Mike Yarwood In Persons 8.15 - 8.45 pm

content unknown

BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.15 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Gilbert Becuad

The Nolan Sisters

Duane Eddy

BBC2 The Camera And The Song 10.40 - 11.05 pm

Mindscape The Songs Of Dory Previn

Granada The Judy Garland Show 11.15 pm - 12.15 am


Tuesday 1st June 1976

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - My World is Turning on You, My Last Night With You, Let Me Love You

Slik - Requiem

Geraldine - I Gotta Be Near You


Wednesday 2nd June 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 - 8.10 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond

Roy Clark

BBC2 Sing Country 8.25 - 9.00 pm

Dolly Parton

Lloyd Green

Johnny Gimble

Marty Robbins

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.35 - 11.05 pm (repeat)

Neil Innes

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 10.30 - 11.00 pm

Producer Alan Tarrant tells the Daily Mirror that it's a low budget series. They couldn't afford a set and had to borrow one — that explains the banana-shaped catwalk that looks too flimsy for a big band."

Salena Jones


Thursday 3rd June 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 - 7.55 pm

It's likely that Rod Stewart was scheduled to appear on tonight's show to promote Tonight's The Night, but at the last minute they decided not to play the record. The single was being played by Radio One, so there was no outright ban on the record by the BBC. A spokesman for Rod's record company Riva told Record Mirror "They had the single for six weeks and OK'd It. They didn't question the lyrics until the day before Rod was due to appear. We had by then booked the musicians and altered Rod's schedule on the Continent". Eventually it was used as a playout record on the 17th June show.

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

The G Band - Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep

Dolly Parton - Jolene (US TV clip)

New Edition - Sunshine Saturday (also includes clips from the BBC TV series)

Gallagher & Lyle - Heart On My Sleeve (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (promo, plus audience dancing)

Our Kid - You Just Might See Me Cry (live)

The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry (promo clip)

Cliff Richard - Devil Woman (repeat 20th May 1976)

Mud - Shake It Down (repeat 20th May 1976)

JJ Barrie - No Charge (live) number one

Chris White - Natural Rhythm (playout record and end credits)


Friday 4th June 1976

BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.25 - 10.10 pm

A compilation show

Thames Kenny Rogers and The First Edition 10.35 - 11.25 am repeat of New Zealand special

Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Flintlock

ATV Des O’Connor Entertains 9.00 - 10.00 pm

Lena Zavaroni


Saturday 5th June 1976

BBC1 Saturday Nights at the Mill 10.20 - 11.05 pm

A compilation show

Demis Roussos

Frankie Vaughan

Madeline Bell

BBC1 The Spinners... Entertain 11.05 - 11.35 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 7.45 - 8.45 pm

Winners show

on panel - Mickie Most, Alan A Freeman

True Expression (group)

Julie West (singer)

Raffles (duo)

Bodean (group)

Eve Adam (singer)

Cissy Stone Band (group)

Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club 9.45 - 10.30 pm

Club Mirror awards show

Mark Channing (American singer)


Sunday 6th June 1976

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Val Doonican

The Beverley Sisters

Frankie Vaughan


Monday 7th June 1976

BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.15 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Vince Hill, The Young Generation

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.50 - 11.15 pm

The Songs of Grimms 'Their Kind of Women'


Tuesday 8th June 1976

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - Don't Worry 'Bout Love, Hard Hearted, First Hit, What's Come Between Us, The Boogiest Band in Town

Del - Home Is Home (Him & Us Plus One dance routine)

Buster - Sunday

Lieutenant Pigeon - Goodbye

Southern Going A Bundle 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Pete Murray


Wednesday 9th June 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 - 8.10 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond

BBC2 Sing Country 8.25 - 9.00 pm

Carl Perkins

Buffy Saint-Marie

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Country Gazette

John Hartford

The Dillards


Thursday 10th June 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Surprise Sisters - Got To Get You Into My Life (live)

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (live)

Dion - The Wanderer (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Lee Garrett - You Are My Everything (live)

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party (live)

Archie Bell & The Drells - Soul City Walk (US TV clip or promo clip)

Slik - Requiem (repeat 29th April 1976)

Maureen McGovern - The Continental (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Flintlock - Dawn

Bryan Ferry - Lets Stick Together (promo clip)

Osibisa - Dance The Body Music (live)

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (repeat 27th May 1976) number one

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (play out record and end credits)

BBC2 The Roussos Phenomenon 9.30 - 10.20 pm

Demis Roussos


Friday 11th June 1976

ITV All Together Now 4.50 - 5.20 pm (first in series)

young people with musical talents


Saturday 12th June 1976

BBC1 The Spinners... In Concert 10.05 - 10.35 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces

on panel - Tony Hatch, Noel Edmonds

Livingstone (group)

John Hutchinson (singer)

The Rickard Brothers (duo)

Ann Sheridan (singer)

Sharon (singer with guitar)

Wolf J Flywheel (group)

Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club 9.45 - 10.30 pm

Samantha Jones


Sunday 13th June 1976

LWT London Weekend Show 1.00 - 1.30 pm

Festivals - Talk to festival organisers / producers

Granada The Beatles 1.15 - 1.35 pm (cartoon series)

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Dana

The Bachelors


Monday 14th June 1976

BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.15 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Vince Hill, The Young Generation

BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 - 11.15 pm

The Songs of Buffy Sainte-Marie 'North American Child'


Tuesday 15th June 1976

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - I Love Rock and Roll, Love Is Easy, Feeling This Way, A Touch Too Much

The Real Thing - You to Me Are Everything

Marmalade - Walking a Tightrope


Wednesday 16th June 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 - 8.10 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond


Thursday 17th June 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

T Rex - I Love To Boogie (live)

Gallagher and Lyle - Heart On My Sleeve (re-recording)

Linda & The Funky Boys - Sold My Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (live on USA TV, Midnight Special)

Brotherhood Of Man - My Sweet Rosalie (live)

Dolly Parton - Jolene (USA TV clip)

Mud - Shake It Down

Murray Head - Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (live)

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (promo clip)

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Liverpool Express - You Are My Love

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (repeat 13th May 1976) number one

Rod Stewart - Tonight’s The Night (play out record and end credits)

BBC2 Cleo 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth

Jose Feliciano

Swingle II


Friday 18th June 1976

BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.40 - 8.15 pm

Bing Crosby


Saturday 19th June 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.30 - 9.30 pm (first edition of new series)

Theme:  Mike Batt Summertime Special

The Blackpool Centenary Show

The Goodies - Bounce

Showaddywaddy – Trocadero

Ken Dodd - Looks Like The Sun's Gonna Shine, The Homecoming

Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis

BBC1 The Spinners... Entertain 10.30 - 11.00 pm

BBC2 Duke Ellington. We Love You Madly, A Musical Tribute 8.15 - 9.30 pm

Ella Fitzgerald

Aretha Franklin

Sarah Vaughan

Peggy Lee

Ray Charles

LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 7.15 - 8.15 pm

on panel - Mickie Most

Gingham (group)

Earlene Bentley (singer)

Tina King (singer)

Peter Vincent (singer)

Pride (group)

Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club 9.45 - 10.30 pm

The Swinging Blue Jeans


Sunday 20th June 1976

Granada The Beatles 11.15 - 11.35 am (cartoon series)

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Anita Harris


Monday 21st June 1976

Thames Monday Musical: Speedway movie Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra 10.30 pm - 12.15 am


Tuesday 22nd June 1976

Granada The Arrows 4.25 - 4.55 pm

Arrows - Gotta Be Near You, Moving Next Door to You, My World is Turning On You

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester

Glitter Band - Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep

Southern Going A Bundle 4.50 5.20 pm

Bill Wyman chats with hosts Harry Fowler and James Villers at Kew Gardens, London

Yorkshire Husband of the Year '76 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Roger Whittaker


Wednesday 23rd June 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 - 8.10 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 10.30 - 11.00 pm

Vince Hill – Blues In The Night


Thursday 24th June 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 - 8.00 pm (episode 638 on countdown clock board)

Hosted by David Hamiton (makes fart joke over the VT countdown clock)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run down)

Pilot - Canada

Bryan Ferry - Lets Stick Together (promo clip)

Mistura - The Flasher (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Demis Roussos - Forever and Ever (concert clip)

The New Seekers - It’s So Nice (To Have You Home) (live)

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party (repeat 10th June 1976)

Johnny Nash - (What A) Wonderful World (live)

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue (Cherry from Ruby Flipper)

Lee Garrett - You Are My Everything (repeat 10th June 1976)

Osibisa - Dance The Body Music (repeat 10th June 1976)

Art Garfunkel - I Believe When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever (live)

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (live) number one

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (play out record and end credits)

BBC2 Cleo 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth

Cy Grant


Friday 25th June 1976

BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.40 - 8.15 pm (repeat)

The Seekers (probably The New Seekers)

Lynsey DePaul

Roger Whittaker


Saturday 26th June 1976

BBC1 For My Next Trick 6.00 - 6.30 pm

Alvin Stardust

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.35 - 9.25 pm

From Scarborough

Hosted by David Hamilton

Val Doonican - Life Can Be Beautiful, D.I.V.O.RC.E. spoof, I Recall A Gypsy Woman, The Special Years

Dana - There's A Kind Of Hush, Beautiful Doll

Val Doonican & Dana - Perfect Match

BBC1 The Spinners 10.25 - 10.55 pm

BBC2 Labelle In Concert 11.05 - 11.30 pm (repeat)

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.00 pm

The New Seekers

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.00 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 7.45 - 8.45 pm

on panel - Mickie Most

Birth (group)

Buzz Sound (group)

Campbell and Reid (group)

Christine Evans (singer)

Frank Leyton (singer)

Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club 9.45 - 10.30 pm

content unknown


Sunday 27th June 1976

Granada The Beatles 1.15 - 1.35 pm (cartoon series)

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Val Doonican


Tuesday 29th June 1976

Southern Going A Bundle 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Musical instruments - Tristram Fry, Randy Edelman


Wednesday 30th June 1976

BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 - 8.35 pm

Tanya Tucker

Keith Nelson

Martin Kershaw

Granada Summer Night Out 8.00 - 9.00 pm

The Wheeltappers & Shunters Club Mystery Coach Tour

The New Seekers - It's So Nice

Mike Harding

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 10.30 - 11.00 pm

Anne Shelton


Thursday 1st July 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 - 7.55 pm

Hosted by Jimmy Savile

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Hello - Love Stealer (singer Bob Bradbury is on crutches)

Hot Chocolate - Man To Man

Liverpool Express - You Are My Love

Our Kid - You Just Might See Me Cry (repeat)

100 Ton & A Feather - It Only Takes A Minute (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Bill Oddie & The Superspike Squad with John Cleese - Superspike (film clip)

Don Williams - I Recall A Gypsy Woman (promo clip)

Dr.Hook - A Little Bit More (disc)

The Manhattans - Kiss And Say Goodbye (promo clip)

The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (repeat) number one

T.Rex - I Love To Boogie

BBC2 Cleo 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth


Friday 2nd July 1976

BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.40 - 8.15 pm (repeat)

Peters & Lee

Candlewick Green

BBC2 Johnny Mercer 11.05 - 11.45 pm

A tribute introduced by Bing Crosby


Saturday 3rd July 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.40 - 9.30 pm

From Scarborough

Hosted by David Hamilton

The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again, Toast Of Love, Take Good Care Of Yourself

The Brother Lees (music comedy act)

Kenneth McKeller

BBC1 The Spinners 10.30 - 11.00 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 5.45 - 6.15 pm

The Nolan Sisters

ATV New Faces 6.45 - 6.45 pm

Winners show, with Tony Hatch on panel

Scoby Smith (group)

Whiskey Mac (group)

Darren Stuart (singer)

The Rickard Brothers (duo)

Pride (group)

Frank Leyton (singer)

Joy Rose guest singer, previous winner

Granada So It Goes 11.30 - 11.55 pm (first edition)

Shown on Granada, ATV and Yorkshire

The Steve Gibbons Band were due to have a promo clip shown, but the Musicians Union objected

Host and producer Tony Wilson

The Jeff Raven Band - I Just Can't Get Next To You (Opportunity Rocks)

The Chieftains - Mna Na Heireann, Traditional Song

Peter Blake and Jann Howard article about the Sgt Pepper album cover

Tom Waits - Better Off Without A Wife

Clive James (Brain Damage – this week he plays the part of Dr Kissinger trying to get The Beatles to return to Britain)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - I Gotta Blues But I Too Damn Mean To Cry (Blues And Gospel Train)

Mike Westbrook Orchestra (Pressed To Kill Album Of The Week)

The Sutherland Bros And Quiver - When The Train Comes


Sunday 4th July 1976

LWT London Weekend Show 12.30 - 1.00 pm

Survivors of the Sixties

Southern Come Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Vince Hill


Tuesday 6th July 1976

BBC1 Roy Orbison 11.10 - 11.40 pm (repeat)

Granada Command Performance. Johnny Cash at San Quentin 10.30 - 11.30 pm (repeat)

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

Oscar Peterson


Wednesday 7th July 1976

BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 - 8.35 pm

Billy Jo Spears

Pete Sayers' Grand Ole Opry Roadshow

Red King and The Faraway Folk

Yorkshire Summer Night Out 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Batley Variety Club

Kristine

Thames Listen To My Band 10.30 - 11.35 pm

A tribute to bandleader Ted Heath, with Lita Roza, Dennis Lotis


Thursday 8th July 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 7.50 pm (episode 640 on countdown clock board)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run down)

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - When The Train Comes (live)

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (promo clip and audience dancing)

The Champs Boys - Tubular Bells (Ruby Flipper dance routine in the Blue Peter garden)

Billy Ocean - L.O.D (Love On Delivery) (live)

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip)

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party (live)

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue (US TV clip has "..ther Place" signage)

5000 Volts - Dr.Kiss Kiss (re-recording)

Ian from The Bay City Rollers chats to host

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (live) number one

War - Me And Baby Brother (play out record and end credits)


Friday 9th July 1976

BBC1 It’s A Celebrity Knockout 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Anita Harris


Saturday 10th July 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.10 - 9.00 pm

From Southsea

Hosted by Paul Burnett (and possibly Tony Blackburn)

Lulu – Oh Me Oh My, Dancin’ Jones

Dream Express - Dream Express

BBC1 The Spinners 10.00 - 10.30 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT The Sweepstakes Game 6.45 - 7.15 pm

Alvin Stardust

ATV New Faces 6.45 - 7.45 pm

Mickie Most on panel

Greengage (group)

Heather Whittaker (singer with guitar)

Johnny Rich (singer)

Judy Peters (singer)

Time piece (group)

Granada So It Goes 11.35 - 12.05 am

Kevin Ayers - Ballad Of Mr Snake

The Beatles - Rock N Roll Music (Pressed To Kill Album)

Clive James (Brain Damage)

Bettina Jonic - Like A Rolling Stone (Opportunity Rocks)

Roger Dean - Interviewed by Tony Wilson

The Hollies - On A Carousel (Taken From World Tomorrow. Sound Or Music? 1967)

Frankie Miller's Full House - Doodle Song

Tommy Steele - clip from movie It's All Happening


Sunday 11th July 1976

Southern Come Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Salena Jones


Monday 12th July 1976

Granada The Beatles 11.40 am - 12.00 pm (cartoon series)


Tuesday 13th July 1976

Yorkshire The Northerners: Alan Price 12.00 am – end

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

Oscar Peterson

Cleo Lane & Johnny Dankworth


Wednesday 14th July 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.50 - 7.20 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond

Andy Williams

BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 - 8.35 pm

Pete Savers with his Grand Ole Opry Road Show

Billle Jo Spears

ATV Summer Night Out 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Lulu

Sheer Elegance

Sacha Distel

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.15 - 11.45 pm

George Melly


Thursday 15th July 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Sunfighter - Story Of The Drag Race Queen

Liverpool Express - You Are My Love (repeat 17th June 1976)

The Beatles - Back In The USSR (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Bobby Goldsboro - The Story Of Buck (live)

Dr.Hook - A Little Bit More (promo clip)

100 Ton & A Feather / Jonathan King - It Only Takes A Minute

Glamour Puss - Superman (live)

Status Quo - Mystery Song (promo clip)

Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - Now Is The Time (live)

Demis Roussos - Forever and Ever (promo clip) number one

The Chanter Sisters - Sideshow (play out record and end credits)

BBC1 Grand Prix Night Of The Stars 8.00 - 9.00 pm

A celebration of the Grand Prix, from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Shirley Bassey

Lena Zavaroni

The Brotherhood of Man

Chris Barber and his Jazz Band


Friday 16th July 1976

LWT Rock Festival: Too Old To Rock N Roll Too Young To Die 11.35 pm - 12.20 am

simulcast in stereo on Capital Radio in London

Jethro Tull special


Saturday 17th July 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 6.55 - 7.50 pm

From Blackpool

Hosted by Tony Blackburn and Dave Lee Travis

no musical guests

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV New Faces 6.45 - 7.45 pm

on panel - Alan A Freeman

Sheila Lawrence (singer)

Ash (vocal guitar duo)

Glen Curtin (singer)

Dave James (vocal guitarist)

Fairfield Welles (group)

Highlights (group)

Granada So It Goes 11.35 pm - 12.05 am

Noel Redding Band - Back On The Road Again

Denim Art Article

Clive James (Brain Damage)

Rogue (Opportunity Rocks)

London Saxophone Quartet - Agincourt Song

Marianne Faithfull - Yesterday (‘As Time Goes By’ archive clip from The Music Of Lennon And McCartney)

Eddie And The Hot Rods - Wooly Bully


Monday 19th July 1976

Granada Clapperboard 4.20 - 4.50 pm

The music of Richard Rodgers


Tuesday 20th July 1976

BBC2 Johnny Mathis 10.40 - 11.15 pm

In concert


Wednesday 21st July 1976

BBC1 Elvis - That’s The Way It Is 7,.25 - 9.00 pm

BBC2 Thackray and Loudermilk 8.10 - 8.35 pm

Jake Thackray and John D Loudermilk

Thames Summer Night Out 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

Tammy Jones

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.15 - 11.40 pm

Dennis Lotis

Reg Owen

The Polka Dots


Thursday 22nd July 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun

David Dundas - Jeans On (He has his own dancers with 'Hot Gossip' written on their t-shirts)

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue (USA TV clip)

Sheer Elegance - Temptation (live)

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party (repeat 10th June 1976)

The Isley Brothers - Harvest For The World (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band - In Zaire (live vocal over record)

5000 Volts - Dr Kiss Kiss

Johnny Cash - One Piece At A Time (TV clip)

1776 - Oh Susannah

Elton John & Kiki - Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip) number one

KC & The Sunshine Band - Shake Your Booty (play out record and end credits)

BBC1 Bob Hope 8.00 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Celebrates 25 years in television

Frank Sinatra

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 23rd July 1976

LWT Music 11.30 pm - 12.25 am

John Miles

Linda Lewis


Saturday 24th July 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 6.55 - 7.45 pm

From Southsea

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton

Tony Monopoly

The Surprise Sisters - Got To Get You Into My Life

BBC2 Cliff Richard In Concert 9.25 - 9.55 pm

31st February Street, Travelling light, No matter what, The Singer, The leaving, You will never know, Love on, Nothing to remind me, Yesterday today forever

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 5.15 - 5.45 pm

Nina Baden-Semper (probably as a singer)

Pete Murray

ATV New Faces 6.15 - 7.15 pm

Mickie Most, Noel Edmonds on panel

Winners show

Bodean (group)

Linda's Latin Lovers (group)

Gingham (group)

Eve Adam (singer)

Judy Peers (singer)

Glen Curtin (singer)

ATV Ann-Margret Smith 11.05 pm - 12.05 am

Bay City Rollers

Michel Legrand

Granada So It Goes 12.05 - 12.35 am

Mr Pugh's Velvet Glove Show With Ted Milton (puppet show)

Mott - Shouting And Pointing

Lou Reed's 'Coney Island Baby' album (Pressed To Kill)

Stephan Micus performing his own music on the Rebabs from Afghanistan

CBS Design Department Article

Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night (From Music Of Lennon And McCartney special 1965)

Clive James (Brain Damage)

Graham Parker And The Rumour - Soul Shoes


Sunday 25th July 1976

Southern Come Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

The New Seekers


Tuesday 27th July 1976

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

Oscar Peterson

Count Basie

Thames Close: with Roger McGough 12.55 am - end


Wednesday 28th July 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.15 - 7.00 pm

Donny & Marie Osmond

BBC2 Thackray and Loudermilk 8.120 - 8.35 pm

Jake Thackray and John D Loudermilk

Thames Bring On The Girls  8.00 - 9.00 pm

Bruce Forsyth special

The Three Degrees

Lena Zavaroni


Thursday 29th July 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 - 7.15 pm

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (live vocal over the record)

Dr.Hook - A Little Bit More (promo clip)

The Chanter Sisters - Sideshow (live)

Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - Now Is The Time (live)

Status Quo - Mystery Song (promo clip)

Liverpool Express - You Are My Love

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip) number one

The Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (play out record and end credits)

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 30th July 1976

LWT Late Night Stardust 11.30 pm - 12.30 am (also seen as Rock Festival)

Director / producer Mike Mansfield

Alvin Stardust

Widowmaker

Carl Wayne

LWT Roger McGough 12.30 am - end

McCough reads one of his own poems


Saturday 31st July 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.00 - 8.55 pm

From Weymouth

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

The Bachelors

Sacha Distel

Kenny Lynch

The Grumbleweeds

BBC2 Charlie Rich In Concert 10.15 - 10.45 pm

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Super Pop '76 11.30 am - 12.30 pm (first edition)

Directed by Mike Mansfield

Showaddywaddy - Heavenly, Heartbeat, Three Steps to Heaven, Hey Rock'n' Roll

Stephenson's Rocket

Mr Big

ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Tony Christie

LWT Roller Coaster 6.30 - 7.30 pm (directed by Mike Mansfield)

The Bay City Rollers (with new member Ian Mitchell)

Twiggy

ATV New Faces Gala Final 7.30 - 8.40 pm

Grand final of the fourth series

Sparrow (group)

The Cissy Stone Band (group)

Scoby Smith (group)

Eve Adam (singer)

LWT The Hollies 11.25 pm - 12.25 am

Directed by Mike Mansfield

The Hollies - Carrie Ann, He Ain't Heavy, The Air That I Breathe

R & J Stone - We Do It, There's No Other Way

Granada So It Goes 12.15 - 12.40 am

Presented By Tony Wilson

Patti Smith - interviewed by Tony Wilson

Snooky Prior with Victor Brox Blues Train - What Have I Got To Do

'Pressed To Kill' looks at 'Shakti' by John McLaughlin

Clive James discusses Page Three Girls

Ross McFarlane - Reflections (Opportunity Rocks)

The Doors (The Doors Are Open clip)

Steve Hawes "So It Goes' favourite French lecturer is in studio to educate us"

The John Miles Band - House On The Hill


Sunday 1st August 1976

Anglia Oscar Peterson Presents 1.00 - 1.25 pm

Oscar Peterson with Joe Williams


Monday 2nd August 1976

Granada The Beatles 4.05 - 4.25 pm (cartoon series)


Tuesday 3rd August 1976

BBC1 A Hard Day’s Night Beatles movie 6.45 - 8.10 pm

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

Oscar Peterson

Louis Bellson


Wednesday 4th August 1976

BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 - 10.50 pm

George Melly and John Chilton


Thursday 5th August 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing a kilt)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Slik - The Kid's A Punk

David Dundas - Jeans On  (with Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Billie Jo Spears - What I've Got On Mind (US TV clip)

Sheer Elegance - Temptation (live)

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun (promo clip)

KC & The Sunshine Band - Shake Your Booty (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue (US TV clip)

5000 Volts - Doctor Kiss Kiss (re-recording)

Billy Ocean - L.O.D (Love On Delivery) (live)

Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band - In Zaire

Twiggy - Here I Go Again (live)

Elton John and Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip) number one

Jesse Green - Nice and Slow (play out record and end credits)

BBC1 Ralph McTell Sings 10.55 - 11.25 pm

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 6th August 1976

Scottish The Andy Stewart Show

Dana


Saturday 7th August 1976

BBC1 Stay Away Joe 6.35 - 8.15 pm 1968 Elvis Presley movie

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.15 - 9.05 pm

From Weymouth and Cherbourg

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Sacha Distel - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, A Whole Lotta of Lovin', Where Do I Begin (French), Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Love is All

Brotherhood of Man - Sweet Rosalee, Save All Your Lisses For Me

Child - Back in The USSR

BBC1 The Sounds of Scotland 10.05 - 10.50 pm (described by Daily Mirror as a new series)

Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night

Gallagher & Lyle

Lonnie Donegan

Sunshine

Kimberley Clarke

Alex Welsh Band

Stuart Gillies

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Super Pop '76 11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Be Bop DeLuxe

Max Merritt

Moon

LWT Aznavour 10.45 - 11.50 pm

Produced / Directed by Mike Mansfield

Charles Aznavour

Barry Ryan

Lynsey De Paul

Granada So It Goes 11.35 pm - 12.00 am

Adam West (Batman) - introduces the show

Be Bop Deluxe - Sister Seagull

Protest Songs Article

The Animals - Twist And Shout (As Time Goes By archive spot)

Alain Stivell - Jenovefa

Hipgnosis design studios article

Clive James (Brain Damage)

Soft Machine - The Tale of Taliesin


Sunday 8th August 1976

Southern Come Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

The Sandpipers

Penny Lane

Westward Summer of '76 11.00 - 11.25 pm

west country folk music


Monday 9th August 1976

BBC1 The Glen Campbell Music Show 6.50 - 7.20 pm

Glen Campbell

Helen Reddy


Tuesday 10th August 1976

BBC1 Help! Beatles movie 6.45 - 8.10 pm

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am (repeat)

Oscar Peterson

Joe Turner


Wednesday 11th August 1976

BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 - 10.50 p m

Acker Bilk

BBC2 The Sandpipers In Concert 8.10 - 9.00 pm

Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

ABBA

The voice of Kenny Everett


Thursday 12th August 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 – 8.00 pm

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

The Equals – Funky Like A Train (also with black and white cartoon)

Dr Hook – A Little Bit More (promo clip)

Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Status Quo – Mystery Song (promo clip)

Guys n Dolls – If Only For The Good Times

The Chi-Lites – You Don’t Have To Go (promo clip)

Jimmy James & The Vagabonds – Now Is The Time

Tavares – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (promo clip)

The Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Jams & Bobby Purify – Morning Glory (promo clip)

Cliff Richard – I Can’t Ask For Anymore Than You

Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip) number one

Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (play out record and end credits)

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 13th August 1976

Southern Girl Happy 2.30 - 4.20 pm Elvis Presley movie


Saturday 14th August 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.10 - 9.00 pm

From Torbay

Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton

Peters & Lee - Hi Lili Ho Ho, She's About A Mover, What Is Love

Vince Hill - Love Will Keep Us Together, unknown

Jodie Grey - What The World Needs Now is Love medley

Fivepenny Piece

BBC2 Festival 40: The Billy Cotton Band Show 9.00 - 9.50 pm (repeat 1964)

Frankie Vaughan

Russ Conway

BBC2 Festival 40: Frost Over England (repeat 1967)

Julie Felix

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Super Pop '76 11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Slik live at the New Victoria Theatre, London - Forever and Ever, Requiem

LWT Fusion 11.05 pm - 12.05 am

Electric Light Orchestra live at the New Victoria Theatre, London - Roll Over Beethoven, 10538 Overture, Nightrider, Ma Ma Ma Belle, Evil Woman, Strange Magic

Granada So It Goes 11.55 pm - 12.25 am

Presented by Tony Wilson

Eddie Guitar Burns - Bottle Up And Go

Clive James (As Demis Monstrous)

AC-DC - Jail Break (Opportunity Rocks Spot)

Andy Pratt’s Resolution (album review)

Band Called 'O' - Don't Cha Wanna

Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula (from ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Granada special 1964)

Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Complainte Pour Ste Catherine, Talk To Me Of Medocina

Patti Smith talks about her rock opera

Lena and Llama


Monday 16th August 1976

BBC1 The Glen Campbell Music Show 6.50 - 7.20 pm

Glen Campbell

David Gates


Tuesday 17th August 1976

BBC1 Yellow Submarine 6.45 - 8.10 pm 1968 Beatles movie

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

Oscar Peterson

Count Basie


Wednesday 18th August 1976

BBC1 Ask Aspel 5.15 - 5.40 pm

Rick Wakeman

BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 - 10.50 pm

Madeline Bell

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra

Bob Leaper Big Band

Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Dana


Thursday 19th August 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 - 7.50 pm

edition 646 on countdown clock (someone says "should do a few more of those, nice, even with the key change" before the host tells everyone to "sssh"

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Hot Chocolate - Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac

David Dundas - Jeans On (repeat 5th August 1976)

5000 Volts - Doctor Kiss Kiss (re-recording)

Abba - Dancing Queen (promo clip)

Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band - In Zaire

Bryan Ferry - The Price Of Love (promo clip)

Wings - Let 'Em In (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun (promo clip)

Jesse Green - Nice And Slow

Twiggy - Here I Go Again (live)

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip) number one

The Stylistics - Sixteen Bars (play out record and end credits)

BBC2 The Chris Barber Band In Concert 9.30 - 10.00 pm

21st anniversary show

I shall never forget, Stevedore stomp, Jackass blues, Just a little while to stay (here), Just a sittin' and a rockin', Take the A train, Jeep's blues, Midnite special, Goodbye blues

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Anita Harris

Granada Herb Alpert and the TJB 10.40 - 11.40 pm


Friday 20th August 1976

BBC1 Frankie Laine 8.15 - 9.00 pm

LWT The Girl On A Motorcycle 11.10 pm - 12.40 am Marianne Faithfull movie


Saturday 21st August 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.10 - 9.00 pm

From Torbay

Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton, Paul Burnett, Dave Lee Travis

Wayne King - Theme from A Chorus Line

The Black Abbotts

Moira Anderson

Sidney Devine

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Super Pop '76 11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Kevin Ayres - live at the Wimbledon Theatre

Strapps

Screemer

LWT The Sweepstakes Game 6.15 - 7.15 pm

Alvin Stardust

LWT The New Seekers 11.15 pm - 12.15 am

Directed by Mike Mansfield

The New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love, The Seeker, It's So Nice, Hum-Drum Song, medley, I's Like To Teach The World To Sing

The G Band - People Like You, Goodbye My Love, Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep, Where Have You Been

Buster

Granada So It Goes 12.00 - 12.30 am

Matumbi - A Woman Like You

Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias - Old Trust

Simon and Garfunkle (archive clip)

Kiss - live at the Free Trade Hall Manchester 13th May 1976, interview, plus Zero (the band's special effects man)


Monday 23rd August 1976

BBC1 The Glen Campbell Music Show 6.50 - 7.20 pm (repeat of 18th May 1975)

Glen Campbell

Anne Murray


Tuesday 24th August 1976

BBC1 Let It Be 6.50 - 8.10 pm 1970 Beatles movie

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

Oscar Peterson

Dizzy Gillespie


Wednesday 25th August 1976

BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 - 10.50 pm

Alex Welsh

Southern Runaround 4.25 - 4.50 pm

Alvin Stardust

ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.30 pm - 12.05 am

Dennis Lotis


Thursday 26th August 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Manfred Mann’s Earthband - Blinded By The Light

The Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Robin Sarstedt - Lets Fall In Love (live)

Can - I Want More

The Stylistics - Sixteen Bars (promo clip)

Acker Bilk - Aria (plus one of Ruby Flipper)

The Chi-Lites - You Don't Have To Go (cartoon clip)

James & Bobby Purify - Morning Glory (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Cliff Richard - I Can’t Ask For Anymore Than You

Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Ruby Flipper dance routine and end credits) number one

BBC1 Play For Today. Just Another Saturday 9.55 - 11.5 pm (repeat)

with Billy Connolly

BBC1 Price Sings Price 11.15 - 11.45 pm

Alan Price in concert

BBC2 Joe Pass In Concert 9.25 - 9.55 pm

Do nothing until you hear from me, Prelude to a kiss, You are the sunshine of my life, What are you doing the rest of your life, Blues for Alison, Satin Doll, Rainy days, It's all right with me

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.50 - 5.20 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 27th August 1976

Westward Steal Away 10.35 - 11.00 pm

folk music from Cornwall


Saturday 28th August 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special 8.05 - 9.00 pm

From Torbay

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Frankie Vaughan - You're Nobody Till Somebdy Loves You, One

Peters & Lee - What Is Love

Diane Solomon - Send In The Clowns

The Wurzels - Blackbird I'll 'Ave E, Combine Harvester

Terry Turner & Nicky Benton - Sing Me

Fiddlygig (comedy musical group)

BBC1 The Sounds of Scotland 11.00 - 11.40 pm

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Super Pop '76 11.30 am - 12.30 pm

Pilot - live set

Alexander Robertson

ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 6.20 - 6.50 pm

Vince Hill

LWT The Sweepstakes Game 7.00 - 7.30 pm

Lynsey De Paul

Tyne Tees Judy Garland in Convert 9.45 - 10.45 pm

LWT Rollin’ Bolan 10.45 - 11.45 pm (directed by Mike Mansfield)

Marc Bolan & T Rex - I Love To Boogie, Funky London Childhood, Soul Of My Suit, New York City, Laser Love

AC-DC

Leapy Lee

Laurie Andrew - I'll Never Love Anyone Anymore

Granada So It Goes 11.35 pm - 12.05 am (shown by LWT the following day under its Rock Festival strand 12.00 - 12.30 am)

The show features three unsigned bands

Introduction by Jordan

Gentlemen - My Ego's Killing Me

Pressed To Kill - The Ramones - review of debut album, The Pousette Dart Band, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

Adam West as Batman says "I'll give it five"

Riff Of The Run - Peter Cook introduces contenders Tim Renwick, Eric Bell, John Miles, Bill Nelson, John Etheridge

The Bowles Brothers - Charlie's Nuts

Brain Damage with Clive James

As Time Goes By - Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (clip from Whole Lotta Shakin' Granada 1964)

Peter Cook (Clive) talks to Clive James about Derek and Clive (Granada cut out one four letter word. Dudley Moore would have also been there but missed his flight from Spain),

The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK

Dr Hook - leave in a taxi

Kiki Dee - Drift Away (over end credits)


Sunday 29th August 1976

Southern Come Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber

LWT Elton John - The Dodgers and Russell Harty 11.00 pm - 12.00 am (repeat)


Monday 30th August 1976 Bank Holiday

BBC2 John Denver In Person From The Talk Of The Town 7.30 - 8.20 pm

BBC2 Montreux 76 9.15 - 10.10 pm

includes Made In Sweden with ABBA


Tuesday 31st August 1976

Thames Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 - 8.30 pm (first in new series)

Cilla Black in She’ll Have To Go


Wednesday 1st September 1976

BBC1 Band Beat 9.25 - 10.00 pm

Acker Bilk

Marion Montgomery


Thursday 2nd September 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 - 8.00 pm

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Wings - Let ‘Em In (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun (promo clip)

Bryan Ferry - The Price Of Love (promo clip)

Hot Chocolate - Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac

The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You

Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance

Barry Biggs - Work All Day

Jesse Green - Nice And Slow (repeat)

Pussycat - Mississippi

Tommy Hunt - Loving On The Losing Side (disc)

Rod Stewart - The Killing Of Georgie (promo clip) Hamilton had introduced the track as "The Killing Of Georgie Fame" a couple of times before he got it right. Years later an industry friend confessed that 'someone' had spiked Hamilton's drink at lunchtime, leading to his mistakes.

Wings - Let 'Em In (film clip)

ABBA Dancing Queen (promo clip) number one

BBC2 The Pasadena Roof Orchestra In Concert 9.25 - 9.55 pm

Eccentric, Good news, You've got me crying again, Sugarfoot stomp, Pasadena, Georgia, Sing Holly, Nagasaki, Here's to the next time

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Lena Martell


Friday 3rd September 1976

Westward Steal Away 10.35 - 11.00 pm

folk music from Cornwall

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 4th September 1976

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 - 9.00 pm (first in new series)

Barbara Dickson

BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.25 - 8.10 pm (repeat)

Val Doonican

The Nolan Sisters

Pete Shelley

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

The Wurzels

Peters & Lee

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Guys 'n' Dolls 6.15 - 7.15 pm

Produced / Directed by Mike Mansfield

Guys 'n' Dolls - Whole Lot of Lovin', Love Matters, Let's Get Together, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Only For the Good Times

Tina Charles - I Love To Love, You Set My Heart On Fire

The Biddu Orchestra - Summer of '42

LWT The Sweepstakes Game 7.15 - 7.45 pm

Linda Lewis


Sunday 5th September 1976

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.20 - 5.05 pm (first in new series)

Voice over by Kenny Everett

Anita Harris

ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 - 5.35 pm (first edition)

Not shown on LWT as they saw it as purely a children’s show and wanted to show it on Saturday mornings

Joel Grey

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Bing Crosby

Rosemary Clooney


Monday 6th September 1976

BBC2 Jack Jones 8.10 - 9.00 pm (repeat)


Tuesday 7th September 1976

BBC1 Seaside Special: The Seaside Comedy Special 9.25 - 10.15 pm

A compilation show hosted by Tony Blackburn and David Hamilton

The Fivepenny Piece

The Chimes (comedy music act)

Thames Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Cilla Back in Home and Away


Wednesday 8th September 1976

BBC2 Classic TV Drama. The Gorge (1968) music Manfred Mann etc 9.40 - 11.00 pm

Granada The Beatles 10.40 - 11.00 am (cartoon series)


Thursday 9th September 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Edition 649 on countdown clock

Hosted by Jimmy Savile

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Get Out Of Denver (live)

Twiggy - Here I Go Again (promo clip)

The Wurzels - I Am A Cider Drinker (they had brought five gallons of 'scumpy' with them and poured it out for any passing staff)

Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Cliff Richard - I Can't Ask For Any More Than You (promo clip)

Bay City Rollers - I Only Want To Be With You

Kiki Dee - Loving And Free (live)

Manfred Mann’s Earthband - Blinded By The Light (repeat 26th August 1976)

ABBA - Dancing Queen (ABBA in Australia TV clip and the end credits) number one

BBC1 Gangsters: Incident 9.55 - 10.45 pm (first episode)

Music by Dave Greenslade, theme sung by Chris Farlowe

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Granada Reports 6.00 - 6.25 pm

Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias


Friday 10th September 1976

BBC1 Glen Campbell 10.15 - 10.47 pm (London area only)

Glen Campbell

Wayne Newton

Carl Jackson

LWT Today 6.00 - 6.35 pm

Keith Moon interview

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 11th September 1976

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.10 - 9.00 pm

Barbara Dickson

BBC2 Girls! Girls! Girls!  3.25 - 5.00 pm 1962 Elvis Presley movie

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT On The Ball 12.35 - 1.00 pm

Elton John interviewed by Brian Moore

Granada The Beatles 10.30 - 10.50 am (cartoon series)

ATV New Faces 7.00 - 8.00 pm (first in new series)

Mickie Most on panel

Candy Rock (group)

Ray Morgan (singer)

Sheer Delight (singers)

Frank Yonco & The Everglades (group)


Sunday 12th September 1976

ATV The Muppet Show

Rita Moreno

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Frank Ifield


Monday 13th September 1976

BBC2 The Mike Reid Show 8.10 - 9.00 pm

The Yetties


Tuesday 14th September 1976

Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Vera Lynn

ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Desirable Property


Wednesday 15th September 1976

Granada the Beatles 10.40- 11.00 am (cartoon series)


Thursday 16th September 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You

Jesse Green - Nice And Slow (repeat)

J.A.L.N. Band - Disco Music

Pussycat - Mississippi (promo clip)

Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance

Gheorghe Zamfir - The Light Of Experience (disc)

Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (promo clip)

Tommy Hunt - Loving On The Losing Side

Abba - Dancing Queen (promo clip) number one

BBC2 Albert Hammond 9.00 - 9.30 pm

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 17th September 1976

Scottish Elton John In Concert 9.00 - 10.00 pm (simulcast with Radio Clyde)

Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 18th September 1976

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 - 8.00 pm

Barbara Dickson

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm (11.15 am - 12.10 pm break for the Liberal party assembly)

The Bay City Rollers interview

Carpenters on film

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

Be Bop Deluxe - Kiss Of Life

Alvin Stardust - The Word Is Out, Can't Go

Rod Stewart - The Killing Of Georgie (part one and two), Pretty Flamingo

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Secrets

ATV New Faces 7.00 - 8.00 pm

Tony Hatch on panel

Mosaic (group)

Country West (group)

Satin Dolls (duo)

Batt Brothers (duo)

LWT Aquarius 10.45 - 11.30 pm

British Reggae scene with Aswad, The Cimarrons, Sharron Forrester, Nicky Thomas, Delroy Washington, Matumbi, Sir Coxsone, Tito Simon


Sunday 19th September 1976

BBC1 Anno Domini 6.15 - 6.55 pm

David and Paul - David Kossoff talks about his late son Paul

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Dana

Frankie Vaughan


Monday 20th September 1976

BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show 8.10 - 9.00 pm

Gilbert O’Sullivan

The Vernons

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige


Tuesday 21st September 1976

ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Cilla Black in Sisters


Wednesday 22nd September 1976

Scottish Kenny Rogers 2.25 - 3.20 pm

Southern Runaround 4.20 - 4.45 pm

medieval folk group (possibly Gryphon)

Thames ITV This Is Your Life 8.00 - 9.0 pm

The 21st anniversary of ITV is celebrated with its own special

Cliff Richard


Thursday 23rd September 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Edition 651 on countdown clock

Hosted by Tony Blackburn

Noel Edmonds appears in the opening sequence

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Smokie - I’ll Meet You At Midnight

The Wurzels - I’m A Cider Drinker (repeat 9th September 1976)

Kiki Dee - Loving & Free (live)

The Bay City Rollers - I Only Want To Be With You (promo clip)

Rod Stewart - Sailing (live clip with children, band and choir from The Sound of Scotland 7th August 1976)

Rick Dees & His Cast - Disco Duck (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Manfred Mann's Earthband - Blinded By The Light

The Drifters - Every Night’s A Saturday Night With You (live)

ABBA - Dancing Queen (ABBA in Australia TV clip and the end credits) number one

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 24th September 1976

LWT Russell Harty 11.00 - 11.40 pm

Mike D’Abo & Mike Smith


Saturday 25th September 1976

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Barbara Dickson

BBC1 Parkinson 11.00 pm - 12.00 am

The Dudley Moore Trio

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Marc Bolan

Paul Nicholas

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm (shown by ATV 13th September 1976)

John Miles – Rebel, Remember Yesterday

Frankie Miller’s Full House - Breakyard Blues, Loving You

Terry Sylvester - Waiting At The End Of The Line

Twiggy - Here I Go Again, Vanilla Ole

ATV New Faces 7.00 - 8.00 pm

Tony Hatch on panel

Twice Bitten (group)

Libra (folk duo)

Ora Pasco (singer)

Ray Bennett (singer)

Flair (vocal guitar trio)


Sunday 26th September 1976

BBC2 The Lively Arts. Rod The Mod Has Come Of Age 8.40 - 9.55 pm

Rod Stewart documentary

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Rosemary Clooney


Monday 27th September 1976

BBC1 Tonight 11.05 - 11.45 pm

Paul McCartney interviewed by John Pitman in Venice, Jet (concert film clip)

BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Want To Tell You A Story 8.10 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Thames Close: Roger McGough reads a poem 12.25 am - close


Tuesday 28th September 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.10 pm - 12.10 am (first in sixth series)

Hosted by Bob Harris

Bob Dylan Hard Rain special, Fort Worth, Colorado

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Blowing In the Wind, Railroad Boy, Deportees, Pity the Poor Immigrant, Shelter From the Storm, Maggie's Farm, One Too Many Mornings, Mozambique, Idiot Wind, Knocking On Heaven's Door

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm (first in second series)

Arrows - The Boogiest Band in Town, Bring Back the Fire, Don't Worry 'Bout Love, Gotta Be Near You

The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You

Paul Nicholas - Dancing With the Captain

ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Cilla Black in Get Me To The Church


Wednesday 29th September 1965

Southern Runaround 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Clifford T Ward

Thames Police Story: Wyatt Earp Syndrome 11.55 pm - 12.50 am

with Smokey Robinson


Thursday 30th September 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis (who eats throughout the show)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Can - I Want More (repeat 26th August 1976)

Randy Edelman - Uptown Uptempo Woman (live)

Sherbert - Howzat (live vocal over the record)

The Ritchie Family - The Best Disco In Town (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance (live)

Jesse Green - Nice N Slow (repeat 19th August 1976)

Demis Roussos - When Forever Is Gone (live)

Roussos joins the host in eating at a table

ABBA - Dancing Queen (promo clip and end credits) number one

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia Salute To Glenn Miller 10.30 - 11.15 pm

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra


Friday 1st October 1976

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Natalie Cole


Saturday 2nd October 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm (first edition)

Harpo

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Barbara Dickson

BBC1 Parkinson 11.40 pm - 12.40 am

Sammy Davis Jr

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Mac and Katie Kissoon

Clifford T Ward

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

Smokie

The Hollies

The Drifters

Marianne Faithfull

The Bay City Rollers

ATV New Faces 7.00 - 8.00 pm

on panel - Muriel Young, Mickie Most

Trinity (harmony group)

James Pacer and Pattern (group)

Marie Sherry (singer)

Gypsy Jim Lee (singer)

Redwood (singer)


Sunday 3rd October 1976

BBC2 Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral 8.15 - 8.45 pm

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Val Doonican

The Beverley Sisters


Monday 4th October 1976

BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.10 - 9.00 pm

Frankie Vaughan

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige


Tuesday 5th October 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 - 11.55 pm

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (The Song Remains The Same movie)

Starz - That Was Yesterday, Nothing Ever Comes That Easy

Joan Armatrading - Down To Zero, Love and Affection

Andrew Bailey - newsdesk

Buddy Holly – film clips (home movies / Ed Sullivan) and article with John Goldrosen about new biography

USA President Jimmy Carter interviewed at the Capricorn Records party

Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise (Filmfinders clip)

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

While American band The Runaways were in the UK to play three live shows band member Joan Jett saw this edition of the show and decided to cover Arrows' I Love Rock N Roll, becoming a USA number one in 1982

Arrows - Moving Next Door to You, Faith in You, I Love Rock and Roll

The Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You

Dana - Fairytale

ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Cilla Black in Who's Your Friend?


Wednesday 6th October 1976

ITV Roundabout (no mention in newspaper listing)

Members of Dutch TV show Ren-je-Rot are today’s challengers. The team includes an ex-Radio Veronica DJ Klass Vaak


Thursday 7th October 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Edition 653 on the countdown clock

Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing union flag shirt with an Old Grey Whistle Test badge)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

T Rex - Laser Love  (Herbie Flowers appears to be wearing pyjamas)

Pussycat - Mississippi (live)

Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Disco Duck (promo clip and audience)

England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (promo clip)

The Detroit Spinners - Rubberband Man (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

The Manhattans - Hurt (promo clip)

Paul Nicholas - Dancing With The Captain (live) (with two of Ruby Flipper)

Smokie - I’ll See You At Midnight

ABBA - Dancing Queen (ABBA in Australia TV clip and end credits) number one

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 - 11.00 pm


Friday 8th October 1976

BBC2 A World Of Music 9.30 - 10.30 pm

Douglas Fairbanks Jr introduces The Great American Songbook

Lulu

Elaine Delmar

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 9th October 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.00 pm

Strawbs – Hard Hard Winter

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 - 5.35 pm (first in new series)

Tina Charles

Smokie

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.00 - 8.45 pm

Barbara Dickson

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Leo Sayer

Demis Roussos

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 5.45 - 6.15 pm

The Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right

Dodgers - Don't It Always Get You Down

David Essex - Rock On, Coming Home

Sailor - Stiletto Heels, Girls Girls Girls

ATV New Faces 7.00 - 8.00 pm

Gingerbread (trio)

J J Breslin (singer)

Kerry Meadows (singer)

Cotton Gin (group)

John Paul Forrest (singer and guitarist)


Sunday 10th October 1976

ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 - 5.35 pm

Alan Freeman

ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Paul Williams

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Max Bygraves

The Bachelors

Frank Ifield


Monday 11th October 1976

BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Wanna Tell You A Story 8.10 - 9.00 pm

The 1930s

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Spkky (a group from Manchester)


Tuesday 12th October 1976

BBC1 Play For Today: Elephant's Graveyard 9.25 - 10.15 pm

with Billy Connolly

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 pm - 12.00 am

Hosted by Bob Harris

Janis Ian In Concert at BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London

When The Party's Over, Boy I Really Tied One On, Jesse, Got To Get Up, At Seventeen, In the Winter, Applause, Bright Lights and Promises, I Would Like To Dance, Tea and Sympathy

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - Bring Back the Fire, Don't Worry 'bout Love, First Hit, Feeling this Way

The Drifters - Every Night's a Saturday Night With You

Pilot - Penny in My Pocket

Thames The Tom O’Connor Show 8.00 - 8.30 pm

The New Faces


Wednesday 13th October 1976

Thames The Sooty Show 4.20- 4.45 pm

Gerry Marsden


Thursday 14th October 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Ruby Flipper’s last show

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music (promo clip)

Sherbet - Howzat (repeat 30th September 1976)

Simon May - The Summer Of My Life (live) (with one of Ruby Flipper)

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (Ruby Flipper dance routine)

Liverpool Express - Hold Tight

David Essex - Coming Home

J.A.L.N. Band - Disco Music

Pussycat - Mississippi (promo clip and end credits) number one

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV Live 10.30 - 11.00 pm


Friday 15th October 1976

BBC2 A World Of Music 9.30 - 10.15 pm

James Last and his Orchestras

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

content unknown


Saturday 16th October 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Smokie – The Other Side of Midnight

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 - 6.05 pm

Mud - Nite On The Tiles

Gilbert O'Sullivan - To Each His Own

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Barbara Dickson

LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 5.30 – 6.00 pm

Marc Bolan & T Rex – Laser Love, Ride A White Swan

John Miles - Remember Yesterday

Mud - Night On The Tiles, Dynamite

Slik - Forever And Ever, When Will I Be Loved

LWT Happy Days 6.00 - 6.30 pm (first episode)

American sit-com about a family in the rock and roll era

ATV New Faces 7.00 - 8.00 pm

Tony Blackburn, Mickie Most, Alan A Freeman on the panel

Brenda and Gray (guitar and vocal duo)

Nobby Neilson (multi instrumentalist)

Maddison (singer)

One Night Affair (group)

Kathy Nugent (singer)


Sunday 17th October 1976

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.30 pm (first in series)

Ralph McTell

Clifford T Ward

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

Rosemary Clooney

The Spinners

Roger Whittaker

Anita Harris


Monday 18th October 1976

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Elliot (group)

Conspiracy (group)


Tuesday 19th October 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.20 pm - 12.00 am

Hosted by Bob Harris

Poco – Rose Of Cimarron

Elton John

Fleetwood Mac in the USA, interview, Rhiannon live

John David Souther - Silver Blue (Filmfinders film clip)

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - Love is Easy, Love Rider, My World is Turning On Love, A Touch too Much

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love

J Vincent Edwards

Thames Today 6.00 - 6.35 pm

Wings interviewed by Eamonn Andrews


Wednesday 20th October 1976

BBC2 He's My Rock 8.50 - 9.00 pm

gospel songs from the Second Christian Church, Indianapolis

Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Rosemary Squires - Now We Has Jazz


Thursday 21st October 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm (episode 655 on countdown clock board)

Includes a competition to name the new six girl dance troupe brought in to replace Ruby Flipper. They make their first appearance in this show and would eventually be named Legs & Co, but in the closing credits they are referred to as "??????"

Hosted by Ed Stewart

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run down)

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Love’s A Prima Donna

Demis Roussos - When Forever Has Gone (live)

Paul Nicholas - Dancing With The Captain (re-recording)

Rod Stewart - Sailing (TOTP film from 1975 with clips from the HMS Ark Royal series)

Ed Stewart introduces the new dance troupe

John Miles - Remember Yesterday (re-recording)

Average White Band - Queen Of My Soul (new six girl dance troupe)

Climax Blues Band - Couldn’t Get It Right (live)

Boxer Joe Bugner introduces this week's number one

Pussycat - Mississippi (promo clip and end credits) number one

ITV Oscar Peterson Presents 11.45 pm - 12.20 pm

Oscar Peterson

Louis Bellson


Friday 22nd October 1976

BBC1 Nationwide 5.55 - 7.05 pm

Young Nation: Peter Frampton article

BBC2 A World Of Music 9.30 - 10.20 pm

George Hamilton IV

Skeeter Davis

The McCalmans

Jiri Brabec

Colin Towns

LWT Russell Harty 11.30 pm - end

content unknown


Saturday 23rd October 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Sherbet

Tam Paxton

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.30 - 6.00 pm

Guys 'n' Dolls - Stoney Ground

David Essex - Coming Home

BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Barbara Dickson

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm (first with new title)

David Essex - interview

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown on ATV 18th October 1976)

back to a morning showing

Leo Sayer - two songs

Gloria Jones - I Ain't Goin' Nowhere

The Little River Band

R&J Stone - two songs

ATV New Faces 8.30 - 9.30 pm

Mickie Most, Les Reed on the panel

Les Ames (singer)

Penny Farthing (group)

Jamie Stone (singer with piano)

Yvette (singer)


Sunday 24th October 1976

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.30 pm

Ralph McTell

Dave Cook & Judy MacKenzie

LWT Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town 10.50 - 11.50 pm

Rod Stewart

Long John Baldry

Thin Lizzy


Monday 25th October 1976

BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show 8.10 - 9.00 pm

Lena Zavaroni

The Spinners

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Thames Musical Triangles 11.00 - 11.30 pm (first in series)

Tim Rice


Tuesday 26th October 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 - 11.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Peter Frampton at The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead

Baby I love your way, All I want to be, Baby (something's happening), Doobie wah, Lines on my face, Show me the way, Do you feel like we do

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - The Boogiest Band in Town, Faith in You, First Hit

Child – Maybe Baby Someday

Gilbert O’ Sullivan – To Each His Own

The Wurzels – I Am A Cider Drinker

Southern Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am (repeat)


Thursday 28th October 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm (episode 656 on countdown clock board)

The dance troupe are still credited as ?????? at the end of the show

Hosted by Tony Blackburn wearing a 'I Hate David Hamilton' t-shirt. Hamilton himself interrupts during the show. During the VT countdown clock Blackburn claims "He's one of the most evil people going, never listen to him, and you ever see that he's on in your area get out of the area and go somewhere else immediately, alright. My advice to you."

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

Alan Price - Kiss Away The Night

Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (live US TV clip)

Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancin’ (promo clip)

Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection (live vocal over a re-recording)

Lalo Schifrin - Theme From Jaws (new dance troupe)

Simon May - The Summer Of My Life (live)

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (promo clip)

Pussycat - Mississippi (re-recording and end credits) number one


Friday 29th October 1976

BBC2 A World Of Music. John Denver and Friends 9.30 - 10.15 pm

John Denver with Frank Sinatra, Count Basle, Harry James and his Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and Nelson Riddle

LWT The 1976 Sun Television Awards 10.30 - 11.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Russell Harty 11.30 pm - 12.20 am

Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You, Can't Help Falling In Love, Can't Take My Eyes off You, If You Ever Believed


Saturday 30th October 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 - 6.05 pm

Sherbet - Howzat

BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 - 9.00 pm (first edition)

Shirley Bassey - I'll Be Your Audience, Natali, When You Smile, All That Jazz, I Who Have Nothing, What I Did For Love, Don't Rain On My Parade, Night Of My Nights

The Three Degrees - Dirty Ol' Man

Charles Aznavour - Yesterday When I Was Young

Charles Aznavour and Shirley Bassey - The Old Fashioned Way

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

Sweet - Lost Angels (promo clip)

Wellington Womble in studio with Sally James

5000 Volts - Linda and Kevin interview

Dana - Fairytales (promo clip)

Guys 'n' Dolls - Julie, Dominic and Paul interview

Flintlock - Mike Holloway interview

Mike Mansfield

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Guys 'n' Dolls - Here I Go Again, Stoney Ground, Let's All Get Together

Catherine Howe - Until The Morning Comes

Osibisa - The Coffee Song

Gene Pitney - Hold On

Twiggy - Vanilla Ole

Smokie - I'll Meet You At Midnight

ATV New Faces 8.00 - 9.00 pm

The show is usually taped on a Tuesday, but due to a dispute about the recording of the Christmas show is was delayed until Wednesday

The show features winners from the past seven weeks. Muriel Young is on the panel

Greengage (group)

Flair (group)

Redwood (group)

Paul John Forrest (vocal and guitar)


Sunday 31st October 1976

BBC1 Film Matinee: The Young Ones Cliff Richard movie 1.55 - 3.40 pm

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.30 pm

Ralph McTell

Malcolm Stewart and Peter Langford

ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 - 5.35 pm

Lena Horne

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

Val Doonican

The Beverley Sisters

Tony Monopoly

LWT Late Night Special 10.45 - 11.40 pm

Cado Belle

Smith and D’Abo

Frankie Miller’s Full House


Monday 1st November 1976

BBC2 One More Time 10.40 - 11.10 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige


Tuesday 2nd November 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 - 11.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

The Cate Brothers - In One Eye and Out the Other, Where Can We Go

Steve Hillage - Hurdy Gurdy Glissando

Robert Plant & Peter Grant - interviewed by show Producer Michael Appleton, Dazed and Confused (The Song Remained The Same movie)

Paul Horn - Latin Tala (Filmfinders clip)

Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Rosemary Squires, David Jacobs, Dave King

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - Bring Back the Fire, Once Upon a Time, Moving Next Door to You

Marc Bolan & T Rex - Laser Love

Sunshine - Bye Bye Mama


Wednesday 3rd November 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm (first in new series)

Hosted by Sally James & David ‘Kid’ Jensen

content unknown


Thursday 4th November 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm (episode 657 on countdown clock board)

The dance troupe is still referred to as ?????? in the credits at the end

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with Top 30 chart run down)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love (made up of two different takes, one with the band wearing white outfits, the other black outfits)

The Manhattans - Hurt (promo clip)

Steve Miller Band - Rock N Me (new dance troupe)

The Who - Substitute (live clip, possibly Charlton FC show 1975)

Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France (live)

Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music (promo clip)

Climax Blues Band - Couldn’t Get It Right (live)

Chicago - three members of the band chat to the host

Pussycat - Mississippi (promo clip and end credits) number one

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 5th November 1976

BBC1 Ken Dodd’s World Of Laughter 7.25 - 8.10 pm

The Wurzels

BBC2 A World Of Music 9.35 - 10.20 pm

Dudley Moore (who also writes a piece for The Kings Singers to perform)

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Billy Fury – Halfway To Paradise


Saturday 6th November 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Mud - Lean On Me

Simon May – Summer of my Life

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 - 6.05 pm

Paul Nicholas

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra

BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend, Razzle Dazzle, Jesse, Nobody Does It Like Me, Send In The Clowns, Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me, For All We Know, My Way

Shirley Bassey & The Brythoniad Male Voice Choir - Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers)

Janis Ian - At Seventeen

Rolf Harris - Bargin' Down The Thames

Rolf Harris and Shirley Bassey - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

Tina Charles - interview

Biddu - interview

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm (shown by ATV 20th September 1976)

also seen as The Babys, Jimmy McCulloch, Steve Harley

Billy J Kramer - Little Children

Linda Lewis - This Time I'll Be Sweeter, Remember The Days Of The Old Schoolyard

Gilbert O'Sullivan - To Each His Own

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Secrets

ATV New Faces 8.00 - 8.30 pm

Mickie Most and Tony Blackburn on panel

Medium Wave (group)

Sue Adams (singer)

Jeff Phillips (singer)

ITV Filmharmonic '76 10.45 - 11.45 pm

John Williams


Sunday 7th November 1976

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.30 pm

Ralph McTell

Adrian Snell

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

The Spinners

Yorkshire George Hamilton IV


Monday 8th November 1976

BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Wanna Tell You A Story 8.10 - 9.00 pm

The 1940s

BBC2 One More Time 10.50 - 11.20 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.30 - 7.30 pm

UK vs Australia

Champainge

Tammy Jones

Tony Monopoly


Tuesday 9th November 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm (London only)

Donny and Marie Osmond

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 - 11.55 pm

The Cate Brothers (listed, but were on the previous week), Jean Luc Ponty (was listed but not on)

Hosted by Bob Harris

Ralph McTell in concert at the BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London

Weather the Storm, Dry Bone Rag, From Clare to Here, Naomi, Old Grey Rag, May You Never, Big Tree, Hesitation Blues, Streets of London, Winnie's Rag

Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Rosemary Clooney, Alan Dell

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - I Love Rock and Roll, Dare You Not to Dance, Feeling This Way

Billy Ocean - Stop Me

Keeley Ford - Blackwater Mill

Arbre - Senorita

Southern Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am (repeat)

Oscar Peterson

Count Basie


Wednesday 10th November 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Track Facts feature about recording studios including Abbey Road

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm (first in series)

Petula Clark

The Nolan Sisters


Thursday 11th November 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

As a result of the competition the dance troupe now have a name, Legs and Co.

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression

Dr.Hook - If Not You (promo clip)

Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (promo clip)

Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise (promo clip)

Billy Ocean - Stop Me If You've Heard It All Before

Guys n Dolls - Stoney Ground

Hank C. Burnette - Spinning Rock Boogie (Legs & Co dance routine)

Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (promo clip) number one

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris


Friday 12th November 1976

BBC1 Nationwide 5.55 - 7.00 pm

Young Nation: The Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK, interview with band and Malcolm McLaren

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 - 9.30 pm (first of second series)

Neil Innes

The Rutles - I Must Be In Love

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Asha Puthli - Devil


Saturday 13th November 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Rod Stewart

The Wurzels – Morning Glory

Mike Oldfield – Portsmouth (promo clip)

Mike Love of The Beach Boys

BBC2 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 - 6.05 pm

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Secrets

Twiggy - Vanilla Olay, & duet with Basil

BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Shirley Bassey - Almost Like Being in Love, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Bye Bye Blackbird, Day By Day, I Capricorn, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Light My Fire, Till

Gilbert O’Sullivan - Can't Get Enough Of You

Gilbert O’Sullivan & Shirley Bassey - Alone Again (Naturally)

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now, (What A) Wonderful World

BBC2 The Lively Arts – In Performance 9.00 - 10.30 pm

Simulcast in stereo on Radio 3

The Newcastle Jazz Festival, introduced by Spike Milligan

The Soft Machine

The Alex Welsh Jazzband

Syd Lwrence Orchestra

Annie Ross

Rashaan Roland Kirk

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

The Rubettes

Johnny Wakelin

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

The Rubettes - I Can Do It (live, the band are not wearing the usual Rubettes outfits)

Alan Price - Jarrow Song (live)

Slik - When Will I Be Loved (possibly live)

The Rubettes - Under One Roof (live)

Alan Price - Kissed Away The Night (live)

Steve Harley - Love's A Prima Donna (re-recorded)

ATV Celebrity Squares 7.15 - 8.00 pm

Dudley Moore

ATV New Faces 8.00 - 9.00 pm

on panel Tony Hatch, Muriel Young, Alan A Freeman (record executive)

Dragon's Playground (group)

Lyn Richard (singer)

Mike Williams (singer)

LWT Aquarius 10.45 - 11.30 pm

Swingle II


Sunday 14th November 1976

BBC1 The Devil’s Music: Nothing But The Truth part one 11.10 - 11.35 pm

Includes film of Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday, Ida Fox, Otis Spann, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, B B King, Paul Butterfield, Eddie Floyd, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Victoria Spivey


Monday 15th November 1976

BBC1 Blue Peter 4.40 - 5.05 pm

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love

BBC1 The Royal Variety Performance 7.50 - 11.00 pm (broadcast live, 9.10 - 9.40 news break)

Shirley Bassey

Gilbert Becaud

Lena Zavaroni

BBC2 One More Time 10.45 - 11.15 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 - 5.15 pm (first in series)

The show would be dropped by Anglia after three shows and replaced by Spider-Man

Flintlock (resident group)


Tuesday 16th November 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm (London region only)

Donny and Marie Osmond

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.10 pm - 11.50 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Brian Wilson interview, The Beach Boys - When I Grow Up To Be A Man (Ready Steady Go 1964)

Cajun Moon - Sawtooth Line, Homestate, Underneath the Cajun Moon

Be Bop DeLuxe - Forbidden Lovers, Down on Terminal Street

Chilliwack - I Know You Know (Filmfinders clip)

Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Vera Lynn

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - Love Rider, Faith in You, Dare You Not to Dance, Bring Back the Fire

The G Band - Lay Your Love on Me

Red Hurley - Tennessee Special

Chris Neal - Viva California


Wednesday 17th November 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Track Facts feature with Biddu

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm

The New Seekers


Thursday 18th November 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by David Jensen

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

Mud - Lean On Me

Dana - Fairy Tale (promo clip)

Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France

Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Legs and Co dance routine)

Electric Light Orchestra - Living Thing (promo clip)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love

Yvonne Elliman - Love Me (promo clip)

Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (promo clip) number one

BBC1 Miss World 1976 9.25 - 10.30 pm

Sacha Distel

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Yorkshire George Hamilton IV 11.30 pm - 12.00 am

George Hamilton IV

Mac Wiseman

Cathie Stewart

Maple Street


Friday 19th November 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 - 9.30 pm

Neil Innes

BBC2 Norman Gunston 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Diane Solomon

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Tony Palmer talks about his pop documentary series All You Need Is Love


Saturday 20th November 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Rick Dees - Disco Duck (promo clip)

Paul Nicholas – Grandma’s Party

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 - 6.05 pm

ABBA - Money Money Money (promo clip)

Lulu - One

BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 - 9.00 pm

Shirley Bassey - A Wonderful Day Like Today, One, The Way I Want To Touch You, Ballad Of The Sad Young Man, Put On Your Sunday Clothes, All That Love Went To Waste,  Johnny One Note, Make The World A Little Younger

Stan Getz Quartet - Desafinado

Morris Albert - Sweet Loving Man

Morris Albert & Shirley Bassey - Feelings

BBC1 Parkinson 11.00 pm - 12.00 am

Sacha Distel

Juliette Greco

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

Cliff Richard

The G Band

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Mud listed in Daily Mirror as appearing

The G Band - Goodbye My Love (live)

Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance (live)

Frankie Miller - Sail Away (live)

The G Band - Lay Your Love On Me (live)

Tina Charles - Doctor Love (live)

Cliff Richard - Hey Mr Dream Maker (live)

The G Band - People Like You People Like Me (live)

ATV New Faces 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Mickie Most is on the panel

Gold (group)

Koffee 'n' Kreme (singing duo including Lance Ellington)

Peter Lewis (singer)

Oblio (group)


Sunday 21st November 1976

BBC1 The Devil’s Music 2. Crazy Blues 11.30 - 11.55 pm

Includes film of Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Victoria Spivey, Laura Dukes, Edith Wilson

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 - 7.25 pm

Val Doonican

The Bachelors

Frank Ifield


Monday 22nd November 1976

BBC2 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.10 - 9.00 pm (repeat)

Kenny Ball

BBC2 One More Time 10.45 - 11.15 pm

John Christie, Elaine Paige

Granada Clapperboard 4.20 - 4.45 pm

A look at Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same and other music films since the 1930's

Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Resident group. Flintlock

Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Juniper Green (harmony duo)

Sangeet (Indian musicians)

Colin Stevens (singers)


Tuesday 23rd November 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 (London region only)

Donny & Marie Osmond

The Osmonds

Pearl Bailey

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 pm - 12.00 am

Hosted by Bob Harris

Linda Ronstadt at The New Victoria Theatre, London

Lose Again, That'll Be the Day, Love Has No Pride, Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Willin', It Doesn't Matter Anymore, When Will I Be Loved, Crazy, Tattler, Lo Siento Mi Vida, Love Is A Rose, Hasten Down The Wind, Tracks Of My Tears

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - Gotta Be Near You, My World is Turning On You, Love is Easy

Billy J Kramer - Little Children

Kettle - Thinking Of You

Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party

Southern Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm - 12.00 am


Wednesday 24th November 1976

Granada Crown Court 1.30 - 2.00 pm (Wednesday to Friday)

You Won't Escape When Hendrik Witbool Comes

Ram Jam Holder (as Joshua Smith)

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

content unknown

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Tammy Jones

Frankie Vaughan


Thursday 25th November 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Jimmy Savile

Theme - Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-down)

The Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know (live)

Dr Hook - If Not You (promo clip)

Billy Ocean - Stop Me (live)

Be Bop Deluxe - Maid In Heaven (Legs & Co dance routine)

Cliff Richard - Hey Mr.Dreamaker

ABBA - Money Money Money (promo clip)

Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (live)

Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (promo clip and end credits) number one

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 11.30 pm - 12.00 am


Friday 26th November 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 - 9.30 pm

with Neil Innes

LWT Russell Harty 10.40 - 11.30 pm

Henry Cooper sings!


Saturday 27th November 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Dana – interview, Fairy Tale (possibly a promo clip)

Twiggy – Vanilla Ole

Scaffold

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.20 - 5.50 pm

The G Band - Lay Your Love On Me

Dennis Waterman - Stuck In The Middle With You

BBC1 Shirley Bassey 9.35 - 9.20 pm

Shirley Bassey - Sing, He'd Have To Get Under Get Out and Get Under (To Fix Up His Automobile), The Way We Were, Jezabel, Good, Bad But Beautiful, As I Love You, The Way A Woman Loves, If I Never Sing Another Song, Spinning Wheel, The Party's Over

Clive Westlake - Only With You

Mel Torme - I Won't Last A Day Without You

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

Mike Batt

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

The Bay City Rollers – Rock N Roller (with new Roller Pat McGlynn)

Mud – Beating Round The Bush

Kursaal Flyers – Little Does She Know (re-recording)

The Babys – If You’ve Got The Time

Jimmy McCulloch & White Line – Too Many Miles

Mud – Lean On Me

Jimmy McCulloch & White Line - Call My Name

The Bay City Rollers – You’re A Woman

ATV Celebrity Squares 7.15 - 8.00 pm

Lionel Bart

ATV New Faces 8.00 - 9.00 pm

On panel - Tony Hatch, Les Reed

Corkscrew (folk rock group)

Ronnie Hall (singer)

Linda Fletcher (singer)


Sunday 28th November 1976

BBC1 The Devil’s Music 3 Work and Mother Wit 11.30 - 11.55 pm

Including film of Houston Stack-House, Gus Cannon, Sam Chatmon, Big Joe Williams, Little Brother Montgomery, Sonny Boy Williamson (number 2), Joe Willie Wilkins

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.30 pm

Ralph McTell

BBC2 Second City Firsts: Glitter 10.25 - 10.55 pm

From Radio Times "I want to be so famous that I'm a household name all over the world." In her dreams Sue finds a way to sing on Top of the Tops. The songs were written by Nic Bicat, presumably the same as Nick Bicat, the soundtrack writer.

Pre-Quadrophenia Toyah Wilcox and Phil Daniels play pop stars waiting around at a pop TV show, but it may all be a daydream.

Bilbo Baggins (as the band)

Noel Edmonds plays the host of the show (gets paid £75 for the role)

LWT The London Weekend Show 1.15 - 1.45 pm (first in new series)

Punk Rock

The Sex Pistols - concert clip, interviewed at their flat in Denmark Street, London

The Clash - interview

Dr Feelgood - concert clip

Siouxsie Sioux - interview

ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 - 5.25 pm

Charles Aznaour


Monday 29th November 1976

Thames Pauline’s Quirks 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Flintlock

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.00 pm

Punch (group)

Katie Budd (singer)


Tuesday 30th November 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm (London region only)

The Osmonds

BBC2 Perry Como - Spring In New Orleans 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Perry Como

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.25 - 11.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

The Gordon Giltrap Band - Lucifer’s Cage, Revelation

Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat

Joe Walsh - Turn To Stone ('In Concert' US TV)

George Harrison - interview, True Love, This Song (promo clips)

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.50 pm

Arrows - I Love Rock and Roll, Once Upon a Time, Dare You Not to Dance, A Touch Too Much

Jonathan King - When I Was A Star

The Dodgers - I Just Wanna Love You


Wednesday 1st December 1976

Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Gerry Marsden & Matthew Corbett - Give A Smile

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.10 pm

content unknown

Thames Today 6.00 - 6.35 pm

Queen were scheduled to be interviewed but pulled out - either due to Freddie Mercury's dental problem, or non-clearance on the promo video for Somebody To Love from the Musician's Union.

The Sex Pistols with Siouxsie Sioux - interviewed by Bill Grundy, Anarchy In The UK clip (Grundy gets a suspension from Thames as a result, but not the sack as legend had it. Despite Grundy saying he was drunk, the show's producer said he wasn't.)

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Lyn Paul - All By Myself

Peters & Lee


Thursday 2nd December 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Ed Stewart (instead of Tony Blackburn who was recovering from mumps)

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice

Queen - Somebody To Love (Legs & Co dance routine)

Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long (promo clip and audience dancing)

Mud - Lean On Me

Yvonne Elliman - Love Me (promo clip)

Electric Light Orchestra - Living Thing (promo clip)

Tina Charles - Dr. Love

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born number one (promo clip)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love (repeat of yellow and red suits clip) number one

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 11.30 pm - 12.00 am


Friday 3rd December 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 - 9.30 pm

Neil Innes

BBC2 A World of Music Presents Carpenters In Concert 9.30 - 10.15 pm

Live at the New London Theatre

Granada Granada Tonight 6.00 - 6.30 pm

George Harrison interviewed by Tony Wilson, plus three promo clips from 33 and 1/3


Saturday 4th December 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

ELO (three members of the band at Swaperama in Cardiff)

John Christie - Here’s To Love

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.20 - 5.50 pm

The New Seekers - I Wanna Go Back

BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.35 - 9.20 pm

Shirley Bassey - Everything's Coming up Roses, Big Spender, Let Me Sing And I'm Happy, As Long As He Needs Me, All In Love Is Fair, The Greatest Performance Of My Life

Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)

Rod McKuen - Love's Been Good To Me, Flying Free, The Sea Around Me

Rod McKuen - If You Go Away

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James & Mike Mansfield

Kristine Sparkle

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

The Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right

The New Seekers - medley, I Wanna Go Back

The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You, You To Me Are Everything

Sunfighter - Such A Lovely Night

ATV New Faces 8.30 - 9.30 pm

Mickie Most is on the panel

Bryan Taylor (singer)

Ding-A-Ling (Irish showband)

Christie Lee (drummer)


Sunday 5th December 1976

BBC1 The Devil’s Music 4. The Music of Providence 11.15 - 11.40 pm

Including film of Roosevelt Sykes, Thomas Dorsey, Little Brother Montgomery, Henry Townsend, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Big Bill Broonzy, Joe Carter, Louis Jordan, Arthur Big Boy Cruddup

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.35 pm

Ralph McTell

Shushua

Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 - 7.25 pm

Vikki Carr

The Spinners

LWT Late Night Special 10.20 - 11.05 pm

Lynsey dePaul

Smokie

The Martin Ford Orchestra

HTV Herb Alpert & The TJB 10.20 - 11.20 pm


Monday 6th December 1976

BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Wanna Tell You A Story 8.10 - 9.00 pm

The 1950s

Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Flintlock

Tony Prince (DJ)

Yorkshire Calendar 6.00 - 6.46 pm

Malcolm McLaren interview at Leeds Polytechnic Sex Pistols show

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 12.00 - 12.25 pm  (repeat)

Oscar Peterson

Count Basie

Joe Williams

Al Grey

Ulster From Glen to Glen

De Danna


Tuesday 7th December 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm

Donny and Marie Osmond

Jimmy Osmond

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 - 11.55 pm

Hosted by Bob Harris

Jackson Browne in concert at BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London with guest Warren Zevon

Something Fine, For Everyman, Fountain of Sorrow, The Only Child, For a Dancer, Mohammed's Radio, The Pretender

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - First Hit, Goodbyes Don't Bother Me, Don't Worry 'bout Love

Glyder - Hold On

Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa


Wednesday 8th December 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Track Facts - A&R article

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Andy Williams


Thursday 9th December 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Rod Stewart cancelled an appearance and was replaced by Jethro Tull

Hosted by David Hamilton

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

The Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know (re-recording)

Abba - Money Money Money (promo clip)

Jethro Tull – Ring Out Solstice Bells (Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and Barriemre Barlow had to be contacted via Capital Radio and department stores in Oxford Street in order to get the message to them that they were urgently needed to turn up at BBC Television Centre)

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth (Legs & Co dance routine and Chalkie the parrot)

Tommy Hunt - One Fine Morning (live)

Dana - Fairytale (promo clip)

Paul Nicholas - Grandma’s Party (re-recording) (with Legs and Co dressed as Grannies)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love (repeat 4th November 1976) number one

Billy Ocean - Stop Me (play out record and end credits)

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 - 11.0 pm

George Hamilton IV

Lee Ray

Donna Ramsey


Friday 10th December 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 - 9.30 pm

This episode contains a reference to an un-shown ITV series Sex In Our Time featuring Tony Bilbow

Neil Innes

ATV Des O'Connor Entertains 9.00 - 10.00 pm (repeat)

Lena Zavaroni


Saturday 11th December 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 ,am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.30 - 6.00 pm

ELO

Anita Harris

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

Phoenix

Slik

Kursaal Flyers

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Heart - Magic Man

Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France

Liverpool Express - You Are My Love, Every Man Must Have A Dream

Paul Nicholas - Dancing With The Captain, Grandma's Party

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - When The Train Comes

ATV Celebrity Squares 7.45 - 8.30 pm

Dana

ATV New Faces 8.30 - 9.30 pm

Mickie Most is on the panel

Five-A-Side (group)

Peppa George (singer)

O'Sullivan Brothers (duo)

Destiny (group)


Sunday 12th December 1976

BBC1 The Devil’s Music 5. Sticking With The Blues 11.05 - 11.30 pm

Including film of Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, B B King, The Aces, Billy Boy Arnold, Fenton Robinson

BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 - 6.30 pm

Ralph McTell

Bryn Haworth

HTV Reports Action 6.15 - 6.40 pm

Religious protesters at The Sex Pistols show at Caerphilly


Monday 13th December 1976

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.50 - 7.20 pm (London region only)

The Osmonds

Chubby Checker

Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Flintlock

Mike Read, Steve Wright (DJs)

Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 12.00 - 12.30 pm (repeat)

Oscar Peterson


Tuesday 14th December 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.20 pm - 12.00 am

Hosted by Bob Harris

Heart - Dreamboat Annie, Crazy on You

Tommy Bolin - Post Toastee (Ian Emes clip)

Racing Cars - Hardworking Woman, They Shoot Horses Don't They?

Queen - live at Hyde Park, London, interview

Steve Goodman - Banana Republic (Cambridge Folk Festival)

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - The Boogiest Band In Town, Bring Back The Fire, My World is Turning On Love

Robin Sarstedt - Sitting in Limbo

The Wurzels - Morning Glory

ITV Steve Harley - Love's A Prima Donna album advert


Wednesday 15th December 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Track Facts looks at record companies

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm

The Three Degrees


Thursday 16th December 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 - 7.40 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

Jesse Green - Flip

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (promo clip)

Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice (re-recording)

The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (Legs & Co dance routine)

10cc - The Things We Do For Love (promo clip)

Tina Charles - Dr. Love (live)

Mud - Lean On Me

Chris Hill - Bionic Santa (promo clip)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love (everyone wears different coloured suits) number one and end credits

Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 - 11.30 pm

George Hamilton IV

Roy Payne

Cathie Stewart


Friday 17th December 1976

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.10 - 9.40 pm

Neil Innes

BBC2 A World Of Music 9.40 - 10.30 pm

Petula Clark at the New London Theatre


Saturday 18th December 1976

BBC1 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

Queen

LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am - 12.30 pm

Sally James and Mike Mansfield

Chris Spedding

Mud

Clodagh Rodgers

ATV Tiswas 10.10 am - 12.30 pm

content unknown

LWT Supersonic 12.00 - 12.30 pm

Medicine Head - Me And Susie

The Rubettes - Baby I Know, Goody Two Shoes

Chris Spedding & The Vibrators - Pogo Dancing, Motor Biking

Osibisa - The Coffee Song

Clodagh Rodgers - Save Me

ATV Celebrity Squares 7.45 - 8.30 pm

Tony Blackburn

ATV New Faces 8.30 - 9.00 pm

Tony Hatch is on the panel

A 'near misses' show as none of these were winners but have been asked to make a return

Kerry Meadows (singer)

Penny Farthing (group)

Jamie Stone (singer with piano)

Jamie Adams (singer with guitar)

Koffee 'n' Kreme (singing duo)

Fairfield Welles (group)


Sunday 19th December 1976

LWT The Big Match 2.15 - 3.15 pm

with Elton John

Southern Come Sunday 6.35 - 7.25 pm

Peters and Lee

Vince Hill

Southern Les Bicyclettes De Belsize 11.35 pm - 12.05 am 1968 movie

music by Les Reed and Barry Mason


Monday 20th December 1976

BBC1 The Monday Film: Shaft 9.55 - 11.30 pm movie theme by Isaac Hayes

Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Flintlock


Tuesday 21st December 1976

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8.15 - 9.15 pm

also seen listed as Queen from Christmas 1975 repeat

Macon Whoopee – Capricorn Records’ special with The Marshall Tucker Band, Dickie Betts, Bonnie Bramlett, Elvin Bishop, Phil Walden, Wet Willie

Granada The Beatles 9.55 - 10.10 am (cartoon series)

Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 - 3.50 pm

Petula Clark, Frankie Vaughan

Granada The Arrows 4.20 - 4.45 pm

Arrows - Faith in You, Hard Hearted Love, Rider

Bay City Rollers - You're a Woman

Slik - Don't Take Your Love Away


Wednesday 22nd December 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Track Facts looks at roadies

Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Sheila White (singer)


Thursday 23rd December 1976

BBC1 Nationwide

Young Nation Funky Dancing competition final

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 - 8.00 pm

the countdown clock wishes "a merry Christmas to all our readers"

Hosted by Noel Edmonds

Theme - Whole Lotta Love

Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word (live vocal over record)

Barry Biggs - Sideshow (live)

Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life (promo clip)

John Christie - Here’s To You Here’s To Me Here’s To Love

Stevie Wonder - I Wish (Legs & Co dance routine)

Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party

Liverpool Express - Every Man Must Have A Dream

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth (promo clip)

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (Soleado) (promo clip) number one

Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells (play out record and end credits)

BBC1 The Spinners at Christmas 11.20 pm - 12.10 am

Anglia Anita in Jumbeland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.40 - 11.00 pm

George Hamilton IV

Big Buffalo

Bob Murphy

Cathie Stewart


Friday 24th December 1976 Christmas Eve

BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.25 - 9.55 pm

with Neil Innes

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.00 - 11.00 pm

Simulcast in stereo on Radio One

Hosted by Bob Harris

Rod Stewart at The Olympia, London

Tonight's The Night, The Wild Side Of Life, This Old Heart Of Mine, Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller, I Don't Want To Talk About It, The Killing Of Georgie, Maggie May, Get Back, Losing You, Sailing

HTV The Mighty Wurzels 11.30 - 11.55 am

The Wurzels

Ruby Flipper dance routine

ATV Bing Crosby’s White Christmas 10.30 - 11.30 pm

Bing Crosby

Bernadette Peters - One

Jackie Gleason


Saturday 25th December 1976 Christmas Day

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2.10 - 3.00 pm

Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Noel Edmonds

Theme: Whole Lotta Love

Slik - Forever and Ever

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (promo clip)

Abba - Dancing Queen (Legs & Co dance routine)

J.J.Barrie - No Charge (live)

Laurel & Hardy - Trail Of The Lonesome Pine (Way Out West movie clip)

Tina Charles - I Love To Love (live)

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) (live)

Cliff Richard - Devil Woman

Abba - Mamma Mia (repeat 15th January 1976)

Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock (Legs & Co dance routine, with Tony Blackburn in a cooking pot)

Pussycat - Mississippi (repeat 2nd September 1976)

Demis Roussos - Forever & Ever (live)

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (TOTP version of promo clip)

Wings (Legs and Co dance routine) (playout) mentioned but not shown until the 26th December show

Whole Lotta Love (playout)

BBC1 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 7.45 - 8.45 pm

Elton John – Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

The Nolans – When You Are A King

Marian Montgomery - Goofus

BBC2 The Snow Queen 3.15 - 4.20 pm (repeat)

Narrated by Vivian Stanshall

LWT Christmas Supersonic 2.15 - 3.00 pm

Charity award show presented by the Daily Mirror Pop Club at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. All acts perform live.

Hosts - Russell Harty and Joanna Lumley

The G Band - People Like You (they also perform Almost American, Lay Your Love On Me, Goodbye My Love on the night but not broadcast)

Tina Charles - receives New Girl Singer award, Doctor Love, Dance Little Lady Dance (also performs a third song I Love To Love on the night but not broadcast)

Guys 'n' Dolls - Don't Pull Your Love

Alan Freeman introduces

T Rex - New York City (also performs I Love To Boogie on the night but not broadcast)

John Miles - Highfly (also performs Music on the night but not broadcast)

Marti Caine - introduces

Twiggy - Angie Baby (also performs two other songs on the night but not broadcast, and her microphone isn't working according to a review in the NME)

Gary Gitter (without The G Band) - You Belong To Me, I'm The Leader Of The Gang, It Takes All Night Long, Oh Yes You're Beautiful (also performs Do You Wanna Touch Me, Hello Hello I'm Back Again, I Love You Love, Remember Me This Way, You Belong To Me - reprise, plus a new song on the night  but not broadcast, and also experiences microphone problems)

Ensemble - We Wish You A Merry Christmas

ATV New Faces 5.00 - 6.00 pm

Winners show

on panel Muriel Young, Les Reed

Medium Wave (group)

Linda Fletcher (singer)

Peter Lewis (singer)

Bryan Taylor (singer)

LWT The John Curry Ice Spectacular 6.45 - 8.00 pm

Millicent Martin

Granada Celebration 11.05 pm - 12.00 am

with Petula Clark


Sunday 26th December 1976

BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2.10 - 3.00 pm

Hosts: Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn

Brotherhood of Man - Save All Your Kisses For Me (repeat)

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You (live)

Sailor - Glass of Champagne (re-recording)

Wings - Let ‘Em In (Legs and Co dance routine)

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (live)

Dr Hook - A Little Bit More (promo clip)

ABBA - Fernando (promo clip)

Rod Stewart - The Killing of Georgie (promo clip)

Our Kid - You Just Might See Me Cry (repeat 3rd June 1976)

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (promo clip)

The Four Seasons - December ’63 (Legs and Co dance routine)

Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (promo clip)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon of Love

Whole Lotta Love (playout)

BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show 9.30 - 10.20 pm

Nana Mouskouri

BBC2 Brazil Tropical 10.30 - 11.15 pm

content unknown

BBC2 Jazz From Montreux 11.20 pm - end

Newport All Stars

Jimmy Wiiherspoon

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers

Shakti

Stan Getz Quartet

Odetta

Weather Report

Clarke Terry and the New Hampshire Big Band

The Swinging Sextet

Humphrey Lyttelton

Scottish Rock Nativity 6.25 - 7.25 pm

Written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent


Monday 27th December 1976 Boxing Day

BBC1 Swap Of The Pops 11.15 am - 12.15 pm

a Multi-Coloured Swap Show compilation

Rod Stewart (13 November 1976)

Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots (20 November 1976)

ABBA - interviewed by Keith Chegwin, Money Money Money (promo clip)

Sherbet - Howzat (promo clip)

Pussycat - Mississippi (promo clip)

Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music (promo clip)

Paul Nicholas - Dancing With The Captain (promo clip)

Dana - Fairy Tales (27 November 1976) possibly a promo

Mud - Lean On Me (11 June 1976)

John Christie and Orchestra - Here's To Love (12 April 1976)

Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party (20 November 1976)

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love (30 October 1976)

Strawbs - Hard Hard Winter (9 October 1976)

Twiggy - Vanilla Ole (27 November 1976) (promo clip)

Simon May - Summer Of My Life (6 November 1976)

The Wurzels - Morning Glory (13 November 1976)

Smokie - I'll Meet You At Midnight (16 October 1976)

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth (13 November 1976) (promo clip)

BBC1 The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show 7.55 - 8.35 pm

The New Seekers

BBC1 Parkinson’s Music 11.05 pm - 12.05 am

A compilation of musical guests

Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Duke Ellington, Elton John, Glynis Johns, Jack Jones, Michel Legrand, Dudley Moore, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich, Harry Stoneham, Andy Williams

Granada The Beatles 1.05 - 1.30 pm (cartoon series)

Southern Christmas Runaround 3.40 - 4.10 pm

Murray Head

Yorkshire Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Greatest Hits 6.00 - 6.45 pm

Gilbert O'Sullivan - ten songs including Clair, Nothing Rhymed, Matrimony, Ooh Wakka Doo Wacka Day

plus The Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir and Children from Cross Hall Junior School Morley

Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 - 7.30 pm

Songwriters special

The Brothers - Sing Me

Iris Williams

Mahaogany (trio)

The Cotton Mill Boys (country group from Dublin)

The Barrytones (barbershop quartet)

Roy Marsden (singer)


Tuesday 28th December 1976

BBC2 John Denver’s Rocky Mountain Christmas 6.50 - 7.35 pm

John Denver

Olivia Newton-John

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.35 pm – 12.35 am

Queen (repeat 24th December 1975)

Thames Tommy Cooper’s Guest Night 7.00 - 8.00 pm

The Three Degrees

Granada International Pop Proms 10.25 - 11.25 pm

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase in Another Hall

Love Machine (dance troupe)

Gene Pitney - Just One Smile, Twenty Four hours From Tulsa

Tina Charles - I Love To Love

The Les Reed Singers

Biddu

The Chanter Sisters


Wednesday 29th December 1976

Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 - 5.15 pm

The start of round two

Track Facts looks at session musicians with Alan Parker and Mike Moran

Thames Frankie Howerd's Tittertime 8.00 - 9.00 pm

Caterina Valente - Malaguena


Thursday 30th December 1976

BBC1 Come September 1.55 - 3.45 pm movie with Bobby Darin

BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 - 7.10 pm

The Osmonds

BBC2 Perry Como Christmas in Mexico 8.10 - 9.00 pm

Vikki Carr

Westward Plymouth Rock 11.30 - 11.55 am

Peter Sellern - You're A Lady, Oh What A Night For Love

Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 - 5.15 pm

Anita Harris

Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 - 11.00 pm

George Hamilton IV

Appalooso


Friday 31st December 1976

BBC1 The Freddie Starr Show 7.55 - 8.40 pm

Guys 'n' Dolls

BBC1 A Jubilee Of Music 10.30 - 11.45 pm

Hosted by Vera Lynn

Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore

Petula Clark - Downtown

Kathy Kirby - Secret Love

Lulu - Shout

Matt Monro - Portrait Of My Love

Cliff Richard - Hey Mister Dream Maker

Helen Shapiro - Walking Back To Happiness

Vera Lynn - Save Your Kisses for Me, Yours, I Don't Know How To Love Him, Born Free

Ken Dodd - Tears

Val Doonican – What Would I Be?

Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys

Max Bygraves

The Walker Brothers – No Regrets

BBC1 Welcome 1977 11.45 pm - 1.00 am

Petula Clark (filmed greeting)

Anne Lome Gillies

Andy Stewart

Danny Street

BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test Pick Of The Year 12.03 - 2.00 am

Philip Catherine - Sneezing Bull

Little Feat - Long Distance Love

Leslie West - Dear Prudence

Linda Ronstadt - Desperados

Peter Frampton - Lines On My Face

Patti Smith - Hey Joe

Headeast - Never Been Any Reason

Nils Lofgren - Going Back

Crosby & Nash - Love Work Out

Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash (promo clip), Fool To Cry (Filmfinders clip)

Jim Capaldi - Short Cut Draw Blood

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (Filmfinders clip)

Eagles - Doolin Dalton

Dave Mason - Give Me A Reason

James Brown - Out Of Sight (The TAMI Show)

Steve Howe - Ram (promo clip)

Bonnie Raitt - I'm Blowing Away

Bob Dylan - Hurricane (Hard Rain)

Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss On Main Street (Filmfinders clip)

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe, Sunshine Of Your Love ('Happening For Lulu')

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird

Tyne Tees Zig Zag 11.05 - 11.30 am

Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat

Southern The Other World of Roger Dean 11.30 - 11.55 pm

Album cover artist Roger Dean

Scottish Connolly 10.45 - 11.30 pm

Billy Connolly special

Gallagher and Lyle

Scottish The Hogmany Thingummyjig 11.30 pm - 12.20 am

The Wurzels

Sydney Devine

The Alexander Brothers


Also this year

Thames Magpie

Joan Armatrading - interview

ITV Hollies - Live Hollies TV ad

Thames Today (c.March 1976)

Mary Hopkin

LWT Music In The Round

The National Youth Jazz Orchestra

ATV Tiswas (January)

David Cassidy - Tomorrow

BBC1 Tonight

Wings - Jet (concert clip)

ITV Midland Bank advert

The Real Thing

ITV Sunblest bread advert

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen (two adverts)

BBC1 Nationwide / Young Nation

ABBA - interview

BBC1 (North East) Close Up

Punch On The Road