TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1976
Thursday 1st January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.15 -
NB Three new groups were given a chance in tonight's show, but only Slik would have a hit
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Bo Flyers -
Greg Lake -
Mike Oldfield -
Billy Howard -
Slik -
Abba -
Glyder -
Dana -
Queen -
BBC1 Frankie Sings Laine 10.25 -
BBC2 The Camera and The Song 2.45 -
Compilation
The Ian Campbell Folk Group
Alex Glasgow
Ralph McTell
Jeremy Taylor
Jake Thackray
Friday 2nd January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
The Wombles
Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.00 -
Guys n Dolls – What The World Needs Now / All You Need Is Love
Dana
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 3rd January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.20 -
NB The previous series had been live, but this one is pre-
Cliff Richard -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.35 -
Ray Stevens
LWT Saturday Scene. Pop Scene 9.50 -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
LWT All The Fun Of The Fair repeat 11.25 am -
David Essex special
LWT Supersonic 5.45 – 6.15 pm
Osibisa -
Rubettes -
The Kinks -
Bilbo Baggins -
Andy Fairweather Low -
R and J Stone -
ATV New Faces 6.15 -
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 -
Alan Price
Granada Granada Profile 10.55 -
Mike Harding talks to Tony Wilson
Tuesday 6th January 1976
BBC2 Impressions of Al Bowlly 9.30 -
documentary
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
NB John Prine was scheduled to appear but he had to cancel his UK tour
Hosted by Bob Harris
Andy Fairweather Low -
Linda Ronstadt & Eagles -
Richard Torrance & Eureka -
Jim Croce – Roller Derby Queen, Bad Bad Leroy Brown (previously untransmitted clips)
Eagles -
Andrew Bailey -
Thames Songs of the City 11.45 pm -
Richard Digence
Granada Look Alive 4.25 -
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 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
The Vernons
BBC2 Frankie Vaughan at the Night Out 9.30 -
Thursday 8th January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Osibisa -
Sailor -
R & J Stone -
Small Faces -
Tony Christie -
Sheer Elegance -
ELO -
Barbara Dickson -
Queen -
Crispy & Co -
Friday 9th January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
Steeleye Span
Glyder
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Joshua Rifkin
HTV Sweet Somerset 10.30 -
folk music -
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 10th January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.10 -
Cliff Richard
Features new talent
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Movies. It Happened At The World’s Fair Elvis Presley
movie 6.45 -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.30 -
content unknown
BBC2 In Company 6.20 -
Cleo Laine & John Dankworth
BBC2 Out of the Trees 10.00 -
Theme by Neil Innes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Sailor
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
Granada The Beatles 10.10 -
Granada Kid Gallahad Elvis Presley movie
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
Smokie -
The Drifters -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
Slik -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
Melanie -
Kenny -
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
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 -
The Pretty Things
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Glyder
Monday 12th January 1976
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
The Syncopators Steel Band
Tuesday 13th January 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 -
NB Broadcast from Bristol
Hosted by Bob Harris
Be Bop DeLuxe -
Emmylou Harris -
Dan Fogelberg -
A J Webber -
Climax Blues Band -
Wednesday 14th January 1976
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 -
Steeleye Span
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Vera Lynn, Marion Montgomery, Pete Murray
Thursday 15th January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
10cc -
The Miracles -
Abba -
Billy Howard -
Barry White -
Mike Oldfield -
Roxy Music -
The Walker Brothers -
Queen -
The Fatback Band -
Friday 16th January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Ena Baga (silent movie piano accompanyist)
Alan Price
Michel Legrand
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 17th January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.10 -
Cliff Richard -
Angie Miller -
Cotton, Lloyd & Christian -
BBC1 Parkinson 11.25 pm -
Jack Jones
BBC2 Maria Mulduar In Concert 11.05 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Slik
The Blackbyrds
Carl Douglas
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
Marmalade -
Guys 'n' Dolls -
Ace -
Marmalade -
Ace -
Sweet -
Electric Light Orchestra
Sunday 18th January 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show 11.30 am -
Record production and promotion
The Pretty Things
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
Ayshea
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Jack the Lad
Monday 19th January 1976
ITV Music Scene 11.39 am -
content unknown
Tuesday 20th January 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Transmitted live from Manchester. A technical fault interrupted the live show
Hosted by Bob Harris
Country Joe McDonald -
Joni Mitchell -
Jimi Hendrix -
Bob Dylan -
Andrew Bailey -
Barclay James Harvest – Sweet Jesus, Hymn For The Children
Wednesday 21st January 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Frankie Vaughan
BBC1 The Variety Club Awards 10.10 -
content unknown
ITV Music Scene 9.45 -
content unknown
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Vera Lynn, Pete Murray, Marion Montgomery
Thursday 22nd January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by David Hamilton (Hamilton had given up his in-
Theme -
Sailor -
Barbara Dickson -
Osibisa -
Slik -
Paul Davidson -
Electric Light Orchestra -
David Ruffin -
Smokie -
R & J Stone -
Queen -
Friday 23rd January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Milt Jackson
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 24th January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.20 -
NB Cliff is wearing glasses again
Cliff Richard -
Mother Superior -
Alexander John -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.45 -
content unknown
BBC2 Saturday Cinema. Tickle Me Elvis Presley movie 3.05 -
BBC2 Johnny Mathis In Concert 10.45 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Bilbo Baggins
Tam Paton
LWT Supersonic 5.35 -
Pilot – January
Andy Fairweather Low – Wide Eyed And Legless
Bilbo Baggins – Back Home
Be Bop Deluxe – Ships In The Night
Pilot – Turn Me On
The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
In the Control Room -
ATV New Faces 6.05 -
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 -
Reggae
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
Lonnie Donegan
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Ace
ITV The Best Of Helen Reddy advert
Tuesday 27th January 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.30 -
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-
Peters & Lee
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Vince Hill, Salena Jones
Thursday 29th January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Abba -
Cliff Richard -
Donny & Marie Osmond -
Sweet -
Kiki Dee -
Miracles -
Sheer Elegance -
The Glen Miller Orchestra -
Walker Brothers -
Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps -
The Four Seasons -
Friday 30th January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 -
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 -
content unknown
Saturday 31st January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.25 -
Cliff Richard -
Dave & June Brooks -
The Black Abbotts -
The Surprise Sisters -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.35 -
Reflections
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Bo Flyers
Arrows
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
NB -
Alan Price -
Rogue
Sailor – Glass Of Champagne
R and J Stone – We Do It
Chris Spedding – Jump In My Car
Fancy –
Roy Wood – Look Through The Eyes Of A Fool
Slik – Forever And Ever
Sailor – Girls Girls Girls
In the Control Room – Suzi Quatro, Mickie Most, Jack Jones
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
First winners' show
On Panel -
Easy Street (group)
Joy Rose (singer)
Lee Harding (singer)
Sunday 1st February 1976
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Wigan’s Ovation
Monday 2nd February 1976
ITV Music Scene 11.30 am -
content unknown
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Sunshine (group)
Marie O'Connor (singer)
Tuesday 3rd February 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Charlie -
Janis Ian -
The Small Faces -
Andrew Bailey -
The Pretty Things -
Elkie Brooks -
Neil Young -
Wednesday 4th February 1976
BBC2 The Mike Reid Show 9.00 -
The Yetties
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Vince Hill, Salena Jones
Thursday 5th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
R & J Stone -
Abba -
Slik -
Tina Charles -
Smokie -
War -
Slade -
Be-
The Four Seasons -
BBC1 The Good Old Days 9.25 -
Eartha Kitt
Friday 6th February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Count Basie
Anglia Miss Anglia '76 Grand Final 7.30 -
Vince Hill
Wilma Reading
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 7th February 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 5.55 -
Cliff Richard
Features new talent
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood 8.00 -
Reflections
BBC1 Parkinson 11.30 pm -
Elton John – interview, We All Fall In Love Sometimes
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
Guys 'n' Dolls
Sweet -
Ozo -
Mr Big -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
Rogue -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
Brandy (group)
Geoff Ridden (singer)
Alexander Forest (singer)
Day Lewis (singer)
Sunday 8th February 1976
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
Alvin Stardust
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Gallagher & Lyle
Monday 9th February 1976
Thames Looks Familiar 10.30 -
Sammy Cahn, Pete Murray
Tuesday 10th February 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.20 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Streetwalkers -
Jethro Tull -
Black Oak Arkansas -
Gallagher & Lyle -
Chilliwack -
Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band -
Wednesday 11th February 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
Lena Zavaroni
The Spinners
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 -
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 -
Anne Shelton
Thursday 12th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Marmalade -
Barbara Dickson -
The Walker Brothers -
Billy Ocean -
Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains -
The Electric Light Orchestra -
Guys n Dolls -
David Ruffin -
The Surprise Sisters -
Slik -
The O'Jays -
Thames / ATV Genesis -
Friday 13rd February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party 9.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Rick Wakeman
Lynsey De Paul
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Lorna Luft
Saturday 14th February 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6.20 -
Cliff Richard
Features new talent
BBC1 Cilla 8.25 -
NB 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 -
Flintlock
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 -
Elkie Brooks -
Albert Hammond -
Hello -
Peter Noone -
Cliff Richard -
Slade -
The Glitter Band
ATV New Faces 5.50 -
Marti Stuart (multi instrumentalist)
David Gold (singer)
Turnstyle (harmony group)
Sunday 15th February 1976
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Chips
Monday 16th February 1976
BBC1 Blue Peter 4.45 -
Leslie Judd rehearses with Pan’s People for the previous week’s Top of the Pops
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
Mahognay (group)
Karen Webb (singer)
Tuesday 17th February 1976
BBC1 Play: Jumping Bean Bag 9.25 -
Play about the pop music scene and an accident at a concert
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
NB Focus cancelled due to illness
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Groundhogs -
Tommy Bolin -
Andrew Bailey -
Crosby & Nash -
Gil Scott-
Ray Coleman -
Genesis -
Wednesday 18th February 1976
BBC2 The Freddie Starr Show 9.00 -
content unknown
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Anne Shelton
Thursday 19th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Slade -
Glitter Band -
Andy Williams -
L. J. Johnson -
Evelyn Thomas -
Pluto Shervington -
Manhattan Transfer -
St. Andrews Chorale -
The Who -
The Four Seasons -
Friday 20th February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
BBC2 An Evening With John Denver 9.30 -
John Denver
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
R&J Stone -
Andy Williams
Saturday 21st February 1976
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black
Dana
BBC2 Second House 9.05 -
So You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Gang -
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 -
T Rex -
Kevin Ayres – Falling In Love Again
Andy Williams – Solitaire
T Rex -
The Steve Gibbions Band – Sweetheart
Golden Earring – Sleepwalking
Andy Williams – The Other Side Of Me
Melanie
In the Control Room – Andy Williams
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
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 -
Alan Freeman
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Splinter
Monday 23rd February 1976
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Tammy Jones, Peters & Lee, Bobby Crush
Tuesday 24th February 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Kraan -
Widowmaker -
Alan White -
Bad Company -
Journey -
Southern Runaround 4.25 -
includes pop group
Thames Rock Follies 9.00 -
The Little Ladies -
The Show Business
Songs by Andy McKay of Roxy Music. The band includes Peter Van-
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-
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 -
Adam Faith talks about his role in the play City Sugar in which he plays a Disc Jockey
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.10 -
Nana Mouskouri
Morris Albert
The Spinners
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Annie Ross, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd-
Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.10 -
Kenneth McKellar, Caterina Valente and Roy Budd
Thursday 26th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
The Fatback Band -
Tina Charles -
Smokie -
Billy Ocean -
The Stylistics -
Status Quo -
Cliff Richard -
C.W. McCall -
Guys & Dolls -
The Four Seasons -
The M And O Band -
Friday 27th February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Dennis Waterman – For Their Pleasure
Saturday 28th February 1976
BBC1 Cilla 8.20 -
Cilla Black
Andy Williams
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 6.15 -
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 -
Capital Radio Playlist and how charts are compiled
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Andy Fairweather Low -
ATV J M Barrie's Peter Pan 7.55 -
Musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Monday 1st March 1976
BBC2 How Green Was My Father? 10.40 -
Max Boyce, Ryan Davies
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Stoney Broke (pop group)
The Wedgewoods (Wout Steinhuis' vocal group)
Tuesday 2nd March 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
NB 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 -
Arrows -
Peter Noone -
Glyder -
Jessie Green -
Thames Rock Follies 9.00 -
Episode 2. The Little Ladies
Wednesday 3rd March 1976
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Annie Ross, Tim Rice,Andrew Lloyd Webber
Thames This Is Your Life: Vince Hill 7.00 -
Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.00 -
Alvin Stardust – Cruel To Be Kind
Anita Harris – I Am Woman
Thursday 4th March 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Theme -
The Glitter Band -
The Marmalade -
Peters & Lee -
Brotherhood Of Man -
Dana -
Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited -
Gallagher & Lyle -
Pluto Shervington Dat (promo clip)
The Chequers -
Tina Charles -
Friday 5th March 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Charles Aznavour
Saturday 6th March 1976
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It 6.10 -
Slade – Let’s Call It Quits
BBC1 Cilla 8.20 -
Cilla Black
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.30 pm -
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (regulars)
Buddy Greco & Elaine Delmar
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 -
Georgie Fame – No Honestly
Russ Ballard – Since You’ve Been Gone
Albert Hammond – Peacemaker
Georgie Fame – Millie
The Kinks – You Belong To Yesterday
String Driven Thing – But I Do
Slade – Let’s Call It Quits
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
Girlie (group)
Stephen Bent (singer)
Cornerstone (group)
Grace Kennedy (singer)
Loco (group)
Granada International Pop Proms. Goodbye Gary Glitter Hello Pop Proms 10.45 -
NB 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 -
Pop record promotion
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
The Bachelors
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
content unknown
Monday 8th March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and The Song 10.40 -
The Fivepenny Piece Come To Your Tea
ITV Music Scene 11.30 am -
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Alan Bray (instrumentalist)
Sunny Sound (group)
Tony Field (singer)
Paul Rhodes (singer)
Thames Looks Familiar 10.30 -
Anne Shelton, Sammy Cahn, Benny Green
Tuesday 9th March 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) -
Focus -
Stackridge -
Jackson Browne -
Bob Dylan -
Peter Frampton -
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
Bilbo Baggins -
Slade -
Thames Rock Follies 9.00 -
Episode 3. The Road
Wednesday 10th March 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
content unknown
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 -
Nana Mouskouri
Lulu
Roger Whittaker
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson
Yorkshire Sez Les Special 9.00 -
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 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
C.W. McCall -
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes -
Mary Hopkin -
Barry White -
Rainbow Cottage -
T.Rex -
Guys 'n' Dolls -
Billy Ocean -
Chris White -
Tina Charles -
BBC1 The Good Old Days 9.25 -
Rosemary Squires
BBC1 Omnibus 10.10 -
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 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
David Cassidy
Diana Ross
Emperor Rosko
Saturday 13th March 1976
BBC1 Cilla 8.35 -
Cilla Black
Charles Aznavour
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.20 pm -
Peters & Lee
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Chris White
Hello
ATV Tiswas 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 -
Bay City Rollers in gallery
Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Runaway
The Rubettes -
Barry Ryan -
Golden Earring -
Charlie -
Hazel Dean -
Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band -
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
Sheer Delight (group)
David and Tony Webb (duo)
Ted Young (one man band)
Five Knuckle Shuffle (group)
Rose-
Candy Rock (group)
Sunday 14th March 1976
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
Brenda Arnau
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
Osibisa
Monday 15th March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and The Song 10.50 -
Tom Paxton: Oklahoma Folk
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Frankie Farrell (singer)
Thames Looks Familiar 10.30 -
Teddy Johnson
Tuesday 16th March 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
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 -
Arrows
Dana -
Paul Nicholas -
Thames Rock Follies 9.00 -
Episode 4. The Talking Pictures
Wednesday 17th March 1976
BBC2 Bob Hope 9.00 -
Celebrating 25 years in television
Frank Sinatra
Bing Crosby
Thursday 18th March 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Tina Charles -
Randy Edelman -
Brotherhood Of Man -
David Essex -
John Miles -
Gallagher & Lyle -
Peters & Lee -
Eagles -
Be Bop Deluxe -
BBC1 The Good Old Days 9.25 -
Val Doonican
Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm
Brook Benton -
Gary Bond -
Barbara Dickson -
Duane Eddy -
Andrew Lloyd Webber -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Peter Sarstedt -
Friday 19th March 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Georgie Fame -
Gary Glitter -
Diana Ross (Mahogany movie clip)
Saturday 20th March 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Movies: G I Blues Elvis Presley movie 6.35 -
BBC1 Cilla 8.15 -
Cilla Black
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.55 pm -
Demis Roussos
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 -
Laurie Andrews -
Kevin Ayres -
The Glitter Band -
Kenny -
Melanie -
Labi Siffre -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
Whiskey Mac (group)
Louise Barry (singer)
Tony Andrews (singer)
Burnt Orange (singer)
Granada The International Pop Proms (shown on LWT 10.45 -
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 -
The Les Humphries Singers
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
Vince Hill
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.50 -
Procol Harum
Monday 22nd March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.50 -
The Songs of Sonny Condell and Leo O'Kelly (ex Tir Na Nog) 'The Irish'
ITV Music Scene 11.30 am -
content unknown
ITV Kitchen Garden 12.30 -
Keith Fordyce
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
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 -
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 -
Arrows (possibly) -
Scottie
Hello -
Thames Rock Follies 9.00 -
Episode 5: The Pounds / Sterling
Wednesday 24th March 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show 8.15 -
The Karlins
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9.00 -
Nana Mouskouri
Swingle II
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Anita Harris, Dennis Lotis, Rosemary Squires
Thames The Benny Hill Show 8.30 -
Brenda Arnau
Thursday 25th March 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
Marmalade -
Billy Ocean -
10cc -
The Miracles -
Elton John -
The Beatles -
Sheer Elegance -
The Glitter Band -
Hot Chocolate -
The Brotherhood of Man -
Barry White -
Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm
Chris Barber and his Jazz Band -
Alan Price -
Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch -
Brenda Arnau
Friday 26th March 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack 5.00 -
content unknown
LWT Yes Honestly 7.30 -
Georgie Fame
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Kenny Everett
Saturday 27th March 1976
BBC1 Cilla 8.25 -
Cilla Black
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.10 -
Guys 'n' Dolls (plus Bruce Forsyth, the father of one of the members)
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 -
Albert Hammond -
Marc Bolan -
Jethro Tull -
John Miles – Music
Sailor -
ATV New Faces 5.45 -
Second winners show
Loco (group)
The Nobodies (group)
Love Together (group)
Sunday 28th March 1976
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two 4.55 -
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.50 -
Pete Murray
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene 5.05 -
John Miles -
Monday 29th March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.35 -
The Songs of Ann Mortifee 'Nature's Way'
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 -
Mrs Mills
Tuesday 30th March 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.15 -
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 -
Arrows (possibly) Don't Worry 'Bout Love, Hard Hearted, Love is Easy
The Drifters
Randy Edelman
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
Thames Rock Follies 9.00 -
NB 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 -
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Anita Harris, Dennis Lotis
Thursday 1st April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Sailor -
Diana Ross -
Tarney & Spencer -
Abba -
Lawrence Andrew -
Hank Mizell -
John Miles -
Fox -
The Beatles -
The Brotherhood Of Man -
The Drifters -
Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm
Malcolm Roberts -
Demis Roussos -
Caterina Valente -
Marty Wilde -
Friday 2nd April 1976
ATV Meets Peters and Lee 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 3rd April 1976
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 9.00 -
UK entry -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 6.15 -
On panel -
Fusion (group)
Renato (singer)
Karen Russ (singer)
Cissy Stone Band (group)
Sunday 4th April 1976
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
Frank Ifield
Val Doonican
Dana
ATV Steve and Edie. Our Love Is Here To Stay 10.35 -
NB 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 -
The Songs of Harvey Andrews and Graham Cooper 'The Country Life'
ITV Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings 12.00 -
Music by Mike Batt
Tuesday 6th April 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Patrick Moraz -
The Chieftains -
Solution -
Led Zeppelin -
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
no Arrows due to the Budget
Thursday 8th April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Hot Chocolate -
ABBA -
Paul Nicholas -
The Beatles -
10cc -
Linda Lewis -
Bay City Rollers -
The Four Seasons -
Carpenters -
Sheer Elegance -
Eric Carmen – chat with Noel Edmonds
Frankie Valli -
Brotherhood Of Man -
Barry White -
BBC2 Nana Mourskouri 8.35 -
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 -
Peters and Lee -
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Lena Zavaroni
Saturday 10th April 1976
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It 5.30 -
Gilbert O'Sullivan
BBC1 Cilla 8.35 -
NB 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 -
The Three Degrees
Frankie Vaughan
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Marc Bolan
Alfapha
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Goodbye From Gary Glitter 6.15 -
The farewell show
Gary Glitter & The Glitter Band
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
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 -
Roger Whittaker
LWT The London Weekend Show 1.10 -
The Fifties with Denis Lotis
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
Slim Whitman
Monday 12th April 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 -
The Songs of Murray McLauchlan 'Reflections in Toronto'
Tuesday 13th April 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.40 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Loggins and Messina -
PFM -
Buffy Saint-
Ronnie Lane -
The Rolling Stones -
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
The Drifters -
Randy Edelman -
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
Wednesday 14th April 1976
BBC2 John Denver – In Person 9.00 -
Live at the Talk of the Town
Thames There Goes That Song Again 3.25 -
Anita Harris, Rosemary Squires, Dennis Lotis
Thames The TV Times Top Ten Awards 8.00 -
content unknown
Thursday 15th April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Fox -
The Stylistics -
Diana Ross -
Brass Construction -
Sailor -
The Three Degrees -
The Beatles -
Isaac Hayes -
Smokie -
Silver Convention -
Eric Carmen -
The Brotherhood Of Man -
Rodger Collins -
Friday 16th April 1976 Good Friday
BBC2 Shirley Bassey 9.10 -
Shirley Bassey
ITV He's The Reason, He's The Rhyme 6.00 -
Garth Hewitt
The Chris Barber Band
ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Bay City Rollers
Dudley Moore
Granada International Pop Proms 10.30 – 11.30 pm
Joe Brown -
Tony Christie -
The Drifters -
Peter Skellern -
Saturday 17th April 1976
BBC1 Cilla 8.25 -
Cilla Black
Johnny Mathis
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill 11.10 pm -
Madeline Bell
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Bernie Taupin
Rula Lenska and Charlotte Cornwall from Rock Follies
Hatters
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
Savannah (group)
Sun (group)
Simone (singer)
George C Smith (singer)
Bodean (group)
Sunday 18th April 1976
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
The Beverley Sisters
LWT Theatre Of Stars: Murder In The First 10.55 -
with Bobby Darin
Monday 19th April 1976 8.30 -
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show
Diane Solomon
Champagne
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 -
R & J Stone
Tuesday 20th April 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
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 -
Arrows -
Butterflies -
Frank Jennings Syndicate -
Alan Warren -
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
Wednesday 21st April 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.40 -
Neil Innes
Thursday 22nd April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by David Hamilton (wearinng a Radio One The Big One jacket)
Theme -
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds -
John Miles -
Rodger Collins -
The Bay City Rollers -
Harpo -
Abba -
Sheer Elegance -
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver -
Keith Emerson -
The Rubettes -
Hank Mizell -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Brotherhood Of Man -
Andrea True Connection -
Thames Good Afternoon 2.00 -
Peter Gabriel
Friday 23rd April 1976
BBC1 The Best Of Yarwood 7.45 -
content unknown
ATV Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey 10.35 am -
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Granada International Pop Proms 8.05 – 9.00 pm
Mungo Jerry -
Roy Orbison -
Elmer Bernstein
LWT Russell Harty (a compilation)
Andy Williams
Saturday 24th April 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.20 pm -
Stephen Sondheim
Millicent Martin
BBC2 Demolition Man 7.50 -
with Jimmy Helms, Steve Rowland
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
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 -
Compilation
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
Pearl Bailey
Val Doonican
Frank Ifield
The Bachelors
Monday 26th April 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 -
The Songs of Hoyt Axton 'Life Machine'
Tuesday 27th April 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble at the Maltings, Farnham
Recollection, Part IV -
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
Flintock -
Sheer Elegance -
Louisa Jane White -
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
Wednesday 28th April 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.35 -
Neil Innes
Thursday 29th April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
NB Pan's People’s last show
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Theme -
Slik -
Paul Nicholas -
Andrea True Connection -
ELO -
Diana Ross -
Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks -
Eric Carmen -
Gladys Knight & The Pips -
Silver Convention -
The Four Seasons -
The Bellamy Brothers -
The Brotherhood Of Man -
The Stylistics -
BBC Wor Chear 10.45 -
songwriter Jack Robson
Friday 30th April 1976
BBC1 Newsround Update: Rollermania 5.10 -
Bay City Rollers article
BBC1 The Freddie Starr Show 7.45 -
content unknown
BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.30 -
NB A floating jazz festival
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 -
Peters & Lee -
Saturday 1st May 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill 11.40 pm -
Lynsey De Paul
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Alvin Stardust
Arrows
Mick Charles
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Sailor In Concert 11.00 am -
Filmed at the Kursaal, Southend
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
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 -
Dana
Frankie Vaughan
Bing Crosby
Monday 3rd May 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 -
The Songs of Valdy 'Newfoundland'
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 -
Anita Harris
Tuesday 4th May 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.55 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Jeff Lynne -
John Steven’s Away -
Shanghai -
Renaissance -
James Brown -
Average White Band -
Leslie West Band -
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
Showaddywaddy -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Simon May -
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
Thursday 6th May 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
NB New dance troupe Ruby Filpper’s first show
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Mud -
Frankie Valli -
The Stylistics -
Barry Manilow -
Fox -
Robin Sarstedt -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
Tina Charles -
The Rolling Stones -
Mac & Katie Kissoon -
J.J.Barrie -
Cliff Richard -
Abba -
Johnny Taylor Disco Lady (play out record and end credits)
BBC1 Omnibus In Hollywood 10.15 -
Cracked Actor David Bowie
Friday 7th May 1976
BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.30 -
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
ATV Meet Peters and Lee 7.00 -
Peters and Lee
Scottish Studio 'A' Startime. The Lulu Hour 8.00 -
Lulu
The Marmalade
Edwina Lawrie (Lulu's ister)
Saturday 8th May 1976
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
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 -
Slim Whitman
Anita Harris
Monday 10th May 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 -
The Songs of Victoria Wood 'As She Sees It'
Thames The David Nixon Show 6.45 -
Guys 'n' Dolls
Tuesday 11th May 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.45 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Jon Anderson -
Jesse Winchester -
Wings -
Peter Frampton -
Patti Smith -
The Jimi Hendrix Experience -
Poco -
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
Smokie -
Bilbo Baggins -
Wednesday 12th May 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 11.05 -
with Neil Innes
Thursday 13th May 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
City Boy -
Lee Garrett -
Diana Ross -
Slik -
Andrea True Connection -
Jimmy James & The Vagabonds -
Gladys Knight & The Pips -
Paul Nicholas -
The Bellamy Brothers -
Archie Bell & The Drells -
The Wurzels -
Abba -
Melba Moore -
Friday 14th May 1976
BBC1 Max Bygraves: I Wanna Tell You A Story 7.40 -
Max Bygraves
BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.30 -
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
Saturday 15th May 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill 11.15 pm -
Anita Harris
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
Winners’ Show
On panel -
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 -
Val Doonican
Monday 17th May 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.45 -
The songs of Ian Campbell and his Folk Group 'Granite North'
Tuesday 18th May 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.25 -
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 -
Arrows – Thanks, Once Upon a Time, Feeling this Way
Alvin Stardust It's Better to be Cruel Than Kind
Lynsey de Paul If I Don't Get You the Next One Will
Thames The Tommy Cooper Show 7.30 -
Georgie Fame
Vince Hill
Wednesday 19th May 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.15 -
with Neil Innes
Thursday 20th May 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
Marmalade -
Tina Charles -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
Robin Sarstedt -
Showaddywaddy -
Rolling Stones -
Wings -
Peter Frampton -
Mud -
The Four Seasons -
Cliff Richard -
Abba -
The O'Jays -
Friday 21st May 1976
BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.25 -
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
Saturday 22nd May 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill 11.35 pm -
Caterina Valente
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 8.15 -
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 -
Roger Whittaker & Saffron
Alex Welsh & His Jazzband
Sunday 23rd May 1976
Granada The Beatles 1.10 -
Yorkshire Stars On Sunday 6.55 -
George Hamilton IV
Monday 24th May 1976
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.10 -
Vince Hill
Tuesday 25th May 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.00 -
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 -
Arrows -
Kathy Jones -
Stevenson's Rocket -
Yorkshire Husband of the Year 7.00 -
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Thames Judy Garland In Concert 12.00 -
Wednesday 26th May 1976
BBC2 Sing Country 8.25 -
Don Williams
Tammy Wynette
Connie Smith
Jack Greene
Jeannie Seely
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 11.05 -
Neil Innes
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.00 -
NB Kenny Baker and Don Lusher are among the band members
Marion Montgomery -
Johnny Dankworth -
Thursday 27th May 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Heavy Metal Kids -
J.J.Barrie -
Melba Moore -
Gladys Knight & The Pips -
The Wurzels -
Archie Bell & The Drells -
Mac & Katie Kissoon -
Hank Mizell chats to host
David Bowie -
The Bellamy Brothers -
The Real Thing -
Abba -
Mistura -
Friday 28th May 1976
BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.25 -
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
Saturday 29th May 1976
Yorkshire Elvis! Frankie and Johnny movie with Elvis Presley
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 7.45 -
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 -
The Dooleys
Tony Monopoly
Lena Zavaroni
Sunday 30th May 1976
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Frank Ifield
The Bachelors
Monday 31st May 1976 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Mike Yarwood In Persons 8.15 -
content unknown
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.15 -
Gilbert Becuad
The Nolan Sisters
Duane Eddy
BBC2 The Camera And The Song 10.40 -
Mindscape The Songs Of Dory Previn
Granada The Judy Garland Show 11.15 pm -
Tuesday 1st June 1976
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
Slik -
Geraldine -
Wednesday 2nd June 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
Roy Clark
BBC2 Sing Country 8.25 -
Dolly Parton
Lloyd Green
Johnny Gimble
Marty Robbins
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 10.35 -
Neil Innes
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 10.30 -
NB 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-
Salena Jones
Thursday 3rd June 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.25 -
NB 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 -
The G Band -
Dolly Parton -
New Edition -
Gallagher & Lyle -
Thin Lizzy -
Our Kid -
The Rolling Stones -
Cliff Richard -
Mud -
JJ Barrie -
Chris White -
Friday 4th June 1976
BBC2 Jazz Ship 9.25 -
A compilation show
Thames Kenny Rogers and The First Edition 10.35 -
Thames You Must Be Joking 4.50 -
Flintlock
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains 9.00 -
Lena Zavaroni
Saturday 5th June 1976
BBC1 Saturday Nights at the Mill 10.20 -
A compilation show
Demis Roussos
Frankie Vaughan
Madeline Bell
BBC1 The Spinners... Entertain 11.05 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 7.45 -
Winners show
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 -
Club Mirror awards show
Mark Channing (American singer)
Sunday 6th June 1976
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Val Doonican
The Beverley Sisters
Frankie Vaughan
Monday 7th June 1976
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.15 -
Vince Hill, The Young Generation
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.50 -
The Songs of Grimms 'Their Kind of Women'
Tuesday 8th June 1976
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
Lieutenant Pigeon -
Tina Charles -
Buster -
Southern Going A Bundle 4.50 -
Pete Murray
Wednesday 9th June 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
BBC2 Sing Country 8.25 -
Carl Perkins
Buffy Saint-
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Country Gazette
John Hartford
The Dillards
Thursday 10th June 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Surprise Sisters -
The Real Thing -
Dion -
Lee Garrett -
Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Archie Bell & The Drells -
Slik -
Maureen McGovern -
Flintlock -
Bryan Ferry -
Osibisa -
The Wurzels -
Candi Staton -
BBC2 The Roussos Phenomenon 9.30 -
Demis Roussos
Friday 11th June 1976
ITV All Together Now 4.50 -
young people with musical talents
Saturday 12th June 1976
BBC1 The Spinners... In Concert 10.05 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces
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 -
Samantha Jones
Sunday 13th June 1976
LWT London Weekend Show 1.00 -
Festivals -
Granada The Beatles 1.15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Dana
The Bachelors
Monday 14th June 1976
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine 8.15 -
Vince Hill, The Young Generation
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10.40 -
The Songs of Buffy Sainte-
Tuesday 15th June 1976
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
The Real Thing -
Marmalade -
Wednesday 16th June 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
Thursday 17th June 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
T Rex -
Gallagher and Lyle -
Linda & The Funky Boys -
Peter Frampton -
Brotherhood Of Man -
Dolly Parton -
Mud -
Murray Head -
Thin Lizzy -
Candi Staton -
Liverpool Express -
The Wurzels -
Rod Stewart -
BBC2 Cleo 9.30 -
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
Jose Feliciano
Swingle II
Friday 18th June 1976
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.40 -
Bing Crosby
Saturday 19th June 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.30 -
Theme: Mike Batt Summertime Special
NB The Blackpool Centenary Show
Showaddywaddy – Trocadero
Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis
BBC1 The Spinners... Entertain 10.30 -
BBC2 Duke Ellington. We Love You Madly, A Musical Tribute 8.15 -
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Sarah Vaughan
Peggy Lee
Ray Charles
LWT Saturday Scene 9.55 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club 9.45 -
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Sunday 20th June 1976
Granada The Beatles 11.15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Anita Harris
Monday 21st June 1976
Thames Monday Musical: Speedway movie Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra 10.30 pm -
Tuesday 22nd June 1976
Granada The Arrows 4.25 -
Arrows -
The Wurzels -
Glitter Band -
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 -
Roger Whittaker
Wednesday 23rd June 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 7.25 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 10.30 -
Vince Hill – Blues In The Night
Thursday 24th June 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by David Hamiton (makes fart joke over the VT countdown clock)
Theme -
Pilot -
Bryan Ferry -
Mistura -
Demis Roussos -
The New Seekers -
Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Johnny Nash -
Dorothy Moore -
Lee Garrett -
Osibisa -
Art Garfunkel -
The Real Thing -
The Beach Boys -
BBC2 Cleo 9.30 -
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
Cy Grant
Friday 25th June 1976
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.40 -
The Seekers (probably The New Seekers)
Lynsey DePaul
Roger Whittaker
Saturday 26th June 1976
BBC1 For My Next Trick 6.00 -
Alvin Stardust
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.35 -
From Scarborough
Hosted by David Hamilton
Val Doonican
Lulu
BBC1 The Spinners 10.25 -
BBC2 Labelle In Concert 11.05 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
The New Seekers
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 7.45 -
on panel -
Birth (group)
Buzz Sound (group)
Campbell and Reid (group)
Christine Evans (singer)
Frank Leyton (singer)
Granada The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club 9.45 -
content unknown
Sunday 27th June 1976
Granada The Beatles 1.15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Val Doonican
Tuesday 29th June 1976
Southern Going A Bundle 4.50 -
Musical instruments -
Wednesday 30th June 1976
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 -
Tanya Tucker
Keith Nelson
Martin Kershaw
Granada Summer Night Out 8.00 -
The Wheeltappers & Shunters Club Mystery Coach Tour
The New Seekers -
Mike Harding
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 10.30 -
Anne Shelton
Thursday 1st July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Hello -
Hot Chocolate -
Liverpool Express -
Our Kid -
100 Ton & A Feather -
Bill Oddie & The Superspike Squad with John Cleese -
Don Williams -
Dr.Hook -
The Manhattans -
The Shangri-
The Real Thing -
T.Rex -
BBC2 Cleo 9.30 -
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
Friday 2nd July 1976
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.40 -
Peters & Lee
Candlewick Green
BBC2 Johnny Mercer 11.05 -
A tribute introduced by Bing Crosby
Saturday 3rd July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.40 -
From Scarborough
Hosted by David Hamilton
The Three Degrees -
BBC1 The Spinners 10.30 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 5.45 -
The Nolan Sisters
ATV New Faces 6.45 -
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 -
NB 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 -
The Chieftains -
Peter Blake and Jann Howard article about the Sgt Pepper album cover
Tom Waits -
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 -
Mike Westbrook Orchestra (Pressed To Kill Album Of The Week)
The Sutherland Bros And Quiver -
Sunday 4th July 1976
LWT London Weekend Show 12.30 -
Survivors of the Sixties
Southern Come Sunday 7.00 -
Vince Hill
Tuesday 6th July 1976
BBC1 Roy Orbison 11.10 -
Granada Command Performance. Johnny Cash at San Quentin 10.30 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Wednesday 7th July 1976
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 -
Billy Jo Spears
Pete Sayers' Grand Ole Opry Roadshow
Red King and The Faraway Folk
Yorkshire Summer Night Out 8.00 -
Batley Variety Club
Kristine
Thames Listen To My Band 10.30 -
A tribute to bandleader Ted Heath, with Lita Roza, Dennis Lotis
Thursday 8th July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Theme -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
Candi Staton -
The Champs Boys -
Billy Ocean -
Elton John & Kiki Dee -
Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Dorothy Moore -
5000 Volts -
Ian from The Bay City Rollers chats to host
The Real Thing -
War -
Friday 9th July 1976
BBC1 It’s A Celebrity Knockout 8.00 -
Anita Harris
Saturday 10th July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.10 -
From Southsea
Hosted by Paul Burnett (and possibly Tony Blackburn)
Lulu – Oh Me Oh My, Dancin’ Jones
BBC1 The Spinners 10.00 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT The Sweepstakes Game 6.45 -
Alvin Stardust
ATV New Faces 6.45 -
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 -
Kevin Ayers -
The Beatles -
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Bettina Jonic -
Roger Dean -
The Hollies -
Frankie Miller's Full House -
Tommy Steele -
Sunday 11th July 1976
Southern Come Sunday 7.00 -
Salena Jones
Monday 12th July 1976
Granada The Beatles 11.40 am -
Tuesday 13th July 1976
Yorkshire The Northerners: Alan Price 12.00 am – end
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Cleo Lane & Johnny Dankworth
Wednesday 14th July 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.50 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
Andy Williams
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk 8.10 -
Pete Savers with his Grand Ole Opry Road Show
Billle Jo Spears
ATV Summer Night Out 8.00 -
Lulu
Sheer Elegance
Sacha Distel
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.15 -
George Melly
Thursday 15th July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Sunfighter -
Liverpool Express -
The Beatles -
Bobby Goldsboro -
Dr.Hook -
100 Ton & A Feather / Jonathan King -
Glamour Puss -
Status Quo -
Tavares -
Jimmy James & The Vagabonds -
Demis Roussos -
The Chanter Sisters -
BBC1 Grand Prix Night Of The Stars 8.00 -
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 Too Old To Rock N Roll Too Young To Die 11.35 pm -
NB simulcast in stereo on Capital Radio in London
Jethro Tull special
Saturday 17th July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 6.55 -
From Blackpool
Hosted by Tony Blackburn and Dave Lee Travis
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV New Faces 6.45 -
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 -
Noel Redding Band -
Denim Art Article
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Rogue (Opportunity Rocks)
London Saxophone Quartet -
Marianne Faithfull -
Eddie And The Hot Rods -
Monday 19th July 1976
Granada Clapperboard 4.20 -
The music of Richard Rodgers
Tuesday 20th July 1976
BBC2 Johnny Mathis 10.40 -
In concert
Wednesday 21st July 1976
BBC1 Elvis -
BBC2 Thackray and Loudermilk 8.10 -
Jake Thackray and John D Loudermilk
Thames Summer Night Out 8.00 -
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
Tammy Jones
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.15 -
Dennis Lotis
Reg Owen
The Polka Dots
Thursday 22nd July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
David Dundas -
Dorothy Moore -
Sheer Elegance -
Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
The Isley Brothers -
Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band -
5000 Volts -
Johnny Cash -
1776 -
Elton John & Kiki -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
BBC1 Bob Hope 8.00 -
Celebrates 25 years in television
Frank Sinatra
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 -
Anita Harris
Friday 23rd July 1976
LWT Music 11.30 pm -
John Miles
Linda Lewis
Saturday 24th July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 6.55 -
From Southsea
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton
Tony Monopoly
The Surprise Sisters
BBC2 Cliff Richard In Concert 9.25 -
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 -
content unknown
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 5.15 -
Nina Baden-
Pete Murray
ATV New Faces 6.15 -
Mickie Most on panel
Winners show
Bodean (group)
Linda's Latin Lovers (group)
Gingham (group)
Eve Adam (singer)
Judy Peers (singer)
Glen Curtin (singer)
ATV Ann-
Bay City Rollers
Michel Legrand
Granada So It Goes 12.05 -
Mr Pugh's Velvet Glove Show With Ted Milton (puppet show)
Mott -
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 -
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Graham Parker And The Rumour -
Sunday 25th July 1976
Southern Come Sunday 7.00 -
The New Seekers
Tuesday 27th July 1976
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Count Basie
Thames Close: with Roger McGough 12.55 am -
Wednesday 28th July 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.15 -
Donny & Marie Osmond
BBC2 Thackray and Loudermilk 8.120 -
Jake Thackray and John D Loudermilk
Thames Bring On The Girls 8.00 -
Bruce Forsyth special
The Three Degrees
Lena Zavaroni
Thursday 29th July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6.45 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
Thin Lizzy -
Dr.Hook -
The Chanter Sisters -
Walter Murphy -
Jimmy James & The Vagabonds -
Status Quo -
Liverpool Express -
Elton John & Kiki Dee -
The Bee Gees -
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 -
Anita Harris
Friday 30th July 1976
LWT Late Night Stardust 11.30 pm -
Director / producer Mike Mansfield
Alvin Stardust
Widowmaker
Carl Wayne
LWT Roger McGough 12.30 am -
McCough reads one of his own poems
Saturday 31st July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.00 -
From Weymouth
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
The Bachelors
Sacha Distel
Kenny Lynch
BBC2 Charlie Rich In Concert 10.15 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT Superpop '76 11.30 am -
Directed by Mike Mansfield
Showaddywaddy
Stephenson's Rocket
Mr Big
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 5.30 -
Tony Christie
LWT Roller Coaster 6.30 -
The Bay City Rollers (with new member Ian Mitchell)
Twiggy
ATV New Faces Gala Final 7.30 -
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 -
Directed by Mike Mansfield
The Hollies -
R & J Stone -
Granada So It Goes 12.15 -
Presented By Tony Wilson
Patti Smith -
Snooky Prior with Victor Brox Blues Train -
'Pressed To Kill' looks at 'Shakti' by John McLaughlin
Clive James discusses Page Three Girls
Ross McFarlane -
The Doors (As Time Goes By From The Doors Are Open)
Steve Hawes, So It Goes' Favourite French Lecturer Is In Studio To Educate Us
The John Miles Band -
Sunday 1st August 1976
Anglia Oscar Peterson Presents 1.00 -
Oscar Peterson with Joe Williams
Monday 2nd August 1976
Granada The Beatles 4.05 -
Tuesday 3rd August 1976
BBC1 A Hard Day’s Night Beatles movie 6.45 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Louis Bellson
Wednesday 4th August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 -
George Melly and John Chilton
Thursday 5th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing a kilt)
Theme -
Slik -
David Dundas -
Billie Jo Spears -
Sheer Elegance -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
KC & The Sunshine Band -
Dorothy Moore -
5000 Volts -
Billy Ocean -
Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band -
Twiggy -
Elton John and Kiki Dee -
Jesse Green -
BBC1 Ralph McTell Sings 10.55 -
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 -
Anita Harris
Friday 6th August 1976
Scottish The Andy Stewart Show
Dana
Saturday 7th August 1976
BBC1 Stay Away Joe 6.35 -
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.15 -
From Weymouth and Cherbourg
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Sacha Distel
Brotherhood of Man
Child
BBC1 The Sounds of Scotland 10.05 -
Rod Stewart -
Gallagher & Lyle
Lonnie Donegan
Sunshine
Kimberley Clarke
Alex Welsh Band
Stuart Gillies
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT Superpop '76 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Be Bop DeLuxe
Max Merritt
Moon
LWT Aznavour 10.45 -
Charles Aznavour
Barry Ryan
Lynsey De Paul
Granada So It Goes 11.35 pm -
Adam West (Batman) -
Be Bop Deluxe -
Protest Songs Article
The Animals -
Alain Stivell -
Hipgnosis design studios article
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Soft Machine -
Sunday 8th August 1976
Southern Come Sunday 7.00 -
The Sandpipers
Penny Lane
Westward Summer of '76 11.00 -
west country folk music
Monday 9th August 1976
BBC1 The Glen Campbell Music Show 6.50 -
Glen Campbell
Helen Reddy
Tuesday 10th August 1976
BBC1 Help! Beatles movie 6.45 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Joe Turner
Wednesday 11th August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 -
Acker Bilk
BBC2 The Sandpipers In Concert 8.10 -
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
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 -
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-
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 number one (promo clip)
Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (play out record and end credits)
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.50 -
Anita Harris
Friday 13th August 1976
Southern Girl Happy 2.30 -
Saturday 14th August 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.10 -
From Torbay
Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton
Peters & Lee
Vince Hill
Fivepenny Piece
BBC2 Festival 40: The Billy Cotton Band Show 9.00 -
Frankie Vughan
Russ Conway
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT Superpop '76 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Slik
LWT Fusion 11.05 pm -
Electric Light Orchestra live at the New Victoria Theatre, London
Granada So It Goes 11.55 pm -
Presented by Tony Wilson
Eddie Guitar Burns -
Clive James (As Demis Monstrous)
AC-
Andy Pratt’s Resolution (album review)
Band Called 'O' -
Gene Vincent -
Kate and Anna McGarrigle -
Patti Smith talks about her rock opera
Lena and Llama
Monday 16th August 1976
BBC1 The Glen Campbell Music Show 6.50 -
Glen Campbell
David Gates
Tuesday 17th August 1976
BBC1 Yellow Submarine 6.45 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Count Basie
Wednesday 18th August 1976
BBC1 Ask Aspel 5.15 -
Rick Wakeman
BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 -
Madeline Bell
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Dana
Thursday 19th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.15 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Hot Chocolate -
David Dundas -
5000 Volts -
Abba -
Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band -
Bryan Ferry -
Wings -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
Jesse Green -
Twiggy -
Elton John & Kiki Dee -
The Stylistics -
BBC2 The Chris Barber Band In Concert 9.30 -
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 -
Anita Harris
Granada Herb Alpert and the TJB 10.40 -
Friday 20th August 1976
BBC1 Frankie Laine 8.15 -
LWT The Girl On A Motorcycle 11.10 pm -
Saturday 21st August 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.10 -
From Torbay
Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton, Paul Burnett, Dave Lee Travis
Sidney Devine
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT Superpop '76 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Kevin Ayres
Strapps
Screemer
LWT The Sweepstakes Game 6.15 -
Alvin Stardust
LWT The New Seekers 11.15 pm -
Directed by Mike Mansfield
The New Seekers -
The G Band
Buster
Granada So It Goes 12.00 -
Matumbi -
Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias -
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 -
Glen Campbell
Anne Murray
Tuesday 24th August 1976
BBC1 Let It Be 6.50 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Dizzy Gillespie
Wednesday 25th August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat 10.15 -
Alex Welsh
Southern Runaround 4.25 -
Alvin Stardust
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show 11.30 pm -
Dennis Lotis
Thursday 26th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Manfred Mann’s Earthband -
The Bee Gees -
Robin Sarstedt -
Can -
The Stylistics -
Acker Bilk -
The Chi-
James & Bobby Purify -
Cliff Richard -
Gallagher & Lyle -
Elton John & Kiki Dee -
BBC1 Play For Today. Just Another Saturday 9.55 -
with Billy Connolly
BBC1 Price Sings Price 11.15 -
Alan Price in concert
BBC2 Joe Pass In Concert 9.25 -
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 -
Anita Harris
Friday 27th August 1976
Westward Steal Away 10.35 -
folk music from Cornwall
Saturday 28th August 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special 8.05 -
From Torbay
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Frankie Vaughan
Peters & Lee
Diane Solomon
The Wurzels
BBC1 The Sounds of Scotland 11.00 -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
LWT Superpop '76 11.30 am -
Pilot -
Alexander Robertson
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti 6.20 -
Vince Hill
LWT The Sweepstakes Game 7.00 -
Lynsey De Paul
Tyne Tees Judy Garland in Convert 9.45 -
LWT Rollin’ Bolan 10.45 -
T Rex I Love To Boogie, Funky London Childhood, Soul Of My Suit, New York City, Laser Love
AC-
Leapy Lee
Laurie Andrew
Granada So It Goes 11.35 pm -
Introduction by Jordan
Gentlemen -
The Bowles Brothers -
Peter Cook talks about Derek and Clive (Granada cut out one four letter word. Dudley Moore would have also been there but missed his flight from Spain), also presents Riff of the Week spot
Jerry Lee Lewis (from Whole Lotta Shakin' 1964)
Dr Hook -
The Sex Pistols -
Sunday 29th August 1976
Southern Come Sunday 7.00 -
Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber
LWT Elton John -
Monday 30th August 1976 Bank Holiday
BBC2 John Denver In Person From The Talk Of The Town 7.30 -
BBC2 Montreux 76 9.15 -
incvludes Made In Sweden with ABBA
Tuesday 31st August 1976
Thames Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 -
Cilla Black in She’ll Have To Go
Wednesday 1st September 1976
BBC1 Band Beat 9.25 -
Acker Bilk
Marion Montgomery
Thursday 2nd September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.20 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
Wings -
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel -
Bryan Ferry -
Hot Chocolate -
The Real Thing -
Tina Charles -
Barry Biggs -
Jesse Green -
Pussycat -
Tommy Hunt -
Rod Stewart -
Wings -
ABBA Dancing Queen (promo clip)
BBC2 The Pasadena Roof Orchestra In Concert 9.25 -
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 -
Anita Harris
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour 8.00 -
Lena Martell
Friday 3rd September 1976
Westward Steal Away 10.35 -
folk music from Cornwall
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 4th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Barabra Dickson
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show 7.25 -
Val Doonican
The Nolan Sisters
Pete Shelley
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
The Wurzels
Peters & Lee
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Guys 'n' Dolls 6.15 -
Guys 'n' Dolls
Tina Charles
The Biddu Orchestra
LWT The Sweepstakes Game 7.15 -
Linda Lewis
Sunday 5th September 1976
ATV Celebrity Squares 4.20 -
Voice over by Kenny Everett
Anita Harris
ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 -
NB Not shown on LWT as they saw it as purely a children’s show and want to show it on Saturday mornings
Joel Grey
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Bing Crosby
Rosemary Clooney
Monday 6th September 1976
BBC2 Jack Jones 8.10 -
Tuesday 7th September 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special: The Seaside Comedy Special 9.25 -
A compilation show hosted by Tony Blackburn and David Hamilton
The Fivepenny Piece
Thames Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 -
Cilla Back in Home and Away
Wednesday 8th September 1976
BBC2 Classic TV Drama. The Gorge (1968) music Manfred Mann etc 9.40 -
Granada The Beatles 10.40 -
Thursday 9th September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
Eddie & The Hot Rods -
Twiggy -
The Wurzels -
Lou Rawls -
Cliff Richard -
Bay City Rollers -
Kiki Dee -
Manfred Mann’s Earthband -
ABBA -
BBC1 Gangsters: Incident 9.55 -
Music by Dave Greenslade, theme sung by Chris Farlowe
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Granada Reports 6.00 -
Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
Friday 10th September 1976
BBC1 Glen Campbell 10.15 -
Glen Campbell
Wayne Newton
Carl Jackson
LWT Today 6.00 -
Keith Moon interview
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 11th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.10 -
Barabra Dickson
BBC2 Girls! Girls! Girls! 3.25 -
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT On The Ball 12.35 -
Elton John interviewed by Brian Moore
Granada The Beatles 10.30 -
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
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 -
Frank Ifield
Monday 13th September 1976
BBC2 The Mike Reid Show 8.10 -
The Yetties
Tuesday 14th September 1976
Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 -
Vera Lynn
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 -
Desirable Property
Wednesday 15th September 1976
Granada the Beatles 10.40-
Thursday 16th September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Abba -
The Real Thing -
Jesse Green -
J.A.L.N. Band -
Pussycat -
Tina Charles -
Gheorghe Zamfir -
Starland Vocal Band -
Tommy Hunt -
BBC2 Albert Hammond 9.00 -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Friday 17th September 1976
Scottish Elton John In Concert 9.00 -
Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 18th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Barabra Dickson
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
The Bay City Rollers interview
The Carpenters on film
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
Be Bop Deluxe -
Alvin Stardust -
Rod Stewart -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
Tony Hatch on panel
Mosaic (group)
Country West (group)
Satin Dolls (duo)
Batt Brothers (duo)
LWT Aquarius 10.45 -
British Reggae scene with Aswad, The Cimarrons, Sharron Forrester, Nicky Thomas, Delroy Washington, Matumbi
Sunday 19th September 1976
BBC1 Anno Domini 6.15 -
David and Paul -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Dana
Frankie Vaughan
Monday 20th September 1976
BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show 8.10 -
Gilbert O’Sullivan
The Vernons
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Tuesday 21st September 1976
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 -
Cilla Black in Sisters
Wednesday 22nd September 1976
Scottish Kenny Rogers 2.25 -
Southern Runaround 4.20 -
medieval folk group (possibly Gryphon)
Thames ITV This Is Your Life 8.00 -
The 21st annversary of ITV is celebrated with its own special
Cliff Richard
Thursday 23rd September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
NB Noel Edmonds appears in the opening sequence
Theme -
Smokie -
The Wurzels -
Kiki Dee -
The Bay City Rollers -
Rod Stewart -
Rick Dees & His Cast -
Manfred Mann's Earthband -
The Drifters -
ABBA -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Friday 24th September 1976
LWT Russell Harty 11.00 -
Mike D’Abo & Mike Smith
Saturday 25th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Barabra Dickson
BBC1 Parkinson 11.00 pm -
The Dudley Moore Trio
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Marc Bolan
Paul Nicholas
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
John Miles – Rebel
Frankie Miller’s Full House -
Terry Sylvester -
Twiggy -
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
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 -
Rod Stewart documentary
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Rosemary Clooney
Monday 27th September 1976
BBC1 Tonight 11.05 -
Paul McCartney interviewed by John Pitman in Venice
BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Want To Tell You A Story 8.10 -
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Close: Roger McGough reads a poem 12.25 am -
Tuesday 28th September 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.10 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Bob Dylan Hard Rain special, Fort Worth, Colorado
A Hard Rain's A-
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
The Real Thing -
Paul Nicholas -
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 -
Cilla Black in Get Me To The Church
Wednesday 29th September 1965
Southern Runaround 4.20 -
Clifford T Ward
Thames Police Story: Wyatt Earp Syndrome 11.55 pm -
with Smokey Robinson
Thursday 30th September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis (eats throughout the show)
Theme -
Can -
Randy Edelman -
Sherbert -
The Ritchie Family -
Tina Charles -
Jesse Green -
Demis Roussos -
Roussos joins the host in eating at a table
ABBA -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia Salute To Glenn Miller 10.30 -
The Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Friday 1st October 1976
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Natalie Cole
Saturday 2nd October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Harpo
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Barbara Dickson
BBC1 Parkinson 11.40 pm -
Sammy Davis Jr
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Mac and Katie Kissoon
Clifford T Ward
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
Smokie
The Hollies
The Drifters
The Bay City Rollers
Marianne Faithfull
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
on panel -
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 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Val Doonican
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 4th October 1976
BBC2 The Morecambe and Wise Show 8.10 -
Frankie Vaughan
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Tuesday 5th October 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 -
Led Zeppelin -
Starz -
Joan Armatrading -
Andrew Bailey -
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 -
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
NB 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 -
The Bay City Rollers -
Dana -
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8.00 -
Cilla Black in Who's Your Friend?
Wednesday 6th October 1976
ITV Roundabout (no mention in newspaper listing)
Members of Dutch TV show Ren-
Thursday 7th October 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing union flag shirt with an Old Grey Whistle Test badge)
Theme -
T Rex -
Pussycat -
Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots -
England Dan & John Ford Coley -
The Detroit Spinners -
The Manhattans -
Paul Nicholas -
Smokie -
ABBA -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 -
Friday 8th October 1976
BBC2 A World Of Music 9.30 -
NB Douglas Fairbanks Jr introduces The Great American Songbook
Lulu
Elaine Delmar
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 9th October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Strawbs – Hard Hard Winter
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.05 -
Tina Charles
Smokie
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.00 -
Barabra Dickson
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Leo Sayer
Demis Roussos
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.45 -
The Climax Blues Band -
The Dodgers -
David Essex -
Sailor -
Catherine Howe -
Gene Pitney -
Osibisa -
Smokie -
Twiggy -
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
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 -
Alan Freeman
ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 -
Paul Williams
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Max Bygraves
The Bachelors
Frank Ifield
Monday 11th October 1976
BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Wanna Tell You A Story 8.10 -
The 1930s
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Spkky (a group from Manchester)
Tuesday 12th October 1976
BBC1 Play For Today: Elephant's Graveyard 9.25 -
with Billy Connolly
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 pm -
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 -
Arrows -
The Drifters -
Pilot -
Thames The Tom O’Connor Show 8.00 -
The New Faces
Wednesday 13th October 1976
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20-
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 14th October 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
NB Ruby Flipper’s last show
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
Tavares -
Sherbet -
Simon May -
Wild Cherry -
Liverpool Express -
David Essex -
J.A.L.N. Band -
Pussycat -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV Live 10.30 -
Friday 15th October 1976
BBC2 A World Of Music 9.30 -
James Last and his Orchestras
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
content unknown
Saturday 16th October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Smokie – The Other Side of Midnight
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Mud
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Barabra Dickson
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
content unknown
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5.30 – 6.00 pm
Marc Bolan – Laser Love, Ride A White Swan
John Miles -
Mud -
Slik -
LWT Happy Days 6.00 -
NB American sit-
ATV New Faces 7.00 -
Tony Blackburn is 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 -
Ralph McTell
Clifford T Ward
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
Rosemary Clooney
The Spinners
Roger Whittaker
Anita Harris
Monday 18th October 1976
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
Elliot (group)
Conspiracy (group)
Tuesday 19th October 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.20 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Poco – Rose Of Cimarron
Elton John
Fleetwood Mac in the USA, interview, Rhiannon live
John David Souther -
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
Showaddywaddy -
J Vincent Edwards
Thames Today 6.00 -
Wings interviewed by Eamonn Andrews
Wednesday 20th October 1976
BBC2 He's My Rock 8.50 -
gospel songs from the Secomd Christian Church, Indianapolis
Thames The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Rosemary Squires -
Thursday 21st October 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
NB 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 -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
Demis Roussos -
Paul Nicholas -
Rod Stewart -
Ed Stewart introduces the new dance troupe
John Miles -
Average White Band -
Climax Blues Band -
Boxer Joe Bugner introduces this week's number one
Pussycat -
ITV Oscar Peterson Presents 11.45 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Louis Bellson
Friday 22nd October 1976
BBC1 Nationwide 5.55 -
Young Nation: Peter Frampton article
BBC2 A World Of Music 9.30 -
George Hamilton IV
Skeeter Davis
The McCalmans
Jiri Brabec
Colin Towns
LWT Russell Harty 11.30 pm -
content unknown
Saturday 23rd October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Sherbet
Tam Paxton
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.30 -
David Essex
Guys 'n' Dolls
BBC1 The Two Ronnies 8.15 -
Barabra Dickson
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
David Essex -
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
NB back to a morning showing
Leo Sayer
Gloria Jones
The Little River Band
R&J Stone
ATV New Faces 8.30 -
Mickie Most is 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 -
Ralph McTell
Dave Cook & Judy MacKenzie
LWT Rod Stewart -
Rod Stewart
Long John Baldry
Thin Lizzy
Monday 25th October 1976
BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show 8.10 -
Lena Zavaroni
The Spinners
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Musical Triangles 11.00 -
Tim Rice
Tuesday 26th October 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 -
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 -
Arrows -
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 -
Thursday 28th October 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
NB The dance troupe are still credited as ?????? at the end of the show
Hosted by Tony Blackburn (with an interruption by David Hamilton.) 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 -
Alan Price -
Chicago -
Leo Sayer -
Joan Armatrading -
Lalo Schifrin -
Simon May -
Wild Cherry -
Pussycat -
Friday 29th October 1976
BBC2 A World Of Music. John Denver and Friends 9.30 -
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 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty 11.30 pm -
Andy Williams -
Saturday 30th October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 -
Sherbet
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 -
Shirley Bassey -
The Three Degrees -
Charles Aznavour -
Charles Aznavour and Shirley Bassey -
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Sweet -
Wellington Womble in studio with Sally James
5000 Volts -
Dana -
Guys 'n' Dolls -
Flintlock -
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
Guys 'n' Dolls -
Catherine Howe -
Osibisa -
Gene Pitney -
Twiggy -
Smokie -
ATV New Faces 8.00 -
NB 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 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 -
BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 -
Ralph McTell
Malcolm Stewart and Peter Langford
ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 -
Lena Horne
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
Val Doonican
The Beverley Sisters
Tony Monopoly
LWT Late Night Special 10.45 -
Cado Belle
Smith and D’Abo
Frankie Miller’s Full House
Monday 1st November 1976
BBC2 One More Time 10.40 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Tuesday 2nd November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Cate Brothers -
Steve Hillage -
Robert Plant & Peter Grant -
Paul Horn -
Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 -
Rosemary Squires, David Jacobs, Dave King
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
Marc Bolan & T Rex -
Sunshine -
Wednesday 3rd November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
Hosted by Sally James & David ‘Kid’ Jensen
content unknown
Thursday 4th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
NB The dance troupe is still referred to as ?????? in the credits at the end
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Showaddywaddy -
The Manhattans -
Steve Miller Band -
The Who -
Bonnie Tyler -
Tavares -
Climax Blues Band -
Chicago -
Pussycat -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Friday 5th November 1976
BBC1 Ken Dodd’s World Of Laughter 7.25 -
The Wurzels
BBC2 A World Of Music 9.35 -
Dudley Moore (who also writes a piece for The Kings Singers to perform)
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Billy Fury – Halfway To Paradise
Saturday 6th November 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Mud -
Simon May – Summer of my Life
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 -
Paul Nicholas
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 -
Shirley Bassey -
Shirley Bassey & The Brythoniad Male Voice Choir -
Janis Ian -
Rolf Harris -
Rolf Harris and Shirley Bassey -
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Tina Charles -
Biddu -
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
NB also seen as The Babys, Jimmy McCulloch, Steve Harley
Billy J Kramer -
Linda Lewis -
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Showaddywaddy -
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Secrets
ATV New Faces 8.00 -
Mickie Most and Tony Blackburn on panel
Medium Wave (group)
Sue Adams (singer)
Jeff Phillips (singer)
ITV Filmharmonic '76 10.45 -
John Williams
Sunday 7th November 1976
BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 -
Ralph McTell
Adrian Snell
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
The Spinners
Yorkshire George Hamilton IV
Monday 8th November 1976
BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Wanna Tell You A Story 8.10 -
The 1940s
BBC2 One More Time 10.50 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.30 -
UK vs Australia
Champainge
Tammy Jones
Tony Monopoly
Tuesday 9th November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 -
NB 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 -
Rosemary Clooney, Alan Dell
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
Billy Ocean -
Keeley Ford -
Arbre -
Soutthern Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Oscar Peterson
Count Basie
Wednesday 10th November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
Track Facts feature about recording studios including Abbey Road
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
Petula Clark
The Nolan Sisters
Thursday 11th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
NB As a result of the competition the dance troupe now have a name, Legs and Co.
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Eddie & The Hot Rods -
Dr.Hook -
Leo Sayer -
Neil Diamond -
Billy Ocean -
Guys n Dolls -
Hank C. Burnette -
Chicago -
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Friday 12th November 1976
BBC1 Nationwide 5.55 -
Young Nation: The Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK, interview with band and Malcolm McLaren
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 -
Neil Innes
The Rutles -
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Asha Puthli -
Saturday 13th November 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Rod Stewart
The Wurzels – Morning Glory
Mike Oldfield – Portsmouth (promo clip)
Mike Love of The Beach Boys
BBC2 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 -
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 -
Shirley Bassey -
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Gilbert O’Sullivan & Shirley Bassey -
Johnny Nash -
BBC2 The Lively Arts – In Performance 9.00 -
NB 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 -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
The Rubettes
Johnny Wakelin
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
The Rubettes -
Alan Price -
Slik -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
ATV Celebrity Squares 7.15 -
Dudley Moore
ATV New Faces 8.00 -
on panel Tony Hatch, Muriel Young, Alan A Freeman (record executive)
LWT Aquarius 10.45 -
Swingle II
Sunday 14th November 1976
BBC1 The Devil’s Music: Nothing But The Truth part one 11.10 -
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 -
Showaddywaddy -
BBC1 The Royal Variety Performance 7.50 -
Shirley Bassey
Gilbert Becaud
Lena Zavaroni
BBC2 One More Time 10.45 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 -
NB The show would be dropped by Anglia after three shows and replaced by Spider-
Flintlock (resident group)
Tuesday 16th November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.10 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Brian Wilson interview, The Beach Boys -
Cajun Moon -
Be Bop DeLuxe -
Chilliwack -
Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 -
Vera Lynn
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
The G Band -
Red Hurley -
Chris Neal -
Wednesday 17th November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
Track Facts feature with Biddu
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
The New Seekers
Thursday 18th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by David Jensen
Theme -
Mud -
Dana -
Bonnie Tyler -
Peter Frampton -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Showaddywaddy -
Yvonne Elliman -
Chicago -
BBC1 Miss World 1976 9.25 -
Sacha Distel
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Yorkshire George Hamilton IV 11.30 pm -
George Hamilton IV
Mac Wiseman
Cathie Stewart
Maple Street
Friday 19th November 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 -
Neil Innes
BBC2 Norman Gunston 9.30 -
Diane Solomon
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Tony Palmer talks about his pop documentary series All You Need Is Love
Saturday 20th November 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Rick Dees -
Paul Nicholas – Grandma’s Party
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.35 -
ABBA
Lulu
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.15 -
Shirley Bassey -
Stan Getz Quartet -
Morris Albert -
Morris Albert & Shirley Bassey -
BBC1 Parkinson 11.00 pm -
Sacha Distel
Juliette Greco
LWT Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Cliff Richard
The G Band
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
Mud – scheduled but not on
The G Band -
Tina Charles -
Frankie Miller -
The G Band -
Tina Charles -
Cliff Richard -
The G Band -
ATV New Faces 8.00 -
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 -
Includes film of Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Victoria Spivey, Laura Dukes, Edith Wilson
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 6.55 -
Val Doonican
The Bachelors
Frank Ifield
Monday 22nd November 1976
BBC2 The Morecambe and Wise Show 8.10 -
Kenny Ball
BBC2 One More Time 10.45 -
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Granada Clapperboard 4.20 -
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 -
Resident group. Flintlock
Thames Opportunity Knocks! 6.45 -
Juniper Green (harmony duo)
Sangeet (Indian musicians)
Colin Stevens (singers)
Tuesday 23rd November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
Donny & Marie Osmond
The Osmonds
Pearl Bailey
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 pm -
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 -
Arrows -
Billy J Kramer -
Kettle -
Paul Nicholas -
Southern Oscar Peterson Presents 11.30 pm -
Wednesday 24th November 1976
Granada Crown Court 1.30 -
You Won't Escape When Hendrik Witbool Comes
Ram Jam Holder (as Joshua Snith)
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
content unknown
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
Tammy Jones
Frankie Vaughan
Thursday 25th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Theme -
The Kursaal Flyers -
Dr Hook -
Billy Ocean -
Be Bop Deluxe -
Cliff Richard -
ABBA -
Elton John -
Chicago -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 11.30 pm -
Friday 26th November 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 -
with Neil Innes
LWT Russell Harty 10.40 -
Henry Cooper sings!
Saturday 27th November 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Dana – interview, Fairy Tale (possibly a promo clip)
Twiggy – Vanilla Ole
Scaffold
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.20 -
The G Band
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 9.35 -
Shirley Bassey -
Clive Westlake -
Mel Torme -
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Mike Batt
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
The Bay City Rollers – Rock N Roller (NB with new Roller Pat McGlynn)
Mud – Beating Round The Bush
Kursaal Flyers – Little Does She Know
The Babys – If You’ve Got The Time
Mud – Lean On Me
Jimmy McCulloch & White Line – Call My Name
The Bay City Rollers – You’re A Woman
ATV Celebrity Squares 7.15 -
Lionel Bart
ATV New Faces 8.00 -
On panel -
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 -
Including film of Houston Stack-
BBC2 Songs Of Searching 6.15 -
Ralph McTell
BBC2 Second City Firsts: Glitter 10.25 -
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-
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 -
Punk Rock
The Sex Pistols -
The Clash -
Dr Feelgood -
Siouxsie Sioux -
ATV The Muppet Show 5.05 -
Charles Aznaour
Monday 29th November 1976
Thames Pauline’s Quirks 4.45 -
Flintlock
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Punch (group)
Katie Budd (singer)
Tuesday 30th November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
The Osmonds
BBC2 Perry Como -
Perry Como
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.25 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Gordon Giltrap Band -
Al Stewart -
Joe Walsh -
George Harrison -
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
Jonathan King -
The Dodgers -
Wednesday 1st December 1976
Thems The Sooty Show 4.20 -
Gerry Marsden & Matthew Corbett -
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
content unknown
Thames Today 6.00 -
NB Queen were scheduled to be interviewed but pulled out -
The Sex Pistols with Siouxsie Sioux -
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
Lyn Paul -
Peters & Lee
Thursday 2nd December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart (instead of Tony Blackburn who was recovering from mumps)
Theme -
Smokie -
Queen -
Barry White -
Mud -
Yvonne Elliman -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Tina Charles -
Johnny Mathis -
Showaddywaddy -
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 11.30 pm -
Friday 3rd December 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 -
Neil Innes
BBC2 A World of Music Presents Carpenters In Concert 9.30 -
Live at the New London Theatre
Granada Granada Tonight 6.00 -
George Harrison interviewed by Tony Wilson, plus three promo clips from 33 and 1/3
Saturday 4th December 1976
BBC1 Multi-
ELO (three members of the band at Swaperama in Cardiff)
John Christie -
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.20 -
The New Seekers
BBC1 Shirley Bassey 8.35 -
Shirley Bassey -
Bobby Goldsboro -
Rod McKuen -
Rod McKuen -
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Kristine Sparkle
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
The Climax Blues Band -
The New Seekers -
The Real Thing -
Sunfighter -
ATV New Faces 8.30 -
Mickie Most is on the panel
Bryan Taylor (singer)
Ding-
Christie Lee (drummer)
Sunday 5th December 1976
BBC1 The Devil’s Music 4. The Music of Providence 11.15 -
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 -
Ralph McTell
Shushua
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday 7.00 -
Vikki Carr
The Spinners
LWT Late Night Special 10.20 -
Lynsey dePaul
Smokie
The Martin Ford Orchestra
HTV Herb Alpert & The TJB 10.20 -
Monday 6th December 1976
BBC2 Max Bygraves Says I Wanna Tell You A Story 8.10 -
The 1950s
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 -
Flintlock
Tony Prince (DJ)
Yorkshire Calendar 6.00 -
Malcolm McLaren interview at Leeds Polytechnic Sex Pistols show
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 12.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Count Basie
Joe Williams
Al Grey
Ulster From Glen to Glen
De Danna
Tuesday 7th December 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
Jimmy Osmond
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.15 -
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 -
Arrows -
Glyder -
Gene Pitney -
Wednesday 8th December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
Track Facts -
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
Andy Williams
Thursday 9th December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
NB Rod Stewart cancelled an appearance and was replaced by Jethro Tull
Hosted by David Hamilton
Theme -
The Kursaal Flyers -
Abba -
Jethro Tull – Ring Out Solstice Bells
Mike Oldfield -
Tommy Hunt -
Dana -
Paul Nicholas -
Showaddywaddy -
Billy Ocean -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 -
George Hamilton IV
Lee Ray
Donna Ramsey
Friday 10th December 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.00 -
NB This episode contains a reference to an un-
Neil Innes
ATV Des O'Connor Entertains 9.00 -
Lena Zavaroni
Saturday 11th December 1976
BBC1 Multi-
content unknown
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show 5.30 -
ELO
Anita Harris
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Phoenix
Slik
Kursaal Flyers
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
Heart
Bonnie Tyler -
Liverpool Express -
Paul Nicholas -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
ATV Celebrity Squares 7.45 -
Dana
ATV New Faces 8.30 -
Mickie Most is on the panel
Five-
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 -
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 -
Ralph McTell
Bryn Haworth
HTV Reports Action 6.15 -
Religious protesters at The Sex Pistols show at Caerphilly
Monday 13th December 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.50 -
The Osmonds
Chubby Checker
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 -
Flintlock
Mike Read, Steve Wright (DJs)
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents 12.00 -
Oscar Peterson
Tuesday 14th December 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.20 pm -
Hosted by Bob Harris
Heart -
Tommy Bolin -
Racing Cars -
Queen -
Steve Goodman -
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
Robin Sarstedt -
The Wurzels -
ITV Steve Harley -
Wednesday 15th December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
Track Facts looks at record companies
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
The Three Degrees
Thursday 16th December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Theme -
Jesse Green -
Johnny Mathis -
Smokie -
The Stylistics -
10cc -
Tina Charles -
Mud -
Chris Hill -
Showaddywaddy -
Anglia Anita in Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 -
George Hamilton IV
Roy Payne
Cathie Stewart
Friday 17th December 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.10 -
Neil Innes
BBC2 A World Of Music 9.40 -
Petula Clark at the New London Theatre
Saturday 18th December 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Queen
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 9.50 am -
Chris Spedding
Mud
Clodagh Rodgers
ATV Tiswas 10.10 am -
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 12.00 -
Medicine Head -
The Rubettes -
Chris Spedding & The Vibrators -
Osibisa -
Clodagh Rodgers -
ATV Celebrity Squares 7.45 -
Tony Blackburn
ATV New Faces 8.30 -
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 -
with Elton John
Southern Come Sunday 6.35 -
Peters and Lee
Vince Hill
Southern Les Bicyclettes De Belsize 11.35 pm -
music by Les Reed and barry Mason
Monday 20th December 1976
BBC1 The Monday Film: Shaft 9.55 -
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes 4.45 -
Flintlock
Tuesday 21st December 1976
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 8.15 -
NB 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 -
Thames Looks Familiar 3.20 -
Petula Clark, Frankie Vaughan
Granada The Arrows 4.20 -
Arrows -
Bay City Rollers -
Slik -
Wednesday 22nd December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
Track Facts looks at roadies
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8.00 -
Sheila White (singer)
Thursday 23rd December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7.30 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Theme -
Thin Lizzy -
Barry Biggs -
Status Quo -
John Christie -
Stevie Wonder -
Paul Nicholas -
Liverpool Express -
Mike Oldfield -
Johnny Mathis -
Jethro Tull -
BBC1 The Spinners at Christmas 11.20 pm -
Anglia Anita in Jumbeland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.40 -
George Hamilton IV
Big Buffalo
Bob Murphy
Cathie Stewart
Friday 24th December 1976 Christmas Eve
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television 9.25 -
with Neil Innes
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10.00 -
NB 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 -
The Wurzels
Ruby Flipper dance routine
ATV Bing Crosby’s White Christmas 10.30 -
Bing Crosby
Bernadette Peters -
Jackie Gleason
Saturday 25th December 1976 Christmas Day
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2.10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Noel Edmonds
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Slik -
Elton John & Kiki Dee -
Abba -
J.J.Barrie -
Laurel & Hardy -
Tina Charles -
The Wurzels -
Cliff Richard -
Abba -
Hank Mizell -
Pussycat -
Demis Roussos -
Queen -
Wings (Legs and Co dance routine) (playout) NB mentioned but not shown until the 26th December show
Whole Lotta Love (playout)
BBC1 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 7.45 -
Elton John – Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
The Nolans – When You Are A King
Marian Montgomery -
BBC2 The Snow Queen 3.15 -
Narrated by Vivian Stanshall
LWT Christmas Supersonic 2.15 -
NB 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 -
Tina Charles -
Guys 'n' Dolls -
Alan Freeman introduces
T Rex -
John Miles -
Marti Caine -
Twiggy -
Gary Gitter (without The G Band) -
Ensemble -
ATV New Faces 5.00 -
Winners show
Medium Wave (group)
Linda Fletcher (singer)
Peter Lewis (singer)
Bryan Taylor (singer)
LWT The John Curry Ice Spectacular 6.45 -
Millicent Martin
Granada Celebration 11.05 pm -
with Petula Clark
Sunday 26th December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2.10 -
Hosts: Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn
Brotherhood of Man -
Billy Ocean -
Sailor -
Wings -
The Real Thing -
Dr Hook -
ABBA -
Rod Stewart -
Our Kid -
Johnny Mathis -
The Four Seasons -
Chicago -
Showaddywaddy -
Whole Lotta Love (playout)
BBC1 The Val Doonican Music Show 9.30 -
Nana Mouskouri
Scottish Rock Nativity 6.25 -
Written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Monday 27th December 1976 Boxing Day
BBC1 Swap Of The Pops 11.15 am -
NB a Multi-
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 -
The New Seekers
BBC1 Parkinson’s Music 11.05 pm -
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 -
Southern Christmas Runaround 3.40 -
Murray Head
Yorkshire Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Greatest Hits 6.00 -
The Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir and Children from Cross Hall Junior School Morley
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
Thames Opportunity Knocks 6.45 -
Songwriters special
The Brothers -
Iris Williams
Mahaogany (tiro)
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 -
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 -
The Three Degrees
Granada International Pop Proms 10.25 -
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Barbara Dickson -
Love Machine (dance troupe)
Gene Pitney -
Tina Charles -
The Les Reed Singers
Biddu
Wednesday 29th December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest 4.45 -
The start of round two
Track Facts looks at session musicians with Alan Parker and Mike Moran
Thames Frankie Howerd's Tittertime 8.00 -
Caterina Valente -
Thursday 30th December 1976
BBC1 Come September 1.55 -
BBC1 The Osmonds 6.40 -
The Osmonds
BBC2 Perry Como Christmas in Mexico 8.10 -
Vikki Carr
Westward Plymouth Rock 11.30 -
Peter Sellern -
Anglia Anita In Jumbleland 4.45 -
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV 10.30 -
George Hamilton IV
Appalooso
Friday 31st December 1976
BBC1 The Freddie Starr Show 7.55 -
Guys 'n' Dolls
BBC1 A Jubilee Of Music 10.30 -
Acker Bilk -
Petula Clark -
Kathy Kirby -
Lulu -
Matt Monro -
Cliff Richard -
Helen Shapiro -
Vera Lynn
Ken Dodd -
Val Doonican – What Would I Be?
Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys
Max Bygraves
The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
BBC1 Welcome 1977 11.45 pm -
Petula Clark (filmed greeting)
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test Pick Of The Year 12.03 -
Philip Catherine -
Little Feat -
Leslie West -
Linda Ronstadt -
Peter Frampton -
Patti Smith -
Headeast -
Nils Lofgren -
Crosby & Nash -
Rolling Stones -
Jim Capaldi -
Led Zeppelin -
Eagles -
Dave Mason -
James Brown -
Steve Howe -
Bonnie Raitt -
Bob Dylan -
Joni Mitchell -
Jimi Hendrix -
Lynyrd Skynyrd -
Tyne Tees Zig Zag 11.05 -
Steeleye Span -
Southern The Other World of Roger Dean 11.30 -
Album cover artist Roger Dean
Scottish Connolly 10.45 -
Billy Connolly special
Gallagher and Lyle
Scottish The Hogmany Thingummyjig 11.30 pm -
The Wurzels
Sydney Devine
The Alexander Brothers
Also this year
Thames Magpie
Joan Armatrading -
ITV Hollies -
Thames Today (c.March 1976)
Mary Hopkin
LWT Music In The Round
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
ATV Tiswas (January)
David Cassidy -
BBC1 Tonight
Wings -