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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Compilation
The Ian Campbell Folk Group
Alex Glasgow
Ralph McTell
Jeremy Taylor
Jake Thackray
Friday 2nd January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
The Wombles
Yorkshire Sez Les
Guys n Dolls – What The World Needs Now / All You Need Is Love
Dana
LWT Rod Stewart and The Faces 7.00 -
with Keith Richards at the State Theatre, Kilburn, London 1975
Saturday 3rd January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends
NB The previous series had been live, but this one is pre-
Cliff Richard -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood
Ray Stevens
LWT Saturday Scene: Pop Scene
content unknown
LWT All The Fun Of The Fair repeat
David Essex special
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Alan Price
LWT Supersonic 5:45 – 6:15 pm
Osibisa -
Rubettes -
The Kinks -
Bilbo Baggins -
Andy Fairweather Low -
R and J Stone -
ATV New Faces
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
BeBop DeLuxe
Granada Granada Profile
Mike Harding talks to Tony Wilson
Tuesday 6th January 1976
BBC2 Impressions of Al Bowlly
documentary
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 10:30 -
NB John Prine had to cancel his UK tour
Hosted by Bob Harris
Andy Fairweather-
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
Richard Digence
ITV Look Alive (final show)
Stephanie De Sykes – clip from her movie Side By Side
Sailor – Glass of Champagne
Wednesday 7th January 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show (first in new series)
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
The Vernons
BBC2 Frankie Vaughan at the Night Out
Thursday 8th January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Osibisa -
Sailor -
R & J Stone -
Small Faces -
Tony Christie -
Sheer Elegance -
ELO -
Barbara Dickson -
Queen -
Crispy & Co -
Friday 9th January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
Steeleye Span
Glyder
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party
Joshua Rifkin
Saturday 10th January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends
Cliff Richard
Features new talent
BBC1 It Happened At The World’s Fair Elvis Presley movie
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood
content unknown
BBC2 In Concert
Cleo Laine & John Dankworth
BBC2 Out of the Trees
Theme by Neil Innes
LWT Saturday Scene
Sailor
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada The Beatles 10:10 -
Granada Kid Gallahad Elvis Presley movie
LWT Supersonic
Unknown act-
Kenny -
Melanie -
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance -
Smokie -
The Drifters -
Slik-
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Glyder
ATV New Faces
Dave Collins (singer)
Jamboree (group)
Joy Ross (singer)
Hooker(group)
Sunday 11th January 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
The Pretty Things
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 -
Aj Webber -
Climax Blues Band -
Wednesday 14th January 1976
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri 9:00 -
Steeleye Span
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Vera Lynn, Marion Montgomery, Pete Murray
Thursday 15th January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
10cc -
The Miracles -
Abba -
Billy Howard -
Barry White -
Mike Oldfield -
Roxy Music -
The Walker Brothers -
Queen -
The Fatback Band -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene (shown by Anglia)
Jack The Lad
Friday 16th January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party
Alan Price
Michel Legrand
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this edition
Saturday 17th January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends
Cliff Richard -
Angie Miller -
Cotton, Lloyd & Christian -
BBC1 Parkinson
Jack Jones
BBC2 Maria Mulduar In Concert 11:05 -
LWT Saturday Scene
Slik
The Blackbyrds
Carl Douglas
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic 5:45 -
Ace -
Guys And Dolls -
Marmalade -
Sweet -
Electric Light Orchestra
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Jack the Lad
Sunday 18th January 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show: Record production and promotion
The Pretty Things
Monday 19th January 1976
ITV Music Scene (schools programming)
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
Frankie Vaughan
BBC1 The Variety Club Awards 10:10 -
content unknown
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Vera Lynn, Pete Murray, Marion Montgomery
Thursday 22nd January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Sailor -
Barbara Dickson -
Osibisa -
Slik -
Paul Davidson -
Electric Light Orchestra -
David Ruffin -
Smokie -
R & J Stone -
Queen -
Friday 23rd January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party
Milt Jackson
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 24th January 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends
NB Cliff is wearing glasses again
Cliff Richard -
Mother Superior -
Alexander John -
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood
content unknown
BBC2 Tickle Me Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 Johnny Mathis In Concert
LWT Saturday Scene
Bilbo Baggins
Tam Paton
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Ace
ATV Celebrity Squares
Lonnie Doengan
LWT Supersonic
Pilot – January
Andy Fairweather-
Bilbo Baggins – Back Home
Be Bop Deluxe – Ships In The Night
Pilot – Turn Me On
The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
In the Control Room Sally James, Robin Nedwell
ATV New Faces
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: Reggae
ATV Celebrity Squares
Lonnie Donegan
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
Peters & Lee
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Vince Hill, Salena Jones
Thursday 29th January 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Abba Mama Mia (promo clip)
Cliff Richard Miss You Nights
Donny & Marie Osmond Deep Purple (promo clip)
Sweet The Lies In Your Eyes
Kiki Dee Once A Fool
Miracles Love Machine (promo clip)
Sheer Elegance Milky Way
Top Of The Pops Orchestra Moonlight Serenade
Walker Brothers No Regrets (live)
Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps Baby Face (disc)
The Four Seasons December 1963 (disc)
Friday 30th January 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party
Keith Emerson – Honky Tonk Train Blues plus one other original written for the show (Carl Palmer on drums)
Joe Turner
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
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
Reflections
LWT Saturday Scene
Bo Flyers
Arrows
ATV Tiswas
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
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Wigan’s Ovation
ATV New Faces
First winners' show
Easy Street (group)
Joy Rose (singer)
Lee Harding (singer)
Sunday 1st February 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
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
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Vince Hill, Salena Jones
Thursday 5th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
R & J Stone We Do It (repeat)
Abba Mama Mia (promo clip)
Slik Forever And Ever
Tina Charles I Love To Love
Smokie Something's Been Making Me Blue (repeat 22nd January 1976)
War Low Rider (promo clip)
Slade Let's Call It Quits
Be-
The Four Seasons December 1963 (disc)
BBC1 The Good Old Days
Eartha Kitt
Friday 6th February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party
Count Basie
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Anglia Miss Anglia '76 Grand Final
Vince Hill
Wilma Reading
Saturday 7th February 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends
Features new talent
BBC1 Look, Mike Yarwood
Reflections
BBC1 Parkinson
Elton John – interview, We All Fall In Love Sometimes
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Guys and Dolls
Sweet -
Ozo -
Mr Big -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
Rogue -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Gallagher & Lyle
ATV Celebrity Squares
Alvin Stardust
ATV New Faces
Brandy (group)
Geoff Ridden (singer)
Alexander Forest (singer)
Day Lewis (singer)
Sunday 8th February 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares
Alvin Stardust
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
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
Anne Shelton
Thursday 12th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 -
ATV New Faces
Marti Stuart (multi instrumentalist)
David Gold (singer)
Hilary Harwood (singer)
Turnstyle (group)
Friday 13rd February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 Oscar Peterson’s Piano Party
Rick Wakeman
Lynsey De Paul
LWT Russell Harty
Lorna Luft
Saturday 14th February 1976
BBC1 It’s Cliff and Friends 6:20 -
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
Flintlock
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Elkie Brooks -
Albert Hammond -
Hello -
Peter Noone -
Cliff Richard -
Slade -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Chips
Sunday 15th February 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Monday 16th February 1976
BBC1 Blue Peter
Leslie Judd rehearses with Pan’s People for the previous week’s Top of the Pops
Tuesday 17th February 1976
BBC1 Play: Jumping Bean Bag 9:25 -
Play about the pop music scene
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 -
No guests of interest
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Anne Shelton
Thursday 19th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Slade Let's Call It Quits
Glitter Band People Like You And People Like Me
Andy Williams Other Side Of Me
L. J. Johnson Your Magic Put A Spell On Me (live)
Evelyn Thomas Weak Spot (live)
Pluto Shervington Dat (promo clip)
Manhattan Transfer Tuxedo Junction (promo clip)
St. Andrews Chorale Cloud 99 (promo clip)
Who Squeeze Box (Pan's People)
The Four Seasons December 1963 (film clip)
Friday 20th February 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
BBC2 An Evening With John Denver 9:30 -
LWT Russell Harty
R&J Stone We Do It
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
Gang -
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
T Rex -
Kevin Ayres – Falling In Love Again
Andy Williams – Solitaire
T Rex -
The Steve Gibbions Band – Sweetheart
Golden Earring – Sleepwaling
Andy Williams – The Other Side Of Me
Melanie
In the Control Room – Andy Williams
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Splinter
ATV New Faces
Screemer (group)
Peter Pan (singer)
Eve Adam (singer)
Bob Scott (singer)
George Galway (instrumentalist)
Holcombe Knapp (group)
Sunday 22nd February 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares
Alan Freeman
Monday 23rd February 1976
Thames Opportunity Knocks (400th edition)
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 -
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
Adam Faith talks about his role in the play City Sugar in which he plays a Disc Jockey
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri
Morris Albert
The Spinners
Yorkshire Sez Les Special
Kenneth McKellar, Caterina Valente and Roy Budd
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Annie Ross, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd-
Thursday 26th February 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
Dennis Waterman – For Their Pleasure
Saturday 28th February 1976
BBC1 Cilla
Cilla Black
Andy Williams
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Andy Fairweather-
ATV New Faces
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: Capital Radio Playlist
Capital DJs
ATV Peter Pan
Musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Monday 1st March 1976
BBC2 How Green Was My Father
Max Boyce
Thames Opportunity Knocks
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 Arrows 4:25 -
Arrows -
Peter Noone -
Glyder -
Jessie Green -
Thames Rock Follies
Episode 2: The Little Ladies
Wednesday 3rd March 1976
Yorkshire Sez Les Special
Alvin Stardust – Cruel To Be Kind
Anita Harris – I Am Woman
Thames This Is Your Life: Vince Hill
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Annie Ross, Tim Rice,Andrew Lloyd Webber
Thursday 4th March 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Paul Burnett
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
Charles Aznavour
Saturday 6th March 1976
BBC1 Jim’ll Fix It
Slade – Let’s Call It Quits
BBC1 Cilla
Cilla Black
No guests of interest in this edition
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill (first edition)
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (regulars)
Buddy Greco & Elaine Delmar
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares
The Bachelors
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
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
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
ATV New Faces
Girlie (group)
Stephen Bent (singer)
Cornerstone (group)
Grace Kennedy (singer)
Loco (group)
Sunday 7th March 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show: Selling of a Disc
Pop promoters
Monday 8th March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and The Song
The Fivepenny Piece Come To Your Tea
ITV Music Scene (schools programming)
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Alan Bray (instrumentalist)
Sunny Sound (group)
Tony Field (singer)
Paul Rhodes (singer)
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 Arrows
Arrows I Love Rock and Roll, Once Upon a Time, A Touch Too Much
Bilbo Baggins Back Home
Slade Let's Call it Quits
Thames Rock Follies
Episode 3: The Road
Wednesday 10th March 1976
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri
Lulu
Roger Whittaker
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show
no guests of interest in this show
Yorkshire Sez Les Special
The Nolan Sisters – Scarlet Ribbons
Gilbert O ‘Sullivan – I Can’t Get Enough Of You, You Never Listen To Reason
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson
Thursday 11th March 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
C.W. McCall Convoy (promo clip)
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes Wake Up Everybody (disc)
Mary Hopkin If You Love Me
Barry White You See The Trouble With Me (promo clip)
Rainbow Cottage -
T.Rex London Boys
Rainbow Cottage Seagull
Guys and Dolls You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (live)
Billy Ocean Love Really Hurts
Chris White -
Tina Charles -
BBC1 Omnibus
Woody Herman
BBC1 The Good Old Days
Rosemary Squires
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
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Osibisa
ATV New Faces
Sheer Delight (group)
David and Tony Webb (duo)
Ted Young (one man band)
Five Knuckle Shuffle (group)
Rose-
Candy Rock (group)
Friday 12th March 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
David Cassidy
Diana Ross
Emperor Rosko
Saturday 13th March 1976
BBC1 Cilla
Cilla Black
Charles Aznavour
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill
Peters & Lee
LWT Saturday Scene
Chris White
Hello
ATV Tiswas
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 -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Osibisa
Granada International Pop Proms
Peter Sarstedt
Duane Eddy
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Nothing Rhymed, Alone Again (Naturally), Clair, Matrimony
Brook Benton
Sunday 14th March 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Monday 15th March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and The Song
Tom Paxton: Oklahoma Folk
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Frankie Farrell (singer)
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 Arrows 4:25 -
Arrows
Dana -
Paul Nicholas -
Thames Rock Follies
Episode 4: The Talking Pictures
Wednesday 17th March 1976
BBC2 Bob Hope
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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Tina Charles I Love To Love
Randy Edelman Concrete & Clay
Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me
David Essex City Lights
John Miles Music
Gallagher & Lyle I Wanna Stay With You (repeat 4th March 1976)
Peters & Lee Hey, Mr Music Man
Eagles Take It To The Limit (disc)
Be-
Granada International Pop Proms 10:30 – 11:30 pm
Brook Benton Rainy night in Georgia
Gary Bond Any dream will do
Barbara Dickson I don't know how to love him
Duane Eddy Because they're young, Dance to the guitar man
Andrew Lloyd Webber Overture to Jesus Christ Superstar',
Gilbert O'Sullivan Nothing rhymed, Alone Again (Naturally), Clair, Matrimony, Where do you go to my lovely
Friday 19th March 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
Georgie Fame -
Gary Glitter -
Diana Ross (Mahogany movie clip)
Saturday 20th March 1976
BBC1 Cilla
Cilla Black
The Brotherhood of Man
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill
Demis Roussos
BBC1 G I Blues Elvis Presley movie
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Celebrity Squares
Vince Hill
LWT Supersonic
Laurie Andrews -
Kevin Ayres -
The Glitter Band -
Kenny -
Melanie -
Labi Siffre -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
Procol Harum
Granada The International Pop Proms
Johnny Mathis
Vicki Leandros
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
George Martin
ATV New Faces
Whiskey Mac (group)
Louise Barry (singer)
Tony Andrews (singer)
Burnt Orange (singer)
Sunday 21st March 1976
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview
The Les Humphries Singers
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Monday 22nd March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
The Songs of Sonny Condell and Leo O'Kelly (ex Tir Na Nog) 'The Irish'
ITV Music Scene (schools programming)
content unknown
Thames Opportunity Knocks
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 Arrows
Arrows (possibly) The Boogiest Band in Town, Thanks, First Hit
Scottie
Hello Star Studded Sham
Thames Rock Follies
Episode 5: The Pounds / Sterling
Wednesday 24th March 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show
The Karlins
BBC2 Nana Mouskouri
No guests of interest in this edition
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Anita Harris, Dennis Lotis, Rosemary Squires
Thames The Benny Hill Show
Brenda Arnau
Thursday 25th March 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Marmalade -
Billy Ocean -
10 C.C. -
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 -
Friday 26th March 1976
BBC1 Crackerjack
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
Kenny Everett
LWT Yes Honestly
Georgie Fame
Saturday 27th March 1976
BBC1 Cilla
Cilla Black
No guests of interest in this edition
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill
Guys and Dolls (plus Bruce Forsyth, the father of one of the members)
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Albert Hammond -
Marc Bolan -
Jethro Tull -
John Miles – Music
Sailor -
Tyne Tees The Geordie Scene
John Miles -
Granada The International Pop Proms
Brenda Arnau
Alan Price
Chris Barber’s Jazzband
Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch
ATV New Faces
Second winners show
Loco (group)
The Nobodies (group)
Love Together (group)
Sunday 28th March 1976
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest Preview part two
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Monday 29th March 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
The Songs of Ann Mortifee 'Nature's Way'
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 Arrows
Arrows (possibly) Don't Worry 'Bout Love, Hard Hearted, Love is Easy
The Drifters
Randy Edelman
Thames Rock Follies
NB Despite the series never making the top twenty ratings list it would be commissioned for a second series
Episode 6: The Blitz
Scottish Meet Marie Gordon Price (first edition) 8.30 -
Marie Gordon Price
Wednesday 31st March 1976
BBC2 Jack Jones in Concert
Thames There Goes That Song Again
Anita Harris, Dennis Lotis
Thursday 1st April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 (first edition)
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 3rd April 1976
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 9:00 -
UK entry -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Meet Peters and Lee 5:15 – 5:45 pm (first edition)
content unknown
ATV New Faces
Fusion (group)
Renato (singer)
Karen Russ (singer)
Cissy Stone Band (group)
Sunday 4th April 1976
LWT 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
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Monday 5th April 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
The Songs of Harvey Andrews and Graham Cooper 'The Country Life'
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
Thursday 8th April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Hot Chocolate -
ABBA -
Paul Nicholas -
The Beatles -
10 C.C. -
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
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
LWT Russell Harty
Lena Zavaroni
Saturday 10th April 1976
BBC1 Jim'll Fix It
Gilbert O'Sullivan
BBC1 Cilla
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
The Three Degrees
Frankie Vaughan
LWT Goodbye, Gary Glitter 6:15 -
The farewell show
LWT Saturday Scene
Marc Bolan
Alfapha
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Meet Peters and Lee
content unknown
ITV The International Pop Proms
The Drifters
Tony Chrsitie
Joe Brown
Peter Skellern
ATV New Faces
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
Roger Whittaker
LWT The London Weekend Show: The Fifties
Denis Lotis
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Slim Whitman
Monday 12th April 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
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 Arrows
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
Anita Harris, Rosemary Squires, Dennis Lotis
Thames The TV Times Top Ten Awards
content unknown
Thursday 15th April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 -
LWT Russell Harty
Bay City Rollers
Dudley Moore
Granada International Pop Proms 10:30 – 11:30 pm
Mungo Jerry -
Roy Orbison -
Elmer Bernstein
Joe Brown -
Tony Christie -
The Drifters -
Peter Skellern -
Saturday 17th April 1976
BBC1 Cilla (final edition)
Cilla Black
Johnny Mathis
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
Madeline Bell
LWT Saturday Scene
Bernie Taupin
Rula Lenska and Charlotte Cornwall from Rock Follies
Hatters
LWT Supersonic
content unknown
ATV Meet Peters and Lee
content unknown
Granada International Proms
Mungo Jerry
Roy Orbison
ATV New Faces
Savannah (group)
Sun (group)
Simone (singer)
George C Smith (singer)
Bodean (group)
Sunday 18th April 1976
LWT Theatre Of Stars: Murder In The First 10:55 -
with Bobby Darin
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 19th April 1976
BBC1 The Morecambe & Wise Show
Diane Solomon
Champagne
Thames The David Nixon Show
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 Arrows
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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 -
Friday 23rd April 1976
BBC1 The Best Of Yarwood 7:45 -
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty (a compilation)
Andy Williams
ATV Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey 1965 movie
Gerry & The Pacemakers, Cliia Black etc
Granada International Pop Proms 08:05 – 09:00 pm
Joe Brown Picture Of You, Mumbles, Let It Rock
Tony Christie Here It Comes Again, Las Vegas
The Drifters Under The Boardwalk, Save The Last Dance For Me, Kissing In The Back Row
Peter Skellern You're A Lady
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Saturday 24th April 1976
BBC2 Demolition Man (repeat 28th December 1975)
with Jimmy Helms, Steve Rowland
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Meet Peters and Lee
Peters and Lee
ATV New Faces
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
Compilation
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Pearl Bailey
Val Doonican
Frank Ifield
The Bachelors
Monday 26th April 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
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 Arrows
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 repeat
Neil Innes
Thursday 29th April 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
NB Pan's People’s last show
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 -
Friday 30th April 1976
BBC1 Newsround Update: Rollermania
Bay City Rollers article
BBC1 The Freddie Starr Show
content unknown
BBC2 Jazz Ship
NB A floating jazz festival
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Saturday 1st May 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night At The Mill
Lynsey De Paul
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Meet Peters and Lee
Peters & Lee -
LWT Saturday Scene
Alvin Stardust
Arrows
Mick Charles
ATV New Faces
Our Kid
LWT Sailor In Concert 11.00 am -
Filmed at the Kursaal, Southend
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
ATV New Faces
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
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Dana
Frankie Vaughan
Bing Crosby
Monday 3rd May 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
The Songs of Valdy 'Newfoundland'
Thames The David Nixon Show
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 Arrows
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 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
NB Ruby Filpper’s first show
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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) repeat
Friday 7th May 1976
BBC2 Jazz Ship
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Scottish Studio 'A' Startime: The Lulu Hour 8.00 -
Lulu
The Marmalade
Edwina Lawrie (Lulu's ister)
Saturday 8th May 1976
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV Meet Peters and Lee
Peters and Lee
ATV New Faces
Cops (group)
Patricia Wood (singer)
Canticle (group)
Jim Marsh (singer)
Linda's Latin Lovers (group)
Sunday 9th May 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Slim Whitman
Anita Harris
Monday 10th May 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
The Songs of Victoria Wood 'As She Sees It'
Thames The David Nixon Show
Guys and 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 Arrows
Arrows -
Smokie -
Bilbo Baggins -
Wednesday 12th May 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television repeat
with Neil Innes
Thursday 13th May 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
BBC2 Jazz Ship
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Saturday 15th May 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
Anita Harris
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV New Faces
Winners’ Show
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
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
Monday 17th May 1976
BBC2 The Camera and the Song
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 Arrows
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 repeat
Georgie Fame
Vince Hill
Wednesday 19th May 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television repeat
with Neil Innes
Thursday 20th May 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Saturday 22nd May 1976
BBC1 Saturday Night at the Mill
Caterina Valente
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Roger Whittaker, Alex Welch & His Jazzband
ATV New Faces
Tony Hatch on panel
Flashmac (group)
Alana (singer)
Mike Cordella & Superscouse (group)
Guy Gregory (singer)
Scoby Smith (singer)
Sunday 23rd May 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Granada The Beatles 1:10 -
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 Arrows
Arrows -
Kathy Jones -
Stevenson's Rocket -
Wednesday 26th May 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television repeat
Neil Innes
BBC2 Sing Country
Don Williams
Tammy Wynette
Connie Smith
Jack Greene
Jeannie Seely
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show
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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Dave Brubeck
Paul Desmond
Dizzy Gillespie
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
ITV You Must Be Joking
Comedy and pop music
Saturday 29th May 1976
Yorkshire Elvis!
Frankie and Johnny movie with Elvis Presley
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
The Dooleys
Tony Monopoly
Lena Zavaroni
ATV New Faces
Passion Alley (group)
Janet Jones (singer with guitar)
Flooky (group)
Darren Stuart (singer)
Incas (group)
Sunday 30th May 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Frank Ifield
The Bachelors
Monday 31st May 1976 Bank Holiday
BBC2 The Camera And the Song 10:40 -
The Songs of Dory Previn 'Mindscape'
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine (repeat)
Vince Hill, The Young Generation
Gilbert Becuad
The Nolan Sisters
Duane Eddy
Tuesday 1st June 1976
Granada Arrows
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 repeat
Neil Innes
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show
NB Producer Alan Tarrant admits that it was a low budget show and had to find an existing set for the band to perform in
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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
A compilation show
Thames Kenny Rogers and The First Edition 10:35 -
ATV Des O’Connor Entertains 9:00 -
Lena Zavaroni
LWT Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
Lena Zavaroni
Tony Monopoly
The Dooleys
Thames You Must Be Joking
Flintlock
Saturday 5th June 1976
BBC1 The Spinners
BBC1 Saturday Nights at the Mill (compilation show)
Demis Roussos
Frankie Vaughan
Madeline Bell
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltapper’s And Shunters Social Club
Club Mirror awards show
Mark Channing (American singer)
ATV New Faces
Winners show
True Expression (group)
Julie West (singer)
Raffles (duo)
Bodean (group)
Eve Adam (singer)
Cissy Stone Band (group)
Sunday 6th June 1976
LWT London Weekend Show
content unknown
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
The Beverley Sisters
Frankie Vaughan
Monday 7th June 1976
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine (repeat)
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 Arrows
Arrows -
Lieutenant Pigeon -
Tina Charles -
Buster -
Southern Going A Bundle
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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
LWT show The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
Samantha Jones
Saturday 12th June 1976
BBC1 The Spinners
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club
The Dooley Family
Tony Monopoly
Lena Zavaroni
ATV New Faces
Livingstone (group)
John Hutchinson (singer)
The Rickard Brothers (duo)
Ann Sheridan (singer)
Sharon (singer with guitar)
Wolf J Flywheel (group)
Sunday 13th June 1976
LWT London Weekend Show: Festivals
Talk to festival organisers / producers
Granada The Beatles 1:15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Dana
The Bachelors
Monday 14th June 1976
BBC2 The Musical Time Machine (repeat)
Vince Hill, The Young Generation
BBC2 The Camera and the Song 10:40 -
The Songs of Buffy Sainte-
Tuesday 15th June 1976
Granada Arrows
Arrows I Love Rock and Roll, Love Is Easy, Feeling This Way, A Touch Too Much
The Real Thing You to Me Are Everything
Marmalade Walking a Tightrope
Wednesday 16th June 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 7:25 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
Thursday 17th June 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Friday 18th June 1976
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Bing Crosby
LWT The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Saturday 19th June 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special (first edition of new series)
Theme: Mike Batt Summertime Special
NB The Blackpool Centenary Show
Showaddywaddy – Trocadero
Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis
BBC1 The Spinners
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
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club
content unknown
Sunday 20th June 1976
LWT London Weekend Show
content unknown
Granada The Beatles 11:15 -
Monday 21st June 1976
Thames Speedway movie
Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Anita Harris
Tuesday 22nd June 1976
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
The Wurzels -
Glitter Band -
Southern Going A Bundle
Bill Wyman chats with hosts Harry Fowler and James Villers at Kew Gardens, London
Yorkshire Husband of the Year '76
Roger Whittaker
Wednesday 23rd June 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 7:25 -
Donny and Marie Osmond
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show
Vince Hill – Blues In The Night
Thursday 24th June 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by David Hamiton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
Cy Grant
Friday 25th June 1976
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show (repeat)
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
From Scarborough
Hosted by David Hamilton
Val Doonican
Lulu
BBC1 The Spinners
BBC2 Labelle In Concert 11:05 -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV New Faces
Birth (group)
Buzz Sound (group)
Campbell and Reid (group)
Christine Evans (singer)
Frank Leyton (singer)
Sunday 27th June 1976
LWT London Weekend Show
content unknown
Granada The Beatles 1:15 -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
Tuesday 29th June 1976
Southern Going A Bundle
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
Anne Shelton
Thursday 1st July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
Friday 2nd July 1976
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Peters & Lee
Candlewick Green
BBC2 Johnny Mercer
A tribute introduced by Bing Crosby
Saturday 3rd July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Scarborough
Hosted by David Hamilton
The Three Degrees -
BBC1 The Spinners
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti (Caine)
The Nolan Sisters
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
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 Chieftans -
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 -
ATV New Faces
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
Sunday 4th July 1976
LWT London Weekend Show: Survivors of the Sixties
content unknown
Southern Come Sunday
Vince Hill
Tuesday 6th July 1976
BBC1 Roy Orbison 11:10 -
Granada Command Performance: Johnny Cash at San Quentin
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Wednesday 7th July 1976
BBC2 George Hamilton IV and Other Folk
Billy Jo Spears
Pete Sayers' Grand Ole Opry Roadshow
Red King and The Faraway Folk
Yorkshire Summer Night Out
Batley Variety Club
Kristine
Thames Listen To My Band
A tribute to bandleader Ted Heath, with Lita Roza, Dennis Lotis
Thursday 8th July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Anita Harris
Saturday 10th July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Southsea
Hosted by Paul Burnett (and possibly Tony Blackburn)
Lulu – Oh Me Oh My, Dancin’ Jones
BBC1 The Spinners
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 -
LWT The Sweepstakes Game
Alvin Stardust
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV New Faces
Mickie Most on panel
Greengage (group)
Heather Whittaker (singer with guitar)
Johnny Rich (singer)
Judy Peters (singer)
Time piece (group)
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
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
Pete Savers with his Grand Ole Opry Road Show
Billle Jo Spears
ATV Summer Night Out
Lulu
Sheer Elegance
Sacha Distel
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show
George Melly
Thursday 15th July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 -
Shirley Bassey
Lena Zavaroni
The Brotherhood of Man
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
From Blackpool
Hosted by Tony Blackburn and Dave Lee Travis
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
Granada So It Goes (Following Night On LWT As A Part Of Their ‘Rock Festival’)
Noel Redding Band -
Denim Art Article
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Rogue (Opportunity Rocks)
London Saxophone Quartet -
Marianne Faithfull -
Eddie And The Hot Rods -
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
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
Tammy Jones
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show
Thursday 22nd July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 (repeat)
Celebrates 25 years in television
Frank Sinatra
Friday 23rd July 1976
LWT Music 11:30 pm -
John Miles
Linda Lewis
Saturday 24th July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Southsea
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis, Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton
Tony Monopoly
The Surprise Sisters
BBC2 Cliff Richard In Concert 9:25 -
Granada So It Goes 12:05 -
NB Shown the following day on LWT under the banner of ‘Rock Concert’
Mr Pugh's Velvet Glove Show With Ted Milton
Mott -
Lou Reed's 'Coney Island Baby' album is 'Pressed To Kill'
Stephan Micus performing his own music on the Rebabs (From Afghanistan)
CBS Design Department Article
‘As Time Goes By’ archive spot Peter Sellers -
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Graham Parker And The Rumour -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Ann-
Bay City Rollers
Michel Legrand
ATV New Faces
Mickie Most on panel
Winners show
Bodean (group)
Linda's Latin Lovers (group)
Gingham (group)
Eve Adam (singer)
Judy Peers (singer)
Glen Curtin (singer)
Tuesday 27th July 1976
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Count Basie
Wednesday 28th July 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds 6:15 -
Donny & Marie Osmond
BBC2 Thackray and Loudermilk
Jake Thackray and John D Loudermilk
Thames Bring On The Girls (Bruce Forsyth special)
The Three Degrees
Lena Zavaroni
Thursday 29th July 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 6:45 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Thin Lizzy -
Dr.Hook -
The Chanter Sisters -
Walter Murphy -
Jimmy James & The Vagabonds -
Status Quo -
Liverpool Express -
Elton John & Kiki Dee -
The Bee Gees -
Friday 30th July 1976
LWT Late Night Stardust 11:30 pm -
Alvin Stardust
Widowmaker
Carl Wayne
LWT Roger McGough 12.30 am (not listed in newspapers)
McCough reads one of his own poems
Saturday 31st July 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Weymouth
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
The Bachelors
Sacha Distel
Kenny Lynch
BBC2 Charlie Rich In Concert 10:15 -
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT Superpop '76 11:30 am -
Directed by Mike Mansfield
Showaddywaddy
Stephenson's Rocket
Mr Big
LWT Roller Coaster 6:30 -
The Bay City Rollers (with new member Ian Mitchell)
Twiggy
LWT The Hollies 11:25 pm -
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 -
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti (Caine)
Tony Christie
ATV New Faces
Grand final of the fourth series
Sparrow (group)
The Cissy Stone Band (group)
Scoby Smith (group)
Eve Adam (singer)
Sunday 1st August 1976
Anglia Oscar Peterson Presents 1.00 -
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
Louis Bellson
Wednesday 4th August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat
George Melly and John Chilton
Thursday 5th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile (wearing a kilt)
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Friday 6th August 1976
Scottish The Andy Stewart Show
Dana
Saturday 7th August 1976
BBC1 Stay Away Joe Elvis Presley
BBC1 Seaside Special
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: Superpop '76 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Be Bop DeLuxe
Max Merritt
Moon
Granada So It Goes
Adam West (Batman) -
Be Bop Deluxe -
Protest Songs Article
The Animals -
Alain Stivell -
Hipgnosis design studios article
Clive James (Brain Damage)
Soft Machine -
LWT Charles Aznavour
Barry Ryan
Lynsey De Paul
Sunday 8th August 1976
Southern Come Sunday
The Sandpipers
Penny Lane
Monday 9th August 1976
BBC1 Glen Campbell Music Show 6:50 -
Helen Reddy
Tuesday 10th August 1976
BBC1 Help! Beatles movie 6:45 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Joe Turner
Wednesday 11th August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat
Acker Bilk
BBC2 The Sandpipers 8:10 -
In Concert
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour (repeat)
ABBA
The voice of Kenny Everett
Thursday 12th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 – 8:00 pm
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
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)
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)
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)
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Friday 13th August 1976
Southern Girl Happy Elvis Presley movie
Saturday 14th August 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Torbay
Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton
Peters & Lee
Vince Hill
Fivepenny Piece
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene: 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
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 Glen Campbell Music Show 6:30 -
Tuesday 17th August 1976
BBC1 Yellow Submarine Beatles movie 6:45 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Count Basie
Wednesday 18th August 1976
BBC1 Ask Aspel
Rick Wakeman
BBC1 Band Beat
Madeline Bell
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour (repeat)
Dana
Thursday 19th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:15 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
21st anniversary show
Granada Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass 10:40 -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Friday 20th August 1976
BBC1 Frankie Laine 8:15 -
LWT The Girl On A Motorcycle Marianne Faithfull movie
Saturday 21st August 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Torbay
Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton, Paul Burnett, Dave Lee Travis
Sidney Devine
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT The New Seekers (dir Mike Mansfield)
The G Band
Buster
Granada So It Goes
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)
LWT Saturday Scene: Superpop '76 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kevin Ayres
Strapps
Screemer
LWT The Sweepstakes Game
Alvin Stardust
Monday 23rd August 1976
BBC1 Glen Campbell Music Show (repeat of 18 May 1975)
Anne Murray
Tuesday 24th August 1976
BBC1 Let It Be 6:50 -
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents
Dizzy Gillespie
Wednesday 25th August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat
Alex Welsh
Southern Runaround
Alvin Stardust
ATV Jack Parnell and the Big Band Show
Dennis Lotis
Thursday 26th August 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 (repeat)
with Billy Connolly
BBC1 Price Sings Price 11:15 -
Alan Price in concert
BBC2 Joe Pass In Concert
Saturday 28th August 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special
From Torbay
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
Frankie Vaughan
Peters & Lee
Diane Solomon
The Wurzels
BBC1 The Sounds of Scotland
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
LWT Saturday Scene: Superpop '76 11:30 am -
Pilot -
Alexander Robertson
LWT The Sweepstakes Game
Lynsey De Paul
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
The Bowles Brothers -
Gentlemen -
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 -
ATV Nobody Does It Like Marti (Caine)
Vince Hill
Sunday 29th August 1976
Southern Come Sunday
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 -
Tuesday 31st August 1976
Thames Cilla’s World Of Comedy 8:00 -
Cilla Black in She’ll Have To Go
Wednesday 1st August 1976
BBC1 Band Beat
Acker Bilk
Marion Montgomery
Thursday 2nd September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:20 -
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Thames The Tommy Cooper Hour
Lena Martell
Friday 3rd September 1976
LWT The Sweepstakes Game
Linda Lewis
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 4th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies (new series)
Barabra Dickson
BBC2 The Vera Lynn Show
Val Doonican
The Nolan Sisters
Pete Shelley
LWT Saturday Scene
The Wurzels
Peters & Lee
LWT Guys and Dolls
Tina Charles
The Biddu Orchestra
LWT The Sweepstakes Game
Linda Lewis
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Sunday 5th September 1976
ATV Celebrity Squares (first in new series)
Voice over by Kenny Everett
Anita Harris
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Bing Crosby
Rosemary Clooney
ATV The Muppet Show (first edition)
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
Monday 6th September 1976
BBC2 Jack Jones
Tuesday 7th September 1976
BBC1 Seaside Special: The Seaside Comedy Special
Compilation show
Hosted by Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton
The Fivepenny Piece
ATV The Muppet Show (first episode)
Joel Grey
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
Granada The Beatles 10:40 -
Thursday 9th September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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
Thames Anita In Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Granada Reports
Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
Friday 10th September 1976
BBC1 Glen Campbell 10:15 -
Glen Campbell
Wayne Newton
Carl Jackson
LWT Today
Keith Moon interview
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 11th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
LWT On The Ball
Elton John interviewed by Brian Moore
BBC2 Girls Girls Girls Elvis Presley movie
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
Granada The Beatles (cartoon series)
ATV New Faces (first in new series)
Mickie Most on panel
Candy Rock (group)
Ray Morgan (singer)
Sheer Delight (singers)
Frank Yonco & The Everglades (group)
Sunday 12th September 1976
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Frank Ifield
Monday 13th September 1976
BBC2 The Mike Reid Show
The Yetties
LWT Supersonic (shown by ATV) 5.15 -
Frankie Miller
Twiggy
Terry Sylvester
John Miles
Tuesday 14th September 1976
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy: 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
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 -
Friday 17th September 1976
Scottish Elton John In Concert part one (simulcast with Radio Clyde)
Live at the Edinburgh Playhouse
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 18th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
LWT Saturday Scene
The Bay City Rollers interview
The Carpenters on film
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Aquarius 10:45 -
British Reggae scene with Aswad, The Cimarrons, Sharron Forrester, Nicky Thomas, Delroy Washington, Matumbi
LWT Supersonic 5:45 -
Be Bop Deluxe -
Alvin Stardust -
Rod Stewart -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
ATV New Faces
Tony Hatch on panel
Mosaic (group)
Country West (group)
Satin Dolls (duo)
Batt Brothers (duo)
Sunday 19th September 1976
BBC1 Anno Domini
All Right Now -
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Dana
Frankie Vaughan
Monday 20th September 1976
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show
Gilbert O’Sullivan
The Vernons
LWT Supersonic (shown on ATV)
Alvin Stardust
Rod Stewart
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Be Bop DeLuxe
Tuesday 21st September 1976
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy: Sisters
Wednesday 22nd September 1976
Thames This Is Your Life
Cliff Richard
Granada So It Goes (shown by HTV)
Graham Parker and The Rumour
Mott
Thursday 23rd September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Tony Blackburn
NB Noel Edmonds appears in the opening sequence
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Smokie -
The Wurzels -
Kiki Dee -
The Bay City Rollers -
Rod Stewart -
Rick Dees & His Cast -
Manfred Mann's Earthband -
The Drifters -
ABBA -
Friday 24th September 1976
Scottish Elton John In Concert part two
LWT Russell Harty
Mike D’Abo & Mike Smith
Saturday 25th September 1976
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
BBC1 Parkinson
The Dudley Moore Trio
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
John Miles – Rebel
Frankie Miller’s Full House -
Terry Sylvester -
Twiggy -
ATV New Faces
Tony Hatch on panel
Twice Bitten (group)
Libra (folk duo)
Ora Pasco (singer)
Ray Bennett (singer)
Flair (wocal guitar trio)
Sunday 26th September 1976
BBC2 The Lively Arts: Rod The Mod Has Come Of Age
Rod Stewart documentary
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Rosemary Clooney
Monday 27th September 1976
BBC1 Tonight 11:05 -
Paul McCartney interviewed by John Pitman in Venice
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Granada Supersonic (shown on ATV)
Frankie Miller's Full House
Twiggy
John Miles
Terry Sylvester
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 Arrows 4:20 -
Arrows -
The Real Thing -
Paul Nicholas -
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy: Get Me To The Church
Cilla Black
Wednesday 29th September 1965
Thames Police Story: Wyatt Earp Syndrome
with Smokey Robinson
Thursday 30th September 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis (eats throughout the show)
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Can -
Randy Edelman -
Sherbert -
The Ritchie Family -
Tina Charles -
Jesse Green -
Demis Roussos -
Roussos joins the host in eating at a table
ABBA -
Friday 1st October 1976
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Gilbert O'Sullivan -
LWT Russell Harty
Natalie Cole
Saturday 2nd October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Harpo
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
BBC1 Parkinson
Sammy Davis Jr
LWT Saturday Scene
Mac and Katie Kissoon
Clifford T Ward
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Smokie
The Hollies
The Drifters
The Bay City Rollers
Marianne Faithfull
ATV New Faces
Muriel Young is on the 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
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
The Beverley Sisters
Monday 4th October 1976
ATV Cilla’s World Of Comedy: Who's Your Friend?
Cilla Black
BBC1 One More Time
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 Arrows
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: Who's Your Friend?
Cilla Black
Wednesday 6th October 1976
ITV Roundabout
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)
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
T Rex -
Pussycat -
Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots -
England Dan & John Ford Coley -
The Detroit Spinners -
The Manhattans -
Paul Nicholas -
Smokie -
ABBA -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV
Friday 8th October 1976
BBC2 A World Of Music
NB Douglas Fairbanks Jr introduces The Great American Songbook
Lulu
Elaine Delmar
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 9th October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Strawbs – Hard Hard Winter
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Tina Charles
Smokie
LWT Saturday Scene
Leo Sayer
Demis Roussos
ATV Tiswas
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
Gingerbread (trio)
J J Breslin (singer)
Kerry Meadows (singer)
Cotton Gin (group)
John Paul Forrest (singer and guitarist)
Sunday 10th September 1976
ATV The Muppet Show
Paul Williams
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Max Bygraves
The Bachelors
Frank Ifield
Monday 11th September 1976
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Spkky (a group from Manchester)
Tuesday 12th October 1976
BBC1 Play For Today: Elephant's Graveyard
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
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
The Drifters -
Pilot -
Thames The Tom O’Connor Show
The New Faces
Thursday 14th October 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
NB Ruby Flipper’s last show
Hosted by David Hamilton
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Tavares -
Sherbet -
Simon May -
Wild Cherry -
Liverpool Express -
David Essex -
J.A.L.N. Band -
Pussycat -
Anglia George Hamilton IV Live
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Friday 15th October 1976
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 16th October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Smokie – The Other Side of Midnight
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Mud
Gilbert O’Sullivan
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
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-
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
ATV New Faces
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
Ralph McTell
Clifford T Ward
Monday 18th October 1976
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
LWT Supersonic (shown by ATV)
Gloria Jones
Leo Sayer
R&J Stone
Little River Band
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 Arrows
Arrows -
Showaddywaddy Under The Moon Of Love
J Vincent Edwards
Thames Today
Wings interviewed by Eamonn Andrews
Wednesday 20th October 1976
Thames The Sooty Show
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
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
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 -
Friday 22nd October 1976
BBC1 Nationwide
Young Nation: Peter Frampton article
BBC2 A World Of Music
George Hamilton IV
LWT Russell Harty
No guests of interest in this show
Saturday 23rd October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Sherbet
Tam Paxton
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
David Essex
Guys And Dolls
BBC1 The Two Ronnies
Barabra Dickson
LWT Saturday Scene
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene 12:00 -
NB back to a morning showing
Leo Sayer
Gloria Jones
The Little River Band
R&J Stone
ATV New Faces
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
Ralph McTell
Dave Cook & Judy MacKenzie
LWT Rod Stewart -
Rod Stewart
Long John Baldry
Thin Lizzy
Monday 25th October 1976
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
BBC2 Morecambe and Wise Show
Lena Zavaroni
The Spinners
Tuesday 26th October 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds
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 Arrows
Arrows -
Child – Maybe Baby Someday
Gilbert O’ Sullivan – To Each His Own
The Wurzels – I Am A Cider Drinker
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)
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
Alan Price -
Chicago -
Leo Sayer -
Joan Armatrading -
Lalo Schifrin -
Simon May -
Wild Cherry -
Pussycat -
ATV New Faces
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)
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
content unknown
LWT Russell Harty
Andy Williams -
Saturday 30th October 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Sherbet
BBC1 Shirley Bassey (first edition)
The Three Degrees
Charles Aznavour
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene
Wellington Womble
Guys and Dolls
Mike Holloway (Flintlock)
5000 Volts
Dana (promo clip)
Sweet (promo clip)
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Guys And Dolls -
Catherine Howe -
Osibisa -
Gene Pitney -
Twiggy -
Smokie -
ATV Celebrity Squares
Vikki Carr
Sunday 31st October 1976
BBC1 The Young Ones Cliff Richard movie
BBC2 Songs Of Searching
Ralph McTell
Malcolm Stewart and Peter Langford
LWT Late Night Special 10:45 -
Cado Belle
Smith and D’Abo
Frankie Miller’s Full House
ATV The Muppet Show
Lena Horne
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
The Beverley Sisters
Tony Monopoly
LWT Supersonic (shown by Anglia)
Catherine Howe
Osibisa
Gene Pitney
Twiggy
Smokie
Guys N Dolls
Monday 1st November 1976
BBC1 One More Time
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 -
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
Marc Bolan & T Rex -
Sunshine -
Thames Looks Familiar
Rosemary Squires
Wednesday 3rd November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest (first in new series)
Hosts: Sally James & David ‘Kid’ Jensen
content unknown
Thursday 4th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
NB The dance troupe is still referred to as ?????? in the credits at the end
Theme: Whole Lotta Love
Showaddywaddy -
The Manhattans -
Steve Miller Band -
The Who -
Bonnie Tyler -
Tavares -
Climax Blues Band -
Chicago -
Pussycat -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Friday 5th November 1976
BBC1 Ken Dodd’s World Of Laughter
The Wurzels
BBC2 A World Of Music
Dudley Moore (who also writes a piece for The Kings Singers to perform)
LWT Russell Harty
Billy Fury – Halfway To Paradise
Saturday 6th November 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Mud -
Simon May – Summer of my Life
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
Paul Nicholas
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
Janis Ian
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene
Tina Charles
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
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
Mickie Most and Tony Blackburn on panel
Medium Wave (group)
Sue Adams (singer)
Jeff Phillips (singer)
Sunday 7th November 1976
BBC2 Songs Of Searching
Ralph McTell
Adrian Snell
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
The Spinners
Yorkshire George Hamilton IV
Monday 8th November 1976
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Opportunity Knocks
UK vs Australia
Champainge
Tammy Jones
Tony Monopoly
Tuesday 9th November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds (London only)
Donny and Marie Osmond
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:15 -
Hosted by Bob Harris
The Cate Brothers (listed, but were on the previous week)
Jean Luc Ponty (may not have been on)
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
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
Billy Ocean -
Keeley Ford -
Arbre -
Wednesday 10th November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Track Facts feature about recording studios including Abbey Road
Thames Wednesday At Eight (first in series)
Petula Clark
The Nolan Sisters
Thames Musical Triangles
Tim Rice
Thursday 11th November 1976
BBC1 or BBC2 Ralph McTell Show (possibly not broadcast)
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
Eddie & The Hot Rods -
Dr.Hook -
Leo Sayer -
Neil Diamond -
Billy Ocean -
Guys n Dolls -
Hank C. Burnette -
Chicago -
Friday 12th November 1976
BBC1 Nationwide
Young Nation section
The Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK, interview
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television (first of second series)
Neil Innes
Featuring The Rutles -
LWT Russell Harty
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
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
Gilbert O’Sullivan -
Johnny Nash
BBC2 The Lively Arts – In Performance
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
content unknown
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene
The Rubettes
Johnny Wakelin
LWT Supersonic
The Rubettes -
Alan Price -
Slik -
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
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
Thames Musical Triangles
Tim Rice
Monday 15th November 1976
BBC1 Blue Peter
Showaddywaddy -
BBC1 The Royal Variety Performance 7:50 -
Shirley Bassey
Gilbert Becaud
Lena Zavaroni
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes (first in series)
Resident group: Flintlock
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
Thames Pauline's Quirkes
Flintlock
Tuesday 16th November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds
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 -
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
The G Band -
Red Hurley -
Chris Neal -
Wednesday 17th November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Track Facts feature with Biddu
Thames Wednesday At Eight
The New Seekers
Thursday 18th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by David Jensen
Mud -
Dana -
Bonnie Tyler -
Peter Frampton -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Showaddywaddy -
Yvonne Elliman -
Chicago -
BBC1 Miss World 1976
Sacha Distel
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Yorkshire George Hamilton IV
Friday 19th November 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes
BBC2 Norman Gunston 9:30 -
Diane Solomon
LWT Russell Harty
Tony Palmer talks about his pop documentary series All You Need Is Love
Saturday 20th November 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Rick Dees Disco Duck (promo clip)
Paul Nicholas – Grandma’s Party
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
ABBA
Lulu
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
Stan Getz Quartet
Morris Albert
LWT Saturday Scene
Cliff Richard
The G Band
LWT Supersonic
Mud – scheduled but not one
Tina Charles -
The G Band -
Frankie Miller -
Cliff Richard -
ATV New Faces
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
Thames Musical Triangles
Tim Rice
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Val Doonican
The Bachelors
Frank Ifield
Monday 22nd November 1976
BBC1 One More Time
John Christie, Elaine Paige
BBC2 The Morecambe and Wise Show
Kenny Ball
Granada Clapperboard
A look at Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes
Resident group: Flintlock
Tuesday 23rd November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds
Donny & Marie Osmond
The Osmonds
Pearl Bailey
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
Billy J Kramer -
Kettle -
Paul Nicholas -
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
Wednesday 24th November 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
content unknown
Thames Wednesday At Eight
Tammy Jones
Frankie Vaughan
Thursday 25th November 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Jimmy Savile
Whole Lotta Love (with top thirty run-
The Kursaal Flyers -
Dr Hook -
Billy Ocean -
Be Bop Deluxe -
Cliff Richard -
ABBA -
Elton John -
Chicago -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Yorkshire George Hamilton IV
Friday 26th November 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
with Neil Innes
LWT Russell Harty
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
The G Band
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
Clive Westlake
Mel Torme
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene
Mike Batt
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
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 New Faces
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
Ralph McTell
BBC2 Second City Firsts: Glitter
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
Toyah Wilcox (plays Sue)
Noel Edmonds plays a DJ (gets paid £75 for the role)
Bilbo Baggins
LWT The London Weekend Show: Punk Rock
The Sex Pistols interviewed at their flat in Denmark Street, London
The Clash
Dr Feelgood
ATV The Muppet Show
Charles Aznaour
Monday 29th November 1976
Thames Pauline’s Quirks
Resident group: Flintlock
Tuesday 30th November 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 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 Arrows
Arrows -
Jonathan King -
The Dodgers -
Wednesday 1st December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
content unknown
Thames Today 6:00 -
NB Queen were scheduled to be interviewed but pulled out
The Sex Pistols and Siouxsie Sioux interviewed by Bill Grundy, Anarchy In The UK clip
Thames Wednesday At Eight
Lyn Paul
Thursday 2nd December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Ed Stewart (instead of Tony Blackburn who was recovering from mumps)
Smokie -
Mud -
Tina Charles -
Queen -
Barry White -
Johnny Mathis -
Yvonne Elliman -
Electric Light Orchestra -
Showaddywaddy -
Friday 3rd December 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes
BBC2 A World of Music Presents Carpenters In Concert 9:30 -
Live at the New London Theatre
Granada Granada Tonight
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 Here’s To Love
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
The New Seekers
BBC1 Shirley Bassey
Bobby Goldsboro
Rod McKeun
LWT Saturday Scene
Kristine Sparkle
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
The Climax Blues Band -
The New Seekers -
The Real Thing -
Sunfighter -
ATV New Faces
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
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
Ralph McTell
Shushua
LWT Late Night Special 10:05 -
Lynsey dePaul
Smokie
The Martin Ford Orchestra
Yorkshire Stars on Sunday
Vikki Carr
The Spinners
Monday 6th December 1976
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes
Resident group: Flintlock
Tony Prince (DJ)
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents (repeat)
Count Basie
Joe Williams
Al Grey
Yorkshire Calendar
Malcolm McLaren interview at Leeds Polytechnic Sex Pistols show
Ulster From Glen to Glen
De Danna
Tuesday 7th December 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds
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, Sherherd'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 Arrows
Arrows -
Glyder -
Gene Pitney -
Wednesday 8th December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Track Facts -
Thames Wednesday At Eight
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
The Kursaal Flyers -
Abba -
Jethro Tull – Ring Out Solstice Bells
Mike Oldfield -
Tommy Hunt -
Dana -
Paul Nicholas -
Showaddywaddy -
Billy Ocean -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV
Friday 10th December 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
NB This episode contains a reference to an un-
Neil Innes
ATV Des O'Connor Entertains
Lena Zavaroni
Saturday 11th December 1976
BBC1 The Basil Brush Show
ELO
Anita Harris
BBC1 Multi-
content unknown
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Heart
Bonnie Tyler -
Liverpool Express -
Paul Nicholas -
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -
LWT Saturday Scene
Phoenix
Slik
Kursaal Flyers
ATV Celebrity Squares
Dana
ATV New Faces
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
Including film of Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, B B King, The Aces, Billy Boy Arnold, Fenton Robinson
BBC2 Songs Of Searching
Ralph McTell
Bryn Haworth
HTV News
Religious protesters at The Sex Pistols show at Caerphilly
Monday 13th December 1976
BBC1 The Osmonds
Chubby Checker
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes
Resident group: Flintlock
Mike Read, Steve Wright (DJs)
Thames Oscar Peterson Presents (repeat)
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 Arrows
Arrows The Boogiest Band In Town, Bring Back The Fire, My World is Turning On Love
Robin Sarstedt Sitting in Limbo
The Wurzels Morning Glory
Wednesday 15th December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Track Facts looks at record companies
Thames Wednesday At Eight 8:00 -
The Three Degrees
Thames The Sooty Show
Gerry Marsden
Thursday 16th December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:10 -
Hosted by Dave Lee Travis
Jesse Green -
Johnny Mathis -
Smokie -
The Stylistics -
10cc -
Mud -
Tina Charles -
Chris Hill -
Showaddywaddy -
Thames Anita in Jumbleland
Anita Harris
Anglia George Hamilton IV
ATV New Faces
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)
Friday 17th December 1976
BBC2 Rutland Weekend Television
Neil Innes
BBC2 A World Of Music 9:40 -
Petula Clark at the New London Theatre
Saturday 18th December 1976
BBC1 Multi-
Queen
BBC1 Basil (Brush) In Neverland 5:50 -
No-
LWT Supersonic Saturday Scene
Chris Spedding
Mud
Clodagh Rodgers
ATV Tiswas
content unknown
LWT Supersonic
Medicine Head -
The Rubettes -
Chris Spedding & The Vibrators -
Osibisa -
Clodagh Rodgers -
ATV Celebrity Squares
Tony Blackburn
Sunday 19th December 1976
LWT The London Weekend Show
content unknown
LWT The Big Match
With Elton John
Southern Come Sunday
Peters and Lee
Vince Hill
Monday 20th December 1976
BBC1 Shaft movie theme by Isaac Hayes
Thames Pauline’s Quirkes
Resident group: Flintlock
Thames The Little and Large Telly Show 8:15 -
content unknown
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
Thames Looks Familiar
Petula Clark, Frankie Vaughan
Granada Arrows
Arrows -
Bay City Rollers -
Slik -
Granada The Beatles 9:55 -
Wednesday 22nd December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
Track Facts looks at roadies
Thames Wednesday At Eight
Sheila White (singer)
Thursday 23rd December 1976
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Noel Edmonds
Thin Lizzy -
Barry Biggs -
Status Quo -
John Christie -
Stevie Wonder -
Paul Nicholas -
Liverpool Express -
Mike Oldfield -
Johnny Mathis -
Jethro Tull -
BBC1 The Spinners
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
ATV Bing Crosby’s White Christmas
Saturday 25th December 1976 Christmas Day
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 2:10 -
Hosts: Dave Lee Travis, Noel Edmonds
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) (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
Narrated by Vivian Stanshall
LWT Christmas Supersonic 2:15 -
NB Presented by the Daily Mirror Pop Club
Hosts: Russell Harty and Joanna Lumley
John Miles -
Guys and Dolls -
Linda Lewis (with Marc Bolan) -
T Rex -
Gary Glitter & The G Band -
Tina Charles -
Granada Celebration 11:05 pm -
with Petula Clark
ATV New Faces
Winners show
Medium Wave (group)
Linda Fletcher (singer)
Peter Lewis (singer)
Bryan Taylor (singer)
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
Nana Mouskouri
LWT Rock Nativity 6:25 -
Written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Southern Christmas Runaround
Murray Head
Monday 27th December 1976
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
Yorkshire Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Greatest Hits 6:00 -
The Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir and Children from Cross Hall Junior School Morley
Thames Opportunity Knocks
Songwriters special
The Brothers -
Tuesday 28th December 1976
BBC2 John Denver’s Rocky Mountain Christmas
BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test 11:35 pm – 12:35 am
Queen (repeat 24th December 1975)
Granada International Pop Proms
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Barbara Dickson -
Love Machine (dance troupe)
Gene Pitney -
Tina Charles -
The Les Reed Singers
Biddu
Thames Tommy Cooper’s Guest Night
The Three Degrees
Wednesday 29th December 1976
Yorkshire Pop Quest
The start of round two.
Track Facts looks at session musicians with Alan Parker and Mike Moran
Thursday 30th December 1976
BBC1 Come September movie with Bobby Darin
BBC1 The Osmonds
BBC2 Perry Como Christmas in Mexico
Vikki Carr
Friday 31st December 1976
BBC1 The Freddie Starr Show
Guys and Dolls
BBC1 A Jubilee Of Music
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
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 -
Scottish The Hogmany Thingummyjig
The Wurzels
Scottish Connolly
Billy Connelly special
Gallagher and Lyle
Also this year
Thames Magpie
Joan Armatrading -
ITV Genesis -
ITV Hollies -
Thames Today (c.March 1976)
Mary Hopkin