TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
From the Radio Times "Love doesn't just make the world go round, it's also been the inspiration for some of the finest words and music ever written."
A series of three shows (after a pilot show in 1973) centred around Olivia Newton-
Talking to Record Mirror in 1971 after the success of her guest appearances on Cliff Richard's BBC TV shows she said "I don't think I'm the one to say whether I'm ready or not for a TV show on my own yet. I have people I trust helping me and they will probably say if they think the time is right." Apparently two years' later was the right time.
"Three new dreamy and romantic shows" was how the BBC described it at the time. Each show featured songs, poetry and prose on the theme of love and romance. Cliff Richard, Labi Siffre and Neil Sedaka were the musical guests, while the audience were made up of couples, married or otherwise. Actors Christopher Cazenove, David Buck and Peter Gilmore provided the voices for the poetry.
Despite the faith the BBC had in her of becoming the next Cilla or Lulu the show couldn't keep her in the UK and she made the right decision to leave for the US.
The BBC wiped all the original video tapes, saving only one song from the third show, however a fan made audio recordings which are in circulation.
MOODS OF LOVE
BBC1
5th September 1973, 1st July 1974 -
