TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 - 1999

A series of late night concert shows shot by indie producers, Paradise. A report in Melody Maker called the show "...the first fully independent rock series - made by Paradise Productions - to be sold to major television networks."

But as the series was getting underway, albeit at 11.30 pm on a Thursday night in the Thames region, the shows were paused as local elections took up airtime instead. The show resumed on late June until the end of the run.

Acts included Steve Hillage, Eddie & The Hot Roads, The Mighty Diamonds, Be Bop Deluxe and a few others.

Thames would later fall foul of other independent show producers leading to the show Unforgettable being pulled from the schedules due to union action.

It was an early attempt at late-night rock for ITV, in a similar fashion to The Old Grey Whistle Test.

It seemed only to last one series of six shows.

STAR RIDER

ITV/Paradise Productions

14th April 1977 - 26th July 1977