'Westward Beat Competition' 1964.

[John Green]

Sounds like a football result...
Lostshows lists the final on 9/7/1964 (Look away now if you don't want to know that it was won by The Rustiks),but not any heats,unless I've missed them? There was a series of brief shows introducing each of the condenders www.78rpm.co.uk/westward.htm There's a reference to The Rustiks making "other TV appearances,including Ready Steady Go",but the only results on Lostshows are an RSG and the Westward competition...

[Alan Turrell]

Very interesting looking at some of the tv shows on Westward tv if that was the line up of shows on today's tv you wouldn't get me away from the box.

[John Green]

Not a great reputation as a rockin' network: missingepisodes.proboards.com/search/results?what_exact_phrase=westward+beat+competition&when_days=9999&who_only_made_by=0&display_as=0

[John Green]

Ooops.Of course,William's discovered that The Rustiks were on The Five O'Clock Club on 25/9/1964.

Apparently,when they auditioned for the show,they were initially told that they been rejected,a mistake having been made with the results tally: www.covington.supanet.com/westwardtv.htm

[williammcgregor]

Can't find any evidence of previous heats (yet) but in the meantime here's some information on The Rustiks from Fabulous 208 magazine dated the 7th November 1964

[williammcgregor]

Here's the front page and article about the final from the Look Westward edition dated 5th July 1964

[John Green]

Thanks,William.
It looks to me as though the auditions/heats weren't televised?

[williammcgregor]

it looks that way to me as well as i've checked the NME and Melody Maker for that period and can find no evidence of any previous shows