Kaleidoscope, SHOWTIME AT THE TALBOT Saturday 6th June 2015

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

From Chris Perry, via social media:-

""SHOWTIME AT THE TALBOT
Saturday 6th June 2015

The Kaleidoscope Music Event is back for 2015 and we're pleased to announce this year's line-up.

I am indebted to Mike L Morton and Steve Birt who have taken on board organising this year's event because Tim Disney is so busy working for Big Centre TV.

Once again, we'll be taking up two rooms of The Talbot Hotel in Stourbridge and screening no less than 14 hours of music related television rarities.

This year we are paying tribute to two music greats who recently passed away with programmes featuring Alvin Stardust in his Shane Fenton guise and Errol Brown with an early Hot Chocolate tv appearance.

Our confirmed guest is Teri Scoble who was choreographer and dancer on all of Granada's pop shows during the 1970's including Lift Off With Ayshea, Shang-A-Lang, Look Alive, The Arrows, Marc and Get It Together. Teri has had a fascinating career to date and is now an accomplished artist. We look forward to asking her all about it when she joins us on Saturday 6th June at The Talbot.

The day will be presented in the main room by our host Tony Currie and the second room will feature a continuous programme featuring many rarities.

Admission to this event is free of charge, however, if you can afford it, we would appreciate a recommended minimum donation of at least £5. Our friends at the RNLI put on a spread of afternoon tea and cake and all money raised on the day goes directly to the RNLI.

Here's what you can expect to see on the day.

THE MAIN ROOM

12.00 Midday
OPENING FILM, BBC2

12.05pm
SPOT THE TUNE
Johnnie Hamp's first production for Granada TV
hosted by Marion Ryan and Billy Raymond with Johnny Gray and his Band
with special guest Shane Fenton who sings Cindy's Birthday
24.08.1962
GRANADA

12.30pm
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
WELCOME TO MY SHOW
A song and dance spectacular choreographed by Dougie Squires
featuring The Johnnie Spence Orchestra incl Big Jim Sullivan
with special guests Peter Cordeno, Brenda Arnou, The O'Jays and Elton John who joins Gilbert at the same piano for a rare duet of "Get Down" and the only known tv performance of "Step Into Christmas".
22.12.1973
LWT

1.30pm
PETER PAUL & MARY EARLY MORNING RAIN
TOP OF THE POPS INSERT (TAKE 1)
A rare and unseen insert for Top Of The Pops recorded on the set of Tonight In Person
30.09.1965
BBC

1.35pm
TOP OF THE POPS
PEBBLE MILL INTERVIEW (TAKE 1)
Tony Blackburn talks to Ron Fern from Leeds Polytechnic during rehearsals for a wiped edition of Top Of The Pops. Along with members of the audience, they discuss a report on the high levels of noise in pop music. Includes two complete takes of the audience dancing to New Orleans by Harley Quinne.
30.11.1972
BBC

1.50pm
Break

2.00pm
SPECIAL GUEST: TERI SCOBLE

3.00pm Break

3.30pm
KEEP ON DANCING
A compilation of rarely seen dance routines featuring Him And Us and the TSD's taken from Granada's top pop shows Lift Off With Ayshea, Shang-A-Lang, Look Alive, The Arrows, Get It Together, Marc, Paul, Pop Gospel and Dance Crazy
Choreography by Teri Scoble

4.00pm
STUDIO DOWNBEAT
Hosted by Raymond Boyd
Features performances by Jet Harris and Kenny Lynch
Recorded off-air on 2" videotape with the only surviving example of the STV clock
July 1962
STV

4.30pm
SOUNDS LIKE FRIDAY
LEO SAYER
Leo sings The Show Must Go On, Train, Giving It All Away and many others.
His special guests are Frankie Miller, The Arlene Phillips Dancers and The Boomtown Rats
27.10.1978
BBC

5.00pm
ALL GOOD THINGS with MANFRED MANN
A rare mix of Manfred Mann - in b/w from TWW's final night and in colour on BBC's Julie Felix Show
03.03.1968 TWW
09.12.1967 BBC

5.25pm
SONGS OF SEARCHING
CLIFFORD T.WARD
15 minutes of music for a Sunday evening.
Clifford T.Ward sings Home Thoughts from Abroad, Escalator, For Debbie & Her Friends and Oceans Of Love
17.10.1976
BBC

5.45pm
BULLET
The pop show which looks at and listens to the pick of the new record releases.
A rare pilot presented by David Jensen, Pauline Black and Timmy Mallet
Performances by Blue Rondo A La Turk, Mari Wilson, Pauline Black and Wah!
plus Russell Grant's Astro Pop Gossip, a report on the Barry Manillow convention in Blackpool, Yazoo are interviewed backstage while on tour in Liverpool plus Toyah and Mike Score (A Flock Of Seagulls).
1982
GRANADA

6.20pm
SHOWTIME aka THE BIG SHOW
A compilation of rare and unseen colour video tape from ATV's variety show filmed in 1967
with performances by Dusty Springfield, Lulu, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Cliff Richard and Terry Thomas
ATV

6.50pm
TOP OF THE POPS POST RECORD
SHIRLEY BASSEY
An insert (unseen in it's entirety) recorded most likely for the album spot at the time.
Shirley Bassey with Breakfast In Bed and a sensational show-stopper of a performance of You Don't Care No More.
29.04.1971
BBC

6.55pm
CLOSEDOWN
1984 Thames closedown sequence with Tom Edwards and featuring the music of Matt Bianco's Whose Side Are You On?. Thames were playing tracks from their current album all that week to close down the station.

SECOND ROOM - THE WINDSOR SUITE

12.00 Midday
DISC A DAWN
The BBC Wales television series that discovered, nurtured and presented the stars of the Welsh pop explosion. Guests include Janet Rees, Huw Jones and a glam rock group called Touch.
10.03.1973
BBC WALES

12.30pm
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
THIS IS ANKA
A lavish song and dance production by Eddie Pola
with Johnny Carson, Linda Scott, The Granadiers directed by Cliff Adams, Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
24.08.1961
GRANADA

1.30pm TBC

2.00pm
THE COUNT BASIE SHOW
Personal Appearance of Count Basie and his Orchestra
with Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Ocie Smith, Irene Reid
06.06.1962
GRANADA

3.00pm
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
A Rock & Roll Programme For Children Of All Ages
with performances by Michael Chapman, Camel and Coast Road Drive
plus an animated film of The Side Stepping Pig
11.03.1974
LWT

3.25pm
LATE NIGHT LINE UP
SIX AND SEVEN-EIGHTHS
Ivor Cutler singing "I Believe In Bugs" and "Now, Now, Don't Do That To Me"
with Harvey Matusow with Anna Lockwood, Tommy Platt 'the electric martian', Don Crown and his busking budgies, The Beaux Of London City Morris Men and John Darling
17.09.1972
BBC

3.50pm
PANORAMA
ROCK 'N' ROLL an extract from episode 150
A short interview with Lawrence Maurice Parnes and his batch of 'golden boys'
Billy Fury, Vince Eager, Johnny Gentle and Duffy Power
16.03.1959
BBC

4.00pm
MEET JUDITH DURHAM
Spend an hour with Judith & her Friends
Special guests Tommy Reilly, Dave Dee, Harmony Grass, Bonneville Junior School Percussion Band, Malcolm Clare and his Dancers
30.08.1970
LWT

4.55pm
FULL HOUSE
STEELEYE SPAN
Steeleye Span performing Gaudete, Spotted Cow, One Misty Moisty Morning and Cam Oer er From France
13.01.1973
BBC

5.15pm
EDANDZED!
Hosted by Ed Stewart with special guests Hot Chocolate who perform
Bet Yer Life I Do, Love Is Life and Money Don't Make A Man
31.10.1970
BBC

5.35pm
LOOK ALIVE
Stephanie De-Sykes and Gordon Bennett present and perform on this Muriel Young pop show unseen for almost 40 years.
Music comes from Patches and Mud plus Him And Us choreographed by Teri Scoble
14.10.1975
GRANADA

6.00pm
MADNESS SCREEN TEST
THE PILOT
Written by Ben Elton & Richard Curtis
BBC

6.15pm
THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST
Introduced by David Hepworth and Mark Ellen
Live performances by Allez Allez and Japan
On film Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul
with original off-air continuity to close
22.10.1982
BBC

7pm
BBC2 CLOSEDOWN
includes slide trails of Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Radio 2 with Patrick Blunt plus the BBC2 clock closedown
22.10.1982
BBC

All permissions in relation to the copyrighted material to be exhibited have been kindly granted by the BBC, ITV Studios, Fremantle Media and all other relevant copyright holders. Kaleidoscope events are non-commercial and admission is entirely free of charge. We reserve the right to make changes to the advertised line-up and schedule of this event without notification.""

[Jeff Leach]

Lot's of rare shows - Great line up, driving down on the Friday afternoon - anyone having a pint on Friday evening ?

[David Saunders]

This is an excellent line-up, Ray.

May 19, 2015 12:06:45 GMT Ray Langstone (was saintsray) said:

DISC A DAWN
The BBC Wales television series that discovered, nurtured and presented the stars of the Welsh pop explosion. Guests include Janet Rees, Huw Jones and a glam rock group called Touch.
10.03.1973
BBC WALES

Is this clip from 10/03/73?:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeGokGmSseY

May 19, 2015 12:06:45 GMT Ray Langstone (was saintsray) said:

This year we are paying tribute to two music greats who recently passed away with programmes featuring Alvin Stardust in his Shane Fenton guise and Errol Brown with an early Hot Chocolate tv appearance.

This is a nice honour to Alvin/Shane and Errol who are very much missed, but memories of their music and television appearances live on.

[williammcgregor]

Yes, great tribute to Alvin/Shane and Errol (nice one)

Unfortunately I can't attend as my mum is due to have an operation on the 9th June

But all being well I'd like to meet up with fellow forum members at the next event

Enjoy your pint Jeff!

[stevebirt]

Yes Jeff, I will be there on the Friday evening along with Tony Currie and probably a few others.

[christian bews]

I'll be there on Friday night too as I've booked for two nights at the talbot. I'll remember you & your mum too William when she gets her operation.

[williammcgregor]

Thanks Christian, enjoy the event.

[stevebirt]

We are very pleased to announce a second very special guest will be joining us for the Kaleidoscope Music Event on 6th June 2015 at The Talbot in Stourbridge. Peter Walker is coming along to discuss his career at Granada TV. Peter first worked as sound mixer on legendary shows such as The Count Basie Show (which is showing in room 2), Johnny Cash at St. Quentin and The Doors Are Open. He went on to direct a number of shows including George (Melly), 45 (and Rock On With 45), The Arrows, Get It Together, So It Goes and What's On. Peter also was responsible for the filmed inserts seen on Shang-A-Lang and Marc.
Obviously we will have to make a few changes to the schedule to accommodate Peter but I'm sure you will all agree it is worth it.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

I'll be there. I'm the annoying and slightly loud guy in the cap - do introduce yourself if I don't know you.

[christian bews]

I phoned the Talbot hotel to tell them I have cancelled the 2 night stay owing to the rail strike. I will still attend the event but I will get a overnight coach from Aberdeen to Birmingham arrive in the city on Saturday morning.how long will it take to get a bus to Birmingham all the way to Stourbridge? Any one know?

[John Green]

Jun 2, 2015 18:05:09 GMT christian bews said:

I phoned the Talbot hotel to tell them I have cancelled the 2 night stay owing to the rail strike. I will still attend the event but I will get a overnight coach from Aberdeen to Birmingham arrive in the city on Saturday morning.how long will it take to get a bus to Birmingham all the way to Stourbridge? Any one know?

I don't,Christian,but my hat's off to you for your determination to get there.Best of luck!

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

Jun 2, 2015 18:05:09 GMT christian bews said:

I phoned the Talbot hotel to tell them I have cancelled the 2 night stay owing to the rail strike. I will still attend the event but I will get a overnight coach from Aberdeen to Birmingham arrive in the city on Saturday morning.how long will it take to get a bus to Birmingham all the way to Stourbridge? Any one know?

The rail strike has been called off....

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11643348/Network-Rail-strikes-called-off-after-pay-dispute-talks.html

Trains from Brum New Street to Stourbridge Town (involving a change at Stourbridge Junction) take between 33 and 48 minutes as a thumb rule. After that a three minute walk to the Talbot.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

UPDATED INFORMATION From Chris Perry, via social media:-

""Showtime at The Talbot: Updated Information

SHOWTIME AT THE TALBOT
Saturday 6th June 2015

The Kaleidoscope Music Event is back for 2015 and we're pleased to announce this year's line-up. Once again, we'll be taking up two rooms of The Talbot Hotel in Stourbridge and screening no less than 14 hours of music related television rarities.

This year we are paying a special tribute to Errol Brown who recently passed away featuring a very early Hot Chocolate tv appearance from 1970.

Our confirmed guests are Teresa Scoble and Peter Walker.

Teri was choreographer and dancer on all the pop shows Granada TV made during the 1970's including Lift Off With Ayshea, Shang-A-Lang, Look Alive, The Arrows, Marc and Get It Together. Teri has had a fascinating career to date and is now an accomplished artist. We look forward to asking her all about it when she joins us on Saturday 6th June at The Talbot.

Peter first worked as sound mixer on the legendary Granada programmes The Count Basie Show (which is showing in room 2), Johnny Cash at St.Quentin and The Doors Are Open. He went on to direct many others including George (Melly), 45 (and Rock On With 45), The Arrows, Get It Together, So It Goes and What's On. Peter was also responsible for the film inserts seen on Shang-A-Lang and Marc.

The day will be presented in the main room by our host Tony Currie and the second room will feature a continuous programme featuring many rarities.

Admission to this event is free of charge, however, if you can afford it, we would appreciate a recommended minimum donation of at least £5. Our friends at the RNLI put on a spread of afternoon tea and cake and all money raised on the day goes directly to the RNLI.

Here's what you can expect to see on the day.
Please note a new schedule will be announced very shortly.

THE MAIN ROOM

12.00 Midday
START-UP

12.10pm
OFF THE RECORD
Recorded live at the TVS Theatre, Gillingham.
A stripped down concert special featuring Hazel O'Connor with Neil O'Connor (guitar) and Wesley Magoogan (saxophone). Hazel performs her biggest hits 'Eighth Day', 'D.Days', 'Will You' and 'Cover Plus (All Grown Up)'. She also get's away with playing three classics that will feature in the forthcoming HTV series 'Jangles'. Hazel is joined onstage by The Arlene Phillips Dancers.
25.01.1982
TVS
12.35pm
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
WELCOME TO MY SHOW
A song and dance spectacular choreographed by Dougie Squires featuring The Johnnie Spence Orchestra including Big Jim Sullivan.
With special guests Peter Gordeno, Brenda Arnau, The O'Jays and Elton John who joins Gilbert at the same piano for a rare duet of 'Get Down' and the only known tv performance of 'Step Into Christmas'.
22.12.1973
LWT
1.30pm
ALL GOOD THINGS PLUS with MANFRED MANN
A rare mix of Manfred Mann - in b/w from TWW's final night and raw colour footage from The Julie Felix Show.
03.03.1968 TWW (b/w tele-recording)
09.12.1967 BBC (colour VT)
1.50pm
Break
2.00pm
MEET JUDITH DURHAM
Spend an hour with Judith & her Friends
Special guests are Tommy Reilly, Dave Dee, Harmony Grass, Bonneville Junior School Percussion Band, Malcolm Clare and his Dancers
30.08.1970
LWT
3.00pm Break
3.30pm
SPECIAL GUEST PANEL
with choreographer TERI SCOBLE and director PETER WALKER
from GRANADA TV
4.30pm
KEEP ON DANCING
A compilation of rare dance routines featuring Him And Us and the TSD's taken from Granada's top pop shows Lift Off With Ayshea, Look Alive, Get It Together and Paul.
Choreography by Teri Scoble
5.00pm
STUDIO DOWNBEAT
Introduced by Raymond Boyd with music from The Eightbeats.
Special guests are Jet Harris and Kenny Lynch.
The drums beat. The trumpets blare. And the dance begins. It's rock. It's twist. It's lively. There's rhythm, music and dance. And it's for all those between 9 and 90 with only one stipulation - they must be young at heart.
Recorded off-air on 2" videotape with the only surviving example of the STV clock.
July 1962
STV
5.30pm
EDANDZED!
Hosted by Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart.
Special guests are Hot Chocolate who perform 'Bet Yer Life I Do', 'Love Is Life' and 'Money Don't Make A Man'. Showing as a special tribute to the late Errol Brown.
31.10.1970
BBC
5.50pm
SHOWTIME in colour
Shot on 525line NTSC videotape in 1967 at ATV Elstree for US TV and later shown on ITV as The Big Show. Here we have compiled the best music acts from 3 episodes. Mis-catalogued at ITV, these recordings have never been seen in full, and never in colour. Features Dusty Springfield, Lulu, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Cliff Richard and Terry-Thomas.
ATV
6.30pm
TOP OF THE POPS INSERTS
PETER PAUL & MARY 'EARLY MORNING RAIN'
TOP OF THE POPS INSERT (TAKE 1)
A rare and unseen insert for Top Of The Pops recorded on the set of Tonight In Person.
30.09.1965
BBC
PEBBLE MILL INTERVIEW
Tony Blackburn talks to Ron Fern from Leeds Polytechnic during rehearsals for a wiped edition of Top Of The Pops. Along with members of the audience, they discuss a report on the high levels of noise in pop music. Includes two complete takes of the audience dancing to 'New Orleans' by Harley Quinne.
30.11.1972
BBC
TOP OF THE POPS POST RECORD
SHIRLEY BASSEY (TAKE 1)
An insert (unseen in it's entirety) recorded most likely for the album spot at the time.
Shirley sings 'Breakfast In Bed' and closes with a sensational show-stopping performance of 'Excuse Me'.
29.04.1971
BBC
CLOSEDOWN
A nice piece of continuity taken from an off-air recording after The Old Grey Whistle Test featuring an Old Grey Whistle Test (slide trail), BBC Radio 2 with Patrick Blunt (slide trail) and the BBC2 clock closedown (with music played to a selection of slides).
22.10.1982
BBC

THE SECOND ROOM

11.45am
DISC A DAWN INSERTS
Heather Jones 11.11.1972
The Hennessys 06.01.1973
BBC WALES

12.00 Midday
DISC A DAWN
The BBC Wales television series that discovered, nurtured and presented the stars of the Welsh pop explosion. This colour edition features Janet Rees, Huw Jones and a glam rock group called Touch.
10.03.1973
BBC WALES
12.30pm
SIGHT & SOUND IN CONCERT
with SPLINTER and ALBERTO Y LOST TRIOS PARANOIAS
Introduced by Pete Drummond.
Recorded live at The Golders Green Hippodrome.
Splinter featuring Bill Elliott and Bob Purvis are featured in the first half hour of this show and then a sensational performance by The Alberto's with a setlist that includes their unique interpretations of 'Anarchy In the UK', 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone' and a very special BBC version of 'Kill'. Also includes a cameo appearance by Gordon Kaye.
17.12.1977
BBC
1.30pm
LOOK ALIVE
A compilation of pop performances from the Muriel Young pop show last seen 40 years ago featuring Patches, Mud, Stephanie De Sykes, Mungo Jerry, Showaddywaddy, Sailor and Him And Us choreographed by Teri Scoble.
1975
GRANADA
2.00pm
THE COUNT BASIE SHOW
Personal Appearance of Count Basie and his Orchestra.
With Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Ocie Smith, Irene Reid
06.06.1962
GRANADA
3.00pm
SOUNDS LIKE FRIDAY
LEO SAYER
Leo sings 'The Show Must Go On', 'Train', 'Giving It All Away' and many others. His special guests are Frankie Miller, The Arlene Phillips Dancers and The Boomtown Rats.
27.10.1978
BBC
3.30pm
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
THIS IS ANKA
Paul Anka stars in this lavish song and dance production by Eddie Pola with guests Johnny Carson, Linda Scott, The Granadiers directed by Cliff Adams, Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
24.08.1961
GRANADA
4.30pm
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
A Rock & Roll Programme For Children Of All Ages
with performances by Michael Chapman, Camel and Coast Road Drive
plus an animated film of The Side Stepping Pig
11.03.1974
LWT
5.00pm
RIVERSIDE
This pilot was also used as the first show in the series.
On location with Bow Wow Wow, fashion with Colin Swift, on video Uppu Do and Gas plus New Order live in the studio.
This rare pilot edition includes an extra 30mins of New Order playing live.
04.01.1982
BBC
6.00pm
FULL HOUSE
STEELEYE SPAN
Steeleye Span performing 'Gaudete', 'Spotted Cow', 'One Misty Moisty Morning' and 'Cam Ye O'er Frae France'
13.01.1973
BBC
6.10pm
SONGS OF SEARCHING
CLIFFORD T.WARD
15 minutes of music for a Sunday evening.
Clifford T.Ward sings 'Home Thoughts from Abroad', 'Escalator', 'For Debbie & Her Friends' and 'Oceans Of Love'.
17.10.1976
BBC
6.25pm
BULLET
The pop show which looks at and listens to the pick of the new record releases.
A rare pilot presented by David Jensen, Pauline Black and Timmy Mallet
Performances by Blue Rondo A La Turk, Mari Wilson, Pauline Black and Wah!
plus Russell Grant's Astro Pop Gossip, a report on the Barry Manillow convention in Blackpool, Yazoo are interviewed backstage while on tour in Liverpool plus Toyah and Mike Score (A Flock Of Seagulls).
1982"

[Jeff Leach]

Thanks going out to the Kaleidoscope team who organised Saturday's event showing some classic music Tv - A special thanks to Mike Morton who did his upmost to include something for everyone - In which he succeeded including some unseen TOTP Promo's added at the last minute and an insightful Q and A session conducted by Tony Currie with Terri Scoble and Peter Walker.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

I would like to pay personal tribute to Mike Morton who did an absolutely brilliant job!