Lulu lost and found....

[stevej]

Working my way through the reel of audio tape that has yielded the final edition of Juke Box Jury as well as part of a lost Eamonn Andrews Show (see threads elsewhere) also turns out to contain several interesting interviews and performances from Lulu. Not bad going for one 7" spool!

This is what I have found (no complete shows unfortunately, just extracts as detailed below):

1. The Golden Shot (ITV Sat 30/12/67) Brief intro from Bob Monkhouse. Lulu performs 'To Sir With Love'.

2. Dee Time BBC1 11/5/68. Simon Dee interviews Lulu (approx 6 mins). Simon asks her how she feels about being linked with various boys such as  Davy Jones and Maurice Gibb. Lulu plugs her new fashion range. She then performs her new song 'Boy' (Simon Dee having introduced it as 'dedicated to Davy Jones!'). Incidentally The Honeybus also made a rare tv appearance on this show, sadly their performance was not recorded here.

3. A Tale of Two Rivers An interesting show this- only four editions made.
 www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=e3b69b0e-7dba-41d7-9064-6b7b168873c2
No studio audience evident on the performances on the tape, so I'm not sure what the premise of the show was? Can anyone dip into their TV Times archive? The recordings I have are Lulu & Pet Clark 'Pigale' (15/4/68), Lulu 'I Can Sing A Rainbow' (29/4/68) and Lulu 'A Foggy Day' (6/5/68). Dates are from a note left in the tape box and do indeed tie up with those on the Lostshow listing.

4. Cilla BBC1 20/2/68 Lulu performs 'Me The Peaceful Heart'. Chats to Cilla. There is the inevitable daft duet (Cilla and Lulu) 'What Shall We Talk About Now?' (title is a guess!) Routine with Lulu singing 'Good Old Fashioned Movies' and 'Good Ship Lollipop'. Cilla sings 'Don't Answer Me', then into closing version of 'Step Inside Love' to fade over applause.

5. The Big Show ITV 23/6/68 Lulu and Steve Allen duet 'I Love You Today'. I'd be interested to know more about this series.
 www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=242576ae-2ff4-4aa6-a34b-ae4a17e6dbe9
It seems to survive mostly as NTSC copies, yet it predates the UK ITV colour launch. Which company made it? ATV possibly? Again, any TV Times info or features would be most welcome.

Steve

[John Green]

Yeah,there have been a few posts about A Tale of Two Rivers,Steve.Starts bottom of this page,courtesy of William McG. missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/8377/offer-research-nmes-disc-show?page=2

Dedicated thread here: missingepisodes.proboards.com/search/results?captcha_id=captcha_search&where_thread_title=tale+of+two+rivers&when_days=9999&who_only_made_by=0&display_as=0&search=Search

Fascinating stuff on the tape-it's the banter,etc which is rarely noted,except in the odd letter to the NME...

[williammcgregor]

Jun 29, 2015 18:12:40 GMT stevej said:

Working my way through the reel of audio tape that has yielded the final edition of Juke Box Jury as well as part of a lost Eamonn Andrews Show (see threads elsewhere) also turns out to contain several interesting interviews and performances from Lulu. Not bad going for one 7" spool!

This is what I have found (no complete shows unfortunately, just extracts as detailed below):

1. The Golden Shot (ITV Sat 30/12/67) Brief intro from Bob Monkhouse. Lulu performs 'To Sir With Love'.

2. Dee Time BBC1 11/5/68. Simon Dee interviews Lulu (approx 6 mins). Simon asks her how she feels about being linked with various boys such as  Davy Jones and Maurice Gibb. Lulu plugs her new fashion range. She then performs her new song 'Boy' (Simon Dee having introduced it as 'dedicated to Davy Jones!'). Incidentally The Honeybus also made a rare tv appearance on this show, sadly their performance was not recorded here.

3. A Tale of Two Rivers An interesting show this- only four editions made.
 www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=e3b69b0e-7dba-41d7-9064-6b7b168873c2
No studio audience evident on the performances on the tape, so I'm not sure what the premise of the show was? Can anyone dip into their TV Times archive? The recordings I have are Lulu & Pet Clark 'Pigale' (15/4/68), Lulu 'I Can Sing A Rainbow' (29/4/68) and Lulu 'A Foggy Day' (6/5/68). Dates are from a note left in the tape box and do indeed tie up with those on the Lostshow listing.

4. Cilla BBC1 20/2/68 Lulu performs 'Me The Peaceful Heart'. Chats to Cilla. There is the inevitable daft duet (Cilla and Lulu) 'What Shall We Talk About Now?' (title is a guess!) Routine with Lulu singing 'Good Old Fashioned Movies' and 'Good Ship Lollipop'. Cilla sings 'Don't Answer Me', then into closing version of 'Step Inside Love' to fade over applause.

5. The Big Show ITV 23/6/68 Lulu and Steve Allen duet 'I Love You Today'. I'd be interested to know more about this series.
 www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=242576ae-2ff4-4aa6-a34b-ae4a17e6dbe9
It seems to survive mostly as NTSC copies, yet it predates the UK ITV colour launch. Which company made it? ATV possibly? Again, any TV Times info or features would be most welcome.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Wow! that's some tape you've got. I would especially like to eventually hear the audio from number 3 on your list, the TV show "A Tale of Two Rivers"

Myself and John Green have done some research on the TV show "A Tale of Two Rivers" here's the link...

missingepisodes.proboards.com/search/results?what_exact_phrase=tale+of+two+rivers&when_days=9999&who_only_made_by=0&display_as=0

[stevej]

Great stuff, thanks for the info. Now I can see why 'A Tale of Two Rivers' was so titled. I'm hoping someone can shed some more light on ITV's 'The Big Show'.

Lulu seems to have been everywhere on television in the late 60s. It's worth reminding ourselves that she went from being a sassy schoolgirl belting out 'Shout' to the effervescent, engaging and at-ease host of live prime-time Saturday evening television within the space of three years. And all whilst still in her teens. What a gal!

Here's a 1967 show I'd like to have seen, also featuring up-and-coming comedians Ray Fell and Mike Yarwood, as well as dancing from the Go-Jos:



Two series for BBC2.... and not one fragment left. Drat.

Steve

[Deleted]

Lulu's performance of "Love Loves To Love Love" and her duet with Steve Allen "I Love You Today" from The Big Show was shown as part of the "Showtime In Colour" compilation earlier this month at Kaleidoscope's music event. It was shot on 525line NTSC videotape in 1967 at ATV Elstree for US TV and later shown on ITV as The Big Show.

[petercheck]

Lulu in early 1966 (I'm guessing one of her first performances where she's backed by an orchestra instead of The Luvvers):