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Post by markdixon on Apr 2, 2019 17:15:23 GMT
The Alan Price Set performed 'Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear' on ‘Gangway’. A real bear appeared in the studio with them. It had been provided by Martin Lacey, a zoo curator, who was an occasional guest on the programme. There’s an article on the ‘Northern Echo” website from 15th October 2018 that mentions this.
We know that the Alan Price Set were on the show on 21st August 1967. However, the appearance with the bear might have been a few months earlier than that. ‘Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear” was released as a single on 24 February 1967.
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Post by markdixon on Apr 1, 2019 20:20:37 GMT
The evening of Tyne Tees programmes on Swedish TV on 02 November 1966 was connected to a cultural exchange festival called “North-East Meets Sweden”. This was sponsored by the North-East Development Council in Britain and the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. I know that Tyne Tees Television did some filming in Sweden for this, so it’s possible that this special edition of ‘Gangway’ featured a Swedish singer or group.
By the way, I had a look online and I found details of a few more guests from other editions of ‘Gangway’:
06 March 1967: Cat Stevens 30 June 1967: John Walker - “Annabella” 21 August 1967: The Alan Price Set
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Post by markdixon on Apr 1, 2019 17:35:55 GMT
Thanks, William. That information is great. It's surprising that a regional children's series featured so many good singers and bands.
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Post by markdixon on Mar 31, 2019 11:17:55 GMT
Here’s some information about two music guests on ‘OK’
Roxy Music
I think Roxy Music may have performed ‘Virginia Plain’ on an episode of ‘OK’ in either August or September 1972. Can anyone confirm this?
Here’s a comment posted by ‘Buddy’s Dad’ on the Steve Hoffman Music Corner Forum on 02 February 2018:
Saw Roxy in a tiny venue in Northwich, Cheshire around the time the 1st album was released. A few months later for free during a Granada TV recording. Then at a much bigger venue in Manchester, supported by The New York Dolls that was some night! Totally life changing & completely unforgettable.
I know you can’t trust everything you read online, but this seems genuine. I had a look at a list of Roxy Music gigs. They played at the Memorial Hall, Northwich on 15 July 1972 (the day before their debut album was released). The New York Dolls supported them at the Hardrock Club, Manchester, on 09 November 1972. It’s quite possible that Roxy Music made an appearance on Granada TV sometime in between these two gigs and the most likely programme would have been ‘OK’. The time frame is correct, and I know that the show had a young studio audience.
‘Virginia Plain’ was released as a single on 04 August 1972, so the band probably performed it on the programme.
Spider Mike King
Somebody called Twang on the Afterword website recalled being in the audience for an ‘OK’ recording that took place in a carpark near Kinder Scout in the Peak District. The musical guest was Spider Mike King. I think the most likely broadcast date for this was 03 September 1973.
Twang claimed that Kenny Everett was the host. This isn’t correct, but it’s possible that Everett was a guest on that episode.
Spider Mike King is a musician from Manchester who is still performing. Apparently, his music in 1973 was influenced by Syd Barrett and the Velvet Underground. His band at the time of the ‘OK’ performance included drummer Paul Burgess (later of 10cc) and bassist Martin Hannett (later a producer of Joy Division, Magazine etc.)
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Post by markdixon on Mar 17, 2019 9:30:10 GMT
I’d thought I’d add a few details here about the survival status of ‘What’s In’, a programme that was closely linked to ‘Granada Reports’.
‘What’s In’ was a 25-minute weekly arts show presented by Tony Wilson which began on 26th January 1981. You can probably guess from the title that it wasn’t that different from the earlier ‘What’s On’. It ran straight after ‘Granada Reports’ on Monday evenings. For some reason, the ‘TV Times’ regarded ‘What’s In’ as a strand within ‘Granada Reports’, even though it was clearly a separate programme.
I think there were 14 editions of ‘What’s In’, but only 8 still exist.
Guests interviewed by Wilson on the surviving editions included Phil Collins, Mick Fleetwood, Tommy Steele, Hazel O’Connor, Pauline Murray and Donovan.
Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve performed ‘Shot With His Own Gun’ on the show on 16 March 1981. This clip was released on a Costello compilation DVD called ‘The Right Spectacle’.
Performers on the other surviving shows included Shakin’ Stevens and a Scottish rockabilly band called the Shakin’ Pyramids.
For me, the most notable item on ‘What’s In’ was Wilson’s interview with record producer Martin Hannett (broadcast on 13 April 1981). This took place at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, during Hannett's mixing session for 'The Visitor' by Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls. The clip has been used in a few documentaries.
Here’s a list from TV Brain of the missing ‘What’s In’ episodes:
02.02.1981 Episode No. 2 (missing)
09.02.1981 Episode No. 3 (missing)
23.02.1981 Episode No. 5 (missing)
23.03.1981 Episode No. 9 (missing)
20.04.1981 Episode No. 13 (missing)
27.04.1981 Episode No. 14 (missing)
I don’t know the names of any of the guests from these missing editions.
Later in 1981, 'What’s In' became a 15-minute segment within ‘Granada Reports’ and it lasted until early 1983.
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Post by markdixon on Mar 11, 2019 20:34:49 GMT
Hi Ray,
I can’t say for sure that all the items on my latest list are missing. I just know that they weren’t listed on the old ITN Source website, and therefore I think it’s unlikely that they exist in broadcast quality in the ITV archives.
I made some notes when the ITN Source website was still available, and it appears that only one complete edition of ‘Granada Reports’ exists from the 1970s (27.01.75.) and there are about 30 editions in existence from the 1980s.
ITN Source also listed a number of film inserts and orphaned video clips from missing editions of ’Granada Reports’. I mentioned most of the music-related clips in my initial post.
I suspect the ITV archives probably hold some film inserts that weren’t listed on ITN Source. These possibly include the film of the Real Thing in Toxteth.
I'm fairly certain that a lot of the studio performances by bands that I’ve mentioned (such as the Salford Jets clip on YouTube) are missing from the ITV archives.
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Post by markdixon on Mar 10, 2019 11:11:35 GMT
Here’s an update about missing musical performances and music-related items from ‘Granada Reports’:
05 Jul 1974: Feature about ‘John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert’, a musical by Willy Russell. The item included footage of the Beatles from the Granada archives. c. 1975: Edgar Broughton Band and Spider Mike King performed at an open-air location near Jodrell Bank, Cheshire (?) 1975: Performance by Alberto Y Lost Trio Paranoias 23 Oct 1975: Pete Atkin and Clive James promoted the album ‘Live Libel’. Clive James dressed up as Margaret Thatcher and Spiderman during the show. Christmas 1976: Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias sang ‘Adeste Fidelis’ (the band dressed up as choirboys) c. Nov 1977: The Real Thing were filmed in Toxteth (aka Liverpool 8), to promote their album “Four From Eight’, which was inspired by the area. 16 May 1980: The Salford Jets performed ‘Who You Looking At?’ on the ‘What’s On’ segment of the programme. Other guests were Grace Jones and Adrian Henri (The Salford Jets clip is on YouTube) 17 Nov 1980: ‘In Focus’ feature about Bow Wow Wow 1981: Performance by The Games (synth band from the Wirral) April 1981: Foreign Press (a Mancunian post-punk band) performed ‘Remember You’ 05 Jun 1981 Justin Hayward was interviewed by Judy Finnegan about the latest release by The Moody Blues (this is on YouTube) Dec 1981: Tony Wilson presented a filmed report about Beatle landmarks in Liverpool following the publication of the guide book ‘In the Footsteps of the Beatles’ (an edited version of this is on YouTube) 1982: Some Detergents (a synth band from the Wirral) performed ‘Modern Problems (TV Times)’ c. May 1982: The Earwigs (a Mancunian neo-psychedelic band) performed ‘Wargames’ (this clip is on YouTube) 13 Aug 1982: The Zanti Misfits (a post-punk band from Lancashire) performed “Love Ends at 8” (the clip has been released on a DVD compilation) 23 Dec 1982: New Order provided the soundtrack to a short film by Tony Wilson, which took an irreverent look at the Christmas season. The tracks ‘Rocking Carol’ and ‘Ode to Joy’ were released on the Hacienda Club’s Christmas flexi-disc in 1982. 15 Jul 1983: Item about Whirled Music (experimental music project featuring Max Eastley, Steve Beresford, Paul Burwell and David Toop) c.1983: Item presented by Tony Wilson about electro-funk and breakdancing 1984: Don McLean performed ‘Winterwood’ and was interviewed by Richard Madeley (this is on YouTube) 1984: One on One (an obscure Liverpool band) were shown rehearsing in an item about the Bridewell rehearsal studio, Liverpool (this is on YouTube) 1989: Sonic Youth were interviewed by Tony Wilson (I think this was from ‘Granada Reports’, but I can’t check because the clip was removed from YouTube a few years ago)
During the 1980s, ‘Granada Reports’ often featured at least 2 bands a week. Not all these bands achieved commercial or critical success. Some of the more obscure performers included Redline, Norman Beaker Band, Gags, Some Like It Hot, Oscar Bernhardt Ensemble, Special 20, the Naughty Boys and the Quest.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the programme also featured Northern comedy folk performers such as Bob Williamson, Mike Harding, Les Barker and Bernard Wrigley.
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Post by markdixon on Mar 3, 2019 21:22:53 GMT
I’ve added a few more names to the list of ‘Firstimers’ contestants above. I’ve found out that The Love Affair appeared on the show on 03 January 1968. ‘Everlasting Love’ was released as a single in December 1967, so it’s possible that they performed that.
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Post by markdixon on Feb 4, 2019 21:44:41 GMT
The list doesn’t include these appearances on ‘Scene at 6.30’:
18 Mar 1965: For Your Love 16 Mar 1966: Shapes of Things
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Post by markdixon on Feb 3, 2019 9:58:06 GMT
This is a bit obscure, but maybe somebody will have some further information.
A while ago I saw a copy of the ‘Mersey Beat’ paper (dated 27 February 1965) which contained a review of an unusual event called ‘The Black and White Show’. It was staged at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, on 15 February 1965. According to the review, the event was filmed by Denis Mitchell Productions for BBC Television. The director was Francis MacGahay.
There’s no mention of this film on BBC Genome. Was it broadcast as a segment in a magazine show, such as ‘Tonight’ or 'Late Night Line-Up’? Does it still exist?
Here are some details about the event itself. “The Black and White Show” was an artistic ‘happening’ devised by Adrian Henri and Brian Patten. It was an anti-apartheid event. Audience members were separated randomly into ‘black’ and ‘white’ groups as they entered the club. Then, throughout the course of the evening a wall of cardboard boxes was erected in the middle of the club to keep the ‘black’ and ‘white’ groups apart. At the end of the show, the audience were encouraged to knock down the wall, and people danced to celebrate the end of the 'segregation'. Participants in these proceedings included Cavern DJs Bob Wooler and Billy Butler, and the club’s owner, Ray McFall.
Poetry was performed by Henri and Patten, sometimes with musical accompaniment. Norman Beaton, a calypso singer from Guyana, performed his song “Immigrant Blues”. The other musical acts were Ken Wilson (a Mancunian folk-singer), and two Liverpool groups – The Excelles and The Clayton Squares.
I hope this film exists somewhere. It would be interesting to see footage of Norman Beaton filmed years before his successful acting career.
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Post by markdixon on Dec 29, 2018 22:30:13 GMT
I found some info about 'Gazette' for a thread on the music forum a while ago. I've re-posted it here.
It was a live 40-minute Saturday night chat show that was shown in the ABC region only. James Lloyd was the host. The Scaffold performed a 5-minute improvised sketch each week based on newspaper headlines. Actors Sheila Fearn and John White also appeared in these sketches. Roger McGough read his poem “Summer with Monika” on one episode, but I don’t know if The Scaffold performed any songs during the series.
Here’s a list of some of the musical guests:
22 February 1964: The Caravelles 7 March 1964: Adam Faith, Jackie Trent 14 March 1964: Cleo Laine 21 March 1964: The Caravelles - “I Like A Man” 28 March 1964: Bern Elliot and the Fenmen 11 April 1964: Freddie and the Dreamers 06 June 1964: Manfred Mann
Jim Reeves, Them, Lulu and the Luvvers, the Kinks and the Spencer Davis Group also appeared, but I haven’t got the precise dates.
Non-musical guests interviewed by James Lloyd included Patrick Macnee, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, Jonathan Miller, Fenella Fielding, Rolf Harris, Barbara Kelly, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Cook.
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Post by markdixon on Dec 22, 2018 10:01:20 GMT
Thanks William. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too.
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Post by markdixon on Dec 22, 2018 9:36:48 GMT
Here’s what I’ve found out about ‘Home Grown’.
Nine series of 'Home Grown' were broadcast between September 1959 and August 1963. Each series consisted of 6 or 7 episodes. TV Brain has a listing for the show, but it doesn’t include Series 1 from 1959.
The winners of the first series were a pop duo called the Brooks Brothers. They went on to achieve some chart success for a while and they also appeared in the film ‘It’s Trad, Dad!’
The Dowlands appeared on the show in 1961. I don’t think they won, but they were spotted by Joe Meek. The group recorded several singles produced by Meek during the period 1962-65.
Nick Troy and the Trojans were finalists sometime in 1962. They didn’t go on to make any records. Other obscure groups from the South and South-East of England who appeared on ‘Home Grown’ included the Vampires, the Lonely Ones, the Jazz Gentlemen Ragtime Players and the Night-lights.
It wasn’t just pop groups who appeared on the series. Contestants included tap dancers, puppeteers, magicians, barbershop quartets and choirs.
The Cadillacs
I tried to find out which episode featured the Cadillacs. The posters and tickets shown in the YouTube video indicate that the group existed between 1960 and 1962. That narrows it down a little bit.
The video also includes a photograph of the Cadillacs performing in the ‘Home Grown’ studio. Therefore, I am certain that they didn’t appear in Series 7 (broadcast during the Summer of 1962) because each episode of that series was an outside broadcast.
There’s an 8mm home movie from November 1961 on the website of Screen Archive South East. It includes a segment from an episode of ‘Home Grown’ filmed off a TV screen. The set design in the programme is identical to the one shown in the photograph of the Cadillacs. There were several changes to the format of ‘Home Grown’ during its run, so it’s likely that this set design was only used for a short period. Therefore, I suspect that the Cadillacs appeared sometime during Series 6 (either in November or December 1961).
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Post by markdixon on Dec 11, 2018 18:29:32 GMT
As far as I am aware, no episodes of ‘So It Goes’ are missing.
I remember looking at the entry for ‘So It Goes’ on the Lost Shows database a while ago. It appears that an error has been made. I think details from the episodes broadcast on 28.08.76. and 09.10.77. have somehow been merged together to create an undated, extra episode which never existed in the first place. This non-existent episode is showing up on the database as ‘missing’.
On a slightly related note, I’d be very pleased if the TV debut of Buzzcocks could be found. They performed ‘Boredom’ on the ‘What’s On’ section of ‘Granada Reports’ on 07 April 1977. Howard Devoto had left the band a few months earlier and Pete Shelley was now the vocalist.
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Post by markdixon on Nov 18, 2018 12:32:36 GMT
Here’s what I’ve found about this version of “The Eamonn Andrews Show”.
It was a Thames production and was broadcast on Monday nights from 10:30-11:30 in the Thames and Yorkshire regions only. It was either broadcast live or recorded hours before transmission.
This is an incomplete list of guests:
15 Jan 1979: Kenny Everett, Millicent Martin, Donald Pleasence, David Frost 22 Jan 1979: Donny and Marie Osmond, Joan Collins, Malcolm Allison, Patrick Mower, Jack Good, Joe Brown 29 Jan 1979: Peter Cook, Lynn Redgrave, Lulu, Pete Townshend, Anthony Andrews 12 Feb 1979: Susan George 19 Feb 1979: Vidal Sassoon, Beverley Adams Sassoon, Jilly Cooper, Patrick Campbell. The Boomtown Rats mimed to ‘Me and Howard Hughes’. Bob Geldof was also interviewed.
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