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[mjhopkins]

Hello, happy new year to you all. 2022 is of course the centenary year of the BBC and it looks like a real feast of tv treasures will be shown from the information on the BBC website. This leads one to think about what music clips may get shown from their awe inspiring archive. I'd love to know what other bloggers would love to see over this year. With a little help from the 'TV Pop Diaries' website, here's a little wishlist of music clips and shows.
No it isn't terribly comprehensive (I mean where do you start?) but most of these things I have never seen on the box in the corner before and the ones I have, not since the time of original transmission. If any one of these things get shown in 2022 I will be thrilled.
I still maintain that a YouTube clip is not a match for a TV broadcast.

Adelaide Hall (1947); The earliest known BBC telerecording.

Big Bill Broonzy, 'Low Light and Blue Smoke' (1956) Not a BBC production but it is just under 17 minutes of pure magic and on its first (and only?) showing it changed many musicians lives.

The Shadows, 'Don't Make My Baby Blue', 'Top of the Pops' (BBC1, 19th August 1965) Surely the coolest surviving Totp clip to not be repeated in full.

'A Whole Scene Going' (BBC2, 8th June 1966) Full episode.

'Omnibus: Jacqueline' (BBC1,8th December 1967)

'Top of the Pops' recovered clips from Jul '67 and Nov '69 editions

The Pentangle, 'Songs From a Country Church' (BBC2, 26th December 1970)

'In Concert'; Compilation Show (BBC2, c1973). For the brief clip of Laura Nyro.

'Nationwide' (BBC1, 28th November 1976), Full show. I would love to know what items The Sex Pistols crashed through the middle of.

'Top of the Pops' (BBC1, 12th July 1979). Missed most of the Summer '79 editions when repeated when it was so hard to keep track of when it was in the schedules and this edition is a classic.

'Rock Goes To College'; Joe Jackson (BBC2, 14th January 1980)

'The Multi Coloured Music Show' (BBC1, 5th May 1980) No idea if this has survived but its a great line up and I have the vaguest memory of The Pretenders doing 'Brass In Pocket' on 'Swap Shop'.

Aztec Camera, 'Working In a Goldmine'; 'Garden Party' (BBC1, 18th July 1988)

'Paramount City' (BBC1) Anything from this show but especially Soul II Soul (12th May 1990) and B52s (26th May 1990)

'The Brit Awards' (BBC1, 12th February 1992)

'Later With Jools Holland'; Radiohead Special (BBC2, 28th January 2008)

Please correct me if any of these programmes / clips no longer exist.

[Kev Hunter]

Some great suggestions there! Yes it would be fascinating to see the Sex Pistols on that Young Nationwide section in context, and I remember the Paramount City episode with B52s - I'm fairly certain they performed "Roam" and "Love Shack".

[mjhopkins]

Thanks kev, yes the B52s definitely performed Roam that night on 'Paramount City'. A precious memory from teenage years. I don't think I've ever seen any music clip from the show on TV since it was originally broadcast.
I'm assuming the Adelaide Hall telerecording will get an airing at some point during the centenary. Does anyone know of any other music performance t/r from between 1947 and 1951 when t/rs begin to be more regular?

[Colin Anderton]

MJHopkins - With reference to the Shadows "Don't Make My Baby Blue", try this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2Qy3hslhw

But be quick - grab it while you can! It's even logo-free!

This is a good example to show youngsters how our TV actually looked in the Sixties.

And note the acetate disc in Jimmy Savile's hand before Herman's Hermits appear. Obviously a BRAND new release!

Colin.

[Thomas Walsh]

Jan 8, 2022 17:15:15 GMT Colin Anderton said:

And note the acetate disc in Jimmy Savile's hand before Herman's Hermits appear. Obviously a BRAND new release!

Colin.

That's an A label 'Demo' of someone. Not an acetate if I'm going to win 'Pedant of the day'. 🤣 Looks like Parlophone though.

[Kev Hunter]

Jan 8, 2022 18:49:44 GMT Thomas Walsh said:

Jan 8, 2022 17:15:15 GMT Colin Anderton said:

And note the acetate disc in Jimmy Savile's hand before Herman's Hermits appear. Obviously a BRAND new release!

Colin.

That's an A label 'Demo' of someone. Not an acetate if I'm going to win 'Pedant of the day'. 🤣 Looks like Parlophone though.

I'll raise you on the Pedant of the day stake.. it is (or should have been) a Columbia label, white with a big red A!

[markboulton]

And later on of course, a green label with a white 'A'! 😏

[mjhopkins]

Jan 8, 2022 17:15:15 GMT Colin Anderton said:

MJHopkins - With reference to the Shadows "Don't Make My Baby Blue", try this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2Qy3hslhw

But be quick - grab it while you can! It's even logo-free!

This is a good example to show youngsters how our TV actually looked in the Sixties.

And note the acetate disc in Jimmy Savile's hand before Herman's Hermits appear. Obviously a BRAND new release!

Colin.

[mjhopkins]

Thank you, that was fantastic to watch! Had no idea that the link to The Shadows also survived. The clip probably won't be shown by BBC4 on account of it not being 'definitive Shads'. I mean why show them singing some song when you've got 'FBI' on 'Crackerjack' in the archives. But it's just a perfect bit of '65 pop footage. Maybe they can do a fourth episode of a '60s Totp2 with The Turtles (from around 1min 20 secs on), The Easybeats and this.
On the show listing for 19/08/65 that I found on the 'Episode Calendar' website, it lists The Beatles film clip for 'Another Girl' before The Byrds. The 'Help' film clip on the beach I assume? Also interesting to see the videotape cut out during Sonny and Cher. Is that the exact point where the t/r takes over on the regularly seen clip or does the video tape run on a bit longer? Anyway thanks so much for that. If only it was a different presenter.