About this season
Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.
Episodes (57)
1. Pat Boone; Billy Fury; Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Aired 9 August 1963 • 30 min
--Pat Boone --Chris Barber --Billy Fury - ""In Summer"" and ""Somebody Else's Girl"" --Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - ""Twist And South"" & ""Do You Love Me"" --Joyce Blair
2. 16 August 1963
Aired 16 August 1963 • 30 min
Guests unknown. The presenters were Keith Fordyce and David Gell (both presenters had previously worked on ""Thank Your Lucky Stars"")
3. Rolling Stones; Peggy March; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Aired 23 August 1963 • 30 min
--Rolling Stones (1st appearance) - ""Come On"" Scheduled guests: --Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - ""Applejack"" --Little Peggy March - ""Hello Heartache Goodbye Love""
4. The Springfields; Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
Aired 30 August 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Springfields - ""Come On Home"" --Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - ""I'll Never Get Over You""
5. The Searchers; Tommy Roe; Jimmy Justice
Aired 6 September 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Sweets For My Sweet"" --Jimmy Justice --Tommy Roe - ""Everybody""
6. Freddy and the Dreamers; Kenny Lynch
Aired 13 September 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I'm Telling You Now"" --Kenny Lynch
7. Acker Bilk; Hank Locklin; Duffy Power
Aired 20 September 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Hank Locklin (country singer) --Acker Bilk --Duffy Power
8. Cilla Black; Adam Faith and the Roulettes
Aired 27 September 1963 • 30 min
--Cilla Black (her TV debut) - ""Love of the Loved"" (and possibly ""Shy of Love"") Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""The First Time""
9. The Beatles / Helen Shapiro / Dusty Springfield
Aired 4 October 1963 • 30 min
--The Beatles (1st RSG! appearance) - ""Twist and Shout,"" ""I'll Get You"" & ""She Loves You"" --Dusty Springfield interviews the Beatles (individually) --Helen Shapiro - ""Look Who It Is"" (with cameos by John, Ringo and George). --Paul McCartney judges a mime contest (""Mime Time""): Four girls lip-synch to Brenda Lee's ""Let's Jump the Broomstick."" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
10. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes / Polly Perkins
Aired 11 October 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole & The Tremeloes --Polly Perkins
11. Brook Benton; Dee Dee Sharp; Dion; Timi Yuro
Aired 18 October 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton --Dion --Dee Dee Sharp --Timi Yuro
12. Del Shannon; Joe Brown & the Bruvvers; Billy J. Kramer
Aired 25 October 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and the Bruvvers - ""Sally Ann"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Del Shannon - ""Sue's Gotta Be Mine"" --Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers --The Tornadoes
13. Mark Wynter; Tommy Quickly; The Big Three; Polly Perkins
Aired 1 November 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Mary Wynter - ""It's Almost Tomorrow"" --The Caravelles --Polly Perkins --The Big Three --Tommy Quickly
14. The Dave Clark Five; John Leyton; Patsy Ann Noble
Aired 8 November 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" (charted 21Nov63 UK) --Patsy Ann Noble ""It's Better To Cry Today"" --Michael Cox Also: --The Beatles - ""She Loves You"" (repeat clip from the 4 October 1963 show)
15. Dusty Springfield; Brian Poole & Tremeloes
Aired 15 November 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Can Dance"" (charted 28Nov63 UK) --Dusty Springfield - ""I Only Want To Be With You"" --Johnny Kidd & The Pirates --Heinz --Gene Pitney Another souce listed these guests: --Brook Benton --Lesley Gore --Trini Lopez --Timi Yuro
16. Rolling Stones; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Freddie & the Dreamers
Aired 22 November 1963 • 30 min
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""You Were Made For Me"" --Kathy Kirby - ""Secret Love"" --Kenny Lynch --Mitch Murray
17. The Hollies; Manfred Mann; Mike Same; Glenda Collins
Aired 29 November 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Stay"" --Mike Same --Manfred Mann --Glenda Collins --The Orchids - ""Gonna Make Him Mine""
18. Adam Faith; Ted Heath; The Searchers; Marty Wilde
Aired 6 December 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""We Are In Love"" --The Searchers - ""Sugar and Spice"" --Marty Wilde --Daryl Quist --Chris Sandford --Ted Heath
19. The Dave Clark 5; Mike Hurst; Doug Sheldon
Aired 13 December 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" --Mike Hurst (formerly of the Springfields) --Doug Sheldon
20. Dusty Springfield; Billy Fury; The Fourmost
Aired 20 December 1963 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Billy Fury --Dusty Springfield --The Fourmost - ""I'm in Love""
21. The Rolling Stones; Stevie Wonder; Andrew Loog Oldham
Aired 27 December 1963 • 30 min
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" --Stevie Wonder --Andrew Loog Oldham, guest DJ
22. RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1964 New Years Show)
Aired 31 December 1963 • 30 min
The Beatles (from their 4 October 1963 appearace) --Cilla Black --The Dave Clark Five --Adam Faith --The Fourmost --Kirby Kirby --Kenny Lynch --Ray Martine --Tommy Quickly --The Roulettes --Mike Sarne --The Searchers --Mark Wynter
23. The Ronettes; Dave Berry; Georgie Fame
Aired 3 January 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Ronettes - ""Baby I Love You"" --Tony Meehan and his Combo - ""Song Of Mexico"" --Dave Berry - ""My Baby Left Me"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
24. The Classmates; Manfred Mann; Helen Shapiro
Aired 10 January 1964 • 30 min
--Georgie Fame - ""Do The Dog"" Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro - ""Fever"" --Manfred Mann - ""5-4-3-2-1"" --The Classmates
25. Joe Brown & his Bruvvers; Eden Kane; Marty Wilde
Aired 17 January 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and his Bruvvers --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"" --Marty Wilde and the Velvettes
26. The Bachelors; The Searchers; Tony Sheridan; Phil Spector
Aired 24 January 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Needles & Pins"" --Susan Maughan --The Bachelors --Cloe --Tony Sheridan --Phil Spector
27. Cilla Black; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Merseybeats
Aired 31 January 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I'm The One"" --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Candy Man"" --Cilla Black - ""Anyone Who Had A Heart"" --The Merseybeats - ""I Think Of You"" --The Barron Knights - ""Comin' Home Baby""
28. Kiki Dee; Ben E. King; The Kinks; Manfred Mann
Aired 7 February 1964 • 30 min
--The Kinks - ""Long Tall Sally"" Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"" --Ben E. King --Manfred Mann - ""5-4-3-2-1"" --Kiki Dee --Denny Seyton and the Sabres
29. The Crystals; Kenny Lynch; Dusty Springfield; Rolling Stones
Aired 14 February 1964 • 30 min
--Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away,"" ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" and ""You Better Move On"" Scheduled guests: --The Crystals - ""I Wonder"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Stay Awhile"" --Kenny Lynch --The Laurie Jay Combo --Heinz and the Woodpeckers
30. Dave Clark 5; Freddie & the Dreamers; Francoise Hardy
Aired 21 February 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Bits & Pieces"" --Freddie and the Dreamers --Big Dee Irwin --Françoise Hardy --Jess Conrad --Tommy Quickly
31. The Hollies; Gene Pitney; Billy J. Kramer
Aired 28 February 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Just One Look"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""Little Children"" --Gene Pitney - ""That Girl Belongs To Yesterday"" --Kathy Kirby - ""Let Me Go Lover"" --The Zephyrs
32. Adam Faith; The Merseybeats; Mike Hurst
Aired 6 March 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""If He Tells You"" --The Merseybeats - ""I Think Of You"" --Mike Hurst --JKP --Louise Cordet --The McKinleys --The Marauders
33. Petula Clark; Bern Elliott & Fenmen; Julie Grant
Aired 13 March 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark (guest DJ) --Bern Elliott & Fenmen - ""New Orleans"" --Julie Grant --The Inferno --SBJ
34. The Beatles / The Animals / Dusty Springfield
Aired 20 March 1964 • 30 min
--The Beatles (2nd RSG! appearance) - ""It Won't Be Long,"" ""You Can't Do That"" & ""Can't Buy Me Love"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Everyday I Have to Cry"" --The Animals - ""Baby, Let Me Take You Home"" --Bobby Vee - ""Buddy's Song"" --John Lennon, amateur DJ of the Week, selects Alma Cogan's ""Tennessee Waltz."" "" Additional guest (scheduled to appear): --Millicent Martin
35. The Rolling Stones; Manfred Mann; Billy J. Kramer
Aired 3 April 1964 • 30 min
--The Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away"" and ""I Just Wanna Make Love To You"" --Mic Jagger interview (by Cathy McGowan) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Manfred Mann - ""Hubble Bubble (Toil & Trouble)"" --Sounds Incorporated - ""The Spartans"" --Madeline Bell - ""Don't Cross to My Side""
36. Rave Mad Mod Ball
Aired 8 April 1964 • 30 min
Charity show broadcast live from the Empire Pool, Wembley --Rolling Stones - ""Walking The Dog,"" ""Not Fade Away,"" ""High Heeled Sneakers"" and ""I'm All Right"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas --The Fourmost --The Merseybeats --Sounds Incorporated --The Searchers --Cilla Black --Freddie & The Dreamers --Kenny Lynch --Manfred Mann
37. The Searchers / Peter, Paul & Mary
Aired 10 April 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Don't Throw Your Love Away"" --Peter Paul and Mary - ""Tell It To The Mountain"" --Richard Anthony - ""If I Loved You"" --The Applejacks - ""Tell Me When"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
38. Roy Orbison; Dave Berry; The Fourmost
Aired 17 April 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Roy Orbison - ""It's Over"" --Helen Shapiro --Kathy Kirby - ""You're The One"" --The Fourmost - ""A Little Loving"" --Dave Berry - ""Baby It's You"" --The Escourts --Van Dyke and the Bambies --The Gamblers
39. Golden Rose TV-festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Aired 24 April 1964 • 30 min
From Montreux, Switzerland: --The Rolling Stones - ""Mona,"" ""Route 66"" and ""Not Fade Away"" --Petula Clark --Kenny Lynch - ""Stand By Me"" --Les Surfs Plus, The Beatles - ""Can't Buy Me Love"" (repeat from 20-Mar-64) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Les Milliles --Adamo
40. Cilla Black; Billy Fury; The Four Pennies
Aired 1 May 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""You're My World"" --Billy Fury --The Four Pennies - ""Juliet"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I Love You Baby"" --Tommy Quickly --Bobby Shafto Surviving footage (probably from 1 May 1964): --Lulu - ""Shout"" --Cilla Black - ""You're My World"" --Billy Fury - ""I Will"" and ""Nothin' Shakin' (but the Leaves On The Trees)"" --The Four Pennies - ""Juliet"" --""Mime Time"" contest - Four girls mime to Ella Fitzgerald's ""Can't Buy Me Love"" Judge: Lionel Morton (of the Four Pennies). --Keith Fordyce interviews P.J. Proby. Proby talks about his previous career...doing demo discs for Elvis Presley. The audience dances to Proby's record ""Hold Me.""
41. The Animals; Little Richard; Brian Poole & the Tremeloes; Carl Perkins
Aired 8 May 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama Loo"" --Carl Perkins --The Animals --The Fourmost --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Someone Someone"" --Mike Berry --The Swinging Blue Jeans
42. Dave Clark 5; The Hollies; Eden Kane; The Pretty Things
Aired 15 May 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" --The Hollies - ""Here I Go Again"" --Eden Kane --Susan Maughan --The Pretty Things --The Andree Silver --The Monotones
43. Françoise Hardy; Little Richard; Dionne Warwick; The Yardbirds
Aired 22 May 1964 • 30 min
--The Yardbirds - ""I Wish You Would"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Dionne Warwick - ""Walk On By"" --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama Loo"" --Francoise Hardy - ""Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles"" --The Dennisons - ""Walkin' The Dog"" --Mark Wynter - ""Only You"" --The Laurie Jay Combo
44. Swinging Blue Jeans; Merseybeats; Kenny Lynch
Aired 29 May 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Swinging Blue Jeans - ""You're No Good"" --The Merseybeats - ""Why Not Tonight"" --Kenny Lynch - ""Stand By Me"" --The Remo Four --Polly Perkins --The Mojos
45. Adam Faith; The Applejacks; The Fortunes
Aired 5 June 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""I Love Being In Love With You"" --The Applejacks - ""Like Dreamers Do"" --The Fortunes - ""Come On Girl""
46. Peter & Gordon; Dave Clark 5; Jimmy Powell
Aired 12 June 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" --Peter and Gordon - ""Nobody I Know"" --Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions --Dusty Springfield
47. The Animals; Crickets; Davie Jones & the King Bees
Aired 19 June 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House Of The Rising Sun"" --The Crickets - ""(They Call Her) La Bamba"" --Troy Dante & The Infernos - ""Tell Me When"" --Davie Jones (David Bowie) and the King Bees
48. The Rolling Stones; Millie Small; Merseybeats
Aired 26 June 1964 • 30 min
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" and ""Good Times Bad Times"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Jynx --Millie Small (a.k.a. Millie) - ""Sweet William"" --The Merseybeats - ""Wishin' & Hopin'"" --The McKinleys --Janice Nichols (TV personality) appearing on RSG! as the ""Mime Time"" judge.
49. 3 July 1964 (pre-empted)
Aired 3 July 1964 • 30 min
Note: The 3 July 1964 RSG show was cancelled. Scheduled guests: --Long John Baldrey --Marianne Faithfull --Inez And Charlie Foxx --Francois Hardy --The Rattlers --The Roulettes --The Swinging Blue Jeans
50. Manfred Mann; Dusty Springfield; The Searchers
Aired 10 July 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --The Searchers - ""Someday We're Gonna Love Again"" --Dusty Springfield - ""I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"" --The Four Pennies - ""I Found Out The Hard Way"" --The Pete Best Four --The Leroys
51. 17 July 1964
Aired 17 July 1964 • 30 min
--Guests unknown (The TV listings only mentioned presenters Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowen.)
52. Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Mojos; Sandie Shaw
Aired 24 July 1964 • 30 min
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House of the Rising Sun"" --The Mojos - ""Why Not Tonight"" --Sandie Shaw - ""As Long As You're Happy Baby"" --The Fourmost --The Paramounts --Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes - ""Somebody's Always Trying""
53. The Kinks; Manfred Mann; The Four Pennies
Aired 31 July 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""You Really Got Me"" --Manfred Mann - ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --The Four Pennies - "" Found Out The Hard Way"" --Kenny Lynch - ""What Am I To You"" (or ""My Own Two Feet"") --Simon Scott - ""Move It Baby"" --Peter Lee Stirling --The Shevelles --The Leroys
54. Rolling Stones; Cilla Black; Nashville Teens
Aired 7 August 1964 • 30 min
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Cilla Black - ""It's For You"" --The Nashville Teens - ""Tobacco Road"" --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Twelve Steps To Love"" --Kenny Lynch - ""What Am I To You""
55. Swinging Blue Jeans; Georgie Fame; The Naturals
Aired 14 August 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame --Swinging Blue Jeans --The Naturals - ""I Should Have Known Better"" --Alexis Korner and Blues Incorporated --Johnny Milton and the Condors --Julie Grant
56. Brenda Lee; Helen Shapiro; Wayne Gibson
Aired 21 August 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro --Brenda Lee - ""Is It True"" --Wayne Gibson and the Dynamic Sounds --Duffy Power
57. Gerry & the Pacemakers / Lulu / Dusty Springfield / Mark Wynter
Aired 28 August 1964 • 30 min
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Mark Wynter --The Mojos - ""Seven Daffodils"" Surviving footage (probably from 28 Aug 1964): --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Can I Get A Witness?"" --Mark Wynter - ""Love Hurts"" --Lulu - ""Can't Hear You"" --audience dances to ""Rag Doll"" (Four Seasons record) --audience dances to ""You Never Can Tell"" (Chuck Berry record) Additional footage (from 28 Aug 1964?) --The Moody Blues - ""Lose Your Money""