Ready Steady Go! — Season 1, Episode 2: 16 August 1963

Episode synopsis

Guests unknown. The presenters were Keith Fordyce and David Gell (both presenters had previously worked on ""Thank Your Lucky Stars"")

About Ready Steady Go!

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Pat Boone; Billy Fury; Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
• E3Rolling Stones; Peggy March; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
• E4The Springfields; Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
• E5The Searchers; Tommy Roe; Jimmy Justice
• E6Freddy and the Dreamers; Kenny Lynch
• E7Acker Bilk; Hank Locklin; Duffy Power
• E8Cilla Black; Adam Faith and the Roulettes
• E9The Beatles / Helen Shapiro / Dusty Springfield
• E10Brian Poole & The Tremeloes / Polly Perkins
• E11Brook Benton; Dee Dee Sharp; Dion; Timi Yuro
• E12Del Shannon; Joe Brown & the Bruvvers; Billy J. Kramer
• E13Mark Wynter; Tommy Quickly; The Big Three; Polly Perkins