Elkan Allan
Director
Ready Steady Go! (1963)
Season 2
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.
Released Aug. 9, 1963
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Music
Keywords: imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.exclamation-point-in-title, imdb.comma-in-title, imdb.punctuation-in-title, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.pop-music
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Searchers; Herman's Hermits; Peter & Gordon
Scheduled guests: --Peter and Gordon --Herman's Hermits - ""I'm Into Something Good"" --The Searchers - ""When You Walk In The Room"" --The Rustiks
Additional guests (from another source): --Bern Elliott and the The Klan - ""Good Times""
Sept. 4, 1964, midnight
S2E2 - Cliff Bennett; Adam Faith; Bill Haley & his Comets
Scheduled guests: --Bill Haley and his Comets --Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers - ""One Way Love"" --Tony Jackson and the Vibrations - ""Bye Bye Baby"" --Adam Faith and the Roulettes --Rita Bartok --Doug Sheldon
Sept. 11, 1964, midnight
S2E3 - The Animals; Elkie Brooks; The Hollies; Dionne Warwick
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""I'm Crying"" --The Hollies - ""We're Through"" --Dionne Warwick - ""Reach Out for Me"" --Elkie Brooks --The Chants
Sept. 18, 1964, midnight
S2E4 - Gerry & the Pacemakers; Wayne Fontana; Little Eva
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - ""Um Um Um Um Um Um"" --Little Eva --Little Walter --The Band of Angels --The Four
Sept. 25, 1964, midnight
S2E5 - John Lee Hooker; Lulu; Keith Powell
Scheduled guests: --John Lee Hooker --Lulu and the Luvvers --Keith Powell
Oct. 2, 1964, midnight
S2E6 - Dave Clark Five; Manfred Mann; Honeycombs
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five --Manfred Mann - ""Sha La La"" --The Honeycombs - ""Is It Because""
Oct. 9, 1964, midnight
S2E7 - Dionne Warwick; Mick Jagger
Scheduled guests: --Dionne Warwick - ""Reach Out For Me""
From another source: --Mick Jagger interview by Ellen Grehan
Oct. 16, 1964, midnight
S2E8 - Dusty Springfield; Dave Clark 5; Marianne Faithfull; Sandie Shaw
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Anyway You Want It"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""Blowin' in the Wind"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Losing You"" --Sandie Shaw - ""There's Always Something There To Remind Me""
Also appeared?
--The Rolling Stones - ""Cry to Me"" and ""She Said Yeah""
Oct. 23, 1964, midnight
S2E9 - The Kinks; The Dixie Cups
Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""All Day & All Of The Night"" --The Dixie Cups - ""People Say"" --Sugar Pie Desanto - ""I Don't Wanna Fuss""
Oct. 30, 1964, midnight
S2E10 - The Beach Boys; Gene Pitney; Dusty Springfield; Fourmost
--The Beach Boys - ""I Get Around"" and ""When I Grow Up (to be a Man)"" Plus, an interview by Keith Fordyce.
Clips (probably from 6-Nov-64): --Martha and the Vandellas --Dusty Springfield - ""Losing You"" --Gene Pitney - ""I'm Gonna Be Strong""
--The Fourmost - ""Baby I Need Your Lovin'""
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Eden Kane --The Plebs --Johnny Tillotson
Nov. 6, 1964, midnight
S2E11 - Adam Faith; Herman's Hermits; The Hollies; Françoise Hardy
Scheduled guests: --Herman's Hermits - ""Show Me Girl"" --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""Message To Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)"" --The Hollies - ""We're Through"" and ""Come On Back"" --Francoise Hardy
Nov. 13, 1964, midnight
S2E12 - Jerry Lee Lewis; Rolling Stones; Marvin Gaye
--Rolling Stones - ""Off The Hook,"" interview with Brian & Mick, ""Little Red Rooster"" & ""Around And Around"" --Jerry Lee Lewis (with the Plebs) - ""High Heel Sneakers"" & ""Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"" --Marvin Gaye - ""How Sweet It Is"" & ""Can I Get A Witness"" --Them - ""Baby, Please Don't Go"" --The Zephyrs - ""What Am I Gonna Do"" --Kenny Lynch - ""On My Own Two Feet""
Additional guests (scheduled): --Simon Scott - possibly ""My Baby's Got Soul"" --Samantha Jones
From this date?
--Burt Bacharach
Nov. 20, 1964, midnight
S2E13 - The Beatles; Kim Weston; Isley Brothers; Searchers
--The Beatles (3rd RSG! appearance) - ""I Feel Fine,"" ""She's A Woman,"" ""Baby's In Black"" & ""Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey"" --Kim Weston - ""A Little More Love"" --The Isley Brothers - ""Stagger Lee"" & ""The Last Girl""
Also from this show: --The Searchers - ""What Have They Done To The Rain?"" and ""This Feeling Inside"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Girl Don't Come"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
Nov. 27, 1964, midnight
S2E14 - The Miracles; P.J. Proby; Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
--The Moody Blues - ""Go Now""
Scheduled guests: --The Miracles --P.J. Proby - ""Somewhere"" --Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
Dec. 4, 1964, midnight
S2E15 - Georgie Fame / Rufus Thomas / Dick and DeeDee / Gerry & the Pacemakers
Guests: --Georgie Fame & Blue Flames - ""Monkeying Around"" and ""Yeh Yeh"" (live performance) --The McKinleys - ""Sweet and Tender Romance"" --Kenny Lynch - ""On My Own Two Feet"" --Tony Jackson and the Vibrations - ""You Beat Me to the Punch"" --John Watson and the Hummelflugs - ""Looking for Love"" --Rufus Thomas - ""Walking the Dog"" and ""Jump Back"" (live performance) --Dick and DeeDee - ""Thou Shalt Not Steal"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Ferry Cross The Mersey,"" ""Why Oh Why"" and ""My Babe""
Dec. 11, 1964, midnight
S2E16 - Petula Clark; The Animals; Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark - Downtown"" --The Animals --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
Dec. 18, 1964, midnight
S2E17 - The Searchers; Sandie Shaw
Scheduled guests: --Dave Berry --Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders --The Four Pennies --Herman's Hermits --The Nashville Teens --The Searchers --Sandie Shaw
Rediffusion Stars And Garters Susan Maughan, The Square Pegs, Steve Berry --The Searchers --Sandie Shaw
Surviving footage (might be from 25-Dec-64): --The Searchers - ""What Have they Done to the Rain?"" --The Searchers - ""This Feeling Inside"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Girl Don't Come""
Dec. 25, 1964, midnight
S2E18 - RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1965 New Years Show)
""Ready, Steady, Go! The New Year Starts Here"" London, Television House, Kingsway.
--Interviews with members of The Stones --The Rolling Stones (performances from the 20-Nov-64 RSG!) - ""Around And Around,"" ""Little Red Rooster"" and ""Off the Hook."" Also Mick Jagger demonstrates a new dancing style.
Scheduled guests: --The Animals --The Dave Clark Five --Freddie and the Dreamers --The Kinks --Kenny Lynch --Manfred Mann --Susan Maughan --Sandie Shaw --Dusty Springfield
Dec. 31, 1964, midnight
S2E19 - Cilla Black; The Rockin' Berries; Sonny Boy Williamson
Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"" --The Rockin' Berries - ""What In The World's Come Over You"" --Sonny Boy Williamson
Jan. 8, 1965, midnight
S2E20 - Rolling Stones; Righteous Brothers; Del Shannon; Kinks
--Rolling Stones - ""What a Shame,"" ""Time Is On My Side"" and ""Down The Road Apiece""
Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""Tired Of Waiting For You"" --Del Shannon - ""Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)"" --The Righteous Brothers - ""You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'""
Jan. 15, 1965, midnight
S2E21 - Dave Clark Five; Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders; Billy J. Kramer
Scheduled guests: --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Dave Clark Five - ""Everybody Knows"" --Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders - ""Game Of Love""
Jan. 22, 1965, midnight
S2E22 - The Who; The Animals; Hollies; Elkie Brooks
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Yes I Will"" --The Animals - ""Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"" --Goldie and the Gingerbreads - ""Can't You Hear My Heart Beat"" --Elkie Brooks
From another source: --The Who - ""I Can't Explain"" (believed to be the Who's British TV debut) --The Animals --The Hollies - ""Yes I Will"" and ""Nobody"" --Donovan --Ron and Mel --Elkie Brooks --Goldie and the Gingerbreads --Rick and Sandy --Rhythm and Blues, Inc
Jan. 29, 1965, midnight
S2E23 - Marianne Faithfull; Gene Pitney; The Zombies
Scheduled guests: --Gene Pitney - ""I Must Be Seeing Things"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""Come & Stay With Me"" --Adam Faith - ""Stop feeling Sorry For Yourself"" --The Roulettes --The Zombies
From another source: --Donovan (his TV debut)
Feb. 5, 1965, midnight
S2E24 - Manfred Mann; Millie; Sandie Shaw; Dusty Springfield
Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""Come Tomorrow"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Your Hurtin' Kind Of Love"" --The Nashville Teens - ""Find My Way Back Home"" --Sandie Shaw - ""I'll Stop At Nothing"" --Millie Small (a.k.a. Millie)
From another source: --Donovan - ""Talking Donovan Blues""
Feb. 12, 1965, midnight
S2E25 - Georgie Fame; Roy Orbison; The Searchers
Scheduled guests: --Roy Orbison - ""Goodnight"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - ""In The Meantime"" --The Searchers - ""Goodbye My Love""
Additional guests (from another source): --Donovan - ""Talking Pop Star Blues"" --Crispian St. Peters - ""At This Moment""
Feb. 19, 1965, midnight
S2E26 - 26 February 1965
--The Rolling Stones - ""The Last Time,"" ""Everybody Needs Somebody To Love""/""Pain In My Heart,"" ""Play With Fire"" and ""I'm Moving On""
--The Who - ""I Can't Explain""
Additional guests (scheduled):
--The Dave Clark Five - ""Reelin' & Rockin'"" --The Animals - ""Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood""
Feb. 26, 1965, midnight
S2E27 - Petula Clark; The Moody Blues
Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark - ""I Know A Place"" --The Moody Blues - ""I Don't Want To Go On Without You""
March 5, 1965, midnight
S2E28 - Donovan; Gerry & the Pacemakers;Temptations; Stevie Wonder
Scheduled guests: --The Temptations --Little Stevie Wonder --Donovan - ""Catch the Wind"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I'll Be There"" --Françoise Hardy - ""All Over The World"" --Gary Farr and the T-Bones
March 12, 1965, midnight
S2E29 - Dave Clark 5; Kinks; Martha & the Vandellas; Miracles; Them
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Reelin' & Rockin'"" --Martha and the Vandellas - ""Nowhere To Run"" --The Kinks - ""Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"" --Them (with Van Morrison) - ""Here Comes The Night"" --Dave Berry - ""Little Things"" --The Miracles --Bobby Vee --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""
March 19, 1965, midnight
S2E30 - The Supremes; The Drifters; The Moody Blues
Scheduled guests: --The Drifters - ""At the Club"" --The Supremes - ""Stop In The Name Of Love"" --The Moody Blues - ""I Don't Want To Go On Without You"" --The Checkmates
March 26, 1965, midnight
S2E31 - Ready Steady Goes Live!
--Donovan --The Roulettes --The Artwoods - ""Sweet Mary"" --Tom Jones - ""It's Not Unusual"" (mimed, despite the new policy) --The Kinks - possibly ""Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"" --Manfred Mann - ""With God On Our Side"" (joined by session musician Jim Sullivan) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Dionne Warwick - ""You Can Have Him"" --Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers --Zoot Money's Big Roll Band --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""
April 2, 1965, midnight
S2E32 - The Rolling Stones; The Animals; Roger Miller
--The Rolling Stones - ""Everybody Needs Somebody to Love""/""Pain In My Heart,"" ""I'm Alright"" and ""The Last Time""
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Animals - ""Bring It On Home To Me"" --Roger Miller - ""King Of The Road"" --Goldie and the Gingerbreads --Dave Bem (or Bern?) --Madeline Bell - ""Daytime"" --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""
April 9, 1965, midnight
S2E33 - Adam Faith; John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Live from The Ricky Tick Club, Windsor
--John Lennon and George Harrison interviewed by Cathy McGowan
Other guests: --Don & Dee Dee Ford --Adam Faith --The Kinks - ""Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"" --Herman's Hermits - ""Wonderful World"" --Doris Troy --The Yardbirds - ""For Your Love""
--Adam Faith - ""I Need Your Lovin'"" (with John Lennon, George Harrison and others singing along) An audio recording of this performance survives.
April 16, 1965, midnight
S2E34 - Cilla Black; Tom Jones; Paramounts; John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""I've Been Wrong Before"" --Tom Jones - ""Once Upon A Time"" --Paramounts --The Moody Blues --John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
April 23, 1965, midnight
S2E35 - Bertice Reading; Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames --Bertice Reading
April 30, 1965, midnight
S2E36 - Everly Brothers; Sandie Shaw; Unit Four Plus Two
Scheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""The Price of Love"" --Unit Four Plus Two (Unit 4+2) - ""You've Never Been In Love Like This Before"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Long Live Love"" (also scheduled for next week's show)
May 7, 1965, midnight
S2E37 - Dave Clark 5; Kinks; Sandie Shaw; Spencer Davis Group
Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""Set Me Free"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Long Live Love"" --The Dave Clark Five - ""Come Home"" --The Spencer Davis Group
May 14, 1965, midnight
S2E38 - The Who; The Four Tops; Connie Francis
--The Who - ""Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"" --The Four Tops --Connie Francis - ""My Child"" --David Goldsmith --Ronnie Jones
May 21, 1965, midnight
S2E39 - The Moody Blues; Billy J. Kramer; Soul Sisters
Scheduled guests: --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""Trains & Boats & Planes"" --The Moody Blues - ""From The Bottom Of My Heart"" --The Soul Sisters
May 28, 1965, midnight
S2E40 - The Rolling Stones; The Kinks; The Yardbirds
Scheduled guests: --The Rolling Stones --The Kinks - ""Set Me Free"" --The Yardbirds - ""Heart Full Of Soul"" --Les Surfs
From another source: --Rolling Stones - ""The Last Time"" and ""Play With Fire"" --Burt Bacharach
June 4, 1965, midnight
S2E41 - Marianne Faithfull; Lulu; Manfred Mann; Wayne Fontana
Scheduled guests: --Dave Berry --Manfred Mann - ""The One In The Middle"" --Lulu - ""Leave A Little Love"" --Marianne Faithfull - ""This Little Bird"" --Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - ""Just A Little Bit Too Late""
June 11, 1965, midnight
S2E42 - The Marvelettes; Them; Solomon Burke
Scheduled guests: --Them - ""One More Time"" --Solomon Burke --The Marvelettes
June 18, 1965, midnight
S2E43 - The Animals; Donovan; Hollies; P.J. Proby
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" --Donovan - ""Colours"" --Bobby Goldsboro - ""Voodoo Woman"" --The Hollies - ""I'm Alive"" --P.J. Proby - ""Let The Water Run Down""
June 25, 1965, midnight
S2E44 - The Who; Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
--The Who - ""Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"" and ""Shout And Shimmy"" --Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - ""Goodbye-ee""
Additional guests (scheduled): --Kenny Lynch - ""I'll Stay By You"" --Manfred Mann - ""The One In The Middle"" --Nina Simone --Ad Libs --Majority
July 2, 1965, midnight
S2E45 - Yardbirds; The Dave Clark Five; The Ivy League
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" --Goldie and the Gingerbreads - ""Sailor Boy"" --The Ivy League - ""Tossing & Turning"" --Kenny Lynch - ""I'll Stay by You"" --Simon Scott
Additional guest (from another source): --The Yardbirds - ""Heart Full Of Soul""
July 9, 1965, midnight
S2E46 - The Animals; Georgie Fame; Nina Simone
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - ""Like We Used To Be"" --Dusty Springfield - ""In The Middle Of Nowhere"" --Inez & Charlie Foxx --Nina Simone
July 16, 1965, midnight
S2E47 - Simon & Garfunkel; Marianne Faithfull; Moody Blues
Scheduled guests: --Marianne Faithfull - ""Summer Nights"" --P.J. Proby - ""Let The Water Run Down"" --Dave Berry - ""This Strange Effect"" --The Pretty Things - ""Cry To Me"" --The Moody Blues - ""From The Bottom Of My Heart""
From another source: --Simon & Garfunkel - ""I Am A Rock""
July 23, 1965, midnight
S2E48 - The Kinks; The Yardbirds; The Breakaways
Scheduled guests: --Anki --The Breakaways --The Kinks - ""See My Friend"" --Crista Nelli --Bobby Solo --The Yardbirds - ""My Girl Sloopy""
July 30, 1965, midnight
S2E49 - The Byrds; The Who; Sonny & Cher; Brian Poole
--The Who (without Roger)
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Want Candy"" --The Byrds - ""All I Really Want To Do"" --Sonny And Cher - ""I Got You Babe""
Aug. 6, 1965, midnight
S2E50 - The Animals; Walker Brothers; Nico
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" --Nico - ""I'm Not Sayin'"" --The Walker Brothers - ""Make It Easy On Yourself""
From another source: --The Animals - ""Talkin' About You"" & ""Let The Good Times Roll"" --Sonny and Cher
Aug. 13, 1965, midnight
S2E51 - Herman's Hermits; Donovan; Wayne Fontana
Scheduled guests: --Donovan - ""Universal Soldier"" --Herman's Hermits - ""Just A Little Bit Better"" --Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders - ""She Needs Love"" --The Alan Price Set - ""Any Day Now""
Aug. 20, 1965, midnight
S2E52 - The Rolling Stones; The Hollies; Lulu
--The Rolling Stones - ""Mercy Mercy,"" ""Cry To Me"" and ""Satisfaction"" --The Rolling Stones - ""Apache"" (the Shadows classic the Stones never issued on record. This song performed without Mick, during closing credits)
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Hollies - ""Look Through Any Window"" --Georgie Fame --Lulu - ""Try to Understand"" --The Yardbirds
Aug. 27, 1965, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 5340 min.
Released: Aug. 9, 1963
Last Air Date: Dec. 23, 1966, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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