Ready Steady Go!
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Ready Steady Go!

📅 1963 ⭐ 7.0 🕐 30m GB GB

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.

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 57 episodes
E1
Pat Boone; Billy Fury; Brian Poole & The Tremeloes 1963-08-09
E2
16 August 1963 1963-08-16
E3
Rolling Stones; Peggy March; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan 1963-08-23
E4
The Springfields; Johnny Kidd & the Pirates 1963-08-30
E5
The Searchers; Tommy Roe; Jimmy Justice 1963-09-06
E6
Freddy and the Dreamers; Kenny Lynch 1963-09-13
E7
Acker Bilk; Hank Locklin; Duffy Power 1963-09-20
E8
Cilla Black; Adam Faith and the Roulettes 1963-09-27
E9
The Beatles / Helen Shapiro / Dusty Springfield 1963-10-04
E10
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes / Polly Perkins 1963-10-11
E11
Brook Benton; Dee Dee Sharp; Dion; Timi Yuro 1963-10-18
E12
Del Shannon; Joe Brown & the Bruvvers; Billy J. Kramer 1963-10-25
E13
Mark Wynter; Tommy Quickly; The Big Three; Polly Perkins 1963-11-01
E14
The Dave Clark Five; John Leyton; Patsy Ann Noble 1963-11-08
E15
Dusty Springfield; Brian Poole & Tremeloes 1963-11-15
E16
Rolling Stones; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Freddie & the Dreamers 1963-11-22
E17
The Hollies; Manfred Mann; Mike Same; Glenda Collins 1963-11-29
E18
Adam Faith; Ted Heath; The Searchers; Marty Wilde 1963-12-06
E19
The Dave Clark 5; Mike Hurst; Doug Sheldon 1963-12-13
E20
Dusty Springfield; Billy Fury; The Fourmost 1963-12-20
E21
The Rolling Stones; Stevie Wonder; Andrew Loog Oldham 1963-12-27
E22
RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1964 New Years Show) 1963-12-31
E23
The Ronettes; Dave Berry; Georgie Fame 1964-01-03
E24
The Classmates; Manfred Mann; Helen Shapiro 1964-01-10
E25
Joe Brown & his Bruvvers; Eden Kane; Marty Wilde 1964-01-17
E26
The Bachelors; The Searchers; Tony Sheridan; Phil Spector 1964-01-24
E27
Cilla Black; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Merseybeats 1964-01-31
E28
Kiki Dee; Ben E. King; The Kinks; Manfred Mann 1964-02-07
E29
The Crystals; Kenny Lynch; Dusty Springfield; Rolling Stones 1964-02-14
E30
Dave Clark 5; Freddie & the Dreamers; Francoise Hardy 1964-02-21
E31
The Hollies; Gene Pitney; Billy J. Kramer 1964-02-28
E32
Adam Faith; The Merseybeats; Mike Hurst 1964-03-06
E33
Petula Clark; Bern Elliott & Fenmen; Julie Grant 1964-03-13
E34
The Beatles / The Animals / Dusty Springfield 1964-03-20
E35
The Rolling Stones; Manfred Mann; Billy J. Kramer 1964-04-03
E36
Rave Mad Mod Ball 1964-04-08
E37
The Searchers / Peter, Paul & Mary 1964-04-10
E38
Roy Orbison; Dave Berry; The Fourmost 1964-04-17
E39
Golden Rose TV-festival, Montreux, Switzerland 1964-04-24
E40
Cilla Black; Billy Fury; The Four Pennies 1964-05-01
E41
The Animals; Little Richard; Brian Poole & the Tremeloes; Carl Perkins 1964-05-08
E42
Dave Clark 5; The Hollies; Eden Kane; The Pretty Things 1964-05-15
E43
Françoise Hardy; Little Richard; Dionne Warwick; The Yardbirds 1964-05-22
E44
Swinging Blue Jeans; Merseybeats; Kenny Lynch 1964-05-29
E45
Adam Faith; The Applejacks; The Fortunes 1964-06-05
E46
Peter & Gordon; Dave Clark 5; Jimmy Powell 1964-06-12
E47
The Animals; Crickets; Davie Jones & the King Bees 1964-06-19
E48
The Rolling Stones; Millie Small; Merseybeats 1964-06-26
E49
3 July 1964 (pre-empted) 1964-07-03
E50
Manfred Mann; Dusty Springfield; The Searchers 1964-07-10
E51
17 July 1964 1964-07-17
E52
Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Mojos; Sandie Shaw 1964-07-24
E53
The Kinks; Manfred Mann; The Four Pennies 1964-07-31
E54
Rolling Stones; Cilla Black; Nashville Teens 1964-08-07
E55
Swinging Blue Jeans; Georgie Fame; The Naturals 1964-08-14
E56
Brenda Lee; Helen Shapiro; Wayne Gibson 1964-08-21
E57
Gerry & the Pacemakers / Lulu / Dusty Springfield / Mark Wynter 1964-08-28
Season 2 52 episodes
E1
The Searchers; Herman's Hermits; Peter & Gordon 1964-09-04
E2
Cliff Bennett; Adam Faith; Bill Haley & his Comets 1964-09-11
E3
The Animals; Elkie Brooks; The Hollies; Dionne Warwick 1964-09-18
E4
Gerry & the Pacemakers; Wayne Fontana; Little Eva 1964-09-25
E5
John Lee Hooker; Lulu; Keith Powell 1964-10-02
E6
Dave Clark Five; Manfred Mann; Honeycombs 1964-10-09
E7
Dionne Warwick; Mick Jagger 1964-10-16
E8
Dusty Springfield; Dave Clark 5; Marianne Faithfull; Sandie Shaw 1964-10-23
E9
The Kinks; The Dixie Cups 1964-10-30
E10
The Beach Boys; Gene Pitney; Dusty Springfield; Fourmost 1964-11-06
E11
Adam Faith; Herman's Hermits; The Hollies; Françoise Hardy 1964-11-13
E12
Jerry Lee Lewis; Rolling Stones; Marvin Gaye 1964-11-20
E13
The Beatles; Kim Weston; Isley Brothers; Searchers 1964-11-27
E14
The Miracles; P.J. Proby; Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers 1964-12-04
E15
Georgie Fame / Rufus Thomas / Dick and DeeDee / Gerry & the Pacemakers 1964-12-11
E16
Petula Clark; The Animals; Brian Poole and the Tremeloes 1964-12-18
E17
The Searchers; Sandie Shaw 1964-12-25
E18
RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1965 New Years Show) 1964-12-31
E19
Cilla Black; The Rockin' Berries; Sonny Boy Williamson 1965-01-08
E20
Rolling Stones; Righteous Brothers; Del Shannon; Kinks 1965-01-15
E21
Dave Clark Five; Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders; Billy J. Kramer 1965-01-22
E22
The Who; The Animals; Hollies; Elkie Brooks 1965-01-29
E23
Marianne Faithfull; Gene Pitney; The Zombies 1965-02-05
E24
Manfred Mann; Millie; Sandie Shaw; Dusty Springfield 1965-02-12
E25
Georgie Fame; Roy Orbison; The Searchers 1965-02-19
E26
26 February 1965 1965-02-26
E27
Petula Clark; The Moody Blues 1965-03-05
E28
Donovan; Gerry & the Pacemakers;Temptations; Stevie Wonder 1965-03-12
E29
Dave Clark 5; Kinks; Martha & the Vandellas; Miracles; Them 1965-03-19
E30
The Supremes; The Drifters; The Moody Blues 1965-03-26
E31
Ready Steady Goes Live! 1965-04-02
E32
The Rolling Stones; The Animals; Roger Miller 1965-04-09
E33
Adam Faith; John Lennon & Paul McCartney 1965-04-16
E34
Cilla Black; Tom Jones; Paramounts; John Mayall's Bluesbreakers 1965-04-23
E35
Bertice Reading; Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames 1965-04-30
E36
Everly Brothers; Sandie Shaw; Unit Four Plus Two 1965-05-07
E37
Dave Clark 5; Kinks; Sandie Shaw; Spencer Davis Group 1965-05-14
E38
The Who; The Four Tops; Connie Francis 1965-05-21
E39
The Moody Blues; Billy J. Kramer; Soul Sisters 1965-05-28
E40
The Rolling Stones; The Kinks; The Yardbirds 1965-06-04
E41
Marianne Faithfull; Lulu; Manfred Mann; Wayne Fontana 1965-06-11
E42
The Marvelettes; Them; Solomon Burke 1965-06-18
E43
The Animals; Donovan; Hollies; P.J. Proby 1965-06-25
E44
The Who; Peter Cook & Dudley Moore 1965-07-02
E45
Yardbirds; The Dave Clark Five; The Ivy League 1965-07-09
E46
The Animals; Georgie Fame; Nina Simone 1965-07-16
E47
Simon & Garfunkel; Marianne Faithfull; Moody Blues 1965-07-23
E48
The Kinks; The Yardbirds; The Breakaways 1965-07-30
E49
The Byrds; The Who; Sonny & Cher; Brian Poole 1965-08-06
E50
The Animals; Walker Brothers; Nico 1965-08-13
E51
Herman's Hermits; Donovan; Wayne Fontana 1965-08-20
E52
The Rolling Stones; The Hollies; Lulu 1965-08-27
Season 3 52 episodes
E1
Rolling Stones; The Who; Walker Brothers; Zombies 1965-09-03
E2
Manfred Mann; Chris Farlowe; Goldie & the Gingerbreads 1965-09-10
E3
The Hollies; Gary Lewis; Small Faces; Dusty Springfield 1965-09-17
E4
Manfred Mann; Lou Johnson; Wayne Fontana 1965-09-24
E5
The Exciters; The Searchers; The Yardbirds 1965-10-01
E6
The Everly Brothers; The Supremes 1965-10-08
E7
Ben E. King; Lulu; Georgie Fame; The Fortunes 1965-10-15
E8
The Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Searchers 1965-10-22
E9
Dave Clark 5; The Yardbirds; The Merseybeats 1965-10-29
E10
The Who; Sir Douglas Quintet; Donovan 1965-11-05
E11
Wilson Pickett; Marc Bolan; Nashville Teens 1965-11-12
E12
The Who; The Searchers; Gary & the Pacemakers 1965-11-19
E13
The Animals; Herman's Hermits; Peter and Gordon 1965-11-26
E14
Walker Brothers; Fontella Bass; Hollies; The Toys 1965-12-03
E15
Spencer Davis Group; Kinks; Manfred Mann; The McCoys 1965-12-10
E16
Fourmost; Tom Jones; Cleo Laine; Walker Brothers 1965-12-17
E17
1965 Christmas Show 1965-12-24
E18
RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1966 New Years Show) 1965-01-31
E19
The Hollies; The Exciters; Georgie Fame 1966-01-07
E20
Patti LaBelle; Fontella Bass; Lee Dorsey 1966-01-14
E21
Dusty Springfield; Donovan; The Nashville Teens 1966-01-21
E22
The Small Faces; Sandie Shaw; Paul & Barry Ryan 1966-01-28
E23
The Spencer Davis Group; Adam Faith 1966-02-04
E24
The Animals; Len Barry; Breakaway; The Action 1966-02-11
E25
The Hollies; Tom Jones; The Yardbirds 1966-02-18
E26
The Walker Brothers; Billy J. Kramer; Doris Troy 1966-02-25
E27
The Small Faces; Manfred Mann; The Yardbirds 1966-03-04
E28
James Brown and the Famous Flames 1966-03-11
E29
18 March 1966 1966-03-18
E30
The Animals; Wilson Pickett; Dusty Springfield 1966-03-25
E31
Ready Steady Allez (from France) 1966-04-01
E32
Cilla Black; Martha & the Vandellas; The Shangri-Las 1966-04-08
E33
Chris Andrews; Dusty Springfield; The Vibrations 1966-04-15
E34
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore; Lovin' Spoonful 1966-04-22
E35
Neil Christian; Pinkerton's Assorted Colours 1966-04-29
E36
Wayne Fontana; Tom Jones; Patti LaBelle; Small Faces 1966-05-06
E37
The Everly Brothers; The Mindbenders; The Scaffold 1966-05-13
E38
Ben E. King; Sandie Shaw; Paul & Barry Ryan 1966-05-20
E39
The Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Yardbirds 1966-05-27
E40
Cilla Black; ; Roy C.; Billie Davis & Keith Powell; Oscar 1966-06-03
E41
Manfred Mann; Twice As Much; Tony Hazzard 1966-06-10
E42
Chris Farlowe; The Hollies; Herman's Hermits; Gene Pitney 1966-06-17
E43
The Kinks; Dave Berry; Tom Jones; Dave Dee & Co. 1966-06-24
E44
Chris Curtis; Dusty Springfield 1966-07-01
E45
Simon & Garfunkel; The Troggs; Walker Brothers 1966-07-08
E46
Dusty Springfield; David and Johnathan 1966-07-15
E47
Madeline Bell; Dave Dee & Co.; Paul & Barry Ryan 1966-07-22
E48
Manfred Mann; Joe Tex 1966-07-29
E49
The Troggs 1966-08-05
E50
Julie Felix; The Fourmost; The Game; The Alan Price Set 1966-08-12
E51
The Who; Manfred Mann; Cliff Bennett; Twice As Much 1966-08-19
E52
Sonny & Cher; Small Faces; Overlanders; The Mindbenders 1966-08-26
Season 4 17 episodes
E1
Wayne Fontana; Sandie Shaw; Spencer Davis Group 1966-09-02
E2
The Who; Peter & Gordon; David Garrick; Zoot Money 1966-09-09
E3
The Otis Redding Special 1966-09-16
E4
Walker Brothers; Dave Dee & Co.; The Breakaways 1966-09-23
E5
30 September 1966 1966-09-30
E6
The Rolling Stones; Paul & Barry Ryan; Eric Burdon 1966-10-07
E7
Dusty Springfield; Paul Jones 1966-10-14
E8
The Who; Georgie Fame; Lee Dorsey 1966-10-21
E9
Dave Clark 5; Troggs; Edwin Starr; Bobby Goldsboro 1966-10-28
E10
Cream; Bobby Darin; Manfred Mann 1966-11-04
E11
Cilla Black; Spencer Davis Group; Wayne Fontana 1966-11-11
E12
Four Tops; Small Faces; Eric Burdon & the Animals 1966-11-18
E13
Ben E. King; Donovan; Little Richard 1966-11-25
E14
Herman's Hermits 1966-12-02
E15
Marc Bolan; Bobby Hebb; The Move; Alan Price Set 1966-12-09
E16
Jimi Hendrix; Marc Bolan; The Troggs 1966-12-16
E17
Ready Steady GOES! (final show) 1966-12-23
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