Ready Steady Go! Season 3, Episode 17: 1965 Christmas Show

1

Rolling Stones; The Who; Walker Brothers; Zombies

--The Rolling Stones (taped 2-Sep-65) - ""Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin'),"" ""That's How Strong My Love Is"" and ""Satisfaction"" --""Mime Time"" parody with the Stones, Andrew Loog Oldham and Cathy McGowan miming to ""I Got You Babe."" --The Preachers (a British band, introduced by Bill Wyman) Other guests: --The Who - ""My Generation"" and ""Dancing In The Street"" --Big Dee Irwin --Lou Johnson --The Zombies - ""Whenever You're Ready"" --Walker Brothers - ""Make It Easy on Yourself"" --Honeycombs - ""That's the Way""

30 min

2

Manfred Mann; Chris Farlowe; Goldie & the Gingerbreads

Scheduled guests: --Chris Farlowe --Goldie & the Gingerbreads --Manfred Mann - ""If You Gotta Go Go Now""

30 min

3

The Hollies; Gary Lewis; Small Faces; Dusty Springfield

Scheduled guests: --Dusty Springfield - ""Some Of Your Lovin'"" --The Hollies - ""Look Through Any Window"" --Gary Lewis --The Small Faces - ""Whatcha Gonna Do About It?""

30 min

4

Manfred Mann; Lou Johnson; Wayne Fontana

Scheduled guests: --Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - ""She Needs Love"" --Manfred Mann - ""If You Gotta Go Go Now"" --Lou Johnson Additional guest? (need to verify): --Sandie Shaw - ""Message Understood""

30 min

5

The Exciters; The Searchers; The Yardbirds

Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""When I Get Home"" --The Yardbirds - ""Evil Hearted You"" & ""Still I'm Sad"" --The Exciters

30 min

6

The Everly Brothers; The Supremes

Scheduled guests: --The Supremes --The Everly Brothers - ""Love Is Strange""

30 min

7

Ben E. King; Lulu; Georgie Fame; The Fortunes

Scheduled guests: --Ben E. King --Lulu - ""Try to Understand"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Some of Your Lovin'"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - ""Something"" --The Fortunes - ""Here It Comes Again"" --Graham Bond Organisation

30 min

8

The Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Searchers

--The Rolling Stones - ""Cry To Me,"" ""She Said Yeah,"" ""Get Off Of My Cloud"" --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"" and ""I'm Gonna Change The World"" Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""It's My Life"" --The Searchers - ""When I Get Home"" --Chris Farlowe --Scott Hamilton --The Rolling Stones - ""Get Off My Cloud""

30 min

9

Dave Clark 5; The Yardbirds; The Merseybeats

Scheduled guests: --Dave Berry - ""I'm Gonna Take You There"" --The Dave Clark Five - ""Over And Over"" --The Ivy League - ""Our Love Is Slipping Away"" --The Merseybeats - ""I Love You Yes I Do"" --The Yardbirds - ""Evil Hearted You"" & ""Still I'm Sad""

30 min

10

The Who; Sir Douglas Quintet; Donovan

--The Who - ""My Generation"" --Sir Douglas Quintet --Lesley Duncan --Paul and Barry Ryan - ""Don't Bring Me Heartaches"" Additional guests (scheduled): --Donovan - ""Turquoise"" --The Moody Blues - "" Everyday""

30 min

11

Wilson Pickett; Marc Bolan; Nashville Teens

--Marc Bolan - ""The Wizzard"" (his first single) Other guests (scheduled): --Johnny Halliday --Tom Jones - ""Thunderball"" --The Nashville Teens - ""I Know How It Feels To Be Loved"" --Wilson Pickett - ""Don't Fight It"" and ""In The Midnight Hour --The Small Faces - ""I've Got Mine"" --Sylvie Vartan

30 min

12

The Who; The Searchers; Gary & the Pacemakers

Scheduled guests: --Chris Andrews - ""Yesterday Man"" & ""To Whom It Concerns"" --Gerry and The Pacemakers - ""Walk Hand In Hand"" --Keith Powell --The Searchers - ""Take Me For What I'm Worth"" --The Who - ""My Generation"" From another source: --Beatstalkers --Gerry and The Pacemakers --Gillian Hill --The Kinks - ""Till The End Of The Day"" --Keith Powell --The Searchers --The Who - ""Shout And Shimmy""

30 min

13

The Animals; Herman's Hermits; Peter and Gordon

Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""It's My Life"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - ""Something"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""Neon City"" --Peter and Gordon - ""Baby I'm Yours"" --Herman's Hermits - ""A Must To Avoid"" --Sue and Sunny From another source: --The Who - ""Love Hurts"" & ""Runaround Sue"" (two songs they never issued studio versions of) --The Animals

30 min

14

Walker Brothers; Fontella Bass; Hollies; The Toys

Scheduled guests: --Fontella Bass - ""Rescue Me"" --Wayne Fontana - ""It Was Easier To Hurt Her"" --The Hollies - ""If I Needed Someone"" --Major Lance --Ketty Lester --The Toys - ""A Lover's Concerto"" --The Walker Brothers - ""My Ship Is Coming In"" --The Who - ""My Generation""

30 min

15

Spencer Davis Group; Kinks; Manfred Mann; The McCoys

Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""Till The End Of The Day"" --Manfred Mann - ""There's No Living Without Your Loving"" --The McCoys - ""Hang On Sloopy"" --The Rockin' Berries --The Spencer Davis Group - ""Keep On Running"" --Dodie West

30 min

16

Fourmost; Tom Jones; Cleo Laine; Walker Brothers

Scheduled guests: --The Fourmost - ""Girls Girls Girls"" --Tom Jones and the Squires --Cleo Laine --Joe Tex & His Trio --The Walker Brothers - ""My Ship Is Coming In"" --Dee Dee Warwick

30 min

17

1965 Christmas Show

The RSG Pantomime with --Cilla Black (as the storyteller) --Cathy McGowan (as Cinderella) --The Who's Pete Townshend (as the wicked stepmother) --Herman's Hermits' Peter Noone (as the Prince) --The Kinks's Ray Davies (as an ugly sister) --The Animals's Hilton Valentine (as an ugly sister) --Eric Burdon (as the fairy godmother) --The Hollies' Graham Nash and Bobby Elliott (as pantomime horse) Music: --The Who - ""Jingle Bells"" ""My Generation"" ""The Kids Are Alright"" and ""Baby Don't You Do It"" --The Animals --Chris Farlowe --Herman's Hermits - possibly ""A Must To Avoid"" --The Hollies - possibly ""If I Needed Someone"" --The Kinks - ""Till The End Of The Day"" Plus, various skits, and a finale of ""White Christmas"" sung by all participants. Scheduled guests (from another source): --Eric Burdon --Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky, Mick and Titch - ""You Make It Move"" --Donovan - ""Turquoise"" --Spencer Davis Group - ""Keep On Running"" --Paul Jones --Alan Price (possibl

30 min

18

RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1966 New Years Show)

THE NEW YEAR STARTS HERE (Special New Years Show) ITV network from 10:52 pm until midnight (or until close-down). Another source listed the starting time as 11:55 pm. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowan Guests: The Animals Chris Andrews Dave Berry The Dave Clark Five Tom Jones The Kinks Lulu Kenny Lynch The Rolling Stones - ""Satisfaction"" & ""Get Off Of My Cloud"" The Searchers - ""Take Me For What I'm Worth"" Dusty Springfield Also guesting, but not credited, Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser (Bootsie and Snudge) miming to The Righteous Brothers classic hit single ""You've Lost That Loving Feeling"" r.adams207 submitted the following song titles: The Who - ""I Can't Explain"" Chris Andrews - ""Girl Don't Come"" Tom Jones - ""Chills And Fever"" Lulu - ""Shout""

30 min

19

The Hollies; The Exciters; Georgie Fame

Scheduled guests: --The Exciters - ""A Little Bit Of Soap"" --Georgie Fame --The Hollies - ""I Can't Let Go""

30 min

20

Patti LaBelle; Fontella Bass; Lee Dorsey

Scheduled guests: --Fontella Bass - ""Recovery"" --Lee Dorsey - ""Get Out Of My Life Woman"" --Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles - ""All Or Nothing"" and ""Over The Rainbow"" Also scheduled (but not listed in TV Times): --The Kinks - ""Till The End Of The Day"" --Tom Jones

30 min

21

Dusty Springfield; Donovan; The Nashville Teens

Scheduled guests: --Donovan - ""Josie"" (and possibly ""Little Tin Soldier"") --The Nashville Teens - ""The Hard Way"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Little By Little""

30 min

22

The Small Faces; Sandie Shaw; Paul & Barry Ryan

Scheduled guests: --Sandie Shaw - ""Tomorrow"" --The Small Faces - ""Sha La La La Lee"" --Paul & Barry Ryan - ""Have Pity On The Boy"" From another source: --The Who - ""Circles""

30 min

23

The Spencer Davis Group; Adam Faith

Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith - ""Idle Gossip"" (and possibly ""If Ever You Need Me"") --The Spencer Davis Group - ""Keep On Running""

30 min

24

The Animals; Len Barry; Breakaway; The Action

--The Animals - ""Maudie"" and ""Inside Looking Out"" Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""Inside Looking Out"" --Len Barry - ""Like A Baby"" --Breakaway (possibly The Breakaways) --The Action From another source: --James Brown

30 min

25

The Hollies; Tom Jones; The Yardbirds

Scheduled guests: --Boz --The Hollies - ""I Can't Let Go"" --Tom Jones and the Squires - ""Thunderball"" --The Yardbirds - ""Shapes of Things"" and ""You're A Better Man Than I""

30 min

26

The Walker Brothers; Billy J. Kramer; Doris Troy

Scheduled guests: --Doris Troy --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""We're Doing Fine"" --The Walker Brothers - ""The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore""

30 min

27

The Small Faces; Manfred Mann; The Yardbirds

Scheduled guests: --The Spencer Davis Group --Manfred Mann --The Small Faces - ""Sha La La La Lee"" --The Yardbirds - ""Shapes Of Things"" From another source: --David Bowie and the Buzz - ""Can't Help Thinking About Me"" --The Small Faces

30 min

28

James Brown and the Famous Flames

--James Brown and the Famous Flames (The James Brown Revue) The songs include ""I Got You""

30 min

29

18 March 1966

Scheduled guests: --Billy Fury - ""I'll Never Quite Get Over you"" --The Spencer Davis Group - ""Somebody Help Me"" From another source: --The Who - ""Barbara Ann"" and ""Substitute"" --Bob Lind - ""Elusive Butterfly"" --Barbara Lewis --Irma Thomas

30 min

30

The Animals; Wilson Pickett; Dusty Springfield

Scheduled guests: --Wilson Pickett - ""634-5789"" --The Animals - ""Inside Looking Out"" --Dusty Springfield - ""You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"" --Robert Henry (not listed in TV Times) --Roy Orbison (not listed in TV Times) --Wilson Pickett (not listed in TV Times) --Mary Wells (not listed in TV Times)

30 min

31

Ready Steady Allez (from France)

READY STEADY ALLEZ (Live from The Locomotive Discotechque, Paris, France) Rediffusion 7:00 - 7:30 pm --The Who - ""My Generation"" and ""Substitute"" --The Yardbirds - ""Shapes Of Things"" --Brian Jones and Bill Wyman (non-musical apperance) Assorted French acts including --Mireille Mathieu

30 min

32

Cilla Black; Martha & the Vandellas; The Shangri-Las

Scheduled guests: --Arthur Alexander --Cilla Black - ""Alfie"" --Lou Christie --Don Conway (or Don Covey) --Martha and the Vandellas --The Shangri-Las

30 min

33

Chris Andrews; Dusty Springfield; The Vibrations

Scheduled guests: --Chris Andrews - ""Something On My Mind"" --The Lovin' Spoonful - ""Daydream"" --Dusty Springfield - ""You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"" --The Vibrations --Timi Yuro

30 min

34

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore; Lovin' Spoonful

Scheduled guests: --Peter Cook and Dudley Moore --The Lovin' Spoonful - ""Daydream"" --Manfred Mann

30 min

35

Neil Christian; Pinkerton's Assorted Colours

Scheduled guests: --Neil Christian - ""That's Nice"" --Pinkerton's Assorted Colours - ""Don't Stop Loving Me Baby"" --Keith Relf - ""Mr. Zero"" --The Yardbirds - ""Jeff's Boogie""

30 min

36

Wayne Fontana; Tom Jones; Patti LaBelle; Small Faces

Scheduled guests: --The Small Faces - ""Hey Girl"" --Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles - ""Ebb Tide"" --Wayne Fontana - ""Come On Home"" --Tom Jones - ""Once There Was A Time"" & ""Not Responsible""

30 min

37

The Everly Brothers; The Mindbenders; The Scaffold

Scheduled guests: --The Scaffold - ""2 Day's Monday"" (and ""3 Blind Jellyfish"") --The Everly Brothers --The Mindbenders - ""Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You)""

30 min

38

Ben E. King; Sandie Shaw; Paul & Barry Ryan

Scheduled guests: --Ben E. King --Paul and Barry Ryan - ""I Love Her"" --Sandie Shaw - ""Nothing Comes Easy"" From another source: --An interview with Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys

30 min

39

The Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Yardbirds

--The Rolling Stones - ""I Am Waiting,"" ""Under My Thumb"" and ""Paint It Black"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --The Animals - ""Don't Bring Me Down"" --The Yardbirds - ""Over Under Sideways Down"" --Chris Andrews - ""Whatcha Gonna Do Now""

30 min

40

Cilla Black; ; Roy C.; Billie Davis & Keith Powell; Oscar

Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""Don't Answer Me"" --Billie Davis & Keith Powell - ""You Don't Know Like I Know"" --Roy C. - ""Shotgun Wedding"" --Oscar - ""Club Of Lights"" Also: --The Beatles - ""Paperback Writer"" & ""Rain"" promo videos

30 min

41

Manfred Mann; Twice As Much; Tony Hazzard

Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""You Gave Me Somebody To Love"" --Twice As Much - ""Sittin' On A Fence"" --Tony Hazzard - ""You'll Never Put Shackles On Me""

30 min

42

Chris Farlowe; The Hollies; Herman's Hermits; Gene Pitney

Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Bus Stop"" --Chris Farlowe - ""Out of Time"" --Gene Pitney - ""Nobody Needs Your Love"" --Herman's Hermits - ""This Door Swings Both Ways"" From another source: --Chris Farlowe - ""Out of Time"" (Jagger/Richard's song) --Mick Jagger interviewed by Cathy McGowan

30 min

43

The Kinks; Dave Berry; Tom Jones; Dave Dee & Co.

Scheduled guests: --Tom Jones - ""Not Responsible"" --The Kinks - ""Sunny Afternoon"" --Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch - ""Hideaway"" --Dave Berry - ""Mama"" --Norma Tanega - ""Walking My Cat Named Dog""

30 min

44

Chris Curtis; Dusty Springfield

Scheduled guests: --Dusty Springfield - ""Going Back"" --Chris Curtis (formerly of The Searchers) - ""Aggravation"" From another source: --The Hollies - ""Bus Stop""

30 min

45

Simon & Garfunkel; The Troggs; Walker Brothers

Scheduled guests: --Joy Marshall - ""The More I See You"" --Simon and Garfunkel - ""I Am A Rock"" --The Troggs - ""With A Girl Like You"" --The Walker Brothers - ""(Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me""

30 min

46

Dusty Springfield; David and Johnathan

Scheduled guests: --David and Johnathan - ""Lovers Of The World Unite"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""Playboy"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Going Back""

30 min

47

Madeline Bell; Dave Dee & Co.; Paul & Barry Ryan

Scheduled guests: --Madeline Bell - ""Don't Come Running To Me"" (and ""I Really Got Carried Away"") --Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - ""Hideaway"" --Lee Drummond --Paul & Barry Ryan - ""I Love How You Love Me"" --The Yardbirds - ""Farewell, Lost Woman""

30 min

48

Manfred Mann; Joe Tex

Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""Just Like A Woman"" --Joe Tex and his Band

30 min

49

The Troggs

--The Troggs - ""With A Girl Like You"" Other guests unknown

30 min

50

Julie Felix; The Fourmost; The Game; The Alan Price Set

Scheduled guests: --Julie Felix --The Fourmost - ""Here, There And Everywhere"" --The Game --The Alan Price Set - ""Hi-Lili Hi-Lo""

30 min

51

The Who; Manfred Mann; Cliff Bennett; Twice As Much

Guests (scheduled to appear): --Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers - ""Got To Get You Into My Life"" --Salena Jones - ""I Am Yours"" --Manfred Mann - ""Just Like A Woman"" and/or ""You Gave Me Somebody To Love"" --Twice As Much --The Who - ""A Legal Matter"" and ""I'm A Boy""

30 min

52

Sonny & Cher; Small Faces; Overlanders; The Mindbenders

Scheduled guests: --The Mindbenders - ""Ashes to Ashes"" --The Overlanders - ""Go Where You Wanna Go"" --The Small Faces - ""All Or Nothing"" --Sonny & Cher - ""Little Man""

30 min