Ready Steady Go! 60 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Bowie He was 16 , 69 years old when he died | |
| Donovan He was 17 , now 77 years old | |
| Stevie Wonder He was 13 , now 73 years old | |
| Bill Wyman He was 26 , now 87 years old | |
| Mick Jagger He was 20 , now 80 years old | |
| Billy Fury He was 23 , 42 years old when he died | |
| Yusuf Islam He was 15 , now 75 years old | |
| Marvin Gaye He was 24 , 44 years old when he died | |
| Alfie Bass He was 47 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Petula Clark She was 30 , now 91 years old | |
| Rupert Davies He was 47 , 60 years old when he died | |
| Jimi Hendrix He was 20 , 27 years old when he died | |
| Cilla Black She was 20 , 72 years old when she died | |
| John Leyton He was 27 , now 88 years old | |
| Eric Burdon He was 22 , now 82 years old | |
| Salvatore Adamo He was 19 , now 80 years old | |
| Tom Jones He was 23 , now 83 years old | |
| Harry Fowler He was 36 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Wilson Pickett He was 22 , 64 years old when he died | |
| The Rolling Stones was 1 , now 62 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Michael Lindsay-Hogg Directing He was 23 , now 83 years old | Director |
Ready Steady Go! (60 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1963-08-09
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 178
