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1. Pat Boone; Billy Fury; Brian Poole & The Tremeloes

--Pat Boone --Chris Barber --Billy Fury - ""In Summer"" and ""Somebody El...

2. 16 August 1963

Guests unknown. The presenters were Keith Fordyce and David Gell (both prese...

3. Rolling Stones; Peggy March; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan

--Rolling Stones (1st appearance) - ""Come On"" Scheduled guests: --Jet H...

4. The Springfields; Johnny Kidd & the Pirates

Scheduled guests: --The Springfields - ""Come On Home"" --Johnny Kidd & ...

5. The Searchers; Tommy Roe; Jimmy Justice

Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Sweets For My Sweet"" --Jimmy Just...

6. Freddy and the Dreamers; Kenny Lynch

Scheduled guests: --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I'm Telling You Now"" -...

7. Acker Bilk; Hank Locklin; Duffy Power

Scheduled guests: --Hank Locklin (country singer) --Acker Bilk --Duffy...

8. Cilla Black; Adam Faith and the Roulettes

--Cilla Black (her TV debut) - ""Love of the Loved"" (and possibly ""Shy of L...

9. The Beatles / Helen Shapiro / Dusty Springfield

The Beatles ("Twist and Shout," "I'll Get You," "She Loves You"),Helen Shapi...

10. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes / Polly Perkins

Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole & The Tremeloes --Polly Perkins

11. Brook Benton; Dee Dee Sharp; Dion; Timi Yuro

Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton --Dion --Dee Dee Sharp --Timi Yuro

12. Del Shannon; Joe Brown & the Bruvvers; Billy J. Kramer

Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and the Bruvvers - ""Sally Ann"" --Billy J...

13. Mark Wynter; Tommy Quickly; The Big Three; Polly Perkins

Tommy Quickly, And The Big 3 show London the Liverpool style of music Polly P...

14. The Dave Clark Five; John Leyton; Patsy Ann Noble

Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"...

15. Dusty Springfield; Brian Poole & Tremeloes

Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Can Dance"" (chart...

16. Rolling Stones; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Freddie & the Dreamers

--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" Scheduled guests: --Gerry...

17. The Hollies; Manfred Mann; Mike Same; Glenda Collins

Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Stay"" --Mike Same --Manfred Mann ...

18. Adam Faith; Ted Heath; The Searchers; Marty Wilde

Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""We Are In Love"" --...

19. The Dave Clark 5; Mike Hurst; Doug Sheldon

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" --Mike Hurst...

20. Dusty Springfield; Billy Fury; The Fourmost

Scheduled guests: --Billy Fury --Dusty Springfield --The Fourmost - ""...

21. The Rolling Stones; Stevie Wonder; Andrew Loog Oldham

--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" --Stevie Wonder --Andrew L...

22. RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1964 New Years Show)

The Beatles (from their 4 October 1963 appearace) --Cilla Black --The Da...

23. The Ronettes; Dave Berry; Georgie Fame

Scheduled guests: --The Ronettes - ""Baby I Love You"" --Tony Meehan and...

24. The Classmates; Manfred Mann; Helen Shapiro

--Georgie Fame - ""Do The Dog"" Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro - ""Fev...

25. Joe Brown & his Bruvvers; Eden Kane; Marty Wilde

Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and his Bruvvers --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"...

26. The Bachelors; The Searchers; Tony Sheridan; Phil Spector

Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Needles & Pins"" --Susan Maughan ...

28. Kiki Dee; Ben E. King; The Kinks; Manfred Mann

--The Kinks - ""Long Tall Sally"" Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --Ede...

29. The Crystals; Kenny Lynch; Dusty Springfield; Rolling Stones

--Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away,"" ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" and ""You Bette...

30. Dave Clark 5; Freddie & the Dreamers; Francoise Hardy

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Bits & Pieces"" --Freddie a...

31. The Hollies; Gene Pitney; Billy J. Kramer

Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Just One Look"" --Billy J. Kramer an...

32. Adam Faith; The Merseybeats; Mike Hurst

Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""If He Tells You"" -...

33. Petula Clark; Bern Elliott & Fenmen; Julie Grant

Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark (guest DJ) --Bern Elliott & Fenmen - ""...

34. The Beatles / The Animals / Dusty Springfield

The Beatles ("Can't Buy Me Love," "It Won't Be Long," "You Can't Do That"),D...

35. The Rolling Stones; Manfred Mann; Billy J. Kramer

--The Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away"" and ""I Just Wanna Make Love To You...

36. Rave Mad Mod Ball

Charity show broadcast live from the Empire Pool, Wembley --Rolling Stones -...

37. The Searchers / Peter, Paul & Mary

Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Don't Throw Your Love Away"" --Pe...

38. Roy Orbison; Dave Berry; The Fourmost

Scheduled guests: --Roy Orbison - ""It's Over"" --Helen Shapiro --Kath...

39. Golden Rose TV Festival

From Montreux, Switzerland: --The Rolling Stones - ""Mona,"" ""Route 66"" a...

40. Cilla Black; Billy Fury; The Four Pennies

Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""You're My World"" --Billy Fury --Th...

41. The Animals; Little Richard; Brian Poole & the Tremeloes; Carl Perkins

Scheduled guests: --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama Loo"" --Carl Perki...

42. Dave Clark 5; The Hollies; Eden Kane; The Pretty Things

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"...

43. Françoise Hardy; Little Richard; Dionne Warwick; The Yardbirds

--The Yardbirds - ""I Wish You Would"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): ...

44. Swinging Blue Jeans; Merseybeats; Kenny Lynch

Scheduled guests: --The Swinging Blue Jeans - ""You're No Good"" --The M...

45. Adam Faith; The Applejacks; The Fortunes

Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""I Love Being In Love ...

46. Peter & Gordon; Dave Clark 5; Jimmy Powell

Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"...

47. The Animals; Crickets; Davie Jones & the King Bees

Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House Of The Rising Sun"" --The Cric...

48. The Rolling Stones; Millie Small; Merseybeats

--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" and ""Good Times Bad Times"" Ad...

49. 3 July 1964 (pre-empted)

Note: The 3 July 1964 RSG show was cancelled. Scheduled guests: --Long Jo...

50. Manfred Mann; Dusty Springfield; The Searchers

Show taped at the Knokke-le-Zoute Song Festival in Belgium with Elkie Brooks,...

51. 17 July 1964

--Guests unknown (The TV listings only mentioned presenters Keith Fordyce and...

52. Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Mojos; Sandie Shaw

--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" Scheduled guests: --The Anima...

53. The Kinks; Manfred Mann; The Four Pennies

Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""You Really Got Me"" --Manfred Mann - "...

54. Rolling Stones; Cilla Black; Nashville Teens

--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" Additional guests (scheduled to...

55. Swinging Blue Jeans; Georgie Fame; The Naturals

Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame --Swinging Blue Jeans --The Natural...

56. Brenda Lee; Helen Shapiro; Wayne Gibson

Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro --Brenda Lee - ""Is It True"" --Wayn...

57. Gerry & the Pacemakers / Lulu / Dusty Springfield / Mark Wynter

Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" ...