Broadcast date
09-08-1963 • 57 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. Pat Boone; Billy Fury; Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
--Pat Boone --Chris Barber --Billy Fury - ""In Summer"" and ""Somebody Else's Girl"" --Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - ""Twist And South"" & ""Do You Love Me"" --Joyce Blair
2. 16 August 1963
Guests unknown.
The presenters were Keith Fordyce and David Gell (both presenters had previously worked on ""Thank Your Lucky Stars"")
3. Rolling Stones; Peggy March; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
--Rolling Stones (1st appearance) - ""Come On""
Scheduled guests: --Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - ""Applejack"" --Little Peggy March - ""Hello Heartache Goodbye Love""
4. The Springfields; Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
Scheduled guests: --The Springfields - ""Come On Home"" --Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - ""I'll Never Get Over You""
5. The Searchers; Tommy Roe; Jimmy Justice
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Sweets For My Sweet"" --Jimmy Justice --Tommy Roe - ""Everybody""
6. Freddy and the Dreamers; Kenny Lynch
Scheduled guests: --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I'm Telling You Now"" --Kenny Lynch
7. Acker Bilk; Hank Locklin; Duffy Power
Scheduled guests: --Hank Locklin (country singer) --Acker Bilk --Duffy Power
8. Cilla Black; Adam Faith and the Roulettes
--Cilla Black (her TV debut) - ""Love of the Loved"" (and possibly ""Shy of Love"")
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""The First Time""
9. The Beatles / Helen Shapiro / Dusty Springfield
--The Beatles (1st RSG! appearance) - ""Twist and Shout,"" ""I'll Get You"" & ""She Loves You"" --Dusty Springfield interviews the Beatles (individually) --Helen Shapiro - ""Look Who It Is"" (with cameos by John, Ringo and George). --Paul McCartney judges a mime contest (""Mime Time""): Four girls lip-synch to Brenda Lee's ""Let's Jump the Broomstick.""
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
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. Kramer and the Dakotas --Del Shannon - ""Sue's Gotta Be Mine"" --Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers --The Tornadoes
13. Mark Wynter; Tommy Quickly; The Big Three; Polly Perkins
Scheduled guests: --Mary Wynter - ""It's Almost Tomorrow"" --The Caravelles --Polly Perkins --The Big Three --Tommy Quickly
14. The Dave Clark Five; John Leyton; Patsy Ann Noble
Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" (charted 21Nov63 UK) --Patsy Ann Noble ""It's Better To Cry Today"" --Michael Cox
Also: --The Beatles - ""She Loves You"" (repeat clip from the 4 October 1963 show)
15. Dusty Springfield; Brian Poole & Tremeloes
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Can Dance"" (charted 28Nov63 UK) --Dusty Springfield - ""I Only Want To Be With You"" --Johnny Kidd & The Pirates --Heinz --Gene Pitney
Another souce listed these guests: --Brook Benton --Lesley Gore --Trini Lopez --Timi Yuro
16. Rolling Stones; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Freddie & the Dreamers
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""You Were Made For Me"" --Kathy Kirby - ""Secret Love"" --Kenny Lynch --Mitch Murray
17. The Hollies; Manfred Mann; Mike Same; Glenda Collins
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Stay"" --Mike Same --Manfred Mann --Glenda Collins --The Orchids - ""Gonna Make Him Mine""
18. Adam Faith; Ted Heath; The Searchers; Marty Wilde
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""We Are In Love"" --The Searchers - ""Sugar and Spice"" --Marty Wilde --Daryl Quist --Chris Sandford --Ted Heath
19. The Dave Clark 5; Mike Hurst; Doug Sheldon
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" --Mike Hurst (formerly of the Springfields) --Doug Sheldon
20. Dusty Springfield; Billy Fury; The Fourmost
Scheduled guests: --Billy Fury --Dusty Springfield --The Fourmost - ""I'm in Love""
21. The Rolling Stones; Stevie Wonder; Andrew Loog Oldham
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" --Stevie Wonder --Andrew Loog Oldham, guest DJ
22. RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1964 New Years Show)
The Beatles (from their 4 October 1963 appearace) --Cilla Black --The Dave Clark Five --Adam Faith --The Fourmost --Kirby Kirby --Kenny Lynch --Ray Martine --Tommy Quickly --The Roulettes --Mike Sarne --The Searchers --Mark Wynter
23. The Ronettes; Dave Berry; Georgie Fame
Scheduled guests: --The Ronettes - ""Baby I Love You"" --Tony Meehan and his Combo - ""Song Of Mexico"" --Dave Berry - ""My Baby Left Me"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
24. The Classmates; Manfred Mann; Helen Shapiro
--Georgie Fame - ""Do The Dog""
Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro - ""Fever"" --Manfred Mann - ""5-4-3-2-1"" --The Classmates
25. Joe Brown & his Bruvvers; Eden Kane; Marty Wilde
Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and his Bruvvers --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"" --Marty Wilde and the Velvettes
26. The Bachelors; The Searchers; Tony Sheridan; Phil Spector
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Needles & Pins"" --Susan Maughan --The Bachelors --Cloe --Tony Sheridan --Phil Spector
27. Cilla Black; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Merseybeats
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I'm The One"" --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Candy Man"" --Cilla Black - ""Anyone Who Had A Heart"" --The Merseybeats - ""I Think Of You"" --The Barron Knights - ""Comin' Home Baby""
28. Kiki Dee; Ben E. King; The Kinks; Manfred Mann
--The Kinks - ""Long Tall Sally""
Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --Eden Kane - ""Boys Cry"" --Ben E. King --Manfred Mann - ""5-4-3-2-1"" --Kiki Dee --Denny Seyton and the Sabres
29. The Crystals; Kenny Lynch; Dusty Springfield; Rolling Stones
--Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away,"" ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" and ""You Better Move On""
Scheduled guests: --The Crystals - ""I Wonder"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Stay Awhile"" --Kenny Lynch --The Laurie Jay Combo --Heinz and the Woodpeckers
30. Dave Clark 5; Freddie & the Dreamers; Francoise Hardy
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Bits & Pieces"" --Freddie and the Dreamers --Big Dee Irwin --Françoise Hardy --Jess Conrad --Tommy Quickly
31. The Hollies; Gene Pitney; Billy J. Kramer
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Just One Look"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas - ""Little Children"" --Gene Pitney - ""That Girl Belongs To Yesterday"" --Kathy Kirby - ""Let Me Go Lover"" --The Zephyrs
32. Adam Faith; The Merseybeats; Mike Hurst
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""If He Tells You"" --The Merseybeats - ""I Think Of You"" --Mike Hurst --JKP --Louise Cordet --The McKinleys --The Marauders
33. Petula Clark; Bern Elliott & Fenmen; Julie Grant
Scheduled guests: --Petula Clark (guest DJ) --Bern Elliott & Fenmen - ""New Orleans"" --Julie Grant --The Inferno --SBJ
34. The Beatles / The Animals / Dusty Springfield
--The Beatles (2nd RSG! appearance) - ""It Won't Be Long,"" ""You Can't Do That"" & ""Can't Buy Me Love"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Everyday I Have to Cry"" --The Animals - ""Baby, Let Me Take You Home"" --Bobby Vee - ""Buddy's Song""
--John Lennon, amateur DJ of the Week, selects Alma Cogan's ""Tennessee Waltz."" ""
Additional guest (scheduled to appear): --Millicent Martin
35. The Rolling Stones; Manfred Mann; Billy J. Kramer
--The Rolling Stones - ""Not Fade Away"" and ""I Just Wanna Make Love To You"" --Mic Jagger interview (by Cathy McGowan)
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Manfred Mann - ""Hubble Bubble (Toil & Trouble)"" --Sounds Incorporated - ""The Spartans"" --Madeline Bell - ""Don't Cross to My Side""
36. Rave Mad Mod Ball
Charity show broadcast live from the Empire Pool, Wembley
--Rolling Stones - ""Walking The Dog,"" ""Not Fade Away,"" ""High Heeled Sneakers"" and ""I'm All Right""
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas --The Fourmost --The Merseybeats --Sounds Incorporated --The Searchers --Cilla Black --Freddie & The Dreamers --Kenny Lynch --Manfred Mann
37. The Searchers / Peter, Paul & Mary
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Don't Throw Your Love Away"" --Peter Paul and Mary - ""Tell It To The Mountain"" --Richard Anthony - ""If I Loved You"" --The Applejacks - ""Tell Me When"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
38. Roy Orbison; Dave Berry; The Fourmost
Scheduled guests: --Roy Orbison - ""It's Over"" --Helen Shapiro --Kathy Kirby - ""You're The One"" --The Fourmost - ""A Little Loving"" --Dave Berry - ""Baby It's You"" --The Escourts --Van Dyke and the Bambies --The Gamblers
39. Golden Rose TV-festival, Montreux, Switzerland
From Montreux, Switzerland: --The Rolling Stones - ""Mona,"" ""Route 66"" and ""Not Fade Away"" --Petula Clark --Kenny Lynch - ""Stand By Me"" --Les Surfs
Plus, The Beatles - ""Can't Buy Me Love"" (repeat from 20-Mar-64)
Additional guests (scheduled to appear):
--Les Milliles --Adamo
40. Cilla Black; Billy Fury; The Four Pennies
Scheduled guests: --Cilla Black - ""You're My World"" --Billy Fury
--The Four Pennies - ""Juliet"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I Love You Baby"" --Tommy Quickly --Bobby Shafto
Surviving footage (probably from 1 May 1964): --Lulu - ""Shout"" --Cilla Black - ""You're My World"" --Billy Fury - ""I Will"" and ""Nothin' Shakin' (but the Leaves On The Trees)"" --The Four Pennies - ""Juliet"" --""Mime Time"" contest - Four girls mime to Ella Fitzgerald's ""Can't Buy Me Love"" Judge: Lionel Morton (of the Four Pennies). --Keith Fordyce interviews P.J. Proby. Proby talks about his previous career...doing demo discs for Elvis Presley. The audience dances to Proby's record ""Hold Me.""
41. The Animals; Little Richard; Brian Poole & the Tremeloes; Carl Perkins
Scheduled guests: --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama Loo"" --Carl Perkins --The Animals --The Fourmost --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Someone Someone"" --Mike Berry --The Swinging Blue Jeans
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"" --The Hollies - ""Here I Go Again"" --Eden Kane --Susan Maughan --The Pretty Things --The Andree Silver --The Monotones
43. Françoise Hardy; Little Richard; Dionne Warwick; The Yardbirds
--The Yardbirds - ""I Wish You Would""
Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Dionne Warwick - ""Walk On By"" --Little Richard - ""Bama Lama Bama Loo"" --Francoise Hardy - ""Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles"" --The Dennisons - ""Walkin' The Dog"" --Mark Wynter - ""Only You"" --The Laurie Jay Combo
44. Swinging Blue Jeans; Merseybeats; Kenny Lynch
Scheduled guests: --The Swinging Blue Jeans - ""You're No Good"" --The Merseybeats - ""Why Not Tonight"" --Kenny Lynch - ""Stand By Me"" --The Remo Four --Polly Perkins --The Mojos
45. Adam Faith; The Applejacks; The Fortunes
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""I Love Being In Love With You"" --The Applejacks - ""Like Dreamers Do"" --The Fortunes - ""Come On Girl""
46. Peter & Gordon; Dave Clark 5; Jimmy Powell
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" --Peter and Gordon - ""Nobody I Know"" --Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions --Dusty Springfield
47. The Animals; Crickets; Davie Jones & the King Bees
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House Of The Rising Sun"" --The Crickets - ""(They Call Her) La Bamba"" --Troy Dante & The Infernos - ""Tell Me When"" --Davie Jones (David Bowie) and the King Bees
48. The Rolling Stones; Millie Small; Merseybeats
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now"" and ""Good Times Bad Times""
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --The Jynx --Millie Small (a.k.a. Millie) - ""Sweet William"" --The Merseybeats - ""Wishin' & Hopin'"" --The McKinleys --Janice Nichols (TV personality) appearing on RSG! as the ""Mime Time"" judge.
49. 3 July 1964 (pre-empted)
Note: The 3 July 1964 RSG show was cancelled.
Scheduled guests: --Long John Baldrey --Marianne Faithfull --Inez And Charlie Foxx --Francois Hardy --The Rattlers --The Roulettes --The Swinging Blue Jeans
50. Manfred Mann; Dusty Springfield; The Searchers
Scheduled guests: --Manfred Mann - ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --The Searchers - ""Someday We're Gonna Love Again"" --Dusty Springfield - ""I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"" --The Four Pennies - ""I Found Out The Hard Way"" --The Pete Best Four --The Leroys
51. 17 July 1964
--Guests unknown (The TV listings only mentioned presenters Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowen.)
52. Rolling Stones; The Animals; The Mojos; Sandie Shaw
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now""
Scheduled guests: --The Animals - ""House of the Rising Sun"" --The Mojos - ""Why Not Tonight"" --Sandie Shaw - ""As Long As You're Happy Baby"" --The Fourmost --The Paramounts --Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes - ""Somebody's Always Trying""
53. The Kinks; Manfred Mann; The Four Pennies
Scheduled guests: --The Kinks - ""You Really Got Me"" --Manfred Mann - ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" --The Four Pennies - "" Found Out The Hard Way"" --Kenny Lynch - ""What Am I To You"" (or ""My Own Two Feet"") --Simon Scott - ""Move It Baby"" --Peter Lee Stirling --The Shevelles --The Leroys
54. Rolling Stones; Cilla Black; Nashville Teens
--The Rolling Stones - ""It's All Over Now""
Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Cilla Black - ""It's For You"" --The Nashville Teens - ""Tobacco Road"" --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""Twelve Steps To Love"" --Kenny Lynch - ""What Am I To You""
55. Swinging Blue Jeans; Georgie Fame; The Naturals
Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame --Swinging Blue Jeans --The Naturals - ""I Should Have Known Better"" --Alexis Korner and Blues Incorporated --Johnny Milton and the Condors --Julie Grant
56. Brenda Lee; Helen Shapiro; Wayne Gibson
Scheduled guests: --Helen Shapiro --Brenda Lee - ""Is It True"" --Wayne Gibson and the Dynamic Sounds --Duffy Power
57. Gerry & the Pacemakers / Lulu / Dusty Springfield / Mark Wynter
Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Mark Wynter --The Mojos - ""Seven Daffodils""
Surviving footage (probably from 28 Aug 1964): --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Can I Get A Witness?"" --Mark Wynter - ""Love Hurts"" --Lulu - ""Can't Hear You"" --audience dances to ""Rag Doll"" (Four Seasons record) --audience dances to ""You Never Can Tell"" (Chuck Berry record)
Additional footage (from 28 Aug 1964?) --The Moody Blues - ""Lose Your Money""
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