Ready Steady Go!
TV Show| Title | Ready Steady Go! |
| User score | 0 |
| Release date | Aug 9, 1963 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 23, 1966 |
| Genre | |
| Director | Elkan Allan , Vicki Wickham |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 4 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 178 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS4.E17 ∙ Ready Steady GOES! (final show)
Dec 23, 1966
S4.E16 ∙ Jimi Hendrix; Marc Bolan; The Troggs
Dec 16, 1966
S4.E15 ∙ Marc Bolan; Bobby Hebb; The Move; Alan Price Set
Dec 9, 1966
S4.E14 ∙ Herman's Hermits
Dec 2, 1966
S4.E13 ∙ Ben E. King; Donovan; Little Richard
Nov 25, 1966
S4.E12 ∙ Four Tops; Small Faces; Eric Burdon & the Animals
Nov 18, 1966
S4.E11 ∙ Cilla Black; Spencer Davis Group; Wayne Fontana
Nov 11, 1966
S4.E10 ∙ Cream; Bobby Darin; Manfred Mann
Nov 4, 1966
S4.E9 ∙ Dave Clark 5; Troggs; Edwin Starr; Bobby Goldsboro
Oct 28, 1966
S4.E8 ∙ The Who; Georgie Fame; Lee Dorsey
Oct 21, 1966
S4.E7 ∙ Dusty Springfield; Paul Jones
Oct 14, 1966
S4.E6 ∙ The Rolling Stones; Paul & Barry Ryan; Eric Burdon
Oct 7, 1966
S4.E5 ∙ 30 September 1966
Sep 30, 1966
S4.E4 ∙ Walker Brothers; Dave Dee & Co.; The Breakaways
Sep 23, 1966
S4.E3 ∙ The Otis Redding Special
Sep 16, 1966
S4.E2 ∙ The Who; Peter & Gordon; David Garrick; Zoot Money
Sep 9, 1966
S4.E1 ∙ Wayne Fontana; Sandie Shaw; Spencer Davis Group
Sep 2, 1966
S3.E52 ∙ Sonny & Cher; Small Faces; Overlanders; The Mindbenders
Aug 26, 1966
S3.E51 ∙ The Who; Manfred Mann; Cliff Bennett; Twice As Much
Aug 19, 1966
S3.E50 ∙ Julie Felix; The Fourmost; The Game; The Alan Price Set
Aug 12, 1966
