1962

1962
New Year's Day Concert broadcast. The first episode of Nevil Shute's An Old Captivity broadcast on The Home Service. The Beatles and Brian Poole & The Tremeloes both auditioned at Decca Records in London which had the option of signing one group only. The Beatles were - infamously - rejected. 'Groups with guitars are on their way out, Mister Epstein!' someone is alleged to have told their manager but, later, claimed that they didn't. Godfrey Grayson's She Always Gets Their Man - starring Sally Smith, Terence Alexander, Ann Sears, William Fox and Avril Elgar and John Fletcher's Look At Britain: The Saturday Men premiered.
The first episodes of Z Cars and Compact broadcast. Patrick Dromgoole's The Moon broadcast on The Home Service. Terry Bishop's Hair Of The Dog - starring Reginald Beckwith, Dorinda Stevens, John Le Mesurier, Barbara Windsor and Stanley Unwin - premiered.
Sportsview: The Challenge Of 1962 and the first episode of The Temperance Seven broadcast. Robert Stevens's I Thank A Fool - starring Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento and Cyril Cusack - premiered.
Perspective: The Repeating Groove broadcast. India won the fourth test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta by one hundred and eighty seven runs. Spin dominated with David Allen taking nine wickets in the match for England and Salim Durani eight for the hosts. Peter Parfitt and Geoff Millman made their test debuts. Roy Ward Baker's The Valiant premiered.

The pilot episode of Steptoe & Son broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. Polydor released Tony Sheridan & The Beatles' 'My Bonnie' in the UK. Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 'The Young Ones'/'We Say Yeah', The Shirelles' 'Baby It's You'/'The Things I Want To Hear (Pretty Words)', The Springfields' 'Goodnight Irene'/'Far Away Places', Eden Kane's 'Forget Me Not'/'A New Kind Of Lovin', Dion's 'The Wanderer'/'The Majestic', Charles Blackwell Orchestra's 'Taboo'/'Midnight In Luxembourg', Susan Maughan's 'Mama Do The Twist'/'Blue Night In Yokohama', Ron Grainer & His Group's 'Happy Joe (Signature Tune From The BBC TV Production Comedy Playhouse)'/'Old Ned (From The BBC TV Production Comedy Playhouse)', Laurie Johnson & His Swinging Brass's 'Bell Bell Boogie'/'Marching Saints', Eden Kane's 'Forget Me Not'/'A New Kind Of Lovin', Patsy Ann Noble's 'Good Looking Boy'/'The Guy Who Can Mend A Broken Heart' and Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 'The Young Ones'/'We Say Yeah' released.
The Big Parade included the 'first appearance on television of The Band of the Irish Guards'. The shocked of the FA Cup Third Round was Fourth Division Peterborough's one-nil win at Newcastle United. Weymouth reached the Fourth Round with a victory at fellow minor-league side Morecambe. King's Lynn were less fortunate, losing four-nil at Everton. Liverpool beat Chelsea four-three at Anfield. League leaders Burnley thrashed Queens Park Rangers six-one. Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace four-three. Malcolm Hulke and Eric Paice's The Girl In The Market broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. James Hill's Lunch Hour - starring Shirley Anne Field, Robert Stephens and Kay Walsh - premiered.
The first episode of Constance Cox's adaptation of Oliver Twist broadcast. Bill Naughton's Alfie Elkins & His Little Life, starring Bill Owen in the title role, broadcast on The Third Programme.
The first episode of Crying Down The Lane broadcast. Hughie Green featured, most sincerely, on Desert Island Discs.
The first episode of Malcolm Muggeridge's The Titans broadcast. Only Two Can Play, On The Waterfront and Splendour In The Grass featured on Picture Parade. Ernest Morris's Thre Spare Wives - starring Robin Hunter, Susan Stephen and John Hewer - premiered.
Rudolf Nureyev and Rosella Hightower featured on Music In Camera. Ernest Morris's The Spanish Sword premiered. Second Division Bristol Rovers lost two-nil at Fourth Division Oldham Athletic in an FA Cup Third Round replay. Spurs defeated Birmingham City four-two. The first episode of Take A Letter - presented by Bob Holness - broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
The Caviar Fishermen Of The Caspian broadcast in the Adventure strand. Rosalie Crutchley played Mary Shelley in Return & Answer. Sidney Gilliat's Only Two Can Play - starring Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Virginia Maskell, Kenneth Griffith, Raymond Huntley, John Le Mesurier, Graham Stark, John Arnatt, Sheila Manahan, Richard Attenborough and Desmond Llewelyn - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of The Defenders. Frank Tashlin's Bachelor Flat - starring Tuesday Weld, Richard Beymer, Terry-Thomas and Celeste Holm - premiered. The Everly Brothers' 'Crying In The Rain'/'I'm Not Angry', Ernie K-Doe's 'I Cried My Last Tear'/'A Certain Girl', Adam Faith's 'Lonesome'/'Watch Your Step', Anthony Newley's 'D-Darling'/'I'll Walk Beside You' and Bernard Cribbins' 'The Hole In The Ground'/'Winkle Picker Shoes' released.
First Division title-chasers Ipswich Town defeated West Bromwich Albion three-nil, the highlights being broadcast on Sportsview Football Special. Elsewhere, leaders Burnley beat Manchester City six-three and Chelsea won four-three at Fulham. Promotion favourite Liverpool won five-four against Norwich City in the Second Division whilst Sunderland thumped Bristol Rovers six-one. Third Division table-toppers Portsmouth had a four-one victory over Queens Park Rangers. Oldham continued their great week, winning five-nil against Carlisle Untied in the Fourth Division. The King Brothers, The Karl Denver Trio, Don Rennie, Janice Peters, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, The Paul Russell Four and Dick Charlesworth & His City Gents With Jackie Lynn featured on Saturday Club.
Black Limelight broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Ken Russell's The Lonely Shore broadcast in the Monitor strand.
The first episode of Professor David Ingram's The Restless Atom broadcast. Stuart Hibberd appeared on Desert Island Discs. India won the fifth test at Madras by one hundred and twenty eight runs and took the series two-nil. Tiger Pataudi scored a century for the hosts just six months after he had almost lost his sight in a car crash. Salim Durani took ten wickets in the match. In the FA Cup, Stoke City beat Leicester City five-two and Ipswich Town defeated Luton Town five-one.
The first episode of Television Club broadcast.
Volcanoes Or Meteorites? broadcast in The Sky At Night strand.
Sixty-Five Survivors broadcast in the Adventure strand. The first episode of Peter Duval Smith's First Steps In Ehtiopia broadcast on The Home Service.
The Telephone Call broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. Henry King's Tender Is The Night premiered. Karl Denver's 'Wimoweh'/'Gypsy Davy', Ken Dodd's 'Pianissimo'/'If My Heart Was A Ship (On The Ocean)', Kevin McQuinn's 'Ev'ry Step Of The Way'/'Keep Me On Your Mind', The Johnny Howard Group's 'Mind Reader'/'Spanish Gipsy Dance', Los Machucambos' 'La Bamba'/'Otorino Laringolo', Frank Slay & His Orchestra's 'Flying Circle'/'Cincinnati' and The Coasters' '(Ain't That) Just Like Me'/'Bad Blood' released.
Adam Faith guested on The Billy Cotton Band Show. The Eyes Of Youth broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. The day's First Division highlight was Blackpool's seven-two victory over Wolves (Ray Charnley scoring four). The two Sheffield clubs piled more agony of Chelsea and Fulham in the relegation zone, Wednesday winning two-nil at Craven Cottage and United beating The Blues three-one. Johnny Edgar scored three in Hartlepools United's four-all draw at Chester in the Fourth Division. Sophie Thompson born in Hampstead.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. John Osborne was interviewed on Face To Face.
The first episode of Studio Four - The Cross & The Arrow - broadcast. Ivor Cutler featured on The Home Service's Monday Night At Home.
The first UK broadcast of Groucho Marx's Merrily We Roll Along. Peter Davalle interviewed Shirley MacLaine on Picture Parade. Petula Clark's 'I'm Counting On You'/'Some Other World' released.
A summing-up on the state of Boxing in Britain featured on Sportsview. The second test of the Pakistan/England series, begun the previous October, ended in a high-scoring draw. Javed Burki, Geoff Puller and Hanif Mohammed all scored centuries (the later, two in the match).
The Wandering Herdsmen Of The Sahara broadcast in the Adventure strand. Ernest Morris's Three Spare Wives - starring Susan Stephen - premiered. Emma Vallencey Freud born in London.
The Status Symbol broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. A translation of Ibsen's Ghosts - starring Barry Foster, Esmond Knight and Katina Paxinou - broadcast. Elvis Presley's 'Rock-A-Hula Baby'/'Can't Help Falling In Love', Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra's 'The Doctor Kildare Theme'/'The Midnight Theme', The Originals' 'Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?/'At Times Like This', Don Charles' 'Walk With Me My Angel'/'Crazy, Man, Crazy', Steve Martin's 'Golden Dreams'/'Talk It Over With Someone', Ace Cannon's 'Tuff'/'Sittin' and Howey Casey & The Seniors' 'Double Twist'/'True Fine Mama' released.
Shirley Eaton, Frank Muir, Pete Murray and Viera were the panellists on Juke Box Jury. In the FA Cup Fourth Round Tottenham won five-one at Plymouth Argyle and the previous round's two giant-killers, Peterborough United and Weymouth were both knocked out (by Sheffield United and Preston North End respectively). In the Second Division, Liam Tuohy scored as Newcastle United won one-nil at Leeds United. Fourth Division leaders Colechester thrashed Crewe Alexandra four-three. Robert Hartford-Davies' Crosstrap - starring Laurence Payne, Jill Adams and Gary Cockrell - premiered.
NJ Crisp's The Alderman broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The Second Curtain broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Sir John Gielgud featured on Desert Island Discs.
Denis Mitchell's Summer In Lebanon broadcast. Terry Allcock scored twice as Second Division Norwich City won tw-one in the FA Cup at neighbours Ipswich Town.
Sybil Thorndike discussed her career with Derek Prouse on A Film Profile. Max Varnel's The Silent Invasion - starring Eric Flynn, Petra Davies, Francis de Wolff, Martin Benson, Melvyn Hayes and Warren Mitchell - premiered. Maurice Setters scored the winner as Manchester united beat Arsenal in the FA Cup. Third Division Port Vale defeated Sunderland, three-one at Vale Park whilst Middlesbrough trashed Shewsbury Town five-one.
Gallery: Britain & The Common Market broadcast. Lisa Bowerman born in Malvern, Worcestershire. David MacDonald's The Golden Rabbit - starring Timothy Bateson and Maureen Beck - premiered.
The Fight For The ETU and Alun Owen's You Can't Win 'Em All, the pilot play for what would eventually become the series Corrigan Blake, broadcast. Visiting Day broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. The Drifters' 'Room Full Of Tears'/'Somebody New Dancin' With You', Chuck Jackson's 'The Breaking Point'/'My Willow Tree', Jackie Lee & The Raindrops' 'There's No One In The Whole Wide World'/'(I Was The) Last One To Know', Lyn Cornell's 'African Waltz'/'Moanin', Lord Rockingham's XI's 'Newcastle Twist'/'Rockingham Twist', The Cambridge Strings' 'The Niagara Theme'/'Death March', Carol Deene's 'Norman'/'On The Outside Looking In', Gene McDaniels' 'Chip Chip'/'Another Tear Falls' and Jan & Dean's 'A Sunday Kind Of Love'/'Poor Little Puppet' released.
The first episode of AJP Taylor's The Twenties broadcast. Two Hares In A Turnip Field broadcast in the Afternoon Theatre strand. The First Division saw another goal-glut with forty one goals scored across eleven fixtures. Burnley thrashed Birmingham City seven-one, Ipswich defeated Everton four-two and Blackpool won four-three at Nottingham Forest. Liverpool remained top of the Second Division with a three-one victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. Muriel Box's The Piper's Tune - starring Mavis Ranson, Roberta Tovey, Angela White and Malcolm Ranson - premiered.
The Happiest Days Of Your Life broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Gordon John Sinclair born in Glasgow.
Flight Into Danger broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. To mark the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth, Charles Dickens broadcast on The Home Service. Francis Searle's Goalbreak - starring Peter Reynolds, Avice Landone, David Kernan and Carol White - premiered. Third Division leaders Portsmouth won five-nil at Newport County.
Patrick O'Donovan's The Monarchy broadcast. Basil Dearden's All Night Long - starring Patrick McGoohan, Marti Stevens, Paul Harris, Keith Michell, Richard Attenborough and Betsy Blair - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of The Storm. Edward John Izzard born in Aden. The third test at Karachi ended in yet another high-scoring draw. The match highlight was Ted Dexter's double century. Roger Corman's The Premature Burial - starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney and Heather Angel - premiered. Norwich City won four=one at Sunderland in the Football League Cup Fifth Round.
North Through Afghanistan broadcast in the Adventure strand.
Sealed With A Loving Kiss broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. Sam Cooke's 'Twistin' The Night Away'/'One More Time', Gary US Bonds' 'Dear Lady Twist'/'Havin' So Much Fun', Craig Douglas' 'Another You'/'A Change Of Heart', Nancy Sinatra's 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'/'Like I Do', Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen's 'March Of The Siamese Children'/'If I Could Be With You', Karl Denver's 'Never Goodbye'/'Highland Fling', Robb Storme's 'Pretty Hair & Angel Eyes'/'A Mile Of Broken Hearts', Helen Shapiro's 'Tell Me What He Said'/'I Apologise', Doug Sheldon's 'My Kingdom For A Girl'/'You Never Had It So Good', Buddy Greco's 'I Ain't Got Nobody'/'Twistin' To The Blues', Johnny Angel's 'Look, Look, Little Angel'/'Jenny From Missouri' and James Ray's 'If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody'/'It's Been A Drag' released. Terry Wharton scored twice in Wolverhampron Wanderers' three-two victory at Cardiff City in the First Division.
Leslie Crowther featured on Juke Box Jury. John Sturges's Sergeants Three - starring Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jnr, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop - premiered. Helen Shapiro, Colin Day, Keith Kelly, The Mike Cotton Band and Jeannie Lambe featured on Saturday Club. The Beatles performed two shows at St Paul's Presbyterian Church Hall in Birkenhead. This is, almost certainly, the venue at which thirty seconds of silent amateur colour film footage of the band was captured. It features, according to Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn, fragments of George Harrison singing Johnny Mercer's 'Dream (When You're Feeling Blue)' and Paul McCartney's vocal on Gene Vincent's 'Dance In The Street'. West Bromwih Albion thrashed Bolton Wanderers six-two in the First Division whilst Spurs defeated Nottingham Forest four-two. Roger Hunt scored a hat-trick in Liverpols' three-nil win at Bury in the Second Division. Charlton Athletic njoyed a six-one victory at Luton Town. Southampton missed a chance to close the gap to the top two, losing three-two at Newcastle.
I'll Die For You broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The Intrigue broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Johnny Keating's 'Theme From Z-Cars (Johnny Todd)'/'Lost Patrol' released.
Khruschev & Berlin broadcast. Peter Hugh Dennis born in Kettering. Adolf Hitler died in Argentina. Allegedly.
Bobby Vee and Tony Orlando featured on Wednesday Magazine strand. Tottenham Hotspur lost the first leg of their European Cup Quarter Final at Dukla Prague to a Rudolf Kučera goal. Meanwhile, Glasgow Rangers were knocked out of the same competition four=three on aggregate by Standard Liège.
Lhasa, Forbidden City broadcast in the Adventure strand. Max Varnel's Fate Takes A Hand - starring Ronald Howard, Christina Gregg, Basil Dignam, Willoughby Goddard, Jack Watson and Peter Butterworth - premiered.
The Channel Swimmer broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. Eric Corner's The Problem Of Mary Winshaw broadcast. Buddy Britten's 'Don't Spread It Around'/'The Beat Of My Heart', Ronnie Carroll's 'Ring-A-Ding Girl'/'The Girls In Their Summer Dresses', The Firestones' 'Party Twist Parts 1 & 2', Danny & The Juniors' 'Twistin' All Night Long'/'Twistin' England', Tommy Hunt's 'The Door Is Open'/'I'm Wondering', Lee Dorsey's 'Do-Re-Mi'/'People Gonna Talk' and Mark Wynter's 'Heaven's Plan'/'In Your Heart' released.
Planet Earth: The Nearest Star broadcast in the Science On Saturday strand. A Case For The Archives broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the FA Cup Fifth Round, Burnley beat Everton three-one, Spurs won four-two at West Bromwich Albion (Bobby Smith and Jimmy Greaves both scoring twice) and Sheffield United beat Norwich City three-one.
The Turning Point broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The first episode of Barbara In Black broadcast. Frank Chacksfield featured on Desert Island Discs.
A View From The Bridge and Thou Shalt Not Kill featured on Picture Parade. John Glenn piloted NASA's third manned space flight, Mercury 6. Flat Two - starring John Le Mesurier, Jack Watling, Bernard Archard, Ann Bell and Gerald Sim - premiered.
Life In The Universe? broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev first danced together in a Royal Ballet performance of Giselle. Edward Dmytryk's Walk On The Wild Side - starring Laurence Harvey and Jane Fonda - premiered. Vanessa Jane Feltz born in Islington. Bobby Charlton and Johnny Giles socred as Manchester uNited won two-nil at Sheffield Wednesday in an FA Cup Fifth Round replay.
Vernon Sproxton's Simone Weil profile, Afflicted One, broadcast. Lewis Gilbert's HMS Defiant - starring Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle, Nigel Stock and Maurice Denham and Robert Lynn's Postman's Knock - starring Spike Milligan, Barbara Shelley, Warren Mitchell and John Wood - premiered. The Italian anthology movie Boccaccio Seventy - directed by Federico Fellini and Vittorio De Sica among others and starring Anita Ekberg, Marisa Solinas, Romy Schneider and Sophia Loren - premiered.
Peter Preston's Leading The Blind and the first episode of Benny Hill broadcast. The Shadows' 'Wonderful Land'/'Stars Fell On Stockton', Billy Fury's 'Letter Full Of Tears'/'Magic Eyes', Roy Orbison's 'Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?)'/'The Actress', Barbara George's 'I Know (You Don't Love Me Anymore)'/'Love (Is Just A Chance You Take)', Chuck Jackson's 'The Breaking Point'/'My Willow Tree', Mel Turner & The Bandits' 'Daddy Cool'/'Swing Low Sweet Chariot', Bobby Bland's 'You're The One (That I Need)'/'Turn On Your Love Light', Solomon Burke's 'Cry To Me'/'I Almost Lost My Mind' and Buddy Knox's 'Chi-Hua-Hua'/'Open (Your Loving Arms)' released.
Paul Anka appeared on Juke Box Jury. Mark Bailey born in Bath. Arsenal's one-nil victory at Blackpool saw the debut of seventeen year old George Armstrong - the first of six hundred and twenty one games for The Gunners in a career that lasted until 1977. Chelsea's one-nil victory over Sheffield Wednesday featured the debut of Ron 'Chopper' Harris - the first of seven hundred and ninety five games for The Blues in a career that lasted until 1980. In the process he broke Ken Armstrong's appearance record for the club, established in 1957. Liverpool thrashed Middlesbrough five-one in the Second Division with three goals from Roger Hunt and two from Ian St John.
Friso Ten Holt was profiled on Monitor.
Spurs won their European Cup Quarter Final second leg against Dukla Prague four-one. Bobby Smith and Dave Mackay each scored twice. HE Bates appeared on Desert Island Discs.
The first UK broadcast of Cristobal & Company. Nehru: Man Of Two Worlds broadcast. The first episode of Sara & Hoppity broadcast in Associated-Rediffusion's Small Time strand.
Billie Whitelaw was interviewed by Douglas Keay on Wednesday Magazine. Scenes from Marc Camoletti's Boeing-Boeing broadcast from the Apollo Theatre, London. David Villairs' Candidate For Murder - starring Michael Gough, Erika Remberg and Anneke Wills - premiered. Sheffield Wednesday beat Barcelona three-two in the first leg of their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Quarter Final.
Your Life In Their Hands: High Blood Pressure & The Kidney broadcast. Robert Day's Operation Snatch - starring Terry-Thomas, George Sanders, Lionel Jeffries and Jocelyn Lane and Hlmut Ashley's The Puzzle of The Red Orchid - starring Christopher Lee - premiered.
Reginald Rose's A Quiet Game Of Cards broadcast. Lonnie Donegan's 'The Party's Over'/'Over The Rainbow', Mister Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band's 'Frankie & Johnny'/'In A Persian Market', Al Saxon's 'Evil Eye'/'What More Can I Say?', Dick Jordan's 'Some Of These Days'/'I Want Her Back', The Original Checkmates' 'Hot Toddy'/'Tuxedo Junction', Spike Milligan's 'Wormwood Scrubs Tango'/'Postman's Knock', Nashville Five's 'Like Nashville'/'Stand Up & Say That', Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra's 'Face To Face'/'The Sky At Night (At The Castle Gate)', Max Bygraves' 'A Diabolical Twist'/'The Traditional Way', Jimmy Parker's 'We Gonna'/'No Word From Betty', Freddy Cannon's 'Teen Queen Of The Week'/'Wild Guy' and Del Shannon's 'Hey! Little Girl'/'You Never Talked About Me' released. In the Fourth Division, Sammy Chapman scored a hat-trick in Mansfield Town's four-one defeat of Aldershot. Bottom club Accrington Stnaley lost what would turn out to be their final league game (until 2006) four-nil at Crewe Alexandra.
The Twenties: The General Strike broadcast. And Death Came Too broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the First Division, Burnley defeated West Ham United six-nil, Manchester City beat Spurs six-two (Perer Dobing scoring three), West BromWich Albion thumped Cardiff City five-one. Ipswich Town beat Sheffield United four-nil and Everton defeated Wolves by the same score. Match of the day came in the Second Division where promotion-chasing Southampton beat Scuthrope United six-four. In the Fourth Division, Wrexham thrashed Hartlepools United ten-one with Roy Ambler, Ron Barnes and a young Wyn Davies all scoring hat-tricks. It was the first time that Wrexham, who had led the division for much of the season, had won since Boxing Day.
Cyril Abraham's Sparrow In A Cage broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Gerard Glaister's The Share Out - starring Bernard Lee, Alexander Knox, Moria Redmond, Richard Vernon and William Russell - premiered.
Roger Smith's adaptation of Muriel Spark's The Ballad Of Peckham Rye broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Irene Handl featured on Desert Island Discs. Ralph Thomas's A Pair Of Briefs - starring Michael Craig, Mary Peach, Brenda De Banzie, Liz Frase, Ron Moody, John Standing and James Robertson Justice - premiered.
John Prebble's Struck-Off broadcast. Third Division table-toppers Portsmouth won four-nil at Bristol City to take their lead to eight points. Accrington Stanley, founder members of the Football League, resigned due to huge debts (their resignation was acepted by the FA five days later). Reformed, the club would return to the league forty four years later. B Bumble & The Stingers' 'Nut Rocker'/'Nautilus', Craig Douglas' 'When My Little Girl Is Smiling'/'Ring-A-Ding', The John Barry Seven & Orchestra's 'Cutty Sark'/'Lost Patrol' and The Miracles' 'What's So Good About Goodbye?'/'I've Been Good To You' released.
An excerpt from Gwyn Thomas's The Keep broadcast. Roger Corman's The Premature Burial - starring Ray Milland and Hazel Court - premiered.
Ronnie Carroll and The Karl Heinz Chimpanzees featured on Crackerjack. Unsigned Liverpool beat combo The Beatles, in their leather jackets and playing their wild rock and/or roll music with its pagan rhythms, made their BBC radio début on The Light Programme's Teenagers Turn - Here We Go performing 'Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream?)', 'Memphis, Tennessee' and 'Please Mister Postman'. In the case of the latter song, it is believed to be the first occasion on which a song from the Tamla Motown stable was featured on the BBC. Duncan Taylor's The Pilgrim Fathers 1620 broadcast on The Home Service.
The Second Mrs Tanqueray broadcast. Roman Polanski's movie debut, Nóż W Wodzie (Knife In The Water) and Harry Keller's Six Blac Horses - starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien - premiered. John St John's His School Report broadcast on The Home Service. Arthur Alexander's 'You Better Move On'/'A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues', Hayley Mills's 'Jeepers Creepers'/'Johnny Jingo', Mike Preston's 'I've Got All The Time In The World'/'Innocent Eyes' and The Moontrekkers' 'There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well'/'Hatashiai (Japanese Sword Fight)' released.
The first episode of The Six Proud Walkers broadcast. A Holiday Abroad broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the FA Cup Sixth Round, Spurs defeated Aston Villa two-nil (with gaosl from danny Blanchflower and Bobby Jones) and Burnley won one-nil at Sheffield United, Ray Pointer scoring the winner. The other two ties (Preston North End and Manchester United and Fulham versus Blackburn Rovers required replays). In the First Division, Wolves thrashed Bolton Wanderers five-one. Liverpool went seven points clear at the top of the Second Division with a four-one victory over Derby County. Newcastle won four-nil at botom club Brighton & Hove Albion. Leeds beat Swansea Town two=nil but remained deep in relegation trouble. Portsmouth's lead in the Third Division increased to eight points following a four-nil win over Brentford. John Styeo socred three in Bristol City's four-nil victory at Swindon Town. In the Fourth Division, table-toppers Colchester united won six-nil against Gillingham. Bradford City thumped Mansfield Town six-one.
Excerpts from the farce by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton, One For The Post broadcast. Accrington Stanley officially resigned from the Football League because of financial difficulties. As a consequence, all their results for the season in the Fourth Division were expunged from the records.
Look Who's Talking, dramatised by John Hopkins, broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Philip Cunningham's Stories From The Ballet broadcast in The Home Service.
Eugen Schuhmacher's Savage Paradise broadcast. George Pollock's Village Of Daughters - starring Eric Sykes, Scilla Gabel, John Le Mesurier, Grégoire Aslan, Graham Stark and Warren Mitchell - premiered. Carlisle United defeated Wrexham one-nil in a clash between two of the Fourth Division's pormotion-chasers. n
The Farthest Planet broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Tangier Adventure broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-week Theatre strand. In the FA Cup Sixth Round replays, Fulham won one-nil at Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United defeated Preston North End two-one. Ipswich Town produced a brilliant performance to beat Tottenham Hotspur three-one at White Hart Lane and move to within a point of First Division leaders Burnley.
The first episode of The Invaders broadcast in the Signpost strand. The Orpington by-erection, often described as the start of the Liberal Party revival, saw Eric Lubbock upsetting the expected winner, Conservative candidate Peter Goldman.
The Ghost Sonata broadcast. Bruce Channel's 'Hey! Baby'/'Dream Girl', Julie Grant's 'Somebody Tell Him'/'Ev'ry Letter You Write', The Rodney Foster Jazzmen's 'Galway Bay'/'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen' and Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra's 'Afrikaan Beat'/'My Sad Girl' released.
In the First Division Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur drew two-two, with highlights broadcast on Football Special. Elsewhere, Maurice Cook scored three in Fulhma's five-two defeat of Sheffield United. Everton beat Chelsea four-nil. Southampton defeated relegation-haunted Leeds United four-one in the Second Division. Sixteen year old Gary Spoarke made his debut in the Leeds goal after regular keeper, Tommy Younger, fell ill at the last moment. It was Sprake's first of five hundred and sixty three games, for Leeds, Birmingham City and Wales, in a career that lasted until 1975. The top two, Leyton Orient and Liverpol met at Brisbane Road, drawing two-two. Plymouth Argyle remained close behind, defeating Sunderland three-two. Buddy Greco, The Karl Denver Trio, The Trebletones, Tommy Bruce and Patti Brooks featured on Saturday Club. The Beatles and Rory Storm & The Hurricanes played a St Patrick's Night Rock Gala at The Knotty Ash Village Hall in Liverpool. Claire Patricia Grogan born in Glasgow.
Isabelle Aubret's 'Un Premier Amour' won The Eurovision Song Contest for France. Britain's entry, Ronnie Carroll's 'Ring-A-Ding Girl', came fourth.
James MacTaggart's adaptation of The Victorian Chaise Longue broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Louis Kentner featured on Desert Island Discs. Fourth Division Rochdale enjoyed a three-one victory over First Division Blackburn Rovers in the first leg of the Football League Cup Semi-Final.
Man Of Vision: Lord Trenchard, Marshal Of The RAF broadcast.
Georges Simenon interviewed on Wednesday Magazine. Seventeen-year-old Jacqueline du Pré made her concert début at the Royal Festival Hall, playing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Rudolf Schwarz. Sweet Bird Of Youth - starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page - premiered. Portuguese champions Benfica gave Tottenham a footballing lesson at The Stadium Of Light in Lisbon, winning the first leg of their European Cup Semi-Final three-one. José Augusto scored twice with António Simões adding a third. Bobby Smith scored for Spurs.
Are There Too Many Of Us? broadcast in the Perspective strand.
JP Donleavy's The Ginger Man broadcast. Arthur Alexander's 'You Better Move On'/'A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues', Jimmy Powell's 'Sugar Babe (Parts 1 & 2)', Davy Graham's 'Angi'/'Davy's Train Blues', Ron Goodwin & His Concert Orchestra's 'Theme From The Village Of Daughters'/'The Cafe Royal Waltz', Paddy Roberts' 'Love Is A Wonderful Thing'/'Send For Me', Kenneth McKellar's 'Saturday Dance'/'Misty Islands Of The Highlands', Joe Loss & His Orchestra's 'The Maigret Theme'/'Along The Boulevard' and The Norrie Paramor Orchestra's 'Theme From Z-Cars (Johnny Todd)'/'Theme From Ballad Of A Soldier' released. Kevin Holland's Snakes I Have Known broadcast on The Home Service.
Carole Carr, Pete Murray, Barbara Shelley and Jimmy Young were the panellists on Juke Box Jury. Returned Empty broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. The First Division highlight was Manchester City's four-nil win at West Ham United (Peter Dobing scoring three). Burnley went two points clear at the top with a two-nil vicotry at Aston Villa. Relegation-threatened Chelsea lost three-two at home to Arsenal. Liverpool won four-one against Preston North End in the Second Division. Brian Clough scored a hat-trick in Sunderland's three-one defeat of Huddersfield Town. At the bottom, Leeds gained a vital victory, Billy Bremner scoring twice in a two-one victory over Luton Town. Portsmouth all-but assured themselves of promotion from the Third Division, winning five-nil against Bristol City.
Ken Russell's Monitor film Pop Goes The Easel broadcast. Both Ends Meet broadcast in the Sunday-Night Strand.
The Grass Is Singing broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Richard Coles born in Northampton. With Pete Best indesposed due to illness, for The Beatles two gigs (a lunchtime session at The Cavern and an evening show at The Kingsway Club, Southport) once again Ringo Starr deputised.
The first UK broadcast of CBS's The First Lady At Home. Godfrey Grayson's Design For Loving - starring June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Soraya Rafat, James Maxwell and June Cunningham - premiered.
Francesco Rosi was profiled in The Cinema Today strand. Harry Keller's Six Black Horses - starring Audie Murphy and Joan O'Brien - premiered. Sheffield Wednesday were knocked out of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing the second leg of their Semi-Final two-nil at Barcelona. In the first Division, West Bromwich Albion won five-one at Wolves. Ian St John scored three as Liverpool remained top of the Second Division with a four-one defeat of Rotherham United.
Gallery: The Press & Politics and Your Life In Their Hands: Chronic Bronchitis broadcast.
Off The Beaten Track broadcast in the Look strand. Richard Lester's It's Trad, Dad! - starring Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas, Felix Felton and Deryck Guyler - premiered. The Tornados' 'Love & Fury'/'Popeye Twist', Mike Carr's 'The Girl In The Mountains'/'That Certain Something', Johnny Desmond's 'Twistin' Rose Of Texas'/'Hello Honey' and Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers' 'Poor Joe'/'Hurtin' Inside (Twist)' released.
Tommy Cooper appeared on The Billy Cotton Band Show. Exclusive To The Argus broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the FA Cup Semi-Finals, Spurs beat Manchester United three-one at Hillsborough with goals by Jimmy Graves, Cliff Jones and Terry Medwin. Burnley and Fulham drew one-all at Villa Park. Ipswich Town went to the top of the First Division with a three-two victory over Wolves, although Burnley had four games in hand on them. Elsewhere, Aston Villa won five-four at Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers beat Chelsea four-two. Newport County became the first Third Division side to have their relegation confirmed following a goalless draw with Northampton Town. Millwall went top of the Fourth Division, winning three-nil against Tranmere Rovers. Popular beat-combo The Beatles played their first gig outside the Greater Merseyside area since Brian Epstein became their manager, a successful show at The Subscription Rooms in Stroud, supported by The Rebel Rousers.
An adaptation of Noël Coward's This Happy Breed broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Francis Searle's Gaolbreak - starring Peter Reynolds, Avice Landone, David Kernan and Carol White - premiered. Phillip Bryan Schofield born in Oldham.
North Flight broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat featured on Desert Island Discs broadcast. Frank Kermode's Myth, Reality & Fiction - featuring contribution from Iris Murdoch, Muriel Spark, CP Snow, Graham Greene and Angus Wilson - broadcast on The Third Programme. Michael Truman's Go To Blazes - starring Dave King, Robert Morley, Daniel Massey and Dennis Price - premiered. York City defeated Doncaster Rovers five-two (Peter Wragg scoring a hat-trick) and moved into the Fourth Division promotion places. Tony Butala's 'Long Black Stockings'/'Rumors' released.
Scott's Last Journey broadcast. Max Varnel's Mrs Gibbons' Boys - starring Kathleen Harrison, Lionel Jeffries and Diana Dors and Gerald Thomas's Twice Round The Daffodils - starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston and Kenneth Williams - premiered.
Alan Whicker's Megalomillionaire broadcast. James Hanratty was hanged at Bedford Prison for the A6 murder, despite protestations from many who believed him to be innocent of the crime and the late introduction of a number of witnesses who claimed to have seen him in Rhyl on the day of the murder. England beat Austria three-one in a friendly international at Wembley. Ray Crawford, Ron Flowers and debutant Roger Hunt of Liverpool were on target. Sunderland's Stan Anderson also made his international debut. Rochdale reached the Football League Cup Final, losing two-one to Blackburn Rovers in the second leg of the Sem-Final but winning four-three on aggregate. Roibin Stepney and Alan Woan both scored hat-tricks as Aldershot beat Chester six-two in the Fourth Division.
Philip Leacock's Reach For Glory - starring Harry Andrews and Kay Walsh - premiered. Benfica knocked Tottenham out of the European Cup. Spurs won the ssecond leg of their Semi-Final two-one at White Hart Lane but the Portugese champions advanced four-three on aggregate thanks to José Águas' early strike.
Peter Kenna's The Slaughter Of St Theresa's Day broadcast. Joe Brown & The Bruvvers' 'A Picture Of You'/'A Lay-About's Lament', Shirley Bassey's 'Ave Maria'/'You'll Never Walk Alone', François Deguelt's 'Dis Rien'/'Capuccina', Isabelle Aubret's 'Un Premier Amour'/'Poly-Polisson', Gill & Terry's 'The Ballad Of Thunder Road'/'Why Shore?', Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen's 'Tavern In The Town'/'My Maryland', Jim Dale's 'My Resistance Is Low'/'One Boy, One Girl', Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson's 'When The Saints Go Marching In'/'Down By The Riverside' and Ron Grainer & His Group's 'Theme From A Kind Of Loving'/'Mild & Bitter Blues' released.
Heaven Only Knows shown in The Saturday Film strand. Albert Deacon's Discovery broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. TV producer and music connoisseur Jack Good used his column in the 17 March issue of Disc magazine to enthuse about several recent releases by US black artists in a piece entitled We Choose Rhythm & Blues - most notably records by James Ray and Arthur Alexander. Good was using one of two contemporary definitions of 'Rhythm & Blues', probably the more popular of the two - and one much used by many of the emergent beat groups to describe the music they liked and played - which was allied with Billboard magazine's weekly R&B chart. This included, essentially, all black music - from Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and The Coasters to The Isley Brothers, The Miracles and The Shirelles. It was, basically, what would subsequently be dubbed 'soul' though that genre descriptor was still a couple of years away from general usage. There was, however, a somewhat more purist definition for the term which leaned more towards the bluesier end of the spectrum mainly coming out of Chicago and the Chess label and this was pointed out to Good in a (rather sniffy) letter from one Brian Jones of Cheltenham published in Disc's 7 April issue. Jones suggested that all of the records (with one exception) that Good had praised were not R&B at all but were, rather, 'rock and/or roll' and that Good should acquaint himself with some Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to listen to 'real' R&B music. Amused, Good replid: 'It must be nice to be a purist, you don't have to think or feel you just apply a rule of thumb!' On the same day, Jones was in London at the Ealing Club watching Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated (including Charlie Watts on drums) where he met, for the first time, two eighteen year old blues fans from Dartford, Michael Jagger and Keith Richards. Brenda Lee, Gene Vincent, John Leyton, Shane Fenton & The Fentones, Alma Warren, Tommy Sanderson & The Sandmen, Sounds Incorporated and Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band featured on Saturday Club. First Division highlights included Manchester United thumping Ipswich Town five-nil (Albert Quixall scoring three), Leicester City's four-nil win at Caridff, Spurs defeating Sheffield Wednesday four-nil and Aston Villa's three-nil victory over Bolton Wanderers. Dave King scored a hat-trick in Hull City's four-nil defeat of already-relegated Newport County in the Third Division.
Alan Burgess's The Unseen Valley and the first episode of Stranger In The City broadcast. Clemence Dane's The High Mountain broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
A Voice From The Top broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Leslie Phillips featured on Desert Island Discs. Ken Annakin's Crooks Anonymous - starring Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Julie Christie - premiered. Burnley beat fulham two-one in the FA Cup Semi-Final replay at Filbert Street with two goals from Jimmy Robson.
David Hughes's The Prosperity Race broadcast.
Men Of The Road broadcast. John Frankenheimer's All Fall Down - starring Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, Karl Malden and Angela Lansbury - premiered. Norwich city thumped Blackpool four-one in the first leg of the second League Cup Semi-Final. Fulham increased their First Division survival chances with a five-two victory over Arsenal. Birmingham City won four-one at Manchester City. Wales thrashed Northern Ireland four-nil in the Home International championship at Ninian Park. Cardiff's mel Charles hit all four goals for the hosts for whom Blackburn Rovers' Mike England and Birmingham City's Terry Hennessey were making their international debuts.
Perspective On Hands broadcast. John Guillermin's Waltz Of The Toreadors - starring Peter Sellers and Dany Robin and John Schlesigner's A Kind Of Loving - starring Alan Bates, June Ritiche and Thora Hird - premiered.
The first episode of Animal Magic - starring Johnny Morris - broadcast. Carry On Cruising - starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Liz Fraser, Dilys Lane and Lance Percival - premiered. Ray Cathode's 'Time Beat'/'Waltz In Orbit', The Vernons Girls' 'Lover Please'/'You Know What I Mean', Ted Heath & His Music's 'The Ben Casey Theme'/'The Blue Bird', Winifred Atwell's 'Mexican Twist'/'Johann's Twist', Neil Sedaka's 'King Of Clowns'/'Walk With Me' and The Springfields' 'Silver Threads & Golden Needles'/'Aunt Rhody' released.
The first episode of the revival of Mister Pastry's Progress - The Swallow Returns - broadcast. England lost two-nil to Scotland at Hampden Park in the Home International championship. Glasgow Rangers duo Davie Wilson and Eric Caldow scored for the hosts. For the first time for thirty-five years England had failed to win a single match in their three championship games. In the First Division, Bolton Wanderers spanked Nottingham Forest six-one, West Bromwich Albion defeated Cheslsea four-nil and Manchester United won three-one at Burnley whilch allowed Ipswich Town to return to the top of the league following their one-nil win over Cardiff City. Alfie Biggs socred a hat-trick for Preston North End in their three-one Second Division defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion. Grimsby Town moved into the third Division promotion places with a four-nil victory over Barnlsey. Colchester United's four-nil defeat at Crewe Alexandra, saw the debut of Duncan Frobes, the first of six hundred and thirty two gamers, for Colchester, Norwich City and Torquay United, in a career that lasted until 1981. Kenneth Bird's Murder In The News broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. The Allisons featured on Saturday Club. The first episode of The Cheaters - Fire! - broadcast on ATV London.
Gerald Savory's So Many Children broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The Imbroglio broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Billy Butlin featured on Desert Island Discs. Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me published. Norwich City reached the Football League Cup Final, despite losing the second leg of their Semi-Final two-nil at Blackpool.
The first episode of Brothers In Law broadcast. Robert Asher's She'll Have To Go - starring Anna Karina, Bob Monkhouse, Alfred Marks and Hattie Jacques - premiered. John David Hannah born in East Kilbride. Burnley threw away thr chance to return to the top of the First Division, losing one-nil at home to local rivals Blackburn Rovers.
The Changing Village broadcast. The novels of Aldous Huxley were discussed on Bookstand. The Burmese Necklace broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre. Henry Levin's Come Fly With Me - starring Dolores Hart, Hugh O'Brian, Karlheinz Böhm, Pamela Tiffin, Lois Nettleton, Dawn Addams and Karl Malden - premiered. Tommy Spratt scored a hat-trick in Bradford Park Avenue's three-two win at Halifax Town in the Third Division.
The TV debut of Colin Crompton in an episode of The Good Old Days. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Twist Little Sister'/'Lost Love' and The Vernons Girls' 'Lover Please'/'You Know What I Mean' released.
Don Taylor's adaptation of A Winter's Tale broadcast. West Ham United's four-one victory over Cardiff City saw the league debut of eighteen year old Martin Peters, the first of nine hundred and thirty seven first class matches in a career, with West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Sheffield United and England, that lasted until 1981. Burnley's two-nil win over Blackpool coupled with Ipswich Town drawing two-two with Arsenal meant that it was all-change at the top of the First Division. Wolves won five-four at Chelsea and Spurs defeated Blackburn Rovers four-one. In the Second Division, a late Jack Cahrlton goal earned relegation-threatened Leeds United a vital point at Bury. Subsequently, Bury's player-manager, Bob Stokoe would claim that Don Revie had offered him a bribe of five hundred pounds to 'go easy' on Leeds and that Stokoe became enraged when Revie responded to his outright refusal by asking 'in that case, may I speak to your players?' Newcastle United beat Derby County three-nil. The largest Fourth Division gate of the season, nineteen thousand, six hundred and sixty six, were at The Den to watch division leaders Millwall beat Exeter City two-nil. Bronco Layne scored a hat-trick in Bradford City's four-two win at promotion-chasing Carlisle United. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Twist Little Sister'/'Lost Love' and Andy Stewart's 'Cowboy Jock From Skye'/'The Highland Twist' released. František Vláčil's Ďáblova Past (The Devil's Post) - starring Vítězslav Vejražka, Miroslav Macháček and Vít Olmer - premiered.
Nina and Frederik, Alma Cogan and Neil Sedaka featured on Juke Box Jury. First Division highlights included Aston Villa's eight-three victory over Leicester City (Bobby Thomson scoring three, Derek Dougan two) and West Ham United drawing three-three with Arsenal. Ispwich Town's two=two draw at Chelsea took them back to the top of the table and relegated the home side. Derek Tapscott scored a hat-trick as Caridff City beat Birmingham City three-two to increase their chances of avoiding relegation. The largest Second Division attendance of the season, fifty seven thousand, six hundred and sxity, were at Roker Park where Sunderland won the Wear-Tyne derby three-nil. Gary Townend hit three as Millwall won five-one at Darlington to clinched promotion from the Fourth Division. Northern League Crook Town won the FA Amateur Cup for the fourth time, beating Hounslow Town four-nil in a replay at Ayresome Park after a one-all draw at Wembley. A Touch Of The Sun broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - starring James Stewart, John Wayne and Lee Marvin - premiered.
Christopher Bond's A Clear Case broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Barre Lyndon's The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse broadcast. Robert Morley appeared on Desert Island Discs. Ranger 4 became the first US spacecraft to reach the Moon. But, failure of the onboard computer prevented it from carrying out its scientific objectives. The most exiciting finish to a First Division season in years continued with Ipswich Town winning three-nil at Arsenal whilst Burnley could only maange a draw at Blackpool. Aston Villa continued their recent impressive form with a five-one victory against Nottingham Forest. Liverpool clinched promotion from the Second Division with a two-one win over Stoke City, thanks to a Ronnie Moran penalty and Jimmy Melia's late winner. Portsmouth were promoted from the Third Division following a two-one win against Watford (Ron Saunders socring both goals).
The first UK broadcast of Into the Never Never. Two goals from Brian Clough and a third by Charlie Hurley gave Sunderland a three-nil win at Rotherham United and moved The Mackem Filth into the Second Division promotion places for the first time all season. Brayley Reynolds hit three in Swansea Town's five-nil victory over Plymouth Argyle.
Space Needles broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Sidney Hayers's Night Of The Eagle - starring Peter Wyngarde and Janet Blair and Brian Desmond Hurst's The Playboy of The Western World - starring Gary Raymond and Siobhán McKenna - premiered.
Perspective On The Public Face broadcast. Ariel 1 became the first British satellite in space - launched on American rocket from Cape Canaveral. Second Division Norwich City beat Fourth Division Rochdale Town three-nil at Spotlands in the first leg of the Football League Cup Final. Derrick Lythgoe scored two and Bill Punton added a third. Irving Davies With The Method Men's 'The Method'/'ABC The Method' released.
Through A Garden Window broadcast in the Look strand. Helen Shapiro's 'Let's Talk About Love'/'Sometime Yesterday', Jimmy McCracklin's 'Just Got To Know'/'The Drag', Huey Smith's 'Pop-Eye'/'Scald-Dog', Phil McLean's 'Big Mouth Bill'/'Come With Us', Max Bygraves' 'Down The Lane'/'Every Street's A Coronation Street', Tony Victor's 'Dear One'/'There Was A Time', The Pinewood Studio Orchestra's 'The Waltz Of The Toreadors'/'Picture Parade' and Adam Faith's 'As You Like It'/'Face To Face' released.
Alan Freeman, Jean Metcalfe, Catherine Boyle and Johnny Burnette were the panellists on Juke Box Jury. Arthur Askey appeared on The Billy Cotton Band Show. Ipswich Town - managed by Alf Ramsey - won the First Division title in their debut season at that level, finishing three points ahead of Burnley after a two-nil victory over Aston Villa. Burnley still had a game in hand but their one-all draw with already-relegated Chelsea meant they were unable to catch Ipswich. Tottenham Hotspur (three-two winners at Birmingham) were third, while Everton (who thrashed Cardiff City eight-three) and Sheffield United completed the top five. Seventeen players represented Ipswich during the season, with just six different goalscorers, including Ray Crawford who was joint English and European top scorer with Derek Kevan of West Bromwich Albion (who scored four in his team's seven-one defeat of Blackpool on the season's final day). Crawford and Ted Phillips netted seventy three goals between them during the season. Ramsey's triumph led to him being offered the job of England team manager, which he accepted early the following year. Manchester United endured their worst post-war season, finishing fifteenth despite the signing of David Herd from Arsenal. This prompted Matt Busby to strengthen United's attack by bringing Denis Law back from Italy in British football's first six-figure transfer. Bill Shankly's Liverpool finally secured a top flight comeback as champions of the Second Division, with Roger Hunt scoring forty one goals and Ian St John a further nineteen. They were joined in promotion by Leyton Orient who had never appeared in the Frst Division previously, thanks to a two-nil victory against Bury (Malcolm Graham socring both). Despite Brian Clough's twenty nine goals, Sunderland missed out on promotion by a single point (they could only draw their final match at Swansea Town), while Scunthorpe United (with just over a decade of league football behind them) were surprise promotion contenders for much of the season, eventually finishing fourth. Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers were relegated whilst Leeds United survived with a last day three-nil win at Newcastle (another match over which there would be dark, though entirely unproven, allegations of underhand doings). Portsmouth achieved an instant return to the Second Division as champions of the Third. Accrington Stanley's place in the Football League went to Oxford United of the Southern League. Wrexham and Colchester United (who shared a goalless draw at The Racecourse Ground) joined Millwall in promotion from the Fourth Division. Johnny Burnette & The Raindrops, Gary Lane, Carter-Lewis & The Southerners and Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band featured on Saturday Club.
Loyalties broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The first episode of Suspense - Eugene Raskin's The Man In My Shoes - broadcast. The first episodes of Air, Land & Water, John Wiles's Your World and Parbottle Speaking! and Behind The Name Of Real Madrid broadcast. An adaptation of Keith Waterhouse's There Is A Happy Land - starring Davy Jones - broadcast on The Home Service. Bobby Hunt scored four in Colchester United's five-three victory over Doncaster Rovers in the Fourth Division.
The World Of Sophia Loren broadcast. Robert Tronson's The Traitors - starring Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, James Maxwell and Zena Walker - premiered. Norwich City's one-nil victory over Rochdale in the second leg of the Football League Cup Final gave The Canaries their first ever trophy. Jimmy Hill (no, the other one) scored the only goal. Cardiff City's inability to win their final First Division game of the season (they drew two-two at Aston Villa) meant they and not Fulham were relegated along with Chelsea. Grimsby Town clinched the second promotion slot in the Third Division with a two-nil win at Brentford. Carlisle United grabbed the last Fourth Division promotion place, beating Chester two-nil to finish two points ahead of York Ciry.
Benfica won a thrilling European Cup Final, beating Real Madrid five-three in Amsterdam despite a Ferenc Puskás hat-trick. José Águas, Domiciano Cavém and Mário Coluna were on target for Os Encarnados whilst two late goals by twenty year old sensation Eusébio decided the match. Scotland lost three-two in a friendly international with Uruguay at Hampden Park. Jimmy Baxter and Ralph Brand were on-target for the hosts for whom Glasgow Rangers keeper Billy Ritchie made his international debut as a substitute for the injured Eddie Connachan. The Build-Up broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre. Lance Comfort's The Painted Smile - starring Liz Fraser and Kenneth Griffith - premiered.
The first episode of Signpost: The Story Of Modern Communications broadcast. Michael Winner's The Cool Mikado - starring Frankie Howerd, Stubby Kaye and Dennis Price - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of Young King Matthew. Rosemary Hill's dramatisation of They Hanged My Saintly Billy broadcast. Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 'I'm Lookin' Out The Window'/'Do You Want To Dance?', Eden Kane's 'I Don't Know Why'/'Music For Strings', Bobby Vee's 'Sharing You'/'At A Time Like This', The Alberts' 'Sleepy Valley'/'Morse Code Melody', Gene Pitney's 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'/'Take It Like A Man', Billy Fury's 'Last Night Was Made For Love'/'A King For Tonight', Steve Perry's 'Ginny Come Lately'/'Two Of A Kind', Mike Preston's 'My First Love Affair (Un Premier Amour)'/'Suspicion', Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires' 'Good Luck Charm'/'Anything That's Part Of You', Johnny Keating & The Z Men's 'Ya Ya'/'Highland Wedding', Leslie Phillips' 'Jolly Old Spring'/'I Must Resist Temptation', Sue Lyon's 'Lolita Ya Ya'/'Main Theme From Lolita', Ace Cannon's 'Blues Stay Away From Me'/'Blues In My Heart', Steve Lawrence's 'The Lady Wants To Twist'/'Tell Her I Said Hello' and Mike Sarne With Wendy Richard's 'Come Outside'/'Fountain Of Love' relesaed.
Tottenham Hostpur retained the FA Cup, beating Burnley three-one at Wembley. Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Smith and Danny Blanchflower scored for Spurs, Jimmy Robson replying for Burnley. Philip Levene's Torment - starring Barry Foster - broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Gary (US) Bonds featured on Saturday Club.
Donald Bull's To Whom It May Concern broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Godfrey Grayson's The Durant Affair - starring Jane Griffiths, Conrad Phillips, Simon Lack and Nigel Green - premiered.
John Hopkins' Time To Kill broadcast in the Suspense strand. Anita West, Leila Williams' - short-lived - replacement on Blue Peter made her debut. Leslie Crowther featured on Desert Island Discs.
Fifty Fathoms Deep: The Story Of The Lusitania broadcast. Freddie Francis's Two & Two Make Six - starring George Chakiris, Janette Scott, Alfred Lynch and Jocelyn Lane - premiered.
The first episodes of Go For Speed, Peter Scott and See Scandinavia broadcast. A Film Profile: Margaret Rutherford broadcast. England beat Switzerland three-one in a friendly international at Wembley. Ron Flowers, Gerry Hitchens and John Connelly scored.
The first episode of Pops & Lenny broadcast. Atlético Madrid and ACF Fiorentina drew one-all in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup at Hampden Park. The replay would not take place until September when Atlético won three-nil. The first episode of Wilfred Scawen Blunt's My Diaries broadcast on The Home Service.
Let's Imagine: Other Worlds In Space - 'an exploration among stars, moons and planets led by Brian Aldiss and Patrick Moore with extracts from science fiction, introduced from Earth by Kenneth Horne' - broadcast. An adaptation of Wuthering Heights broadcast. Gordon Franks & His Orchestra's 'Rag Trade Rag (The Rag Trade Theme)'/'Sid's Tune (From TV's Citizen James)', The Alberts' 'Sleepy Valley'/'Morse Code Melody', The Brook Brothers' 'Just Another Fool'/'Double Trouble', Doug Sheldon's 'A Big Big Baby'/'If You'd Be Mine', Jet Harris' 'Besame Mucho'/'Chills & Fever', Margaret Lewis' 'John DeLee'/'Somethin's Wrong Baby', Don Charles' 'The Hermit Of Misty Mountain'/'Moonlight Rendezvous', Donal Donnelly's 'Weela Weela Waile'/'The Furies' and The Shirelles' 'Soldier Boy'/''Love Is A Swingin' Thing' released. The first episode of The Odd Man - The Raggle-Taggle Gipsy broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
Cliff Richard & The Shadows were the guests on The Billy Cotton Band Show. Helen Jerome's adaptation of Jane Eyre broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Peggy Lee appeared on The Light Programme's The Ted Heath Show.
The Long Memory broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Michael Ashe's Doctor Corbally & Certain Death broadcast in the Suspence strand. The Harlem Globetrotters broadcast from the Empire Pool, Wembley.
The Other Americans broadcast.
The first UK broadcast of Top Cat. From episode five, the series was renamed Boss Cat by the BBC; it remained that way until the late 1980s due to concerns about potential advertising for a, then-popular, brand of cat food. The first episode of Bucknell's House broadcast.
The Brook Brothers, The Karl Denver Trio and The Vernons Girls featured on Pops & Lenny. Craig Ferguson born in Glasgow.
The Dragon Story broadcast in the Adventure strand. Seamus Byrne's Design For A Headstone broadcast. Richie Barrett's 'Some Other Guy'/'Tricky Dicky', Jackie Lee & The Raindrops' 'There Goes The Lucky One'/'I Built My World Around A Dream', Mark Wynter's 'Angel Talk'/'I Love Her Still', Mantovani & His Orchestra's 'Far Away (From Blitz)'/'Theme From Barabbas, Lyn Cornell's 'I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man'/'Step Up & Rescue Me' and Doctor Feelgood & The Interns' 'Doctor Feel-Good'/'Mister Moonlight' released. Peter Graham Scott's The Pot Carriers - starring Ronald Fraser, Paul Massie and Carole Lesley - premiered.
Steve Race, Sean Connery, Jane Asher and Janet Munro were the panellists on Juke Box Jury. Eddie Calvert & The 'C' Men appeared on The Ken Dodd Show. Helen Shapiro, Jimmy Justice, Vince Hill, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers and Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas featured on Saturday Club. Another Job broadcast in the Afternoon Theatre strand.
Derrick Boothroyd's Value For Money broadcast in the Sunday-Night Theatre strand. England won a pre-World Cup friendly international four-nil against Peru in Lima. Jimmy Greaves scored a hat-trick with Ron Flowers completing the scoring from the penalty spot. West Ham United's twenty one year old Bobby Moore and Spurs' centre-half Maurice Norman both made their international debuts.
The first episode of The Franchise Affair broadcast. Sidney Nolan appeared on Desert Island Discs. The first episode of Rembrandt broadcast on Associated=Rediffusion.
Robin Whitworth's Coventry Cathedral broadcast. Mark Farmer born in London.
The Space Fog broadcast in The Sky At Night strand.
Scott Carpenter piloted NASA's fourth manned space mission, Mercury 7. Phillip Dunne's The Inspector - starring Stephen Boyd, Dolores Hart and Leo McKern - premiered.
The Cocaine-Eaters Of Colombia broadcast in the Adventure strand. Thomas Clarke's A Matter Of Conscience. The newly built Coventry Cathedral - the replacement for the one the Luftwaffe bombed to smithereens in 1940 - was consecrated. Roger Kay's The Cabinet Of Caligari - starring Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin, Estelle Winwood and Constance Ford - premiered. Joanie Sommers' 'Johnny Get Angry'/'Theme From A Summer Place', Billy Fury's Play It Cool EP ('Play It Cool', 'You're Swell'/'Let's Paint The Town', 'The Twist Kid'), Karl Denver's 'A Little Love, A Little Kiss'/'Lonely Sailor', Garry Mills' 'Save A Dream For Me'/'Never Believed In Love' and Leslie Phillips' 'Jolly Old Spring'/'I Must Resist Temptation' released.
The first episode of William - starring Dennis Waterman - broadcast. Then A Soldier broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Matt Monro and Eden Kane featured on Saturday Club. Edward Albee's The American Dream broadcast on The Third Programme.
Janet McNeill's A Child In The House broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. The first episode of The Master Of Ballantrae broadcast.
Margot Bennett's Killer In The Band broadcast in the Suspense strand. Sir Alan Cobham appeared on Desert Island Discs. Robert Lynn's Two Letter Alibi - starring Peter Williams, Petra Davies and Ursula Howells and J Lee Thompson's Cape Fear - starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen and Lori Martin - premiered. Michelle Danielle Collins born in Hackney.
Anthony Quinn was interviewed on Picture Parade. Vernon Sewell's Strongroom - starring Derren Nesbitt, Colin Gordon and Ann Lynn - premiered.
The World Of Bob Hope and Rene Cutforth;s The Secret War broadcast. The World Cup began in Chile.
The first UK broadcast of The Emerald Shore. Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel for grievous crimes against humanity. And, for 'being a Nazi shithead'. England opened their World Cup campaign in Chile with a two-one defeat against Hungary. Ron Flowers scored with a penalty but Flórián Albert hit the winner for the Magyars in the seventy first minute.
Leo Lehman's Late Summer Affair broadcast. The Crickets' 'Don't Ever Change'/'I'm Not A Bad Guy', Vern Brandon's 'Let Me Be The One'/'Gotta Know The Reason', The Wayfarers' 'Lisa's Theme From The Inspector'/'The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness', Jay & Tommy Scott's 'Angela'/'Did You?', The Raymonde Orchestra's 'Main Theme From Lolita'/'Blue Waltz', Conny's 'Gino (Zwei Kleine Italiener)'/'Midi - Midinette', Terry Dene's 'The Feminine Look'/'Fever' and Peter Gordeno's 'Uptown'/'The Makings Of A Man' released. Newcastle United appointed former club captain Joe Harvey as manager to replace the departed Norman Smith.
Hosts Chile beat Italy in the amazingly violent 'Battle Of Santiago' at the World Cup. When the footage was eventually shown in Britain, three days later, David Coleman's truly appalled introduction to viewers became the stuff of legend. England won their second match three-one against Argentina in Rancagua with a much-improved performance. Ron Flowers scored another penalty with further goals from Bobby Charlton and Jimmy Greaves. Middlesbrough's Alan Peacock made his international debut. Golden Sands broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Dinner At Magny's broadcast on The Third Programme.
The Money Machine broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Peter Maxwell's Serena - starring Patrick Holt, Emrys Jones and Honor Blackman - premiered.
On Points Of View Stanley Unwin interviewed the Bill and Ben voice-artist Peter Hawkins. England won the first test against Pakistan at Edgbaston by an innings and twenty four runs. England's first innings established a pattern for the series. Colin Cowdrey and Peter Parfitt made centuries, Tom Graveney ninety seven, David Allen seventy nine not out and Ted Dexter seventy two. All four Pakistan bowlers conceded one hundred-plus runs in England's total of five hundred and forty four for five declared. Despite fifties for Mushtaq Mohammad in the first innings and Saeed Ahmed in the second Pakistan were twice dismissed for under three hundred and lost with a day to spare. Robert Dunbar's Little Girls Never Cry - starring Jean Anderson, John Moulder-Brown and Roberta Tovey - premiered.
A Man Alone broadcast. Montgomery Tully's She Knows Y'Know - starring Hylda Baker and Cyril Smith - premiered. Barry Reckford's You In Your Small Corner broadcast the Play Of The Week strand on Associated-Rediffusion. It featured British TV's second interracial kiss between Lloyd Reckord and Elizabeth MacLennan.
Peter Finch: A Film Profile broadcast. The Beatles recorded their first session at Abbey Road Studios having recently signed to Parlophone Records by George Martin. Nothing from the session - which featured Pete Best on drums - would be released until the 1990s.
The first UK broadcast of The Phil Silvers Special. Ronald Kelly's The Tearaways broadcast. England progressed to the World Cup Quarter Final after taking part in a horribly sterile goaless draw with Bulgaria.
Turkoman broadcast in the Adventure strand. Clive Donner's Some People - starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Anneke Wills, Angela Douglas and David Hemmings - premiered. Louise Cordet's 'I'm Just A Baby'/'In A Matter Of Moments', Ray Charles' 'I Can't Stop Loving You'/'Born To Lose', Glyn Johns' 'Sioux Indian'/'January Blues', Chuck Berry's Juke Box Hits, Gerry Reno's 'Don't Ever Change'/'What Would You Do?' and The Eagles' 'Bristol Express'/'Johnny's Tune' released.
The first episode of The Big Pull broadcast. Jack Pulman's Nearer To Heaven broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand.
Brazil beat England three-one in the Quarter Final of the World Cup in Viña del Mar. Gerry Hitchens scored for England. Brazil were without the injured Pele but Garrincha was at his bewildering best, scoring twice. At one point a stray dog ran on the pitch and, after several attempts had been made to catch it, Jimmy Greaves nabbed the terrified animal, which promptly urinated all over him. Garrincha thought this was so funny he adopted the dog after the game. Neither, as has been noted, was this the last time in his life that Greavesie would be spotted on his hands and knees, stinking of piss. Highlights of the game were broadcast in the UK two days later.
Course For Collision broadcast in the Suspense strand. Alistair Cooke featured on Desert Island Discs. Follow That Dream - starring Elvis Presley and Anne Helm - premiered.
Dial For Plato broadcast.
The Court Of Last Resort: Summit Meetings broadcast. Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Lolita - starring James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers and Sue Lyon and Peter Graham Scott's Captain Clegg - starring Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, Oliver Reed and Milton Reid - premiered. In the World Cup Semi-Finals, holders Brazil defeated Chile four-two (Garrincha and Vavá each scoring twice) whilst Czechoslovakia beat Yugoslavia three-one.
Max de Haas's Amsterdam, City Of Canals broadcast in the Waterfront strand. The first series of Steptoe & Son began with the episode The Bird. Delbert Mann's That Touch Of Mink - starring Cary Grant and Doris Day- premiered in New York.
George Silberbauer's Bushmen Of The Kalahari broadcast in the Adventure strand. The Hatchet Man broadcast. The Beatles ('Ask Me Why', 'Besame Mucho', 'A Picture Of You') made their second appearance on The Light Programme's Teenagers Turn - Here We Go. Freddy Cannon's 'Palisades Park'/'June, July & August', Lonnie Donegan's 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again'/'Keep On The Sunny Side', Arthur Alexander's 'Where Have You Been All My Life?'/'Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)', Dennis Clancy's 'The Hampden Roar'/'Fitba' Crazy', Charlie Drake's 'I Bent My Assagai'/'Sweet Freddy Green', Owen Gray's 'Patrica'/'Twist Baby', Lord Creator's 'Independant Jamaica Calypso'/'Remember', Tommy Steele's 'Hit Record'/'What A Little Darlin', Lee Corvette's 'The Heart You Break'/'Tender Love', Chuck Jackson's 'Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)'/'The Prophet', Shelley Fabares' 'Johnny Angel'/'Where's It Gonna Get Me?', Darren Young's 'I've Just Fallen For Someone'/'My Tears Will Turn To Laughter', Jimmy Soul's 'Twistin' Matilda (And The Channel)'/'I Can't Hold Out Any Longer' and Pat Phoenix's 'The Rovers Chorus'/'Coronation Street Monologue' released. The first episode of Needle Match broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion. Christopher Morris born in Colchester.
Nelson Riddle appeared on Juke Box Jury. Bruce Channel & Delbert McClinton, Craig Douglas, Mary May, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes and The Don Riddell Four featured on Saturday Club. A New Bed broadcast in The home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand.
Brazil retained the Jules Rimet Trophy beating Czechoslovakia three-one in the World Cup Final. Due to the difficulties of getting the film back to the UK, coverage didn't occur until two days later. Undercover Cat broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Morton DaCosta's adaptation of The Music Man and Howard Hawks's Hatari! premiered.
Needle Point broadcast in the Suspence strand. Giovanni Martinelli featured on Desert Island Discs.
The Royal Highland Show broadcast.
Bernard Cribbins interviewed Richard Wattis on Wednesday Magazine. Tennessee Williams: A Profile broadcast.
At The Drop Of A Hat - featuring Michael Flanders and Donald Swann - broadcast.
David Mercer's A Climate Of Fear broadcast. Robert Bernard Andrew Gillespie born in Glasgow. Craig Douglas' 'Our Favorite Melodies'/'Rainbows', Ray Charles' 'I Can't Stop Loving You'/'Born To Lose', James Brown & The Famous Flames' 'Night Train'/'Why Does Everything Happen To Me?', Benny Spellman's 'Lipstick Traces'/'Fortune Teller', Gary Criss' 'Our Favourite Melodies'/'Welcome Home To My Heart', Neil Sedaka With The Marvels' 'Oh Delilah'/'Neil's Twist', Carol Deene's 'Johnny Get Angry'/'Somebody's Smiling (While I'm Crying)', Georgia Brown's 'A Broken Doll'/'Don't Dilly-Dally On The Way', Sam Cooke's 'Bring It On Home To Me'/'Havin' A Party', Judd Proctor's 'Backfire'/'It's Bluesy', Shane Fenton & The Fentones' 'Cindy's Birthday'/'It's Gonna Take Magic' and Bernard Cribbins' 'Right, Said Fred'/'Quietly Bonkers' released.
England won the second test against Pakistan at Lord's by nine wickets inside three days. Fred Trueman took six for thirty one was Pakistan were dismissed for one hundred. Tom Graveney hit one hundred and fifty three in England's reply of three hundred and seventy. Worcester's Len Coldwell took six for eighty five in Pakistan's second innings in which both Javed Burki and Nasim-ul-Ghani scored centuries. Debutant Mickey Stewart and Ted Dexter quickly scored the eighty six runs needed, England's victory coming with the loss of just Colin Cowdrey. Len Coldwell also made his test debut. Mark Wynter, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Jackie Trent and Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers featured on Saturday Club. Take Over broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Susan Singer's 'Hello First Love'/'Gee! It's Great To Be Young' released.
Member Of The Family brooadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Clive Exton's adaptation of John Wyndham's Dumb Martian broadcast in the Armchair Theatre strand on ATV London.
Evelyn Frazer's Virus X broadcast in the Suspense strand. Phillip Christopher Jupitas born in Newport, Isle of Wight. Terence Fisher's The Phantom Of The Opera - starring Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza and Michael Gough - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of Hemingway. Don Siegel's Hell Is For Heroes - starring Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Bobby Darin - premiered.
Astronomy & The Ancients broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Motngomery Tully's Out Of The Fog - starring David Sumner, Jack Watson, Susan Travers, Olga Lindo and John Arnatt - premiered. Brian Hyland's 'Sealed With A Kiss'/'Summer Job' released.
The first episode of The Andromeda Breakthrough - Cold Front - broadcast. The Dave Clark Five's 'That's What I Said'/'I Knew It All The Time' released.
Dalai Lama broadcast in the Adventure strand. Jack Ronder's This Year, Next Year broadcast. Frank Ifield's 'I Remember You'/'I Listen To My Heart', Pat Phoenix's 'The Rovers Chorus'/'Coronation Street Monologue' and Benny Spellman's 'Lipstick Traces'/'Fortune Teller' released. Amanda Donohoe born in London.
The Best Laid Schemes broadcast. Once Upon A Birthday broadcast on The Light Programme. John Elliot and Geoffrey Bush's Never Die broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Bordone won The Northumberland Plate. The first episodes of Out Of This World - Leon Griffiths' adaptation of The Yellow Pill and Police Five - with Shaw Taylor - broadcast on ATV London.
Michael Voysey's Young Timothy broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Joe Papp's Stratford-On-The-Subway broadcast in the Monitor strand. The first episode of Police Five broadcast in some ITV regions.
Roy Fuller's Fantasy & Fugue broadcast in the Suspense strand. Franklin Engelmann featured on Desert Island Discs.
The Katanga Affair broadcast. John Frankenheimer's Birdman Of Alcatraz - starring Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Telly Savales and Thelma Ritter - premiered.
John Boorman's documentary A Concrete Vision and the first episode of British Castles (presented by Sir Brian Horrocks) broadcast. Roger Corman's Tales Of Terror - starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone - premiered. Neil Anthony Morrissey born in Stafford.
Dark Pilgrimage broadcast.
Robert Bolt's The Tiger & The Horse broadcast. The Isley Brothers' 'Twist & Shout'/'Spanish Twist', The Fireballs' 'Rik-A-Tik'/'Yacky Doo', The Chariots' 'Problem Girl'/'Song Of A Broken Heart', Dora Bryan's 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend'/'A Little Girl From Little Rock', Don Lang & His Boulder Rollers' 'Wicked Woman'/'Play Money', Johnnie Morisette's 'Meet Me At The Twistin' Place'/'Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere', Pat Boone's 'Speedy Gonzales'/'The Locket', Derrick & Patsy's 'Housewife's Choice'/'Gypsy Woman', Helen Shapiro's 'Little Miss Lonely'/'I Don't Care', Ron Grainer & The London Wind Symphony's 'Johnny's Tune'/'Yeoman's Parade', The Nashville Five's 'Some Other Love'/'Brainwave', Suzy Cope's 'Not Never Not Now'/'Kisses & Tears', Neil Sedaka's 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'/'As Long As I Live' and Michael Bentine's 'Football Results'/'The Astronauts' released. The first episode of Putting On The Donegan broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
England won the third test against Pakistan at Headingley by an innings and one hundred and seventeen runs, again inside three days. England struggled on the first day, reduced to just over four hours by rain and were one hundred and ninety four for six at the close. However Peter Parfitt's second century of the series and some useful runs from the tail (David Allen, Fred Trueman and Brian Statham) saw England reach four hundred and twenty eight. Pakistan were then dismissed cheaply twice although Alim-ud-din provided stubborn resistance, scoring fifty in each innings. Ted Dexter took four for ten and Fred Titmus two for three in the first innings and Brian Statham picked up four wickets in the second. The first episode of Twist! broadcast. Village Green broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Poverty In Britain Today broadcast on The Third Programme. Otto Preminger's Advise & Consent - starring Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton - premiered.
The first episode of The Dark Island broadcast.
Our National Parks broadcast. His House In Order broadcast in The Home Service's National Theatre Of The Air strand.
The Barriers Come Down and David Niven: A Film Profile broadcast. The launch of the Telstar satellite brought the birth of the global telecommunication age with the first televised cross-Atlantic link-up via the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station. Launched by NASA aboard a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Telstar was the first privately sponsored space launch. Manchester United broke the British transfer recor, bringing Denis Law back to England from Torino for one hundred and fifty thousand quid (the first time an English club had paid more than one hundred thousand for a player). Mike Sarne featured on The Light Programme's The Talent Spot. Joan Henry's Rough Justice broadcast in Associated-Rediffusion's Play Of The Week strand.
The first episode of The Singing Summers broadcast.
The first UK broadcast of Icelandic Story story. Unsigned London five-piece The Rollin' Stones made their debut at London's Marquee Club in Oxford Street, opening for Long John Baldry. They took the place of the Marquee's resident attraction Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated who were, that evening, making their BBC debut on The Light Programme's Jazz Club.
The Wrong Way Back broadcast. In what the press dubbed 'The Night Of The Long Knives', Harold Macmillan sacked one-third of his cabinet. Billy Fury's 'Once Upon A Dream'/'If I Lose You', The Lafayettes' 'Life's Too Short'/'Nobody But You', Anthony Newley's 'That Noise'/'The Little Golden Clown', Alan Fielding's 'How Many Nights, How Many Days?'/'Building Castles In The Air', The Orlons' 'The Wah-Watusi'/'Holiday Hill', Chuck Reed's 'Just Plain Hurt'/'Talkin' No Trash', Ral Donner's 'Loveless Life'/'Bells Of Love', Santo & Johnny's 'Spanish Harlem'/'Stage To Cimarron' and Ronnie Carroll's 'Roses Are Red (My Love)'/'Wishing Star' released.
Don Lang & His Twisters and Tony Osborne & The Mellowmen featured on Twist! Joe Brown & The Bruvvers appeared on Saturday Club. It's The Geography That Counts broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Italy thrashed great Britain five-nil in the Davis Cup European Zone Semi-Final.
William Douglas Home's Up A Gum Tree broadcast in the Sunday-Night Theatre strand. Denis Law became Britain's first one hundred thousand pound footballer signing for Manchester United from Torino. Ambush In Leopard Street - starring James Kenney, Michael Brennan, Jean Harvey and Bruce Seton - premiered.
Signals From Jupiter broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Bruce Forsyth appeared on Desert Island Discs.
The first episode of Hugh & I broadcast. John Hurt's TV début in an episode of Z Cars. Susan Singer's 'Johnny Summertime'/'Bobby's Lovin' Touch' and The Tornados 'Telstar'/'Jungle Fever' - produced by Joe Meek - released. It would become the second British record to reach number one in America.
Tail-Piece broadcast.
The first episode of Adrian Cowell's Destruction Of The Indian broadcast.
Bernard Shaw's Captain Brassbound's Conversion broadcast.
The first episode of Outbreak Of Murder broadcast. Brian Hyland's 'Sealed With A Kiss'/'Summer Job' released. Robert Sloman and Laurence Dobie's Dynamite broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Jim Clark won the British Grand Prix at Aintree. John Surtees came second.
John Gay's The Day Before Atlanta broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Michael Winner's Play It Cool - starring Billy Fury, Michael Anderson, Helen Shapiro, Bobby Vee, Dennis Price, Richard Wattis, Shane Fenton, Lionel Blair, Anna Palk, Felicity Young, Ray Brooks, Jeremy Bulloch Peter Barkworth and Bernie Winters - premiered. North City Traffic Straight Ahead broadcast in ATV London's Armchair Theatre strand.
Telstar relayed the first publicly available live transatlantic television signal in the Panorama strand. The broadcast featured CBS's Walter Cronkite and NBC's Chet Huntley in New York and Richard Dimbleby in Brussels. The first pictures were the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The initial broadcast was to have been remarks by President Kennedy, but the signal was acquired before the President was ready, so engineers filled the time with a short segment of a televised baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Thus giving European viewers a taste of just how bloody boring baseball is. Paul Rogers featured on Desert Island Discs.
George Target's The Private Landscape and Ustinov At Wimbledon broadcast. Little Joey & The Flips' 'Bongo Stomp'/'Lost Love' released.
Quiver III broadcast. Steve Sekely and Freddie Francis's adaptation of The Day Of The Triffids - starring Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janina Faye, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Mervyn Johns, John Tate and Carole Ann Ford - premiered.
Royal Day At Plymouth broadcast.
On Top Of The World broadcast. Connie Francis' 'Vacation'/'It's Gonna Take Me Some Time', Gary US Bonds' 'Seven Day Weekend'/'Gettin' A Groove' and The Isley Brothers' 'Twist & Shout'/'Spanish Twist' released.
Shirley Eaton appeared on Juke Box Jury. Vince Hill, Julie Grant and Peter Gordeno featured on Saturday Club. Le Petit Cafe broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker and Domenico Paolella's Le Prigioniere Dell'isola Del Diavolo - starring Guy Madison and Michèle Mercier - premiered. Terry Nation's Botany Bay broadcast in the Out Of This World strand on ATV London.
Sword Of Vengeance broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. The Legend Of Rudolph Valentino broadcast.
The, rain interrupted, fourth test at Trent Bridge was drawn. England, put into bat scored four hundred and twenty eight for five declared with Peter Parfit and Tom Graveney both scoring centuries, Ted Dexter eighty five and the Reverend David Sheppard eighty three. Pakistan's batsmen struggled, Hanif Mohammed being dismissed by Trueman off only the second ball of the innings. Unable to avoid the follow-on, Mushtaq Mohammed and Saeed Ahmed offered stubborn resistance, the former scoring his second test century at the age of nineteen. At the beginning of their partnership, there was a dramatic over bowled by Trueman which could have won the game for England. First, Mushtaq was missed by substitute fielder Cyril Poole at long leg and then Shahid, who had not scored at that point, was dropped by Fred Titmus at slip. Fascist supporters of Baronet Oswald Ernald Mosley paraded in their black shorts though East London. Leading, inevitably, to 'a bit of bother' and some considerable wailing and kicking of teeth. Mosley himself got a - thoroughly well-deserved - smack in the mush. Which was funny. Fifty four people were arrested including Mosley youngest son, Max. John Gilling's The Pirates Of Blood River - starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee, Peter Arne, Marla Landi, Desmond Llewelyn, Oliver Reed, Andrew Keir and Dennis Waterman - premiered. The first episode of Wynford Vaughan Thomas's Over Wild Wales broadcast in The Light Programme.
How Should We Face Death? broadcast in the Perspective strand. Kid Galahad - starring Elvis Presley, Lola Albright, Gig Young and Charles Bronson - premiered.
Francis Searle's Dead Man's Evidence - starring Conrad Phillips, Jane Griffiths and Veronica Hurst and Henry Kaplan's The Girl On The Boat - starring Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin and Richard Briers - premiered.
David Lytton's The Cruel Necessity broadcast. Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires' 'She's Not You'/'Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello', Kenny Lynch's 'Puff (Up In Smoke)'/'Happy That's Me', Geoff Love & His Orchestra' s 'Steptoe & Son (Old Ned) (Theme From TV Series)'/'Over The Backyard Fence', Mike Sarne Featuring Billie Davis' 'Will I What?'/'Bird, You Know I Love Ya', The Clyde Valley Stompers' 'Peter & The Wolf'/'Loch Lomond', Gordon Franks & His Orchestra's 'Outbreak Of Murder'/'Johnny's Tune', Peter Gordeno's 'The Boys Kept Hanging Around'/'Down By The Riverside' and The Dowlands & The Soundtracks' 'Little Sue'/'Julie' released.
Roger Whittaker featured on The Saturday Show. Amanda broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand.
Dial M For Murder broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Marilyn Monroe died. In very suspicious circumstances.
Philip King's See How They Run broadcast in the Brian Rix Presents strand. Charlie Chester featured on Desert Island Discs.
The first episode of Silent Evidence broadcast. Sarah-Doon Mackichan born in Westminster.
Alan Whicker's Hotel Concord and Peter Bennet Stone's Hovercraft broadcast.
The Tombs Of Petra broadcast in the Adventure strand. Your Mysterious Brain broadcast. Leslie Norman's Mix Me A Person - starring Donald Sinden, Anne Baxter, Adam Faith, Walter Brown, Carole Ann Ford and Antony Booth - premiered.
Vincent Tilsley's dramatisation of The Double Blind broadcast. Little Eva's 'The Loco-Motion'/'He Is The Boy', Tsai Chin's 'Chinese Charleston'/'How Shall I Do It?' and Jet Harris' 'Main Title Theme (From The Man With The Golden Arm)'/'Some People' released.
Stubby Kaye, Juliet Mills, Nancy Spain and Bunny Lewis were the panellists on Juke Box Jury. Peggy Lee and Ray Charles featured on The Light Programme's The Ted Heath Show. Rosemary For Revenge broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Tottenham Hotspur, the FA Cup holders beat First Division champions Ipswich Town five-one at Portman Road in the FA Charity Shield.
Rex Tucker's The Pretender broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. The first episode of Rhyme Or Reason broadcast.
Saturn broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Rudolph Cartier's adaptation of Doctor Korczak & The Children broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Frederic Raphael's The Trouble With England broadcast on The Home Service.
Portrait Of A Tycoon: Enrico Mattei, Riverbeat: The Welsh Dee and Martha Graham's Night Journey broadcast.
The Delinquents broadcast.
The first episodes of Doctor Finlay's Casebook - It's All In The Mind - and Katy - starring Susan Hampishire and Michele Dotrice - broadcast. Peter Glenville's Term Of Trial - starring Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith, Roland Culver and Dudley Foster - premiered.
Alan Plater's A Smashing Day broadcast. Lonnie Donegan & His Group's 'Pick A Bale Of Cotton'/'Steal Away', The Spotnicks' 'The Rocket Man'/'Galloping Guitars', The Tornados' 'Telstar'/'Jungle Fever', B Bumble & The Stingers' 'Apple Knocker'/'The Moon & The Sea', Zen Tracey's 'Shamrocker (Phil The Fluter's Ball)'/'Two By Two', The Vernons Girls' 'The Loco-motion'/'Don't Wanna Go', Little Eva's 'The Loco-Motion'/'He Is The Boy' and The Olympics' 'Mash Them Taters'/'The Stomp' released. Anthony Asquith's Guns Of Darkness - starring David Niven, Leslie Caron, James Robertson Justice and David Opatoshu - premiered.
Starlight Rendezvous broadcast. Night Roundup Paris broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. Blackpool's two-one victory at newly-promoted Liverpool in the First Division saw the league debut of seventeen year old Alan Ball - the first of one thousand and fifty three first class matches for in a career, with Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton, Bristol Rovers and England, that lasted until 1983. Elsewhere, Wolves beat Manchester City eight-one (Ted Farmer scoring four). Championship Ipswich Town drew three-three at home with Blackburn Rovers (for whom Bobby Craig netted a hat-trick). In the Second Division, Caridff City and Newcastle drew four-all and Dave Dodson scored three in Portsmouth's four-one defeat of Walsall. Oxford Unted's first league game, a three-two defeat at Barrow in the Fourth Division, saw the league debut of Ron Atkinson, the first of five hundred and fifty nine games for The Us in a career that lasted until 1974. In the process he broke Maurice Kyle's appearance record for the club, established in 1969. Having sacked Pete Best three days earlier, The Beatles made their first appearance with his permanent replacement, Ringo Starr, at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight.
The first episode of Katy broadcast. Eric Linklater's The Mortimer Touch broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Sylvia Plath's Three Women broadcast on The Third Programme. Peter Maxwell's Dilemma - starring Peter Halliday and Ingrid Hafner - premiered.
A much-changed England won the fifth test at The Oval to complete a four-nil series victory over Pakistan. England scored four hundred and eighty for five declared - Cowdrey made one hundred and eighty two and Dexter one hundred and seventy two - then dismissed Pakistan cheaper, twice. David Larter on his test debut took eleven wickets in the match. The Weather In The Streets broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Edith Day featured on Desert Island Discs. Sophie Aldred born in Greenwich. Wolves continued their impressive start to the First Division season, winning four-one at West Ham United. Nottingham Firest vhad a five-two victory at Blackburn Rovers.

Trevor Philpott's The Shipbuilders and The Royal Ballet's production of The Rake's Progress broadcast. Val Guest's Jigsaw - starring Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan, Michael Goodliffe and John Le Mesurier - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of David Wolper's D-Day. The Beatles, playing their fourth gig with recently recruited drummer, Ringo Starr, were filmed by Granada cameras during a lunchtime sessions at The Cavern Club performing a storming version of Ritchie Barrett's 'Some Other Guy'. A member of the audience shouted 'we want Pete' at the end. Tone-deaf moron. The Voice Of The Turtle broadcast in The Light Programme's Thirty-Minute Theatre strand. In the Second Division, Plymouth Argyle beat Preston North End seven-one. Don Revie had paid a club record fifty three thousand pounds to secure the return of John Charles to Leeds United. As a result of the excitement this created, Leeds raised admission prices for the start of the season. Twenty four thousand - the largest attendance of the season, saw Charles' (second) home debut. he scored too but Leeds lost, four-three, to Middlesbrough.
Balloon From Zanzibar broadcast in the Adventure strand.
The first UK broadcast of Zu Jung Um Blond Zu Sein broadcast in The Golden Rose 1962 strand. Tommy Roe's 'Sheila'/'Save Your Kisses', Ben E King's 'Too Bad'/'My Heart Cries For You', Timi Yuro's 'What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)?'/'Thirteenth Hour', Joe Brown's 'Comes The Day'/'People Gotta Talk', Filthy Albino Kiddie-Fiddler Jimmy Savile's 'Ahab The Arab'/'Very Unlikely', Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford's 'I Need Your Loving'/'Tell Me', Perry Ford & The Sapphires With The Blue Flames' 'Baby, Baby (Don't You Worry)'/'Prince Of Fools' and B Bumble & The Stingers' 'Apple Knocker'/'The Moon & The Sea' released. Queens Park Rangers were thev early pace-setters in the Third Division, unbeaten in three games after a five-two victory at Carlisle United (Brian Bedford and Mark Lazarus each scoring twice).
Dora Bryan, Jack Jackson and David Tomlinson featured on Juke Box Jury. John Mortimer appeared on The Light Programme's Asian Club. Peter Bryant's World Around The Corner broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the First Division, Spurs won six-one at West Ham United. Wolves, Aston Villa and Everton all maintained a one hundred per cent record after three games. Relegated Chelsea led the second Division with three wins from three, the latest a five-nil thumping of Charlton Athletic. Huddersfield Town also won five-nil at Middlesbrough. Jim Towers scored three in Millwall's six-nil defeat of Watford in the Third Division whilst new-boys Oxford United thrashed Hartlepols United six-two in the Fourth. Jessica Cecelia Anna Maria Martin born in Fulham.
Dackson's Wharf broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Summer Storm braodcast in the Studio 4 strand. Mario del Monaco appeared on Desert Island Discs.
The first UK broadcast of Julian Claman's Police Emergency. Ipswich Town defeated Blackpool five-two in the First Division. John Kaye scored three as Scunthorpe United stopped Chelsea's unbeaten run with a three-nil win in the Second Division.
RF Delderfield's The Testimonial broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the First Division, Liverpool beat Manchester City four-one and Spurs defeated Aston Villa four-two. With Wolves drawing only Everton (who won one-nil at Old Trafford) remained with a one hundred per cent record. Barrie Thomas scored three as Newcastle thrashed Middlesbrough six-one in the Second Division. Norwich City won four-two at Cardiff City.
Gordon Rattray Taylor's Machines Like Men broadcast. Peter Bezencenet's Band Of Thieves - starring Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner, Jimmy Thompson, Maudie Edwards, Arthur Mullard, Jennifer Jayne and Norrie Paramor, Basil Dearden's Life For Ruth - starring Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan and Janet Munro and Paul Martin's Hochzeitsnacht Im Paradies - starring Peter Alexander, Marika Rökk and Waltraut Haas - premiered.
The first episode of The Net broadcast. Mountaineers Chris Bonington and Ian Clough became the first Britons to climb the North Face of the Eiger. Having injured his hand in Reading's Third Division game against Halifax Town, goalkeeper Arthur Wilkie played up front for the second-half and scored twice as The Royals won four-two. The Highwaymen With Burt Lancaster's 'The Bird Man'/'Cindy, Oh Cindy', Billy Dainty's 'Cry Upon My Shoulder'/'If I'd Known You', Eddie Rambeau's 'Summertime Guy'/'Last Night Was My Last Night With You', The Spartans' 'Can You Waddle?'/'Instrumental' and Dion's 'Little Diane'/'Lost For Sure' released.
Highlights of Wolves' four-two victory over Blackburn Rovers featured on Saturday Sport. Alan Hinton scored twice for the hosts. Elsewhere in the First Division, Spurs defeated Manchester City four-two and Leicester City beat Bolton Wanderers four-one. The Spotnicks, The Springfields and Dick Jordan featured on Saturday Club. The second novel by John le Carré, A Murder Of Quality published. Lance Comfort's Tomorrow At Ten - starring John Gregson, Robert Shaw, Alec Clunes, Alan Wheatley, Kenneth Cope and William Hartnell - premiered. Channel Television, the ITV franchise for the Channel Islands, began broadcasting.
Hedgehog broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Address Unknown broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Valerie Singleton made her debut of Blue Peter. RF Delderfield featured on Desert Island Discs. John Paddy Carstairs' The Devil's Agent - starring Peter Van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Christopher Lee, Macdonald Carey, Albert Lieven, Billie Whitelaw, Marius Goring, Colin Gordon, Niall MacGinnis and Peter Vaughan and Jon Iverson's Den Rige Enke - starring Maria Garland and Malene Schwartz - premiered.
A Spree For PJ and Presenting Nelson Riddle broadcast. Quentin Lawrence's Playback - starring Margit Saad, Barry Foster, Victor Platt, Dinsdale Landen, George Pravda and Nigel Green - premiered.
In the European Cup First Round first leg, Dundee defeated FC Köln eight-one at Dens Park. Alan Gilzean scored a hat-trick and Andy Penman twice. Welsh Cup holders Bangor City of the Cheshire Counties League defeated Napoli two-nil at Farrer Roiad in the Cup Winners Cup First Round. Everton beat Leyton Orient three-nil to return to the top of the First Division. Huddersifled Town, three-two winners at Norwich City with Mike O'Grady scoring a hat-trick, topped the Second Division.
The first UK showing of Kees Brusse's Funfair In The Rain in The Late Night Film strand. Sidney J Furie's The Boys - starring Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Dudley Sutton, Ronald Lacey, Tony Garnett, Jess Conrad, Felix Aylmer, Wilfrid Brambell and Roy Kinnear - premiered.
Louis Verneuil's Jealousy broadcast. Yorkshire's seven wicket victory over Glamorgan at Harrogate gave them the County Championship title by four points ahead of Worcester, despite the latter's eight wicket win over Nottinghamshire at New Road. Phil Sharpe (two thousand two hundred runs), Doug Padget, Brian Close, Ray Illingworth (one hundred and sixteen wickets) and Fred Trueman (one hundred and twenty two wickets) were among the outstanding contributors to Yorkshire's twenty fifth championship (and second in three years). Twenty one year old Geoffrey Boycott made his debut for the club in June. Somerset's Bill Alley did the double, with nineteen hundred and fifteen runs and one hundred and twelve wickets. Tom Graveney topped the County Championship batting averages with two thousand two hundred and sixty nine runs in his first year at Worcestershire. Surrey's David Sydenham topped the bowling averages. Rolf Harris's 'Sun Arise'/'Someone's Pinched My Winkles', Buddy Holly's 'Reminiscing'/'Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie', Lenny Welch's 'A Taste Of Honey'/'The Old Cathedral', Shirley Bassey's 'What Now My Love?'/'Above All Others', Billy Boyle's 'My Baby's Crazy About Elvis'/'Held For Questioning', Laura Lee's 'To Be Young'/'Brand New Heartbeat', Rolly (Yo-Yo) Daniels' 'The Teacher'/'Yo-Yo Boy', Jeremy Taylor's 'Ag, Pleez Daddy (Ballad Of The Southern Suburbs)'/'Jo'burg Talking Blues', Billy Boyle's 'My Baby's Crazy About Elvis'/'Held For Questioning', The Shirelles' 'Welcome Home Baby'/'Mama Here Comes The Bride', Karl Denver's 'Blue Week-End'/'My Mother's Eyes' and Carole King's 'It Might As Well Rain Until September'/'Nobody's Perfect' released. Sylvia Plath appeared on the first episode of The Home Service's A World Of Sound. Ernest Morris's Masters Of Venus - starring Norman Wooland, Mandy Harper and Robin Stewart - premiered.
Cliff Richard & The Shadows appeared on The Billy Cotton Band Show. Frank Ifield, Gary Lane, The Clyde Valley Stompers and Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated featured on Saturday Club. Leeds United's two-nil victory at Swansea Town in the Second Division saw Don Revie give debuts to two seventeen year old defenders, Paul Reaney and Norman Hunter. It was to be the first of seven hundred and forty nine first team apperances for the former in a career that lasted until 1978 and seven hundred and twenty six appearances for the latter in a career which lasted until 1976. In the First Division, West Ham United won six-one at Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion beat Fulham by the same score (Derek Kevan scoring four) whilst Birmingham City defeated Burnley five-one. Tyne Tees Television began broadcasting highlights of local football matches under the title Shoot (the probable first game covered being Newcastle United's three-one victory over Plymouth Argyle at St James' Park). The Old Lags' League broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre. Moya Brady born in Manchester.
What's In It For Walter? broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Keeping Space Clean broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Stanley Unwin appeared on Desert Island Discs. George Pollock's Kill Or Cure - starring Terry-Thomas and Eric Sykes - premiered.
Stamboul Train broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. In the Third Division, Northampton Town thrashed Wrexham eight-nil (Barry Lines netting three), Watford beat Coventry City six-one and Swindon Town defeated Brighton & Hove Albion five-one.
The first episode of Dial RIX broadcast. The Case Of The Frightened Schoolgirl broadcast in The Light Programme's Guilty Party strand. The civil servant John Vassall was arrested by MI5 and charged with spying for the Soviet Union. Vassall, who was gay and had been the victim of a honeytrap by the KGB and blackmailed into passing secrets, made a full confession. In October, he received an eighteen year jail sentence. Dennis Viollet socred four in Stoke City's six-three victory over Charlton Athletic in the Second Division. Cardiff City beat Grimsby Town five-three. Lincoln City defeated Newport County six-three in the Fourth Division.
Diving Into History broadcast in the Adventure strand.
At the Athletics European Championships, Robbie Brightwell won four hundred metres gold for Great Britain. Booker T & The MG's 'Green Onions'/'Behave Yourself', The Contours' 'Do You Love Me?'/'Move, Mister Man', The Four Seasons' 'Sherry'/'I've Cried Before', Jimmy Clanton's 'Venus In Blue Jeans'/'Highway Bound', Freddy Cannon's 'What's Gonna Happen When Summer's Done?'/'Broadway', Mark Wynter's 'Venus In Blue Jeans'/'Please Come Back To Me', Ray Adams' 'Venus In Blue Jeans'/'He's Got My Sympathy', Eden Kane's 'House To Let'/'I Told You', Chris Montez's 'Let's Dance'/'You're The One', Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers' 'Monster Mash'/'Monsters' Mash Party', Rey Anton's 'Hey! Good Lookin'/'Mary Lou', Jimmy James's 'Bewildered &d Blue'/'I Don't Want To Cry', The Les Reed Strings' 'Theme From Doctor Finlay's Casebook (March From A Little Suite)'/'The Saint', Gene Pitney's 'If I Didn't Have A Dime (To Play The Jukebox)'/'Only Love Can Break A Heart', Doug Sheldon's 'Lollipops & Roses'/'One Way To Say Goodbye', Mary Wells' 'You Beat Me To The Punch'/'Old Love (Let's Try It Again)' and Stevie Wonder's The Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie released.
Rupert Davies, Dion amd Fenella Fielding featured on Juke Box Jury. First Division highlights inlcuded Sheffield Wednesday's five-nil victory over Birmingham City. Philip Levene's The Weather For Murder broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Stephen Mark Punt born in Dhekelia, Cyprus.
Six Men Of Dorset broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Charles Saunders' Danger By My Side - starring Anthony Oliver, Maureen Connell, Alan Tilvern, Bill Nagy and Sonya Cordeau - premiered.
The first episode of Pioneers Of Social Change, profiling George Stephenson, broadcast. The Commonwealth In London broadcast. Comrade Jacob broadcast in the Studio 4 strand. Epitaph For A Dead Actor broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Michael Clark born in Bow. Northampton Town thrashed Halifax Town seven-one in the Third Division.
The first episode of Ronald Eyre's A Play In The Making broadcast. Ipswich Town made their European Cup debut with a four-one win in Malta against Floriana FC. Ray Carwford and Ed Phillips both scored twice.
The first UK broadcast of CBS's The Women Get The Vote. Helen Shapiro featured on Adam Faith. The first episode of Bulldog Breed broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
The Man Who Loves Snakes broadcast in the Adventure strand. Ford launched the massively popular Cortina, a family saloon costing five hundred and seventy three quid and similar in size to the Vauxhall Victor, the Hillman Minx and the Morris Oxford Farina. James Hill's The Dock Brief - starring Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Beryl Reid, David Lodge and Frank Pettingell - premiered.
Let's Imagine: The Building Of Stonehenge and August Strindberg's The Father broadcast. The first episode of Philip Levene's Destination - Fire! starring Robert Beatty broadcast on The Light Programme. Johnny Tillotson's 'Send Me The Pillow You Dream On'/'What'll I Do?', Jerry Butler's 'Make It Easy On Yourself'/'It's Too Late', Della Reese's 'Blow Out The Sun'/'I Love You So Much It Hurts', Mister Acker Bilk With The Leon Young String Chorale's 'Lonely (From The Film Band Of Thieves)/'Acker's Lacquer', Gene McDaniels' 'Point Of No Return'/'Warmer Than A Whisper' and Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Blue'/'That Ain't Right' released. The first episode of University Challenge, presented by Bamber Gascoigne, broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion. Cancelled in 1987, it would revived by the BBC in 1994. Peter Ustinov's Billy Budd - starring Terence Stamp, Robert Ryan and Melvyn Douglas and Tony Richardson's The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner - starring Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Avis Bunnage, James Bolam and Alec McCowen - premiered. Tranmere Rovers thumped Southport seven-one in the Fourth Division.
Russ Conway, Alma Cogan and Joe Brown & The Bruvvers were guests on The Billy Cotton Band Show. Dion, Del Shannon, Beryl Bryden, The Countrymen and Peppi & The New York Twisters featured on Saturday Club. Tony Richardson's The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner - starring Tom Courtney, Michael Redgrave and James Bolam - premiered. In the First Division, Burnley won five-two at Manchester United (John Connelly scoring three), Sheffield Wednesday defeated Leyton Orient four-two, West Ham United beat Blackburn Rovers four-nil and West Bromwich Albion beat Bolton Wanderers five-four (Derek Kevan netting a hat-trick). In all fifty four goals were scored in eleven matches. Anglia Television launched Match Of The Week which showed highlights of football matches from around East Anglia. The first game was Wolverhampton Wanderers three-two victory at Ipswich Town. Brian Clough scored three in Sunderland's four-two win at Southampton in the Second Division. Grimsby Town won at Derby County by the same score (with Dick Young hitting three). The New Musical Express published a story about two thirteen-year-old Coventry schoolgirls, Sue and Mary, releasing a self-composed single on Decca ('Traitor In Disguise') and added, as a postscript, 'A Liverpool group, The Beatles, have recorded 'Love Me Do' for Parlophone Records, set for 5 October release.'
Charley Was My Darling broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Ernest Morris's Masters Of Venus - starring Norman Wooland, Mandy Harper and Robin Stewart and Jesús Franco's La Mano De Un Hombre Muerto - starring Ana Castor, Howard Vernon and Paula Martel - premiered.
George Cyriax's Britain On The Brink broadcast. Peter Jones featured on Desert Island Discs. Philip Leacock's The War Lover - starring Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Crawford and Ed Bishop - premiered. James Andrew Innes Dee born in Kent. In the Football League Cup Second Round, Sunderland thrashed Oldham Athletic seven-one whilst Aston Villa hammered Peterborough United six-one.
The Starbuilders and About Turn broadcast. Ipswich Town won the second leg of their European Cup First Round tie against Floriana ten-nil at Portman Road. Ray Crawford scored five. Ron Saunders scored three in Portsmouth's five-one victory at Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup. Darryl F Zanuck's The Longest Day - with a cast of thousands - premiered.
Tom Courtenay was interviewed on Wednesday Magazine. John Betjeman's Men Of Steam broadcast. League Cup holders Norwich City knocked out First Division Bolyon Wanderers four=nil at Carrow Road in the Second Round. West Ham United thrashed Plymouth Argyle six-nil whilst Leicester City and Charlton Athletic drew four-all.
The Brockenstein Affair broadcast. The first UK broadcast of City Of Gold. Gordon Flemyng's Solo For Sparrow - starring Glyn Houston, Anthony Newlands, Nadja Regin, Michael Coles, Allan Cuthbertson, Jack May, Michael Caine, Neil McCarthy, William Gaunt and Wanda Ventham and Kurt Wilhelm's Der Zigeunerbaron - Carlos Thompson, Heidi Brühl, Willy Millowitsch and Danièle Gaubert - premiered. Bangor City lost three-one at Napoli in the Cup Winners Cup and, with the scores level on aggregate, a replay was required.
Son Of The House broadcast. The John Barry Seven & Orchestra's 'The James Bond Theme'/'The Blacksmith Blues' released. The first UK broadcast of The Yogi Bear Show on Associated-Rediffusion.
Tommy Cooper and Michael Holliday appeared on The Saturday Show. It Was Only A Joke by Jon Rollason and Keith Williams broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Leeds United's one-all draw with Southampton in the Second Division saw the league debut of another of Don Revie's impressive Elland Road juniors, fifteen year old Peter Lorimer - the first of seven hundred and three games for The Peacocks in a career that lasted until 1985. In the First Division, Spurs defeated Nottingham Forest nine-two with Jimmy Greaves scoring four. Table toppers Wolves beat Liverpool three-two. Johnny Morrisey hit three in Everton's four-two defeat of West Bromwich Albion. In the Second Division, Cardiff City won six-two at Preston North End and Newcastle United had a six-nil victory at Walsall. The first episodes of Man Of The World - Death Of A Conference, Strange Concealments, Bruce's Show and On The Braden Beat and the first appearance of Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale in The Avengers broadcast on ATV London.
The Square Peg broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Brendan Behan and Colin MacInnes featured on the Monitor strand. The first episode of ITC's The Saint - The Talented Husband starring Roger Moore as Simon Templer - broadcast on ATV London and most other ITV regions. Robert Muller's Afternoon Of The Nymph broadcast in the Armchair Theatre strand,
John Morgan's profile of Hugh Gaitskell featured on Panorama. Antony Hopkins appeared on Desert Island Discs. Pat Jackson's Don't Talk To Strange Men - starring Christina Gregg, Janina Faye, Cyril Raymond, Gillian Lind, Conrad Phillips and Dandy Nichols - premiered. Roy Chapman scored three in Mansfield Town's six-one win over Tranmere Rovers in the Fourth Division.
Pit Stop broadcast. Arthur Dreifuss's adaptation of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow - starring Patrick McGoohan, Sylvia Syms and Walter Macken - premiered.
The first episode of Zero One broadcast. Wally Schirra piloted NASA's fifth manned space mission, Mercury 8. England competed in the European Football Championships for the first time, beginning the qualifiers for the European Nations' Cup with a one-all draw against France at Hillsborough. Ron Flowers scored England's goal from the penalty spot. Without Johnny Haynes (recovering from injuries received in a car crash) and Bobby Charlton (who'd had a hernia operation), Birmingham City's Mike Hellawell, Blackpool's Ray Charnley and the Wolves duo of Chris Crowe and Alan Hinton made their international debuts. Ron Davies scored four in Cteser's six-one defeat of Southport in the Fourth Division.
Perspective On Dreaming broadcast.
John Chapman's What A Drag broadcast in the Dial Rix strand. The UK première of Dr No. 'Love Me Do'/'PS I Love You', the début single by The Beatles (a popular beat combo of the 1960s, you might've heard of them), Sam Cooke's 'Nothing Can Change This Love'/'Somebody Have Mercy', Kai Winding's 'Baby Elephant Walk'/'Experiment In Terror', Carter & Lewis' 'Here's Hopin'/'Poor Joe', Susan Maughan's 'Bobby's Girl'/'Come A Little Closer', The Roulettes' 'Hully Gully Slip 'N' Slide'/'La Bamba', Nicky Hilton's 'Your Nose Is Gonna Grow'/'You Might Have Love', Joyce Blair & Oliver Reed's 'Baby It's Cold Outside'/'Safe In The Arms Of My Darling', Little Richard's 'He Got What He Wanted (But He Lost What He Had)'/'Why Don't You Change Your Ways?', The Crystals' 'He's A Rebel'/'I Love You Eddie' and the first UK Beach Boys single, 'Surfin' Sufari'/'409' released. Caron Louisa Keating born in Fulham.
The first episode of The Last Man Out broadcast. Coffee In Penang broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. In the First Division, the North London derby ended in a four-all draw. West Ham United beat Birmingham City five-nil. Everton's two-nil victory at Wolves took them to the top of the table with goals from Billy Bingham and Sandy Young. Chelsea thrashed Cardiff City six-nil in the Second Division with Bobby Tambling scoring two and Terry Venables and Barry Bridges also on-target. Ernie Phythian hit three in Wrexham's five-one defeat of Millwall in the Third Division.
NJ Crisp's The Stepfather broadcast in the Sunday-Night Theatre strand. Nancy Astor's interview with Kenneth Harris broadcast.
Panorama Goes To Italy broadcast. Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies appeared on Desert Island Discs.
The first UK broadcast of NBC's Hurricane! Freddie Francis's The Brain - starring Anne Heywood, Peter van Eyck, Cecil Parker and Bernard Lee - premiered.
One In A Hundred: The Problem Of Alcoholism broadcast. The New Man broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Sidney Lumet's adaptation of Long Day's Journey Into Night premiered.
The first UK broadcast of The Flags Are Not Enough: The Widening Gap. Perer maxwell's Serena - starring Patrick Holt, Emrys Jones and Honor Blackman - premiered. Bangor City lost their European Cup Winners Cup First Round replay, two-one against Napoli at Highbury. Third Division Hull City knocked Second Division Middlesbrough out of the League Cup after two replays.
Charles Wood's Not At All broadcast. The Donays' 'Bad Boy'/'Devil In His Heart', Helen Shapiro's 'Keep Away From Other Girls'/'Cry My Heart Out', Louise Cordet's 'Sweet Enough'/'Someone Else's Fool', Harry H Corbett's 'Junk Shop'/'The Isle Of Clerkenwell' and Tony Bennett's 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco'/'Candy Kisses' released. Little Richard headlined a five-hour-plus rock and/or roll show at The Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, promoted by Brian Epstein's NEMS organisation as Merseyside's Greatest Ever Rock Spectacular. Twelve local groups featured on the bill, including The Beatles, Lee Curtis & The All-Stars (whose drummer was Pete Best; the former Beatle reportedly having 'an awkward encounter' with his old colleagues - and Ringo - backstage), The Big Three, Bill Kramer & The Coasters, Rory Storm & The Hurricanes, The Mersey Beats, The Undertakers, The Four Jays, The Chants, Gus Travis and Pete MacLaine. Richard's band included sixteen year old Billy Preston. Cliff Owen's A Prize Of Arms - starring Stanley Baker, Helmut Schmid and Tom Bell - premiered.
The Springfields appeared on The Saturday Show, introduced by Billy Dainty. The Mather Story by John Prebble broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. In the First Division, highlights includes Burnley's five-one victory over Sheffield United, Bolton Wanderers' three-nil defeat of Wolves and Blackburn Rovers three-nil win at Manchester United. Over sixty two thousand were at St James Park' where the Tyne-Wear derby ended all sqaure. Shrewsbury Town demolished Bristol Rovers seven-two in thev Third Division (Frank Clarke and Jimmy McLaughlin both socring hat-tricks). Sara Sugarman born in Rhyl.
The first episodes of The River Flows East and Raise Your Glasses broadcast.
The first episode of The Bacchae broadcast. Fanny & Johnnie Cradock featured on Desert Island Discs. Manchester City beat Blackpool four-two in a Football League Cup second replay.
The Magic Circle Festival broadcast. Ralph Thomas's The Wild & The Willing - starring Virginia Maskell, Paul Rogers, Ian McShane, Samantha Eggar and John Hurt and Ernest Morris's What Every Woman Wants - starring James Fox - premiered.
The Demon Star broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. The Beatles appeared on TV for the first time, performing 'Love Me Do' and 'Some Other Guy' on Granada's People & Places. In the League Cup Third Round, Leyton Orient thrashed Chester nine-two with both George Waites and Malcolm Graham both neting hat-tricks. The first episode of Associated-Rediffusion's Kingsley Amis Goes Pop featured Billy Fury.
The first episode of Exploring The Atlantic broadcast in the Signpost strand. Andrew L Stone's The Password Is Courage - starring Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy and Alfred Lynch - premiered. The first episode of It's A Living broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
The first Uk broadcast of The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted. James Brown & The Famous Flames' 'Shout & Shimmy'/'Come Over Here', Mark London's 'How Much Longer Must I Wait?'/'Raggedy Ann', Shane Fenton & The Fentones' 'Too Young For Sad Memories'/'You're Telling Me', Wally Stott & His Orchestra's 'Railroad Blues'/'Bouncing At Midnight', Bo Diddley's 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover'/'I Can Tell', The Dovells' 'Hully Gully Baby'/'Your Last Chance', Frank Ifield's 'Lovesick Blues'/'She Taught Me How To Yodel', Gord Lightfoot's '(Remember Me) I'm The One'/'Daisy-Doo' and Chubby Checker's 'Limbo Rock'/'Popeye (The Hitch-Hike)' released.
Claire Bloom, Beryl Reid and Jimmy Young featured on Juke Box Jury. Pauline Spender's The Gentleman Soldier broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. England beat Northern Ireland three-one in the Home International championship at Windsor Park. Debutant Mike O'Grady of Huddersfield Town scored twice with Jimmy Greaves adding a third. Everton's Brian Labone and Bolton Wanderers' Fred Hill also played for England for the first time. Scotland defeated Wales three-two at Ninian Park. Denis Law, Eric Caldow and Rangers' Willie Henderson on debut scored for the visitors, Ivor Allchurch and John Charles for the hosts. Alex Harley scored three as Manchester City defeated Sheffield Wednesday three-two in the First Division. Tommy Dixon hit four as Barrow thumped Workington five-one in the Fourth Division.
David Mercer's A Suitable Case For Treatment broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Aneurin Bevan profiled on Tonight. The Cuban Missile Crisis threatened to bring about Word War III. But, ultimately, it didn't. The Liverpool Spinners featured on The Light Programme's Woman's Hour.
Flashpoint Cuba - presented by Richard Dimbleby - broadcast. John Llewelyn Moxey's Death Trap - starring Albert Lieven, Barbara Shelley, Kenneth Cope, Leslie Sands and Barbara Windsor - premiered.
Amalia Sings broadcast. The News featured Hardiman Scott's interview with Hugh Gaitskell on the Cuban missile crisis. John Hyman's Closed Planet - with music and special effects by Delia Derbyshire - broadcast as part of The Light Programme's Midweek Theatre. John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate - starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, James Gregory and Angela Lansbury - premiered. Everton beat Dunfermaline Athletic one-nil in the first leg of their European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round tie. Norwich City thrashed Carlisle United five-nil in a replayed League Cup Third Round game. Jimmy Greaves scored three and Terry Medwin two bin Spurs' six-two thumping of Manchester united in the First Division. Northampton Town went top of the Third Division with a four-one win at Wrexham.
Donald Campbell, Roy Salvadori and Peter Twiss were profiled in Perspective Asks What's The Hurry? Alf Ramsey, the Ipswich Town manager, accepted The Football Association's offer to succeed Walter Winterbottom as England manager with effect from May 1963. But, only if the world hadn't been vapourised by then. At The United Nations Security Council, American Ambassador Adlai Stevenson confronted Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin with photographs of missile sites in Cuba and angrily asked if Zorin denied that the USSR has placed and is placing medium and intermediate range missiles and sites in Cuba. Jay Lewis's Live Now, Pay Later - starring Ian Hendry, June Ritchie, John Gregson, Liz Fraser, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Butterworth and Nyree Dawn Porter - premiered. Nick Hancock born in Stoke On Trent.
Nil Carborundum - starring Nicol Williamson and John Thaw - broadcast. The Beatles appeared on Here We Go for the third time ('Love Me Do', 'A Taste Of Honey', 'PS I Love You'). Carla Thomas's 'I'll Bring It On Home To You'/'I Can't Take It', Houston Wells & The Marksmen's 'This Song Is Just For You'/'Paradise', Don Spencer's 'Fireball'/'I'm All Alone Again', Billy Stewart's 'Reap What You Sow'/'Fat Boy' and Kathy Kirby's 'Big Man'/'Slowly' released. The first ever proclamation of a state of emergency in India was made by President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as Chinese troops continued their invasion. Giving everyone, besides Cuba, another opportunity to shat in their own pants. Henri Decoin's Le Masque De Fer - starring Jean Marais, Claudine Auger, Jean-Francois Poron and Gisèle Pascal - premiered.
USAF Major Rudolf Anderson became the only combatant fatality of The Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile while he was flying over Cuba. Heart Of Midlothian defeated Kilmarnock one-nil in the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden Park. First Division highlights included Arsenal's five-four defeat of Wolves (Joe Baker scored three and George Eastham two), Everton's three-one victory over Ipswich Town and Tottenham's five-one win at Leyton Orient which kept them top of the league. In the Second Division Plymouth beat Charlton six-opne, Newcastle thrashed Swansea Town six-nil and Norwioch defeated Sunderland four-two. Charlie Rackstraw hit four in Chesterfield's six-nil thumping of Southport in the Fourth Division. The Constant Star broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. CM Pennington-Richards' Mystery Submarine - starring Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice and Laurence Payne - premiered.
Clive Exton's The Big Eat broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Jean Renoir talked to Huw Wheldon on Monitor. The world breathed a collective sigh of relief and changed its collective underpants after the superpowers reached an agreement ending the immediate threat of nuclear war. Nikita Khrushchev agreed to dismantle all Soviet missiles based in Cuba and ship them back to Moscow forthwith. The first episode of Gerry Anderson's Fireball XL5 broadcast on ATV London.
The first episode of Michael Gill's Cubism & After broadcast. Panorama looked at the implications of the end of The Cuban Missile Crisis. Hosted by Richard Dimbleby, studio discussions were chaired by Robin Day in Washington and James Mossman in London, with guests including Harold Wilson and the Earl of Home, who discussed Britain's - limited - role in the crisis. Pamela Hansford-Johnson featured on Desert Island Discs. Birmingham City defeated Barrow five-one in the Third Round of the League Cup.
Malcolm Muggeridge's The Long Struggle broadcast. The first episode of The Men From The Ministry - The Great Footwear Scandal, starring Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch - broadcast on The Light Programme.
Writers & Writing: The Poet's Voice broadcast in the Bookstand strand. Emery Bonett's Manalive broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. Robert Aldrich's What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? - starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford - and Girls! Girls! Girls! - starring Elvis Presley - premiered. Spurs defeated Glasgow Rangers five-two in the first leg of their European Cup Winners Cup Second Round tie. In another 'best of Britain' clash, Dunfermline Athletic knocked Everton out of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, winning twonil at East End Park with Harry Melrose scoring the deciding goal. In the Second Division, Cardiff City won five-three at Southampton.
Mars 1, also known as Sputnik 24, was launched by the Soviet Union. The probe would come within one hundred and twenty thousand miles of Mars in June 1963. The United States resumed its arms blockade of ships bound for Cuba, after a two-day suspension. Gypsy - starring Natalie Wood - and How The West Was Won premiered.
Eden Kane, Joe Brown & His Bruvvers and The Avons appeared on Pops & Lenny. Elaine Morgan's A Chance To Shine broadcast. A final agreement was reached between the Soviet Union and the United States reached on the terms for Soviet removal of nuclear missiles from Cuba and American verification. Little Eva's 'Keep Your Hands Off My Baby'/'Where Do I Go?', The Springfields' 'Island Of Dreams'/'The Johnson Boys', Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers' 'Can-Can '62'/'Redskins', Bobby Shafto's 'I Haven't Got A Girl'/'Feel So Blue', Gary Jones's 'It's Over'/'Little Miss Nose In The Air', The Packabeats' 'Evening In Paris'/'The Traitors', Carol Deene's 'James (Hold The Ladder Steady)'/'It Happened Last Night (At The Movies With You)', Geoff Love & His Orchestra's 'Mutiny On The Bounty'/'Love Song From Mutiny On The Bounty' and The Cookies' 'Chains'/'Stranger In My Arms' released.
Highlights of Spurs's four-nil win over Leicester City featured on Saturday Sport. Other First Division games included Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal sharing ten goals at Ewood Park and Manchester United's five-three victory at Leicester City (Denis Law scored four). Leaders Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City four-nil. Brian Clough scored three in Sunderland's six-two victory over Grimsby Town in the Second Division whilst George Kirby also hit three in Southampton's six-nil defeat of Middlesbrough. Numerous minor-league sides advanced from the First Round of the FA Cup; Gravesend & Northfleet defeated Exeter City three-two and Isthmian League beat Colchester United two-one. Bedford Town defeated fellow Southern Leaguers Cambridge United two-one, North Eastern League Blyth Spartans enjoyed a victory over Lancashire Combination Morecambe by the same score, King's Lynn also won two-one, at Midlands League Boston United, Enfield thrashed Cheltenham Town six-three, Gateshead defeated Wigan Athletic two-one, Hinckley thumped Sittingbourne three-nil, Wycombe Wanderers won at Corinthian League Maidenhead by the same score and Yeovil Town beat Dartford three-two. There were draws Buxton (against Barrow), Hounslow Town (versus Mansfield Town), North Shields (against Workington), South Shields (versus Doncaster Rovers) and Poole Town (at Watford). Elsewhere, Gillingham won one-nil at Western League Andover, Barnsley beat Rhyl four-nil, Bristol City thumped Wellington Town four-two, Shrewsbury Town won six-two at Chelsmford City, Oxford United had a two-one victory at South Western League Falmouth Town two-one, Hull City defeated Crook Town five-four, Millwall beat Margate three-one and Fourth Division Torquay United won two-one at Third Division promotion chasers Northampton Town. Bobby Vee, Craig Douglas, The Brook Brothers, Brad Newman and The Vernon Girls featured on Saturday Club. Yellow Sands by Eden & Adelaide Phillpotts broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand.
The Royal Variety Performance broadcast, featuring The Black & White Minstrels, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra, Dickie Henderson, Bob Hope, Frank Ifield, Eartha Kitt, Cleo Laine, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Harry Secombe, Andy Stewart, Eric Sykes, Sophie Tucker, Norman Vaughan and Mike & Bernie Winters. The first episode of Scotland Yard - The Dover Road Mystery - broadcast under the series title Casebook on ATV London. The first UK TV showing of The Quiet Man.
President Ayub Khan of Pakistan was given a note from US Ambassador Walter McConaughy, on authorisation from President Kennedy, which stated that the US 'reaffirms its previous assurances to the Government of Pakistan that it will come to Pakistan's assistance in the event aggression from India against Pakistan.' The existence of the pledge was kept secret until 1971 when National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger revealed it to Anatoly Dobrynin, the Soviet Ambassador to the US. George Shearing appeared on Desert Island Discs. Mansfield Town thrashed Athenian League Hounslow nine-two in an FA Cup replay (with hat-tricks for Ian Hollett and Roy Chapman). Barrow defeated Cheshire Counties League Buxton three-one.
Dame Edith Sitwell featured on This Is Your Life. The first episode of Ronald Eyre's adaptation of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle broadcast. An adaptation of Greyfriars Bobby broadcast on The Light Programme's Movietime strand.Former US Vice-President Richard Nixon was heavily defeated in his bid to become Governor of California. The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning South Africa's sick racist apartheid policies and called for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.
Michael Picardie's adaptation of Debbie Go Home broadcast. The morning after losing his race for California Governor, a bitter Richard Nixon, his lip visibly wobbling, told reporters that 'You don't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.' But, it wasn't. Lionel Harris's The Guilty Party - starring Zena Marshall, Anthony Jacobs, Derek Francis, Jack Gwillim and Wensley Pithey - premiered. Scotland thrashed Northern Ireland five-one in the Home International championship at Hampden Park. Denis Law scored four and Willie Henderson a fifth. Billy Bingham netted for the visitors.
The first episode of The Monsters broadcast. Lewis Milestone's Mutiny On The Bounty - starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard - premiered. South African dissident Nelson Mandela began a five-year prison sentence. Partway through his time behind bars, he was indicted and convicted for further alleged crimes and remained in prison for an additional twenty two years, until 1990. In 1994, he would be elected the first black President of South Africa. It was a bad day on both sides of the Rover Tyne in footballing terms with North Shields losing an FA Cup replay seven-two at Workington (Dave Carr hit four) whilst South Shields were defeated two-one at Doncaster Rovers.
Tim Aspinall's The Face They See broadcast. Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires' 'Return To Sender'/'Where Do You Come From?', Chuck Jackson's 'I Keep Forgettin'/'Who's Gonna Pick Up The Pieces?', Chris Farlowe's 'Air Travel'/'Why Did You Break My Heart?', Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' 'A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues'/'I Can Tell', Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra's 'Baby Elephant Walk'/'Sugar Beat', Bernard Cribbins' 'Gossip Calypso'/'One Man Band' and Kenny Lynch's 'Up On The Roof'/'Jump On Your Broomstick' released.
John Laurie appeared on The Ken Dodd Show. The Crickets featured on Saturday Club. The Jackpot Question broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. First Division highlights included Everton's five-nil victory over Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers five-two win at West Bromwich Albion (Fred Pickering scoring three) and Manchester United's three-three draw with Liverpool. Tottenham, two-nil winners at Fulham, still led the league table. Chelsea remained top of the Second Division, winning five-one at Walsall. Norwich City thumped Swansea Town five-nil and Middlesbrough defeated Scunthorpe United four-three. In the Third Division, Shrewsbury Town beat Peterborough United five-four and Swindon Town won four-three at Millwall. Fourth Division leaders Mansfield Town thrashed Darlington six-nil.
The one hundredth episode of Monitor featured Ken Russell's memorable biopic of Elgar. John Glennon's Ruth broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. This Island Now by GM Carstairs broadcast on The Home Service's The Reith Lectures.
The first episode of Television Top Of The Form broadcast. Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side published. Peter Ustinov's Billy Budd - starring Terence Stamp - premiered. Mariella Frostrup born in Solo. In the Football League Cup Fourth Round, there were wins for Aston Villa (six-two against Preston North End), Manchester City (one-nil versus Luton Town) and Leyton Orient (three-two over Charlton Athletic).
A Masked Ball and World Of Sound broadcast. Aaron's Fall-Out Shelter broadcast on The Home Service. Samuel Beckett's Words & Music broadcast on The Third Programme. B Bumble & The Stingers' 'Dawn Cracker'/'Scales', Julie Grant's 'Up On The Roof'/'When You Ask About Love' and Freddy Cannon's 'If You Were A Rock & Roll Record'/'The Truth, Ruth' released. First Division leaders Everton won four-three at Nottingham Forest.
A Man Of High Sentence broadcast in the Bookstand strand. AC Milan thumped Ipswich Town three-nil in the European Cup Second Round with Paolo Barison scoring twice.
The first episode of Six More Face Of Jim broadcast.
Ralph Izzard's Travellers To Kurdistan broadcast in the Adventure strand. John Hearne's A World Inside broadcast. Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker's 'Jingle Bell Rock'/'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?', B Bumble & The Stingers' 'Dawn Cracker'/'Scales', Ian McShane's 'Harry Brown'/'The Tinker', Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree'/'Papa Noël', Sounds Inc's 'Sounds Like Locomotion'/'Taboo', Lucky Starr's 'I've Been Everywhere'/'Wrong' and The Drifters' 'Up On The Roof'/'Another Night With The Boys' released.
The first episode of Mister Pastry's Pet Shop broadcast. The Outrage broadcast in the Afternoon Theatre strand. In the First Division, Liverpool defeated Leyton Orient five-nil (Roger Hunt scoring a hat-trick), Birmingham City won five-one at Leicester City, Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal three-nil and Manchester United won three-two at Wolves. Leeds United thrashed Plymouth Argyle six-one in the Second Division. Peterborough United went top of the Third Division following a six-nil defeat of Millwall. The first episode of City Beneath The Sea broadcast on ATV London.
The Aspern Papers broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
A message in Morse Code was transmitted from Evpatoria Planetary Radar in the Soviet Union, directed at the planet Venus. Jack Warner featured on Desert Island Discs. Anthony Bushell's A Woman's Priviledge - starring Bernard Archard, Ann Lynn, Patrick Wymark, Ernest Clark, Noel Hood and Pamela Greer - premiered.
Glyn Jones's Destination Moon broadcast. Bryan Forbes's The L-Shaped Room - starring Leslie Caron, Tom Bell, Bernard Lee, Brock Peters, Cicely Courtneidge, Patricia Phoenix and Emlyn Williams - premiered.
Journey To Venus broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Robert Wise's Two For The Seesaw premiered. England beat Wales four-nil in the Home International championship at Wembley. Alan Peacock scored twice for the hosts with further goals from John Connelly and Jimmy Greaves. Chelsea's Bobby Tambling made his debut in Walter Winterbottom's last game as England manager.
The Little General Election broadcast in the Gallery strand. Of five by-erections held, the Tories retained Chippenham, Central Norfolk and South Northamptonshire whilst Labour won South Dorset and Glasgow Woodside. Rolf Thiele's Das Schwarz-Weiß-Rote Himmelbett - starring Thomas Fritsch, Daliah Lavi, Martin Held, Margot Hielscher, Elisabeth Flickenschildt and Karl Schönböck - premiered.
Denis Constanduros's Wednesday's Child broadcast. On a Friday. Jimmy Powell's 'Tom Hark'/'Dance Her By Me', Alan Freeman & The Talmy Stone Band's 'Madison Time'/'Instrumental', Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires' 'Return To Sender'/'Where Do You Come From?', Freda Payne's 'He Who Laughs Last (Bossa Nova)'/'(Desafinado) Slightly Out Of Tune' and Simone Jackson's 'Pop Pop Pop-Pie'/'He Ain't Got Time For Love' released.
The first episode of That Was The Week That Was broadcast. David Frost's mauling of Norrie Paramor was a sight to see. Bait by John Boland broadcast in the Afternoon Theatre strand. Everton returned to the top of the First Division with a three-nil win over Sheffield United as Spurs were losing two-one at Burnley. Gravesend & Northfleet reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, winning three-one against Wycombe Wanderers. Queens Park Rangers thrashed Hinckley Athletic seven-two.
The first episode of The Old Curiosity Shop broadcast. Libel On A Liar broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The Beatles recorded 'Please Please Me' at EMI Studios. Peter Saunders featured on Desert Island Discs. Anthony Kimmins's The Amorous Prawn - starring Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker - premiered. Louise Anna Imogen Harrison born in Bowden, Cheshire. Mansfield Town thumped Crystal Palace seven-two in an FA Cup Second Round replay.
David Lytton's TE Lawrence 1888-1935 broadcast.
Despite a two-one victory at Portman Road, Ipswich were knocked out of the European Cup four-two on aggregate by AC Milan despite winning their home leg two-one. John Kemp-Welch's adaptation of Electra broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
The Football League defeated The Italian League three-two at Highbury with goals from Mike O'Grady, Les Allen and Jimmy Greaves. John Charles scored twice for the visitors. An agreement was signed between Britain and France to develop the Concorde supersonic airliner. Wendy Toye's We Joined The Navy - starring Kenneth More, Lloyd Nolan and Joan O'Brien - premiered.
The Mystery Of Black Bog Manor broadcast in the Benny Hill strand. Brian Hayles's The Badger Game broadcast. Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 'The Next Time'/'Bachelor Boy', Little Eva's 'Keep Your Hands Off My Baby'/'Where Do I Go?' and The Cookies' 'Chains'/'Stranger In My Arms' released. Terence Fisher's Sherlock Holmes & The Deadly Necklace - starring Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters, Senta Berger and Hans Söhnker - premiered.
The First Division top-of-the-table clash between Everton and Tottenham ended in a tame goalless draw. At Portman Road, Ipswich Town's two-nil win over Sheffield Wednesday would have significant repercussions two years later in the wake of match-fixing allegations. Two otehr games played this day in the Fourth Division, Brentford's three-one win at Lincoln City and Oldham Athletic's three-two defeat of York City were also implicated in the scandal. Inquest broadcast in the Afternoon Theatre strand.
The Sudden Silence broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Francis Searle's Emergency - starring Glyn Houston, Zena Walker and Dermot Walsh - premiered. David Coyle born in Corby, Northamptonshire.
The Slow War, a report from Viet'nam by James Mossman broadcast on Panorama. Jean Morris's The Heretic broadcast on The Home Service. Ken Annakin's The Fast Lady - starring Stanley Baxter, James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Julie Christie - premiered. Football League Cup holders Norwich City lost four-one in the Fourth Round to the other previous winner of thev competition, Aston Villa. Second Division Bury won two-nil at First Division Leyton Orient.
John Prebble's Berlin documentary, The Wall broadcast. The Beatles ('Love Me Do', 'PS I Love You', 'Twist & Shout') appeared - alongside The Ted Taylor Four and Elkie Brooks - on The Light Programme's The Talent Spot. They also made their first TV appearance in the London area on Tuesday Rendezvous part of Associated-Rediffusion's Children's Television strand, miming to 'Love Me Do'. Lawrence Huntington's The Fur Collar - starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend - premiered.
The first Ashes test at Brisbane was drawn. Australia scored four hundred and four in their first innings, Brian Booth top-scoring with one hundred and twelve. England replied with three hundred and eighty nine (Peter Parfitt scored eighty, Richie Benaud took six for one hundred and fifteen). Australia's second innings was declared at three hundred and sixty two for four. Ted Dexter scored ninety nine as England secured a draw with two hundred and seventy eight for six. Alan Smith made his test debut. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre strand. Sunderland defeated Blackburn Rovers three-two in the League Cup Fourth Round. Time, Gentlemen, Please! broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
Terence Rattigan's Heart To Heart broadcast in The Largest Theatre In The World strand. Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange published. Colin Salmon born in Bethnal Green.
Queer Fish In The Red Sea broadcast in the Adventure strand. The first UK broadcast of The Man Who Spied On Pearl Harbour. The Shadows' 'Dance On!'/'All Day', The Dave Clark Five's 'First Love'/'I Walk The Line', Mike Sarne's 'Just For Kicks'/'Don't You Phone Me I'll Phone You', Nicky Henson's 'Till I See You Cry'/'What Does It Mean?', Arthur Alexander's 'Anna (Got To Him)'/'I Hang My Head & Cry', Dean Shannon's 'Blowing Wild'/'Ubangi Stomp', Ted Heath & His Music's 'Skate 'N' Chips (Skaters Waltz)'/'The Gospel Theme', Quincy Jones & His Orchestra's 'Soul Bossa Nova'/'On The Street Where You Live', The Orlons' 'The Conservative'/'Don't Hang Up' and Terry Scott's 'Don't Light The Fire 'Til After Santa's Gone'/'My Brother' released.
Adam Faith was a guest on Juke Box Jury. Unlawful Occasions broadcast in The Home Service's Saturday-Night Theatre strand. First Division highlights included Wolves five-nil win at Fulham (Alan Hinton scoring three), Manchester United's five-one win over Nottingham Forest, three-three draws between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City and Aston Villa and Burnley's three-one victory against Ipswich Town. In the Second Division, Grimsby Town thumped Southampton four-one whilst Newcastle United defeated Rotherham United by the same score. Chelsea remained top with a three-one win at Preston North End.
Robert Holles' Behind The Line broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. Seth Holt's Station Six-Sahara - starring Carroll Baker, Ian Bannen, Denholm Elliott, Jorg Felmy, Mario Adorf and Peter van Eyck - premiered.
Mister Acker Bilk featured on Desert Island Discs. Molecular biologists Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins and James Watson, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 'for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material.' David Lean's Lawrence Of Arabia premiered.
The Prizewinners broadcast. Robert Asher's On The Beat - starring Norman Wisdom, Jennifer Jayne and Raymond Huntley - premiered. Spurs beat Glasgow Rangers three-two at Ibrox in the European Cup Winners Cup Second Leg to complete an eight-four aggregate victory. Birmingham City thrashed Manchester City six-nil in the Football League Cup Fifth Round.
Tony Soper's Ride A Dolphin and Like ... Music broadcast. John Huston's Freud: The Secret Passion premiered.
Perspective On Family Spirals broadcast. Francis Searle's Night Of The Prowler - starring Patrick Holt, Colette Wilde and Bill Nagy and Jon Huston's Freud: The Secret Passion premeried.
Alan Seymour's The One Day Of The Year broadcast. Arthur Alexander's 'Anna (Go To Him)'/'I Hang My Head & Cry', Susan Singer's 'Love Me With All Your Heart'/'Autumn Leaves', Mel Torme's 'Comin' Home Baby'/'Right Now', Alexander Murray Smith & The Back O' Town Syncopators' 'Follow, Follow'/'Canal Street Blues' and Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra's 'The Hipster'/'Slocomotion' released.
Lonnie Donegan and Nancy Spain appeared on Juke Box Jury. Out Of The Night broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre. Everton remained top of the First Division with a three-one victory over second-placed Burnley. Middlesbrough and Sunderland drew three-all in the Tees-Wear derby in the Second Division. Carmine Gallone's Carmen Di Trastevere - Giovanna Ralli, Jacques Charrier and Lino Ventur - premiered.
Leslie Sands's Something To Hide broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
The World's Great Stage broadcast in The Home Service's World Theatre strand.
The first UK broadcast of Fred Freed's Fire Rescue.
The Moving Earth broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. J Lee Thompson's Taras Bulba premiered in Chicago.
Christmas Crackerjack and The Desert & The Dream broadcast. The first episode of It Happened Like This broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion. Werner Jacobs' Die Lustige Witwe - starring Peter Alexander and Karin Hübner - premiered.
Deeds Done Across The Sea broadcast in the Adventure strand. Under the Nassau Agreement, Britain agreed to buy the Polaris missile system from the US. Orson Welles's adaptation of The Trial - starring Anthony Perkins and Jeanne Moreau - premiered in Paris. Barbara Windsor, Harry Fowler & Kenny Lynch's 'I'm Not That Sort Of Girl'/'It Had Better Be A Wonderful Lie' released.
Wayne & Shuster In London broadcast. Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United drew four-all in the First Division, Dave Mackay scoring a hat-trick for the hosts. Bobby Tambling scored four in Chelsea four-one win at Charlton Athletic to go four point clear at the top of the Second Division. Cliff Richard & The Shadows featured on Saturday Club.
Elaine Morgan's adaptation of The Canterville Ghost - starring Bernard Cribbins - broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand.
Here's Harry: The Pantomime broadcast. Gems From Our East End broadcast on The Home Service. Cyril Stapleton's Hits Of 1962 broadcast on The Light Programme.
Hayley In Disneyland and Christmas At Fulham Palacebroadcast. The Challenge Of Change - 'A Commonwealth Programme for Christmas Day' - broadcast on The Home Service. Robert Mulligan's adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird - starring Greogry Peck - premiered.
Britain woke up to find itself under a blanket of snow which didn't thaw for three months (the next entirely frost-free night across the entire country was during the first week of March). This was, many commentators agree, the direct cause for the biggest baby boom in the country since the end of the war in the later months of the following year. For which this blogger is, personally, very thankful. Only three First Division games survived the weather, although they included Tottenham's five-nil victory over Ipswich Town and Leicester City's five-one win against Leyton Orient. In the Second Division, Sunderland's one-nil defeat at home to Bury saw the tragic injury which, effectively, ended Brian Clough's career. In icy conditions and torrential rain, Clough was put through on goal and collided with Bury keeper, Chris Harker. Clough tore the medial and cruciate ligaments. He returned to the first team two seasons later, but could manage only three games before retiring at the age of twenty nine. Oldham Athletic demolished Southport eleven-nil in the Fourth Division with Bert Liser scoring six and Colin Whitaker three). Blake Edwards' Days Of Wine & Roses - starring Jack Lemmon - and Frank Perry's David & Lisa premiered. Presents From Presley - 'a festive package of songs from the sound-tracks of some of Elvis Presley's films introduced by Jack Watson' - broadcast on The Light Programme.
The Royal Ballet's production of La Fille Mal Gardee Or Vain Precautions and Gordon Murray's The Dancing Princess broadcast. I Say, You Fellows! broadcast on The Home Service. John Sturges's A Girl Named Tamiko - starring Laurence Harvey - premiered.
A Suspicion Of Poison and Johnny Mathis broadcast.
That Was The Year That Was broadcast. 'It was called 1962 for want of a better name. A year in which fifteen factories making perambulator spares from old tramcars were closed down and more dogs wore coats in winter than at any time since 1953 (no figures are available for the summer). These and other important issues are considered tonight by David Frost and Millicent Martin, Timothy Birdsall, Kenneth Cope, David Kernan, Roy Kinnear, Bernard Levin, Lance Percival and William Rushton.' Graham Hill won the South African Grand Prix to clinch the World Drivers' Championship after his title-rival Jim Clark crashed on the opening lap. An anticyclone having formed over Scandinavia, drawing cold continental winds from Russia, a blizzard swept across South West England and Wales. Snow drifted to more than twenty feet deep in places, driven by gale force Easterly winds, blocking many roads and railways. The near-freezing temperatures meant that the snow cover lasted for more than two months in many areas of the UK. Only two First Division games were played though both were high-scoring affairs, Burnley defeating Sheffield Wednesday four-nil and West Ham United winning four-three at Nottingham Forest. The Springfields featured on Saturday Club.
Ken Taylor's Parkin's Primitives broadcast in the Sunday-Night Play strand. The Cross-Road Gallows broadcast in ATV London's Casebook strand.
Goodbye Piccadilly broadcast. On The Night Of The Murder broadcast in the Suspense strand. New Year's Eve Revels broadcast on The Light Programme. George Mitchell featured on Desert Island Discs.