1964

1964
The first episode of Top Of The Pops broadcast - introduced by dirty old rotter Jimmy Savile. Those taking part included Dusty Springfield, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, The Dave Clark Five and film footage of The Beatles. The RSC production of The Comedy Of Errors - starring Diana Rigg, Alec McCowen and Ian Richardson - broadcast as part of the Festival strand. Philip Levene's Question Of Guilt broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre strand. All Among Friends broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand.
Marshall Flaum's Hollywood: The Great Stars broadcast. Harold Wilson, Jo Grimond and Iain Macleod appeared on Gallery: Corridors Of Power. Sidney J Furie's The Leather Boys - starring Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell and Dudley Sutton and Jim O'Connolly's Smokescreen - starring Peter Vaughan, John Carson, Yvonne Romain and Gerald Flood - premiered. The first episode of the Bootsie & Snudge spin-off Foreign Affairs broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.

World Zoos: San Diego broadcast. The Mate Market - starring Lance Percival and Francesca Annis - broadcast in the Comedy Playhouse strand. The Barron-Knights Featuring Duke D'Mond's 'Comin' Home Baby'/'Peanut Butter', The Vernons Girls' 'We Love The Beatles (Beatlemania)'/'Hey Lover Boy', Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds' 'Come On Let's Go'/'Pop The Whip', The Sundowners' 'Come On In'/'A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues', Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' 'Little Darlin'/'Come Dance With Me', Jackie Trent's 'If You Love Me'/'Only One Such As You', The Springfields' 'If I Was Down & Out'/'Maracabamba', Susan Maughan's 'Hey Lover'/'Stop Your Foolin', The Marketts' 'Out Of Limits'/'Bella Dalena', Shirley Bassey's 'My Special Dream (Theme From The Victors)/'You', The Ian Campbell Folk Group's 'Marilyn Monroe'/'The Bells Of Rhymney', The Pirates' 'My Babe'/'Castin' My Spell', Dilys Watling's 'Don't Say You Love Me/'Now's The Time', Jan & Dean's 'Drag City'/'Schlock Rod (Part 1)', Betty Everett's 'You're No Good'/'Chained To Your Love', The Sheffields' 'It Must Be Love'/'Say Girl', Me & Them's 'I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself'/'Feels So Good', Link Wray & The Ray Men's 'The Sweeper'/'Week End', The Bachelors' 'Diane'/'The Stars Will Remember' and Dave Berry & The Cruisers' 'My Baby Left Me'/'Hoochie Coochie Man' released. Third Division leaders Coventry City beat Millwall three-nil. The first episodes of It's Dark Outside - The Grim World of The Brothers Tulk - and A Touch Of The Norman Vaughans broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.

Bruce Stewart's Day Of The Drongo broadcast as part of the First Night strand. Prior to it's official launch - on 20 April - BBC2 began a series of Trade Test Transmissions for engineering purposes were shown between 9.00am and 8.00pm for six days a week (excepting Sundays). Interspersed with the Test Card, these transmissions consisted mainly of short films which, according to some explanatory blurb in Radio Times, had 'been carefully chosen for their high technical quality to ensure that the best possible pictures are transmitted during the tests.' Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas and The Hollies were amongst those featured on Saturday Club. The Espionage episode Never Turn Your Back On A Friend - broadcast.
Death Of My Mother - a film about DH Lawrence - brodcast in the Monitor strand. Barry Bermange and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's 'invention for radio' The Dreams broadcast on The Third Programme. The Third Round of the FA Cup produced a few shocks, with three First Division scalps, Birmingham City losing at home to Third Division Port Vale, Leyton Orient winning at Leicester City and Newport County defeating Sheffield Wednesday. Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Burnley and Bolton Wanderers all needed replays against lower-league opposition (the latter against Bath City). The biggest shock saw Southern League Bedford Town winning two-one at Newcastle. Ipswich Town beat Oldham Athletic six-three with Gerry Baker neting three. Alf Arrowsmith scored four in Liverpool's five-nil victory over Derby County.
The first episode of The Thread Of Life broadcast.
The first UK broadcast of The Girl & The Soap in the Clapperboard strand. The Searchers' 'Needles & Pins'/'Saturday Night Out' released. The World In Action episode Truth About Spain broadcast.
Fluff Freeman presented the second episode of Top Of The Pops. Not 'alf. Kitty Black's adaptation of The Respectful Prostitute broadcast as part of the Festival strand. Manfred Mann's '5-4-3-2-1'/'Without You', Billie Davis's 'That Boy John'/'Say Nothin' Don't Tell' and The Trends' 'All My Loving'/'Sweet Little Miss Love' released. The FA Cup provided another giant-killing act as Fourth Division Aldershot beat Aston Villa, two-one, in a replay.
In Gallery, 'Ian Trethowan reports from Newcastle on people and politics in an area with its own special problems and its own view of the rest of Britain.'
The Break broadcast in the Teletale strand. The Ghosts Of The Universe broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Patrick Moore discussed some of the strange celestial objects, like the planet Vulcan, which have been reported at times but did not, in fact, exist. The Rolling Stones' You Better Move On EP ('Bye Bye Johnny', 'Money'/'You Better Move On', 'Poison Ivy'), Cleo (Sylvestre) & The Andrew Oldham Orchestra's 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'/'There Are But Five Rolling Stones', The Downliners Sect's Nite in Great Newport Street EP ('Beautiful Delilah', 'Shame, Shame, Shame'/'Green Onions'/'Nursery Rhymes'), Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames' 'Do The Dog'/'Shop Around', Martha & The Vandellas' 'Quicksand'/'Darling, I Hum Our Song', The Marvelettes' 'As Long As I Know He's Mine'/'Little Girl Blue', Millicent Martin's 'In The Summer Of His Years'/'If I Can Help Somebody', Eric Winstone & His Orchestra's 'Doctor Who'/'Pony Express', Jackie Trent's 'If You Love Me, Really Love Me'/'Only One Such As You', The Cookies' 'Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys'/'Only To Other People', Helen Shapiro's 'Fever/'Ole Father Time', Gregory Phillips & The Remo Four's 'Everybody Knows'/'Closer To Me', Billie Davis's 'That Boy John'/'Say Nothin' Don't Tell', Major Lance's 'Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um'/'Sweet Music' and Gerry & The Pacemakers' 'I'm The One'/'You've Got What I Like' released.
Stray Cats & Empty Bottles broadcast in the First Night strand. The teen girls' magazine Jackie first published. Leeds United's one-nil victory over Manchester City in the Second Division saw the league debut of the versatile Paul Madeley - the first of seven hundred and twenty five games for The Peacocks in a career that lasted until 1980. Tottenham went to the top of the First Division with a four-one win over Blackburn Rovers, Jimmy Greaves scoring a hat-trick. Bronco Layne also hit three in Sheffield Wednesday's four-one win at Ipswich Town. The match of the day took place in the Third Division, Southend United winning five-four at Queens Park Rangers. The Espionage episode Medal For A Turned Coat - broadcast.
The first UK broadcast of The Boy Who Loved Horses. Clare Margaret Holman born in London.
Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin' released. Another First Division club fell in the FA Cup, Nottingham Forest going down to the only goal of a replay at Preston.
Call Me Mister - featuring Acker Bilk - and Balloons Over The Alps broadcast. The World In Action episode Lakonia - The Facts broadcast.
David Jacobs presented the third episode of Top Of The Pops. The first of a five test series between between India and England at Madras was drawn. Bundhi Kunderan scored one hundred and ninety two in India's first innings whilst Fred Titmus took nine wickets in the match. England's top-scorers were Brian Blous and John Mortimore. Don Wilson made his test debut. Sidney Hayers' This Is My Street - starring Ian Hendry, June Ritchie, Avice Landone, John Hurt and Meredith Edwards - premiered. Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde's 'Like I Love You Today'/'Early In The Morning' released. Stoke City beat Manchester City two-nil in the first leg of the Football League Semi-Final.
The first episode of How Your Body Works broadcast. Douglas Hickox's It's All Over Town - starring Frankie Vaughan, Lance Percival, Willie Rushton, Acker Bilk, The Springfields, The Hollies, The Bachelors and Ivor Cutler - premiered.
Richard Harris and Dennis Spooner's The Siege Of Sidney's Street broadcast as part of the Comedy Playhouse strand. The Zephyrs' 'I Can Tell'/'Sweet Little Baby', Lorne Gibson Trio's 'Hang Up The Phone'/'I Think It's Best To Forget Me', Mickey Finn & The Blue Men's 'Tom Hark'/'Please Love Me', Gerry Levene & The Avengers' 'Doctor Feelgood'/'It's Driving Me Wild', Eric Winstone & His Orchetsra's 'Dr Who'/'Pony Express', The Federals' 'The Climb'/'Dance With A Dolly', Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me'/'Run Bobby, Run', Cloda Rogers' 'Mister Heartache'/'Time', The Caravelles' 'Have You Ever Been Lonely?'/'Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now' and Otis Redding's 'Pain In My Heart'/'Something Is Worrying Me' released.
Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's All Things Bright & Beautiful broadcast as part of the First Night strand. Gerry & The Pacemakers and Joe Brown & The Bruvvers appeared on Saturday Club. Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law were all on target as Manchester United won four-one at West Bromwich Albion. Spurs remained at the top of the First Division, winning two-nil at Blackpool. Barrie thomas and Stan Anderson both ascored twice as Newcastle United beat Grimsby Town four-nil in the Second Division. Sunderland won three-nil at Manchester City. Coventry City remained eight points clear at the top of the Third Division, Frank Kletzenbauer scoring a late equaliser in a three-three draw with Luton Town. The Espionage episode Final Decision - broadcast.
The first episode of Constance Cox's adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit broadcast. The Hollies, Kathy Kirby and Vince Hill featured on The Light Programme's Easy Beat. The first episode of Studio 64 - Nigel Kneale's The Crunch - broadcast on ATV London.
Dad's Job broadcast in the Television Club strand.
Strange Excellency broadcast. The World In Action episode The Thin Red Line broadcast.
Peter Murray presented the fourth episode of Top Of The Pops. Cy Endfield's Zula - starring Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins and James Booth - premiered.
La Belle Helene broadcast. The first UK broadcast of Petticoat Junction on Associated-Rediffusion.
Catherine broadcast in the Teletale strand. The Rolling Stones appeared on The Light Programme's Go Man Go. Freddie & The Dreamers' Songs From The Film What A Crazy World? EP ('Sally Ann', 'Camp Town Races'/'Lonely Boy', 'Short Shorts'), The Trashmen's 'Surfin' Bird'/'King Of The Surf', The John Barry Seven's 'Zulu Stamp'/'Monkey Feathers', Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Candy Man'/'I Wish I Could Dance', Unit Four Plus Two's 'The Green Fields/'Swing Down Chariot', The Fortunes' 'Caroline'/'If You Don't Want Me Now', The Chiffons' 'I Have A Boyfriend'/'I'm Gonna Dry My Eyes' and The Supremes' 'When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes'/'Standing At The Crossroads Of Love' released.
Leonard Webb's Maggie - starring Vanessa Redgrave - broadcast in the First Night strand. The Searchers featured on Saturday Club. Bedford Town's thrilling FA Cup run came to an end in the Fourth Round, losing three-nil at home to Carlisle United. Chelsea lost two-one against Huddersfield Town, Denis Law scored three in Manchester United's four-one win over Bristol Rovers and Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion shared six goals in the all First Division tie at Highbury. Sunderland thrashed Bristol City six-one. Having already been knocked out of the cup, Tottenham increased their lead at the top of the First Division with a three-one victory over Aston Villa. In the Fourth Division, Doncaster scored ten without reply against Darlington, Alfie Hale hitting four. The Espionage episode We The Hunted - broadcast.
The second test at Bombay was drawn. Fred Titmus was England's star performer with eighty four and five wickets. Jimmy Binks, John Price and Jeff Jones all made their test debuts.
Cave Of Bats broadcast in the Adventure strand.
The first episode of Hi There! It's Rolf Harris broadcast. The World In Action episode Port Talbot Dock Strike broadcast. Fourth Division Oxford United reached the FA Cup Fifth Round winning a replay two-one at Brentford. Swansea Town thumped Sheffield united four-nil.

The opening ceremony of The Winter Olympics broadcast. Stanley Kubrick's Doctor Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love The Bomb - starring Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers, Anton M Leader's Children Of The Damned - starring Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris and Alfred Burke and Howard Hawks's Man's Favourite Sport - starring Rock Hudson - premiered. In the Second Division, Southampton thrashed Scunthorpe United seven-two (Martin Chivers scoring twice).
The Ronettes appeared on Crackerjack.
The Five Foot Nine Show broadcast. Cilla Black's 'Anyone Who Had A Heart'/'Just For You', Jimmy Lennon & The Atlantics' 'I learned To Yode'/'Louisiana Mama', The Presidents' 'Let The Sun Shine In'/'Candy Man', The Beazers' 'Blue Beat'/'I Wanna Shout', Betty Everett's 'You're No Good'/'Chained To Your Love', Russ Damon's 'Hip Huggers'/'Heaven Sent', The Beachcombers' 'Night Train'/'The Keel Row', Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 'I'm The Lonely One'/'Watch What You Do With My Baby' and Kenny Lynch's 'Shake & Scream'/'Harlem Library' released. Amelia Mary Bullmore born in Chelsea.
Anthony Nash and Robin Dixon won the two man bobsleigh gold medal at the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck. Indiana Governor Matthew E Welsh declared the song 'Louie Louie' by The Kingsmen to be 'pornographic.' He requested that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record, thus generating it massive publicity. Publisher Max Firetag offered one thousand dollars to anyone who can find anything 'suggestive' in the song's lyrics. Top of the table Liverpool beat Sheffield United six-one in the First Division (Ian St John netting three). There were also big wins for Everton (three-nil at Sheffield Wednesday), Nottingham Forest (three-two at Bolton Wanderers) and Manchester United (three-one against Arsenal). Second Division leaders Sunderland hit six against Swindon Town (Nick Sharkey scoring a hat-trick). The Espionage episode The Frantick Rebel - broadcast.
Hannah Tailford was found dead near the Hammersmith Bridge. She was the first confirmed victim of the - to date, unidentified - serial killer Jack The Stripper. Dusty Springfield and Kenny Lynch featured on The Light Prgoramme's Easy Beat.
The third test at Calcutta was drawn. Colin Cowdrey scored a century in England's first innings and Mike Smith seventy five in the second whilst John Price took five for seventy three.
Cleo Laine and The Fourmost appeared on Hi There! It's Rolf Harris. Freddy Cannon's 'That's The Way Girls Are'/'Do What The Hippies Do?', John Leyton & The Le Roys's 'Make Love To Me'/'Missing You' and Jess Conrad's 'Pussy Cat'/'Tempted' released.
Jan Darnley-Smith's Go Kart Go - starring Dennis Waterman, Jimmy Capehorn, Frazer Hines, John Moulder-Brown, Cardew Robinson and Wilfrid Brambell - premiered. The World In Action episode Smuggling broadcast.
David Turner's Trevor broadcast in the Festival strand.
The British and French governments agreed a deal for the construction of the Channel Tunnel. The twin-tunnelled rail link was expected to take five years to build. It finally opened in 1994. Guy Hamilton's Man In The Middle - starring Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen and Barry Sullivan - premiered. Stoke City reached the Football League Cup Final, losing the second leg of their Semi-Final one-nil at Manchester City but winning two-one on aggregate. In the other Semi-Final first leg, Leicester City beat West Ham united four-three.
Joseph P Mawra's Olga's House Of Shame - Audrey Campbell, Judy Young, Ella Daphne, Alice Denham, Brenda Denaut and Angel Aintree - premiered.
A Song For Europe broadcast. Signals From Jupiter broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. North London four-piece The Kinks' debut 'Long Tall Sally'/'I Took My Baby Home', Johnny Sandon's 'Sixteen Tons'/'The Blizzard', Jimmy Nicol & The Shubdubs' 'Humpty Dumpty'/'Night Train', Linda Doll With The Sundowners' 'He Don't Want Your Love Anymore'/'Bony Moronie', Kiki Dee's 'Miracles'/'That's Right, Walk On By', Louise Cordet's 'Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying'/'Loving Baby', Little John Pattison's 'Needles & Pins'/'All My Loving', Françoise Hardy's 'Catch A Falling Star'/'Only Friends', Derak Martin's 'Daddy Rollin' Stone'/'Don't Put Me Down Like This', Dusty Springfield's 'Stay Awhile'/'Something Special', The Four Seasons' 'Peanuts'/'Silhouettes', Jimmy McGriff's 'All About My Girl'/'MG Blues' and The Miracles' 'I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying'/'Such Is Love, Such Is Life' released.
Clive Exton's Land Of My Dreams broadcast as part of the First Night strand. The Rolling Stones appeared on Saturday Club performing 'Ain't That Loving You Baby', 'Don't Lie To Me', 'Mona', 'Walking The Dog', 'Bye Bye Johnny', 'I Wanna Be Your Man' and 'You Better Move On'. West Ham United beat First Division leaders Tottenham four-nil, enabling second placed Blackburn Rovers to close the gap with a two-nil win against Nottingham Forest. Sixty six thousand were at Goddison Park to watch ERverton beat Liverpool three-one in the Merseyside derby. In the Second Division match at Maine Road, Manchester City goalkeeper Harry Dowd broke his finger against Bury and scored an equaliser after he was moved up-front as a makeshift striker. Elsewhere, leaders Sunderland won two-nil at Cardiff City, newcastle united beat Leyton Orient three-nil and Scunthorpe United enjoyed a four-three victory over Rotherham United. The Third Division saw forty seven goals scored in twelve games, notably Luton Town winning six-two at Brentford (John O'Rourke neting four) and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic's four-three victory at Hull City. The Espionage episode Castles In Spain - broadcast.
The Beatles made their US TV début on The Ed Sullivan Show. BenE King featured on The Light Programme's Easy Beat.
Wheels Across The Sahara broadcast in the Adventure strand. Ray Dennis Steckler's The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living & Became Mixed-Up Zombies - starring Cash Flagg - premiered.
CP Snow's The Two Cultures & The Sorcerer's Apprentice broadcast. Peter Graham Scott's Father Came Too! - starring James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Sally Smith, Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Cope and Terry Scott - premiered. The World In Action episode The Power Of The Nanny broadcast.
Lucienne Hill's adaptation of The Lady Of The Camellias - starring Billie Whitelaw - broadcast. John Frankenheimer's Seven Days In May - starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas - premiered. The first episode of How To Be An Alien broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
John Law's Language Of Love broadcast. The fourth test at Dehli was drawn. The bat dominated with Tiger Pataudi (an undefeated two hundred and three), Hanumant Singh, Bundhi Kunderan and Colin Cowdrey all scoring centuries.
Anatomy Of A Street broadcast. BBC Radiophonic Workshop's 'Doctor Who'/'This Can't Be Love', The Applejacks' 'Tell Me When'/'Baby Jane', The Dave Clark Five's 'Bits & Pieces'/'All Of The Time', Freddie & The Dreamers' 'Over You'/'Come Back When You're Ready ', Troy Dante & The Infernos' 'Tell Me When'/'It Had To Be', Kathy Kirby's 'Let Me Go, Lover'/'The Sweetest Sounds', Tommy Quickly With The Remo Four's 'Prove It'/'Haven't You Noticed?', Chuck Berry's 'Nadine (Is It You?)'/'O Rangutang', Tommy Tucker's 'Hi-Heel Sneakers/'I Don't Want Cha', Dionne Warwick's 'Anyone Who Had A Heart'/'The Love Of A Boy', The Avons' 'I Am The Girl'/'Once Upon A Summer's Day', Sam Cooke's 'Good News'/'Basin Street Blues', Mickey Finn & The Blue Men's 'Pills'/'Hush Your Mouth', Troy Dante & The Infernos' 'Tell Me When'/'It Had To Be' and The Undertakers' 'Just A Little Bit'/'Stupidity' released. Fourth Division promotion-chasers Workington defeated Aldershot four-nil.
Simon Raven's The Scapegoat broadcast as part of the First Night strand. The Beatles featured on Saturday Club performing 'All My Loving', 'Money (That's What I Want)', 'The Hippy Hippy Shake', 'Roll Over Beethoven', 'Johnny B Goode' and 'I Wanna Be Your Man'. In the FA Cup Fifth Round, Manchester united won four-nil at Barnsley, Oxford United beat Blackburn Rovers three-one, Preston North End defeated Carlisle United one-nil and Geoff Hurst scored twice as West Ham united won three-one at Swindon Town. Sixty two thousand eight hundred were at Roker Park where Sunderland defeated Everton three-one. The Espionage episode Snow On Mount Kama - broadcast.
The Magnificent Ambersons shown in the Film Matinee strand. Christopher Eccleston born in Salford.
Space Travel broadcast in the Television Club strand. David Eady's The Verdict - starring Cec Linder, Zena Marshall and Nigel Davenport - premiered. Otis Redding's 'Come To Me'/'Don't Leave Me This Way' released.
Men To Count: The Mathematicians broadcast. The Rivieras' 'California Sun'/'HB Goose Step' released. Swansea Town beat Stoke City two-nil in an FA Cup Fifth Round replay. The World In Action episode Cyprus broadcast.
Say Nothing broadcast in the Fesitval strand. Peter Sellers married Britt Ekland in London. George Best and David Herd each scored twice as Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers five=nil in the First Division.
The fifth test at Kanpur - like the previous four - ended in a draw. England's five hundred and fifty nine included centuries for both Barry Knight and Peter Parfitt. Fred Titmus took seven wickets in the match.
Tom Stoppard's The Dissolution Of Dominic Boot broadcast in The Light Programme's Just Before Midnight strand.
Club Time broadcast. The Room broadcast in the Teletale strand. The Rolling Stones' 'Not Fade Away'/'Little By Little', Gene Pitney's 'That Girl Belongs To Yesterday'/'Who Needs It?', The Tornados' 'Hot Pot'/'Joy Stick', Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas' 'Little Children'/'They Remind Me of You', Françoise Hardy's 'Catch A Falling Star'/'Only Friends', Rufus Thomas's 'Can Your Monkey Do The Dog?'/'I Want To Get Married', Matt Monro's 'I Love The Little Things'/'It's Funny How You Know', Ottilie Patterson Accompanied By Sonny Boy Williamson's 'Baby Please Don't Go'/'I Feel So Good', Jess Conrad's 'Pussy Cat'/'Tempted', Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers' 'If You Love Me'/'You Girl', Tommy Tucker's 'Hi-Heel Sneakers'/'I Don't Want Cha' and The Hollies' 'Just One Look'/'Keep Off That Friend Of Mine' released. Spurs remained top of the First Division, winning the North London derby three-one. Johnny Byrne scored three in West Ham United's four-three defeat of Sheffield Wednesday. Chelsea thrashed relegation-haunted Ispwich four-nil and Manchester united on three-one at Blackburn Rovers. In the Second Division Preston North End won four-one at Swindon Town, Alan Suddick scored twice as Newcastle United had a three-two victory at Rotherham United and Grimsby Town thumped Manchester City four-nil at Maine Road. Fourth Division Aldershot thrashed Sotckport County seven-nil with both Peter Kearns and Ron Fogg scoring three. Bert Linnecor also scored a hat-trick in Lincoln City's five-two defeat of Chesterfield. Dennis Fidler, Frank Twist and Brian Westlake scored in Halifx Town's three-one vicotry over Oxford United.
The Beatles return from America to Heathrow was broadcast, live, on Grandstand and they were interviewed by David Coleman. Quite remarkable. The first episode of the acclaimed seven-part Doctor Who story Marco Polo broadcast. Joe Brown & His Bruvvers, Freddie & The Dreamers, Manfred Mann, Kenny Lynch and Jackie Trent featured on Saturday Club. The Espionage episode Once A Spy - broadcast.
Carry On Jack - starring Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Houston and Jim Dale - premiered. The Beatles Are Back broadcast on ITV.
Topics covered in Tonight included Victorian chamber pots, French oysters, fish farming, being ill on holiday, endangered orangutans and what Sundays are like in Belfast.
Muhammad Ali chinned Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Championship in Miami. He shook up the world. Highlights were broadcast on Sportsview this following evening. The World In Action episode Concorde broadcast.
Denis Law hit three in Manchester United's four-one defeat of Sporting Lisbon in the European Cup Winners Cup Quarter-Final first leg.
The first episode of A Little Big Business broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
Two Town Mad, presented by Ray Gosling, broadcast. Peter & Gordon's 'A World Without Love'/'If I Were You', The Shadows' 'Theme For Young Lovers'/'This Hammer', The Beatles' 'Cry For A Shadow'/'Why (Can't You Love Me Again)?', Millie's 'My Boy Lollipop'/'Something's Gotta Be Done', The Paramounts' 'Little Bitty Pretty One'/'A Certain Girl' and The Hustlers' 'Be True To You'/'You Can't Sit Down' released. Everton beat Aston Villa four-two in the First Division. The first episode of The Villains broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
Brian Epstein, Gerry Marsden and Jane Asher appeared on Juke Box Jury. Kenneth Horne's Laughter From The Whitehall broadcast in the Brian Rix Presents ... strand. In the FA Cup Sixth Round, Second Division Swansea Town won two-one at Liverpool, with Eddie Thomas scoring the winner. Fourth Division Oxford United's giant-killing run came to an end, losing two-ne at home to Preston North End. Sixty three thousand seven hundred packed Old Trafford as Manchester united and Sunderland shared six goals. West Ham Unted beat Burnley three-two. In the Frst Division, Blackburn Rovers piled on the pressure on relegation-threatened Bolton Wanderers, winning fvie-nil at Burnden Park. Spurs went four points clear at the top with a two-one victory at Birmingham City. Second Division highlights included Newcastle's four-one defeat of Swindon Town and Plymouth Argyle winning the battle of the bottom two, beating Scunthorpe United three-one. Reading thrashed Barnsley six-one in the Third Division. The Espionage episode Do You Remember Leo Winters? - broadcast.
Tell The Truth broadcast in the Monitor strand. Don Sharp's Witchcraft - starring Lon Chaney Jnr, Jack Hedley and Jill Dixon - premiered.
Kon-Tiki broadcast in the Adventure strand. The Singing Bird broadcast on The Home Service.
The Sykes & A ... episode Sykes & A Plank broadcast. The script would later form the basis for Eric Sykes' acclaimed 1967 film The Plank. Jack Cardiff's The Long Ships - starring Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn and Rosanna Schiaffino - premiered. Swansea Town thrashed Southampton six-nil in the Second Division. The Beatles performed 'All My Loving', 'I Wanna Be Your Man', 'Till There Was You', 'Please Mister Postman' and 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' on Big Night Out. On which, as usual, Mike and Bernie Winters were about as funny as cancer of the scrotum. The first episodes of Second City Reports and The Barnstormers broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
Under Milk Wood broadcast in the Festival strand. Sunderland and Manchester United drew for the second time, two-two, at Roker Park in the FA Cup Sixth Round. Liverpool's two-two draw at Sheffield United moved them to within four points of First Division leaders Tottenham Hotspur with games in hand.
The first episode of Vision On - introduced by Pat Keysell - broadcast. Rock Or Dust? broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Gene Nelson's Kissin' Cousins - starring Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell, Pamela Austin and Yvonne Craig - premiered. The Mojos' 'Everything's All Right'/'Give Your Lovin' To Me', Gary (US) Bonds' 'New Orleans'/'Quarter To Three', Timmy Shaw's 'Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (A City Slick)'/'I'm A Lonely Guy', Screaming Lord Sutch's 'She's Fallen In Love With The Monster Man'/'Bye Bye Baby', The Escorts' 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy'/'All I Want Is You', Carter-Lewis & The Southerners' 'Skinny Minnie'/'Easy To Cry', Gerry Dorsey's 'Take Your Time'/'Baby I Do', Brian Diamond & The Cutters' 'Shake, Shout & Go'/'Wotcha Gonna Do Now Pretty Baby?', Peter's Faces' 'Why Did You Bring Him To The Dance?'/'She's In Love', Shel Naylor's 'One Fine Day'/'It's Gonna Happen Soon', The Roulettes' 'Bad Time'/'Can You Go?', The Sapphires' 'Who Do You Love?'/'Oh So Soon', The Overlanders' 'Yesterday's Gone'/'Gone The Rainbow', Keith Powell & The Valets' 'Tore Up'/'You Better Let Him Go', Del Shannon's 'Mary Jane'/'Stains On My Letter', Billie Davis's 'School Is Over'/'Give Me Love', Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs' 'Respectable'/'Remember That Night', Migil Five's 'Mockin' Bird Hill'/'Long Ago And Far Away', Sandra Barry & The Boys' 'Really Gonna Shake'/'When We Get Married', Duffy Power's 'Tired, Broke & Busted'/'Parchman Farm' and Martha & The Vandellas' 'Live Wire'/'Old Love (Let's Try It Again)' released.
Anthony Steven's adaptation of The Happy One broadcast in the First Night strand. Forty two goals were scored in eleven First Division matches. Tottenham slipped up, losing four-two at home to Everton. Liverpool closed the gap to two points thrashing Ipswich Town six-nil and virtually assuring The Blues would be relegated. Andy McEvoy scored four in Blackburn Rovers' five-two defeat of Leicester City. Wolverhampton Wanders hammered Birmingham City five-one. Manchester United won two-nil at West Ham. Second Division leaders Sunderland shared a goalless draw with Middlesbrough allowing Leeds United (who beat Southampton three-one) to move within a point on the top. Ron Saunders scored three in Portsmouth's four-three victory over Leyton Orient. Hull City and Bristol City shared eight goals in the Tird Division. The Espionage episode The Liberators - broadcast.
The Last Man On Earth - starring Vincent Price and Sidney J Furie's The Leather Boys - starring Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell and Dudley Sutton - premiered. Giles Cooper's A Wicked World broadcast in ATV London's Studio 64 strand.
Denis Law scored a hat-trick as Manchester United thrashed Sunderland in an FA Cup Sixth Round second replay at Leeds Road, Huddersfield.
Rickshaw Boy broadcast. Ralph Thomas's Hot Enough For June - starring Dirk Bogarde, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley and Leo McKern and Clive Donner's Nothing But The Best - starring Alan Bates, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews and Millicent Martin - premiered.
Robert Shaw's adaptation of A Florentine Tragedy broadcast in the Festival strand. Peter Glenville's Becket - starring Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and John Gielgud and Cy Endfield's Hide & Seek - starring Ian Carmichael, Curd Jürgens and Janet Munro - premiered.
John Fletcher's football documentary The Saturday Men broadcast. Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires' 'Viva Las Vegas'/'What'd I Say?', The Marvelettes' 'He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is)'/'Goddess Of Love', The Trashmen's 'Bird Dance Beat'/'A-Bone', Chris Farlow & The Thunderbirds' 'Itty Bitty Pieces'/'Girl Trouble', The Orchids' 'I've Got That Feeling'/'Larry', The Shevelles' 'Oo Poo Pa Doo'/'Like I Love You', The Syndicats' 'Maybellene'/'True To Me', The Spinners' 'Maggie May'/'Linstead Market', The Orchids' 'I've Got That Feeling'/'Larry', The Bachelors' 'I Believe'/'Happy Land' and The Swinging Blue Jeans' 'Good Golly Miss Molly'/'Shaking Feeling' released. Third Division leaders Coventry City were thumped five-two at home by Southend United.
Journalist Maureen Cleave and Millicent Martin were among the panellists on Juke Box Jury. My One True Lovebroadcast in the First Nightstrand. Preston North End (who beat Sweasea Town two-one at Villa Park) and West Ham United (who defeated Manchester United three-one at Hillsborough) reached the Final of the FA Cup. In the First Division, Bobby Tambling scored four as Chelsea won four-one at Arsenal, Fred Pickering netted three in Everton's six-one thrashing of Nottingham Forest and Fulham beat Liverpool one-nil. A Ron McGarry penalty decided the Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park in the Second Division. Sunderland's slip-up allowed Leeds United, who won three-one at Middlesbrough to go top. The Espionage episode Some Other Kind Of World - broadcast. Miguel Zacarías' Los Astronautas - starring Marco Antonio Campos, Gaspar Henaine and Gina Romand - premiered.
A Bachelor's Daughters shown in the Film Matinee strand.
The Beatles' 'Can't Buy Me Love'/'You Can't Do That' and The Merseybeats On Stage EP ('Long Tall Sally', 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry'/'Shame', 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover') released. Don Sharp's Witchraft premiered.
Jack Gold's memorable anti-fox hunting exposé Death In The Morning broadcast. The first episode of The Light Programme's Many A Slip broadcast.
The Old Lady Says No! broadcast in the Festival strand. The Pink Panther - starring Peter Sellers and David Niven and Karel Reisz's Night Must Fall - starring Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, Susan Hampshire and Sheila Hancock premiered.
Manchester United suffered an unexpected, humiliating. five-nil defeat to Sporting Lisbon in the Quarter Final, second leg of the European Cup Winners' Cup at the Estádio José Alvalade. Despite having won the first leg four-one, they were elminated. Robert Lynn's Coast Of Skeletons - starring Richard Todd, Dale Robertson, Heinz Drache, Marianne Koch and Derek Nimmo - premiered.
The Variety Club Of Great Britain Awards broadcast. Harold Wilson presented The Beatles with 'a purple heart' as the outstanding Show Business Personalities of 1963. And, as a result, almost certainly won himself the forthcoming General Erection. Earlier, The Beatles mimed to three songs - 'It Won't Be Long', 'You Can't Do That' and 'Can't Buy Me Love' - on their second appearance on Ready, Steady Go! The Beach Boys' 'Fun, Fun, Fun'/'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?', The Four Pennies' 'Tell Me Girl (What Are You Gonna Do)'/'Juliet', Cassius Clay's 'Stand By Me'/'I Am The Greatest', Ernestine Anderson's 'Keep An Eye On Love'/'Continental Mind', Adrienne Poster's 'Shang A Doo Lang'/'When A Girl Really Loves You', The Snobs' 'Buckle Shoe Stomp'/'Stand & Deliver', The Orlons' 'Shimmy Shimmy'/'Everything Nice', The Syndicats' 'Maybellene'/'True To Me' and The Remo Four's 'I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate'/'Peter Gunn' released. Liverpool went top of the First Division following a two-nil defeat of Boilton Wanderers.
The Eurovision Song Contest was won by Italy's Gigliola Cinquetti with the song 'Non Ho L'età'. Britain's Matt Munro came second with 'I Love The Little Things'. Team Spirit won the Grand National. The journalist, singer and broadcaster Nancy Spain and her partner, the magazine editor Joan Werner Laurie, were among five people killed when their light aircraft crashed near the Aintree racecourse. Spike Millign was one of the guests on Juke Box Jury. In the First Division, Stoke City thrashed Ipswich Town nine-one (Dennis Viollet scoring three, John Ritchie and Jimmy McIlroy two each). Everton went top of the table with a two-one win at Blackburn. Second Division leaders Leeds and second placed underland, both had comfortable victories (against Grimsby Town and Preston respectively). Bristol Rovers thumped Shrewsbury Town seven-nil in the Third Division. Carlisle United topped the Fourth Division following a six-nil defeat of Doncaster Rovers. The Espionage episode A Free Agent - broadcast.
Crossfire shown in the Film Matinee strand. George Pollock's Murder Most Foul - starring Margaret Rutherford - premiered.
The first episode of The Man For Others broadcast. Brian Epstein was interviewed by Bill Grundy on The Home Service (North)'s Frankly Speaking. Leicester City reached the Football League Cup Final, winning the second leg of their Semi-Final two-nil at West Ham United.
I'm A Stranger Here Myself broadcast. Robert Tronson's Ring Of Spies - starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack, David Kossoff, Nancy Nevinson and Thorley Walters - premiered.
The Beatles made their studio début on Top Of The Pops performing both sides of their current single and introduced by filthy Albino paedophile Jimmy Saville. TS Eliot's Murder In The Cathedral broadcast as part of the Festival strand.
Verdicts - of extremely guilty - were passed on ten men for their role in The Great Train Robbery after one of the longest criminal trials in English legal history. They all got loads of bird. Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers' 'Got My Mojo Working'/'Beautiful Dreamer', Lazy Lester's 'I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter'/'Sugar Coated Love', Ace Cannon's 'Searchin'/'Love Letters In The Sand' and The Naturals' 'Daisy Chain'/'That Girl' released. Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice published. The World In Action episode The Great Rain Robbery broadcast.
The Pilots broadcast. The Animals' debut, 'Baby Let Me Take You Home'/'Gonna Send You Back To Walker', Mickey Finn & The Blue Men's 'Pills'/'Hush Your Mouth' and The Bootles' 'I'll Let You Hold My Hand'/'Never Till Now' released. Roger Hunt scored three in Liverpool's three-one win at Spurs in the First Division. Neighbours Everton remained top but could only draw one-all with West Bromwich Albion. West Ham thrashed Stoke four-one. Derek Kevan scored three in Manchester City's five-nil defeat of Norwich City. The top three sides, Leeds United, Sunderland and Preston all won (at Newcastle, against Rotherham and at Grimsby respectively). Watford moved into the Third Division promotion places following a three-one victory over Colchester United. Carlisle remained top of the Fourth Division, winning five-two versus Southport.

Alan Plater's Ted's Cathedral broadcast in the First Night strand. Cliff Richard, The Shadows and The Hollies featured on Saturday Club. Radio Caroline began broadcasting from a ship anchored outside UK territorial waters off Felixstowe. Table-toppers Everton beat Blackpool three-one in the First Division. Liverpool won two-nil at Leciester. There were also big wins for Chelsea (four-three at Birmingham), Sheffield Wednesday (five-two versus Blackburn) and botom side Ipswich who kept their faint survival hopes aliive with a four-three defeat of Nottingham Forest. The first episode of The Protectors (no, not that one) broadcast on ATV London. Maurice Cloche's Agent Secret FX 18 - starring Ken Clark, Jany Clair and Jacques Dacqmine - premiered.
Hitchcock's Spellbound shown in the Film Matinee strand. Vernon Sewell's Strictly For The Birds - starring Tony Tanner, Joan Sims and Graham Stark - premiered.
The Moving Toyshop broadcast in the Detective strand. In the First Division, Liverpool beat Spurs three-one, Arsenal won four-nil at Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United thumped Fulham three-nil and Blackpool beat Blackburn Rovers three-two.
The first episode of Davy Jones and Richard Cawston's documentary Supersonic broadcast. Mickey Fudge scored three in West Bromwich Albion's four-two defeat of Everton in the First Division. Sheffield United beat Wolves four-three whilst Birmingham and Aston Villa shared six goals.
The Inner World of Miss Vaughan broadcast in the Festival strand. Ken Russell's French Dressing - starring James Booth, Roy Kinnear and Marisa Mell and Roy Rowland's Gunfighters Of Casa Grande - starring Alex Nicol and Mercedes Alonso - premiered. Southampton beat Derby County six-four in the Second Division (Terry Paine scoring three). A Wedding On Saturday broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion.
Robert Hartford-Davies' Saturday Night Out - starring Heather Sears, John Bonney, Bernard Lee, Erika Remberg, Francesca Annis, Margaret Nolan, David Lodge and The Searchers - premiered.
The first episode of The Devil In The Backlands broadcast. Space Navigation broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. The first episode of I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again broadcast on The Home Service. The first episode of The Joe Loss Pop Show broadcast on The Light Programme, featuring guests Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas. King Size Taylor & The Dominos' 'Stupidity'/'Bad Boy', The Temptations' 'The Way You Do The Things You Do'/'Just Let Me Know', Betty Everett's 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)'/'Hands Off', The Shirelles' 'Sha-La-La'/'His Lips Get In The Way', Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By'/'Any Old Time Of Day', Me & Them's 'Show You Mean It Too'/'Everything I Do Is Wrong', Ross McManus & The Joe Loss Blue Beats' 'Patsy Girl'/'I'm The Greatest', Millicent Martin's 'Suspicion'/'Nothing But The Best', Howlin' Wolf's 'Smokestack Lightnin'/'Going Down Slow', The Rattles' 'Bye Bye Johnny'/'Roll Over Beethoven', Park Sable & The Jungle-N-Beats' 'Never Be Blue'/'Rave On', Louise Cordet's 'Don't Make Me Over'/'Two Lovers', Sounds Incorporated's 'The Spartans'/'Detroit', Vandyke & The Bambis' 'Doin' The Mod'/All I Want Is You', Patsy Ann Noble's 'I Did Nothing Wrong'/'Better Late Than Never' and Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames' 'Do-Re-Mi'/'Green Onions' released. The first episode of The Three Scampis broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion, featuring the TV debut of Basil Brush.
The first episode of Bold As Brass - with Jimmy Edwards and Beryl Reid - broadcast. The Beatles appeared on Saturday Club performing 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby', 'I Call Your Name', 'I Got A Woman', 'You Can't Do That', 'Can't Buy Me Love', 'Sure To Fall (In Love With You)' and 'Long Tall Sally'. Liverpool went three points clear at the top of the First Division following a three-nil victory over Manchester United. Stoke City beat Everton three-two. Spurs thrashed Ipswich Town six-three (Cliff Jones scored three for the home side, Gerry Baker netting a hat-trick for the visitors). Colin Addison hit three in Nottingham Forest's four-nil win over Birmingham City. Millwall thumped Notts County six-one (Pat Terry scoring three) in the Third Division. Southend United thrashed Shrewsbury Town seven-one (Bobby Gilfillan hit four). Bradford City beat Barrow seven-one in the Fourth Division.
The first episode of Know Your Car 64 broadcast. Franklin Schaffner's The Best Man - starring Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson - premiered. England won the UEFA European Under-Eighteen Championship (dubbed 'the Little World Cup') beating Spain four-nil in the final in Amsterdam. Don Rogers scored twice with Peter Knowles and John Sissoons also on the score-sheet. The side also included Howard Kendall, John Hollisn, Harry Redknapp and David Sadler.
The first episode of Cluff broadcast in the Detective strand. Promotion-chasing Sunderland won five-two at Leyton Orient in the Second Division. The Associated-Rediffusion Channel was rebranded as Rediffusion London.
Philip Donnellan's documetnary The Long Journey broadcast. The Searchers' 'Don't Throw Your Love Away'/'I Pretend I'm With You', Gregory Phillips' 'Don't Bother Me'/'Make Sure You're Mine', Dave Berry's 'Baby It's You'/'Sweet And Lovely', The Sheffields' 'Got My Mojo Working'/'Hey, Hey Lover Boy', The Rebounds' 'Help Me'/'The World Is Mine', Jan & Dean's 'Dead Man's Curve'/'The New Girl In School', Louise Cordet's 'Don't Make Me Over'/'Two Lovers', Madeline Bell's 'You Don't Love Me No More'/'Don't Cross Over To My Side Of The Street' and The Merseybeats' 'Don't Turn Around'/'Really Mystified' released.
Christopher Fry's translation of Ring Round The Moon broadcast as part of the Festival strand. Bolton Wanderers climbed out of the First Division relegation zone for the first time in three months following a three-nil victory over Sheffield United.
Election Gallery broadcast. Notts County became the first side to be relegated from the Third Division following a four=three defeat at home to Bristol Rovers.
Derek Hart's consumer programme Choice broadcast. The Rolling Stones appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. Gerry & The Pacemakers' 'Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying'/'Show Me That You Care', Manfred Mann's 'Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)'/'I'm Your Kingpin', Tony Colton's 'Lose My Mind'/'So Used To Loving You', The Andrew Oldham Orchestra's '365 Rolling Stones (One For Every Day Of The Year)'/'Oh, I Do Like To See Me On The 'B' Side', Helen Shapiro's 'Look Over Your Shoulder'/'You Won't Come Home', Bjørn Tidmand's 'Sangen Om Dig'/'Ingen', Pat Wayne With The Beachcombers' 'Bye Bye Johnny'/'Strictly For The Birds', Gigliola Cinquetti's 'Non Ho L'Eta' Per Amarti'/'Sei Un Bravo Ragazzo', Jimmy McGriff's 'Last Minute (Parts 1 & 2)', Dean Ford & The Gaylords' 'Twenty Miles'/'What's The Matter With Me?', The Mike Cotton Sound's 'I Don't Wanna Know'/'This Little Pig', Betty Everett's 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)'/'Hands Off', Lord Nelson's 'Proud West Indian'/'It's Delinquency', The Dennisons' 'Walking The Dog'/'You Don't Know What Love Is' and Kenny Lynch's 'Stand By Me'/'Baby It's True' released.
The first episode of Stanley Baxter's Baxter On Travel broadcast. Scotland beat England one-nil in the Home International championship at Hampden Park with a goal from Dundee's Alan Gilzean. John Greig of Glasgow Rangers and Bobby Forsythe of Kilmarnock made their Scotland debuts. Ipswich Town's thoroughly rotten season climaxed in relegation from the First Division despite a four-three victory over Aston Villa. Everton and Woilverhampton Wandererers shared six goals at Goddison Park. Leeds United secured promotion from the Second Division with a three-nil win at Swansea. Coventry City returned to the top of the Third Division with a four-two victory over Queens Park Rangers.
The Sunday People published allegations reporting that Mansfield Town footballer Jimmy Gauld had, over several years, systematically engaged in match fixing and that many other players were involved.
Trent's Last Case broadcast in the Detective strand. Exeter City went top the top of the Fourth Division following a one-nil win at Chesterfield.
Stephen Hearst's Uncommon Market broadcast. Geoff Arrowsmith scored twice at Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the First Division with a three-nil win at Burnley.
Jon Bluthal, Robert Fuest and Joe McGrath's Justin Thyme broadcast in the Festival strand. Stoe City and Leciester City drew one-all in the first leg of the Football League Cup Final. A late Stewart Imlach equaliser from the penalty spot gave Crystal Palace a one-all draw at Colchester united to rmeain top of the Third Division. Gillingham stayed in the Fourth Division promotion places after a two-nil defeat of Oxford United. George Best made his international debut for Northern Ireland two months before his eighteenth birthday in a three-two victory over Wales in the Home International championship at The Vetch Field, Swansea. Sunderland's Martin Harvey, Sammy Wilson and Jimmy McLaughlin (playing on his home ground) scored for the visitors, Nrowich City's Ron Davies (also making his international debut) and Preston's Brian Godfrey replying for the hosts. Watford's eighteen year old goalkeeper Pat Jennings also made his first appearance for the Irish.
The Rolling Stones' eponymous debut LP and Dusty Springfield's A Girl Called Dusty released. The first UK broadcast of The Outer Limits on Granada. And although it did receive a limited run on a number of other ITV regions, it wasn't until 1980, that BBC2 transmitted the entire forty nine episodes.
Satan In The Suburbs broadcast in the The Devil In The Backlands strand. Lulu & The Luvers' 'Shout'/'Forget Me Baby', John Paul Jones's 'Baja'/'A Foggy Day In Vietnam', A Band Of Angels' 'Me'/'Not True As Yet', The Fourmost's 'A Little Lovin'/'Waitin' For You', Jackie Burns & The Belles' 'He's My Guy'/'I Do The Best I Can', The Miracles' 'The Man In You'/'Heartbreak Road', The Vibrations' 'My Girl Sloopy'/'Daddy Woo-Woo', The Chimes' 'I'll Be Waiting, I'll Be Here'/'Hello Heartache', Major Lance's 'The Matador'/'Gonna Get Married' and The Kinks' 'You Still Want Me'/'You Do Something To Me' released. Birmingham City's five-nil defeat at West Ham united all but confirmed The Blues relegation from the First Division. Carlisle United returned to the top of the Fourth Division with a four-one victory over Barrow.
Liverpool beat Arsenal five-nil at Anfield and won the First Division for the sixth time, finishing four points ahead of runners-up Manchester United (who lost their final game three-one at Stoke). Defending champions Everton finished third. Tottenham Hotspur were fourth despite being without many key players for much of the season due to injury and Jimmy Greaves being the division's leading scorer with thirty five goals while captain Danny Blanchflower announced his retirement. Tragedy struck the club after the season was over, when John White was hit by lightning and killed on a London golf course. Chelsea enjoyed a strong return to the top flight by finishing fifth (beating Everton one-nil on the final day). With Alf Ramsey having now left Portman Road to manage England, Ipswich Town struggled badly under his successor Jackie Milburn and went down having conceded one hundred and twenty one goals two seasons after being league champions. Newcastle United's two-nil defeat at Scunthorpe United in the Second Division saw the league debut of Frank Clark - the first of four hundred and fifty seven games for The Magpies in a career that lasted until 1975. Given a free transfer at the age of thirty two, Clarkie was then signed by Brian Clough to join Nottingham Forest where he won the League title and the European Cup. Crewe Alexandra (who lost three-two at Oldham Athletic) and Wrexham (who drew one-all with Bristol City) were relegated from the Third Division. Kihachi Okamoto's Aa Bakudan - starring Yûnosuke Itô, Fubuki Koshiji and Akemi Kita - premiered.
Hamlet At Elsinore and the first episode of Rupert Of Hentzau - starring George Baker, Barbara Shelley and Peter Wyngarde - broadcast. Freddie Francis's The Evil of Frankenstein - starring Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Sandor Elès and Duncan Lamont - and Nightmare - starring Moira Redmond, Brenda Bruce and Jenny Linden - premiered.
BBC2 began transmission. Or, at least, it should have done, but a power failure prevented the planned opening night's schedule from happening and all that could be screened was announcer Gerald Priestland delivering a series of embarrassed apologies to viewers from Alexandra Palace. End Of Chapter broadcast in the Detective strand.
The Life & Times Of Marshall Tito broadcast. The first episodes of Play School - presented by Gordon Rawlings and Virginia Stride, Line Up and Jazz 625 broadcast on BBC2. Brian O'Neil, Gordon Harris and Willie Irvine each scored twice in Burnley's seven-two defeat of Tottenham Hotspur in the First Division. Southampton thrashed Bury five-one in the Second Division. Dennis Allen hit three in Reading's five-two victory at Bristol Rovers in the Third Division. Exeter City remained on course for promotion from the Fourth Division with a six-one hammering of Chesterfield.
Leicester City won the Football League Cup with a three-two victory over Stoke City at Filbert Street, Howard Riley scoring the winner. Birmingham City kept their First Division survival hopes alive with a three-one victory over an under-strength Liverpool.
The Tale Of Two Cities broadcast. The National Youth Theatre's production of Julius Caesar broadcast on BBC2. Roy Orbison's 'It's Over'/'Indian Wedding' released. Duncan Wood's The Bargee - starring Harry H Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes and Ronnie Barker - premiered.
The first episode of BBC2's Story Parade, an adaptation of Condemned To Acquittal, broadcast. 1964 Golden Rose Of Montreux Festival broadcast. Little Stevie Wonder's 'Castles In The Sand'/'Thank You (For Loving Me All The Way)', The Tornados' 'Monte Carlo'/'Blue, Blue, Blue Beat', The Mighty Avengers' 'Hide Your Pride'/'Hey Senorita', The Soul Sisters' 'I Can't Stand It'/'Blueberry Hill', Ruby & The Romantics' 'Our Everlasting Love'/'Much Better Off Than I've Ever Been', Brian Howard & The Silhouettes' 'Hooked'/'Back In The USA', Tony Brook With The Breakers' 'Meanie Genie'/'Ooh Poo Pah Doo', The Vernons Girls' 'Only You Can Do It'/'Stupid Little Girl', Bobby Shafto's 'She's My Girl'/'Wonderful You', Irma Thomas' 'Break-A-Way'/'Wish Someone Would Care', Eddie Cochran's 'Skinny Jim'/'Nervous Breakdown' and Marvin Gaye's 'You're A Wonderful One'/'When I'm Alone I Cry' released. Ray Crawford scored three in Wiolverhampton Wanderers four-nil win at Bolton Wanderers in the First Division.
John Elliot's Hunt The Man broadcast as part of the First Night strand. The first episodes of Conversations For Tomorrow - featuring JB Priestley - Madame Bovery, Open House - introduced by Gay Byrne and featuring performances by Billy Fury and Joe Brown & The Bruvvers - and The Man Shakespeare broadcast on BBC2. Birmingham City's three-nil defeat of Sheffield United comdened Bolton Wanderers, who had already completed their fixtures, to relegation from the First Division. Ipswich Town completed their thoroughly miserable season with a four-three victory over Blackpool (Gerry Baker neting a hat-trick). On the final day of the Second Division season, Leeds United won two-nil at Charlton Athletic and Sunderland failed to beat Grimsby Town, meaning Leeds were crowned champions. The Black Cats were also promoted. Grimsby and Scunthorpe United (who lost three-two at Huddersfield) were relegated. Newcastle United's two-nil victory over Norwich City saw the club debut of seventeen year old winer Geoff Allen. Portsmouth's Ron Saunders was the leading scorer with thrity three goals. Jimmy Hill's Coventry City (one-nil winners over Colchester united thanks to George Hudson's goal) were champions of the Third Division on goal average after finishing level on points with Crystal Palace (who lost their last game at home to Oldham Athletic). Reading's Jimmy Wheeler netted four in their four-two defeat of Southend United. Alfie Biggs of Bristol Rovers was the leading scorer with thirty goals. Carlisle United (who beat Brighton & Hove Albion three-one with Hugh McIlmoyle scoring his thirty ninth goal of the season), Exeter City and Workington (who shared a goalless draw at Borough Park) and Gillingham were promoted from the Fourth Division. In Bradford Park Avenue's four-two defeat of Tranmere Rovers, Bradford's winnger Jim Fryatt's opening goal was officially timed at four seconds. Doubt has, subsequently, been cast on this with some onlookers claiming that the goal took closer to ten seconds. However, referee Bob Simons stated: 'I blew my whistle for the start and still had my stopwatch in my hand when the ball entered the net. The scoring time is exactly four seconds.' Roy Orbison appeared on Saturday Club. Fiona Elizabeth Bruce born in Singapore.
The 1964 NME Pool Winners Concert held at The Empire Pool, Wembley, featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, The Searchers, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Joe Loss Orchestra, Jackie & The Raindrops' 'Come On Dream, Come On'/'Here I Go Again', Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Manfred Mann, Jet Harris with Sounds Incorporated, Kathy Kirby, Big Dee Irwin and Joe Brown & The Bruvvers. Quality line-up. The first episode of Melissa broadcast in BBC2's Francis Durbridge Presents ... strand.
The first UK broadcast of The Danny Kaye Show. The first episodes of Top Beat - compared by Fluff Freeman and featuring Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers and The Rolling Stones - and Impromptu broadcast on BBC2. Barnsley's two-two draw at Queens Park Rangers meant that the final issue of the Football League season was settled with Millwall being relegated from the Third Division.
La Traviata, adapted by Peter Ebert from Edward Dent's English translation, broadcast. Andrew L Stone's Never Put It In Writing - starring Pat Boone, Milo O'Shea, Fidelma Murphy, Reginald Beckwith and John Le Mesurier and Basil Dearden's Woman Of Straw - starring Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery and Ralph Richardson - premiered. The Wedgwoods' 'September In The Rain'/'Gone, Gone Away' released.
Brecht's The Life Of Galileo broadcast as part of the Festival strand. Alexander Singer's Psych 59 - starring Patricia Neal, Curd Jürgens, Samantha Eggar, Ian Bannen, Beatrix Lehmann and Elspeth March and Charles Crichton's The Third Secret - starring Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento, Pamela Franklin, Peter Sallis and Judi Dench - premiered.
The first episodes of Time Out and Wheelbase broadcast on BBC2. The first episode of Between The Lines. Quentin Lawrence's We Shall See - starring Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook and Alec Mango - premiered.
Ancient & Modern broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. The Yardbirds' debut 'I Wish You Would'/'A Certain Girl', The Wild Ones' 'Bowie Man'/'Purple Pill Eater', Tommy Quickly's 'You Might As Well Forget Him'/'It's As Simple As That', Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Someone, Someone'/'Till The End Of Time', The Shadows' 'The Rise & Fall Of Flingel Bunt'/'It's A Man's World', Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men's 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover'/'It's Cold Outside', Denny Seyton & The Sabres' 'Short Fat Fannie'/'Give Me Back My Heart', Force Five's 'Don't Make My Baby Blue'/'Shaking Postman', Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' 'Stop, Look & Listen'/'Duke Of Earl', Tracey Dey's 'Gonna Get Along Without You Now'/'Go Away', Ella Fitzgerald's 'Can't Buy Me Love'/'The Sweetest Sounds', Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass' 'Mexican Drummer Man'/'The Great Manolete (La Virgen De La Macarena)', Carol Deene's 'Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?'/'Love Is Wonderful', Mary Wells's 'My Guy'/'Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do To Me)', The Crazy Rockers' 'Third Man'/'Mamma-Pappa (Twist)', The Vikings' 'Treat Me Bad'/'Sitting On Top', Keith & Enid's 'Lost My Love'/'I Cried' and Cilla Black's 'You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)'/Suffer Now Must I' released. Duncan Wood's The Bargee - starring Harry H Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes and Ronnie Barker and Michael Gill's The Peaches - starring Juliet Harmer and Tom Adams - premiered.
The first episode of Horizon broadcast on BBC2. West Ham United beat Preston North End in the FA Cup Final. John Sessions, Geoff Hurst and Ronnie Boyce scored for The Hammers, Doug Holden and Alex Dawson replying for North End. The Home Service's A Slice Of Life featured appearances by John Lennon, Jon Pertwee and Alma Cogan. Ernest Morris's Five Have A Mystery - starring David Palmer, Darryl Read, Amanda Coxell and Paula Boyd - premiered.
The first episodes of BBC2's Theatre 625 and The Kathy Kirby Show broadcast. Toyn Young's Delayed Flight - starring Helen Cherry and Hugh McDermott - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of The Virginian and the first episode of Impromptu, 'an unscripted comedy show devised by David Croft with Lance Percival, Victor Spinetti and Una Stubbs' broadcast on BBC2. The first episodes of Jeune Cinema: Une Nouvelle Vague and On Safari With Armand & Michaela Denis: Operation Antelope broadcast. The Bachelors 'Ramona'/'Sweet Lullabies' released.
Fyfe Robertson's Will Shakespeare, Gent broadcast. The Tubby Hayes Quintet featured on BBC2's Jazz 625. The first episode of Michael Apted's Seven Up! broadcast in ITV's World In Action strand.
The Keep broadcast in the Festival strand. Joe Orton's black comedy Entertaining Mister Sloane premiered at the New Arts Theatre in London. England beat Uruguay two-one in a friendly international at Wembley. Johnny Byrne scored both goals whilst Fulham's George Cohen made his international debut. Jack Good's Around The Beatles broadcast on Rediffusion and across the ITV network.
Benbow Was His Name broadcast. The Four Steamers broadcast in BBC2's Time Out strand. Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames' Rhythm & Blue-Beat EP ('Madness', 'Tom Hark Goes Blue Beat'/'Humpty Dumpty', 'One Whole Year, Baby') released.
Des O'Connor featured on The Good Old Days. Terry Nation's adaptation of A Kiss Before Dying broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. Chuck Berry's 'No Particular Place To Go'/'Liverpool Drive', The Chants' 'She's Mine'/'Then I'll Be Home', Freddie & The Dreamers' 'I Love You Baby'/'Don't Make Me Cry', John Mayall & The Blues Breakers' 'Crawling Up A Hill'/'Mister James', The George Martin Orchestra's 'All My Loving'/'I Saw Her Standing There', Bobby Patrick Big Six's 'Shake It Easy Baby'/'Wildwood Days', Ricky Livid & The Tone Deafs' 'Tomorrow'/'Nuts & Bolts', The Trends' 'You're A Wonderful One'/'The Way You Do The Things You Do', The Mark Four's 'Rock Around The Clock'/'Slow Down', Françoise Hardy's C'est Fab! EP ('L'Amour S'en Va', 'Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles'/'Ton Meilleur Ami', 'C'est L'amour Auquel Je Pense'), The Pickwicks' 'Apple Blossom Time'/'I Don't Want To Tell You Again', The Strangers with Mike Shannon's 'One & One Is Two'/'Time & The River', The Drifters' 'One Way Love'/'Didn't It?', The Puppets' 'Baby Don't Cry'/'Shake With Me', The Allisons' 'Surfer Street'/'Money' and The Pretty Things' 'Roselyn'/'Big Boss Man' released.
The Rolling Stones appeared on BBC2's Open House and, also - in stereo - on Network Three's Stereophony, simultaneously broadcast (in sound only) on BBC1. The first episode of the six-part Doctor Who serial They Keys Of Marinus broadcast. Carl Perkins featured on Saturday Club.
Graham Hill won the Monaco Grand Prix. Ken Taylor's The Idealists broadcast in BBC2's Theatre 625 strand. Don Chaffey's A Jolly Bad Fellow - starring Leo McKern, Janet Munro, Maxine Audley, Duncan Macrae and Dennis Price - premiered.
Terence Conran opened the first Habitat store on London's Fulham Road.
Bob Dylan performed 'With God On Our Side' on Tonight. The first UK broadcast of The Twilight Zone on Rediffusion. The End Of The Line broadcast in the Love Story strand. World In Action focused on pirate radio. The Dixie Cups' 'Chapel Of Love'/'Ain't That Nice' and The Hi-Fi's 'Will Yer Won't Yer?'/'She's The One' released. Scotland drew two-two with West Germany in a friendly international in Hanover. Alan Gilzean scored twice for the visitors, Uwe Seeler netted two for the hosts. Jimmy Cruickshank of Hearth Of Midlothian made his debut in goal for Scotland. The World In Action episode The Pirates broadcast.
Sporting Lisbon and MTK Budapest shared an exciting three-three draw in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Sporting won the replay played two days later. Reginald Le Borg's The Eyes Of Annie Jones - starring Richard Conte, Francesca Annis and Joyce Carey - premiered.
Stratford Johns' The Gumphlumph broadcast in the Star Story strand. What A Way To Go! - starring Shirley MacLaine, Robert Mitchum and Paul Newman and Desmond Davis's Girl With Green Eyes - starring Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham, Lynn Redgrave, Marie Kean, Arthur O'Sullivan and Julian Glover - premiered.
The Hollies appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show on the day that their single 'Here I Go Again'/'Baby That's All' released. Ronnie Hilton & The Leeds United Players' 'Leeds United Calypso'/'Elland Road Baht 'At', The Roadsters' 'Joy Ride'/'Drag' and The Leon Young Strings' 'This Boy'/'Glad All Over' released. Mister Byculla broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. Pavel Hobl's Máte Doma Lva? - starring Ladislav Ocenásek, Josef Filip, Olga Machoninová, Milos Preininger and Dagmar Kofronová - premiered. João Pedro Morais scored the winner as Sporting Lisbon defeated MTK Budapest one-nil in a replay for the European Cup Winners Cup Final in Antwerp (the first game, in Brussels, having ended in a three-threee draw two days earlier).
Where Coco Lives broadcast. The Applejacks, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Eden Kane & The Downbeats, Peter & Gordon, Monty Sunshine, Linda Stephens, Tony Hart, Al Koran, Tony Osborne & His Orchestra appeared on BBC2's Open House. Chuck Berry, Cilla Black, The Merseybeats and Tony Orlando featured on Saturday Club. Don Sharp's The Devil-Ship Pirates - starring Christopher Lee and Andrew Keir - premiered. Rebecca Louise Front born in Stoke Newington.
England beat Portugal four-three in a friendly international to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Portuguese Football Association in Lisbon. Johnny Byrne scored a hat-trick with Bobby Charlton also on target. Liverpool's Peter Thompson made his England debut. Peter Wright's Quintet broadcast on BBC2. Doris Day was featured in The Light Programme's Close Up. The first episode of Robert Graves translation of The Anger Of Achilles broadcast in The Home Service's The Sunday Play strand featuring music by Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonics Workshop. Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas' 'From A Window'/'Second To None' released.
Douglas Wilmer made his début as Sherlock Holmes in an adaptation of The Speckled Band, part of the Detective strand. Scores of youths were given stiff prison sentences following a Whitsun weekend of violent clashes between gangs of Mods and Rockers at a number of seaside resorts on the South coast. Paul McCartney appeared as a guest on A Degree Of Frost.
The Life & Times Of Bertrand Russell broadcast. Robert Lynn's Coast Of Skeletons - starring Richard Todd, Dale Robertson, Heinz Drache and Marianne Koch - premiered. The World In Action episode How To Make A Million In One Minute Flat broadcast.

American radio astronomers Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation, the ancient light which began saturating the universe three hundred thousand years after its creation in The Big Bang. George Sidney's Viva Las Vegas - starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret - premiered.
Ronald Neame's The Chalk Garden - starring Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills - premiered.
Club Night from The Palace Theatre, Stockport, featured an early TV appearance by Colin Crompton. Not For Every Eye broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. The Addicts' 'Here She Comes'/'That's My Girl', The Spencer Davis Group's 'Dimples'/'Sittin' & Thinkin', Christian's Crusaders' 'Honey Hush'/'One For The Money', Marianne & Mike's 'As He Once Was Mine'/'Go On', The Dave Clark Five's 'Can't You See That She's Mine'/'Because', Françoise Hardy's 'Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles'/'L'Amour S'en Va', John Barry & His Orchestra's 'Theme From Man In The Middle (No More)'/'Barney's Blues', The Whirlwinds' 'Look At Me'/'Baby Not Like You' and The Graham Bond Organization's 'Long Tall Shorty'/'Long Legged Baby' released.
Baxter On Theatre and the first episode of BBC2's adaptation of HG Wells' Ann Veronica - starring Rosemary Nicols - broadcast. The Hollies and Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames featured on The Light Programme's Saturday Swings.
England beat the Republic of Ireland three-one in Dublin in a friendly international with goals from George Eastham, Johnny Byrne and Jimmy Greaves. Blackpool's goalkeeper Tony Waiters made his international debut. Ken Russell's Béla Bartók broadcast in the Monitor strand. The first UK TV showing of How To Be Loved in BBC2's Cinema 625 strand.
The Night Of The Horns broadcast in the Detective strand. The Freddie Trueman profile, Fiery Fred broadcast. Meet Donald Jackson and Top Beat broadcast on BBC2. Production began on Freddie Francis's Doctor Terror's House Of Horrors at Shepperton.
Cuba: The Missile Crisis broadcast. The touring Australians defeated a strong MCC side by nine wickets at Lord's. The World In Action episode The Face On The Cover broadcast.
Sandro Mazzola scored twice as Internazionale beat Real Madrid three-one in the European Cup final in Vienna. England beat the USA ten-nil in a friendly international at Downing Stadium, New York. Roger Hunt scored four, debutant Fred Pickering of Everton hit a hat-trick, Terry Paine added two and Bobby Charlton was also on target. Charlton Athletic's Mike Bailey also made his first appearance for England. Brian Epstein was interviewed by Bill Grundy on The Home Service's Frankly Speaking.
Peer Gynt broadcast. Ludovic Kennedy's The Singers & The Songs broadcast in the BBC2's Time Out strand.
Angela Rodaway's The Death Of A Jelly Baby broadcast on The Third Programme. The official opening of the UK's first undercover shopping centre, at the Bull Ring in Birmingham. The Man Who Won The Pools broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. Peter & Gordon's 'Nobody I Know'/'You Don't Have To Tell Me', The Remo Four's 'Sally Go Round The Roses'/'I Know A Girl', Jackie De Shannon's 'When You Walk In The Room'/'Till You Say You'll Be Mine', Tommy Tucker's 'Long Tall Shorty'/'Mo' Shorty', David John & The Mood's 'To Catch That Man'/'Pretty Thing', John Lee Hooker's 'Dimples'/'I'm Leaving', Mal Ryder & The Spirits' 'See The Funny Little Clown'/'Slow Down', Freddy Cannon's 'Sweet Georgia Brown'/'What A Party', The Contours' 'Can You Do It?'/'I'll Stand By You', The Cockneys' 'After Tomorrow'/'I'll Cry Each Night', Jimmy McGriff's 'I've Got A Woman (Parts 1 & 2)', The Escorts' 'The One To Cry'/'Tell Me Baby', The Fortunes' 'Come On Girl'/'I Like The Look Of You', Migil Five's 'Near You'/'Don't Wanna Go On Shaking', Fats Domino's 'If You Don't Know What Love Is'/'Something You Got Baby', Bernard Cribbins' 'Ringing On The Engine Bell'/'Get Your Hair Cut!', The Beatmen's 'You Can't Sit Down'/'Come On Pretty Babe' and The Swinging Blue Jeans' 'You're No Good'/'Don't You Worry About Me' released. Joseph P Mawra's White Slaves Of Chinatown - starring Audrey Campbell, Marlaina Abbie and Gigi Darlene - premiered.
The first episode of The Great War broadcast on BBC2. With Pelé in outstanding form, World Champions Brazil thrashed England five-one in the Taça Das Nações at the Maracanã. Jimmy Greaves scored England's consolation goal. Dionne Warwick and Little Richard featured on Saturday Club.
The first episode of Silas Marner broadcast. Miracle In Milan shown in BBC2's Cinema 625 strand. The first episode of The Light Programme's Sanctuary Isle broadcast. Seijun Suzuki's Nikutai No Mon (Gate Of Flesh) - starring Jô Shishido, Kôji Wada and Yumiko Nogawa - premiered.
Panorama Goes To Paris broadcast.
A Drop In The Ocean broadcast. The first episodes of BBC2's Revolution Round The Corner and One Hundred Years Of Marxism broadcast. The World In Action episode The William Family broadcast.
Six Characters In Search of An Author broadcast in the Festival strand.
Geoffrey Boycott made his England debut in the first test at Trent Bridge against Australia. He scored forty eight in two and a half hours. It was a good forty eight, mind. With the third day entirely washed out, the game ended in a draw. Walter Grauman's 633 Squadron - starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Angus Lennie, Donald Houston and Harry Andrews - premiered. In the Taça Das Nações, England drew one-all with Portgual in São Paulo. Portugal were down to ten men when centre-forward José Torres was sent off for attempting to hit the referee shortly after Roger Hunt had equalised a goal by Fernando Peres. Both sides had goals disallowed in a thoroughly bad-tempered match. Sean Carl Roland Pertwee born in Hammersmith.
Terry Nation's adaptation of The Caves Of Steel broadcast in BBC2's the Story Parade strand. The Hour Approaches broadcast. Moon Gathering broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. The Animals made their BBC radio debut on The Light Programme's The Joe Loss Pop Show. Davie Jones With The King Bees' 'Liza Jane'/'Louie, Louie Go Home', The Mojos' 'Why Not Tonight'/'Don't Do It Anymore', Millie's 'Sweet William'/'Oh, Henry', The Downliners Sect's 'Baby What's Wrong?'/'Be A Sect Maniac!', The Seekers' 'Myra'/'With My Swag All On My Shoulder', Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men's You'll Be Mine'/'Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air', The Mysteries' 'Give Me Rhythm & Blues'/'Teardrops', Troy Dante & The Infernos' 'This Little Girl'/'Lovin' Eyes', The Senators' 'She's A Mod'/'Lot About You', Mickey Finn & The Blue Men's 'Reelin' & A-Rockin'/'I Still Want You', The Forerunners' 'Pride (Is Such A Little Word)'/'Bony Moronie', Eddie Rambeau's 'Come Closer'/'She's Smiling At Me', Brother Jack McDuff's 'Rock Candy'/'A Real Good 'Un', Kellie Greene's 'Madrigal'/'Foggy Day', Jimmy Witherspoon's 'Evenin'/'Money Is Getting Cheaper', Elmer Bernstein's 'Saints & Sinners Theme'/'Main Title From The Rat Race', The Mysteries' 'Give Me Rhythm & Blues'/'Teardrops', The Forerunners' 'Pride (Is Such A Little Word)'/'Bony Moronie', The Soul Agents' 'I Just Want To Make Love To You'/'Mean Woman Blues' and The Applejacks' 'Like Dreamers Do'/'(Boom Boom Boom Boom) Everybody Fall Down' released. Zdenek Podskalský's Einstein Kontra Babinský - starring Josef Bek and Lubomír Lipský - premiered.
The first episode of one of the great Doctor Who serials, The Aztecs broadcast. A very young David Bowie (still called Davy Jones at this point) made his first, brief, TV appearance on Juke Box Jury. His 'Liza Jane' was voted a miss by Diana Dors, Bunny Lewis and Jessie Matthews though Charlie Drake rather liked it. Baxter On Sex broadcast. Sid Chaplin's City Life broadcast in BBC2's Writer's World strand. England lost their final Taça Das Nações game against Argentina one-nil in Rio. Argentina won the tournament with three wins from three matches, including victory over Brazil in a vićious game. The Rolling Stones featured on Saturday Club performing 'Down In The Bottom', 'You Can Make It If You Try', 'Route 66', 'Confessin' The Blues' and 'Down The Road Apiece'.
The first UK broadcast of the Golden Rose of Montreaux-winning The Rudi Carrall Show. Houseparty broadcast on BBC2. Anthony Newley appeared on The Light Programme's Close Up.
Death In Ecstasy broadcast in the Detective strand. Jim O'Connolly's Smokescreen - starring Peter Vaughan, John Carson, Yvonne Romain and Gerald Flood - premiered.
The first episode of Johnny Speight's The Graham Stark Show broadcast. Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions' 'That's Alright'/'I'm Looking For A Woman' and Tony Washington's 'Surely I Love You?'/'Man To Man' released. The World In Action episode Lord Beaverbrook broadcast.
Bloomsday - Allan McClelland's adaptation of Joyce's Ulysses - broadcast as part of the Festival strand. The probable date that during a performance at The Railway Tavern in Harrow, Pete Townshend of The Who accidentally broke the head of his guitar on the low ceiling above the stage. Being a notorious 'joiner-inner' Keith Moon immediately took this as a queue to smash up his drum kit. The incident marked the start of The Who's 'auto-destructive art' period. At Beaconsfield Court, gardener Frank Klingenspor, sixty one, was fined ten pounds for spanking the wife of his former employer, Lady Portman. Klingenspor was reported to have paid the fine 'and immediately began looking for a new greenhouse with a more sympathetic owner.' Ben Daniels born in Nuneaton.
Anthony Hopkins presented BBC2's Midweek Music: An Introduction To Peter Grimes. The first BBC TV appearance of Lulu on A Swingin' Time. The Unsinkabe Molly Brown premiered.
Reyner Banham's A City Crowded In Green broadcast. Brake Pedal Down broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade. The Big Three's 'If You Ever Change Your Mind (Bring It On Home To Me)'/'You've Gotta Keep Her Under Hand', Ron Goodwin & His Concert Orchestra' 'Six-Three-Three Squadron'/'Love Theme', Gary & The Ariels' 'Say You Love Me'/'Town Girl', George Bean's 'A Sad Story (All I Can Do Is Cry)'/'Er Um Er', The UK's 'Ever Faithful, Ever True'/'Your Love Is All I Want' and The Apex Rhythm & Blues All Stars' 'Tall Girl', 'Reelin' And Rockin'/'Down The Road Apiece', 'Sugar Shack' released.
Zsa Zsa Gabor and Des O'Connor appeared as judges on Juke Box Jury. The Deep River Boys, Craig Douglas, Jackie Farn, Al Koran, The Migil Five, Ronnie Scott, Dusty Springfield and Tony Osborne & His Orchestra featured on BBC2's Open House. Frank Ifield, Rose Brennan, Billie Davis, The Fourmost, Mike Berry & The Innocents, The Animals and Arthur Greenslade & The Gee Men featured on Saturday Club. Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke born in Camden.
Nelson Mandela was jailed for life for treason in South Africa. He did get out. Eventually. James Mossman's Equiry: Southern Rhodesia broadcast on BBC2, having originally been scheduled for 31 May.
A Connoisseur's Case broadcast in the Detective strand.
Philip Donnellan's The Colony broadcast. Lenny Bruce was tried for obscenity in New York. The World In Action episode Typhoid In Aberdeen broadcast.
PG Wodehouse was interviewed by Malcolm Muggeridge on A Conversation. Simon Raven's Panther Larkin brodcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre. Lorraine Gray's 'The Little Girl That Cries'/'Talk To Him', The Hollies EP ('Rockin' Robin', 'What Kind Of Love'/'Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It?', 'When I'm Not There') and Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' Road Runner EP ('Young Blood','Road Runner'/'Duke Of Earl', 'Talkin' About You') released.
The first UK broadcast of 1964 Golden Rose of Montreux Festival: The Jackie Gleason Show. The Menace Of Le Mans broadcast in BBC2's Wheelbase strand.
Carl Perkins and The Nashville Teens appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. Mike Sheridan & The Night Riders' 'What A Sweet Thing That Was'/'Fabulous', Dusty Springfield's 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'/'My Colouring Book', The Beach Boys' 'I Get Around'/'Don't Worry Baby', Martha & The Vandellas' 'In My Lonely Room'/'A Tear For The Girl', Brenda Holloway's sublime 'Every Little Bit Hurts'/'Land Of A Thousand Boys', The Jynx's 'How?'/'Do What They Don't Say', Elkie Brooks' 'Something's Got A Hold On Me'/'Hello Stranger', The Reflections' '(Just Like) Romeo And Juliet'/'Can't You Tell By The Look In My Eyes?', The Size Seven's 'Crying My Heart Out'/'So How Come?', Ketty Lester's 'Roses Grow With Thorns'/'Please Don't Cry Anymore', The Pete Best Four's 'I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door'/'Why Did I Fall In Love With You?' and The Beatles' Long Tall Sally EP ('Long Tall Sally', 'I Call Your Name'/'Slow Down', 'Matchbox') released. Shadow Of Guilt broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade.
Aaron Copland was profiled on BBC2's Workshop. The first episode of Mary Barton broadcast. The first episode of the six-part Doctor Who serial The Sensorites broadcast. Bryan Forbes's Seance On A Wet Afternoon premiered.
The first episodes of The Midnight Men - on BBC2 - and The Roy Castle Show broadcast. The first UK TV showing of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samuri in BBC2's Cinema 625 strand. Spain beat the USSR in the final of the European Nations Cup. David Mark Joseph Morrissey born in Liverpool. Cy Endfield's Hide & Seek - starring Ian Carmichael, Curd Jürgens, Janet Munro, George Pravda, Maggie d'Abo and Judy Parfitt - premiered. Spain beat the Soviet Union two-one in the Final of the European Nations Cup in the Bernabéu. Soviet coach Konstantin Beskov was dismissed upon his return to Moscow following a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev who had. reportedly, been 'incensed' that images of celebrating Fascist scumbag Francsico Franco had been broadcast live in the Soviet Union.
The Loring Mystery - featuring Patrick Troughton - broadcast in the Detective strand. Paterson Joseph born in London.
The second Ashes test at Lord's ended in a draw. The first two days had been washed out. John Edrich scored his first century for England and Norman Gifford made his test debut. Blake Edwards's A Shot In The Dark - starring Peter Sellers, Elkie Sommer, Herbert Lom, George Sanders and Burt Kwouk - premiered. The Honeycombs' 'Have I The Right?'/'Please Don't Pretend Again' released.
Tich's Farewell Party broadcast. Robin & The Seven Hoods and Roger Corman's The Masque Of The Red Death - starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court and Jane Asher - premiered. Real Zaragoza won the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating Valencia two-one in the Nou Camp. Marcelino Martínez scored the winner seven minutews from time.
Brian Blessed read Alan Sillitoe's The Bike on Star Story. The Animals' 'The House Of The Rising Sun'/'Talkin' Bout You' released.
What A Joy Ride broadcast. Midsummer Sense broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Hugh Leonard's dramatisation of A Triple Irish broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. The Rolling Stones' 'It's All Over Now'/'Good Times, Bad Times', Marianne Faithfull's 'As Tears Go By'/'Greensleeves', The Nashville Teens' 'Tobacco Road'/'I Like It Like That', Johnny Sandon's 'Donna Means Heartbreak'/'Some Kinda Wonderful', Chris Farlow & The Thunderbirds' 'What You Gonna Do?'/'Just A Dream', Elaine & Derek's 'All The Sheep In The World'/'The Boy I'm Gonna Marry', The Cherokees' 'You've Done It Again, Little Girl'/'Girl, Girl, Girl' and Cliff Richard & The Shadows' 'On The Beach'/'A Matter Of Moments' released. Bryan Forbes's Séance On A Wet Afternoon - starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Mark Eden and Patrick Magee - premiered.
Val Doonican hosted Singalong Saturday. A Candle To Nature broadcast in BBC2's Horizon strand. The Beatles, Peter & Gordon, The Merseybeats and Cliff Richard & The Shadows featured on The Light Programme's Pop Track.
The French Grand Prix was won by Dan Gurney, driving a works Brabham-Climax. Graham Hill finished second in a BRM and Jack Brabham was third. Moonstrike: Five Hours To Kill broadcast. The Lean & Foolish Knight: Don Quixote De La Mancha broadcast in BBC2's Footprints strand. Ron Goodwin was interviewed by Steve Race on The Light Programme's Movie-Go-Round. Desmond Carrington introduced the first of a new series, Record Show Time featuring records of songs from the musicals Half A Sixpence, with Tommy Steele and the cast of the current London production South Pacific with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Bing Crosby. Douglas Hickox's Just For You - starring Sam Costa, The Applejacks, The Bachelors, Band Of Angels, Louise Cordet, Freddie & The Dreamers, Jackie & The Raindrops, Johnny B Great, The Merseybeats, Peter & Gordon, Millie, The Orchids, The Warriors, Mark Wynter, Caroline Lee and Judy Jason - premiered.
The Hungry Spider - starring Jane Merrow - broadcast in the Detective strand.
Don Haworth's Grammar School Boy documentary broadcast. The World In Action episode Goldwater For President? Or, How To Win Friends & Influence People broadcast.
The first episode of Catch Hand broadcast. David Dimbleby's The Teaching Revolution broadcast in BBC2's Enquiry strand.
The first episode of Call The Gun Expert broadcast. The Priming Parson - 'the story of a vicar and his steam-roller' - broadcast in BBC2's Time Out strand. Sidney J Furie's Wonderful Life - starring Cliff Richard, Walter Slezak, Susan Hampshire and The Shadows and Lance Comfort's Blind Corner - starring William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley, Elizabeth Shepherd, Alexander Davion, Mark Eden and Ronnie Carroll - premiered.
Jeremy Paul's adaptation of A Travelling Woman broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. Over The Dyke broadcast in the Look strand. The High Numbers' debut 'Zoot Suit'/'I'm The Face', Freddie & The Dreamers' 'Just For You'/'Don't Do That To Me', The Merseybeats' 'Wishin' & Hopin'/'Milkman', Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye's 'Once Upon A Time'/'What's The Matter With You Baby?', The Massed Alberts' 'Goodbye Dolly (Gray)'/'Blaze Away', The Barron-Knights With Duke D'Mond's 'Call Up The Groups (Parts 1 & 2)', Ethel Ennis' 'The Boy From Ipanema'/'When Will The Hurt Be Over?', The Shevells' 'I Could Conquer The World'/'How Would You Like Me To Love You?', The Nocturnes' 'Rawhide'/'Troika', Irma Thomas' 'Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)'/'Time Is On My Side', Alvin Robinson's 'Something You Got'/'Searchin', Chick Graham & The Coasters' 'A Little You'/'Dance, Baby, Dance', Sugar Pie DeSanto's 'Soulful Dress'/'Use What You Got' and Bill Oddie's 'Nothing Better To Do'/'Traffic Island' released. An episode of Emergency - Ward Ten broadcast on Rediffusionfeatured what was, ofr many years, believed to be the earliest interacial kiss on British TV between Jane Hooley and John White. Further research established that it was, actually, the third following previous instances in 1959 and 1962.
The first episode of The Four Seasons Of Rosie Carr broadcast. The Rolling Stones appeared as the judging panel on Juke Box Jury. Australia were one hundred and eighty seven for seven in reply to England's two hundred and sixty eight in the third Ashes test at Headingley when Ted Dexter decided to take the new ball. In response, Peter Burge, the last recognised batsman, scored one hundred and sixty. Supported by Neil Hawke and Wally Grout, the last three wickets added two hundred and eleven. This left England over one hundred behind on first innings and they could not recover, Australia eventually won by seven wickets. Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, PJ Proby, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Craig Douglas, Millie, The Five Embers and The Ladybirds featured on Saturday Club and The Hollies, The Mojos and Lulu & The Luvvers were on Saturday Swings.
The first episode of The Indian Tales Of Rudyard Kipling broadcast. The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made his UK TV début on Meeting Point debating ... stuff with the Abbot of Downside. Part one of All the Conspirators, The Ides Of March - starring Douglas Wilmer, Michael Gough, Judy Campbell, Fenella Fielding and Alexander Davion - broadcast in BBC2's Theatre 625 strand. The first episodes of Blackpool Night Out and Miss Adventure broadcast on ATV London.
The first episode of Thorndyke broadcast as part of the Detective strand. The first episode of The Beat Room broadcast on BBC2 - featuring The Animals, Millie and Lulu &The Luvvers. The UK première of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night.
The Yardbirds first TV appearance on The Cool Spot. Don Siegel's The Killers - starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Ronald Reagan - premiered. The Searchers' 'Some Day We're Gonna Love Again'/'No One Else Could Love Me' and Sugar Pie DeSanto's Soulful Dress'/'Use What You Got' released.
The Devil Finds Work by Roger Dixon broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre.
The first episode of The Valiant Varneys broadcast.
Carnival featured Danny Williams, The Clark Brothers, Joy Marshall, The Chariots, Isabelle Lucas, Beverley Mills and Boysie Grant, Mike McKenzie, Shake Keane, The Stretch Cox Limbo Group with Geoffrey Biddeau, introduced by Frank Holder. The Harp In The South broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. The Beatles' Songs From The Film A Hard Day's Night LP and the title song/'Things We Said Today', The Paramounts' 'I'm The One Who Loves You'/'It Won't Be Long', Dionne Warwick's 'You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)'/'A House Is Not A Home', The Zephyrs' 'A Little Bit Of Soap'/'No Message', Sandie Shaw's 'As Long As You're Happy, Baby'/'Ya-Ya-Da-Da', Billy Fury's 'It's Only Make Believe'/'Baby What You Want Me To Do?', The Four Pennies' 'I Found Out The Hard Way'/'Don't Tell Me You Love Me', Sounds Incorporated's 'Spanish Harlem'/'Rinky Dink', The Rattles' 'Tell Me What Can I Do'/'Sunbeam At The Sky', King Size Taylor's 'Somebody's Always Trying'/'Looking For My Baby', The Blue Aces' 'Land Of Love'/'Love Song Of The Waterfall', Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye's 'Once Upon A Time'/'What's The Matter With You Baby?', Del Shannon's 'Handy Man'/'Give Her Lots Of Lovin' and Manfred Mann's 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'/'What You Gonna Do' released. Justice Is For Everyone broadcast in The Light Programme's The Edge Of Fear strand. Robert Lynn's Victim Five - starring Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, Walter Rilla, Dietmar Schönherr, Ann Smyrner and Véronique Vendell - premiered.

Manfred Mann appeared on BBC2's Open House. Lionel Jeffries, Stubby Kaye, Annie Nightingale and Two-Ton Tessie O'Shea were the panellists on Juke Box Jury. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, The Four Pennies, Julie Grant, Inez & Charlie Foxx and The Spencer Davis Group featured on Saturday Club.
The first episode of Smugglers' Bay broadcast. The Sunday Mirra reported - under the headline Peer & A Gangster: Yard Inquiry - that police were investigating 'a sordid homosexual relationship' between an unnamed peer of the realm and 'a major figure in the criminal underworld.' Suspicion fell on the well-gay Tory MP Bob Boothby and Ronnie Kray. Boothby threatened to sue, Ronnie and Reggie threatened the journalists involved with 'a jolly good talking-to,' the newspaper showed all of the backbone you'd expect and backed down, sacked the editor, printed a grovelling apology and paid Boothby forty grand in an out-of-court settlement. A cache of private letters which surfaced in 2009 revealed that Boothby and Kray were, indeed, more than just good friends. Gaby Roslin born in London.
Who Fights LBJ? broadcast in the Panorama strand. 'Robin Day reports from the Cow Palace, San Francisco, on the opening day of the Republican Party's National Convention to nominate their candidate for the Presidency.' The Speaking Eye brodcast in the Detective strand. Inez & Charlie Foxx, Long John Baldry ad The Animals appeared on BBC2's The Beat Room.
Jack Clayton's The Pumpkin Eater - starring Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch and James Mason - premiered. The first episode of Cinema - introduced by Bamber Gascoigne and featuring Vincent Price, The Beatles, Robert Mitchum and Cliff Richard = broadcast on Rediffusion. Patsy Ann Noble's 'Private Property'/'Crack In The Door' released.
The Angry Ghetto broadcast in BBC2's Enquiry strand. The Post Office Tower in London was completed, although it did not begin operation until October 1965. Due to its importance to the national communications network, information about the tower was designated as an official secret. In 1978, the journalist Duncan Campbell was tried for collecting information about secret locations and during the trial the judge ordered that the sites could not be identified by name; the Post Office Tower could only be referred to as 'Location Twenty Three'. It is often stated that the tower did not appear on Ordnance Survey maps until the mid-1980s, despite being a five hundred and eighty feet tall structure in the middle of Central London that was open to the public for fifteen years. However, this is incorrect; the 1971 and 1981 maps do show the tower.
Call The Gun Expert: The Green Bicycle Case broadcast. Operation Overhang broadcast on BBC2's Time Out strand. The Beatles appeared on the first episode of The Light Programme's Top Gear (no relation), performing 'Long Tall Sally', 'Things We Said Today', 'A Hard Day's Night', 'And I Love Her', 'I Should Have Known Better', 'If I Fell' and 'You Can't Do That'. The first episodes of The Hidden Truth - The Shape - and HMS Paradise broadcast on Rediffusion.
The first UK broadcast of the Golden Rose Of Montreux winner Les Raisins Verts. The Little White God broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on The Joe Loss Pop Show. Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas' 'From A Window'/'Second To None', Gladys Knight & The Pips' 'Giving Up'/'Maybe Maybe Baby', The Executives' 'March Of The Mods'/'Why, Why, Why', Dave Berry's 'The Crying Game'/'Don't Gimme No Lip Child', The College Boys' 'I Just Don't Understand'/'I'm Gonna Cry', Ken Dodd's 'Happiness'/'All Of My Life (O Toi La Vie)' and The Temptations' 'I'll Be In Trouble'/'The Girl's Alright With Me' released.
The first episode of Witch Wood broadcast on BBC2. Dora Bryan, Brian Epstein, Ian Hendry and Nancy Roberts appeared on Juke Box Jury.
Eye On The World: The Life & Times Of Marshal Tito broadcast. Anthony Burgess and Jonathan Stedall's By The Waters Of Leman: Byron & Shelley At Geneva broadcast in BBC2's Footprints strand. Dilys Powell interviewed Alfred Hitchcock on The Light Programme's Movie-Go-Round strand. The Beatles appeared on ITV's Blackpool Night Out.
Death Of A Fellow Traveller broadcast in the Detective strand. The Animals, The McKinleys, The Nashville Teens and The Beat Girls appeared in BBC2's The Beat Room.
South Of Panama: Some Strange Faces Of God broadcast. The World In Action episode John Bloom broadcast.
Into His Custody broadcast in the All Sorts To Make A World strand. The Well-Dressed Man broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre strand. Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie - starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery - premiered. Bonita Melody Lysette Langford born in London.
The Midland Motor Museum: The Story Of The Motor Car broadcast in the Brush The Dust Off strand.
The first episode of The Price Of A Dream broadcast. Quasars broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. A Dragon To Kill broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. The Searchers appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. Gerald Thomas's Carry On Spying - starring Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker and Jim Dale - premiered. The Temptations' 'I'll Be In Trouble'/'The Girl's Alright With Me', The Zombies' 'She's Not There'/'You Make Me Feel Good', Georgie Fame's 'I'm In Love With You'/'Bend A Little', The Fourmost's 'How Can I Tell Her?'/'You Got That Way' and The Drifters 'Under The Broadwalk'/'I Don't Want To Go On Without You' released.
George Harrison appeared on Juke Box Jury along with Alexandra Bastedo, Carole Ann Ford and Reg Varney. Strangeness Minus Three broadcast in BBC2's Horizon strand. Ron Moody, Georgia Brown and the original London cast of Oliver! featured on The Light Programme's Record Show Time.
Meeting Point: Lord Of The Flies broadcast. Wynford Vaughan Thomas's The Sun King: The Versailles Of Louis XIV broadcast in BBC2's Footprints strand.
The TV début of Davy Jones & The King Bees on BBC2's The Beat Room. Kenny Lynch & The Echoes, Elkie Brooks and Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames also featured. The Quick One broadcast in the Detective strand.
The first episode of Songs Of The Times broadcast. Both Australia and England scored over six hundred runs on a flat Old Trafford pitch in the fourth test. Bobby Simpson scored three hundred and eleven for Australia, Ken Barrington two hundred and fifty six and Ted Dexter one hundred and seventy four for England. Only eighteen wickets were taken across five days, the game ended in a draw and Australia retained the Ashes. Tom Cartwright and Fred Rumsey made their test debut. The Modern Jazz Quartet appeared on BBC2's Jazz 625. The World In Action episode US In The UK broadcast.
Warwickshire beat Lancashire by eighty five runs and Sussex defeated Surrey by ninety runs in the Semi-Finals of the Gillette Cup. Gerald Thomas's Carry On Spying - starring Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker and Dilys Laye - premiered.
Lost In The Ice broadcast in the Brush Off The Dust strand.
The first episode of A World Of His Own - starring Roy Kinnear - broadcast. The Bender broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. Cilla Black's 'It's For You'/'He Won't Ask Me', The George Martin Orchestra's 'Ringo's Theme (This Boy)'/'And I Love Her', The Naturals' 'I Should Have Known Better'/'Didn' I?', Jan & Dean's 'The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)'/'My Mighty GTO', The Dave Clark Five's 'Thinking Of You Baby'/'Whenever You're Around', Shenley Duffus' 'Gather Them In'/'Crucifixion', Chad & Jeremy's 'A Summer Song'/'No Tears For Johnnie', The Wranglers' 'Liza Jane'/It Just Won't Work', The Fairies' 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'/'Anytime At All', Betty Everett's 'I Can't Hear You'/'Can I Get To Know You', Patty & The Emblems' 'Mixed-Up, Shook-Up, Girl'/'Ordinary Guy' and Kenny Lynch's 'What Am I To You?'/'That's What Little Girls Are Made For' released.
Ringo Starr appeared on Juke Box Jury. The first UK TV broadcast of scenes from A Hard Day's Night and Carry On Spying on BBC2's Picture Parade, part of the Open House strand. The Swinging Blue Jeans and Don Lang & His Frantic Five featured on The Light Programme's Saturday Swings.
The first episode of The Sleeper broadcast on BBC2. The first UK TV showing of Kermis In De Regen. The North Vietnamese navy attacked the US destroyer the Maddox in the Gulf on Tonkin, the incident which escalated the inevitable slide towards war in South East Asia.
Follow The Beatles and Travellers' Tales: A Greenland Summer broadcast. Manfred Mann, Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions and The Barron Knights appeared on The Beat Room. The Beatles Say From Us To You - with guests Cilla Black, Lulu, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Animals, The Overlanders and The Kenny Salmon Seven - broadcast on The Light Programme. Victor Pemberton's The Gold Watch broadcast in the Thirty-Minute Theatre strand.

The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me'/'It's All Right' and The Downliners Sect's 'Little Egypt'/'Sect Appeal' released. The first episode of BBC2's New Wave broadcast.
What Happened At Bannockburn? broadcast. John Huston's The Night of The Iguana and Nathan H Juan's First Men In The Moon - starring Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries - premiered.
The Flaw In The Crystal broadcast in the Story Parade strand. Norman Swallow's Pomp & Pageantry broadcast. Stevie Wonder's 'Hey Harmonica Man'/'This Little Girl', The Tornados' 'Exodus'/'Blackpool Rock', Herman's Hermits' 'I'm Into Something Good'/'Your Hand In Mine', The Overlanders' 'Don't It Make You Feel Good'/'Sing A Song Of Sadness', Bobby Shafto's 'Love, Love, Love (Don't Let Me Down)'/'I Don't Love You Anymore', The Rainchecks' 'You're My Angel'/'Something About You', One & One's 'I'll Give You Lovin'/'It's Me', Alan Dean & His Problems' 'The Time It Takes'/'Dizzy Heights', Shirley Bassey's 'Who Can I Turn To?'/'To Be Loved By A Man' and Peter's Faces' 'Try A Little Love My Friend'/'I Don't Care' released.
The first episodes of The Dairy Of A Young Man and the octor Who serial The Reign Of Terror broadcast. Chad & Jeremy and The Yardbirds featured on BBC2's Open House. Joyce Grenfall and Writers' World: Rock, Root and Leafbroadcast. Another Side Of Bob Dylan and Herman's Hermits' 'I'm Into Something Good' released.
The first UK TV showing of The Private Wore Skirts. Ian McKellen made his TV début in an episode of The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling.The first episode of BBC2's Lewis Mumford On The City broadcast.
The first UK broadcast of Ten Seconds That Shook The World. Memphis Slim, Manfred Mann, The Untamed Four, Marianne Faithfull and Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men featured on The Beat Room. The first episode of A Choice of Coward broadcast on Rediffusion.
The first episodes of BBC2's The Artist In Society and Brains & Behaviour broadcast. The Exceptional Child broadcast. Jeremy Summers' Crooks In Cloisters - starring Ronald Fraser, Barbara Windsor, Grégoire Aslan, Bernard Cribbins and Wilfrid Brambell - premiered.
Don Sharp's The Devil-Ship Pirates - starring Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, John Cairney and Duncan Lamont - premiered.
The first episode of Lance At Large broadcast. Play Cricket & Be Banned broadcast in BBC2's Time Out strand. Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans became the last men to be hanged in Britain for the murder of John West.
Freddie Trueman became the first man to take three hundred test wickets. Bargains At Special Prices broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. The Rolling Stones' Five By Five EP ('If You Need Me', 'Empty Heart', '2120 South Michigan Avenue', 'Confessin' The Blues', 'Around & Around'), Solomon Burke's 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'/'Looking For My Baby', Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Twelve Steps To Love'/'Don't Cry', The Rainchecks' 'You're My Angel'/'Something About You', The Miracles' 'I Like It Like That'/'You're So Fine & Sweet', Bobby Freeman's 'C'mon & Swim (Parts 1 & 2)', Bobby Bland's 'Ain't Nothing You Can Do'/'Honey Child', The Swinging Blue Jeans' 'Promise You'll Tell Her'/'It's So Right', Wayne Gibson's 'Kelly'/'See You Later, Alligator', Bobby Freeman's 'C'mon & Swim (parts 1 & 2)' and Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell'/'Brenda Lee' released.
The first UK broadcast of The Travel Of Jaimie McPheeters. The first episode of BBC2's Judith Parisbroadcast. Cilla Black featured on Saturday Club. First Division champions Liverpool and FA Cup holders West Ham United drew two-two in the FA Charity Shield at Anfield.
A line-up that included The Beatles, The Kinks, The High Numbers, Adrienne Poster and compare Tony Marsh (no, me neither), played a gig at the Opera House, Blackpool. Nathan H Juran's East Of Suden - starring Anthony Quayle, Jenny Agutter and Sylvia Syms - premiered.
Berlin: Kaiser To Khrushchev broadcast. Tommy Tucker, Christine Holmes, The Cherokees, Troy Dante & The Infernos and The Naturals featured on The Beat Room. Liverpool began their European Cup campaign with a five-nil victory in Iceland in the First Round first leg against KR Reykjavik.
The first episode of Swizzlewick broadcast. The fifth and final Ashes test at The Oval ended in a draw. Geoff Boycott scored his maiden test century in England's second innings.
Three days before the first match of the 1964-65 football season, Danny Blanchflower took a look at the club he believed would be the 'Team of the Year' in Sportsview. Terence Fisher's The Horror Of It All - starring Pat Boone, Erica Rogers and Dennis Price - premiered. Susan Holliday's 'Dark Despair'/'The Other Side' released.
Pete Seeger featured on Tonight In Person.
Philip Broadley's adaptation of The Unknown Citizen broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand, featuring the TV début of Patrick Stewart. Holiday Knockout: North Verses South broadcast. Red Giant, Yellow Planet, Blue Sun broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Marvin Gaye's 'Try It Baby'/'If My Heart Could Sing', The Mark Four's 'Try It Baby'/'Crazy Country Hop', Jackie De Shannon's 'Hold Your Head High'/'Dancing Silhouettes', Helen Shapiro's 'Shop Around'/'He Knows How To Love Me', The Pickwicks' 'You're Old Enough (To Be In Love)'/'Hello Lady', Ruby & The Romantics's 'Baby Come Home'/'Every Day's A Holiday', Baby Washington's 'I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby'/'Who's Going To Take Care Of Me?', Alan David's 'I Want So Much To Know You'/'I Can't Go Wrong', The Pink People's 'Indian Hate Call'/'I Dreamt I Dwelt In' and The Cherokees' 'Seven Daffodils'/'Are You Back In My World Now?' released.
The first episode of Match Of The Day broadcast on BBC2. Champions Liverpool beat Arsenal three-two in the opening match. Elsewhere in the First Division, Nottingham Forest beat Birmingham City four-three whilst Sunderland and Leicester City drew three-all at Roker Park. The other newly promoted side, Leeds United won two-one at Aston Villa. Bury thrashed Swindon Town six-one in the Second Division. Leyton Orient defeated Portsmouth five-two. In the Thirds Division, the two relegated sides, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United, enjoyed big opening day wins (five-one at Oldham Athletic and five-two against Brsitol City respectively). Kevin Hector scored three in Bradford Park Avenue's five-two defeat of Doncaster Rovers in the Fourth Division.
The first episode of The Children Of The New Forest broadcast. The soundtracks from 633 Squadron and ord of The Flies featured on The Light programme's Movie-Go-Round.
The first TV appearance of The Who - then, still called The High Numbers - on BBC2's The Beat Room. The first UK broadcast of The Great American Funeral. Val Guest's The Beauty Jungle - starring Ian Hendry, Janette Scott and Edmund Purdom - premiered. West Ham United were the early pace-setters in the First Division, beating Manchester united three-one.
The World Of Andy Capp broadcast. Val Guest's The Beauty Jungle - starring Ian Hendry, Janette Scott and Edmund Purdom - premiered. Crystal Palace's two-nil defeat at Swindon Town in the Second Division saw the league debut of John Jackson, the first of six hundred and eighty six games - for Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Ipswich Town and Hereford United - in a career that lasted until 1983. Clive Myrie born in Bolton.
In Kitchen Party, Fannie and Johnnie Craddock entertained Peter West and Anne Sharpley. Chelsea (two-one victors over Aston Villa) and Leeds United (who defeated Liverpool four-two) joined Everton and West Ham with a one hundred per cent First Division record. Manchester City thrashed Leyton Orient six-nil in the Second Division.
The Long Garden Party broadcast. Disney's Mary Poppins premiered.
Chase Me Comrade! broadcast. The Supremes' 'Where Did Our Love Go?'/'He Means The World To Me', The Shadows' 'Rhythm & Greens'/'The Miracle', Lulu's 'Can't Hear You No More'/'I Am In Love', Billie Davis & The LeRoys' 'Whatcha' Gonna Do?'/'Everybody Knows', The Mojos' 'Seven Daffodils'/'Nothin' At All', The Rockin' Berries' 'I Didn't Mean To Hurt You'/'You'd Better Come Home', Tom Jones' 'Chills & Fever'/'Breathless', Migil Five's 'Boys & Girls'/'I Saw Your Picture', The Dixie Cups 'People Say'/'Girls Can Tell', Gerry & The Pacemakers' 'It's Gonna Be All Right'/'It's Just Because', The Wackers' 'Love Or Money'/'Hooka Tooka', Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers' 'Where Did Our Love Go?'/'Caroline', The Farinas' 'You'd Better Stop'/'I Like It Like That', Lou Johnson's '(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me'/'Wouldn't That Be Something', The Kingsmen's 'Little Latin Lupe Lu'/'David's Mood', Jackie Ross' 'Selfish One'/'Everything But Love', The Tams' 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me'/'Take Away', Me & Them's 'Tell Me Why'/'Getaway', Brother Jack McDuff's 'The Main Title From The Carpetbaggers'/'The Main Theme From The Pink Panther' and The Mighty Avengers' 'So Much In Love'/'Sometime They Say' released.
Allan Sherman's Allan In Wonderland and Hogarth's Progress broadcast on BBC2. Susan Baker, Millicent Martin, Stanley Unwin and the disgraceful Jimmy Savile featured on Juke Box Jury. Gerry & The Pacemakers and Helen Shapiro fetured on Saturday Club. Montgomery Tully's Clash By Night - starring Terence Longdon, Jennifer Jayne, Harry Fowler, Alan Wheatley, John Arnatt and Peter Sallis - premiered. In the First Division, Fred Pickering scored three in Everton's four-one defeat of Spurs and Leeds had a three-two victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sunderland's three-one defeat at Chelsea saw the debut of John O'Hare, the first of five hundred and nine games, for Sunderland, Derby County, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, in a career thast lasted until 1981. In the Second Division, Preston North End won five-one at Ipswich Town. Coventry City went top with a three-one defeat of Bolton Wanderers. John Atyeo scored three in Bristol City's five-one victory over Walsall in the Third Division. Kevin Hector hit his second hat-trick in three games in Bradford Park Avenue's four-two win at Chesterfield in the Fourth Division. The first episode of Fire Crackers broadcast on ATV London.
Sooty & Sweep: Old-Time Music Hall broadcast. The first UK broadcast of The History Of A Crime on BBC2.
The Hollies and Screaming Lord Sutch appeared on The Beat Room. The Greyhound St Leger broadcast live from the Empire Stadium, Wembley. It was won by Lucky Hi There. Joe Orton's The Ruffian On The Stair broadcast on The Third Programme. Doncaster Rovers won five-three at Southport in the Fourth Division. Darlington thrashed Halifax Town five-one.
Monty broadcast. Our God Is Black broadcast in BBC2's Remaking Africa. Newcastle United's one-nil victory at Charlton Athletic in the Second Division saw the debut of Bryan Pop Robson, the first of six hundred and seventy four games for Newcastle, West Ham United, Sunderland, Carlisle United and Chelsea in a career that lasted until 1985. Division leaders Coventry City defeated Ipswich Town five-three. Bristol Rovers beat Grimsby Town by the same score in the Third Division.
Lewis Gilbert's The Seventh Dawn - starring William Holden, Capucine, Tetsurō Tamba and Susannah York and Joseph Losey's King & Country - starring Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern and Barry Foster - premiered. In the First Round of the League Cup, the highlight was Workington's nine-one thumping of Barrow. Dixie Hale, keith Burkinshaw, Jimmy Moran, Kit Napier, Ken Furphy and Geoff Martin were amongst the goals. In the First Division, Manchester united beat West Ham United three-one and Frank Saul scored three in Tottenham Hotspurs four-one defeat of Burnley. Wyn Davies netted a hat-trick in Bolton Wanderers three-nil win over Southampton in the Second Division.
Scenes from Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop Festival production of Shakespeare's Henry IV broadcast in the Edinburgh International Festival strand. Alvin Rakoff's The Comedy Man - starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw, Norman Rossington and Angela Douglas - premiered.
Delia Derbyshire appeared alongside Frank Muir and Denis Norden on The Light Programme's Information Please. The Forth Road Bridge opened linking Fife and Edinburgh. Roy Orbison's '(Oh) Pretty Woman'/'Yo Te Amo Maria', The 'Takers' 'If You Don't Come Back'/'Think', The Moodyblues [sic] 'Steal Your Heart Away'/'Loose Your Money (But Don't Loose Your Mind)', The Spotnicks' 'Space Creatures'/'Lovesick Blues', Anita Harris's 'Lies'/'Don't Think About Love', Rolf Harris's 'Ringo For President'/'Head Hunter', Gene Chandler's 'Just Be True'/'A Song Called Soul', The Chiffons' 'Sailor Boy'/'When Summer's Through', The Sherwoods' 'Some Other Time'/'Memories', Mike Rabin & The Demons' 'Head Over Heels'/'Leaving You', Joe Cocker's 'I'll Cry Instead'/'Precious Words', Downliners Sect's 'Little Egypt'/'Sect Appeal', The Spinners' 'Dirty Old Town'/Fi-Li-Mi-Oo-Re-Ay' and Them's 'Don't Start Crying Now'/'One Two Brown Eyes' released. The Elephant You Gave Me broadcast in BBC2's Story Parade strand. Chester defeated Stockport County five-four in the Fourth Division. The first episode of It's A Woman's World broadcast on Rediffusion.
The Searchers, The Yardbirds, Jackie Trent and Lesley Gore appeared on BBC2's Open House. Sussex beat Warwickshire by eight wickets in the final of The Gillette Cup. The Honeycombs and Zoot Money's Big Roll Band featured on Saturday Club. Aston Villa remained botom of the First Division following a four=nil hiding at home to Blackburn Rovers. Spurs defeated Birmingham City four-one and Sunderland and Leeds United shared six goals at Roker Park. Coventry City maintained their one hundred per cent start to life in the Second Division, with a three-nil victory over Middlesbrough. Bristol Rovers topped the Third Divison following a five-two defeat of Carlisle United.
Hugo Dyson On Shakespeare: Meeting The Children broadcast. The Searchers and The Animals featured on The Light Programme's Easy Beat.
The first UK broacast of De Gaulle: The Challenge. Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Dave Berry, Lesley Goreand The Pretty Things appeared on The Beat Room. John Guillermin's Guns At Batasi - starring Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins and Flora Robson and Muriel Box's Rattle Of A Simple Man - starring Diane Cilento, Harry H Corbett and Michael Medwin - premiered. Bill Calder sacored four in Oxford United's six-one victory over Walsall in a League Cup First Round replay. In the First Division, West Ham thumped Wolves five-nil and Blackpool beat Leeds United four-nil. Jackie Milburn resigned as manager of Ipswich Town with the club bottom of the Second Division. Giles Coper's The Other Man broadcast on Rediffusion.
ABC Of Britain and the first episode of Song Boat broadcast. Lindsay Shonteff's Devil Doll - starring Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester and Yvonne Romain - premiered. Sixty three thousand were at Goodison Park where Everton and Manchester United shared six goals in the First Division.
The first episode of BBC2's Marriage Today broadcast. Sunderland's two-all draw with Aston Villa in the First Division saw the final appearance of Brian Clough before retirement due to a knee injury. Cardiff City, winners of the Welsh Cup, began their European Cup Winners Cup campaign with a goalless draw against Esbjerg fB in the Fiorst Round first leg.
The first episode of Ring-A-Ding-Ding - presented by Jim Dale - broadcast. The Pony Cult broadcast in BBC2's Time Out strand.
Lulu & The Luvvers appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. Manfred Mann's The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann, The Animals' 'I'm Crying'/'Take It Easy', The Hollies' 'We're Through'/'Come On Back', The Chants' 'Sweet Was The Wine'/'One Star', The Marvelettes' 'You're My Remedy'/'A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love', Ronny & The Daytonas' 'GTO'/'Hot Rod Baby', an Maughan's 'Little Things Mean A Lot'/'That Other Place', Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers' 'One Way Love'/'Slow Down', Peter & Gordon's 'I Don't Want To See You Again'/'I Would Buy', The Shangri-Las' 'Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)'/'It's Easier To Cry', Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men's 'Heard It All Before'/'I Want You', Prince Buster's 'Thirty Pieces Of Silver'/'Everybody Ska' and The Searchers' 'When You Walk In The Room'/'(I'll Be) Missing You' released. The first episode of BBC2's The Second Sex broadcast.
The first episodes of The Massingham Affair and The Ordeal Of Richard Feverel broadcast on BBC2. Serio Leone's A Fistful Of Dollars (Per Un Pugno Di Dollari) - starring Clint Eastwood - premiered in Rome. First Division highlights included West Bromwich Albion's five-three defeat of Stoke City (full-back Bobby Cram hitting a hat-trick, including two penalties), Blackburn Rovers four-one win against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United's three-two victory over Leicester City (Billy Bremner scoring two). Johnny Byrne hit a hat-trick in West Ham's three-two defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. Bolton Wanderers beat Preston North End five-one in the Second Division (with Franics Lee and Wyn Davies on the scoresheet) and Leyton Orient enjoyed a five-two victory at Swansea Town. League leaders Coventry City lost two-nil at Newcastle.
AJP Taylor's The Uneasy Crown - narrated by Richard Burton - broadcast. Ella Fitzgerald featured on The Light Programme's Close Up. The first episode of Val Gielgud's The Goggle-Box Affair broadcast.
The first episode of Late Night Line-Up broadcast on BBC2. The final edition of the left-wing Daily Herald newspaper was published. It was replaced the following day by the Sun. Liverpool completed a comfortable aggregate win in their European Cup First Round tie with KR Reykjavik, winning six-one at Anfield. Aston Villa had their first win of the season in the First Division, beating Sunderland two-one. Wolves won four-three against West Ham United.
The first episode of Hollywood & The Stars, Sirens, Symbols & Glamour Queens broadcast. The World In Action episode The Story Of The Sun broadcast.
Max Pécas' Cinq Filles En Furie - starring Marc Bonseignour, Madeleine Constant, Nicole Mérouze and Marie-France Mignal - premiered. Chelsea remained top of the First Division with a three-two victory at Sheffiled Wednesday (George Graham scoring the winner). Leeds United, who beat Blackpool three-nil, were second. Norwich City topped the Second Division following a four-one defeat of Manchester City. In the Third Division, Reading beat Queens Park Rangers five-three.
The première of Guy Hamilton's Goldfinger. The Four Tops' 'Baby, I Need Your Loving' released.
The first episode of The Big Noise Or Episodes In The Uneasy Life Of A Top Pop Disc Jockey, starring Bob Monkhouse, broadcast. Explosion In Space broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Tony Jackson With The Vibrations' 'Bye Bye Baby'/'Watch Your Step', Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders's 'Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um'/'First Taste Of Love', Barbra Streisand's 'People'/'Draw Me A Circle', The Bo Street Runners' 'Bo Street Runner'/'Tell Me', The Ivy League's 'What More Do You Want?'/'Wait A Minute', Major Lance's 'Rhythm'/'Please Don't Say No More', The Applejacks' 'Three Little Words (I Love You)'/'You're The One For Me', Shirley Bassey's 'Goldfinger'/'Strange How Love Can Be', The Toggery Five's 'I'm Gonna Jump'/'Bye Bye Bird', Françoise Hardy's 'Portant Tu M'aimes (I Still Love Him)'/'Jaloux', The Banshees' 'I Got A Woman'/'Don't Say Goodnight & Mean Goodbye', The Fortunes' 'Look Homeward Angel'/'I'll Have My Tears To Remind Me', Elkie Brooks's 'Nothing Left To Do But Cry'/'Strange Tho' It Seems', Donna Lynn's 'Silly Girl'/'There Goes The Boy I Love With Mary', Betty Everett & Jerry Butler's 'Let It Be Me (Je T'Appartiens)'/'Ain't That Loving You Baby' and The Four Tops' 'Baby I Need Your Loving'/'Call On Me' released. Ladislav Rychman's Starci Na Chmelu - starring Vladimír Pucholt, Ivana Pavlová, Irena Kacírková and Libuse Havelková - premiered. Tranmere Rovers led the Fourth Division following a five-one victory over Hartlepools United.
Lonnie Donegan, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and The Nashville Teens appeared on BBC2s' Open House. Arthur Askey, Honor Blackman, Adam Faith and Lulu featured on Juke Box Jury. The Kinks made their BBC radio debut on Saturday Club. James Hill's Every Day's A Holiday - starring John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Ron Moody, Grazina Frame, Liz Fraser, Nicholas Parsons, Richard O'Sullivan, Peter Gilmore and Freddie & The Dreamers - premiered. First Division highlights included Everton's four-nil victory at Anfield in the Merseyside derby (Colin Harvey, Johnny Morrissey, Fred Pickering and Derek Temple netting), Fulham's three-two win at Nottingham Forest (Rodney Marsh hitting two), Chelsea defeating Leeds United two-nil (goals from John Hollins and Terry Venables), Sheffield United's three-one win over Birmingham City (Alan Birhcinall scoring two) and Burnley's three-two win over West Ham United. Newcastle United went top of the Second Division following a one-all draw at Cardiff City. Mansfield Town won five-four at Peterborough United in the Third Division (Derek Dougan scoring three in a losing cause). Jonathan Bennett's lecture Man Equals Rational Animal broadcast on The Third Programme.
The first episode of Colin Morris's Women In Crisis broadcast on BBC2's Theatre 625strand.
The first episode of Men In History broadcast. The Knowledge Explosion broadcast in BBC2's Horizon strand.
The first UK broadcast of Lower Than The Sea. The World In Action episode The Flip Side broadcast.
Fanny and Johnnie Cradock entertained Polly Elwes and David Jacobs on Kitchen Party. Robert Douglas's Night Train To Paris - starring Leslie Nielsen, Aliza Gur, Dorinda Stevens and Eric Pohlmann and Ken Hughes's adaptation of Of Human Bondage - starring Kim Novak and Laurence Harvey - premiered. Ronnie Boyce scored as West Ham United opened their European Cup Winners Cup campaign with a one-nil victory in Beligum against La Gantoise. In the First Round of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Manchester United drew one-all at Djurgardens IF in Sweden whilst Everton defeated Valerengens IF Oslo five-two. The Football League Cup Second Round saw wins for Chelsea (three-nil at Birmingham City), Blackburn Rovers (five-one at Bolton Wanderers), Chester (five-four over Derby County), Bradford City (five-three at Exeter City), Mansfield Town (five=three at Manchester City) and Leeds United (three-two against Huddersfield Town). Sheffield Wednesday thrashed Burnley five-one in the First Division.
Music From Hungary broadcast.
Thefirst UK broadcast of San Francisco Detective. Marshal McLuhan's Understanding Media: The Extensions Of Man published. A pioneering study in media theory, McLuhan proposed that the media itself, not the content they carried, should be the focus of study and introduced the phrase 'the medium is the message' to mass consumption. A Band Of Angels' 'She'll Never Be You'/'Gonna Make A Woman Of You', Sandie Shaw's 'There Is Always Something There To Remind Me'/Don't You Know?', Jimmy Cliff's 'One-Eyed Jacks'/'King Of Kings', Val Doonican's 'Walk Tall'/'Only The Heartaches', The Andrew Oldham Orchestra's 'Right Of Way'/'D'Same Size Boots', The Beat Merchants' 'Pretty Face'/'Messin' With The Man', Little Anthony & The Imperials' 'I'm On The Outside Looking In'/'Please Go', Lesley Duncan's 'When My Baby Cries'/'Did It Hurt?', The Cheynes' 'Goin' To The River'/'Cheyne-Re-La', The Cockneys' 'I Know You´re Gonna Be Mine'/'Oh No You Won't', Joe Hinton's 'Funny How Time Slips Away'/'You Gotta Have Love', Antoinette's 'There He Goes (The Boy I Love)'/'Little Things Mean A Lot', John Lee Hooker's 'I Love You Honey'/'Send Me Your Pillow', Keith Powell & The Valets' 'I Should Know Better (But I Don't)'/'Too Much Monkey Business', Dionne Warwick's 'Reach Out For Me'/'How Many Days Of Sadness?' and Little Richard's 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On'/'Goodnight Irene' released. Fourth Division leaders Tranmere Rovers thrashed Wrexham six-nil.
Joyce Grenfell broadcast on BBC2. The World's Greatest Showman broadcast. Roy Castle, Peter Murray, Adrienne Poster and Ringo Starr were the panel on Juke Box Jury. Forty eight goals were scored in eleven First Division matches. Highlights included Chelsea's three-one win at Arsenal, Everton's five-three victory at Birmingham City, Liverpool's five-one defeat of Aston Villa (debutant Bobby Graham scoring a hat-trick), Manchester United's four-one thumping of Spurs (Paddy Crerand and Denis Law both hitting two) and Stoke City's victory at Fulham by the same score. In the Second Division, leaders Newcastle thrashed Preston North End five-two, Bolton Wanderers defeated Plymouth Argyle six-one and Ipswich Town won four-two at Middlesbrough. Rod Thornhill scored four in Reading's six-two victory over Watford in the Third Division. Shrewsbury Town hammered Workington six-one.
It's Beat Time broadcast on BBC2. Eleven regional heat-winners met in the finals of the nationwide Beat Group Contest for Oxfam. The contest was judged by Cilla Black, Ringo Starr, Betty Hale, Billy Hatton, Alan Freeman and Brian Epstein. Double Indemnity shown in The Sunday Film strand.
The publication of The Warren Commission Report. The first episode of Singalong broadcast.
Victor Borge Presents Comedy In Music broadcast. Henry Marshall's dramatic reconstruction of The Battle Of Crecy broadcast on The Home Service. Peter Baylis' The Finest Hour premiered. Bobby Hunt scored three in Northampton Town's three-two defeat of Ipswich Town in the Second Division. In the Fourth Division, Alick Jeffrey hit four in Doncaster Rovers' six-three defeat of Darlington. The first episode of Mike and the World In Action episode The US Elections broadcast on Rediffusion.
Can These Stones Live? broadcast. Jean Cousteau's Oscar-winning documentary World Without Sea premiered. The First Division's top two met at Stamford Bridge, George Best and Denis Law scoring in Manchester United's two-nil victory. Leciester City beat West Bromwich Albion four-two. Bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers lost again, two=nil at home to Birmingham City.
The first episode of Tales From Europe (the opening part of The Tinderbox) broadcast. The first UK broadcast of The Labyrinth on BBC2. Matthew Keith Hall born in Woking. Joseph P Mawra's Olga's Girls - starring Audrey Campbell, Rickey Bell, Dolly Simmons and Alice Denham - premiered.
The first UK broadcast of the Swedish drama The Welcome Home Dinner. Tommy Quickly & The Remo Four's 'The Wild Side Of Life'/'Forget The Other Guy', The Four Pennies' 'Black Girl'/'You Went Away', The Contrasts' 'Call Me'/'Come On Let's Go', Unit Four Plus Two's 'Sorrow & Pain'/'The Lonely Valley', The Beat Merchants' 'Pretty Face'/'Messin' With The Man', Spike Milligan & John Bluthal's 'The Olympic Team'/'The Epilogue', The Others' 'Oh Yeah!'/'I'm Taking Her Home', Millie's 'I Love The Way You Love'/'Bring It On Home To Me', Lena Horne's 'Blowin' In The Wind'/'The Eagle And Me', The Four Seasons' 'Since I Don't Have You'/'Sincerely', Bill Black's Combo's 'Little Queenie'/'Boo-Ray', The Rockin' Berries' 'He's In Town'/'Flashback', Ron Grainer & His Orchestra's 'The Girls That Boys Dream About'/'Robert & Elizabeth', Cliff Richard's 'The Twelfth Of Never'/'I'm Afraid To Go Home', Ron Goodwin & His Concert Orchestra's 'Of Human Bondage'/'Girl With A Dream', Kathy Kirby's 'Don't Walk Away'/'No Regrets', The Blendells' 'La La La La La'/'Huggie's Bunnies', John Barry & His Orchestra's 'Goldfinger'/'Troubadour', Four Just Men's 'That's My Baby'/'Things Will Never Be The Same', Elmore James & The Blues Dusters' 'Dust My Blues'/'Happy Home', The Orlons' 'Knock! Knock! (Who's There?)'/'Goin' Places' and Trendsetters Limited's 'Go Away'/'Lollipops & Roses' released. The first episode of Paris 1900 broadcast on Rediffusion.
The first episode of Thorndyke broadcast. Esther & Abraham Ofarim Sing Songs of Many Lands broadcast on BBC2. The Kinks eponymous debut LP released. John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn premiered. England beat Northern Ireland four-three in the Home International championship at Windsor Park. Jimmy Greaves scored a hat-trick with Fred Pickering also on target. George Best, winning his third Irish cap, had a magnificent game and Swansea Town's Jimmy McLaughlin scored twice for the hosts. Wales defeated Scotland three-two at Ninian Park. Ken Leek hit two for the hosts with Wyn Davies adding a third. Steve Chalmers (making his debut) and David Gibson replied for the visitors. Chalmers' Glasgow Celtic team-mate Jimmy Johnstone, Liverpool's Ron Yeats and Tottenham Hotspurs' Jimmy Robertson also played for Scotland for the first time. St Mirren's two-one victory over Dundee United in the Scottish First Division saw the club debut of Wee Archie Gemmill, the first of seven hundred and twenty nine games, for St Mirren, Preston North End, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Scotland, in a career that lasted until 1984. Chelsea returned to the top of the First Division with a five-one victory over Blackburn Rovers (Barry Bridges scoring three). In the Fourth Division, Lincoln City thrashed Stockport County six-nil. Aldershot hammered Crewe Alexandra five-two. The first episode of The Sullavan Brothers broadcast on ATV London.
The first episode of The Count Of Monte Cristo broadcast. The first episodes of Gerry Anderson's Stingray and The Eamonn Andrews Show broadcast on ATV London. Gerry Levy's Where Has Poor Mickey Gone? - starring Warren Mitchell, John Malcolm, Ray Armstrong and John Challis - premiered.
Panorama Goes To Canada broadcast. Pat Campbell presented Tom Jones, Julie Rogers, The Kinks, John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs and Steve Howe & The Syndicats on BBC2's The Beat Room.
General Erection Question Time broadcast. The first episodes of BBC2's Wealth Of A Nation, Research Report and Politics, USA broadcast. Rudolf Zehetgruber's Das Geheimnis Der Chinesischen Nelke - starring Brad Harris, Olga Schoberová, Paul Dahlke, Dietmar Schönherr, Dominique Boschero and Klaus Kinski - premiered. Ken Houghton scored three in Rotherham United's three-one victory over Cardiff City as The Millers went top of the Second Division. Bristol Rovers moved into the Third Division promotion zone following a four-two victory against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. Watford won four-nil at Walsall. The World In Action episode Canada broadcast.
Soldier In The Sun broadcast. Sheffield United's three-one defeat at Liverpool saw the league debut of Alan Woodward - the first of six hundred and forty games for The Blades in a career that lasted until 1978. West Ham United progressed into the Third Round of European Cup Winners Cup, following a one-all draw with La Gantoise at Upton Park, winning two-one on aggregate.
The first episode of Thursday Theatre - Captain Carvallo - broadcast on BBC2. Ian Davies born in Liverpool. Emma Georgina Annalies Fielding born in Catterick.
Anita Harris, Mark Wynter and The Bo Street Runners appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. Martha & The Vandellas' 'Dancing In The Streets'/'There He Is (At My Door)', The Poets' 'Now We're Thru'/'There Are Some', The Spencer Davis Group's 'I Can't Stand It'/'Midnight Train', Screaming Lord Sutch's 'Dracula's Daughter'/'Come Back Baby', The Soul Agents' 'The Seventh Son'/'Let's Make It Pretty Baby', The First Gear's 'A Certain Girl'/'Leave My Kitten Alone', Vince Philpott & The Drags' 'Eeny-Meeny-Miny Mo'/'The Cramp', The Overlanders' 'If I Gave You'/'I Wonder Why', The Honeycombs' 'Is It Because?'/'I'll Cry Tomorrow', Manfred Mann's 'Sha La La'/'John Hardy', Peter's Faces' '(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet'/'Wait', Johnny & The Hurricanes' 'Money Honey'/'That's All', Bobby Shafto's 'Who Wouldn't Love A Girl Like That?'/'I Remember', Joe Loss & His Orchestra's 'March Of The Mods (Finnjenka Dance)'/'Tango 65', The Nashville Teens' 'Google Eye'/'TNT' and The Merseybeats' 'Last Night (I Made A Little Girl Cry)'/'See Me Back' released. Mick Leahy lost his European Middleweight title to Hungary's László Papp in Vienna.
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics broadcast. The first episode of The Old-Wives Tale broadcast on BBC2. In the First Division, Fulham thumped Leicester City five-two, West Bromwich Albion defeated Wolves five-one and Leeds United won three-two at Stoke City. Pop Robson and Stan Anderson both socred twice as Newcastle beat Leyton Orient five-nil in the Second Division. High-scoring draws occurred at Portman Road and Ayresome Park where Ipswich Town and Rotherham united shared eight goals and Middlesbrough and Bury shared six. In the Fourth Division, Brighton & Hove Albion hammered Notts County six-nil. The first sixty minute episode of Danger Man - Yesterday's Enemy - broadcast on ATV London. Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia's The Counterfeit Constable premiered.
The Queen In Canada broadcast. Percy Faith & His Orchestra featured on BBC2's Best Of Both Worlds. Michael Winner's The System - starring Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, Barbara Ferris, Julia Foster, Harry Andrews and David Hemmings - premiered.
Teenage Idols broadcast in the Hollywood & The Stars strand. The Innocent Ear broadcast in BBC2's Workshop strand. Milwall went to the top of the Fourth Division after a three-nil victory over Bradford City.
The first UK broadcast of Slattery's People. Cardiff City's European adventure continues, defeating Esbjerg fB one-nil in the second leg of their Cup Winners Cup Second Round tie. In the First Division, Mike Stringfellow scored the winner as Leicester City one one-nil at Liverpol.
Mary Rand won the Olympic women's Long Jump gold. Terence Fisher's The Earth Dies Screaming - starring Willard Parker, Virginia Field and Dennis Price - premiered. Everton completed a comfortable aggregate victory in the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round, defeating Valerengens IF Oslo four=two at Goddison Park. Highlight of the Football League Cup Third Round was Aston Villa's three-two win at Leeds United.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was deposed, Labour narrowly won the General Erection ending thirteen years of Tory rule and China became the world's third nuclear power with their first atomic test. Whilst all this was going on, The Beatles were playing at The Globe Theatre in rock 'n' roll Stockton-on-Tees. The Cure For Love broadcast on BBC2.
The second episode of The Kathy Kirby Show, following May's pilot, broadcast. The Supremes' 'Baby Love'/'Ask Any Girl' and A Bit Of Liverpool, The Pretty Things' 'Don't Let Me Down'/'We'll Be Together', The Temptations' 'Why You Wanna Make Me Blue?'/'Baby, Baby I Need You', Del Shannon's 'Do You Want To Dance?'/'This Is All I Have To Give', The Zombies' 'Leave Me Be'/'Woman', The Dave Clark Five's 'Any Way You Want It'/'Crying Over You', Dusty Springfield's 'Losing You'/'Summer Is Over', The Paramounts' 'Bad Blood'/'Do I?', The Nocturns' 'Carryin' On (From Maggie May)'/'Three Cool Cats', The Mongrels' 'I Long To Hear'/'Everywhere', The Blue Aces' 'I Beat You To It'/'I Just Can't Help Loving You (The Way I Do)', Willie Mabon's 'Got To Have Some'/'Why Did It Happen To Me?', Gary Miller's 'Aqua Marina'/'Stingray' and Chris Farlow & The Thunderbirds's 'Hound Dog'/'Hey Hey, Hey Hey' released. Coventry City's manager Jimmy Hill paid Crystal Palace a, then record, thirty five thousand quid for goalkeeper Bill Glazier. Oldrich Lipský's Limonádový Joe Aneb Koňská Opera - starring Karel Fiala, Rudolf Deyl, Milos Kopecký, Kveta Fialová and Olga Schoberová - premiered. John Manning scored three as Tranmere Rovers returned to the top of the Fourth Division with a five-one victory over Bradford City.
The first UK broadcast of Temple Houston. An Evening With Robert Morley broadcast on BBC2. Matt Monro with Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra, The Pretty Things, Inez & Charlie Foxx, The Rockin' Berries and The Spencer Davis Group appeared on Saturday Club. Leicester City's three-two defeat of Nottingham Forest featured on Match Of The Day. Other First Division highlights included Sheffield Wednesday's five-two win over Birmingham City, four-nil victories for Blackburn Rovers (against Sheffield United) and Chelsea (versus Stoke City) and Leeds United beating Tottenham Hotspur three-one. Manchester United won four-two at Wolves who remained rooted to the froot of the table with only three points from thirteen matches. In the Second Division, Southampton enjoyed a five-two victory at Charlton Athletic, Newcastle won two-one at Bury, Huddersfield Town defeated Manchester City three-two and Rotherham United thumped Plymouth Argyle four-two. Kit Napier scored a hat-trick as Workington won five-three at Mansfield Town in the Third Division. The first episode of Gideon's Way - The V Men - broadcast on ATV London.
Frankie Howerd's A Last Word On The Erection broadcast. Lynn Davies won the Olympic men's Long Jump goal. Harold Wilson's first cabinet was announced; it included Jim Callaghan, Denis Healey, Barbara Castle, Roy Jenkins, Dick Crossman and Tony Benn. Terence Fisher's The Gorgon - starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley and Patrick Troughton and Michael Carreras's The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb - starring Terence Morgan, Fred Clark and Ronald Howard - premiered.
Richard Dimbleby presented profiles of erection winner, Harold Wilson and loser, Alec Douglas-Home on Panorama. BBC2's Beat Extra featured 'thirty minutes of non-stop beat and shake' including Dionne Warwick, Carl Perkins, The Honeycombs, The Nashville Teens and The Hell Raisers. Leciester City beat Grimsby Town five-nil in the League Cup Third Round. Reading won three-one at First Division Fulham. Tony Priscott scored three in Aldershot's five-nil victory over Wrexham in the Fourth Division.
A Place In The Sun broadcast. Ann Packer won the women's eight hundred metres gold at the Toyko Olympics. Robert Hartford-Davies's The Black Torment - starring John Turner, Heather Sears and Ann Lynn - premiered. The World In Action episode Eyes broadcast.
Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila broke the world record to win the Olympic Marathon gold medal for a second time. My Fair Lady premiered. England drew two-two with Belgium in a friendly international at Wembley. Fred Pickering and Alan Hinton scored (although some sources credit the latter as an own-goal by Laurent Verbiest). Chelsea's Terry Venebales made his international debut. Scotland beat Finland three-one in a World Cup Qualifier at Hampden Park. Denis Law, Steve Chalmers and David Gibson were on-target. Jackie McGrory of Kilmarnock made his Scottish debut. Norwich City defeated Chester five-three in the Fotball League Cup Third Round. The first episode of Dave's Kingdom broadcast on Rediffusion.
Any Other Business broadcast as part of BBC2's Thursday Theatre strand. The firstUk broadcast of Heidi in the Tales from Europe strand. The late Ian Fleming's Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was published posthumously. There was a major surprise in the League Cup Third Round, Third Division Workington thumping First Division Blackburn Rovers five-one at Ewood Park.
The Hollies appeared on Crackerjack. The Kinks' 'All Day & All Of The Night'/'I Gotta Move', Marianne Faithfull's 'Blowin' In The Wind'/'House Of The Rising Sun', Freddie & The Dreamers' 'I Understand'/'I Will', The Sneekers' 'I Just Can't Go To Sleep'/'Bald Headed Woman', Freddie Starr's 'Never Cry On Someone's Shoulder'/'Just Keep On A Dreaming', The Mike Cotton Sound's 'Round & Round'/'Beau Dudley', The Hullaballoos' 'I'm Gonna Love You Too'/'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?', The Thyrds' 'Hide 'n' Seek'/'No Time Like The Present', Peppi's 'Pistol Packin' Mama'/'Roll On Baby', Roy Hamilton's 'There She Is'/'The Panic Is On', Beverley Jones With The Prestons' 'Heat Wave'/'Hear You Talking', Gladys Knight & The Pips' 'Lovers Always Forgive'/'Another Love' and The Beach Boys' 'When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)'/'She Knows Me Too Well' released. Smokin' Joe Frazier beat West Germany's Hans Huber to win the Olympic Heavyweight Boxing gold. Rostropovich Plays Bach broadcast on BBC2. In the Third Division, Queens Park Rangers defeated Port Vale three-one with twin brothers Ian and Roger Morgan both on the scoresheet.
Sid James, The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog-Oldham and The Marchioness Of Tavistock appeared on Juke Box Jury. Showstoppers broadcast on BBC2. The Supremes and The Ronettes appeared on Saturday Club. Forty three goals were scored in eleven First Division games, the highlights including Manchester United's seven-nil hiding of Aston Villa (Denis Law scored four). Nottingham Forest thrashed Sunderland five-two, Fulham inflicted another defeated on Wolverahmpton Wanderers (two-nil), Sheffield United beat Arsenal four-nil and Stoke City and Leicester City shared six goals at the Victoria Ground. The Second Division's top two, Northamtpon Town and Newcastle United, both enjoyed two-nil victories (against Bury and Crystal Palace respectively). Brian Yeo scored a hat-trick in Gillingham's five-nil defeat of Luton Town in the Third Division. John McKivern and Ian Hamilton both hit three for Southend United and Bristol Rovers as the former beat the latter six-three. In the Fourth Division, Wrexham won four-three at Torquay United. Hartlepools united beat Halifax Town four-nil. The Gideon's Way episode The Rhyme & The Reason broadcast on ATV London.
Giles Cooper's Carried By Storm broadcast in BBC2's Theatre 625 strand. John Surtees finished second to Dan Gurney at the Mexican Grand Prix at Mixhuca to win the World Drivers' Championship.
The first UK broadcast of Bewitched. The Brilliance Of Athens broadcast in BBC2's Museum Piece strand. In the Football League Cup Third Round, Chelsea beat Notts County four-nil and Sunderland defeated Blackpool four-one. Kenny Morgans scored five in Newport County's seven-nil victory over Lincoln City in the Fourth Division
Arthur Hiller's The Americanisation Of Emily - starring James Garner and Julie Andrews - premiered. In the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round Denis Law scored three and Bobby Charlton two in Manchester United's six-one vicotry over Djurgardens IF. George Best scored the sixth. Bradford Park Avenue remained top of the Fourth Division with a four-nil defeat of Millwall. The World In Action episode How To Lose At The Olympics Without Really Trying broadcast.
The Wednesday Play strand begins on BBC1 with an adaptation of A Crack In The Ice. The first episode of Curtain Of Fear broadcast on BBC2. Gene Pitney's 'I'm Gonna Be Strong'/'Aladdin's Lamp' released. Oldham Athletic thrashed Bristol City seven-three in the Third Division. Terry Hankin scored three as Crewe Alexandra beat Brighton & Hove Albion three-two in the Fourth Division.
Ray Lawler's Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll broadcast in BC2's Thursday Theatre strand. John Frankenheimer's The Train - starring Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau and Paul Scofield and Ib Melchior's The Time Travellers [sic] premiered.
Under The Helmet broadcast. Planet Earth broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. The first UK broadcast of Tom, Dick & Mary broadcast on BBC2. Rod Stewart's debut 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl'/'I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town', The Yardbirds' 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl'/'I Ain't Got You', The Sneekers' 'I Just Can't Go To Sleep'/'Bald Headed Woman', Alma Cogan With Stan Foster & His Orchestra's 'It's You'/'I Knew Right Away', Nix-Nomads' 'You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You'/'She'll Be Sweeter Than You', Jackie De Shannon's 'Don't Turn Your Back On Me'/'Be Good Baby', Twinkle's 'Terry'/'The Boy Of My Dreams', Ronnie Jones & The Night-Timers' 'Let's Pin A Rose On You'/'I Need Your Loving', The Stylos 'Head Over Heels'/'Bye Bye, Baby, Bye Bye', The Executives' 'Strictly For The Beat'/'No Room For Squares', Beat Six's 'Bernadine'/'The River & I', The Plebs' 'Bad Blood'/'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You', The Hi-Fi's 'I Keep Forgettin'/'Why Can't I Stop Loving You?', The Originells Four's 'Nights'/'I Can Make You Mine', Patsy Ann Noble's 'Tied Up With Mary'/'Green Eyed People', The Three Bells' 'Softly In The Night'/'He Doesn't Love Me', Sugar Pie DeSanto's 'I Don't Wanna Fuss'/'I Love You So Much', Bob Crewe's 'Maggie Maggie May'/'We Almost Made It', Gene Pitney's 'I'm Gonna Be Strong'/'Aladdin's Lamp' and The Art Woods' 'Sweet Mary'/'If I Ever Get My Hands On You' released. Frank Nesbitt's Walk A Tightrope - starring Dan Duryea, Patricia Owens, Terence Cooper, Richard Leech, Neil McCallum and Trevor Reid - premiered.
The International Ballroom Championship broadcast. The first episode of the Doctor Who story Planet Of Giants broadcast. East Lynne broadcast on BBC2. The Dixie Cups and The Tornados featured on Saturday Club. First Division highlights included Arsenal's three-one victory over Everton (featured on Match Of The Day), Leeds United's four-one thumping of Sheffield United and Leicester City beating Tottenham Hotspur four-two. Manchester United went to the top following a two-nil win at Liverpool. Relegation-haunted Wolves lost again, two-one at home to Nottingham Forest. Tommy Robson scored the winner as Second Division leaders Northampton Town won two-one at vCrystal Palace. The Gideon's Way episode To Catch A Tiger broadcast on ATV London.
A Choice Or An Echo? broadcast. Michael Brett's Hand In Glove broadcast The Light Programme's Thirty-Minute Theatre strand.
BBC2's The Human Side investigated 'the attitudes of coloured people and their white neighbours.' The first episode of Artists' Notebooks broadcast. The first episode of ATV's notoriously awful Crossroads broadcast on most ITV regions, though it didn't appear in London until 28 December - where the drama's storylines (such as they were) remained two months behind the rest of the country for several years.
Lyndon Johnson thrashed Barry Goldwater in the US Presidential Erection. Alan Whicker's A Little Madness broadcast. The World In Action episode Vietnam broadcast.
An adaptation of Sartre's In Camera broadcast in The Wednesday Play strand. Children Of Mao broadcast on BBC2's Enquiry strand.
The American Presidency broadcast in the Gallery strand. Frederick Knott's Write Me A Murder broadcast on BBC2. The Searchers' Play The System EP ('The System', 'This Empty Place'/'Sea Of Heartbreak', 'Can't Help Forgiving You') released.
The first Uk broadcast of I, The Aboriginal. Them's 'Baby Please Don't Go'/'Gloria', The Miracles' 'That's What Love Is Made Of'/'Would I Love You', The Primitives' 'Help Me'/'Let Them Tell', The Caravelles' 'I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine'/'I Like A Man', The Fourmost's 'Baby I Need Your Loving'/'That's Only What They Say', Jan & Dean's 'Ride The Wild Surf'/'The Anaheim Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle Book Review & Timing Association', Chad & Jeremy's 'If She Was Mine'/'Willow Weep For Me', The Beat-Chics' 'Skinny Minnie'/'Now I Know', Helen Shapiro's 'I Wish I'd Never Loved You'/'I Was Only Kidding', The Federals' 'Twilight Time'/'Lost & Alone', Johnny Sandon's 'The Blizzard'/'Legend In My Time', Andy Williams' 'On The Street Where You Live'/'Almost There', The UK's 'I Will Never Let You Go'/'I Know', The Bad Boys' 'The Owl & The Pussy Cat'/'That's What I'll Do', Cops 'N Robbers' 'St James' Infirmary'/'There's Gotta Be A Reason' and Lulu's 'Here Comes The Night'/'That's Really Some Good' released. Mike Keen and Brian Bedford both scored hat-tricks as Queens Park Rangers thrashed Luton Town seven-one in the Third Division.
Lonnie Donegan & His Group, Petula Clark and Val Doonican featured on The Billy Cotton Band Show. The Beach Boys, Vince Hill and Gene Pitney appeared on BBC2's Open House. The Seekers featured on The Light Programme's Swinging Saturday. Frank Wignall scored three in Nottingham Forest's four-two win against Aston Villa in the First Division. The top two, Chelsea and Manchester United both won (two-nil at Sheffield United and one-nil versus Sheffiled Wednesday respectively). Wolverahmpton Wanderers won for only the second time all season, two-nil at Stoke City. Frank Brogan hit three in Ipswich Town's seven-nil hammering of Portsmouth in the Second Division. Newcastle United beat Rotherham United three-one with Alan Suddick, Jim Iley and Ron McGarry on target. Derek Kevan netted three in Manchester City's five=two win at Preston North End. In the Third Division Bobby Gilfillan hit four in Southend United's six-three defeat of Colchester United. Len Julians netted a hat-trick in Millwall's five-one win over Halifax Town in the Fourth Division. The Gideon's Way episode The Tin God broadcast on ATV London.
The Royal Variety Show - featuring Jimmy Tarbuck, Millicent Martin and Morecambe and Wise - broadcast. The first episode of BBC2's Take It Or Leave It broadcast. Patti Boyd and Gene Pitney appeared on The Light Programme's The Teen Scene.
The Beach Boys and Sonny Boy Williamson appeared on BBC2's The Beat Room. The House of Commons voted to begin the process to abolish the death penalty for murder in Britain.
The first episode of Keith Dewhurst's The Chimney Boy broadcast. The first episode of BBC2's Age Of Adjustment broadcast. Roustabout - starring Elvis Presley and Barbara Stanwick - premiered. Second Division Coventry City defeated Sunderland in the Fourth Round of the League Cup. George Hudson and Ken Hale both scored twice for the home side, John O'Hare netting a brace for the visitors. The World In Action episode Air Safety broadcast.
Pale Horse, Pale Rider broadcast in The Wednesday Play strand. The first episode of BBC2's Top Beat broadcast. 'Featuring smash hit-makers from both sides of the Atlantic in the first of a monthly series of star-studded public shows at the Royal Albert Hall including Gerry & The Pacemakers, Gene Pitney, The Hollies, The Honeycombs, The Kinks, Lulu & The Luvvers, Martha & The Vandellas, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, The Pretty Things and The Eric Delaney Band. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round, Manchester United enjoyed a thumping six-one victory at Borrusia Dortmund (Bobby Charlton netting a hat-trick) whilst Derek Temple and Johnny Morrissey were on target for Everton who won two-nil at Kilmarnock. In the League Cup Fourth round, Chelsea defeated Swansea Town three-two (George Graham hitting two). Frank Lord scored a hat-trick as Plymouth Argyle knocked out Stoke City, three-one. In the First Division, Leeds United went third with a three-one victory over Arsenal (Jack Charlton, Rod Belfitt and Jim Storrie geting the goals).
A spokesperson for The Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Long-Haired Men - David Jones of Bromley - appeared on Tonight, whinging to an unimpressed Cliff Michelmore about people constantly referring to him as 'darling'! BBC2's The Same Sky broadcast.
The first episode of Not So Much A Programme, More A Way Of Life broadcast. Meteor Shower broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. The Kinks appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. The Rolling Stones' 'Little Red Rooster'/'Off The Hook', Dave Berry's 'One Heart Between Two'/'You're Gonna Need Somebody', The Moody Blues' 'Go Now'/'It's Easy Child', The Bambis 'Handle With Care'/'Not Wrong', Dean Ford & The Gaylords' 'Mister Heartbreak's Here Instead'/'I Won't', Andy Williams' 'On The Street Where You Live'/'Almost There', The Rats' 'Parchman Farm'/'Every Day I Have The Blues', Sounds Incorporated's 'William Tell'/'Bullets', Rory Storm & The Hurricanes' 'America'/'Since You Broke My Heart', Hamilton King's 'Ain't It Time?'/'Money, Money', Millie's 'I've Fallen In Love With A Snowman'/'What Am I Living For?', Marianne & Mike's 'You're The Only One'/'One Good Turn Deserves Another', The Boys' 'It Ain't Fair'/'I Want You', Herman's Hermits' 'Show Me Girl'/'I Know Why', Kim Weston's 'A Little More Love'/'Go Ahead & Laugh', The Vernons Girls' 'It's A Sin To Tell A Lie'/'Don't Say Goodbye', Tommy Tucker's 'Oh! What A Feeling'/'Wine Bottles', The T-Bones' 'How Many More Times?'/'I'm A Lover Not A Fighter', Susan Holliday's 'Any Day Now'/'Don't Come Knocking At My Door', The Gobbledegooks' 'Where Have You Been?'/'Now & Again', Delaney Bramlett's 'Heartbreak Hotel'/'You Never Looked Sweeter', Frankie Howerd's 'The Last Word On The Election (Parts 1 & 2)' and Earl Van Dyke's 'Soul Stomp'/'Hot 'N' Tot' released. Bury defeated Coventry City five-nil in the Second Division with both Ernie Yard and Colib Bell scoring twice. The first episode of Victoria Regina broadcast on Rediffusion.
The first episode of Esther Waters broadcast on BBC2. Joe Brown, Terence Edmond and Jackie De Shannon appeared on Juke Box Jury. Dionne Warwick, Herman's Hermits, Freddie & The Dreamers, John Lee Hooker and The Isley Brothers featured on Saturday Club. In the FA Cup First Round, Northern League Crook Town beat Third Division Carlisle United (Allan Brown netting the winner) and Midland League Scarborough defeated Bradford City by the same score. Althian League Barnet beat Southern League Cambridge United two-one, whilst Romford and Isthmian League Enfield and Western League Welton Rovers and Weymouth required replays. Western League Bideford drew three-all at Colchester United and Dartford, Guildford City and South Liverpol of the Lancashire Combination also drew against league sides (Aldershot, Gillingham and Halifax Town respectively). Other minor league sides enjoyed less fortune, York City hammering Bangor City five-one, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic thrashing Gravesend & Northfleet seven-nil, Torquay United winning six-nil at Canterbury City, Hartlepools United beating Corby Town three-one and Hull City gaining a four-one victory at Kidderminster Harriers of the West Midlands League. Wrexham defeated Macclesfield Town of the Cheshire Combination two-one, Newport County beat Spalding United five-three, Barnsley won three-one at Netherfield, Peterborough thumped Western League Salisbury five-one, Southport enjoyed a six-one victory over Annfield Plain of the Wearside League and Wisbech Town lost two-nil to Brentford. In the First Division, Wolves won for the second week in succession, three-one against Spurs. Chelsea defeated Everton five-one, Leeds United thumped Birmingham City four=one and Sunderland beat Bunrley three-two. Manchester United stayed top, winning two-one at Blackpool. The Gideon's Way episode State Visit broadcast on ATV London.
Brian Rix Presents: Dry Rot broadcast in the Laughter from The Whitehall strand. The first UK TV showing of Au Dela Des Grilles in BBC2's Cinema 625 strand. Sandie Shaw featured on The Light Programme's Easy Beat.
The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse broadcast in the Look strand. Tots & Quots & The Woodgerie broadcast in BBC2's Horizon strand. Barry Bermange's second collaboration with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Amor Dei, broadcast on The Third Programme. Honor Blackman featured on Desert Island Discs on The Home Service.
Keith Dewhurst's The Life & Death Of Lovely Karen Gilhooley broadcast. Tony Young's The Runaway - starring Greta Gynt and Alex Gallier - premiered. The World In Action episode Smethwick & Racial Tension broadcast.
Alun Richards' The Big Breaker broadcast in The Wednesday Play strand. Don Siegel's NBC movie The Hanged Man - starring Robert Culp, Edmond O'Brien and Vera Miles - premiered. England beat beat Wales two-one at Wembley in the Home International championship. Nottingham Forest centre-forward Frank Wignall scored both England's goals on his international debut. Sheffield Wednesday's Gerry Young also made his first England appearance. In FA Cup replays, South Liverpool defeated Halifax Town four-two and Weymouth beat Welton Rovers four-three. Colchester united won two-one at Bideford. Nadia Sawalha born in Wandsworth.
The first episode of Tony Bilbow's dubbed version of The Singing Ringing Tree broadcast in the Tales From Europe strand. Alan Melville's Simon & Laura broadcast on BBC2.
The first episode of R3 broadcast. Marianne Faithfull and Manfred Mann appeared on The Joe Loss Pop Show. The Downliners Sect's 'Find Out What's Happening'/'Insecticide', Blues By Five's 'Boom Boom'/'I Cried', Marvin Gaye's 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)'/'Forever', John Barry Seven's 'Twenty-Four Hours Ago'/'Seven Faces', Peter & Gordon's 'I Go To Pieces'/'Love Me Baby', The Honeycombs' 'Eyes'/'If You've Got To Pick A Baby', The Birds' 'You're On My Mind'/'You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)', The Zephyrs' 'Wonder What I'm Gonna Do'/'Let Me Love You Baby', The Naturals' 'Look At Me Now'/'It Was You', Bobby Patrick Big Six's 'Monkey Time'/'Sweet Talk Me Baby', Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions' 'I've Been Watching You'/'Sugar Babe', Mal Ryder & The Spirits' 'Your Friend'/'Forget It', The Dakotas' 'Oyeh'/'Hallo Josephine', Doris Day's 'Send Me No Flowers'/'Love Him', The Hellions' 'Daydreaming Of You'/'Shades Of Blue', The VIP's 'Don't Keep Shouting At Me'/'She's So Good', Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers' 'Tonight You're Gonna Fall In Love With Me'/'Red Cabbage', Billy Strange's 'The James Bond Theme'/'007 Theme', Blues By Five's 'Boom Boom'/'I Cried', Marvin Gaye's 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)'/'Forever', Larry Henley's 'Stickin' Up For My Baby'/'My Reasons For Living', Phil Ryan & The Crescents' 'Mary Don't You Weep'/'Yes I Will' and Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporatd's 'I Need Your Loving'/'Please Please Please' released. Roger Corman's The Tomb Of Ligeia - starring Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd - premiered. Susie Dent born in Woking.
Alma Coogan, Spike Milligan, Liza Minnelli and Pete Murray were the judges on Juke Box Jury. The opening episode of Doctor Who's The Daleks Invasion Of Earth broadcast. Marvin Gaye appeared on BBC2's Open House. Saturday Club Visits Hamburg broadcast on The Light Programme. In the First Division, George Graham scored three and Jim McCalliog two in Chelsea's six-one victory at Bimringham City. George Best opened the socring in Manchester united's three-nil dsefeat of Blackburn Roversa. Alal Ball scored three for Blackpool who drew three-all at Fulham. Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Aston Villa four-nil. George O'Brien and Martin Chivers each hit hat-tricks as Southampton hammered Rotherham United six-one in the Second Division. Middlesbrough beat Swindon Town four-one. Plymouth Argyle defeated Manchester City three-two at Home Park. The winning goal came from Mike Trebilcock after the referee gave The Pilgrims a penalty, Johnny Newman tapped the ball sideways, enabling Trebilcock to race in and score. The Beatles mimed 'I Feel Fine', 'She's A Woman', 'I'm A Loser' and 'Rock & Roll Music' on ITV's Lucky Stars Special. The Gideon's Way episode The White Rat broadcast on ATV London. Kaneto Shindo's Onhibaba - starring Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura and Kei Satō - premiered. Paul Williams & The Big Roll Band's 'Gin House'/'Rockin' Chair' released. Liza Tarbuck born in Liverpool.
The Blue Dahlia shown in The Sunday Film strand. Requiem For A President broadcast on BBC2.
The Beatles' 'I Feel Fine'/'She's A Woman' and Petula Clark's 'Downtown'/'You'd Better Love Me' released. Marvin Gaye appeared on The Beat Room. Everton defeated Kilmarnock four-one in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round second leg. Enfield beat Southern League Romford in an FA Cup replay at Highbury. Tony Hateley scored four in Aston Villa's seven-one thrashing of Bradford City in the League Cup Fifth Round.
The Velvelettes' 'Needle In A Haystack'/'Should I Tell Them?' released. The first episode of The Rape Of Utopia broadcast.
The first episode of Ring Out An Alibi broadcast (it had previously been shown on BBC Wales). England's Under-Twenty Three side beat Romania five-nil at Highfield Road. Ian St John, Ron Yeats and Roger Hunt scored in Liverpool's three-nil victory over Anderlecht in the European Cup Second Round first leg. West Ham United defeated Sparta Prague two-nil in the first leg of their Cup Winners Cup Second Round tie. In the League Cup Fifth Round Workington held Chelsea to a two-all draw at Borough Park. Scotland beat Northern Ireland three-two in the Home International championship at Hampden Park. Davie Wilson scored twice and Alan Gilzean added a third for the hosts. George Best scored his first international goal with Willie rvine adding Ireland's second. Willie Wallace of Hearts made his Scotland debut. The first UK broadcast of The Fugitive broadcast on Rediffusion. If you've never seen it before, The One-Armed Man did it.
TS Eliot's The Cocktail Party broadcast on BBC2. The Beatles performed 'I'm A Loser', 'Honey Don't', 'She's A Woman', 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby', 'I'll Follow The Sun' and 'I Feel Fine' on The Light Programme's Top Gear. They also gave an interview to host Brian Matthew. Lia Williams born in Birkenhead.
The Kinks' Kinksize Sessions EP ('Louie Louie', 'I Gotta Go Now'/'I've Got That Feeling', 'Things Are Getting Better'), Sandie Shaw's 'I'd Be Far Better Off Without You'/'Girl Don't Come', Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' 'Three Bells'/'Tell Me How You Care', Charlie Drake's 'Charles Drake 007'/'Bumpanology (Bump Head Blues)', The Brand's 'I'm A Lover Not A Fighter'/'Zulu Stomp', Ike & Tina Turner's 'I Can't Believe What You Say'/'My Baby Now', Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires' 'Blue Christmas'/'White Christmas', The Drifters' 'Saturday Night At The Movies'/'Spanish Lace', The Shadows' 'Genie With The Light Brown Lamp'/'Little Princess', Ron Grainer & His Orchestra's 'Not So Much A Programme, More A Way Of Life'/'Ascot Gavotte', The Overlanders' 'The Leaves Are Falling'/'Delia Gone',The Blue Rondos' 'Little Baby'/'Baby I Go For You', Bobby Jameson's 'All I Want Is My Baby'/'Each & Every Day', The Kittens' 'Round About Way'/'Don't Stop Now', The Atlantics' 'Bombora'/'Greensleeves', Françoise Hardy's 'Et Même'/'Le Temps De L'amour', Tsai Chin's 'Tokyo Melody (Good Morning Tokyo)'/'I Love A Man', The Velvelettes' 'Needle In A Haystack'/'Should I Tell Them?', Kenny Lynch's 'My Own Two Feet'/'So Much To Love You For', Pat Wayne With The Beachcombers' 'Brand New Man'/'Nobody's Child' and The Searchers' 'What Have They Done To The Rain?'/'This Feeling Inside' released. Tranmere Rovers remained top of the Fourth Division following a four-two victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. The Beatles mimed both sides of their new single, plus 'Baby's In Black' and 'Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!' on the third and final appearance on Ready, Steady Go!
The Isley Brothers appeared on BBC2's Open House. See America First broadcast. Lulu, Jean Metcalfe, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise appeared on Juke Box Jury. The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis and Martha & The Vandellas appeared on Saturday Club. West Ham United's three-nil win at Chelsea allowed Manchester United (who won three-two at Arsenal) to go three points clear at the top of the First Division. Leicester City and Birmingham City shared eight goals at Filbert Street. Francis Lee and Wyn Davies each scored twice in Bolton Wanderers four-two victory at Manchester City. Newcastle United won six-one at Swindon Town (Stan Anderson and Willie Penman scoring twice). Peterborough United thrashed Queens Park Rangers six-one in the Third Division. The Gideon's Way episode The Firebug broadcast on ATV London.
Terence Rattigan's Ninety Years On broadcast. Ludovic Kennedy's The Package Deal broadcast on BBC2. The Searchers, Lulu and The Spencer Davis Group appeared on The Light Programme's Easy Beat.
Adam Faith & The Roulettes, The Isley Brothers and Howlin' Wolf featured on The Beat Room. Kenneth McKellar, Sheila Nicolson, Jimmy Reid, The Bruce McClure Dancers and The Clydebank Lyric Choir appeared on Saint Andrew's Day. Brian Epstein was Roy Plomley's guest of Desert Island Discs.
Michael Truman's Daylight Robbery - starring Kirk Martin, Darryl Read, Trudy Moors, Janet Hannington, Janet Munro, Gordon Jackson and Zena Walker - premiered. Leicester City thrashed Coventry City eight-one at Highfield Road in the League Cup Fifth Round (Mike Stringfellow, Billy Hodgson and Ritchie Norman all scoring twice). The World In Action episode State Of The Unions: Unions & The Motor Car broadcast.
Malatesta broadcast in The Wednesday Play strand. Inside the Movie Kingdom broadcast on BBC2. Hill 160 by John Montgomery broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre strand. Manchester United defeated Borussia Dortmund four-nil in the European Cup Second Round second leg.
The first episode of John Boorman's documentary series The Newcomers and Janet Green's Murder Mistaken broadcast on BBC2. The Oxford Union Farewell Debate broadcast in the Gallery strand, debating the motion 'extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.' Ted Heath was amongst those a'gain it. Alan Burgess's The Men Who Killed Heydrich - narrated by Edgar Lustgarten - broadcast on The Home Serivce. The Animals Is Here EP ('The House Of The Rising Sun', 'Gonna Send You Back To Walker'/'I'm Crying', 'Baby Let Me Take You Home') and Georgie Fame's Rhythm & Blues At The Flamingo EP ('Night Train', 'Parchman Farm'/'Work Song', 'Baby Please Don't Go') released. Gilberto Martínez Solares' Napoleoncito - starring Amador Bendayan, Silvana Pampanini, Julio Alemán, Angélica María and Alma Delia Fuentes - premiered.
Beatles For Sale, Tommy Quickly With The Remo Four's 'Humpty Dumpty'/'I'll Go Crazy', The Seekers' 'I'll Never Find Another You'/'Open Up Them Pearly Gates', Steve Aldo's 'Can I Get A Witness'/'Baby What You Want Me To Do?', Adam, Mike & Tim's 'Little Baby'/'You're The Reason Why', Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston's 'What Good Am I Without You?'/'I Want You Around', Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames' 'Yeah, Yeah'/'Preach And Teach', The Seekers' 'I'll Never Find Another You'/'Open Up Them Pearly Gates', The Escorts' 'I Don't Want To Go On Without You'/'Don't Forget To Write', Gene Pitney's 'It Hurts To Be In Love'/'Hawaii', The Pathfinders' 'I Love You Caroline'/'Something I Can Always Do', Tommy Quickly With The Remo Four's 'Humpty Dumpty'/'I'll Go Crazy', The Barron Knights With Duke D'Mond's 'The House Of Johann Strauss'/'She's The One', Zarah Leander's 'Wunderbar'/'Bleib Hier, Dich Fuhrt Kein Weg Zuruck', Tony Jackson & The Vibrations' 'You Beat Me To The Punch'/'This Little Girl Of Mine', The Strangers with Mike Shannon's 'Do You Or Don't You?'/'What Can I Do?', Karol Keyes' 'You Beat Me To The Punch'/'No-One Can Take Your Place', The Socialites' 'Jive Jimmy'/'You're Losing Your Touch' and Five Live Yardbirds released.
Sandie Shaw was on the guest panel on Juke Box Jury. Everybody Loves Gershwin broadcast on BBC2. Marvin Gaye was featured on Saturday Club. The Passenger by Michael Hardwick broadcast in The Home Service's Afternoon Theatre strand. The only all non-league tie in the FA Cup Second Round, between Enfield and Barnet, ended in a four-all draw. Fourth Division Chester won five-two at Barnsley (Micky Metcalf scoring three) and Millwall defeated Port Vale four-nil. Bristol Rovers beat Weymouth four-one, Crook Town lost one-nil at home to Oldham Athletic and Workington won two-nil at South Liverpool. Fifty two goals were scored in the First Division. Highlights included Liverpool's five-one victory at Burnley (Roger Hunt scoring three), Everton's five-nil defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers five-two win at Nottingham Forest (Andy McEvoy netting a hat-trick) and Arsenal winning four-three at Fulham. The Second Division's top two, Northampton Town and Newcastle United both won (two-one against Swindon Town and three-nil versus Portsmouth respectively). Rotherham United beat Coventry City five-three (John Galley hiting three). Bradford Park Avenue returned to the top of the Fourth Division with a five-one defeat of Halifax Town (Kevin Hector scoring twice). The Gideon's Way episode The Lady-Killer broadcast on ATV London.
The first episode of John Hopinks' adaptation of Parade's End broadcast in BBC2's Theatre 625 strand. Prignally scheduled for BBC2's opening night but cancelled due to a power-cut, The Alberts' Channel Too - featuring Ivor Cutler - broadcast. Five Graves To Cairo shown in The Sunday Film strand. Brenda Lee and Kenny Lynch appeared on The Light Programme's Easy Beat.
John Morgan's China Today broadcast in the Panorama strand. Home For Heroes? broadcast on BBC2.
Half-Time Britain? broadcast. England won the first of a five test series against South Africa in Durban by an innings and one hundred and four runs. Ken Barrington and Jim Parks scored undefeated centuries to set up England's victory whilst the spin of David Allen and Fred Titmus twice dismissed the hosts. Ian Thomson made his test debut. Oxford beat Cambridge in the Varsity Rugby Match broadcast on bot BBC2 and The Home Service. Barnet beat Enfield three-nil in an FA Cup Second Round second replay (Reg Finch scoring twice). The World In Action episode Sunday Laws broadcast.
Roger Manvelle's The July Plot - directed by Rudolph Cartier - broadcast as part of The Wednesday Play strand. England drew one-all with the Netherlands in Amsterdam in a match to celebrate the seventy fifth anniversary of the Dutch Football Association. Jimmy Greaves scored for England whilst his Tottenham team-mate Alan Mullery made his debut. West Ham United progressed to the Quarter-Final of the European Cup Winners Cup despite losing two-one at Sparta Prague (winning three-two on agggregate). In FA Cup replays, Darlington beat Hartlepools united four-one and Doncaster Rovers won two-one at Scarborough. Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, The Nashville Teens, Dave Berry & The Cruisers, Sound Incorporated, The Miracles, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, The Yardbirds, The Bobby Patrick Big Six and Brenda Lee featured on BBC2's Top Beat compered by Alan Freeman. Alun Owen's A Local Boy broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre strand.
NC Hunter's A Day By The Sea broadcast on BBC2. The first UK broadcast of The Boy & The Pelican in the Tales From Europe strand. Ralph Nelson's Father Goose - starring Cary Grant and Leslie Caron, Carry On Cleo - starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams ('Infamy!'), Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Joan Sim, Amanda Barrie, Sheila Hancock, Jon Pertwee and Julie Stevens and Frantisek Filip's Drahý Zesnulý - starring Jan Werich, Stella Zázvorková and Natasa Gollová - premiered.
The first episode of Frankie Howerd broadcast. How Old Is The Earth? broadcast in The Sky At Night strand. Hiroshima Mon Amour shown in BBC2's Encore Presenting strand. Little Anthony & The Imperials' 'Goin' Out Of My Head'/'Make It Easy On Yourself', Gerry & The Pacemakers' 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'/'You You You', Lee Curtis' & The All Stars' 'Ecstacy'/'A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues', Billy Strange's 'Goldfinger'/'Theme From The Munsters', The Untamed's 'So Long'/'Just Wait', Betty Everett's 'Getting Mighty Crowded'/'Chained To A Memory', The Swinging Blue Jeans' 'It Isn't There?'/'One Of These Days', James Brown & The Famous Flames' 'Night Train'/'Why Does Everything Happen To Me?', The Roulettes' 'Stubborn Kind Of Fellow'/'Mebody', Big Al Downing's 'Yes I'm Loving You'/'Please Come Home', The Long & The Short's 'Choc Ice'/'Here Comes The Fool', Dodie West's 'Goin' Out Of My Head'/'Is He Feeling Blue?', Morecambe & Wise's 'A-Wassailing'/'The Happiest Christmas Of All', The Bob Miller Orchestra's '625 Special'/'Theme From The Dick Van Dyke Show', The Go-Go's 'I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek'/'Big Boss Man', The Classmates' 'Go Away'/'Pay Day', Ronny & The Daytonas' 'California Bound'/'Hey Little Girl', Little Anthony & The Imperials' 'Goin' Out Of My Head'/'Make It Easy On Yourself', Jimmy Smith's 'The Cat'/'Basin Street Blues', Mark & John's 'Walk Right Back'/'Karen', The Spotnicks' 'Shamus O'Toole'/'Donner Wetter' and Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames' 'Yeh Yeh'/'Preach & Teach' released. Sam Cooke was shot and killed under mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles. A week later, his masterpiece 'A Change Is Gonna Come' was released, posthumously.
The BBC broadcast the farewell performance of Beyond The Fringe and the first episode of Six - Ken Russell and John McGrath's adaptation of Diary Of A Nobody - on BBC2. Lonnie Donegan and Shirley Eaton appeared on Juke Box Jury. The Kinks and Howlin' Wolf featured on Saturday Club. Pete Murray played selected tunes from Beatles For Sale on The Light Programme's Late Night Saturday. Barry Bridges scored twice as Chelsea returned to the top of the First Division, beating Wolves two-one. Sheffield United and Tottenham drew three-all (Keith Kettleborough scoring twice for the hosts, Frank Saul two for the visitors). Andy Lochhead hit three in Burnley's four-two win at Blackpool. R0on McGarry netted three as Newcastle went to thew top of the Second Division, beating fellow promotion chasers Northampton Town five-nil. In the Fourth Division, Chester thrashed Aldershot six-two (Elfre Morris socring three). The Gideon's Way episode The Big Fix broadcast on ATV London.
The first episode of The Brothers Karamazov broadcast on BBC2. The Zombies and The Seekers featured on The Light Programme's Easy Beat. Quentin Lawrence's The Secret Of Blood Island - starring Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley, Patrick Wymark and Charles Tingwell - premiered.
Panorama Goes To Germany broadcast. Science - Toys & Magic broadcast in BBC2's Horizon strand. Zorba The Greek - starring Anthony Quinn - premiered in Athens. Jeremy Summers' Ferry Cross The Mersey - starring Gerry & The Pacemakers and Cilla Black - premiered. Robson Golightly Green born in Hexham.
Peter Watkins's 'docudrama' Culloden broadcast. Monitor - introduced by Jonathan Miller - featured and interview of Sir John Betjeman by Philip Larkin. The Lost Weekend shown in BBC2's The Vintage Years of Hollywood strand. The World In Action episode Labour Conference 1964 broadcast.
The first episode of The Likely Lads - starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes - broadcast on BBC2. First Love broadcast in The Wednesday Play strand. Robert Aldrich's Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte premiered. Chelsea's two-nil victory over Workington in the Football League Cup Fifth Round saw the debut of seventeen year old Peter Osgood, the first of four hundred and forty games for The Blues, Southampton, Norwich City and England in a career that lasted until 1979. He scored both of Cheslea's goals. Liverpool progressed in the European Cup, winning the second leg of their tie with Anderlecht one-nil at the Émile Versé Stadium. Cardiff City enjoyed a memorable night, winning the first leg of their Cup Winners Cup Second Round tie, two-one, at Sporting Lisbon. Manchester United returned to the top of the First Division with a one-all draw against Birmingham City. Malcolm Bradbury's The Girl From Hillesley broadcast on Network Three. The first episodes of It's Tarbuck and Kenneth Clark's Great Temples Of The World broadcast on Rediffusion.
Sports Review Of The Year broadcast. Mary Rand won the Sports Personality Of The Year award. Kitty Black's translation of Point Of Departure broadcast on BBC2. Frank Nesbitt's Do You Know This Voice? - starring Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford, Peter Madden and Barry Warren - premiered.
Vittorio De Sica's Marriage Italian Style - starring Sophie Loren and Marcello Mastroianni and Freddie Francis's Traitor's Gate - starring Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond and Klaus Kinski - premiered. Barnsley thumped Shrewsbury Town six-two in the Third Division. The Daylighters' 'Oh Mom (Teach Me How To Uncle Willie)'/'Hard-Headed Girl' and Inez & Charlie Foxx's 'La De Da I Love You'/'Yankee Doodle Dandy' released.
The Radio Times Christmas issue carried an eight-page supplement called Barbara In Wonderland in which a young lady explored Television Centre, met - and got arrested by - the cast of Z Cars and had tea with The Doctor and a couple of Daleks. Barbara Lord, would eventually become Beautiful Babs in Pan's People. Troy Kennedy Martin's The Chase broadcast as part of BBC2's Six strand. Thirty seven goals were scored in nine First Division games, highlights including Sheffield Wednesday's four-one defeat of Blackpool and Sunderland's three-nil victory against Chelsea. Alan Suddick scored the winner as Newcastle won one-nil at Southampton to remain top of the Second Division. Billy Cobb hit three in Brentford's six-one win against Carlisle United in the Third Division. Colin Booth also netted a hat-trick in Oxford uNited's seven-nil thrashing of Barrow in the Fourth Division, whilst both Ron and Graham Atkinson were also on the score-sheet. Brighton & Hove Albion thumped Hartlepools united five-nil. The Gideon's Way episode Big Fish, Little Fish broadcast on ATV London.
A Beaver In A Bag broadcast in the Look strand. Gerry & The Pacemakers, Tommy Quickly & The Remo Four, The Untamed, The Three Bells and Twinkle featured on BBC2's The Beat Room. Shakespeare & Music broadcast in the Workshop strand. That's For Me broadcast on Rediffusion.
The Seven Hundred Million broadcast. The first episode of BBC2's Television & Education broadcast. The Four-Fifteen Express broacast in Mystery Playhouse strand. The Most Unhappy Lady broadcast on The Home Service. Ernest Morris' The Sicilians - starring Robert Hutton, Reginald Marsh and Ursula Howells and Billy Wilders' Kiss Me, Stupid - starring Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston and Felicia Farr - premiered. The World In Action episode Ballroom Dancing broadcast.
The first UK broadcast of The Hollywood Palace on BBC2. Doctor Martin Luther King was interviewed by James MOssman and Robert McKenzie on Encounter. Dublin Through Different Eyes broadcast. Cinderella Jones broadcast in The Light Programme's Mid-Week Theatre strand. The Favourite Came Fifth broadcast in The Home Service's Norman & Henry Bones strand. Cardiff City completed a memorable aggregate win in the European Cup Winners Cup, sharing a goalless draw with Sporting Lisbon at Ninian Park.
The first UK TV broadcast of Holiday Inn. Top Of The Pops '64 broadcast. Jungle Green: Borneo and The Young Elizabeth broadcast on BBC2. The Beatles gained the Christmas number one for the second year running with 'I Feel Fine'. Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Miracles and Jerry Lee Lewis featured on The Light Programme's Top Gear.
Bob Ferris and Terry Collier made their BBC1 debut in a Likely Lads sketch on Christmas Night With The Stars, in which Bob displayed his encyclopaedic knowledge of Rupert The Bear annuals. The first episode of Muses With Milligan broadcast of BBC2. David Tomlinson presented a Mary Poppins soundtrack special on The Light Programme. 'Ancock Anthology, The GPO Show The Wilfred Pickles Christmas Party and With Hope In Our Hearts broadcast on The Home Service. John Mortimer's Personality Split broadcast on Network Three. Franz Antel's Liebesgrüße Aus Tirol - starring Peter Weck, Gitte Hænning, Margit Nünke, Mady Rahl and Uta Levka - premiered.
Joe Massot's Don't Look Like A Lord's Son broadcast in BBC2's Six strand. Alan Freeman, Nyree Dawn Porter, Willie Rushton and Susannah York featured on the Boxing Day Juke Box Jury. The Beatles tenth - and final - session featured on Saturday Club ('Rock & Roll Music', 'Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!', 'I'm A Loser', 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby', 'I Feel Fine', 'She's A Woman'). Manchester United maintained their lead at the top of the First Division with a one-nil win at Sheffield United thanks to a Geroge Best goal. Leeds United, in second place, drew with Blackburn Rovers whilst Chelsea beat Blackpool two-nil, Liverpool won three-two at Sunderland, Burnley beat Fulham four-nil and there were three-two victories for Arsenal (against Stoke City) and Everton (over West Bromwich Albion). In the Second Division, leaders Newcastle United won two-nil at Middlesbrough whilst promotion-chasing Southampton beat Plymouth Agyle five-nil. Howard Kendall hit two in preston North End's three-two victory over Coventry City. In the Fourth Division, York City thrashed Chesterfield seven-one, Terry Harkin hit four in Crewe Alexandra's six-two victory over Barrow and Robin Stubbs also netted four as Torquay United won five-two against Aldershot. Hartlepools United beat Darlington four-three at Victoria Park in 'the derby that no one cares about'. Tranmere Rovers returned to the top of the table, beating Rochdale four-one.
Fred Hoyle's Universe and Pinky & Perky: The Pig-Star Show broadcast. Lady By The Sea and Il Trovatore broadcast on BBC2. A private and personal broadcast for the entertainment of Mrs Marjorie LA Touche Balmforth, widow of the late Arthur Tufnell La Touche Balmforth, formerly of Woking and Addis Ababa broadcast on The Light Programme. Robert Lynn's Mozambique premiered.
The Prisoner 1964 broadcast in the European Journal strand. The Art Woods, Karol Keys and The Hell Raisers featured on BBC2's The Beat Room. Spurs beat Nottingham Forest four-nil and Stoke City defeated Arsenal four-one in the First Division. Newcastle United completed a festive double over Middlesbrough, winning two-one at St James' Park with two c=goals from Dave Hilley. The first UK broadcast of Flipper on Rediffusion.
Jonathan Miller's A Christmas Stocking - featuring the UK TV debut of Barry Humphries - broadcast as part of the Monitor strand. The second test at Johannesburg was drawn. The match highlights were centuries for Ted Dexter and Ken Barrington (and a ninety seven for Bob Barber) for England and Colin Bland's undefeated one hundred and forty four for the hosts. The World In Action episode Highlights Of 1964 broadcast.
Trade It In ... Throw It Away broadcast. Anthony Burgess appeared on BBC2's Take It Or Leave It. Alma Cogan presented The Light Programme's Star Choice. Bernard Knowles's Frozen Alive (aka Der Fall X 701) - starring Mark Stevens, Marianne Koch, Delphi Lawrence and Wolfgang Lukschy and Anthony Asquith's The Yellow Rolls Royce premiered.
The Kinks, The Merseybeats and Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas headlined BBC2's Beat In The New!. Jb Priestley's When We Are Married broadcast in the Thursday Theatre strand. Italian Art From The Queen's Collection - presented by Anthony Blunt - broadcast. New Year Revels broadcast on The Light Programme.