TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1997
Wednesday 1st January 1997
BBC2 Shooting Stars (repeat from 29th December 1995)
BBC2 The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon 9:20 -
Mick Hucknall and Tony Ferrino -
BBC2 Short Cuts 1993 movie with Tom Waits, Huey Lewis
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight
content unknown
C4 The Big Breakfast
Lionel Ritchie
Thursday 2nd January 1997
BBC2 Flaming Star Elvis Presley movie shown in widescreen
BBC2 The Car’s The Star: The Jensen Interceptor (repeat)
with Cliff Richard (and clip of Cliff in Scandinavia)
Friday 3rd January 1997
no Top of the Pops
Saturday 4th January 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Kavana
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
The Lightning Seeds
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
East 17
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2 5:00 -
A -
BBC2 Changes: Bowie at 50 10:00 -
interviewed by Alan Yentob
BBC2 Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
BBC2 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
ITV Helter Skelter
content unknown
ITV Scratchy And Co
Mike Flowers
Sunday 5th January 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
best of 1996, East 17
Tuesday 7th January 1997
ITV David Bowie Night 12:00 -
ITV David Bowie -
interviewed in New York
ITV David Bowie at the Phoenix Festival 1:50 -
ITV The Hunger movie with David Bowie
C4 Mystery Train movie
Wednesday 8th January 1997
BBC1 Trev and Simon’s Transmission Impossible (possibly the 6th show)
Theme by The Lightning Seeds
Carlton Des O’Connor
Puff Johnson, East 17
C4 the Big Breakfast
Andy Bell of Erasure
Thursday 9th January 1997
BBC1 Watchdog Entertainment Special 7:00 -
Lily Evans vs Paul McCartney, John Steel and Hilton Valentine of The Animals, “The Move”
Carlton Videotech
Friday 10th January 1997
BBC1 News
The Monkees reunion in London
BBC1 Top Of the Pops 7:30 -
Hosted by Nicky Campbell (who announces that this is the 1715th show)
Kenickie -
Kavana -
Tori Amos -
Runrig -
Orbital -
Terrorvision -
Blur -
The Spice Girls -
David Bowie -
C4 TFI Friday
The Lightning Seeds, Reef, Texas
C4 Muscle Beach Party 1863 movie shown in widescreen
C4 Hound Dog Man movie shown in widescreen and stereo
C4 Don’t Knock The Rock
Saturday 11th January 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
East 17
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
The Monkees
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Bally Sagoo, The Monkees
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
content unknown
LWT Happy Birthday Shirley 9:00 -
Shirley Bassey 60th birthday show with Ray Charles
ITV Scatchy and Co
Sharlene from Texas
C4 The White Room
edited version of 31-
C4 The Beat Specials (repeat)
Urban Species (at Clapham Grand), Sleeper (at The Astoria, London)
Sunday 12th January 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Gabrielle
ITV Disney Club
Kavana
Wednesday 15th January 1997
Carlton Des O’Connor Tonight
Cliff Richard, The Corrs, (Donna Lewis not on)
Thursday 16th January 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 17th January 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Rhona Cameron
The Lightning Seeds -
East 17 -
Lisa Stansfield vs Dirty Rotten Scoundrels -
No Mercy -
Texas -
Madonna -
Placebo -
Backstreet Boys -
Tori Amos -
Alvin Stardust -
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Richie Wermeling (Let Loose), Jake Burns, Tony Wright (Terrorvision), Bob Mills (comedian)
Identity parade -
C4 TFI Friday
Babybird
Blur
Reef “It’s Your Letters”
Secret Life
Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
C4 Beach Blanket Bingo movie
C4 Play It Cool Billy Fury movie
C4 Head The Monkees
Saturday 18th January 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Cyndi Lauper, The Backstreet Boys
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Mark Owen
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Scatchy and Co
East 17, Suede
C4 The White Room (repeat 26th January 1996)
C4 The Beat Specials (repeat)
Freak Power, Mother Earth
Sunday 19th January 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
David Bowie interview in New York
Tuesday 21 January 1997
C4 Salmonberries 1991 movie with k d lang
Wednesday 22nd January 1997
Central Des O’Connor Tonight
Lionel Richie, Michelle Gayle
Thursday 23 January 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 24th January 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Phil Daniels
The Outhere Brothers -
Suede -
En Vogue -
Byron Stingly -
Ginuwine -
U2 -
Reef -
White Town -
Bill Haley & The Comets -
BBC2 Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Jupitus, Hughes, Ace (Skunk Anansie), Clare Grogan, Peter Hook, Alan Davies (comedian)
Identity Parade -
C4 TFI Friday
Audioweb, The Candyskins, Gabrielle
C4 Beach Party movie
Saturday 25th January 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Speedy
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
content unknown
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
content unknown
BBC2 Country Night 8:05 pm -
Hosted by Jools Holland from the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
8:05 Dolly Parton ‘Treasures’
9:00 Nashville Live with Jools Holland -
9:30 Dolly Parton -
10:00 Nashville Live Gillian Welsh
10:45 Song Roads: a Musical Friendship from Nashville to Dunkeld Kathy Mattea and Dougie MacLean
11:45 Nashville Live BR 5-
12:15 Emmylou Harris (documentary)
12:40 Let’s Go To Luckenbach, Texas... Jerry Jeff Walker
1:35 Honky Tonk Juke Box rare film, television and (promo) clips
plus throughout the show Talking Country including Bill Drummond
ITV A Night Down Under
2:45 -
ITV Scatchy and Co
Bally Sagoo, Backstreet Boys, Reef
C4 The White Room repeat 3-
C4 The Beat Specials
Sandials, Jamiroquai
Sunday 26th January 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
David Bowie postponed from previous week
BBC2 Zabriske Point
Wednesday 29th January 1997
BBC2 The Green Green Grass of Home 7:30 -
Tom Jones talks about the song with Sandie Shaw, Barry Mason, plus archive clips
Central Des O’Connor Tonight
Rod Stewart -
Thursday 30th January 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 31st January 1997
BBC1 News
Bush article
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Noddy Holder
No Mercy -
Placebo -
Gabrielle -
The Blueboy -
Skunk Anansie -
No Mercy -
George Michael -
Depeche Mode -
Chart 10 -
Blur -
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -
ITN News
Noel Gallagher drugs comment
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel : Jupitus, Hughes, Adam Ant, Chrispin Hunt (The Longpigs), Jo Whiley (DJ), Jon Thompson (actor)
Identity Parade -
C4 TFI Friday
The Supernaturals, The Eels, James
C4 The Girlie Show
Cyndi Lauper
C4 Paradise, Hawaiian Style movie
C4 That’ll Be The Day movie
Saturday 1st February 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Mark Owen, Michelle Gayle
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Suzanne Vega
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Scatchy and Co
911, Skunk Anansie
C4 The White Room repeat 17-
C4 The Beat Specials (repeat)
Brand New Heavies, Des’Ree
Sunday 2nd February 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Mark Owen, Michelle Gayle
Monday 3rd February 1997
C4 Dark Skies: Dark Day’s Night
This episode deals with The Beatles’ debut Ed Sullivan Show appearance
Wednesday 5th February 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live (first mid-
The Spice Girls
Central Des O’Connor Tonight
Cathy Dennis, BabyFace
Thursday 6th February 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 7th February 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Ardal O’Hanlon
The Supernaturals -
Michelle Gayle -
Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams -
Amen UK -
Nuyorican Soul featuring India -
En Vogue -
The Orb -
Bush -
L L Cool J -
The Commodores -
C4 TFI Friday
Electronic, Nenah Cherry, Moorcheea
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Jupitus, Hughes, Glenn Tilbrook, Neil Hanon (The Divine Comedy), Lauren Laverne (Kenickie), Mark Thomas (comedian)
Identity parade: Buster Bloodvessell, two from Legs and Co
Saturday 8th February 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Space, 911
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
The Bee Gees, 911
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Peter Andre
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
C4 The White Room (repeat 17th February 1996)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
content unknown
ITV Scatchy and Co
Michelle Gayle, Mark Owen
C4 The Beat Specials (repeat)
Franck Black, The Cranberries
Sunday 9th February 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Mansun, 911, Space, Warren G
Wednesday 12th February 1997
Central Des O’Connor Tonight
The Bee Gees, Wet Wet Wet
Thursday 13th February 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 14th February 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Peter Andre
Mansun -
Mark Owen -
The Blueboy -
OTT -
Apollo 400 -
Depeche Mode -
No Mercy -
The Eels -
U2 -
The Sweet -
BBC2 Electric Circus
No Doubt
BBC1 Permanent Record movie with Lou Reed
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 3rd December 1996)
C4 TFI Friday
Inxs, Republica, No Doubt
C4 Flava 12:45 -
Only promo clips were shown
C4 The Girlie Show
Kelly Marie, Cathy Dennis
C4 Roseanne: Pampered To A Pulp
Ahmet and Moon Zappa
Saturday 15th February 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Alisha’s Attic
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Katrina and the Waves, Right Said Fred
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
content unknown
BBC2 Global Videobytes 1:30 -
promo and live clips from around the world
Meridian Helter Skelter
content unknown
ITV Scatchy and Co
content unknown
C4 The White Room repeat 24-
C4 The Show (short lived comedy show hosted by Bob Mills)
James
Sunday 16th February 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
The Ben Folds Five, Bush, Nu Yorican Soul, Apollo 440
BBC2 The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (repeat)
with Sting
C4 Stand By Your Man (repeat)
TV movie biopic based on the life of Tammy Wynette
Wednesday 19th February 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Cathy Dennis -
Thursday 20th February 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 21st February 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Ant & Dec
James -
D J Kool -
The Wonders -
Space -
Warren G -
Daft Punk -
911 -
No Doubt -
Japan -
C4 TFI Friday
Bush, Monaco, Mansun
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks compilation show
C4 The Girlie Show
Republica
C4 Flava
Saturday 22nd February 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Peter Andre
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Yazz
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Eternal
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Global Videobytes
ITV Scatchy and Co
No Doubt
C4 White Room repeat 2-
C4 The Show
Munday
Sunday 23rd February 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
No Doubt, Ultimate Koas, Spearhead
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2 12:15 -
Content unknown
Monday 24th February 1997
ITV The Bodyguard movie
with Whitney Houston
Tuesday 25th February 1997
Carlton The Brit Awards 8:00 -
Not seen
Thursday 27th February 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 28th February 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Ian Wright (Arsenal)
The Bee Gees -
Republica -
Sash -
The Source featuring Candi Staton -
Cathy Dennis -
Bush -
The Artist (aka Prince) -
The Spice Girls -
No Doubt -
Tom Robinson Band -
C4 TFI Friday
Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps
C4 Flava
content unknown
Saturday 1st March 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Eternal
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Wet Wet Wet
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
The Spice Girls
ITV Scatchy and Co
Alisha’s Attic
C4 The Beat Specials (repeat)
Primal Scream
Sunday 2nd March 1997
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
LWT The Clive James Show
The Monkees interview
LWT The South Bank Show: The Bee Gees 11:00 pm -
BBC2 The O Zone
Eternal, Aerosmith, Sneaker Pimps
Thursday 6th March 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 7th March 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Eternal -
Erasure -
The Bee Gees -
Peter Andre -
Beck -
Babyface – Every Time I Close My Eyes (via satellite in Los Angeles)
Aerosmith -
No Doubt -
The Spice Girls -
BBC1 The Mrs Merton Show
Boy George
C4 TFI Friday
Inxs, Aerosmith, Fun Lovin’ Criminals
C4 Here’s Johnny
Boyzone
C4 The Girlie Show
The Slingbacks
Saturday 8th March 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Boyzone, The Spice Girls
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Lisa Stansfield
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Paul Young (Gotcha)
BBC2 Global Videobyte
ITV Scatchy and Co
Eternal
C4 The Beat Specials
Iggy Pop
Sunday 9th March 1997
BBC1 The Great British Song Contest
Katrina and The Waves
BBC1 Buddy’s Song movie
with Roger Daltrey, Chesney Hawkes
BBC2 The O Zone
Boyzone, Symposium, Lisa Stansfield
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC1 Omnibus: Stars and Ma’s (Mother’s Day special)
The Spice Girls and their mothers
LWT The Clive James Show
The Spice Girls
C4 Singles movie
Monday 10th March 1997
BBC1 This Is Your Life: Justin Hayward
The Moody Blues, Kim Wilde, Marty Wilde, Les Reed & Barry Mason etc
BBC2 The Simpsons: Stark Raving Dad
with Michael Jackson
Tuesday 11th March 1997
BBC1 / ITN Paul McCartney knighthood news
C4 The Queen Phenomenon repeat 9:00 -
Thursday 13th March 1997
BBC1 Watchdog
The Beatles For Sale auction at Bonhams
Carlton Videotech
Content unknown
Friday 14th March 1997
BBC2 Top of the Pops 6:25 -
moved to BBC2 and an earlier time slot because of Comic Relief
Mark Morrison may have been due to appear
Hosted by Ian Broudie
Monaco – What Do You Want From Me
Ant and Dec -
Kula Shaker -
3 Colours Red – Sixty Mile Smile
Sash -
Alisha’s Attic – Indestructible (promo clip)
No Mercy – Where Do You Go? (repeat)
Dodgy – Found You
The Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are? number one
The Fugees – Rumble In The Jungle (promo clip and end credits)
BBC1 Comic Relief 7:00 pm -
Bjork, The Spice Girls, Boyzone, Art Garfunkel with the London Community Gospel Choir
C4 TFI Friday
Reef, The Divine Comedy, Symposium
C4 The Girlie Show
The Spice Girls
C4 Flava
Saturday 15th March 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Damage
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Katrina and The Waves
Whitney Houston
BBC2 Global Videobyte
Content unknown
ITV Scatchy and Co
Gina G, Boyzone, 3T
Sunday 16th March 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Beautiful South, Inxs, Damage
ITV Disney Club
Code Red
Monday 17th March 1997
BBC2 The Simpson: Flaming Moe’s
Aerosmith
Wednesday 19th March 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Brian Kennedy
Thursday 20th March 1997
BBC2 3rd Rock from The Sun: Father Knows Dick
Naomi Judd
BBC2 Top Gear
Roy Wood (talking about Ford Transit), article about John Lennon’s Merc 600
Carlton Videotech
Content unknown
C4 Ellen: When The Vow Breaks (part one)
Texas
Friday 21st March 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Kylie Minogue
Lisa Stansfield -
Inxs -
Damage -
Gina G -
The Divine Comedy -
Wet Wet Wet -
Boyzone -
The Spice Girls -
No Doubt -
C4 TFI Friday
The Brand New Heavies
Cast
The Charlatans
Saturday 22nd March 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
3T
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Wet Wet Wet
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Seal (not on), Wet Wet Wet
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Global Videobyte
ITV Scatchy and Co
Wet Wet Wet
C4 The Beat Specials
McAlmont, Misty Oldland
Sunday 23rd March 1997
BBC2 O Zone
3T, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Reef, Pet Shop Boys
ITV God Bless America 11:00 pm -
Marsha Hunt -
Monday 24th March 1997
BBC2 Electric Circus
Wet Wet Wet
Meridian In Profile: Nick Cave 1:50 -
C4 Light Lunch
Cliff Richard
Tuesday 25th March 1997
BBC1 The Oscars 10:00 pm -
edited highlights
Madonna -
Courtney Love interviewed outside
Wednesday 26th March 1997
BBC1 National Lottery Love
Ruth
Thursday 27th March 1997
Carlton Videotech
C4 Yellow Submarine The Beatles movie
C4 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Vivian Stanshall movie
Friday 28th March 1997 Good Friday
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Sean McGuire -
Pet Shop Boys -
R Kelly -
Sash -
No Doubt -
Michael Jackson -
The Beautiful South – Blackbird On A Wire
The Spice Girls -
The Backstreet Boys -
C4 TFI Good Friday day compilation
C4 The Girlie Show
Adiva
Saturday 29th March 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
OTT
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
content unknown
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Scratchy and Co
Damage
Sunday 30th March 1997
Channel 5 launches this day
ITV Disney Club TV
OTT
C5 This Is Five! 6:00 -
The Spice Girls -
Monday 31st March 1997 Bank Holiday
BBC2 Later...Presents The Beautiful South In Concert 6:25 -
James Dean Bradfield, Iris Dement, Sam Moore
Tuesday 1st April 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Content unknown
Wednesday 2nd April 1997
ITV Not Fade Away 3:15 -
Gary Numan
Thursday 3rd April 1997
BBC1 No Sweat 5:10 -
adventures of band North and South
Carlton Videotech
Content unknown
Friday 4th April 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mark Radcliffe, Marc Riley
Cast -
3T -
No Doubt -
N Trance -
The Charlatans -
D J Quicksilver -
Livin’ Joy -
Chart 10 -
The Chemical Brothers -
The Spice Girls -
BBC2 Later...Presents The Beautiful South In Concert 1:00 -
C4 TFI Friday
Supergrass
Texas
Depeche Mode -
C4 The Best Of The Last Resort 10:03 -
includes Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Tom Jones etc
C4 The Girlie Show
The Spice Girls
Saturday 5th April 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Texas
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Kenny G
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland repeat 18-
ITV Scratchy and Co
Kavana
C4 The Beat Specials (repeat)
Sultants Of Ping FC, Pulp
Sunday 6th April 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Supergrass, The Charlatans, Blue, Robbie Williams
ITV Disney Club TV
OTT, Damage, The Back Street Boys
ITV Where The Heart Is (first episode)
Theme -
Monday 7th April 1997
C4 Forever Lulu 1987 movie with Deborah Harry
Wednesday 9th April 1997
BBC1 National Lottery Live
Lightning Seeds
Thursday 10 April 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 11th April 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mark Owen
Supergrass -
The Brand New Heavies -
U2 -
The Spice Girls -
Depeche Mode -
Funky Green Dots -
Smoke City -
R Kelly -
C4 TFI Friday
Robbie Williams, Suede, Gun
Saturday 12th April 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Robbie Williams, Human Nature
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Michelle Gayle
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Secrets 1992 movie
A movie about The Beatles in Australia 1964
BBC2 Later with Jools Holland repeat 25-
ITV Scratchy and Co
911
C4 The Monkees Special 4:20 -
written and directed by Michael Nesmith
C4 Arrested Development In The House (repeat)
Sunday 13th April 1997
Meridian Shed Seven -
C4 The Monkees Royal Flush
C4 Tina Turner -
C4 Tina -
Monday 14th April 1997
BBC1 Auntie's TV Favourites 7:00 -
Boy George talks about Larry Grayson
BBC2 Electric Circus
Bryan Adams
BBC2 Rock Family Trees -
ITN News
The Spice Girls in USA, comment from Alan McGhee
Tuesday 15th April 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Cast, Kenickie, Maxwell
BBC2 Rock Family Trees -
Wednesday 16th April 1997
BBC2 Rock Family Trees -
C5 Side By Side 1982 TV movie
The Story of The Osmonds starring Marie Osmond as her mother
Thursday 17th April 1997
Carlton Videotech
Content unknown
Friday 18th April 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Louise
Texas -
Kavana -
Bryan Adams -
Blur -
D J Quicksilver -
Shola Ama -
No Doubt -
Bruce Springsteen -
R Kelly -
BBC1 Call My Bluff
Rick Wakeman
BBC2 Sunnyside Farm 9:30 -
Theme by Blur
C4 TFI Friday
Jon Bon Jovi
The Lightning Seeds
The Wanndies
James
Gun “It’s Your Letters”
Robbie Williams “It’s Your Letters”
Saturday 19th April 1997
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Gary Barlow, Michelle Gayle
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Pre Fab Sprout
BBC1 Top of the Pops R
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland repeat 1-
ITV Scratchy and Co
Robbie Williams
C4 Rock Of The North 4:00 -
Dave Stewart
Sunday 20th April 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Lightning Seeds, Republica, 911
C4 The Monkkes
Monkee See, Monkee Die
Wednesday 23rd April 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
J’ai
C4 Heroes of Comedy: Kenny Everett 9:00 -
Cliff Richard
Thursday 24th April 1997
Carlton Videotech
Friday 25th April 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
edition 1730 according to the countdown clock
Hosted by Danii Minogue
Robbie Williams -
David Bowie -
Shola Ama -
Texas -
Blackstreet -
The Lightning Seeds -
Michelle Gayle -
Chart 10 -
R Kelly -
C4 TFI Friday
Mansun, Sinead O’Connor, My Life Story
Saturday 25th April 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
No Mercy
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 The O Zone 10:40 -
Genuwine, Human Nature, Silver Sun
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland (repeat 8th June 1996)
ITV Scractchy and Co
Gary Barlow
C4 Rock Of The North 2:45 -
The Boo Radleys
Sunday 27th April 1997
C4 The Monkees: Monkees Vs Machines
Tuesday 29th April 1997
BBC1 The British Academy Awards 10:00 pm -
Diana Ross
Wednesday 30th April 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Ant and Dec
Meridian Blur in Concert 11:45 pm -
C4 Planet Showbiz 8:30 -
The Go-
Thursday 1st May 1997
BBC2 The Election Night Armistice 10:30 pm -
The Lightning Seeds
Carlton Videotheque
ITN News
Paul & Linda McCartney
Friday 2nd May 1997
BBC2 Top of the Pops 6:25 -
Shifted to BBC2 because of news / election results on BBC1
Hosted by Cathy Dennis
D Ream -
Robbie Williams -
911 -
The Cardigans -
D J Quicksilver -
Shola Ama -
Kenickie -
Republica -
Michael Jackson -
Katrina & The Waves -
C4 TFI Friday
The Foo Fighters -
The Seahorses
Hurricane
Saturday 3rd May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
ABC
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 8:00 -
UK entry and winner: Katrina and the Waves -
BBC2 The O Zone
Gary Barlow, North and South
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland repeat 15-
C4 Rock Of The North
Robert Palmer
Meridian Helter Skelter
C4 Trust Me movie with Adam Ant
C5 Deadman’s Curve TV movie based on the Jan and Dean story
Sunday 4th May 1997
C4 The Monkees: Your Friday Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
Monday 5th May 1997 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The O Zone Eurovision Special
Katrina and the Waves
BBC1 Unplugged -
ITV The World Music Awards 10:50 pm -
The Spice Girls, Peter Andre, The Bee Gees, Celine Dion, The Fugees, Jon Bon Jovi, Lionel Ritchie, Gloria Estefan
Wednesday 7th May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Rebekah Ryan
Thursday 8th May 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Friday 9th May 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Katrina & The Waves -
The Seahorses -
George Michael -
Mansun -
911 -
Jamiroquai -
Blackstreet -
Gary Barlow -
The Cardigans -
C4 TFI Friday (50th show)
The Eels were scheduled to appear
Billy Bragg
Skunk Anansie
Baby Bird
BBC2 A Golfer’s Travels 8:00 -
Hawaii with Alice Cooper, Hootie and the Blowfish
BBC1 Sounds of the West
Techno
C5 The Young Ones Cliff Richard movie
Saturday 10th May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Possibly no musical guests
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 The O Zone
Jai, Brownstone
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland (first in ninth series) 11:45 pm -
Beck
Rollins Band
David Byrne
Brand New Heavies
Ruben Gonzalez
Meridian Helter Skelter
C4 Rock Of The North 3:05 -
Lisa Stansfield
Sunday 11th May 1997
BBC2 Fully Booked
OTT
C4 No More To Say...and Nothing to Weep For 12:05 -
Allen Ginsberg tribute with Paul McCartney, Patti Smith
C5 Fame and Fortune 8:00 -
Ozzy Osbourne talks about life and career
Wednesday 14th May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Damage
C4 Planet Showbiz
Beck and The Dust Brothers
Thursday 15th May 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 16th May 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Dannii Minogue
North & South -
Brownstone -
Sinead O’Connor -
Damage -
Katrina & The Waves -
Mary J Blige -
Olive -
Gary Barlow – Love Won’t Wait number one (and end credits)
BBC1 Sounds of the West
Drum and bass
C4 TFI Friday
Cake
Super Furry Animals
Sinead O’Connor
Faith No More
Billy Bragg (finishes off song that had been cut off the previous week)
C4 The Big Breakfast
Garth Brooks
Saturday 17th May 1997
BBC1 FA Cup Final Grandstand 11: 00 am -
Cliff Richard performs the National Anthem before the kick-
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
INXS
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:35 pm -
Steve Winwood, Counting Crows, James Taylor, Stereophonics, Ry Cooder and The Buena Vista Social Club, Finley Quaye
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 The O Zone
Eternal
BBC2 Alice’s Restaurant movie with Arlo Guthrie
ITV Rock the Cop 11:00 pm -
Charity show for families of victims of Hillsborough disaster, Anfield.
Dodgy, Space, Manic Street Preachers, The Beautiful South, The Lightning Seeds, Holly Johnson
Meridian Helter Skelter
Content unknown
C5 Night Fever
Karaoke show with host Suggs
Sunday 18th May 1997
BBC2 Fully Booked
Eternal
LWT Paul McCartney: In The World Tonight 11:00 pm -
C4 The Monkees: The Success Story
Wednesday 21st May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Wynona
Thursday 22nd May 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Hosted by Margherita Taylor
Carlton Clipjoint 10:40 -
A one-
Friday 23rd May 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mark Radcliffe, Marc Riley
No Mercy -
Placebo -
Skunk Anansie -
Katrina and The Waves -
The Rembrandts -
Damage -
Chart 10 -
Olive -
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bochelli -
BBC1 Sounds of the West
Reggae and Dub music
C4 TFI Friday
Inxs, Terry Hall, The Ben Folds Five
Saturday 24th May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Eternal
BBC1 The Birth Of The Beatles
TV Biopic of The Beatles’ early years
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 6:10 -
The Charlatans, Tony Bennett, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, Khalad, Boz Scaggs
BBC2 Kung Fu Night
includes Carl Douglas and kung-
BBC2 The O Zone
Baby Bird, Savage Garden
Sunday 25th May 1997
C4 The Monkees: Monkees In A Ghost Town
C4 Serial Monday movie with L7
Monday 26th May 1997 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Red Nose Awards 6:00 -
The Spice Girls, Boyzone, OTT
BBC2 Music Live 97 7:00 -
Strange
ITV A Royal Gala 8:00 -
The Spice Girls, Gary Barlow
Tuesday 27th May 1997
C4 The Big Breakfast
911, OTT
Wednesday 28th May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
content unknown
C4 Planet Showbiz
Mojo Nixon, Radish (not on)
Thursday 29th May 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 30th May 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
This weeks’ show was produced by Mark Wells, one of several caretaker producers
Hosted by The Spice Girls
Wet Wet Wet -
Faith No More -
Manaco -
Rosie Gaines -
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bochelli -
George Michael -
Eternal & Bebe Winans -
Strike -
BBC1 Sounds of the West
Punk to avant garde
C4 TFI Friday
Northern Uproar, The Brand New Heavies, Echobelly
Saturday 31st May 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Steve Winwood
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The O Zone
Hanson, Skunk Anansie, Alisha’s Attic
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:30 pm -
Radiohead, k d lang, The Foo Fighters, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Kwesi
Sunday 1st June 1997
BBC2 The O Zone Eurovision Special
revised repeat with Katrina and the Waves, Brotherhood of Man, Johnny Logan etc
ITV Wakey Wakey Rise and Shane!
Shane Richie looks at holiday camps with Status Quo, Cliff Richard
C4 The Monkees: Don’t Look A Gift Horse
Monday 2nd June 1997
C4 The Big Breakfast
Cathy Dennis
Wednesday 4th June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Jon Secada
C4 Planet Hollywood
LeAnn Rimes
Thursday 5th June 1997
Carlton Videotheque
C4 Light Lunch
Kid Creole, Toyah, Gary Numan
Friday 6th June 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Yet another caretaker producer. From this show onwards only the top twenty chart is referred to
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Eternal & Bebe Winans -
Gina G -
Toby Bourke with George Michael -
Rosie Gaines -
Gary Barlow -
Radiohead -
Ronan Keating from Boyzone -
Hanson -
BBC1 Sounds of the West
New wave
C4 TFI Friday
U2 in A Grand Madness (interviewed in America)
The Bee Gees
Jon Bon Jovi with Dave Stewart
The Charlatans
Saturday 7th June 1997
BBC1 The O Zone
Ant and Dec
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Az Yet
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:00 pm -
Primal Scream
Suzanne Vega
Taj Mahal (not on)
Placebo
Del Amitri
Jhella ? Jarm
C5 Night Fever
Karaoke show hosted by Suggs
Sunday 8th June 1997
C4 The Monkees: The Chaperone
Wednesday 11th June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Del Amitri
Thursday 12th June 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 13th June 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Rosie Gaines -
Wet Wet Wet -
En Vogue -
Skunk Anasie -
Eternal & Bebe Winans -
Jon Bon Jovi -
Red Hot Chilli Peppers -
Hanson -
BBC1 Sounds of the West
Straight Outta Bristol with Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky
BBC2 The Simpsons: Brush With Greatness
Ringo Starr
C4 TFI Friday
Primal Scream
Cast
Wycliffe John & Refugee All-
Saturday 14th June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Possibly no musical guests
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:10 pm -
Massive Attack, Horace Andy, Echo and the Bunnymen, Erykah Badu, Roger McGuinn, Katherine Tickell, The Screaming Men, Mansun
LWT Barrymore
David Essex -
Meridian Helter Skelter
Content unknown
C5 Night Fever with Suggs
Sunday 15th June 1997
C4 The Monkees: pilot show
Monday 16th June 1997
ITV Turner Around The World 8:30 -
Alisha’s Attic
Tuesday 17th June 1997
C5 Fame and Fortune: Kenny Rogers
Wednesday 18th June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Monorail
ITV Gayle’s World 10:40 -
Boy George
C4 Roseanne: Into The Good Night 9:05 -
final show, theme by Blues Traveler and Phoebe Snow
Thursday 19th June 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 20th June 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
The first show with new regular Producer Chris Cowey
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Lisa Stansfield -
Supergrass -
Eternal & Bebe Winans -
The Charlatans -
Blur -
The Pet Shop Boys -
Del Amitri -
Finlay Quaye -
Hanson -
promos -
C4 The Big Breakfast
Gun
C4 TFI Friday
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Echo & The Bunnymen
Ocean Colour Scene
Kylie Moinogue -
C4 Harry Hill
Billy Bragg -
Saturday 21st June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Gary Barlow, Lakiesha Berri
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The O Zone
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland
content unknown
C5 Night Fever with Suggs
Sunday 22nd June 1997
C4 The Monkees: Monkees a la Carte
Monday 23rd June 1997
ITV Turner Around The World
911
Wednesday 25th June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
The Wannadies
ITV Not Fade Away: Noddy Holder
Thursday 26th June 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 27th June 1997
BBC1 Radio 2 trailer with Phil Collins
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Ocean Colour Scene -
The Brand New Heavies -
Blur -
Primal Scream -
The Verve -
Cast -
Celine Dion -
Echo & Bunnymen -
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans -
BBC2 Glastonbury 97 12:45 -
Hosted by John Peel, Jo Whiley
Theme: Teenage Fanclub -
Live -
Interviews -
C4 TFI Friday (last edition)
Paul McCartney -
Michelle Gayle
Sharlene Spiteri
Saturday 28th June 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Hosted by Gary Barlow
BBC1 The O Zone
Savage Garden, Glastonbury
BBC2 Glastonbury 97 11:40 am -
mostly repeats from previous night
Live and interview-
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Glastonbury 97 11:00 pm -
Live -
BBC2 Glastonbury 97 12:40 -
Live -
Interviews -
ITV ITV At The Phoenix Festival 3:35 -
Sunday 29th June 1997
BBC2 Fully Booked
911
BBC2 Glastonbury 97 12:00 -
BBC2 Glastonbury 97 12:05 -
Hosted by Jools Holland
C4 The Monkees: I’ve Got A Little Song Here
Monday 30th June 1997
ITV Turner Around The World
Gary Barlow
Tuesday 1st July 1997
C4 Paul Weller Heavy Soul 13:00 pm -
Changing Man shown in trailer, but not in the final show
Wednesday 2nd July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
content unknown
Thursday 3rd July 1997
BBC1 Gloria’s Time Off With...
Cliff Richard
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 4th July 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Ultra Nate -
Pet Shop Boys -
Fun Lovin’ Criminals -
Paula Cole -
No Doubt -
Sash featuring Rodriguez -
Ocean Colour Scene -
Puff Daddy -
Saturday 5th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Shaggy
BBC1 The O Zone
content unknown
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV The Grimleys 10:50 -
A one-
Meridian Rockmania 1:30 -
ITV ITV at the Phoenix Festival 3:25 -
Content unknown
Sunday 6th July 1997
BBC2 Fully Booked
Shaggy
C4 The Monkees: One Man Shy
C5 Wowfabgroovy 7:30 -
pop quiz with Hank Marvin
Monday 7th July 1997
ITV Turner Round The World
Alexander O’Neal
Tuesday 8th July 1997
BBC2 Fresh Prince of Bel Air: The Wedding Show 6:00 -
with Isaac Hayes
Wednesday 9th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Dubstar
BBC2 Gaytime TV 11:15 pm -
Andy Bell of Erasure
Thursday 10th July 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Meridian Planet Rock Profiles
Boyzone
Friday 11th July 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
911 -
Alisha’s Attic -
Teenage Fanclub -
Todd Terry -
Sheryl Crow -
Ultra Nate -
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans -
Oasis -
Saturday 12th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Chaka Khan
BBC1 The O Zone
Peter Andre, Gary Barlow, Shaggy, Edwyn Collins
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV The Jack Dee Show (repeat)
Seal -
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
ITV ITV at The Phoenix Festival
Content unknown
Sunday 13th July 1997
BBC1 The O Zone Spice Girls Special 4:30 -
BBC2 Fully Booked
North and South, Gary Barlow
Wednesday 16th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Boyzone
C4 Snap 6:00 -
Gary Barlow in Croatia
Thursday 17th July 1997
BBC1 U2 -
Documentary about the recording of the Pop album
ITV Planet Rock Profiles 1:40 -
Bjork
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 18th July 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss (in London studio), Jo Whiley (in Rotterdam)
Gala -
Michael Jackson -
Dubstar -
Coolio featuring 40 Thevz -
U2 -
Shaggy featuring Marcia -
Chart 20 -
Oasis -
BBC1 U2 -
live in the Feyenoord Stadium, Rottedam
C4 Harry Hill
Alvin Stardust
Saturday 19th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Edwyn Collins -
BBC1 The O Zone
North and South, Backstreet Boys
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The North Sea Jazz Festival 11:35 pm -
Ray Charles, The Legends with Eric Clapton
ITV The Jack Dee Show (repeat)
k d lang -
Paul Weller -
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
Sunday 20th July 1997
BBC2 Fully Booked
Boyzone
C4 The Monkees: One Man Shy
Monday 21st July 1997
BBC1 Classic Albums 11:20 pm -
The Jimi Hendrix Experience -
BBC1 Ned Kelly 1970 movie with Mick Jagger
Tuesday 22nd July 1997
BBC1 News
Versacci funeral service in Milan with Sting, Elton John
BBC2 The O Zone 7:10 -
Free Tibet show in New York, Blur, Oasis, The Beastie Boys, U2, Oasis
Wednesday 23rd July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Peter Cox
Thursday 24th July 1997
Carlton Videotheque
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
M People
Friday 25th July 1997
BBC1 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat of compilation show)
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Oasis -
Gary Barlow -
Changing Faces -
Robbie Williams -
Ultra Nate – Free (repeat 11th July 1997)
The Sea Horses -
Gala -
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans -
LWT Surprise Surprise
Kenny G
ITV Walkers Crisps ad with The Spice Girls
Saturday 26th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Possibly no musical guests
BBC1 The O Zone
Puff Daddy
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
Sunday 27th July 1997
BBC2 The Girl Can’t Help It widescreen print
C4 The Monkees: Dance Monkee Dance
C5 Jack Docherty Special 6:35 -
Gary Barlow
Monday 28th July 1997
BBC1 Classic Albums 11:20 pm -
Paul Simon: Graceland
C4 News
Portishead in Roseland, NYC
Wednesday 30th July 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Olive
C4 Dirty Weekend: Backstage at the Phoenix 1:00 -
ITN News 5:40pm and 10:00 pm
Noel Gallagher at 10 Downing Street
Thursday 31st July 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
C4 Midnight Underground: Bristol Vibes 1:55 -
the drum and bass scene in Bristol
Friday 1st August 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mary Anne Hobbs
Boyzone -
Reef – Yer Old
Universal – Rock Me Good
U2 -
Backstreet Boys – Everybody (promo clip)
Morrissey -
Merideth Brooks -
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans -
ITV The Paul Ross Show 12:40 -
Theme by Barry Adamson
Suede (not on), Gene
Meridian The Story of The Beach Boys: Summer Dreams
C4 King Of The Hill 10:30 -
music: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter
Saturday 2nd August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Wet Wet Wet
BBC1 The O Zone
Boyzone, Mark Owen, Merideth Brooks
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
Monday 4th August 1997
BBC1 French and Saunders (repeat)
Dusty Springfield
BBC1 Classic Albums
Grateful Dead: American Beauty / Anthem of the Sun
Wednesday 6th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Lewis Taylor
BBC1 Airport
Bryan May
Thursday 7th August 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Meridian Planet Rock Profiles: Elastica
Friday 8th August 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Phill Jupitus
Peter Andre -
Notorious BIG (on video) / Puff Daddy etc -
The Levellers -
Paul Weller -
North & South -
Coolio featuring 40 Thevz -
Texas -
Chart 20 -
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans -
ITV The Paul Ross Show
Noddy Holder
Suede
Saturday 9th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Damage
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Rockmania
Monday 11th August 1997
BBC1 Classic Albums
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
Wednesday 13th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Human Nature
Thursday 14th August 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
BBC2 Fifty Years On 11:15 pm -
Indian independence show with Kula Shaker
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
Extreme
Friday 15th August 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Denise Van Outen
Merideth Brooks -
Wet Wet Wet -
Olive -
Mary J Blige -
The Wildhearts -
Robyn -
Kym Myzell -
Chart 20 -
Will Smith -
Saturday 16th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Jai
BBC1 The O Zone
Elvis Presley special
BBC1 Songs And Visions 10:50 pm -
Wembley Stadium, London
k d lang, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Seal, Toni Braxton, Robert Palmer, Mary J Blige, Chaka Khan, Steve Winwood
BBC1 Top of the Pops R
BBC2 Follow That Dream Elvis Presley movie widescreen
BBC2 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley movie widescreen
BBC2 It Happened At The World’s Fair Elvis Presley movie widescreen
BBC2 Elvis -
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2 5:45 -
Hosted by Steve Wright
Elvis Presley covers special with Fine Young Cannibals, Alison Moyet, Mud, Cher, Bryan Ferry, Danny Mirror, The Ghetto People, The Pet Shop Boys, The Stylistics, Shakin’ Stevens, Z Z Top, plus Elvis on Dorsey Show and Ed Sullivan
BBC2 Arena: The Burger and The King 6:35 -
BBC2 Arena: Burroughs 10:40 pm -
with Frank Zappa
ITV A Date With Elvis 10:20 pm -
Hosted by Johnny Vaughan
10:25 Stars In Their Eyes -
11:25 A Date With Elvis clips and trivia
11:30 Love Me Tender movie
1:05 A Date With Elvis
1:10 Elvis -
2:25 A Date With Elvis
2:30 Elvis -
5:20 A Date With Elvis
Sunday 17th August 1997
BBC1 Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley movie
BBC2 Fully Booked
No Mercy
C4 Summer Holiday Cliff Richard movie widescreen
BBC2 Everyman: Elvis and the Presleytarians 10:35 -
ITV Rockmania
Monday 18th August 1997
BBC1 Classic Albums: The Band
BBC2 A Distant Trumpet movie with Bobby Bare
Tuesday 19th August 1997
BBC2 The Artist Formally Known as Captain Beefheart 11:15 pm -
BBC2 Some Yo Yo Stuff 12:10 -
Anton Corbijn’s film on Beefheart
Wednesday 20th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Connor Reeves
BBC1 Oasis -
BBC1 Cool As Ice movie Vanilla Ice
BBC2 Edinburgh Nights
Geno Washington
Thursday 21st August 1997
BBC1 / ITN News
Oasis album release articles
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Erasure
Friday 22nd August 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Sarah Cawood
Will Smith -
Chumbawumba – Tubthumping (live with different lyrics)
OTT – All Out Of Love (live vocal) (audience is sitting)
Livin’ Joy – Deep In You (live vocal)
Dannii (Minogue) – All I Wanna Do
The Stereophonics – A 1000 Trees (live vocal)
Mark Owen – I Am What I Am (live)
Suede – Filmstar
Chart 20 -
Will Smith – Men In Black number one (promo clip)
LWT Surprise Surprise
North and South
Saturday 23rd August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Kavanah, Joe Cocker
BBC1 The O Zone
Ricky Martin
BBC1 Confessions
Ivor Twiddle (After The Fire)
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
Sunday 24th August 1997
BBC1 Osmond Family Values 10:30 -
Documentary
BBC2 Fully Booked
Kavana
Monday 25th August 1997 Bank Holiday
BBC1 David Copperfield 10:00 -
animated Dickens with voices of Julian Lennon, Sheena Easton
BBC1 Classic Albums
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
BBC2 It’s Ulrika! 10:15 -
The Lightning Seeds -
Tuesday 26th August 1997
BBC2 The O Zone 7:10 -
Mariah Carey
BBC2 Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story 8:00 -
Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Larry Gatlin etc
Wednesday 27th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Gina G
Thursday 28th August 1997
BBC2 Bully: Ha Bloody Ha 9:25 -
includes Cliff Richard
BBC2 Mercury Music Prize 12:00 -
Winners: Roni Size
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Midge Ure
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
C4 / ITN Report on George Harrison’s comments in La Figaro
Friday 29th August 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Jon Bon Jovi – Queen Of New Orleans (live vocals)
Shola Ama – You’re The One
Conner Reeves – My Father’s Son
UB40 – Tell Me Is It True
Tina Moore – Never Gonna Let You Go
Symposium – Fair Weather Friday (live)
Chumbawumba – Tubthumping (live with obscured lyrics) (singer in a brick wall suit)
Will Smith – Men In Black number one (promo and end credits)
LWT Surprise Surprise
OTT
Saturday 30th August 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Louise
BBC1 The O Zone
Revised repeat of 26th August 1997, plus Puff Daddy
BBC1 Mr Nanny 1992 movie with David Johanssen
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Rockmania
Sunday 31st August 1997
due to the sudden death of Diana, Princess of Wales, programming until 7th September was haphazard
C4 Dirty Weekend: Backstage at V97 11:10 -
backstage of festival with Pavement, Foo Fighters, Reef, Echobelly, The Bluetones, Echo & The Bunnymen, Placebo etc
BBC2 Reality Bites 1994 movie cancelled
BBC2 The Doors 1991 movie cancelled
Monday 1st September 1997
BBC2 Oasis Be Here Now (repeat probably cancelled)
Meridian The Loop 12:10 -
Brighton’s Essential Music Festival
The Levellers, Dreadzone, Three Colours Dread, The Wannadies
ITV Helter Skelter
Born 2 Be, The Mutton Birds, Sister Sister
Tuesday 2nd September 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Ibiza special
BBC2 A Little Later... With Jools Holland 11:45 pm -
Wednesday 3rd September 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live (cancelled, the draw was done off camera)
Jewell
BBC2 A Little Later... With Jools Holland 11:45 pm -
Thursday 4th September 1997
BBC1 News
Elton John in America (Diana’s death / MTV awards)
BBC2 A Little Later... With Jools Holland 11:45 pm -
Content unknown
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Smashing Pumpkins
Friday 5th September 1997
BBC1 News
Elton John at Westminster Abbey
BBC2 Top of the Pops 7:30 -
changed channels to BBC2 due to news reports regarding the Princess of Wales' death
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Mariah Carey – Honey
Ocean Colour Scene – Travellers (live)
Gen U Wine – When Doves Cry
All Saints – I Know Where It's At
Hanson – Where’s The Love
Will Smith – Men In Black number one (promo club)
George Michael – You Have Been Loved (from Unplugged and end credits)
BBC1 Freejack movie with Mick Jagger cancelled
ITV Genesis – Calling All Stations advert
LWT Surprise Surprise cancelled
Shakin’ Stevens, Michelle Gayle
C4 TFI Friday 1st of 40 6:00 -
Regular show cancelled due to current events, clip show of bands put on instead interspersed with messages of grief about Diana’s death from viewers
Kylie Minogue due to appear
Saturday 6th September 1997
BBC1 / ITV The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
Elton John -
also in attendance Cliff Richard, George Michael, Chris DeBurgh
BBC1 The National Lottery Live cancelled
Elton John
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV The Noise Special: Boyzone In Brazil 5:45 -
ITV Rockmania
C5 Night Fever 6:50 -
Suggs hosts Karaoke show
Sunday 7th September 1997
BBC1 Breakfast With Frost
Elton John
Meridian The Elvis Auction 3:10 -
Boham’s, London
C5 Flock Rockin’ Beat 6:30 -
about preparations for the Tribal Gathering, near Luton
Monday 8th September 1997
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Lisa Stansfield
Meridian The Loop
Dreadzone, The Levellers, The Wannadies etc
Tuesday 9th September 1997
BBC1 News
Elton John and George Martin talk about Diana tribute
BBC2 The O Zone
Puffy Coombs, Kylie Minogue, Louise
BBC2 A Little Later...With Jools Holland
Wednesday 10th September 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Roachford
BBC2 A Little Later...With Jools Holland
Content unknown
Thursday 11th September 1997
BBC1 News
Elton John in USA
BBC2 A Little Later...With Jools Holland
Content unknown
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 12th September 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mark Lamaar
Hanson – Where’s The Love
Cast – Live The Dream
Tina Moore – Never Gonna Let You Go (repeat 29th August 1997)
Finlay Quaye – Even After All
Kavana – Crazy Chance 97
N Tyce – Come To Party
Mariah Carey – Honey (repeat 5th September 1997)
The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work number one (promo clip and end credits)
C4 TFI Friday (first proper show in new series) 6:00 -
Elton John – interview and two songs
Kylie Minogue
C5 Name That Tune
Hosted by Jools Holland
Saturday 13th September 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Grand Fiesta
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
ITV Rockmania
C4 Paul Weller -
Sunday 14th September 1997
BBC1 News
Jimi Hendrix blue plaque ceremony in London with Pete Townshend
BBC2 Reality Bites movie
BBC2 The Doors widescreen movie
Monday 15th September 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks 10:00 -
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Shaggy, Suggs, Mark Little, Marie du Santiago
Identity Parade – Sally Carr-
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Lisa Stansfield
Merdian The Loop
as before
C5 Oasis: Mad For It 7:00 -
Part one: The Press Story
Tuesday 16th September 1997
BBC1 Newsroom South East
Marc Bolan anniversary article
BBC2 The O Zone
Elton John, Louise
C4 Dandy In The Underworld 9:00 -
Marc Bolan tribute
Howard Kaylan, Gloria Jones, Simon Napier-
Wednesday 17th September 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Chris DeBurgh
C4 News
KLF/JAMMs Fuck the Millennium event
Thursday 18th September 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Meridian Planet Rock Profiles
Bon Jovi
C4 Kris Kristofferson: Pilgrim 3:00 -
documentary profile
Friday 19th September 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Ricky Martin – Maria
Kylie Minogue – Kind Of Bliss
George Michael – You Have Been Loved (Unplugged clip)
The Sundays – Summertime (live vocals)
Sly & Robbie with Mick Hucknall – Night Nurse
Boys II Men – Four Seasons Of Loneliness (live vocals)
Mark Morrison – Who’s The Mack
Elton John – Candle In The Wind 1997 (live and end credits)
C4 TFI Friday
Bjork, M People
Saturday 20th September 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Universal
BBC2 Perfect Day clip
Lou Reed etc, shown before Top of the Pops 2
BBC2 Desperately Seeking Donna 7:30 -
Donna Lewis documentary
BBC2 Radio One Night
Hosted by Johnny Walker
9:00 The Radio One Story
narrated by David Essex – with Billy Bragg, Janie Jones, Holly Johnson, Status Quo
9:55 Our Tune
10:00 One-
Althea and Donna, Typically Tropical, Herbie Flowers, Dr & The Medics, Norman Greenbaum (70 footage in UK), Ricky Valance (David Spencer), Arthur Brown, Tony Burrows
10:40 Our Tune
10:45 Six Go Mad In Somerset (repeat of documentary about the Radio One Roadshow)
11:35 Our Tune -
11:45 The Radio One Rap Show live simulcast with Radio One
12:00 -
BBC2 Top of the Pops (repeat)
Sunday 21st September 1997
BBC1 Omnibus: The Film of Reeves and Mortimer 10:25 -
narrated by Sting
BBC2 Great Balls Of Fire movie
Jerry Lee Lewis biopic
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 The Legend Of The Tube (repeat of edition one)
Monday 22nd September 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Tony Wright (Terrorvision), Jeff Green, Edwyn Collins, Gary Barlow
Identity Parade – Eve Graham (New Seekers), Den Heggarty (Darts)
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Louise
Meridian The Loop
as before
C5 Oasis: Mad For It
Part two: The Family Story
Tuesday 23rd September 1997
ITV Network First: For The Love of Roy (Castle) 10:40 -
Cliff Richard
C4 Moviewatch
Jon Bon Jovi interview about The Leading Man
Wednesday 24th September 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Deni Hines
C4 Music Of The Millennium 7:50 -
Lisa Stansfield chooses a song
Thursday 25th September 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
at the summer festivals
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
Wet Wet Wet
Friday 26th September 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Chumbawumba – Tubthumping (repeat 29th August 1997)
Dario G – Sunchyne
Robbie Williams – South Of The Border (live vocals)
Tina Moore – Never Gonna Let You Go (repeat 29th August 1997)
Bellini – Samba De Janiero
Sly & Robbie with Mick Hucknall – Night Nurse (repeat 19th September 1997)
Blur -
Chart 20 -
Janet Jackson featuring Q-
Elton John – Candle In The Wind 1997 (repeat 19th September 1998 and end credits)
BBC2 Shooting Stars (first in third series)
Leo Sayer
C4 TFI Friday
Louise
Sleeper
The Sea Horses
Terry Hall
Louise Nurding -
Saturday 27th September 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking (first in new series)
Hosted by Zoe Ball, Jamie Theakston
Louise
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2 (first in new series)
Hosted by Steve Wright
Content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
The Spice Girls
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland (repeat 9-
ITV Spice Up Your Life 5:45 -
The Spice Girls with Andi Peters
LWT An Audience With Elton John 9:00 -
The Spice Girls, Cher, Sting, Ozzy Osbourne, The Pet Shop Boys, Kiki Dee etc
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 Legend Of The Tube (repeat)
Sunday 28th September 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Blur in America
BBC2 The Country Music Awards 10:00 -
Hosted by Vince Gill, with Sting, Tricia Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, George Strait etc
Monday 29th September 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Richard Fairbrass, Neil Morrissey, Billy Bragg, Sarah Blackwood (Dubstar)
Identity Parade – Toto Colelo, one other
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Robbie Williams
C5 Oasis: Mad For It
Part three: The Music
Tuesday 30th September 1997
C4 Music Of The Millennium 7:50 -
Skin (Skunk Anansie)
Wednesday 1st October 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Jimmy Ray
Thursday 2nd October 1997
BBC1 Clive Anderson All Talk 10:20 -
Paul McCartney interview -
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 3rd October 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Oasis – Stand By Me
Louise – All Around The World
No Doubt – Spider’s Web
Bjork – Joga
M People – Just For You
Janet Jackson – Got Til It’s Gone
Elton John – Something About The Way You Look Tonight number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 The O Zone
Robbie Williams, Paul Weller
C4 TFI Friday
Morcheeba, Ash, Edwyn Collins
It’s You Letters – Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Eels, Foo Fighters -
C4 Music of the Millennium
Gary Barlow
Saturday 4th October 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Eternal
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
The Lighthouse Family
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 The Great Hunger 10:00 -
The Life and Songs of Shane McGowan
Nick Cave, Sinead O’Connor, Christy Moore, Bono, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland (repeat 16-
ITV The Noise Special: Boyzone in Brazil 5:20 -
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 The Legend Of The Tube (repeat)
ITV Impulse ad with The Spice Girls
Sunday 5th October 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
C5 Oasis: There and Then 6:20 -
1996 Manchester and London
Monday 6th October 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
The Spice Girls
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Midge Ure, Shellie Poole (Alisha’s Attic), Math Priest (Dodgy), Graham Norton (comedian)
ID parade – Karel Fialka with Matthew, two from Tenpole Tudor
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
The Spice Girls
ITV News
The Spice Girls in Spain
Tuesday 7th October 1997
C4 Music of the Millennium
Beth Otrton
Wednesday 8th October 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
98º
Thursday 8th October 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 10th October 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mark Lamarr
Catch – Bingo
Lighthouse Family – Raincloud
The Seahorses – Love Me And Leave Me (live vocals)
Coolio – Oh La La (live vocals)
Roachford – The way I Feel (live vocals)
Eternal – Angel Of Mine
Backstreet Boys – As Long As Love Me
Elton John – Something About The Way You Look Tonight number one (promo clip and end credits)
C4 TFI Friday
Coolio
Supergrass
Tony Bennett
Saturday 11th October 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Peter Andre, Jimmy Ray
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Billy Ocean
BBC1 Top of the Pops repeat
LWT Another Audience With Freddie Starr
The Jordainaires
Sunday 12th October 1997
BBC1 Omnibus: Oscar
with Neil Tennant, Terry Hall
ITV Rockmania
Monday 13th October 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Mark Owen, Lisa I’Anson, Shovell (M People), Richard Fairbrass
Identity Parade: Doctor (of Dr & The Medics), Dan McCafferty (Nazereth)
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Jimmy Ray
Tuesday 14th October 1997
BBC1 News
Paul McCartney at the Royal Albert Hall for Standing Stone premier
BBC2 The O Zone
Jimmy Ray, Eternal, Supergrass
C5 Vanessa’s Day With...
Boy George
Wednesday 15th October 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Passion Star
ITN News
Paul & Linda at fashion show with Stella
Thursday 16th October 1997
BBC1 Newsroom South East
Paul McCartney at the HMV Store, Oxford Street
BBC1 Clive Anderson All Talk
Elvis Costello
BBC2 Hit, Miss or Maybe
taken from previous Live and Kicking
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 17th October 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Clock – U Sexy Thing
Mansun – Closed For Business
Brand New Heavies – You’ve Got A Friend
Supergrass – Life In A Day
Eternal – Angel Of Mine (repeat 10th October 1997)
Sash featuring La Trec – Stay
Janet Jackson – Got Til It’s Gone
Elton John – Something About The Way You Look Tonight number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 Electric Circus
The Coors, Louise, The Spice Girls
C4 TFI Friday
The Supernaturals, Travis, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mark Owen
Saturday 18th October 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
911, Coolio
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
The Bee Gees
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Billy Joel
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland repeat 25-
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 The Best Of The Tube (repeat)
Monday 20th October 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Saffron (Republica), Brian Molko (Placebo), Bruce Dickinson, David Baddiel
Identity Parade: Poly Styrene, two from Guys And Dolls
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Peter Andre
Tuesday 21st October 1997
BBC1 BBC 75th anniversary (promo) with Sting
BBC2 The O Zone
Ash, 911
BBC2 Fresh Prince of Bel Air: Bourgie Sings The Blues
BB King
Wednesday 22nd October 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
China Black
Thursday 23rd October 1997
BBC2 Hit Miss or Maybe
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
C4 Lee Scratch Perry -
Friday 24th October 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Tina Moore – Never Gonna Let You Go (repeat 29th August 1997)
Aqua – Barbie
Ash – A Life Less Ordinary
Brand New Heavies – You’ve Got A Friend (repeat 17th October 1997)
Jimmy Ray – Are You Jimmy Ray?
Clock – U Sexy Thing (repeat 17th October 1997)
Smash Mouth -
The Spice Girls – greeting, Spice Up Your Life (via satellite in New Dehli and end credits)
BBC2 The Simpsons: The Otto Show
Spinal Tap
C4 TFI Friday
The Bee Gees
The Charlatans
Black Grape
It’s Your Letters – Tony Bennett etc
Saturday 25th October 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Dannii, The Supernaturals
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Eternal
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Michael Bolton
BBC1 Top of the Pops repeat
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland (repeat 30th November 1996)
ITV Rockmania
C4 The Best Of The Tube
Monday 27th October 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Louise, Matt Priest (Dodgy), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Jeff Green (comedian)
Identity Parade: 2 from Fuzzbox, 2 from The Wurzels
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Eternal, Bjorn Again
ITV The Gramophone Awards 10:40 -
Paul McCartney presents award
Tuesday 30th October 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Echo & The Bunnymen, Soul II Soul
Wednesday 29th October 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Gary Barlow
ITN News The Spice Girls with Vera Lynne at the Poppy day (promo)
Thursday 30th October 1997
BBC1 Clive Anderson All Talk
The Bee Gees interview (walk out after the host insults them)
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 31st October 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mary Anne Hobbs
911 – Party People Friday Night
N-
The Spice Girls – greetings, Spice Up Your Life (repeat of India clip)
Dannii (Minogue) – Everything I Wanted
Double 99 – Ripgroove
Puff Daddy – Been Around The World
The Charlatans – Telling Stories
Aqua – Barbie number one (repeat 24th October 1997)
BBC2 Shooting Stars
Adam Ant
BBC2 Electric Circus
Symposium, All Saints, Gary Barlow
C4 TFI Friday
Texas
Radish
Rialto
The Bee Gees (in sketch)
Saturday 1st November 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
North and South, Natalie Imbruglia
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
content unknown
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Jon Bon Jovi
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:35 pm -
The Verve, Jewell, UB40, Roni Size Reprazent, Rickie Lee Jones
ITV ITV Champions of Sport Awards 9:00 -
Wembley Arena, London
Louise, Robbie Williams
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 The Best Of The Tube (repeat)
Sunday 2nd November 1997
C4 The Sunday
Newspaper ad with The Spice Girls
Monday 3rd November 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat of first edition 12-
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Gary Barlow
C4 Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath 10:55 -
Paul Kaye (Dennis Pennis) in spoof rock documentary
Tuesday 4th November 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
LeAnn Rimes, Fab!, Salt N Pepa
ITV Asda ad with Noddy Holder
C4 News
Paris public transport strike with Noel Gallagher
Wednesday 5th November 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
‘N Sync
Thursday 6th November 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 7th November 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Backstreet Boys – As Long As You Love Me (repeat 10th October 1997)
Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
Embrace – All You Good Good People (live in Abbey Road)
Peter Andre – Lonely
Tony Braxton & Kenny G – How Could An Angel Break My Heart
Michael Bolton – Best Of Love
Pulp – Help The Aged
Aqua – Barbie number one (and end credits)
BBC2 Electric Circus
Jon Bon Jovi
BBC2 Shooting Stars
Lisa Stansfield
C4 TFI Friday
The Cure
The Sundays
McAlmont & Arnold
Saturday 8th November 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Gary Barlow
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Confucius Says
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 12:15 -
M People, Blackstreet, Embrace, Cast, Iarla O’Lionaird
ITV The Noise at MTV Europe Music Awards 5:20 -
ITV The MTV Europe Music Awards 11:00 pm -
Ahoy Stadium, Rotterdam, hosted by Ronan Keating
The Spice Girls, U2, Bjork, L L Cool J, Aerosmith, Jon Bon Jovi, Skunk Anansie, The Backstreet Boys
ITV Rockmania
C4 The Best Of The Tube (repeat)
Sunday 9th November 1997
LWT The South Bank Show: Bjork 10:50 -
C4 Wise Up 10:15 -
Jarvis Cocker
Monday 10th November 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 26th November 1996)
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
content unknown
Tuesday 11th November 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Mariah Carey, The MOBO Awards in London
Wednesday 12th November 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Jewell
Thursday 13th November 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 14th November 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (live vocal)
Gary Barlow – Open Road
Moby – The James Bond Theme
Celine Dion -
Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion – Tell Him (promo clip)
The PF Project with Ewan McGregor – Choose Life (McGregor not there)
Jon Bon Jovi – Janie Don’t You Take Your Love To Town (live acoustic)
Texas – Put Your Arms Around Me (live)
Chart 20 -
Aqua – Barbie Girl number one (end credits)
ITN/C4 News
The Spice Girls get booed off stage in Barcelona
C4 TFI Friday
Ocean Colour Scene
Pulp
Metallica with Marianne Faithfull
Saturday 15th November 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Five, Aaron Carter, Jarvis Cocker
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Louise
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Kylie Monogue
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:55 pm -
Aerosmith, Black Grape, The Lighthouse Family, Texas, Phil Campbell
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 The Best of The Tube (repeat)
Monday 17th November 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 3rd December 1996)
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Boyzone
Tuesday 18th November 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Hanson, Todd Terry, Finlay Quaye
BBC2 The Larry Sanders Show
Beck
Granada This Morning
Sleeper
Wednesday 19th November 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
M People
Thursday 20th November 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
ITV Planet Rock Profile: Def Leppard 2:10 -
Friday 21st November 1997
BBC1 Newsroom South East
Yoko Ono
BBC2 Top of the Pops 7:00 -
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Errol Brown – You Sexy Thing (live vocals)
Ocean Colour Scene – Better Day (live)
Hanson – I Will Come To You
Pulp – Help The Aged
Connor Reeves – Earthbound
Metallica and Marianne Faithfull – Memory Remains
All Saints – Never Ever
Aqua – Barbie Girl (repeat and end credits)
BBC1 Children In Need
Performances: Gary Barlow, 911, Jools Holland, Gary Glitter (cancelled), Lisa Stansfield, Boyzone, The Lightning Seeds, Louise, The Bee Gees, Steps
Greetings: The Spice Girls
Suggs’ karaoke show
C4 TFI Friday
Natalie Imbruglia
Paul Weller -
Finlay Quaye
It’s Your Letters – The Bee Gees, Black Grape, The Cure
Saturday 22nd November 1997
BBC1 / ITN News
Reports on the death of Michael Hutchence of Inxs
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Lightning Seeds, Boyzone
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Sister Sledge
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
content unknown
BBC1 The Big Birthday Party 7:50 -
National Lottery third birthday
Cliff Richard, Boyzone
BBC1 The Chase 1994 movie with Henry Rollins
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:00 pm -
Portishead, The Seahorses, Tanya Donnely, The Seahorses, Faceless
ITV Del Amitri -
ITV Rockmaina
C4 Brit Girls: Cilla 9:00 -
with Ringo Starr, Beryl Marsden, Alison Moyet, Morrissey, Cathy Dennis, George Martin
Cilla Black Ltd threatened to sue programme producers Granada and Channel Four Television
for allegedly tricking her into giving the interview for the show. She claimed she
was led to believe it was a one-
C4 The Best Of The Tube (repeat)
Sunday 23rd November 1997
C4 Wise Up 10:15 -
Lauren Laverne (Kenickie), Columbia
Monday 24th November 1997
BBC1 This Is Your Life: Errol Brown
Bill Wyman, Mavis Smith (from Apple Records)
BBC1 News
Tom Jones talks about Michael Hutchence’s death
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 10-
BBC2 The O Zone
Cast
Wednesday 26th November 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Bryan Adams
Thursday 27th November 1997
BBC1 etc News
Michael Hutchence funeral service
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 28th November 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Mark Lamaar
Louise – Let’s Go Round Again
Robert Miles & Kathy Sledge – Freedom
Mary J Blige – Missing You
Steve Houghton – Wind Beneath My Wings
Teletubbies – Say Eh-
All Saints – Never Ever
Errol Brown – You Sexy Thing (repeat 21st November 1997)
Various Artists -
C4 TFI Friday
The Lightning Seeds
Catherine Wheel
Robbie Williams
Saturday 29th November 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Hanson, Kylie Minogue
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Bryan Adams
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Celine Dion
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland
Paul Weller, Bjork, Carleen Anderson, Superstar, Afro-
LWT An Audience With The Spice Girls 7:30 -
ITV Rockmania
C4 Brit Girls: Sandie Shaw 9:00 -
cancelled because of Cilla Black’s threatened lawsuit, it it replaced with My Generation: Herman’s Hermits
C4 The Best of The Tube (repeat)
Sunday 30th November 1997
BBC1 Poll Winner’s Party 3:00 -
Dockland London Arena
Hosted by Ant & Dec
The Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Louise, Boyzone, Eternal, Gary Barlow, Peter Andre, Republica, Texas
ITV Straight Up! 1:10 -
with Louise Wenner, Sonia (Echobelly)
C4 Wise Up 10:15 -
Lauren Lavern (Kenickie)
Monday 1st December 1997
BBC1 Film 97
The Spice Girls interview
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 17-
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Celine Dion, Chris de Burgh
Tuesday 2nd December 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
Lightning Seeds, Five, Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
BBC2 Best Friends: Pete and Keith 10:20 -
Pete Waterman
Wednesday 3rd December 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Robbie Williams
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight (first edition)
Louise, Janet Jackson
ITV ITV at the Belfort Festival 3:20 -
Silverchair, Baby Bird, Nenah Cherry, Smashing Pumpkins
C4 Blue Juice 1995 movie with Edwin Starr
Thursday 4th December 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 5th December 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
M People – Fantasy Island (live vocals)
Kylie Minogue – Did It Again (live with three drag queens)
The Verve – Lucky Man (Later with Jools Holland)
Todd Terry & Shannon – It’s Over Love
Paul Weller – Mermaids (live)
Gala – Let A Boy Cry (live vocals)
Boyzone – Baby Can I Hold You (live)
Various Artists -
BBC1 The Police In Concert 21:40 -
Synchronicity tour
C4 TFI Friday
All Saints
Faith No More
The Sea Horses
Saturday 6th December 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Robbie Williams
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
The Lightning Seeds
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Mariah Carey
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland
Jamiroquai, Ocean Colour Scene, Cornershop, Steve Earle, Kristen Hersh
LWT The Royal Variety Performance 8:30 -
The Spice Girls, Celine Dion, Enya
ITV Rockmania
C4 Brit Girls: Marianne Faithfull 9:00 -
“It’s not that good, they cut it down from 55 minutes” she told that week’s Radio Times
C4 The Adam and Joe Show 11:00 -
Edwyn Collins
C4 The Best Of The Tube (repeat)
Sunday 7th December 1997
BBC1 Breakfast With Frost
David Frost’s nose begins to bleed during the introduction to the Paul McCartney interview
Paul McCartney
BBC1 The Lily Savage Show 10:05 -
Elton John in sketch
C4 Wise Up
Ankilla
C4 Arthouse 11:05 pm -
Tricky documentary
C4 Tricky Live 12:10 -
Shepherd’s Bush Empire
C5 Last Show On Earth 5:00 -
Environmental special with Elton John, Sting, Kate Bush etc
Monday 8th December 1997
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 19-
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Mariah Carey
ITV ITV at the Belfort Festival 3:30 -
Radiohead, Stereophonics
Wednesday 10th December 1997
BBC1 Petrocelli: Music To Die By
Rick Nelson (Petrocelli defends country singer against charge of murder)
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
The Corrs
BBC2 The O Zone
Bjork, Beth Orton, Sting and Praz from The Fugees
Thursday 11th December 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 12th December 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Janet Jackson – Together Again
The Seahorses – You Can Talk To Me (live vocals)
Robbie Williams – Angel (live)
Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow Never Dies (presented with triple platinum CD by host)
Blackstreet – Money Can’t Buy Me Love (live vocals)
Fire – Slam Dunk
All Saints – Never Ever (repeat)
Chart 20 -
Teletubbies – Say Eh-
BBC1 Chris De Burgh in Concert 12:45 -
the Beautiful Dreams concert
C4 TFI Friday
Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters
Saturday 13th December 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Lighthouse Family
BBC1 Jim Davidson’s Generation Game
Kid Creole
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Eternal
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
LWT The British Comedy Awards 9:00 -
Tom Jones
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 Brit Girls 9:00 -
Sandie Shaw / Lulu
C4 The Adam And Joe Show
Symposium
C4 The Best Of The Tube (repeat)
C4 The Vibe 12:00 -
Fab
Sunday 14th December 1997
ITV Sunday Live 10:30 am -
Leo Sayer
C4 Dirty Weekend: Backstage at V97 3:40 -
Chelmsford, Essex, August 1997
Reef, Foo Fighters, Echobelly, Beck
Monday 15th December 1997
BBC1 Shogum Warrior 1991 movie with David Essex
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 7th February 1997)
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
Possibly no musical guests
ITV At The Belfort Festival
Supergrass, Rollins Band, Noir Desir, Biohazard
Tuesday 16th December 1997
BBC2 The O Zone
The Spice Girls in Las Vegas
Wednesday 17th December 1997
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
content unknown
ITV Des O Connor Tonight
The Spice Girls, Celine Dion
Thursday 18th December 1997
Carlton Videotheque
Content unknown
Friday 19th December 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (acoustic)
Robbie Williams – Angel (live)
Bryan Adams – Coming Back To You (live)
All Saints – Never Ever (live vocals)
U2 – greeting from Bono, If God Will Send His Angels (promo clip)
Chicken Shed – I’m In Love With The World
Celine Dion -
Sting & The Police -
Teletubbies – Say Eh-
ITV CITV Awards 3:50 -
Boyzone, Eternal, Peter Andre
ITV Richard & Judy
Roy Wood – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
C4 Rikki Lake
La Bouche
C4 TFI Friday
Sting, Morrissey, Space
Saturday 20th December 1997
BBC1 Live And Kicking
The Spice Girls
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
content unknown
BBC1 The National Lottery Live
Possibly no musical guests
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 The British Country Music Awards 12:40 – 1:40 pm
USA: Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Glen Campbell, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, Dale Watson, Kathy Chiavola
UK: Cheap Suits, Adam Cauldwell, Phil Pope’s Death By Country
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
ITV A Mom For Christmas 1990 TV movie
Olivia Newton John
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 Brit Girls: Girls On Top 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Beryl Marsden, Helen Shapiro, Twinkle, P P Arnold, Millie, Billie Davis
Monday 22nd December 1997
BBC2 Shooting Stars
Mark Owen
C4 Ant & Dec
Roy Wood – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
C4 Allure perfume ad
Chrissie Hynde -
Wednesday 24th December 1997 Christmas Eve
BBC1 Joy To The World 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Cliff Richard
BBC1 The Spice Girls On Top Of The Pops 5:30 – 6:00 pm
BBC2 Arena: Banana 10:20 – 11:20 pm
John Cale
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight
content unknown
C5 Behind The Scenes Of Spice World – The Movie 5:30 – 6:00 pm
Thursday 25th December 1997 Christmas Day
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 1:15 – 2:15 pm
Hosted by Zoe Ball, Jo Whiley, Jayne Middlemiss
Eternal & Bebe Winans – I Wanna Be The Only One (live vocals)
Hanson – Mmm Bop
Chumbawumba – Tubthumping (repeat)
Gala – Freed From Desire (live vocal)
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli – Time To Say Goodbye
Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (live vocal)
Sash – Megamix
Shola Ama – You Might Need Somebody (live vocal)
Ultra Nate – Free (live vocal)
All Saints – Never Ever (live vocals)
Texas – Say What You Want (live)
Aqua – greeting from Washington DC, Barbie Girl (repeat)
Top 30 chart run down of the year
Elton John – greeting, Something In The Way You Look Tonight (live in concert)
This weeks' chart run down 20 -
The Spice Girls – Too Much (camera follows them off stage back to dressing room corridor)
BBC1 The Flintstones 1994 movie with The B52’s
ITV Paul McCartney Flaming Pie silent advert 10 sec
ITV Spice Up Your Christmas 4:45 – 5:50 pm
The Spice Girls Live in Istanbul, Turkey October 1997
ITV 1997 World Music Awards (repeat)
C5 Paul McCartney Standing Stone 10:30 am – 12:05 pm
C5 Moonwalker Michael Jackson movie
C5 100% -
C5 Night Fever – Abba Special 7:00 – 7:55 pm
Friday 26th December 1997 Boxing Day
BBC1 Paul McCartney Standing Stone – The Documentary 12:10 – 1:00 pm
BBC1 Unplugged – Oasis (repeat)
ITV Dame Edna Kisses It Better 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Cliff Richard
Saturday 27th December 1997
BBC1 Top of the Pops (repeat)
BBC2 Top of the Pops 2
Content unknown
ITV CITV Awards (repeat)
Boyzone, Eternal, Peter Andre
ITV Rockmania
Content unknown
C4 Joe Cocker – Have A Little Faith (repeat)
Sunday 28th December 1997
BBC1 Gospel According To Cliff 6:15 – 7:00 pm
Cliff Richard live at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
BBC1 The Rhythm Of Life 1: 11:25 pm – 12:15 am
George Martin
BBC1 Unplugged: George Michael 12:15 – 1:05 am
C4 Nobody Does It Better – The Music Of James Bond 10:15 – 11:15 pm
John Barry, David Arnold, David McAlmont, Jarvis Cocker, Aimee Mann, Martin Fry etc
C5 Paul McCartney in conversation with Sir David Frost 11:35 am – 12:50pm
Monday 29th December 1997
BBC1 The Rhythm Of Life 2: 11:20 pm – 12:10 am
George Martin
BBC2 Merry Mind The Buzzcocks 10:00 – 10:40 pm
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Boy George, Noddy Holder, Jonathan Ross, Louise Wenner
ID parade: Stuart Tosh from Pilot, A member of The Wombles (without the suit on)
BBC2 Cambridge Folk Festival 12:15 – 12:55pm
33rd festival, July 1997
Hosted by Jools Holland
ITV Talking Telephone Numbers
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ITV Freddie Starr Show 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Status Quo, Leo Sayer
Tuesday 30th December 1997
BBC2 Cambridge Folk Festival
Jackson Browne, Afro-
Wednesday 31st December 1997
BBC1 End Of The Year Show
Errol Brown
BBC1 Hogmanay Live 12:10 – 1:00 pm
Capercalie
BBC2 Cambridge Folk Festival
Fluke, Steve Earl, London Gospel Community Choir
BBC2 Jool’s Hootnanny 11:55 pm – 1:15 am
Sam Brown, Gabrielle, Fun Lovin Criminals with Ian McCulloch, B B King, David Gilmour, Jewell, Shaun Ryder, Blur, Ahmet Ertegun
BBC2 The Best Of Glastonbury 97 1:15 – 2:35 am
ITV Des O’Connor
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ITV Happy New Year Live From Edinburgh Hogmanay 11:00 pm – 12:30 am
Texas, Space, The Saw Doctors
C4 TFI 1998 11:00 pm – 12:15 am
Ocean Colour Scene, Chuwumbawumba, Sharleen Spiteri, Mark Owen
C4 Meat Loaf Live At The Neighborhood 5:00 – 6:00 am
Also this year
ITV Boots advert December
Paul Young -