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Number 15: EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 1968 9.45m The fixed contest, where Cliff got beat by a Spaniard: 89-NxF_T8IY

Number 16: CORONATION STREET 9.45m A 1967 Episode: itSg7-3eu1w

Number 17: CORONATION STREET 9.43m A 1964 Episode: qTQcf-hv2Tw

Number 18: THE GRAND NATIONAL 1968 9.25 Red Alligator & the youngest jockey to win: r5oyonNut1s

Number 20: THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1969 9.15m The 1969 Performance with Cilla Black, Roy Castle, Herb Alpert & Moira Anderson Number 19: THE LONDON PALLADIUM SHOW 9.15m A 1966 Edition; gAmsJ2As7Ug

Number 21: HOWERD'S HOUR 9.10m Frankie Howerd on ITV in 1968 & guest Sandie Shaw (again!) 9ynGqWweDRI

Number 25: MARKET IN HONEY LANE 8.85m The Cockney Soap set in London's East End...Sounds familar, ay? Arh, but this one didn't employ ex-murders! It starred Vicki Wolf, ex-singer Iain Gregory & Marla Landi (to name but 3) & was made by ATV Number 24: DOUBLE YOUR MONEY 8.85m Hughie Green in a 1966 edition of the quiz Number 23: CORONATION STREET 8.86m A 1962 Episode of the Soap: c7awxPGdMLA Number 22: CORONATION STREET 9.05m A 1966 Episode: xaDuMjs4P8I

Number 30: TAKE YOUR PICK 8.80m An edition from 1966 Number 29: TAKE YOUR PICK 8.80 An edition from 1965 Number 28: THE BOAT RACE 1968 8.80m The BBC showing on the 1968 Boat Race Number 27: THE EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP SEMI FINAL 1968 8.80m England 0 - 1 Yugoslavia Number 26: THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 1967 8.85m (with Sandie Shaw winning in Vienna) 7M2C-CK8QOA

Number 31: STEPTOE & SON 8.79m Harold & Albert in 1963: KQviLToAnVc

Number 33: TAKE YOUR PICK 8.75m Michael Miles & an Edition of the quiz from 1967 Number 32: LIFE WITH COOPER 8.75m Fun & games with the comic genius of Tommy Cooper on ITV in 1968: zAfQiISnd3o

Number 34: MORECAMBE & WISE 8.70m A 1967 Edition of duo on ATV: IhPhA-fJQWY

It was the 1970s, Brett. Freedom of free speach ruled. Unlike today's double standard variety, where apparently it's alright to swear (if you are a comic, afte 9pm) except Dave Allen was crucified for saying the "F" word in 1990 at 10.15pm one Sunday evening. Standards? Where are they today & is the Country really full of so many liars? Interesting piece on Jimmy Savile: http://www.annaraccoon.com/ And here's a clip of Legs & Co from the skipped DLT show (3rd Aug 78): XTLJ8cM-hjQ (If I manage to get a link to both 27th July & 3rd August in full, I will of course post them).... Meanwhile, take a trip back to August 1974: (And if you thought Jilted John was dodgy in 78, then compare that too Polly James, blacking up her face, as part of Sweet Dreams in 74!) Part One T7d0buUt6VE Part Two wTCqlNRRJsk Part Three MjUwityq9cM Part Four -t7bvQ6L9wk Part Five 4UUhXBt0n4Q

Number 36: RIVIERA POLICE 8.60m A 1965 Episode of the lost Rediffusion crime series starring Noel Trevarthen as Superintendant Johnson, Geoffrey Frederick as Superintendant Hunter, Frank Lieberman as Lt Col Sore & Brian Spink as Inspector Legrand. Number 35: MRS THURSDAY 8.60m Kathleen Harrison as the elderly cleaning lady, that inherits her bosses house, fortune & butler (Hugh Manning). The comedy/drama series from 1967: gA209VbX08U

Number 37: CORONATION STREET 8.60m A 1968 Episode of the Soap: n9OooKCFeeA

Number 39: DR FINLAY'S CASEBOOK 8.50m A 1967 Episode of the BBC Drama series Number 38: IN LOVING MEMORY 8.60 The 1969 Pilot Episode of the Sitcom, about Funeral Directors with Thora Hird & Christopher Beeny. They inherit the Business from Ivy's (Thora's) late husband. Christopher Beeny plays her nephew. The series was put on hold, as the BBC were running a similar (& much more funny) sitcom with Bill Fraser in "That's Your Funeral". Unfortunately, Yorkshire Television saw fit to re-launch "In Loving Memory" in 1977 & it went on & on & on! Here is the theme to the series: (probably the best thing about it) hiw8QotVlfM And the ad for the DVD (God help us!) t8Jb-OWONOE

Number 40: THE RAT CATCHERS 8.50m The Rat Catchers is a 1960s British television series about a top secret British Intelligence Unit who receive orders from the Prime Minister and without questions battles enemy spies, saboteurs, and other criminals in order to protect the security of Great Britain and the Western Alliance. The show centred around three major characters: Peregrine Pascale Smith (portrayed by Gerald Flood), the Oxford University-educated managing director with 12 years' experience under his belt, Brigadier H. St. J. Davidson (portrayed by Philip Stone), the emotionless analytical brains behind the group, and newly-recruited Richard William Hurst (portrayed by Glyn Owen), formerly a superintendent at Scotland Yard who though he was said to have gone by the book in the police force, seems to have some problems with authority now. Part of the problem is that the Brigadier refuses to tell him more than the minimum that he needs to know about the organisation. Officially he works for Smith's company: Transworld Electronics and in episode 3, he is not sure whether Smith or the Brigadier is his boss. 6WJCDr464-k

Number 43: NO HIDING PLACE 8.45m A 1966 Episode of the Drama series Number 42: NO HIDING PLACE 8.48m A 1965 Episode Number 41: THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1961 8.48m KgwwdgepuSg

Do you know where he was stationed? The Airfield at White Waltham was used quite a bit in the 50s & 60s. It appeared in the 1950s "H.G. Wells Invisible Man" series & a few others.

Number 44: THE DICK POWELL THEATRE 8.45m The BBC showing of the U.S. anthology series in 1964: imlfAzXDDGI

Number 47: THE AVENGERS 8.40m A 1966 Episode of the series Number 46: TILL DEATH US DO PART 6.40m A 1968 Episode with Alf Garnet Number 45: FROST ON SUNDAY 6.45m A 1968 Edition of the ITV show, with David Frost et al: yewr2c4bL2w o9wxG-7hwmg

Slap bang in the Summer of love this week in 1967. Same links as usual.

July 1997 this week & remember the old charts come from MRIB & Record Business Research, where as the newies are based on a Fri to Thurs sliding scale via Digital Sales Data.

Down Down 330,000 Ms Grace 294,000 (the lowest #1 of the 70s, I think...) But those early months of 75, saw a big dip in sales, as it all turned very easy listening Radio 2 type stuff. Do beware of Brian's posts. As although his intentions are good, he does delve into my drawers, before i've complete stuff. Including the 80s lists, that appeared everywhere, as well as another where we used different multipliers, which came from 2010 in a Radio show with Jason Scott. Some fine tuning going on there in the latest few months & still doing some fine tuning on them.

The usual links & Mike & Richard take us back to The Network Chart & MRIB from July 1985, this week.

Something mildly awful like Lena Zavaroni or even worse Natalie Casey. And the best & most famous, Helen Shapiro & she definately beats Billie Piper for a #1 single in August 1961 at 14. Then there's also the young lady at the end of "The Land Of Make Believe" (who was a regular on Radio One's Playground programme) before Radio One was a playground!