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Number 49: TAKE YOUR PICK (1964) 8.39m Michael presides over another edition of the game show. Number 48: DR FINLAY'S CASEBOOK (1963) 8.39m The BBC1 Drama series with crime solving Scotsman: M1hDprYszeY A complete episode: MtVuQW0i1C4

Number 53: LOVE STORY (1965) 8.35m An ATV series of stories about love. With the haunting theme played by Jack Parnell & His Orchestra. Number 52: THIS WEEK (1965) 8.35m A 1965 edition on the ITV current affairs show on a Thursday evening. Number 51: DOUBLE YOUR MONEY (1964) 8.35m Hughie Green & more contestants. Number 50: THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1964 8.37m Sunday 8th November 1964: U2-Fa2kDG54 psc3ZDW6OYI

Number 54: CORONATION STREET (1969) 8.35m Our first visit to the Street in this list: FwQNZjNLn9s

Number 56: CINEMA 66 (1966) 8.30m The 1966 series of ITV's look at the week's latest films. Number 55: THE BENNY HILL SHOW (1969) 8.30M The early days for Benny at Thames TV: ESWMrKxNq0w And a complete edition: quN3VTIpQ0k

Number 58: DRAMA 63 (1963) 8.27m An ATV series of Dramas going out on Sunday nights at 9pm. Number 57: SECOMBE & FRIENDS (1967) 8.30m An ATV series with Harry Secombe, in various sketches with Michael Bentine, Tony Hancock, Danny La Rue, Ray Ellington, Spike Milligan & Peter Sellers. EB7eep-fK8Q

Same links as usual & it's this week's Top 20, back to back with that from June 1973.

Nice to see Rod's been awarded corrected figures for "Sailing". Only Showaddywaddy & the New Seekers to go now! Though I suppose they can be forgiven in the "lost" weeks BMRB sales. I've noticed that The Big Top 40 is not including any airplay on it's chart, these days & it's just a straight iTunes Single Track chart. Although they still change everything around at 6pm....

Number 59: MISS WORLD 1963 8.25 The BBC's coverage of the 1963 Beauty Contest won by Carole Crawford of Jamaica. It took place at the Lyceum on 7th November 1963: FD1lE7eLx2A rULkXINVFPI

Number 60: MAX (1969 Edition) 8.25 Max Bygraves & guests in a Christmas 1969 Edition LyLxRQ5S3xw KO_-JeRsCXA And Max's theme: PBqyZNpE9T0

Number 61: THE DUSTBINMEN (1969) 8.25m Equally garbage! Jack Rosenthal's comedy creation. One of the grittier sit-coms in many ways, The Dustbinmen provoked outrage from the bodies who wanted to clean up TV, but the viewers loved it. Why? Cast: Bryan Pringle as Cheese and Egg Trevor Bannister as Heavy Breathing Graham Haberfield as Winston Platt John Barrett as 'Smellie' Ibbotson Tim Wylton as Eric Paula Wilcox as Naomi Brian Wilde as Bloody Delilah 6Rq6ovuTyEk

Number 62: MR DIGBY DARLING (1969) 8.25m I had hope for a clip of this at least, but can't find one. It was repeated by Granada Plus, about 15 years back. Roland Digby's home life is less than perfect. His children run riot and his wife wants more. The only peace of mind Mr Digby enjoys is in his office at Rid-O-Rat pesticide manufacturers. At Rid-O-Rat he's every need is dealt with by his faithful P.A. Cast: Peter Jones as Roland Digby Sheila Hancock as Thelma Teesdale Beryl Cooke as Olive Norman Chappell as Chambers Brian Oulton as Mr Trumper Janet Brown as Joyce Peter Stephens as Mr Baiey Michael Bates as Norman Stanhope Roland Digby's home life is less than perfect. His children run riot and his wife wants more. The only peace of mind Mr Digby enjoys is in his office at Rid-O-Rat pesticide manufacturers. At Rid-O-Rat he's every need is dealt with by his faithful P.A. Miss Teesdale (Sheila Hancock). I would vote this sitcom, one of the worse of all time. It was very much like the awful "Take A Letter Mr Jones" (a 1981 other vehicle for John Inman, assisting Rula Lenska). Both were the worst possible programmes I've ever seen.

Stand by for the worst sitcom of the 60s, by far....

Number 63: THEY'VE SOLD A MILLION (1963) 8.24 An ITV show on million sellers, mainly because the Beatles had sown 1963 up in Million Sellers: Here's a link to some vintage ITV Schedules: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&a....48293060,d.d2k

Number 65: NO HIDING PLACE (1964) 8.22m A 1964 Episode of the ITV Police drama Number 64: THE MAX BYGRAVES SHOW 8.22m Max & other acts in 1963. Here's a clip from 8 years earlier: jQ8BYOCVJGw

Number 66: Z CARS (1967 Episode) 8.20 Z Victor One! The BBC1 Police drama series rWflrCrwUSw

Number 70: THIS IS PETULA CLARK (1967) 8.15m The 1967 Boxing Day edition with Pet & guests She performed her latest hit (which had entered the chart at #30): iA93sPlY6-8 And also an oldie from 1966: 6Ez6bUGGHnU Number 69: WORLD TITLE BOXING (1966) 8.15 The BBC hosts the Boxing championship. Number 68: THE POWER GAME (1969) 8.15 The final ITV series of the drama. Number 67: WORLD IN ACTION (1968 Edition) 8.20m UzjeBaBFWqw ZJU4X60ce30

Number 73: CRANE (1965) 8.10 A 1965 episode of the ITV drama. Number 72: ARMCHAIR THEATRE (1964) 8.12 A 1964 Episode of the ITV Series. Number 71: TILL DEATH US DO PART (1969 Episode) 8.15m Warren Mitchell stars as loveable bigot, Alf Garnet QMwqpRLS_mw

Number 75: DARE I WEEP DARE I MOAN (1966 Showing) 8.10m James Mason stars in the ITV showing of the drama. Number 74: WORLD IN ACTION (1967 Edition) 8.10m The Granada Monday night, current affairs investigative programme. A melodramatic post-trial encounter in 1967 between Mick Jagger and senior British establishment figures, in which rock star and retinue were wafted by helicopter onto the lawn of a stately home, was engineered by then World In Action researcher and future BBC Director General, John Birt. He decades later described it as "one of the iconic moments of the Sixties. DB_XLVAleP4 3D-5Vh6tWH8

Number 76: HARLECH TELEVISION OPENING NIGHT (1968) 8.10 The opening of ITV for the West & Wales in 1968. You may remember it was originally TWW, that had the franchise for the area. z27A26rZGVw

Number 78: IT'S TARBUCK (1964) 8.08 A 1964 edition of Jimmy Tarbuck doing his Benny Hill stuff, for ITV! Number 77: THE MORECAMBE & WISE SHOW (1968) 8.10m Their first BBC2 series: RdH8gWnxHys

Number 80: DOUBLE YOUR MONEY (1967) 8.05 Hughie Green with a 1967 Edition of the game show. Number 79: THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1960 8.06m ITV's coverage of the 1960 edition: Max Bygraves KcdCo9EW2Eg Sammy Davis Jnr tkNhayVz0XQ

Number 81: INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (1968) 8.05 ITV's coverage of the European Cup Final (before they started missing goals, with commercial breaks!) In 1968, Man Utd beat Benfica 4 - 1. B-miJBBb5eA

Number 82: THE ROYAL FAMILY (1969) 8.05m A BBC1 Documentary, where the cameras followed the Royals around for 12 months (before the papers, did it every day!) PNgO31HUiFM

Number 83: TAKE YOUR PICK (1963 Edition) 8.02m Michael Miles hosts the pick the box & "Yes/No" game. irg29je8G8k

Number 85: EMERGENCY WARD TEN (1965 Episode) 8.01 A 1965 episode of the Hospital Soap. Number 84: VAL PARNELL'S SUNDAY SHOW (1961 Edition) 8.02m A Summer 1961 show in vain of Sunday Night At The London Palladium. This show was hosted by Tommy Steele. On one edition, Tommy sing his latest record & last hit: H2mjq78wYhg