Release Date: Sep 4, 2020
Hardback 272 pages
Almost sixty years have passed since the first transmission of the most influential popular music programme in British television history.
Ready, Steady, Go! has never been documented in full detail before - until now. Thanks to exclusive contributions and unseen photographs and memorabilia, author Andy Neill fully examines Ready, Steady, Go! from quintessential Swinging London accessory to the iconic status this e legendary popular music programme holds today.
The book features:
* Exclusive essays from artists, managers who appeared on the show including Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Andrew Oldham, Chris Stamp, Donovan, Lulu, BarbraraHulanicki, etc.
* Exclusive contributions from those directly involved (presenters, directors, dancers, set designers, etc.) as well as illuminating and evocative insights from contemporary viewers whose lives the show touched.
* Hundreds of colour and black and white images – the bulk of them previously unpublished.
* Original ephemera and memorabilia (tickets, contracts, letters, etc) as well as illustrations from the groundbreaking set designs and title sequences.
* A never before published and fully researched complete guide to all 173 episodes, including songs performed and artists’ appearances. (Only 5 % survive).
* Introductions from the show’s original editor Vicki Wickham and acclaimed director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
