Ready Steady Go!
Broadcast
1965
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Beatlemania exploded into action in 1963, but the Fab Four were not the only pop phenomenon to arrive that year. Teenagers found their essential viewing on Friday evenings with this show, the brainchild of Elkan Allan, and its promise "The Weekend Starts Here." 200 of them were present in the studio for the opening edition, presented by Keith Fordyce and David Gell, for a line-up featuring Pat Boone, Chris Barber, Billy Fury, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes. The opening theme tune includes the famous catch-phrase "Five – Four – Three – Two – One!"
