How to become a pop star: how to choose the right song
Brian Sommerville tells teenagers how to become pop stars, starting with publicity and a good song
What we listened to
How to become a pop star
Brian Sommerville, former publicity manager of The Beatles, explains how the pop scene works
AFN Europe program schedule 7-13 May 1967
Tune into the American Forces Network in Germany
AFN Europe program schedule 23-29 April 1967
Tune into the American Forces Network in Germany
AFN Europe program schedule 16-22 April 1967
Tune into the American Forces Network in Germany
AFN Europe program schedule 2-8 April 1967
Tune into the American Forces Network in Germany
Music in the Night
Our new microsite takes you behind the scenes of Radio Luxembourg in 1965: from the staff to the adverts, from how to buy airtime to how to visit… and packed with audio clips recorded by Transdiffusion at the time!
Pop stars unlimited!
Pop! Pop! More pop! There's music everywhere on ITV in 1964
The group that likes to be different: The Hollies
Teenbeat magazine looks at The Hollies in 1966
The Pop Invasion
Who are the teen-agers going mad for in 1962? The ATV Television Show Book finds out!
Kathy Kirby: Champagne Star
A 1966 profile of pop phenomenon Kathy Kirby
A Pop Enigma… flaming Georgie Fame
Teenbeat Monthly in 1966 asks Georgie Fame about music, girls and... well, fame
‘Enerey The Eighth: Herman and his Hermits
Teenbeat Monthly profiles Peter Noone in 1966
The added sound of Manfred Mann
1966: the year Manfred Mann went top of the pops
Can The Beatles find the answer?
It's 1966 and Teenbeat Monthly asks: where do The Beatles go from here?
Shane Fenton
Introducing Shane Fenton.
The Spotniks
Introducing Swedish weirdos The Spotniks [sic].
The Tornados
Joe Meek's The Tornados hit Thank Your Lucky Stars
Little Richard
American star Little Richard appears on Thank Your Lucky Stars
Helen Shapiro
Introducing Helen Shapiro.
Lonnie Donegan
Cheerful Lonnie Donegan makes Thank Your Lucky Stars happy.
Matt Monro
Transatlantic crooner Matt Monro appears on Thank Your Lucky Stars
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
The former Shadows appear on Thank Your Lucky Stars
Chris Montez and Tommy Roe
American stars Chris Montez and Tommy Roe take over "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
Petula Clark
Pan-European favourite Petula Clark
John Leyton
Actor-turned-singer John Leyton on "Thank Your Lucky Stars".
Adam Faith
Introducing "Thank Your Lucky Stars" favourite Adam Faith
Frank Ifield and Mark Wynter
Introducing Mark Wynter and Frank Ifield
Billy Fury
Introducing "Thank Your Lucky Stars" regular Billy Fury.
Brian Matthew
Brian Matthew introduces us to a book full of pictures of your favourite stars of 1963
Beyond Our Ken
The BBC Light Programme's hit surreal comedy
Kenny Everett
The wacky world of Kuddly Ken
BBC Radio 1
Radio 1 is 1 in this feature from the Radio Times in 1968
Heart-throbs of Radio 1
The Radio Times interviews Jimmy Young and Tony Blackburn about Tony Blackburn and Jimmy Young.
Radio Luxembourg
Your station of the stars!
Radio Caroline
A long clip from Radio Caroline North in July 1967.