DOING THEIR THING.

Doing Their Thing was a short lived ITV series.
It ran between July and September 1970.
The format was a group/artist played a set of their current and older songs in a 25 minute set
The show featured groups such as Marmalade, Mungo Jerry & Status Quo.


Transmission

All Right Now.

There were 11 editions all of which survive in the ITV archives.
Granada Televsion
10th July 1970 to 11th September 1970.

 

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Episode Guide

10 July 1970 (Marmalade)

Songs:
Up On Cripple Creek
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes
Scarborough Fair
Sounds of Silence
Rainbow
Reflections of My Life
Life Is.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 24:15
 
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10 July 1970 (The Family)
 
Songs:
Good News Bad News
Drowned In Wine
Procession/No Mule's Fool
Holding the Compass
Strange Band.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 21:59
 
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17 July 1970 (Mungo Jerry)

Songs:
Have a Whiff on Me
Dust Pneumonia Blues
Somebody Stole My Wife
In The Summertime
Give Me That Harp
Mighty Man.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 21:11
 
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24 July 1970 (Free)
 
Songs:
Ride On Pony
Mr Big
I'll Be Creeping
Alright Now
Songs of Yesterday.
 
Director - John Shepard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 25:39
 
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31 July 1970 (Status Quo)
 
Songs:
Road House Blues
Down The Dustpipe
Spinning Wheel Blues
Is It Really Me
Got To Go Home
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 24:21

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07 August 1970 (Georgie Fame)
 
Songs:
Pink Champagne
Seventh Son
Fool’s Paradise
Bluesology
Fire and Rain
Yeh Yeh
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 24:50
 
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14 August 1970 (The Tremeloes)

Songs:
Johnny Be Goode
Goodtime
Yellow River
Games People Play
Hello World
My Little Lady
Here Comes My Baby
I Shall Be Released
Once On a Sunday Morning
Silence Is Golden
Even the Bad Times Are Good
Mountain Dew
Hound Dog
Rip It Up And Whole Lotta Shaking.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 23:23

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21 August 1970 (Deep Purple)

Songs:
Speed King
Child in Time
Wring That Neck
Mandrake Root.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 23:23
 
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28 August 1970 (Stone The Crows)
 
Songs:
Raining In Your Heart
Freedom Road
Touch of Your Loving Hand
(The Ballad Of) Hollis Brown.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
 
Running Time - Minutes: 24:55
 
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04 September 1970 (Juicy Lucy)

Songs:
Mississippi Woman
Chicago 'N' Western
Going To the Chicago Blues
Willie the Pimp
Who Do You Love?
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 23:43
 
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11 September 1970 (Labi Siffre)
 
Songs:
Something on My Mind
Words
I Don't Know What's Happened To the Kids Today
Maybe Tomorrow
Make My Day
May Be
A Little More Line.
This Guy's In Love With You.
 
Director - John Sheppard
Producer - John Hamp
Running Time - Minutes: 25:38
 
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