Top of the Pops - The Orphans
This is a list of
the surviving clips that are confirmed to exist either in the BBC
archive or other Archives around the world.
Here they are listed by
each year from 1964 to 1977.
The Sweet | Teenage Rampage | 10th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Cilla Black | Baby We Can't Go Wrong | 10th Jan 75 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Golden Earring | Radar Love | 10th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Alternate Performance D.VT |
Diana Ross | All Of My Life | 10th Jan 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Lulu | The Man Who Sold The World | 10th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Mud | Tiger Feet | 17th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Alternate Performance D.VT |
Cliff Richard | Take Me High | 17th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Stealers Wheel | Star | 17th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Cozy Powell w/Pan's People | Dance With The Devil | 17th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Alvin Stardust | My Coo Ca Choo | 17th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
The Sweet | Teenage Rampage | 24th Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Mud | Tiger Feet | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
The Wombles | The Wombling Song | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Harold Melvin | The Love I Lost | 31st Jan 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Robert Knight | Love on a Mountain Top | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Stevie Wonder | Living For The City | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Jonathan King | Satisfaction | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Neil Sedaka | A Little Lovin' | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Ronnie Lane | How Come | 31st Jan 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Bay City Rollers | Remember (Sha La La La) | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Gilbert O'Sullivan | Happiness Is Me And You | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Stealers Wheel | Star | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Alternate Performance D.VT |
Lulu | The Man Who Sold The World | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Alt Performance D.VT |
Diana Ross | All Of My Life | 7th Feb 74 | Pan's People | No | Colour vrs of 10th Jan D.VT |
Mud | Tiger Feet | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Alternate Performance D.VT |
Prelude | After The Gold rush | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
T-Rex | Teenage Dream | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Suzi Quatro | Devil Gate Drive | 7th Feb 74 | Performance | Yes | |
The Hollies | Air That I Breathe | 14th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Paper Lace | Billy Don't Be A Hero | 14th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Alvin Stardust | Jealous Mind | 14th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Love Unlimited Orch' | Love's Theme | 14th Feb 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Hudson Ford | Burn Baby Burn | 14th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Aretha Franklin | Until You Come Back To Me | 14th Feb 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Lena Zavaroni | Ma He's Making Eyes At Me | 14th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Queen | Seven Sea's of Rhye | 21st Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
New Seekers | I Get A Little Sentimental.. | 28th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
John Christie | Everybody But Me | 28th Feb 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Ringo Starr | You're Sixteen | 28th Feb 74 | Crowd Dance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
David Bowie | Rebel Rebel | 7th Mar 74 | Pan's People | No | |
Hot Chocolate | Emma | 14th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Queen | Seven Sea's of Rhye | 14th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Aretha Franklin | Until You Come Back To Me | 14th Mar 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Queen | Seven Sea's of Rhye | 28th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Hot Chocolate | Emma | 28th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Alt Performance D.VT |
Terry Jacks | Seasons In The Sun | 28th Mar 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Harold Melvin & Bluenotes | Satisfaction Guarenteed | 28th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Slade | Everyday | 28th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Olivia Newton-John | Long Live Love | 28th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Paper Lace | Billy Don't Be A Hero | 28th Mar 74 | Performance | No | Alt Performance D.VT |
Mott the Hoople | Golden Age Of Rock'n'Roll | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | BBC Insert & Dom VT |
Sunny | Doctors Orders | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Glitter Band | Angel Face | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Limmie & Family Cookin' | Walking Miracle | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Limmie & Family Cookin' | Walking Miracle | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | BBC Insert. Alt Performance |
Gary Glitter | Remember Me This Way | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Mud | The Cat Crept In | 4th Apr 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Marvin Hamlish | The Entertainer | 18th Apr 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Bay City Rollers | Shang-A-Lang | 18th Apr 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Peters & Lee | Don't Stay Away Too Long | 9th May 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Gigliola Cinquatti | Go Before You Break My Heart | 9th May 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Paper Lace | The Night Chicago Died | 9th May 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Cockney Rebel | Judy Teen | 23rd May 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Cozy Powell | The Man in Black | 6th Jun 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Gary Glitter | Always Yours | 6th Jun 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Ray Stevens | The Streak | 6th Jun 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Isley Brothers | Summer Breeze | 6th Jun 74 | Pan's People | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Bad Company | Can't Get Enough | 6th Jun 74 | Performance | No | Bob Pratt Tapes |
Showaddywaddy | Hey Rock'n'Roll | 13th Jun 74 | Performance | No | Scrambled 15 second clip |
Paper Lace | The Black Eyed Boys | 5th Sep 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
10CC | Silly Love | 5th Sep 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Elton John | The Bitch is Back | 5th Sep 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Peters & Lee | Rainbow | 5th Sep 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Alvin Stardust | You You You | 5th Sep 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Robert Wyatt | I'm A Believer | 20th Sep 74 | Performance | Yes | BBC Insert |
Gary Shearston | I Get A Kick Out Of You | 11th Oct 74 | Pan's People | No | Engineer VT |
Pilot | Magic | 7th Nov 74 | Performance | No | Domestic Video Tape |
Queen | Killer Queen | 7th Nov 74 | Performance | No | Domestic Video Tape |
Wings | Juniors Farm | 21st Nov 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
David Essex | Gonna Make You A Star | 28th Nov 74 | Performance | Yes | BBC Insert Reel |
Gary Glitter | Oh Yes, You're Beautiful | 28th Nov 74 | Performance | Yes | BBC Insert Reel |
Suzi Quatro | The Wild One | 28th Nov 74 | Performance | Yes | BBC Insert Reel |
ABBA | So Long | 5th Dec 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Wizzard | Are You Ready To Rock | 12th Dec 74 | Performance | No | Incomplete Dom VT |
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes | Get Dancing | 12th Dec 74 | Insert? | No | Domestic VT Recording |
Elton John | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | 12th Dec 74 | Performance | No | Domestic VT Recording |