BBC Radio 1 - In Concert programmes from 1972
Shows as listed by Radio Times - therefore not necessarily accurate if cancellations or last minute schedule changes occurred. The name given in brackets is that of the host.
There are big gaps in this list, which it may be possible to fill over time. At the moment, I only have half-decent coverage up to 1978. I then have the Xmas 1979 copy and one random issue from 1985 - so I have not bothered putting in the absent dates for these and intervening years. (Contact me via the Peel list if you have any updates, or want to sell me missing Radio Times from the 1970s ...)
From January 1972 to at least 1979 the shows went out at 6.30pm on Saturday evenings. This seems to have become 6.31 during 1979, presumably to incorporate a news bulletin. By 1985, it was 6.30 again. I'm not sure how long the series continued after 1985.
All shows are listed as being broadcast in stereo from Spring 1973, including repeat shows not listed as such before! Presumably they were originally broadcast on FM in mono and repeated in stereo as stereo coverage became more widespread. Also, in 1977 there were a few experimental 'Stereo & Quad' transmissions, marked 'Q' on the list. This information comes from Radio Times issues covering a number of different receiving regions, so it is likely that, as some regions got stereo and/or quad coverage before others, the appropriate regional Radio Times only listed stereo and/or quad broadcasts where they were likely to be received. If you see what I mean ...
Also in 1977 began the 'Sight and Sound In Concert' series which ran in the same slot on Radio One, with a simultaneous TV broadcast on BBC2 (marked 'S&S' on the list). This was usually a short run of programmes, after which the normal radio-only version of In Concert would return.
Sometimes it is not clear from the listing whether artists are performing together or independently: notably, Vinegar Joe and Hookfoot (15 Apr 72), Randy Newman and Mike Silver (20 Jul 74), Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band (14 Aug 76) and Stefan Grossman/John Renbourn/Davey Graham/Happy Traum (29 Jul 78).
Darren Giddings, 4 Dec 2011
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
No shows over the Xmas/New Year period of 18-31 Dec 1971
Saturdays, 6.30pm:
1 Jan -
8 Jan - Mott the Hoople/John Martyn (Andy Dunkley)
15 Jan - Kevin Ayers (Bob Harris)
22 Jan - Rory Gallagher/Nazareth (Alan Black)
29 Jan - Man/Bell 'n' Arc (Andy Dunkley)
5 Feb - The Strawbs (Alan Black)
12 Feb - Osibisa/Claire Hamill (Alan Black)
19 Feb - Barclay James Harvest/Stray (Alan Black)
26 Feb - The Faces featuring Rod Stewart/John Baldry (John Peel)
4 Mar - The Groundhogs (Mike Harding)
11 Mar - Genesis/Max Merritt and the Meteors (Andy Dunkley)
18 Mar - Deep Purple (Mike Harding)
25 Mar - Sandy Denny/Quiver (Bob Harris)
1 Apr - Judee Sill/Hardin and York (Alan Black)
8 Apr - Grimms (John Peel)
15 Apr - Vinegar Joe and Hookfoot (Alan Black)
22 Apr - The Roy Young Band/Home (Alan Black)
29 Apr - Mick Abraham's Band/Jude (Alan Black)
6 May - Heads, Hands and Feet/The Sutherland Brothers (Andy Dunkley)
13 May - Country Joe McDonald/Brinsley Schwarz (Alan Black)
20 May - The Edgar Broughton Band (Andy Dunkley)
27 May - Jackson Browne (Alan Black)
3 Jun - Wishbone Ash (Bob Harris)
10 Jun - Julie Felix/Jonathan Kelly (Alan Black)
17 Jun - Badfinger/Nazareth (Alan Black)
24 Jun - Stackridge/Alexis (Andy Dunkley)
1 Jul - Argent (Bob Harris)
8 Jul - The Electric Light Orchestra (Mike Harding)
15 Jul - Todd Rundgren/Sunshine (Bob Harris)
22 Jul - If/Dave Evans (Alan Black)
29 Jul - Rory Gallagher (Mike Harding)
5 Aug - The Pink Floyd (John Peel) - repeat
12 Aug - Tom Paxton (John Peel) - repeat
19 Aug - The Faces featuring Rod Stewart/John Baldry (John Peel) - repeat
26 Aug - Deep Purple (Mike Harding) - repeat
2 Sep - Soft Machine (Alan Black)
9 Sep - Atomic Rooster/Matching Mole (Mike Harding)
16 Sep - Roxy Music/Tir Na Nog (Bob Harris)
23 Sep - The Johnny Otis Show (Mike Harding)
30 Sep - Slade (Mike Harding)
7 Oct - Banana Follies featuring Kevin Ayers, Archie Leggatt, Lol Coxhill, David Bedford (Mike Harding)
14 Oct - Hawkwind (Andy Dunkley)
21 Oct - JSD Band/Gallagher and Lyle (Mike Harding)
28 Oct - Stone the Crows (Alan Black)
4 Nov - Tom Paxton (Bob Harris)
11 Nov - Mike Cooper's Machine Gun Company/Budgie (Pete Drummond)
18 Nov - Frampton's Camel/Labi Siffre (Bob Harris)
25 Nov - Barclay James Harvest (Alan Black)
2 Dec - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band/Back Door (Alan Black)
9 Dec - The Incredible String Band/Delivery (Pete Drummond)
16 Dec - Plainsong/Rab Noakes (Bob Harris)
23 Dec - "Bob Harris introduces some of the solo artists who have featured in this year's programmes, including Jackson Browne, Sandy Denny, Dave Evans, Julie Felix, Claire Hamill, John Martyn, Country Joe McDonald, Todd Rundgren, Labi Siffre and Judee Sill."
30 Dec -
Saturdays, 6.30pm
6 Jan
13 Jan
20 Jan
27 Jan
3 Feb - Stackridge/Bruce Cockburn (Bob Harris)
10 Feb
17 Feb
24 Feb
3 Mar - Judee Sill/Can (Alan Black)
10 Mar
17 Mar
24 Mar
31 Mar - Claire Hamill/Trapeze (Alan Black)
7 Apr
14 Apr - Brinsley Schwarz/Gypsy (Bob Harris) S
21 Apr
28 Apr
5 May
12 May - The Electric Light Orchestra/Harvey Andrews (Alan Black) S
19 May
26 May
2 Jun
9 Jun
16 Jun
23 Jun - The Wailers/John Dummer's Ooblee Dooblee Band (Pete Drummond) S
30 Jun
7 Jul
14 Jul - Solid Gold Cadillac/String Driven Thing (Alan Black) S
21 Jul - The Spencer Davis Group/Back Door (Alexis Korner) S
28 Jul
4 Aug - Hawkwind (Andy Dunkley) S - repeat
11 Aug
18 Aug - Family (Pete Drummond) S - repeat
25 Aug - The Faces (John Peel) S - repeat
1 Sep - Thin Lizzy/Atlantis (Alan Black) S
8 Sep
15 Sep
22 Sep
29 Sep - Pete Yorke Percussion Band (Alan Black) S
6 Oct
13 Oct - The Average White Band/Sassafras (Bob Harris) S
20 Oct - Peter Skellern/Queen (Alan Black) S
27 Oct - Man/Deke Leonard and Iceberg (Andy Dunkley) S
3 Nov - Leo Kottke/Mike Silver (Alan Black) S
10 Nov
17 Nov
24 Nov - Home (Bob Harris) S
1 Dec
8 Dec
15 Dec
22 Dec
29 Dec
Saturdays, 6.30pm. All S.
5 Jan
12 Jan
19 Jan
26 Jan
2 Feb
9 Feb
16 Feb
23 Feb
2 Mar
9 Mar
16 Mar
23 Mar - Stefan Grossman/Amazing Blondel (Alan Black)
30 Mar
6 Apr
13 Apr
20 Apr - Strawbs (Alan Black)
27 Apr
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 Jun
8 Jun
15 Jun
22 Jun
29 Jun - Rory Gallagher (Alan Black)
6 Jul
13 Jul
20 Jul - Randy Newman and Mike Silver (Alan Black)
27 Jul - The Kinks (Alan Black)
3 Aug
10 Aug
17 Aug
24 Aug
31 Aug
7 Sep
14 Sep - Bridget St John/John James (Pete Drummond)
21 Sep
28 Sep - String Driven Thing/The Jackie Lynton Band (Alan Black)
5 Oct
12 Oct
19 Oct - Ashton-Lord (Mike Harding)
26 Oct
2 Nov - Lesley Duncan/Splinter (Alan Black)
9 Nov - Jess Roden/Dog Soldier (Alan Black)
16 Nov
23 Nov
30 Nov
7 Dec
14 Dec
21 Dec
28 Dec
Saturdays, 6.30pm. All S
4 Jan
11 Jan
18 Jan - Stackridge/Kelly's Eye (Alan Black)
25 Jan - Isotope/Amazing Blondel (Alan Black)
1 Feb
8 Feb
15 Feb
22 Feb
1 Mar
8 Mar
15 Mar
22 Mar
29 Mar - Back Door/McGuinness Flint (Bob Harris)
5 Apr
12 Apr
19 Apr
26 Apr - Mike Heron's Reputation/Steve Tilston (Pete Drummond)
3 May
10 May - Camel/GT Moore and the Reggae Guitars (Bob Harris)
17 May
24 May
31 May - PFM (Pete Drummond)
7 Jun - Alan Hull/Clem Alford (Alan Black)
14 Jun - Be-Bop Deluxe/Rab Noakes (Alan Black)
21 Jun - Pilot/Linda Lewis (Alan Black)
28 Jun
5 Jul
12 Jul
19 Jul
26 Jul
2 Aug - Chapman-Whitney Streetwalkers/Jet (Pete Drummond)
9 Aug - Elton John (Bob Harris)
16 Aug
23 Aug
6 Sep
13 Sep - Sassafras/Moonrider (Bob Harris)
20 Sep
27 Sep
4 Oct
11 Oct
18 Oct
25 Oct - The Climax Blues Band/Gordon Giltrap (Alan Black)
1 Nov
8 Nov - Jack the Lad/Chas and Dave (Pete Drummond)
15 Nov
22 Nov - Howard Werth and The Moonbeams/Dragonfly (Pete Drummond)
29 Nov
6 Dec
13 Dec
20 Dec - Nazareth (Alan Black)
27 Dec - Steeleye Span [not an In Concert, but "The Mad, Modern Mummers in a spectacular, stereophonic seasonal entertainment"]
Saturdays, 6.30pm. All S.
3 Jan
10 Jan
17 Jan
24 Jan
31 Jan - Ace/Aj Webber (Pete Drummond)
7 Feb
14 Feb
21 Feb - Curved Air/The Dransfields (Pete Drummond)
28 Feb
6 Mar - Gallagher and Lyle/Sailor (Alan Black)
13 Mar
20 Mar - Stefan Grossman and Friends (Pete Drummond)
27 Mar
3 Apr
10 Apr - Elkie Brooks and Her Band/Deaf School (Pete Drummond)
17 Apr - Renaissance (Alan Black)
24 Apr - The Chieftains (John Peel)
1 May - Jess Roden Band/Solution (Alan Black)
8 May - Mike Nesmith/Richard Dignance (Alan Black)
15 May
22 May - The London Boogie Band/Steve Tilston (Alan Black)
29 May
5 Jun
12 Jun
19 Jun
26 Jun
3 Jul - The Pat Travers Band/Joanna Carlin (Pete Drummond)
10 Jul - Colosseum II/Tony Bird (Alan Black)
17 Jul
24 Jul - Michael Chapman/Graham Parker and The Rumour (Pete Drummond)
31 Jul - The Noel Redding Band/Catherine Howe (Alan Black)
7 Aug - Todd Rundgren's Utopia (no host credited) - repeat
14 Aug - Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band (no host credited) - repeat
21 Aug
28 Aug - The Chieftains (John Peel) - repeat
4 Sep - Max Merritt and the Meteors (Pete Drummond)
11 Sep
18 Sep - The Murray Head Band/Harvey Andrews (Alan Black)
25 Sep - Frankie Miller's Full House/Steve Goodman (Pete Drummond)
2 Oct
9 Oct - Santana, recorded at the Beacon Theatre, San Francisco (no host credited)
23 Oct - Kevin Ayers/Joan Armatrading (Alan Black)
30 Oct
6 Nov - Electric Light Orchestra recorded at the Guildhall, Portsmouth (no host credited)
13 Nov - The Gordon Giltrap Band/The Dodgers (Pete Drummond)
20 Nov - The Kursaal Flyers/Alberto y Los Trios Paranoias (Pete Drummond)|
27 Nov - The 'O' Band/Cado Belle (Bob Harris)
4 Dec - Steve Hillage/Andy Desmond (Pete Drummond)
11 Dec
18 Dec
25 Dec
Saturdays, 6.30. All S.
1 Jan
8 Jan - S&S: Renaissance (Alan Black)
15 Jan - S&S: The Jess Roden Band (John Peel)
22 Jan - S&S: Santana, recorded at the Odeon, Hammersmith (Bob Harris)
29 Jan - S&S: Rory Gallagher (Alan Black)
5 Feb - S&S: John Miles (Pete Drummond)
12 Feb - S&S: The Chieftains (John Peel)
19 Feb
26 Feb - S&S: Kiki Dee (Pete Drummond)
5 Mar
12 Mar
19 Mar - S&S: Paice, Ashton, Lord (Alan Black)
26 Mar
2 Apr
9 Apr - John Hartford/Richard Dignance (Alan Black)
16 Apr - Eddie and the Hot Rods/Eddie Howell (Pete Drummond)
23 Apr - Dave Edmunds' Rockpile/The Stranglers (Pete Drummond)
30 Apr - The Jack Bruce Band (Pete Drummond) Q
7 May - Racing Cars/Catherine Howe (Alan Black)
14 May - Frankie Miller's Full House (Alan Black)
21 May - Nutz/John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett (Pete Drummond)
28 May - Shakti with John McLaughlin (Bob Harris) Q
4 Jun - Rory Gallagher (Alan Black)
11 Jun - Heron/The Lew Lewis Band (Alan Black)
18 Jun - The George Hatcher Band/Rogue (Bob Harris)
25 Jun
2 Jul
9 Jul
16 Jul - Quantum Jump/Steve Tilston (Bob Harris)
23 Jul
30 Jul - Sassafras/Five Hand Reel (Bob Harris)
6 Aug
13 Aug
20 Aug
27 Aug
3 Sep
10 Sep
17 Sep - The Pirates/Clayson and The Argonauts (Alan Black)
24 Sep
1 Oct - S&S: Camel (Pete Drummond)
8 Oct
15 Oct
22 Oct
29 Oct
5 Nov - S&S: Lone Star/The Pat Travers Band (Pete Drummond)
12 Nov
19 Nov
26 Nov - S&S: Steve Gibbons Band (Anne Nightingale)
3 Dec - S&S: Nazareth (Alan Black)
10 Dec
17 Dec
24 Dec - Todd Rundgren's Utopia (no host credited)
31 Dec - "Bob Harris introduces some of the solo and acoustic artists who were In Concert during 1977."
Saturdays, 6.30. All S.
7 Jan
14 Jan - S&S: Colosseum II/Richard Dignance (Alan Black)
21 Jan
28 Jan
4 Feb - S&S: Be-Bop Deluxe/Jenny Darren (Alan Black)
11 Feb
18 Feb
25 Feb
4 Mar - S&S: The Tom Robinson Band/Sad Cafe (Anne Nightingale)
11 Mar
18 Mar - S&S: Gallagher and Lyle (Pete Drummond)
25 Mar - S&S: Steel Pulse/XTC (Pete Drummond)
1 Apr
8 Apr - The Byrds Reunion Concert featuring The Gene Clark Band, The Chris Hillman Band and Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd, recorded at The Odeon, Hammersmith (no host credited)
15 Apr
22 Apr - Deaf School/Andy Desmond (Pete Drummond)
29 Apr - Pete Seeger/Quilapayun "In Concert for Chile recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London" (no host credited)
6 May - Cado Belle/Arbre (Alan Black)
13 May
20 May
27 May - Eddie and the Hot Rods/Generation X (Pete Drummond)
3 Jun - The Pirates/Mickey Jupp (Alan Black)
10 Jun - The Jam/Gruppo Sportivo (Pete Drummond)
17 Jun - "Alexis Korner's 50th Birthday Party" (no host credited)
24 Jun - "Alexis Korner's 50th Birthday Party at Pinewood (Part 2) plus music from The Outlaws in the USA." (no host credited)
1 Jul
8 Jul - The Motors/The Jolt (Pete Drummond)
15 Jul - David Coverdale's White Snake/The Only Ones (Alan Black)
22 Jul - The Roy Hill Band/Dire Straits (Pete Drummond)
29 Jul - Stefan Grossman/John Renbourn/Davey Graham/Happy Traum (Alan Black)
5 Aug - Supertramp (Bob Harris) - repeat
12 Aug - The Steve Gibbons Band (Anne Nightingale) - repeat
19 Aug - Gentle Giant (Pete Drummond) - repeat
26 Aug - John Miles (Alan Black) - repeat
2 Sep
9 Sep - Darts (Anne Nightingale)
16 Sep - Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders/The Dodgers (Bob Kilbey)
23 Sep
30 Sep
7 Oct
14 Oct - Renaissance (Alan Black)
21 Oct
28 Oct
4 Nov
11 Nov
18 Nov
25 Nov
2 Dec
9 Dec
16 Dec
23 Dec
30 Dec
Saturdays, 6.31 (!). All S.
22 Dec - Mickey Jupp/Peter Hammill and Dave Jackson (Bob Kilbey)
29 Dec - The Jam recorded at The Rainbow Theatre, London (no host credited)
Saturdays, 6.30. All S.
16 Mar - Big Sound Authority/Scary Thieves (Steve Blacknell)