Cilla Black at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
Sir Cliff Richard introduces memories from Cilla's son Robert, alongside insights from those who worked with and appeared on Cilla's ground breaking ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ TV light entertainment show
Sir Cliff Richard celebrates one of our biggest musical stars – Cilla Black – moving into the world of television presenting, with an innovative and hugely successful ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ series which prompted ITV, many decades later, to make her the Queen of Saturday Night TV once again on Blind Date and Surprise Surprise.
Contributors to Cilla Black at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, many of whom appeared and worked on the TV show, include Jimmy Tarbuck, Cilla’s son Robert Willis, Gillian Reynolds, Joe Brown, Sir Tim Rice, George Layton, Bob Harris, Tony Blackburn, Mike Batt, arranger and musician Mike Vickers and Hank Marvin from The Shadows. They will talk about their memories and appreciation of Cilla’s talent alongside archive clips and musical numbers from the series, some not heard since the original broadcast and believed lost until now. Sir Cliff was of course a close friend and appeared on Cilla many times, singing with her and helping the country choose the Song For Europe.
‘Cilla’, as it was called, was a ground-breaking live TV series on Saturday nights on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One. It contained light entertainment and reality elements, all hosted with Cilla’s sense of humour, infectious personality and warm connection with both big name guests and the public both at home and out and about.
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Music Played
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Cilla Black
Step Inside Love (Live on the 'Cilla' TV show 5 March 1968)
- Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
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Cilla Black
Step Inside Love
- Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
- EMI.
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Cilla Black
Fever (Excerpt)
- 1963-1973: The Abbey Road Decade.
- Parlophone UK.
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Cilla Black
Alfie (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 3 March 1973)
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Cilla Black
Love (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 16 Feb 1974)
- GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
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Cilla Black
Killing Me Softly With His Song (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 3 March 1973)
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Cilla Black, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch & John Farrah
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) ('Cilla in Scandinavia' 27 Nov 1971)
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Cilla Black & Paul McCartney
Step Inside Love (Original Demo)
- 1963-1973 The Abbey Road Decade.
- EMI.
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Cilla Black & Marc Bolan
Life's A Gas (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 2 Jan 1973)
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Cilla Black, Bernard Cribbins & Mike Batt
The Wombling Song (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 5 Jan 1974)
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Cilla Black & George Layton
Leaving On A Jet Plane (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 2 March 1974)
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Cilla Black & Tony Blackburn
Moon River (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 2 Feb 1974)
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Cilla Black
Conversations (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 20th March 1976)
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Cilla Black & Cliff Richard
Walk On By/The Look Of Love Medley (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 19 Feb 1969)
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Cilla Black
You're My World (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 13 Jan 1973)
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Cilla Black
You're My World
- Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
- EMI.
Broadcast
- Christmas Day 2023 22:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 2