It was a very mixed audience, ranging from grey-haired pensioners to young children squirming in their seats, that gathered at the Odeon Covent Garden last Saturday lunchtime to watch a special screening of two episodes of ‘Fireball XL5′, the 1963 Gerry Anderson production which preceded his ever-popular ‘Thunderbirds’.
Having watched the programme as a young child, [...]
Journal entries about Television
Sixties Happenings - Strings Attached!
Sixties Happenings - Jazz In June
London’s BFI Southbank celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary Ronnie Scott’s jazz club with its Jazz In June programme which features both free and ticketed events. Amongst the attractions on offer are live performances courtesy of Ronnie Scott’s musicians and the highlight of the season will be a Jazz Weekender from 12-14th June, with [...]
Chris Welch’s Memories, Part 6
As the Sixties progressed, the National Jazz and Blues Festival started featuring more and more rock bands. I’d seen Cream doing their very first rehearsal in a church hall and then I went to see them at Klooks Kleek at the Station Hotel in West Hampstead, and they were fantastic. The big premiere for the [...]
Brian Auger’s Memories, Part 6
When I became a professional musician in 1963, there was no real recording industry at the time, but all of a sudden, the recording industry started to buck up and this wave of English music cut across the world. It was absolutely amazing to eventually go to places in Japan and have kids come up [...]