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Cilla Black at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ

Sir Cliff Richard introduces memories from Cilla's son Robert, alongside insights from those who worked with and appeared on Cilla's ground breaking ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, 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.

β€˜Cilla’, as it was called, was a ground-breaking live TV series on Saturday nights on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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.

57 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 2023 22:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Cilla Black

    Step Inside Love (Live on the 'Cilla' TV show 5 March 1968)

    • Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.

  • Cilla Black

    Step Inside Love

    • Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
    • EMI.

  • Cilla Black

    Fever (Excerpt)

    • 1963-1973: The Abbey Road Decade.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • Cilla Black

    Alfie (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 3 March 1973)

  • Cilla Black

    Love (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 16 Feb 1974)

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).

  • Cilla Black

    Killing Me Softly With His Song (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 3 March 1973)

  • Cilla Black, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch & John Farrah

    Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) ('Cilla in Scandinavia' 27 Nov 1971)

  • Cilla Black & Paul McCartney

    Step Inside Love (Original Demo)

    • 1963-1973 The Abbey Road Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 12.

  • Cilla Black & Marc Bolan

    Life's A Gas (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 2 Jan 1973)

  • Cilla Black, Bernard Cribbins & Mike Batt

    The Wombling Song (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 5 Jan 1974)

  • Cilla Black & George Layton

    Leaving On A Jet Plane (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 2 March 1974)

  • Cilla Black & Tony Blackburn

    Moon River (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 2 Feb 1974)

  • Cilla Black

    Conversations (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 20th March 1976)

  • Cilla Black & Cliff Richard

    Walk On By/The Look Of Love Medley (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 19 Feb 1969)

  • Cilla Black

    You're My World (Live on the 'Cilla' TV Show 13 Jan 1973)

  • Cilla Black

    You're My World

    • Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2023 22:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2