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The Sound of Petula: 1974 Episode Guide

In 1974, Petula Clark returned to BBC Television at the heart of the Saturday evening family schedule with a new weekly music series for BBC1. Across ten themed programmes, followed by a Christmas special, The Sound of Petula and Petula Sings Christmas brought her back into primetime with a mix of music, guests, dance, and specially staged performances. This section of the archive presents the full 1974 run, including the Christmas special to provide the most accurate account of the series available.

SHOW 1 - The Sound of Petula: And Favourite Things

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 5 October 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:30 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 1 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 13 September 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'01"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• The Peter Knight Orchestra and Singers

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: Douglas Perrottet

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Peter Ustinov

• Norman Maen – Choreographer

• Maureen Willsher

• Lorna Nathan

• Janis Mackintosh

• Rosemary Clark

• Frank Lester

• Lesley Hand

• Walk-Ons: as listed

• Orchestra (32 players) – Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

FILM SEQUENCES:

• BBC specially shot footage

• 16' silent 16mm (Shoes)

• 83' silent 16mm (Look at that face)

MUSIC PERFORMED (as broadcast):

• Petula Clark & Singers
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 04'54"
  Lobo - arr. Fiachra Trench

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  My Favourite Things - 02'53"
  Rodgers & Hammerstein - additional lyric by Eric Merriman - arr. Peter Knight

• Petula Clark with Orchestra & Singers
  I Got a Name - 02'53"
  Gimble, Fox - arr. Frank Owens
  
  Touch Me in the Morning - 03'50"
  Miller, Masser - arr. Steve Gray
  
  Look at That Face - 02'27"
  Bricusse, Newley - arr. Peter Knight
  
  Funny Face - 00'43"
  Gershwin - arr. Peter Knight

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  This Is a Lovely Way to Spend an Evening - 00'15"
  Adamson, McHugh

• Petula Clark & Peter Ustinov
  Nymphs & Shepherds - 01'25"
  Purcell - Non-copyright

• Petula Clark, Orchestra, Dancers & Singers
  (A medley themed around shoes, walking, and feet - matching the episode’s “Favourite Things” concept)
  
  The Little Shoemaker - 00'25"
  
  Big Best Shoes - 01'51"
  
  Happy Feet - 00'14"
  
  Flat Foot Floogie - 00'10"
  
  These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ - 00'10"
  
  Walk Tall - 01'05"
  
  One Step - 00'08"
  
  Blisters - 00'07"
  
  Ooh My Feet - 00'12"

Critical Reception:

The Liverpool Echo responded warmly to the opening edition of The Sound of Petula, positioning Petula as a performer who remains hugely popular with British audiences precisely because she avoids overexposure. The reviewer notes that whenever she returns to UK television, she’s welcomed with affection and enthusiasm.

The programme itself is described as an easy, enjoyable mix of light humour, music, and bright choreography,  nothing heavy, nothing controversial, simply well-made Saturday evening entertainment. Petula’s guest, Peter Ustinov, is singled out as a highlight, praised for his character voices, storytelling, and musical contributions, which the reviewer calls “possibly the most original act of the week.”

Overall, the review frames the first episode as charming, unpretentious, and effortlessly watchable, with the critic even wishing the half-hour runtime had been longer - a clear sign of how well the programme landed.

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark 135 and [2]097). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 2 - The Sound of Petula: Dancing on a Saturday Night

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 12 October 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:15 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 2 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Monday 23 September 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'35"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight & Steve Gray

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: Douglas Perrottet

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Norman Maen – Choreographer

• Maureen Willsher

• Janis Mackintosh

• Rosemary Clark

• Lorna Nathan

• Maureen Bright

• Maggie Goodwin

• Alison Minto

• Lamona Snow

• Connell Miles

• Ken Walsh

• Lennie Bickley

• Brian Rogers

• Vince Logan

• Gordon Yates

• Leslie Meadows

• Barry Wilkinson

• Terry Wogan (featured in musical comedy inserts)

• Orchestra (32 players) - Conducted by Peter Knight 

• Singers (16)

MUSIC PERFORMED (as broadcast):

• Orchestra
  In the Mood - 01'10"
  Woodchopper’s Ball - 01'05"
  

• Petula with Orchestra
  I’m in a Dancing Mood - 01'42"
  
  Let’s Face the Music and Dance - 01'40"
  
  It Only Happens When I Dance with You - 01'10"
  
  Won’t Somebody Dance with Me - 02'33"
  

• Music on Tape - Orchestra & Terry Wogan
  Embraceable You - 01'32"
  
  Moon River - 01'30"
  
  Hernando’s Hide-Away - 01'10"
  
  Spanish Gipsy Dance - 00'25"
  
  Tie a Yellow Ribbon - 01'47"
  

• Petula with Orchestra
  Alone Again (Naturally) - 04'03"
  

• Music on Tape (Visual) - Petula with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'53"
  

• Petula, Orchestra & Choir
  I’ve Got the Music in Me - 02'45"
  
  Dancing on a Saturday Night - 02'02"

• Orchestra - Dance Medley
  Blaze Away - 00'02"
  
  Gay Gordons - 01'16"
  
  See Me Dance the Polka - 01'16"
  
  St. Bernard Waltz - 01'15"
  
  Veleta - 01'20"
  

• Petula, Orchestra & Choir - Dance Craze Finale
  In the Old Fashioned Way - 02'45"
  
  The Leg O’Mutton - 01'05"
  
  Ballin’ the Jack - 01'43"
  
  The Black Bottom - 00'57"
  
  The Lambeth Walk - 00'45"
  
  The Cokey Cokey - 00'25"
  
  Let’s Twist Again - 01'13"
  
  The Pony - 00'12"
  
  The Boogaloo - 01'10"
  
  The Kung Foo - 00'30"

Critical Reception:

The Stage and Television Today highlighted several strong moments in Dancing on a Saturday Night, noting that Petula was especially effective in numbers performed simply and directly to camera, such as Naturally and Somebody Dance with Me. The “Come Dancing” sequence, complete with Terry Wogan’s commentary, was praised as an unexpected delight and one of the programme’s most enjoyable touches. The Norman Maen Dancers were commended for their energy and enthusiasm, adding pace and visual interest throughout. Overall, the review suggested that when the programme played to Petula’s natural strengths, it delivered engaging and enjoyable Saturday-night entertainment.

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark 136 and [2]098). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 3 - The Sound of Petula: What’s New?

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 19 October 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:40pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Seroes: The Sound of Petula (Episode 3 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 4 October 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'28"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight & Steve Gray

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: Douglas Perrottet

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Telly Savalas

• Norman Maen – Choreographer

• Maureen Willsher

• Janis Mackintosh

• Rosemary Clark

• Lorna Nathan

• Orchestra (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight 

• Eddy Lester Singers (3)

FILM SEQUENCES:

• BBC specially shot footage:

• 94' silent 16mm (Brands Hatch: Gratifaction)

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'40"
  Lobo - Famous/Chappell
  

• So What’s New? - 01'40"
  Pisano - special lyric by Eric Merriman - arr. Art Day
  

• Petula Clark, Orchestra, Dancers & Singers
  Think Pink - 02'47"
  

• On How to Be Lovely - 01'00"
  Edens, Gershe - additional lyric by Eric Merriman - arr. Art Day
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Send in the Clowns - 03'12"
  Sondheim — arr. Peter Knight
  

• Gratifaction - 02'40"
  Sherman & Sherman - arr. L. Muhoberac
  

• Super Lovin’ Lady - 03'47"
  Petula Clark - arr. Steve Gray
  

• Telly Savalas, Orchestra & Singers
  Rubber Bands and Bits of String - 03'04"
  Sklerov, Lloyd
  

• Petula Clark & Telly Savalas with Orchestra
  You and Me Against the World - 03'04"
  Williamson, Ascher

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark [2]099). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 4 - The Sound of Petula: The Roaring Forties

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 26 October 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:50 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 4 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Sunday 13 October 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'11"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight & Steve Gray

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: Douglas Perrottet

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• The Pointer Sisters

• Norman Maen – Choreographer

• Connell Miles

• Gordon Yates

• Bill Drysdale

• Jerry Manley

• Orchestra (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Eddy Lester Singers (6)

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Long Ago and Far Away - 01'05"
  Gershwin, Kern - arr. Peter Knight
  

• I’ll Get By - 01'27"
  Turk, Ahlert - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Pointer Sisters with Orchestra
  Steam Heat - 03'18"
  Adler, Ross
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra & Singers
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'33"
  Lobo - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Time Was - 00'15"
  Prado, Russell - additional lyric by Eric Merriman
  

• Skylark - 02'42"
  Mercer, Carmichael - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Orchestra
  Skyliner - 01'07"
  

• Opus One - 00'50"
  

• I’ve Got a Girl in Kalamazoo - 01'44"
  

• Choir with Orchestra
  I’ve Heard That Song Before - 00'35"
  Styne, Cahn - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Wartime Medley
  Petula Clark, Dancers, Choir & Orchestra 
  (arr. Peter Knight)
  

• It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow - 00'53"
  

• Make Way for Tomorrow - 00'55"
  

• Let’s Be Buddies - 00'25"
  

• Shoo Shoo Baby - 00'12"
  

• Put ’Em in a Box - 00'13"
  

• When the Lights Go On Again - 00'10"
  

• Andrews Sisters Medley
  Petula Clark, Pointer Sisters & Orchestra 
  (arr. Steve Gray)
  

• On the Sunny Side of the Street - 01'13"
  

• Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree - 00'43"
  

• Sentimental Journey - 01'07"
  

• Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - 00'55"
  

• You Are My Sunshine - 01'18"
  

• I’m Beginning to See the Light - 01'35"
  

• You Never Know - 03'02"
  

• Mairzy Doats - 00'10"
  

• Open the Door, Richard - 00'12"
  

• There Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens - 00'21"
  

• Three Little Fishes - 00'17"

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark [2]100). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 5 - The Sound of Petula: His and Hers

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 2 November 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:40 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 5 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 1 November 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'03"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: John Kilby

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Jack Jones

• Orchestra (32 players) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Eddie Lester Singers (3)

• Walk-on: Lesley Hand

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Choir & Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 02'22"
  Lobo - arr. Fianchi Trent / P. Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  What Good Is a Gal - 02'13"
  Blane, Warren - additional lyric by Eric Merriman - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Have You Met Miss Jones - 01'10"
  Rodgers - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Orchestra
  Wives & Lovers - 00'12"
  Bacharach, David - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Jack Jones & Orchestra
  I Must Know - 01'33"
  Hefti, Mattis - arr. Peter Knight
  

• We’ve Only Just Begun - 01'00"
  Williams, Nichols - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Choir & Orchestra
  Killing Me Softly - 03'33"
  Gimbel, Fox - arr. Frank Owens
  

• Jack Jones with Orchestra
  The Most Beautiful Girl - 01'15"
  Sherrill, Wilson - arr. Harry Betts
  

• The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - 01'20"
  Hart, Rodgers - arr. Harry Betts
  

• Petula Clark with Choir & Orchestra
  Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again - 01'28"
  McCaulay, Cook, Greenaway - arr. Tommy Oliver
  

• If You Could Read My Mind - 01'12"
  Lightfoot - arr. Tommy Oliver
  

• Jack Jones with Orchestra
  She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore - 03'57"
  Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager - arr. Harry Betts
  

• Sunshine Medley
  Petula Clark & Jack Jones with Orchestra 
  (arr. Peter Knight)
  

• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - 01'28"
  

• Sunny - 01'20"
  

• Sunshine on My Shoulder - 00'35"
  

• Ain’t No Sunshine - 00'27"
  

• Domestic Medley
  Orchestra - arr. Art Day & Peter Knight
  

• Home Sweet Home - 00'10"
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  There’s Got to Be Something Better Than This - 00'17"
  

• I Believe in You - 00'33"
  

• How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You - 00'07"
  

• Jack Jones with Orchestra
  Bewitched - 01'25"
  Hart, Rodgers
  

• Finale - Petula Clark & Jack Jones with Orchestra
  Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off - 00'13"
  G. & I. Gershwin
  

• Where Would You Be Without Me - 01'12"
  Bricusse, Newley
  

• We Can Work It Out - 01'30"
  Lennon, McCartney
  

• I’ll String Along with You - 01'03"
  Dubin, Warren
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - 00'03"
  Hilliard, Mann
  

• Jack Jones with Orchestra
  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was - 01'05"
  Rodgers, Hart
  

• Show Me the Way to Go Home - 01'12"
  Irving King

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark [2]101). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 6 - The Sound of Petula: The Tale of a Scorpio

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 16 November 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:55 pm 

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 6 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 27 September 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'28"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight & Steve Gray

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: Douglas Perrottet

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Georgia Brown

• Diana Dors

• Orchestra (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

• Walk-on: Lesley Hand

FILM SEQUENCES:

• BBC specially shot footage

• 52' silent 16mm (Autumn)

PHOTOGRAPHS USED:

• National Maritime Museum

• Scope Features

• Camera Press (D. Montgomery, Terry O’Neill)

• Everett Pinto

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'35"
  Lobo - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Children of the Stars - 02'20"
  Hadjidakis, Kretzmer - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark, Choir & Orchestra
  The Gypsy - 03'05"
  Lightfoot - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Orchestra
  Autumn - 01'23"
  Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra - Johnny Mercer Sequence
  (arr. Steve Gray)
  

• The Waiter, The Porter and the Upstairs Maid - 01'17"
  

• Dream - 01'20"
  

• Something’s Gotta Give - 01'37"
  

• Petula Clark, Georgia Brown & Diana Dors with Orchestra
  Three Little Maids - 01'57"
  Gilbert & Sullivan
  

• Scorpio Blues - 01'30"
  

• Scorpio People - 04'10"
  Art Day, Eric Merriman - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  People - 03'12"
  Merrill, Styne
  

• I’m Glad There’s You - 01'30"
  Madeira, Dorsey - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Rogues Gallery Medley
  Petula Clark with Orchestra 
  (arr. Peter Knight)
  

• That Face - 01'17"
  

• All of You - 01'23"
  

• That Old Feeling - 00'15"
  

• I Get a Kick Out of You - 01'20"
  

• On a Slow Boat to China - 00'15"
  

• They Can’t Take That Away from Me - 00'17"
  

• I Get Along Without You Very Well - 01'10"
  

• Make It with You - 00'16"
  

• Moonlight Becomes You - 00'13"
  

• Make Someone Happy - 00'20"
  

• Everything Is Beautiful - 00'10"

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark [2]015 and [2]102). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 7 - The Sound of Petula: Off to the Movies

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 23 November 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:40 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 7 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 18 October 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'29"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: John Kilby

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Michael York

• David Essex

• Norman Maen - Choreographer

• Orchestra (34) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'39"
  Lobo - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark, Choir & Orchestra
  Off to the Movies - 01'52"
  Colby, Evans - additional lyric by Eric Merriman - arr. Peter Knight
  

• If This Isn’t Love - 02'45"
  Harburg, Lane - arr. Peter Knight
  

• David Essex with Orchestra
  Stardust - 02'32"
  Essex - arr. Jeff Wayne
  

• Petula Clark & David Essex with Choir & Orchestra
  (arr. Steve Gray)
  

• Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord - 02'00"
  

• Day by Day - 01'08"
  

• Petula Clark, Choir & Orchestra
  Who? - 00'43"
  Kern - arr. Knight
  

• What’ll I Do? - 01'05"
  Irving Berlin - arr. Knight
  

• Ain’t We Got Fun - 01'24"
  Kahn, Egan, Whiting - arr. Knight
  

• Orchestra with Michael York (Reading)
  Theme from Romeo & Juliet - 02'25"
  Nino Rota - arr. Knight
  

• Orchestra
  That’s Entertainment - 00'35"
  Dietz, Schwartz - arr. Knight
  

• Petula Clark, David Essex & Michael York with Orchestra
  You Oughta Be in Pictures - 01'21"
  Hayman, Suesse - arr. Knight
  

• Solo Features
  Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Falling in Love Again - 01'49"
  Connelly, Hollander - arr. Knight
  

• There’s No Business Like Show Business - 00'24"
  Irving Berlin - arr. Knight
  

• Together Wherever We Go - 01'30"
  Sondheim, Styne - arr. Knight
  

• The Way We Were - 03'15"
  Bergman, Bergman, Hamlisch - arr. Knight
  

• Michael York with Orchestra
  Everything Stops for Tea - 00'48"
  Sigler, Goodhart, Hoffman - arr. Knight
  

• Everybody Loves Somebody - 00'28"
  Taylor, Lane - arr. Knight
  

• David Essex with Orchestra
  Blue Suede Shoes - 00'51"
  Carl Perkins - arr. Knight
  

• Leaning on a Lamppost - 00'37"
  Noel Gay - arr. Knight
  

• Finale - Petula Clark, David Essex & Michael York with Orchestra
  Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat - 00'18"
  Loesser - arr. Knight

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark [2]107). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 8 - The Sound of Petula: …And All That Jazz

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 30 November 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:45 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 8 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 8 November 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 30'23"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: John Kilby

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Oscar Peterson

• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

• Norman Maen – Choreographer

• Connell Miles

• Vince Logan

• Lennie Bickley

• Ken Walsh

• Maureen Willsher

• Maggie Goodwin

• Janis Mackintosh

• Rosemary Clark

• Orchestra (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

• Walk-on: Lesley Hand

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 00'35"
  Lobo - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Jazzman - 04'58"
  King, Palmer - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Dancers with Orchestra
  Take Five - 01'50"
  Desmond - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Orchestra
  Rhapsody in Blue - 01'30"
  Gershwin - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark, Soloists from Orchestra & Orchestra
  I Got Rhythm - 00'22"
  

• Lullaby of Birdland - 01'50"
  Forster, Shearing - arr. Knight
  

• Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - 01'45"
  Creamer, Layton - arr. Knight
  

• Basin Street Blues - 00'32"
  S. Williams - arr. Knight
  

• I Hear Music - 01'15"
  Loesser, Lane - arr. Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - 01'24"
  Russell, Ellington - Robbins
  

• Solitude - 00'35"
  De Lange, Mills, Ellington
  

• Mood Indigo - 01'50"
  Ellington, Mills, Bigard - arr. Steve Gray
  

• Oscar Peterson & Niels‑Henning Ørsted Pedersen
  Autumn Leaves - 02'12"
  Kosma, Prévert, Mercer, Parsons
  

• Hymn to Freedom - 03'50"
  Peterson
  

• Petula Clark, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Alf Bigden & Oscar Peterson
  When I Fall in Love - 01'53"
  Heyman, Young - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Let There Be Love - 03'43"
  Rand, Grant - arr. Peter Knight

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark 341 and [2]103). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 9 - The Sound of Petula: And the One Man Band

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 7 December 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:40 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 9 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Friday 15 November 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 27'30"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight, Steve Gray, Johnnie Spence

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: John Kilby

• Film Camerman: Ken Willicombe

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Gilbert O’Sullivan

• Connell Miles

• Vince Logan

• Lennie Bickley

• Bill Drysdale

• Geoffrey Richer

• Norman Maen - Choreographer

• Orchestra (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

• Walk-on: Lesley Hand

FILM SEQUENCES:

• BBC specially shot footage:

• 106' sound 16mm (Mad About the Boy)

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'38"
  Lobo - arr. Peter Knight
  

• One Man Band - 02'22"
  Sayer, Courtney - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Gilbert O’Sullivan with Petula Clark & Orchestra
  Fifteen Times - 02'50"
  O’Sullivan - arr. J. Spence
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Baby I’m A Want You - 01'50"
  David Gates - arr. J. D’Andrea
  

• Everything I Own - 01'25"
  David Gates - arr. J. D’Andrea
  

• Cole Porter Sequence
  Petula Clark with Orchestra 
  (arr. Steve Gray)

• Night and Day - 00'24"

• Begin the Beguine - 01'26"

• Let’s Do It - 01'50"

• I Concentrate on You - 01'50"

• Ridin’ High - 01'23"

• You’re Sensational - 01'40"

• It’s De‑Lovely - 01'07"
  

• Gilbert O’Sullivan with Orchestra
  Christmas Song - 02'43"
  O’Sullivan - arr. J. Spence
  

• Petula Clark with Gilbert O’Sullivan & Orchestra
  Can’t Get You to Love Me - 02'23"
  O’Sullivan - arr. J. Spence
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Mad About the Boy - 02'50"
  Noël Coward - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark with Choir & Orchestra
  Fire and Rain - 03'57"
  James Taylor - arr. Frank Owens

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark 285, 341 and [2]104). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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SHOW 10 - The Sound of Petula: And the Young at Heart

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 14 December 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:45 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: The Sound of Petula (Episode 10 of 10)

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Sunday 27 October 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Duration: 31'02"

• Producer: Yvonne Littlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight, Steve Gray

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: John Kilby

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Susan Hampshire

• Norman Maen - Choreographer

• Connell Miles

• Gordon Yates

• Colin Partington

• Vince Logan

• Geoff Richards

• Bill Drysdale

• Orchestra (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

FILM SEQUENCES

• BBC specially shot footage

• 77' sound 16mm (Peter Pan)
  Excerpt used:
  J. M. Barrie - “Peter Pan”

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Let’s Sing a Love Song - 01'08"
  Lobo - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Young at Heart - 01'48"
  Leigh, Richards - arr. Peter Knight
  

• You Make Me Feel So Young - 01'10"
  Gordon, Myrow - arr. Peter Knight
  

• When I Was a Child - 03'10"
  Westlake - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Orchestra
  Peter Pan - 02'15"
  Peter Knight
  

• Choir of St. Richard’s with St. Andrew’s Primary School & Petula Clark

• The Cuckoo Cries - 01'47"
  Ridge, Møller - Bosworth

• Come to the Fair - 01'56"
  Taylor, Martin - Enoch & Sons / Edwin Ashdown
  

• Petula Clark & Susan Hampshire with Orchestra
  Other People’s Babies - 02'45"
  Herbert, Ellis
  

• Up, Up and Away - 01'59"
  Jimmy Webb - arr. Peter Knight
  

• When I See an Elephant Fly - 01'57"
  Washington, Wallace - arr. Peter Knight
  

• Petula Clark, Singers & Orchestra
  God Bless the Child - 02'33"
  Herzog, Holiday - arr. S. Gray
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  Swinging Rhymes - 04'05"
  Traditional - Eric Merriman & Art Day - arr. S. Gray

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark 138 and [2]106). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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Petula Sings Christmas

BROADCAST DETAILS:

• Broadcast Date: Saturday 21 December 1974

• Broadcast Time: 8:25 pm

• Channel: BBC1

• Series: Standalone Christmas Special

• Duration: 44'20"

PRODUCTION:

• Telerecorded: Tuesday 17 December 1974

• Venue: BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London

• Producer: Yvonne Litttlewood

• Musical Associate: Art Day

• Special arrangements: Peter Knight, Steve Gray and Pete Smith

• Programme Associate: Eric Merriman

• Production Assistant: John Kilby

• Make-up Artist: Ann Rayment

• Costume Designer: L. Rowland-Warne

• Sound: Hugh Barker

• Lighting: Ken Macgregor

• Design: Don Taylor

TAKING PART:

• Petula Clark

• Frankie Howerd

• Robert Dorning

• Norman Maen – Choreographer

• Norman Maen Dancers: 
  Connell Miles, Vince Logan, Lennie Bickley, Ken Walsh, Robert Howe,
  Maureen Willsher, Maureen Bright, Janis Mackintosh, Rosemary Clark, Gay Parker

• Musicians (32) - Conducted by Peter Knight

• Singers (3)

VTR INSERT:

• Norman Maen Dancers
  Petula Clark
  Singers (10)
  Orchestra

FILM SEQUENCES:

• BBC specially shot footage:
  77' sound 16mm (Peter Pan)

MUSIC PERFORMED:

• Petula Clark, Choir & Orchestra 
  (arr. Peter Knight)
  

• Christmas, Christmas - 01'15"
  Art Day - MS
  

• Happy Holiday - 01'30"
  Irving Berlin
  

• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - 00'45"
  Martin, Blane
  

• Four Days to Christmas - 02'15"
  Trad., Art Day, Eric Merriman
  

• Typically English - 00'20"
  Bricusse, Newley - additional lyric by Eric Merriman
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  To Give - 03'17"
  Crew, Gaudio - arr. John D’Andrea
  

• Orchestra
  Santa Claus Play-On - Peter Knight
  

• Carols Medley
  Petula Clark, Choir & Orchestra 
  arr. Peter Knight

• A Christmas Carol - 01'37"
  Bricusse

• The Holly and the Ivy - 00'35"
  Trad.

• The First Noel - 01'40"
  Trad.

• We Three Kings - 01'30"
  Trad.

• O Come All Ye Faithful - 00'55"
  Trad.
  

• Petula Clark, Dancers & Orchestra
  A Christmas Song - 03'55"
  Shawn Phillips
  

• Additional Music - 01'50"
  Art Day - arr. Steve Gray
  

• Orchestra & Choir
  Jingle Bells - 00'25"
  Trad. - arr. F. Knight
  

• Petula Clark, Choir & Orchestra
  Let’s Have a Party - 01'55"
  Merriman, Day - arr. Pete Smith
  

• Petula Clark with Orchestra
  A Song for You - 03'20"
  Leon Russell - arr. Frank Owens
  

• Orchestra
  Closing Signature Tune - 01'45"
  Peter Knight

Archive Holdings:

A complete recording of this episode is held within the BBC Archives. The Fan Archive Collection also preserves a private reference copy (shelf mark 341 and [2]108). All recordings remain under copyright, and we are unable to provide access or supply copies.

Survival Status:

This episode survives in full. The BBC holds the master recording, and the Fan Archive Collection maintains a documented reference copy. No missing segments, edits, or partial-survival issues are known.

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All of the 1974 series and the standalone Christmas special survives in full. The music performed across these programmes is especially significant: many songs were never recorded by Petula outside this setting and can only be found within these broadcasts. The series also features a string of remarkable one‑off performances, including “Send In the Clowns” from Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, “The Way We Were” from the 1973 film of the same name, “People” from Funny Girl, “Touch in the Morning,” and Noël Coward’s “Mad About the Boy” from the 1932 revue Words and Music. Throughout the series, Petula was accompanied by a 32-piece orchestra and singers under the direction of Peter Knight. We hope you have enjoyed exploring the listings above and rediscovering the breadth of material preserved from this series.

Questions? Drop us an email: info@petula-archives.co.uk