The ground-breaking rock music show
Ready, Steady, Go! (1963) was first broadcast in August of 1963, its launch coinciding with the rise of The Beatles as the major force in popular music in the 1960s both in Britain and internationally. With its slogan, "the weekend starts here", "Ready, Steady Go" was shown starting in 1963. Its original presenter
Keith Fordyce, a stalwart of the BBC Light Programme and Radio Luxembourg, was joined in 1964 by Cathy.