Acting
Feb 25, 1947
Dagenham, Essex, England, UK
Sandie Shaw
Acting
Biography
Sandie Shaw was born as Sandra Ann Goodrich and was the first British artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest with "Puppet On a String" (Vienna April 8, 1967). She is currently married to Tony Bedford but she was previously married to Nik Powell and Jeff Banks.
Feature Films (14)
Recorded for the fortieth anniversary of Abbey Road, a journey through some classic and curious Beatles covers in the BBC archives
...Sings the Beatles
Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the greatest singing contest on the planet. The A-Z of Eurovision features all the disasters, the costume changes and memorable musical moments from 65 years of Eurovision.
The A-Z of Eurovision
Forty years is a long time in pop music, but through the swinging sixties, glam rock, punk rock, new romantics, dance, rap boy bands, r'n'b - and all pop points between - Top of the Pops has showcased the finest in chart sounds. The show forms part of nearly everyone's life and the best performances, as seen on this DVD, will remain with us forever.
Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Eat the Rich
Kathy Kirby had everything: a remarkable voice, stunning looks, universal popularity and she was a major TV and recording star with her biggest hit Secret Love selling over 500,000 records. She was the highest paid British female singer of the swinging sixties with millions in the bank and demand from all over the world for her talents - but almost overnight it had all gone. She retired from show business in 1983 and now lives a reclusive Garboesque existence, but the interest in her has never dimmed. So what went wrong for Kathy Kirby? Find out the full and frank truth of her meteoric rise to stardom and her heart-rending fall from grace with the FIRST on camera interview with Kathy Kirby in over 25 years. Plus discover who Kathy s Secret Love really was, with contributions from Bruce Forsyth, Jess Conrad, Marc Almond, Vince Hill, Sandie Shaw and many more. .
Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Absolute Beginners
The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.
My Generation
The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One tells the stories behind some of the greatest Beatles songs ever. With interviews from Beatles’ insiders including musicians, friends, fellow performers and celebrity fans, we’ll hear about the stories behind the Fab Four’s best-loved hits
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
This concert was filmed and seven songs ("Hand In Glove", "Handsome Devil", "Barbarism Begins At Home", "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", "Rusholme Ruffians", "The Headmaster Ritual" and "Miserable Lie") were shown in a Spanish one-hour special on the Smiths titled Arsenal. The special also included interviews with Morrissey and Johnny Marr as well as studio songs.
The Smiths: Studio 54 In Barcelona
1960s working-class stars reveal their thoughts and feelings upon meeting royalty and how accents are now less of a hindrance in establishing credentials.
Top Class People
The Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest (All The Winners + Favourites 1956–1980) collection was the first volume of a massive celebratory project released in 2005 to mark the contest's golden jubilee.
Congratulations: 50 Years Of The Eurovision Song Contest (1956 - 1980)
Television & Series (28)
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
Top of the Pops
Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.
Shindig!
So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.
