“Let me put my arms around your head”
Back on January 20 we posted a piece here that commenced thus:
“Generally agreed to have been taped on January 17 1973 (while The Jean Genie was at its peak of #2 on the official UK singles chart), there is some confusion as to when the actual broadcast of David Bowie on Russell Harty Plus took place.
We’re going with today’s date (which was a Saturday and in keeping with other broadcast dates of RHP), unless one of you out there has some other definite proof of broadcast, such as a TV listing magazine. (It worked last time we asked)”
Well, sure enough it was aired on a Saturday, and one of you out there did help us out with a TV listing from the day of broadcast!
So we now have actual printed documentary evidence (thanks Mike and Kaleidoscope), that the programme was shown on February 17, 1973.
Aside from Bowie, the guests were actress and writer, Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs), and former British show jumping champion, Harvey Smith.
So, that clears that up, but does anybody ever really need an excuse to watch David Bowie perform Drive-In Saturday? We thought not.