Top of the Pops: 1965
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Top of the Pops Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
4 March 1965
Mar 4, 1965 · 60 min
Host - Jimmy Savile Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things (Repeat Performance) Herman's Hermits - Silhouettes (Performance) Petula Clark - I Know A Place (Repeat Performance)
11 March 1965
Mar 11, 1965 · 60 min
Host - David Jacobs Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames - In The Meantime (Performance) Herman's Hermits - Silhouettes (Repeat Performance) Marianne Faithfull - Come And Stay Wi
8 April 1965
Apr 8, 1965 · 60 min
Host - David Jacobs Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers - Three Rooms With Running Water (Performance) Dave Berry - Little Things (Performance) Donovan - Catch The Wind (Perf
13 May 1965
May 13, 1965 · 60 min
Host - Jimmy Savile Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Promo Video) Francoise Hardy - All Over The World (Performance) Herman's Hermits - Wonderful World (Repeat Performa
3 June 1965
Jun 3, 1965 · 60 min
Host - David Jacobs Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas - Trains And Boats And Planes (Repeat Performance) Donovan - Colours (Performance) Elvis Presley - Crying In The Chapel (Di
25 November 1965
Nov 25, 1965 · 60 min
Host - Jimmy Savile Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas - Neon City (Performance) Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street (Disc) Chris Andrews - Yesterday Man (Performance) Sonny An
2 December 1965
Dec 2, 1965 · 60 min
Host - Alan Freeman Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up Let Me Go (Repeat Performance) Gene Pitney - Princess In Rags (Repeat Performance) Len Barry - 1-2-3 (Promo Video) Marianne