Video: 'The Prisoner — 01 — The Arrival [CZ titulky]'
(Tuesday, September 5, 1967, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — The Prisoner, a British television series that combines spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama, premiered tonight CTV in Canada. Continue reading ‘The Prisoner’ series debuts on CTV in Canada 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967)
Video: 'Salesman (mono remix, edit)' (at 49:10)
(Tuesday, September 5, 1967) — The Monkees completed three tracks: “Salesman,” “What Am I Doing Hangin”Round?” and “Cuddly Toy” and worked on a fourth, “Daily Nightly,” for their fourth studio album today at RCA Victor Studios in Hollywood Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Continue reading The Monkees complete three tracks for next album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967)
Video: 'The Beatles - "Magical Mystery Demos" 1967-1968 outtakes' (Sept. 5, 1967, at 9:31-15:28)
(Tuesday, September 5, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. BST) — The Beatles held their first recording session since the death of their manager Brian Epstein on Aug. 27, 1967, today at EMI Studio 1 in London, recording the first 16 takes of John Lennon’s surrealist masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” for their next television film and record project. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘I Am The Walrus’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967)
Video: 'UK: LONDON: QUEEN ADDRESSES NATION ON DEATH OF PRINCESS DIANA'
(Friday, September 5, 1997, 6:00 p.m. BST) — Speaking in remarkably personal terms for a British monarch, Queen Elizabeth today praised Diana, Princess of Wales, as “an exceptional and gifted human being,” and said, “I for one believe that there are lessons to be drawn from her life and from the extraordinary and moving reaction to her death.”
In a rare live television broadcast from a room overlooking the crowds of mourners milling about in front of Buckingham Palace in London on the eve of Diana’s funeral, the Queen said the Princess “never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness.”
(Saturday, September 5, 1987) — “Only in My Dreams” by Debbie Gibson peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Only in My Dreams’ by Debbie Gibson peaks at #4 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1987)
Video: 'The Writing Of On The Road by Jack Kerouac'
(Thursday, September 5, 1957) — The novel On the Road by American writer Jack Kerouac, considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, was first published today by Viking Press. Continue reading Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ published 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1957)
