Star Parade

Starparade
Presented by	Rainer Holbe
Country of origin	Germany
Original language(s)	German
No. of episodes	50
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Release
Original network	ZDF
Picture format	4:3
Original release	March 14, 1968 –; June 5, 1980

Starparade is a West German music television programme, which aired on ZDF from March 14, 1968, to June 5, 1980, and was hosted by Rainer Holbe, along with James Last and his orchestra who founded his world-wide success on the show.

History

Star parade was an elaborate music show which was filmed in different venues across Germany. Each show was broadcast for approximately 90 minute and showcased different music and short interviews with the artists, many of whom were international stars, as well as more local to Germany and reflected the international reach of the programme that was sold to various broadcasters outside of Germany. Initially, Starparade was scheduled for Saturday night, but was later moved to Thursday. The series was initially due to be filmed in Colour, but the first 13 episodes were transmitted in Black and white. These Black and White recordings with the exception of the first episode have been lost and are no longer in the ZDF archive.

Choice of music

The Starparade, true to its name, featured popularly, sometimes internationally famous acts, who would usually sing multiple songs. It featured domestic stars like Heino alongside international artists such as Johnny Cash, Boney M, Neil Diamond and ABBA. Alongside this, James Last's orchestra played instrumentals, at times even classical music. Every show also featured the official television ballet ensemble, which performed at least two dances, such that every show began with the opening music by Last's orchestra and a dance.

Episode 14 ( 30/9/1971) featured Max Greger and his orchestra

Special edition

During the 1975 International Broadcasting Exhibition, a consumer electronics fair held annually in Berlin, digital technology made it possible to exhibit the show on a wall of TV screens, with each screen contributing a fraction to the complete picture.

Scottish Television

In 1979 Scottish Television acquired the UK rights to the series. STV repackaged Star Parade, removing the German compere and adding new English continuity. Each episode was 60 minutes long. They were screened from 1979-1985 by each of the 15 ITV companies.

2013 re broadcasts

On 19 August 2013 ZDFKultur channel in Germany, started to re broadcast the Starparade series, and started with episode 14, featuring Max Greger instead of James Last

Episodes broadcast on ZDF

ZDF Broadcast date	Episode	Guest
14.03.1968	01	Tatjana Iwanow, Nino Rossi, Ivan Rebroff
19.09.1968	02	Siw Malmkvist, Dorthe, France Gall, Peggy March, Graham Bonney
12.12.1968	03	Graham Bonney, Paola Del Medico, Rex Gildo, Heino, The Beach Boys, Marion, Salomé, Vico Torriani, Vice Vukov, Gerhard Wendland
06.03.1969	04	Roy Black, Manuela, Barry Ryan
05.06.1969	05
04.09.1969	06	Antoine, Vicky Leandros, Roberto Blanco, Hubert, Renate & Werner Leismann, Peter & Alex, Wolfgang Sauer, Tonia, The Young Generation
11.12.1969	07	France Gall, Christian Anders, Gitte
05.03.1970	08	Cindy & Bert, Joe Dassin, Karel Gott, Dagmar Koller, Manuela, Edina Pop, Barry Ryan, Paul Ryan, Ambros Seelos
02.04.1970	09	Ralf Bendix, The Four Tops, Ray Miller, Rut Rex, Boris Rubashkin, Ricky Shayne, Tereza
30.04.1970	10	The Bentley Sisters, Glen Campbell, Joe Dolan, Vicky Leandros, Liesbeth List, Peggy March
18.06.1970	11	Katja Ebstein, Rex Gildo, Dieter Thomas Heck, Daliah Lavi, Rosy-Singers, Die Valendras, Gerhard Wendland
04.02.1971	12	Roy Black, Katja Ebstein, Daliah Lavi, Ike & Tina Turner
22.04.1971	13	Karel Gott, Vicky Leandros, Andy Tilman, Séverine
30.09.1971	14	T. Rex, Mary Roos, Manuela, Sacha Distel, Olivia Molina, Die Studiker - note with Max Greger not James Last Orchestra
18.11.1971	15	Soulful Dynamics, Roy Black, Anita Hegerland, Rex Gildo, Manuela, Joe Dassin, Titanic, La Tuna
13.01.1972	16	Les Humphries Singers, Bata Illic, Alice & Ellen Kessler, Jimmy Patrick, Peret, Chris Roberts, Marianne Rosenberg, Michael Schanze
27.04.1972	17	Heino, Middle of the Road, Séverine, Ulli Martin, Katja Ebstein
13.07.1972	18	Roy Black, Anita, Vicky Leandros, Karel Gott, Ralf Bendix
26.10.1972	19	Mouth & MacNeal, Jürgen Marcus, Udo Jürgens, Roy Black, Tony Christie
08.02.1973	20	Marlene Charell, Daliah Lavi, Rex Gildo, Frank Schöbel, Chris Doerk
22.03.1973	21	Chris Roberts, Manuela, Cindy & Bert, Julio Iglesias, Olivia Molina
17.05.1973	22	Danyel Gérard, Séverine, Ireen Sheer, Phil & John, Renate & Werner Leismann, Heino
20.09.1973	23
20.12.1973	24	Middle of the Road, Nina und Mike, Michael Schanze, Udo Jürgens, Les Humphries Singers
21.03.1974	25
16.05.1974	26	ABBA, Gigliola Cinquetti, Mouth & MacNeal, The Wombles
19.09.1974	27	Roberto Blanco, Rex Gildo, Udo Jürgens, Mireille Mathieu
05.12.1974	28	Neil Diamond, The Three Degrees, Reinhard Mey, Peter Kraus, Les Humphries Singers, Marion
06.03.1975	29	Daliah Lavi
05.06.1975	30	Gloria Gaynor
28.08.1975	31
20.11.1975	32
10.01.1976	33
15.05.1976	34
21.08.1976	35
16.10.1976	36
10.02.1977	37	Raffaella Carra
02.06.1977	38	Roy Black, Silver Convention, Lynsey De Paul, Mike Moran
15.09.1977	39	Caterina Valente, Gene Reed
10.11.1977	40	Amanda Lear
02.03.1978	41	Costa Cordalis, Hitkids, Peter Maffay
11.05.1978	42	ABBA, The Carpenters, Ireen Sheer
21.09.1978	43
02.11.1978	44
15.03.1979	45
14.06.1979	46
11.10.1979	47
20.12.1979	48	Udo Jürgens
07.02.1980	49
05.06.1980	50

Sources: Online Archive of the Vienna Arbeiter-Zeitung and the Hamburger Abendblatt, closing the original programming

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