Skip to main content

Vic Rust

Vic Rust is a British author and music historian who wrote the Cliff Richard and The Shadows Recording Catalogues and publishes under Victor Rust Publications.

Aug 23, 2026

37:11
that at the time was in contention for the Eurovision Song Contest on Cilla Black's TV show.
37:18
Yes, basically what happens with the Eurovision Song Contest in Britain is there are loads of composers who send through their particular songs that they want to potentially have representing them at the Eurovision Song Contest.
37:32
And that is whittled down by... industry experts and the BBC, down to a shortlist of six.
37:39
Or this is what happened at the time, it's changed now, but there's a shortlist of six, which would be then performed, as you said, by the singer on a light entertainment show on a Saturday night.
37:53
In this case, it was Cliff performing it on the Cilla Black show.
37:58
And then on the seventh week, they would perform all six of the songs and then it would be opened up for public vote, which at the time, obviously, was a postal vote.
38:08
And the cutoff was the Thursday after that final performance.

15 MINS LATER

53:02
Cliff's EP run comes to an end, at least for a long time.

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.