Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Page #6

- Why's that?

- Nothing personal, trust me.

Listen, your boys, The Tornados, they're doing a great job

backing Billy on the tour. They are ace.

It's just that we have our own recording arrangements.

- Not good enough for him?

- Joe, Joe.

Please, let's keep this professional.

We have had a number one.

(MOCKINGLY) Yes, Joe. You did.

And I look after a dozen boys,

any one of which can do what your boy does.

Oh, really? Well, good luck to them.

Upstairs. It's on the latch.

Listen, Joe. Let me tell you something.

You may manage the tour, you may manage The Tornados, but you do not

manage Billy Fury and I don't see Billy Fury recording in your toilet.

God...

Can I help you?

- Who are you?

- I'm Heinz.

I met Cliff Bennett backstage at the Palace Ballroom in Southampton,

said I should come and see you, like, you know, and audition.

Said he'd have a word, like, you know,

said he'd put in a word for me.

Said if I used his name, it'd be all right, I could just turn up.

You know, no appointment.

Did he? That's nice of him.

Yeah?

So, where did you say you were from?

Near Southampton.

- And what is it that you do?

- Bacon slicer.

- Really? How useful.

Oh, sorry. You meant... Yeah.

I sing. And I play a bit of bass.

Tell you what.

Why don't you pop to the shops and get me a jar of coffee.

- Instant all right?

- Joe, I really think I found a nice little melody.

- Here's ten bob. Get me a couple of packs of Preludin.

- Right.

- What's that?

- Preludin, you get it in the chemists.

It's slimming tablets.

You're on a diet?

No. I'm just going to be very busy, that's all.

Pop back in an hour, I'll see if I can fit you in.

Right, ta. Great.

Hour.

- Lady cream.

- Preludin!

- Yeah.

He's eager, isn't he?

- Can't say I noticed.

- Right, back to work.

'From a ground station...'

- Did you put sugar in it?

- Um...yeah.

'An historic feat that could reshape man's future.

'That satellite, of course, is the Telstar,

'170 pounds of complex electronic equipment that receives signals

'beamed from Earth, magnifies them ten billion times

'and rebroadcasts them...'

'..Telstar, if you were with us earlier this evening,

'you'll know what this is.

'It is the near miracle satellite now in orbit in space,

'which we hope in just one hour from now on this very programme

'is going to transmit to us

'the first ever live public television pictures

'from the United States...

'I can see from where I'm sitting,

'let's go over live to Goonhilly in Cornwall.

'Thank you, Richard. There is an unmistakable image. That is a man's face.

'That's the first live television picture across the Atlantic...'

'What does the future hold? Scientists visualise

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