• 408

    Saturday 1 July 1967, 6-6.25pm


    Panel: Chris Denning, Janette Scott, Mel Tormé, Penny Valentine
    June Smith (casting vote)


    Producer: Colin Charman


    Records played:
    Shake, Rattle & Roll – Arthur Conley
    Annabella – John Walker
    Tally Man – Jeff Beck
    Tonight In Tokyo – Sandie Shaw
    All You Need Is Love – Beatles
    Sacred Love – Breakaways
    Bye Bye Baby – Symbols (President)
    A Man and a Woman – Mike Sammes Singers


    No show 8 July 1967 due to Wimbledon

  • 355

    Saturday 4 June 1966, 5.05-5.35pm


    Panel: Eric Burdon, Petula Clark, Geraldine Sherman, Billy Walker


    Casting voter: Stephen Dwight


    Producer: Terry Henebery


    Records played:
    Hideaway – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
    Nobody Needs Your Love – Gene Pitney
    Paperback Writer – Beatles (60 secs)
    Don’t Answer Me – Cilla Black
    Mame – Louis Armstrong
    You’ve Made Your Choice – The Rothchilds (Mason, Williams, Fraser) Decca
    Sunny Afternoon – Kinks
    The Second Time Around – Tony Bennett
    Living Above Your Head – Jay and the Americans

  • 361

    Saturday 30 July 1966, 5.40- 6.05pm

    (Recorded)


    Panel: Dave Cash, Susan Hampshire, Joy Marshall, Jackie Stewart


    Casting voter: Linda Penn


    Producer: Terry Henebery


    Records played:
    Kick Off – Bert Weedon
    Headline News – Edwin Starr
    I Feel Something In The Air – Cher
    Yellow Submarine – Beatles
    Friday’s Child – Nancy Sinatra
    This and That – Tom Jones

  • 252

    Saturday 30 May 1964, 5.40-6.05pm


    Panel: Ken Dodd, Pete Murray, Rosemary Nicols, Marjorie Proops


    Producer: Barry Langford


    Records played:
    Alright Baby – Quotations (Decca) HIT
    Hello Dolly – Frankie Vaughan (Philips) HIT
    La-Den-Da-Da –Gene Vincent (Columbia) MISS
    Chapel Of Love – Dixie Cups (Pye Int) HIT
    Ain’t She Sweet – Tony Sheridan & the Beatles (Polydor) HIT
    I Don’t Want To Be Hurt Anymore – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) HIT
    Like Dreamers Do – Applejacks (Decca) HIT


    Ken Dodd: I gave everybody top marks. One thing any entertainer needs is encouragement. That’s why Liverpool and Merseyside has produced so many famous showbiz people. It is a huge list, why, Merseyside audiences always give you a good gee, they applaud you if you look like you are having a go.

    The waxwork dummies of the Beatles prepared by Mme Tussaud’s were displayed on the show.

  • 255

    Saturday 20 June 1964, 5.40-6.05pm


    Panel: Jane Asher, Anne Heywood, Davy Kaye, Stirling Moss


    Producer: Barry Langford


    Records played:
    It’s So Exciting – Sinners (Columbia) MISS
    A Sad Story – George Bean (Decca) MISS
    Long Tall Sally – Beatles (Parlophone EP track) HIT
    Tears And Roses – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
    You’ll Be Mine – Long John Baldry (United Artists) HIT
    Say You Love Me – Gary & the Ariels (Fontana) MISS

  • 256

    Saturday 27 June 1964, 5.40-6.05pm


    Panel: Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Owen, Jimmy Savile, Janette Scott


    Producer: Barry Langford


    Records played:
    Reelin’ And Rockin’ – Micky Finn & the Blue Men (Oriole) HIT
    In A Matter Of Moments – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
    A Hard Day’s Night – Beatles (Parlophone) HIT
    The Wedding – Julie Rogers (Mercury) MISS
    It’s All Over Now – Rolling Stones (Decca) HIT
    All The Sheep In The World – Elaine & Derek (Decca) HIT

  • 212

    Saturday 24 August 1963, 6.35-7pm


    Panel: Tom Courtenay, Little Peggy March, Peter Noble, Joan Turner


    Producer: Richard Evans


    Records played:
    The Dreamer – Neil Sedaka (RCA) HIT
    Judy’s Turn To Cry – Lesley Gore (Mercury) HIT
    She Loves You – The Beatles (Parlophone) HIT
    A Doodlin’ Song – Peggy Lee (Capitol) MISS
    You Must Be Jokin’ – Wee Willie Harris (HMV) HIT
    Wait ’Til My Bobby Gets Home – Darlene Love (London) MISS
    Frankie And Johnny – Sam Cooke (RCA) HIT
    Summertime, Summertime – The Fortunes (Decca) MISS


    The +1 is almost certainly Joan Turner. Hilarious but turned the programme into The Joan Turner Show Rest of panel not amused. She was doing a DJ show for the Light Programme.

  • 225

    Saturday 23 November 1963, 6.05-6.30pm


    Panel: Cilla Black, Sid James, Don Moss, Anna Quayle


    Producer: Neville Wortman (8-3)


    I Want To Hold Your Hand – Beatles (Parlophone) HIT
    Anyone Else – Gene McDaniels (Liberty) HIT
    Beautiful Dreamer – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
    I Like What You Do – Pat Boone (London) MISS
    It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World – Shirelles (Pye International) MISS
    Bad Girl – Neil Sedaka (RCA) HIT
    If You Gotta Pick A Baby – Glenda Collins (HMV) HIT
    The Banjo Song – Mike Hurst (Philips) HIT
    Bless ’Em All – Jane Morgan (Colpix) MISS
    That Boy Of Mine – Breakaways (Pye) HIT
    Since We Fell In Love – Bobby Rydell (Cameo Parkway) HIT