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Saturday 14 January 1967, 5.15-5.40pm
Panel: Simon Dee, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile
Casting voter: Margaret Payne
Producer: Albert Stevenson
Here Comes My Baby – Tremeloes (CBS)
Beautiful Dream – Twiggy (Ember)
Release Me – Engelbert Humperdinck (Decca) MISS
One Step At A Time – Madeline Bell (Philips)
I’ve Been A Bad Bad Boy – Paul Jones (HMV)
A Friend Of Mine – Anglitans (CBS)
98.6 – Keith (Mercury)
Peek-A-Boo – New Vaudeville Band (Fontana) -
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Saturday 10 December 1966, 5.15-5.40pm
(Recorded 3 December 1966)
Panel: The Bachelors (Con Cluskey, Dec Cluskey, John Stokes), Julie Felix
Casting voter: Carolyn Sowell
Producer: Albert Stevenson
Records played:
Going Nowhere – Los Bravos (Decca)
Deadlier Than The Male – Walker Bros (Philips)
Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies –Association (Warner)
That Special Way – Nancy Wilson (Capitol)
Anyway That You Want Me – Troggs (Page One)
When Will The Good Apples Fall – Ronnie Hilton (HMV)
Nashville Cats – Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra) -
283
Saturday 2 January 1965, 5.15-5.40pm
(Recorded 26 December 1964)
Panel: Val Doonican, Charlie Drake, Fenella Fielding, Twinkle
Producer: Stewart Morris
Records played:
What In The World’s Come Over You – Rockin’ Berries (Piccadilly) HIT
Come Tomorrow – Manfred Mann (HMV) HIT
The Heart That You Break – Gitte (Columbia) MISS
Goodbye Charlie – Pat Boone (Dot) MISS
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Righteous Brothers (London) MISS (60 seconds)
If You Love Him – Joanie Sommers (Warner) HIT
Dear Heart – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
Round And Round – Dickie Rock (Pye) HIT Written by Peter Lee Stirling
The Promised Land – Chuck Berry (Pye International) HIT (58 seconds)
Neville Wortman: “The panel only heard what was played on the programme. We only played a minute of a record but if a record was rather unusual, we might choose something other than the beginning. The Righteous Brothers’ You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ would be an example of that. You want to give the panel a real flavour of what the music is all about. It’s like being a good publisher – they can tell from the first few lines of an unsolicited manuscript if it is something they want.”
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Saturday 9 January 1965, 5.15-5.40pm
Panel: David Healy, Pete Murray, Peggy Mount, Dusty Springfield
Producer: Stewart Morris
Records played:
Here She Comes – Tymes (Pye) HIT (3-1)
The Special Years – Val Doonican (Decca) HIT (all)
Invisible Tears – Elaine & Derek (Decca) MISS (all)
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Cilla Black (Parlophone) 0.54 HIT (all)
Everybody Knows – Dave Clark Five (Columbia) HIT (3-1)
Across The Street – Craig Douglas (Fontana) MISS (all)
Makin’ Whoopee – Ray Charles (HMV) MISS (3-0 second jury)
Dance Dance Dance – Beach Boys (Capitol) HIT (3-0 second jury)
Ain’t It The Truth – Mary Wells (Stateside) HIT (all)
Audience Research Report
Audience was 22%, and 9% watching ITV
Reaction index of 51 (average 54 for series)
“Juke Box Jury appealed very much more to viewers under 20 but at the same time reaction to this particular edition was not unduly enthusiastic.”
Teenagers thought that there were too many records of a type that would never make the charts. (Actually, untrue in this instance!)
The teenagers had little time for anyone not of their generation or musical persuasion.
The most popular personality was the one member who openly admitted her ignorance of pop music – Peggy Mount. Viewers admired her honesty and found her likeable and forthright.
Pete Murray disliked for his “stupid fooling around” and “disastrous attempts at humour”.
Dusty was criticised for her “inarticulate mumblings” and her “quite grotesque makeup”.
David Healy didn’t make an impression either way.
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Saturday 2 January 1960, 6-6.30pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Paul Carpenter, Peggy Cummins, Gilbert Harding, Lady Carolyn Townshend
Records played:
On The Beach – Playmates (Columbia)
I Wanna Be Loved – Ricky Nelson (London)
If I Give My Heart to You – Ketty Lester (Philips)
Marching Guitars – Bell Sounds (HMV)
Why – Frankie Avalon (HMV)
The Big Hurt – Miss Toni Fisher (Top Rank)
Love Is the Only Thing – Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
Oh Melancholy Me – Passions (HMV)
“Disgraceful! All American records on Saturday’s ‘Juke Box Jury’. Surely the producer Russell Turner should have noticed this great injustice – hardly respectful to his boss, Eric Maschwitz, former Songwriters’ Guild chairman, who greatly champions British tunes.” NME’s Alley Cat, 8 January 1960
The panel (including that long-haired beat boy Gilbert Harding) discussed the Playmates, Ricky Nelson, Kitty Kallen, the Bell Sounds, Frankie Avalon (‘Why’), Miss Toni Fisher, Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Passions. Looking at the BBC’s logs, it is absurd that the panel were asked to comment on Kitty Kallen’s ‘If I Give My Heart to You’ after just 30 seconds.
Gilbert Harding was described by NME as “television’s supreme critic and avowed hater of rock ’n’ roll.” When he was doing a DJ stint on the Light Programme, he once had to play Great Balls of Fire, but took it off halfway through and said, “That’s enough of that rubbish.”
Carolyn Townshend was one of England’s most beautiful debs. Became Lady Carolyn Capellini; married Antonio Capellini, 30, Italian landowner. She had been a TV scriptwriter.
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Saturday 9 January 1960, 6-6.30pm (Recorded 2.1.60)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Lionel Bart, Shirley Anne Field, Gilbert Harding, Anita Prynne
Records played:
All in Good Time – Nelson Trio (London)
A Girl Like You – Randy Sparks (HMV)
What More Do You Want – Frankie Vaughan (Philips)
Little Angel – Eddie Cochran (London) voted a hit
Song Of The Dreamer – David Whitfield (Decca)
We Told You Not To Marry – Titus Turner (London)
Think Love – Kathy Linden (Felsted)
Summer Set – Acker Bilk (Columbia)
The Years Between – Maureen Evans (HMV)
Eddie Cochran’s ‘Little Angel’ voted a hit on ‘Juke Box Jury’. Why were they playing the B-side? David Jacobs was so astonished that Gilbert Harding liked it that he gave him the record.
Lionel Bart was a song-writer who had just achieved massive success with Tommy Steele, and shows such as Fings Ain’t What They Used T’Be and Oliver; Shirley Anne Field was an actress; Anita Prynne an actress and TV interviewer.
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Saturday 23 January 1960, 6-6.30pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Patricia Bredin, Alan Freeman, Cyril Shack
Records played:
Lucky Devil – Frank Ifield (Columbia) — Shack says US version was a hit but David Jacobs says, it only got to no. 57
Teardrop – Santo and Johnny (Parlophone) Hawaiian guitars, Bredin Did I hear strings. DJ: It was all strings. Bredin: I don’t call a banjo strings.
It’s Time To Cry – Paul Anka (Columbia) voted a miss. Only Shack and DJ positive
Riders in The Sky – Kay Starr (Capitol)
Son of a Gun – Sanford Clark (London) voted a miss. All hate it. Cyril Shack: The record company waste their time in releasing things like this.
My Mother’s Eyes – Nellie Lutcher (Capitol)
Poor Me – Adam Faith (Parlophone) voted a hit. All liked it and Adam behind screen. Alan Freeman: This is John Barry’s hit, not Adam Faith’s – audience boos.
I Don’t Regret A Thing – Chris Martin (HMV)
Teenage panel replaced by South African DJ Barry O’Donoghue.
Worst-ever ‘Juke Box Jury’ panellist, Patricia Bredin last Saturday – NME’s Alley Cat, 29 January 1960. Shack’s only appearance, a leading juke box operator.
Catherine (Katie) Boyle was a TV announcer and presenter who famously hosted early editions of the Eurovision Song Contest; Patricia Bredin an actress; Alan Freeman a DJ (assuming this was not Alan Freeman the Decca Records executive); Cyril Shant, who with Gordon Marks, had founded the Phonographic Equipment Company in 1958. It specialized in Juke Boxes!
Around this time competing with ITV documentary, The Sea War.
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Saturday 30 January 1960, 6-6.30pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Shirley Eaton, Susan Franks, Bunny Lewis, Frank Weir
Records played:
On A Slow Boat To China – Emile Ford (Pye)
Let It Be Me – Everly Brothers (London)
Be Mine – Lance Fortune (Pye)
Oh So Wunderbar – Malcolm Vaughan (HMV)
Oh So Wunderbar – Robert Earl (Philips)
Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin (London)
Just Come Home – Hugo and Luigi (RCA)
Not One Minute More – Janet Richmond (Top Rank)
Camera script unused: Betty Betty (Dickie Pride) and Wedding Song (Manuel)
Seems difficult for Russell Turner to select suitable Juke Box Jury foursome; on Saturday Frank Weir was ineffectual, Shirley Eaton seemed busy posing, while Bunny Lewis’ remarks appeared prepared. NME’s Alley Cat, 5 February 1960
Shirley Eaton was a popular actress; Susan Franks a TV presenter; Bunny Lewis a record producer; Frank Weir a musician/musical director.
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Saturday 6 February 1960, 6-6.30pm (recorded 30.1.60)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Michael Craig, Wolf Mankowitz, Nancy Spain, Henrietta Tiarks (Recorded 30.1.60)
Records played:
I Love a Violin – Petula Clark (Pye)
Youthful Years – Danny Williams (HMV)
The Happy Muleteer – Mike Desmond (Top Rank)
Hit and Miss – John Barry (Columbia) — side set
He’ll Have To Go – Jim Reeves
Oh Judy – Jimmy Isle (Top Rank)
Time and The River – Nat King Cole (Capitol)
Camera script unused: Sure Fire Love (Billie Anthony)
Michael Craig was a popular actor; Wolf Mankowitz a writer; Nancy Spain a writer and newspaper columnist; Henrietta Tiarks was a debutante who later, after marriage, became the Duchess of Bedford.
John Barry was the mystery guest. His record, Hit and Miss by The John Barry Seven plus Four, was voted a hit, and became the show’s signature tune from the following week onwards.
On the same day (9.30 to 10.15 p.m.) David Jacobs was hosting the Eurovision UK final. The contestants were Bryan Johnson, Ronnie Carroll, Vince Eager, David Hughes, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, Marion Keene, Don Lang, Benny Lee, Dennis Lotis, Lita Roza and Malcolm Vaughan.
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Saturday 20 February 1960, 6-6.30pm
(Recorded 13.2.60)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Anthea Askey, Alan Freeman, Ted Ray, Jeanette Sterke
Records played:
Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ – Norrie Paramor (Columbia) Side set
Delaware – Perry Como (RCA)
I’ll Build A Stairway To Paradise – Pat O’Day (Pye)
Like Wow – Billy Eckstine (Columbia)
No One Understands – Valerie Masters (Fontana)
Looking High, High, High – Bryan Johnson (Decca) Side set
Alone In The Night – Paul Raven (Decca)
Like Young – Ella Fitzgerald (HMV)
Camera script unused: Like Young (Ella Fitzgerald) and Running Bear (Johnny Preston)
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Saturday 27 February 1960, 6-6.30pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Lorrae Desmond, Alan Freeman, Eric Sykes, Henrietta Tiarks
Records played:
Wild One – Bobby Rydell (Columbia)
Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be – Max Bygraves (Decca)
Wish – Stevie Marsh (Decca)
Mi Amor – David Hughes (Top Rank) Side set
Tops In Pops (Staccato’s Theme, Oh Carol, Why) – Winifred Atwell (Decca)
Heartbeat – England Sisters (HMV) HIT
A Year Ago Tonight – Paul Byron (Decca)
Lady Luck – Lloyd Price (HMV)
Camera script unused: Buskers’ Time (Bob Miller)
The England Sisters are Betty, Julie and Hazel Dunderdale from Goole, father a sausage manufacturer. Backed by John Barry Seven.
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Saturday 5 March 1960, 6-6.30pm
(Recorded 27.2.60)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Jacquay Kinson, Spike Milligan, Jack Payne, Nancy Spain
Records played:
Too Much Tequila – Champs (London)
Garden Of Happiness – Perry Ford (Parlophone)
Sink The Bismarck! – Don Lang (HMV)
The Young Have No Time To Lose – Eddie Falcon (Columbia)
Never Marry A Fishmonger – Mudlarks (Columbia)
Forever – Buddy Killen (Pye)
Camera script unused: Indiana (Freddy Cannon)
Only 6 records and longer extracts. Credit is “Directed by Johnnie Stewart. Produced by Russell Turner.”
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Saturday 2 April 1960, 6-6.30pm
(Recorded 26.3.60)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Frankie Day, Wolf Mankowitz, Eric Skyes
Produced by Russell Turner
Directed by Johnnie Gilbert
Records played:
String Along – Fabian (HMV)
Sweet Nuthin’s – Brenda Lee (Brunswick)
I Wish It Were You – Dennis Lotis (Columbia)
Don’t Throw Away All Those Teardrops – Frankie Avalon (HMV)
Footsteps – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) Side set
O Dio Mio – Joan Regan (Pye)
This Magic Moment – The Drifters (London)
2,223 Miles – Patti Page (Mercury) -
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Saturday 14 May 1960
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Roy Castle, Russ Conway, Jeannette Sterke
Records played:
Step By Step – Steve Perry (HMV)
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Tommy Bruce (Columbia)
Cherry Pie – Skip & Flip
Robot Man – Connie Francis (MGM) Side set
I Wanna Go Home – Lonnie Donegan (Pye)
Sing Like An Angel – Jerry Lordan (Parlophone)
Paper Roses – Anita Bryant (London)
The Urge – Freddy Cannon (Top Rank)
I Was A Fool – Frankie Vaughan (Philips) -
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Saturday 11 June 1960, 6.40-7.10pm
(Recorded 280560)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Dora Bryan, Judy Carne, Jimmy Henney, Peter West
Records played:
Good Timin’ – Jimmy Jones (MGM)
Grown Up Dreams – Toni Eden (Columbia)
Apple Blossom Time – Platters (Mercury)
Mountain Of Love – Kenny Lynch (HMV)
Banjo Boy – Valerie Masters (Fontana)
Burning Bridges – Jack Scott (Top Rank)
Goona Goona – Four Lads (Philips)
River Stay ’Way From My Door – Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
Camera script extras: Ding-A-Ling (Bobby Rydell) and Little Brown Jug (Bobby Summers), which had been moved to previous recording
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Saturday 18 June 1960
(Ampex 110660)
Panel: Carole Carr, Millicent Martin, Eric Winstone, Digby Wolfe
Records played:
Swingin’ School – Bobby Rydell (Columbia)
Down Yonder – Johnny & the Hurricanes (London)
What A Mouth! – Tommy Steele (Decca)
Made You – Adam Faith (Parlophone)
Alley-Oop – Hollywood Argyles (London)
Make Love To Me – Kitty Kallen (Philips)
Another Sleepless Night – Jimmy Clanton (Top Rank)
Cry Hurtin’ Heart – Guy Mitchell (Philips)
Shakin’ All Over – Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (HMV) MISS
Ol’ Man River – Jerry Angelo (Parlophone)
Records taken from camera script so unlikely all were played.
Johnny Kidd was there
No show on 25 June 1960, Wimbledon and the Test Match
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50
Saturday 2 July 1960
(Duration 35m 20s)
Panel: Anthea Askey, Carmen Dragon, Pete Murray, Ed Robertson
Records played:
Bill Bailey – Bobby Darin (London) HIT (3-1)
Train of Love – Alma Cogan (HMV) HIT (4-0)
Jellied Eels – Joe Brown (Decca) HIT (4-0)
I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) MISS (1-3)
Joey’s Song – Michael Hill HIT (Parlophone) (4-0)
Rosie Lee – Roy Castle (Philips) HIT (3-1)
Only The Lonely – Roy Orbison (London) MISS (1-3)
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini – Brian Hyland (London) MISS (0-4)
? – Paul Hampton MISS (1-3)
Camera script: Angry (Marty Wilde)
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Saturday 16 July 1960
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Judy Carne, Sidney James, Eric Sykes
Produced by Bill Cotton Jr
Records played:
The Hawk – Johnny Desmond (Philips) HIT
Get Your Daddy’s Car Tonight – Lorrae Desmond (Parlophone) MISS
The Old Oaken Bucket – Tommy Sands (Capitol) MISS but praised
I’d Do Anything – Mike Preston (Decca) HIT
Because They’re Young – Duane Eddy (London) MISS (Camera script says HIT)
Everyday – Della Reese (RCA) MISS
A Mess Of Blues – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
Mission Bell – Ronnie Hilton (HMV) HIT
Camera script unplayed: Mule Skinner Blues (Rusty Draper)
No programme on Saturday 23 July 1960 – Test Match
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Saturday 30 July 1960
Panel: Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey, Susan Franks, Peter Haigh
Records played:
The Sheik Of Chicago (Mustafa) – Four Lads (Philips)
Quiet – Baby Dolls (Warner)
Naughty – Charlie Drake (Parlophone)
Long Ago Last Summer – Diana Trask (Philips)
Walking To New Orleans – Fats Domino (London)
Down By The River – Rosemary Lane (Philips) side set
Image of a Girl – Mark Wynter (Decca)
Image of a Girl – Nelson Keene (HMV)
Sweet Tooth – Les Howard (Columbia)
Feel So Fine – Johnny Preston (Mercury) -
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Saturday 20 August 1960
Panel: Alan Freeman, Dave King, Nancy Spain, Henrietta Tiarks
Records played:
Question – Emile Ford (Pye) HIT
Cinderella Jones – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Buttercup A Golden Hair – Dean Martin (Capitol) HIT
Film song from unfinished Something’s Got to Give with Marilyn Monroe
Lorelei – Lonnie Donegan (Pye) HIT
Eee-O-Eleven – Sammy Davis Jr (HMV) MISS
Tell Laura I Love Her – Ricky Valance (Columbia) MISS
In My Little Corner Of The World – Anita Bryant (London) MISS
Volare – Bobby Rydell (Columbia) MISS
Camera script: Gotta Get A Date – Frank Ifield (Columbia)
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Saturday 27 August 1960
Panel: Lionel Bart, Sheila Buxton, David Hughes, Mildred Mayne
Records played:
Shimmy Shimmy – Bobby Freeman (Parlophone) MISS 0.55
Hello Young Lovers –Paul Anka (Columbia) MISS 1.00
The New Darktown Strutters Ball – Lou Monte (HMV) HIT 0.59
You Mean Everything To Me – Neil Sedaka (RCA) MISS 0.58
Too Young To Go Steady – Connie Stevens (Warner) MISS 1.02
Let’s Think About Living – Bob Luman (Warner) HIT 0.43
The Twist – Chubby Checker (Columbia) MISS 0.58
Nice ’n Easy – Frank Sinatra (Capitol) HIT 1.23
All My Love – Jackie Wilson (Coral) MISS 0.54
Too Young To Date – The Delicates (London) MISS 0.56
Taken from camera script. Not all may have been broadcast.
No programme on 3 September 1960 – Olympics
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Saturday 17 September 1960
Panel: Capucine, Toni Eden, Jimmy Henney, Terence Morgan
Produced by Stewart Morris
Records played:
Move Two Mountains – Mudlarks (Columbia)
How About That – John Scott (Parlophone) MISS
I Didn’t Know The Guy Was Loaded – The Cannons (Decca) MISS
Strangers When We Meet – Dennis Lotis (Columbia) MISS
The Kiss – Dale Sisters (HMV) MISS
Chain Gang – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
Pineapple Princess – Annette (Pye International) HIT
Slowcoach – Kenny Lynch (HMV) HIT
Camera script unused: Goody Goody (Dave King) and Just For A Thrill (Kay Starr)
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Saturday 1 October 1960
Panel: Judy Carne, Petula Clark, George Chisholm, Eric Sykes or Chris Holm
Records played:
Alive Alive Oh! – Dick Jordan (Oriole) 1.56
North To Alaska – Johnny Horton (Philips) 1.28
I Want To Be Wanted – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) 1.55
Bohemia Rag – Chris Barber’s Jazz Band (Columbia) 1.11
The Big Triangle – The Galaxies (Capitol) 1.32
Shortnin’ Bread – The Viscounts (Pye) 1.38
Restless – Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (HMV) 1.00
Seven Women – Frankie Laine (Philips) 1.30
Teardrops Are Falling – Al Kasha (Coral) 1.05
Taken from camera script. All may not have been played.
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Saturday 29 October 1960
Panel: Carmen McRae, Pete Murray, Nancy Spain, Richard Wyler
Records played:
Blue Angel – Roy Orbison (London) HIT (3-1)
Just Call Me – Lloyd Price (HMV) MISS (0-4)
M1 – The Ted Taylor Four (Oriole) HIT (3-1) (Ted Taylor mystery guest)
Just As Much As Ever – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) HIT (4-0)
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own – Connie Francis (MGM) HIT (4-0)
Summer’s Gone – Paul Anka (Columbia) MISS (1-3)
Richard Wyler was “The Man from Interpol”
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Monday 1 June 1959, 7.30-7.55pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray, Susan Stranks
Personality – Anthony Newley (Decca) 0.30
Personality – Lloyd Price (HMV) 0.29
Records played:
Once Again – Edmund Hockridge (Pye) 1.13
Wow – Ossie Warlock & the Wizards (unissued HMV) 1.15
You’re The One For Me – Wanda Jackson (Capitol) 0.37
Say One For Me – Bing Crosby (Philips) 1.30
A Teenager In Love – Craig Douglas (Top Rank) 0.55
More, More, More Romancing – Jo Shelton (Top Rank) 1.02
That’s Show Biz – Dale Wright & the Wright Guys (Pye) 0.38
Sig tune : Juke Box Fury: Ossie Warlock & the Wizards (unissued HMV) 0.28 + 0.44
David Jacobs in 1963 NME Annual:
How well I remember the very first programme. It was transmitted on June 1, 1959 – and I thought I’d never last the half-hour. I sat in my chair, absolutely hating the programme, the panel, the producer, the audience and myself. And I thought that the viewers hated the show, the panel, the BBC and me. I felt so nauseated by it all that I desperately wanted to get up and walk out.Mind you, I had no intention of just disappearing without the confused viewers knowing what was happening. I plotted in my mind to say calmly into the camera, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I am very sorry that this show is being brought to you, and I am also sorry that I am associated with such a load of tripe. I can’t stand it any longer. Goodnight!’
Of course, I did no such thing. If I am hired to do a job, then I’ll do it as well as I can. But perhaps it just wasn’t one of my days because viewer reaction was so favourable – so encouraging in fact that I thought I must have been mad for ever thinking such a thing about the show.
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Monday 8 June 1959, 7.30-7.55pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray, Susan Stranks
Records played:
Nowhere In This World – Derry Hart & the Heartbeats (Decca)
Kansas City – Little Richard (London)
Camera script: was going to be Forty Days
Lipstick On Your Collar – Connie Francis (MGM) side set
The Windows Of Paris – Tony Osborne & his Orchestra (HMV)
All Night Long – Monty Babson (London)
I-ay-ove-lay Oo-yay – Three Barry Sisters (Decca)
Camera script: was going to be Red Shoes (Kirby Stone Four)
Peter Gunn – Duane Eddy (London)
Camera script unused: Sway (prob Norman Grant Orch), When You See Her (Lee & Jay Elvin)Reviewed by Nancy Spain in Daily Express the following day: “The BBC’s Juke Box Jury seems to be a dismal flop. Alma Cogan, Pete Murray, Gary Miller and a typical teenager called Susan Stranks are still hard at it guessing which records (if any) are gong to be hits and which misses. All four are conscientious and with the occasional exception of Alma Cogan, the most deadly bores. I actually heard Pete Murray speaking of a record which sounded to me like the insistent yowling of a tom-cat say it was a ‘prestige record’. If this programme has a value (which I rather doubt) it will be in the comparison which we can make between the panel’s prophecy and the actual hits.”
“New Juke Box Jury signature tune waxed by Ossie Warlock and the Wizards; this nom de plume conceals Tony Osborne’s identity.” Alley Cat, 12 June 1959
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Monday 22 June 1959, 7.30-7.55pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Mandy Miller, Pete Murray, Eric Sykes, Shani Wallis
Records played:
Waterloo – Stonewall Jackson (Philips)
Waterloo – The Mudlarks (Columbia)
I’m Gonna Change Him – Cathy Carr (Roulette)
The Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll – Winifred Atwell (Decca)
I Know – Perry Como (RCA)
What A Diff’rence A Day Made – Dinah Washington (Mercury)
Bobby Sox To Stockings – Frankie Avalon (HMV)
Marshal Marshal – Gar Bacon (Fontana)
Camera script unused: All My Sorrows, Driftin’ , Along Came Jones. Camera script has final record Don’t Forget by Hughie Green. Also, An Anonymous Letter by June Valli for Dinah Washington.
No show on Monday 29 June 1959 because of the Star Ballroom Championships from Earls Court.
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Monday 13 July 1959
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Petula Clark, Pete Murray, Susan Stranks, Eric Sykes
Producer: Russell Turner
Records played:
Scotland The Brave – Edmundo Ros (Decca)
Mary Ann Thomas – Bobby Freeman (London)
The Wonder Of You – Ronnie Hilton (HMV)
The Wonder Of You – Ray Peterson (RCA)
Wonderful You – Ronnie Carroll (Philips)
La Plume De Ma Tante – Hugo & Luigi (RCA)
Moody – The Poni-Tails (HMV)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe – David Seville & the Chipmunks (London)
Camera script unused: Tiger (Fabian)
No show on Monday 20 July 1959 because of Royal International Horse Show.
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Monday 24 August 1959, 7.30-7.55pm
Panel: Judy Carne, Dickie Dawson, Pete Murray, Venetia Stevenson
Records played:
A Hoot An’ A Holler – Don Lang (HMV)
I’m Gonna Get Married – Lloyd Price (HMV)
Plenty Good Lovin’ – Connie Francis (MGM)
Cry – Knightsbridge Strings (Top Rank)
Midnight Flyer – Dave Cavanagh (Capitol)
One More Sunrise – Leslie Uggams (Philips)
A Girls Work Is Never Done – Chordettes (London) 1.52 -
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Saturday 19 September 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Judy Carne, Petula Clark, Bill Maynard, Peter Noble
Reccords played:
I Want To Walk You Home – Shane Rimmer (Columbia)
Angel Face – Billy Fury (Decca)
Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (Pye)
Sleepwalk – Ken Mackintosh (HMV)
You Were Mine – Tommy Steele (Decca)
Someone To Love – Anthony Newley (Decca)
Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin (London) -
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Saturday 3 October 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
(Recorded 19 September 1959)
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Petula Clark, Dickie Dawson, Diana Dors, Tony Osborne
Records played:
Treble Chance – Joe ‘Mr Piano’ Henderson (Pye)
Makin’ Love – Floyd Robinson (RCA)
So High So Low – Danny Williams (HMV)
Broken Hearted Melody – Tony Raymond (Fontana)
But Not For Me – Ella Fitzgerald (HMV)
Jenny – Ray Sone (Decca)
She Came As A Stranger – Perry Ford (Parlophone)
Oh What A Fool – Impalas (MGM) -
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Saturday 10 October 1959, 6.50-715pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Gloria Kindersley, Gary Miller, Milton Subotsky, Venetia Stevenson
Records played:
Doodles – Eddie Layton (Mercury)
Love Potion No 9 – Clovers (London)
A Worried Man – Kingston Trio (Capitol)
Mr Blue – David Macbeth (Pye)
Mr Blue – Mike Preston (Decca)
Just Ask Your Heart – Frankie Avalon (HMV)
Wish It Were Me – Craig Douglas (Top Rank)
Old Shep – Hank Snow (RCA) -
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Saturday 24 October 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Winifred Atwell, Paul Carpenter, Sandra Dorne, Digby Wolfe
Records played:
Shout – Isley Brothers (RCA)
Lonely Street – Chris Martin (HMV)
Heartaches By The Number – Guy Mitchell (Philips)
The Best Of Everything – Johnny Mathis (Fontana)
Tucumcari – Jimmie Rodgers (Columbia)
I’ll Stay Single – Jerry Lordan (Parlophone)
Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Backseat) – Avons (Columbia) -
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Saturday 31 October 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Lynn Curtis, Gary Miller, Venetia Stevenson, Digby Wolfe
Records played:
Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Backseat) – Avons (Columbia)
Alice Blue Gown – Leroy Holmes (MGM)
My Blue Heaven – Platters (Mercury)
What Do You Want – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Snowcoach – Russ Conway (Columbia)
Dear Daddy – Petula Clark (Pye)
Hushabye – Dene Four (HMV)
The Merry Men – Don Robertson (Capitol)
No show on Saturday 7 November 1959 because of British Legion Remembrance Service and a Semprini concert
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Saturday 12 December 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Russ Conway, Jayne Mansfield, Venetia Stevenson, Eric Sykes
Records played:
In The Mood – Ernie Fields (London)
Turnabout Heart – Eve Boswell (Parlophone)
Career – Dean Martin (Capitol)
Not One Minute More – Della Reese (RCA)
Marina – Gary Miller (Pye)
The Christmas Song – Ella Fitzgerald (HMV)
Who Do You Think You Are – Four Lads (Philips) -
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Saturday 4 January 1964
Panel: Dora Bryan, David Gell, Peter Sellers, Cilla Black
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
That Boy John – Billie Davis (Columbia) HIT
Acapulco 1922 – Johnny B Great (Decca) MISS
Fever – Helen Shapiro (Columbia) HIT
I’m The One – Gerry & the Pacemakers (Columbia) HIT
No Strings – Mike Preston (Decca) MISS
Baby I Love You – Ronettes (London) HIT
That Lucky Old Sun – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT -
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Saturday 18 January 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Jane Asher, Vic Lewis, Robert Morley, Millicent Martin
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Have You Ever Been Lonely – Caravelles (Decca) HIT
Candy Man – Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (Decca) HIT
For You – Rick Nelson (Brunswick) MISS
On My Mind – Mike Berry (HMV) HIT
Until I Met You – Bobby Rydell (Cameo Parkway) MISS
Brian Poole was in the ‘hot seat’ and gave the panellists sticks of Candy!
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Saturday 25 January 1964, 5.40-6.05
Panel: Adam Faith, Carole Ann Ford, Jean Metcalfe, Phil Spector
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Alley Alley Oh – Frankie Vaughan (Philips) MISS
Lady Bird – Ladybirds (Columbia) MISS
Make Love To Me – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
Anyone Who Had A Heart – Cilla Black (Parlophone) HIT
I’m The Lonely One – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
Thank You – Petula Clark (Pye) MISS
Blue Beat – Beazers (Decca) MISS
Probably the other guest was Phil Spector
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Saturday 1 February 1964, 5.40-6.05
Panel: Ian Fenner, Susan Maughan, Jane Morgan, Bruce Prochnik
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
A Fool Never Learns – Andy Williams (CBS) HIT
I Love How You Love Me – Maureen Evans (Oriole) HIT
Come On – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
Green Fields – Unit 4+2 (Decca) MISS
Shake And Scream – Kenny Lynch (HMV) HIT
Who Was That Girl – Al Saxon (Mercury) HIT
Go On And Cry – Conway Twitty (MGM) MISS
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Saturday 7 March 1964, 5.40-6.05
Panel: Annette, Terence Edmond, Karen Elliott, Bob Monkhouse
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Baby Don’t You Cry – Ray Charles (HMV) MISS
Bad Time – Roulettes (Parlophone) HIT
Unchained Melody – Jimmy Young (Decca) HIT
I Know – Chick Graham (Decca) MISS
Like I Love You Today – Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde (Ember) HIT
Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
Tennessee Waltz – Alma Cogan (Columbia) MISS
I’ve Been Crying – Denny Mitchell & the Soundstations (Decca) HIT
Bob Monkhouse on Today in Jan 1962 had called the show Junk Box Jury.
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Saturday 28 March 1964, 5.55-6.30pm
Panel: Arthur Askey, Ted King, Beverley Todd, Shirley Eaton
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Baby Let Me Take You Home – Animals (Columbia) MISS
Think – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) HIT
Don’t Throw Your Love Away – Searchers (Pye) HIT
I’m On Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis (Philips) MISS
Stand By Me – Kenny Lynch (HMV) HIT
Got My Mojo Workin’ – Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers (Parlophone) HIT
Silly Boy – Craig Douglas (Fontana) HIT
Regular panellist Nancy Spain died on the way to the Grand National, 210364
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Saturday 4 April 1964, 5.55-6.30pm
Panel: Julia Foster, Derek Johnson, Eric Sykes, Mary Travers
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Hubble Bubble Toil And Trouble – Manfred Mann (HMV) HIT
Angry At The Big Oak Tree – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby – Everly Brothers (Warner) HIT
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick (Pye Int) HIT
365 Rolling Stones – Andrew Oldham Orchestra (Decca) MISS
Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ – Gerry & the Pacemakers (Columbia) HIT
She Loves Me – Jack Jones (London) MISS
Don’t Turn Around – Merseybeats (Fontana) HIT -
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Saturday 11 April 1964, 5.55-6.30pm
Panel: Sid James, Sarah Miles, Jimmy Young +1
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
I Don’t Wanna Know – Mike Cotton Sound (Columbia) HIT
Wrong For Each Other – Andy Williams (CBS) HIT
Walking The Dog –Dennisons (Decca) HIT
Look Over Your Shoulder – Helen Shapiro (Columbia) MISS
Dominique – Dutch Swing College Band (Philips) MISS
Lovesick – Mike Berry (HMV) MISS
Stella By Starlight – Richard Chamberlain (MGM) HIT
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Saturday 18 April 1964, 5.55-6.30pm
Panel: Cilla Black, Catherine Boyle, Iain Gregory, Tommy Trinder
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Can’t Buy Me Love – Ella Fitzgerald (Verve) MISS
Constantly – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
It’s Great – Monotones (Pye) MISS
Shout – Lulu & the Luvvers (Decca) HIT
I Will – Billy Fury (Decca) MISS
I’ll Be There, I’ll Be Waiting – Chimes (Decca) MISS
This Is My Prayer – Vera Lynn (HMV) MISS
What’s The Secret – Sammy King (HMV) MISS
Cilla Black paid 30g
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Saturday 6 June 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Charlie Drake, Diana Dors, Bunny Lewis, Jessie Matthews
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Bama Lama Bama Loo – Little Richard (London) HIT
I Like The Look Of You – Fortunes (Decca) HIT
I Love You Too – Matt Monro (Parlophone) MISS
Liza Jane – Davie Jones & the King Bees (Vocalion) MISS
When You Walk In The Room – Jackie de Shannon (Liberty) HIT
Why Not Tonight – Mojos (Decca) MISS
If You Don’t Know – Don Charles (HMV) HIT
Liza Jane was David Bowie’s first single. R&B track with David on vocals and tenor sax. Only Charlie Drake voted the record a hit! Mrs Dale didn’t like it. David Bowie was in Hot Seat
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Saturday 4 July 1964, 7.10-7.35pm
(Recorded 27 June, just before Stones on Top Of The Pops)
Panel: The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts)
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Tobacco Road – Nashville Teens (Decca) MISS
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Dusty Springfield (Philips) HIT
Just For You – Freddie & the Dreamers (Columbia) HIT
My Baby Don’t Dig Me – Ray Charles (HMV) MISS
Play Me A Sad Song – Christine Holmes (Mercury) MISS
Someday We’re Gonna Love Again – The Searchers (Pye) HIT
There’s Gold In The Mountains – Elvis Presley (RCA) (No vote taken)
The Ferris Wheel – Everly Brothers (Warner) MISS
Info from the TV Pop Diaries website:
The band had to be brought into the studio by armoured truck to be able to get through the crowd outside. Producer Barry Langford later said it took two hours for the band to get out of their transport and ready to record the show. The band had misbehaved during rehearsals, until Brian Jones, sensing David Jacob’s annoyance, cracked the whip and the band behaved during the actual recording. Barry Langford talking to Disc magazine predicted “we expect a minimum viewing audience of twenty million as compared with the regular eleven or twelve million. We have already had over 8000 applications for the 500 tickets available”. Normally the audience in attendance would be 150 only and broadcast from Television Centre, studio 2, so a larger studio had to be used. Because there was an odd number of jurors this week the teenage panel was dropped. Also dropped was the usual hit or miss board, while a new but temporary set design was employed. Among the records they judged was a new Elvis disc, The Zephyrs and The Nashville Teens ‘Tobacco Road’.
** You will note from the above info that the Rolling Stones also heard The Zephyrs (‘A little bit of soap’).
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Saturday 11 July 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Lionel Jeffries, Stubby Kaye, Anne Nightingale, Tessie O’Shea
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Doo Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann (HMV) HIT
The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto (Verve) MISS
She’s Fallen In Love With The Monster Man – Screamin’ Lord Sutch (Oriole) HIT
As Tears Goes By – Marianne Faithfull (Decca) HIT
Happiness – Ken Dodd (Columbia) HIT
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Saturday 18 July 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Dora Bryan, Brian Epstein, Ian Hendry, Nancy Roberts
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Huntingdon Beach – Van Doren (Decca) MISS
Rosie – Chubby Checker (Cameo Parkway) MISS
Lollipop – Glenda Collins (HMV) MISS
I Found Out The Hard Way – Four Pennies (Philips) HIT
I Want To Hold Your Hand – Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops (RCA) MISS
The Crying Game – Dave Berry (Decca) HIT
Handy Man – Del Shannon (Stateside) MISS
You’ll Never Get To Heaven – Dionne Warwick (Pye Int) HIT -
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Saturday 25 July 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Carole Ann Ford, George Harrison, Reg Varney, Alexandra Bastedo
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
I Should Have Known Better – The Naturals (Parlophone) MISS
What Am I To You – Kenny Lynch (HMV) HIT(check this)
Soulful Dress – Sugar Pie Desanto (Pye) HIT
How Can I Tell Her – Fourmost (Parlophone) HIT
Heart – David Nelson (Philips) MISS
Spanish Harlem – Sounds Inc (Columbia) HIT
All Grown Up – Crystals (London) MISS
She’s Not There – Zombies (Decca) HIT
Ain’t Love Good – Ain’t Love Proud – Tony Clarke (Pye) HIT -
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Saturday 8 August 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Unity Hall, Kenneth More, Chita Rivera, Cardew Robinson
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
I Want You To Meet My Baby – Eydie Gorme (CBS) MISS
Rag Doll – Four Seasons (Philips) MISS
The Time It Takes – Alan Dean & his Problems (Decca) MISS
I Don’t Understand – Nola York (HMV) HIT
Such A Night – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
Non E Niente Lasciami Stare – Gigliola Cinquetti (Decca) HIT
Dang Me – Johnny Duncan (Columbia) MISS
Kenneth More had not really listened to Elvis Presley before and was impressed. He had disliked him previously.
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Saturday 15 August 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Max Bacon, Caroline Charles, Maureen Cleave, Laurence Harvey
Producer: Barry Langford
Records played:
Twelve Steps To Love – Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (Decca) HIT
Kelly – Wayne Gibson (Pye) MISS
You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry (Pye International) HIT
Promise You’ll Tell Her – Swinging Blue Jeans (HMV) HIT
It’s Gotta Be – Ray Singer (Ember) MISS
Who Can I Turn To – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) MISS
I’ll Give You Loving – One & One (Decca) MISS -
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Saturday 26 September 1964, 5.45-6.10pm
Panel: Roy Castle, Pete Murray, Adrienne Posta, Georgia Brown
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Little Richard (Stateside) HIT
The Twelfth Of Never – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
The Weaver – Pendulums (Pye) HIT
Don’t Walk Away – Kathy Kirby (Decca) MISS
Don’t Let Her Get Away – John Leyton (HMV) MISS
Look Homeward Angel – Fortunes (Decca) HIT
Always Something There To Remind Me – Sandie Shaw (Pye) HIT
I’m On The Outside Lookin’ In – Little Anthony & the Imperials (United Artists) MISS
RT 240964
27,000 jukeboxes in UK and over 1,000 panellists so far.
Discs chosen with “a good beat, a strong melody and excellence of performance”
12m viewers and 700 letters a week.
Panel is right two times out of three
David Jacobs: “Nobody has pretended that JBJ was an authoritative programme of predictions. It is intended simply to be jolly good entertainment based on discs.” -
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Saturday 3 October 1964, 5.45-610pm
Panel: Jane Asher, Alan Freeman, Gene Pitney, Julie Rogers
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Sha La La – Manfred Mann (HMV) HIT
What’s Easy For Two Is So Hard For One – Mary Wells (Stateside) HIT
Google Eye – Nashville Teens (Decca) MISS
I Love The Way You Love – Millie (Fontana) HIT
Cousin Of Mine – Sam Cooke (RCA) MISS
Now We’re Thru – Poets (Decca) MISS
Baby Love – Supremes (Stateside) HIT
La La La La La – Blendells (Reprise) MISS
She Wants T’Swim – Chubby Checker (Cameo Parkway) MISS -
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Saturday 24 October 1964. 5.45-6.10pm
Panel: Sid James, Andrew Oldham, Marchioness of Tavistock, Diana Dors
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Hide’n’Seek – Thyrds (Decca)
Smack Dab In The Middle – Ray Charles (HMV)
Losing You – Dusty Springfield (Philips)
Black Girl – Four Pennies (Philips)
A Boy I Used To Know – Andee Silver (HMV)
All Day And All Of The Night – Kinks (Pye)
And I Love Her – Mark Wynter (Pye)
I Don’t Know What Time It Was – Gloria Roma (Decca)
Bad Blood – Paramounts (Parlophone)
David Jacobs was also in the Light Programme thriller, Follow That Man
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Saturday 7 November 1964, 5.40-6.05pm
Panel: Rolf Harris, Portland Mason, Gene Pitney, Margaret Stredder
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Baby I Need Your Lovin’ – Fourmost (Parlophone) HIT
Get Away – Maureen Evans (Oriole) HIT
Playing Around – Eden Kane (Fontana) HIT
Here Comes The Night – Lulu (Decca) MISS
L-O-V-E – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) MISS
Downtown – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Message To Martha –Adam Faith (Parlophone) MISS
I Will Never Let You Go – UKs (HMV) HIT -
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Saturday 19 December 1964, 5.15-5.40pm
(Recorded 12 December)
Panel: Marianne Faithfull, Sheila Hancock, Tony Hatch, Kenneth Williams
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
California Bound – Ronny & the Daytones (Stateside)
Lollipops And Roses – Danny Williams (HMV) 1.43
It Isn’t There – Swinging Blue Jeans (HMV)
Jive Jimmy – The Socialites (Warner)
Lookin’ For Love – Hummelflugs (Pye)
If I Fell – Keely Smith (Reprise)
Que Sera Sera – Earl Royce & the Olympics (Columbia) -
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Saturday 12 January 1963
Panel: Stubby Kaye, Pete Murray, Sian Phillips, Una Stubbs
Photo on ebay
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
The Boy I Saw You With – Beverley Jones (HMV) MISS
Rhumba Boogie – Jimmy Rodgers (London) HIT
Teenage Has been – Barry Mann (HMV) HIT
Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia – Philip Green (Columbia) HIT
Hand A Handkerchief To Helen – Susan Maughan (Philips) MISS
Trouble Is My Middle Name – Bobby Vinton (Columbia) MISS
A Taste Of Honey – Acker Bilk (Columbia) HIT
Sounds Funny To Me – Eden Kane (Decca) HIT
Blame It On My Youth – Eydie Gorme (CBS) HIT
Walk Right In – Rooftop Singers (Fontana) MISS
The Times 190163
Commenting on panel games.
On What’s My Line and Juke Box Jury. “Both of them are conducted by ringmasters of exceptional professional competence. Eamonn Andrews and David Jacobs seem impervious to the temptations which beset many other quiz masters. They reveal no mannerisms, they exercise an easy authority and although they radiate good humour, they never indulge in that deadly sin of broadcasting bonhomie.” -
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Saturday 19 January 1963
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Rolf Harris, Jack Jackson, Susan Maughan
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Loop De Loop – Frankie Vaughan (Philips) HIT
I’m A Woman – Peggy Lee (Capitol) HIT
What Now – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
My Colouring Book – Nana Mouskouri (Fontana) MISS
Hava Nagila – Spotnicks (Oriole) HIT
The Wayward Wind – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
Tell Him – Alma Cogan (Columbia) HIT
I May Not Live To See Tomorrow – Brian Hyland (HMV) MISS
Town Crier – Craig Douglas (Decca) HIT
There Ain’t A Boy In The World – Wendy Walker (Decca) MISS
Ruby Baby – Dion (CBS) MISSOn Juke Box Jury, jurist Jack Jackson said that Wayward Wind was written by Carbonate Of soda.
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Saturday 26 January 1963
Panel: Jane Asher, Carroll Baker, Brian Hyland, Pete Murray
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Keep A Walkin’ – Bobby Darin (London) HIT
Queen For Tonight – Helen Shapiro (Columbia) HIT
Take Your Time – Jess Conrad (Columbia) MISS
My Own True Love – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes – Bobby Vee (Liberty) HIT
Little Girl – Steve Aliamo (Pye) MISS
The Lonely Bull – Jack Jones (London) HIT
Gonna Take A Chance – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
Bahia Bossa Nova – Barbara Law (Decca) MISS
Followed by PC Dixon episode, The Bitter Taste Of Youth
On Juke Box Jury, Pete Murray quipped, “If Helen Shapiro’s voice gets any lower, she’ll be giving Paul Robeson a run for his money.”
NME, 1 February 1963PFTP 240163
After a year’s careful viewing of JBJ, I should like to nominate the following team to counteract the sort of pretentious drivel which is normally talked on the programme.
Mai Zetterling, Spike Milligan, Elaine Stritch and David Kossoff with Eric Sykes to stand by and David Tomlinson as a sleeping partner.
A consolation prize to Pete Murray who really belongs to us eggheads but doesn’t like to say so.
J D Palmer, Manchester 19PFTP 140263
My team would be Jane Asher as she always knows her mind and sticks to it; Carole Carr because she knows a good song or tune; Steve Race for his technical knowhow; and Sid James because, well, he is just Sid James. As reserves, Judith Chalmers and Jimmy Young.
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Saturday 9 February 1963
Panel: Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey, Steve Race, Anne Rogers
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Summer Holiday – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
That Was The Week That Was – Millicent Martin (Parlophone) MISS
One Day – Matt Monro (Parlophone) HIT
Pin A Medal On Joey – James Darren (Pye) MISS
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo – Richard Chamberlain (MGM) HIT
Cupboard Love – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
What Kind Of Fool Am I – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) HIT
Come On And Love Me – Freddy Cannon (Stateside) MISS -
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Saturday 16 February 1963
Panel: Pete Murray, Robin Richmond, Annie Ross, Nancy Spain
Records played:
Alice In Wonderland – Neil Sedaka (RCA) HIT
Johnny Day – Rolf Harris (Columbia) HIT
I Wanna Be Around – Tony Bennett (CBS) MISS
Popsy Wopsy – Clinton Ford (Oriole) MISS
Big Wide World – Teddy Randazzo (Pye) MISS
Return Of The Outlaws – Outlaws (HMV) MISS
Meditation – Pat Boone (London) MISS
Brotherhood Of Man – Jaye P Morgan (MGM) MISS
My Kind Of Girl – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) HIT
The Times 160263
Feature, Functions Of The Captive Audience
The intrusive nature of the studio audience is mitigated by television, and there are programmes, indeed, of which it could be said that audience participation is a paramount element. It can be said, for instance, of Juke Box Jury, an old favourite distinguished by some brilliant camera work. As the record is played the camera picks out the unformed face of a teenager mesmerised by the beat, the pointed shoe tapping out the rhythm, the hand of a lover seeking that of his mate. Without the unconscious cooperation of its fans, Juke Box Jury would lose three-quarters of its fascination.23.2.63 – No Juke Box Jury. Instead, A Song For Europe introduced by David Jacobs
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Saturday 9 March 1963
Panel: Carole Carr, Spike Milligan, Chris Montez, Janette Scott
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
How Do You Do It – Gerry & the Pacemakers (Columbia) MISS
I See The Moon – Nancy Sinatra (Reprise) HIT
Code Of Love – Mike Sarne (Parlophone) HIT
Can’t Get Used To Losing You – Andy Williams (CBS) HIT
Robot – Tornados (Decca) MISS
Sparrows Can’t Sing – Barbara Windsor (HMV) MISS
Let’s Limbo Some More – Chubby Checker (Cameo-Parkway) HIT
So It Always Will Be – Everly Brothers (Warner) MISS
The Folk Singer – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
Why Can’t We Love – Sounds of Les & Mitch (Fontana) HIT
No More Blues – Elaine Delmar (Columbia) MISS -
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Saturday 16 March 1963
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Angela Douglas, David Gell, Sid James
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Punish Her – Mike Preston (Decca) HIT
Walk Like A Man – Four Seasons (Stateside) HIT
Tomorrow Is Another Day – Maureen Evans (Oriole) MISS
Cigarettes And Coffee Blues – Marty Robbins (Fontana) HIT
Them Terrible Boots – Orlons (Cameo Parkway) HIT
Follow The Boys – Connie Francis (MGM) MISS
Misery – Kenny Lynch (HMV) HIT
Say I Won’t Be There – Springfields (Philips) MISS
Can You Forgive Me – Karl Denver (Decca) MISS
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Saturday 30 March 1963
Panel: Jimmy Henney, Hattie Jacques, Eric Sykes, Margaret Whiting
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Call Me B’wana – Bob Hope (United Artists) MISS
The Boy I Used To Know – Jan Burnette (Oriole) MISS
Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
Keep On Dancing – Brian Poole & the Tremeloes (Decca) HIT
It Looks Like They’re In Love – Cleo Laine (Fontana) HIT
Manana Pasado Manana – Acker Bilk (Columbia) HIT
My Love – Christine Campbell (Parlophone) MISS
On Broadway – Drifters (London) HIT
My Little Baby – Mike Berry (HMV) MISS
Margaret Whiting had million seller with Billy Reid’s Tree In The Meadow
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Saturday 13 April 1963
Panel: Arthur Askey, Steve Race, Sabrina, June Thorburn
From what I recall, Sabrina didn’t say a word.
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
It’s A Pity To Say Goodnight – Donna Douglas (Pye) HIT
Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad About My Baby – The Cookies (London) MISS
More – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Scarlett O’Hara – Jet Harris & Tony Meehan (Decca) MISS
Here I Stand – The Ripchords (CBS) MISS
Young Lovers – Paul & Paula (Philips) MISS
Watermelon Man – Mongo Santamaria (Riverside) HIT
Some Other Guy – Big Three (Decca) MISS
Night Cry – Bert Weedon (HMV) HIT
According to Mark Lewisohn, From Me To You was played.
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Saturday 20 April 1963
Panel: Alan Dell, Louise Dunn, Harry Fowler, Julia Lockwood
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
The Girl I Love – Matt Monro (Parlophone) HIT
What Are Boys Made Of – The Percells (HMV) HIT
There’s No Such Thing As Love – Anthony Newley (Decca) HIT
Like Lazy – Barry Alldis (Decca) MISS
Two Kinds Of Teardrops – Del Shannon (London) MISS
Woe Is Me – Helen Shapiro (Columbia) HIT
Call Me Irresponsible – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) HIT
Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love – Tommy Bruce (Columbia) HIT
She’s New To You – Susan Maughan (Philips) MISS
Gone With The Wind – Duprees (London) MISS
There Are 8,000,000 Cossack Melodies And This Is One Of Them – Group X (Fontana) HIT
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Saturday 11 May 1963
Panel: Carole Carr, Angela Douglas, Del Shannon, Johnny Tillotson
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
Run Run Senorita – Wanderers (United Artists) HIT
Make Up Your Mind – Buddy Greco (Columbia) HIT
When Will You Say I Love You – Billy Fury (Decca) HIT
What’s All That About – Zephyrs (Decca) MISS
Let’s Go Steady Again – Neil Sedaka (RCA) MISS
Take These Chains From My Heart – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT
The Bird On The Second Floor – Bernard Cribbins (Parlophone) HIT
So Little Time – Andy Williams (CBS) HIT
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart – Furys (Stateside) MISS
Mother Please – Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo-Parkway) MISS -
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Saturday 25 May 1963
Panel: Eva Bartok, Sam Costa, Jimmy Henney, Nancy SpainProducer: Neville Wortman
Records played:Faraway Places – Bachelors (Decca) HIT
Don’t Try To Fight It Baby – Eydie Gorme (CBS) MISS
You Can Never Stop Me Loving You – Kenny Lynch (HMV) HIT
Hoe Down – Johnny Dankworth (Fontana) MISS
Falling – Roy Orbison (London) HIT
It’s My Party – Lesley Gore (Mercury) MISS
Why Do We Have To Wait So Long – Adam Wade (Columbia) HIT
That’s How Heartaches Are Made – Julie Grant (Pye) MISS
On The Scene – Les Reed (Pye) HIT
Don’t Try To Change Me – Crickets (Liberty) HIT
Soulville – Dinah Washington (Columbia) HIT
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Saturday 15 June 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Juliette Greco, Jean Metcalfe, Peter Sellers, Maurice Woodruff
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Little Latin Lupe Lu – Righteous Brothers (London) HIT
Smile – Sammy Davis Jr (Reprise) HIT
Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya – Simone Jackson (Pye) HIT
Sukiyaki – Kyu Sakamoto (HMV) HIT
Kiss And Run – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
Moonlight Tango – Acker Bilk (Columbia) HIT
Nature’s Time For Love – Joe Brown (Pye) HIT
The Good Life – Tony Bennett (CBS) HIT
This Empty Place – Dionne Warwick (Stateside) HIT
The Wild Wind – Danny Williams (HMV) MISS
Cry Baby – Mal Ryder (Decca) MISS
A Beggar In Love – Clinton Ford (Columbia) MISS
9 straight hits!
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Saturday 22 June 1963, 6.35-7pm
Panel: Jane Asher, Sandy Baron, Alan Dell, Dorothy Peterson
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Walkin’ Tall – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Little Miss Fool – Marcie Blane (Decca) MISS
Confessin’ – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
There’s A Place – Kestrels (Piccadilly) HIT
Valentino – Petula Clark (Pye) MISS
I Know A Man – Rolf Harris (Columbia) HIT
Every Step Of The Way – Johnny Mathis (CBS) HIT
I’ll Cut Your Tail Off – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
I Really Don’t Want To Know – Little Esther Phillips (Ember) HIT
Rip Van Winkle – Steve Race (Parlophone) MISS
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Saturday 13 July 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Esma Cannon, Albert Finney, Pip Hinton, Bunny Lewis
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
Come On Home – Springfields (Philips) HIT
Don’t Do That – Shane Fenton & the Fentones (Parlophone) HIT
He’s So Near – Maureen Scott (HMV) HIT
Too Late To Worry – Richard Anthony (Columbia) HIT
Not Too Young To Get Married – Bob B Soxx & the Blue Jeans (London) HIT
If I Ruled The World – Terry Lightfoot & his Jazzmen (Columbia) HIT
Busy Doing Nothing – Don Spencer (HMV) MISS
Easier Said Than Done – Essex (Columbia) MISS
Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash (CBS) MISS
A Fool In Love – Jan Burnette (Oriole) MISS
Wipe Out – Surfaris (London) HIT
Summer Skies And Golden Sands – Overlanders (Pye) HIT
Maureen Scott was a London folk singer spotted by a Disney executive Jimmy Johnson and signed for Buena Vista, released here on HMV.
Albert Finney amateurish alongside Bunny Lewis on Juke Box Jury.
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Saturday 10 August 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Carole Carr, Ted King, Barbara Windsor, Graham Hill
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
I Won’t Miss You – Dev Douglas (Parlophone) MISS
I Want To Stay Here – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme (CBS) HIT
Accidents Will Happen – Patsy Ann Noble (Columbia) HIT
It’s All In The Game – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
When The Saints Go Marching In – Pinky & Perky (Columbia) MISS
Let Me Tell You – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Whispering – Bachelors (Decca) HIT
Running To You – Mark Wynter (Pye) HIT
Whisper Wonderful Words – Christine Quaife (Oriole) MISS
I Do – Chris Ravel & The Ravers (Decca) MISS
Steptoe And Son – Joe Loss & his Orchestra (HMV) HIT
Mark was behind the screen
Chubby Checker might be the other panel member.
Cliff Richard was in the 100th edition of Thank Your Lucky Stars.
Disc-jockey David Jacobs a little disappointed with Beatles’ new single.
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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.
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Saturday 31 August 1963, 6-6.35pm
Panel: Terence Edmond, Jean Metcalfe, Don Moss, Polly Perkins
Photo of Polly Perkins in RT!
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
You’re Gonna Need My Loving – Jimmy Justice (Pye) HIT
Wishing – Buddy Holly (Coral) HIT
It Hurts To Be Sixteen – Andrea Carroll (London) MISS
No One – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT
A Day Without You – Danny Williams (HMV) MISS
Applejack – Jet Harris & Tony Meehan (Decca) HIT
Hey There Lonely Boy – Ruby & the Romantics (London) HIT
I’m So Glad I Found Her – Craig Douglas (Decca) HIT
Humdrum Blues – Elaine Delmar (Columbia) MISS
The Kind Of Boy You Can’t Forget – Raindrops (London) HIT
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Saturday 14 September 1963, 6-6.30pm
Panel: Sam Costa, Louise Dunn, Anne Nightingale, Bruce Prochnik
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
The First Time – Adam Faith & the Roulettes (Parlophone) HIT
Say You Do – Danny Storm (Pye) MISS
That Sunday, That Summer – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) HIT
Like I Love You – Eden Kane (Fontana) MISS
Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton (Columbia) MISS
Shindig – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
Straighten Up Your Heart – Barbara Lewis (London) MISS
Three Rows Over – Bobby Curtola (Decca) MISS
Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison (London) HIT
Everybody – Tommy Roe (HMV) MISS
One Mile Over, Two Miles Back – Bill Anderson (Brunswick) HIT
You’d Think He Didn’t Know Me – Sandra Browne (Columbia) HIT
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Saturday 28 September 1963, 6.05-6.35pm
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Jess Conrad, Peter Murray, Barbara Windsor
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
Heartaches On The Way – Terry Stafford (Stateside) MISS
Be My Baby – Grazina (Frame) (HMV) MISS
Dragonfly – Tornados (Decca) HIT
Yesterday’s Gone – Chad & Jeremy (Ember) HIT
Miss You – Jimmy Young (Columbia) HIT
Love Of The Loved – Cilla Black (Parlophone) HIT
I’ll Take You Home – Drifters (London) HIT
Magic Carpet – Dakotas (Parlophone) MISS
My Resistance Is Low – Buddy Britten & the Regents (Oriole) MISS
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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
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Saturday 14 December 1963
Panel: Neal Arden, Catherine Boyle, Freddie Garrity, Gay Emma
Producer: Neville Wortman (3-6)
Records played:
Dance With Me – Kestrels (Piccadilly) HIT
The Shelter Of Your Arms – Sammy Davis Jr (Reprise) MISS
Your Turn To Cry – Bruisers (Parlophone) MISS
Let Us Make Our Own Mistakes – Brian Hyland (HMV) MISS
Beatle Crazy – Bill Clifton (Decca) HIT
March Of The Victors – Ted Heath & his Orchestra (Decca) MISS
Via Veneto – Dean Martin (Reprise) MISS
Hello Love – Julie Grant (Pye) HIT
I Wish You A Merry Christmas – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva (Colpix) MISS
Beatle Crazy (Record Retailer, 191263) – “A Yank’s view of the Beatle mania (sic). Amusing, well-performed and off-beat enough to stake a high placing, chart-wise.”
Juke Box Jury originator Peter Potter wants to replace David Jacobs for one show.
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Saturday 6 January 1962
Panel: Sam Costa, Alan Freeman, Sandu Scott, Nancy Spain
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
He’s Old Enough To Know Better – Crickets (London)
Small Sad Sam – Phil McLean (Top Rank)
D-Darling – Anthony Newley (Decca)
Happy Jose – Dave Appell (Columbia)
Jeannie – Danny Williams (HMV)
Forget Me Not – Eden Kane (Decca)
Crying In The Rain – Everly Brothers (Warner)
Especially For The Young – Perry Como (RCA)
Spin-A-Disc with Brook Denning: Happy Jose (Dave Appell), You’re Following Me (Breedlove), Revenge (Benton)
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Saturday 13 January 1962
Panel: Shirley Bassey, Susan Castle, Kenneth Hume, Moss Parker
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
Norman – Carol Deene (HMV) MISS
Susan Castle was a model.
Moss Parker had written There’ll Always Be An England
Daily Mirror 200262
How pleased I was to see that Carol Deene’s Norman reached the Top 20 despite the dreadful panning it got on JBJ recently. Songwriter Moss Parker, the jury member who put a clothes peg on his nose to express his opinion of the record, and the other members who all made detrimental remarks about Norman made one of the biggest gaffes in the history of the programme.
Incidentally, how many Misses registered by JBJ have turned out to be Hits?
Mrs WB, SheffieldDavid Jacobs in NME Annual 1963: “Regrettably, Carole was backstage in the hot seat and so you can imagine how embarrassed we all were. To be candid, I think those three members – Shirley Bassey, her husband Kenneth Hume and Moss Parker – went beyond the proper bounds of criticism and were just plain rude. What made matters worse was that a former jury had voted Carol’s previous record a Miss, again when she was in the hot seat.”
After roasting by panel, DJ said “Well, I liked it anyway!” and Carol Deene gave him a kiss.
“I felt terrible. I just watched the audience’s reaction from behind the screen. They were laughing at the slating.”
“I’d love to appear on JBJ but I’d never be unfair to another artist on a record.”
Carole Deene82 complaints to the BBC, then 200 letters to DJ.
Record sold 10,000 the week after JBJ.
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Saturday 20 January 1962
Panel: Alan Freeman, Jimmy Henney, Miriam Karlin, June Thorburn
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
Hurry On Back To Love – Johnny Kidd (HMV)
I’m Counting On You – Petula Clark (Pye)
La Bamba – Ritchie Valens (London reissue)
A Pocketful Of Miracles – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
Rock-A-Hula Baby – Elvis Presley (RCA)
Bobbikins – Mrs Mills (Parlophone)
A Little Bitty Tear – Burl Ives (Brunswick)
Wimoweh – Karl Denver Trio (Decca)
Kidd was behind panel
In Juke Box Jury’s teenage panel tomorrow, Norrie Paramor’s daughters, Caroline and June.
Alley Cat, 19 January 1962 -
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Saturday 3 March 1962
Panel: Buddy Greco, June Thorburn, Bobby Vee, Shani Wallis
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
A Diabolical Twist – Max Bygraves (Decca) HIT
Lone Rider – John Leyton (HMV) MISS
When The Lights Go Out – Bobby Breen (Fontana) MISS
A Lady Loves – Eartha Kitt (MGM) MISS
One More Time – Danny Peppermint (London) MISS
The Turk – Judd Proctor (Parlophone) MISS
She’s Got You – Alma Cogan (Columbia) HIT
You Never Talked About Me – Del Shannon (London) HIT
Hey! Baby – Bruce Channel (Mercury) HIT
Spin-A-Disc: You Never Talked About Me – Del Shannon (London), She’s Got You (Cline), Lucky Star (Vincent)
Bobby Vee: “I only did Juke Box Jury two or three times. It was an upbeat show and people were generally positive about the records. We never heard the records first and I enjoyed it. I was 20 and I felt I knew everything so it was no trouble.”
Peter Prichard for The Grade Organisation 010362
Saturday matinee for Scapa are at 5.30 but “the management have said that they would release Pete from a matinee if he could do JBJ wearing the naval uniform he appears in Scapa.”
File note: “I think the idea of Pete in his uniform (though a good idea) is going just a little too far. As you know the present arrangement is that David gives the credit plug himself during the introduction of the panellists and this is obviously a much stronger plug than the normal voice ‘off’ at the end of a programme but further than that I don’t think we could go.” -
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Saturday 31 March 1962
Panel: Jane Asher, Alan Dell, Jimmy Henney, Jean Metcalfe
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
Everybody’s Twistin’ – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) MISS
A Girl Has To Know – G-Clefs (London) MISS
Shout, Shout – Ernie Maresca (London) MISS
The Wonderful World Of The Young – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Cutty Sark – John Barry Seven (Columbia) HIT
Clown Shoes – Johnny Burnette (Liberty) MISS
Nicola – Steve Race (Parlophone) MISS
Sweet Thursday – Johnny Mathis (Fontana) MISS
When The Cats Come Twistin’ In – Mike Pedicin Quintet (HMV) HIT
What Now My Love – Jane Morgan (London) MISS
Johnny Burnette was about to tour the UK and was behind the panel. He had very smart hair (a la Ricky Nelson and Everly Brothers) and was very smartly dressed. Boxer’s physique.
Spin-A-Disc: Slow Twistin’, What’s Your Name, Nut Rocker (BB)
Tomorrow’s Juke Box Jury is Harry Carlisle’s last production: third Johnnie Stewart stint from April 7.
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Saturday 28 April 1962
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Johnny Burnette, Alan Freeman, Jean Metcalfe
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
As You Like It – Adam Faith (Parlophone) HIT
Funny Way Of Laughin’ – Burl Ives (Brunswick) MISS
Lonely City – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
When’s He Gonna Kiss Me – Candy Sparling (Piccadilly) MISS
Quando Quando Quando – Pat Boone (London) HIT
Down The Lane – Max Bygraves (Decca) HIT
A Picture Of You – Joe Brown & the Bruvvers (Piccadilly) MISS
Ginny Come Lately – Brian Hyland (HMV) HIT
Last Night Was Made For Love – Billy Fury (Decca) MISS
This programme was either recorded or they needed a fast car as Johnny Burnette was at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth that night.
Spin-A-Disc: Twist Twist Senora, Quando Quando Quando and Hermit (Ben E King)
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Saturday 12 May 1962
Panel: Jean Metcalfe, Harry Rabinowitz, Leila Williams, Harry Fowler
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Hide Nor Hair – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT
Besame Mucho – Jet Harris (Decca) HIT
How Can I Meet Her – Everly Brothers (Warner) HIT
The Right Thing To Say – Nat ‘King’ Cole (Capitol) MISS
Deep In The Heart Of Texas – Duane Eddy (RCA) HIT
Concerto For Dreamers – Russ Conway (Columbia) HIT
Crazy Twist – Jack Hammer (Oriole) MISS
The Green Leaves Of Summer – Kenny Ball (Pye) HIT
Big Big Baby – Doug Sheldon (Decca) MISS
C’est Si Bon – Dean Martin (Capitol) MISS
Spin-A-Disc: Born To Cry, C’Est Si Bon (Dean Martin), How Can I Meet Her
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Saturday 19 May 1962
Panel: Jane Asher, Sean Connery, Janet Munro, Steve Race
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Born To Cry – Dion (HMV) HIT
I Love Her Still – Mark Wynter (Decca) MISS
Rag Trade Rag – Gordon Franks (Parlophone) HIT
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ – Johnny Tillotson (London) MISS
The Stripper – David Rose (MGM) MISS
Far Away – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) HIT
You Do Something to Me – Errol Garner (Philips) HIT
Ain’t That Funny – Jimmy Justice (Pye) HIT
Spin-A-Disc: Deep In The Heart, It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’, Soldier Boy
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Saturday 26 May 1962
Panel: Rupert Davies, Vera Day, Eartha Kitt, Jimmy Young
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
I Shoulda Listened To Mama – Jimmy Crawford (Columbia) MISS
When Love Comes Around – Matt Monro (Parlophone) HIT
Johnny Get Angry – Carol Deene (HMV) MISS
I’ll Be Seeing You – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) MISS
Just A Little Love – Karl Denver Trio (Decca) MISS
Stranger On The Shore – Drifters (London) MISS
Stranger On The Shore – Andy Williams (CBS) MISS
Sharing You – Bobby Vee (Liberty) MISS
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Saturday 2 June 1962
Panel: Alan Dell, Helen Shapiro, Terry-Thomas, June Thorburn
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Number One Man – Bruce Channel (Mercury) MISS
Highland Wedding – Johnny Keating and his Orchestra (Piccadilly) HIT
The Crowd – Roy Orbison (London) MISS
I’m Just A Baby – Louise Cordet (Decca) MISS
I Wish That We Were Married – Ronnie and the Hilites (Pye) MISS
Everybody’s Gotta Ya-Ya – Viscounts (Pye) HIT
Theme From The Inspector – Ferrante & Teicher (HMV) MISS
Yes My Darling Daughter – Eydie Gorme (CBS) HIT
Spin-A-Disc: Drummin’ Up A Storm, Dr Kildare (Chamberlain, Conscience
RT note “Applications for tickets for this show cannot be entertained until further notice.”
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Saturday 9 June 1962
Panel: Dora Bryan, David Rose, Anne Shelton, Alan Freeman
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Let’s All Swing Like The Birdies Swing – Buddy Greco (Columbia) HIT
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles (HMV) MISS
Conscience – James Darren (Pye) MISS
Hit Record – Tommy Steele (Decca) HIT
A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine – Paul Anka (RCA) MISS
Theme From Dr Kildare – Richard Chamberlain (MGM) HIT
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Saturday 23 June 1962
Panel: Arthur Askey, Bill Crozier, Jean Metcalfe, Juliet Mills
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Show Me The Way To Go Home – Frank D’Rone (Mercury) HIT
Tears – Danny Williams (HMV) HIT
Having A Party – Sam Cooke (RCA) MISS
I Bent My Assagai – Charlie Drake (Parlophone) HIT
April In Paris – Mr Pollard (Piccadilly) MISS
Don’t Dilly Dally On The Way – Georgia Brown (Decca) MISS
Cindy’s Birthday – Johnny Crawford (Pye) MISS
Spin-A-Disc: Palisades, Steel Men (Dean), Show Me (D’Rone)
RT billing:
Neither cat nor square, Arthur Askey’s standpoint with regards to the pops is probably best described as commonsensical and, of course, humorous. Also on the panel are Jean Metcalfe and Bill Crozier, two experts on discs who are usually at opposing ends of the Family Favourites link.
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Saturday 14 July 1962
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Jack Jackson, Godfrey Winn, Maureen Cleave
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
I’m Moving On – Beryl Bryden (Columbia) MISS
Little Bitty Pretty One – Clyde McPhatter (Mercury) HIT
Once Upon A Dream – Billy Fury (Decca) HIT
That Noise – Anthony Newley (Decca) HIT
Where Are You – Dinah Washington (Columbia) MISS
Things – Bobby Darin (London) HIT
Football Results – Michael Bentine (Parlophone) MISS
Gotta See Baby Tonight – Acker Bilk (Columbia) HIT
Not Never Not Now – Suzy Cope (HMV) MISS
Chills – Tony Orlando (Columbia) MISS
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Saturday 21 July 1962
Panel: Carole Carr, Alan Freeman, Sheila Hancock, Gary Miller
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Vacation – Connie Francis (MGM) HIT
Under The Bamboo Tree – Clinton Ford (Oriole) MISS
’S Wonderful – Ray Conniff (CBS) MISS
I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Ella Fitzgerald (HMV) MISS
How Many Nights – Alan Fielding (Decca) MISS
Outbreak Of Murder – Gordon Franks (Parlophone) HIT
Johnny Summertime – Susan Singer (Oriole) MISS
Fortune Teller – Bobby Curtola (London) HIT
Welcome Home Baby – Brook Brothers (Pye) HIT
PFTP 260762
I watch with amusement when the jurors are obviously wrestling with their own consciences but are anxious to put in a good word for an indifferent piece.
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Saturday 28 July 1962
Panel: Alan Dell, Shirley Eaton, Susan Franks, Jimmy Justice
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Dancin’ Party – Chubby Checker (Columbia) HIT
Come To Me – Ken Dodd (Columbia) HIT
Peter And The Wolf – Clyde Valley Stompers (Parlophone) MISS
Roses Are Red – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) HIT
Guitar Tango – Shadows (Columbia) HIT
The Lads O’Bonnie Scotland – Andy Stewart (HMV) MISS
Down The River Nile – John Leyton (HMV) HIT
To This Man – Lena Martell (HMV) MISS
Blitz Medley – Russ Conway (Columbia) MISS
Hardly anything pleased Jimmy Justice on Juke Box Jury.
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Saturday 4 August 1962
Panel: Rose Brennan, Brian Rix, Jimmy Young, Susan Hampshire
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Yesterday (check title) – Polka Dots (Philips) MISS
Seven Day Weekend – U S Bonds (Stateside) HIT
Steptoe And Son – Geoff Love (Columbia) HIT
Goody Goody – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) MISS
The Cure – Smitty Williams (MGM) MISS
I Sat Back And Let It Happen – Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury) HIT
Swahili Papa – Springfields (Philips) HIT
Sealed With A Kiss – Brian Hyland (HMV) HIT
Little Sue – Dowlands (Oriole) MISS
Producer Neville Wortman had joined the BBC after a spell as a cartoonist for ITV and time on Cool For Cats: “I was hoping to ease my way into the BBC. Twist had become one of the rages and I was going to direct a programme on that with Barry Lupino whose sister was Ida Lupino, the American film star. He got smashed up in a car accident and Johnnie Stewart was brought in. He had been doing Juke Box Jury and so he came out of that. The twist didn’t last very long and nor did the show. It was nicely shot though, a good show.”
Producer Neville Wortman: “I was asked to pick it up as it had got very staid. It had become more of a family show than something for teenagers. Bill Cotton Jr and I were the two youngest producers at the BBC – I was just under 30.”
Producer Neville Wortman: “I was determined to get more interesting panellists on Juke Box Jury, some people who had a real interest in popular music. I tried to build up really good panels and I filmed it in a different way too as I placed the cameras in unusual positions. I featured a lot more of the audience and got their expressions. We used to look for characters and I would get people out looking for characters whom we could invite to the show. We would walk to someone in the street and say, “Please come”. We were fighting head on with Thank Your Lucky Stars. They had a great style of programming for teenagers and I knew Philip Jones very well. They had a very stylish programme and Juke Box Jury wasn’t that. We were fighting for our lives with that programme. The BBC wanted to grab an audience at six and they thought that if you had them then, you should have them through the evening.”
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Saturday 18 August 1962
Panel: Ray Conniff, Jean Metcalfe, Sylvia Syms, Eric Sykes
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Hully Gully – Don Costa (CBS) MISS
Teenage Idol – Rick Nelson (London) MISS
Will I What – Mike Sarne (Parlophone) HIT
What Now My Love – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) HIT
The Locomotion – Little Eva (London) HIT
Don’t That Beat All – Adam Faith (Parlophone) MISS
So Wrong – Patsy Cline (Brunswick) MISS
Sheila – Tommy Roe (HMV) HIT
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Saturday 8 September 1962, 6.30-7pm
by now (Recorded)
Panel: Dick Emery, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Alan Freeman, Joan Darling
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
I’m The Girl From Wolverton Mountain – Jo Ann Campbell (Columbia) MISS
Lollipops And Roses – Doug Sheldon (Decca) MISS
No Love But Your Love – Marion Ryan (Columbia) MISS
A Taste Of Honey – Victor Feldman (Fontana) MISS
It Started All Over Again – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) HIT
You Don’t Know Me – Ray Charles (HMV) HIT
Hercules – Frankie Vaughan (Philips) MISS
Blue Weekend – Karl Denver (Decca) MISS
Forgive Me – Babs Tino (London) HIT
Steve Race to Johnnie Stewart, 130962,
“Rumour has it that you are taking over JBJ, a programme which I did apparently with some success under Stewart Morris, but have not got near with Billy Cotton, nor do I seem likely to. If you are really taking over the show again, would you make sure I am on the list please.” -
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Saturday 13 October 1962
Panel: Angela Huth, Don Moss, Sid James, Ketty Lester
Angela Huth was a critic
Producer: Neville Wortman
Lovesick Blues – Frank Ifield (Columbia) HIT
Sweet Enough – Louise Cordet (Decca) MISS
Nothing Can Change This Love – Sam Cooke (RCA) HIT
Must Be Madison – Joe Loss (HMV) MISS
Gina – Johnny Mathis (CBS) HIT
Because Of Love – Billy Fury (Decca) MISS
Goodbye Joe – Alma Cogan (Columbia) MISS
No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile – Everly Brothers (Warner) HIT
Little Black Book – Jimmy Dean (CBS) HIT
Lonely Johnny – John Leyton (HMV) MISS
Cracked Eric Sykes on Juke Box Jury, “I saw Helen Shapiro on the Adam Faith TV show – with the sound turned off.”
Alley Cat, 12 October 1962PFTP 181062
Eager though I am to watch JBJ, it would make a change to have an all-teenage panel once in a while, not necessarily consisting of stars.
Many female panel members seem to be in a perpetual daze, unable to make any pertinent comment. Why not come down to earth?
It must be remembered that it is teenage opinion which makes or breaks these songs.
Peter Bundock, Boothville, NorthamptonNew Billy Fury, Louise Cordet and John Leyton releases voted misses on Juke Box Jury.
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Saturday 20 October 1962
Panel: Claire Bloom, Beryl Reid, Jimmy Young, Jess Conrad
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
The Things We Did Last Summer – Shelley Fabares (Pye) MISS
Love Me Tender – Richard Chamberlain (MGM) HIT
Playin’ Games – Connie Francis (MGM) HIT
I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett (CBS) HIT
Hully Gully Baby – Dovells (Cameo-Parkway) MISS
It’s My Way – Don Charles (Decca) MISS
When The Boys Get Together – Joannie Sommers (Warner) MISS
Warmed Over Kisses – Brian Hyland (HMV) HIT
Stories – Peppi (Decca) HIT
Connie Francis recorded Playin’ Games in 1956. B-side of I Was Such A Fool.
DJ presenting Wednesday Magazine on TV from 1.30 to 2pm
On Friday 26 October 1962, there was a Juke Box Jury evening at the Cheshunt Boys Club organised by Marsden’s Record Store. The guests were Johnnie Carson, Louise Cordet, Don Charles and Patti Lynn.
The panel was Norman Long (Ember), Mike Hitches (Pye), Joe Betteridge (Lugton’s) and Ron Lockyer (Southern Music).
The MC was Ray Orchard.
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Saturday 27 October 1962
Panel: Polly Elwes, Sid James, Steve Race, Beryl Bryden
Producer: Neville Wortman
The Madison’s back in town – Billy Dawn and the Madison Mashers (CBS) HIT
(The only UK single released by this act.)
My Love And Devotion – Matt Monro (Parlophone) HIT
The Main Attraction – Pat Boone (London) MISS
Buttons And Bows – Tommy Bruce (Columbia) HIT
Heartaches – Patsy Cline (Brunswick) MISS
Desafinado – Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (HMV) MISS
If Only Tomorrow – Ronnie Carroll (Philips) MISS
It Only Took A Minute – Joe Brown (Piccadilly) MISS
James Hold The Ladder Steady – Sue Thompson (Fontana) HIT -
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Saturday 10 November 1962
Panel: Jane Asher, George Hamilton, Stubby Kaye, Catherine Boyle
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
The Road – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Small World – Johnny Mathis (CBS) HIT
Sounds Like Locomotion – Sounds Inc (Decca) MISS
White Wedding – Sheila Southern (HMV) MISS
Eso Beso – Paul Anka (RCA) HIT
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly – Anita Ray (MGM) HIT
Next Door To An Angel – Neil Sedaka (RCA) HIT
Pop Pop Pop-Pie – Sherrys (London) HIT
Believe I’m No Fool – Cloda Rogers (Decca) HIT
Cloda Rogers, 15 years old
Producer Neville Wortman: “Jane Asher was used a lot as she was so intelligent and bright and sparkling. She was so well in with the scene too. Lovely person.”