• 61

    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.

  • 03

    Monday 15 June 1959, 7.30-7.55pm


    Chairman: David Jacobs


    Panel: Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray, Mandy Miller


    Records played:
    Tallahassee Lassie – Freddie Cannon (Top Rank)
    My Melancholy Baby – Tommy Edwards (MGM)
    Lovey Dovey – Clyde McPhatter (London)
    Sing Along – Gary Miller (Pye)
    One Kiss – Jaye P Morgan (MGM)
    Lonely Boy – Paul Anka (Columbia)
    Battle Of New Orleans – Lonnie Donegan (Pye) 1.21
    Battle Of New Orleans – Johnny Horton (Philips) 0.49


    Camera script unused: I Know, Forty Days and Endlessly.

    This programme got off to a false start with loss of vision. A caption was screened with the record Granada by Percy Smith. All was well after a minute.

  • 11

    Saturday 5 September 1959, 6.55-7.15pm


    Chairman: David Jacobs


    Panel: Cleo Laine, Eric Robinson, Susan Stranks, Eric Sykes


    Records played:
    I Ain’t Gonna Lead This Life – Frankie Vaughan (Philips)
    Til I Kissed You – Everly Brothers (London)
    Adonis – Petula Clark (Pye)
    Sal’s Got A Sugar Lip – Lonnie Donegan (Pye)
    Morgen – Ivo Robic (Polydor)
    The Three Bells – The Browns (RCA)
    Johnny Reb – Johnny Horton (Philips)