• 394

    Saturday 25 March 1967, 5.15-5.40pm


    Panel: Lulu, Jayne Mansfield, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile
    Casting voter: June Flower


    Producer: Travers Thorneloe


    Records played:
    Bernadette – Four Tops (Tamla-Motown)
    Sunday For Tea – Peter & Gordon (Columbia)
    I’m Gonna Get Me A Gun – Cat Stevens (Deram)
    Humming Bird – Jackie Trent (Pye)
    Ha, Ha, Said The Clown – Manfred Mann (Fontana)
    Because I Love You – Georgie Fame (CBS)
    If You Go Away – Shirley Bassey (United Artists) (1.32 played!)

  • 400

    Saturday 6 May 1967, listed as 5.15-5.40pm

    but because of Grandstand overrunning – Davis Cup and tennis from Bournemouth, it was only on for 14m 56s.


    Panel: Isobel Black, Val Doonican, Alan Freeman, Sandie Shaw
    Casting voter: Stevie Arnold


    Producer: Colin Charman


    Records played:
    The Happening – Supremes (Tamla-Motown) (1.15)
    Roses of Picardy – Vince Hill (Columbia) (1.20)
    Sweet Pea – Manfred Mann (Fontana) (1.06)
    The Love Machine – Elvis Presley (RCA) (0.52)

  • 416

    Saturday 2 September 1967, 5.15-5.40pm

    (Recorded 26 August)


    Panel: Georgie Fame, Beatrice Lillie, Keith Skues, Viviane Ventura
    Gordon Middleton, casting vote


    Producer: David O’Clee


    Records played:
    I Dig Rock And Roll Music – Peter, Paul and Mary
    Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry
    So Long Dad – Manfred Mann
    Huff Puff – Mickey Dolenz (London)
    The Impossible Years – Wayne Fontana
    Massachusetts – Bee Gees

  • 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.”

  • 244

    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

  • 258

    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
    From A Window – Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas (Parlophone) HIT

  • 270

    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