-
386
Saturday 28 January 1967, 5.15-5.40pm
Panel: Simon Dee, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile
Casting voter: Ellen Hannavy
Producer: Albert Stevenson
Records played:
Michael (The Lover) – Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band (Piccadilly)
This Is My Song – Petula Clark (Pye)
Holiday In Waikiki – Steve Darbishire (Decca)
Niki Hoeky – P J Proby (Liberty)
A Clown Am I – Johnny Hackett (Decca)
The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher (Atlantic) -
402
Saturday 20 May 1967, 5.25-5.50pm
Panel: Leslie Crowther, Julie Felix, Kenny Everett, Kiki Dee
Sally O’Keefe, casting vote
Producer: Colin Charman
Records played:
Too Many Fish in the Sea – Mitch Ryder
Give Me Time – Dusty Springfield
Night of the Long Grass – The Troggs
Don’t Sleep in the Subway – Petula Clark
There Goes My Everything – Engelbert Humperdinck
Once In A Million – Chapter Five
When I Was Young – Animals
According to Television’s Greatest Hits, 5.1m viewers and position 15.
-
418
Saturday 16 September 1967, 5.15-5.40pm
(Recorded)
Panel: Dave Cash, Annette Day, Neil McCallum, Majorie Proops
Barbara Reaney, casting vote
Producer: David O’Clee
Records played:
Unexpected Mirrors – Jimmy Powell (Decca)
When Will The Good Apples Fall – Seekers
Linda Loves Linda – Floribunda Rose (Piccadilly)
The Cat In The Window – Petula Clark
My Baby Cried All Night Long – Lee Hazlewood
Theme For A New Love – Davy Jones (Pye)
Love Letters in the Sand – Vince Hill -
358
Saturday 25 June 1966, 5.05-5.35pm
(Recorded)
Panel: Susan Maughan, Betty Marsden, Denny Piercy, Gene Pitney
Casting voter: Suzanne Varney
Producer: Terry Henebery
Records played:
Aggravation – Chris Curtis
Come and Get Me – Jackie DeShannon
Just Outside The Door – Frugal Sound
To Show I Love You (Hatch) – Peter and Gordon
I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love – Petula Clark
Can I Trust You – Bachelors
I’m Me – Blossom Dearie
Willow Tree – Ivy League
No show 2 July 1966 because of Wimbledon and Test Match
-
378
Saturday 3 December 1966, 5.15-5.40pm
Panel: Simon Dee, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile
Casting voter: Katerine Bodman
Producer: Albert Stevenson
Records played:
Never Knew Lovin’ Could Be So Doggone Good – Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers (Parlophone) HIT
Sunshine Superman – Donovan (Pye) HIT
In The Country – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
Colour My World – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Happy Jack – The Who (Reaction) HIT
If Every Day Was Like Christmas – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
Both Cliff Bennett and Donovan were guests
-
31
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.
-
56
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)
-
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) -
19
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
-
21
Saturday 21 November 1959, 6.50-7.15pm
Chairman: David Jacobs
Panel: Alan Freeman, Joan Heal, Venetia Stevenson, Milton Subotsky
Records played:
Dear Daddy – Petula Clark (Pye)
While Paris Sleeps – Tony Osborne (HMV)
San Miguel – Lonnie Donegan (Pye)
The Village Of St Bernadette – Anne Shelton (Philips)
Ivy Will Cling – Arnold Stang (Fontana)
If I Had A Girl – Jerry Keller (London)
If You Were The Only Girl In The World – Steve Marsh (Decca)
Who Made The Morning – Max Bygraves (Decca)
True Love, True Love – Mudlarks (Columbia)
Only 18 seconds of Dear Daddy played, but 1 minute 43 seconds of Arnold Stang.
-
234
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
-
247
Saturday 25 April 1964, 5.55-6.30pm
Panel: Honor Blackman, Dick Emery, Alan Freeman, Mia Farrow
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Mexican Drummer Man – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (Stateside) MISS
In Love – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Show You Mean It Too – Me & Them (Pye) MISS
The Matador – Major Lance (Columbia) HIT
You’re My World – Cilla Black (Parlophone) HIT
She’s My Girl – Bobby Shafto (Parlophone) HIT
You’re The One – Kathy Kirby (Decca) HIT
Rain Rain Go Away – Eden Kane (Fontana) MISS -
275
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 -
180
Saturday 5 January 1963
Panel: Alan Freeman, Spike Milligan, Anne Shelton, Eric Sykes
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Dance The Bossa Nova – Frankie Avalon (Pye) HIT
Don’t You Ever Change Your Mind – Patsy Ann Noble (Columbia) HIT
Diamonds – Jet Harris & Tony Meehan (Decca) HIT
All Alone Am I – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) HIT
It’s Up To You – Rick Nelson (London) MISS
Some Kinda Fun – Chris Montez (London) HIT
Bossa Nova USA – Dave Brubeck (CBS) MISS
Little Town Flirt – Del Shannon (London) HIT
I Will Follow Him – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Dick James was told Please Please Me would be reviewed on this show
For the first time, Eric Sykes wore a hearing aid on television. He felt he needed it to hear the records properly. Several papers commented on his hearing loss.
-
192
Saturday 6 April 1963
Panel: Alan Freeman, Dolores Gray, Barbara Windsor, Jimmy Young
Producer: Harry Carlisle
Records played:
He’s So Fine – The Chiffons (Stateside) HIT
Mississippi Mud – Winifred Atwell (Pye) HIT
Heartbreak Avenue – Patsy Ann Noble (Columbia) MISS
Do The Bird – Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo Parkway) HIT
Casanova – Petula Clark (Pye) MISS
Casablanca – Kenny Ball (Pye) HIT
I Will Follow Him – Little Peggy March (RCA) HIT
La Malaguena – Caterina Valente (Decca) MISS
Tomcat – Rooftop Singers (Fontana) HIT
I’m Gonna Let My Hair Down – Vernons Girls (Decca) MISS
Half A Sixpence – Billy Cotton & Kathie Kay (Columbia) MISS
-
203
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
-
210
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.
NME, 16 August 1963 -
218
Saturday 5 October 1963, 6.05-6.35pm
Panel: Bunny Lewis, Julia Lockwood, Helen Shapiro, Wolf Mankowitz
Before the programme, the panel were told to put more comment, bite and criticism into their remarks.
The Girl Sang The Blues – Everly Brothers (Warner) HIT
When Lewis spoke of the familiar thump thump thump of a record by the Everly Brothers, Mankowitz said, ‘I don’t know why Bunny Lewis should imply that this thump is inferior to his own thump that gets him a fantastic living as a lyric writer and composer.
Producer: Richard Evans
Records played:
Ain’t Gonna Kiss You – Jean Martin (Decca) HIT
Sally Go ’Round The Roses – Jaynetts (Stateside) MISS
Hey Little Girl – Ray Sharpe (United Artists) MISS
From Russia With Love – Matt Monro (Parlophone) MISS
Baby It’s Me – Petula Clark (Pye) MISS
Lewis: “Her singing is not virile enough.”
Mankowitz: “She is a girl and not expected to be virile.”
Jacobs: “Can’t you have virile girls?”
Lewis: “Not in Wolf’s household”
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry & the Pacemakers (Columbia) HIT
Mankowitz: “A turgid voice which failed to move me to anything but extreme nausea.”
Lewis: “I’m tired of hearing the song sung by some tired old baritone such as you can hear in Wolf’s shows.”
Washington Square – Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen (Pye) HIT
Be My Baby – Ronettes (London) HIT
Daily Mirror 071063
The BBC’s new get-with-it policy set its phones ringing with complaints from angry viewers on Saturday night. For the show developed into a slanging match between two panellists, composer Bunny Lewis and show-writer Wolk Mankowitz. Lewis and Mankowitz were acid in their opinions about the discs – and each other. -
130
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 -
145
Saturday 5 May 1962
Panel: Dora Bryan, John Leyton, Pete Murray, Rosemary Squires
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Run Romance Run – Bruce Channel (Mercury) MISS
St Louis Blues – Glen Mason MISS
I’m Lookin’ Out The Window – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
The Lady Wants To Twist – Steve Lawrence (CBS) MISS
I Don’t Know Why – Eden Kane (Decca) HIT
Unsquare Dance – Dave Brubeck Quartet (CBS) MISS
Good Luck Charm – Elvis Presley (RCA) HIT
Swingin’ In The Rain – Norman Vaughan (Pye) HIT
Whistlin’ For The Moon – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Spin-A-Disc (SAD): Hide Nor Hair, Good Luck Charm –Run Romance Run (Channel)
-
151
Saturday 16 June 1962
Panel: Carole Carr, Anne Heywood, Nelson Riddle, Pete Murray
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
Our Favourite Melodies – Craig Douglas (Columbia) HIT
Crazy Words, Crazy Tune – Dorothy Provine (Warner) HIT
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again – Lonnie Donegan (Pye) HIT
Here Comes That Feeling – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) HIT
Cryin’ For The Moon – Leo Maguire (Parlophone) MISS
Palisades Park – Freddy Cannon (Stateside) MISS
Ai Di La – Emilio Pericoli (Warner) HIT
Ya Ya Twist – Petula Clark (Pye) HIT
Spin-A-Disc: Crazy Words (Provine), Having A Party (Cooke), Feeling (Brenda Lee)
-
162
Saturday 1 September 1962
Panel: Catherine Boyle, Jimmy Henney, Robert Morley, Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch appearing in Sail Away at the Savoy
Producer: Neville Wortman
Records played:
Hey There – Buddy Greco (Columbia) HIT
It’ll Be Me – Cliff Richard (Columbia) HIT
Can You Waddle – Spartans (Stateside) MISS
It Might As Well Rain Until September – Carole King (London) MISS
Little Diane – Dion (Stateside) MISS
We Won’t Say Goodbye – Kaye Sisters (Philips) MISS
Devil Woman – Marty Robbins (CBS) HIT
Jumble Sale – Petula Clark (Pye) MISS
What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done – Freddy Cannon (Stateside) MISS
Dance With Mr Domino – Fats Domino (London) MISS
Voted misses on tomorrow’s Juke Box Jury – Petula Clark’s Jumble Sale, Dion’s Little Diane, Fat Domino’s Dance With Mr Domino and the Kaye Sisters’ Goodbye.
Alley Cat, 31 August 1962
Four correct decisions! -
172
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.”
-
99
Saturday 24 June 1961
Panel: Shirley Bassey, Jimmy Henney, Jack Jackson, George Hamilton IV
Records played:
Near You – Robb Storme (Decca)
Get With It – Sandy Nelson (London)
Nature Boy – Bobby Darin (London)
Romeo – Petula Clark (Pye)
Baby Sittin’ – Bobby Angelo & the Tuxedos (HMV)
Three Swinging Chicks – Don Fox (Oriole)
You Got What I Like – Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers (Parlophone)
Many female hearts fluttered at George Hamilton (‘Juke Box Jury’, Saturday)
Alley Cat, 30 June 1961 -
116
Saturday 21 October 1961
Panel: Adam Faith, Alan Freeman, Helen Shapiro, Jane Asher
Producer: Johnnie Stewart
Records played:
His Latest Flame – Elvis Presley (RCA)
Heartaches – Marcels (Pye)
Fool No 1 – Brenda Lee (Brunswick)
Sewers Of The Strand – Spike Milligan (Parlophone)
Bambino – Springfields (Philips)
Tomorrow’s Clown – Marty Wilde (Philips)
My Friend The Sea – Petula Clark (Pye)
Bridge Of Love – Joe Dowell ()
Time Has Come – Adam Faith (Parlophone)
Do It Yourself – Josh MacRae (Pye)
Spin-A-Disc: Take Good Care Of My Baby, Fool No.1, His Latest Flame
From 1961 there was the innovation of the Hot Seat, where one of the artists whose records had been reviewed would be interviewed, one the first of these being Spike Milligan. His record was Sideways Through the Sewers of the Strand, though it is hard to imagine that the discussion stayed on the subject in hand for long, given Milligan’s propensity for anarchy. Both Helen and Jane were 15.
“If my home is anything to judge by, everything stops for Juke Box Jury and every schoolboy can name 20 pop singers, even if he remains lamentably ignorant of the name of the Prime Minister, or the advantages and disadvantages of joining the Common Market.”
The Times, “From a correspondent”Helen Shapiro: “You had no idea what they were going to play and you heard the tracks for the first time live on air. I loved doing that. It was great fun. It was not like now when everybody slags off everybody else. We were much nicer in those days and if you didn’t care for something you said it in a nice way, but I thoroughly enjoyed doing it.”
Mike McCartney: “We watched Juke Box Jury religiously, especially when Jane Asher was. She was young, beautiful, had a well-cultured, Dad-admired accent and when she smiled, the set lit up. Paul and I both fancied her.”
Jane’s agent, Neil Landor: “She is vivacious, articulate, and really enjoys pop music and has very definite views on what she likes and dislikes plus the ability to express them intelligently.”