• 33

    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)

  • 48

    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

  • 100

    Saturday 1 July 1961


    Panel: Stubby Kaye, Brian Matthew, Sally Smith, Pat Kirkwood


    Producer: Bill Cotton Jr (then called Presentation)


    Records played:
    That’s My Home – Acker Bilk (Columbia)
    You Don’t Know – Helen Shapiro (Columbia)
    Dance On Little Girl – Paul Anka (Columbia)
    One Little Robin – Elaine & Derek (Parlophone)
    Please Stay – Drifters (London)
    Birmingham Rag – Valerie Masters (Fontana)
    Cupid – Sam Cooke (RCA)


    Helen Shapiro; “Stubby Kaye had a go at me when I was the victim behind the screen. As soon as he heard my deep voice, he said, ‘Oh, Henry Shapiro’. It helps to have a broad back in show business.”

    On ‘Juke Box Jury’, Brian Matthew’s intended humorous impression of Dick Katz in bad taste.
    Alley Cat, 7 July 1961