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    21st March 2019 / 2 Comments

    Saturday 31 December 1966, 5.15-5.40pm

    Panel: Simon Dee, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile

    Casting voter: Nick Hallett

    Producer: Albert Stevenson

    Records played:
    Hard Lovin’(Kerr, Peel) – Richard Kerr (Decca)
    The Eggplant That Ate Chicago – Dr West’s Medicine Show & Junk Band (CBS)
    Listen To the River Roll Along – Wee Willie Harris (Polydor)
    Sugar Town –Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)
    Matthew and Son – Cat Stevens (Deram)
    I’m A Believer – Monkees (RCA)
    You and Me (Tubbs) – H T (Polydor)

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    17th March 2019 / 0 Comments

    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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