''Juke Box Jury'' was a

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show which ran on

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between 1 June 1959 and 27 December 1967. The programme was based on the American show '' Jukebox Jury'', itself an offshoot of a long-running radio series. The American series, which was televised, aired from 1953 to 1959 and was hosted by Peter Potter, Suzanne Alexander, Jean Moorhead, and Lisa Davis. The series featured celebrity showbusiness guests on a rotating weekly panel who were asked to judge the hit potential of recent record releases. By 1962 the programme was attracting 12 million viewers weekly on Saturday nights.Mundy, John: "Popular music on screen: from the Hollywood musical to music video" (Manchester University Press, 1999) , pp204-5 The concept was later revived by the BBC for one series in 1979 and a further two series in 1989/1990.

Format

''Juke Box Jury'' took a format where a guest panel reviewed new record releases in a 25-minute programme, extended to an hour for some Christmas shows. The format was drawn from that of the US TV series, '' Jukebox Jury''. Host David Jacobs each week asked four celebrities (the 'Jurors') to judge newly released records on his

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Tempo II) and forecast which would be declared a "hit" or a "miss" – the decision accompanied by either a bell for a 'hit' or a hooter for a 'miss'. A panel of three members of the audience voted as a tie-breaker if the guests' decision was deadlocked, by holding up a large circular disc with 'Hit' on one side and 'Miss' on the other. Most weeks the performers of one of the records would be hidden behind a screen and emerge to "surprise" the panel after they had given their verdict. The series was usually broadcast from the BBC TV Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London. Each programme normally consisted of between seven and nine records. Those editions which were pre-recorded normally followed a live transmission, and broadcast in the regular slot.

History

1959–1967

''Juke Box Jury'' was first broadcast on BBC Television on 1 June 1959. Originally on Monday evenings, the BBC show was moved to early Saturday evenings starting on 3 September 1959 due to its immediate popularity. The series was produced by Russell Turner. The original panel consisted of Pete Murray,

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and

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, who gave a 'teenager's view'. Murray appeared every week for the first 11 episodes, however, generally the panel of judges changed from week to week and mainly featured current stars from music, television and film. The panel normally comprised two male and two female guests, many of whom appeared more than once. Singers Gary Miller and Alma Cogan were regular panelists in the early shows. Actor

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was often a panelist and

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was a frequent Juror (appearing at least 37 times), as were

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and

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, who appeared twelve and nine times respectively. From 31 December 1966, a regular panel was established for eight consecutive editions.

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and Pete Murray sat in judgement for all these programmes, having first appeared together on 3 December 1966. From 25 February until 1 April, the foursome continued as regular panelists, but alternating in pairs each week, with Savile and Murray appearing together, followed by Freeman and Dee. Among the diverse others from the world of entertainment who appeared were

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and

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. By October 1959 ''Juke Box Jury'' had reached a weekly audience of almost 9 million viewers.

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took over production of the series during 1960, to be followed later in the year by Stewart Morris and then Neville Wortman, who was to remain the producer until the series ended in 1967. On 7 December 1963, the panel was the four

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, while

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and

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both appeared separately later, as did their manager

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, who was twice a panellist. John Lennon had already appeared on 29 June 1963. Then on 4 July 1964 the five members of

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formed the panel, the only time there were more than four Jurors on the programme.

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later wrote of this appearance: "We didn't give a shit.... We just trashed every record they played." By early 1962, ''Juke Box Jury'' had a weekly audience of over 12 million viewers, while the Beatles appearance on 7 December 1963 garnered an audience of 23 million, and news of the Rolling Stones' appearance the following June garnered 10,000 applications to the BBC for tickets for the recording. The attraction of the programme deftly crossed generational boundaries – younger viewers revelling in the appearance of their current pop stars, while older adults identified with the often anti-pop sentiments of the panellists from a non-musical or older background,Turnock, Robert: "Television and consumer culture: Britain and the transformation of modernity" (I.B.Tauris, 2007) confirming "adult and youthful prejudices at the same time"'. In January 1967, the Sunday tabloid

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'' in a series of attacks on the new

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sub-culture and

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, castigated David Jacobs in one article for playing the

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single "It Can't Happen Here" on a ''Juke Box Jury'' broadcast in November 1966 as it was 'recorded on a trip', and also blamed two of the jury for voting it a hit. The jury on this occasion included

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and comedian Ted Rogers. In fact, by the time of the article, the BBC had already cut seven minutes from the 7 January 1967 programme because of drug references in one of that week's chosen songs, "The Addicted Man" by the Game, which had resulted in universal disapproval by the Jurors during an extended discussion. This was part of a new policy for the programme during its last year of broadcast, when a regular panel of four

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s was introduced, with a more detailed discussion of each song. On 24 December 1966 and again on 5 August 1967

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became only the fourth band to appear as Jurors in the series, appearing just a few weeks after

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. The programme had by this time seen a drop in ratings, and from 27 September 1967 ''Juke Box Jury'' was moved from its prime place in the Saturday evening schedules and transmitted on early Wednesday evenings, replaced in the key Saturday slot by '' Dee Time''. On November 8, 1967, the scheduled edition of the show was cancelled without notice, leading to speculation the show was to end. At the end of 1967, ''Juke Box Jury'' was dropped from the BBC schedule because of its falling ratings, and the last broadcast was on 27 December 1967, with original Jurors Pete Murray and Susan Stranks appearing once more. David Jacobs hosted a one off ''Juke Box Jury'' in 1989 to mark the centenary of the phonograph. Pete Murray was on the panel.

Post 1967

The programme has been revived twice, first in 1979 with

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as presenter, and then with Jools Holland for two seasons in 1989/1990, ending on 25 November 1990. Frequent jurors from the original run Katie Boyle & Lulu both returned for the Jools Holland era, which also included impressionist Steve Nallon on the panel impersonating the sitting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The 1979 series was most notable for a panel containing

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(John Lydon), who gave a characteristically acerbic performance before walking out before the end of 30 June 1979 programme. The final televised edition of ''Juke Box Jury'' aired on BBC2 on 25 November 1990. Dusty Springfield was on the final panel, joining Alan Freeman who appeared on 30 September 1990, as the only personalities to feature as jurors in all three eras of the television run. Lulu appeared in the 1990s run, but was not a juror during the 1979 series, although her single "I Love To Boogie" was featured in the series; where it was erroneously judged to be a likely hit. BBC Radio Merseyside has run a radio version of ''Juke Box Jury'' for some years, hosted by Spencer Leigh and normally broadcast under the programme name ''On The Beat'' although it is often scheduled as ''Juke Box Jury''. The broadcaster Chris Evans also ran a variation of the format in 2008 on his

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' programme, where listeners were invited to text either 'hit' or 'miss', plus their comments, to the programme. The format also crossed over into children's television on ''

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'' and later '' Live and Kicking'' having a segment entitled 'Trev and Simon's Video Galleon" (also Garden/Goldmine and Grandprix).

Surviving recordings

Because of the BBC's policy of

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tapes of its programmes in the 1960s, and the practice of not recording live programmes, only two episodes (29 October 1960 and 12 November 1960) are thought to still exist in their complete form, although transcripts also exist of the Beatles' appearances – both solo and together. In 2001, during a year-long drive to find lost archive material, the BBC announced that an audio recording of the Beatles' appearance in December 1963 had re-surfaced, a tape taken directly from the television broadcast.

Theme music

For the first six weeks of the programme, the theme to ''Juke Box Jury'' was "Juke Box Fury", written by composer and arranger Tony Osborne and recorded by his band under the name Ozzie Warlock and the Wizards. The programme's producer Russell Turner then replaced the theme with another

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, "Hit and Miss", performed by the John Barry Seven Plus Four, which remained the title music from 1960 to 1967. For the last few months of the original series this was replaced by a version recorded by the Ted Heath Band. The 1989–1990 Jools Holland series also featured "Hit and Miss", this time recorded by

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Cultural references

''Juke Box Jury'' has a history of being parodied, and the format has been used a number of times for other programmes: In 1959, the BBC refused Tommy Steele permission to use David Jacobs in a ''Juke Box Jury'' comedy sketch for his ''Tommy Steele Show'' on ATV. The sketch went ahead in October 1959 with another BBC personality, announcer

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taking Jacobs' part.

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parodied the show as 'Soap Box Jury' on a show for the BBC on 4 March 1961. He impersonated David Jacobs and the panellists, one of whom was called "Fred Curry", a takeoff on Pete Murray and another "Lady Edgware", a takeoff on Lady Isobel Barnett – the joke being that Barnet and Edgware are neighbouring London suburbs. The sketch ended with a shot of Hill as all four panellists in one shot, achieved through filming each "panellist" separately and keeping the other three-fourths of the lens covered, which made this a landmark in both Hill's career and the development of television production. The sketch can be seen on the

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compilation ''Benny Hill: The Lost Years'', which was released in 2005. Also in 1961, comedian

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promoted a tea-shop band 'The Burke Adams Tea-Time Three', who had a record judged a hit on ''Juke Box Jury'', in "The Face of Enthusiasm", part of his ''

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'' comedy series.

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television ran its own version of ''Juke Box Jury'' called ''

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''. The Finnish version long outlasted ''Juke Box Jury'' – it ran from 1961 to 1992, and has both been revived since, and also re-imagined as ''Videoraati'' by Finnish cable TV channel

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. On 7 July 1962, BBC TV broadcast "Twist Music With a Beat", a pop music programme about the dance craze 'The Twist', featuring a Twist competition between ''Juke Box Jury'' members and members of the cast of ''

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''. The show featured

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, Don Lang & His Twisters, Tony Osborne & His Mellow Men and

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. A ten-minute version of ''Juke Box Jury'' also featured as part of a regular 1960s BBC Christmas Day variety show '' Christmas Night with the Stars'' on Christmas Day 1962 and 1963. The 1963

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film about the pop music industry ''Just For Fun'' had a ''Juke Box Jury'' section which featured David Jacobs in his usual host position while

and

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played the jury panel. The film was scripted by

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, who was one of the earliest guests on the programme. In 1964, the Rolling Stones recorded an advert for the breakfast cereal

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, which used themes from the programme including a jukebox, studio audience scenes and both the 'Hit' button and the 'Hit' signs that the audience jury used. The British comedy duo

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, who appeared on the programme in 1989, referred to ''Juke Box Jury'' in their parody of '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' in their eponymous 1990 comedy series. The

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1978 song "Ready Steady Go!" referenced the programme in its lyrics: "I'm not in love with Juke Box Jury/I'm not in love with Thank Your Lucky Stars".

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and

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named their November 1981 album, ''Juke Box Dury''. In 1989, BBC TV's ''

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'' produced a programme titled "Juke Box Jury" to commemorate the centenary of the jukebox. Hosted by David Jacobs, it also featured ''Juke Box Jury'' regulars Pete Murray and Dusty Springfield, with

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and Sarah Jane Morris making up the rest of the team. '' The Late Show programme'', "Classical Juke Box Jury" (1990) was a spoof of ''Juke Box Jury'', in which a panel of three people with a background in classical music voted on different versions of Beethoven's 9th Symphony by a variety of conductors.

Jurors

An incomplete list of the guest panellists. Each week had four guest 'Jurors', often plus one surprise artist chosen from among the records played that week.

1959–1967

David Jacobs was host throughout the series 1959–1967, with regular panellist Pete Murray standing in on a number of occasions. 1959 * 1 June 1959 – Pete Murray,

* 8 June 1959 - Pete Murray, Gary Miller, Alma Cogan, Susan Stranks * 15 June 1959 – Alma Cogan, Gary Miller,

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, Pete Murray * 22 June 1959 -

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, Pete Murray, Susan Stranks * 6 July 1959 - Eric Sykes, Shani Wallis, Mandy Miller, Pete Murray * 13 July 1959 –

, Pete Murray, Susan Stranks * 27 July 1959 – Petula Clark, Eric Sykes, Pete Murray, Susan Stranks * 10 August 1959 – Eric Sykes, Pete Murray, Jill Chadwick,

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* 17 August 1959 -

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, Pete Murray, Sheila Dixon, Dickie Dawson * 24 August 1959 - Venetia Stevenson, Pete Murray,

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, Dickie Dawson * 5 September 1959 – Eric Sykes, Cleo Laine, Susan Stranks, Pete Murray * 12 September 1959 - Peggy Cummins, Eric Sykes, Eric Robinson, Susan Stranks * 19 September 1959 -

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, Petula Clark, Judy Carne, Peter Noble * 26 September 1959 –

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, Diana Dors,

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, Tony Vlassopolu * 3 October 1959 – Diana Dors, Tony Osborne, Dickie Dawson, Petula Clark * 10 October 1959 - Gary Miller,

, Venetia Stevenson, Gloria Kindersley * 17 October 1959 - Digby Wolfe, Alma Cogan, Louie Ramsay,

* 24 October 1959 –

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, Paul Carpenter,

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* 31 October 1959 – Digby Wolfe, Gary Miller, Venetia Stevenson, Lynn Curtis * 14 November 1959 - Gary Miller, Venetia Stevenson, Bunny Lewis, Jeanne Baldwin * 21 November 1959 - Joan Heal, Venetia Stevenson, Milton Subotsky, Pete Murray * 28 November 1959 - Digby Wolfe, Peter Noble, Judy Carne, Sylvie St. Clair * 5 December 1959 -

Russ Conway Russ Conway, DSM (born Trevor Herbert Stanford; 2 September 1925 – 16 November 2000) was an English popular music pianist and composer. Conway had 20 piano instrumentals in the UK Singles Chart between 1957 and 1963, including two number one ...

, Eric Sykes, Nancy Spain, Joan North * 12 December 1959 – Russ Conway, Eric Sykes, Anthea Askey, Venetia Stevenson * 19 December 1959 - Eric Sykes, Russ Conway,

Patricia Bredin Patricia Bredin (born 14 February 1935) is an English actress and one-time singer, who is best known as the first representative of the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. She took part in the 1957 contest, held in Frankfurt and fini ...

1960 ''In addition to David Jacobs hosting, Vicki Smith was 'hostess' for the first few programmes.'' * 2 January 1960 –

Gilbert Harding Gilbert Charles Harding (5 June 1907 – 16 November 1960) was a British journalist and radio and television personality. His many careers included schoolmaster, journalist, policeman, disc jockey, actor, interviewer and television presenter. He ...

, Peggy Cummins, Pete Murray, Carolyn Townshend * 9 January 1960 – Gilbert Harding,

Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a British writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's "Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical '' Oliver!'' (1960). With ''Oliver!'' and his work ...

Shirley Anne Field Shirley Anne Field (born Shirley Broomfield; 27 June 1938) is an English actress who has performed on stage, film and television since 1955, prominent during the British New Wave. Early life Broomfield was born in Forest Gate, Essex (now in t ...

, Anita Prynne * 16 January 1960 - Joni James, Anthea Askey, Eric Robinson, Jimmy Henney * 23 January 1960 –

, Cyril Shack * 30 January 1960 –

Shirley Eaton Shirley Jean Eaton (born 12 January 1937) is an English actress, author and singer. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and gained her highest profile for her iconic appearance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in ...

, Bunny Lewis,

Frank Weir Frank Weir (30 January 1911 – 12 May 1981) was a British orchestra leader and jazz musician. He reached number 1 one on the UK Singles Chart in 1954 with Vera Lynn on a recording of the song "My Son, My Son", receiving positive reviews in ''Vari ...

, Susan Stranks * 6 February 1960 - Wolf Mankowitz, Michael Craig, Nancy Spain, Henrietta Tiarks * 13 February 1960 - Pete Murray, Alan Freeman, Carolyn Townshend, Esmee Clinton * 20 February 1960 - Ted Ray, Anthea Askey, Jeannette Sterk, Alan Freeman * 27 February 1960 - Eric Sykes, Lorrae Desmond, Henrietta Tiarks, Alan Freeman * 5 March 1960 –

, Jack Payne, Jacquay Kinson, Nancy Spain * 12 March 1960 - Pete Murray, Paul Carpenter, Katie Boyle, June Sylvaine * 19 March 1960 –

Sam Costa Samuel Gabriel Costa (17 June 1910 – 23 September 1981) was an English singer, entertainer and broadcaster. Initially a popular singer in the dance band era and a comic actor on the show ''Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh'', he was later a disc j ...

, Ted Ray, Lord Donegall, Lee Hamilton * 26 March 1960 - Pete Murray, Jack Payne,

Jean Metcalfe Jean Metcalfe (2 March 1923 – 28 January 2000) was an English radio personality, radio broadcaster. Early life Jean Metcalfe was the eldest child of Guy Vivian Metcalfe, a railway clerk with the Southern Railway (UK), Southern Railway at ...

, Alan Freeman * 2 April 1960 – Frankie Day,

Wolf Mankowitz Cyril Wolf Mankowitz (7 November 1924 – 20 May 1998) was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter. He is particularly known for three novels— '' Make Me an Offer'' (1952), '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1953) and ''My Old Man's a Dustm ...

, Eric Sykes, Katie Boyle * 9 April 1960 -

Hattie Jacques Hattie Jacques (; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the ''Carry On'' films, where she typically played strict, no-non ...

, Paul Carpenter, Nancy Spain, Eric Sykes * 16 April 1960 – Anne Rogers, Eric Robinson, Sheila Gallagher, Gary Miller * 23 April 1960 - Jack Payne, Eric Sykes, Pete Murray,

David Hughes David Hughes may refer to: Arts *Dave Hughes (born 1970), Australian comedian *Dave Hughes (producer), American television producer and editor *David Hughes (illustrator), British illustrator *David Hughes (Emmerdale), fictional character in the I ...

* 30 April 1960 - Johnny Preston, Gary Miller,

Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional ...

, Buddy Kaye * 7 May 1960 - Nancy Pederson, Karen Post, Doug Levy, Ed Robertson (Four Teenage students from the American Dependent High School, Bushy Park) * 14 May 1960 – Katie Boyle, Russ Conway,

Roy Castle Roy Castle (31 August 1932 – 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments. Following a vers ...

, Jeannette Sterk * 21 May 1960 - Jack Payne, Jean Metcalfe, Bunny Lewis, Viscountess Lewisham * 4 June 1960 – Henrietta Tiarks, Ted Ray, Carole Carr, Pete Murray * 11 June 1960 – Peter West,

Dora Bryan Dora May Broadbent, (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was a British actress of stage, film and television.Millicent Martin Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian. She was the lone female singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satire show ''That Was the Week That Was'' known as TW3 (1962–1963), a ...

, Carole Carr, Eric Winstone * 2 July 1960 - Carmen Dragon, Pete Murray, Anthea Askey, Ed Robertson * 9 July 1960 - Katie Boyle, Peter Noble, Alan Dell, June Marlow * 16 July 1960 – Katie Boyle,

Sid James Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series. Born to a mid ...

, Eric Sykes * 30 July 1960 -

Arthur Askey Arthur Bowden Askey, (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature (5' 2", 1.58 m) and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation ...

, Anthea Askey, Peter Haigh, Susan Stranks * 6 August 1960 -

Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...

Kenneth Wolstenholme Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minu ...

, Bunny Lewis, Judy Huxtable * 13 August 1960 - Ted Heath, Millicent Martin, Pete Murray, Judy Thorburn * 20 August 1960 – Dave King,

Nancy Spain Nancy Brooker Spain (13 September 1917 – 21 March 1964) was a prominent English broadcaster and journalist. She was a columnist for the '' Daily Express'', ''She'' magazine, and the '' News of the World'' in the 1950s and 1960s. She also appea ...

, Henrietta Tiarks, Alan Freeman * 27 August 1960 - David Hughes, Sheila Buxton, Mildred Mayne, Lionel Bart * 3 September 1960 – ''no programme due to Olympics coverage'' * 10 September 1960 – Rosemary Squires, Paul Carpenter,

Geoff Love Geoffrey Love (4 September 1917 – 8 July 1991) was a prolific British arranger and composer of easy listening and pop versions of film themes. He became famous in the late 1950s, playing under the pseudonym of Manuel and The Music of The Mo ...

Annette Funicello Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...

* 17 September 1960 - Capucine, Terence Morgan, Jimmy Henney, Toni Eden * 24 September 1960 - Eric Sykes,

Lita Roza Lilian Patricia Lita Roza (14 March 1926 – 14 August 2008) was an English singer best known for her 1953 recording " (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. She was the first British woman to hav ...

, Katie Boyle, Don Moss * 1 October 1960 - Eric Sykes, Petula Clark, George Chisholm, Judy Carne * 8 October 1960 – Pete Murray, Katie Boyle, Janie Marden, Phil Foster * 15 October 1960 – Sydney Shaw, Jill Day, Bunny Lewis,

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...

(Bassey revealed on air as a 'surprise guest') * 22 October 1960 - Eric Sykes, Carole Carr, Jimmy Henney and 'A Surprise Guest' * 29 October 1960 –

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

, Pete Murray, Nancy Spain,

Richard Wyler Richard Stapley (20 June 1923 – 5 March 2010), also known by the stage name Richard Wyler, was a British actor and writer. Early life Stapley was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England in 1923. A writer, Stapley published his first nove ...

(''surprise guest -'' Ted Taylor) * 5 November 1960 - Katie Boyle,

Frank Muir Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wro ...

Denis Norden Denis Mostyn Norden (6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018) was an English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during the Second World War. From 1948 to 1959, he co-wrote the ...

and 'A Surprise Guest' * 12 November 1960 –

Jill Ireland Jill Dorothy Ireland (24 April 1936 – 18 May 1990) was an English actress and singer. She appeared in 16 films with her second husband, Charles Bronson, and was additionally involved in two other of Bronson's films as a producer. Life and ca ...

, Frederik van Pallandt and Nina van Pallandt (

Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik were a Danish–Dutch popular singing duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their repertoire consisted of a blend of folk music, calypsos and standards.Sleeve notes of album ''Nina & Frederik'' – MFP 1401, by Verity Stevens Th ...

), Colin Day (Day revealed on air as a 'surprise guest') This is one of the few surviving episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3y-wNnh3g0 * 19 November 1960 - Jeanne Carson, Sid James, Eric Sykes and a 'surprise guest' * 26 November 1960 - Marion Keene, Pete Murray, Paul Carpenter and a 'surprise guest' * 3 December 1960 -

David Kossoff David Kossoff (24 November 1919 – 23 March 2005) was a British actor. In 1954 he won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for his appearance as Geza Szobek in '' The Young Lovers''. He played Alf Larkin in TV sit ...

, Lita Roza, Richard Wyler and a 'surprise guest' * 10 December 1960 –

Larry Adler Lawrence Cecil Adler (February 10, 1914 – August 6, 2001) was an American harmonica player. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin. ...

, Susan Stranks,

Godfrey Winn Godfrey Herbert Winn (15 October 1906 – 19 June 1971) was an English journalist known as a columnist, and also a writer and actor. Born in Kings Norton, Warwickshire, he attended King Edward's School, Birmingham.Anne Shelton, Barbara Sheller, Tony Osborne and a 'surprise guest' * 24 December 1960 -

Peter Sellers Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series ''The Goon Show'', featured on a number of hit comic songs ...

, Russ Conway, Katie Boyle and a 'surprise guest' * 31 December 1960 - Denis Norden, Frank Muir, Beth Rogan and a 'surprise guest' 1961 * 7 January 1961 –

Lisa Gastoni Lisa Gastoni (born 28 July 1935) is an Italian film actress. Gastoni was named "Best Italian Actress of the Year, 1966" as she received both the Nastro D'Argento Award and the Golden Globe Award from Italy's Foreign Press Association.} Biograp ...

, Jimmy Henney, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest' * 14 January 1961 - Dick Bentley, Steve Race, Katie Boyle and a 'surprise guest' * 21 January 1961 -

Dickie Valentine Richard Bryce ( Maxwell; 4 November 1929 – 6 May 1971), known professionally as Dickie Valentine, was a British pop singer who enjoyed great popularity in Britain during the 1950s. In addition to several other Top Ten hit singles, Valentine ha ...

Peggy Mount Margaret Rose Mount OBE (2 May 1915 – 13 November 2001) was an English actress. As a child, she found acting an escape from an unhappy home life. After playing in amateur productions, she was taken on by a repertory company and spent nine yea ...

, Petula Clark and a 'surprise guest' * 28 January 1961 -

Gloria DeHaven Gloria Mildred DeHaven (July 23, 1925 – July 30, 2016) was an American actress and singer who was a contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Early life DeHaven was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor-director Carter De ...

Frankie Vaughan Frankie Vaughan (born Frank Fruim Abelson; 3 February 1928 – 17 September 1999) was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after his ...

, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest' * 4 February 1961 -

Marion Ryan Marion Ryan (4 February 1931 – 15 January 1999) was a British singer in the 1950s in the early years of British Independent Television. She was once called "the Marilyn Monroe of popular song". Early life Born in Middlesbrough, North Ridi ...

, Monty Babson, Keith Fordyce and a 'surprise guest' * 11 February 1961 – Sid James, Katie Boyle, David Kossoff and a 'surprise guest' (Possibly Mary Peach) * 25 February 1961 - Lita Roza, Glen Mason,

Susannah York Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including '' Tom Jones'' (1963) and '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 4 March 1961 -

Frankie Howerd Francis Alick Howard (6 March 1917 – 19 April 1992), better known by his stage-name Frankie Howerd, was an English actor and comedian. Early life Howerd was born the son of soldier Francis Alfred William (1887–1934)England & Wales, Deat ...

Shirley Abicair Shirley Abicair (born 26 October 1930) is an Australian-born singer, musician, television personality, actress and author. In the 1950s and 60s, she was probably best known as an exponent of the zither. Early life Shirley Abicair was born in Mel ...

David Gell David Gell (born 23 August 1929) is a Canadian DJ and television presenter. Born in Canada, he worked for radio station CFAC in Calgary before relocating to Europe. He was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg, and later on the BBC Light Programme, Radio ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 11 March 1961 - Eric Sykes, Katie Boyle, Jimmy Young and a 'surprise guest' * 18 March 1961 –

Glynis Johns Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a South African-born British former actress, dancer, musician and singer. Recognised as a film and Broadway icon, Johns has a career spanning eight decades, in which she appeared in more than ...

, Lita Roza, Alan Freeman and a 'surprise guest' * 25 March 1961 - Lana Morris, Wolf Mankowitz, Ray Orchard and a 'surprise guest' * 1 April 1961 – Beatrice Lillie, Brian Mathew, Jean Bayless, Eric Sykes * 8 April 1961 –

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

Janet Munro Janet Munro (born Janet Neilson Horsburgh; 28 September 1934 – 6 December 1972) was a British actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Awar ...

, Ray Orchard and a 'surprise guest' * 15 April 1961 – Katie Boyle, Zena Marshall, Harry Robinson and Graham Hughes, a teenager from the audience, who was a guest * 22 April 1961 - Jack Jackson,

Ian Carmichael Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor who worked prolifically on stage, screen and radio in a career spanning 70 years. He found prominence in the films of the Boulting brothers, including ' ...

, Jill Brown, Frances Bennett * 29 April 1961 - Arthur Askey, David Gell, Jane Murdoch and a 'surprise guest' * 6 May 1961 –

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth ...

, June Thorburn,

Eric Winstone Eric Winstone (born 1 January 1913 in London, died 2 May 1974 in Pagham, Sussex) was an English big band leader, conductor and composer. Biography and career Playing piano in his spare time from a job as Westminster Gas and Coke Company led hi ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 13 May 1961 -

Stubby Kaye Bernard Solomon Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye originated the roles of Nicely-Ni ...

, Katie Boyle, Bunny Lewis and a 'surprise guest' * 20 May 1961 - Feddie Mills, Jean Metcalfe,

Michael Bentine Michael Bentine, (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922General Register Office for England and Wales – Birth Register for the March Quarter of 1922, Watford Registration District, Reference 3a 1478, listed as "Michael J. Bentin", mother ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 27 May 1961 –

Diane Todd Diane Todd (4 June 1937 – 18 April 2010) was a British-born and South African naturalized stage, film, television and stage actress and singer. She is best known for her illustrious stage career. Personal life Todd was born in Edinburgh and at ...

, Jack Payne, Alan Freeman and a 'surprise guest' * 3 June 1961 - Russ Conway, Jack Jackson, Kim Tracy and a 'surprise guest' * 10 June 1961 – Sonya Cordeau,

Robert Morley Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor who enjoyed a lengthy career in both Britain and the United States. He was frequently cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, of ...

, Cliff Richard and a 'surprise guest'

Anthea Askey Anthea Shirley Askey (2 March 1933 – 28 February 1999) was an English actress, particularly prominent on television in the 1950s. Anthea Askey was born in Golders Green, north London, to the comedian and actor Arthur Askey, and his wife Elizab ...

* 17 June 1961 – Alma Cogan,

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Records ...

and a 'surprise guest' Mandy Miller * 24 June 1961 – Shirley Bassey, Jack Jackson, Jimmy Henney and a 'surprise guest'

George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching to country music in the early 1960s. Biography Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, ...

* 1 July 1961 –

Brian Matthew Brian Matthew (17 September 1928 – 8 April 2017) was an English broadcaster who worked for the BBC for 63 years from 1954 until 2017. He was the host of '' Saturday Club'', among other programmes, and began presenting ''Sounds of the 60s'' in ...

, Stubby Kaye, Sally Smith and a 'surprise guest' * 8 July 1961 – Sam Costa, Helen Winston, Jack Jackson and a 'surprise guest' * 15 July 1961 - Jimmy Young, Lana Morris, Paul Hollingdale and a 'surprise guest' * 22 July 1961 – Bunny Lewis, Katie Boyle,

Eydie Gormé Eydie Gormé ( ; born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who had hits on the pop and Latin pop charts. She sang solo and in the duo Steve and Eydie with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on albums and telev ...

Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935) is an American singer, comedian and actor, best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as " Steve and Eydie", and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and fr ...

* 29 July 1961 – Spike Milligan, Benny Green, Eira Hughes and a 'surprise guest' * 5 August 1961 -

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premier ...

, Jack Payne, Helen Shapiro and a 'surprise guest' * 12 August 1961 -

Cliff Michelmore Arthur Clifford Michelmore (11 December 1919 – 16 March 2016) was an English television presenter and producer. He is best known for the BBC television programme ''Tonight'', which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's tel ...

, Derek Hart,

Fyfe Robertson James Fyfe Robertson (19 August 1902 – 4 February 1987) was a Scottish television journalist and broadcaster. Biography Robertson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was one of six children of Jane Dunlop and James Robertson, a miner w ...

, Kenneth Allsop * 19 August 1961 -

June Whitfield Dame June Rosemary Whitfield (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018) was an English radio, television, and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy '' Take It from Here'', which aired on the BBC Light Programme in 1953. ...

, Alan Freeman, Glen Mason and a 'surprise guest' * 26 August 1961 - Pete Murray,

Jane Asher Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946)The International Who's Who of Women, 3rd edition, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 29 is an English actress and author. She achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in f ...

, John Paddy Carstairs and a 'surprise guest' * 2 September 1961 - Eric Sykes, Shirley Abicair, Scilla Gabel, Ray Orchard * 9 September 1961 -

Juliet Mills Juliet Maryon Mills (born 21 November 1941) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell and the eldest of three siblings; her younger siblings are actress Hayley Mills and director Jonathan ...

, David Kossoff, Jimmy Savile and a 'surprise guest' * 16 September 1961 - Shirley Anne Field,

Matt Monro Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the m ...

, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest' * 23 September 1961 - Janet Munro,

Cyril Ornadel Cyril Ornadel (2 December 192422 June 2011) was a British conductor, songwriter and composer, chiefly in musical theatre. He worked regularly with David Croft, the television writer, director and producer, as well as Norman Newell and Hal Sh ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 30 September 1961 -

Howard Keel Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer, known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s and in the CBS te ...

, Nicole Maurey, Jack Jackson and a 'surprise guest' * 7 October 1961 - Alan Dell, Anne Aubrey, Carole Carr and a 'surprise guest' * 14 October 1961 - Pete Murray,

Muriel Young Muriel Young (19 June 1923 – 24 March 2001) was an English television continuity announcer, presenter and producer. Early life Young was born in 1923 in Bishop Middleham near Sedgefield, County Durham. As a child, she lived with her family i ...

, Lew Luton and a 'surprise guest' * 21 October 1961 –

Adam Faith Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...

, Alan Freeman, Helen Shapiro and a 'surprise guest' * 28 October 1961 - Jimmy Young, June Marlow, Bunny Lewis and a 'surprise guest'

Zsa Zsa Gabor Zsa Zsa Gabor (, ; born Sári Gábor ; February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian Americans, Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were actresses Eva Gabor, Eva and Magda Gabor. Gabor competed in the 1933 Mis ...

* 4 November 1961 - Julia Lockwood, Jackie Lane, Sam Costa and a 'surprise guest' * 11 November 1961 -

John Leyton John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song " Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Cha ...

Rita Tushingham Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including ''A Taste of Honey'' (1961), ''The Leather Boys'' (1964), '' The Knack ...and How to Get It'' (1965), ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), ...

Leila Williams Leila Williams (born 1937) is a former British beauty queen and television presenter. She was one of the original presenters of ''Blue Peter'', working on the programme from 1958 to 1962. Career In 1957 Williams won the Miss Great Britain title. ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 18 November 1961 – Petula Clark, Katie Boyle, Bunny Lewis and a 'surprise guest' * 25 November 1961 - Jack Jackson, Carole Carr, Morey Amsterdam and a 'surprise guest' * 2 December 1961 –

Harry Fowler Henry James Fowler, MBE (10 December 1926 – 4 January 2012) was an English character actor in film and television. Over a career lasting more than six decades, he made nearly 200 appearances on screen. Personal life Fowler was born in Lamb ...

, Jill Browne, June Thorburn, Pete Murray * 9 December 1961 – Acker Bilk, Jane Asher, Jimmy Edwards * 16 December 1961 -

Charlie Chester Charlie Chester MBE (26 April 1914 – 26 June 1997) was an English comedian, radio and television presenter and writer, broadcasting almost continuously from the 1940s to the 1990s. His style was similar to that of Max Miller. Life and ...

, Alan Dell, Sandy Scott, Barbara Shelley * 23 December 1961 - Katie Boyle, Rosemary Squires, Arthur Askey, Jimmy Young * 26 December 1961 - 'Christmas Special:' Jean Metcalfe, Haley Mills, Pete Murray, Alan Rothwell * 30 December 1961 – Carole Carr, Anita Harris, Sid James, Bunny Lewis 1962 * 6 January 1962 - Sam Costa, Alan Freeman, Sandy Scott, Nancy Spain * 13 January 1962 - Shirley Bassey, Susan Castle, Kenneth Hume, Ross Parker * 20 January 1962 –

Miriam Karlin Miriam Karlin (23 June 19253 June 2011) was an English actress whose career lasted for more than 60 years. She was known for her role as Paddy in ''The Rag Trade'', a 1960s BBC and 1970s LWT sitcom, and in particular for the character's catchp ...

, Alan Freeman, Jimmy Henney, June Thorburn * 27 January 1962 - Shirley Eaton, Frank Muir, Pete Murray, Viera * 3 February 1962 - Carole Carr, Denis Norden, Barbara Shelley and a 'surprise guest' * 10 February 1962 - Frances Bennett,

Leslie Crowther Leslie Douglas Sargent Crowther, CBE (6 February 1933 – 29 September 1996) was an English comedian, actor, TV presenter, and game show host. Biography Crowther was born on Monday, 6 February, 1933 in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, son of ...

, Alan Dell, Monica Evans * 17 February 1962 – Petula Clark,

George Elrick George Elrick (29 December 1903 – 15 December 1999), 'The Smiling Voice of Radio', was a British musician, impresario and radio presenter, probably best known for presenting the popular record request show ''Housewives' Choice'' during the 1950 ...

, Jimmy Young * 24 February 1962 –

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including " Diana", " Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also ...

Tony Orlando Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...

Sheila Tracy Sheila Tracy (née Lugg; 10 January 1934 – 30 September 2014) was a British broadcaster, writer, musician, and singer. She began her career as a trombone player during the 1950s. in all-female bands. Biography Sheila Lugg was born in Mullion, ...

, Carole Carr * 3 March 1962 –

Buddy Greco Armando Joseph "Buddy" Greco (August 14, 1926 – January 10, 2017) was an American jazz and pop singer and pianist who had a long career in the US and UK. His recordings have sold millions, including "Oh Look A-There Ain't She Pretty", " Up, Up ...

June Thorburn Patricia June Thorburn Smith (8 June 1931 – 4 November 1967) was a popular English actress whose career was cut short by her death in an air crash. Early life Thorburn was born in Karachi, then part of British India. She was the eldest ...

Bobby Vee Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. According to '' Billboard'' magazine, he had thirty-e ...

* 10 March 1962 - Katie Boyle, Alan Freeman, Steve Race, Lita Roza * 17 March 1962 - Carole Gray, Millicent Martin, Edward J. Mason, Ray Orchard * 24 March 1962 - Jimmy Young, Carole Carr, Pete Murray, Barbara Shelley * 31 March 1962 - Jane Asher, Alan Dell, Jimmy Henney, Jean Metcalfe * 7 April 1962 – Jack Jackson, Sam Costa, June Marlow,

Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed only ...

* 14 April 1962 - Sid James, Miriam Karlin, Carole Carr, Robert Farnon * 21 April 1962 - Nina & Frederik, Alma Cogan,

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

* 28 April 1962 – Alan Freeman, Jean Metcalfe, Katie Boyle, Johnny Burnette * 5 May 1962 - Rosemary Squires, Dora Bryan, John Leyton, Pete Murray * 12 May 1962 - Jean Metcalfe,

Harry Rabinowitz Harry Rabinowitz MBE (26 March 1916 – 22 June 2016) was a South African-British conductor and composer of film and television music. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was the son of Israel and Eva Rabinowitz. He was educated at the Univ ...

, Leila Williams and a 'surprise guest' * 19 May 1962 - Steve Race,

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

, Jane Asher, Janet Munro * 26 May 1962 -

Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...

Rupert Davies Rupert Davies FRSA (22 May 191622 November 1976) was a British actor. He is best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of ''Maigret'', based on Georges Simenon's novels. Life and career Military serv ...

, Jimmy Young, Vera Day * 2 June 1962 - Alan Dell, Helen Shapiro, June Thorburn,

Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 19118 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of th ...

* 9 June 1962 - Dora Bryan, Anne Shelton, David Rose and a 'surprise guest' * 16 June 1962 -

, Carole Carr, Anne Heywood and a 'surprise guest' * 23 June 1962 - Arthur Askey, Jean Metcalfe, Bill Crozier and a 'surprise guest' * 30 June 1962 - Stubby Kaye, Jimmy Henney, Jenny Angeloglou and a 'surprise guest' * 7 July 1962 -

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...

, Roy Castle, Jane Asher and a 'surprise guest' * 14 July 1962 - Jack Jackson, Godfrey Winn, Katie Boyle and a 'surprise guest' * 21 July 1962 - Alan Freeman, Carole Carr, Gary Miller,

Sheila Hancock Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress, singer, and author. Hancock trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before starting her career in repertory theatre. Hancock went on to perform in plays and musica ...

* 28 July 1962 – Alan Dell, Susan Stranks, Shirley Eaton and a 'surprise guest' Jimmy Justice * 4 August 1962 -

Brian Rix Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including ''Dry Rot'', '' Simple Spymen'' and ''One for ...

, Jimmy Young, Rose Brennan and a 'surprise guest'

Susan Hampshire Susan Hampshire, Lady Kulukundis, (born 12 May 1937) is an English actress known for her many television and film roles. A three-time Emmy Award winner, she won for '' The Forsyte Saga'' in 1970, ''The First Churchills'' in 1969, and for ''Vani ...

* 11 August 1962 - Stubby Kaye, Juliet Mills, Nancy Spain, Bunny Lewis * 18 August 1962 - Ray Conniff, Jean Metcalfe, Eric Sykes, Sylvia Syms * 25 August 1962 - Dora Bryan, Jack Jackson,

David Tomlinson David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000) was an English stage, film, and television actor and comedian. Having been described as both a leading man and a character actor, he is primarily remembered for his roles as authorit ...

and a 'surprise guest' Malou Pantera * 1 September 1962 - Katie Boyle, Jimmy Henney, Robert Morley,

Elaine Stritch Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, best known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films a ...

* 8 September 1962 -

, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Alan Freeman and a 'surprise guest'

Joan Darling Joan Darling (née Kugell; born April 14, 1935, Boston, Massachusetts, United States) is an American actress, film and television director and a dramatic arts instructor. Biography Born Joan Kugell in Boston, Darling began her career with the ...

* 15 September 1962 - Rupert Davies, Dion,

Fenella Fielding Fenella Fielding, OBE (born Fenella Marion Feldman; 17 November 1927 – 11 September 2018) was an English stage, film and television actress who rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, and was often referred to as "England's first lad ...

and a 'surprise guest'

* 22 September 1962 - Ian Carmichael, Hy Hazell,

Mike Sarne Michael Sarne (born Michael Scheuer; 6 August 1940) is a British actor, writer, producer and director, who also had a brief career as a pop singer in the 1960s. Sarne directed the films ''Joanna'' (1968) and ''Myra Breckinridge'' (1970). He h ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 29 September 1962 -

Liz Fraser Elizabeth Joan Winch (14 August 1930 – 6 September 2018), known professionally as Liz Fraser, was a British film actress, best known for being cast in provocative comedy roles. Early life Fraser was born in Southwark, London. Her year of bi ...

, Stan Stennett, Tony Withers and a 'surprise guest' Anne Shelton * 6 October 1962 – Petula Clark,

, Pete Murray, and a 'surprise guest'

* 13 October 1962 - Angela Huth, Sid James, Don Moss and a 'surprise guest'

Ketty Lester Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK. She is also known for her role as Hester-Sue Terh ...

* 20 October 1962 -

Claire Bloom Patricia Claire Bloom (born 15 February 1931) is an English actress. She is known for leading roles in plays such as ''A Streetcar Named Desire,'' ''A Doll's House'', and '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', and has starred in nearly sixty film ...

Beryl Reid Beryl Elizabeth Reid, (17 June 1919 – 13 October 1996), was a British actress of stage and screen. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for ''The Killing of Sister George'', the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performan ...

, Jimmy Young and a 'surprise guest'

Jess Conrad Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James; 24 February 1936) is an English stage and screen actor and singer. As a boy he was nicknamed "Jesse" after American outlaw Jesse James; as there was already an actor named "Gerald James" in Actors' Equity, a ...

* 27 October 1962 - Polly Elwes, Sid James, Steve Race and a 'surprise guest'

Beryl Bryden Beryl Audley Bryden (11 May 1920 – 14 July 1998) was an English jazz singer, who played with Chris Barber and Lonnie Donegan. Ella Fitzgerald once said of Bryden that she was "Britain's queen of the blues". Life and career Bryden was bor ...

* 3 November 1962 - Sam Costa, Pete Murray, June Thorburn and a 'surprise guest' * 10 November 1962 - Jane Asher, George Hamilton, Stubby Kaye and a 'surprise guest' Catherine Boyle * 17 November 1962 - Edie Adams, Alan Dell, and two 'surprise guests'

Alexandra Bastedo Alexandra Lendon Bastedo (9 March 1946 – 12 January 2014) was a British actress, best known for her role as secret agent Sharron Macready in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction adventure series ''The Champions''. Bastedo was a vegetar ...

* 24 November 1962 – Jean Metcalfe, Dora Bryan,

Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy '' Genevieve'' (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this per ...

* 1 December 1962 – Arthur Askey, Helen Shaprio and two 'surprise guests'

and

Janette Scott Thora Janette Scott (born 14 December 1938) is an English retired actress. Life and career Scott was born on 14 December 1938 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. She is the daughter of actors Jimmy Scott and Thora Hird and began her acting ca ...

* 8 December 1962 - Carole Carr,

, Edmund Purdom and a 'surprise guest' Linda Ludgrove * 15 December 1962 -

, Nancy Spain,

Mai Zetterling Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actor. Early life Zetterling was born in Västerås, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actor at the age of 17 at D ...

and a 'surprise guest'

* 22 December 1962 - Alma Cogan, Sheila Hancock, David Tomlinson and a 'surprise guest' Jack Jackson * 25 December 1962 - "Christmas Night With The Stars" Special: Sid James,

Sydney Tafler Sydney Tafler (31 July 1916 – 8 November 1979) was an English actor who after having started his career on stage, was best remembered for numerous appearances in films and television from the 1940s to the 1970s. Personal life Tafler was bor ...

Terry Scott Owen John "Terry" Scott (4 May 1927 – 26 July 1994) was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven of the ''Carry On films''. He is also best known for appearing in the BBC1 sitcom ''Terry and June'' with June Whitfield. Early lif ...

Hugh Lloyd Hugh Lewis Lloyd (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in film and television comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in ''Hancock's Half Hour'', ''Hugh and I'' and other sit ...

, Jill Curzon * 29 December 1962 - Shirley Anne Field, Robert Morley, Jimmy Young and a 'surprise guest'

Polly Elwes Polly Elwes, born Mary Freya Elwes (29 February 1928 – 15 July 1987), was a BBC Television in-vision announcer from 1957 to 1960. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, now a part of the University of London. Television career Elw ...

1963 * 5 January 1963 - Alan Freeman, Spike Milligan, Anne Shelton and a 'surprise guest' Layi Raki * 12 January 1963 - Stubby Kaye, Pete Murray,

Siân Phillips Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips ( ), is a Welsh actress. She has performed the title roles in Ibsen's ''Hedda Gabler'' and George Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. Early life Phi ...

and a 'surprise guest'

Una Stubbs Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality and dancer who appeared on British television and in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearing in the film '' Summer Holiday ...

* 19 January 1963 – Katie Boyle,

Rolf Harris Rolf Harris (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian entertainer whose career has encompassed work as a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, comedian, actor, painter and television personality. He often used unusual instruments in his performan ...

and a 'surprise guest' Jack Jackson * 26 January 1963 – Jane Asher, Carroll Baker,

Brian Hyland Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943) is an American pop singer and instrumentalist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s. AllMusic journalist Jason Ankeny says "Hyland's puppy-love pop vir ...

, Pete Murray * 2 February 1963 –

, Diana Dors, Jean Metcalfe, Mike Sarne * 9 February 1963 - Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey, Steve Rogers, Anne Rogers * 16 February 1963 - Pete Murray, Robin Richmond,

Annie Ross Annabelle McCauley Allan Short (25 July 193021 July 2020), known professionally as Annie Ross, was a British-American singer and actress, best known as a member of the jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Early life Ross was born in Surr ...

, Nancy Spain * 2 March 1963 -

Harry H. Corbett Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor and comedian, best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid Brambell in the long-running BBC television sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'' ( ...

, Alan Dell,

Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, p ...

and a 'surprise guest'

Millicent Martin Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian. She was the lone female singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satire show ''That Was the Week That Was'' known as TW3 (1962–1963), a ...

* 9 March 1963 - Carole Carr, Spike Milligan,

Chris Montez Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as hi ...

* 16 March 1963 - Katie Boyle,

Angela Douglas Angela Douglas (born 29 October 1940), born Angela McDonagh, is an English actress. Early life Douglas was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Career Douglas started acting as a teenager, joining the Worthing, West Sussex repertory comp ...

, David Gell, Sid James * 23 March 1963 - Jane Asher,

Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...

, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest'

Marcie Blane Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944),, known as Marcie Blane, is a former American pop singer from 1962 to 1965. Life and career Blane was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a favor to a friend, Blane recorded a demo for Seville Records. The song was ...

* 30 March 1963 - Jimmy Henney, Hattie Jacques, Eric Sykes,

Margaret Whiting Margaret Eleanor Whiting (July 22, 1924 – January 10, 2011) was an American popular music and country music singer who gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.Mapes, Jillian.Margaret Whiting, Iconic Standards Singer, Dies at 86. ''Billboard' ...

* 6 April 1963 – Alan Freeman,

Dolores Gray Dolores Gray (born Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein; June 7, 1924 – June 26, 2002) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical twice, winning once. Early life She was born as Sylvia ...

Barbara Windsor Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''.Judith Chalmers Judith Rosemary Locke Chalmers (born 10 October 1935) is a British television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme '' Wish You Were Here...?'' from 1974 to 2003. Early life Chalmers was born in Gatley, Cheshire. Her ...

, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest' * 11 May 1963 - Carole Carr, Angela Douglas,

Del Shannon Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one '' Billboard'' hit " Runaway". In 1999, he was ind ...

Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary ''Billboard'' charts, including " Poetry ...

* 18 May 1963 - Jacqui Chan, Polly Elwes, Don Moss and a 'surprise guest' * 25 May 1963 - Eva Bartok, Sam Costa, Jimmy Henney, Nancy Spain * 1 June 1963 - Tony Meehan, Barbara Murray, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest'

* 8 June 1963 - Liz Fraser, Millicent Martin,

Lance Percival John Lancelot Blades Percival (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to impr ...

, Jimmy Young * 15 June 1963 -

Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Désh ...

, Jean Metcalfe, Peter Sellers, Maurice Woodruff * 22 June 1963 - Jane Asher, Sandy Baron, Alan Dell, Dorothy Peterson * 29 June 1963 –

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

, Katie Boyle, Bruce Prochnik, Caroline Maudling * 6 July 1963 –

Steve Race Stephen Russell "Steve" Race OBE (1 April 192122 June 2009) was a British composer, pianist and radio and television presenter. Biography Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of a lawyer, Race learned the piano from the age of five.Spencer ...

, Ian Carmichael, June Ritchie, Alma Cogan * 13 July 1963 –

Albert Finney Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with '' The Entertainer'' (1960) ...

, Esma Cannon, Pip Hinton, Bunny Lewis * 20 July 1963 - Keith Fordyce, Frances Nuyen,

Joan Sims Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 27 June 2001) was an English actress, best remembered for her roles in the ''Carry On'' franchise, appearing in 24 of the films (the most for any actress). On television, she is known for playing Gran i ...

Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor of Welsh heritage. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 Car ...

* 27 July 1963 - Carol Deene, David Gell, Nancy Spain and a 'surprise guest' * 3 August 1963 - Jimmy Henney, Janette Scott, Angela Douglas, Jimmy Young * 10 August 1963 - Carole Carr, Ted King, Barbara Windsor and a 'surprise guest' * 17 August 1963 – Pat Boone, Polly Elwes,

Carole Ann Ford Carole Ann Lillian Ford ( Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress best known for her roles as Susan Foreman in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', and as Bettina in the 1962 film adaptation of '' The Day of the ...

, Vic Lewis * 24 August 1963 – Tom Courtenay,

Little Peggy March Peggy March (born Margaret Annemarie Battavio, March 8, 1948) is an American pop singer. In the United States, she is primarily known for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him". Although she is sometimes remembered as a one-hit wonder ...

, Peter Noble and a 'surprise guest' * 31 August 1963 – Terence Edmond, Jean Metcalfe, Don Moss, Polly Perkins * 7 September 1963 - Jane Asher, Alan Freeman,

Tommy Roe Thomas David "Tommy" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is a retired American rock and pop singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962) and " Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 14 September 1963 - Sam Costa, Louise Dunn, Annie Nightingale, Bruce Prochnik * 21 September 1963 - Dora Bryan, Alan Dell, Adam Faith and a 'surprise guest' * 28 September 1963 – Katie Boyle, Jess Conrad, Pete Murray, Barbara Windsor * 5 October 1963 - Bunny Lewis, Julia Lockwood, Wolf Mankowitz, Helen Shapiro * 12 October 1963 - Jim Backus, Tonia Bern,

Kenny Lynch Kenneth Lynch, OBE (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019) was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few black singers in British pop music. He was app ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 19 October 1963 – Terence Edmond, Dusty Springfield, Steve Race and a 'surprise guest' (Possibly Cliff Richard) * 26 October 1963 –

, Jimmy Henney, Barbara Young and a 'surprise guest' * 2 November 1963 –

, Dick Haymes, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest' Heinz * 9 November 1963 - Alan Freeman, Fergus McClelland, Annie Ross and a 'surprise guest' * 16 November 1963 –

Edmund Purdom Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (19 December 19241 January 2009) was an English actor, voice artist, and director. He worked first on stage in Britain, performing various works by Shakespeare, then in America on Broadway and in Hollywood, and event ...

Linda Christian Linda Christian (born Blanca Rosa Henrietta Stella Welter Vorhauer; November 13, 1923 – July 22, 2011) was a Mexican film actress, who appeared in Mexican and Hollywood films. Her career reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara ...

, Alan Dell, Jane Asher ''(deputising for''

Dee Dee Sharp Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. Career Although Sharp had been playing the piano from an early age and directed chur ...

, ''who was unable to appear)'' * 23 November 1963 – Cilla Black, Sid James, Don Moss,

Anna Quayle Anne Veronica Maria Quayle (6 October 1932 – 16 August 2019), known professionally as Anna Quayle, was an English actress. In 1963, she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the original product ...

* 30 November 1963 - June Ritchie, Nancy Spain, Jimmy Young and a 'surprise guest' * 7 December 1963 –

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

, (''surprise guest'' – Cilla Black) * 14 December 1963 – Neal Arden, Katie Boyle, Freddie Garrity and a 'surprise guest' Gay Emma * 21 December 1963 – Alma Cogan,

Mitch Murray Mitch Murray (born Lionel Michael Stitcher; 30 January 1940) is an English songwriter, record producer and author. He has won two Ivor Novello Awards, including the Jimmy Kennedy Award. Murray has written, or co-written, songs that have produ ...

and a 'surprise guest' * 25 December 1963 "Christmas Night With The Stars Special" - Stanley Baxter portrayed four panelists * 28 December 1963 - Polly Elwes, Matt Monro, Jimmy Savile and a 'surprise guest' 1964 * 4 January 1964 –

, Dora Bryan, David Gell and a 'surprise guest' Cilla Black * 11 January 1964 – Andrea Allan, Eva Bartok, Pete Murray and a 'surprise guest' Dave Clark * 18 January 1964 - Jane Asher, Vic Lewis, Robert Morley and a 'surprise guest' * 25 January 1964 – Adam Faith,

, Jean Metcalfe and a 'surprise guest'

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

* 1 February 1964 - Susan Maughan,

Jane Morgan Jane Morgan (born Florence Catherine Currier; May 3, 1924) is an American former singer of traditional pop. Morgan initially found success in France and the UK before achieving recognition in the US, receiving six gold records. She was a frequen ...

, Ian Fenner, Bruce Prochnik * 8 February 1964 – Alan Freeman, Allan Sherman, Vivienne Taylor and a 'surprise guest' Elke Sommer * 15 February 1964 –

Lesley Duncan Lesley Cox (née Duncan; 12 August 1943 – 12 March 2010) was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received much airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved ...

, Steve Race, Sally Smith and a 'surprise guest' * 22 February 1964 – Sam Costa,

James Garner James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including '' The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Ameri ...

and a 'surprise guest' Cilla Black * 29 February 1964 - Jane Asher, Dora Bryan, Brian Epstein,

Gerry Marsden Gerard Marsden MBE (24 September 1942 – 3 January 2021) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and television personality, best known for being leader of the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers. He was the younger brother of fellow b ...

of The Pacemakers * 7 March 1964 – Terence Edmond, Annette Funicello,

Bob Monkhouse Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including ''The Golden Shot'', '' Celebrity Squares'', '' Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'. Ear ...

, Karen Elliott * 14 March 1964 – Maureen Cleave, Millicent Martin, Matt Monro, Bobby Vee * 21 March 1964 –

Kathy Kirby Kathy Kirby (born Catherine Ethel O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 19 May 2011) was an English singer, reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's " Secret Love" and for re ...

, Jean Metcalfe, Spike Milligan * 28 March 1964 - Arthur Askey, Ted King, Beverley Todd and a 'surprise guest' * 4 April 1964 -

Julia Foster Julia Foster (born 2 August 1943) is an English stage, screen, and television actress. Life and career Foster was born in Lewes, Sussex. Her first husband was Lionel Morton, once the lead singer with the 1960s pop band The Four Pennies. She is ...

, Derek Johnson, Eric Sykes,

Mary Travers Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter who was known for being in the famous 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Travers grew up amid the burg ...

Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoir ...

* 11 April 1964 - Sid James,

Sarah Miles Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in films ''The Servant'' (1963), ''Blowup'' (1966), ''Ryan's Daughter'' (1970), ''The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing'' (1973), '' White Mischief'' (1987) and '' Ho ...

, Jimmy Young and a 'surprise guest' * 18 April 1964 – Iain Gregory, Cilla Black, Katie Boyle,

Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder CBE (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian whose catchphrase was "You lucky people!". Described by cultural historian Matthew Sweet as "a cocky, front-of-cloth variety turn", he was ...

* 25 April 1964 –

Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 58. (1962 ...

, Dick Emery, Alan Freeman,

Mia Farrow Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent ...

* 2 May 1964 – Freddie Garrity, Maureen Cleave, Dick Haymes, Barbara Windsor * 9 May 1964 – Millicent Small (Millie), Carole Carr, Pete Murray, Frankie Vaughan * 16 May 1964 - Roy Castle, Judith Chalmers,

Libby Morris Libby Morris (born 1930) is a Canadian clown and actress. She appeared in several BBC radio shows of the 1950s and moved into TV and film from the 1960s onwards. She then moved on to London, England, where she starred in her own show doing imperso ...

, Billy Walker * 23 May 1964 -

Stratford Johns Alan Edgar Stratford Johns (22 September 1925 – 29 January 2002), known as Stratford Johns, was a British stage, film and television actor who is best remembered for his starring role as Detective Inspector Charlie Barlow in the long-running ...

, Lance Pervical, Jean Metcalfe, Polly Perkins * 30 May 1964 –

Ken Dodd Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer", and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances. A life ...

, Pete Murray, Rosemary Nicholls, Marjorie Proops * 6 June 1964 –

Charlie Drake Charles Edward Springall (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006), known professionally as Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. With his small stature (5' 1"/155 cm tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick, h ...

, Bunny Lewis,

Jessie Matthews Jessie Margaret Matthews (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Ma ...

* 13 June 1964 – Adam Faith,

Des O'Connor Desmond Bernard O'Connor (12 January 1932 – 14 November 2020) was an English comedian, singer and television presenter. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, beginning with ''The Des O'Connor Show'' in 1963, which ran for ten years. He a ...

Juliet Prowse Juliet Anne Prowse (September 25, 1936 – September 14, 1996) was a dancer and actress whose four-decade career included stage, television and film. She was raised in South Africa, where her family emigrated after World War II. Known for her ...

* 20 June 1964 –

Davy Kaye Davy Kaye MBE (born David Kodeish, 25 March 1916 – 3 February 1998) was a British comedy actor and entertainer. Early life Born in Mile End Road in the East End of London to Jewish parents Koppel and Dora Kodeish, Kaye was so small at birth t ...

, Anne Heywood * 27 June 1964 –

Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress, singer and dancer. She is the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in '' C ...

, Bill Owen,

* 4 July 1964 –

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

* 11 July 1964 -

Lionel Jeffries Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awa ...

, Stubby Kaye, Annie Nightingale,

Tessie O'Shea Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea (13 March 1913 – 21 April 1995) was a Wales, Welsh entertainer and actress. Early life O'Shea was born in Plantagenet Street in Riverside, Cardiff to newspaper wholesaler James Peter O'Shea, who had been a soldie ...

* 18 July 1964 –

, Dora Bryan,

Ian Hendry Ian Mackendrick Hendry (13 January 1931 – 24 December 1984) was a British actor. He worked on several British TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, including the lead in the first series of '' The Avengers'' and '' The Lotus Eaters'', and played ...

, Nancy Roberts * 25 July 1964 –

Reg Varney Reginald Alfred Varney (11 July 1916 – 16 November 2008) was an English actor, entertainer and comedian. He is best remembered for having played the lead role of bus driver Stan Butler in the LWT sitcom ''On the Buses'' (1969–73) and its th ...

, Carole Ann Ford and a 'surprise guest' * 1 August 1964 –

, Katie Boyle,

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, Ray Martine * 8 August 1964 - Unity Hall, Kenneth More,

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* 15 August 1964 - Max Bacon, Caroline Charles, Maureen Cleave, Laurence Harvey * 22 August 1964 - Bernard Bresslaw, Derek Johnson, Brenda Lee, Ginette Spanier * 29 August 1964 - Susan Baker, Millicent Martin, Stanley Unwin (comedian), Stanley Unwin, Jimmy Savile * 5 September 1964 - Antony Booth, Diane Cilento, Laurie Henshaw, Barbara Roscoe * 12 September 1964 - Dawn Addams, Don Moss, Vivienne Ventura and a 'surprise guest' * 19 September 1964 - Honor Blackman, Arthur Askey, Adam Faith,

* 26 September 1964 - Roy Castle, Pete Murray, Adrienne Posta and 'surprise guest' Sandie Shaw (This jury was reunited in 1983 for the BBC's ''The Time of Your Life'' hosted by Noel Edmonds, when Shaw was again a surprise for the three jurors who had just (accurately as it transpired) judged her single ''Wish I Was'' as a 'miss'. * 3 October 1964 - Jane Asher, Alan Freeman, Gene Pitney and a 'surprise guest' * 10 October 1964 - Judith Chalmers, Peter Cook, P. J. Proby, Julie Rogers * 17 October 1964 - Des O'Connor, Mary Wells, Jimmy Young and a 'surprise guest' * 24 October 1964 - Sid James, Andrew Loog Oldham, The Marchioness of Tavistock and a 'surprise guest' * 31 October 1964 – Marianne Faithfull, Don Wardell, Petula Clark,

* 7 November 1964 - Rolf Harris, Portland Mason, Gene Pitney, Maggie Stredder * 14 November 1964 - Joe Brown, Terence Edmond, Jackie DeShannon and a 'surprise guest' * 21 November 1964 – Liza Minnelli, Alma Cogan, Spike Milligan, Pete Murray * 28 November 1964 - Lulu, Jean Metcalfe, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise * 5 December 1964 - Diahann Carroll, Vic Lewis, Pete Murray, Sandie Shaw * 12 December 1964 -

, Shirley Eaton, Jimmy Edwards, Polly Elwes * 19 December 1964 - Marianne Faithful, Sheila Hancock, Tony Hatch, Kenneth Williams * 26 December 1964 - Alan Freeman, Nyree Dawn Porter, Willie Rushton, William Rushton,

1965 * 9 January 1965 - David Healy, Peggy Mount, Pete Murray, Dusty Springfield * 16 January 1965 - Katie Boyle, Maureen Cleave, Rupert Davies, Richard Wattis * 23 January 1965 - Angela Douglas, Virginia Lewis, Wolf Mankowitz, Del Shannon * 30 January 1965 - Paul Anka, Stubby Kaye, Julie Samuel, Miss World Ann Sidney * 6 February 1965 -

, Linda Lewis, Don Moss, Gene Pitney * 13 February 1965 - Brian Epstein, Marianne Faithful, Adrienne Posta, Ted Ray * 20 February 1965 - Chris Hutchins, Lulu,

, Marjorie Proops * 27 February 1965 - Jane Asher, Bill Crozier, Georgie Fame, Jean Metcalfe * 6 March 1965 - Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones, Barbara Mullen, Jacqueline Jones, Pete Murray * 20 March 1965 - Georgia Brown, Paul Jones, Edmund Purdom and a 'surprise guest' * 27 March 1965 - Peter Carver, Roy Castle, Marlene Laird, Joan Turner * 3 April 1965 – Katie Boyle, Adam Faith, Sue Lloyd,

* 10 April 1965 - Hermione Gingold, Stubby Kaye, Tom Springfield, Dionne Warwick * 17 April 1965 - Tony Bennett,

, Marianne Faithful, Ted Rogers * 24 April 1965 - Val Doonican, Judy Huxtable, Pete Murray, Julie Rogers * 1 May 1965 – Dave Clark, Dora Bryan, Sarah Miles, Chris Andrews * 15 May 1965 - Tsai Chin, Russ Conway, Suzy Kendall, Les Reed * 22 May 1965 - Mrs. Mills, Pete Murray, Harvey Orkin, Sandie Shaw * 29 May 1965 - Bill Maynard, Don Moss, Barbara Shelley, Rita Tushingham * 5 June 1965 - Paul Jones, Alan Freeman, Luciana Paluzzi, Ginette Spanier * 12 June 1965 - Gay Byrne, Noel Harrison, Lita Roza, Jackie Trent * 19 June 1965 - Bill Crozier, Susan Hampshire, Stubby Kaye,

* 26 June 1965 - Sam Costa, Miriam Karlin, Sylvie Vartan, Bobby Vinton * 3 July 1965 - Astrud Gilberto, Magda Kanopka, Vic Lewis, Wolf Mankowitz * 10 July 1965 - Amanda Barrie, Chris Curtis, Dionne Warwick, Jimmy Young * 17 July 1965 - Ray Brooks (actor), Ray Brooks, Angela Douglas, Stubby Kaye, Millie * 24 July 1965 - Georgie Fame, Goldie, Sheila Hancock, Pete Murray * 31 July 1965 - Jackie Collins, Alan Freeman, Jackie Rae, June Thorburn * 7 August 1965 - Katie Boyle, Billy Daniels, Don Moss, Helen Shapiro * 14 August 1965 - Ian Carmichael, Mike Hurst, Jacqueline Jones, Sue Thompson * 21 August 1965 - Carole Carr, Terence Edmond, Herman, Rosemary Nichols * 28 August 1965 - Jill Browne, Alan Clark, Lee Francis, Pete Murray * 4 September 1965 - Victor Borge, Helen Cherry, Adam Faith, Sandie Shaw * 11 September 1965 - Val Doonican, Dudley Moore, Barbara Ferris, Marion Montgomery * 18 September 1965 - Lucy Bartlett, Sam Costa, Rolf Harris, Nancy Wilson * 25 September 1965 – Petula Clark, Buddy Greco, Virginia Lewis, Jonathan King * 2 October 1965 - Tito Burns, Maureen Cleave, Vince Hill and a 'surprise guest' * 9 October 1965 - Louise Cordet, Julie Felix, Lance Percival, Leslie Phillips * 16 October 1965 - Danny Piercy, Gene Pitney, Marion Ryan, Ginette Spanier * 23 October 1965 - Lulu, Henry Mancini, Chrissie Shrimpton, Billy Walker * 30 October 1965 - Herman, Maurice Kinn and two 'surprise guests' * 6 November 1965 – Dave Clark, Lynda Baron,

, Pete Murray * 13 November 1965 - Bill Kerr, Sandie Shaw, David Wigg, Muriel Young * 20 November 1965 - Ian Fenner, Suzanna Leigh, Kenny Lynch, Patrice Wymore * 27 November 1965 - Brian Epstein, Juliette Greco, Françoise Hardy, Hugh Lloyd * 4 December 1965 –

, Carolyn Hester, Statford Johns, Ketty Lester * 11 December 1965 - Miss World Lesley Langley, Mickie Most, Dakota Staton, Johnny Tillotson * 18 December 1965 - Cilla Black, Con Cluskey, Peter Haigh, Edina Ronay 1966 * 1 January 1966 - Max Bygraves and his family including 'Uncle Eric' * 8 January 1966 - Katie Boyle, Paul Jones, Dee Dee Warwick, Pete Murray * 15 January 1966 – Colin Blunstone, Tito Burns, Libby Morris, Veronica Strong * 22 January 1966 - Peter Cook, Bryan Forbes, Dudley Moore, Nanette Newman * 29 January 1966 - Spencer Davis, Maurice Kinn, Marion Ryan and a 'surprise guest' * 5 February 1966 - Alan Freeman, Hayley Mills, Marianne Faithful, Jimmy Greaves * 12 February 1966 – Pete Murray, Lulu, Eddy Arnold, Barbara Windsor * 19 February 1966 - Manfred Mann (musician), Manfred Mann, Eva Bartok, Mike Douglas, Emily Yancy * 26 February 1966 - Scott Walker (singer), Scott Walker, Judy Geeson, Don Moss, Evelyn Taylor * 5 March 1966 - Eric Burdon, Malou Pantera, Gene Pitney, Briony Newton * 12 March 1966 - Bert Kaempfert, Patsy Ann Noble, Brian Matthew, Wendy Varnals * 19 March 1966 - Adam Faith, Shirley Anne Field, Jeannie Carson, Jimmy Young * 26 March 1966 - Nina & Frederik, Adrienne Posta, Ray Davies of The Kinks * 2 April 1966 - Millicent Martin, Kenneth Williams, Vicki Carr, Pete Murray * 9 April 1966 - Sandie Shaw, Dave Clark, Katie Boyle, Stubby Kaye * 16 April 1966 – Simon Dee, Val Doonican, Rosemary Nicols, Julie Rogers * 23 April 1966 -

, Jimmy Savile, Barbara Hawkins, Samantha Juste * 30 April 1966 - Roy Hudd, Judith Chalmers, Ian Fenner and a 'surprise guest' * 7 May 1966 - Spike Milligan, Lulu, Georgie Fame, Gunilla Hutton * 14 May 1966 - Helen Shapiro, Jimmy Witherspoon, Janice Whiteman, Frank De Vol * 21 May 1966 - Jonathan King, Pamela Donald, Bill Mann, Maureen Cleave * 28 May 1966 - Trini Lopez, Lulu, Maurice Kinn and a 'surprise guest' * 4 June 1966 - Petula Clark, Eric Burdon, Billy Walker, Geraldine Sherman * 11 June 1966 - Pete Murray, Anne Allen, Jay and a 'surprise guest' * 18 June 1966 - Richard Anthony, Ernestine Anderson, Sam Costa, Annie Nightingale * 25 June 1966 - Gene Pitney, Susan Maughan, Denny Piercy, Betty Marsden * 9 July 1966 - Geneveve, Alan Freeman, Blossom Dearie, Frederick Woods * 23 July 1966 - Paul Jones, Brian Matthew, Penny Valentine, Katie Boyle * 30 July 1966 - Dave Cash (DJ), Dave Cash, Joy Marshall, Jackie Stewart, Susan Hampshire * 6 August 1966 - Bernard Cribbins, Rosemary Squires, Kay Medford, Barry Alldis * 13 August 1966 - Vivianne Ventura, Anthony Booth, Simon Dee, Sheila Southern * 20 August 1966 - Don Moss, Patsy Ann Noble, Meg Wynn Owen, Fred Emney * 27 August 1966 - Juliet Harmer, Engelbert Humperdinck (singer), Engelbert Humperdinck, Danny Wells, Sarah Ward * 10 September 1966 - Jackie Trent, Judith Arthy, Pete Murray, Chris Farlowe * 17 September 1966 - Marion Montgomery, Fanny Cradock, Michael D'Abo, Chris Denning * 24 September 1966 - Lulu, Alma Cogan, Reg Varney, Jimmy Henney * 1 October 1966 - Una Stubbs, Lena Martell, Kenneth Home, Jimmy Young * 8 October 1966 - Lynn Redgrave, Penny Valentine, Lionel Bart, Ronnie Carroll * 15 October 1966 - Julie Rogers, David Hughes, Scott Hamilton, Truly Smith * 22 October 1966 - Sandie Shaw, Gary Stephens, Mike Felix, Marion Ryan * 29 October 1966 - Rita Tushingham, Moira Lister, Adam Faith, Johnny Devlin * 5 November 1966 - Brian Poole, Julia Foster, Dave Clark, Francoise Hardy * 12 November 1966 - Susan Maughan, Ted Rogers, Carole Carr,

* 19 November 1966 - Herman, Katie Boyle, Ron Goodwin, Mia Lewis * 26 November 1966 - Cleo Laine, Eric Burdon, Virginia Ironside and a 'surprise guest' * 3 December 1966 - Alan Freeman, Simon Dee, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile * 10 December 1966 - Julie Felix,

(Declan Cluskey, Con Cluskey, John Stokes) * 17 December 1966 - Paul Jones, Rose Brennan, Mickie Most and a 'surprise guest' * 24 December 1966 - The Seekers, (Judith Durham, Bruce Woodley, Keith Potger & Anthony Guy) * 31 December 1966 - Simon Dee, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile 1967 * 7 January 1967 – 18 February 1967 (all 7 editions) - Pete Murray, Alan Freeman, Jimmy Savile, Simon Dee * 25 February 1967 - Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile, Virginia Wetherill, Penny Valentine * 4 March 1967 - Simon Dee, Alan Freeman, Ross Hannaman, Geraldine Sherman * 11 March 1967 - Pete Murray, Miss World Reita Faria, Jimmy Savile, Judy Geeson * 18 March 1967 - Alan Freeman, Julia Foster, Simon Dee, Maggie Clews * 25 March 1967 - Jayne Mansfield, Lulu, Pete Murray, Jimmy Savile * 1 April 1967 - Una Stubbs, Alan Freeman, Virginia Ironside, Simon Dee * 8 April 1967 - Jimmy Savile, Maggie London, Mike d'Abo, Polly Devlin * 15 April 1967 - Pete Murray, Nyree Dawn Porter, Ray Davies, Charlotte Bingham * 22 April 1967 - Paul Jones, Janet Munro, Gerald Harper, Andee Silver * 29 April 1967 - Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Vicki Carr, Anneke Wills * 6 May 1967 - Val Doonican, Sandie Shaw, Alan Freeman, Isabel Black * 13 May 1967 - Cliff Richard, Anita Harris, Roy Hudd, Leila Pasha * 20 May 1967 - Leslie Crowther, Julie Felix, Shirley Anne Field, Kenny Everett * 27 May 1967 - Dusty Springfield, Keith Barron, Judith Chalmers, Mickie Most * 3 June 1967 - Bernard Cribbins, Amanda Barrie, Vince Hill, Annie Nightingale * 10 June 1967 - Gene Pitney, Georgia Brown, Lance Percival, Isabel Black * 17 June 1967 - Rolf Harris, Jackie Trent, David Symonds, Charlotte Rampling * 24 June 1967 - Del Shannon, Dawn Addams, Pete Murray, Sheila Steafel * 1 July 1967 - Janette Scott, Chris Denning, Mel Tormé, Penny Valentine * 15 July 1967 - Adam Faith, Annette Andre, Ray Fell, Salena Jones * 22 July 1967 - Alan Freeman, Anita Harris, Billy Walker, Maggie Clews * 29 July 1967 – Engelbert Humperdinck (singer), Engelbert Humperdinck,

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1979 series

Hosted by Noel Edmonds. Each show featured a jury of four celebrities and one or two surprise guests whose records were judged by the jury. * 16 June 1979 – Jury: Pete Murray, Bob Geldof, Linda Lewis, Isla St Clair. Surprise guest: Patti Boulaye. * 23 June 1979 – Jury: Flick Colby, Anne Nightingale, Joe Brown (singer), Joe Brown, David Wilkie (swimmer), David Wilkie. Surprise guests: Child (band), Child & Violinski. * 30 June 1979 – Jury: Elaine Paige, Johnny Rotten,

, Joan Collins. Surprise guests: The Monks & Adrian Munsey. * 7 July 1979 – Jury:

, Tony Blackburn, Jonathan King, Britt Ekland. Surprise guests: Black Lace. * 14 July 1979 – Jury: Jimmy Savile, Lorraine Chase, Amii Stewart, Billy Idol. Surprise guests: Sparks (band), Sparks. * 28 July 1979 – Jury: Mike Batt, Patti Boulaye, Bob Geldoff, Mike Read. Surprise guests: Dollar (group), Dollar & Jimmy Pursey. * 4 August 1979 – Jury: Rick Wakeman, Judie Tzuke, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Pursey. Surprise guests: The Starjets. * 11 August 1979 – Jury: Tina Charles (singer), Tina Charles, Kenny Everett, Lesley Judd, Sting (musician), Sting. Surprise guests: Chas & Dave. * 18 August 1979 – Jury: Showaddywaddy, Dave Bartram, Keith Chegwin, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Dana, Bonnie Tyler. Surprise guests: Pan's People. (The series had a one-week break on 21 July.)

1989 series

(filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1989), hosted by Jools Holland * 24 September 1989 – Julian Clary, Jermaine Jackson, Simon Climie, Paris Gray. (Isaac Hayes was billed to appear, but did not take part) * 1 October 1989 – Fish (singer), Fish, Cat, Adrian Edmondson,

* 8 October 1989 – Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Francis Rossi, Julia Fordham * 15 October 1989 – Siouxsie Sioux, Tony Hadley, Helen Lederer, Frank Bruno * 22 October 1989 – Tim Rice, Adeva, Vic Reeves, Norman Cook * 29 October 1989 – Lulu, Kit Hollerbach, Gary Stretch, Glen Tilbrook * 5 November 1989 – David Essex, Antoine de Caunes, Ade Edmondson, Rebel MC * 12 November 1989 – Leee John ''(replaced by a late Mica Paris half-way through)'', Matt Goss, Luke Goss, Tom Watkins (music manager), Tom WatkinsMatt Goss and Luke Goss of Bros appearing with their manager Tom Watkins * 19 November 1989 – Jerry Sadowicz, Tim Pope, Mark Shaw, Zeke Manyka * 26 November 1989 – Simon O'Brien, Lloyd Cole, Pam Hogg, Slim Gaillard * 3 December 1989 – Jermaine Stewart, Carol Decker, Bruno Brookes, Jeremy Hardy

1990 series

(filmed in London, 1990) host – Jools Holland * 23 September 1990 – Maria McKee, Peter Hooton, Michelle Collins, Richard O'Brien * 30 September 1990 –

, Neneh Cherry, John Fashanu, Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer * 7 October 1990 – Tony Wilson, Anthony Wilson, Sammy Rogers, Rachael Lindsay, Shaun Ryder,