''Spot the Tune'' is a British television game show which aired from 1956 to 1962 on

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. It was produced by

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. It was very similar to the popular US series ''

Name That Tune ''Name That Tune'' is an American television music game show. Originally created and produced by orchestra conductor Harry Salter and his wife Roberta Semple Salter, the series features contestants competing to correctly identify songs being p ...

'' (a format which would be picked up by ITV/Thames in the 1970s, when the British version was hosted by Tom O'Connor). In 1958,

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 ...

joined the show, which also featured Ted Ray, Pete Murray and singer

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 ...

(who was also known for being

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and Barry Ryan's mother). 210 episodes were produced, of which only five are known to survive.{{cite web, url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=ab7e8c43-8bb4-45e5-991c-1a776a2c5673, title=Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine, publisher=lostshows.com, accessdate=2015-04-02

References

External links

''Spot the Tune'' on IMDb
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