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''Six-Five Special'' is a British television programme launched in February 1957 when both television and
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Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from Africa ...
were in their infancy in Britain.
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's first attempt at a rock-and-roll programme. Its title was derived from its broadcast time, as it aired at 6:05 on Saturday evening. It began immediately after the abolition of the
Toddlers' Truce, in which programming ceased between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. so that children could be put to bed.
Jack Good was the show's original producer, and
Josephine Douglas and (initially) disc jockey
Pete Murray were its presenters, with Murray using the catchphrase "Time to jive on the old six five." Its resident band was
Don Lang and His Frantic Five. The show opened with film of a steam train accompanied by the programme's theme song, played and sung by the Bob Cort Skiffle Group, which began with the words "The Six-Five Special's comin' down the line, The Six-Five Special's right on time ..."
BBC executives originally preferred a magazine format, but Good wanted a show with music and much movement. The original sets were removed and the empty studio space filled with the milling audience and performers. Television at that time was completely live as recording technology was limited, so once the programme started, it ran in an impromptu fashion. The running order was sketched out on Friday morning, and then only one complete run-through happened immediately before transmission on Saturday evening.
The show was originally scheduled to last just six weeks but, as a result of its popularity, the series became open-ended. The BBC interfered with Good's vision of the show by including educational and information elements, which Good wanted to drop, as they diluted the music. The relationship between Good and the BBC became strained, and he resigned in early 1958.
Good joined the
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company ABC to create ''
Oh Boy!'', which featured non-stop music and lost the public-service-inspired elements as part of its more frenzied pace, trouncing ''Six-Five Special'' in the ratings. The
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, never keen on the ''Six-Five Special'', took this as vindication and pulled the show. It was to be half a decade before ''