''Tuesday Rendezvous'' was a British children's television show which was transmitted on Tuesdays (obviously) and Fridays (oddly).

History

Howard Williams (replaced by

Wally Whyton Wallace Victor "Wally" Whyton (23 September 1929 – 22 January 1997) was a British musician, songwriter and radio and TV personality. Biography Born in London, England, Whyton grew up listening to jazz, blues and folk music, and learned to pla ...

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and Bert Weedon (the famous guitarist) presented the show between 1961 and 1963, assisted by

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s Pussy Cat Willum (devised and animated by Janet Nicholls) and Fred Barker (created by Wally Whyton of

skiffle Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from American folk music, blues, country, bluegrass, and jazz, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments. Originating as a form in the United State ...

band,

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). ''Tuesday Rendezvous'' evolved from ''Small Time'' (1955) and ''Lucky Dip'' (1958) and eventually evolved into ''The

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'' in 1963 - by which time another puppet had joined the show - this time a

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owl, called Ollie Beak. The show provided

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with their first

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TV appearance. On 4 December 1962 the group appeared on the show miming to "

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" and " P.S. I Love You". They appeared on the show again in April 1963 - This time miming to "

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" and "

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Cast

* Howard Williams *

* Bert Weedon *Pussy Cat Willum *puppet Ollie Beak *puppet Fred Barker *The Echoes

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0179617 British children's television series British television shows featuring puppetry