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The Eurovision Song Contest    (BBC Television + European Broadcasting Companies)

Video -  Winners of Eurovision Song Contest 1956/2009

 Six-Five Special    (BBC Television)

Video -   "Six-Five Special"  BBC tv opening  titles+  6 clips from the 1958 film of the same name  (7 videos)
BBC Television (Saturdays 6:05pm)
Produced by Jack Good / Co-Producer Josephine Douglas
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson (later eps)
UK pop music series 1957-58
(16Feb57-27Dec58) 88 episodes + 1 New Year Special + 10 pre-empts = 99 slots
hosts:
Peter Murray, Josephine Douglas, Freddie Mills, Jim Dale (later eps)

Oh Boy!  (ABC Weekend Television)

Oh Boy! (ABC-UK for ITV Network UK, Saturdays)(Produced by Jack Good(1958-59)(rock/pop music)

Video  -     "Oh Boy!"  #30 (4th Apr1959) Brenda Lee  &  #38 (final show) (30th May 1959) 


"Boy Meets Girls" (ABC-UK for ITV Network UK Saturdays) (Pr. Jack Good)(1959-60)(rock/pop music)
"Wham!" (ABC-UK for ITV Network UK Saturdays) (Pr. Jack Good)(Summer 1960)(rock/pop music)

Jack Good also went to the US to produce  -   Shindig! (ABC)( Produced by Jack Good)(1964-66) (rock/pop music)

Juke Box Jury (BBC Television)
Programme devised by Peter Potter
1959-67 (01Jun59-27Dec67) (revived 1979) (revived again 1989-90)
In the Chair,
David Jacobs (1959-67) (1st June 1959 to 27th December 1967)
 Noel Edmonds (1979)   Jools Holland (1989-1990)

NME Poll Winners Concert (ABC Weekend Television)
 (ABC-UK for the ITV Network)(1961-66)
(New Musical Express - Annual rock/pop music concert)

Thank Your Lucky Stars (ABC Weekend Television)
 (ABC-UK for the ITV Network UK Saturdays)(1961-66)(rock/pop music)

Ready Steady Go: The Weekend Starts Here! (Associated-Rediffusion)

(Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV Network UK Fridays)(1961-66)(rock/pop music)

Top of the Pops (BBC1 Television)(1964-2006)

The Beat Room (BBC2 Television)(1964-1965)
Executive Producer, James Gilbert / Produced & Directed by Barry Langford
Music programme capitalising on the beat music explosion at the time.  Introduced by Pat Campbell.

Gadzooks (BBC2)(1965) /  Colour Me Pop (BBC2)(1968-69) /  Disco 2 (BBC2)(1970-71)

Beat Club (WDR, Germany)(1965-72)

The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965)(60 min) (Music Special)
Granada Television Production for the ITV Network. Produced by John Hamp, Directed by Philip Casson
Hosted by John Lennon & Paul McCartney with George Harrison & Ringo Starr  (The Beatles)
Guests: Cilla Black, Lulu, Marianne Faithfull, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Esther Phillips, Peter Asher
 Peter Sellers , Henry Mancini, Tony Crombie,  George Martin (Beatles recording manager)

Video  -     The Music Of Lennon & McCartney (Granada/ITV) (1965)  (7 parts)

 Video  -     "Cilla" series (BBC)(1968-76) starring Cilla Black  (2 episodes - 5Mar68 / 12Feb69)

History of British Rock (documentary)

 Video  -  "History of British Rock" (10pt)
A history of the rise of rock and roll in England from the 1950's through 1970 and its effects on American
popular music. Directed by Patrick Montgomery.

Supersonic (London Weekend/ITV)(1975-77) Produced/ Hosted by Mike Mansfield

The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC2) (1971-87) Hosted by Bob Harris

So It Goes (Granada/ ITV)(1976-77) Hosted by Tony Wilson  (Anthony H. Wilson)

Kenny Everett Video Show (Thames/ ITV)(1978-80) .. Television Show (BBC)(1982-88)

 The Tube (Tyne-Tees/Channel 4) (1982-87) Hosted by Jools Holland & Paula Yates

The Roxy (Tyne-Tees/ITV)(1987-88) Hosted by "Kid" Jensen & Kevin Sharkey

The Hit Man and Her (Granada/ ITV) (1988-92) Hosted by Pete Waterman & Michaela Strachan

The Word (Channel 4) (1990-95) Hosted by Terry Christian

TFI Friday (Channel 4) (1996-2000) Hosted by Chris Evans

Later with Jools Holland (BBC2)(1992-)

Walk On By: The Story of the Popular Song (UK)(BBC) (2001)  Documentary Series

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