TV Pop Diaries
Popular Music on British Television
1955
Thursday 22nd September 1955
NB The opening night of Independent Television (ITV). Its first two channels present
the opening night’s programming -
AR / ABC Variety: Channel Nine 8:00 -
Introduced by Jack Jackson
Shirley Abicair
Billy Cotton
Reg Dixon
John Hanson
Harry Secombe
AR / ABC Star Cabaret 10:30 -
No guests of interest in this edition
Friday 23rd September 1955
BBC TV Starlight
Petula Clark
Joe Henderson
Saturday 24th September 1955
ABC ABC Music Shop 3:00 -
Host: Gerry Wilmot
ABC Saturday Showtime 8:15 -
Harry Secombe
ABC The Jack Jackson Show 10:15 pm – end (first edition)
Musical guests not known
Sunday 25th September 1955
ABC Liberace 2:00 -
ABC Palladium Preview 7:40 -
Musical guests not known
ABC Sunday Night at the London Palladium 8:00 -
Host: Tommy Trinder
Guy Mitchell
Monday 26th September 1955
BBC Television Tea Party
Petula Clark
Edmondo Ros
The Beverley Sisters
BBC Off The Record 7:30 -
The Beverley Sisters
Edmund Horckridge
Lita Roza
Johnny Brandon
Ronnie Hilton
Jack Parnell and his Orchestra
Tuesday 27th September 1955
BBC Songs For The Asking 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Wednesday 28th September 1955
AR Band 5:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 29th September 1955
AR Jack Hylton Presents: Variety 8:00 -
Shirley Bassey
Friday 30th September 1955
BBC Music In View
Musical guests not known
ITV News
Johnnie Ray Arrives in London
Saturday 1st October 1955
ABC ABC Music Shop3:00 -
Musical guests not known
ABC Saturday Showtime 8:15 -
Harry Secombe
ABC The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
Sunday 2nd October 1955
ABC Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Johnnie Ray
Alma Cogan
ABC Celebrity Spot 10:15 -
Ray Ellington
Monday 3rd October 1955
ABC Your Kind Of Music 8:30 -
No guests of interest in this edition
Tuesday 4th October 1955
AR Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra 9:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 6th October 1955
AR Billy Cotton & His Band 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 8th October 1955
ABC ABC Music Shop
Musical guests not known
ABC Saturday Showtime
Harry Secombe
ABC The Jack Jackson Show 10:15 -
Musical guests not known
Sunday 9th October 1955
ABC Celebrity Spot
Cherry Wainer
ABC Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
No guests of interest in this edition
Monday 10th October 1955
BBC Off The Record 7:30 -
Larry Adler
Alma Cogan
Dave King
Danny Purches
The Johnston Brothers
Gisela Griffel
AR Melody 11:45 am -
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 11th October 1955
BBC Rhyme And Rhythm 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
AR Penny For A Song 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 13th October 1955
ABC Jack Hylton Presents 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
Friday 14th October 1955
AR Pet’s Parade 7:30 -
Petula Clark
Saturday 15th October 1955
BBC The Dave King Show 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
ABC ABC Music Shop
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, Betty Miller
ABC Saturday Showcase
Harry Secombe
Sunday 16th October 1955
NB ABC changes name to ATV
BBC The Show Band Show 7:45 -
Musical guests not known
ATV The Jack Jackson Show 2:00 -
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
The Deep River Boys
Monday 17th October 1955
BBC Hit Parade 7:30 -
Petula Clark
Dennis Lotis
Shani Wallis
Jimmy Thompson
The Kentones
ATV Morning Melody 11:30 -
Musical guests not known
ATV Your Kind Of Music 8:30 -
No guests of interest in this edition
Wednesday 19th October 1955
BBC Time For Music 3:30 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 22nd October 1955
BBC Charlie Chester Show
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop
Lita Roza, Robert Earl, Harry Hayward
ATV Saturday Showtime
Harry Secombe
Sunday 23rd October 1955
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
The Crew Cuts
Lena Horne
Monday 24th October 1955
BBC Off The Record
Al Martino
David Hughes
Eve Boswell
The Coronets
Ken Macintosh and his orchestra
Harry Secombe
AR Melody (daily series)
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 25th October 1955
AR Penny For A Song 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
Wednesday 26th October 1955
BBC This Is Show Business 9:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 27th October 1955
AR Variety 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Friday 28th October 1955
AR Pet’s Parade
Petula Clark
Saturday 29th October 1955
ATV Saturday Showtime
Harry Secombe
ATV ATV Music Shop
Joss White
Annie Ross
Suzi Miller
Sunday 30th October 1955
BBC Show Band Show
Joss White
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Johnnie Ray
The Beverley Sisters
ATV Celebrity Spot
Ray Ellington & Marion Ryan
Monday 31st October 1955
AR Melody
Musical guests not known
AR Your Kind Of Music
Musical guests not known
Tuesday 1st November 1955
BBC Special Inquiry 9:15 -
3: Britain’s Teenagers
AR Humphrey Littleton & His Band and The Kirchin Orchestra 7:30 -
Thursday 3rd November 1955
BBC Personality Parade
Josh White
AR Words & Music: A Tribute To Ivor Novello 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 5th November 1955
ATV ATV Music Shop
Bill McGuffie, Kim Bennett, Julie Dawn
ATV Saturday Showtime: Wakey Wakey
Billy Cotton, The Keynotes
Sunday 6th November 1955
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Ruby Murray
Alma Cogan
Monday 7th November 1955
BBC Off The Record
Ted Heath and his music
Joan Regan
Ray Ellington Quartet
Lee Lawrence
Edna Savage
Dennis Hale
Tuesday 8th November 1955
AR Penny For A Song 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 10th November 1955
ATV Jack Hylton Presents 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Friday 11th November 1955
BBC Force’s Request
Josh White
AR Cy Grant & His Guitar 11:30 -
AR Pet’s Parade 7:30 -
Petula Clark
Saturday 12th November 1955
BBC Dave King 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop
The Radio Revellers, Dennis Hale, Julie Dawn, The Ray Ellington Quartet
ATV Saturday Showtime: Wakey Wakey 8:15 -
Billy Cotton
Sunday 13th November 1955
BBC Show Band Show
Musical guests not known
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
The Daily Mirror Disc Festival featuring
Max Bygraves
Eddie Calvert
Alma Cogan
Ted Heath and his Music
Ruby Murray
Joan Regan
The Stargazers
Dickie Valentine
David Whitfield
Monday 14th November 1955
BBC Hit Parade 7:30 -
Petula Clark
Dennis Lotis
Shani Wallis
Jimmy Thompson
The Kentones
Gillian Lynne
April Olrich
Terence Theobald
ATV Your Kind Of Music 8:30 -
No guests of interest in this edition
Tuesday 15th November 1955
AR Downbeat 7:30 -
Eric Delaney Band
Eddy Thompson and his Trio
Wednesday 16th November 1955
BBC Time For Music 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 19th November 1955
BBC Charlie Chester Show 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop
Bill McGuffie
Edmund Hockridge
The Coronets
Tommy Reilly
ATV Saturday Showtime: Wakey Wakey 8:15 -
Billy Cotton
Sunday 20th November 1955
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
No guests of interest in this edition
Monday 21st November 1955
BBC Off The Record 7:30 -
Mantovani
Jimmy Young
Anne Shelton
Jill Day
Charlie Kunz
Robert Earl
Geraldo and his orchestra
Tuesday 22nd November 1955
BBC Songs For The Asking 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
AR Penny For A Song
Shirley Abicair
Wednesday 23rd November 1955
BBC This Is Show Business 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 24th November 1955
ATV Jack Hylton Presents 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Friday 25th November 1955
AR For Members Only 11:30 -
Cy Grant
AR Pet’s Parade 7:30 -
Petula Clark
AR Melody Maid 7:15 – 7:30 pm
Shirley Norman and Four In A Chord sing the hits of the day
AR Time For A Tune 10:30 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 26th November 1955
ATV ATV Music Shop
Dorothy Squires
Anne Shelton
Cherry Wainer
Margaret Bond
ATV Saturday Showtime: Wakey Wakey 8:15 -
Billy Cotton
Sunday 27th November 1955
BBC Show Band Show
Musical guests not known
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
David Whitfield
Monday 28th November 1955
ABC Your Kind Of Music 8:30 -
Josh White
AR Time For A Tune
Musical guests not known
Saturday 3rd December 1955
BBC The Saturday Show 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop
Joan Anderson
Teresa Waters
Johnny Stevens
Peter Regan
Joan Powell
Anne Shelton
Cherry Wainer
ATV Saturday Showtime: Wakey! Wakey! 8:15 -
Billy Cotton
Sunday 4th December 1955
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Josh White
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Dickie Valentine
Monday 5th December 1955
BBC Off The Record 8:15 -
The Beverley Sisters
Bill McGuiffe
The Keynotes
The Hedley Ward Trio
Rita Williams
Bill Darnel
Ambrose and his orchestra
Wednesday 7th December 1955
AR Joan Regan 7:15 -
Thursday 8th December 1955
AR Penny For A Song
Musical guests not known
AR Jack Hylton Presents Variety 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
AR Dance Music 10:00 -
Musical guests not known
Friday 9th December 1955
AR Hylton’s Half Hour 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 10th December 1955
BBC Dave King Show
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop7:00 -
Joe Loss
ATV Saturday Showtime: Wakey Wakey 8:15 -
Billy Cotton
Sunday 11th December 1955
BBC Show Time Show
Musical guests not known
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Musical guests not known
Monday 12th December 1955
BBC Hit Parade
Petula Clark
Dennis Lotis
Shani Wallis
Jimmy Thompson
The Kentones
Gillian Lynne
Terence Theobald
Denny Bettis
Tuesday 13th December 1955
ATV Jack Hylton Presents: Youth Takes A Bow 10:00 -
The Teenagers
Wednesday 14th December 1955
AR Singing For You 7:15 -
Alma Cogan
Friday 16th December 1955
BBC Rhyme And Rhythm
Musical guests not known
AR Hylton’s Half Hour
Musical guests not known
Saturday 17th December 1955
BBC Charlie Chester Show
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop
Harry Jacobson, Harry Dawson, The Tanner Sisters, Don Peters
ATV Saturday Showtime
No guests of interest in this edition
Sunday 18th December 1955
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Pantomime: Cinderella with Max Bygraves
Tuesday 20th December 1955
BBC Songs For The Asking
Musical guests not known
ATV Humphrey Littleton Band 7:15 -
Wednesday 21st December 1955
BBC Time For Music 7:30 -
Musical guests not known
Thursday 22nd December 1955
AR Jack Hylton Presents 8:00 -
Musical guests not known
Saturday 24th December 1955
ATV ATV Music Shop
R H Elliot
Marion Ryan
The Three Deuces
Ronnie Hilton
Joe Henderson
Virginia Day
Jill Day
ATV Saturday Showtime
No guests of interest in this edition
Sunday 25th December 1955
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Musical guests not known
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium: Christmas Night With The
Stars 7:45 -
Vic Damone
Alma Cogan
Sunday 26th December 1955
BBC Off The Record
The top records of 1955
Alma Cogan
Ruby Murray
Jimmy Young
Eddie Calvert
Ronnie Hilton
The Johnston Brothers
Don Lang with the Mariants-
Cyril Stapleton
Julie Dawn
ATV Penny For A Song
Musical guests not known
AR Confidentially
Reg Dixon
Tuesday 27th December 1955
ATV Jack Hylton Presents: Youth Takes A Bow 10:00 -
Musical guests not known
Wednesday 28th December 1955
BBC Music For A Mellow Mood 10:15 pm -
Musical guests not known
AR Anne Shelton 7:15 -
Thursday 29th December 1955
AR Swing Song 7:15 -
Musical guests not known
Friday 30th December 1955
ATV Hylton’s Half Hour
Musical guests not known
Saturday 31st December 1955
ATV Final Night 8:30 -
Musical guests not known
ATV ATV Music Shop
Ken Mackintosh
Alma Warren
Dennis Lotis
The Maple Leaf Four
The Burt Twins
ATV Saturday Showtime
No guests of interest in this edition