TV Pop Diaries
Popular Music on British Television
1958
Wednesday 1st January 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show 7:30 -
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AR Cool For Cats
Frankie Vaughan – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Sammy Davis Jr – Long Before I Met You
Sheila Buxton – In Between Age
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
The Lou Preager Orchestra
Don Cameron
AR Val Parnell’s Spectacular
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Granada Spot the Tune
content unknown
Thursday 2nd January 1958
BBC Off The Record
The King Brothers – Put A Light In The Window
The Chris Barber Jazzband with Otillie Patterson
Dennis Lotis
Joyce Grenfel
Steve Martin
France Clery
John Cairney with S San
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 3rd January 1958
BBC Late Date 10:45 -
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
ATV Humphrey Littleton
ATV Rosemary Clooney
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Saturday 4th January 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
NB It was announced the following week that producer Jack Good’s contract was not to be renewed by the BBC. Good was later quoted as saying ‘I had no idea the BBC had announced that I had left.... we were negotiating a new contract’.
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
Rosemary Squires
The Five Dallas Boys
The Worried Men
Johnny Worth
The Downbeaters
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
Gracie Fields
ABC Top Numbers
content unknown
Sunday 5th January 1958
ABC Bid For Fame
The Alley Cats Skiffle Group
Joe Loss and His Orchestra
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Robert Morley (contracted for four weeks)
Tommy Steele in excerpts from his pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Lita Roza
The Stargazers
Ronnie Harris
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Terry Dene
Marian Ryan
Monday 6th January 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Granada The Patti Page Show
Tuesday 7th January 1958
Granada Chelsea At Nine
content unknown
Wednesday 8th January 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
AR Palais Party 11:00 -
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
The Lou Preager Orchestra
Don Cameron
AR Cool For Cats
no guests of interest in this edition
AR Keeping In Step: Both Ends Of The Musical Scale
Documentary
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 9th January 1958
BBC Show Band Parade
Pauline Shepherd
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Diahann Carroll
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 10th January 1958
BBC Michael Holliday
AR Cool For Cats
no guests of interest in this edition
ATV The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Saturday 11th January 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
NB Viewing figures 1,122,000
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Rosemary Squires
The Tony Kinsey Quintet
The John Barry Seven
Marty Wilde & His Wildcats
Kerry Martin
BBC The Saturday Show: Billy Cotton
content unknown
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
NB Viewing figures 2,127,000
Joan Regan
Edmund Hockridge – I’ll Buy You A Star
The Dallas Boys – I Never Had the Blues
Dennis Lotis – Good Morning Life
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
no guests of interest in this edition
ABC The Fabulous Steve Allen Show 8:00 -
Mahalia Jackson
Sunday 12th January 1958
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Robert Morley
Yana
David Whitfield
ABC Top Numbers 11:05 pm -
Pearl Carr
Steve Martin
Lonnie Donegan
Petula Clark
Earle and Vaughan
Group One
Maureen Kershaw
Monday 13th January 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Tuesday 13th January 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular Show
no guests of interest in this edition
Wednesday 15th January 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show 7:30 -
The Everly Brothers
AR Cool For Cats
no guests of interest in this edition
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 16th January 1958
BBC Off The Record
Don Fox
Tony Brent
Marion Ryan
The Southlanders
Humphrey Lyttelton and his band
Mantovani
The Beverley Sisters
Cynthia Lanagan
Sonny Stewart and his Skiffle Kings
AR The Jack Hylton Thursday Show: See You Soho
Chas McDevitt
Lorne Lesley – Ma He’s Making Eyes At Me
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 17th January 1958
BBC Michael Holliday
ATV Six Forty-
Here’s Humph
Humphrey Littleton
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
content unknown
ITN News
Jailhouse Rock movie premier in London
ATV The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Saturday 18th January 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Cleo Laine
Carl Barriteau
The Barry Sisters
Marty Wilde
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
Dill Jones Trio
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
BBC Frankie Vaughan 8:00 -
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Alma Cogan
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
The Chris Barber Jazz Band
Ottilie Patterson
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
Mario Lanza
Sunday 19th January 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Robert Morley
Winifred Atwell
Harry Secombe
ATV Top Tune Time 10:50 -
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
The Kaye Sisters
Terry Wayne
Monday 20th January 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Wednesday 22nd January 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Terry Dene and The Deneagers
BBC The Perry Como Show
The Vagabonds
Jimmy Dean
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
The Lou Preager Orchestra
Barbara Roscoe
Don Cameron
ITV Star Time
The King Brothers
Granada Spot The Tune
Marian Ryan
Thursday 23rd January 1958
BBC Show Band Parade
The Four Jacks
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
no guests of interest in this edition
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 24th January 1958
BBC Michael Holliday
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
ATV Six Forty Five: Here’s Humph
Humphrey Littleton
ATV The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Saturday 25th January 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Marion Ryan
Jon Pertwee
The Stargazers
Marty Wilde
Kenny Baker & The Dozen
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
BBC The Ted Ray Show
Alma Cogan
ATV The Jack Jackson Show 6:00 -
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Don Fox
The Tony Kinsey Quintet
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
The Tanner Sisters -
ABC The Fabulous Steve Allen Show 8:00 -
Steve Lawrence
ABC Late Night Show 11:15 -
Rosemary Squires
Ronnie Carroll
Sunday 26th January 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Robert Morley
Tony Bennett
ABC Top Numbers 10:50 -
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Steve Martin
Sabrina
Shani Wallis
Michael Holliday
Group One
Maureen Kershaw – Love Me For Ever
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss
Monday 27th January 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Tuesday 28th January 1958
AR The Jubilee Show 8:30 -
Dennis Lotis
Wednesday 29th January 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Barbara Roscoe
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 30th January 1958
BBC Off The Record
Big Ben’s Banjo Band – Liechtensteiner Polka
Alma Cogan
Jim Dale
Ruby Murray
Bob Cort & His Skiffle Group
Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys
Gervasio Marcosignori
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show: Alfred Marks’ Time
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Steve Race and his Orchestra
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 31st January 1958
BBC Michael Holliday
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
ATV Rosemary Clooney Show
Bussy Greco
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Saturday 1st February 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Lita Roza
The Mudlarks
Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band
The Vipers Skiffle Group
Bruce Turner Jump Band
Jim Dale
Danny Purchase
BBC The Benny Hill Show
Anne Shelton
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Show
The ‘Champagne Shower’ revue, no guests of interest in this edition
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
David Whitfield
Joan Savage
The Southlanders
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
The Jazz Couriers (including Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes)
Jimmy Jacques
Sunday 2nd February 1958
BBC Meeting Point
Pere Aime Duval (guitar playing Jesuit priest, who is a pop star in France)
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
No guests of interest in this edition
ATV Top Tune Time
Ronnie Hilton
Eve Boswell
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss
Monday 3rd February 1958
AR Cool For Cats
Featured records
Winifred Atwell – Raunchy
The Sprouts – Teen Billy Baby
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You
Big T Tyler – King Kong
Tony Osborne – Nights of Lisbon
Hal Marsh – One Dozen Roses
The Sharps – I’m Going To Lock My Heart
AR Jack Hylton’s Monday Show
Valerie Masters
Wednesday 5th February 1958
BBC Crackerjack
The Southlanders
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
BBC Merely Melville
Mari Ade (Swedish pop singer)
Granada Liberace
AR Cool For Cats 6:45 -
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Barbara Roscoe
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 6th February 1958
BBC Show Band Parade
Cyril Stapleton and his band, vocal backing by the Show Band Singers (Cliff Adams)
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Johnny Silver
Sheila Buxton
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 7th February 1958
BBC A Date with Anne Shelton
BBC Michael Holliday
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
content unknown
ATV Six Forty Five: Here’s Humph
Humphrey Littleton
ATV The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Saturday 8th February 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Rosemary Squires
The Southlanders
Mick Mulligan & His Band with George Melly
Betty Smith Quintet
The City Ramblers
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
The Dill Jones Trio
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Michael Holliday
The Mudlarks
Johnny Duncan and his Blue Grass Boys
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Peter Sellers Show
No guests of interest in this edition
ABC The Fabulous Steve Allen Show
content unknown
ABC The Late Night Show
The Mudlarks
Sheila Buxton
Sunday 9th February 1958
BBC Journey Into Melody
Robert Farnon
Petula Clark
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
no guests of interest in this edition
ABC Top Numbers
Jill Day
The Tanner Sisters
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Steve Martin
Group One
Maureen Kershaw
Wee Willie Harris
Raymond Warwick
The Ross Taylor Dancers
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss & His Orchestra
Monday 10th February 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Granada The Patti Page Show
Wednesday 12th February 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
AR Cool For Cats 6:45 -
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
Barbara Roscoe
Lou Preager Orchestra
Don Cameron
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 13th February 1958
BBC Off The Record
Eve Boswell
Terry Burton
Eddie Calvert
The Alan Clare Trio with Bob Burns
Wee Willie Harris
Les Hobeaux
Michael Holliday
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show: See You, Soho 9:30 -
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Shirley Douglas
Lorne Lesley
Tony Dalli
ATV Rainbow Room 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Friday 14th February 1958
BBC Michael Holliday 10:45 -
AR Cool For Cats 11:30 -
content unknown
AR Let’s Get Together: Music In View
Steve Race
ITV Six Forty Five: Here’s Humph
Humphrey Littleton
Saturday 15th February 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
From The Winter Gardens, Weston-
Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra
Ray Ellington Quartet with Val Masters
The Avon Cities Jazz Band
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Jim Dale
Lorrae Desmond
BBC The Ted Ray Show
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
ATV The Jack Jackson Show 6:00 -
David Whitfield
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Lonnie Donegan
Tony Brent
Terry Wayne
ABC Many Happy Returns
Second anniversary show for ABC
Dennis Lotis
The Vernon’s Girls
Gwen Barl (American singer)
Sunday 16th February 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
ATV Top Tune Time 10:50 -
Ruby Murray
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
Ronnie Hylton
The Four Jones Boys
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss & His Orchestra
ABC Top Numbers
The Stargazers
Ken Morris
John Savage
Monday 17th February 1958
AR Jack Hylton’s Monday Show
Pre-
Winifred Atwell
Ronnie Ronalde
AR Cool For Cats
contents unknown
Tuesday 18th February 1958
Granada Chelsea At Nine
The Tarriers
Wednesday 19th February 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Shani Wallis
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
The Lou Preager Orchestra
Barbara Roscoe
Don Cameron
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 20th February 1958
BBC Show Band Parade
Petula Clark – The Man I Love, Down Argentine Way, South American Way
The Southlanders – Melody D’Amour
Tony Gibbons – The Story Of My Life
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Winifred Atwell
Shani Wallis – It’s Wonderful To Be Loved, Catch A Falling Star, Zing Went The Strings of my Heart
Granada The Rosemary Clooney Show
Th Hi Los
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Friday 21st February 1958
AR Let’s Get Together: Top Spin
Tom Glazer plays record requests
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Granada Here's Humph
Humphrey Littleton
Lita Roza
Saturday 22nd February 1958
BBC Six Five Birthday Special (anniversary special)
NB Co-
Comic guests: Mike and Bernie Winters
Dennis Lotis
Rosemary Squires
The Dallas Boys
Marty Wilde
Laurie London
The Mudlarks
Jackie Dennis
Kenny Baker & The Dozen
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Russell Quaye & The City Ramblers
Carl Barriteau
Paul Anka phone call from the USA
Jim Dale called from Newcastle
Tommy Steele called from Glasgow
BBC Variety Parade
The Vernons Girls
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Marty Wilde
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
Yana
ABC The Fabulous Steve Allen Show
Steve Lawrence
ABC Late Night Show
The Tanner Sisters
Sunday 23rd February 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Frankie Vaughan
ABC Top Numbers
Elizabeth Larner
Lita Roza
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Terry Dene
Group One
Maureen Kershaw
ATV Slater’s Bazaar (admag with John Slater) 5:40 -
Bert Weedon (continues throughout most of the year)
Tuesday 25th February 1958
ATV The Big Show 9:00 -
content unknown
Wednesday 26th February 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
The Lou Preager Orchestra
Barbara Roscoe
Don Cameron
AR Cool For Cats
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Steve Race and his Orchestra
Granada Spot The Tune
contents unknown
Thursday 27th February 1958
BBC Off The Record
Winifred Atwell
Gene Austin (US singer from the thirties)
Petula Clark – Baby Lover
Frankie Vaughan (filmed clip)
Dorita y Pepe
Ted Heath and his Music
Rosemary Squires
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show
no guests of interest in this edition
AR Alfred Marks’ Time
NB Josephine Douglas from Six Five Special was due to appear in a spoof sketch called the 5.6 Shuttle, but the BBC wouldn’t allow it
Friday 28th February 1958
AR Cool For Cats
NB It was hoped that Buddy Holly & The Crickets could appear, but due to a tight schedule it was unlikely
Granada Here's Humph
Humphrey Littleton
Marlene Daniels
Saturday 1st March 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Jimmy Young
Winifred Atwell
Laurie Gold & His Pieces Of Eight
The King Brothers
Jackie Dennis
The Cab Kaye Quintet
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Eden Street Skiffle Group
Jim Dale
BBC The Benny Hill Show
The Kaye Sisters
Carl Barrieau
Leslie Jiver Hutchinson
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Michael Holliday – The Story of my Life
Lita Roza
Malcolm Vaughan
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Russ Hamilton
Mick Mulligan and his Band
The Four Jacks
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Dickie Henderson Show 8:30 -
The Confrey Phillips Trio
Sunday 2nd March 1958
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and His Orchestra
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium (100th show)
Hosted by Robert Morley
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
ABC Top Numbers
Dennis Lotis
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
The Four Jones Boys
Monday 3rd March 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Michael Holliday
Granada Melody Ranch 10:15 -
Canadian style Ranch house sing-
Jackie Lee
Tuesday 4th March 1958
Granada Chelsea At Nine
Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Chris Barber
Larry Adler
Wednesday 5th March 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
Julius La Rosa
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Cool For Cats
no guests of interest in this edition
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 6th March 1958
BBC Show Band Parade
Johnny Teenager and His Teenagers
Alma Cogan
Ronnie Hilton
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Jackie Dennis
AR This Week
A look at rock and roll and who actually plays the instruments on record and on stage
Humphrey Littleton, Rosemary Squires, Colin Hicks
Granada The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Mary Kaye Trio
Hi Los
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
ITV (?) New Airs And Fraces
Gerry Grant
Friday 7th March 1958
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
Petula Clark
Granada Here's Humph
Humphrey Littleton
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Saturday 8th March 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Ted Heath & His Music
Lita Roza
The Dallas Boys
Gary Miller
The Terry Lightfoot Jazzmen
Ronnie Scott
Tubby Hayes
Don Rendell & The Jazz Couriers
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
The Peter Crawford Trio
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Dorothy Squires – A Secret That’s Never Been Told
Ronnie Hilton
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
The Kaye Sisters
The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Johnny Luck
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Show: The Dickie Valentine Show
Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr
Stan Stennett & Dickie Valentine – Puttin’ On The Style
ABC The Late Show
The Terry Sisters
Sunday 9th March 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Robert Morley
Eve Boswell -
ABC Top Numbers
Dennis Ringrowe and his Orchestra
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Rosemary Squires
The Southlanders
Pip Hinton
Group One
Maureen Kershaw
Lisa Noble
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and His Orchestra
Tuesday 11th March 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular Show: The Big Show
Dickie Valentine
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Granada Chelsea at Nine
content unknown
Wednesday 12th March 1958
AR Palais Party
Laurie London (record of the week)
Phil Tate
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Gina Vaughan
AR Cool For Cats
no guests of interest in this edition
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 13th March 1958
BBC Off The Record
Max Bygraves – You Need Hands
Stanley Black (as a performer, not just the Conductor)
Margot Eskens
Jack warner
Tommy Reilly
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show: See You, Soho 9:30 -
Buddy Holly and The Crickets (not on as a fee couldn't be agreed)
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Jeremy Lubbock
Granada The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Hi Los
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Friday 14th March 1958
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
no guests of interest in this edition
Granada Here's Humph
Humphrey Littleton
Cleo Laine
Saturday 15th March 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
From a jazz club in France
Stephane Grappelly
The Blue Stars
Art Summers
Marie Velesco
Maxim Saury Mac'ac
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
The Imps (skiffle group consisting of 12 year olds)
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
Eve Boswell
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Jackie Dennis
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Ray Bolger Show
No guests of interest in this edition
ATV The Killing Stones
Theme: Tom Hark (Elias and his Zig-
Sunday 16th March 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
The Beverley Sisters
Edmund Hockridge
ABC Top Tune Time
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
Michael Holliday
Edna Savage
Tony Brent
The Four Jones Boys
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and His Orchestra
Monday 17th March 1958
Scottish Monday Dance Party
A daily show
Tuesday 18th March 1958
Granada At Your Request 6:40 – 7:00 pm
Russ Conway
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Sonny Binick
Sally Brock
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Nancy Whiskey (record of the week guest star)
Granada Chelsea at Nine
content unknown
Wednesday 19th March 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
Eddie Fisher
Pearl Bailey
Kay Starr
BBC Crackerjack
Winifred Atwell
ATV Cool For Cats
Eric Delaney
ITV Melody Ranch
Regulars: Bill O’Connor, Libby Morris, The Maple Leaf Four, Sonia Rees, Danny Levan, The Ranch Hands
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Granada The Patti Page Show
Thursday 20th March 1958
BBC Cyril Stapleton Presents Show Band Parade
Eve Boswell
The Mudlarks
Jackie Lee
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Not of interest
Friday 21st March 1958
BBC Winifred Atwell
AR Cool For Cats
Beatrice Reading
Granada Liberace
AR Let’s Get Together: Music In View
Steve Race
Granada Here's Humph
Humphrey Littleton
possibly an interview with Dave Brubeck
Saturday 22nd March 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Lonnie Donegan
Ronnie Carroll
Russ Conway
Eric Delaney Band
The Dill Jones Trio
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Marion Ryan
Dennis Lotis
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
The Johnson Brothers
Al Saxon
Edna Savage
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
The Kaye Sisters
Shirley Eaton – Civilisation, Love Is
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss & His Orchestra
Sunday 23rd March 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium: Robinson Crusoe
David Whitfield (as Crusoe)
ABC Top Numbers
Bertice Reading
Malcolm Vaughan
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Pip Hinton
Group One
Maureen Kershaw
Wee Willie Harris
Valerie Kleiner – Oh I’m Falling In Love Again
ABC Killing Stones (first in series)
Theme Elias and his Zig-
Monday 24th March 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Tuesday 25th March 1958
NB Today Granada record a pilot ‘Don’t Shoot – We’re English’ starring Michael Bentine, Clive Dunn and singer Rosemary Squires
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Big Show 9:00 -
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Arthur Haynes Show
content unknown
Granada At Your Request -
Granada Chelsea at Nine
content unknown
Wednesday 26th March 1958
BBC Mainly For Women
Jeremy Lubbock
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Dinah Shore Show 7:30 -
NB To make way for this the BBC dropped every fourth edition of The Perry Como Show
Frank Sinatra
BBC Sammy 8:50 -
Play, with Anthony Newley
The play finds Newley playing the only character having to find £200 by any means
AR Palais Party
Glen Mason (record of the week)
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Bob Burgess
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Cool For Cats 6:10 -
content unknown
Granada The Patti Page Show
Thursday 27th March 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Off The Record
Buddy Holly and The Crickets -
Spike Milligan – Wish I Knew
Ronnie Hilton
The Mudlarks
Brendan O'Dowda
Diane Todd
George Melly with Mick Mulligan's Band
AR Jack Hylton Thursday Show: Alfred Marks’ Time
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Steve Race and his Orchestra
NB ITV announce today that they are considering a new rock n roll show for Saturday evening. One show idea is Saturday Hop, hosted by Jack Jackson, David Jacobs and Johnny Johnson, and the other idea is Oh Boy!, possibly hosted by Pete Murray, who would announce that he is leaving BBC’s Six Five Special a few days’ later. If an idea is accepted by ITV the show would be produced by Jack Good.
Friday 28th March 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 29th March 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
NB it was announced on 25th March that Freddie Mills, Pete Murray and Josephine Douglas
would be leaving the show. Later in the week it is announced that one of tonight’s
guests Jim Dale will co-
Cleo Laine
Tony Brent
Kaye Sisters
The Polka Dots
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Jim Dale
BBC The Benny Hill Show
Edna Savage
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Petula Clark
Gary Miller
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
The Mudlarks
Larry Page – Under Control
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Terry-
No guests of interest in this edition
Sunday 30th March 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Tommy Trinder (back after six months in South Africa)
No guests of interest in this edition
ATV Top Ten Time
Alma Cogan
Ronnie Hilton
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
The Fraser Hayes Four
Monday 31st March 1958
AR The Jack Hylton Show
Terry Dene – sings two songs from his movie The Golden Disc, interviewed by Hughie Green
Valerie Masters
Tuesday 1st April 1958
Granada Chelsea At Nine
Leslie “Jiver” Hutchinson and his Band
Monica Lewis – Nice Work If You Can Get It, What Kind Of Man
Wednesday 2nd April 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show 7:30 -
Teresa Brewer
Kay Thompson
The Four Lads
AR Palais Party
Colin Hicks (record of the week)
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Stan Dudley
Christine Norton
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Colin Hicks
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
ATV Keeping In Step: This England 10:30 -
Adam Faith
Thursday 3rd April 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Cleo Laine
Friday 4th April 1958 Good Friday
BBC The Show Band Parade
Cyril Stapleton introduces
Elisabeth Larner
Kenneth Spencer
Malcolm Vauughan
Janie Marden
Sheila Mossman
AR Here’s Humph
Humphrey Littleton
AR Cool For Cats
Easter special in which Kent Walton doesn't introduce the show as usual, but tells a story throughout the show.
The show begins and ends with Pat Boone's April Love
Cleo Laine
plays Dickie Valentine Love Me Again
The Beverley Sisters -
Tony Osborne -
ITN News
Pat Boone interview
TWW The Patti Page Show
Saturday 5th April 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Broadcast from the Albert Ballroom, Glasgow
NB Pete Murray's last show as host
Max Bygraves
Marion Ryan
The Four Buddies
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
The John Barry Seven
Harry Gold & His New Beat Band
Rikki Barnes and His All-
BBC The World Our Stage: Hit The Headlines
Dickie Valentine
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
The Beverley Sisters
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Jimmy Young
Group One
The Saints Jazz Band
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Des O’Connor Show
Charlie Gracie
June Christy
Doreen Stephens
Sunday 6th April 1958
BBC All Your Own
The JG Skiffle Group featuring James (Jimmy) Page -
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Pat Boone
June Christy
ABC Top Numbers
Lita Roza
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Ronnie Carroll
Tony Brent
Pip Hinton
Group One
Monday 7th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Tuesday 8th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Jean Sablon
A French singing star
ATV The Big Show
content unknown
Granada Chelsea at Eight
content unknown
Wednesday 9th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
Kate Smith
BBC Variety Club Of Great Britain Awards For 1957
Personality of the Year awarded to Frankie Vaughan
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Robin Gray (guest star record of the week)
AR Cool For Cats
Featured discs included
Tommy Steele – Princess, Happy Guitar
Thursday 10th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
content unknown
AR Jack Hylton Thursday Show: The Lady Ratlings On Parade
No guests of interest in this edition
Friday 11th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Show Band Parade
Lita Roza – You’re the Greatest
Cyril Stapleton – Teenager Lullaby
Peter Hughes – Swinging Shepherd Blues (played on a 12 inch long saxophone)
The Stargazers
Nancy Whisky -
Russ Conway
AR Cool For Cats
Featured discs included
Paul Anka -
ATV The Ray Ellington Quartet 6:10 -
Max Geldray, Valerie Masters
Saturday 12th April 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
NB a new scriptwriter Jeremy Lloyd replaces Trevor Peacock who has been with the show since the beginning. Also resident comics Mike and Bernie Winters will leave next month to host their own show on ITV
Host: Jim Dale (his first show, replacing Pete Murray)
Valerie Masters
Bertice Reading
Gary Miller
The Dene Boys
Ray Ellington Quartet with Val Masters
Leslie 'Jiver' Hutchinson & His Band
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Plus the weekly skiffle contest
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Malcolm Vaughan -
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Dave King Show
No-
Sunday 13th April 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Tommy Trinder
Sarah Vaughan – Secret, Poor Butterfly, They All Laughed, Never Smile Again
Marvin Rainwater – I’m Still In Love With You, Hank Williams medley, A Whole Lotta Lovin’
ABC Top Tune Time
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
The Kaye Sisters
Gary Miller
Jackie Dennis
Monday 14th April 1958
BBC Tonight
NB It's probably that either of the names would be resident for the week
Noel Harrison
Nancy Whisky
AR The Jack Hylton Show
content unknown
Tuesday 15th 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Nancy Whisky
Wednesday 16th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Nancy Whisky
BBC The Perry Como Show
Frankie Avalon
Jimmy Dean
AR Palais Party
The new ‘Find The Singer’ contest starts tonight
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Laurie London (guest star record of the week)
AR Cool For Cats
Demonstration of South African dance the Kwela demonstrated by Juliet Dogget and Tommy Ranns
Featured discs included
Paul Anka -
ITV Carroll Levis Show
The Claude White Jazzband
Thursday 17th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Nancy Whisky
BBC Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn – Say, Another Time Another Place, Who’s Sorry Now
The Keytones – Scratch My Back
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Anne Shelton – The Girl He Left Behind
Friday 18th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Nancy Whisky
BBC Cyril Stapleton Presents Show Band Parade
Mike Desmond
Jill Day
The Jones Boys
Barbara Hylton
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR The Ray Ellington Quartet
Kenny Baker
Valerie Masters
Saturday 19th April 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Host:Jim Dale
Eve Boswell
The Earwigs – Whole Lotta Woman (a group of musicians put together for the show wearing 17th century outfits)
Jackie Dennis
Don Rennie
The Mudlarks
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Dennis Wilson & The Earwigs
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Ruby Murray
The Dallas Boys
The Confrey Phillips Trio
Terry Wayne – Oh Lonesome Me
Glen Mason
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Arthur Haynes Show
Marvin Rainwater
Chris Barber and Ottilie Patterson
Bobby Short
ABC The Frankie Howerd Show 8:30 -
content unknown
Sunday 20th April 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Tommy Trinder
Liberace
ABC Top Numbers
The George Mitchell Singers
Fredye Marshall
Lisa Noble
Valerie Kleiner
Matt Monro
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
Glenda Collins
Monday 21st April 1958
BBC News
Petula Clark
AR The Jack Hylton Show
No musical guests of interest
Tuesday 22nd April 1958
Granada Chelsea at Nine
Ferante and Teicher
ATV Val Parnel Spectacular: The Big Show
Marvin Rainwater
Chris Barber & Otillie Patterson
Janie Marden
Wednesday 23rd April 1958
BBC The Dinah Shore Show
AR Palais Party
Peter Mills (record of the week guest star)
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Henry Kingston
Joy Tolhurst
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Granada Spot The Tune
Marian Ryan
Thursday 24th April 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
content unknown
BBC Jazz Session 10:45 -
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee with Chris Barber Jazz Band (with Ottilie Patterson)
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show: Alfred Mark’s Time
Steve Race and his Orchestra
Ray Ellington Quartet
Friday 25th April 1958
BBC The Show Band Parade
Terry Dene
Bobby Short
The King Brothers
Barara Lyon
Eddie Calvert
BBC Words And Music 10:45 pm -
Ronnie Hilton at home
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Ray Ellington & His Quartet
Valerie Masters
Ted Stanley (finalist on Find A Singer) That My Girl, When I Fall In Love
Saturday 26th April 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Jim Dale
The Lana Sisters
Group One
David Hughes
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Mick Milligan& His Band with George Melly
Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires
BBC The Benny Hill Show
Alma Cogan
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Eddie Calvert
Anne Shelton
Joan Savage
The Southlanders
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Jackie Dennis
Betty Smith
ATV Val Parnells’ Saturday Spectacular: The Dick Shawn Show
Aileen Cochran – Now It’s Happened To Me, My Love For You, I’ve Got The Urge
Sunday 27th April 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Tommy Trinder
Howard Keel
Yana
ABC Top Tune Time
Dickie Valentine
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
Charlie Gracie
The Fraser Hayes Four
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
The Viscounts
Monday 28th April 1958
BBC Panorama 9:15 – 10:00 pm
Report on rock n roll via correspondence course with Lonnie Donegan
BBC Mario Lanza 10:30 – 11:00 pm
NB cancelled due to illness
AR Jack Hylton’s Monday Show
Pat Dahl
Tuesday 29th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Granada Chelsea At Eight
Lonnie Donnegan
Ferrante and Teicher
Wednesday 30th April 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
The McGuire Sisters
AR Palais Party
Terry Dene (record of the week guest star)
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Harry Smith-
Doreen Casey
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Cool For Cats
Featured discs included
a version of the song Kewpie Doll
AR Midnight Matinee
Introduced by Dirk Bogarde
The ban on the television performance of songs from the musical My Fair Lady is lifted at midnight, so Rediffusion put on a special featuring seven songs from the show at a minute past midnight. It also featured the Cool For Cats dance troupe.
Thursday 1st May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn – All The Way, Till The Clouds Roll By, The Fountains of Rome, We’re Not Talking
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
content unknown
Friday 2nd May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Donald Peers
BBC The Show Band Parade
Hosted by Cyril Stapleton
Confrey Phillips Trio
Diane Todd
Ronnie Hilton
Gary Miller
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
NB The 100th show, and during the show a lucky dip will pick one of the records as the 1000th disc to be played on the show
Anne Shelton
The Beverley Sisters
Edmondo Ros
Marion Ryan
Russ Conway
Malcolm Vaughan
Wally Stott
King Brothers
Granada Ray Ellington
content unknown
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Saturday 3rd May 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Dennis Lotis
Kenny Baker & The Dozen
Johnnie Gray & His Band
The Les Collins Quartet
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
Don Rennie
Joan Small and The Four Gibson Girls
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Marion Ryan
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Lorrae Desmond
Glen Mason
Terry Dene
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
Ronnie Hilton
ABC Before Midnight
Rosemary Squires
The Reg Owen Septet
Sunday 4th May 1958
BBC The Music Of My Fair Lady 10:00 -
Robert Farnon leads his orchestra through several songs
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Tommy Trinder
Ella Fitzgerald (accompanied by Lou Levy on piano)
ABC Top Numbers
Dennis Lotis
The Barney Gilbraith Singers
Rosemary Squires
Geoff Love and his Orchestra
The Polka Dots
Monday 7th May 1958
AR Jack Hylton’s Monday Show
content unknown
Tuesday 6th May 1958
BBC Life Is A Song 8:00 -
Petula Clark
ATV The Big Show
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Hilda Baker Show
content unknown
Granada Chelsea at Eight
Ted Heath and his band-
Wednesday 7th May 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
Connie Francis
AR Palais Party
Alma Cogan (record of the week guest star)
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Thursday 8th May 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
Jill Day
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show: The Robert Dhery Show (French comedian)
content unknown
Friday 9th May 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
BBC The Show Band Show
Introduced by Cyril Stapleton
Russ Hamilton
The Four Ramblers
The Beverley Sisters
AR Ray Ellington’s Quartet
Marion Ryan
Valerie Masters
Saturday 10th May 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Host: Jim Dale
Ted Heath & His Music
Don Lang & His Frantic Five
The Confrey Phillips Trio
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Ronnie Hilton
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Lonnie Donegan
Marty Wilde
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Dickie Valentine Show 8:30 -
Yana
Sunday 11th May 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Tommy Trinder
Johnnie Ray
Mindy Carson
ABC Top Tune Time
Anne Shelton
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
Four Jones Boys
BBC Irving Berlin’s 70th Birthday Tribute In Words And Music 8:45 -
Ronnie Carroll
Marion Keene
David Hughes
The Kaye Sisters
ABC Sunday Break
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Alex Welsh
Monday 12th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Henry Hall Show
Laurie London
AR Jack Hyton’s Monday Show
Josephine Baker -
AR Lucky Dip
Guitar Corner: Bert Weedon
Tuesday 13th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 14th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
Teresa Brewer
Frankie Laine
Count Basie and his orchestra
AR Palais Party
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Ronnie Carroll (guest artist record of the week)
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 15th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
content unknown
Friday 16th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Show Band Show
Freddie Marshall
Terry Sisters
Headley Ward Trio
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Ray Ellington & His Quartet
Valerie Masters
The Mudlarks
AR Let’s Get Together: Music In View
Steve Race
Saturday 17th May 1958
BBC Six-
Timmie Rogers & His 'Tipple Rock'
The Hi-
Alex Welsh & His Band with Beryl Bryden
Ronnie Scott & Tubby Hayes with The Jazz Couriers
The Bob Miller Music
BBC Record Roundabout 8:00 -
BBC’s contribution to Radio Record Week which had started the previous Sunday
Hosts: Pete Murray, Sam Costa, Wilfred Thomas
Jean Metcalfe (Light Programme DJ)
Michael Holliday
Alma Cogan
Kenny Baker
The Stargazers
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Regulars: Joan Savage, Paddie O'Neil, Glen Mason
Mick Mulligan and his Band
Laurie London
Petula Clark
Don Lang
The Most Brothers (Mickie Most)
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular Show
Mindy Carson
ABC The Saturday Show
content unknown
Sunday 18th May 1958
ATV Bernard Delfont Presents Sunday Night At The Prince Of Wales
Hosted by Tommy Trinder
Guy Mitchell
The Treniers
ABC Top Numbers
Dennis Lotis
Rosemary Squires
Jackie Lee
Des O'Connor
The Polka Dots
Jimmy Lloyd
ABC Sunday Break
The Alex Welch Band
AR Jack Hylton’s Monday Show
content unknown
Tuesday 20th May 1958
Granada Chelsea At Eight
Johnny Dankworth – Take The A Train
ATV The Big Show
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Mindy Carson Show
content unknown
Wednesday 21st May 1958
BBC The Dinah Shore Show
AR Cool For Cats 6:10 -
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Gary Miller (record of the week guest artist)
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Carroll Levis Discoveries
The Kestrals
Thursday 22nd May 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
Lonnie Donegan
BBC Larry Adler
AR Jack Hylton’s Thursday Show: Alfred Marks’ Time
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Steve Race and his Orchestra
Friday 23rd May 1958
AR Ray Ellington & His Quartet
Nat Gonella
Valerie Masters
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
content unknown
Saturday 24th May 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Michael Holliday
Rosemary Squires
Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band with Marie Knight – Lonesome Woman Blues, Lonesome Road
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
Frantic Five
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Dickie Valentine
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Marvin Rainwater
The Mudlarks
Joe ("Mr Piano") Henderson
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Dave King Show 8:30 -
Sunday 25th May 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Max Bygraves asks for a chair at one point and it is brought on by an uncredited Billy Cotton ‘I often wondered what he did on his Sundays’ comments Bygraves
Max Bygraves backed on one song by rock n roll group The Rockets
Joan Regan
ABC Top Tune Time
Dickie Valentine
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
The Fraser Hayes Four
ABC Sunday Break
The Alex Welch Band
Monday 26th May 1958 Bank Holiday
AR The Jack Hylton Monday Show
content unknown
Tuesday 27th May 1958
ITN News
Jerry Lee Lewis interviewed
BBC Benny Goodman
NB via the Eurovision link from Brussels
Wednesday 28th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
no other musical guests
AR Palais Party
Wee Willie Harris (record of the week guest week)
Phil Tate
Tina Vaughan
The Sunnysiders
Peter Millen
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Thursday 29th May 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Vera Lynn Sings
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Tony Bennett
Granada The Tony Bennett Show 8:30 -
Friday 30th May 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Ray Ellington’s Quartet
Valerie Masters
Saturday 31st May 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Marion Ryan
The Dallas Boys
The Mudlarks
The Cockatoos
Eric Delaney & His Band
The John Barry Seven
The Frantic Five
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Regulars: Joan Savage, Paddie O'Neil, Glen Mason
Kenny Baker
Valerie Masters
Barry Barnett
From The Army Game: Brenard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass, Michael Medwin
ABC The Max Bygraves Show
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Starlight Dance, Harringay Arena
Marion Ryan
The Stargazers
Johnny Dankworth
Dennis Lotis
Vera Lynn
Ronnie Carroll
Lorrae Desmond
Glen Mason
Lonnie Donegan
Petula Clark
Gary Miller
Earle and Vaughan
Jackie Dennis
Eric Delaney
Laurie London
The Mudlarks
Cyril Stapleton
Michael Desmond
Matt Monro
Al Fairweather
Sunday 1st June 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Bob Crosby
Alma Cogan
ABC Top Numbers
Rosemary Squires
Des O'Connor
The Polka Dots
Jimmy Lloyd
Denis Lotis
Monday 2nd June 1958
Scottish Monday Dance Party 6:10 -
content unknown
ITN News
Frank Sinatra arrives in London
Wednesday 4th June 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Palais Party
Danny Purches
Thursday 5th June 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
Alma Cogan
Friday 6th June 1958
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
content unknown
AR The Ray Ellington Quartet
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Valerie Masters
Carl Barriteau
Saturday 7th June 1958
BBC The Six Five Special: Extra Special
NB a shorter than normal show to make way for cricket
Matt Monro
Larry Page
The Frantic Five
Maurice Allen
ATV The Jack Jackson Show (118th and final show)
The Beverley Sisters
Dickie Valentine
Joan Savage
Paddie O'Neil
Glen Mason
Michael Holliday
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The David Whitfield Show
No-
Sunday 8th June 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Vic Damone
ATV Top Tune Time 10:50 -
Anne Shelton
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
Gary Miller
Monday 9th June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Scottish Monday Dance Party
content unknown
AR Jack Hylton’s Monday Show
content unknown
Tuesday 10th June 1958
AR Free And Easy 10:15 -
Produced by Joan Kemp-
Dickie Valentine, Anne Shelton, Steve Race and his Orchestra, Jean Bayless
Wednesday 11th June 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
Pearl Bailey
AR Cool For Cats 6:10 -
content unknown
AR Palais Party 11:00 -
The Mudlarks – The Book of Love
Thursday 12th June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Vera Lynn Sings
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time 8:30 -
Edmund Hockridge
The King Brothers
Sarah Vaughan (pre-
Granada The Patti Page Show 10:30 -
Friday 13th June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR The Ray Ellington Quartet
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Valerie Masters
Tommy Whittle
Saturday 14th June 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Dinah Lee and her all girl orchestra
Laurie London
Marion Keene
Steve Arlen
Robert Earl
Phil Fernando
The Mudlarks
Dinah Dee & Her All Girls Orchestra
The Johnny Lenin Group
Harry Walton & His Dixieland Jazzmen
The Frantic Five
BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show
Don Arden
Dennis Lotis
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Vic Damone Show
Vic Damone
Sunday 15th June 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Dickie Henderson
Guy Mitchell – Home On The Range
ABC Oh Boy! 10:35 -
The Dallas Boys
The John Barry Seven
Lord Rockingham’s XI
Ronnie Carroll
Bertrice Reading
Marty Wilde
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Neville Taylor and the Cutters
Dudley Heslop
Kerry Martin
The Vernons Girls
Monday 16th June 1958
Scottish Monday Dance Party
content unknown
ITV At Your Request 6:40 – 19:00 pm
Russ Conway
Tuesday 17th June 1958
ATV The Big Show 9:15 -
content unknown
AR Free And Easy 10:15 -
Dickie Valentine, Petula Clark
Wednesday 18th June 1958
BBC Petula Clark & Joe Henderson 9:45 -
BBC The Dinah Shore Show 7:30 -
AR Cool For Cats
visits the Women's Royal Army Corps
AR Palais Party
Lita Roza (record of the week)
Thursday 19th June 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
content unknown
Friday 20th June 1958
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR The Ray Ellington Quartet
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Valerie Masters
Saturday 21st June 1958
no The Six Five Special
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Johnnie Ray Show 8:30 -
Johnnie Ray, The Treniers, Anne Shelton
Sunday 22nd June 1958
ATV Bernard Delfont Presents: The Frankie Vaughan Show 8:30 -
The King Bros, The Kaye Sisters
ATV Top Tune Time 10:25 -
Alma Cogan
Ronnie Hilton
Ken Morris
Joan Savage
The Malcolm Mitchell Trio
Monday 23rd June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV Tell The Truth
Alma Cogan
AR The Jack Hylton Monday Show
content unknown
Tuesday 24th June 1958
AR Free And Easy
Dickie Valentine
Granada Chelsea at Eight-
Lonnie Donegan
Wednesday 25th June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Palais Party 11:00 -
content unknown
Thursday 26th June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Friday 27th June 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Cool For Cats
Featured discs
Winifred Atwell – Lazy Train
Edie Gorme – You Need Hands
Johnnie Ray – Endlessly
Eddie Fisher – I Don’t Hurt Anymore
Perry Como – I May Never Pass This Way Again
The Ganim Asia Minors – Daddy Lollo
Audrey Jeans – Send A Letter To Jeannette
Miyoshi Umeri – Sayonara
Eddie Silver – Seven Steps To Love
The Dole Dickens Band -
Saturday 28th June 1958
no Six Five Special
BBC A Galaxy of Stars Burst Into Song
NB Anne Shelton was so unhappy with her billing beneath Alma Cogan that she left the production. The billing was decided by producer Francis Essex and not by a coin toss as suggested by Shelton. They were due to sing a duet together.
Introduced by David Jacobs
Alma Cogan
Anne Shelton
Larry Adler
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Tommy Steele Show 8:30 -
Tommy Steele – The Only Man On The Island, plus sketch with Bob Monkhouse
Sunday 29th June 1958
ABC Oh Boy! 10:50 -
The Dallas Boys
The John Barry Seven
Jackie Dennis
Lord Rockingham’s XI
Bertrice Reading
Marty Wilde
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Neville Taylor and the Cutters
The Vernons Girls
Tuesday 1st July 1958
Granada Chelsea Summertime
Maureen Cannon
Wednesday 2nd July 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show 7:30 -
Johnny Mathis
AR Free And Easy
Dickie Valentine
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 3rd July 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
content unknown
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR Palais Party
The Sunnysiders
Don Cameron
Lou Preager Orchestra
Friday 4th July 1958
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his Trio
Saturday 5th July 1958
BBC Six Five Special: Extra Special 6:35 -
Hosted by Jim Dale
Al Saxon
Tony Osbourne & His Band
BBC Television Music Hall
Eddie Calvert
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Dave King Show 8:00 -
no-
ITV The Dave King Show
Gisella Griffel
Sunday 6th July 1958
ATV Bernard Delfont Presents from the Prince Of Wales Theatre
The Mudlarks
ABC Sunday Break
The Alex Welsh Band
Monday 7th July 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Michael Holliday 10:15 -
AR Free And Easy
Dickie Valentine, Lita Roza
ATV Liberace
Tuesday 8th July 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Scottish Tuesday Dance Party
content unknown
Granada Chelsea Summertime
Maureen Cannon
Wednesday 9th July 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
The Mills Brothers
ITV Melody Ranch
Libby Morris, Susan Denny, Ken Steele, The Hi Spots
Thursday 10th July 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
BBC Vera Lynn Sings
Friday 11th July 1956
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio, Bert Weedon
AR The Dickie Henderson Half-
Ilene Day (singer)
Saturday 12th July 1958
BBC The Six-
Marion Ryan
The Bel-
The Reg Owen Band
The Wilt Todd Trio
The Frantic Seven
BBC Fiesta
Maria Pavlou
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Guy Mitchell Show 8:00 -
Guy Mitchell
Sunday 13th July 1958
ABC Sunday Break
The Alex Welch Band
Monday 14th July 1958
BBC Michael Holliday
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Tiptoe Through the Tulips (double tracked with a tape recorder)
AR Free And Easy
Dickie Valentine – It’s A Wonderful Thing To Be Loved, S’posing
Dorothy Squires – On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Tuesday 15th July 1958
BBC Jazz Session
Dill Jones introduces
The Joe Harriott Quintet
Terry Lightfoot and his Jazzmen
Ilene Day
Scottish Tuesday Dance Party
content unknown
Wednesday 16th July 1958
BBC The Dinah Shore Show
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 17th July 1958
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
content unknown
AR Cool For Cats
The Most Brothers
Scottish Thursday Dance Party
Friday 18th July 1958
BBC Hey There
Sheila Buxton
Saturday 19th July 1958
BBC The Six-
Ted Heath & His Music
The Polka Dots
The Tommy Whittle Quartet
The Frantic Five
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Bob Crosby Show 8:00 -
Alma Cogan
David Whitfield
Bob Crosby
Sunday 20th July 1958
ATV Stars From The Summer Shows 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Ruby Murray
Edmund Hockridge
Joan Regan
ABC Sunday Break
The Alex Welch Band
Monday 21st July 1958
BBC Michael Holliday 10:45 -
AR The Jubilee Show
Dennis Lotis
Wednesday 23rd July 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
The McGuire Sisteres
Dean Martin
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 24th July 1958
BBC Words And Music
Sarah Vaughan
Lita Roza
BBC Bongo -
Dance show introduced by Boscoe Holder
BBC Spot The Tune (first edition)
NB The BBC had started the first Spot The Tune on the radio in 1946, while Granada started their own TV version in 1956, but since this had come off the air a few weeks ago the BBC chose to use the name again, but this time it would be aimed at children despite the presence of a string quartet.
AR Cool For Cats 7:00 -
content unknown
Friday 25th July 1958
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio
Saturday 26th July 1958
BBC Six Five Special: Extra Special 6:35 -
The Frantic Five
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
content unknown
Sunday 27th July 1958
ATV Bernard Delfont Presents the Frankie Vaughan Show
content unknown
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
Malestrum Skiffle Group
Monday 28th July 1958
BBC Relax with Michael Holliday 10:45 -
No other guests
AR The Jubilee Show
Dennis Lotis
Wednesday 30th July 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
Patti Page
Eddie Hodges
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 31st July 1958
BBC Words And Music
Amton Karas
AR Cool For Cats
NB broadcast from a London swimming bath
Peter Elliott (swimming champion) -
ITN News
Harry Belefonte interview
Friday 1st August 1958
BBC Cy Grant 9:00 -
AR The Dickie Henderson Half-
content unknown
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio
Saturday 2nd August 1958
BBC The Six-
Rosemary Squires
Ray Ellington Quartet
Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
Dill Jones Trio with Nat Gonelle
Alex Welsh & His Dixielanders
BBC Saturday Music Hall
Dorothy Squires
ABC Holiday Town Parade
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Marguerite Piazza Show
No guests of interest in this edition
Sunday 3rd August 1958
ATV Bernard Delfont Presents From The Stage Of The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London
8:30 -
Don Lang
Anne Shelton (replacing Georgia Gibbs)
Ronnie Carroll
Monday 4th August 1958 Bank Holiday
AR The Jubilee Show
content unknown
Tuesday 5th August 1958
Granada Chelsea Summertime
Maureen Cannon – Everybody Loves A Lover
Wednesday 6th August 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
Edie Gorme
Paul Anka
Richard Rodgers
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 7th August 1958
BBC Words And Music
Beatrice Reading
Ray Noble
Harry Belefonte -
AR Cool For Cats
Due to be filmed at RAF Oldham, but had to be delayed for a week at the request of the Air Ministry. A new studio bound show, with a country and western theme, was hastily assembled.
Nancy Whiskey – I Know Where I’m Going
Peggy Lee – Fever (featured disc)
Friday 8th August 1958
ATV Rainbow Room 11:00 -
Gary Miller
Saturday 9th August 1958
BBC The Six Five Special
Bertice Reading
Glen Mason
Terry Dene & Edna Savage
Bob Miller & His Orchestra
The Fairweather-
The Frantic Five
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Hughie Green Show 8:00 -
Georgia Gibbs
ABC Holiday Town Parade
content unknown
Sunday 10th August 1958
ABC The Sunday Break
The Alex Welsh Band
ATV Bernard Delfont Presents: The Beverley Sisters Show 8:30 -
Aileen Cochrane
Monday 11th August 1958
BBC Michael Holliday
AR The Jubilee Show
Dennis Lotis
Tuesday 12th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 13th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Dinah Shore Show
Granada Melody Ranch
Libby Morris – Sorta on the Border
Libby Morris & Joyce Blair – Toreror
ITN Roving report
Report on the making of 'Cool For Cats'
Thursday 14th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Words And Music
Shirley Abicair
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Friday 15th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio (also daily regulars on ATV’s Lunch Box with Noele Gordon)
The Kentones
Saturday 16th August 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Lonnie Donegan
Lita Roza
The Five Dallas Boys
Ken Mackintosh & His Band
Basil Kirchin & His Band
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
Connie Francis
Malcolm Vaughan
ABC Holiday Town Parade
Joe Loss and His Orchestra
Sunday 17th August 1958
ABC The Sunday Break
The Alex Welch Band
Cy Grant
BBC Harry Belafonte 7:30 -
ATV The Frankie Howerd Show 8:30 -
no guests of interest in this edition
Monday 18th August 1958
BBC Children's Caravan
Jim Dale
BBC The Henry Hall's Guest Night
Cherry Wainer with Don Storer
BBC Relax with Michael Holliday
AR The Jubilee Show
Dennis Lotis
Tuesday 19th August 1958
Granada Chelsea Summertime
Maureen Cannon – How Are Things In Glocamorra
Wednesday 20th August 1958
ITV Melody Ranch
Libby Morris
Bill O’Connor
Joyce Blair
The Hi-
Thursday 21st August 1958
BBC Words And Music
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Vic Damone
Terry Dene and Edna Savage
AR Cool For Cats 7:00 -
content unknown
Friday 22nd August 1958
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio
Ronnie Carroll
Lorrae Desmond
Saturday 23rd August 1958
BBC Six Five Special; Extra Special: National Skiffle Contest
John Cairney
Billy Raymond
Ted Heath & His Music
Tony Crombie & His Men
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
content unknown
ABC Can Do
Lita Roza
Sunday 24th August 1958
ATV The Bernard Bresslaw Show 8:30 -
Alma Cogan
Monday 25th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Michael Holliday
AR The Jubilee Show
content unknown
Tuesday 26th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 27th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 28th August 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Words And Music
Carole Carr
AR Cool For Cats 7:00 -
content unknown
Friday 29th August 1958
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio
Saturday 30th August 1958
BBC The Six-
Ronnie Carroll
Don Rennie
The Joy Belles
The Four Imps
Teddy Foster & His Orchestra with Jill Kinley
Rory Blackwell & His Blackjacks
ABC Holiday Town Parade
content unknown
Southern Southern Rhapsody 8:00 -
Gary Miller
Sunday 31st August 1958
ATV The Charlie Drake Show 8:30 -
The King Bros
ATV Television Theatre (repeat 6th April 1957)
play, Teddy Gang
ABC The Sunday Break 6:15 -
Alex Welch
Monday 1st September 1958
BBC Henry Hall Guests
content unknown
BBC Michael Holliday
AR The Jubilee Show
Dennis Lotis
Wednesday 3rd September 1958
BBC Jazz Session
Tony Kinsey Quartet – Time Gentlemen Please, I Want To Be Happy
ITV Melody Ranch
content unknown
Thursday 4th September 1958
BBC Words And Music
no guests of interest in this edition
BBC A Song For Everyone 10:20 -
Kenneth McKellar
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
no guests of interest in this edition
Friday 5th September 1958
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio
Saturday 6th September 1958
BBC The Six Five Special 6:05 -
Malcolm Vaughan
Audrey Jeans
Maxine Daniels
Tony Brent
Mal Perry
The Kestrels
The Preston Cygnets
Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys
The Tito Burns Septet
Winston Lee & His Band
ABC Saturday Spectacular: Valentine’s Night
Dickie Valentine
ABC Holiday Town Parade
content unknown
Sunday 7th September 1958
ABC The Shirley Bassey Show 11:00 -
content unknown
ABC The Sunday Break
Alex Welch
Monday 8th September 1958
BBC Relax With Michael Holliday 10:45 -
AR The Jubilee Show
Denis Lotis – Biding My Time
Tuesday 9th September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 10th September 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ITV Melody Ranch
The Hi Spots
Thursday 11th September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Cool For Cats 7:00 -
Anne Shelton – Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me
Friday 12th September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV Rainbow Room
Jerry Allen and his TV Trio
Malcolm Vaughan – Ev’ry Hour Ev’ry day Of My Life
Malcolm Vaughan and Kenneth Earle – Partners
Saturday 13th September 1958
BBC The Six-
NB In an attempt to draw viewers away from a new weekly Oh Boy! new producer Russell Turner recruits six new female presenters to the show – Liela Williams, Hilary Martyn, Eve Eden, Tina Winters, Margaret Lorraine, Janine Gray. They are referred to as the ‘Six Five Dates’. A new much larger set is built. Rock and roll and skiffle will be dropped in favour of more traditional band music.
Viewing figures from TAM 1,659,000
The Tito Burns 'Six-
Russ Hamilton
Don Rennie
The Kentones
Clifford Davis
Ronnie Keene And His Music Makers
The Dauphin Street Six
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
NB Viewing figures from TAM 1,871,000
Bertrice Reading
Marty Wilde
Ronnie Carroll
The Dallas Boys
Cherry Wainer
The John Barry Seven
Lord Rockingham’s XI
Neveiile Taylor and the Cutters
The Vernons Girls
Red Price
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: Shower Of Stars 8:00 -
Lonnie Donegan
Connie Francis
Sunday 14th September 1958
ABC The Sunday Break
Alex Welch
Jim dale
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and his Orchestra
ATV Music Shop 2:50 -
Host: Teddy Johnson
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium (first in new series)
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
David Whitfield
Anne Shelton
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
Monday 15th September 1958
BBC Relax with Michael Holliday 10.45 -
AR Rush Hour
Music by Steve Race
Tuesday 16th September 1958
BBC Wish You Were Here
From Bournemouth
Ronnie Carroll
ITV Late Extra
Jazz band featuring the Duke Of Bedford (bass), Norman Wisdom (clarinet), Peter Sellers (drums)
Wednesday 17th September 1958
ATV The Jack Jackson Show 11:00 -
NB A duck called Charlie joins the show in addition to the regular pet cat Tiddles
Alma Cogan
Dennis Lotis
Malcolm Vaughan
Lorrae Desmond
Glen Mason
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 18th September 1958
BBC Words And Music
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time (Jewel and Warris Show)
Gary Miller
Rosemary Squires
Friday 19th September 1958
AR Cool For Cats 11:15 pm -
content unknown
Saturday 20th September 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tito Bums’ '6.5ers', Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats
Guest comics: Mike and Bernie Winters who bring along their dog Lulu whose puppies will be given away in a competition
NB Viewing figures from TAM 980,000
Dennis Lotis
Russ Conway
Lorrae Desmond
Jackie Dennis
Paul Beatty
The Lidelle Triplets
The Six-
Bryan Buckingham
Reg Owen & His Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
NB Viewing figures from TAM 2,227,000
Lord Rockingham’s XI
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Neville Taylor and the Cutters
Dudley Heslop
The Vernons Girls
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Bob Monkhouse Show 8:00 -
Yana
ATV Carole Carr Sings 11:30 pm -
Sunday 21st September 1958
BBC Those Wonderful Shows
Elizabeth Larner – I’m Just A Girl Who Can’t Say No
ATV Music Shop 2:50 -
Teddy Johnson
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
The Mudlarks
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and his orchestra
Monday 22nd September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Michael Holliday
AR Rush Hour
Music by Steve Race
Tuesday 23rd September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Granada Chelsea At Nine
Chris Barber and Ottilie Patterson
Wednesday 24th September 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Dennis Lotis
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Benny Hill Show
Alma Cogan
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Lonnie Donegan
Eddie Calvert
The Mudlarks
The Lana Sisters (featuring ‘Shan’ aka Dusty Springfield) – Ringa My Phone
Glen Mason
Thursday 25th September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Make Mine Music
David Hughes
Friday 26th September 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
content unknown
Saturday 27th September 1958
BBC The Six-
NB Viewing figures from TAM 854,000
Regulars: Tito Burns '6.5ers', Tony Osboume & His Brasshats, The Six-
Marion Ryan
Don Rennie
AI Saxon
The Polka Dots
Reg Owen & His Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
NB Viewing figures from TAM 2,234,000
Jimmy Henney intros Ronnie Carroll, Marty Wilde, The John Barry Seven, Lorrie Mann, Red Price, Lord Rockingham’s XI, Cherry Wainer, Neville Taylor and the Cutters, The Vernons Girls
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Dave King Show
Pamela Dennis
Sunday 28th September 1958
ATV Music Shop 2:50 -
Teddy Johnson
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Paul Robeson
The Kalin Twins
Eve Boswell
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
ABC Sunday Break
Dill Jones Trio
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss
Tuesday 30th September 1958
Granada Chelsea At Nine
Johnny Dankworth
Wednesday 1st October 1958
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Ronnie Carroll
Joe ‘Mister Piano’ Henderson
Glen Mason
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 2nd October 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time (Jewel and Warriss)
Gary Miller
Trudy Richards
Rosemary Squires
ITN News
Elvis Presley joins the US Army
Friday 3rd October 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 4th October 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tito Burns '6.5ers', Tony Osboume & His Brasshats, The Six-
Lita Roza
Ray Ellington
The Mudlarks
The Two Gees
Mike Preston
Alan Clark & His Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Lord Rockingham’s XI
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Neville Taylor and the Cutters
The Vernons Girls
Don Lang
Vince Eager
Ronnie Carroll
Marty Wilde
The Dallas Boys
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
Russ Conway
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
Lonnie Donegan
The Kalin Twins
Ruby Murray
Sunday 5th October 1958
ATV Music Shop
Sheila Southern
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
content unknown
BBC The Steve Allen Show 8:00 -
content unknown
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 6th October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Tuesday 7th October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ITV Late Extra
Duke Ellington (his debut appearance on UK TV)
Granada Chelsea at Nine
The Hi Los
Wednesday 8th October 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Jackie Dennis
Thursday 9th October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Make Mine Music
David Hughes
Granada The Alan Young Show
Karen Greer – The Moon Festival, I Am Loved
Friday 10th October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
Tommy Sands
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 11th October 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tito Burns '6.5ers', Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, The Six-
The Kalin Twins
Laurie London
Don Rennie
Vince Eager
The Lana Sisters
Craig Douglas (the first of six appearances)
Alan Clark And His Band
Martin Lukins & His Accordion Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Marty Wilde
Ronnie Carroll
Valerie Shane
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Neveille Taylor and The Cutters
Dudley Heslop
Cherry Wainer
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
Red Price
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
content unknown
Sunday 12th October 1958
BBC Monitor
Duke Ellington interview
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
The Barry Sisters
The Deep River Boys
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and his Orchestra
ABC The Sunday Break
Johnny Dankworth
Dill Jones Trio
ABC After Hours
Shirley Bassey
Monday 13th October 1958
AR Rush Hour
Music by Steve Race
Tuesday 14th October 1958
AR Lucky Dip
Bert Weedon
Wednesday 15th October 1958
BBC Alan Melville takes you from A-
Larry Adler
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
The King Bros
Petula Clark
Marty Wilde
Laurie London
Tony Crombie
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 16th October 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time (Jewel and Warriss)
Gary Miller
Rosemary Squires
Friday 17th October 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
The Everly Brothers
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 18th October 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tito Bums '6.5ers', Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, The Six-
Lita Roza
The Southlanders
Craig Douglas
Vince Eager
Ronnie Aldrich & The Squadronaires
BBC Wakey Wakey Tavern
Billy Cotton
Russ Conway
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Marty Wilde
Ronnie Carroll
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Neveille Taylor and The Cutters
Dudley Heslop
Cherry Wainer
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
Red Price
The John Barry Seven
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Bob Monkhouse Show
The Barry Sisters
Sunday 19th October 1958
BBC The Steve Allen Show
Jimmy Rodgers
ATV Music Shop
no guests of interest in this edition
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Max Bygraves
The Kaye Sisters
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Joss and his Orchestra
ABC After Hours
Shirley Bassey
Monday 20th October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Rush Hour
Music by Steve Race
Tuesday 21st October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 22nd October 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Jack Jackson Show 11:00 -
Cliff Richard
Johnny Duncan & His Blue Grass Boys
Ruby Murray
Eve Boswell
Glen Mason
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 23rd October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
The Avro Skiffle Group
Marti Webb
Friday 24th October 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
NB shown in colour in the USA three weeks ago
Jackie Dennis (his fee was $5000 and the return fair home)
AR Let’s Get Together: Music in View
Steve Race
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 25th October 1958
BBC The Six-
NB any youths who pull faces or hold up Hello Mum signs will be thrown out of the studio immediately
Regulars: Tito Burns '6.5ers', Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, The Six-
Ronnie Carroll (seen as defecting from Oh Boy!)
Gary Miller
Vince Eager
Craig Douglas
The Ideal Four
Len Mackintosh & His Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Neville Taylor and the Cutters
Peter Elliott
The Vernons Girls
Cherry Wainer
The Dallas Boys
Lord Rockingham’s XI etc
ATV Paul Robeson Sings
ATV Frankie Vaughan with Members of the Boy's Club 8:25 -
ATV Melody For Two 11:30 pm -
Petula Clark & Joe Henderson
Sunday 26th October 1958
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Harry Secombe
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 27th October 1958
BBC This Is Your Life: Tommy Steele
Lionel Bart
AR Cool For Cats 10:30 -
content unknown
Tuesday 28th October 1958
Granada Chelsea at Eight
Ted Health and His Band, The Hi Los
Wednesday 29th October 1958
BBC Alan Melville takes you from A-
The Beverley Sisters
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Lita Roza
Thursday 30th October 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time (Jewell and Warriss)
Gary Miller
Friday 31st October 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
no guests of interest in this edition
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
Petula Clark
Glen Mason
ITV Tommy Cooper
Eddie Calvert
Saturday 1st November 1958
BBC The Six-
Marty Wilde
Ronnie Carroll
Vince Eager
Craig Douglas
The Confrey Phillips Trio
The Six-
Eric Delaney & His Band
Tito Burns '6.5ers'
Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
Russ Conway
Alma Cogan
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Cliff Richard and The Drifters
The John Barry Seven
Peter Elliott
Bill Forbes
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular
content unknown
Sunday 2nd November 1958
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
content unknown
ITN News
Young people at rock n roll party
ABC After Hours
Shirley Bassey
Tuesday 4th November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 5th November 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Shani Wallis
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Dene
Thursday 6th November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Friday 7th November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Vera Lynn
For this show she has her own backup singers The Lynnettes
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 8th November 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, Tito Burns '6.5ers', The Six-
Ruby Murray
Ronnie Carroll
Russ Conway
Vince Eager
Craig Douglas – Are You Really Mine
BBC Variety People
Eve Boswell
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Cuddley Dudley
Cliff Richard and the Drifters – High Class Baby
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Dave King Show
content unknown
ABC Melody For Two 11:30 -
Petula Clark & Joe Henderson
Sunday 9th November 1958
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Eartha Kitt
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 10th November 1958
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
Wednesday 12th November 1958
BBC Alan Melville takes you from A-
Ronnie Carroll
Carole Carr
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
NB Brought forward from 11.00 pm to 7:00 pm for two shows
Marty Wilde
Chris Barber
Malcolm Vaughan
Joan Regan
Thursday 13th November 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
Cliff Richard and the Drifters -
Eartha Kitt – Let’s Do It, Memphis Blues
Friday 14th November 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 15th November 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, Tito Burns '6.5ers', The Six-
Shirley Bassey
Marty Wilde
Ronnie Carroll
Don Lang
Craig Douglas
Vince Eager
The Kentons
Ted Heath & His Music
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Cuddley Dudley
The Vernons Girls
Cherry Wainer
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
The Dallas Boys
Neville Taylor and The Cutters
The John Barry Seven
Peter Elliott
Red Price
Pat Laurence
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Two Vernons Girls
Bill Forbes – God’s Little Acre
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Bob Monkhouse Hour
Dickie Valentine
Sunday 16th November 1958
BBC The Steve Allen Show
Dave Brubeck
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Andy Williams
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and his orchestra
ABC After Hours
Rosemary Squires
Humphrey Littleton
Monday 17th November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
AR Rush Hour
Music by Steve Race
Tuesday 18th November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Granada Chelsea at Nine
The Granadiers – Blues In the Night
AR Lucky Dip
Bert Weedon
Wednesday 19th November 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Cliff Richard
The Mudlarks
The Avon Sisters
Alma Cogan
Don Lang
Glen Mason
Granada Spot The Tune
Marion Ryan
Thursday 20th November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
AR Jack Hylton Presents Lady Rattlings on Parade
Pearl Carr
Friday 21st November 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
Jane Morgan
BBC The Russ Conway Show 8:05 -
NB This show was quickly commissioned to fill a ten minute gap forced by the editing of this weeks’ Perry Como Show which had to drop the Judy Holliday appearance due to legal reasons
AR Let’s Get Together: Music In View
Steve Race
ATV Cooper’s Capers
Aileen Cochrane
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
The Avon Sisters & The Mudlarks – Which Witch Doctor (NB according to the Daily Mirror this was The Avons’ fourth TV appearance this week)
Saturday 22nd November 1958
BBC The Six-
From the a USAF Air Base, Third Air Force, Groughton, Northants
Regulars: Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, Tito Burns '6.5ers', The Six-
Joan Regan
Lita Roza
Malcolm Vaughan
The Mudlarks
Ronnie Caroll
The Avon Sisters
Des O’Connor
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Cliff Richard & The Drifters
The Dallas Boys
Neville Taylor and the Cutters
Peter Elliott
Cuddley Dudley
Lorrie Mann
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Bernard Bresslaw Show
Andy Williams
Sunday 23rd November 1958
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Marino Marini & His Quartet
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 24th November 1958
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
Wednesday 26th November 1958
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Lita Roza
Gary Miller
Peter Sellers – I’m So Ashamed
BBC Alan Melville takes you from A-
Nina and Frederick
Lonnie Donegan
Johnny Dankworth
Thursday 27th November 1958
ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time
content unknown
Friday 28th November 1958
AR Cool For Cats 11:00 -
content unknown
Saturday 29th November 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats, Tito Burns '6.5ers',
Lita Roza
Ronnie Carroll
Don Lang
Sheila Southern
The Raindrops
Eric Delaney & His Band
Claudio Venturelli
BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show
Lonnie Donegan
Shani Wallis
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Emile Ford
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
ATV The Benny Hill Show 7:55 -
content unknown
Sunday 30th November 1958
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Shirley Bassey (replaces Pat Kirkwood)
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
The Viscount Skiffle Group
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 1st December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
Tuesday 2nd December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 3rd December 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Lonnie Donegan
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Lonnie Donegan – Tom Dooley
Michael Holliday
BBC Riverside One
Joan Regan – Love Like Ours
Granada Spot The Tune
content unknown
Thursday 4th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Vera Lynn Sings
AR Jack Hylton Presents The Entertainers
content unknown
Friday 5th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
Saturday 6th December 1958
BBC The Six-
Dennis Lotis
Andy & The Bey Sisters
The Glyn Thomas Trio
Emile Ford & George Claudio Venturelli
Johnny Dankworth & His Band
Tito Burns '6.5ers'
Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Michael Holliday
Cliff Richard and The Drifters
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Frankie Vaughan Show
Frankie Vaughan – Isn’t This A Lovely Evening
The King Brothers
Sunday 7th December 1958
BBC The Steve Allen Show 8:00 -
no guests of interest in this edition
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
content unknown
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
The Comets Skiffle Group
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 8th December 1958
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
Wednesday 10th December 1958
BBC Alan Melville takes you from A-
The Music of Duke Ellington
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Pink & Perky – Tom Dooley
Thursday 11th December 1958
BBC Espresso Bongo -
Play, with James Kenney as Bongo Herbert
Friday 12th December 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR The Arthur Haynes Show
Alma Cogan
Saturday 13th December 1958
BBC The Six-
Lita Roza
Don Lang
Andy & The Bey Sisters
Ted Heath & His Music
Tito Burns '6.5ers' with The Kingpins
Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats
BBC Variety Parade 8:00 -
Shirley Bassey
Eric Delaney and his Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Glen Mason
The Two Vernons Girls
Bill Forbes – God’s Little Acre
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
ATV Val Parnell’s Saturday Spectacular: The Dickie Valentine Show
Dickie Valentine – King of Dixieland, They Didn’t Believe Me
Sunday 14th December 1958
BBC The Dinah Shore Show
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV From The Stage Of The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London
Ronnie Hilton
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
ABC After Hours
content unknown
Monday 15th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine, Return To Me, It's A Cool. Cool World, That's Why I'm Leaving
ITV Anne Shelton
NB She had left the BBC after her billing disagreement with Alma Cogan
Let's Face the Music, I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You), September Song
Tuesday 16th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Jazz Session
Jimmy Rushing -
Humphrey Lyttelton -
ATV Carroll Levis Show 7:00 -
The Kestrels
Wednesday 17th December 1958
BBC Crackerjack
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Dickie Valentine
Russ Hamilton
The John Barry Seven
Thursday 18th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC Crackerjack
Max Bygraves
AR Jack Hylton Presents The Fastest Show On Earth 9:00 -
Marion Keene
Friday 19th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
AR Cool For Cats
content unknown
AR The Arthur Haynes Show
no guests of interest in this edition
Saturday 20th December 1958
BBC The Six-
Regulars: Jim Dale, Tito Burns '6.5ers' with The Kingpins, Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats
The Mudlarks
The Five Dallas Boys
Gary Miller
Eric Delaney & His Band
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
The King Bros
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Dave King Show
content unknown
Sunday 21st December 1958
ABC Sunday Break
Johnny Duncan
The Dill Jones Trio
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
ATV Music Shop
content unknown
ATV From The Stage Of The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London 8:00 -
NB The show didn’t use a host, only using on screen captions, even missing one caption altogether for impressionist Ron Moody
David Hughes
Laurie London
Edna Savage
Joan Regan
ABC Bid For Fame
Joe Loss and his Orchestra
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
Marti Webb
ABC After Hours
Rosemary Squires
Monday 22nd December 1958
BBC Those Beverley Sisters
AR Rush Hour
Steve Race
AR Anne Shelton Show
Alma Cogan
Tuesday 23rd December 1958
AR Lucky Dip
Bert Weedon
AR Cool For Cats: Party Night 11:00 -
content unknown
NB many of the shows broadcast over Christmas were the first to employ video recording, allowing many acts the chance to record a television show and appear in pantomime at the same time
Wednesday 24th December 1958
BBC Alan Melville takes you from A-
Flanders and Swann
BBC Higher and Higher
Movie with Frank Sinatra
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Petula Clark
Cherry Wainer
Al Saxon
The Dallas Boys
Malcolm Vaughan
Ray Ellington
Glen Mason
Granada Spot The Tune
Jackie Rae
Marion Ryan
The Army Game cast are the contestants
Thursday 25th December 1958
BBC Royal Prologue: Christmas At Home
Cy Grant
BBC Christmas Night With The Stars 6:25 -
The Beverley Sisters
Perry Como
Vera Lynn
Billy Cotton Band
BBC Harry Belefonte 7.40 – 8.25 pm
BBC Epilogue
Harry Belefonte sings Mary’s Boy Child
ATV Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra
NB Includes singing stars from around the Commonwealth
Shirley Abicair
Eve Boswell
Dickie Valentine
Edmund Hockridge
ATV Carroll Levis Junior Discoveries
Glenda Collins
ATV Max Bygraves Entertains
Alma Cogan
Jackie Dennis
Jack Jackson
Glen Mason
Lita Roza
Granada Christmas In The North
Frankie Vaughan
Friday 26th December 1958
BBC The Perry Como Show
content unknown
AR Having A Wonderful Time
The Vipers Skiffle Group
Don Lang
AR The Jubilee Show
Michael Holliday, Marion Ryan
AR This Week’s Late Extra
Joan Regan tells of her pantomime experience
Saturday 27th December 1958
BBC The Six-
Chris Barber and His Jazz Band in Plymouth
Michael Holliday
Ted Heath & His Music
Tony Osbourne & His Brasshats
Tito Burns '6.5ers' with The Kingpins
The Five Dallas Boys
Don Lang
Harry Walton & His Dixieland Jazz men
Steve Martin
BBC The Wakey Wakey Circus 8:00 -
Russ Conway
ABC Oh Boy! 6:00 -
Colin Hicks
Cliff Richard and the Drifters
William Marshall
Cherry Wainer
Red Price
Lord Rockingham’s XI
The Vernons Girls – In Dulce Jubilo
Cuddly Duddly
Neville Taylor -
ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Benny Hill Show
content unknown
Sunday 28th December 1958
ATV Music Shop
Petula Clark
ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
content unknown
ABC Top Numbers of 1958 11:10 -
content unknown
ATV Nightcap
The Stargazers
Monday 29th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ITV Highlights of 1958
Anne Shelton with Jack Hylton playing piano – Together
Tuesday 30th December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
Wednesday 31st December 1958
BBC Tonight
Noel Harrison
ITV On The Air
Ann Henry (singer)
ATV The Jack Jackson Show
Alma Cogan
Terry Dene
Al Saxon
Johnny Duncan
AR Jack Hylton’s New Year’s Eve Party 10:15 -
content unknown
BBC A New Year Party at the White Heather Club 12:05 -
The Joe Gordon Folk Four
Scottish Celebrity Spot
Cherry Wainer (from ‘Oh Boy!)
Notes
ARTV Cool For Cats
One edition of Cool For Cats had been recorded as an attempt to sell the show to America. This is thought to be the sole surviving episode.
Mike Preston -
AR Cool For Cats
Buddy Holly -