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1960


Friday 1st January 1960

AR Dial For Music (Hosted by Pete Murray)

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Marion Grimaldi

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Saturday 2nd January 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury 6:00 - 6:28 pm

Jury - Pete Murray, Gilbert Harding, Peggy Cummins, Carolyn Townshend

Guest -

ABC Let’s Go: Lunch Dancing with Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra

ABC Boy Meets Girls 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls, Jack Good’s Firing Squad

Adam Faith - Mack The Knife (this was subject to many complaints by parents who felt the song was unfit to be broadcast at this time in the evening)

Little Tony


Sunday 3rd January 1960

ABC Sunday Break

Mr Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium 8:00 - 9:00 pm

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

content unknown

ATV Sunday Serenade 11:00 - 11:30 pm

Emile Ford & The Checkmates

The Southlanders


Monday 4th January 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 - 7:00 pm

content unknown

ATV Putting On The Donegan 8:00 - 8:30 pm

Lonnie Donegan – Glory Land, Ace in the Hole, Mr Froggy

Lonnie Donegan & The Mudlarks – Friendship, Up The Lazy River

Lonnie Donegan & Fiona Duncan – Careless Love

Miki and Griff – Alone in The Old Rockin Chair

Ian Menzies

The Clyde Valley Stompers


Tuesday 5th January 1960

BBC The Man Behind the Music: Cole Porter

BBC The Bob Hope Show

Patti Page

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade 7:00 - 7:30 pm (preceded by Piano Pops on Granada)

Gerry Dorsey

ITV Moon On A Rainbow Shawl

Lucille Mapp (singer turned actress)

ITV The Melody Dances

Winifred Atwell

Frank Ifield


Wednesday 6th January 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall 7:55 - 8:30 pm

Frankie Vaughan

Granada Bandstand

Ted Heath and His Music

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Thursday 7th January 1960

BBC Crackerjack 5:10 - 6:00 pm

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

BBC The Musical Fifties

Valerie Masters. Llta Roza, the Avons the Polka Dots, Sheila Southern Steve Martin, Adam Faith, Frank Ifield

BBC Little Miss Music

Sheila Buxton

AR Close-Up On Tommy Steele 6:15 - 6:45 pm

Interview with clips from his movies

Granada Chelsea at Nine

A production of Cinderella featuring stars from other Granada shows like The Army Game and Marion Ryan and Jackie Rae from Spot The Tune


Friday 8th January 1960

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Marion Grimaldi

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

AR The Dickie Henderson Show

Marion Keene – That Old Feeling


Saturday 9th January 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Gilbert Harding, Lionel Bart, Shirley Anne Field, Anita Prynne

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Little Tony

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Jane Russell Show

Jane Russell – Ain’t Misbehavin’, Taking A Chance On Love, Lonesome Valley, Sing You Sinners


Sunday 10th January 1960

ATV Music Shop 2:45 - 3:10 pm

Hosted by Teddy Johnson

Ruby Murray

The Frazer Hayes Four

Gene Williams

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Guy Mitchell

ATV Sunday Serenade 11:00 - 11:30 pm

Emile Ford & The Checkmates

The Southlanders


Monday 11th January 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Putting On The Donegan

Lonnie Donegan – Gold Dust, Don Carlos, Miss Otis Regrets, On The Road Again

Lorrae Desmond – I Only Have Eyes For You, What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For

Miki and Griff

Des O’Connor

ATV Reunion With Robeson 10:30 - 11:00 pm

Johnny Dankworth


Tuesday 12th January 1960

BBC Make Mine Music 7:30 - 8:15 pm

David Hughes

Donald Peers

Jacqueline Delman

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade 7:00 – 7:30 pm

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Don Lang

Lorrie Mann

Winifred Atwell


Wednesday 13th January 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Connie Francis

BBC Porgy and Bess

Excerpts from the soundtrack of the movie

Granada Bandstand 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

The Avons

Donna Hightower

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Rye

ITV Mr Acker Bilk

Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband

The Alberts


Thursday 14th January 1960

BBC The Musical Fifties

Songs from the last ten years with music research provided by the New Musical Express

AR Hippodrome

Michael Holliday

BBC Home In Time (first edition in fortnightly series)

Marlon Keane

Al Saxon

Cy Grant


Friday 15th January 1960

AR Dial For Music

NB It was inferred that the show where viewers rang the show and requested a song couldn’t be that spontaneous and that the viewers phone calls were never actually heard on the air. But the show’s producers claimed that since so many songs had ‘eyes’, ‘heart’, ‘love’ etc in the title it was easy to get the scenery set up quickly and also the Post Office claimed the phone calls wouldn’t be of sufficient quality to broadcast.

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Marion Grimaldi

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Saturday 16th January 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Joni James, Anthea Askey, Eric Robinson, Jimmy Henney

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Eddie Cochran

Johnny Gentle

ATV Saturday Spectacular:The Guy Mitchell Show 7:30 - 8:25 pm

Guy Mitchell

Jack Parnell and his Orchestra

Shani Wallis


Sunday 17th January 1960

ABC The Sunday Break

Kenny Baker

ATV Music Shop

content unknown

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Cliff Richard

The Platters


Monday 18th January 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Bernard Delfont Presents Those Beverley Sisters 8:00 - 8:30 pm

The set design is meant to resemble their own homes

Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed


Tuesday 19th January 1960

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Kathy Kirby, Malcolm Vaughan, Tommy Riley


Wednesday 20th January 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

The Lennon Sisters, Rod Lauren

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

The Avons

Donna Hightower

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

Tyne Tees The Patti Page Show 10:53 - 11:05 pm


Thursday 21st January 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Marty Wilde

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

The Platters

Des O’Connor

TWW The Nat King Cole Show


Friday 22nd January 1960

BBC Little Miss Music 6:20 - 6:40 pm

Sheila Buxton – How About You, Little White Bull

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Marion Grimaldi

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Saturday 23rd January 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Catherine Boyle, Patricia Bredin, Alan Freeman, Cyril Shack

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

Russ Conway

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Eddie Cochran - Money Honey, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

Billy Fury

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Robert Horton Show

Joan Regan, Dave King


Sunday 24th January 1960

ABC Sunday Break

Wally Whyton

Johnny Wiltshire & The Treblemen

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Dickie Henderson

Sarah Vaughan


Monday 25th January 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Bernard Delfont Presents Those Beverley Sisters

Adam Faith


Tuesday 26th January 1960

BBC Make Mine Music

David Hughes, Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

ITV Swing A Long 6:15 - 6:30

Rosemary Squires

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Lita Roza

Glen Mason

The Polka Dots


Wednesday 27th January 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Jonah Jones

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Donna Hightower

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The Tunes

Marion Ryan


Friday 29th January 1960

AR Music Parade 5:00 - 5:25

How music is made

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Saturday 30th January 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Shirley Eaton, Frank Weir, Bunny Lewis, Susan Franks

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

NB Otis Blackwell was scheduled but cancelled due to illness

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Ronnie Hawkins

Mort Shuman - Hound Dog Man

Michael Cox

Billy Fury

ATV The Anthony Newley Show 8:00 - 8:55 pm


Sunday 31st January 1960

ABC The Sunday Break

Woolf Phillips and his Quintet

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Emile Ford and his Checkmates

John Raitt

ABC The Music Shop

Hosted by Teddy Johnson

Joe 'Mister Piano' Henderson

Julia Davis

The Tubby Hayes Quintet


Monday 1st February 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Paul Raven Too Proud

The Lana Sisters You Got What It Takes

ATV Bernard Delfont Presents Those Beverley Sisters 8:00 – 8:30 pm

Mantovani


Tuesday 2nd February 1960

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

BBC Eurovision Song Contest

First British heat, host David Jacobs

David Hughes, Lita Roza, Malcolm Vaughan, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ATV The Melody Dances

Cyril Stapleton and his Band

The Raindrops

Jerry Lordon

Leonard Patrick and Doreen Key

Julie Rayne

Roy Merrell


Wednesday 3rd February 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Tommy Sands

BBC Music For You 9:05 - 9:50 pm

No music guests of interest

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Dick Francis

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan, Jackie Rae


Thursday 4th February 1960

BBC Crackerjack

The Hedley Ward Trio

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

BBC Eurovision Song Contest

Second British heat, host David Jacobs

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

Ronnie Carroll – Girl With A Curl

Dennis Lotis – Love Me A Little

Marion Keene

ITV Close-Up On Frank Sinatra

clips from his movies

ITV Hippodrome

Michael Holliday


Friday 5th February 1960

AR For Children: Music Parade

content unknown

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

Tyne Tees At The Golden Disc

Marion Ryan

Joe Henderson

Jack Payne

Alan Freeman

Jimmy Henney


Saturday 6th February 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Wolf Mankowicz, Michael Craig, Nancy Spain, Henrietta Tiarks

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Ronnie Hawkins

Michael Cox

Billy Fuy

Adam Faith

Davy Jones

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Alma Cogan Show

Alma Cogan

The Dallas Boys

Jaohn Raitt


Sunday 7th February 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Max Bygraves

The Peters Sisters

ATV Music Shop

Hosted by Teddy Johnson

Maureen Evans

York de Sousa

Ike Werner


Monday 8th February 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Tuesday 9th February 1960

BBC Make Mine Music

a programme of light music

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Craig Douglas

The Jones Boys


Wednesday 10th February 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Kay Starr, Paul Anka

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Dick Francis

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The Tune


Friday 12th February 1960

BBC Russ Conway 7:30 - 8:00 pm

ITV For Children: Music Parade

content unknown


Saturday 13th February 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Pete Murray, Alan Freeman, Carolyn Townshend, Esmee Clinton

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Jess Conrad

Michael Cox

Billy Fury

Peter Wynne

ATV Saturday Spectacular

David Whitfield

Tyne Tees Tyne Tees Top Tunes 6:30 - 6:45 pm

content unknown


Sunday 14th February 1960

Southern Soccer Showbiz XI

Chas MacDevitt, Ronnie Carrol. Dave King

ABC Sunday Break

Craig Douglas

Nat Gonella and His Georgians

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Pt Boone

ATV Music Shop

Hosted by Teddy Johnson

Mark Murphy

Joan Small


Monday 15th February 1960

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

Lennie Mayne

Mavis Ascott

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 16th February 1960

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm 's Jazzers

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

AR Miniature Music Hall

The Barry Sisters

Southern The Patti Page Show 6:45 - 7:00 pm

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

The Mudlarks

Winifred Atwell

Stevie Marsh

York de Souza


Wednesday 17th February 1960

BBC The Perry Como Show

Lena Horne

ITV Bandstand

Ted Heath, Sylvia Sands, Donna Hightower

Granada Spot The Tune (18th show in current series)

Marion Ryan


Thursday 18th February 1960

Granada Variety Show

Rose Marie

Marion Ryan - It's Too Darned Hot


Friday 19th February 1960

BBC Russ Conway

Joan Regan

AR Music Parade

Johnny Dankworth

Granada unknown

Cab Calloway


Saturday 20th February 1960

BBC Wakey Wakey Tavern

Bill Cotton

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Gene Vincent

Eddie Cochran

Billy Fury

Adam Faith

Jess Conrad

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Emile Ford Show

Emile Ford & The Checkmates

Jill Day


Sunday 21st February 1960

ABC Sunday Break

Humphrey Littleton

ATV Music Shop

content unknown

ATV Sunday Night at the London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Cliff Richard


Monday 22nd February 1960

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 23rd February 1960

BBC Make Mine Music

David Hughes

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade 7:00 – 7:30 pm

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Acker Bilk

Al Saxon


Wednesday 24th February 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Kaye Ballard

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Donna Hightower

Maureen Evans

AR Look! Hear!

‘LP music from Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney film’

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Thursday 25th February 1960

BBC Home In Time

Bert Weedon – Big Beat Boogie

ITV Hippodrome

Michael Holliday


Friday 26th February 1960

BBC Russ Conway

ITV The Music Parade

content unknown


Saturday 27th February 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Eric Sykes, Lorrae Desmond, Henrietta Tiarks, Alan Freeman

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

Gene Vincent

Eddie Cochran

Billy Fury

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Guy Mitchell Show

Guy Mitchell

Jack Parnell and his Orchestra

Petula Clark & Guy Mitchell - The Alphabet Song

Petula Clark - I Love A Violin, Lucky Day


Sunday 28th February 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky in Pop Parade (first in series)

Presented from Station P.O.P.

ABC Sunday Break

Diz Disley

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Johnnie Ray


Monday 29th February 1960

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 1st March 1960

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITN News

Elvis Presley leaves the US Army

ITV The Melody Dances

The Lana Sisters


Wednesday 2nd March 1960

BBC News

Charity luncheon with Petula Clark

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

AR Living For Kicks

Daniel Farson interviews Duffy Power

ITN News

Elvis Presley on leaving the US Army

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Donna Hightower

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The TUne

Marion Ryan


Thursday 3rd March 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

BBC Little Miss Music

Sheila Buxton

ATV Val Parnell’s Startime

Alma Cogan

The Dallas Boys

Nat Gonella – Jeeper’s Creepers, Sachmo’s Blues


Friday 4th March 1960

BBC Russ Conway

ITV The Music Parade

Cy Grant

ITN News

Elvis Presley on leaving the US Army


Saturday 5th March 1960

BBC Ken Dodd

Clinton Ford

Dorothy Squires

The Mersey City Jazz Band

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Jack Payne, Spike Milligan, Nancy Spain, Jacquay Kinson

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Boy Meets Girls final show

Regulars: Marty Wilde, The Vernon Girls

content unknown

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Johnnie Ray Show 8:00 - 8:55 pm

ATV Let's Go

Excerpt from Look Who's Here, a musical revue currently playing at the Fortune Theatre, London


Sunday 6th March 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

ITV Mantovani

Connie Francis

Vic Damone

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

content unknown


Monday 7th March 1960

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 8th March 1960

BBC Make Mine Music

David Hughes

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole


Wednesday 9th March 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Kay Starr, The Mills Brothers

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Donna Hightower

Maureen Evans

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Thursday 10th March 1960

BBC Variety Club Luncheon

Anthony Newley, Harry Secombe

Granada Variety Show 9:55 – 10:50 pm

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

Rose Marie

The Honeys


Friday 11th March 1960

BBC Russ Conway

Humphrey Littleton

Rosa Goldi – Falling In Love With Love

ITV For Children: Music Parade

content unknown


Saturday 12th March 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Pete Murray, Paul Carpenter, Catherine Boyle, June Sylvaine

Guest -

BBC Jimmy Logan

Yana

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed, Skylark

Glen Mason

ABC The Ernest Maxin Show

Dave King

The Kaye Sisters


Sunday 13th March 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

ATV Soccer

Showbix XI incl Tommy Steele, Ronnie Carroll, Dave King

TV All Stars incl Anthony Newley

ABC Sunday Break

Ken Collyer’s Jazzmen

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Winifred Atwell

ATV Late Date

Yana

Ronnie Hilton


Monday 14th March 1960

AR Dial For Music

NB Dennis Lotis misses the show this week so that he can appear on The Jubilee Show

Ronnie Carroll

Bryan Johnson

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 15th March 1960

BBC Picture Parade

a clip from Jazz Boat with Anthony Newley

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ATV The Melody Dances

Emile Ford & The Checkmates – Slow Boat To China, Red Sails In The Sunset

The John Barry 7

Julie Dawn


Wednesday 16th March 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Theodore Bikel & Perry Como – Molly Malone

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Gary Marshall

Sylvia Sands

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Thursday 17th March 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Dickie Valentine

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson

BBC The Men Behind The Music: Jerome Kern

No musical guests of interest

AR The Jubilee Show

Dennis Lotis

Shirley Eaton


Friday 18th March 1960

BBC Russ Conway

The Beverley Sisters

ITV For Children: Music Parade

content unknown


Saturday 19th March 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Ted Ray, Sam Costa, Lord Donegall, Lee Hamilton

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Cliff Richard Show 8:00 - 8:55 pm

Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Kansas City , Pointed Toe Shoes, Willie & The Hand Jive

Cliff Richard & David Kossof (as Alf Larkin) - duet

Cliff Richard & Janette Scott – I’m Past My Prime

Al Saxon

ABC Make A Date

The Kaye Sisters

Dave King


Sunday 20th March 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

ITV Mantovani

Petula Clark

ABC Sunday Break

Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Lonnie Donegan – My Old Man’s A Dustman

ATV Late Date

Yana

Ronnie Hilton


Monday 21st March 1960

AR Dial For Music

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 22nd March 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Hosted by Joan Regan

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV Melody Dances

The Honeys

Richard Allen


Wednesday 23rd March 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

content unknown

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

Granada Bandstand 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Ted Heath & His Orchestra (regulars)

Gary Marshall

Sylvia Sands


Thursday 24th March 1960

BBC Home In Time

NB The show uses film to highlight the point of a song, not just studio based

Carole Carr – The Man I Love, Fever

Bruce Trent – So In Love, The Loveliest Night Of The Year

ATV Val Prnell’s Startime

Alma Cogan

Dickie Valentine

The Dallas Boys


Friday 25th March 1960

BBC Russ Conway

ITV The Music Parade

content unknown, but features ballet


Saturday 26th March 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Pete Murray, Jack Payne, Jean Metcalfe, Alan Freeman

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The David Whitfield Show 8:00 – 8:55 pm


Sunday 27th March 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

ITV Mantovani

Petula Clark

ABC Sunday Break

The Modern Jazz Committee

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

An excerpt of the west End show Humpty Dumpty with Harry Secombe, Gary Miller

ATV Late Date

Yana

Ronnie Hilton


Monday 28th March 1960

AR Dial for Music

Ronnie Carroll

Matt Monro

June Marlow

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane – All The Things You Do


Tuesday 29th March 1960

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

BBC Eurovision Song Contest 9:00 - 10:15 pm

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Hosted by Catherine Boyle, with David Jacobs commentating for the BBC

UK Entry: Bryan Johnson – Looking High High High

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Billie Anthony

Cherry Wainer

Kenneth Earle (of Earle and Vaughan with Malcolm Vaughan)


Wednesday 30th March 1960

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Thursday 31st March 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Cliff Richard

Granada Variety Time

Rose Murphy


Friday 1st April 1960

BBC Russ Conway

Jill Day

BBC News Extra

Movie premier with Cliff Richard

AR The Music Goes Round 7:00 - 7:30 pm

NB A TV version of the radio show ‘Songs from the Shows’ hosted by John Watt. Watt had recorded the first two of six shows in December, but gave up due to ill health, he subsequently died.

Ronnie Hilton

Joan Savage

Glen Mason

Pip Hinton

Adelaide Hall

The Kestrels

Bill Ternent and his Orchestra


Saturday 2nd April 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Catherine Boyle, Wolf Mankowitz, Frankie Day, Eric Sykes

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Make A Date (The Ernest Maxin Show)

Petula Clark

Craig Douglas


Sunday 3rd April 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show from The Prince of Wales Theatre 8:00 - 9:00 pm

King Brothers

Yma Sumac

Richard Allen

ATV Late Date

Yana

Ronnie Hilton


Monday 4th April 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Tuesday 5th April 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan

BBC Holliday At Home

Michael Holliday

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Maureen Evans


Wednesday 6th April 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Frankie Avalon – Don’t Throw Away These Teardrops

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

AR The Jubilee Show

Dennis Lotis, Shirley Eaton


Friday 8th April 1960

BBC Russ Conway

Marion Keene

AR The Music Goes Round

Carole Carr

Ronnie Hilton

Glen Mason

Elaine Delmar

Maureen Evans

The Kestrels

Bill Ternent and his Orchestra

ITV The Music Goes Round

Ronnie Hilton

Carole Carr


Saturday 9th April 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

NB Guest Hosted by Digby Wolfe

Jury - Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Paul Carpenter, Nancy Spain

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Make A Date (The Ernest Maxin Show)

Adam Faith

Yana

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Anthony Newley Show 8:00 - 8:55 pm


Sunday 10th April 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Bobby Darin

The cast of The Most Happy Fella


Monday 11th April 1960

BBC Focus

Josh White

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Tuesday 12th April 1960

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

Tony Osbourne

Jill Day

BBC Words and Music

Richard Allen


Wednesday 13th April 1960

ATV Me And My Shadows 9:10 - 9:25 pm

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Granada People and Places

Matt Monro


Thursday 14th April 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Alma Cogan (who has eight costume changes tonight) – O Dio Mio

The Everly Brothers – Cathy’s Clown

Alma Cogan & The Everly Brothers – Till I Kissed You

The Dallas Boys


Friday 15th April 1960 Good Friday

BBC Russ Conway

AR Cool For Cats 7:00 - 7:30 pm (first in new series)

Matt Monro

Gary Marshall - Oh You Beautiful Doll


Saturday 16th April 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Anne Rogers, Eric Robinson, Gary Miller, Sheila Gallagher

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

Russ Conway (regular)

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Make A Date

Michael Holliday

ATV Saturday Spectacular: Let's Have A Holiday

Dickie Valentine

ABC Clubland Saturday Night

Ronnie Hilton

Lloyd Lewis (Hammond organ player)


Sunday 17th April 1960 Easter Sunday

ABC Sunday Break

Norman Percival Group

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Adam Faith

The John Barry Seven


Monday 18th April 1960 Bank Holiday

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Tuesday 19th April 1960

BBC The Russ Conway Show

Russ Conway

Bert Weedon

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

The Honeys

Joe Mister Piano Henderson


Wednesday 20th April 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

The Lennon Sisters

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

ITN News

Gene Vincent leaves the UK for America


Thursday 21st April 1960

BBC Home In Time

Sheila Buxton

Dill Jones

Owen Brannigan

BBC Top Town Tournament

Hosted by David Jacobs

Judges: Vera Lynn

Granada Variety Show

Chris Connor

The Delta Rhythm Boys

AR Somerset Maugham Stories: The Three Fat Women of Antibes

Anne Shelton in acting role


Friday 22nd April 1960

AR Cool For Cats

Matt Monro – Love Walked In

Featured discs:

Anthony Newley - Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss

Bobby Darin - Clementine

Sarah Vaughan - Sweet Affection


Saturday 23rd April 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Jack Payne, Eric Sykes, Pete Murray, David Hughes

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ATV This Is Bobby Darin 8:00 - 8:55 pm

Bobby Darin

Rosemary Squires

Clyde McPhatter

Frances Pidgeon

Maggie Kovac

Duane Eddy

Bob Miller and The Millermen and Chorus

ABC Wham!! 6:00 - 6:30 pm (first edition)

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

The Vernon Girls

Billy Fury

Joe Brown

Jess Conrad - Once Upon A Time

Dickie Pride

Little Tony

Johnny Carson

The Four Jays

and Jack Good's Fat Noise


Sunday 24th April 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

ATV Mantovani

Joan Regan

Larry Adler

ABC Sunday Break

Humphrey Littleton

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

MN It's probable that The Everly Brothers were scheduled to appear but decided to go back home to the USA early

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Howard Keel

ATV Meet Gary Miller 11:00 - 11:20 pm

Jill Day


Monday 25th April 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Tuesday 26th April 1960

BBC Words and Music

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

Jack Jackson

Cy Grant

Jacqualine Delman

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

Gary Marshall – Large As Life

ITV The Melody Dances

The Kaye Sisters


Wednesday 27th April 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

From Radio Times "In this edition Pinky and Perky try their trotters at launching the first Eurovision broadcast for Station P.O.P"

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Friday 29th April 1960

AR Cool For Cats

Lyn Cornell – Like Love

Ernestine Anderson – Interlude (danced to by ballet troupe)

Mel Gadson - Coming Down With Love

Serino- I Had the Craziest Dream

Adam Faith - Made You

Andy Williams - Wake Me When It's Over


Saturday 30th April 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Johnny Preston, Gary Miller, Humphrey Lyttelton, Buddy Kaye

Guest -

ATV Lunch Dancing With Loss

Joe Loss and his Orchestra with Rose Brennan, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus

ABC Wham!! 6:00 – 6:30 pm

Hosted by Keith Fordyce. Regulars: The Vernon Girls, Billy Fury, Jess Conrad, Joe Brown

Richard Allen

The Vernons Girls

Billy Fury

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Jess Conrad

Jack Good's Fat Noise

Cudley Dudley

Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

Vince Taylor


Sunday 1st May 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

BBC Perry Como Comes To London 7:30 - 8:20 pm

Russ Conway, Harry Secombe

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium 8:00 - 9:00 pm

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Dave King

Howard Keel

ATV Meet Gary Miller 11:00 - 11:20 pm

Stephanie Voss


Monday 2nd May 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

Anglia Mid-Day Show

Mike Preston


Tuesday 3rd May 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Hosted by Joan Regan

The Kaye Sisters – Sisters, Let Me Be A Sister To You, Down In The Valley

The King Brothers – Standing On The Corner

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ATV The Melody Dances

Jimmy Lloyd

The Lana Sisters

The Bell Tones


Wednesday 4th May 1960

Tyne Tees Young At Heart (first edition)

Hosted by Jimmy Savile, Valerie Masters

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Thursday 5th May 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Alma Cogan


Friday 6th May 1960

AR Cool For Cats 200th edition

content unknown


Saturday 7th May 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Four teenage students from the American Dependant High School, Bushy Park - Nancy Pederson, Karen Post, Doug Levy, Ed Robertson

Guest -

BBC The Vera Lynn Show

Conway Twitty

ABC Wham!! 6:00 - 6:30 pm

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

Regulars: The Vernon Girls, Billy Fury, Jess Conrad, Joe Brown

Dickie Pride

Little Tony

The Flee-Rakkers

Gill Gordon

The Fat Noise

Danny Rivers

Douglas Marlborough - My Old Man's A Dustman (a Daily Mail journalist who was challenged by Jack Good at a press conference to appear as a singer)


Sunday 8th May 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Perry Como

ITV Mantovani

Joan Regan

ABC Sunday Break

The Alan Ganley Quintet

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Connie Francis

ATV Meet Gary Miller

Adele Leigh


Monday 9th May 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

TWW Here Today

Matt Monro


Tuesday 10th May 1960

BBC Words And Music

Russ Conway, Anne Shelton

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

content unknown


Wednesday 11th May 1960

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Thursday 12th May 1960

BBC The Lenny The Lion Show

Russ Conway

Granada Variety Show

Diahann Carroll


Friday 13th May 1960

BBC Tempo 60 7:30 - 8:00 pm (first edition)

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

Peter Kraos (German rock singer)

Vi Velengo (American singer)

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Saturday 14th May 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Russ Conway, Roy Castle, Catherine Boyle, Jeannette Sterke

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Show

Kathie Kay

ABC Wham!! 6:00 - 6:30 pm

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

The Vernons Girls

Billy Fury

Michael Cox

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Davy Jones

Jess Conrad

The Four Jays

The Fat Noise

Richard Allan

Sonny Stewart and the Dynamos

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Dickie Valentine


Sunday 15th May 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

ITV Mantovani

Joni James

ABC Sunday Break

Alex Welsh and his Band

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Nat 'King' Cole

ATV Meet Gary Miller

Maureen Evans


Monday 16th May 1960

BBC The Charlie Chester Show

The Zodiacs – The Music Goes Round and Round

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 17th May 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan

Dickie Valentine

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV The Melody Dances

content unknown


Wednesday 18th May 1960

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Thursday 19th May 1960

AR Harlem Heatwave

Jack Hammer

Norma Miller & Her Jazzmen

The Southlanders

Woolf Phillips and his orchestra


Friday 20th May 1960

BBC Tempo 60 7:30 - 8:00 pm

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

Sheila Southern

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Emergency Ward 10

Two pop stars Stag Stanley and Stiff Kerridge comes to visit their manager in hospital

ITV Rosemary In New York

Rosemary Squires


Saturday 21st May 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Jack Payne, Jean Metcalfe, Bunny Lewis, Viscountess Lewisham

Guest -

ABC Wham!! 6:00 - 6:30 pm

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

Red Price

The Vernons Girls

Roy Young

Billy Fury

Michael Cox

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Davy Jones

Jess Conrad

The Four Jays

The Fat Noise

Bobby Deacon and the Cruisers

Keith Kelley

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Cliff Richard Show 8:00 - 8:55 pm


Sunday 22nd May 1960

BBC Pinky and Perky's Pop Parade

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Jane Morgan

The Four Lads

ABC Sunday Break

The Diz Disley Quintet

ATV Royal Variety Performance (Victoria Palace)

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Adam Faith

The John Barry Seven

The Vernon’s Girls

Lonnie Donegan

Russ Conway

Nat ‘King’ Cole

Sammy Davis Jr

Ronnie Carroll

Anne Shelton

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

Ronnie Hilton

Marion Ryan

Dickie Valentine


Monday 23rd May 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 24th May 1960

BBC Words And Music

Sheila Buxton

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ATV The Melody Dances

Eddie Calvert


Wednesday 25th May 1960

AR The Russ Conway Show 6:30 – 6:45 pm

Granada Spot The Tune

Chris Langford

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Thursday 26th May 1960

BBC The Lenny The Lion Show

Sheila Buxton

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Alma Cogan


Friday 27th May 1960

BBC Tempo 60 7:30 - 8:00 pm

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

The Barry Sisters

Monica Zetterlund

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Saturday 28th May 1960

no Juke Box Jury

BBC Sammy Davis Jr

NB filmed for Australian broadcaster ABC, the BBC were showing this two weeks ahead of UK ABC’s own Davis special. The Australian special had been offered to ITV but it had been turned down.

ABC Wham!! 6:00 - 6:30 pm

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

Red Price

The Vernons Girls

Billy Fury

Dickie Pride

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Jess Conrad

The Four Jays

Jack Good's Fat Noise

Vince Taylor

Danny Rivers

Tommy Bruce

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown


Sunday 29th May 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Sarah Vaughan - Eternally

ITV Mantovani

Connie Francis

The Hi-Los

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show Presents Make Me An Offer 8:00 – 9:00 pm

Anne Shelton

The Beverley Sisters


Monday 30th May 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 31st May 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan

Michael Holliday

Russ Conway

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ATV The Melody Dances

Janie Marden


Wednesday 1st June 1960

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Friday 3rd June 1960

BBC Tempo 60 7:30 - 8:00 pm

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Saturday 4th June 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Ted Ray, Pete Murray, Carole Carr, Henrietta Tiarks

Guest -

BBC Harry Belafonte 10:35 - 11:20 pm

ABC Wham!! 6:00 - 6:30 pm

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

Red Price

The Vernons Girls

Billy Fury

Michael Cox

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Jess Conrad

The Four Jays

Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

The Fat Noise

Alan Fielding

Johnny Kidd

Dave Sampson and the Hunters

Anglia Disc Quiz 6:30 - 7:00 pm

content unknown

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Roy Castle Show

No guests of interest in this edition


Sunday 5th June 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

ITV Mantovani

Petula Clark

ABC Sunday Break

Robin Garton and His Band

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Gordon MacRae, Sheila MacRae


Monday 6th June 1960 Bank Holiday

BBC The Ivor Novello Awards

Edna Savage, Steve Race, Millicent Martin, Elisabeth Welch, Tommy STeele, Ted Heath and His Orchestra, Lionel Bart, Russ Conway, Anne Shelton, Tony Osborne

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell


Tuesday 7th June 1960

BBC Words And Music 8:30 - 9:15 pm

Ronnie Hilton

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ITV Let’s Go Latin

Regulars: Edmondo Ross

Jilly Day


Wednesday 8th June 1960

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Friday 10th June 1960

BBC Tempo 60

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

Ronnie Carroll, Sylvia Sands, The Polka Dots, Kenny Baker, possibly Matt Monro

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Saturday 11th June 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Peter West, Dora Bryan, Judy Carne, Jimmy Henney

Guest -

BBC Billy Cotton Band Show

Kathie Kay

BBC Jazz A La Carte

Poetry and jazz with with Sylvie St. Clair and The Humphrey Lyttelton Band

ABC Wham!!

Hosted by Keith Fordyce

Peter Elliott

Red Price

The Vernons Girls

Billy Fury

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Jess Conrad

Peter Wynne

The Four Jays

Jack Good's Fat Noise

Cudley Dudley

Danny Rivers

Don Neilson

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ABC Sammy Davis Jr Meets The British 8:00 - 9:00 pm

Sammy At The Funfair


Sunday 12th June 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Roger Williams

ABC Sunday Break

Nat Gonella & His Georgians

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

The Kaye Sisters

Marty Wilde – Sweet Nuthin’s, Angry


Monday 13th June 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Tuesday 14th June 1960

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

Miniature Music Hall

The Barry Sisters

Dennis Lotis

Granada The Song Parade

Peter Knight and his Orchestra

The Granadiers

Gerry Dorsey

The Song Parade Dancers

Toni Eden

Andy Cole

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Alma Cogan

Victor Feldman

Ronnie Hilton


Wednesday 15th June 1960

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Thursday 16th June 1960

ATV Val Parnell's Star Time

Alma Cogan


Friday 17th June 1960

BBC Tempo 60

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

Marion Keene

Stéphane Grappelly

BBC Whack-O

Max Bygraves plays himself

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Saturday 18th June 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Jury - Digby Wolfe, Millicent Martin, Carole Carr, Eric Winston

Guest -

ABC Wham!! (final show)

Hosted by Keith Fordyce. Regulars: The Vernons Girls, Billy Fury, Jess Conrad, Joe Brown

Red Price

The Vernons Girls

Billy Fury

Michael Cox

Joe Brown

Little Tony

Jess Conrad

The Four Jays

Jack Good's Fat Noise

Danny Rivers

Karl Denver Trio

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ATV Saturday Spectacular: A Night Out With Shirley Bassey 8:00 - 9:00 pm

BBC Vera Lynn Presents


Sunday 19th June 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Three of Bing Crosby’s sons (Philip, Lyndsay, Dennis)

ABC Sunday Break

Steve Benbow Folk Four

George Chisholm and the Jazzers

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson


Monday 20th June 1960

AR Dial For Music

Barbara Leigh

Dennis Lotis

Ronnie Carroll

June Marlow

Anne Carroll

Benny Lee

Jean Campbell

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Tuesday 21st June 1960

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

ITV Joy Ride

Marion Ryan

The Honeys

Jerry Lordan

ITV Words and Music

David Hughes

June Marlow (ex-Stargazers)

ITV Let’s Go Latin

The King Brothers

TWW Patti Page


Wednesday 22nd June 1960

Tyne Tees Young At Heart

content unknown


Thursday 23rd June 1960

Granada Variety Show

The Deep River Boys


Friday 24th June 1960

BBC Tempo 60

NB The BBC claims ‘Tempo 60 was an experiment which has not worked to our satisfaction. We are discontinuing it’. It was to be replaced by Sugar Beat. The Daily Mirror points out that Tempo 60 launched on Friday the 13th and was due to run for 13 weeks

Regulars: The Tubby Hayes Combo

AR Cool For Cats

A western / cowboy setting for the show tonight

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin’ All Over

ITV Two’s A Crowd

NB scheduled to run for thirteen weeks

Marion Ryan


Saturday 25th June 1960

no Juke Box Jury

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ATV The Tin Pan Alley Show 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Pete Murray

Jack Parnell

The John Barry Seven

Kaye Sisters

Emile Ford

Lionel Bart


Sunday 26th June 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show 8:55 - 9:55 pm

Jane Morgan


Monday June 27th 1960

The Daily Mirror runs a story pointing out that both BBC and ITV have dropped dedicated rock and roll shows and in the future teenage music will only be included in more general appeal variety shows. Jack Good said ‘I don't think these programmes have lost their appeal and I'm sorry to see them go. I think British television is making a big mistake.’


Tuesday 28th June 1960

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon


Wednesday 29th 1960

ATV Alfred Marks Time

Marion Keene


Thursday 30th June 1960

AR Cool For Cats 7:00 - 7:30 pm

Ray Pilgrim

ATV Putting On The Donegan 8:00 - 8:30 pm

Lonnie Donegan

Red Price

Miki and Griff

Don Lang and The Frantic Five


Friday 1st July 1960

BBC Fred Emney Picks A Pop 7:30 - 8:00 pm

Includes David Jacobs in a Juke Box Jury spoof

Scottish Frankie Laine 10:50 - 11:05 pm

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 2nd July 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Carmen Dragon, Pete Murray, Anthea Askcy, Ed Robertson

Guest -

ATV The Tin Pan Alley Show 6:30 – 7:00 pm

Johnny Dankworth

Disc Jockey of the week: Jack Jackson

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Jane Morgan Show 7:55 - 8:55 pm


Sunday 3rd July 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

Eve Boswell


Tuesday 5th July 1960

BBC Words And Music

Eric Delaney

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon


Wednesday 6th July 1960

ABC Val Parnell’s Star Time 8:30 - 9:25 pm

Dennis Lotis


Thursday 7th July 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

BBC Blackpool Show Parade

Excerpt from ‘Let’s Have Fun

Clinton Ford

ATV Putting On The Donegan

Lonnie Donegan

Mikki & Griff


Friday 8th July 1960

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marian Ryan


Saturday 9th July 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Catherine Boyle, Peter Noble, June Marlow, Alan Dell

Guest -

BBC Billy Cotton Band Show

Kathie Kay

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ATV The Tin Pan Alley Show

Michael Holliday

The New Eric Delaney Band

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Russ Conway


Sunday 10th July 1960

BBC June Evening (play)

David Jones (future Monkee) as Benny Whittle

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

No guests of interest in this edition


Monday 11th July 1960

BBC Soft Lights and Sweet Music

Carole Carr – I’m In the Mood For Love, C’est Magnifique

AR Rainbow Room

Lorrae Desmond


Tuesday 12th July 1960

BBC Make Way For Music 10:20 - 10:50 pm

Sheila Buxton and Norman George


Wednesday 13th July 1960

Granada Variety Show

Jimmy Young

The Avons

Mauri Leighton (blues singer)

Evalyn Tyner (jazz piano player)


Thursday 14th July 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Putting On The Donegan

content unknown


Friday 15th July 1960

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 16th July 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Eric Sykes, Catherine Boyle, Sidney James, Judy Came

Guest -

BBC Vera Lynn Presents

ATV The Tin Pan Alley Show

content unknown

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown


Sunday 17th July 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

content unknown


Monday 18th July 1960

BBC Russ Conway (repeat)

Jill Day

BBC Words and Music

No guests of interest


Tuesday 19th July 1960

BBC Russ Conway (repeat)


Wednesday 20th July 1960

BBC Russ Conway (repeat)

Marion Keene

ITV The Michael Holliday Show 4:15 – 4:45 pm

ITV Summer Fair

Russ Conway

Vince Eager


Thursday 21st July 1960

BBC Russ Conway (repeat)

BBC Scarborough Show Parade

Dickie Valentine in sketch with Terry Scott dressed as an old woman

Joe ‘mister piano’ Henderson

Sally Logan (singer)

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Putting On The Donegan

Lonnie Donegan

Miki and Griff

The Vernons Girls


Friday 22nd July 1960

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 23rd July 1960

BBC Hi Summer!

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

ATV The Tin Pan Alley Show

content unknown

ATV Saturday Spectacular

content unknown

No Juke Box Jury

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown


Sunday 24th July 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

The Kaye Sisters

The King Brothers


Monday 25th July 1960

BBC Soft Lights and Sweet Music

Carole Carr


Tuesday 26th July 1960

BBC Make Way For Music

Sheila Buxton, Norman George

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon


Wednesday 27th July 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Excerpts from the Blackpool show ‘Seeing Stars’

Adam Faith

Emile Ford

The John Barry Seven

The Lana Sisters


Thursday 28th July 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

ATV Putting On The Donegan

Lonnie Donegan

Mikki & Griff


Friday 29th July 1960

BBC Whack-O (repeat 17th June 1960)

Max Bygraves

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 30th July 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Arthur Askey, Anthea Askey, Peter Haigh, Susan Franks

Guest -

BBC Hi Summer!

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

BBC Beaulieu Jazz Festival 10:45 - 11:25 pm

Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band

Ian Menzies and the Clyde Valley Stompers

The Jazz Five

Memphis Slim

ATV The Tin Pan Alley Show

Shirley Bassey

Ronnie Hilton

Disc jockey of the week: Alan Freeman

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Cliff Richard Show 7:55 - 8:55 pm

Cherry Wainer

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown


Sunday 31st July 1960

BBC News

Beaulieu Jazz Festival report

ABC The Sunday Break

Ronnie Hilton

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

The Most Happy Fella


Monday 1st August 1960 Bank Holiday

BBC Holiday Pops 5:00 - 5:25 pm

The Avons

BBC Beaulieu Jazz Festival 10:30 - 11:15 pm

Johnny Dankworth and his orchestra

The Dill Jones Trio

Little Brother Montgomery

Victor Feldman with the Ronnie Scott Quintet

Elaine Delmar

ATV Rainbow Room

The Southlanders


Tuesday 2nd August 1960

BBC Words and Music

Rosemary Squires

Joe Loss

ITV Rosemary in Rio

Rosemary Squires


Wednesday 3rd August 1960

BBC Lookout

John Tidmarsh looks as Jazz Addicts

Granada Variety Show 8:30 - 9:25 pm

Leslie Uggams


Thursday 4th August 1960

AR Cool For Cats

Mike Preston

ATV Putting On The Donegan last edition

Lonnie Donegan

Mikki & Griff


Friday 5th August 1960

BBC Music For Moderns 10:35 - 10:55 pm

Tubby Hayes

Victor Feldman

Cleo Laine

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 6th August 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Stirling Moss, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Bunny Lewis, Judy Huxtable

Guest -

BBC Jazz Session 9:30 - 10:00 pm

Introduced by Tony Hall Jeff Kruger

Memhis Slim

Otillie Patterson

Eddie Thompson

The Tony Kinsey Quartet

The Chris Barber Jazzband

BBC Hi Summer

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ABC Steamboat Shuffle

NB ABC re-creates a Mississippi paddle steamer for this series

Alex Welsh Band

Mike Daniels Delta Jazz Band

Cy Grant

Kenny Lynch

Joanne Scoon

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Alma Cogan

The Everly Brothers

Gary Miller


Sunday 7th August 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

content unknown


Monday 8th August 1960

BBC Lullaby In Rhythm 10:15 - 10:45 pm (also seen as Make Way For Music)

Sheila Buxton

ATV Rainbow Room

Frank Ifield

ATV A Date With…

Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy


Tuesday 9th August 1967

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon


Thursday 11th August 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown


Friday 12th August 1960

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 13th August 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Ted Heath, Millicent Martin, Pete Murray, June Thorburn

Guest -

BBC Hi Summer

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Gordon MacRae Show

No guests of interest in this edition

ABC Steamboat Shuffle

Kenny Baker & The Swamplanders

The Humphrey Littleton Band

The Mike Daniels Delta Jazzband

Chas McDevit and Shirley Douglas

Maggie Fitzgibbon

Doreen Beatty


Sunday 14th August 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

content unknown


Monday 15th August 1960

BBC Soft Lights and Sweet Songs

Carole Carr


Tuesday 16th August 1960

AR Lunchbox

Matt Monro


Wednesday 17th August 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

David Whitfield


Thursday 18th August 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

AR A Date With…

Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy


Friday 19th August 1960

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 20th August 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Dave King, Nancy Spain, Henrietta Tiarks, Alan Freeman

Guest -

BBC Hi Summer

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ATV Saturday Spectacular

content unknown

ABC Steamboat Shuffle

content unknown


Monday 22nd August 1960

BBC Soft Lights and Sweet Music: Lullaby In Rhythm

Carole Carr

Kenny Baker


Tuesday 23 August 1960

BBC Make Way For Music

Sheila Buxton

Rediffusion Lunchbox

Matt Monro


Wednesday 24th August 1960

BBC A Evening at the Candlelight

Dickie Valentine

Granada Variety Show

Miriam Makeba


Thursday 25th August 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

AR A Date With…

Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy


Friday 26th August 1960

BBC News Extra

Russ Conway


Saturday 27th August 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - David Hughes, Sheila Buxton, Mildred Mayne, Lionel Bart

Guest -

BBC Jazz Session 9:25 - 9:55 pm

Shelley Moore

Cab Kaye

Bob Wallis

Ronnie Curran

Sheila O'Neill

Molly Kenny

BBC Hi Summer

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Russ Conway Show 7:55 – 8:55 pm

ABC Steamboat Shuffle

content unknown


Sunday 28th August 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

content unknown


Tuesday 30th August 1960

AR Lunchbox

Matt Monro

AR Rosemary in Paris

Rosemary Squires


Thursday 1st September 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

AR A Date With…

Shirley Jones & Jack Cassidy


Friday 2nd September 1960

AR Two’s A Crowd

Marion Ryan


Saturday 3rd September 1960

no Juke Box Jury

BBC The Dickie Valentine Show

BBC Hi Summer

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Arthur Askey Show

content unknown


Sunday 4th September 1960

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

content unknown


Wednesday 7th September 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Lonnie Donegan

Ernestine Anderson


Thursday 8th September 1960

AR Cool For Cats (last show at 7:00 pm)

Featured discs

Bobby Rydell - Volare

Ernestine Anderson - Harlem Nocturne

Frank Sinatra - Nice and Easy

Sammy Davis Jnr - E O Eleven

AR A Date With…

Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy


Friday 9th September 1960

ITV You’re Invited

Evalyn Tyner - Mack the Knife, Maiaguena


Saturday 10th September 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Rosemary Squires, Paul Carpenter, Geoff Love, Annette

Guest -

BBC Hi Summer

George Chisholm and his Jazzers

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown


Sunday 11th September 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium (first in new series)

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Frankie Vaughan


Monday 12th September 1960

AR Russ Conway 7:15 – 7:30 pm


Tuesday 13th September 1960

BBC Make Way For Music

Sheila Buxton

The Gatecrashers (a Dixieland jazz and made up of members of the Northern Dance Orchestra)

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown


Wednesday 14th September 1960

BBC Dancing from Bridlington

Ronnie Hilton

AR Liberace 8:30 – 9:25 pm


Thursday 15th September 1960

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 16th September 1960

BBC Sugar Beat 7:30 - 8:00 pm (first editon)

Sheila Buxton


Saturday 17th September 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Capucine, Terence Morgan, Jimmy Henney, Toni Eden

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

Kathie Kay

Anglia Disc Quiz

content unknown

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Nat King Cole Show 7:30 - 8:30 pm


Sunday 18th September 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol (Bruce Forsythe had to cancel due to doctors orders)

Kay Starr

Emile Ford


Monday 19th September 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 20th September 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm – epilogue

content unknown

AR Lunchbox

Matt Monro


Wednesday 21st September 1960

AR Some Enchanted Evenings

A tribute to Oscar Hammersmith II

Dennis Lotis


Thursday 22nd September 1960

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Saturday 24th September 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Eric Sykes, Lita Roza, Catherine Boyle, Don Moss

Guest -

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Howard Keel Show

content unknown


Sunday 25th September 1960

BBC Showtime

Georgia Brown

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

content unknown


Monday 26th September 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 - 7:00 pm

NB The show goes back to an early evening slot

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show 7:15 – 7:30 pm

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 27th September 1960

BBC Hello Again!

Shirley Abacair

Humphrey Littleton

Frank Ifield

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown


Wednesday 28th September 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Jewel and Warriss Show


Thursday 29th September 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Russ Conway

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane

TWW Patti Page


Saturday 1st October 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Eric Sykes, Petula Clark, George Chisholm, Judy Carne

Guest -

ATV The Saturday Spectacular

Paul Robeson

Emile Ford


Sunday 2nd October 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Shirley Bassey


Monday 3rd October 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 - 7:00 pm

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show 7:15 – 7:30 pm


Tuesday 4th October 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm – epilogue

The Mudlarks – Move Two Mountains


Wednesday 5th October 1960

ITV Rendezvous With Rosemary

Rosemary Squires


Thursday 6th October 1960

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 7th October 1960

BBC Deep River Time

The Deep River Boys


Saturday 8th October 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Pete Murray, Catherine Boyle, Janie Marden, Phil Foster

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

Kathie Kay


Sunday 9th October 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

May Bygraves


Monday 10th October 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm (repeat of 6th October 1960)

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show 7:15 – 7:30 pm

Wedgewood Blue, Look For A Star

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 11th October 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

Valerie Masters - Sweeter as the Day Goes By

Dennis Lotis - Strangers When We Meet"

Ronnie Carroll - Chain Gang


Wednesday 12th October 1960

BBC Josh White 10:30 – 10:45 pm

AR Hippodrome

NB because this new series is broadcast from Rediffusion’s new studio they can now use a full size 42 foot circus ring, instead of the previous 30 foot ring

Michael Holliday


Thursday 13th October 1960

BBC Crackerjack

content unknown

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marden – How About You, As Long As He Needs Me, It’s A Most Unusual Day

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 14th October 1960

BBC The Friday Show

Dennis Lotis


Saturday 15th October 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Sydney Shaw, Jill Day, Bunny Lewis, plus one

Guest -

BBC Sacha Distel Show 7:50 - 8:30 pm

No other musical guests of interest

ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Vera Lynn Show


Sunday 16th October 1960

ITV Birthday Honours

NB Two people, one famous and one not meet and compare notes

Cliff Richard meets a student engineer

BBC Showtime

Joan Regan

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Cliff Richard & The Shadows


Monday 17th October 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show 7:15 – 7:30 pm

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 18th October 1960

AR Lunchbox

Matt Monro


Wednesday 19th October 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time: Jewell and Warris

Ray Ellington

Toni Eden


Thursday 20th October 1960

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marden

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane – The Night They Invented Champagne, They Can’t Take That Away From Me


Friday 21st October 1960

BBC The Friday Show

Lita Roza

BBC Make Way For Music

Sheila Buxton


Saturday 22nd October 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Eric Sykes, Carole Carr, Jimmy Henney, plus one other

Guest -

ATV The Strange World Of Gurney Slade 8:35 - 9:05 pm (first episode)

Anthony Newley

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Kay Starr Show 7:30 - 8:30 pm

content unknown

AR Rosemary Squires

Matt Monro


Sunday 23rd October 1960

BBC Showtime

The Beverley Sisters

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Connie Francis


Monday 24th October 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show 7:15 – 7:30 pm

Nicolette, Autumn Sonata

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 25th October 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Regulars: Joan Regan, The Polka Dots

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

Veronica Bravo

Cleo Laine


Wednesday 26th October 1960

BBC Parade

Connie Francis

The Mudlarks

Granada Variety Show

Larry Adler


Thursday 27th October 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Shirley Abicair

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Saturday 29th October 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Nancy Spain, Carmen McRae, Peter Murray, Richard Wyler

Guest - Ted Taylor

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Alma Cogan

ATV The Strange World Of Gurney Slade

Anthony Newley


Sunday 30th October 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Shirley Bassey

The Dallas Boys


Monday 31st October 1960

AR Cool For Cats

content unknown

AR The Russ Conway Show 7:15 – 7:30 pm

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 1st November 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown


Thursday 3rd November 1960

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marsden

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 4th November 1960

BBC The Friday Show

The Beverley Sisters

NB Due to trick camera work twelve Beverley Sisters were seen for one number to replicate the sound of one song on their new LP


Saturday 5th November 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Catherine Boyle, Frank Muir, Denis Norden, plus one

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

Kathie Kay

ATV The Strange World Of Gurney Slade

Anthony Newley

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Connie Francis Show 7:30 - 8:30 pm


Sunday 6th November 1960

BBC Showtime

Nina & Frederick

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Bruce Forsyth

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson


Monday 7th November 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 8th November 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan, The Polka Dots

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

Jerry Dane – Let’s


Wednesday 9th November 1960

BBC The Bing Crosby Show

Mahalia Jackson - Summertime

Dean Martin

Patti Page

BBC Parade

Alan Melville’s showbiz magazine programme

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time: Jewll and Warris

The Kaye Sisters

Dennis Lotis – Get Happy, Strangers When We Meet


Thursday 10th November 1960

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marden

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane

TWW Patti Page


Friday 11th November 1960

BBC The Friday Show

Ronnie Hilton


Saturday 12th November 1960

BBC Potomac Madness (Bob Hope special about the American Presidential contest)

Perry Como

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Nina & Frederick, Jill Ireland, David McCallum

Guest - Colin Day

ATV The Strange World Of Gurney Slade

Anthony Newley

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Vera Lynn Show

Frank Ifield

George Chisholm


Sunday 13th November 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Hosted by Don Arrol

content unknown


Monday 14th November 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

ITV Rendezvous with Rosemary

Rosemary Squires

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 15th November 1960

BBC Picture Box

An excerpt from GI Blues with Elvis Presley

BBC Music For You

Larry Adler

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

Barbara Lyon - My Charlie

Harry James - End of Town Blues

Dick Jordan - Garden of Eden

AR Lunchbox

Matt Monro


Wednesday 16th November 1960

BBC Parade

Lyn Cornell

David Jacobs in a Juke Box Jury spoof

Granada Variety Show

Dorothy Donegan (jazz pianist)

The Kirby Stone Four


Thursday 17th November 1960

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 18th November 1960

BBC The Friday Show

Anne Shelton


Saturday 19th November 1960

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Frankie Avalon

Fabian

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Jeannie Castle, Sid James, Eric Sykes

Guest -

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Emile Ford & The Checkmates

The Beverley Sisters

ATV The Strange World Of Gurney Slade

Anthony Newley


Sunday 20th November 1960

BBC Showtime

George Chisholm

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Eartha Kitt – four songs including Santa Baby


Monday 21st November 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 22nd November 1960

BBC Be My Guest

The Barry Sisters

Joan Regan


Wednesday 23rd November 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown

AR Hippodrome

Michael Holliday

BBC Parade

Nina and Frederick


Thursday 24th November 1960

BBC Crackerjack

Sheila Buxton

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Saturday 26th November 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Marion Keene, Pete Murray, Paul Carpenter, Odilie Varacis

Guest -

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Bobby Rydell

ATV The Strange World Of Gurney Slade

Anthony Newley

ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Alma Cogan Show

Adam Faith

Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson


Sunday 27th November 1960

ABC Sing Along With Joe

Joe Mr Piano Henderson

Peter Elliott

Valerie Masters

Don Rennie

The Kentones

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Howard Keel


Monday 28th November 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

ITV Rendezvous with Rosemary

Rosemary Squires – Surrey With A Fringe on Top, You Made Me Love You

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

AR The Dickie Henderson Show

The Song

with Marty Wilde - Little Girl


Tuesday 29th November 1960

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown


Wednesday 30th November 1960

BBC The Bing Crosby Show

Rosemary Clooney

Johnny Mercer

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time: Jewell and Warris

Kenny Ball's Jazzmen


Thursday 1st December 1960

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marsden

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 2nd December 1960

BBC The Friday Show

Eve Boswell

George Chisholm

ITV Rosemary in Rio

Rosemary Squires


Saturday 3rd December 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - David Kossoff, Lita Roza, Richard Wyler, Eartha Kitt

Guest -

BBC The Billy Cotton Band Show

Alma Cogan

ATV Saturday Spectacular: The Vera Lynn Show


Sunday 4th December 1960

ABC Sing Along With Joe

Joe Mr Piano Henderson

Peter Elliott

Valerie Masters

Don Rennie

The Kentones

Julie Jones

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

content unknown


Monday 5th December 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

ITV Rendezvous with Rosemary

Rosemary Squires

ITV The Dickie Henderson Show: The Dress

with Eve Boswell


Tuesday 6th December 1960

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan, The Polka Dots

The Kirby Stone Four


Wednesday 7th December 1960

BBC Parade

Larry Adler

Granada The Variety Show

The Barry Sisters

Casey Anderson


Thursday 8th December 1960

BBC Crackerjack

content unknown

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marden

The Raindrops

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Saturday 10th December 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Godfrey Winn, Larry Adler, Susan Franks, Susan Stranks

Guest -

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

Keeley Smith

ATV Saturday Spectacular: Charlie Chester

The King Brothers


Sunday 11th December 1960

BBC Face To Face 10:25 - 10:55 pm

John Freeman talks to Adam Faith

ATV Val Parnell’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium

Hosted by Don Arrol

Lonnie Donegan - Lively


Monday 12th December 1960

BBC Parade

Dickie Valentine

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

AR Rendezvous with Rosemary Squires

Matt Monro


Tuesday 13th December 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown


Wednesday 14th December 1960

Anglia Time (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer 6:45 - 7:00 pm

A compilation of four shows made by TWW


Thursday 15th December 1960

BBC Girl In Calico

Janie Marden

The Raindrops

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Saturday 17th December 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Anne Shelton, Tony Osbourne, Barbara Shelley

Guest -

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

The Lennon Sisters

Tommy Sands

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Emile Ford


Sunday 18th December 1960

ABC Sing Along With Joe

Joe Mr Piano Henderson

Peter Elliott

Valerie Masters

Don Rennie

The Kentones

ABC Sunday Break

Mark Wynter

ATV Bernard Delfont’s Sunday Show

content unknown


Monday 19th December 1960

AR Cool For Cats 6:30 – 7:00 pm

content unknown

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan


Tuesday 20th December 1960

BBC Be My Guest

Joan Regan

The King Brothers

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon

AR The Christmas Tree

Cleo Laine

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

Lyn Cornell – The Angel and the Stranger


Wednesday 21st December 1960

ATV Val Parnell’s Star Time

Alma Cogan

The Dallas Boys

Ronnie Carroll


Thursday 22nd December 1960

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 23rd December 1960

BBC The Black and White Minstrel Show

George Chisholm's Jazzers

ITV Cover Girl

Matt Monro

Maureen Evans


Saturday 24th December 1960 Christmas Eve

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Peter Sellers, Russ Conway, Kathryn Grayson, Catherine Boyle

Guest -

BBC The Wakey Wakey Tavern

Billy Fury

Russ Conway

ATV Saturday Spectacular

Alma Cogan

Eve Boswell

Michael Holliday

Vera Lynn

Marion Ryan

David Jacobs

Bert Weedon


Sunday 25th December 1960 Christmas Day

BBC Perry Como’s Music Hall

BBC Tonight With Belefonte

Harry Belefonte

BBC Christmas Night With The Stars

Nina and Frederick

Joan Regan

ATV The Tommy Steele Show 8:00 - 9:00 pm

No other musical guests of interest

ITV Roll Back The Carpet And Dance

June Marlow

The Raindrops


Monday 26th December 1960 Boxing Day

Scottish The Michael Holiday Show 1:00 - 1:30 pm

Scottish Frankie Laine Sings 5 min

Granada Spot The Tune

Marion Ryan

All-star version

ITV The Dickie Henderson Show

Jill Day


Tuesday 27th December 1960

AR Cool For Cats 11:07 pm - epilogue

content unknown

AR Lucky Dip

Bert Weedon


Wednesday 28th December 1960

BBC Parade

Dickie Valentine


Thursday 29th December 1960

BBC Home In Time

Sheila Buxton

ATV The Arthur Haynes Show

Aileen Cochrane


Friday 30th December 1960

BBC The Friday Show

Anne Shelton

Jo Shelton

BBC Paris Music Box

Serge Gainsbourg


Saturday 31st December 1960

BBC Juke Box Jury

Jury - Frank Muir, Denis Norden, Beth Rogan, Hattie Jacques

Guest -

ATV Val Parnell’s Spectacular: The Cliff Richard Show

ITV Happy New Year

Joe ‘Mister Piano’ Henderson


Also this year

AR The Old Pull N Push November / December

Theme: Terry Lightfoot

Southern Buy Line

ad mag that uses Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Talking Harmonica Blues as its theme

ITV Tell It To The Marines c.March

Featured an arrangement by Chris Barber

BBC Wales Donald Peers Presents

Tommy Woodward (Tom Jones) - I'm Looking Out The Window