TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
A twice weekly magazine show featuring articles on pets, crafts, films, cars, basically
anything that children might find interesting or amusing. The show felt that it was
always targeting the more middle-
Watching the show sometimes made you feel like you were back at school again, but
there would be the odd pop act, and like so many shows from the British pop boom
era they would play host to the likes of The Hollies, The Searchers, Freddie & The
Dreamers etc and on one occasion The Bonzo Dog Doo-
Easily the longest running children's show on British TV they more recently awarded Paul McCartney their most coveted award, a gold Blue Peter badge.
BLUE PETER
BBC / BBC1 / CBBC
16th October 1958 -