| Juke Box Jury | |
|---|---|
| Format | Music |
| Starring | David Jacobs |
| Theme music composer | John Barry |
| Opening theme | Hit and Miss |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 1959 – 1967 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Drumbeat |
Juke Box Jury was a pop themed panel show, originally produced by BBC television from 1959-1967, the first edition having been broadcast on 1 June 1959. David Jacobs CBE (born London, May 19 1926) is a British actor and broadcaster who became known as a Disc jockey John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. It was based on a show which began on US Television in 1948, starring Hollywood DJ Peter Potter [1], itself an offshoot of a long-running radio series [2].
Vastly popular at the time it featured many well known stars of the day, including The Beatles, Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers and Phil Spector. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning The Seekers were a group of Australian folk -influenced popular musicians that was formed in Melbourne, in 1962 Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. Its popularity made it a part of Britain's youth culture during the sixties. A youth subculture is a Youth -based Subculture with distinct styles behaviours and interests It was broadcast on a Saturday evening and was fronted by David Jacobs. David Jacobs CBE (born London, May 19 1926) is a British actor and broadcaster who became known as a Disc jockey For reasons related to the generational and cultural priorities of those who made the decisions on what to keep and what to destroy, pop programmes suffered particularly badly from the BBC's wiping of much of its own archive, and little of the original Juke Box Jury survives.
The task of the panel of four celebrities was to judge recent single releases, although they were never played in their entirety, and give a verdict on whether each would be a "hit" or a "miss" (the decision was accompanied by an appropriate sound effect). In the case of a split decision, a separate panel made up of three members of the audience voted as a 'tie-breaker'.
The original panel consisted of Pete Murray, Alma Cogan, Gary Miller and Susan Stranks, who gave a 'teenager's view' on the offerings. Peter ("Pete" Murray OBE, (born Peter Murray James on 19 September 1925) is a British radio and television presenter and a stage Alma Cogan ( 19 May 1932 &ndash 26 October 1966) was an English Singer of Traditional pop music in the Gary Miller born Neville Williams (1924 — 15 June 1968 was an English Popular music Singer and Actor of the 1950s and 1960s Susan Stranks (born 2 December, 1939) is a British actress television presenter and producer In later series the panel members changed from week to week. Katie Boyle was also a frequent panelist. Catherine "Katie" Boyle (born Caterina Irene Elena Maria Imperiali Di Francavilla on 29 May 1926) is a Television presenter, well known On December 7, 1963, the panel was made up of the four Beatles, and on July 4, 1964, it consisted of the five Rolling Stones.
One notable feature of the programme was that a performer or performers would be present backstage and would emerge to "surprise" the panel after they had given their verdict. (This usually happened once per show. ) Towards the end of its original run, a regular panel consisting of four disc jockeys was introduced, and it was transmitted on early Wednesday evenings. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience
It was axed towards the end of 1967 after falling ratings, but revived on two occasions, the first time with Noel Edmonds as presenter (in 1979), and the second time with Jools Holland (from 1989 to 1990). Noel Ernest Edmonds Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
The theme music for the show was called Hit and Miss performed by The John Barry Seven.
Cultural references
Benny Hill parodied the show as "Soap Box Jury" on one of his 1961 shows for the BBC. Alfred Hawthorne Hill ( 21 January 1924 &ndash 19 April 1992) better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He impersonated host David Jacobs, as well as the four panelists (one of whom was called "Fred Curry," a takeoff on Pete Murray) and some of the members of the audience. David Jacobs CBE (born London, May 19 1926) is a British actor and broadcaster who became known as a Disc jockey Peter ("Pete" Murray OBE, (born Peter Murray James on 19 September 1925) is a British radio and television presenter and a stage The sketch ended with a shot of Benny as all four panelists in one shot, achieved through filming each "panelist" separately and keeping the other three-fourths of the lens covered, which made this a landmark in both Hill's career and the development of television production. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic This sketch is on the DVD compilation Benny Hill: The Lost Years, which was released in 2005. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Juke Box Jury at the Internet Movie Database
- Juke Box Jury - Nostalgia Central
- Juke Box Jury at the BFI's Screenonline
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