Oh Boy! (1958)
Oh Boy! was the first teenage all-music show on British TV airing in 1958 and 1959. It was produced by Jack Good for ITV. Good had previously produced 6.5 Special for the BBC Television, but wanted to drop the sport and public-service content from this show, and concentrate on the music. The BBC would not accept this, so Good resigned. ABC allowed Good to make two pilot all-music shows, which were only broadcast in the Midlands. These pilots were successful, so the programme was given a national ITV slot on Saturday evenings, from 6.00 – 6.30 PM, in direct competition with 6.5 Special, but starting slightly earlier. The hosts were Tony Hall, a jazz record producer and critic, and Jimmy Henney, and the artists covered a broad spectrum of music including ballads, jazz, skiffle and rock and roll. The show was broadcast live from the Hackney Empire. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard, The Drifters, Marty Wilde, and The Dallas Boys. Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee. The solo artists were supported by a specially created house band Lord Rockingham's XI, who went on to have hits in their own right, including a No 1 single "Hoots Mon". Performers were also supported by the singing and dancing of The Vernons Girls, the Dallas Boys and Neville Taylor's Cutters
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Episode 1 - Show 1
Release Date: 1958-09-13 -
Episode 2 - Show 2
Release Date: 1958-09-20 -
Episode 3 - Show 3
Release Date: 1958-09-27 -
Episode 4 - Show 4
Release Date: 1958-10-04 -
Episode 5 - Show 5
Release Date: 1958-10-11 -
Episode 6 - Show 6
Release Date: 1958-10-18 -
Episode 7 - Show 7
Release Date: 1958-10-25 -
Episode 8 - Show 8
Release Date: 1958-11-01 -
Episode 9 - Show 9
Release Date: 1958-11-08 -
Episode 10 - Show 10
Release Date: 1958-11-15 -
Episode 11 - Show 11
Release Date: 1958-11-22 -
Episode 12 - Show 12
Release Date: 1958-11-29 -
Episode 13 - Show 13
Release Date: 1958-12-06 -
Episode 14 - Show 14
Release Date: 1958-12-13 -
Episode 15 - Show 15
Release Date: 1958-12-20 -
Episode 16 - Show 16
Release Date: 1958-12-27 -
Episode 17 - Show 17
Release Date: 1959-01-03 -
Episode 18 - Show 18
Release Date: 1959-01-10 -
Episode 19 - Show 19
Release Date: 1959-01-17 -
Episode 20 - Show 20
Release Date: 1959-01-24 -
Episode 21 - Show 21
Release Date: 1959-01-31 -
Episode 22 - Show 22
Release Date: 1959-02-07 -
Episode 23 - Show 23
Release Date: 1959-02-14 -
Episode 24 - Show 24
Release Date: 1959-02-21 -
Episode 25 - Show 25
Release Date: 1959-02-28 -
Episode 26 - Show 26
Release Date: 1959-03-07 -
Episode 27 - Show 27
Release Date: 1959-03-14 -
Episode 28 - Show 28
Release Date: 1959-03-21 -
Episode 29 - Show 29
Release Date: 1959-03-28 -
Episode 30 - Show 30
Release Date: 1959-04-04 -
Episode 31 - Show 31
Release Date: 1959-04-11 -
Episode 32 - Show 32
Release Date: 1959-04-18 -
Episode 33 - Show 33
Release Date: 1959-04-25 -
Episode 34 - Show 34
Release Date: 1959-05-02 -
Episode 35 - Show 35
Release Date: 1959-05-09 -
Episode 36 - Show 36
Release Date: 1959-05-16 -
Episode 37 - Show 37
Release Date: 1959-05-23 -
Episode 38 - Show 38
Release Date: 1959-05-30