(Twelve-Five Special): From the restaurant overlooking the runway at London Airport, Josephine Douglas, Pete Murray and Freddie Mills introducing among others:

Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
The Jazz Couriers featuring Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott,
Wee Willie Harris.

(New Year’s Day Special)

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introduce among others:

Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra,
Rosemary Squires,
The Five Dallas Boys,
The Worried Men,
Johnny Worth,
The Downbeaters,
Freddie Mills,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five.

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introducing among others:

Freddie Mills,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
Rosemary Squires,
The Tony Kinsey Quintet,
The John Barry Seven,
Marty Wilde and his Wildcats.

Disc Spot of the Week

From the Plaza Ballroom, Tynemouth, Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introduce among others :

Cleo Laine,
Carl Barriteau,
Freddie Mills,
The Barry Sisters,
Marty Wilde,
Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra,
The Dill Jones Trio,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five.

(Jack Good’s last show as producer)

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introduce among others:

Marion Ryan,
Jon Pertwee,
The Stargazers,
Max Geldray,
Freddie Mills,
Marty Wilde and the music of Kenny Baker and the Dozen,
Johnny Duncan and his Blue Grass Boys,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five.

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introducing among others:

Lita Roza,
Danny Purchase,
The Mudlarks,
Freddie Mills,
Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band,
The Vipers Skiffle Group,
Bruce Turner Jump Band and Jim Dale

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest:
This week: The Alley Cats of Chiswick v. The Rebels of Leeds

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introducing among others:

Rosemary Squires,
Jimmy Lloyd,
The Southlanders,
Freddie Mills and the music of Mick Mulligan and his Band with George Melly,
The Betty Smith Quintet,
The City Ramblers,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five.

From the Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray Freddie Mills introducing:

Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra,
The Ray Ellington Quartet with Val Masters,
Lorrae Desmond,
The Avon Cities Jazz Band,
Mac McCoombe,
Johnny Duncan and his Blue Grass Boys,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five and Jim Dale.

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest. This week:
The Six Thunders of Birmingham v. The Moonshiners of Sheffield

(Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 4 F.A. Cup 5th Round)

Josephine Douglas, Pete Murray and Freddie Mills introduce:

Mike and Bernie Winters,
Dennis Lotis,
Rosemary Squires,
The Dallas Boys,
Marty Wilde,
Laurie London,
The Mudlarks,
Jackie Dennis,
Kenny Baker and the Dozen,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
Russell Quaye and the City Ramblers,
Carl Barriteau

Tommy Steele
in a film excerpt from ‘The Tommy Steele Story’ by permission of Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, Ltd. (Birthday Special)

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray, Freddie Mills introducing among others:

Laurie Gold and his Pieces of Eight,
The King Brothers,
Mike and Bernie Winters,
Jackie Dennis,
The Cab Kaye Quintet,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
The Eden Street Skiffle Group

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest introduced by Jim Dale.
This week: The Attic Boys of Hull v. The Southerners of Reading

Josephine Douglas, Pete Murray and Freddie Mills introducing:

Mike Winters and Bernie Winters,
Ted Heath and his Music,
Lita Roza,
The Dallas Boys,
Gary Miller,
The Terry Lightfoot Jazzmen,
The Battle of the Tenors featuring Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Don Rendell and the Jazz Couriers,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
The Peter Crawford Trio

and some distinguished visitors.

From Paris, the Caveau de la Huchette on the Left Bank, Josephine Douglas, Pete Murray and Mike and Bernie Winters, introduce:

Stephane Grappelly,
The Blue Stars,
Art Simmons,
Marie Velesco,
Maxim Saury,
Mac’ Ac and stars of the Paris Jazz Scene.

Produced by Duncan Wood and Dennis Main Wilson in collaboration with Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise

From the Memorial Hall, Barry, Glamorgan, Josephine Douglas, Pete Murray and Freddie Mills introduce among others:

Lonnie Donegan,
Jill Day,
Mike Winters and Bernie Winters,
Ronnie Carroll,
Russ Conway,
The Eric Delaney Band,
The Dill Jones Trio and Don Lang and his Frantic Five.

Josephine Douglas and Pete Murray introducing:

Cleo Laine,
Tony Brent,
The Kaye Sisters,
The Polka Dots,
Mike and Bernie Winters,
Freddie Mills,
Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra,
Johnny Duncan and his Blue Grass Boys,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest introduced by Jim Dale
This week: The Station Group of North West London v. The Wild Five of Manchester

(Last show for Pete Murray & Freddie Mills)

From Warren’s Albert Ballroom, Glasgow, with Josephine Douglas introducing:

Max Bygraves,
Marion Ryan,
Mike Winters and Bernie Winters,
The Four Buddies,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
The John Barry Seven,
Harry Gold and his New Beat Band.

Josephine Douglas introducing:

Bertice Reading,
Gary Miller,
Mike and Bernie Winters,
The Dene Boys,
Robin Gray,
The Ray Ellington Quartet with Val Masters,
Leslie ‘Jiver’ Hutchinson and his Band,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest introduced by Jim Dale
This week: The Black Cats of Leicester v. The Double Three of Colchester

Josephine Douglas and Jim Dale introduce:

Mike and Bernie Winters,
Eve Boswell,
Don Rennie,
Jackie Dennis,
The Mudlarks,
Phil Fernando,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
Dennis Wilson and the Earwigs and Ted Heath and his Music.

Josephine Douglas and Jim Dale introduce:

Mike and Bernie Winters,
David Hughes,
Fredye Marshall,
Jeremy Lubbock,
The Lana Sisters,
Group One,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
Mick Mulligan and his Band with George Melly,
Ronnie Aldrich and the Squadronaires.

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest

Josephine Douglas and Mike and Bernie Winters, introduce:

Dennis Lotis,
Don Rennie,
Joan Small,
The Four Gibson Girls,
Kenny Baker and his Baker’s Dozen,
Johnnie Gray and his Band,
The Les Collins Quartet,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five.

Josephine Douglas and Jim Dale introduce:

Mike Winters and Bernie Winters,
Jimmy Logan,
Don Fox,
Ray Burns,
Betty Joyce,
Terry Burton,
Ted Heath and his Music,
Don Lang and his Frantic Five,
The Confrey Phillips Trio

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest
This week: The Liverpool Darktown v. Bradford Sidewinders

(Josephine Douglas’ last show)

Jim Dale introduces:

Lorrae Desmond,
Timmie Rogers and his Tipple Rock,
The Hi-Spots,
Mario Lanza in an excerpt from ‘The Seven Hills of Rome’,
Alex Welsh and his Band with Beryl Bryden,
Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes with The Jazz Couriers
and featuring for the first time on television, The Bob Miller Music.

Jim Dale introducing:

Michael Holliday,
Rosemary Squires,
Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band with Marie Knight,
Johnny Duncan and his Blue Grass Boys,
The Frantic Five.

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest
This week: The Casanovas of Nottingham v. The Teenage Vipers of Glasgow

Jim Dale introducing:

Marion Ryan,
The Dallas Boys,
The Mudlarks,
The Cockatoos,
Eric Delaney and his Band,
The John Barry Seven,
The Frantic Five.

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest
This week: The Denson Boys of Cardiff v. The Woodlanders of Plymouth v. The Johnny Spencer Group of Bristol

No show because of sport but replaced by a short “Extra Special.”

Jim Dale introduces:

Laurie London,
Marion Keene,
Steve Arlen,
Robert Earl,
The Mudlarks,
Phil Fernando,
Dinah Dee and her All Girls Orchestra,
The Johnny Leniz Group,
Harry Walton and his Dixieland Jazzmen,
The Frantic Five.

No show because of live sport

No show because of live sport

No show because of sport but replaced by a short “Extra Special.”

Jim Dale introducing:

Marion Ryan,
Audrey Jeans,
Steve Martin,
Kirk Graham,
The Bel-Airs,
The Reg Owen Band,
The Wilf Todd Trio,
The Frantic Seven

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest
This week: Semi-Finals between The Rebels of Leeds, The Double Three of Colchester, The Southerners of Reading

Jim Dale and Terry Scott, introduces:

Ted Heath and his Music,
Tony Dalli,
Valerie Shane,
The Polka Dots,
The Tommy Whittle Quintet,
Barbara Windsor,
The Frantic Five

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest (second semi-final) between The Station Group of North-West London; The Saxons of Barking and The Moonshiners of Sheffield

No show because of sport but replaced by a short “Extra Special.”

From The Guildhall, Southampton, Jim Dale introduces:

Rosemary Squires,
The Ray Ellington Quartet,
Steve Martin and the music of Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra,
The Dill Jones Trio with Nat Gonella

and a visit to the 1958 Beaulieu Jazz Festival to see

Alex Welsh and his Dixielanders.

Introduced by Jim Dale, with:

Jill Day,
Bertice Reading,
Glen Mason,
Terry Dene and Edna Savage,
Barbara Windsor,
Bob Miller and his Orchestra,
The Fairweather-Brown All Stars,
The Frantic Five

Stanley Dale’s National Skiffle Contest (semi-final) between The Dark Town of Liverpool, The Vikings of the Elephant and Castle, The Woodlanders of Plymouth, The Teenage Vipers of Glasgow

From the Isle of Man, Jim Dale introduces:

Lonnie Donegan,
Lita Roza,
The Five Dallas Boys,
Ken Mackintosh and his Band
and Basil Kirchin and his Band

at the Villa Marina, Douglas.

No show because of sport but replaced by a short “Extra Special.”

From ‘The Continental’ at Kingston-upon-Hull, Jim Dale introduces:

Terry Scott,
Ronnie Carroll,
Don Rennie,
Josephine Anne,
The Joy Belles,
Terry Turner,
Geraldine Farrar,
The Four Imps
and Teddy Foster and his Orchestra with Jill Kinley,
Rory Blackwell and his Blackjacks

From The Beach Pavilion, Prestatyn Jim Dale introduces:

Malcolm Vaughan,
Audrey Jeans,
Maxine Daniels,
Tony Brent,
Mal Perry,
The Kestrels,
The Preston Cygnets,
Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys,
The Tito Burns Septet,
Winston Lee and his Band.

Jim Dale introduces:

Bernard Bresslaw,
Russ Hamilton,
Don Rennie,
Robert Earl,
Maggie Mitchell,
Claudio Venturelli,
The Kentones,
Clifford Davis (Television Editor of the Daily Mirror),
Ronnie Keene and his Music Makers,
The Dauphin Street Six,
The Tito Burns ‘Six-Fivers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

Dennis Lotis,
Russ Conway,
Lorrae Desmond,
Jackie Dennis,
Paul Beatty,
The Liddell Triplets,
The Six-Five Dates
and Bryan Buckingham (radio and television columnist of the News of the World),
Reg Owen and his Band,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5-ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

Marion Ryan,
Don Rennie,
Steve Martin,
Al Saxon,
Lisa Noble,
Bill Elliott,
The Polka Dots,
The Six-Five Dates
and Paul Boyle (Television columnist of the Sunday Pictorial),
Reg Owen and his Band,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5-ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

Lita Roza,
Ray Ellington,
The Mudlarks,
The Two Gees,
Mike Preston,
Danny Blond,
Boyer and Ravel,
The Six-Five Dates
and James Green (Television columnist of The Star),
Alan Clark and his Band,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5-ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

The Kalin Twins,
Laurie London,
Don Rennie,
Joan Small,
Jimmy Lloyd,
Vince Eager,
The Lana Sisters,
The Six-Five Dates,
Craig Douglas,
Maurice Burman of the Melody Maker;
Derek Johnson of the New Musical Express;
Gerald Marks of Disc,
Derek Hoddinott of The Stage,
Alan Clark and his Band,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5-ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats
and Martin Lukins and his Accordion Band.

From the Lyceum Ballroom, London, Jim Dale introduces:

Lita Roza,
Billy Raymond,
Donna Douglas,
Paul Beattie,
The Southlanders,
Craig Douglas,
Janice Peters,
Vince Eager,
The Six-Five Dates,
Leslie Watkins (Television columnist of the Daily Sketch),
Ronnie Aldrich and the Squadronaires,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5-ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

Ronnie Carroll,
Gary Miller,
Billy Raymond,
Andre Touati,
Vince Eager,
Shirley Western,
Craig Douglas,
The Ideal Four and The Six-Five Dates,
Kendall McDonald (Television correspondent, London Evening News),
Ken Mackintosh and his Band,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

Ronnie Carroll,
Marty Wilde,
Don Rennie,
The Giolli Sisters,
Audrey Jeans,
Vince Eager,
Craig Douglas,
Billy Raymond,
Terry Burton,
The Confrey Phillips Trio and The Six-Five Dates,
Eric Delaney and his Band,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5ers’,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats.

From the Tower Ballroom, Swansea, Jim Dale introduces:

The Six-Five Dates,
Ruby Murray,
Ronnie Carroll,
Russ Conway,
Audrey Jeans,
Vince Eager,
Craig Douglas,
Frank Cook,
Billy Raymond,
The Tracy Sisters,
Peter Regan,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5ers’.

Jim Dale introduces:

Shirley Bassey,
Marty Wilde,
Ronnie Carroll,
Don Lang,
Craig Douglas,
Chris Howland,
Vince Eager,
The Kentones,
Claudio Venturelli,
Suzy Lee and The Six-Fives Dates,
Lord Kinross (contributor to the magazines, Queen and Punch),
Ted Heath and his Music,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats,
The Tito Burns ‘6.5ers’

From the United States Air Force at Croughton, Jim Dale introduces:

The Six-Five Dates,
Joan Regan,
Lita Roza,
Malcolm Vaughan,
The Mudlarks,
Ronnie Carroll,
Don Rennie,
Des O’Connor,
Jerry Angelo,
Sheila Clarke,
The Avon Sisters,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats,
The Tito Burns 6.5ers

Jim Dale introduces:

Lita Roza,
Ronnie Carroll,
Don Lang,
Don Rennie,
Steve Martin,
Claudio Venturelli,
Sheila Southern,
Billy Raymond,
The Raindrops,
Eric Delaney and his Band,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats and
The Tito Burns 6.5ers.

Jim Dale introduces:

Charlie Drake,
Dennis Lotis,
Andy and The Bey Sisters,
Don Rennie,
The Glyn Thomas Trio,
Emile Ford and George,
Claudio Venturelli,
Donn Reynolds,
H. Shirley-Long (columnist critic of TV Mirror),
Johnny Dankworth and his Band,
The Tito Burns 6.5ers,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats

Jim Dale introduces:

Lita Roza,
Don Lang,
Andy and The Bey Sisters,
Don Rennie,
Steve Martin,
Claudio Venturelli,
Lisa Noble,
Janice Peters,
Leila Williams,
Ted Heath and his Music,
The Tito Burns 6.5ers with The Kingpins,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats.

From the Kursaal Ballroom, Southend-on-Sea, Jim Dale introduces:

The Mudlarks,
Mona Baptiste,
The Five Dallas Boys,
Gary Miller,
Don Rennie,
Claudio Venturelli,
Dick Francis,
Dickie Bennett,
Eric Delaney and his Band,
The Tito Burns 6.5ers with The Kingpins,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats.

Jim Dale introduces:

Michael Holliday,
Ted Heath and his Music,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats
and The Tito Burns 6.5ers with the Kingpins,
The Five Dallas Boys,
Don Rennie,
Don Lang,
Claudio Venturelli,
Steve Martin,
Janice Peters,
Dale Greaves.