1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 8 (UK)
23 x 45 minute episodes
This BBC-produced 45-minute Friday afternoon mix of music and humour for kids was hosted by guitar-playing uncle-figure Roger Whittaker and featured comedy antics from Richard Hearne and, later, Jack Haig with female support from Dodie West and Dilys Watling.
Larry Parker and his Theodore Rabbit glove puppet helped run a rapid-fire quiz called ‘Baddlewat’.
Pop acts featured each week with musical guests including The Animals, The Herd, The Love Affair, Lulu, The Fortunes, Manfred Mann, The Tremeloes, Herman’s Hermits, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Alan Price Set, Kenny Lynch, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, Honeybus, The Scaffold, The Barron Knights, The New Christy Minstrels and The Paper Dolls.
The producer was Peter Whitmore.
Host
Roger Whittaker
Regulars
Richard Hearne
Larry Parker and Theodore Rabbit
Bert Hayes
Dilys Watling
Jack Haig
Dodie West
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