1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 9 (USA) The Smothers Brothers had a popular nightclub act in which Tom played guitar and acted…
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1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 1 (UK) 31 x 30 minute episodes Broadcast as part of the BBC’s DEF II youth programming strand,…
1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 7 (UK) 27 x episodes In 1975, Granada Television asked a 25-year-old journalist named Tony Wilson – a…
1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 1 (UK) 14 x 30 minute episodes Debuting on Monday 4 July 1960, this BBC series set a…
1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 8 (USA) Solid Gold was a countdown of the top ten records of the week, most of them…
1 9 8 4 (UK) This 30-minute Saturday night programme from Granada Television took a look at life’s winners and losers. It might be a champion…
1 9 6 1 – 2 0 0 8 (UK) The UK made their Eurovision Song Contest debut in 1957, but it wasn’t until 15…
1 9 6 1 – Current (UK) The longest-running religious TV programme in the world was first seen and heard on 1 October 1961. The…
1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 4 (USA) When The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour debuted on CBS on the first day of August in 1971…
1 9 7 4 (USA) 13 x 60 minute episodes Following the very public breakup of Sonny and Cher’s marriage, ABC hoped they could replace…
1 9 7 1 – 2 0 0 6 (USA) The first-ever syndicated Soul Train on 2 October 1971 was a party. Apart from upcoming Chicago soul man…
1 9 7 3 – 1 9 7 4 (UK) 17 x 30 minute episodes Premiering in March 1973, singer Petula Clark presented this series…
1 9 7 5 – 1 9 8 7 (Australia) On 1 March 1975, colour TV officially arrived in Australia and Donnie Sutherland launched the…
1 9 7 2 (UK) 25 x 55 minute episodes Debuting at 8.25 pm on 25 March 1972, this BBC2 music series showcased musical artists of…
1 9 7 8 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes 1 x 45 minute episode Diminutive British singer Leo Sayer presented this short-lived late-night BBC2…
1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 0 (Australia) 18 x 25 minute episodes This brash new rival for Channel Nine’s long-running Bandstand was produced by…
1 9 5 4 – 1 9 6 1 (USA) Bandleader/comedian Spike Jones and his singer wife, Helen Grayco, along with Spike’s City Slicker Band, starred…
1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 0 (UK) 28 x 25 minute episodes This BBC series was broadcast from various hospitals around the…
1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 8 (UK) 9 x 60 minute episodes This one-hour Sunday night series of light entertainment and comedy…
1 9 5 4 – 1 9 5 6 (USA) The opening of Stage Show featured the camera – used as the eyes of the home…