-Based on the American show Jukebox Jury
-Throughout it's run, it featured celebrity guests on a rotating weekly panel judging the hit potential of recent releases
Format
-Took a format where a guest panel reviewed new record releases in a 25 minute program.
-David Jacobs hosted it and asked 4 celebs each week to judge newly released records. The song would be declared a 'hit' or 'miss'
History
-First broadcasted on June 1, 1959
-Moved to Sept. 3, 1959 due to it's immediate popularity
-Original panel consisted of Pete Murray, Alma Coogan, Gary Miller and Susan Stranks. Frequent 'jurors' included Katie Boyle and Cilla Black. There were also other entertainers who appeared on the show, such as: Thoraa Hird, Alfred Hitchcock, Spike Milligan, Lonnie Donnegan, Johnny Mathis, Roy Orbison, David McCallum
-On Dec. 7, 1963, the panel was all 4 members of The Beatles.
-On July 4, 1964, the panel consisted of all 5 members of The Rolling Stones
Jurors
1959-1967
1959
-Pete Murray
-Petula Clark
-Alma Coogan
-Jayne Mansfield
1960
-Alan Freeman
-Cyril Shack
-Annette Funicello
-Judy Carne
-Wolf Mankowitz
1961
-Beatrice Lillie
-Cliff Richard
-Jane Asher
-Acker Bilk
-Helen Shapiro
1962
-Paul Anka
-Johnny Mathis
-Petula Clark
-Jean Metcalfe
-Miriam Karlin
1963
-Sean Connery
-Cilla Black
-Albert Finney
-Dusty Springfield
-The Beatles
1964
-Dave Clark
-Peter Sellers
-George Harrison
-Ringo Starr
-Marianne Faithfull
-The Rolling Stones
-Twiggy
1979
-Joan Collins
1989
-Isaac Hayes
1990
-Bootsy Collins
