Oh Boy!(1958)
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First Air Date: 1958-09-13
Average Runtime: 25m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 38
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
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 38E01
Show 1
Air Date: 1958-09-13
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E02
Show 2
Air Date: 1958-09-20
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E03
Show 3
Air Date: 1958-09-27
No episode overview available.
E04
Show 4
Air Date: 1958-10-04
No episode overview available.
E05
Show 5
Air Date: 1958-10-11
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E06
Show 6
Air Date: 1958-10-18
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E07
Show 7
Air Date: 1958-10-25
No episode overview available.
E08
Show 8
Air Date: 1958-11-01
No episode overview available.
E09
Show 9
Air Date: 1958-11-08
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E10
Show 10
Air Date: 1958-11-15
No episode overview available.
E11
Show 11
Air Date: 1958-11-22
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E12
Show 12
Air Date: 1958-11-29
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E13
Show 13
Air Date: 1958-12-06
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E14
Show 14
Air Date: 1958-12-13
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E15
Show 15
Air Date: 1958-12-20
No episode overview available.
E16
Show 16
Air Date: 1958-12-27
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E17
Show 17
Air Date: 1959-01-03
No episode overview available.
E18
Show 18
Air Date: 1959-01-10
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E19
Show 19
Air Date: 1959-01-17
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E20
Show 20
Air Date: 1959-01-24
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E21
Show 21
Air Date: 1959-01-31
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E22
Show 22
Air Date: 1959-02-07
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E23
Show 23
Air Date: 1959-02-14
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E24
Show 24
Air Date: 1959-02-21
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E25
Show 25
Air Date: 1959-02-28
No episode overview available.
E26
Show 26
Air Date: 1959-03-07
No episode overview available.
E27
Show 27
Air Date: 1959-03-14
No episode overview available.
E28
Show 28
Air Date: 1959-03-21
No episode overview available.
E29
Show 29
Air Date: 1959-03-28
No episode overview available.
E30
Show 30
Air Date: 1959-04-04
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E31
Show 31
Air Date: 1959-04-11
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E32
Show 32
Air Date: 1959-04-18
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E33
Show 33
Air Date: 1959-04-25
No episode overview available.
E34
Show 34
Air Date: 1959-05-02
No episode overview available.
E35
Show 35
Air Date: 1959-05-09
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E36
Show 36
Air Date: 1959-05-16
No episode overview available.
E37
Show 37
Air Date: 1959-05-23
No episode overview available.
E38
Show 38
Air Date: 1959-05-30
No episode overview available.
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