| Juke Box Jury | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Created by | Peter Potter |
| Presented by | David Jacobs (1959–67) Noel Edmonds (1979) Jools Holland (1989–90) |
| Opening theme | "Hit and Miss" by John Barry |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television Service (1959–1964) BBC One (1964–1967, 1979) BBC Two (1989–1990) |
| Release | 1 June 1959 – 25 November 1990 |
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| Jukebox Jury Drumbeat | |
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Juke Box Jury was a music panel show which ran on BBC Television between 1 June 1959 and 27 December 1967. The programme was based on the American show Jukebox Jury,[1] itself an offshoot of a long-running radio series.[2] The American series, which was televised, aired from 1953 to 1959 and was hosted by Peter Potter, Suzanne Alexander, Jean Moorhead, and Lisa Davis.[3]
The series featured celebrity showbusiness guests on a rotating weekly panel who were asked to judge the hit potential of recent record releases. By 1962 the programme was attracting 12 million viewers weekly on Saturday nights.[4]
The concept was later revived by the BBC for one series in 1979 and a further two series in 1989/1990.