Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Home station | BBC Light Programme (1957–1967) BBC Radio 1 (1967–1969) |
Hosted by | Brian Matthew (1957–1965) Ray Orchard (1965–1967) Keith Skues (1967–1969) |
Original release | 1 June 1957 18 January 1969 | –
Opening theme | "Saturday Jump" by Humphrey Lyttelton and his band |
Saturday Club was an influential BBC Radio programme in the United Kingdom, broadcast on the BBC Light Programme and later BBC Radio 1 between 1957 and 1969. It was one of the earliest – and for several years almost the only – radio programme in the country to broadcast pop music. Its longest-serving and best remembered host was Brian Matthew.