Cool For Cats (TV show)
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Cool For Cats was one of the first shows on British TV to feature music for a teenage audience. It was produced by Associated Rediffusion, part of the ITV
network, and ran from December 1956 to February 1961.
The show was presented by Kent Walton
and each lasted for fifteen minutes. Discs were played and then commented upon, sometimes The Dougie Squires Dancers, which included the then unknown Una Stubbs
, performed dance routines based on the music. The programme was originally broadcast on Mondays at 7:15pm and later moved to Thursdays. Due to its success it was a twice weekly show (the second a repeat) later expanding to a half hour slot. The shows' initiator was the drama innovator, director Joan-Kemp Welch and the first and the show's longest running choreographer, Dougie Squires.
Kent Walton took the title from a show of the same name he hosted on Radio Luxembourg
.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network, and ran from December 1956 to February 1961.
The show was presented by Kent Walton
Kent Walton
Kent Walton , born Kenneth Walton Beckett, was a British television sports commentator and presenter.Despite a transatlantic accent which led many to believe he was Canadian, he was born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of the finance minister in the colonial government...
and each lasted for fifteen minutes. Discs were played and then commented upon, sometimes The Dougie Squires Dancers, which included the then unknown Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs is an English actress and former dancer who has appeared extensively on British television and in the theatre, and less frequently in films. She is particularly known for her roles in the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part and Aunt Sally in the children's series Worzel Gummidge.-Film and...
, performed dance routines based on the music. The programme was originally broadcast on Mondays at 7:15pm and later moved to Thursdays. Due to its success it was a twice weekly show (the second a repeat) later expanding to a half hour slot. The shows' initiator was the drama innovator, director Joan-Kemp Welch and the first and the show's longest running choreographer, Dougie Squires.
Kent Walton took the title from a show of the same name he hosted on Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)
Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
.
External links
- The TV Rock n' Roll Years at Whirlygig TV
- Music in Bradford 1956 at the Bradford time line
- Something about Una Independent on Sunday, February 22, 2004