'Juke Box Jury' premiered on 1st June 1959. 64 years ago today. The series ran from then until 1967. It was revived for one series in 1979 and a further two series in 1989/1990. The theme music was 'Hit and Miss' by John Barry. | TVARK

#OTD 1959: Juke Box Jury first aired. Err...we don't seem to have that episode, here's a clip from 1960 instead. Connie Francis fans might want to give this a wide berth. | BBC Archive

📺 'Juke Box Jury' Saturday 29 October 1960 - BBCtv: 18:00 The panel are reviewing 'Blue Angel' and like many a Roy Orbison song, it has a sad lyric, but for a change he's doing the cheering up someone sad. It gleans short shrift from Carmen McCrae: "I think it'll be a hit, mainly because I think it's terrible". Also on the panel this week, Pete Murray, Nancy Spain, Richard Wyler (surprise guest - Ted Taylor). #jukeboxJury | Bernie Briffa

#OTD 1959: Juke Box Jury was broadcast for the first time hosted by David Jacobs. This clip is from a 1960 episode. It would run in this format until December 1967 and was revived in 1979 and again in 1989/90. | BBC Archive

On This Day 1979 📺 'Juke Box Jury' It's 'Juke Box Jury' and snotty punkster Johnny Rotten is put alongside three guests who all could easily be stereotyped by him as part of the "establishment". Just to set the mood music, this short clip misses out the review of the first record by Showaddywaddy, 'Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller', which the panel unanimously declared would be a 'Miss'. The second record "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer is again declared a 'Miss', as is Abba's 'Angeleyes'. All wrong! O

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 2... Johnny Rotten on Juke Box Jury in 1979, hosted by Noel Edmunds. It went, well, sort of how you might imagine. | BBC Archive

SHAUN’S WORDS. Shaun Ryder on Juke Box Jury 1990 and his amusing choice of words…. | Manchester Music Forever