Tuesday Rendezvous was a British children's television show which was transmitted on Tuesdays and Fridays.[1] It was made by Associated-Rediffusion for ITV.
History
editHoward Williams (replaced by Wally Whyton), Muriel Young and Bert Weedon (the famous guitarist) presented the show between 1961 and 1963, assisted by glove puppets Pussy Cat Willum (devised and animated by Janet Nicholls) and Fred Barker (created by Wally Whyton of skiffle band, The Vipers).[2] Tuesday Rendezvous evolved from Small Time (1955) and Lucky Dip (1958) and eventually evolved into The Five O'Clock Club in 1963 - by which time another puppet had joined the show - this time a Liverpudlian owl, called Ollie Beak.[3] The show provided The Beatles with their first London TV appearance. On 4 December 1962 the group appeared on the show miming to "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You".[4] They appeared on the show again in April 1963 - This time miming to "From Me To You" and "Please Please Me".[5]
Cast
edit- Howard Williams
- Wally Whyton
- Muriel Young
- Bert Weedon
- Pussy Cat Willum
- puppet Ollie Beak
- puppet Fred Barker
- The Echoes
References
edit- ^ Ian Hartley - Goodnight children --everywhere - Page 137 1983 Muriel Young became another regular announcer on Lucky Dip and in 1961 was joined by a glove puppet, still at the time of ... In September 1961 Lucky Dip became Tuesday Rendezvous, with basically the same team.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Children's TV in the 1960s". screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Ollie Beak | Peter Firmin | V&A Search the Collections". V and A Collections. 10 August 2019.
- ^ "The Beatles Bible - Television: Tuesday Rendezvous". The Beatles Bible. 4 December 1962.
- ^ "The Beatles Bible - Television: Tuesday Rendezvous". The Beatles Bible. 9 April 1963.