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{{Short description|British television series}}
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{{Infobox television
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| show_name =Thank Your Lucky Stars
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| alt_name =
| genre =[[Variety Show|Music Variety]]
| genre = [[Variety Show|Music Variety]]
| creator =
| creator =
| developer =
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| director =
| director =
| creative_director =
| creative_director =
| presenter =[[Keith Fordyce]]<br>[[Brian Matthew]]<br>[[Jim Dale]]
| presenter = {{plainlist|
* [[Keith Fordyce]]
* [[Brian Matthew]]
* [[Jim Dale]]
}}
| starring =
| starring =
| judges =Janice Nicholls, [[Jimmy Savile]], [[Pete Murray (disc jockey)|Pete Murray]], Alan Dell, [[Sam Costa]], Barry Alldis, [[Kent Walton]], Jimmy Young, Don Moss
| judges = {{flatlist|
* Janice Nicholls
* [[Jimmy Savile]]
* [[Pete Murray (DJ)|Pete Murray]]
* [[Alan Dell]]
* [[Sam Costa]]
* [[Barry Alldis]]
* [[Kent Walton]]
* [[Jimmy Young (broadcaster)|Jimmy Young]]
* Don Moss
}}
| voices =
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| endtheme =
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| composer =
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| country =[[United Kingdom|UK]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language =English
| language = English
| num_series = 8
| num_series = 8
| num_episodes = 250
| num_episodes = 250
| list_episodes =
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| executive_producer =
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| producer = [[Philip Jones (producer)|Philip Jones]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jun/03/broadcasting.guardianobituaries |title=Philip Jones |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |author=Philip Purser |date=3 June 2004}}</ref>
| producer =Phillip Jones
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| location =
| location = [[Alpha Studios]], Birmingham
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| company =[[Associated British Corporation|ABC Television]]
| company = [[ABC Weekend TV|ABC Television]]
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| channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| picture_format =
| first_aired = {{start date|1 April 1961}}
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| last_aired = {{end date|31 December 1966}}
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| first_aired =1961
| last_aired =1966
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'''''Thank Your Lucky Stars''''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] television [[pop music]] show made by [[Associated British Corporation|ABC Television]], and broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 1961 to 1966. Of all the show's presenters, [[Brian Matthew]] is perhaps the best remembered. Many of the top bands performed on it, and for millions of British teenagers it was essential viewing. As well as featuring British artists, it often included American guest stars.


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'''''Thank Your Lucky Stars''''' was a British television [[pop music]] show made by [[ABC Weekend TV]], and broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 1961 to 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/793346/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961-66)|website=Screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Of all the show's presenters, [[Brian Matthew]] is perhaps the best remembered. Many of the leading pop groups of the time performed on it. As well as featuring British artists, it often included American guest stars.
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It would appear from the surviving footage that the bands [[lip sync|mimed]] their latest [[single (music)|45]]. However, there was a period (around 1966) when artistes appearing on ''TYLS'' were no longer allowed to mime and were required to perform live. This policy was also adopted at approximately the same time by the BBC's ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. Occasionally a band was allowed to do two numbers (possibly the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] and [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] sides of the latest single or an EP or LP track); bands of a higher status such as [[The Beatles]] or [[The Rolling Stones]] would sometimes play up to as many as four numbers.

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It would appear from the surviving footage that the bands [[lip sync|mimed]] their latest [[single (music)|45]]. Occasionally a band was allowed to do two numbers (possibly the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] and [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] sides of their latest single or an EP or LP track); bands of a higher status such as [[The Beatles]] or [[The Rolling Stones]] would sometimes play up to as many as four numbers.

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A typical 1961 programme listing included [[The Dale Sisters]], [[Adam Faith]], [[John Leyton]], [[The Brook Brothers]], [[Geoff Goddard]] and [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/04/adam-faith-what-do-you-want/ |title=ADAM FAITH – "What Do You Want" |publisher=FreakyTrigger |accessdate=2014-01-29}}</ref>


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Audience participation was a feature of ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'', and the Spin-a-Disc section, in which a guest [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and three teenagers reviewed three singles, was a feature of the show. Generally, American singles were reviewed. It was on that segment that Janice Nicholls appeared. She was a former office clerk from the English Midlands who became known for the catchphrase "Oi'll give it foive" which she said with a strong [[Black Country]] accent. After she was dropped from the show she trained as a [[chiropodist]] and ran a practice in [[Hednesford]] in Staffordshire. [[Billy Butler (DJ)|Billy Butler]] was another reviewer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/02/13/radio-dj-billy-butler-celebrates-40-years-of-showbusiness-with-appearance-on-inside-out-100252-25823667/ |title=Radio DJ Billy Butler celebrates 40 years of showbusiness with appearance on Inside Out |newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=2010-02-13 |access-date=2014-01-31}}</ref>
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A typical 1961 programme listing included [[The Dale Sisters]], [[Adam Faith]], [[John Leyton]], [[The Brook Brothers]], [[Geoff Goddard]] and [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/04/adam-faith-what-do-you-want/ |title=ADAM FAITH – "What Do You Want" |publisher=FreakyTrigger |date= |accessdate=2014-01-29}}</ref>


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The Beatles' second national television performance was on the programme, the first being on children's programme ''[[Tuesday Rendezvous]]'' on 4 December 1962. The first [[theme music|theme song]] was by [[Peter Knight (composer)|Peter Knight]] & The Knightriders and, later on, "Lunar Walk" by [[Johnny Hawksworth]] was used.
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Audience participation was a strong feature of ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'', and the Spin-a-Disc section, where a guest [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and three teenagers reviewed three singles, is a very well remembered feature of the show. Generally American singles were reviewed. It was on this section that Janice Nicholls appeared. She was a former office clerk from the English Midlands who became famous for the catchphrase "Oi'll give it foive" which she said with a strong [[Black Country]] accent. After she was dropped from the show she trained as a [[chiropodist]] and ran a practice in [[Hednesford]] in Staffordshire. [[Billy Butler (DJ)|Billy Butler]] was another reviewer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/02/13/radio-dj-billy-butler-celebrates-40-years-of-showbusiness-with-appearance-on-inside-out-100252-25823667/ |title=Radio DJ Billy Butler celebrates 40 years of showbusiness with appearance on Inside Out |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2010-02-13 |accessdate=2014-01-31}}</ref>


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The show ended on 25 June 1966, after two thousand artists appearances. The [[Musicians' Union (UK)|Musicians' Union]] was not in favour of such shows because, until the change of policy in 1966, the songs were mimed.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
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The Beatles second national television performance was on the programme, the first being on children's programme ''[[Tuesday Rendezvous]]'' on 4 December 1962. The first [[theme music|theme song]] was by [[Peter Knight (composer)|Peter Knight]] & The Knightriders and later on "Lunar Walk" by [[Johnny Hawksworth]] was used.


The vast majority of'' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' shows are lost. Only a small handful are known have survived in full, as well as incomplete segments from other shows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=thank+your+lucky+stars&type=lostshow|title=TV Archive|website=Tvbrain.info|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
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The show ended on 25 June 1966, after two thousand artists appearances. The [[Musicians' Union (UK)|Musicians' Union]] were not in favour of such shows as the songs were mimed until the change of policy in 1966.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}


==Cultural references==
==Cultural references==
The [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] song "Ready Steady Go!" referenced this show in its lyric: ''"I'm not in love with [[Juke Box Jury]]/I'm not in love with Thank Your Lucky Stars".''
The [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] song "Ready Steady Go!" referred to the show in its lyric: ''"I'm not in love with [[Juke Box Jury]]/I'm not in love with Thank Your Lucky Stars".''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzCYCgAAQBAJ&dq=Thank+Your+Lucky+Stars+generation+x&pg=PA24|title=Dancing with Myself|first=Billy|last=Idol|date=29 September 2015|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781451628517}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/tyls.htm Televisionheaven.co.uk]
*[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/tyls.htm Televisionheaven.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630075631/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/tyls.htm |date=30 June 2017 }}
*{{IMDb title|0179614|Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961)}}
*[http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/television/variety/thankyourluckystars.htm ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' on Nostalgia Central]
* {{IMDb title|0179614|Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961)}}
*[http://ohboy.org.uk/thank-your-lucky-stars/index.php ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' Episode Guide]
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thank-Your-Lucky-Stars-Featuring/dp/B09L9XWDVP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DTHNBLI1U9CF&keywords=kevin+mulrennan&qid=1663847240&sprefix=%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-1 ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' Book]
*[http://ohboy.org.uk/thank-your-lucky-stars/index.php Thank Your Lucky Stars Episode Guide]


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Latest revision as of 17:59, 3 April 2024

Thank Your Lucky Stars
GenreMusic Variety
Presented by
Judges
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
No. of episodes250
Production
ProducerPhilip Jones[1]
Production locationsAlpha Studios, Birmingham
Production companyABC Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release1 April 1961 (1 April 1961) –
31 December 1966 (31 December 1966)

Thank Your Lucky Stars was a British television pop music show made by ABC Weekend TV, and broadcast on ITV from 1961 to 1966.[2] Of all the show's presenters, Brian Matthew is perhaps the best remembered. Many of the leading pop groups of the time performed on it. As well as featuring British artists, it often included American guest stars.

It would appear from the surviving footage that the bands mimed their latest 45. Occasionally a band was allowed to do two numbers (possibly the A-side and B-side sides of their latest single or an EP or LP track); bands of a higher status such as The Beatles or The Rolling Stones would sometimes play up to as many as four numbers.

A typical 1961 programme listing included The Dale Sisters, Adam Faith, John Leyton, The Brook Brothers, Geoff Goddard and Dion.[3]

Audience participation was a feature of Thank Your Lucky Stars, and the Spin-a-Disc section, in which a guest DJ and three teenagers reviewed three singles, was a feature of the show. Generally, American singles were reviewed. It was on that segment that Janice Nicholls appeared. She was a former office clerk from the English Midlands who became known for the catchphrase "Oi'll give it foive" which she said with a strong Black Country accent. After she was dropped from the show she trained as a chiropodist and ran a practice in Hednesford in Staffordshire. Billy Butler was another reviewer.[4]

The Beatles' second national television performance was on the programme, the first being on children's programme Tuesday Rendezvous on 4 December 1962. The first theme song was by Peter Knight & The Knightriders and, later on, "Lunar Walk" by Johnny Hawksworth was used.

The show ended on 25 June 1966, after two thousand artists appearances. The Musicians' Union was not in favour of such shows because, until the change of policy in 1966, the songs were mimed.[citation needed]

The vast majority of Thank Your Lucky Stars shows are lost. Only a small handful are known have survived in full, as well as incomplete segments from other shows.[5]

Cultural references

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The Generation X song "Ready Steady Go!" referred to the show in its lyric: "I'm not in love with Juke Box Jury/I'm not in love with Thank Your Lucky Stars".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Philip Purser (3 June 2004). "Philip Jones". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961-66)". Screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ "ADAM FAITH – "What Do You Want"". FreakyTrigger. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Radio DJ Billy Butler celebrates 40 years of showbusiness with appearance on Inside Out". Liverpool Echo. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ^ "TV Archive". Tvbrain.info. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ Idol, Billy (29 September 2015). Dancing with Myself. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451628517.
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