Sixties City - Cult Television

Muriel Young - Sixties City Cult Television Shows

The Sixties, if they must be labelled, were undoubtedly the decade of the sit-com. Many of the what are now considered to be comedy classics started life humbly as one-off features in the outstanding 'Comedy Playhouse' series and are still the subject of extremely popular re-runs nearly forty years later. A number of programmes originally produced in the Fifties were (and still are!) also continued enjoying regular broadcasting, particularly westerns and historical action series which made a significant enough impression on my own viewing memories of the Sixties to be included here. The change in the quality and quantity of programmes produced was quite pronounced with the introduction of colour television, higher resolution transmission and the increasing tendency of the regional independent television companies to produce their own programmes. Technological advances and improvements in the speed and ease of international travel brought the world into our living rooms as never before, particularly in the field of current events reporting.

These pages are now mainly completed with listings, pictures, website links and information on hundreds of 60s television programmes. I will revisit these pages and make additions from time to time as there are already a long list of programmes which I have come across which have brought back even more memories. Domestic UK-produced programmes and series are listed by year first transmitted. Imported programmes are a little more difficult to verify so, where I haven't got specific information I have listed them as shown in the U.K. two years after first transmission in the country of origin, which seems to be about right.

There is also a Pre-60s page on various programmes that were either made or first shown in the Fifties (now including 'Swashbucklers'!) which were still popular and widely televised in the Sixties ( in many cases still being shown today ). I consider these to be very much a part of the Sixties television scene as they certainly form a significant part of my own Sixties memories, hence their inclusion here. As always, I have tried to give accurate information but this is often difficult to verify.
If I get it wrong, I'm sure that I can always rely on you to let me know. This is such a broad subject that it is difficult to know where to stop, especially as there are so many excellent web sites which specialise on television programmes.
Let me know your own favourites and also of any programmes which may have slipped my memory. As is my intention throughout Sixties City, I hope these bring back some good memories for you.

Sixties television programmes, listed by year, including images, information and TV audience ratings

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Also see the following Sixties City pages dedicated to specific television programmes

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Sixties films, plus images and episode listings from both 'The 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.' TV series.	Pop and Music Television Images and information on hundreds of the music-based entertainment shows and series that appeared on your screens during the Sixties.	Star Trek - The Original Series A complete Page by Page episode synopsis with storylines, pictures and production / cast information. There is also an image gallery.	Batman Images, info, cast and episode listings. Could this be the end for the caped crusaders? Tune in tomorrow night, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!
Gerry Anderson Production History Anything can happen in the next half hour.... A Gerry Anderson film and television history including all the Sixties shows and films.	Dr Who 1963 - 1969, Covering the first two Doctors' production and episode details. General information, plus screen shots and images of Who companions etc.	Thank Your Lucky Stars 1961 - 1966, Cult Pop Television programme featuring 'Oi'll give it foive' girl, Janice Nicholls and the first major TV appearances by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.	Top Of The Pops It's January 1964 - It's No 1 - It's Top Of The Pops! How it started and the Sixties years of the ultimate Pop TV music chart show - with information and images.
Juke Box Jury 1959 - 1967 The cult pop programme hosted by DJ David Jacobs and featuring a panel jury voting on a HIT or MISS. General information and images from the show.	Ready Steady Go! 1963 - 1966 The cult Pop Television programme hosted by Keith Fordyce and the legendary mod queen, Cathy McGowan. The weekend starts here.....	The Royal Command Performance Pictures and information from the annual Royal 'knees-up' invitation gala events which, in the Sixties, were still actually quite entertaining.....	The Eurovision Song Contest Like it or loathe it, it was still compulsive viewing before every tin-pot 'invented' country got involved. All the 60s results in full, plus other information and images.

	U.F.O. Gerry Anderson's first all live action television series set in a future where Earth is defending itself agains alien attack and human abductions.		The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Robert Hoffmann starred in this series that is considered to be the definitive version of Defoe's classic novel, best remembered for its haunting theme tune.		Bill Harry's Sixties More than 150 articles by Bill Harry about the people, culture, films, music and events of the Sixties including articles on TV programmes including The Champions, A for Andromeda, The Avengers, The Time Tunnel, Man In A Suitcase, Land of the Giants, Bewitched, The Fugitive, Adam Adamant Lives!, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and others.
	Swashbucklers Knights, Outlaws, Pirates, Myths and Legends - historical action/adventure television series of the 1950s and 60s - and some that survived well into the 1960s and are still being shown today.		Western 'Cowboy' Series Many 'western' series were produced in the 60s and earlier, many of which were still being screened then and still are today. Around 150 listed here with images and sounds.	Television Broadcast Recording and Archives

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