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Saturday 4th April 1959 to Saturday
29th August 1959
"Drumbeat was certainly a wonderful and exciting experience for me. Every week we were rehearsing our solo numbers, the backing for artists and any camera movements that we might be involved in. I have been involved with many TV series but never one that was as innovative, exciting and had such a team spirit."
Vic Flick
Drumbeat has often been unfairly overlooked when compared with
similar pop shows such as Six-Five Special and Oh Boy. Yet this
one-off, 22-week BBC series deserves much more attention. Apart
from the fact that it launched the careers of Adam Faith & John
Barry, song-writers Les Reed, Johnny Worth and Trevor Peacock, it
also managed to include guest stars of the calibre of Petula Clark,
Billy Fury, Dickie Valentine, Paul Anka, Cliff Richard & Anthony
Newley.
Below you will find details of the majority of the programmes,
both artists and songs. Over the next few weeks and months we hope
to add further information about the show, the artists and the songs
– some of which may never have been heard since!
Sadly none of the episodes appears to have survived, but as one
of them was telerecorded there is just a chance it has.
If you have any memories of Drumbeat, whether it be watching, taking part, or even any photos of the artists, please get in touch and we'll be happy to add them to this page.
Please enjoy our tribute to DRUMBEAT!!
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