Drumbeat (TV series)
Drumbeat | |
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Theme music composer | John Barry |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 22 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Stewart Morris |
Production location | London |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 4 April 29 August 1959 | –
Drumbeat was a BBC television series that aired every Saturday from 4 April to 29 August 1959. It was the BBC's answer and rival to ITV's TV series Oh Boy!, though as the latter finished on 30 May 1959, for most of its run Drumbeat had no comparable competition.
It launched the careers of singer
The show had a number of resident bands and singers:
The producer-director was Stewart Morris, who went on to enjoy a long career in television. For a while, he was married to resident singer Sylvia Sands.
The series was broadcast live with the exception of the episode of 18 July, which was telerecorded. None of the episodes are known to have survived.
In June 2010, Silva Screen Records released a CD comprising the original LP and EP recorded in 1959, together with a few related tracks.