The Winifred Atwell Show was the title of both a British TV and radio series in the mid-1950s. They starred pianist Winifred Atwell, who had had a number of hits on the UK charts.
The television series was broadcast 21 April to 23 June 1956 on ITV as " Bernard Delfont presents The Winifred Atwell Show",. [1] The series was initially booked by ITV for 6 episodes, but this was extended to 10 by popular demand. [2] Regulars included singing act Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr and the comedy act Morecambe and Wise. The show switched to the BBC for 7 weekly episodes starting 13 April 1957. [3] All episodes of both series are believed to be lost. [4]
Atwell did a later TV series in the early 1960s called The Amazing Miss A, of which most episodes survive. [5]
She was likely the first black woman to have her own series on British television.
A separate 15 minute "The Winifred Atwell Show" ran on Radio Luxembourg on Sunday evenings from 1954 [6] to 1960, [7] sponsored by Currys. [8] [9] [10] The show also featured Johnson and Carr and was recorded in front of live audiences at various locations around England. At least one radio episode is available online. [9]
The Winifred Atwell Show was the title of both a British TV and radio series in the mid-1950s. They starred pianist Winifred Atwell, who had had a number of hits on the UK charts.
The television series was broadcast 21 April to 23 June 1956 on ITV as " Bernard Delfont presents The Winifred Atwell Show",. [1] The series was initially booked by ITV for 6 episodes, but this was extended to 10 by popular demand. [2] Regulars included singing act Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr and the comedy act Morecambe and Wise. The show switched to the BBC for 7 weekly episodes starting 13 April 1957. [3] All episodes of both series are believed to be lost. [4]
Atwell did a later TV series in the early 1960s called The Amazing Miss A, of which most episodes survive. [5]
She was likely the first black woman to have her own series on British television.
A separate 15 minute "The Winifred Atwell Show" ran on Radio Luxembourg on Sunday evenings from 1954 [6] to 1960, [7] sponsored by Currys. [8] [9] [10] The show also featured Johnson and Carr and was recorded in front of live audiences at various locations around England. At least one radio episode is available online. [9]