| From a Wednesday in 1955 to a Friday
in 1984, BBC Childrens Television produced one of the
most popular childrens' programmes ever: Crackerjack! It
first arrived on our screens on September 9th 1955 with
presenter Eamonn Andrews (who mimed during the singing)
and guests including Joe Baker, Jack Douglas, The Balloon
Man and The Harry Parry Sextet.
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This was a show with everything - corny jokes, pop star guests, the singalong finale and 'Double or Drop', the game where kid's arms were piled high with prizes if they answered questions correctly or with cabbages if they got them wrong. And of course there were the celebrated Crackerjack pencils.
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Leslie Crowther and Peter Glaze (above) began a long association with the programme in 1960. Ronnie Corbett also started out on his long career by appearing in this programme.
There were always female assistants on hand who would help with the competitions and appear in the sketches. Pip Hinton and Jillian Comber were two of these. |
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