h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'll definitely give the entry five.

Anyone remember that TV programme where new pop records were ranked? There was a girl from Birmingham (Beryl, Brenda?) who coined that phrase.

Wasn't the program called 'Juke Box Jury'?
The girl was Cathy McGowan.

Incidentally, 'oil giv it fawtee toooo'.

Oi kaaaant think woy...

I think many Brummies prefer not to think of the accent as showing a lack of creativity, more a sign of boredom at constantly hearing how 'grate'(ing) it is and how many 'mad ferrets' abound in other cities

Oroight?
It was Thank Your Lucky Stars (a talent show), and her name was Janice Nicholls (I think). Cathy McGowan (fwoar) was on Ready Steady Go, and Juke Box Jury was fronted by David "Hello there" Jacobs.
Tararabit.

Ar, but that wuz orl a long toim agoo *ahems*

Here in the colonies, we had a similar show, but with our tendency to excess, records were rated on a scale of 100. The contestants nearly always mentioned the beat ('good' or 'bad') and whether it was 'easy to dance to'. One of the funniest episodes of the comic strip 'B.C.' rose from this wherein the snake-hating cavelady spies a snake and spends several panels of the strip beating the tar out of it, finally saying, "There! How about THAT?" To which the totally battered snake raises his head and replies, "It had a good beat; easy to dance to: I'd give it an 85".

Surely the best score to achieve was 42

It was Juke Box Jury. David Jacobs was the presenter, but Janice was on the voting panel - hence: 'I'll give it five'.

No - it was Thank Your Lucky Stars. Which was not a talent show but a pop showcase - meant to rival Ready Steady Go! One section was similar to Juke Box Jury, where you voted Hit or Miss if you remember and Mr Jacobs awarded a DING (Bell) or a PHWAAR (Klaxon)

On the Thank Your Lucky Stars - hosted by Jim Dale - version marks were awarded out of 5, and normally members of the studio audience made up the panel of 3.

The show was recorded in Birmingham and one week Janice was pulled out of the audience. Her Oill Giive i' foive was so loved she became a regular.

And yes - I went to see the show being recorded.

Jim Dale? I didn't know he did it too. When Janice was on the panel the show was hosted by Brian Matthew if I remember correctly.

Yes, prior to his hitting 'the big time' with the Carry On films.

It most certainly was Janice Nicholls. She was picked by Brian Matthew for Thank Your Lucky Stars after taking part in an audition for a spin-a-disc section of the programme.
She now lives with her husband Brian Meacham in Hednesford and has a son, Paul, and daughter,Nicola.
They have their own website at http://members.lycos.co.uk/foive/

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