Cool For Cats
 31 December 1956 heralded the arrival of British television's
first pop music program, Cool For Cats. Introduced by Kent
Walton (later famed for his wrestling commentaries) the show
featured dancers performing to popular records of the day.
The program budget was only £200 per show, so the dance
routines were staged all over London's Television House (home of
Associated Rediffusion); in the foyer, along corridors and up
staircases.
At first only five shows were made, but it soon became so
popular that it was screened three times a week.
Not everybody
approved - a group calling themselves 'serious music lovers' sent
Kent Walton a card bearing the message 'Drop dead please'.
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