Music Box Productions - September 1988 to March 1989
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1988 - MUSIC BOX PRODUCTION FOR GRANADA TV
REC DATE VENUE PRODN # TX # TX DATE DIRECTOR LIVE ACT/S COMMENTS
Details for the 1988 shows are sometimes sketchy, as I was not involved with the programme until January 1989. Below is a best-guess compilation of all currently available information.
?.?.88 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON NONE? N/A NONE LUDO GRAHAM NONE? 'PILOT' TO PRESENT THE IDEA TO GRANADA TV.
THE CLUB WAS ALMOST EMPTY AND THE CREW MADE UP MOST OF THE 'CROWD'
3.9.88 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON P.8032/1 1 3.9.88 LG HAZELL DEAN? FIRST PROGRAMME - 'LIVE' TX.
10.9.88 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON 2 2 10.9.88 LG MATT BIANCO
MANDY		  
17.9.88 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON 3 3 17.9.88 LG HAZELL DEAN
FRANCE GALL??
BRENDA K STARR		  
24.9.88 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON 4 4 24.9.88 LG JON OTIS
NOVEMBER ONE		  
1.10.88 PALACE, BLACKPOOL 5 5 1.10.88 LG ?? FIRST SHOW FROM A DIFFERENT VENUE
8.10.88 PALACE, BLACKPOOL? 6 6 8.10.88 LG ON THE CASE
KYLIE MINOGUE		  
15.10.88 PALACE, BLACKPOOL? 7 7 15.10.88 LG BROTHER BEYOND
PLASTIC PEOPLE??		  
22.10.88 ROXY, SHEFFIELD 8 8 22.10.88 LG GENE & JIM
THIS AIN'T CHICAGO		  
29.10.88 ROXY, SHEFFIELD 9 9 29.10.88 LG ?? HALLOWEEN SHOW
5.11.88 ROXY, SHEFFIELD 10 10 5.11.88 LG LONDON BOYS  
12.11.88 UNKNOWN 11 11 12.11.88 LG ?? DETAILS UNKNOWN
19.11.88 CONFETTI'S, LEEDS 12 12 19.11.88 LG KYM MAZELLE
SHOOTING PARTY		  
26.11.88 LE PALAIS, HAMMERSMITH? 13 13 26.11.88 LG JASON DONOVAN?
BROTHER BEYOND?		  
3.12.88 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON 14 14 3.12.88 LG 2 BRAVE ONE-OFF RETURN TO MR SMITHS
10.12.88 FLICKS, BRECHIN 15 15 10.12.88 LG ASWAD?  
17.12.88 FLICKS, BRECHIN 16 16 17.12.88 LG ?? LAST IN MUSIC BOX "SERIES 1"
24.12.88 NO TRANSMISSION - - - -   NO TRANSMISSION
(CHRISTMAS EVE)
31.12.88
 LE PALAIS, HAMMERSMITH 18 17 31.12.88 LG LONDON BOYS
MANDY		 PROBABLY THE LAST 'LIVE' SHOW
FIRST OF MUSIC BOX "SERIES 2"
1989 - MUSIC BOX PRODUCTION FOR GRANADA TV
??
 (NO VENUE) P8032/X
(UNKNOWN)		 18 7.1.89 LUDO GRAHAM   COMPILATION TAPE "REMIX 88" TRANSMITTED 7.1.89
12.1.89
 LE PALAIS, HAMMERSMITH 19 19 14.1.89 LG JASON DONOVAN
BROTHER BEYOND		 NOTE: SHOWS NO LONGER 'LIVE' BUT PRE-RECORDED FOR LATER TRANSMISSION. SCRIPT STILL SHOWED 1ST HOUR AS 'LIVE' AND 2ND HOUR AS 'RECORD' THOUGH BOTH WERE NOW RECORDED.
18.1.89
 HACIENDA, MANCHESTER 20 20 21.1.89? LG ??  
21.1.89
 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON 21 21 28.1.89 LG ??  
28.1.89
 THE RITZY, NOTTINGHAM 22 22 4.2.89 LG MATT BIANCO FM RITCHIE HARDIN'S FIRST SHOW
4.2.89
 THE RITZY, NOTTINGHAM 23 23 11.2.89 LG NONE  
11.2.89
 THE MALL, STOCKTON 24 24 18.2.89 LG BONEY M  
18.2.89
 THE MALL, STOCKTON 25 25 25.2.89 LG REYNOLDS GIRLS
KARYN WHITE		  
25.2.89
 THE PALACE LIDO,
DOUGLAS, IOM		 26 26 4.3.89 LG JAKIE QUARTZ APPROX 3,000 IN A HUGE CLUB THE SIZE OF AN AEROPLANE HANGAR.
AUDIENCE WAS MOSTLY YOUNG KIDS AS MINIMUM AGE AT THE CLUB WAS 14.
26.2.89
 THE PALACE LIDO,
DOUGLAS, IOM		 27 27 11.3.89 LG 2 BRAVE LOW TURNOUT (ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 300). SHOW RECORDED IN SECTIONS, WITH AUDIENCE ONSTAGE. ASSEMBLED IN EDITING.
11.3.89
 MR SMITHS, WARRINGTON 28 28 18.3.89 LG NONE NO LIVE ACTS AS  MUSIC BOX BUDGET EXHAUSTED.
23.3.89
 COLISEUM, HALIFAX 29 29 25.3.89 LG NONE  
30.3.89
 COLISEUM, HALIFAX 30 30 1.4.89 LG NONE LAST MUSIC BOX PRODUCTION
PETE & MICH LINKS FOR MUSIC BOX COMPILATION (TRANSMITTED ON 15.4) RECORDED BEFORE THE SHOW
DIRECTOR LUDO GRAHAM, RESEARCHER KATIE RENNIE AND AFM ADAM KALETA LEAVE THE SHOW. PA SUE BOWYER STAYS ON.
(30.3.89)
 COLISEUM, HALIFAX ?? 32 15.4.89 LUDO GRAHAM THE REYNOLDS GIRLS (25)
JAKIE QUARTZ(26)		 COMPILATION OF MUSIC BOX SHOWS.
PETE & MICH LINKS RECORDED AT COLISEUM, HALIFAX ON 30.3.89
The tables on these pages were compiled from my own personal records, and from episode 22 onwards, from data I noted down at the time each episode was recorded. I still have these log files, and it was from there that I compiled the information presented here. These details are published here for information purposes only, for the benefit of fans who enjoyed the programme back in the day, and to present as complete a record of its broadcast history as possible. Please do not republish this information in bulk, and if any details are useful for reseach or comment elsewhere, please credit this website as the source.
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