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television programme which aired on

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from February to September 1965. It was originally produced by

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and was a replacement for his previous music show ''

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'' which had run in the same timeslot on BBC2 since July 1964. The programme went through a number of name changes during its 35-episode run, originally being titled ''Gadzooks! It's All Happening'', before changing to ''Gadzooks! It's The In-Crowd'', then finally simply ''Gadzooks!''. The presenters of the programme included Alan David,

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and future

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presenter Christine Holmes. Recurring artistes who appeared most weeks included Liverpool singing trio The Three Bells, dance troupe The Beat Girls and blind singer & organist Peter Cook (not to be confused with the comedian of the same name), plus a number of special musical guests every week. Notable acts who performed on the programme included

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(who appeared twice: both times under his real name of Davy Jones). No recordings of this series are known to survive.

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* {{IMDb title, 0299304 1965 British television series debuts 1965 British television series endings 1960s British music television series Black-and-white British television shows Pop music television series British English-language television shows BBC Two original programming Lost BBC episodes