Disco 2 (TV series)

Disco 2
Presented by Tommy Vance, Pete Drummond, Richard Williams, Mike Raven
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Executive producer(s) Rowan Ayers
Release
Original network BBC2
Original release 10 January 1970 – 8 July 1971

Disco 2 (or Disco Two) was a BBC2 television music show that ran between January 1970 and July 1971. It was a precursor of The Old Grey Whistle Test. The earliest programmes were billed as Line Up's Disco 2, the programme originally being a spin-off of Late Night Line-Up.[1]

The series was produced by Rowan Ayers (the father of musician Kevin Ayers) and directed by Granville Jenkins.[2] The regular presenter of the first series was Tommy Vance, who was replaced for the second series by Pete Drummond;[1] other presenters used occasionally included Mike Harding, Richard Williams and Mike Raven. The theme music was initially by Elton John.[1] This was later replaced with the opening riff of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick.[3] Programmes were initially broadcast on Saturday evenings, later occasionally moving to Friday evening and then Thursday evening.[4]

Only a few performances from the show are known to survive.[1]

Appearances

First series

Second series

[1][3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rock On TV: Disco 2. Retrieved 5 November 2013
  2. ↑ Disco 2 at IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2013
  3. 1 2 Moby Dick Disco 2
  4. 1 2 Disco 2 at TV Pop Diaries. Retrieved 5 November 2013
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