Saturday Club (BBC Radio)

Saturday Club
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Home stationBBC Light Programme (1957–1967)
BBC Radio 1 (1967–1969)
Hosted byBrian Matthew (1957–1965)
Ray Orchard (1965–1967)
Keith Skues (1967–1969)
Original release1 June 1957 (1957-06-01) –
18 January 1969 (1969-01-18)
Opening theme"Saturday Jump" by Humphrey Lyttelton and his band

Saturday Club is a BBC Radio programme in the United Kingdom, broadcast on the BBC Light Programme and later BBC Radio 1 between 1957 and 1969. It was one of the earliest – and for several years almost the only – radio programme in the country to broadcast pop music. Its longest-serving host was Brian Matthew.