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The Billy Cotton Band Show was a popular Sunday afternoon radio programme on the BBC Light Programme
BBC Light Programme

The Light Programme was a BBC radio station which broadcast mainstream light entertainment and music from 1945 until 1967. It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the longwave frequency used before 1939 by the BBC National Programme....
 from 1949 to 1968.

The band leader, Billy Cotton
Billy Cotton

William Edward Cotton , better known as Billy Cotton, was a United Kingdom band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the dance band era....
 was a larger-than-life character who started each show with the cry “Wakey-Wake ah!”, followed by the band’s signature tune “Somebody Stole My Gal
Somebody Stole My Gal

"Somebody Stole My Gal" is a popular song from the 1920s written by Leo Wood. In 1923 Ted Weems & his Orchestra had a five-week run at number one with his million-selling version of Leo Wood?s 1922 standard....
”, which was also featured in the video game Pop'n Music
Pop'n Music

, most commonly shortened to Pop'n, PM or PNM, is a music video game in Konami's Bemani series. The game is notable for its bright colors, upbeat songs, and cute character graphics....
 9.

The show transferred to BBC Television
BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC which began in 1932. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927....
 in 1956 and ran, under various names, to 1965.






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The Billy Cotton Band Show was a popular Sunday afternoon radio programme on the BBC Light Programme
BBC Light Programme

The Light Programme was a BBC radio station which broadcast mainstream light entertainment and music from 1945 until 1967. It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the longwave frequency used before 1939 by the BBC National Programme....
 from 1949 to 1968.

The band leader, Billy Cotton
Billy Cotton

William Edward Cotton , better known as Billy Cotton, was a United Kingdom band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the dance band era....
 was a larger-than-life character who started each show with the cry “Wakey-Wake ah!”, followed by the band’s signature tune “Somebody Stole My Gal
Somebody Stole My Gal

"Somebody Stole My Gal" is a popular song from the 1920s written by Leo Wood. In 1923 Ted Weems & his Orchestra had a five-week run at number one with his million-selling version of Leo Wood?s 1922 standard....
”, which was also featured in the video game Pop'n Music
Pop'n Music

, most commonly shortened to Pop'n, PM or PNM, is a music video game in Konami's Bemani series. The game is notable for its bright colors, upbeat songs, and cute character graphics....
 9.

The show transferred to BBC Television
BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC which began in 1932. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927....
 in 1956 and ran, under various names, to 1965. Regular entertainers included Alan Breeze
Alan Breeze

Alan Louis Breeze was a singer with the Billy Cotton Band Show.He was born in West Ham, London to father, Louis Breeze, a concert and oratorio singer and a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and mother Isobel, who taught with the old London County Council....
, Kathie Kay
Kathie Kay

Kathie Kay, , was a Scotland singer, best known for her television appearances in the Billy Cotton Bandshow during the 1950s and 1960s.She was born in Glasgow, her real name being Connie Wood....
, Doreen Stephens and the pianist Russ Conway
Russ Conway

For the Canada/United States actor of the same name, see Russ Conway .Russ Conway , was a popular music pianist. Conway's piano instrumentals dominated the UK Singles Chart during 1959, including two Chart-topper hit record....
.