Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 10 January 1970 Network BBC Two | Original network BBC2 Final episode date 8 July 1971 | |
Original release 10 January 1970 – 8 July 1971 Similar The Old Grey Whistle T, Colour Me Pop, Top of the Pops, Hell's Kitchen, Beat‑Club | ||
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.
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The series was produced by Rowan Ayers (the father of musician Kevin Ayers) and directed by Granville Jenkins. The regular presenter of the first series was Tommy Vance, who was replaced for the second series by Pete Drummond; other presenters used occasionally included Mike Harding, Richard Williams and Mike Raven. The theme music was initially by Elton John. This was later replaced with the opening riff of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick. Programmes were initially broadcast on Saturday evenings, later occasionally moving to Friday evening and then Thursday evening.
Only a few performances from the show are known to survive.