The Golden Shot

[Feisty1967]

Are there any clips in existence of the Norman Vaughan shows? I would be fascinated to see them.

[hotlaurz]

Ah my Mum was pulled out the audience on the Golden Shot show when she was a teenager and ended up winning a cool record player. I'm trying to find the episode with her on! Her names Bernadette (Bernie for short, like bernie the bolt!) if anyone finds it, msg me please. :)

[wayneleon100]

Thought Bob Monkhouse was the presenter, whose that man?

[darrowby1972]

Mixed Race and a raving homosexual? blimey that was daring in the 70`s wouldnt you say??

[kiribula]

@darrowby1972 No, remember psychedelia ? It was normal !

[bluebus270]

I dont believe that is your occupation. More likely you work, or worked at Subaseal on Wakefield Road making hot water bottles, and tended to dream whilst attaching bottle stoppers. I also believe you have a prosthetic leg.

[bluebus270]

Such bitterness. Psychologically this is likely to be because your mother died when you were very young, through contracting Syphillis as a whore on the streets of Barnsley. The result is a bitterness towards certain section of society. And you have a penis fixation.

[bluebus270]

@Simonquinlankify Charlie Williams was from Royston, Barnsley. Show a bit of respect, you fucking dickhead.

[kenfig]

Well i agree ; i wouldnt have taken into account his celebrity meself if he'd tried that nonsense although him being negro is irrelevant.I mean, i have'nt seen such complaints about Barrack Obama on here or Lenny Henry whatever folk think of them

[kenfig]

Well thanks for letting me know and i hope he told a policeman ! ; wasnt he rubbing it in the wrong place tho for a bit of sodomy ?

[kenfig]

Fuckin hell Charlie Williams remember him ? Allo flower !

[luker232]

bernie the bolt was my grandad

[tibby10]

wonder if there will be any complete editions of the golden shot from 74-75 with bob monkhouse uploaded in the coming months.about 12 editions have been found in his personal collection.

[SuperZebadee]

I always remember this being shown on Sunday teatimes, and feeling depressed cos it was back to school the next day. Bob Monkhouse was the host, but i remember some tv documentary a few years ago making mention of Charlie Williams, and the fact that he apparently, looked as at ease as a hedgehog crossing the road!

[bonnie43uk]

My Grandmother appeared on the show in 1981, and won a cut glass decanter, which she treasured for many years, until it broke. She was devestated, and killed herself.

[redredreds100]

that's so uncanny, my gandmother read about the decanter and was so stricken she killed all my family and then herself

[neil2562]

My Grandmother appeared on the show in 1974 ..never won the decanter ...bob monkhouse was fed up with her and shit her in the clostame bag ..but we were happy ..;-)

[tibby10]

did they still have the treasure chest with the coins when bob monkhouse returned for the final series in 74-75.

[ivymercer]

bernie the bolt, and all the gold falls out of the chest...ha ha

[AngryOfMayfair]

Charlie Williams was crap on this show - way out of his depth, and if memory serves, it was a career finisher for him. Monkhouse was the king of the tv game show - none like him before or after. Whether you liked him or not, he was a genius at the ad-lib and one liner.

[regentv980]

have got the Golden Shot theme music This is your golden day by Rain please,used to watch this at my Grannys house,good times,thanks for sharing

[morgansifer82]

Charlie Williams - how awful.

[regentv980]

he was good,down to earth

[titanb15]

Be nowt of that left ergos, the "Shot" went out live and was rarely recorded, so your Ryan bros clip is lost in the ether, sorry.

There is only 5 and a bit Shots been recorded during its lifelspan.

[ergos645]

Hello Titan, I enjoyed watching your clips of the golden shot, many thanks for loading! You mention some episodes and I wondered if you might have the one featuring Paul & Barry Ryan. From my foggy memory it would be about 1969 and they wore white suits.

Thanks,

Geo

[titanb15]

Update: Kaleidoscope the TV archiving society have been handed care of Bob's collection from his estate.

They have uncovered 15+ of final season Bob taped himself, and a few earlier editions.

All to be unveiled in October at the BFI.

Try Kaleidoscope Publishing or the masauleum club for details.

[flashtheoriginal]

cbak12sg raises a good point. It was originally Heinz The Bolt. Charlie Williams "Me Ole Flower" was a disaster, but even that eclipsed Norman Vaughan (although credit to the man's genius as he devised Bullseye).

I recall the first time I saw The Golden Shot, I was about 8 or so, possibly younger, and as I sat in front of the B&W Pye TV, I was given the treat of a Birds Eye Supermousse to eat - they had just hit the supermarkets. Golden memories.

[wildenfree]

Corrr!!! yeah, I remember the supermousse, yumm, about the same time as those packets of Angel Delight and Chambourcy yoghurts.

[davidgrahamscott]

wasn't there a chocolate bar called Super Moose...kind of like a Milky Way?? Great taste. It had a Moose cartoon promotional gimmick. Great taste! Aztec bars were good too..remember them??

[wildenfree]

OMG - yes, I do remember super moose, they had a little picture of a moose face on them, aztec bars too. But lets not forget " Texan..the mighty chew!" and "Nutty Bars", used to love them. Followed by" Spanish Gold", which was sweet tobacco in a pouch...Ahh them were the days!.lol.

[davidgrahamscott]

Yeah I remember that Spanish Gold stuff. there was some kind of bubble gum made to look like pirate gems too. Count Dracula's Deadly Secret was a black ice lolly with a red bit inside...remember that one???

[miketravis]

Wasn`t there one contestant who called from a phone box and couldn`t see a tv, and so had no idea where to aim the bow??

[cbak12sg]

Am I among the few old enough to remember Heinz The Bolt, who did Bernie's job when Jackie Rae was host?

Sadly, it's inconceivable that this gem could ever return. For one thing it was live, and what with so many health and safety issues, a bolt action rifle being attached to a TV camera is a no-no.

[GrandPrix55]

Bernie really did turn out to be a bolt!

This show was on on Sundays followed by Catweazle. Randall & Hopkirk was on after that.

[titanb15]

BTW u can get a 45 of the theme tune "Golden Day" issued on Bradleys.

[peaceman1234567]

Have you got more of this?Sorry if i seem a bit of a saddo but i cant help watching some more of the golden shot

[UKSazzy67]

Great clip! Have you got any more from this particular show? Have you got any clips from the later Bob Monkhouse shows which has the theme tune that goes "This is your Golden day...etc. don't know how the rest of it goes. I'm sure I must be the only person on earth who remembers the last ever theme tune to The Golden Shot! I don't go back as far as the 60s b/w days though.

[titanb15]

All thats left is !x Jackie Rae, 1967, end 3/4 of a 1969 Monkhouse, 1 x 1970 Monkhouse, 1 x 1973 Vaughan, 2 x 1974 Williams and reel one of 3 of another Williams. There's also a domestic recording of at least one Monkhouse from the last series, all from Williams on are on colour tape, the rest are b/w film prints.

Funnily it's the last series with Monkhouse I recall as well, but have only seen clips from the off-air recording, never seen a full ep from this run since '75!

[BreadBoardpan]

In living colour.

[Tibbenham]

And Ann Aston??

[WILKIEBARD]

Yes, but where's Bernie The Bolt?