The Golden Shot

Introduced in 1967, The Golden Shot became most popular game show of the year. Canadian singer Jackie Rae was the launch host. Rae is reputed to have hated the shows because of their live, unscripted nature. His successor Bob Monkhouse described him as “a lovely man, but the sort of guy who couldn’t ad-lib a belch after eating a Hungarian ghoulash.” The show survived ATV’s loss of the London Weekend franchise and became a mainstay of ATV’s entertainment output until 1975, with two further hosts Norman Vaughan and Charlie Williams.