Editing Juke Box Jury (section)

==Format==
''Juke Box Jury'' took a format where a guest panel reviewed new record releases in a 25-minute programme, extended to an hour for some Christmas shows. The format was drawn from that of the US TV series, ''[[Jukebox Jury (TV series)|Jukebox Jury]]''.<ref name=Turnock/> Host [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)|David Jacobs]] each week asked four celebrities (the 'Jurors') to judge newly released records on his [[jukebox]] (a [[Rock-Ola]] Tempo II) and forecast which would be declared a "hit" or a "miss" – the decision accompanied by either a bell for a 'hit' or a hooter for a 'miss'.<ref>and often the panel's decision was wrong, notably 18 May 1963 when every panellist voted Bobby Rydell's single 'Butterfly Baby' a miss, even though it was already in the charts – New Musical Express Alley Cats column 24 May 1963</ref> A panel of three members of the audience voted as a tie-breaker if the guests' decision was deadlocked, by holding up a large circular disc with 'Hit' on one side and 'Miss' on the other. Most weeks the performers of one of the records would be hidden behind a screen and emerge to "surprise" the panel after they had given their verdict.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnleytonofficial.com/news_item_086.html |title=John Leyton - News |website=Johnleytonofficial.com |access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>

The series was usually broadcast from the [[Shepherd's Bush Empire|BBC TV Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London]]. Each programme normally consisted of between seven and nine records. Those editions which were pre-recorded normally followed a live transmission, and broadcast in the regular slot.